The flag swept through the clouds, and the sound of hooves shook the ground like thunder.

A majestic elite of the Liao army is marching at a uniform speed on the desolate wilderness directed at Zhuozhou, and a royal flag in front of it is the handsome banner of Xiao Gan, the king of Xi who has changed the color of countless people in the Liao country. As the commander of the three armies, he does not sit in the middle army and command everything like other generals, but is at the forefront of the team, because he needs to grasp the movement of the front at the first time, rather than transmitting news through soldiers and horses.

This made him see the hundreds of cavalry coming in a panic at the first time, and recognized them at a glance as Xiao Sixun and others who had been ordered to go to Zhuozhou to recruit the Changsheng army. Just looking at the appearance of these people coming north in a hurry and not giving up, Xiao Gan had already guessed what kind of result they brought, which made his already cold face sink by three points, and at the same time, he raised his right hand and ordered the whole army to stop temporarily.

When they saw the elite of Daliao coming from behind, Xiao Sixun and the others were relaxed for a while, along the way, they were really worried that they would be pursued by the Chang Shengjun from behind, but now it's okay, it's finally safe. But after seeing the banner of King Xi hunting in the wind, everyone still showed a worried look on their faces.

Xi Wang Xiao Gan, who has always been famous for his strict military discipline and clear rewards and punishments, is now that he and others have failed and returned, how will he deal with it? Although they were uneasy, Xiao Sixun and the others quickly dismounted and stepped forward, carefully knelt down in front of Xiao Gan, who was sitting on horseback, lowered his head, and shouted: "Xiaguan Xiao Sixun pays a visit to King Xi." We failed to persuade the victorious army to surrender, and we failed to trust King Xi, and asked King Xi to punish him severely. When he said the last few words, his voice trembled a little.

Xiao Sixun, who was arrogant and aggressive in Zhuozhou City before, looked so humble at the moment, this look of being low and small, where is there still half a point of the original bearing. But even so, Xiao Gan didn't react much, just sat upright on the horse, looked at everyone condescendingly, and after a while, everyone felt the invisible pressure like a mountain pressing down on their whole body to soften, and he opened his mouth.

"Xiao Sixun, how did you make a guarantee with this king when you invited yourself to Zhuozhou? Didn't you say that you would be able to do it this time? also said that you can go to the head as a guarantee, this time you will not live up to my trust? Why is this the result for me now? Well? ”

Xiao Gan's voice was just like his hard and solemn appearance, dry and astringent, like a file moving back and forth in the human ear, making the atmosphere of the scene more and more cold. It also made Xiao Sixun's body tremble more and more, but he didn't dare not answer, so he could only raise his head and look up at Xiao Gan in front of him: "Xi Wang Rongyu, the lower officials will fail, it is really because the Song and Jin people also sent envoys to Zhuozhou to recruit the Changsheng army." And that pharmacist Guo is even more insatiable and capricious, so that his success and failure are ......"

With a little trepidation and unwillingness, Xiao Sixun finally told everything that happened in Zhuozhou City. What was somewhat unexpected to him was that when listening to him tell the cause and effect, Xiao Gan didn't make a sound to interfere, just listened quietly, and even until he finished speaking, the cold-faced Xi King still continued to be silent.

After a long time, he refocused his gaze on Xiao Sixun's face: "So you fled with a roar because you saw that this matter was difficult to achieve?" Can't even grasp what the final outcome of the city will be? ”

"Xiaguan...... Xia Guan was worried that he would not be able to report the changes in the city to King Xi in time, and this was the only way to ...... "He couldn't say anything about excusing himself later, because Xiao Gan in front of him was staring at him, and with just one glance, he had completely lost his thoughts.

Xiao Gan looked at him for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?" This question obviously doesn't need Xiao Sixun to answer, he has immediately given the answer: "You are wrong in three ways, one of which is to underestimate our enemy, whether it is Guo Yaoshi or Chang Shengjun, although I have been defeated repeatedly, but in the final analysis, it is my Da Liao's henchman, how can you be frightened by a few words from you?" From the very beginning, your attitude was so problematic that the whole plan failed from the start. Of course, the last thing you should underestimate is that Sun Tu, who is a character that even Dashi Linya attaches great importance to, but what kind of Ban Chao means do you want to use to deal with him, I really don't know whether he is alive or dead.

"Second, since there are still Jurchens in Zhuozhou City, you should be more cautious and not rush, the best way is to cause contradictions between Song and Jin, so that we can benefit from the side. But it's good that you actually took the risk to attack, so that you fell into passivity.

