Observing the words and looks, seeing that Xiang Kang had been shocked by his own analysis and inference, the Wei envoy, who was very good at talking, was busy accepting it when he saw it, and said with a smile: "Of course, with the young marshal's high demeanor and gentlemanly demeanor, naturally he will not care about such trivial matters, it must be the major event of the world's righteous army joining forces against Qin, and if he is not as knowledgeable as Yingbu and General Lu Chen, he would rather suffer a loss himself, and he will agree to join forces with them." ”

With a smile on his face, he put on a high hat for Xiang Kang, and the Wei envoy suddenly changed his tone and said: "But the little envoy I am a philistine, and I always feel that Yingbu and General Lu Chen have done a little inauthentic, obviously the army is a group of rabble who have come from all over the world, and after you will be a teacher with the young marshal, you will not take the initiative to ask the young marshal to accept and reorganize, and even try to rely on a group of rabble to be on an equal footing with the young marshal. It's really hateful. ”

"Sir's words seem to be instigating a wedge between me and my allies." Xiang Kang asked vigilantly, and for a while he really couldn't see through the intention of this Wei envoy to say these words.

"Of course not, young marshal, please don't misunderstand." The Wei envoy laughed and said, "The little envoy is just holding grievances for the young marshal." Also, if the young marshal doesn't mind, the little envoy has a way to get the best of both worlds, which can not only help the young marshal absorb the soldiers and horses of the two generals Yingbu and Lu Chen, but also allow the young marshal's army to help our Wei army without having to confront the main force of the tyrannical Qin, and give our Wei army a chance to breathe. I just don't know if the young marshal will blame the little envoy for being rude and rude. ”

"Not only can I help me absorb the armies of Yingbu and Lu Chen, but I don't have to confront the main force of the Tyrannical Qin head-on, and I can help you share the pressure? Is there such a good thing? Xiang Kang became interested, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please tell me your clever plan, if it is really feasible, I will definitely adopt it." ”

"Then the little envoy will be presumptuous." The Wei envoy was not polite, and immediately pointed to the map hanging in the big tent of the army and said, "Young marshal, can you borrow the map?" ”

Xiang Kang nodded in agreement, and then Wei Envoy got up and walked to the map, but he didn't rush to point out on the map, but just said: "Young Marshal, please forgive the little envoy for being rude and slandering others behind his back." In the opinion of the envoy, the fundamental reason why the two generals Yingbu and Lu Chen are unwilling to accept your incorporation is that in addition to their ambitions to be unwilling to be subordinate, another key is that they have the capital of the army in their hands, and they know that the young marshal you are burdened by reputation, and you will never dare to forcibly annex their army by force, so they will not have enough people's hearts, not only trying to be equal to you, but also vainly trying to pretend to be a tiger, with the help of the young marshal your army to obtain huge benefits that they cannot get alone. ”

"There is only one way to crush their dreams, and that is to teach them a lesson." The Wei envoy said: "Teach them a lesson with the help of the power of the Tyrannical Qin army, let them know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is, and let the Tyrannical Qin army knock out part of their capital, so that they can accept the invitation of the young marshal and hand over the military power to merge into the young marshal's army." And if you do this, even if they are still ambitious, they still refuse to surrender to you, and if they have no confidence and capital, of course they will not have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with you, and if you want to drive them to fight for you, of course, it will be much easier. ”

"Although the words are reasonable, but Yingbu and Lu Chen are not fools, if I ask them to lead the army to fight hard against the main force of Tyranny Qin, they will definitely not agree?" Xiang Kang asked.

"Yes, the two generals, Yingbu and Lu Chen, are not fools, it is absolutely impossible to do such a stupid thing, but if you use a little means, the situation will be completely different." The Wei envoy nodded, then stretched out his hand to Chen Liucheng on the map, and said: "Young marshal, please look at this Chen Liucheng, Chen Liucheng is about seventy miles away from Linji, this distance is not close, it is not far away, and there is Suishui and chasm on both sides of the protection, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the young marshal gathers troops here, it can not only deter the main force of the tyrannical Qin from afar, so that they dare not attack Linji with all their might, and do not have to worry about the tyrannical Qin army suddenly turning the spearhead and attacking you with all their might." ”

