Tu Lou asked excitedly: "You, are you really the King of Yan?!" Yang Peng smiled and said: "I told you earlier." Tu Lou suddenly knelt down and said excitedly: "The villain already admires the King of Yan. "I have wanted to defect for a long time, but I couldn't find a way. I didn't expect to see King Yan today! The villain is really, really..."
Yang Peng helped Tu Lou up and saw Tu Lou looking at him like a devout believer seeing the gods he believed in. A rough and brave man was so excited! Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Do you want to follow me?" Tulou nodded vigorously, "King Yan is a great hero of our Han people. He not only expelled the Khitans and regained the Central Plains, but also destroyed Xixia. He shocked the world and was unparalleled. No one else can! This villain has long wanted to serve King Yan!"
Yang Peng laughed and said: "If you follow me, you won't be able to get promoted and get rich. Instead, you will often fall into dangerous situations!" Tu Louhao said: "Money is bullshit. A real man can die on the battlefield fighting against foreigners. No regrets!" Then he knelt down and said: "I am willing to serve King Yan, and I will be broken into pieces without any hesitation!" Yang Peng helped Tulou up, patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, I will accept you. !" Tulou was overjoyed and bowed again: "I pay my respects to the King of Yan!" Then he called to his subordinates and said: "Why don't you go to the King of Yan soon!" Everyone reacted, and their chests were full of surprises, and they all paid their respects: "Greetings to the King of Yan!" !”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Okay, everyone, get up." Everyone stood up.
Dong dong dong dong..., the sound of war drums came from the east coast. Yang Peng looked up and saw that the two imperial armies had formed their formation and were about to fight. Yang Peng quickly ran to the hill next to the shore and looked towards the other side.
An Bing, the envoy of Xuanfu, saw that Qingshuipu was burning and turned into a sea of fire. His anger was as raging as the flames and could not be contained. He immediately ordered the army to form a formation and prepare to attack. Seeing the arrival of An Bing's army, Zhou Rong quickly ordered his troops to give up the attack, form a defensive formation, and be ready.
When the two formations faced each other, An Bing rode up to the front of the army and shouted angrily: "Zhou Rong, I've always been tolerant to you, you've gone too far!" Zhou Rong also rode up to the front of the army, snorted coldly, and said loudly: "An C, stop pretending here! No one in the world can be as sinister and vicious as you. First, you made a sneak attack on Jiange, and now you sent people to attack the team I sent to deliver money and food to the court. You really want to kill them all! It's unbearable. This is intolerable!"
An Bing was surprised, "What did you say? I sent people to attack the team you sent to transport money and food?" Zhou Rong thought An Bing was pretending, and shouted angrily: "My surname is An, you are still pretending now? I captured many Qingshuipao brothers, and they all confessed that you sent someone to transport the robbed money and food last night!"
An Bing felt very surprised. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be talking nonsense, he just felt that the relationship was very strange. He immediately said sincerely: "Mr. Zhou, I have never done this! I think there may be some problem in this! What do you think, Such a big thing can be hidden for a while, but not forever. If it spreads, I, An Bing, will not be able to explain it to the court! This matter will do more harm than good to me, how could I do such a thing? "
Seeing that he was speaking sincerely, Zhou Rong felt that what he said was very reasonable, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious. Seeing that the other party's attitude had softened, An Bing said loudly: "I think both of us have misunderstandings, so it's better not to be reckless. Let's withdraw our troops and investigate this matter slowly." Zhou Rong saw that the other party was occupying the troops. Under Yu's circumstances, he didn't pursue the issue of his own raid on Qingshui Pu, which showed his sincerity, so he wanted to nod his head and agree.
But no one expected that at this moment, there was a sudden sound of killing behind An Bing, and hundreds of Song troops suddenly rushed out of the forest and slammed into the rear of An Bing's army. An Bing's army was focused on Zhou Rong's army in front of them. They didn't expect that there were enemy troops hidden in the mountains and forests behind them. They were caught off guard and were rushed into the formation by the opponent's drum. Blood rain flew and everyone fell down. , the entire rear team began to retreat!
