Xiahou Ba paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, as anxious as a trapped beast in a cage.
He is now a trapped beast.
After the New Year, the spring breeze gradually rose, and all kinds of news came to him with the spring breeze. First, Wei Ba became the King of Jin and deservedly became the first important official of Shu Han. Now, he is ambitious, with several armies eyeing him in one step
With a rush towards Suiyang, there is a great momentum to win the entire Shandong in one fell swoop.
Xiahou Ba had to be nervous. Wei Ba's strength had far exceeded him. The three armies pounced on Suiyang combined, with a total force of nearly 100,000, more than twice his. The cavalry that he had always won by victories was already
Then he was at a disadvantage and could never turn the tide again.
Before this battle was fought, he had already revealed his defeat. For the current plan, the best way is to give up Suiyang, shrink the defense line, and retreat to Chenggao and Xingyang areas. Chenggao and Xingyang have a good location, and they are free of charge.
It's close, which is more conducive to defense.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xiahou Ba felt a little anxious. He always advocated offense and believed that offense was the best defense. Now that the battle has not yet been fought, he would give up Yanzhou and build on defense. He has never had it ever been said that he had never seen it before.
This is enough to show that not only does he have no confidence in his strength, but he has also lost psychologically.
This made Xiahouba even more frustrated than insufficient troops.
A personal guard walked in: "General, there is a man outside the camp who claims to be an old friend of the general, so he wants to see the general."
"Old friend?" Xiahou Ba was stunned for a moment: "What is his name?"
"He didn't say it." The guard handed over a letter: "He said that he would give this to the general, and the general would know who he was."
Xiahou Ba took the letter, opened it and looked at it, his face changed suddenly. He pondered for a moment and said, "Let him come in." He then asked someone to call Xiahou Wei again, and said with a cold face: "Prepare for me."
Hundreds of soldiers surrounded the big tent, and no one was allowed to enter and exit casually."
Xiahou Wei was puzzled: "What are you doing? Are there any assassins?"
"I'm going to kill someone." Xiahou Ba waved his hand and signaled Xiahou Wei not to ask more questions, and immediately went to prepare. Xiahou Wei scratched his head and turned to prepare. Xiahou Ba glanced at the light letter in his hand and sneered: "What a big deal."
I dare to come to see me."
Not long after, Xiahou Wei deployed the armored soldiers in place. One hundred armored soldiers surrounded the central army's large tent with three layers, with bright armor and shiny armor. They were full of murderous aura.
The person who came was wearing a spring shirt. In addition to his slightly dark face, he could be considered as a handsome man with calmness and leisure.
He glanced at the soldiers outside the tent and smiled. He said to Xiahou Ba who was standing at the door with a frosty face, "Uncle Zhongquan, is this the most elite force under your command?"
The person who came was not someone else, but Xiahou Xuan. Although these hundred armored soldiers were very powerful, in his eyes, these people were just like this. The reason was very simple. He had seen more powerful armored soldiers, and the murderous aura of those armored soldiers was better than that of them.
These soldiers in front of us are even better.
Xiahou Ba frowned slightly. When he heard that Xiahou Xuan was coming, he wanted to set up a formation to kill Xiahou Xuan first and to slash his aura. As a general of the enemy country, he actually dared to enter the camp alone. There was still some eyes.
Me? Unexpectedly, his careful preparation of the attack did not stop Xiahou Xuan at all, but was laughed at by him instead. This hurt him very much.
"Come in." Xiahou Ba did not take Xiahou Xuan's words, turned around and entered the big tent, sat down at the chairman's side, and said in a cold voice: "It's better to say a few words that satisfy me, otherwise, you are today
I can't get out of this big tent."
"When did Uncle Zhongquan like to listen to good things?" Xiahou Xuan sat down slowly in the guest room, tidied up his clothes, then raised his head and looked at Xiahou Ba with a smile: "This is not the you in my impression.
.”
Xiahou Ba was even more angry: "So, are you here to spend my time today?"
"Of course not." Xiahou Xuan shook his head: "I just can't think of anything that can satisfy you. The war is imminent. Regarding the strength, the situation, the sufficient money and food, and the ability of the general, I can't think of anything that can make you feel better.
If you are happy, why don’t I just say it, do you just listen to it?"
"Bah!" Xiahou Ba spat, becoming more and more depressed. Xiahou Xuan's words poked his heart and made him even more depressed. However, Xiahou Xuan came to visit lightly, and he could not really give him a command and turn Xiahou Xuan into a command.
The killing was on the spot. Not to mention that Xiahou Xuan was his relative, even an ordinary person, he could not do this.
"What are you here to do?" Xiahou Ba said angrily.
"I'm going to play against you soon, say hello in advance. No matter what, we are all a family."
Xiahou Ba said with a cold face: "I used to be a family, but now I am an enemy."
Xiahou Xuan glanced at Xiahou Ba and suddenly laughed again. He shook his head and suddenly asked, "Do you know who you are fighting for?"
