Xu You used Tongguan as a base, transported grain and grass, left 3,000 men to guard it, and then led his army into the Guanzhong Plain, arriving at Dingcheng on May 10. On the same day, Tan Xiaozu led the Jingzhou army to conquer Fengyi County and other counties, and came to Dingcheng to meet Xu You.

Yin Zhao knelt in front of the handsome tent, Xu You personally came to greet him, untied his restraints, threw away the thorns, and said with a smile: "Sijun makes people old, why is it too late for Xuanche to come?" ”

This is a Chinese poem, using a woman to think of a good person to marry, to express the ardent expectation of Yin Zhao's surrender. Yin Zhao saw that Xu You's attitude was kind and humorous, and he was not as severe and majestic as he imagined, his heart was a little relieved, and he said shamefully: "The sin will be frightened, and it will be too late to return to righteousness, and I will ask the general to punish the crime!" ”

"The general's willingness to abandon the dark and turn to the light is the luck of Chu, the luck of the cold, and the luck of the people, what is the crime?" Xu You entered the big tent with his hands, invited Yin Zhao to take a seat, and said: "The city is strong, and the Mi Po is stubborn, can the general have a plan to break the city?" ”

Mi Po lost Tongguan and retreated to Dingcheng with 15,000 cavalry in his hands, plus 10,000 foot soldiers with a complete system, and 5,000 defenders of the original Dingcheng, a total of 30,000 troops. If it is a hard attack, not to mention time-consuming, and the casualties are large, Xu You's plan is best to be able to outwit it.

Yin Zhao hurriedly said: "Tang Mo, the original guard of Dingcheng, is my best friend, and he is also a Han Chinese, so I will write a letter and send it into the city, which may persuade him to surrender the city." ”

"Okay, that's it! Qingming, take the pen, I sharpen the ink for the general! ”

The little grandmaster took the pen, the general sharpened the ink, Yin Zhao was flattered, carefully analyzed the current situation, and said a lot of good things about Xu You, so that he could rest assured that he would not treat Yunyun badly. After he finished writing, Xu You instructed Tan Xiaozu to settle down and rest, He Wei read the letter and sneered: "Do you know why the generals of all dynasties like to recruit others again?" ”

There was no one else in the tent except Xu You, Tan Zhuo and Lu Bozhi, Tan Zhuo sat silent, and when he didn't hear He Wei's words, Lu Bozhi was a little smoother, and said with a smile: "Listen to the high theory of sacrificial wine!" ”

"It is always a disgraceful thing to surrender to the enemy, the more people you attract to surrender to the enemy, the more you can wash away the filth on your body, this is called a villain!"

Lu Bozhi regretted taking He Wei's words a little, seeing that Xu You's face was as usual, he really couldn't guess the general's thoughts, and said with a wry smile: "I still know Yin Zhao, this person has a good reputation, and it is not like what the sacrificial wine said......"

He Wei squinted his eyes and said: "Changshi may have misunderstood, when I say villain, I am praising him, knowing the pros and cons, and knowing how to advance and retreat, in fact, it can be of great use." However, according to the intelligence of the secret mansion, although Tang Mo is quite courageous, he is a pedantic person who acts softly, and when he receives this letter, he will only hand it over to Mi Po to show his innocence, and will not secretly sacrifice the city as Yin Zhao expected. ”

At this time, I heard Xu You smile and said: "You have a plan in your belly, don't sell it!" ”

Only then did Lu Bozhi understand that He Wei's true purpose was actually to say that Yin Zhao's persuasion was useless, and Xu You already knew what he meant before he opened his mouth, this kind of trust and tacit understanding was a fate formed by many years of living and dying together, and others could not envy it.

"Discord is just a trick of power, but it is enough to deal with most people in the world!" He Wei unfolded another piece of paper, wrote a few words, and was very satisfied, and then changed another one, and waved it immediately. Lu Bozhi looked over and found that it was exactly the same as Yin Zhao's handwriting, even if it was put together, it couldn't be distinguished, but the content was very different, just a very ordinary description of the interesting things and friendship between the two before, and nothing else was mentioned.