An Bing was shocked and thought he had fallen into Zhou Rong's trick. He quickly ordered the rear troops to resist, and then ordered the main force to attack Zhou Rong's army in front. Zhou Rong was surprised when he saw a troop of soldiers and horses suddenly coming out from behind An Bing and attacking An Bing's army, stirring up the army formation. Immediately, he saw An Bing's army resisting the assault troops rushing up from behind and attacking with a large army. He was startled and could not think about it carefully, so he quickly ordered the army to prepare for battle.
In an instant, the rain of arrows fired by the armies of both sides covered the sky, and then the waves of troops from both sides collided heavily, and the soldiers fought against the generals, killing flesh and blood until the sun and the moon eclipsed the light. The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour. Zhou Rong's troops were insufficient and he suffered heavy losses. He was surrounded by the opponent and was trying his best to resist. An Bing felt that something was wrong from beginning to end, but when it came to this, he simply killed Zhou Rong.
Seeing that Zhou Rong was about to lose his support, Zhou Rong's 10,000 reinforcements arrived from Chengdu. The morale of the generals below Zhou Rong was greatly boosted and they fought back vigorously, while reinforcements launched an attack from the outside. An Bing quickly divided his forces to deal with it, and the battle gradually became unfavorable to An Bing. At this moment, An Bing's reinforcements also arrived and immediately entered the battlefield. The armies of both sides fought in a melee until dusk, with corpses scattered everywhere and rivers of blood flowing, but neither side took advantage. The soldiers on both sides were exhausted and agreed to withdraw their troops.
The armies of both sides retreated to Chengdu, each controlling half of the city. They were at war with each other. The atmosphere was extremely tense, and Chengdu was about to become a battlefield.
Yang Peng and his party crossed the river and met Yan Ji. Yang Peng smiled and said: "You guys did a great job! Without you, this war probably wouldn't have been possible!" Yan Ji and others were overjoyed when they heard Yang Peng's praise. Yan Ji said, "You don't have to praise us. This is all your plan, we are just copying the gourd!" Then he glanced at Luo Yanran, who was following Chen Xiao, wearing a white dress and a snow-covered veil, and nodded: "Miss Luo!" Luo Yanran replied Yingying A gift. Yan Ji noticed Tu Lou who was following Yang Peng, and couldn't help showing surprise on his face. Tu Lou also looked very surprised when he saw Yan Ji, widened his eyes and said: "You, you..."
Yang Peng said with a smile: "Have you seen it?" Tu Lou opened his eyes wide and said in great surprise: "Aren't you the Miss Yan who negotiated with me earlier? Why, how come you are from King Yan?"
Yan Ji looked at Yang Peng doubtfully. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Tu Lou and Brother Qingshui Pao are now Yanyun's people." Yan Ji felt incredible, glanced at Tu Lou, and joked: "I thought Boss Tu was unwilling to serve King Yan!" Tu Lou laughed loudly, patted his head and said, "If I had known that the lady represented King Yan, Tu would have surrendered long ago!" Yan Ji had contacted Tu Lou and tried to persuade Tu Lou to surrender to Hua Xu. However, due to Yang Peng was about to enter Shu, so for the sake of Yang Peng's safety, Yan Ji did not explain her origin when she contacted Tulou. Although Tulou felt that "Hua Xu" had a great background, they never expected that "Huaxu" 'In fact, it was Yan Yun's Jianghu forces. As a result, the two sides broke down and almost fought.
Yang Peng said: "From now on, Tulou will be the leader of 'Huaxu', responsible for commanding the Jianghu forces in Sichuan." Tulou was moved and said: "Thank you King Yan for your appreciation, but I don't want to hang out in the Jianghu. , my subordinate wants to join the Yanyun Army and serve on the battlefield!" Yang Peng thought of his powerful martial arts and felt that leaving him in the world was really a dereliction of his talent. Only by putting him on the battlefield can he fully display his talents! As soon as he thought about this, he nodded and said: "Yes. However, in my Yanyun army, all positions are awarded based on military merit or competition. Although I am the king of Yan, I cannot make an exception. You can temporarily be one of my personal soldiers. Bar."
