Suddenly, the shouts started again, and the rhythmic drum beats came from afar, which seemed very calm amidst the violent drum beats. Then the violent drumbeats stopped and the bells rang, and then the bells became more and more urgent.
Zhang Ye finally saw groups of Qin soldiers withdrawing from the dust. It was obvious that some Qin soldiers were dragging their injured companions.
The shouts from the opposite side are getting louder and closer, and the steady drumbeats are approaching from far away. Zhang Ye felt relieved: the Wei army's counterattack drove away the Qin army.
Rhythmic drumbeats also sounded in the Qin army. The phalanx that had been parked on the edge of the dust slowly advanced, and the Qin soldiers who retreated from the dust also put down their supporting companions, turned around to form formation, and drove into the dust again with the sound of drums. Then a bell rang.
People kept coming out of the dust, most of them limping and obviously injured; a few were supported or even dragged out by them. Chen Zhen looked at it quietly for a while and said, "Hundreds of people were injured."
Mr. Bao said: "I wonder if anyone was killed in battle?"
Chen Zhen said: "The Wei people collapsed at the first touch, how could they be killed in battle? Gai's ear was injured by an arrow."
Mr. Bao said with some regret: "I wonder how many heads are there?"
Chen Zhen said: "The halberd warriors should be the first to pursue us."
The battle line seemed to have come to a standstill. Although there were a few drums and bells ringing, it was not intense. It should be a small-scale adjustment of deployment.
Chen Zhen looked at the sky and said: "That's it for today. We will have to retreat soon. Mr. Zhang has other things to do. We can't stay here for a long time. I would like to take my leave for now."
Mr. Bao said: "I don't dare to leave the meal." At the same time, he ordered the retainers to go down and prepare the car.
I stood on the tower and watched for a while, but there was no obvious change in the battlefield situation. I could only see the wounded soldiers of the Qin army sitting, lying or standing, as if they were also watching the battle ahead. When I was young, my retainers came to report that the carriage was ready.
Chen Zhen took Zeng Ji and Zhang Zhe down to the city, accompanied by Mr. Bao. A carriage stopped next to the city gate, and a group of Wei soldiers stood beside it. Chen Zhen and the other three got into the car. Zhang Ye was still the driver. After saying goodbye to Mr. Bao and others, they drove out of the city. After leaving the city, Zhang Noi turned onto the main road according to Mr. Chen Zhen's instructions and walked towards Zheng at a brisk pace.
Zhang Zou deliberately kept a little distance from the Han soldiers behind him so that the conversation in the car would not be heard by others. Chen Zhen was quite satisfied with this, and took the initiative to speak in the car: "It's true what you said, sir. Twenty thousand Qin soldiers are not the enemy of a hundred thousand Wei soldiers."
Zhang Ye was very embarrassed. He could naturally see that the Wei army actually suffered a big loss in this battle, especially the civilian army, which may have suffered a large number of casualties. Although the final counterattack caused some casualties to the Qin army, they were completely out of proportion to the casualties of the Wei army. The Qin army was injured and the Wei army was killed. So he didn't say anything, just sighed.
Chen Zhen naturally saw what he was thinking and said: "Sir, don't be ashamed. Wei has thirty camps. I thought the Qin people could defeat more than ten camps. Let's look at it now. But if they get five or six ears, it will be a big surprise."
Zhang Noi said: "How do you know how to defeat the fifth and sixth battalions, sir?"
Zeng Ji, who was on the right, smiled and said: "How many times will the army enter and defeat the enemy? It's a certain number. How can we know it? If we break ten battalions, we can go straight into the central army, but now we only have one side!"
Zhang He said: "It's all thanks to the help of Mr. Chen and Brother Zeng. I dare not say thank you. I would like to see you and express my sincerity face to face!"
Chen Zhen fell silent. Zhang Noi said: "Mr. Chen, is there anything you can't say?"
Chen Zhen said: "There is a dilemma: I am a Korean guest now, and I cannot leave the country unless I have something to do. A noble man does not stand in a dangerous place, and my ministers want to pay me a visit. Where should I go?"
Seeing Chen Xun mentioning this issue, Zhang Yue was filled with joy: It seems that Chen Xun indeed intends to find a way out of Lord Xinling, but some technical problems are difficult to solve. Then he said: "If Sir, I will give you a meeting, I will do my best. I would like Sir to name a person who can meet Lord Xinling with me and discuss this matter. But I have to pay homage to your face, and there will be no other words."
