Hearing this, he nodded slightly to Zongyan, and was about to turn around and leave the tent, but he seemed to remember something, frowning and whispering: "How many people know about this? Don't tell anyone."
The lieutenant-general lowered his face and recalled it seriously, then lowered his hands and said in a low voice: "Du Tong, fortunately the battlefield was filled with miasma at that time, making it difficult to distinguish from near and far, and this man was surrounded by members of our Xiang clan, so we were able to save a life. ! Since you personally gave the order, brothers of the same race will naturally not talk nonsense!
But it is not easy to bring this Tang general back among the troops. Although his clothes and armor were stripped off, the soldiers we passed along the way were soldiers from various tribes, especially the Tian clan. They have always kept a close eye on us. I am afraid we cannot hide this matter. how long......"
Without any further thought, Xiang Zongyan let out a long sigh, then showed a wry smile and said: "Oh, that's all, I'm worrying too much! What could Tian do if he knew about it? Anyway, now we are the only ones left in Xizhai. My surname is Xiang..."
It's not that Xiang Zongyan hesitated on purpose. The general in front of him was of the same clan and had always been loyal to him. It was just that he felt bitter when he thought about the current situation of the Xiang clan.
Since Peng Shichou abandoned the declining Xiang clan and joined the rising Tian clan ten or twenty years ago, by Xiang Zongyan's generation, most of the land, forests, wealth and people occupied by the Xiang clan have been taken advantage of by other tribes. His status among the five major clans cannot be described as what he used to be, and it has even reached a point of danger.
If Peng Shichou hadn't thought about Xiang's kindness in assisting his ancestors in the past, the Xiang clan would have been kicked out of the so-called Dongxi clan.
Therefore, for the young Xiang Zongyan, being able to successfully inherit the family business and take charge of the entire clan is not worthy of his gratitude, because what he inherited with his hands was a crumbling mess.
As an extremely rare leader among various tribes, he has studied and read with Han masters since childhood. He is deeply influenced by Han culture. He has long seen through the struggle for power and position through allusions in various books. Although it is complicated, he finally escapes. There is one most primitive principle - "the weak eat the strong".
Unlike other members of the Xiang clan, Xiang Zongyan did not have too much resentment towards Peng Shichou's so-called betrayal. After all, his own clan's lack of progress led to its decline. In the final analysis, he could not blame others for this. After all, as a superior, in order to stabilize his rule, it is understandable to select the strong and eliminate the weak. How can there be any sense of friendship?
Therefore, when Tian Hongyou raised troops to seize power, as soon as Xiang Zongyan was recruited, he immediately led the entire clan to stand resolutely on the side of the Tian family. It wasn't that he was betting on Tian Hongyou to take advantage of the opportunity to revitalize the tribe, but that he had no choice at the time.
The Xiang clan is already weak, so how can it have the capital to carry out "King Qin's suppression of rebellion"? How dare you bet on the survival of the tribe?
Similarly, this time Peng Shiyu united with the Tang army to raise troops for a crusade, leaving Xiang Zongyan with no choice. No matter whether Peng Shiyu really committed the unforgivable crime of "killing his father and killing his brother" as Tian Hongyou said, since he had previously watched the Peng family's suffering with a cold eye and helped send troops to hunt down Peng Shiyu, he and the former young master of Xizhou In this time, there is no room for change.
Seeing that the Tang army was approaching fiercely, but Tian Hongyou, as the new master, was helpless, Xiang Zongyan was disappointed, but at this time of life and death, he still gritted his teeth and offered the secret of the Xiang clan.
No matter how mean and suspicious the Tian brothers were to him, Xiang Zongyan still retained a trace of fantasy in his heart and could only hold back. Until today's battle, I witnessed Tian Hongbin insisting on his own way in the tent and ordering all five thousand hard-won poison bags to be used up. Xiang Zongyan, who has always been cautious in dealing with others, could no longer hold back the anger that had been building up in his heart for a long time. I finally recognized the reality and instantly changed my previous thoughts.
