Liu Zhang laughed and said, "Geng Gong has meritorious, but the general moved his credit back, just a gesture." The general also asked the emperor to follow Emperor Xuan's example and restore the Western Regions Protectorate, which needs to be guarded by wise and brave people, so he recommended Geng Gong as a captain, and the emperor must agree, so that he can kill two birds with one stone! ”

"Geng Gong's merits cover the whole army, the captain is not enough to show his merits, move back, I am afraid that the hearts of the whole army will be cold, and no one will be willing to charge into battle in the future."

Liu Zhang sneered: "The general is stubborn and stubborn, rushing to kill the Huns, how resolute and resolute, why is it indecisive and suspicious when it comes to the life of his family?" Has the general forgotten that when the Dou family was locked in the Imperial Prison? What an embarrassment! If the general does not think about tomorrow, I am afraid that even if I have great achievements, I will not be able to move an inch. ”

Dou Gu had an epiphany and said, "What General Liu said is true!" How could I have forgotten when it passed! However, since Ma Fang doesn't like Geng Gong, I recommend him as the captain of the Metropolitan Protectorate again, and Ma Fang is also displeased! ”

"There are still powerful countries such as Yanqi and Qiuzi in the Western Regions, and leaving Geng Gong is just a pretext to order Geng Gong to map the Western Regions, which is easy for the emperor to accept." After speaking, Liu Zhang paused, gritted his teeth, his eyes showed a fierce light, and said: "General Dou, King Huyan is also a veteran, he has been on the battlefield for a long time, this time the Huns were defeated by our army, and they lost face, all because of Geng Gong, and Pu Nu Shan Yu's son also died at the hands of Geng Gong, how could they give up?" He will definitely raise the whole country's troops one day to besiege and kill Geng Gong, even if Geng Gong has the ability to reach the sky, he will inevitably be killed! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhang's palms were sweaty, his triangular eyes were shining, he raised his head and drank the cup of tea, and said: "Is the general still hesitating, moving Geng Gong's military merits, and the army is not satisfied, recruiting people to discuss?" It's not difficult. Liu Zhang took out another letter from his long sleeve and said, "The general has read this letter and should be able to understand." Dou Gu took a look, and saw that the handwriting on the letter was quite beautiful, obviously written by a woman, and the letter was very short, with a few words:

Brother Geng Gong, who was rescued before, is unforgettable. met several times, and the gentleman was very cold. The concubine's clothes are tolerant of damage, there are thousands of words in her belly, and no one can sue, but the general does not understand the concubine's intentions. Can you let the concubine speak carefully under the moon tomorrow. Such as Yan paused.

After Dou Gu saw it, he was very surprised, and said: "This Ruyan is obviously the queen of the car master, Geng Gong was born in the gate, and he dared to fornicate with the queen, which is unexpected!" It turned out that after Zi Ruyan's wisp of tenderness was firmly tied to Geng Gong, she never forgot it and missed it all day long. The driver is broken, such as Yantuo Gao Feng and Gao Yuan, and invited Geng Gong to come to the meeting several times. Geng Gong was not very gracious, and he came to the appointment. When the two met, Geng Gong's expression was very cold, and he dropped a sentence, "Since you are the queen, you are single-minded, you don't have to be like this!" Immediately left, Ruyan was very sad, and several invitations were rejected by Geng Gong. Ruyan was helpless, so she wrote the letter and handed it over to the maid to send, but she didn't expect it to be intercepted by Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang listened to Dou Guyan, and said angrily: "Queen Ruyan, the moon is shy of flowers, sinking fish and geese, thinking of my great Han soldiers, traveling thousands of miles, fighting bloodily, more than half of the casualties, tragic and generous, but Geng Gong is not shallow, immersed in the gentle countryside of a foreign country, but with this, how can Geng Gong have merit?" ”

Dou Gu sighed and said: "I don't think Geng Gong is this kind of person, but there is no way, so I have to use this matter to suppress Geng Gong." ”

"Also, Geng Gong's three hundred soldiers, such as Wu Meng, Li Kang and others, used to be giant thieves in Beijing, and they committed many crimes. Messy hills, not passable. It is precisely said that Wu Meng and others occupied the chaotic hills in Kyoto, killing people like hemp, and pedestrians did not dare to pass. ”

