Most of the time, Zhao Yu was very polite and courteous, even at the moment when the leader had completely mastered the authority of Kunyang, he still used honorific titles such as 'Liu Gong' and 'Li Xiancheng' to call Liu Bi and Li Xu.

Although nothing has actually changed, it has made Liu Bi and Li Xu have a good impression of him.

The same is true for Xun Yi.

All in all, the leader of the black tiger thieves behaved not like a vulgar thief many times, but more like a rich boy who read poetry and books, capable and cultivated, and people were willing to contact him.

So, did the leader of the Black Tiger Thieves show any anger?

In fact, Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu did not have this impression.

Until today, the three of them finally saw Zhao Yu's angry appearance with their own eyes, I have to say, it was really very courageous and domineering, and those cruel words not only suppressed the messengers sent by Guan Shuo, but even Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu, who were standing on Zhao Yu's side, were dumbfounded.

If the rebels set fire to the city, the Zhou leader would lead tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Kunyang to unite Yexian, Xiangcheng, and Runan counties to pursue the rebels together? Wherever the rebels retreated, he would kill them. Take the city and settle the people of Kunyang?

Domineering, really domineering!

It is worthy of being the leader of the black tiger thieves who occupied Yingshan as the king at the beginning.

But the question is, does he Kunyang have the ability to threaten the other side?

“……”

Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu all glanced at each other, secretly worried in their hearts.

Leader Zhou used these words to scare the rebels on the other side, then they supported it, but if it was really implemented, the three of them were afraid that they would have to dissuade it.

There is no other reason, but because of his strength in Kunyang, he cannot really threaten the rebels who still have tens of thousands of troops.

Of course, although they do not fully support the proposition of this Zhou leader in their hearts, the three of them have been in the officialdom for a long time, and naturally they will never dismantle the platform of this Zhou leader at this time.

Instead, they had to show their full support for the Zhou leader – they wanted the rebels to see a united Kunyang!

After glancing at each other, Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu all expressed their expressions angrily.

"What Leader Zhou said is extremely true!"

"Since the rebels don't leave us and others to live, then we will all die!"

"Leader Zhou, please rest assured, it only takes half an hour, and the soldiers and civilians of the whole city will be ready!"

The statements of the three civil officials were really a little weaker in terms of momentum, but even so, the envoys sent by Guan Shuo were at a loss for what to do, and they wanted to speak several times.

I believe that these envoys originally wanted to ridicule and ridicule - you are a little Kunyang, and you dare to threaten tens of thousands of righteous teachers?

But looking at the masked Zhou Hu, and looking at the angry appearance of Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu, the envoys swallowed the mocking words back into their stomachs.

There is no other reason, just because this 'little Kunyang' has so far caused the righteous teacher to suffer heavy casualties.

I don't know how long later, the envoy at the head licked his lips and said, "Leader Zhou, I advise you to think again......"

"Don't think about it!"

Zhao Yu raised his hand to interrupt his words, and shouted in a deep voice: "You go back and tell Zhou Mou's words to Guan Shuo as they are, and you must not delete or change a word!" …… ! ”

A little anger flashed on the faces of those messengers, but somehow, they didn't dare to attack, and before Niu Heng, who was standing on the side, stepped forward to drive them away, these people hugged their fists at Zhao Yu and said goodbye: "That's the case...... I'll retire. ”

"Humph!"

In Zhao Yu's cold snort, the rebel envoys turned and left.

The people in the yatang were unmoved, until they watched the messengers walk out of the yatang and walk farther away, Xun Yi hurriedly turned around and bowed his hand to Zhao Yu and persuaded: "Leader Zhou thinks twice......

From the side, Liu Bi and Xun Yi also had to persuade them.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yu pressed his hand, and said with a smile: "The three of you don't need to worry, I'm just scaring the rebels." ”

As soon as they heard the words of the Zhou leader with a smile in their voices, Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu realized that the Zhou leader was just pretending to be angry......

Well, for the time being, regardless of whether or not you can scare the rebels, you should scare your own people enough.

Xun Yi, Liu Bi, and Li Xu glanced at each other, smiled wryly and shook their heads.

In addition to laughing at himself, Xun Yi took the lead and asked, "Does Leader Zhou think that he can scare the rebels?" ”

"It's hard to say."

Zhao Yu shook his head slightly.

According to what he learned from Ju Sheng, after getting rid of the rebels in his Kunyang area, Guan Shuo still had 20,000 troops under his command who had not yet moved, so under normal circumstances, it was impossible for Guan Shuo to give in to Kunyang.

It is true that there are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Kunyang, but the rebels are tens of thousands of troops, although the number of people on both sides is about the same, but the real strength is relatively real, where can Kunyang threaten the rebels?

Even Zhao Yu knew that his cruel words threatening the rebels could only be put on paper.

You must know that he Kunyang can block the rebels' offensive, relying on the strategy of 'street fighting', which effectively weakens the strength of the rebels, so that the rebels have empty forces but cannot exert their strength. But if he went out of the city to pursue the rebels, he Kunyang would lose his greatest advantage, how could it be possible to kill tens of thousands of regular troops with 'tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians'? - Even if the morale of the rebel soldiers on the opposite side is low, but they are also regular soldiers after all, which is comparable to the old and weak women and children in Kunyang City?

At that time, the people who can really fight are actually the Black Tiger Pawns, the County Army, the Brotherhood Militia and the few remaining Nanyang Pawns, full of eight or nine thousand people.

This is less than 10,000 troops, chasing tens of thousands of rebels, and it is still an empty outskirts, even Zhao Yu does not think that this is a wise decision.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if there is the slightest possibility, he Zhao Yu can lead nearly 10,000 Kunyang soldiers to pursue the rebels all the way to Dingling and Zhaoling, and the rebels retreat into the city, can they still storm those two cities against the wind and snow?

