Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao, the young man is raising his sword, Chapter 497: Killing with praise, jokes and clowns
Xiao Yuanche was overjoyed and was about to send an order to reward the three armies when Su Ling returned.
At this moment, another guard ran straight towards the cabin, shouting urgently: "My lord! My lord! Urgent military situation! Urgent military situation!"
Xiao Yuanche's expression changed, his brows furrowed, and he said loudly: "Don't talk outside, come in and answer!"
When the guard responded, he was already in front of him. He knelt down towards Xiao Yuanche and said breathlessly: "Reporting to the lord, Shen Jizhou has gathered all the troops, led by the two thieves Zhang Chuyi and Zang Xuanba, to attack us." The old city of Zhang is now in sight!"
Xiao Yuanche's expression changed several times and he turned back to look at Guo Baiyi.
Guo Baiyi's expression was calm and composed. After thinking for a while, he said: "Master, don't panic. Su Ling must have attacked the Qiwei nest, causing Shen Jizhou's army to have no food and grass supply. That's why he became anxious and started to fight. The army wants to decide the outcome in a battle with the lord!"
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said: "What Bai Yi said is absolutely true. If this is the case, how should our army respond? Should we stay behind closed doors and let them attack, or..."
Why didn't Guo Baiyi know what Xiao Yuanche was thinking? He stopped talking after that, implying that he didn't want to fight, but just wanted to defend.
Guo Baiyi shook his head lightly and said word by word: "Lord, don't you defend anymore? You defended yesterday, defended today, and will defend tomorrow. Can you really defend until the clouds clear and the moon shines? If you just defend without attacking, It's not bad that Shen Jizhou saw the opportunity and retreated. But with today's move, Shen Jizhou will fight to the death with his lord and will not withdraw his troops until he attacks the old Zhangzhou! On the other hand, my lord, the old city of Zhangzhou is old and even though there are sheep, it has been renovated. The city and fortifications, but in the past few months, Shen Jizhou has attacked the city dozens of times, large and small, and the city defenses are almost unable to withstand it..."
Xiao Yuanche frowned and said slowly: "But our army regrets that the Tianwei is not here, Kui Jia is not here, and Su Ling is not here either. We can only rely on us to fight against Shen Jizhou's strength that is ten times ours. It's really Can you beat me?"
Guo Baiyi looked at Xiao Yuanche with burning eyes and said, "Master, are you afraid?"
Xiao Yuanche was really scared. In other words, he wanted to wait until Su Ling and Huang Kuijia returned with Qianxian Tianwei, and once they had food and grass, he would have a showdown with Shen Jizhou. Now, he I don't think this is the best time.
However, how could he tell the truth? He only concealed a smile and said: "How could Xiao Yuanche have ever been afraid, let alone the incompetent Shen Jizhou!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from the courtyard: "My lord has such courage, it is a blessing for our army! You Zhi also thought that now we should fight! Instead of holding on!"
Xiao Yuanche and Guo Baiyi followed the sound, but saw Xu Youzhi walking quickly from the courtyard. When they saw Xiao Yuanche, they cupped their hands and said: "You have seen my lord, and heard that Shen Jizhou has mobilized all his troops to invade. You cannot forgive me." Please come, I’m here to relieve my lord’s worries!”
As he said that, he nodded lightly towards Guo Baiyi, as if he had seen him before.
Guo Baiyi didn't care and held his hands in a full ceremony.
When Xiao Yuanche saw it was him, he twirled his beard and laughed and said, "You've come at the right time. You know Shen Jizhou best, but Yuanche wants to listen to your opinions!"
Xu Youzhi waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "I can't say that I have high opinions, but it is not an exaggeration. In terms of understanding of Shen Jizhou in the Lord's camp, no one can compare with You!"
When Guo Baiyi heard this, he just lowered his head and smiled lightly, without answering.
Xiao Yuanche held onto Xu Youzhi's hand and said, "You are the one who will be helped by God to destroy Shen Jizhou! Please tell me quickly!"
Xu Youzhi then raised his hands and said: "My lord, if Shen Jizhou had launched such a battle to attack my old Zhang, I would definitely force my lord to hold on. Without him, food and grass would be insufficient, and people would be uneasy! If we go to war, it is very likely that we will not be able to get out." Our army is at a disadvantage, but this time when Shen Jizhou comes to invade, I want to urge the lord to meet the enemy. Not only to meet the enemy, but also to do the same as Shen Jizhou, to mobilize all our troops and line up under the old Zhang to fight with him. Shen Jizhou shows off! "
Hearing this, Guo Baiyi moved his lips a few times, but finally said no more.
Xiao Yuanche frowned slightly and said: "Why? This time you want me to send troops, and you want to use all our troops?"
