362 Capture of Xiangyang 11
Everyone looked at each other again, and only Xiao Taishou could say such a thing! Such a high-quality war horse pen is bred in the shed? Is it completely tyrannical! This kind of horse is born to belong to the battlefield, and it is the right solution to find her a master and take her to the battlefield!
Not to mention, what is the fate of this war horse, the matter of Cao Ren and the dragoon army is revealed. Kou Yan naturally hung the full set of armor and his gun discarded by Cao Ren on the camp gate, and Niu Jin, the deputy general guarding the city opposite, was panicked, but he kept in mind Cao Ren's instructions before leaving, if he did not come back, Xiangyang must not lose before Lejin arrived in Xiangyang City, otherwise he would go to see the general.
Therefore, even though the hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating, and all kinds of gossip are dressed in the army, Niu Jin is allowed to rise in the wind and waves and sit firmly in the Diaoyutai. This made Kou Yan on the other side itch with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
Today is the fifth day after Cao Ren's defeat, and in these five days, the two sides have been at peace. Niu Jin is waiting for Lejin, and the other side is not attacking, which is the best for him, just to save him from worrying. On Kou Yan's side, because the second batch of catapults has not yet arrived, their combat strength is not soaring, and they also need to recuperate. Therefore, after spreading the news of Cao Ren's defeat, no further action was taken.
Just because he was idle for the time being, Kou Yan had time to see a doctor for the injured horse, and had time to play chess and chat with Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Zhao Yun and others. Of course, I also have time to listen to Zhang Fei tell the story of Sanying's past.
Kou Yan was not interested in listening to it at first, but he couldn't stand Zhang Fei's always saying: I'm pitiful, I have no one to talk to. I think my eldest brother and second brother are almost lovesick, and if you don't listen to me, I will really get depressed. Helpless, Kou Yan could only turn a blind eye and listen to Zhang Fei's words back then.
However, Kou Yan did not hear from Zhang Fei's chatter how much Liu Bei attached importance to brotherhood, but heard that Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were stupid and only obeyed the orders of the eldest brother, one was paranoid, the eldest brother was always right, if the eldest brother was wrong, refer to the previous one. Nima. It's a disease!
Guan Yu's people are all dead. voluntarily gave up treatment, but Zhang Fei is still alive and has a chance. Kou Yan listened to him every day, without nodding or refutating. The left ear goes in and the right ear goes out. On the contrary, he always finds opportunities to talk to him about his family. Talk about Aunt Xiahou. and the two elder brothers of the Zhang family.
When he heard that Xiahou's aunt was Xiahou Yuan's daughter by Cao Cao's side, Kou Yan felt very incredible: "Third uncle, aunt is Xiahou Yuan's daughter. You hate Cao Thief so much, how could you marry her?"
At that time, I was still in Xudu, and my eldest brother planted vegetables every day, and I was so idle that my bones hurt, so I rode a horse and wandered the streets every day. On this day, I happened to wander somewhere, and I saw a pile of dry firewood that I could walk on my own long legs. I was shocked at the time, I couldn't help but be curious, and I thought that I was idle anyway, so I might as well follow to see what was going on, and I didn't think about it, and I followed her until I got to the door of her house......"
Kou Yan seemed to listen to a book from heaven: "And then?"
"Your aunt was not Xiahou Yuan's daughter at that time, and now she is just a righteous daughter. At that time, she was just an ordinary peasant girl. At that time, I thought that the village girl was so vulgar, but I didn't think that she was a white and pure beauty...... "Zhang Fei recalled the past when he fell in love with his wife at first sight, and his black charcoal-like face gradually turned red.
When Kou Yan heard this, he suddenly realized: "So, the third uncle went over every day to be courteous and married his aunt back home?"
"Where is it so easy! It is in Xu Du, the land of Cao Thief! How could he not come out to make trouble!" Zhang Fei said hatefully: "It was he who ordered Xiahou Yuan to accept your aunt as a righteous daughter and let her take the surname Xiahou, thinking that he could become related to your third uncle, he thought it was beautiful! No matter what her surname is, she is just my wife and nothing else!"
"Third uncle, it turns out that you and your aunt still have such a story! It turned out that Zhang Fei, who had been scolded by Cao Ren for being a reckless man, actually had such a beautiful love story. Kou Yan felt funny as long as he thought that Zhang Fei would go to his future wife every day to offer courtesy: "The days when you and your aunt were in Xudu, now I think about it, it's still a little beautiful!"