No way!

However, even if you know that it is impossible, you can't lose in momentum!

What's more, Zhao Yu also buried a trick.

Yes, it is Yang Ding of Ye County!

If Yang Ding really took Dingling County after this first snow as agreed, in this case, his Zhao Yu's intimidation would have been effective.

Different from the situation considered before, Zhao Yu could lead the Kunyang army and civilians to retreat to Dingling County......

What the? You say that Yang Ding may not be willing to hand over Dingling County to Zhao Yu?

How can it be!

You must know that Kunyang County is insignificant to the rebels, only because the rebels want to fight Ye County, so they have to take Kunyang, which is very close to Ye County, in advance, in other words, Kunyang is completely blocking Ye County this time.

And now, the Kunyang army and civilians not only prevented a disaster for Ye County, but also advanced hundreds of miles to the south and moved to Dingling County to prevent the disaster for Ye County again - because it is impossible for the rebels to attack Ye County without letting Dingling go unchecked.

Let me ask, as the county order of Ye County, is Yang Ding willing to hand over Dingling?

Definitely yes, no doubt.

And this is the bargaining chip that Zhao Yu really used to threaten Guan Shuo and Chen Miao!

Of course, the premise is that Yang Ding can really take Dingling, and this matter has to reach the ears of Guan Shuo and Chen Miao, otherwise, even Zhao Yu doesn't think that his intimidation can play a big role.

『…… Don't let me down, the former 'Handan prodigy'."

Standing at the entrance of the yatang and glancing at the direction of Ye County, Zhao Yu thought secretly.

After a short while, several envoys sent by Guan Shuo returned to the South City Gate Tower to report the results of the negotiations with Zhou Hu to Guan Shuo and Chen Miao.

"That Zhou Hu said, if Guan Shuai you...... If you dare to set fire to the city, he will take the whole city of soldiers and civilians, and unite Yexian, Runan, and Xiangcheng counties to pursue my righteous teacher, and wherever my righteous teacher retreats, he will kill him, take the city, and settle him in Kunyang County......"

Listening to the envoy's original attitude towards Zhou Hu, Guan Shuo and Chen Miao were dumbfounded, and they didn't react for a while.

After being stunned for a long time, Guan Shuo came back to his senses, slapped the table in front of him with his right hand, and was furious: "This Zhou Hu, it's so rampant!" ”

After scolding a few times, he nodded and said hatefully: "Okay! I also want to see how he pursues my righteous teacher! ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Chen Miao, and said without refuting it: "Brother Zimian, it's not that Guan doesn't give you affection, it's really that Zhou Hu is too rampant!" …… After Tian Xu led the army to withdraw to the south bank of the Shahe River, I ordered the army to set fire to the city, owing Brother Zimian a favor, and Guan will pay it back in the future! ”

“……”

Chen Miao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, it turned into a wry smile.

Of course, he understood that Zhou Hu had once again provoked Guan Shuo.

"Now...... I'm afraid I'm going to fight that Zhou Tiger endlessly."

Holding all the regrets in his heart, Chen Miao sighed regretfully.

He will not persuade Guan Shuo in this matter, after all, in this battle, Guan Shuo's Changsha Yishi sacrificed 30,000 or 40,000 people, and thousands of weapons and armor were 'snatched' by Kunyang's pawns. It must be used as a threat to make Kunyang pay some price.

And how could he, Chen Miao, persuade Guan Shuo to give up the benefits he deserved because of his appreciation for that Zhou Hu?

After all, Guan Shuo and the Changsha Yishi under his command are the real trustworthy companions of Chen Miao and his Jiangxia Yishi, not Zhou Hu on the other side.

『…… It's a pity.'"

Sighing, Chen Miao shook his head slightly.

The next day, October 19.

At noon, a messenger sent by Tian Xu, a general under Shuo, arrived in Kunyang and came to the south gate tower to report to Guan Shuo about the withdrawal of his troops.

“…… After receiving the order from Marshal Guan yesterday, General Tian ordered the whole army to pack up and load grain, grass, and baggage. At midnight this morning, General Tian ordered the whole army to retreat to the camp on the south bank of the Shahe River, and it was estimated that around dusk tonight, they could retreat to the barracks on the south bank of the Shahe River. ”

"Okay."

Upon hearing the messenger's message, Guan Shuo nodded slightly.

Immediately, he summoned his general Huang Kang and instructed: "Tian Xu is already on his way to withdraw to the military camp on the south bank of the Shahe River, and he can arrive around dusk tonight, you tell the soldiers in the city to prepare for the withdrawal of the army." Also, be prepared to set fire to all parts of the city when our troops retreat......"

"Yes!"

Huang Kang hugged his fists, and a sense of revenge surged in his heart.

Around dusk that day, when Guan Shuo was about to withdraw his troops and set fire to the city, suddenly, a group of scouts on horseback galloped from the south to the south gate, shouting: "Dingling urgent!" Dingling urgent! ”

The rebel soldiers on duty at the south gate did not dare to slack off, and immediately opened the city gate, and at the same time reported to Qu Shuai Guan Shuo.

"Dingling urgent?"

After receiving the news, Guan Shuo and Chen Miao were a little puzzled, so they immediately summoned the scouts.

I saw that the scout saw Guan Shuo, knocked on one knee, clenched his fists and said urgently: "Qiyu Qushuai, two days ago, that is, on the night of the 17th, the army of Youye County took advantage of the snow to sneak attack Dingling, kill the guards, and occupy the city!" ”

"What?!"

Guan Shuo, who was sitting on the chair, stood up in shock, and Chen Miao, who was beside him, also showed a look of shock on his face.

Dingling, captured by Ye County's army?!