Zhao Yanli looked at it for a long time, and said with remorse: "If I knew this, I wouldn't have sent Gu Yan to Shengle!" ”

"Lonely" is the nickname of his young son.

Gu Yan is a Xiongnu dialect, which means "strength", and by extension, "son".

Xiongnu's Shan Yu is called "supporting the plough and lonely Tu", supporting the plow, the meaning of heaven, the two words put together, is the son of heaven.

When Zhao Yanli's youngest son was born, his head was big and his body was fat, stronger than usual, and he looked very powerful, so Zhao Yanli used Guyan as his nickname. His youngest son is fifteen years old this year, and although he has not yet grown up, he can already compete with strong men, and he is indeed outstanding.

The left and right generals asked, "Why?" ”

Zhao Yanli pointed to the Qin soldiers outside the city and said, "Scare me and say that there are 30,000 cavalry, you see, does this look like 30,000 soldiers?" I see, it's up to the sky, 20,000 people! And you see, the more than 1,000 cavalry over there are loose and crumbling, without any formation, and most of them don't even have horses, sitting on the ground and basking in the sun. It is said that Meng Lang is so good, he is Pu Mao's Guan Zhong and Taigongwang, but that's it! ”

The "more than 1,000 cavalry" he mentioned were the guard soldiers and horses released by the Qin army, which were located between the place where the Qin army was camped and Shuofang County, very close to the county seat, only three or four miles. Looking at them from the top of the city, you can see their movements.

Hu Jiang is quite impressed.

That is, one of the generals bravely asked for battle: "I'll go and take the head of the Qin cavalry commander and dedicate it to my lord!" ”

Although Zhao Yanli was awarded an official by the Qin State, the generals under his account were all his clansmen, so he still followed the customs of the tribe and took "adult" as the honorific title.

Zhao Yanli glanced at him and said in his heart: "Idiot! Can't you get off the stage so that Lao Tzu? I'm just saying that to lift the morale of the army. Meng Lang has a high reputation, and Gou Xiong knows how to fight, how could the two of them commit such a mistake? If my guess is correct, the more than 1,000 Qin cavalry, I'm afraid it was the bait that the two of them gave to Lao Tzu, trying to lure me to send troops to fight, defeat me first, and extinguish the spirit of our army! ”

With this concern, of course he would not allow it.

Zhao Yanli laughed and said: "What kind of etiquette and music is Pu Mao doing in China, is he the only one who has read Tang books?" We can't be worse than him! Don't be in a hurry to fight, and salute before you fight! It also shows Lao Tzu's demeanor! ”

The general was still unwilling, and wanted to plead, but Zhao Yanli didn't give him a chance.

Zhao Yanli ordered the Tang strategist behind him: "Lao Du, you go out of the city!" Bring two urns of wine, lead a few sheep, and give them to Meng Lang, saying that he has worked hard from afar, and I have nothing to comfort him, so I will give him some local products, and let me talk about my heart. "After arriving at the Qin camp, you give me a closer look and see what is real; When you come back, tell me what you see. ”

When the Tang man surnamed Du heard this, he immediately frowned bitterly, and had the heart to refuse, but he didn't have the courage to say in fear: "Ming Gong, this, this ......." ”

"How?"

"Villain,......, that Meng Lang ......."

"Oh, I see, you're afraid that Meng Lang will kill you, right?"

"The villain is not afraid of death, but he just thinks that the adults have a lot of help, and this battle will be won, and it seems that there is no need for this and this, and he looks at the truth and reality."

Zhao Yanli asked, "How did I get so much help?" ”

The strategist surnamed Du said flatteringly: "The Qin soldiers have not arrived, and the high envoy of Dingxi has arrived, and the lord has sent an envoy to Shengle, and the villain expects that the Xianbei Tuoba Department will also send troops to help." I have something to do, and we support from all sides. …… My lord, isn't this precisely because of the great help of the Tao? ”

Gao Chong, who was standing on Zhao Yanli's side, couldn't help but look at this person, and said in his heart: "Zhao Yanli is cunning and cruel, and he is also worthy of being called a lot of help?" This person is greedy for life and afraid of death, flattery, he is really the scum of my Tang people! ”

Looking at him more, he felt that his eyes were dirty, and Gao Chong turned his head and stopped looking at him.

Zhao Yanli smiled: "That's right! "Tell the guards, "Fetch wine and sheep for Lao Du, and send him out of the city." ”

The strategist surnamed Du looked back three times in one step, got down from the city tower, and went to the Qin camp.

Zhao Yanli smiled and said to Gao Chong: "Lao Du is too small, he doesn't have a bit of manliness, and his head is not bright enough. Don't want to think about it? He is from the Tang Dynasty, Meng Lang is also from the Tang Dynasty, and he has the affection of compatriots, how could Meng Lang kill him? Gao Jun, do you say yes? ”

Gao Chong replied: "The two armies are fighting, and if they don't kill them, this is my gift to China." ”

Zhao Yanli smiled and said, "My Hu people also have this gift." He looked outside the city, then put his gaze back on Gao Chong, and said, "Gao Jun, you said that your country heard that Pu Mao was attacking me, and you are willing to come to help?" ”

Gao Chong replied, "Exactly." In order to avoid misunderstanding among adults, the widow was ordered to come to Shuofang first and explain this meaning. ”

Dingxi did not recognize the Qin State and denounced it as a hypocrisy, and Gao Chong would not call him the official position granted to Zhao Yanli by the Qin State, because he was also called "adult". The widow is a humble title for the monarch of the country.