Xu Youzhi smiled faintly and said: "Because, today is different from the past! Before, our army had been passively defensive and did not dare to attack first because of the constraints of food and grass. But now, this hidden danger has been eliminated. My lord, Youzhi has devised a clever plan. As long as Su Changshi and the others follow my plan, and the Qiwei's Nest is within easy reach, so our army has no worries about food and grass! Without this worry, why doesn't our army take the initiative to ask for a war?"
Guo Baiyi chuckled in his heart. It seems that the Qiwei Nest incident is entirely due to Xu Youzhi... No wonder Xu Youzhi can't survive in Shen Jizhou's camp... Today I learned a lesson.
But Guo Baiyi is not a person who strives for glory. He only regards Xu Youzhi's words and actions as a joke. Not only that, he instead cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Youzhi really has a clever plan. The Qiwei Nest has been captured by Su Ling. Just now There is information coming...Mr. is really the best in the world!"
Guo Baiyi is well versed in the art of praise and killing. The higher the praise today, the harder the fall will be in the future. Why would Guo not do it?
However, Xu Youzhi was not aware of Guo Baiyi's thoughts at all. Hearing this, he looked up to the sky and laughed, cupping his hands towards Xiao Yuanche and saying: "Congratulations, my lord, you used my strategy to win the Qiwei Nest, so why should you be afraid of Shen Jizhou?" Immediately send an order to gather all our troops and horses to fight Shen Jizhou! I promise you that I will assist you, and Shen Jizhou is nothing to worry about!"
Xiao Yuanche still had a smile on his face, but he calmly cast a questioning look at Guo Baiyi.
Guo Baiyi nodded secretly.
Xiao Yuanche laughed loudly and said: "With Mr. Youzhi's help, Shen Jizhou can't do anything! Let's go, Mr. Youzhi will come with me to the commander's tent and listen to me divide the troops and generals!"
Xu Youzhi laughed loudly, feeling that Xiao Yuanche was really different from Shen Jizhou in thinking so highly of him, and then he cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to ask for my wishes! My lord, please!"
The two of them held hands hand in hand and headed towards the handsome tent.
Guo Baiyi followed behind, looking at the two seemingly intimate figures, shaking his head meaningfully and smiling lightly.
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The two armies faced each other in a circle and took up their respective positions.
In Xiao Yuanche's camp, at the forefront were the shield soldiers, about several hundred of them, with their shields on the ground and always vigilant.
Afterwards, the main infantry troops, each armed with swords and spears, were neatly organized.
Finally, there is the cavalry, but compared to the number of infantry, the cavalry is not enough.
Xiao Yuanche's army had few horses and even fewer cavalry. In addition, Su Ling and the others took away a thousand Han Tian Guards, so there were even fewer cavalry available.
In the center of the infantry, a dozen generals, tall, short, fat and thin, with different expressions, were standing ready.
Looking carefully, Xu Jinghu, the center leader, Xia Yuanrang, the Longxiang general, Zhang Shiyou, the tiger wing general, Xu Baiming, the front general, Xia Yuanqian, the rear general, and Xu Baiming, the center general, are all on the side.
In the middle and rear of the entire team, there is a high platform. On the high platform, a flag with a black background trimmed with red is hunting in the wind, with a letter inscribed with gold characters: The Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty, the Marquis of Yechang: Xiao!
Under the flag, Xiao Yuanche is sitting on a high chair. The military commanders on the left are Xiao Zizhen and Han Zhihao; the civil servants on the right are Guo Baiyi, Xu Youzhi and Cheng Gongjun.
In contrast, look at Shen Jizhou’s camp.
The first impression you get is that of vastness.
Shield soldiers, cavalry, infantry, archers, spearmen, all phalanxes, mountains of people and sea of flags, it was a spectacular sight.
Shen Jizhou was also arrayed on a slope at the rear, surrounded by civil and military officials, and everyone had a look of solemn expression on their faces.
"Dong dong dong dong..." The war drums on both sides rang, and the sound shook the sky, making the battlefield even more murderous.
After the three drums were played, the soldiers on both sides shouted loudly to the sky, and their momentum was equal to that of the superior and the inferior.
I thought both sides had stopped drumming, so they started fighting in front of the formation.
But I never thought that Xiao Yuanche, who was sitting high up, suddenly said loudly in the direction of Shen Jizhou: "Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing, brother! Yuan Cheli has passed by!"
Shen Jizhou snorted coldly and said loudly: "Xiao Yuanche, you are a traitor to the country. Everyone will kill you. Who is your big brother! In today's battle, you will be wiped out in ashes!"
