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Lou Shuo, the seventh son of the Lou family, sat in the tent, nervously shaking his right leg gently, once he found out, he reached out and held it, but it wasn't long before that leg would beat involuntarily again, getting worse and worse each time.

Lou Shuo simply pressed his hand on his leg, gritted his teeth, and fought it with all his might.

Xu Ji entered the tent and stood at the door for a while, Lou Shuo found that there was someone beside him, and immediately stood up, looked at the seventeenth brother in surprise, and was speechless for a while.

"In Xia Xuji, which gust of wind blew Lou Qigongzi here?"

Lou Shuo was finally able to speak, "Seventeenth brother...... Did you really change your surname? ”

"Well, so we're just old friends, don't call ourselves brothers. Have a seat. ”

Lou Shuo sat down slowly, too surprised, his legs didn't tremble, and he stared at Xu Ji and said, "Seventeen...... Xu Gongzi has changed a lot, and it's only been a few months......"

Xu Ji had no intention of reminiscing about the past, and interrupted: "Why did Lou Qigongzi come from?" The General sent you? ”

Lou Shuo shook his head, "It's Mrs. Lan...... I was sent. ”

"Hmm." Xu Ji guessed that Lou Shuo had to come, and Mrs. Lan definitely didn't give him much choice.

Lou Shuo let out a long sigh, "There is no need for things to come to this point......

"It's better than that." Xu Ji interrupted Lou Shuo again, "If you have something to say, I'll give you the answer now, as for how to describe it to Mrs. Lan after returning to the Eastern Capital, you can do whatever you want." ”

Lou Shuo was stunned for a while, the seventeenth brother in his memory was a taciturn and good at drilling camps, he always spoke carefully, revealing three points and hiding seven points, but Xu Ji in front of him had to "speak directly".

"That...... That Mrs. Lan said, as long as you are willing to come back, the crime of assassination can be avoided, the imprisoned body can be removed, and when the army in the building attacks the lord, you will be the general of the Chinese army. ”

Xu Ji smiled, "Do you know what my identity is now?" ”

"It is said that he is the ruling king of Wu and the governor of the capital." Lou Shuo frowned slightly, and said seriously: "You won't take this identity seriously, right?" ”

"Why not? This is the Wu army camp, you can see it with your own eyes. ”

Lou Shuo smiled, "If you ask for something to say directly, then I'll say it." The court has already heard and understood that although there are many anti-kings, there are only two strong people: one is the king from Qinzhou, who has a lot of thieves and soldiers, but they are big and inappropriate, chaotic and disorderly, and they will be defeated with one blow; The other is the self-proclaimed King of Jin of the Shen family in Bingzhou, who is thousands of miles away, and before he has won a great victory, he began to kill father and son, and there must be a beginning and no end. The rest of the kings—don't be angry, you are the one who gave me something to say—all of them are vulnerable. ”

"In that case, why did the imperial court refuse to send troops to fight, but instead defend itself?"

"The imperial court wants to wipe out all the rebels, so it is willing to send troops only after the rebels from all walks of life have arrived."

Xu Ji laughed, laughing endlessly, Lou Shuo was a little annoyed, "Is what I said wrong?" ”

"Although there are many kings, the righteous army of all roads is one family, how can there be a difference between strength and weakness? As for the imperial court's reluctance to attack, is it because no one can command the whole army? ”

Lou Shuo was silent, and Xu Ji continued: "I heard that the imperial court has reinstated the general, but it is impossible for the Lan and Liang families to let go of their military power, and they will inevitably be hindered from the side, so that the general cannot be used to his heart's content. In the Lou family for so many years, I should have heard of the general's style of play, if he is in charge, he will inevitably line up outside the wall, the infantry will advance layer by layer, the cavalry flank the enemy, and the other way of soldiers and horses will cut off the enemy's rear road, and will not take a defensive position. ”

Lou Shuo smiled dryly, "Xu Gongzi has never been in the army, but he is quite familiar with his father's fighting style." ”

