Although he wanted to persuade his father to bet on the Fengwu Army as soon as possible, looking at his father's unquestionable expression, Gu Shouting wisely gave up this decision.
"I remember that you and Zhang Hongxiang have a very good relationship?" After thinking for a while, Gu Zhongshi asked his son:
When his father asked this, Gu Shouting understood what he meant and shook his head and said;
"He and I are life and death friends, but now is not the time..."
"How do you say that?" Gu Zhongshi asked with some confusion;
At present, the Fengwu Army's offensive is in full swing, and they are likely to capture Yi Jing and overthrow the Zhao family's regime. For the sake of the family's safety, Gu Zhongshi wants to wait for the Fengwu Army and the Yan Army to decide who will join the family, but Zhang Hongxiang can It's not the Gu family, it would be nice if they could be used as a chess piece to show favor to the Fengwu Army.
If the Fengwu Army wins, Gu Shouting has the credit for the matchmaking, and the Gu family will naturally have a romantic relationship. If the Fengwu Army fails, Zhang Hongxiang did it, and it has little to do with the Gu family.
Facing his father's inquiry, Gu Shouting explained in detail:
"Right now, Yi Jing has just been surrounded, and there are supporting troops like Zhao Yong outside. Yi Jing has not yet fallen into a desperate situation. In addition, Zhang Hongxiang has been by Zhao Jian'an's side in these years, and he gets along very well with Zhao Jian'an. This If you contact Zhang Hongxiang rashly at this time, Zhang Hongxiang may not pay attention, but there is a risk of alerting the enemy."
"So I plan to attack Yi Jing with the Wu army for a few more days. When Yi Jing runs out of ammunition and food, I will contact Zhang Hongxiang! I have known him for many years and I know him well. If it really comes to the point where nothing can be done, he will not give Zhao Hongxiang any help. Buried with the family..."
Hearing what his son said, Gu Zhongshi nodded and said:
"Shouting, it's good that you know what's going on, but remember to be more discreet! Don't leave any clues!"
Feeling his father's worry, Gu Shouting also said seriously:
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely pay attention. However, if the matter is exposed, for the sake of the family, please expel me from the house immediately!"
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Jinzhong
Looking at Huang Wenze entering the room, Zhao Fuqu did not wait for Huang Wenze to speak, but he took the lead and asked:
"What did Feng Han say?"
Listening to Zhao Fuqu's inquiry, Huang Wenze shook his head and said:
"Feng Han's attitude is very firm. He still said that we can leave and he will not pursue us, but he wants us to hand over all the Yunbin land we occupy!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Fuqu immediately became furious and struck the case. He picked up the teacup on the table, smashed it on the ground and roared angrily:
"Feng Han is a thief, how dare you do this?"
As these words came out of Zhao Fuqu's mouth, he kept greeting Feng Han and his relatives. As he spoke, Zhao Fuqu transferred his words to Ye Mingsheng and began to scold Ye Mingsheng.
"Ye Mingsheng, you shameless bitch. I saw that you were honest and honest, so I let you go out of pity, but you dare to stab me in the back, you son of a bitch, wait for me, wait. When I return to Youyan, I want my cavalry to crush Dongning, skin you alive, and hang your head on the city gate..."
After burning Ye Mingsheng for nearly a stick of incense, Zhao Fuqu finally started breathing heavily due to fatigue, then took the tea from the trembling maid's hand and drank it.
Although the Western Expedition had captured half of Yunbin's territory, including Jinzhong, Zhao Fuqu, who originally planned to swallow Yunbin and set his sights on Guanzhong, was still dissatisfied. Although he had encountered some setbacks under Feng Han's raid, he Even Zhao Fuqu himself suffered some minor injuries during the assassination organized by the Supervision Department.
But Zhao Fuqu was not defeated by the setback. He still planned to mobilize reinforcements from his hometown Youyan after the spring to continue attacking Yunbin until he captured Jinyang and occupied the entire Yunbin territory!
Although Zhao Fuqu's plan was very good, things often did not change according to the will of others. What he never expected was that Ye Mingsheng, who was honest and even a little cowardly in his eyes, was actually plotting against Youyan, who had always coveted him. Enter the customs.
