Wang Yi stopped Zhao Ang and prevented Zhao Ang from letting Liang Xu enter the city easily.
It's not that Wang Yi discovered any flaw, it's just that Wang Yi felt from the time that Liang Xu came back a little too fast.
Especially those who have surrendered to the Shu thieves and cooperated with the Shu thieves to defraud the city.
Wang Yi's brain is obviously much stronger than her husband's.
"Husband, it's about five days' journey from Xi County to Ji County." Wang Yi persuaded Zhao Ang, "Five days ago, Jiang Jiu just rushed back from Xi County and told my husband, Governor Ma, to abandon the city. Today, Liang Xu led The defeated troops returned to Ji County. Although the defense of the west county city is weak, it will not be able to stop the Shu thieves for five days. This may be a fraud."
When Zhao Ang heard this, he immediately hesitated.
After all, Zhao Ang knew very well that his wife was indeed smarter than him. He had to rely on his wife's advice to expel Ma Chao and gain the recognition of King Wei and become the governor of Yizhou.
Therefore, Zhao Ang immediately believed whatever Wang Yi said.
But Jiang Xu didn't feel comfortable listening.
Although Liangzhou women are so heroic, are you a bit too heroic? !
We are discussing matters in the state capital. Why don't you, a woman, just stay in the back house and come out to offer advice? !
And it’s very possible that he’s right.
Don't tell me, Jiang Xu thought the same way. He also thought that Liang Xu came back this time to defraud the city gate, and he might be followed by the main force of the Shu army.
Now it's good, a woman found out.
Jiang Xu felt that, although he didn't know if the Shu army coach had lost his mind and used such a crude strategy, for the sake of Jiang's future, he had to help save it at least.
"Madam's words are indeed reasonable!" Jiang Xu first affirmed Wang Yi's statement, but then said, "However, Liang Xu is from Tianshui County after all. If he is really defeated, we will not let him go." If he enters the city, the city may become unstable!"
Jiang Xu means, don't forget, the Liang family is also a wealthy family in Tianshui County.
If Liang Xu is really a spy, then it is reasonable for you not to let him enter the city, but if not, the Liang family will really rebel against it.
When Jiang Xu said this, Zhao Ang felt that what Jiang Xu said made sense.
But Wang Yi's eyes flashed and he asked calmly, "In the opinion of Jiang Juncheng, what should we do about this matter?!"
Jiang Xu smiled slightly and said, "This matter is quite simple. There is a custom in the army to order Liang Xu and others to take off their armor, throw away their weapons and enter the city. The soldiers were detained and Liang Xu ordered people to guard them. This is even an internal response. , it’s useless.”
Wang Yi was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Jiang Xu to say that.
To be honest, Wang Yi didn't believe Jiang Xu. After all, the Jiang family and the Zhao family never got along very well. Jiang Xu suddenly asked his husband to take charge of the overall situation this time. Wang Yi didn't believe Jiang Xu would be so kind.
Therefore, the question just now was actually a test by Wang Yi to test Jiang Xu's true thoughts.
If Jiang Xu really had second thoughts, he would have defended Liang Xu at this time. But Jiang Xu did not. On the contrary, he also gave a good way to ensure the safety of Ji County without angering Liang.
Wang Yi had nothing to say about this.
When Zhao Ang saw that his wife had stopped talking, he naturally understood that this was a good idea and quickly followed it. This was the scene where Liang Xu was surrounded outside the city of Ji County.
Now, the soldiers brought by Liang Xu have been temporarily imprisoned by Zhao Ang's personal guards, and Liang Xu himself has been taken to Zhao Ang's mansion for interrogation by Zhao Ang himself.
Of course, Jiang Xu is also present.
After Liang Xu entered the city, although he was controlled, he was not arrested immediately. He was only asked to go to Zhao Ang's mansion. He felt somewhat at ease.
After meeting Zhao Ang and discovering that Jiang Xu was also present, Liang Xu finally gained some confidence.
"What do you mean, Governor Zhao?!" Liang Xu asked with his head held high and an angry posture.
And Zhao Ang scolded him according to his wife's wishes, "Bold Liang Xu, you have surrendered the Shu invaders long ago, and now you come to defraud my city. How can you hide this from me?!"
If you scare or deceive, maybe Liang Xu will reveal his secret. This is from Wang Yijiao.
To be honest, Liang Xu was really shocked and thought that the matter had been exposed. But after all, he was from a noble family, and the city still had this. He glanced at Jiang Xu next to Zhao Ang calmly.
Jiang Xu behaved very calmly and calmly. He lowered his head and stared at the floor tiles in front of him, seemingly hearing nothing.
Liang Xu suddenly stabilized.
If Zhao Ang really saw through his plan and had talked through Jiang Xu, then Jiang Xu's reaction at this time should be to draw his sword and threaten him, definitely not to stand still.
Therefore, this is a scam.
Liang Xu, who understood the situation, immediately acted like he was furious, raised his hands to Zhao Ang and said, "Why did Zhao Ang say this?! Taishou Ma escaped before the battle. We are favored by the king's order to defend the city and resist the bandits. If the governor wants to defeat my army, Xu has nothing to say about his crime, but the governor humiliates him by surrendering to a traitor, what is the meaning of this?!"
