Because of Gu Xun’s sudden visit, Changping Lord Xiong Qi’s face instantly turned pale.
He deliberately turned his head to confirm whether it was really Gu Xun who was here, but he felt that he couldn't muster the energy.
He doesn't want to face the cruel facts. After all, more than ten breaths ago, he was in a state of mind where he was so proud of the spring breeze that he saw all the flowers in Chen Ying in one day.
The ups and downs of life... are so unpredictable...
Everything is obviously going so smoothly, why!
Why did this evil star suddenly appear!
However, Lord Changping is still Lord Changping after all.
I won’t always deceive myself.
After he let out a long sigh, his whole person's momentum slumped, but he still slowly turned around and faced his enemy.
What caught his eyes were naturally the cheerful Gu Xun and the expressionless Zhang Han.
After seeing the real person, Xiong Qi couldn't help but let out another breath, and his momentum dropped by another three points.
Although he didn’t want to see this gentleman at all, he still raised his hand and said politely, relying on his noble status:
"I haven't seen him for so many years, but his style remains the same. It's really enviable."
Although it was just a casual remark, without Xiong Qi paying attention, he expressed the most important impression in his heart after seeing Gu Xun, besides fear and other negative emotions.
Gu Xun has not aged at all and is exactly the same as the image everyone saw at first sight.
Although there are so many people in this world who are good at beauty, there are usually some changes.
There is really no one who seems to be completely frozen like Gu Xun.
It's just that because everyone is good at looking good, no one cares too much about this little bit of specialness about Gu Xun.
At most, there will be some impressions in the subconscious mind, which will lead to some casual emotions that you don't even care about.
Naturally, Gu Xun wouldn't care about such useless polite nonsense.
Fusu also stood up at this time and saluted politely, "The student has met the teacher."
Gu Xun nodded casually to Fusu twice as a signal, and then focused all his attention on Xiong Qi.
"Changping-kun, since we met under such circumstances, you should have an idea of what will happen next, right?"
Facing the threat of death, Xiong Qidi responded calmly,
"Of course I know this."
"However,
The chaos in Chendi is a foregone conclusion,
Even if the Imperial Master kills me, it will not help."
Gu Xun shook his head and retorted, "That's not necessarily the case."
"The people of Chen County did not rebel because they could not survive, but because of your continued instigation and incitement."
"After you die, the source of chaos is lost, and quelling the turmoil is just around the corner."
Xiong Qi lowered his eyes and said in a quiet voice without moving, "But you don't have enough manpower."
"How many people can there be in the Shadow Guard? Three hundred or five hundred?"
"Even if there are a thousand people, it's just a drop in the bucket."
Gu Xun showed a smile and replied softly, "Twenty thousand, is it enough?"
Huh!?
Xiong Qi was shocked and subconsciously asked, "How is that possible?"
Of course, the 20,000 people could not be members of the Shadow Guards. Xiong Qi immediately began to think about where Gu Xun would get the manpower.
Soon, he gave his first guess, "Pingyang Heavy Armor Army?"
But he immediately shook his head and overturned this guess, "It's impossible. Once the Pingyang Heavy Armor Army is mobilized,
I will definitely get the news before they arrive."
"If it's not them, then who else..."
After Xiong Qi thought about it for a while, he suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Mengtian..."
"Hey!" Gu Xun couldn't help but feel happy when he heard Chang Pingjun's name squeezed out from his teeth. He put his hands on his hands and said with a smile, "Changping Jun's mind is still spinning very fast."
"The 20,000 troops under Meng Tian's command have already taken a detour to Chen Ying... long before you started the incident, there are still a few hours at most, so they should have arrived."
Seeing that Gu Xun confirmed his suspicion, Xiong Qi didn't look happy at all and asked in a deep voice:
"At this time, Meng Tian did not go to help Li Xin's army, but actually attacked Chen Di... Aren't the Imperial Masters worried about losing big because of small things?"
Meng Tian's 50,000-strong army is an important combat force that cannot be ignored, and may have a crucial impact on the confrontation between the main forces of Qin and Chu.
Now we have divided nearly half of them and rushed back to Chen Ying...
The problem is that even if he, the main messenger, dies, 20,000 troops will not be enough to quell the unrest in the shortest time!
How can it be considered a good choice if you consider one thing and lose the other?
Gu Xun shrugged and explained, "All those who rushed back were infantry. Thirty thousand golden fire cavalry, under the leadership of Meng Tian, went to attack the Chu army."
"The role of 20,000 ordinary infantry... I don't think it is that important."
Xiong Qi's eyes kept flashing, thinking in his heart.
Compared with the most elite cavalry troops in the world, 20,000 infantry are indeed of little use, especially in field operations.
But...does it make sense?
If we don't do our best to ensure the smooth westward retreat of Li Xin's army, what's the use of distracting the rear?
Gu Xun probably saw Xiong Qi's confusion and said with a smile:
"Mr. Changping, didn't you just say that the battle is Xiang Yan's responsibility and not your responsibility?"
"This applies to me too."
"Everything that can be told to Li Xin and what should be told to Li Xin has been told to him. If he has been prepared in advance and still cannot withstand the Chu army under Xiang Yan, then it is his problem."
"I have done everything I should be responsible for."
"The outcome of the war has nothing to do with me."
Gu Xun finished these words in an indifferent tone.
His goal is to remove his disciples from the rebellion of Changping Lord Xiong Qi.
As long as Xiong Qi is eliminated, this goal will be achieved.
As for the war between Qin and Chu, that is a matter between Qin and Chu.
Even if there is a war between the two countries, and a large number of soldiers die in the battle, it will make every family in the country miserable, and Gu Xun will not interfere too much.
Unless it's like Daliang, the people in the city are simply in trouble.
Because war is a necessity for reunification and an important driving force for social development.
How can we abolish the feudal system that has lasted for thousands of years without leaving enough blood?
Peace that is too easy to come by is always fragile. This has been true from ancient times to the present...
Xiong Qi looked at Gu Xun, who looked indifferent, and felt a little shocked.
He found that this guy really didn't care about Li Xin's success or failure.
In his eyes, the life and death of Qin and Chu's more than 400,000 troops were no different from the grass on the roadside. They were insignificant... trivial matters that did not deserve attention.
This is completely different from the helpless neglect.
At this point, Gu Xun felt that it was no longer interesting, and waved his hand in a waning tone:
"The Shadow Guards should have already started to attack Lord Chang Wen."
"How do you want to die, Lord Changping? Since you are the right minister of Qin, you can make a choice."
Mr. Changping did not answer, nor did he try to call for help. He just lowered his eyes and said nothing, waiting for his end.
How could he respond?
Say you don’t want to die and want a way to live, or really choose a decent way to die for yourself?
Stop kidding.
Facing it calmly is the last bit of dignity he can retain.
Seeing this, Gu Xun didn't press for an answer. He stretched out his hand and made a stroke in the air, and the Longxiang sword on Zhang Han's back was automatically unsheathed.
After drawing several circles in the air, Long Xiang inserted himself into the floor tiles in front of Fusu with a sound.