Tulou was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, King Yan." Yang Peng helped Tulou up, patted his shoulder to encourage him, and said, "You will lead your Qingshuipao brother for the time being. Now it is our army's plan to seize Sichuan." Now, as long as you make military exploits, I can reward you based on your merits!" Tulou felt that King Yan seemed to value him particularly. He was happy and excited. He clasped his fists and said, "I will do my best to live up to King Yan's expectations. !" Yang Peng smiled and nodded.
Yan Ji came forward and said: "King Yan, Zhou Rong and An Bing have not achieved results. Now they have returned to Chengdu to confront each other. What should we do next?" Yang Peng thought for a moment and gave some instructions to Yan Ji and Tu Lou. . The two of them clasped their fists in agreement, and then led their men away. Yan Ji led his men to ambush near Chengdu, and Tu Lou led his men across the river to summon his brother Qingshui Pao. Seeing that the two of them were far away, Yang Peng also led his men to leave the place, bypassing Chengdu Mansion and rushing northeast.
The Xuanfu envoy and the Zhenfu envoy fought fiercely, and the whole Sichuan was greatly shaken. The people were trembling with fear, and the officials were also uneasy. The originally lively and prosperous city of Chengdu has lost the hustle and bustle of the past. The streets and alleys are deserted. Most of the doors of the shops are closed. The few pedestrians on the streets are also in a hurry. The beggars who used to be all over the streets and alleys have also disappeared. .
In the residence of the Xuanfu envoy, An Bing was scolding Zhou Rong. All his cronies were standing below, some were scolding him, and some looked worried. An Qian waited for her uncle to get tired of scolding, and said, "Uncle, this thing is really strange! My uncle clearly did not send anyone to attack the transport team sent by Zhou Rong, but why did Zhou Rong say with such certainty that it was his uncle who did it? "A general named Cao Kan said angrily: "I think he is just looking for an excuse to do evil things to you!" Some people agreed, and some people started talking in low voices.
An Qian nodded and said, "This is an explanation, but there is another explanation." Everyone looked at An Qian in confusion. An Qian glanced at everyone and asked, "Haven't you ever thought that this might be framed?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then they felt that this was indeed possible, but another question came up. If someone was framed, who could it be? On the ground in Sichuan, except for the two adults Xuanfu and Zhenfu, who else has the ability to do such a thing?
An Bing frowned and said: "Qian'er is right! What Zhou Rong said is not false. When the two sides faced off during the day, the situation had eased, but at this moment, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared. There was a surprise attack on us from behind! At that time, I immediately thought it was Zhou Rong's trap, but now that I thought about it carefully, I found that this matter was very strange! Those who attacked us from the rear did not look like Zhou Rong's people , how could Zhou Rong’s people have such fighting power! The strangest thing is that after we had a big fight with Zhou Rong, the troops that attacked us suddenly disappeared! Now that I think about it, I’m afraid that Zhou Rong and I were both hit by someone else It's a trick!" After hearing what he said, everyone thought that was the case. Cao Kan cursed angrily: "Which bastard is causing trouble?"
An Qian's heart suddenly moved, and she couldn't help but said: "Could it be..." An Bing quickly looked at An Qian, "What did you think of?" An Qian came back to her senses in shock, and hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, it's nothing!" An Bing said He frowned, temporarily suppressing the doubts in his heart. He glanced at everyone and frowned: "I don't care who is behind the scenes. The top priority is how to resolve the dispute with Zhou Rong! Now that the two sides are fighting, he won't believe me, and it's hard for me to believe him. I want to I’m afraid it won’t be easy to reconcile with him!”
An Qian said: "Uncle, on the one hand, we must reconcile with him, but on the other hand, we must be prepared to deal with unexpected events!" An Bing believed this and immediately thought of gathering all the troops scattered across Sichuan to Chengdu. , and also wanted to mobilize the Xiang army. Although the Xiang army has poor equipment and low combat effectiveness, the more people it has, the stronger its momentum will be. That is also useful!
