Xi Chao gritted his teeth, his eyes were full of resentment, and he clenched his fists, which showed how angry he was about what happened back then: "Originally, according to the battle plan I made for Huan Wen, it was necessary to open up the Shimen Waterway to ensure supply to the front line. Yuan Zhen The periphery of Shimen was cleared early, but just like Huan Wen in Guanzhong, he delayed at the critical moment and deliberately waited for Murongde of Yan State to lead a heavy army to Shimen, so that he would have a reason to fail to complete the task. We have 40,000 to 50,000 people on the front line. The army quickly fell into a food crisis because of a lack of rations."
"Huan Wen wanted to escape again, but I really didn't want to lose this opportunity, so I made the suggestion that he simply cross the river with the entire army to fight against the Yan army. At that time, the main force of the Yan army was at the Shimen line, and Murong Chui dispersed his cavalry to attack Our back road is the grain road, and Yecheng and Hebei are actually very empty. If our army crosses the river and fights to the death, we will definitely win. However, Huan Wen did not dare to take the risk, and finally chose to retreat from Fangtou. He was followed by Murong Chui for thousands of miles, and finally Total defeat, Liu Yu, do you know how painful and painful my heart was when I looked at the flowing water of the Yellow River and the distant shadow of Ye City on the other side of the river when I was retreating?"
Liu Yu thought of the deep-rooted pain he suffered after his two northern expeditions to Yecheng, and he sighed: "Of course I know, I have experienced this kind of thing more than once. Xi Chao, since you were betrayed by your accomplices back then, , it’s so painful, and as the saying goes, don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you, why do you use the same means to harm the descendants of the Northern Expedition who have the same passion as you?”
Xi Chao sneered: "Do you think I'm jealous of you? You're totally wrong! If the Northern Expedition in Guanzhong showed me that Huan Wen can't be trusted, then this defeat at Fangtou showed me that the Mafia can't be trusted either. . Those hypocrites who sit with you talking about the world all day long and talk about the righteousness of the family and the country, are the ones who will stab you in the back at the last moment. Do you think they are just simply stopping a Northern Expedition? They want to take advantage of the Yan army. Hand, borrow Murong Chui’s knife and take Huan Wen’s life from me!”
Liu Yu opened his eyes wide: "How is this possible? I don't believe it!"
Xi Chao gritted his teeth: "How do you know Murong Chui and I met? Now I am not afraid to tell you that when Fangtou was defeated, I led the army to break up the rear and covered Huan Wen's escape, but I was eventually caught up by Murong Chui. There were many casualties, and I was captured by Murong Chui just like you were at Wuqiao Ze."
Liu Yu curled his lips: "I didn't expect that Beard would have such an experience when he joined the army. Could it be that you became friends with Murong Chui during this capture and asked him to let you go?"
Xi Chao nodded: "Yes, because I told Murong Chui not to think that he has won. This time he defeated Huan Wen and saved the Yan country. It is the same as breaking the country and capturing the king. It is an unrewarded achievement. After returning home, if If you cannot seize the throne by killing the king yourself, you will inevitably be framed by Murong Ping and the Kezu Hun family, and you will end up with a loyal and good man who died unjustly."
"This was what Murong Chui was most afraid of, so he backed away and asked me how to protect himself. I pointed out the way for him and asked him to give up military power and return to his hometown in Liaodong. Only in this way could Murong Wei's suspicion of him be dispelled. But he was unwilling to leave the army. I told him that if he did not give up his military power, he would be framed sooner or later. The only way to save his life was to flee to Qin and take refuge with Wang Meng. He asked me why I didn't come to Jin. I said that because Huan Wen was defeated by him, Huan Wen would not tolerate him due to his strength and would kill him quickly. Therefore, the world is so big and the only way he could save his life was to go to Qin. Murong Chui was silent for a long time, secretly made friends with me, and let him go. I returned to Jin and promised that one day we could do something big together."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Then why did Murong Chui later send someone to contact the Jin State to frame Fu Jian, but he was looking for Xie An instead of you?"
Xi Chao sneered: "What do you know? It was my idea to find Xie An." Huan Wen failed. I don't know if the mafia was behind it, but he thought it was because Yuan Zhen was in trouble in the battle and failed to get through the stone gate, thus allowing supplies After the interruption, they questioned Yuan Zhen. However, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi, after taking advantage of Yuan Zhen, turned their backs and ignored him. They did not even object to Huan Wen's memorial to question Yuan Zhen. Yuan Zhen hated and Afraid of this, they simply took Shouchun to cause rebellion and asked for help from the Yan State. At that time, Murong Chui was deprived of military power after returning. Although the Yan army came to rescue them, they were defeated by Huan Wen's troops. In the end, Yuan Zhencheng died, and Huan Wen let out a bad breath. , which slightly restored the impact of the defeat of the Northern Expedition."
Liu Yu sighed: "A great situation has been lost just because of the selfishness of you people, fighting back and forth. Don't you feel sad?"
Xi Chao laughed: "Painful? Why should I be sad? It should be Xie An who should be sad. When Murong Chui was with me, he showed me his and Xie An's secret letters, Wang Tanzhi's secret letters, and Xie An's calligraphy He has his own habits, and it is impossible for others to forge them. That letter must have been written by him. Besides, Murong Chui was planning to kill me at the beginning, so there was no need to lie to a death row prisoner. Our food, grass, and marching routes are all military secrets. , if the powerful Xie An had not had an affair with Yuan Zhen, how could it have been leaked to Murong Chui? From that moment on, I completely despaired of the mafia."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "But you still tolerated it, and you even continued to pretend not to know about it, and joined forces with Xie An and Wang Tanzhi to prevent Huan Wen from proclaiming himself emperor. Why?"
Xi Chao sneered and said: "People can't make decisions because of anger. Huan Wen's Northern Expedition failed and Jingzhou's elite suffered heavy losses. Even if they save their lives, they will not be able to conquer the world because the mafia will definitely organize the families in Jiangdong to resist. I am too Their strength is clear. As long as they are willing, an army of two to three hundred thousand can come at any time. It is impossible for Huan Wen to conquer Jiangdong. The country will fall into long-term division and civil war. No matter how difficult it is to unify, it will only allow the northern barbarians to take advantage of it. Come on, I don't want this result. Besides, Huan Wen is also not a good person. Even if he is allowed to become emperor, given his advanced age at the time and the quarrels between his sons and brothers behind him, the country and family will inevitably be destroyed. Thinking rationally, we can only stop Huan Wen first, and then Xu Tu can take revenge on Xie An and Wang Tanzhi."
"After all, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi are superior to each other. Although they are both important members of the mafia, Wang Tanzhi died soon and was replaced by someone else. In this way, Xie An became the most important member of the mafia. Jiuding is an infallible person. This is why he has been able to work in the phase for twenty years and no one can shake his authority. In order to prevent me from taking over Jingzhou after Huan Wen, he even did not hesitate to marry Huan Chong, and in a series of The government gave in to Huan Chong, but in the final analysis, they were still on guard against me, suspecting that I knew the truth about the Fangtou battle and just took revenge on him. However, I knew that sooner or later, Xie An wanted to truly unify the world, including the mafia, and become He is truly the best in the world, and it wasn’t until he asked Xie Xuan to form the Beifu Army that I realized that the opportunity had come!”
