Chapter 222: Alliance
In the big tent of the Chinese army, where the iron armor is forested, the swords are numerous, and the war horses are neighing, there are more than a dozen generals in the North Ming who are sitting around to discuss the military situation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThere was a map hanging in front of them, and every city, river, and mountain range in the northern underworld was clearly depicted on the map.
Suddenly, a soldier hurriedly entered the big tent, he bowed his hand, and said respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, and I have seen the generals." ā
Yu Bo, the prince of the Northern Darkness sitting in the center, is a fat man who is nearly forty years old, and his round pink face is always smiling, which looks like it makes people feel close.
Yu Bo withdrew his gaze from the map, looked at the soldiers, and said eagerly, "But there is new news?"
Yu Guang, Yu Yuan has already killed the red eye, twenty days ago began to move frequently, both sides secretly mobilized a large number of soldiers and horses to gather in the Yilin Plain next to Xinye City. A big war is about to break out, and all kinds of detailed work are also busy, and they begin to frequently report news to their masters.
The guard beside Yu Bo immediately stepped forward, took the letter from the soldier, and turned around and presented it to Yu Bo respectfully.
Unfolding the letter, a few lines of pitch-black handwriting suddenly caught his eye: the armies of the two sides stopped moving, and sent envoys to communicate with each other and discuss the alliance!
"Alliance......" Yu Bo exclaimed in surprise, his fat face suddenly froze, and the originally light and fluttering letter was instantly heavy in his hand.
This is big bad news for him.
Don't look at the fact that Yu Bo has been shrinking in his fiefdom for half a year, and he doesn't dare to step out a single step. The world thinks that he is a very rich prince, and Yuyuan Yuguang, who has always looked down on him, does not regard him as an opponent. He was able to survive and secretly desperately hoard food to recruit troops.
Yu Yuan and Yu Guang have not stopped, they have been fighting endlessly, and the soldiers and horses in their hands have suffered heavy losses. In order to eliminate the other's strengths, show a three-legged trend. If Yu Yuan and Yu Guang truce and alliance are formed at this moment, he Yu Bo will be caught in the middle, in an isolated situation, and the situation will be precarious.
The fat on Yu Bo's cheeks trembled, obviously showing a look of panic. He hurriedly put down the letter and eagerly asked the guard, "Is Mr. Liu back?"
The guard arched his hand and said in a low voice, "Mr. Liu came back half an hour ago." ā
Yu Bo was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Great, go and invite Mr. Liu over!" His voice was obviously anxious, and the generals who were still discussing in a whisper all looked at him curiously. I don't know what shocking news the secret agent sent to make him so out of shape.
"Yes!"
After a while, Liu Hui wore an ordinary ink-colored gown, covered with wind and dust, and opened the curtain of the camp tent and walked in. He arched his hand and said loudly to the head: "I have seen the prince, I have seen the generals." ā
"Mr. Liu, don't be polite, just come back, just come back! Look at it, this is the news sent by Xi Zuo before. ā
When Yu Bo saw Liu Hui, it was like seeing a life-saving straw. He hurriedly stood up and personally delivered the letter that made him extremely uneasy to Liu Hui.
A few simple words, Liu Hui swept through at a glance. He raised an eyebrow, not showing much surprise. only said lightly: "Got it!"
"Got it?" A dark-skinned, young and vigorous general of the Northern Ming squinted his eyes and sneered: "Mr. Liu, now that those rebellious ministers and thieves have plans for an alliance, and the Northern Ming is in danger, did Mr. send our prince away with the words 'know'?"
Seeing that Liu Hui's eyes narrowed slightly and did not make a sound, he continued to speak unceremoniously: "Mr. Liu, as the prince's adviser, should do his best to assist the prince in achieving great causes. Now not only can you not solve the prince's doubts, but you often don't see anyone for ten days and half a month, which really tarnishes the name of a strategist. ā
Yu Bo was stunned for a moment, with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance on his face. Because there are too many meticulous works in the army, Liu Hui plans and acts alone. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Liu Hui's strategist is an ornament, but Yubo relies on him very much.
Liu Hui's identity is special, except for Yu Bo and a very few henchmen, there are many people in this camp who don't know his true identity, and only think that he is a cloth strategist invited by the crown prince Yu Bo.