An Bing gave instructions to his subordinates and asked An Yuan to find a way to contact Brother Qingshui Pao. He wanted to ask what happened last night. An Bing arranged the task and let everyone go down, leaving only An Qian.
An Bing stood up and walked to An Qian, squinting his eyes and asked: "Where is the secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom who lives with you now?" An Bing had already thought of Yang Peng and others during the discussion just now, and had something to do with seizing the sword pavilion. , so An Bing could easily think of Yang Peng. He felt that the person in Sichuan who had the ability to rob money and food and raid his own rear team was the Liao envoy! However, there is a problem in this. Why did the Liao secret envoy do this? What benefit does this have to him? Sichuan has been messed up, and the Liao people can't even take advantage of it!
An Qian was confused after hearing her uncle's question. She wanted to hide it for Yang Peng, but she felt that it couldn't be hidden. She might as well tell her honestly, so she said: "They, they went out of the city during the day yesterday." , I haven’t come back yet! Maybe, maybe I was delayed by something!”
An Bing snorted coldly and said: "I'm afraid it was delayed by the robbery of money and food and the raid on our army!" An Qian was shocked and said hurriedly: "Brother Yang will never do such a thing? Is it right to do such a thing? What benefits does he have?" An Bing frowned and murmured: "This is indeed very strange! Why do the Khitans come to sow discord? Zhou Rong and I had a big fight, how could they, the Khitans, still reap the benefits of the fishermen? ?”
An Qian's heart moved and she thought to herself: "Brother Yang is not the secret envoy of the Liao people, he is actually the Yanyun warrior. In this case, he has reason to do this!" ' Thinking of this, I was shocked, 'If you put it this way, Yan Yun's negotiations with his uncle and Zhou Rong were fake. In fact, he was already preparing to use force to solve the problem! '
An Bing saw An Qian's expression was different and asked angrily: "What are you thinking about?" An Qian came back to her senses in shock and said quickly: "My niece is thinking about Brother Yang, why does he do this? My niece is thinking about Brother Yang. Why would he do this?" I’m stupid, I really can’t understand!”
An Bing frowned and said: "I can't understand it either, it makes no sense! These Khitan people are simply incomprehensible!" Then he looked at An Qian and warned: "If they contact you again, you must stabilize them first. Send someone to notify me at the same time!" An Qian was confused and subconsciously agreed.
After leaving the hall, Anxi walked toward the door while thinking wildly. Coming out of the gate, An Yuan immediately greeted him and said with a smile on his face: "Cousin..." An Qian temporarily put the messy thoughts behind her and asked angrily: "Didn't uncle ask you to contact Brother Qingshui Pao? Why are you still here?" An Yuan couldn't help but feel bored when he saw his cousin talking so harshly, and then said with a smile on his face: "I'm waiting for my cousin, we haven't spoken for a day!" An Qian felt a little disgusted, Suddenly thinking about Luo Yanran, I couldn't help but feel worried. I heard that Qingshuipu had been destroyed in the war. I wonder if she is still alive? An Qian was not worried about Luo Yanran's safety, but she was worried that if her eldest brother knew that Luo Yanran was captured by Brother Qingshui Pao because of his own conspiracy, it would be very bad.
An Qian couldn't help but regret, regretting that she shouldn't have done such a thing. This was really a loss outweighing the gain! Looking at An Yuan, a smile spread across his face. An Yuan was looking at An Qian eagerly, and when he saw her suddenly looking at him with a bright smile, he was immediately in a state of ecstasy.
An Qian spoke softly: "Cousin, I have a favor to ask of you!" An Yuan seemed to have had his soul taken away. He nodded involuntarily and said in a dreamy voice: "What my cousin said, Brother Yu will definitely do it!"
