On the surface, Qin Hao and Li Shimin were just chatting, but in reality, it was the flash of swords and the shadow of swords, and needles hidden in the cotton. If you are not careful, you will fall into the opponent's trap, which is no less dangerous than a fighting general.
The two of them were going back and forth, it was like a crazy situation, neither one missed the slightest opportunity to attack the other, but they happened to meet their opponents, and no one could do anything to the other in a short period of time.
Gradually, some of the princes in the coalition showed signs of impatience, and when Yuan Shu saw this, he couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"What do Qin Hao and Li Shimin, the traitors, have to say? Are so many of us waiting for them?"
Yuan Shu carefully observed the expressions of the people, and after seeing many people showing approval, he immediately said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, it is better to swarm up and capture Li Shimin directly. In this way, half of the battle will be won."
"But Li Shimin is protected by the generals of the Liang Army, and the ones he brought this time are all light cavalry. If he wants to run away, we won't be able to catch up." Liu Yu frowned.
"Are we really watching Li Shimin leave?"
Yuan Shu's eyes were full of darkness, and then he sneered: "Besides, how will you know you can't catch up if you don't try?"
"But the alliance leader is still in front of the battle? Is it really okay to act without the alliance leader's order?"
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
Yuan Shao stood up at this time, looked at Yuan Shu, and said with a smile: "The alliance leader and Li Shimin have a close personal relationship with each other. Maybe he is not willing to commit such an unjust act. Why don't we help the alliance leader make a decision?"
"That makes sense."
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "The leader of the alliance is a man of great virtue. We should be the ones to do such things that are detrimental to benevolence and justice."
"Indeed, indeed..."
Some princes agreed, and Cao Cao, Qin Jian and others also frowned upon seeing this.
In front of Qin Hao, these princes didn't even dare to fart, but when Qin Hao was away, there were faint signs of losing control. This was not a good sign.
Seeing that something was wrong with the situation, Cao Cao immediately stood up and tried his best to dissuade him: "Everyone, since Li Shimin dares to take the risk, he must be fully prepared. There is no point in sending troops by force."
"That's right."
Sun Jian also stood up, glared at Yuan Shu fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "The alliance leader took the risk to replace the coalition forces to meet with Li Shimin. If we send troops to interfere in the meeting without authorization, wouldn't it be a hindrance to the alliance leader? And where will the alliance leader be put?
?Where to place the alliance?”
Liu Yu took a deep look at Yuan Shu and said in a deep voice: "What Meng De and Wentai said makes sense. We cannot hold back the leader of the alliance."
After Liu Yu spoke, the wind turned to Cao Cao's side again. After all, Qin Hao's prestige was still at its peak, and they did not dare to forcibly disobey Qin Hao's orders.
Yuan Shao saw that the situation was irreversible, so he kept his mouth shut, but Yuan Shu was extremely angry and shouted angrily: "Such a good opportunity, are you going to wait to lose it?"
Yuan Shu only received cold looks in response.
"Okay, okay, since you don't agree, then I, Yuan Jiujiu, will send out troops alone. If anything happens, I, Yuan Jiujiu, will bear the responsibility alone."
After saying this, Yuan Shu ignored the dissuasion of all the princes and angrily turned back to the camp, preparing to mobilize his own cavalry from the cavalry regiment to capture Li Shimin.
Before the formation, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw that Qin Hao was not leaking water. But when he saw movement behind the coalition camp, he was overjoyed.
"Finally drawn out."
A flash of excitement flashed deep in Li Shimin's mind, and he secretly said: "Qin Hao, you can control most of the princes, but you cannot control all of them. It is impossible for all the thirty-six princes to listen to you."
There was no point in continuing to stay. There were still big plans to be implemented later, so Li Shimin decisively said goodbye to Qin Hao.
"Brother Zixu, does anyone in the coalition want to keep me? It seems I can't stay any longer. I'll say goodbye."
"Brother Shimin, next time we meet, we will have to fight each other, so take care."
Li Shimin smiled indifferently, then turned his horse's head and came to Li Yuanba's side. Seeing that he was still in a daze on the battlefield, he couldn't help but shake his head.
"Yuanba, go back and eat." Li Shimin shouted.
"Have a meal?"
Li Yuanba suddenly became excited and said happily: "Oh, finally we have dinner, Yuanba is already hungry."
Before leaving, Li Yuanba shouted to Li Cunxiao again: "Who is that across the street? I'm going back to eat. You can go back to eat too. We'll fight next time we have a chance."
When Li Cunxiao heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. This idiot like Emotion didn't even remember his own name. Forget it, he is not as experienced as a fool.
After returning with Li Yuanba, Li Shimin immediately ordered the entire army to retreat. The three thousand light cavalry came and went as fast as they came, and soon disappeared in front of the coalition camp.
Li Cunxiao rode his horse to get to Qin Hao's side, and said worriedly: "My lord, if we let Li Shimin leave like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the princes to explain."
"Explain?"
A trace of evil flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, and he sneered: "What explanation do you want? I'm afraid some of them need to explain to me."
"Let's go, everyone go back."
After saying this, Qin Hao ignored the generals and rode directly towards the princes.
The hundreds of generals present looked at each other and saw that Qin Hao had no intention of ordering the pursuit, and there was no order from his own princes. In the end, they could only follow Qin Hao back to the coalition camp.
At this moment, nearly ten thousand cavalry poured out from the cavalry regiment's camp, and under the command of Yuan Shu's general Zhao She, pursued Li Shimin in the direction of his escape.
After returning to the camp, Qin Hao had not yet approached Yuan Shu to settle the score, but Yuan Shu took the initiative to come over and question him.
"Qin Hao, as the leader of the alliance, you deliberately let Li Shimin go for personal reasons. Are you worthy of the trust placed in you by the princes?" Yuan Shu pointed at Qin Hao and asked sternly.
"Yuan Gongli, has it been so long since I haven't beaten you that you feel that my alliance leader's temper has improved?"
Qin Hao said softly, and then suddenly slapped the document, startling everyone present.
"boom……"
Qin Hao's eyes became sharp and he said coldly: "How dare you talk to this alliance leader like this? Who gave you the courage?"
Yuan Shu finally remembered the fear he felt when he was violently beaten by Qin Hao. He was frightened and his head shrank. He hesitated and didn't know what to say. He looked like he was afraid of being wronged.
Yuan Shao on the side saw this and thought to himself, as a prince of a certain country, he was so afraid of Qin Hao. It seemed that he was really beaten out of his heart.
"Alliance leader, he is also eager to perform meritorious deeds. Please be magnanimous and don't care about his offense." Yuan Shao said respectfully.
Seeing this, Qin Hao's cold expression softened slightly, and then he glanced at the other princes and said in a deep voice: "Do you think Li Shimin took the risk and came here just to reconnect with the leader of the alliance?"