Chen Zhen said: "Although the words come from the teacher, the heart must be sent to the young master. The young master knows what happened to me, and it is hard for me to repay him with my body. I should not avoid hardships and dangers, and go to see him personally. - But it is better to take advantage of it."
Zhang He asked: "Sir, you said that Lianheng of Han and Wei Dynasties was mentioned to the King of Wei, but the son was the only one left behind. Why?"
This straightforward question stunned both Chen and Zeng.
Chen Zhen was still experienced and took the opportunity to ask: "Young Master, have you heard about it too? How can I see you, Master?"
Zhang He said: "Since the king came to the throne, the country has appointed all the courtiers, and the prince has only let down his hands. Now that Wei has been overthrown, the prince has to stand up. Although he has unified the army and is facing a powerful enemy, he really has no fixed ideas in his mind. He wants to unite and maintain balance. They all heard nothing.”
Chen Zhen said: "Sir, you can tell me from the bottom of your heart, and you won't allow me to fail to provide advice to you. However, as a guest, my actions are hindered, so I can do nothing! Rong Chen thought about it, but he got the idea, so he asked Brother Zeng to act on his behalf. The prince’s order.”
Zhang He said: "But with Chen Gong's promise, Your Majesty will definitely get what you want. Your Majesty looks forward to Chen Gong with hunger and thirst. I hope that you will decide on your plan early and don't turn against him."
Chen Zhen said: "Who do you think you are, who dares to trouble the young master?"
The car got on the main road and went straight to Beiqumen. After a full thirty miles, the Han soldiers ran all the way down, all exhausted. Seeing Zheng Cheng, the leader handed over the festival talisman and waved the car to pass. He said goodbye to Chen Zhen and led the Han soldiers to go on business. Chen Gong asked Zhang He to move the car aside and said: "Brother and I are different from each other, but if we have any objections, don't ask Brother Zeng to tell us." Zhang He jumped out of the car, Zeng Ji took the reins and led the car towards the palace gate. go. Zhang Yu didn't dare to leave the city immediately, fearing that the city guards would recognize him, so he made a big circle and found an opportunity to get out of the city among a large group of people.
After leaving Beiqumen, Zhang Noi first went around to Nilv where the disciples lived, and the two disciples were indeed there. The doormen dressed as coachmen met Zhang Yue. Everyone was a little excited. They felt that they had followed Dr. Xu Jia to Zhengdi for four or five days and could not go anywhere. It was very frustrating. Zhang He asked them where Dr. Xu Jia had been recently. They replied that they had gone almost nowhere on their side, and they might have gone somewhere on the other side of the post house, but they didn’t know exactly where.
Zhang He asked: "Does the doctor also go on a reverse journey?"
The guests replied: "Every day when I eat, I will send my condolences. Now it is close to the meal time, or it will come soon."
Zhang He said: "When the doctor arrives, he may have a long discussion with him. When someone asks, he only recommends the matter of deciding on a mediocre car." Everyone agreed.
Sure enough, not long after, Dr. Xu Jia and others arrived with rice and grain. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang Ye dressed as a retainer and was stunned for a moment. A guest hurriedly came forward and introduced him: "Mr. Zhang is waiting for me to drive. We don't dare to do it ourselves. We must discuss it with the doctor."
Dr. Jia understood and went straight over to meet Zhang Ye. Naturally, everyone else recognized Zhang Zhe, but when they saw what the guest said, they didn't tell him anything and followed him to greet him. The leading guest said: "I will cook the food in the courtyard, and the doctor will wait indoors for a while. We will prepare the food for a while, sir, please share the meal with us."
Zhang He hurriedly took out a bunch of money from his arms and said, "Let's prepare some money for salt and plum blossoms!" The retainer wanted to refuse, but Dr. Jia also took out a bunch of money from his arms and said, "Buy a jar of wine in the restaurant." , two chickens, drinking with Mr.
Zhang He couldn't laugh or cry. He was a retainer who came to Yongche. He was a stranger to him. Whenever he met, he wanted to "drink together". He quickly said: "How dare you bother the doctor to give him wine?"