Especially Liu Hui is a native of the Eastern Qin, and Yu Bo, as the crown prince, is respectful to an ordinary Eastern Qin strategist. However, this strategist did not do his job properly, and he did not come up with any clever ideas, but he often went out and could not see anyone. His seemingly disrespectful behavior towards the crown prince has already made many Northern Underworld generals secretly dissatisfied.
However, no matter how dissatisfied the rest of the people were, they only dared to think about it in their hearts. Only this General Mu would ignore the prince's face and repeatedly provoke Liu Hui in front of everyone.
Liu Hui was questioned on his face, but he did not show any displeasure. He simply sat down in front of an empty seat. Picking up the tea sent by the soldiers, he raised his neck and drank it cleanly.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, you didn't come here to drink tea, you might as well come up with a countermeasure!" the young general continued to provoke.
Liu Hui raised his eyebrows, wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and asked lightly: "General Mu points at this map every day, hasn't he come up with any good plans?"
General Mu suddenly snorted coldly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu is not a strategist, it is your duty to give advice." What's more, the crown prince has praised Mr. for his resourcefulness in front of the generals more than once, so we naturally listen to Mr. Sir's high opinions. ā
Liu Hui turned the teacup in his hand, with a playful smile on his lips, but the words he said were not very good: "It is the duty of a strategist to give advice, and it should be the duty of a general to kill the enemy on the field." I don't know how many more victories General Mu has won and how many enemies he has killed, but has he done his duty?"
"You ......" General Mu was furious, he clenched his fists violently, the corners of his forehead were throbbing, and he looked very terrifying. Obviously, Liu Hui's words touched his taboo and pricked his nerves.
The rest of the generals looked away. Looking at the sky, drinking tea and drinking tea, but no one wants to participate in their battle of words.
This General Mu is the empress's nephew and the prince's cousin. Usually not able to do martial arts, he likes to ride horses and fight dogs, gamble and drink, and is a gentleman who does not learn and does not know.
He was able to become a general, and his father begged for it in front of the queen with an old face. The purpose is just to accumulate some capital for his future career.
Yu Bo was afraid of cutting off the only incense of his mother's family, and never dared to let this cousin really go on the field to kill the enemy, at most he asked him to escort grain, grass and military supplies. Rao is like this, he often goes wrong. Therefore, compared with Liu Hui, an outsider, the rest of the people hate this General Mu who only knows how to grab merit, but has never gone into battle to kill the enemy.
Thinking about Yu Yuan's maternal cousin Yuwen Zhengqing becoming his biggest helper, and his maternal cousin didn't do anything serious except dragging his feet, Yu Bo felt bitter in his throat.
I heard Uncle Yu cough lightly and persuaded in a loud voice: "General Mu, Mr. Liu, now that the situation is changing rapidly, you should say a few words, and hope that everything will be based on the overall situation." ā
General Mu glared at Liu Hui fiercely, although he was full of anger, he didn't dare to talk more and annoy the prince after all.
Liu Hui naturally wouldn't put such a villain in his eyes, he thought for a moment, and finally said in the ardent expectation of Yubo and everyone: "Anyone can form an alliance." It just depends on whether the benefits of giving each other are big enough. The crown prince might as well revise the book at once, and also ask for an alliance with them. ā
"Yes, they can form an alliance, and we can form an alliance too!" Yu Bo's eyes lit up, and his round face was full of joy.
The generals below also began to whisper when they heard this, but they discussed and discussed, and they all felt that only the way to form an alliance could get them out of the dilemma of being isolated and beaten.
"Someone, come up with pen and ink!" Yu Bo commanded in a loud voice.
While waiting for the time of pen and ink, Yu Bo asked with great interest: "Generals, which imperial brother do you think we should ally with?"
The generals below discussed again, allies mean offensive and defensive alliances, like right-hand men, and their candidates naturally cannot be hasty.
It's just that everyone's opinions are not the same, some people are optimistic about the second prince Yu Guang, and some people are optimistic about the third prince Yu Yuan. No one can convince anyone, a group of generals with extraordinary status, their faces are red and their necks are thick in this big tent of the Chinese army, and they can be heard from afar.
After Liu Hui threw out this sentence lightly, he sat alone and drank tea and watched the play with great interest, and did not say a word more.
I saw a white-bearded and white-haired old general pulling the sleeve of Yu Bo's right hand, spitting and saying loudly: "Prince, this time you must listen to the old man." The three princes are strong and strong, and with the secret help of Daxia, they will definitely be a big trouble in the future. We must join forces with the second prince in order to be invincible. ā
Yu Bo nodded thoughtfully: "The old general is reasonable......
