"It turns out that he already knows who Hu Zhen is, and he has already made relevant arrangements, it seems that I still underestimate him and don't really understand him." After hearing Pei Qing's explanation to Zang Ba, Xu Rong knew Pei Qing's strategy, and now Pei Qing did not hide his secret from himself, so it can be seen that he did not regard himself as an outsider, which made Xu Rong ashamed and moved.

"Great, Governor, the last general was a little prejudiced against the Governor before......"

Xu Rong didn't wait for Pei Qing to say anything, and took the initiative to apologize.

However, Pei Qing immediately interrupted his words, waved his hand and said: "General Xu, there is no need to say more, I know that General Xu is also a loyal heart to serve the country, and the purpose between us is the same, at this time, how can I not believe that you are so loyal?" ”

"Thank you Governor, the last general, the last general......"

"Okay, General Xu, we should pay close attention to Tokyo outside the city, of course, we can't relax our guard against Xinfeng City at any time, Hu Zhen's problem is brought by me, I will find a way to solve it, but the defense of the city will be handed over to you, general, please be sure to guard strictly, you can't relax at any time, only if we work together, it is possible to complete this impossible mission."

Pei Qing said very sincerely, Xu Rong was also in awe after hearing it, and said in a deep voice to Pei Qing: "No, don't worry, the last general swears to live and die with Xinfeng City, as long as the last general is still standing here, the thieves will not be allowed to set foot on the city!" ”

At this moment, the triumphant Hu Zhen of course didn't know Pei Qing's conversation, and he was thinking about how to contact the Xiliang Army, successfully achieve surrender, and by the way, pit Pei Qing again.

As for that Zang Ba, he didn't pay attention to it at all, after all, there were only 3,000 people under his command, and it seemed that it was obviously a ragtag army, so there was no need to worry about it at all.

Therefore, Hu Zhen did not wait for Zang Ba at all, and led his headquarters out of the city by himself, and then set up camp, waiting for the opportunity to surrender to the Xiliang army.

For him, surrender is inevitable, but on his own he has to find a way to get the best benefit for himself.

So after Zang Ba led the army to arrive, he arranged Zang Ba's army to the rear of his camp as the main general, on the surface, Zang Ba was relatively small in number, which was conducive to protecting them, but in fact it was convenient for his army to leave.

However, how could Zang Ba not know Hu Zhen's thoughts? He pretended to be grateful, but in fact, he had already sent his spies to closely monitor the other party's movements.

But even so, he should be very late when he gets the news, and when he gets the news, it is estimated that it will be difficult to react immediately, in order to avoid delays, Zang Ba decided to break into the enemy army, pretending to surrender with Hu Zhen, in order to deceive Hu Zhen's trust, so that he can grasp Hu Zhen's situation at any time, and it will naturally be more timely to react.

So on the night of entering the camp, Zang Ba took the initiative to set up a banquet to entertain Hu Zhen.

In fact, Hu Zhen was reluctant to go, but the other party was kind to invite, and it was not easy for him to refuse, besides, after some consideration, Hu Zhen felt that it was a bit of a fuss to just pit Zang Ba's army, if he could pit Pei Qing, this would be the best result, so he decided to explore Zang Ba's bottom, if the other party had one of his own surrenders, it would naturally be the best, otherwise he wouldn't mind killing him first, and then plotting against Pei Qing.

So Hu Zhen hesitated a little and agreed.

After coming to Zang Ba's big tent, the two sides pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and after a while, Hu Zhen found that Zang Ba had seven or eight points of alcohol, so he opened his mouth and said tentatively: "Brother Xuangao, then I heard that you belong to the general of Xuzhou Mu Taogong, but why did you come to Chang'an to wade through the muddy waters?" But let me say something that shouldn't be said, the Xiliang army has more than 100,000 people, and the money is extremely fierce, with our old and weak, sick and disabled, we are not their opponents at all. ”

When Zang Ba heard this, he immediately said, "General Hu, what do you mean by this?" No matter how heroic the Xiliang Army is, we only need to do our duty, it's a big deal to learn from Ma Fubo, the horse leather shroud, and die on the battlefield, which is also the fate of our soldiers. ”

When Hu Zhen heard this, he immediately sighed: "Yes, yes, why don't I know what you said?" But the point is, are we really worried about the king? In fact, it's just to share the worries of Wang Yun and Lu Bu, especially this Wang Yun, even if we try our best to fight to the death, not to mention that there is no hope of victory at all, even if there is a miracle, we win, and in the end, don't we let Wang Yun be a powerful man in the court? Can the Son of Heaven really call the shots? So on the surface, we are working for the Son of Heaven, but in fact we are just working for Wang Yun, if he can pay attention to us, we can also be regarded as the death of a confidant, but the old Wang Yun did not put us in his eyes at all, in this case, if we die in battle, wouldn't we die very unjustly? ”

Zang Ba was silent when he heard this, he thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "General Hu also understands what General Hu said, but what can we do?" With the current situation, even if we escape, we can't escape, so it's better to fight with the enemy army to break the net, maybe then we can still have a glimmer of life. ”

"Hehe, you don't have to think about life or anything, brother, think about it, now that the Xiliang army has an absolute advantage, we don't have the slightest chance of winning, where will there be any vitality? Sometimes the fish dies, but the net doesn't necessarily break. ”

"So what to do?" Zang Ba smiled bitterly and muttered, "Are we just waiting for death?" ”

"Not necessarily, but there is a way to avoid disaster." Hu Zhen wanted to speak and stopped, and then sighed: "Forget it, this idea is too difficult for a strong man, don't say it, anyway, you originally planned to sacrifice your life for the country, and it's useless to know." ”

"Don't, Brother Hu, don't hide it, what I said before was just a joke, who is not afraid of death? At this time, who will succeed in what heroes? If you have any ideas, say it quickly, the big deal is that the idea you said doesn't work, what else can you have? Zang Ba looked like he was begging for Kende, and said to Hu Zhen: "If Brother Hu can find a way to let me escape this catastrophe, I will definitely be deeply grateful to Brother Hu for his kindness, and I will never dare to forget it for the rest of my life." ”

"Seeing that you are so sincere, brother, then I will say it, but let's talk about it in advance, what to say, even if what I said is wrong, you can't give me the first shot, even if you really go to sue me, I will never admit it."

"Brother Hu, don't worry, can't you kindly guide me, and then I will be ruthless and unrighteous to head you? At most, I didn't hear it. ”

"In this case, then I can, I actually came out of nowhere, I don't know if it's feasible or not, so take it out to your brother for your detailed reference, in my opinion, we might as well go to the Xiliang Army, now the Xiliang Army is strong, and it will definitely be able to successfully take Chang'an, at that time, the emperor is in the hands of the Xiliang Army, so isn't it that you can do what official you want? Isn't it much better than being an ordinary military general under Tao Qian? Anyway, at most, they are just emulating Master Dong, so you and I are actually working hard for the imperial court, so what's the difference? ”

"Brother Hu, what you said makes sense, but I don't know Xiliangjun, how can they believe that I am sincere?" Zang Ba shook his head and said with a bitter face.

When Hu Zhen heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said: "This time, brother, you have found the right person, for my brother, I used to be the general of the Xiliang Army, and then after the Taishi was assassinated, I endured the humiliation and burden, and finally saved my life, but I have long wanted to avenge the Taishi, and now the Xiliang Army has been killed, it is our good opportunity, you can rest assured that I have a very good relationship with the two generals Li Dao and Guo Yan, and they will definitely accept our sincerity." ”