However, it is precisely in this way that the suspicion of the wise will be aroused, and Lu Bozhi greatly admired, and said: "Sacrificing the wine god, the city can be broken!" ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Yin Zhao personally came to the front of the battle, loudly preached Yao Ji's injustice, and called on the soldiers of Dingcheng to distinguish between right and wrong, change camps, and welcome Yao Jin back to Chang'an to re-ascend the throne. Mi Po was too lazy to listen to this noise, and directly ordered the archers to release a wave of arrows to force Yin Zhao back.

Qingming slapped his horse out of battle, galloped to the front of the city, pulled his bow and shot hard, and looked at the big drum on the tower. The Liang army fought in two forces, but they didn't dare to shoot back, and when Qingming left, Fang took down the arrow, found a letter on the arrow, and hurriedly sent it to Mi Po Touch. Mi Po touched the envelope and said that Brother Tang's uncle had opened it personally, and the payment was made by Brother Yin Zhao, her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and she summoned her own soldiers and said, "You go and hand it over to General Tang, see his face and report it quickly!" ”

The soldiers saw Tang Mo who was dealing with the allocation of grain and grass in the city guard mansion, and handed the letter over, Tang Mo took it suspiciously, his hands trembled slightly, and he felt that his throat was dry, as if he had the weight of a thousand gold, in a short moment, countless thoughts turned in his mind, he gritted his teeth, and said: "Take me to see the military marshal!" ”

On the top of the city, Tang Mo knelt on his knees, handed back the unopened letter to Mi Po, and said: "Military commander, I do have some friendship with Yin Zhao, but he betrayed the lord and betrayed the country, lost his righteousness, and he and I are already enemies of life and death. ”

Mi Po smiled and said, "How could I be fooled by such a simple counter-plot?" The general relaxes, Yin Zhao treacherous man, my heart is like a mirror, I will not wronged the general! ”

Tang Mo's eyes showed a little hesitation, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak, so he could only retreat with a thousand thanks. When he left, Mi Po opened the letter, it was all gossip, and the cronies around him said angrily: "It seems that General Tang still knows the word loyalty and filial piety, and he will not be like Yin Zhao without a king and a father......"

"Not necessarily!" Mi Po's cold gaze seemed to kill someone, and said: "Yin Zhaoxin didn't mention persuasion at all, so he didn't look at it, so he knew that this was a persuasion letter?" ”

The cronies reacted very quickly and said in surprise: "What does the military commander mean, General Tang and the traitor Yin Zhao secretly have other ways to contact, and this letter is just deliberately made to show us?" ”

"If Tang Mo has no ghost in his heart, why don't he open the letter in the mansion? Bring it to me, pretending to be a gesture, because he knows that the contents of the letter will not be against him! It's just that Yin Zhao was indeed secretly persuading him to surrender, so he accidentally leaked his mouth just now......"

Mi Po was defeated by Xu You, and he was very jealous of this young general of Chu State, knowing that he loved to deceive, this letter was true or false, maybe it was a reversal, or it was a trick, but he didn't dare to bet!

First lost Tongguan, if Dingcheng is lost again, Chang'an has no danger to defend, and Daliang will destroy the country. What's more, he had already received an edict from Chang'an, asking him to hold on for five days, and Yao Ji personally led 30,000 Xiliang horses and 10,000 Lu Shuihu to come to the rescue.

In order to ensure that the city is not lost for five days, it is better to kill the mistake than to let it go!

"You all come here, secretly pass on my order, ...... tonight"

Tang Mo returned to the mansion, he was so anxious that he walked around the hall, rubbing his hands together, and his wife Qiu asked the reason strangely, and said, "Yin Zhao misunderstood me!" He was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he voted for Xu You, but he deliberately wrote a letter, which caused Mi Po to be suspicious of me. I expect that this Qiang dog is a wolf with a wolf heart, and he will definitely do something to me tonight. I'm not afraid to die, but what about you, children? ”

Qiu's is also a famous family in Chang'an, he has been studying since he was a child, he heard the tears in his eyes, went back to the room and changed into the clothes of the command, Ying Ying knelt down, and said: "The husband is the husband of the man, when he makes meritorious contributions, now Yao Ji is not virtuous, and the southerners chase it, the general trend is inviolable, I hope that the husband will obey the heavens, follow the precedent of General Yin, and do not seek fame, at least the lives of the children can be retained......"