"Haha..." Xiao Yuanche casually picked up a bunch of fruits and vegetables on the table in front of him, tasted a few, then clapped his hands and said: "Brother, we are all old people, why bother? Why is there so much anger? Besides, we still have friendship in the past, is it really going to get to this point? Can't we sit down, face to face, and talk openly and honestly? It's going back and forth, brother, I don't mind it, Yuan Che I’m all annoyed! What do you think, brother, do you want to think about it?”
Shen Jizhou was surprised. He never expected that Xiao Yuanche would say such words in front of the two armies in such a formation.
After being stunned for a moment, Shen Jizhou said loudly: "What's there to talk about with a traitor like you?"
Xiao Yuanche was not annoyed. He pointed at his flag and laughed loudly: "Brother, don't call me a national traitor. It sounds too embarrassing... Look how clearly it is written on my flag. , the Prime Minister of the Jin Dynasty, brother, this refers to the current Holy Emperor, you are calling a national traitor, are we a little wronged? Come on! I won’t say much about this, anyway, the world is here There are many people who call our country thieves in their mouths or in their hearts, and you are not the only big brother, right? But I want to talk to you, but if you tell the truth, you really don't think about it... .”
When Shen Jizhou heard this, he was confused for a while and cursed secretly, what on earth did this cunning man have in mind? Did he really want to make peace?
Just when he was hesitating how to speak, Xiao Yuanche laughed again and said: "Anyway, the eldest brother may not give me face. I also know how much the eldest brother hates me in his heart... he wants me to die..." ....It's a pity that my life is so hard, tell me, what can be done..."
As he said this, Xiao Yuanche raised his head and laughed triumphantly.
Guo Baiyi couldn't help laughing at the side, and thought to himself, this is the eldest brother's plan to attack the heart. The eldest brother is so calm in the midst of thousands of troops, laughing and cursing, and talking with eloquence. This kind of magnanimity is really extraordinary. And also.
When Shen Jizhou heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't say a word.
Xiao Yuanche looked like there was nothing you could do to me, and suddenly he seemed to remember something and said: "Well, my old friend's face is still a bit small, but I do have a big brother and old friend beside me, how about I call him to follow me? Brother, if you say a few words, maybe you can sell me a favor!"
Hearing this, Shen Jizhou suddenly felt something in his heart. Then he saw him gritting his steel teeth and spat: "Old friend? Are you talking about Xu Youzhi who defected? Where is this traitor! I'm going to kill him!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yuanche burst into laughter, turned around and nodded to Xu Youzhi, who was standing not far from him, and said teasingly: "Mr. Youzhi, after all, Shen Jizhou across from you is also your former master. Why don't you go and tell him something?" Sentence?"
Xu Youzhi originally felt that he was standing by Xiao Yuanche's side, and it was clear that this treatment was different from others. He never thought that Xiao Yuanche would come here. He suddenly blushed and waved his hands: "My lord! My lord is joking, I'm talking to you." What does Thief Shen have to say... It's not something we should talk about, it's not something we should talk about..."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanche smiled faintly and said: "Let's talk about old feelings. Although the person belongs to me, the past is still vivid in my mind. Go, go..."
Although he was smiling, Xu Youzhi could see that Xiao Yuanche's eyes were burning and he was not joking.
Guo Baiyi was amused in his heart, and suddenly said: "Mr. Youzhi, with a fleshy tongue, can change the situation in the world. Today we are just learning. Don't be stingy, Mr. Youzhi. My lord also has orders, please obey them quickly." That’s what you do!”
As soon as he took the lead, Cheng Gongjun, Xiao Zizhen and others also started to encourage him.
The only thing written on their faces was the word "watch the show".
In fact, they were dissatisfied with Xu Youzhi's high-profile personality, but they couldn't express it because their master was so used to him.
Wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't watch a joke on today's opportunity?
Xu Youzhi's expression suddenly looked like mourning, and he cast a look of help at Xiao Yuanche, but to his surprise, Xiao Yuanche just ignored him and ate the fruits and vegetables on the table with interest.
Xu Youzhi couldn't express the pain in his heart, so he had no choice but to shamelessly hit the golden bell with all his might.
He slowly took two steps forward and said hesitantly: "Shen Jizhou, do you still recognize me?"
The voice seemed a little weak.
Shen Jizhou raised his eyes and saw that the person speaking was Xu Youzhi, and he immediately became furious.
"Xu Youzhi! Traitor! Ear thief! Er thief! If I peel off your skin, I can recognize your bones! You are really brave, you really dare to come and talk to me!"
As he spoke, Shen Jizhou suddenly pulled out the general's sword from his waist and shouted sternly: "All the soldiers in the army listen to the order! After destroying Zhang City today, everyone can be pardoned, except Xu Youzhi, the traitor and traitor. Punish without mercy!"
"Here! Here! Here!"
The three armies responded to the order and shook the sky.