Li Zhen looked at Yang Banhou and asked, "How is your investigation of Zhennanguan Pass going?"
Yang Banhou shook his head and said: "The people around have almost no knowledge of Xi Changzhen, the guard of Zhennan Pass. Everything in Zhennan Pass is in the hands of Chen Zhengshi, Xi Changzhen's staff. Xi Changzhen lives behind the scenes and cannot judge what kind of person this is. people."
After Li Zhen heard this, he suddenly felt that things were a little tricky.
How to fight if you don't even know your opponent.
It is said in the art of war that 'only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle'. Li Zhen followed this rule. He led his army to approach Zhennanguan, immediately stopped and set up camp, and then sent Yang Banhou and his soldiers to inquire about the information, hoping to obtain information for the Zhennan Pass guard, and then formulate a message for the Zhennan Pass guard.
Unexpectedly, Yang Banhou did not bring back any news, which made Li Zhen disappointed.
Yang Banhou said: "Commander, I will go find out more information."
As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Li Zhen waved his hand to stop Yang Banhou and said: "You took the soldiers to inquire about the situation, and you must have inquired carefully. You didn't get any information at all, which proves that the guard of Zhennan Pass is not simple. At this critical moment, Xi Yinglong dared to let go There must be a reason for Xi Changzhen to be stationed at Zhennanguan, a crucial checkpoint, and it is absolutely impossible for Xi Changzhen to be sidelined."
"Based on my speculation, Xi Changzhen is definitely not a simple person."
"The reason why people don't know the news about Xi Changzhen is because Xi Changzhen deliberately kept a low profile and did not let others find out about him. This person is very cunning. A cunning person must have many tricks. This time, things will not go so smoothly."
Li Zhen's expression was solemn, obviously very cautious.
Yang Banhou said: "Commander, we can use a force attack."
"What's the price of a strong attack?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said seriously: "Zhennanguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are still artillery fire as a deterrent. If we attack by force, the soldiers under our command will definitely suffer heavy losses. What we encounter now is only Zhennanguan. Next There will be many obstacles. We must use the simplest and most trouble-free way to win Zhennanguan. We cannot rely solely on hard work. Leading troops to fight requires brains. We cannot blindly think about using the most drastic means to solve the problem. That is the last resort. The means used.”
Yang Banhou asked: "What should we do?"
Li Zhendao: "I will arrange this matter. You send someone to Zhennanguan to deliver a message and ask Xi Changzhen to meet ten miles east of Zhennanguan." As he spoke, Li Zhen picked up his pen and quickly wrote a letter, sealed in Inside the envelope, he handed it to Yang Banhou and said, "I have stated the contents in the letter and will pass it on directly."
"yes."
Yang Banhou could not think of a way, so he had to obey Li Zhen's order and send the message immediately.
Soon, a soldier galloped out of the military camp and ran towards Zhennanguan Pass.
When the soldier arrived outside Zhennan Pass on horseback, he was riding one person at a time, so there was no shooting on the tower. The soldier on horseback took out his bow and arrow, tied the envelope to the bow and arrow, pointed it at the tower, and drew the bow like a full moon. Hearing a whoosh, the bow and arrow flew out of its string like a shooting star chasing the moon, and shot rapidly towards the tower.
The soldier who was shooting saw the bow and arrow falling on the tower and immediately turned around and left.
The guarding soldier picked up the bow and arrow with the letter and handed it to Chen Zhengshi. Chen Zhengshi immediately handed it over to Xi Changzhen. After Xi Changzhen read the content of the letter, he smiled and gave the letter to Chen Zhengshi. Xi Changzhen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Okay. Li Zhen dared to ask me to attend a meeting. Well, I agreed to attend the meeting tomorrow morning ten miles away from Zhennan Pass."
Chen Zhengshi said: "Sir, something is fishy."
"What's weird?" Xi Changzhen asked.