An Qian was secretly proud and said: "My little sister is a little worried about Miss Luo's safety. When you inquire for my uncle, you also inquire about her situation for my little sister!" An Yuan immediately said: "Don't worry, cousin, Brother Yu will definitely do it! "Thank you so much, cousin!" An Yuan was elated and said with great emotion: "As long as it's something that my cousin tells me, let alone such a trivial matter as asking for information, even if I go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire, Brother Yu will never frown!" An Qian laughed dryly, made an excuse, and left in a hurry. An Yuan watched An Qian's carriage go away in a daze, until he could no longer see it, then he gathered his mood and went to do his business.
At the same time, Zhou Rong was also discussing with his cronies how to deal with An Bing. After some discussion, he came to a conclusion similar to An Bing. Zhou Rong also wanted to find a way to reconcile with An Bing, and at the same time mobilize an army just in case.
The regular armies from all over Sichuan received orders from the Xuanfu Envoy and the Zhenfu Envoy respectively. Except for a few people, most of them immediately followed the order and led their troops to Chengdu to support their respective masters. Local officials from various places also received orders from the two men and immediately mobilized their Xiang troops, either personally leading them or sending trusted followers to Chengdu to support them.
An Bing and Zhou Rong originally planned to reconcile, but after seeing the other party's actions of deploying troops and generals, they both had doubts. Although they were negotiating, they were preparing for a war behind the scenes. After the other party noticed this situation, they became more distrustful of the other party. As a result, the peace talks became more and more hopeful of solving the problem, but the atmosphere became more and more tense.
Just as the two sides were in a tense confrontation, a very unexpected news suddenly came from the east: Ding Wei led an army to march to the foot of Xiangyang City, but was suddenly ambushed by the Cao brothers, and more than half of the 700,000-strong army was lost overnight. , Ding Wei led the remaining defeated soldiers to flee in a panic, and fled to Ezhou in one breath.
An Bing and Zhou Rong were astonished, and their hearts that had already turned to the court couldn't help but become active again. The two temporarily put aside each other's affairs and began to frequently meet with envoys from all parties. The war clouds that originally shrouded the sky over Chengdu Mansion seemed to have disappeared without a trace in an instant. The people of Chengdu, who had been worried for several days, finally breathed a long sigh of relief! The once chilly streets and alleys became lively again!
After several days of bargaining in the Khitan Kingdom, An Bing finally decided to defect to the prince, while Zhou Rong defected to the Tubo people. It can be said that everyone was happy. Later, under the advice and mediation of the prince's envoy, An Bing, Zhou Rong, the prince's envoy and the Tubo envoy sat down together. The two sides shook hands and made peace, and the prince's side and the Tubo side reached an agreement on the division of Sichuan. The states and counties in northern Sichuan, excluding Chengdu, were all assigned to Tubo, while the states and counties in northern and southern Sichuan, including Chengdu, still belonged to the Song Dynasty. In fact, the whole of Sichuan originally belonged to the Song Dynasty. Such division is simply a loss of power and humiliation of the country. However, at this moment, the princes have no intention to preserve any ancestral land. They only want to defeat Zhao Heng and achieve restoration. For this reason, other trivial matters are also ignored. There is nothing to worry about!
After the two parties reached an agreement, they held a banquet at the Chengdu magistrate's office. The two parties, regardless of guest or host, drank, laughed, talked, and enjoyed singing and dancing. They were very happy. An Qian sat on the table, her brows never raised. An Yuan, who was sitting next to him, had a drink with others. He turned around and saw that An Qian seemed to have an unhappy look on his face. He couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, what are you thinking about?"
An Qian smiled coldly, glanced at the people sitting at the top, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "I think we are just like a group of rats sharing the food!" An Yuan chuckled and said, "My cousin is kidding! Father! Now he is the governor of Sichuan and the general of Pingxi who have been conferred by his majesties. His power and position have reached the extreme! Although Zhou Rong has taken refuge with the Tubo people, he is also the general and the governor of Sichuan, and he is also a very human minister!"
An Qian smiled coldly, "No matter how powerful you are, what's the big deal!" An Yuan disagreed. In his mind, if you have high power, you are the best among people, and you are the best among people. How could it be useless? ? However, he did not dare to offend his cousin, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
