Chapter 244: See You Again
Yao Xiang fled westward, and Huan Wen did not catch up, but the people who followed him captured a lot. There were rumors in the army that Yao Xiang was injured and dead, and many of these people looked in the direction of Yao Xiang's escape and wept. When Huan Wen saw such a scene, his face couldn't help sinking, and it happened that Yang Liang, a Hongnong, came to obey him. This person had worked under Yao Xiang before, so Huan Wen asked him how Yao Xiang was.
Yang Liang said that Yao Xiang was smart and wise, just like Sun Quan. Moreover, in terms of martial arts, he is even more powerful than Sun Quan.
The evaluation of Yao Xiang is not low, but he is such a person, and he has almost always been defeated along the way. If Li Xin heard this, he would probably laugh on the spot.
Yao Xiang fled too fast, and Huan Wen, who couldn't catch up, went to Luoyang City. Luoyang City faced Zhou Cheng, who Yao Xiang had been holding onto, and when he saw the arrival of Huan Wen's army, he surrendered to him again. This person betrayed Jiang Zuo last time, and it was only a few months before he surrendered back.
After Huan Wen took Zhou Cheng into custody, he began to send people to sort out the tombs of the emperors and clans of the Jin Dynasty and set up officials to guard them! In the beginning, he was stationed in front of the old Taiji Palace, and later moved to Kim Yong City.
At the same time, he sent people to garrison the city, preparing to go to the imperial court, and let Xie Shangdu supervise the military of Yuzhou and guard Luoyang. But Xie Shang hasn't come yet, so he can only let his generals take the lead.
After the arrangements were completed, Huan Wen led his generals to inspect Luoyang City. This place is not a familiar place for him either! After all, after the fall of Luoyang, he has been wandering back and forth between the fall and the recovery, and he has never come.
After the establishment of the Jiangzuo Imperial Court, it did not pay enough attention to this place, and its strength was not enough, so that it was in the hands of others for more time.
Walking along the city for a long time, walking and walking, Huan Wen and the others gradually came to the west city, Huan Wen suddenly stopped and looked towards the west. Everyone behind him didn't know what he meant, only Xi Chao understood, and waved his hand to let everyone back a little, leaving only him and Huan Wen there.
"The general is thinking about Li Hantang?"
"Yes! Now that I've arrived in Luoyang, he should be in Nanlingguan! It's only two hundred miles in the middle, and it's only a day for the fast horse to go back and forth, you say, will he come? Huan Wen nodded and said.
After Huan Wen arrived in Luoyang, he did not send a letter to Li Xin, anyway, he did not indicate that he wanted to meet at all.
Of course, Xi Chao understood why, because in Huan Wen's view, the status between him and Li Xin was unequal. It is a well-known thing that he arrived in Luoyang, if Li Xin really has the heart to maintain the relationship, or if he does not have too much ambition in his heart, he should take the initiative to come to meet at this time.
If you wait until you go to invite, for Huan Wen, it is a big disqualification. Besides, if he went to invite him, but Li Xin didn't come, wouldn't it be too shameless?
"The subordinates don't know! With Li Hantang's character, if he wants to come, he will naturally come. If he doesn't want to come, no one can force him. Now the question is only whether he can get by in the middle of the place. After all, between Luoyang and Nanling Pass, there are still several counties, and once these places see him leading soldiers and horses over, I am afraid that they will resist with all their might, and they will not let them come! Xi Chao thought for a while before replying.
In fact, this reason is unlikely to be established, because the counties outside Luoyang County do not add up to many troops. They had heard of the name of the Huashan Army for a long time, and if they really found that Li Xin was rushing to Luoyang with soldiers and horses, a few would dare to come out to stop them.
Not to mention that there are many roads between the counties, and it is not a war, so you have to attack the city. The reason why Xi Chao said this was because he had a good impression of Li Xin and wanted him to have a better relationship with Huan Wen. At the same time, it is also to prevent Huan Wen from setting up another enemy for himself.
"General Qiqi! Li Xin of Huashan Army sent a letter, please take a look at it! While the two were talking, someone came to report.
"Oh!" Hearing this, Huan Wen's heart couldn't help but move, and he immediately looked at it. After a while, a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing his expression, Xi Chao knew that it might be related to Li Xin.
"Li Xin handed over the letter and wanted to invite my father to meet outside Xin'an County! Prepare yourself and follow me! Huan Wen looked at it and said to Xi Chao.
"Yes, it's going down and preparing!"
The county seat of Xin'an is about fifty miles west of Xin'an County in later generations, and this place is not far from Huangchi County. It is fifty or sixty miles northeast of Nanling Pass, and now it is under the control of Huan Wen! Choosing this place to meet shows Li Xin's trust in Huan Wen, and it's no wonder that Huan Wen will be happy.