"Of course, it's a fight for the emperor."
"Do you know who the emperor is?" Xiahou Xuan asked, but the smile on his face was gone, leaving only sarcasm and ridicule.
Xiahou Ba's brows frowned. He stared at Xiahou Xuan and his heart beat twice. Xiahou Xuan had indeed something wrong, and it was a big deal, the big thing that he could not put down in his heart.
Xiahou Xuan stood up, sat opposite Xiahou Ba, reached out and picked up Xiahou Ba's wine glass, poured some wine on the table, dipped his fingers in the wine, and wrote a name. When Xiahou Ba saw it, his eyes suddenly widened.
Huo stood up and shouted: "Impossible!"
Xiahou Xuan was indifferent, gently wiped off his name, returned to his seat, picked up the wine glass, and slowly tasted the wine.
Xiahou Ba was stunned for a long time, and stepped to Xiahou Xuan's side, grabbed Xiahou Xuan's sleeve, and roared: "Let me tell me quickly, where did you get the news? Do you want to use this news to lure me down?"
Xiahou Xuan gently pried open Xiahou Ba's hand and smiled slightly: "Do you think I need to lure you? I just don't want you to die in a daze. In fact, you should understand what I said is true, right
?”
Xiahou Ba's eyes widened, his temples twitched straight, and his forehead blood vessels wriggled like earthworms. As Xiahou Xuan said, as soon as he saw this name, he knew that it might be true. Only in this way can he explain that the court has always been
weird behavior.
However, he could not accept it emotionally, which was too strange. If so, why did Emperor Ming reuse him and even let him become the Minister of Responsible?
"Do you have evidence?"
"If there is no evidence, I dare to come to see you and say such things again?" Xiahou Xuan raised his eyelids and sneered: "How serious is this matter? I can't even tell this point, right?"
"What do you want?" Xiahou Ba suddenly sneered: "Since Wei Ba had known this for a long time, why did he still negotiate with Luoyang?"
"He was surnamed Wei, not Cao. Luoyang is just an opportunity for him to take advantage of." Xiahou Xuan sighed: "It's been a lot of trouble for me to see you. You should
It is clear that it is a great opportunity for him to reduce the entire Cao family. One more Wei Kingdom will not only divide the land, but also an unstable factor. If you can take this opportunity to clear it, you can save a lot of money in the future.
thing."
Xiahou Ba's eyes twitched constantly. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Bitch, I'm so brave, I dare to do such a thing. I want to go back to Luoyang, I want to go back to Luoyang."
"Of course you should go back to Luoyang, but you can't go back like this." Xiahou Xuan waved his hand and signaled Xiahou Ba to be calm. "The battle is imminent now, although it has not been fought yet, the situation is already very clear. The opponent you are facing directly is me.
Behind us, Lu Xun, the general of Zhenbei, is also His Highness King Jin. To put it bluntly, if you are in equal strength, you may still have the power to fight. But now, you have no chance at all.
”
Xiahou Ba did not refute, he knew that what Xiahou Xuan was talking about was the truth.
"So, it will be a matter of time before you go back to Luoyang. But before that, you cannot reveal any flaws. Otherwise, you will not only be unable to save the Cao family, but will also trap yourself in. If so, I will take the risk today, but
It's just that it hurts you."
Xiahou Ba sneered: "After talking for a long time, you still want me to listen to you and give Yanzhou to you. I can give it to you, but what can I get?"
Xiahou Xuan asked back: "What do you want?"
"I..." Xiahou Ba was speechless for a moment. He had a wish, but when he spoke, he felt that this wish was too outrageous, and Wei Ba would definitely not agree.
"I want to keep some title for the Cao family?"
Xiahou Ba nodded with a nervous expression: "Is that OK?"
"I don't know, I'll do my best." Xiahou Xuan stood up and dusted his clothes: "Maybe, I can get a chance. However, this opportunity is very slim. You should know that your negotiation capital is not as good as Luoyang yet
Heavy. As far as I know, Luoyang has agreed to the relevant conditions of King Jin, and now he is just discussing some details."
"I have a large army!" Xiahou Ba roared: "I still have nearly 50,000 troops."
"If you think you can fight, you might as well give it a try." Xiahou Xuan shook his head regretfully: "What do you think is the use of the army that cannot even pay 50,000 military pay?" He pointed to the soldiers outside, and
"There are at least five thousand such soldiers in my army, and there are countless around His Highness King Jin. These people are far from elite. Every real warrior should be like this, and only you,
I will treat them as treasures and show off.”
He looked back at Xiahou Ba: "If you want to participate in this bet, you must first see how much capital you have. If you can't even do this, then I'm really in vain today. Uncle Zhongquan,
Take care!" After saying that, Xiahou Xuan bowed and left.
Xiahou Ba is now leaving Xiahou Xuan, suddenly feeling weak all over and sitting on the table. He holds his forehead and his mind is in a mess. Anger and surprise, despair and helplessness are all entangled, making him cry without tears.