After Huan Wen saw that these barbarians met his demands, he despised these barbarians even more. Although he had been captured by the barbarians once before, at that time he voluntarily went to join the barbarians, and he did so with a mission.
Just like now, he was fully prepared and could leave at any time. He could even tell the barbarians what he knew in exchange for greater benefits, but he found that the barbarians actually let him go after just satisfying his little request. Sorry, really disappointed.
But there was nothing he could do. Who said these barbarians were relatively simple? If Huan Wen knew what the barbarians were thinking, he would probably vomit three liters of blood immediately! After all, the barbarians are just a bunch of beasts in Huan Wen's eyes, and how do beasts know the meaning of the word "simple"?
"Okay, I have done as you asked. Can I leave now?" Huan Wen stood up and asked the barbarian sitting in front of him, while slamming the wine glass in his hand on the table.
The barbarian didn't seem angry. Instead, he replied with a smile: "Well, you can leave."
After hearing the barbarian's words, Huan Wen snorted and turned around to walk out, but he stopped after just a few steps.
"Wait a minute." The barbarian suddenly called out to Huan Wen, and then asked in a strange tone: "What's your name?"
Hearing the barbarian's question, Huan Wen immediately looked at the barbarian with vigilance, and then said warily: "What do you mean? Are you planning to kill me to silence me?"
"Haha..." Looking at Huan Wen's appearance, the barbarian laughed and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just asking. Since you don't want to tell me, then I won't bother to pursue it any further."
Huan Wen breathed a sigh of relief and continued to walk out the door. Just as he was about to reach the door, the barbarian's voice reached his ears.
"Wait, my name is Batu, remember?"
"Remember." Huan Wen said without looking back, then opened the door to the room and walked out.
In a room at the end of the corridor, a man wearing black clothes and a mask on his face jumped out of the window, then followed Huan Wen's back to another road, and finally came to a deserted garden.
"Chief." Huan Wen bowed respectfully and said.
This masked man is Huan Wen’s leader, the mysterious figure who has been hiding in the dark - Tuoba Gui!
Tuoba Gui waved his hand to signal Huan Wen to get up, then stared at him and said, "You are indeed a smart person, and you are also a courageous person, so I decided to promote you. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations!"
"My subordinates must do their best to complete the tasks assigned by the leader!" Huan Wen quickly knelt down to express his loyalty, then raised his head and asked, "Chief, what do you plan to promote your subordinates for?"
Tuoba Gui patted his shoulder and said, "I need you to help me collect some information."
"Yes! Please give me the leader's orders." Huan Wen quickly lowered his head and said seriously.
Tuoba Gui looked at Huan Wen, and then said: "Actually, you don't have to worry at all, because even if you know the person I am looking for, you will never dare to tell him. You have to believe me. Only in this way will I guarantee you Safety!”
"My subordinate understands." Huan Wen quickly lowered his head and agreed.
"Okay, let's go back first!" Tuoba Gui waved his hand.
"yes!"
After Huan Wen left, Tuoba Gui carefully observed the surrounding environment before disappearing into the depths of the garden.
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"My lord, do you really want to send Huan Wen to the Western Regions?" Li Ru asked with a frown.
Tuoba Gui said indifferently: "Well, I want to send Huan Wen there. I want him to experience the folk customs and customs there for himself, and let him know clearly that he will never be able to escape my control in this life. , so that I will never be afraid of him!"
"My lord is wise!" Li Ru immediately complimented.
Tuoba Gui shook his head, and then said: "Wen You, I did this not only to control Huan Wen, but also to make Huan Wen serve me wholeheartedly! Only in this way can I safely send troops to capture Liangzhou and You state."
"But will this make Huan Wen hold a grudge? After all, he is now the governor of Liangzhou. This official position is very high. If he has other thoughts, we may not be his opponent." Li Ru said hesitantly.
"Having a grudge? Haha, I'm afraid he doesn't even know what he's going to do now!" Tuoba Gui sneered.