Zhao Yanli asked, "How do you plan to come to my aid?" ”

"Please choose a noble person to make an envoy, enter the court from me, and write a letter for help. After that, our reinforcements will arrive in Shuofang in 10 days at the latest. ”

Zhao Yanli pondered for a while and said, "Gao Jun, who do you say I am doing good?" ”

"Since the adult has sent the young son to ask for help from Shengle, the one who enters the court from me is best also the son of the adult."

Although Xin Er has decided to rescue Shuofang, the rescue is not for nothing, and he has to get some benefits.

This advantage is that Zhao Yanli is not required to surrender from now on, but at least he has to send an envoy to the court, so that he can show the status of Dingxi Shangbang, and seize the initiative in the rescue. However, before Gao Chong came, because he didn't know that Zhao Yanli sent his young son into Shengle, Xin Er only instructed Gao Chong to bring back a messenger of Zhao Yanli, and did not say that he had to be Zhao Yanli's son. Gao Chong made this request at this time, but he was improvised. In the dignified Western Kingdom, in terms of the treatment of the envoys sent by Shuofang, it is always inferior to the Tuoba Department of the Xianbei people.

Zhao Yanli has many sons, four or five sons-in-law, and nearly twenty concubines.

He thought about it for a while, and said in his heart: "Gou Xiong is a fierce general of the Qin State, and the armor of the Qin soldiers is better than mine, Lao Du said that Tuoba Xianbei will come to my aid, but in case it doesn't come to help?" With our ministry alone, we may not be able to stop Gou Xiong and Meng Lang.

"The sheep that catches it in your hand is a good sheep. Although Dingxi Kingdom is uneasy and kind, it is nothing more than that it does not want to see Pu Mao strong, and wants to use me to fight with Pu Mao, and it will reap its benefits, but now, I can only let it get its wish. ”

Thinking about it, Zhao Yanli happily agreed to this condition.

Gao Chong said: "Then please prepare as soon as possible, while the Qin soldiers have just arrived, the siege is not strict, and I will return to China tomorrow." ”

Zhao Yanli responded: "Okay! ”

The Tang people surnamed Du trembled out of the city, and before they could go far, the more than 1,000 Qin horsemen who served as guards divided into dozens and galloped forward, surrounding him and the four or five servants who came out of him and carried wine and sheep.

He hurriedly explained his intentions.

The more than 100 Qin horsemen searched them, took them to the outside of the Qin army, which was in full swing and was building a camp, and ordered them to wait here.

The man surnamed Du waited for most of the day, and in the evening, no one came out to pick him up, and suddenly heard the rapid sound of war drums coming from the rear of the Qin army.

He was suddenly shocked and thought, "Is it because Meng Lang doesn't want to see me and wants to kill me and use my head to boost the morale of the Qin soldiers?" ”

The drums of war were urging and the sound was amazing, and he was so frightened that his legs and feet were weak, he was unsteady on his feet, he didn't care about his image, and he sat on the ground with his butt.

The soldiers of the Qin army who were camping not far away all looked down and laughed at this with disdain.

The surname Du thought too much, Meng Lang didn't send someone out to greet him for a long time, not to use his head to boost morale,—— even if Meng Lang had this idea, killing a messenger of Zhao Yanli would not be necessary to beat the drum at all.

Meng Lang didn't pay attention to him, it was because the timing of his arrival was not coincidental, just in time for Gou Xiong to get angry with Meng Lang again, and Meng Lang couldn't take care of him for the time being.

The reason was that after the soldiers arrived outside Shuofang City in the morning, Meng Lang sent a general named Gao Gao to lead hundreds of troops to inquire about the situation of the two enemy camps in the east and west, and asked him to report back at noon. As a result, he didn't return until just now, nearly two hours later than the time Meng Lang gave him.

Meng Lang knew that he was a Tang person, so he was able to be the main general this time, all because of Pu Mao, it can be seen from Gou Xiong that the Rong generals in the army are actually not convinced by him, and now that the war is imminent, if the generals do not obey their orders, the victory or defeat will be worrying.

Because of this, he had the idea of "using this to establish his authority", and wanted to severely punish him and behead him according to the law of "violating the deadline".

However, Gao Gao is Gou Xiong's fellow countryman.

Where is Gou Xiong willing to agree?