"Beautiful?" Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and looked Kou Yan up and down: "Niece Yan, how old is this year?"
"Thirteen, what's wrong?" Kou Yan reported his age indifferently.
"It's thirteen! It's time to get up!" Zhang Fei touched his beard: "You are now mixed like this in the pile of men, do you want to marry the guard general in the future?"
"I don't want to marry! Don't say that no one dares to marry me, even if someone dares to marry, I won't marry!" Kou Yan heard the topic of marrying, and immediately shook his head.
"Where is there a woman who doesn't marry? Are you an old girl at home? Your parents are gone, the third uncle is still there, and the third uncle is in charge for you!" Speaking of this question, Zhang Feiyou put on the face of an elder.
Kou Yan immediately let him break the gong: "Third uncle, don't forget, my surname is Kou now, and the surname Liu can't control me, let alone you? Besides, even if I want to restore the surname Liu one day in the future, it is also the surname of the country, unless the emperor personally asks, otherwise, no one is qualified to force me to marry!"
Kou Yan actually wanted to say whether even the emperor of Xu Du had the right or not, but saying this revealed her disobedience, which was a big taboo at the moment, and of course she couldn't express it. Therefore, for the time being, pull Emperor Xian out to block it for a while.
Zhang Fei didn't expect her to be so tough, she was completely kind, how could she misinterpret it as wanting to harm her: "Niece Yan, the third uncle is for your good, in this troubled world, a woman can only live in peace if she marries someone and has the protection of her husband's family." ”
"I can protect myself and don't need to rely on my husband. My soldiers can protect me!" Kou Yan denied Zhang Fei's statement without thinking about it, and Zhang Fei opened his mouth. I just wanted to retort that where can a woman survive in this troubled world without relying on her husband, but when she saw Kou Yan's resolute eyes, the words that came to her mouth were taken back.
Just when the atmosphere was in awkwardness, a report from outside came in and said that Pang Tong had brought a stranger to ask to see him. Kou Yan immediately called people in, and did not avoid Zhang Fei. However, Zhang Fei was stimulated by what Kou Yan said. I felt that it was no fun to stay any longer, so I arched my hands and walked out.
After Zhang Fei left, Pang Tong came in, and sure enough, he was surrounded by a stranger dressed as a small servant. "Is the military advisor looking for me?
"This person is the butler of the Cai family, and he is from the Cai family and wants to talk to us. Pang Tong introduced. At this time, the man who looked like a little guy straightened up and bowed his hand generously: "The villain is the Cai family's housekeeper, and he came to meet the Taishou Lord of Changsha on the order of my master." ”
"Oh, Cai Mao asked you to come to see me, what are you doing to see me?" Kou Yan pretended to look at the visitor with a strange expression. The visitor's face froze visibly. In his memory, no one had ever dared to call their master by name. The little Taishou in front of him called the housekeeper so smoothly that he directly called the housekeeper stupid, and he didn't react at all.
Until Pang Tong pushed him. Only then did he react: "Villain." The villain was ordered by my lord to come and meet the eldest lady. ”
"Isn't she just standing outside the door? don't you see?" said Kou Yan nonchalantly.
"What, what? Big, the eldest lady is the ...... outside" The maid couldn't say the word at all, okay! Before coming, Cai Mao asked him to come to see Cai Lu. The meaning in and out of the words is that Changsha is providing Cai Lu as a bargaining chip. Just see the eldest lady. She will definitely tell him how to benefit Cai Mao.
I never expected that. The dignified daughter of the Cai family, the eldest lady, has been reduced to the point of being a janitor for others? This told him to go back and face the master's questioning!
"You didn't recognize it! Hehe, I don't blame you, I didn't recognize her when she came! And didn't Cai Mao already announce to the public that the eldest lady was suddenly ill and died? Why did you want to come to see the eldest lady again today? You let my people risk all kinds of difficulties to steal you out of Xiangyang City, it's best to give me a reasonable reason, long story short. I don't have that much time to wait for you to think about it before you can reply!" Kou Yan waved his hand without any patience.
Cai's housekeeper was dripping with sweat on his head at this moment: "Little, villain, come, it's the master, the master thinks, he wants to make a deal with the adult." ”
"Go on!" Kou Yan took a sip of water from his cup, knowing in his heart what he wanted to say later.
Sure enough, the butler said, "Our lord said that he can assist you, help you open the city gate, and lead you in! However, you must also agree to the conditions he put forward, and appoint him as the Taishou of Xiangyang, and the whole Xiangyang will still be respected by the Cai family!"