Xu Jia immediately understood that he had lost his temper, but he immediately made up for it and said: "We are all brothers in the world. Brothers are not as good as brothers, but we are brothers. How dare we distinguish ourselves by distinction!" The retainer let the two into a room. In the small room, that was where they discussed secret matters. It was isolated from the surroundings and no one would eavesdrop.
As soon as he entered the door, Dr. Xu Jia whispered: "Why is Mr. Zhang here?"
Zhang Ye still looked around alertly, walked in the middle of the room, pulled out two straw mats, the two sat down, and then whispered: "Go to Zheng to visit Mr. Chen!"
The word "Mr. Chen" startled Xu Jia again. He asked Zhang Noi urgently: "Can I see Mr. Chen?"
Zhang Noi said: "See it!"
Xu Jia sat back with a frustrated look on his face and said, "Although I know where it is, I still can't see it."
Zhang He said: "The doctor's mission makes you very worried. So I sent Han Bu to help me, but I haven't heard anything yet. I sent Mr. Zheng again to inquire, but I can't find the key. I don't know how the progress is?"
Xu Jia said: "It's very difficult! The king of Han, the prince, the prime minister of Han, and the general have all made excuses and failed to meet their mission. So far, the mission has not been achieved. If you don't come, you can see the two officials. Although they have heard from each other, you still can't see them." "
Zhang He said: "Wei and Han exchange appointments and inquiries. Why is it that Wei's envoys arrived but Han did not arrive?"
Xu Jia sighed and said: "There is a great reason for this! Its origin lies in Chen Gong."
Zhang Noi said: "I would like to hear the details."
Xu Jia said: "Instead of announcing my first arrival, I would still like to pay a visit to the DPRK as an envoy, so I went to the Korean Prime Minister's Gate with a festival to tell me that I was in the DPRK, but I couldn't see you. I parked my car on the long street and waited, but I couldn't. I asked again when I got to the house. He still didn't return, but he couldn't. The next day, he went to see General Bao's Mansion, but he was also at court, but he couldn't find it again. So he entered the court and went to Xingren's Mansion. He told him that government affairs were busy and ordered him to wait in the post. He asked to see the prince again, and he replied. , the prince supervises the country and does not manage state affairs. When the Wei envoy arrived, he did not receive the king's order and did not dare to appear in court. He repeatedly ran into obstacles and everything did not go smoothly, and he has been wasting his time so far. Later, he made secret interviews with the officials without making any remarks, but still couldn't find the way. So he used I will keep the rules in the long street to attract people's attention; if I don't attract the Wei envoys to secretly visit the officials, they may be able to get through."
Zhang Noi asked: "Don't you invite the Wei envoy to visit the doctor?"
Xu Jia said: "Wei's envoys are blocked, and they are not independent ministers. Three of the king's orders to send Korea to ask for help are blocked. These three are of low status and low power. They just follow orders and wait for orders. If they fail to fulfill their mission, they cannot return to their country to resume their duties. Conspire with me to achieve the mission together."
Zhang Ye asked: "What's the gain?"
Xu Jia said: "I know about the communication between Qin and Han. This is what Chen Gong said. But Chen not only talks about Han, but also wants to talk about Wei. Chen Gong talks about Wei and Qin, and Wei talks about Han resisting Qin. Han can neither resist Qin nor can he. and Wei, so we don’t have access to Wei’s envoys, just to wait for the time.”
Zhang He said: "Is it necessary to make peace between Wei and Qin, so that Nai can achieve peace? What are you talking about! If the peace between Qin and Wei has been completed, what are the reinforcements for?"
Xu Jia said: "That's exactly what I meant. Wei Die asked Han to help Wei to fight against Qin, but Qin wanted to make peace with Wei. Han knew that Qin and Wei were at peace, so he had to fight against Qin. The current situation is absurd, and it's like this."
Zhang He asked: "What can we do about the peace negotiation?"
Xu Jia said: "The peace talks between Qin and Wei were all discussed in Qifeng. No one in Zheng heard about it, but Duke Chen knew about it."
Zhang He said: "Mr. Chen is not a guest of Han Dynasty, so how can he discuss it with Qin and Wei?"
Xu Jia said: "Mr. Chen, he is a lobbyist in the world. He talks about Wei and Qin. It is the right time, so why not talk to him!"