"In addition, young marshal, you also have something to say to Yingbu and General Lu Chen." The Wei envoy said: "Young marshal, after you have stationed troops in Chenliu, you can use the excuse to rescue the Wei State, and you will confront the main force of the Tyrant Qin head-on, and send two generals, Yingbu and Lü Chen, to lead their army to continue to advance westward, to attack Yangwu west of Linji, and cut off the galloping connection between the main force of the Tyrant Qin and Ao Cang." The two generals, Yingbu and Lu Chen, saw that you were confronting the main force of the tyrannical Qin in Chenliu, and they were afraid that you would drive them to rescue Linji as the vanguard, so they would definitely give up the difficulties and agree. ”

Speaking of this, the Wei envoy smiled slightly, and said: "But as long as they do this, Zhang Han will definitely not let them go." The envoy dared to predict that in order to keep the grain route open, Zhang Han would definitely postpone the attack on Linji, take a defensive position on the southern front where you are located, and concentrate the elite to attack Yingbu and Lüchen and their armies first. In this way, our army can get a chance to breathe, and you don't have to risk a head-on battle with the main force of the tyrannical Qin, and at the same time, after the two generals Yingbu and Lu Chen were defeated and fled back to Chenliu, wouldn't it be much easier for you to integrate them, young marshal? ”

After getting up and thinking carefully in front of the map for a long time, and then putting himself in the position of Yingbu, Lu Chen and Zhang Han, Xiang Kang finally nodded and said: "Yes, this method is feasible, if it goes well, we can also buy a lot of respite for your Wei army, sir, and insist on reinforcements from all walks of life to reinforce Linji." ”

With a plop, the Wei envoy knelt down on Xiang Kang's knees, arched his hand and said, "Young Marshal, the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Linji City, Li Shu, are counting on you to rescue them." Since the young marshal felt that the little envoy's foolish plan was feasible, he hoped that the young marshal would move quickly and move west as soon as possible to share the pressure on our army. ”

"Sir, please, since I have agreed, I will definitely do my best."

Xiang Kang casually ordered, but the Wei envoy refused to get up, and said: "Young marshal, the little envoy is bold, and I want to beg you for one thing, the little envoy is worried, if that Zhang Handpifu knows that the young marshal is leading the army westward, I am afraid that he will have all the thoughts to break through, attack Linji with all his might, destroy our Wei State first, and then turn around to deal with you." Therefore, the little envoy is bold, and I want to ask the young marshal to adopt the little envoy's plan to induce Zhang Han to adopt the strategy of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, and postpone the attack on Linji, so as not to lose our army and be destroyed by Zhang Hand's puppet first! ”

"Sir, there is still a clever plan to induce Zhang Handpifu to adopt the strategy of besieging the city and sending reinforcements?" Xiang Kang was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Sir, please tell me, what other tricks do you have?" ”

"It's a fool." The Wei envoy replied: "I would like to ask the young marshal to give an order, please ask your front army to postpone the attack on the two cities along the way, Xiangyi and Yongqiu, and the army will go around the city and directly enter Chenliu." In this way, Zhang Handpifu will inevitably think that the young marshal is ready to go all out to rescue Linji, and in order to get the opportunity to wait for work, he will inevitably postpone the attack on Linji, and wait for you to go north to die with peace of mind, and there will be no idea of breaking our Wei State and you. ”

This Wei envoy's strategy is indeed feasible, if it is replaced by Xiang Kang in Zhang Han's position, seeing the enemy hurriedly coming to die, he will definitely give priority to besieging the city for reinforcements, and will not rush to attack the city, which will not only consume the army, but also may cause the enemy to retreat immediately after losing the rescue target. At the same time, bypassing the fortified cities controlled by the Qin army and attacking other targets that were easier to attack were also common in other anti-Qin rebel army battles. But......

But of course, this is not in line with Xiang Kang's style of liking to fight steadily, so Xiang Kang immediately hesitated, and the Wei envoy observed the words and looks, guessed Xiang Kang's scruples, and hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, although this plan is a bit risky, but Xiangyi and Yongqiu are only guarded by the county soldiers of the violent Qin army, and it is impossible to threaten the back of the young marshal. ”

Unwilling to risk losing direct contact with the former army led by Feng Zhong, let alone believing this Wei envoy's introduction to Chen Liu's grain and grass, Xiang Kang still hesitated, and asked casually: "How does Mr. know that there is a lot of grain in Chen Liucheng, which can be used by our army for a long time?" ”