Li Ru nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and then asked: "Since the lord has expected it a long time ago, why did he do this?"
"Because no one else can handle this matter except us, and I wouldn't worry even if there are others." Tuoba Gui said lightly.
"But, my lord, aren't you afraid that Huan Wen won't be willing to serve your lord when the time comes?" Li Ru asked, still somewhat puzzled.
Tuoba Gui sneered and said: "Haha, if he really has different intentions, I will naturally find a way to deal with him. Besides, I have reached an agreement with Yuan Shao. As long as we win Guanzhong, then I can use his hand to conquer Liang If the state is included in the package, then even if he is the governor of Liangzhou, it will be useless."
Li Ru suddenly realized and said: "I see, my lord has thought carefully!"
"Okay, let's go back. It's time for you to rest." Tuoba Gui said and prepared to return to the room.
"Yes, I obey my orders." Li Ru bowed.
Back in the room, Li Ru sat in a chair and was silent for a while. Finally, he slapped the armrest and cursed through gritted teeth: "You bastard Huan Wen, I will kill you sooner or later!"
On the city wall, after watching Huan Wen leave, Huan Wen also breathed a long sigh of relief. He finally escaped a disaster. If this barbarian named Batu hadn't reminded him, I'm afraid he really wouldn't have known. His mission had been exposed.
Huan Wen returned to his room, and what Batu said came to mind: "Your injuries were not healed when I saw you. Are you worried that others will know your true identity? Let me tell you , in fact you have been exposed, if you want to survive, then you'd better do what I say, only in this way can you survive!"
Of course, Huan Wen didn't think he was really exposed, so he just grumbled in his heart.
"Is it really exposed?" Huan Wen thought with some doubts.
During this period, although someone attacked Huan Wen, Huan Wen found that he was not exposed, and he had not even had contact with others. So why did this person say that he was exposed? What good will it do to yourself if you do this?
"Oh, who cares? As long as I have money, it will be fine. This money is enough for me to live happily for half a year." After thinking about it for a while, Huan Wen couldn't figure it out and simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, as long as he has money, he doesn't believe that man named Ba The barbarians in Tu would lie to him.
The next day, Huan Wen set off with his troops after breakfast, because he knew that his troops were no longer suitable to stay in Yecheng, and he also knew that Cao Cao must be waiting for his troops, so he left now is the best choice.
Huan Wen led a team of 5,000 people toward the northeast. They encountered less and less resistance along the way, and it was relatively peaceful along the way.
"Brother, Hanzhong County is ahead, what should we do? Should we take a detour?" A soldier ran over on horseback and asked.
"Hanzhong County?" Huan Wen frowned and said, "No need to take a detour, let's go directly to Wuling County! Our mission is to break through Wuling County and then attack Hanyang County!"
"Okay brother, let's set off now!" the soldier said excitedly immediately. They had heard that the wealth of Hanzhong County was unmatched by other places.
Soon a group of people arrived at Hanzhong County, and then headed towards Wuling County under the leadership of Huan Wen.
Hu Feng, the governor of Wuling County, stood on the city tower, looking at the army slowly approaching Hanzhong County in the distance, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Lord, this army doesn't seem to be easy!" Hu Pan said with a frown.
"Nonsense, if it were easy I wouldn't send him." Hu Feng sighed and said.
"Then when will the lord plan to attack the city?" Hu Pan asked tentatively.
"In three days, I will take Hanzhong in three days!" Hu Feng said firmly.
"Yes, lord!" Hu Pan also nodded to express his understanding.
Three days later, Huan Wen led tens of thousands of troops to the outside of Hanzhong County. After hearing the news, Hu Feng, the governor of Hanzhong County, immediately summoned his men to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, please tell me your opinions." Hu Feng said to everyone.
"Lord, I think we can avoid the edge for the time being. After all, there are many enemies, and we are no match for them anyway." Zhang Fei said, "Why don't we retreat to the south, so that we can calmly deploy defenses, and at the same time we You can also contact people in various places, and then you won’t be afraid of the other party’s attacks.”