"Huh? You...... Madame......"

Blood overflowed from the corners of Qiu's mouth, and he didn't know when there was a short dagger in his hand, and he stabbed it into his abdomen, and said: "My Qiu family has ancestral teachings, born as a cool person, and died as a cool ghost, and cannot be reversed!" Husband, may there be an afterlife, you and me, you and me...... ...... again for husband and wife"

"Madame!"

Tang Mo hugged Qiu's corpse, raised his head and wailed silently, his fingertips pierced into his palms, and the blood flowed like an infusion, but he didn't feel the slightest pain.

"Someone, armor!"

Tang Mo's eyes were red, and he led the three hundred guards in the palace to kill them, and called the five thousand defenders who originally belonged to Dingcheng under his command, and after setting fire to them everywhere, he went straight to the south gate.

Mi Po touched the city to pay attention to the movements of the Chu army, he knew Tang Mo very well, even if he colluded with Yin Zhao to have a second heart, he couldn't make a decision easily, and he would start to clean him up tonight, and it would be completely late in time. But he didn't expect that Tang Mo's wife Qiu was such a strange woman, and he directly forced Tang Mo to be anxious.

"Marshal, it's not good...... General Tang ...... Tang Mo is the opposite! ”

"What?"

Miva turned his head suddenly, and saw the pillar of smoke rising from the city, and his eyes were full of unspeakable despair. If he said that he lost Tongguan, he was under pressure from Chang'an, which led to failure, but this time the city was ...... This is all his responsibility, if he had arrested Tang Mo and cut off his head in the city just now......

In fact, Mi Po knew in his heart that he couldn't kill Tang Mo just now, and he didn't make any preparations in advance, killing him would only force the 5,000 defenders to rebel, and the outcome would be the same.

"Marshal, give the order quickly, it's still too late to quell the rebellion!"

Mi Po touched and smiled sadly: "It's too late, do you think Xu You will miss such a good opportunity?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Chu army's mountain shouting and tsunami shook the sky, tens of thousands of people swarmed in from the south gate, and Mi Po Touch fled from Dingcheng again in embarrassment, but this time only more than 100 horsemen broke out of the encirclement, and the 25,000 people in the department were completely lost.

Yao Ji, who was on the way to the city, heard that Dingcheng had been lost, and was in a dilemma, and finally followed Wen Ziyou's advice and reluctantly retreated to Chang'an, preparing to concentrate all his forces for the final decisive battle.

After Tang Mo knelt down to welcome Xu You into the city, he found Yin Zhao and rushed up to punch him in the face. The others were about to stop them, but Tan Zhuo shook his head, and the generals looked at each other, but they didn't dare to move. Yin Zhao couldn't fight back, he was punched by him more than ten times, his nosebleed stained his face, and when he was tired and panting, he smiled bitterly: "Uncle, I didn't expect my sister-in-law to ...... her."

Tang Mo regained his senses, sat down on the ground, and said with tears streaming down his face: "It's not your fault, it's not your fault...... Is this world wrong......"

It was night, Xu You was sitting alone at the head of the city, looking at the sparse starlight in the depths of the boundless plain, and footsteps sounded behind him, He Wei said softly: "What? Because of Tang Mo's words, I can't bear it? ”

Xu You's back loomed at the junction of light and shadow, and said lightly: "How can there be immortals in the war, you don't have to deceive the city, it will be the lives of countless Chu people who die!" Tang Mo's wife is a pity, but in exchange for Tang Mo's opposite, this deal has been done! ”

"That ......"

Xu You raised his head, sighed slightly, and said, "Its wings, people live for a lifetime, and everything can't be bought and sold!" However, Tang Mo has a saying that is very right, this world is wrong...... Since the world is wrong, my generation will do our best to end this wrong world, even if this process requires many deaths, even if it will be us, but we will not hesitate! ”

"Troubled times, it's been too long, it's been too long......"