Xu Pei said frankly: "I have received the exact news. All the 60,000 Xixia army that invaded Gongzhou were annihilated. Xixia was completely defeated in the battle for Xihe Road. Chen Qing's 20,000 army is coming to Huangzhou. Any time
It’s only been a few days since I was honored.”
Sun Yunhu narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively: "If I guessed correctly, brother Xian and Song Jun have already been in contact!"
Xu Pei didn't want to hide it in front of Sun Yunhu. He nodded, "That's right. This is also my father's intention. He supports the Song army to capture Huangzhou."
Since it was the old man's intention, Sun Yunhu felt relieved and asked with a smile: "Then what did Chen Qing promise to give you?"
"This issue has not been touched upon yet, but as long as we give our full help, I believe he will not treat us badly."
Sun Yunhu didn't care who ruled Huangzhou, he only valued interests, so Xu Pei said to Hu Yanlei, the key is interests!
"Can you be more specific?"
Xu Pei pondered for a while and said: "If you want commercial interests, I can guarantee that the Sun family's wine will be sold to Qinzhou, but I advise you that commercial interests are not important at this time, you should think about the future of your two sons!"
Sun Yunhu was unambiguous and continued to ask: "Of course I value my son's future more. The key is what can Chen Qing give me?"
"I can recommend Peng'er to serve as an official in the Jiedu Mansion in Chengji County, and I can also ensure that Sun Jian will continue to serve as the commander of Chen Qing's army."
Sun Yunhu pondered for a moment and said: "I believe brother Xian's promise, but how can brother Xian guarantee that Chen Qing will not have other ideas?"
Sun Yunhu said it more implicitly, meaning, why would Chen Qing implement your ideas?
Xu Pei was confident about this matter. He smiled slightly and said: "This kind of thing is tacitly understood by both parties. My request is not excessive. Why doesn't he agree? If he doesn't even have this kind of integrity, he still wants to count on my father.
Help him contact the Tibetan chief?"
Sun Yunhu suddenly realized that Xu Pei's grandmother was the daughter of Qingtang Khan Dong Fei. She tried her best to prevent several large tribes from fighting each other, and the Hehuang Tubo people won decades of peace.
Although she has been dead for thirty years, she still has a high prestige among the Tubo tribes. If Chen Qing wants to regain Jishi Prefecture and Tao Prefecture, he really has to rely on the Xu family.
After thinking about this, Sun Yunhu nodded, "What do you need me to do now?"
"I want to bring someone to meet Sun Jian. The key to whether we can succeed lies in Sun Jian."
Sun Yunhu thought for a while and said, "I will bring Jian'er to visit at noon tomorrow. You can arrange a place."
"It's at Huangshui Restaurant. I'll be there tomorrow at noon. You can come over."
Just as he was talking, there was suddenly a rush of horse hooves on the street outside, and someone faintly heard shouting: "Urgent military report! Emergency military report!"
This is when the messenger went to the General Manager's Mansion. Xu Pei and Sun Yunhu looked at each other. News must have come from Chen Qing's army, and things may be going to be turbulent.
...........
Indeed, the news that the Song army had crossed the Yellow River reached Huangzhou City, and 20,000 troops were marching towards Huangzhou City in a mighty manner.
Ren Dejing was horrified and immediately ordered the troops from all over the country to withdraw to Huangzhou City. At the same time, he ordered the city gates to be closed tightly. No one except the army was allowed to enter or exit the city.
The atmosphere in Huangzhou City suddenly became tense, and Ren Dejing ordered martial law to begin at night the next day. Once the drums on the city head sounded, everyone must go home immediately. Anyone who had not returned home after the eight hundred tong drums ended would be punished.
He was captured by Song Army spies.
The situation became very tense, so Sun Yunhu stopped going to Huangzhou Restaurant and asked his son Sun Jian to find Xu Pei by himself.
In the backyard of the restaurant, Xu Pei introduced Sun Jian to Hu Yanlei.
Sun Jian is very young, only twenty years old, tall and strong in martial arts, especially in archery.
Hu Yanlei was good at reading people. He saw that Sun Jian had a very heroic appearance and a very upright gaze. He was not a treacherous person at first glance, so he liked him very much.