Before he could finish speaking, he immediately felt someone tugging at his left sleeve. A red-faced general in his thirties, with shining eyes, said unceremoniously: "Prince, don't listen to people's nonsense." Our fief is connected to the fief of the second prince, but it is far from the third prince.
Removing the third prince will only make the second prince bigger, and it will not benefit us. We must join forces with the third prince and get rid of the second prince before we can divide his fiefdom and rapidly expand our sphere of influence. ā
"This ......" Yu Bo also felt very reasonable.
"Three Princes!"
"Second Prince!"
"Three Princes!"
"Second Prince!"
ā......ā
watched Yu Bo being sandwiched between a group of powerful generals, being pulled around like a puppet. The clothes were messed up, the bun was scattered, and a round face was embarrassed, but there was not the slightest anger.
Liu Hui couldn't help but shake his head funny, if Yu Yuan and Yu Guang's subordinates dared to shout at them like this, they would probably have been cut off on the charge of great disrespect!
That's why he chose to help Yubo. Only such a generous and gentle lord of the neighboring country can maintain the stability of the Eastern Qin border for another few decades.
"Wait, I have something to say. ā
A hand was stretched out from the crowd of people who were struggling with him, and the generals who were pulling him immediately quieted down, waiting for his decision. He stretched his neck, looked at Liu Hui, who was leisurely drinking tea outside the crowd, and said expectantly: "Which imperial brother does Mr. Liu think I should ally with?"
Whew!Whew!
Liu Hui immediately felt that countless eyes around him were shooting towards him, with anticipation, curiosity, warning, and disdain...... He smiled slightly and said, "Well...... The prince's temperament is best known to the prince, and the prince is better to have the prince take the idea!"
"Ahh
After a moment of silence, he was once again drowning in saliva.
Liu Hui shook his head again, feeling that their voices were very noisy and harsh, he simply stood up and walked out of the Chinese army tent.
Feng Si had been waiting outside the tent, and when he saw Liu Hui coming out, he hurriedly greeted him: "Master, why did you come out?"
Liu Hui smiled and said, "The plan has come out, and there is nothing for me here." By the way, is there any news of the son?" The last sentence he said in a low voice, and only Feng Si could hear it.
Feng Si shook his head and said in a low voice: "There is still no news! Our people have already touched the bottom of the cliff, but unfortunately there is nothing but a horse corpse!"
"This is also good news!" Liu Hui said helplessly: "If there is no corpse, it means that he is still alive." It's just that I don't know if I was seriously injured and was rescued, or if I was secretly imprisoned by Yu Yuan's people. ā
As they walked, they had gradually moved away from the tents of the Chinese army. Still, the cacophony of quarrels could be heard. When Feng Si heard that many soldiers were also gathered around to discuss which prince to ally with, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, with all due respect. It is indeed a good strategy to use an alliance to strengthen power, but the master should discuss with the prince in private. Now that the object of the alliance has not yet been decided, the entire military camp is already in an uproar, which does not seem to be a good thing......."
"Forge an alliance!" Liu Hui s......norted disdainfully.
Of course, he didn't want Yu Bo to find someone to form an alliance, but because of Ji Huang's defeat, Yu Xi's line was no longer needed. Liu Hui has always insisted that Yu Yuan and Yu Guang should not turn enemies into friends, which is too dangerous for Yu Bo.
And compared with them, whether it is himself or those subordinates, the difference in strength is too far, and it is really vulnerable.
Liu Hui deliberately proposed the strategy of forming an alliance in front of everyone in the big tent, just to spread the news through the mouth of the army. I believe that with the scheming of Yuyuan Yuguang, Yubo will feel that Yubo, who is easy to grasp, is the best alliance partner.
As long as Yu Bo has been hesitating and can't make up his mind, they will secretly work hard to fight for it. Then the alliance army they had just established would immediately collapse in an instant due to vigilance and suspicion.
This is the real intention of him to propose an alliance, but not to say with whom!
Liu Hui smiled coldly, and he looked back again deeply. Outside the tent of the Chinese army, how many of those seemingly loyal soldiers were sent by the enemy to inquire about the details, he had no way of knowing.
In normal times, Liu Hui is eager to wipe out all the fine works in the military camp, but today, he hopes that those fine works must perform their duties conscientiously.