"Where did Cai Mao get her confidence?" Kou Yan didn't say yes or no, and asked with a smile: "Could it be that Cai's and Kuai's are actually the same family?"
"The Cai family and the Kuai family are in the same breath, since my lord can make this condition, he can do it, Lord Taishou, what about your sincerity?" the butler seemed to regain his pride.
However, what kind of person is Kou Yan, how could he be at the mercy of others, and make Cai Mao the Taishou of Xiangyang? She didn't think about this question at all, okay! Xiangyang is too important, what the hell is Cai Mao? I have long seen that he is not pleasing to the eye, how can I appoint him as the Taishou of Xiangyang?
Besides, if Cai Mao really needs Cai Mao's help this time, opening the gate of Xiangyang City to let them into the city, and taking a shortcut to obtain Xiangyang, it is tantamount to giving people a handle, and in the future, Cai Mao will not be able to kick her nose in the face and regard herself as her strict savior? How could she give him this opportunity?
Kou Yan had already told Pang Tong that this battle would either be fought vigorously if it was not fought! She knew that the sight of killing more than a thousand captives and bleeding like a river must have frightened Cai Mao, a man who was as cunning as a fox but as timid as a mouse.
Although Kou Yan's original purpose was to scare Cai Mao, it was not what she wanted to scare out such a result. Damn old fox, when you are dying, you still want to take advantage of others, and you don't want to see who your aunt and grandmother are?
"Go back and sue your master, thank you for suing me, Cai's Kuai family is a family. How to capture Xiangyang City is my business, and it has nothing to do with him, so I don't need him to bother. Miss Cai is a waste person in my hands, and it is also used as a maid, if your master has a dream because of this, I'm sorry, a dream is a dream, and it will never become a reality. Where did you come from, where are you going, get out!"
The housekeeper was so frightened by Kou Yan's words that he couldn't possess his body, and then listened to her roll out, and the guards on both sides lit up, and he was already so frightened that he almost knelt down without legs.
Pang Tong sighed on the side: "Cai Mao, as the head of the Cai family, didn't expect to be such a selfish person. Ay...... If Xiangyang really falls into his hands in the future, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"How can you let that kind of villain take advantage. Kou Yan sneered, and suddenly he thought of something: "Senior brother, your Pang family is also a big family in Xiangyang, do you think the Kuai family is really in the same breath as the Cai family?"
"Since Cai Mao dares to say this, it should be true, I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect that Liu Jingzhou had played a lifetime of power tricks, but he was still played by these two old guys, and he had a huge family business!" Pang Tong sighed.
"What's wrong with the huge family business? I gave birth to two sons who are not angry, and no matter how big the family business is, it will be in vain. What if Liu Jingzhou knew that the Cai clan had joined forces? Since Jingzhou would definitely not fall on his son's head, who was different?" Liu Biao was the real old fox, and he was wishful thinking, and the Cai clan couldn't guess it at all!
Pang Tong was choked by Kou Yan's argument, and after thinking about it carefully, there was indeed some truth, and he couldn't help but say: "Now that there is only Cao Ren's deputy general in Xiangyang City who is struggling to support him, Cai Mao's mind is naturally active, but we can't take this risk."
"Of course, now, Zhou Yu is gone, Jiangxia is ours again, and Changsha has no worries at all. With such a big advantage in hand, why am I anxious? It should be those people on the other side who are anxious.
Even if Le Jin enters Xiangyang, at most he will bring some personal soldiers, which will not add to the number of defenders in Xiangyang City, so there is no need to worry about them suddenly increasing their troops!
At first, she was anxious, for fear of delaying the fighter, but now she is not worried about the fighter at all. What she needs to wait for is when the catapults and thunderbolts transported from Changsha will arrive, and in the face of absolute force, there is no need to use any intrigues and tricks. Cai Mao wants to seduce her with a seduce? I'm sorry, my aunt and grandmother are not interested in you! It is impossible for a pie to fall from the sky, and even if it does, it must be a poisonous pie that someone else throws at you if they don't like you, and you will die if you eat it!
It is said that since ancient times, there have been thousands of ways to resist temptation, and the core idea is not to be greedy for small gains, and not to lose big because of small things. I have always had this string in my heart, no matter how clever the deception is, it will show its original form in front of you! It is better to talk about cooperation with people like Cai Mao! At least Zhou Yu is still a little bloody, and that old guy is simply an old wolf! )