The three of them sat down, and Sun Jian asked expectantly: "I heard that Chen Dutong is known as the first fierce general in the Western Army, and his archery skills are even more famous in the world. He once killed Wanyan Loushi, the first fierce Jurchen general. Brother Hu Yan can
Can't you tell me how powerful Chen Dutong is?"
Hu Yanlei smiled and said: "Chen Dutong has five tiger generals, among whom the fifth is Niu Gao. He is the strongest man in the Xihe Army. He can carry a load of five hundred kilograms and walk fifty miles. His archery skills are also very good. He can move a hundred steps.
The arrows hit the enemy's vital points, and even Chen Dutong couldn't stop him for one round with such martial arts."
"Maybe it's just because he's not good at shooting!"
Hu Yanlei saw that his newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, so he smiled and said: "General Sun, why don't you try with me and see how many moves you can defeat me?"
Sun Jian was overjoyed and immediately found two spears.
The two men stood in the yard with guns in hand. They shouted loudly, and the spear points rolled towards each other. After fifteen or six rounds of fierce fighting, Hu Yanlei gradually lost his strength.
"stop!"
Hu Yanlei shouted, and the two men immediately retracted their guns.
Sun Jian was really shocked. He didn't expect Chen Qing's scout generals to be so skilled in martial arts.
Hu Yanlei smiled and said: "General Sun's martial arts are indeed good. I can probably withstand you for twenty rounds. Your marksmanship is on par with Niu Gao's. I also competed with him and lost in twenty rounds."
"Have Brother Hu Yan ever competed with Chen Dutong?" Sun Jian asked nervously.
Hu Yanlei nodded, "He and I just met face to face, and I couldn't resist the thrust of his Fang Tian Hua Ji."
"Why?"
"Fast and heavy. His moves are very simple. There are no tricks. He stabs me with a flat halberd, and it reaches my throat in the blink of an eye. I want to raise the gun to stand, but I can't. I may be able to avoid the tip of the halberd by turning sideways, but I will definitely not be able to avoid it.
His halberd blade."
After hearing this, Sun Jian looked very lonely. Couldn't he not be able to stop him even in one round?
Hu Yanlei laughed loudly, patted his arm and said: "You must not think about competing with Chen Dutong in martial arts. Even Yang Zaixing, the first general of the Five Tigers, has no such idea. He is the lord, and we are just his subordinates and generals.
, it is only natural that he is stronger than us."
Sun Jian thought for a moment and realized that it was indeed the case. He really didn't know what the world was up to. He felt better again and asked quickly: "Brother Huyan, do you think I have a chance to become one of the five tiger generals?"
Hu Yanlei smiled slightly and said: "You are still young and your martial arts can still improve. In the future, as the Xihe Army continues to grow, it may become the Seven Tiger Generals or the Ten Ultimate Generals. You have the opportunity to strive to be one of them."
Sun Jian nodded silently, how much he hoped that he could become one of the top ten generals of the Western Army in the future!
At this time, Xu Pei coughed next to him and said, "Let's talk about business!"
Hu Yanlei was originally a little worried that Sun Jian would not cooperate with him, but now he is no longer worried.
The three of them sat down again. Sun Jian thought for a while and said, "Ren Dejing is very cunning. He doesn't believe us at all. He assigned tasks to his three nephews and two sons-in-law a few days ago. There must be 100 tasks every night."
Two people are on duty, each leading an army to guard the east and west gates. If we have to cooperate inside and outside at night, a fierce battle is inevitable."
Hu Yanlei asked again: "Can all your men obey orders?"
Sun Jian nodded, "They are all from this city, so there is no problem with their obedience."
Hu Yanlei added: "In fact, it is not necessary to attack the city gate. It is completely fine to walk along the city wall, as long as your army can be responsible for guarding a section of the city wall."
"I can give it a try. As long as it's not a city gate, it won't be a big problem."
"In addition, I have thirty people under my command. We should be incorporated into your army."
"This is totally fine!"
After a pause, Sun Jian asked again: "When will Chen Dutong lead his army to attack the city?"
"The schedule is tomorrow night at three o'clock!"
Sun Jian was shocked and said quickly: "Last night, the spies came to report that the Song army had crossed the Yellow River. Why would they attack the city tomorrow night? Is it so fast?"
Hu Yanlei laughed, "If Du Tong can be discovered by them, it will actually be too late. Don't worry! The Song Army will definitely arrive on time."