"The wolf stalks his beard, and carries the tail of his tail. Gongsun's skin is huge, and his horse is red." [The Book of Songs·Bin Feng]
"Your Highness, you really don't have this intention?" Yin De glanced at Liu Xi suspiciously. The other person's cowardly and incompetent look did not look like someone with ulterior motives. Could it be that he had thought wrong? Yin De then softened his tone and raised his eyebrows.
There was still a trace of doubt: "But I heard that His Highness is going to marry Zang Ba?"
"There is such a thing." Liu Xi felt guilty and avoided Yin De's gaze, and said with an innocent face: "Didn't the Prime Minister once say that he should have more friendships with Zang Ba, so that he would be less likely to suffer the consequences of swordsmanship?
I will follow the instructions carefully and think in my mind that if I marry Lord Yunting to his son, the two families will be well-connected and there will be no more trouble."
Yinde was a little unsure of Liu Xi's background for a moment. If Liu Xi was said to be stupid, he could come up with such a way to win over people's hearts; if Liu Xi was said to be smart, he didn't look like someone who could do great things.
He hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "Is this really His Highness's idea?"
"It was Shuzhi's idea." Liu Xi immediately brought Xiao Jian up.
Thinking of the relationship between Xiao Jian and Liu Xi as close friends, Yin De immediately felt relieved, so his doubts were temporarily eliminated, and after giving Liu Xi a few words, he said goodbye and left. Although he was born in the Yin family of Nanyang, he was very disdainful towards Zang Ba, but at least he
The opponent is on his side now, and it is urgent to use him, so Yin De has to prepare and arrange food and fodder for the opponent.
After Yin De left, Xiao Jian walked out from behind the curtains and said to Liu Xi: "The Prime Minister and we are not of the same mind, and we cannot stay."
Liu Xi also nodded with concern and said: "The Prime Minister has begun to doubt me. It seems that even if I tell the truth, he will not obey me." Then he paused, thought for a while, and replied.
Then he said: "But after all, Mr. Yin comes from a wealthy family, is quite famous, and is a minister of state worshiped by the imperial court... How can we decide whether he should stay or go?"
Xiao Jian had already planned it. He walked up to Liu Xi and smiled secretly: "It's time for Zang Xuangao to handle this matter."
Liu Xi closed his eyes slightly, stopped talking, and held each other's hands tightly.
Xiao Jian read the trace of intolerance in the other party's eyes and couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, a man must act decisively! The matter has come to this point, like a horse walking on a plank road, there is no room for turning back!"
Liu Xi seemed to have listened, and nodded slowly but firmly.
The next day, Zang Ba led 10,000 elite troops to the north and met Chang Xi, Sun Guan and other troops in the road. Sun Guan and Wu Dun did not deliberately conceal Zang Ba's intentions. Originally, they were just instigated by Chang Xi, thinking that Zang Ba's character would determine their victory.
He would not take the initiative to rebel, so he wanted to create an established fact first, and then lodge a complaint with Zang Ba. At this time, the two armies met in front of the battle, and Sun Guan immediately sent his brother Sun Kang to go and negotiate, hoping that the two brothers would resolve their differences and join forces again.
, but Zang Ba ignored him and not only asked someone to detain Sun Kang, but also directly ordered the war to begin.
Many of Zang Ba's elite soldiers were his veterans who had traveled with him across Mount Tai. As the leaders of the tycoons in Mount Tai, both Tao Qian and Liu Xi had given them a large amount of resources. Chang Xi, Sun Guan and others believed that
Zang Ba is the leader not only because he respects his reputation, but also because he fears the opponent's strength.
With the huge disparity in military power between the two, Sun Guan and Wu Dun did not dare to resist ruthlessly against their former eldest brother at the beginning, which resulted in the war becoming overwhelming from the beginning. Seeing their own side gradually retreating, Chang
Xi was anxious in his heart and couldn't help roaring: "Zhongtai, take care of your troops! If we retreat any further, our army's position will be disrupted!"
"Why did Xuan Gao want to fight with us? There must be some misunderstanding!" Sun Guan turned a deaf ear and pulled Chang Xi to ask.
Chang Xi was furious and said repeatedly: "This brother of yours already regards you as an enemy. What are you still thinking about the misunderstanding?"
Sun Guan's eyes turned red and he glared at Chang Xi angrily: "It was your idea at the beginning that you would get things done first and then explain the reason for your relationship with Xuan Gao. But now it has reached this point. Don't you have nothing to say?
of?"
"With Xuan Gao's temperament, even if this is a good opportunity to strengthen our strength, will he allow us to lure foreign enemies into the country to plot rebellion? So I could only hide it from him at the time. As long as he still believes in you, today
We should send envoys instead of troops!" Chang Xi was not flustered, and even pretended to be righteous and said seductively: "Now it's either you who die or I live. If you continue to be so cowardly, then you'll have to wait and see.
The one who died is your brother Botai! It’s better for us to defeat him first, and if you have any questions, it’s not too late to tell him then!”
"Okay, okay." Sun Guan is not a kind person, and the situation is right in front of him. Zang Ba is about to fight them to the death. Now that he has been torn apart, and was provoked by Chang Xi's few words, Sun Guan kept saying
Said: "I wanted to share wealth and honor with him, but since he is unkind, don't blame me for being merciless! Come up to me, no one is allowed to retreat!"
With that said, he and Wu Dun took the lead in killing them, and met with Zang Ba and Yin Li's troops.
Chang Xi watched from behind, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
After Sun Guan and Wu Dun personally led their men back to the battle formation, they more or less saved the situation. Although they were still at a disadvantage, they were no longer in a sudden defeat. And through the feedback from the generals at the front, Zang Ba felt
The more intense the opponent's resistance became, the more convinced that Sun Guan and others had completely betrayed him. So without any hesitation in his heart, he put away his original idea of just giving the opponent some color and personally led his troops to suppress him.
Both sides shouted at each other. Although the shouting and shouting could not scare each other, the fear and trembling between life and death had obviously subsided. Even in such a frantic atmosphere, the recruits who went into battle for the first time could easily weaken their physical strength.
Almost at the same moment, looking down from a high altitude, two black waves on the ground met again amidst the earth-shattering shouts of death. There was almost no pause or delay when the waves collided. In fact, except for one party's defeat, now
Flee, otherwise even if Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others figure out the misunderstanding, they will not be able to stop the war machine. Seeing the melee in front of him, Chang Xi felt secretly happy and hinted to his soldiers to follow behind.
, trying not to get involved in the fiercest front, while looking to the two wings, looking forward to the new wave of shouts like water boiling.
The soldiers and horses of Sun Guan and others were not as strong and elite as Zang Ba's troops. The previous indomitable momentum was like a flash in the pan. As soon as the two sides connected, Sun Guan's soldiers and horses were defeated one after another. The battle was almost broken at the first touch. Sun Guan's troops were defeated.
After forcing an enemy soldier back, Guan couldn't help but retreat to the protection of his own soldiers, and said to Wu Dun on the side: "Where's that kid Chang Xi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of army horses rushing out of the woods on the side. At the head were several mighty and tall cavalry officers, followed by many cavalrymen. The leader was an imposing man, riding a majestic red horse.