"Thirdly, and the worst mistake you have ever made, you should not have come back at this moment. Now that the situation in Zhuozhou is unclear, you can stay in it as my envoy to Daliao, so that you can play a key role in determining success or failure in the next war. But you, because you were afraid of death, ran back, and we didn't know anything about what happened in the city. Xiao Sixun, are you guilty? ”

After the three charges were finished, Xiao Sixun was already sweating, and he knew that he had made this series of mistakes in Zhuozhou, and only listening to the other party's tone, this time the punishment for himself would definitely not be light. In this way, he trembled more and more intensely, and immediately kowtowed again: "The lower official knows his mistakes, the lower officials know the guilt, and I also ask King Xi to take it lightly and give the lower officials a chance to redeem their merits." ”

"Nian has some slight merit for you, and you have also brought back an important piece of information, and this king will treat you leniently. Come on, take Xiao Sixun down, beat a hundred military sticks, and then tie him up in front of the army for three days. The others, each leading the army fifty sticks, will be executed immediately! ”

Hearing such a punishment, Xiao Sixun's whole face had become pale, and he was bold again, and he kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy: "King Xi spare his life, the lower official knows that he is wrong, and the lower official is willing to make meritorious service for his crimes, so I will go back to Zhuozhou to ......" But Xiao Gan in front of him no longer paid attention to him at all, and only kicked the horse under his hip, and rode past him. At the same time, the soldiers on the left and right had quickly come up, knocked down all the hundreds of people who were kneeling on the ground, and stripped them of their clothes. The arm-thick, black-painted sticks had also been taken out, and without a word, they struck them the back.

In just a moment, a burst of screams resounded in the middle of the Liao army, which made the faces of many soldiers around him change slightly. These military sticks are much harder than ordinary boards, and ordinary dozens of sticks can knock people unconscious, so Xiao Sixun has to suffer these hundred sticks to be so afraid, it is really life and death.

But since Xiao Gan gave the order, no one dared to intercede for Xiao Sixun, and the tiger whiskers of the cold-faced King Xi were not something that his subordinates dared to touch easily. What's more, his face is still extremely gloomy now, his eyes are looking to the south from afar, and he whispers softly: "Sun Tu and Wanyan Wushu?" Unexpectedly, these two great enemies would appear in Zhuozhou City at the same time. This saved me a lot of money, at least this time I can get rid of one of the thorns in my Da Liao's side. ”

Thinking of this, he completely ignored the continuous sound of slapping and screaming behind him, and pointed his horsewhip forward, and shouted: "Pass my order, and the whole army will set off immediately." Now that there is just civil strife in Zhuozhou, I want to attack before their military morale is unstable and their preparations are not properly! ”

"Whoa!" With the sound of howls, the ranks of the Liao army, which were still moving slowly, suddenly accelerated, and Xiao Sixun, who was halfway through the execution, was finally thrown on horseback. For the current Liao army, rushing to Zhuozhou as soon as possible is the top priority!

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"Xiao Gan, also known as the cold-faced King Xi in the Liao State, is a rare famous general in the Liao Army today." As a rebel of the Liao State, Dong Kuang, who had fought with Xiao Gan many times, naturally had an extremely in-depth understanding of this person. At this time, as soon as Sun Tu asked, he prepared the words to use and evaluated it as objectively as possible.

"This person governs the army very strictly, but at the same time is the most fair, not only the left and right cronies who violate the law must be severely punished, but his own younger brother has also been broken by the military stick for violating the military law, so he has won the heart of the whole army of the Xi people, and is called a well-deserved king by them. At the same time, this person is also the most unpredictable in the use of soldiers, often able to anticipate the enemy and highlight surprise troops in situations you don't expect at all. I think that when the crescent moon ditch was fought, I had suffered a big loss under his hands, and if it weren't for the hundreds of soldiers fighting to the death of the palace, I'm afraid I would have died there a long time ago. When it comes to the original defeat, in addition to the bitter hatred in Dong Kuang's eyes, there is also a little more unspeakable jealousy.

"Also, he acts even more ruthlessly, often unscrupulous for the sake of the end, and the most murderous of all, under his hands, there is almost no life, and killing is even more idle for him." Dong Kuang said, and added in his heart, if it was Xiao Gan who led the army to surrender that day, I am afraid that there would be nothing later.

In Dong Kuang's narration, Sun Tu had a further understanding of Xiao Gan, and the fighting spirit in his eyes became more and more intense: "From this point of view, this person is bold and belligerent, and he is indeed a rare fierce opponent with his own style of soldiers." And since he uses strange soldiers, he will inevitably guard against the enemy and use the same means against him, and suspicion and prudence are naturally engraved into his bones. ”

"That's probably it." Dong Kuang nodded in agreement.

"So, let's start with that. At least we have to delay for some time to relieve the pressure of defending the city, and wait until our Great Song reinforcements arrive! Sun Tu suddenly said something that made Dong Kuang a little confused. But he didn't mean to explain much, just smiled and said to Dong Kuang: "You should have already mastered the geographical path within a radius of dozens of miles in Zhuozhou, I need a few guides to assist my Qingzhou soldiers to make some arrangements......