The sound of the cave flute came from the Qinhuai River, which was clear and long, and it was really beautiful.

It's just that Qi Ning didn't have the intention to feel the glamorous sound at this time, stared at Chai Bozhong's eyes, and said with a smile: "As far as I know, your third prince has Xianyang soldiers in his hands and is preparing to enter Luoyang, but I don't know if he has already taken Luoyang?" ”

Chai Bozhong also said with a smile: "The third prince is the true son of the Han Dynasty, and Luoyang will always be in the hands of the third prince sooner or later." At present, the two traitors are fighting each other, and the three princes let them bite each other, and when they are exhausted, they will lead the troops out of Tongguan and fight a battle. ”

"Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" Qi Ning picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "In this case, Chai Junshi should follow the three princes and give advice to the three princes at any time, but why did he have to travel thousands of miles to Jianye Capital?" I must have suffered a lot along the way. ”

Chai Bozhong said: "The three princes and General Qu are full of talents, there are not a few fierce generals who can fight well, and there are also many wise men who give advice. ”

Qi Ning smiled faintly and said, "Chai Junshi doesn't have to sell Guanzi, you can come here from Xianyang, and you don't care about your own safety, of course it won't be a trivial matter to find me." If you have anything to say now, maybe we won't have a chance to meet again next time. ”

Chai Bozhong arched his hand and said: "Master Hou is really a cheerful person. The three princes took Luoyang, it was a matter of time, but you and I have been at war for many years, and both sides are working hard and losing money. ”

Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "You and I see the same point. ”

Chai Bozhong raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "The three princes have great talents, thinking that once the rebellion is put down and ascended to the throne, you and I should not continue to fight, but should turn the war into a jade silk and give the people a peaceful world." ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning took a sip and said with a smile: "The third prince has this expectation? This is actually my Da Chu's wish. Master Chai Junshi, you came here to deliver this word? ”

"How can you win the trust of others if you have no evidence?" Chai Bozhong said with a smile: "The third prince really hopes that the two countries can coexist peacefully, so he brought a generous gift to the contemptible people. ”

Qi Ning looked at Chai Bozhong for a while, and then said with a smile: "Chai Junshi, but I don't know what kind of gifts you brought?" I want to remind you, there are countless treasures in my Great Chu Treasure House, if the gift is too ordinary, let alone the emperor, I'm afraid that even I won't be able to look down on it. ”

Chai Bozhong smiled slightly and said, "No matter how stingy my big man is, he won't give away the child's things." Hou Ye should know that in the world's Kyushu, Chu occupies the land of three states, the Eastern Qi people occupy Qingzhou, but my Han Dynasty occupies the land of five states. ”

Qi Ning sighed: "If Chai Junshi is here to compare the land with me, I really don't have much interest. ”

"Master Hou, don't worry." Chai Bozhong was calm and calm, and said with a smile: "The third prince is willing to give away a state of land to show his sincerity!" ”

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the other party was actually using land as a gift, Chai Bozhong said with a smile: "As long as you and I are on good terms, after the third prince ascends the throne, he will immediately hand over all the land of Xuzhou to the Chu State." ”

Qi Ning naturally knows the allusions of Kyushu, according to legend, when Dayu ruled the water, the world was divided into Kyushu, and Kyushu was the name of the world.

Xuzhou is located west of Qingzhou, although it is not the largest state in Kyushu, but the geographical location is extremely critical, and Xuzhou is now indeed in the hands of the Northern Han Dynasty.

"Chai Junshi, the third prince ceded the land of Xuzhou to me Dachu, but I don't know when I will be able to fulfill the contract?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "If your country is really so generous, my lord will naturally smile happily, and he will definitely live in peace with your country." ”

Chai Bozhong said: "You can fulfill the contract now." You can pick it up whenever you need it. ”

"Shall we fetch it ourselves?" Qi Ning sighed: "Chai Junshi's words, I really can't understand it, do you mean to say that let me send troops to capture Xuzhou by myself?" If this is the case, it can only be that our Da Chu himself beat it down, and there is no cession, right? ”

Chai Bozhong shook his head and said, "Master Hou is wrong. Now the Han is guarding the southern frontier is the Southern Army under Zhong Liao, with a division of 80,000 tigers and wolves, Zhong Liao is a famous general in the world, with all due respect, Yue Huanshan of the Qinhuai Army may not be Zhong Liao's opponent. ”

Qi Ning didn't speak, just stared at Chai Bozhong.

Chai Bozhong was calm and relaxed, and continued: "The contemptible people know that the northern prince is competing for the throne, and your Chu State must think that it is a God-given opportunity, but you must also know that although the Han Dynasty is chaotic, Zhong Liao is not chaotic, Zhong Liao is strict in governing the army, and he is well organized in a good way, he knows that when the Han Dynasty is in civil strife, the difficulties are likely to take advantage of the situation, so he has already prepared a good defense, and the entire Southern Army is ready to fight, just waiting for your Chu State to fight over." ”

Qi Ning let out an "oh" and said lightly: "Is Master Chai joking with me?" Just said that your country was going to cede Xuzhou, and then said that we should fight by ourselves, and now I said that Zhongli is arrogant and waiting, and the more I listen, the more confused I become. ”

Chai Bozhong also picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said: "There is a good saying, it is called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." Zhong Liao's 80,000 soldiers are deployed to the north of the Huai River, of which 30,000 soldiers and horses are deployed in Xuzhou, if your country attacks strongly, it will naturally not be able to get any benefits, but if your country knows Zhong Liao's defense situation in Xuzhou, and you are clear about Zhong Liao's strategy in Xuzhou, and even the intelligence of the generals in Xuzhou, your country is clear, but you don't know if your country can win? ”

Qi Ning's heart sank.