Just when he led the main force of the Yan army to a stalemate in Yunbin, Ye Mingsheng captured Jizhou with lightning speed and besieged Yi Jing, which greatly overturned his attitude of changing dynasties in Youyan's rule. ················
Faced with this situation, although Zhao Fuqu was very angry and wanted to tear Ye Mingsheng, a thief, into pieces, drink his blood, cut out his heart and eat his flesh, when the news first came, Zhao Fuqu didn't want to just return to Youyan, and even imagined sitting there. Zhao Jian'an of Yi Jing was able to get out of trouble and drive Feng Wu's army out of Youyan.
But seeing that the news coming out of Youyan was getting worse day by day, and that Yi Jing was in danger, Zhao Fuqu had to panic a little, and began to send Huang Wenze to negotiate with Feng Han, so that the two sides could turn the war into friendship and cease the war. .
Zhao Fuqu had a good idea. After the two sides stopped fighting, he retained the territory captured by Yunhe, and then he joined forces with Youyan to drive away Ye Mingsheng. But the problem is that he, Zhao Fuqu, is a traitor, and Feng Han is not stupid either. Everyone knows about you, Zhao Fuqu. My hometown was taken away by Ye Mingsheng.
Now you are anxious to return to your hometown to help, so you have given the price to death. You want Zhao Fuqu to spit out the captured Yunhe territory, otherwise you will continue to fight with Zhao Fuqu... ·
Facing Feng Han's persistence, although Zhao Fuqu was worried about the situation in Youyan and wanted to lead his army to fly back, he was unwilling to prepare for it for decades, spending countless money and food, and injuring tens of thousands of people. The captured Yunbin territory was returned to Feng Han!
As Zhao Fuqu's mastermind, Huang Wenze was also able to understand Zhao Fuqu's dilemma. Therefore, when negotiating with Feng Han, he also hoped to be able to move Feng Han's emotions and reason with him, hoping to prompt both parties to reach an agreement. There is currently a truce in the area under actual control.
However, after many negotiations, Huang Wenze also realized that Feng Han was stubborn and wanted to take back the Youyan territory that had been taken away. He would not listen to anything else. Faced with such a situation, he let it go Huang Wenze has a gap in his chest and a quick mind, but he is also at his wits end and has no choice but to help his disciples!
Seeing that the situation in Youyan is getting worse day by day, if it continues like this, when the Fengwu Army really captures Yi Jing, the day lily will be really cold!
Thinking of this, Huang Wenze was heartbroken, raised his head and admonished Zhao Fuqu:
"Commander, Youyan is our home. Now the Fengwu army has betrayed their trust and sneaked into the pass. The situation in Yijing is critical and we must rush back. Now in order to stabilize the morale of the army, we can block the news, but sooner or later this news will be I can’t hide it, when the morale of the army is turbulent, our army will really be in a dilemma..."
Listening to Huang Wenze's words, Zhao Fuqu suddenly looked embarrassed. He, Zhao, had been in control of the world for decades. Huang Wenze didn't need to remind him of this problem. He was well aware of it. But how could tens of thousands of troops withdraw at the drop of a hat? And after withdrawing, What to do with the Youyan territory that they worked so hard to build? Will it all be returned to Feng Han and the others?
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Fuqu said in a deep voice:
"I have sent an order to Zhao Yong a few days ago, asking him to send troops north to support Yi Jing. The 20,000 troops under Zhao Yong are all the elite of our Yan Army. Zhao Yong is one of the best generals in our Yan Army. I believe there are Even if he can't defeat the Fengwu Army, he can only hold them back!"
Huang Wenze shook his head when he heard this and said:
"Commander, even if you ride the fastest horse and drive non-stop from Jinzhong to Zhuoxian, it will take at least five days to arrive!"
"Furthermore, General Zhao Yong and the eldest son have been at odds over the years. Even with your order, General Zhao Yong may not be willing to risk his life to save you..."
Zhao Fuqu frowned when he heard this and said:
"Mr. Huang, are you worrying too much? Yong'er should still have a sense of the overall situation!"
Huang Wenze asked sharply:
"Commander, I don't doubt that General Zhao Yong has an overall view! But what about the Second Young Master? Will the Second Young Master also agree to rush to the aid of the First Young Master?"
In response to Huang Wenze's rhetorical question, Zhao Fuqu fell into silence, with a hint of worry in his eyes. Apparently he knew very well what his second son was, and he was also very worried about Zhao Jianwen!