Zhao Ang was also stunned. He didn't expect Liang Xu's reaction to be so big.
But after listening to Liang Xu's words, Zhao Ang also felt that it was really not surprising that Liang Xu had such a big reaction.
Ma Zun fled before he even saw the enemy. It was not easy for Liang Xu to stay and hold on to the city.
Now that he has returned from defeat, he is full of resentment. If he still doubts him, if he really did not surrender to the Shu thieves, then he is wrongly blaming a good person.
But what Madam says is usually not wrong.
Zhao Ang saw that Liang Xu was getting more and more excited and said quickly, "Liang, take your time, take your time. Let me ask you, since you said you will hold on to the city, how many days will you hold on?!"
At this time, it was time to test Liang Xu.
If Liang Xu hesitated or said it at the wrong time, it would be easy for that woman Wang Yi to see through.
At this time, even Jiang Xu was sweating for Liang Xu.
But Liang Xu said without any hesitation, "The guard lasted less than five days!"
Zhao Ang seemed to have caught Liang Xu's hand and asked, "Although the city of Xi County is not high, it is not difficult to hold on for more than ten days. Why can you only hold on for five days?!"
Liang Xu raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Ang and said, "The bandit army did not attack the city, but detoured north to attack Ji County. I wonder what the governor should do if he is in Xi County?!"
Zhao Ang paused after hearing this. Yes, what would he do in the face of this situation? !
Holding on to the city is not a serious crime, and holding on for more than ten days is not a problem. But if Ji County in the rear does not know the enemy's situation and sends troops to rescue without permission, won't it be destroyed by thieves? !
In that case, it is estimated that Zhao Ang will lead his troops out of the city to break out of the encirclement, abandon Xi County, return to Ji County, and inform the Ji County defenders about the enemy's situation first so that the Ji County defenders can prepare.
Therefore, Liang Xu's appearance at the gate of Ji County is truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Otherwise, he can completely stay in Xixian County and wait and see where Tianshui belongs before making a choice. This is the safest.
When he thought of this, Zhao Ang immediately stood up, ran to Liang Xu, bowed his hands in salute, and said, "I wrongly blamed Liang Zhanzhi, please forgive me, forgive me!"
At this time, Liang Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this level of deception was over.
Liang Xu also reluctantly bowed his hands and said, "We are all for the country!"
You can't be particularly enthusiastic at this time. After all, you have just been wronged, and it is normal to have some resentment.
Jiang Xu also stood up at the right time and said to Liang Xu, "If the matter is urgent, I would like to ask Liang Zhi not to blame anyone. However, now that the war situation is urgent, I would like to ask Liang Zhi to ignore past suspicions and quickly inform the Shu thieves of their troop movements. I Just be prepared!"
Liang Xu then tried to calm down and began to tell what he knew about the situation of the Shu army.
"The leader of the Shu thieves is Zhang Xi, and the vanguard generals include Wei Yan, Zhang Yi, Jufu and others. The one who besieged Xi County is Jufuye. Now the Shu thieves have Zhang Yi as the vanguard general, leading more than 5,000 people. Fifty miles southwest of Ji County, Zhangxi is probably no more than seventy miles away from here, only a two-day march."
Obviously, in terms of scheming and acting, Zhao Ang is definitely no match for Liang Xu and Jiang Xu.
What Liang Xu said is true. Zhangxi is indeed less than seventy miles away from Ji County, and there is no adulteration at all. And the vanguard general of Zhangxi's army is really Zhang Yi. Wei Yan's butt is not healed yet. Although he was nimble, he couldn't run fast on horseback, and Zhang Xi also had to give Zhang Yi some opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
What Liang Xu said was true, so no matter what Zhao Ang asked, Liang Xu could answer it without any hesitation.
By this time, Zhao Ang had believed that Liang Xu had indeed escaped and reported the news.
After getting the news about the enemy soldiers, Zhao Ang was a little worried.
The garrison of Ji County was only 5,000 people. Even if the four or five hundred people brought back by Liang Xu were included, the number was only 5,500.
According to the information provided by Liang Xu, the number of Zhang Xi's leaders is about 20,000. A gap of four times, which is not easy to fight.
Therefore, Jiang Xu suggested, "Now that the matter is urgent, we should ask Governor Zhao to write a letter to Governor Guo of Liangzhou quickly and ask Governor Guo to send troops to help as soon as possible!"
Zhao Ang suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.
Immediately afterwards, Liang Xu also hurriedly said, "The governor needs to sort out the city's defenses as soon as possible and prepare the equipment to defend the city. The thieves will definitely arrive in less than two days, so please take more precautions!"
Zhao Ang continued to nod and said yes again and again.
After that, Zhao Ang ordered Jiang Xu and Liang Xu to go to the city to organize soldiers and arrange defense, while he quickly went to find his wife.
Since expelling Ma Chao, Zhao Ang has completely obeyed his wife's advice. Of course, he must ask his wife's opinion on such important matters.
And Wang Yi is a little hesitant now.
After all, the development of things seemed different from what she thought.
(End of chapter)