"General Zhang, should we take your suggestion?" Walden said to Zhang Fei. He also knew that what Zhang Fei said was indeed reasonable, but this time he did not agree with Zhang Fei's opinion.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Zhang Fei turned to look at Walden.
Walden smiled slightly and said: "A certain family thinks that we should not continue to stay in Hanzhong County. If we continue to stay here, there will be problems with our food and grass, and even if the food is abundant, there is no way to fight with them. The opponent continues to fight, because the opponent is the Hun cavalry known as the 'Iron Cavalry'. Even if we block the opponent's cavalry, we cannot stop the attack of the opponent's infantry."
"My lord, I think what General Wentai said is reasonable. I think it's best for us to evacuate now. When we have enough food and grass, we can attack Hanzhong County again!" Xu Shu also stood up and said.
"My lord, the general also thinks that we should evacuate first, why not retreat to Xiangyang first." Fang Shuo came over at this time and said.
"Xiangyang?" Hu Feng was a little hesitant.
"There are more than 400,000 people in Xiangyang now, and our army's supplies are all in Xiangyang City. Once Xiangyang is lost, the entire Jingzhou will be completely destroyed. Therefore, we must not abandon Xiangyang. However, if we don't If we retreat, we may not have enough food and grass," Professor Fang said.
Hu Feng frowned and said, "Then just retreat like this?"
Fang Shuo shook his head and said: "No, this is too risky. If we retreat now, and the other party comes to chase us, we will have no way to stop us. Then we will be in danger. We still have tens of thousands of troops. As long as we transport food and grass If we get to Xiangyang, we will be safe."
"Lord, if we retreat now, the other side will definitely come after us, and our losses will be huge. Moreover, the other side has tens of thousands of cavalry. But we don't have any cavalry here," Hua Gong advised.
"This..." Hu Feng hesitated a little. He couldn't guarantee the loyalty of these people. If someone betrayed him, Hu Feng would be in trouble. He didn't think such a thing would ever happen in history.
"Lord, we must think clearly. If we retreat now, the opponent will take advantage of the victory to pursue us. We have no chance to escape, so we need to come up with another way. Perhaps we can use this army to attract the opponent's attention. Then we circled around from the flanks and surrounded this army." Hua Gong continued.
"This method is good. It can not only solve our current predicament, but also make them exhausted. Then we take action, so our success rate will be much higher." Professor Fang nodded in agreement.
"Well, this plan is good, so let's act according to it." After listening to Fang Professor's words, Hu Feng's expression changed and he said.
Fang Shou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really afraid that Hu Feng would not be willing to do it. You must know that Hu Feng's army now only has 30,000 people left. If Hu Feng insists on having his own way, there is nothing they can do.
Fortunately, Hu Feng finally agreed, and then Hu Feng ordered his soldiers to repair the camp, and then asked Pang Tong to be responsible for training the civilian men and young men.
Three days passed quickly. That night, Hu Feng sat in the tent and watched his soldiers busy building the camp.
"Lord, we still have to evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise we will be in trouble when the cavalry arrive." Ma Jia said to Hu Feng worriedly.
"I understand." Hu Feng nodded and said, "I am going to personally lead the army to raid their rear. Then we will have the advantage. You follow me."
Ma Jia and Hua Gong nodded, and then followed Hu Feng outside.
"Lord, are you too dangerous?" Lu Xu said eagerly. Although Hu Feng is very strong, the armor he is wearing now is not the heavy plate armor, but ordinary leather armor, and The spear in his hand is a spear. Although it looks majestic, it is actually very fragile.
Hu Feng shook his head and said: "Don't worry, don't you still know my strength? Besides, have you forgotten my ability?"
After saying that, Hu Feng got on his horse, then rushed out of the military camp with his sword, and Hu Feng's guards also rushed out one after another.
"Lord!" Hua Gong and Ma Jia shouted.
Hu Feng waved his hand to reassure them.