Dou Gu nodded: "That Li Dare is short-tempered and murderous, and he really looks like a green forest bandit." Geng Gong is behind the door, how can he intersect with the bandits, he is too unclean! Well, with these two points, I can worry free! ”

When Liu Zhang walked out of the Dou Gu tent, the sky was already light, he looked up at the sky, his long white beard fluttering in the wind, he couldn't help but think of Geng Guang, heartache and joy, and murmured: "Brother, you are in the spirit of heaven, don't blame me, who told your son Geng Gong to be so arrogant and not take people in his eyes?" And who told my secret to be bumped into by Ma Fang? Alas, this is really fate, if I am merciful, in the end it will be too late, and the person who will die at that time will be me, alas, ......" Liu Zhang sighed, and suddenly sneered again, his wrinkled head looked like a walnut. He seemed to see the scene of Geng Gong, who was stationed in the Western Regions, being killed by the Xiongnu.

At the Jiaohe training ground, Geng Gong led 300 soldiers to practice the formation, and laid out the ten formations in the "Sun Bin Art of War" one by one, which were square formations, circular formations, sparse formations, several formations, conical formations, goose-shaped formations, hook-shaped formations, Xuanxiang arrays, water arrays, fire arrays, etc. Although Geng Gong has a small number of troops, with such a swing, it seems to have a mighty momentum, and a murderous aura rises from the ground.

Wu Meng sighed: "In the past, when Zhang Liang was humble, he was ordered to slaughter meat in the sacrifice, and it was clearly divided and orderly, and the people had no objections. Even if it is dominating the world, it is in the palm of your hand. Today, my brother led 300 troops to set up a formation, orderly and extraordinary, I think 300 soldiers are nothing? It's 100,000 million male soldiers, and it's also in the palm of my brother's hands! At this time, Li Dare staggered in and shouted: "Brother, it's not good, it's not good." ”

Geng Gong frowned and said, "What's wrong with Brother Dare?" So flustered. Li Dang panted and said: "Brother, brother, that, that Dou, Dou Gu, issued a general order, saying that the army will be temporarily suspended, and the emperor will be played, and then return to Luoyang." Brother, we have come so far to fight the Western Regions, and now there are still so many countries in the Western Regions that have not been defeated, how can we go? ”

Geng Gong was shocked and said, "Brother Meng, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go to General Dou and ask him what's going on!" With that, he galloped away across the horse.

"General Dou, we have come from thousands of mountains and rivers, and we have died countless soldiers in battle, so we have today's good situation, we should go south in one go, conquer Qiuzi and Yanqi, level the Western Regions, and make immortal achievements, why did we suddenly stop our troops and return to Luoyang?" Geng Gong didn't have time to salute, so he shouted loudly when he entered the account.

Dou Gu was discussing with Geng Bing and Liu Zhang about retiring from the army, and he had the intention to let Geng Gong retreat knowing the difficulty. Now that our army is only 5,000, how can we level the Western Regions? At the beginning of the division, the emperor bluntly said that he would defeat the Huns and pacify the Che Division, and now it has been completed, and he wants to advance and retreat. ”

Geng Gong said angrily: "The general is outside, and the king's order is not granted." The general is wise and martial, and he should know the current fighter plane, which is rare in a hundred years! Once the troops are withdrawn, everything is over! Ruoping Western Regions, Arabian Nights! If the general wants to leave, Geng Gong will leave with 300 soldiers, and none of them will return, even if he dies in the Western Regions, he will be willing! ”

Dou Gu sneered: "Okay, since you don't want to go, I will be the emperor of Ming and leave you in the Western Regions, how about it?" Geng Gong saw that Dou Gu was determined, and his brother Geng Bing sat on the side, his face was quite ugly, he didn't say a word, stomped his feet, and turned to leave! Geng Bing chased out, and Geng Gong said coldly: "Brother doesn't have to persuade me, I only know how to protect my family for the country." How about staying with you, my 300 soldiers will not leave the Western Regions an inch! After speaking, ignoring Geng Bing's call, he rode away.

(End of chapter)