Supporting the second son to challenge the eldest son, thereby achieving the balance of power and stabilizing his position, has always been Zhao Fuqu's proud move, but now looking at his proud move, it has shaken the Zhao family's position in Youyan The foundation of power.
After thinking deeply for a while, Zhao Fuqu looked at Huang Wenze and asked seriously:
"Mr. Huang, do you have any good ideas for this situation?"
Under Zhao Fuqu's gaze, Huang Wenze said directly without hesitation:
"Commander, we should return to Youyan immediately without any delay..."
Zhao Fuqu, who was originally expecting Huang Wenze to have some clever ideas, was a little disappointed when he got such an answer. Seeing this, Huang Wenze also analyzed it in detail:
"Sir, our army still has nearly 45,000 troops. If we rush back now, it will be enough to change the situation in Youyan! Youyan is our home base. As long as we defend Youyan, even if we lose Jin We can fight back sooner or later!"
"But if Youyan is lost, even if we defend Jinzhong, we will be nothing but duckweeds without roots! So now, returning to Youyan, repelling the Fengwu Army and driving them back to Liaoyang is the top priority of our army! "
Faced with the hard persuasion of Huang Wenze, who had followed him for decades and made countless contributions to his current situation, Zhao Fuqu also listened to the persuasion, but he was still worried about Yunhe's territory, so he thought for a while and decided: :
"Mr. Huang, I listen to you and start the army to return to Youyan tomorrow!"
Hearing what Zhao Fuqu said, Huang Wenze felt extremely happy, but before he could be happy, Zhao Fuqu continued:
"But if Lao Jin stays in Jinzhong, I will leave him 10,000 troops. Feng Han only has about 30,000 or 40,000 people in total. I believe Lao Jin can defend Jinzhong for me..." ····”
Seeing that Zhao Fuqu still wanted to divide his troops at this time, Huang Wenze was a little anxious and wanted to dissuade him. However, before he could speak, Zhao Fuqu seemed to know what he wanted to say. He waved his hand to interrupt him and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Huang, I've made up my mind and let's do it. Don't say any more!"
Seeing that Zhao Fuqu was talking about this, even though Huang Wenze wanted to dissuade him, he couldn't say it out loud. He could only comfort himself that if he really fell into trouble, there was still a way out in Jinzhong, so he wouldn't be unable to retreat. You can retreat to death without a burial place.
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Jizhou City, in the General Military Mansion.
Ye Mingsheng looked at the old man in front of him with great interest. He had messy hair and a faint stench all over his body, but his expression was still arrogant. This man was the original owner of this general military mansion, Shen, the commander-in-chief of the Jizhou Yan Army of the Zhou Dynasty. Zhuo!
After Ye Kui caught Shen Zhuo, Yuan Song originally wanted to send Shen Zhuo back to Dongning and hand it over to Ye Mingsheng. However, because Ye Mingsheng personally led his troops into the customs, Shen Zhuo stayed in Ji. State, waiting for Ye Mingsheng's handling!
"snort!"
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Shen Zhuo, who knew he would die, lazily begged Ye Mingsheng for mercy, then closed his eyes and let out a very disdainful snort.
Seeing that Shen Zhuo seemed to have quite a bit of backbone, Ye Mingsheng not only wanted to see how hard his bones were, he also immediately ordered to Ye Kui beside him:
"Since General Shen is so hard-boned and wants to die, I, Mr. Ye, am willing to help him. I will find the best master for General Shen to serve him well. No less than a thousand swords can be cut. Let Ji People from all over the state came to see how talented our General Shen is..."
After listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Ye Kui immediately nodded and accepted the order:
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Kui seemed to be escorting Shen Zhuo out. Hearing that Ye Mingsheng wanted to cut himself into pieces, Shen Zhuo couldn't help but panic. He quickly opened a pair of turbid old eyes, and his eyes were filled with fierceness. He said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Anyone with the surname Ye can be killed without humiliation! If you want to kill me, just give me a happy one!"
Ye Mingsheng heard this and joked with a smile:
"General Shen, you misunderstood my good intentions! Think about it, Guan Sheng is just scraping bones to heal his wounds. Your Thousand Cuts is not much more powerful than Guan Sheng. I think your old bones are so powerful. I will definitely be able to bear it, and I will definitely not cry out in pain! Let the entire people of Jizhou come over to see it and spread the word for you!"
After speaking, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand again, and Ye Kui no longer hesitated and wanted to take Shen Zhuo down to serve him well...