Chen Zhengshi said seriously: "Think about it, isn't it strange that Li Zhen sent you a letter out of the blue? In my humble opinion, Li Zhen wrote this letter to deal with you. I thought of three possibilities: First, Li Zhen used this letter to trick you out of Zhennanguan, let you go to the meeting, and then ambush you on the way. This is to do you harm."
"The second possibility is that Li Zhen deceived the master into leaving the city. He was afraid of the master and did not dare to take action. However, he always wanted to hold the master back, and then sent troops to attack Zhennanguan Pass, hoping to capture Zhennanguan Pass secretly."
"Third, Li Zhen wants to have both his cake and eat it too. He wants to capture both the master and Zhennanguan." Li Zhen continued: "I think Li Zhen's letter has ulterior motives and is malicious. , Sir, I think our task is to guard Zhennanguan, not to meet Li Zhen, so there is no need to talk to Li Zhen. "
Chen Zhengshi spoke with spit, but Xi Changzhen shook his head and refused.
Xi Changzhen said: "Old Chen, you and I have known each other for many years, but you still don't know me. Li Zhen gave me the letter, so I must go. In my opinion, Li Zhen gave me this letter, which means he went there." I must fight against the battle post."
Speaking of this, Xi Changzhen showed a look of contemplation and said: "Thinking back to those days, when Guan Gong went to the meeting alone, his heroic and domineering style was simply fascinating. Tomorrow, when I go to the meeting with one man, one horse and one sword, it will definitely be a good story for future generations. It must be said that on a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, Xi Changzhen, the guard general of Zhennan Pass, went to the meeting alone without any followers, even worse than Guan Gong back then."
He stroked his long beard under his chin with a proud look on his face.
Chen Zhengshi said: "I can't stop you from going to the meeting, but I will definitely follow you with my soldiers."
"Are you sure?" Xi Changzhen asked.
Chen Zhengshi nodded and said, "I'm sure."
"Okay, let's go together."
Xi Changzhen patted Chen Zhengshi on the shoulder and said: "Old Chen, when leading troops to fight, it is true that you must use any means to win, but Li Zhen is the admiral of one side, and the auxiliary minister who takes charge of the Qing Dynasty. He is famous all over the world. , He is a role model in the world. He cherishes his reputation and will not do anything to kill me halfway. Follow me to meet Li Zhen and open your eyes. In fact, I am quite curious about Li Zhen. This guy is not old, but he has already become a leader. The assistant minister is really powerful."
Chen Zhengshi said: "Sir, we haven't gone to meet Li Zhen yet, how can we not increase Li Zhen's prestige?"
Xi Yinglong smiled and said: "Okay, destroy their majesty."
The two of them were joking around, talking to each other and not thinking about tomorrow's affairs at all.
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The next morning, Xi Changzhen, Chen Zhengshi and a hundred soldiers left Zhennanguan and headed ten miles east of Zhennanguan. On this day, Xi Yinglong was wearing a green robe, a cuckold on his head, and holding a big pass Under the knife, there is actually a red sweaty horse on the crotch. This is completely the dress of Guan Erye, but Xi Changzhen imitated it.
It's just that there is a long braid hanging on the back of Xi Changzhen's head, which is neither fish nor fowl.
When Xi Changzhen reached out, Chen Zhengshi and others looked serious and nervous. When Xi Changzhen arrived, Li Zhen had already arrived with his army and had been waiting for a long time. Li Zhen had already ordered the soldiers to move the conference table over. Fang was on the way, and Li Zhen He sat at one end of the conference table.
On the surface, Li Zhen was sitting alone, with only a few soldiers standing behind him.
However, Li Zhen's soldiers had made arrangements early for this meeting, and last night, soldiers were already preparing, occupying important and favorable positions to prevent anyone from trying to harm Li Zhen.
ps: Third update, call it a day; let me give you a preview, there will be at least four updates tomorrow, and I can’t guarantee whether there will be 5 updates, because I have to work overtime tomorrow afternoon, Xiaodong will try his best.