After seeing Meng Lang, his attitude was better than last time, and said to Meng Lang: "Guanshuo Fang's troops, there are many flags of the two battalions outside the city, and the guards in the city are crowded, and it is roughly estimated that there are no less than 30,000 or 40,000 people; According to the sentinels, there were thousands of horsemen thirty miles west of the city. That's a total of 50,000 soldiers! Our army is only 30,000, and the enemy is outnumbered. Gao Gao is the brave general of our army, and he will fight tomorrow and tomorrow, so I think it is better to spare him. ”

Meng Lang had military law in hand, and he had the intention of establishing authority before the war, so he refused to back down, saying: "If you don't cut it, it's not enough to understand military law!" ”

Gou Xiong said: "According to military law, it should be beheaded. I will fight with him against the thief and atone for his sins. ”

Meng Lang sat like a tiger, his eyes were like a tiger, and said resolutely: "No! ”

Gou Xiong felt that he had enough compromises, but Meng Lang actually didn't give him half of the face, he lost his patience, he was furious, jumped to his feet with his halberd fingers, and scolded: "Old horseman! Give you face, you don't have a face, don't you? Fuck me, wait for me! ”

After scolding, he turned over his horse, galloped back to home base, and gave the order: "Beat the drums, gather the troops!" ”

The drum sound that the man surnamed Du heard was this drum beat.

The surnamed Du heard this drum outside the army, and Meng Lang was in the army, so he heard it more truly, and he could hear that this was the drum sound of the summoning general.

Meng Lang was very smart, and immediately guessed what Gou Xiong was going to do.

He was dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "Barbarian! Barbarian! After pacing around the tent and thinking for a moment, he sighed, reluctantly put away Huwei, and said, "That's it! "Call the staff who are sitting with you in the tent," you go and ask General Gou why he is beating the drums. ”

The staff member was also a Tang man, and said: "Ming Gong, what does General Gou mean, don't ask what you know." He relied on being the king's foreign family, had no respect and humility, disregarded military discipline, and should be beheaded according to the law! Ming Gong, I thought that there was no need to ask him, he could be killed! ”

Meng Lang said angrily: "How to kill?" ”

The staff said: "Ming Gong is the commander of the three armies appointed by the king himself, and the generals of each battalion can be ordered to come to the Chinese army to listen to the order, and announce the king's decree and the Gou Xiong Department. ”

Meng Lang said in his heart: "The generals of each battalion are all 'countrymen', I will appoint them to the king, and the thieves under my command can be killed, and Gou Xiong will be killed?" Gou Xiong's family is a chieftain of the 'country', and he is the queen's brother, and those who are willing to obey my orders are afraid that there is no one in ten. Zhengse said, "I am here to beg for thieves, not to fight!" You're talking nonsense! Go to General Gou and ask him why he beats the drum! ”

The staff member obeyed the order and rushed to Gou Xiong's department to relay Meng Lang's questioning.

Gou Xiong was furious and said, "By the order of the king, I will come to Shuofang to crusade against the traitor!" The battle hasn't been fought yet, the traitors haven't been eliminated, but there is a cannibalistic thief in the army, why am I beating the drum? Lao Tzu wants to kill this thief first! ”

The staff member went back and relayed Gou Xiong's reply to Meng Lang.

When Meng Lang's staff and the generals and colonels of the Chinese army heard the news, they all rushed over at this time, gathered in the commander's tent, listened to the reply relayed by the staff, and all looked at Meng Lang and waited for him to reply.

Meng Lang lowered his eyelids slightly, then raised his eyes, looked forward to the tent, praised the case, and said: "General Gou is really a loyal and brave man!" "Ling that staff," you go and tell General Gou, but stop the drums, I won't kill Gao anymore. ”

The staff member went to Gou Xiong's ministry and told him what Meng Lang said.

Gou Xiongwu didn't appreciate it and scolded: "The old man knows that he is afraid? ”

The staff member could not answer him, and stood there awkwardly.

Gou Xiong's tent asked the staff to go out to wait, and when there were no outsiders in the tent, he persuaded Gou Xiong and said: "General, Meng Lang is the commander of the king after all, he is certainly not worth mentioning, but if he makes the king unhappy, it is not very good." Meng Lang has now softened, and the general doesn't remember the villain, so give him a ladder to go down. The villain is foolish, you might as well rest the drums and disperse the soldiers, the general is nominally Meng Lang's deputy general, in order to prevent him from complaining to the king after returning to the court, he might as well go and ask him for a crime and make a show. ”

"Humph!"

Thinking of Pu Mao's trust in Meng Lang, Gou Xiong was really a little worried that Meng Lang would "slander him" and make him be punished by Pu Mao, so he accepted this person's persuasion, stopped the drumming, came to the Chinese army, met Meng Lang, and asked him perfunctorily for a crime.

Meng Lang went down to the tent, grabbed his hand, and said with a smile: "I said that I was killing Gao, but I was just trying to test the general!" The general still attaches such importance to the villagers, but what about the country? Although Zhao Yanli is small, she must break it! "Invite Gou Xiong," Zhao Yanli sent a messenger, and I have sent someone to pick him up and bring him into the camp. The general is the great general of our army, so meet him with me. When they have seen it, they will eat in my tent in the evening. ”

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