"After your country sends troops, under the situation of knowing yourself and knowing your opponent, you can easily take Xuzhou with heavy troops." Chai Bozhong said: "Once your country sends troops, the three princes can also help your country and help your country successfully take Xuzhou, so that if the three princes give Xuzhou to your country." He smiled slightly, raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "In fact, the gift given by the three princes to your country is not only Xuzhou, after your country takes Xuzhou, Dongqi will face the situation of your country being attacked from both sides, and then you can take advantage of the prosperity of the army to level Dongqi in one fell swoop, and the three princes promised that the Chu State will attack the Eastern Qi, and the Han will never interfere, so that if the three princes and others give Qingzhou to you." ”

Qi Ning asked: "Chai Junshi said that the three princes helped us, but I don't know where to start with this arm?" ”

"The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Chai Bozhong said: "This is common sense. Although Zhong Liao has a good command of the army and is also a famous general in the world, as long as the grain and grass are cut off, it will be difficult for no matter how powerful the general is, it will be difficult to win. ”

The more Qi Ning listened, the more frightened he became, only to hear Chai Bozhong continue: "The grain and grass of the Southern Army are all supplied by the Han Imperial Court, and now Beitang Hao and Beitang Zhao are biting each other, so they don't care much about the Southern Army, but Beitang Hao is also worried that your country will take advantage of the situation, and always needs Zhong Liao as a barrier to resist, so although the battle situation with Beitang Zhao is tight, he still tries his best to allocate grain and grass to supply the Southern Army." ”

Qi Ning said: "What does Chai Junshi mean is that the third prince has a way to cut off the supply of grain and grass for the Southern Army?" ”

Chai Bozhong smiled: "That's right. In fact, as far as we know, Beitang Zhao and Beitang Hao have been fighting for so long, and the grain and grass are already stretched, but in the current situation, Beitang Zhao has the upper hand, Beitang Hao's side has been frustrated again and again, morale is low, and the soldiers under his hands have already been moved, according to this situation, it will not be long before Beitang Hao will be defeated. If the three princes lead troops into the customs at this time and take Luoyang directly, then Beitang Zhao can only deal with the army of tigers and wolves in the northwest with all his might, and naturally he will no longer be able to guarantee Zhong Liao's supply. He stroked his beard and smiled: "Master Hou, but I don't know if this is a helping hand for your country?" ”

Qi Ning finally understood the other party's calculation at this time, if in the interests of the Chu State, what the other party did was of course something that could not be sought, but from the perspective of ordinary people, the other party's actions like this were undoubtedly a traitorous act of treason, which can be said to be extremely despicable.

A gust of wind blew in outside the window, but the climate was quite cool.

"Master Chai Junshi, I finally understand what you mean." Qi Ning sighed: "Actually, I have been thinking about one thing before, you princes of the Northern Han Dynasty are vying for the throne, who will Zhong Liao, who has a heavy army, support?" Now the answer has finally been found. ”

"Oh?"

Qi Ning said: "Whether Zhong Liao supports Beitang Zhao or not, I can't be completely sure, but at least Zhong Liao doesn't support your three princes. ”

"Why did Master Hou say this?"

"If Zhong Liao really supports the three princes, the Southern Army and the Xianyang soldiers and horses will fight towards Luoyang in two ways, and Beitang Zhao will not be able to resist it at all." Qi Ning said: "Maybe it won't take two months for this civil strife in your Northern Han Dynasty to end." But in fact, such a situation did not happen, and I even guessed that the third prince may not have sent someone to contact Zhong Liao secretly, but the result must have disappointed the third prince. ”

The corners of Chai Bozhong's eyes twitched slightly, but his expression was still very calm.

"Although the third prince has been waiting for Beitang Hao and Beitang Zhao to be defeated before sending troops, he should still have a heart disease." Qi Ning's eyes were sharp: "This heart disease is Zhong Liao." He was worried that when he entered the pass to attack Luoyang, Zhong Liao would lead the army back to the division to rescue, and the soldiers and horses under the command of General Qu in the northwest should be far from enough to compete with Zhong Liao's southern army, if Zhong Liao returned to help, the Northwest Army would inevitably be defeated, and what the three princes were most worried about was such a result, Chai Junshi, I don't know if what I said makes sense? ”

Chai Bozhong still remained calm, and said with a smile: "The Southern Legion was personally trained by the Marquis of Changling back then, and it was indeed able to fight well, and your country actually suffered a lot of losses under the hands of the Southern Legion. ”

"If the three princes want to successfully take Luoyang and then inherit the throne, the biggest threat they face is not Beitang Zhao, but Zhong Liao, only by getting rid of Zhong Liao, the three princes can feel at ease." Qi Ning sighed: "But in today's world, the only one who can have the strength to deal with Zhong Liao and the Southern Legion is my Great Chu's Qinhuai Legion. Therefore, the third prince sent Chai Junshi over, just to let my Dachu send troops as soon as possible, even if Zhong Liao can't be defeated, but as long as Zhong Liao is delayed, Zhong Liao will not be able to return to help, and the Northwest Army can naturally take advantage of Beitang Zhao's exhaustion to capture Luoyang in one fell swoop, Chai Junshi, what I said is not wrong, right? ”