Seeing that his leader kept frowning but said nothing, Xiang's general couldn't help but feel concerned. After hesitating for a moment, he leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Is there something in trouble, Mr. Du?"
"Thousands of threads, how can they be exhausted?"
This general named Xiang Ming has inherited the advantages of the Xiang clan. He has been extremely tall since he was a child. Now he is just over 20 years old and is even much taller than the leader Xiang Zongyan. At this time, Xiang Zongyan lowered his head and sighed. , without thinking too much, he quickly bent down, raised his head and said sincerely:
"Du Tong, although the last general is stupid, he still has to speak boldly for the sake of our Xiang clan! Du Tong, when you supported Na Tian Hongyou to be the governor of a bird, even though the clan believed you, they didn't dare to say anything. I say more, but I really feel uncomfortable in my heart! Who doesn’t know in Wuxi that his Tian family and our Xiang family have been enemies for generations!
Tian Hongyou is not even a little worse than Mr. Peng! I don't know what talent or lack of talent is. Just this time, you dedicated all the poisonous miasma methods left by your ancestors. This is already a great achievement. But how did the two Tian brothers treat you? ?
We have been guarding you at every turn since we sent our troops out of the city, and our hard-earned poison bag has been used up in vain! Now, all three thousand of our tribe are being left here in Huixi Village to wait for death! The enemy currently does not want to work together to fight against the enemy, but instead resorts to such vicious measures. It is really hateful..."
After listening to the increasingly fierce complaints, Xiang Zongyan shook his head gently as if he was thoughtful, then patted Xiang Ming's broad shoulder and chuckled: "Amin, Amin, no wonder you are called A Ming! What you said today really impressed me, you really saw it clearly!"
Xiang Ming, a big man, usually only knows how to obey orders and charge into battle. It is rare to hear the leader praise him face to face, so he smiled sheepishly, and then quickly regained his cautious expression: "But Du Tong, this time you ordered to rescue this Tang general. , and took great pains to ask the old witch to heal him, what do you want? Is it possible that you want to exchange him with that Li Yuan? But who is this Tang general's name? We don't know whether he is a high official or not! If Li Yuan doesn't recognize it, Wouldn’t it be in vain to save him?”
Xiang Zongyan was quite calm. He turned around and took out a blood-stained flag. He raised his eyebrows at A Ming and asked in a low voice: "A Ming, do you know what this flag says?"
Xiang Ming was confused for a moment, only glanced at it and then shouted: "Du Tong, isn't this the flag behind General Tang at that time? You are embarrassing the general, who is not literate at all!"
Xiang Zongyan nodded immediately, and then replied in a deep voice: "I forgot about this! I might as well tell you, please remember, this general's flag has the word 'Luo' embroidered on it!"
"This, so what?"
Xiang Zongyan said unhurriedly: "Previously, the Peng family rebelled, no, Peng's governor suffered a great defeat in Jiashan. He led his army back to Linyuan City and was blocked by Li Yuan's army. Have you ever heard of it?"
Seeing Xiang Ming nod his head without hesitation, Xiang Zongyan took a deep breath, his eyes were like torches and said: "Well, all the tribes in Dongxi know about this! Let's not talk about how powerful Li Yuan was. At that time, Governor Peng led After the army returned to Xizhou, I heard him say that when they met at Linyuan City, Li Yuan was escorted by a general named Luo, who seemed to be Li Yuan's sworn brother..."
"Du Tong, what do you mean? This person is -" Xiang Ming suddenly widened his eyes and showed an incredible expression: "Du Tong, there are so many people in the Tang army, there must be more than one named Luo? Why are you so sure that this person is Li Yuan's sworn brother?"
"Actually, I can't be sure. I just saw the word 'Luo' written on this flag and quickly ordered...
But look, this flag is decorated with flying bears. In addition, this Tang general is wearing tiger head armor. According to what I heard before, he must be the pioneer general of the Tang army! Therefore, even if this person is not Li Yuan’s sworn brother, he is at least very important..."
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