"It was found by our Wei Guo's detailed work before." The Wei envoy explained: "At that time, the little envoy also made a message to our King of Wei, persuading him to take the opportunity of Zhang Han's march into Chen County to take Chen Liuhe and Daliang as soon as possible to strengthen his strength, but the King of Wei was afraid of provoking fire and attracting Zhang Han's army to crusade, so he did not comply. But there is indeed a lot of grain and grass in Chen Liucheng, young marshal, after you take Chen Liu, if you find that the envoy has told a lie, please cut off Chen Ping's head, Chen Ping, I have no complaints! ”

When Wei envoy Chen Ping introduced Chen Liu's situation before, Xiang Kang had always been very disdainful and always skeptical of his words, but when Chen Ping reported his name, Xiang Kang was shocked and blurted out: "Sir, what do you say your name is called?" ”

"Back to the young marshal, the little envoy is called Chen Ping." Chen Ping replied.

Xiang Kang was dumbfounded, and once thought that he was just with the same name and surname, and he couldn't have met the Qin Mo strategist he admired the most by such a coincidence, but thinking of Chen Ping just now, with just a little clue, he could guess the result of his negotiation with Yingbu and Lu Chen, as well as what he was thinking, Xiang Kang suddenly concluded in his heart that he couldn't be wrong! The Chen Ping in front of him must be the Chen Ping who was notoriously lacking in virtue and smoking in the last years of the Qin Dynasty!

Having come to this conclusion, Xiang Kang's face of course immediately showed a cordial smile, first picked up Chen Ping with his own hands, and then said with a pleasant face: "Mr. Chen Ping, I can adopt your strategy and let my army bypass Xiangyi and Yongqiu and attack Chen Liu directly, but I have one condition, you must promise me one thing, and then I can do this." ”

"Young marshal, please say, as long as the little envoy can do it, the little envoy will definitely go to the soup." Chen Ping couldn't wait to answer.

"I don't want you to go to the soup." Xiang Kang patted Chen Ping's shoulder and said with a smile: "As long as you stay and help me and be my advisor, I will help Wei Ji with this." ”

"Young Marshal, do you want the envoy to leave Wei Qi and serve you?" Chen Ping was a little stammered.

"Not bad." Xiang Kang nodded seriously, and said very sincerely: "Mr. is a great talent, it is a pity to succumb to Wei Zhi's account, Wei Zhi still doesn't listen to you, Mr., and only treats you as an ordinary envoy, I really feel sorry for you." If Mr. can leave Wei Ji and work for me, I promise that I will never treat you badly. ”

Seeing that Xiang Kang's expression was sincere, and his words were by no means a joke, Chen Ping, who was extremely unhappy on Wei Qi's side, was inevitably excited, knowing that he had finally met someone who knew the goods. But after careful consideration, Chen Ping arched his hand and said: "The young marshal is wrong to love, Chen Ping is really flattered, but Chen, as a Wei Chen, sent an envoy to your army to take the opportunity to turn his back on the lord and vote for another one, it is inevitable that he will be pointed out by Wanfu, and the world will laugh at it, so the young marshal's kindness is really not acceptable." ”

When Xiang Kang heard that he was in a hurry, he hurriedly prepared to continue the persuasion, but Chen Ping said: "But please rest assured, Chen Ping, as a foreign minister, took the liberty to offer advice to you, you not only obeyed your words, but also appreciated Chen Ping. After reassuring the young marshal that after completing this mission, the first thing he would do when he returned to Linji was to ask for his resignation from the king of Wei, and then come to the young marshal to repay the young marshal's appreciation and kindness. ”

"It's good, but now that there is a war going on in Rinzai, how can you risk going back, sir?" Xiang Kang asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, the young marshal is a philistine villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he will never dare to risk going back at this time." Chen Ping smiled and said: "So please also ask the young marshal Enzhun to stay in your army for a longer period of time, and wait until Linji turns the corner and the road is no longer dangerous, and then return to Linji to resign to the King of Wei." ”

Xiang Kang laughed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered: "Come on, quickly prepare the best banquet, tonight, I will drink with Mr. Chen Ping and conspire to get drunk." ”