Li Xin wants to meet Huan Wen, and it is not a matter of whim~ tide. In fact, since he learned that Huan Wen went north to conquer Yao Xiang, he already had this plan. To a certain extent, this meeting, he still wants to maintain a certain good relationship with Huan Wen.
After all, their own territory, especially Shangluo County, borders Huanwen's territory. If you want to do business well, make a good fortune and make money to strengthen your strength, you naturally can't conflict with Huan Wen at this time.
Although his current territory is much larger, and his strength has also grown a lot. But he still has a clear understanding, and turning against Huan Wen is almost the same as Jiang Zuo's turning against him. And if you want to fight Jiang Zuo, you don't have the strength to do so, and now that there is a conflict, I'm afraid that even public opinion is not on your side.
Seeing each other, contacting the feelings, and dispelling Huan Wen's fears and worries have a lot of benefits for himself and Huashanjun.
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Xin rushed to the outside of Xin'an County, Huan Wen's status was relatively high, so he naturally came slowly. Both sides did not bring too many people and horses, but this place outside Xin'an County is still very safe. After all, no one around dared to offend both of them at the same time.
It was just a simple meeting, so, neither side thought of making a big fuss. Just spread a straw mat on the flat ground and arrange the wine and meat.
"I haven't seen you for more than a year, and the general's demeanor is still the same, which is really gratifying!" Li Xin took a glass as a sign of respect.
"Yes! In just over a year, Han Tang is now the lord of the two states, which is really eye-catching! Young heroes are really rare! Huan Wen stared at him for a while, then nodded slightly.
What he said was not false, after all, Li Xin, who was sitting in front of him at the moment, had changed dramatically compared to when they first met. Thinking about it, he was just a soldier of thousands of people, and he was still a hairy boy with a stunned head, although he was more mature and courageous than ordinary young people.
Unexpectedly, it has only been more than a year, and when we meet again, the other party will already be able to sit opposite me peacefully and talk to myself. It seems that this is very natural, without a trace of tension and restraint, if you change the words of others, see yourself, where can you be so calm.
Of course he didn't understand, one of the reasons for this was that Li Xin himself was already in a high position, although this high position was much worse than him. Especially after being accustomed to life and death, after experiencing bloody battles, his will has long been firm.
What's more, he came from the afterlife, and when he crossed over, he was young, and he had no belief or fear of the so-called authority. At that time, people didn't have contempt for the so-called authority of the brick family.
So, of course, he won't be afraid of Huan Wen. And when Huan Wen looked at him, he was also observing the other party.
I haven't seen it for more than a year, and Huan Wen has not changed much, he is still so high, and he is still so powerful. After all, he is a person who has been in a high position for a long time, and the momentum and majesty on his body have been cultivated for a long time.
In this regard, although Li Xin is growing up very fast now, he still can't compare with it. However, if you only talk about the killing spirit and the majesty of the army, Li Xin is not too different from it in this regard.
Although the battle commanded cannot be compared with the soldiers and horses led, the cruelty of war is the same. The only thing that is better is that Li Xin has basically won battles since the war, while Huan Wen has lost a lot of battles. In this way, Li Xin is of course more confident.
"The general went north to fight ~ to kill Yao Xiang, and now that Yao Xiang has escaped, does the general have other ideas?" After a few drinks and a cold noise for a while, Li Xin asked.
"Yao Jingguo is a person who is used to buying people's hearts. Although he was defeated and fled this time, if he got the opportunity, he would inevitably take the opportunity to rise again and attack one side! If he is honest and loyal to the court, does not focus on selfishness and distractions, and betrays from time to time, this prince can save his life! Huan Wen said lightly.
This is not just talking about Yao Xiang, but also means beating Li Xin. However, Li Xin didn't understand it when he heard it, so he directly changed the topic and said: "Yao's ambition has been around for a long time, and Yao Xiang is not alone. This time he was defeated by the general, and there was no road to the east, blocked to the south, and I was in the west. Come to think of it, there is only one place it can go, and that is to cross the big river north and enter the Yan Realm! Can the general deliberately pursue? ”
Hearing this, Huan Wen didn't answer for a while, he went north this time to ask for Yao Xiang. If he started from this purpose, of course he hoped to eliminate Yao Xiang's group.
But there is a premise here, that is, Yao Xiang and others are still south of the Yellow River. Because only on this side, Jiangzuo's strength is still complete, and the Huan Wen march can be supported.
And once the river is crossed, it is already the Yan Realm, and there are Yan troops around, so it is not just a matter of Yao Xiang, but may have to fight against the entire Yan army. In particular, the Yellow River separates the north and the south, and if something really goes wrong, it may not even be able to come back. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.