What does it mean to smell like? Xiang Kang and Chen Ping, the world's top immoral goods, get together, and they are called smelly and smelly! When drinking together, Xiang Kang and Chen Ping were like acquaintances at first sight, almost every sentence was extremely speculative, and when talking about the various cheats and abductions on the battlefield before the young marshal's army, even Zhou Zeng, who was sitting next to him, felt a little blushing, but Xiang Kang and Chen Ping, the two second goods, were dancing with their eyebrows, and they were not ashamed at all, but were proud of it. When discussing how to coax Yingbu and Lu Chen to go to Yangwu to be cannon fodder, Chen Ping showed his skills even more, and successively gave Xiang Kang several bad ideas that lacked virtue and smoked, Xiang Kang was stunned, but Zhou Zeng next to him sighed quietly, and said secretly: "This Chen Ping really has an appetite for our Xiang Shaoshuai, but I don't know how unlucky the enemy will be in the future." ”

On the morning of the next day, following Chen Ping's suggestion, Xiang Kang sent someone to invite Yingbu and Lü Chen to his account, and first showed the letter of request for help written by Wei Ji himself, asking Yingbu and Lü Chen to lead the army to Linji with their own army to reinforce the Wei army. At that moment, Xiang Kang did not hesitate, and immediately asked the army to pull out the camp and raise troops, leading the two cannon fodder armies of Yingbu and Lu Chen to march westward, and at the same time ordered Feng Zhong to let Feng Zhong bypass the two cities of Xiangyi and Yongqiu, and directly attack Chen Liu.

Then the situation was completely expected by Chen Ping, when he received the news that the young marshal's army was marching into Dangjun, Zhang Han, who had already hated Xiang Kang to the bone, really had the idea of breaking the Wei army and the young marshal's army, and immediately put it into action, and beat the main force of the Wei army stationed outside Linji City to cry and cry for his mother, and it was difficult to parry, so he had to abandon the camp outside the city and flee back to the city to defend the city in embarrassment. However, after finding out the news that the young marshal's army bypassed Xiangyi and went west directly, Zhang Han immediately gave up his plan to attack the city with all his might, and said to the generals: "There is no need to rush to attack the city, Xiang Kang's rebels do not attack the cities along the way and go westward directly, it is clear that they want to rush to save Wei and the rebels, instead of spending time and energy forcibly attacking the fortifications, it is better to postpone the attack and wait for Xiang Kang's rebels to take the initiative to come and die." Otherwise, if we break through Linji first, with Xiang Kang's treacherous thieves, we will definitely flee east immediately, and then we want to annihilate the Chu thief army, we don't know how much more time and food and grass will be spent. ”

The generals of the Qin army said yes together, and all raised their hands to support Zhang Han's decision to besiege the city and send reinforcements, but Zhang Han quickly regretted his decision, and the young marshal army vanguard Feng Zhong bypassed Xiangyi and Yongqiu and went west directly to the territory of Chenliu, although he built a bridge to cross Suishui on the same day, and posed as if he wanted to go north directly to reinforce Linji, but at night, Feng Zhong's army secretly withdrew to the south bank of Suishui and suddenly launched an attack on Chenliucheng.

The guards of Chen Liu's were originally the Qin army county soldiers who lacked combat effectiveness, and mistakenly thought that the young marshal army only wanted to reinforce Linji, and had no interest in attacking Chen Liu, and under the neglect of prevention, the Chen Liu's defenders were immediately killed by a surprise, and the young marshal soldiers carrying a light flying ladder killed Chen Liu's city head with only one charge, and at the same time, the young marshal soldiers under the city also smashed open the gate of Chen Liu's city with a crash wood, and it didn't take much effort to kill into the city. Immediately took the officials in the city to kneel in the county temple compound and surrendered, and the young marshal's army successfully took Chenliu, and sure enough, enough food was captured in the city for the entire army of the young marshal army to use for a period of time.

At this time, Zhang Han, who originally only planned to besiege the city and send reinforcements, was vaguely a little bad, but it was too late to find out about this, the young marshal army had already taken root only seventy miles away from Linji, like a dagger sharp knife, aimed at the back of the main force of the Qin army, and it was possible to suddenly stab the Qin army in the vest at any time. What's worse is that the Qi reinforcements led by Tian Dan, the king of Qi, also crossed the Yellow River in Baima and are rushing towards Linji. If Zhang Han divides his troops to attack Chen Liu, he may lose his previous efforts, and Tian Dan will take the opportunity to smash the Linji encirclement that Zhang Han has built with great difficulty, and rescue Wei Qi, a duck that is about to be cooked.

After thinking about it, Zhang Han had no choice but to decide to respond to all changes with no change, and said through gritted teeth: "If you like to come to death, let the horse come to General Ben, General Ben wants to take a look, you two rabble, do you have the ability to rescue Wei Ji, a traitor!" ”