"I have not seen it, but I have heard it. It's a pity that the general is just a banner launched by the Lan and Liang families to stabilize the morale of the army, and his style of play is not useful. The rebels launched a strong attack, and the long siege could be broken in one day, and the eastern capital could hold out for ten days at most. You come to persuade me to go back, I want to persuade you to stay, the Lou family loses power, the building will fall, if you don't plan early, it will inevitably become a nest egg. ”

Lou Shuo sighed again, "Mrs. Lan has high expectations for you, and she thinks ...... The general also regretted his original decision, often saying that there was no one around, and he was selected and chosen, and only seventeen of his children and grandchildren were available. ”

Xu Ji's face was expressionless, "The general should seek self-protection first." ”

Seeing that persuasion failed, Lou Shuo simply gave up, talked about other things instead, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you can make Uncle Guan miserable, he returned from a big defeat in Runan, and he was imprisoned as soon as he returned to the Eastern Capital." ”

"When two armies clash, there will naturally be defeats if there is victory."

"Hehe, Xi Yuanzhi escaped and put all the blame for the defeat on Uncle Guan."

Xu Ji got up and arched his hand: "Is Lou Qigongzi going back to the Eastern Capital here, or staying here for one night?" ”

Lou Shuo also got up, "Don't stop, go back early, Mrs. Lan is still waiting for my reply." Xu Gongzi - screaming is really unpleasant - you really don't want to go back? ”

"My home is in Jiangdong, and if I want to go back, I will go back there."

Lou Shuo sighed a few times, "Since that's the case...... On the battlefield, if you see the general's banner, you can ask for help, and maybe you can save your life. ”

"In the eastern capital, if the seventh prince of Lou sees the banner of Wu Jun, please don't disturb me, because I can't keep anyone."

"Hehe, you're really ...... I don't think about brotherhood at all, I think at the beginning, among many brothers, you and I are the closest...... Since you have changed your surname, of course you have no concern for the Lou family. You said that the thief will win, I said that the court is undefeated, no matter what, there is always one person in the Lou family who is right. Leave. ”

"No matter who wins or loses, it won't do the Lou family any good. I do not send it. ”

"The high-ranking family, ups and downs are common things, and the Lou family may not be able to turn over." Lou Shuo bowed his hand and went out of the account.

Xu Ji stayed for a while and returned to his tent.

Tang Weitian had already made the bed and asked, "Who is here?" ”

"Lou Shuo, the seventh son of the Lou family, used to be a brother of mine."

"Do you two have a good relationship?"

"Not good."

"No matter how bad it is, it's my own family, I used to have an older brother, and he always fights, but he gives me everything to eat."

"I have sixteen brothers above me, and twenty or thirty brothers below."

Tang Weitian's eyes widened, "So many? Most of the governors don't even know the exact number? ”

"The general has many wives and concubines, and children are born at any time, and even he can't count them."

Tang Weitian's eyes could be opened even wider, "My pigs are not so capable of giving birth, wow, I really envy your Lou family, no, the Metropolitan Governor has changed his surname, and it will be the Xu family in the future, and the Metropolitan Governor is still young and can give birth to a hundred sons." ”

Although the words are not good, the meaning is good, Xu Ji laughed.

Early the next morning, Xu Ji summoned the generals and announced that he would join forces with the Liang army.

The Wu army was weak, and the generals were not against the alliance, but the generals of the seven clans were very concerned about the status of the joint venture.

"Everything remains the same, flags, titles...... None of them will remain the same, the officers and men of the Wu army only listen to my orders, and outsiders will pass on orders, and you can ignore them. ”

Meng Shenglun and the others were completely relieved.

The Wu army numbered more than 4,000 people, most of them were cavalry, and their families stayed in the rear, and there was no burden, and it didn't take an hour to pull out the camp.

Xu Ji took a few people to set off in advance and went to the camp of the king of Shu first, ostensibly to inform the movements of the Wu army, so as to avoid misunderstanding, but in fact, he wanted to discuss the alliance of the five kings with Gan Shang.

Gan Zhao welcomed Xu Ji into the tent, greeted him a few words, and said: "King Ning is better at talking than I expected, as soon as he mentioned the union of the five kings, he immediately agreed, and said that he did not ask for military power, and he accepted whoever he chose as the master." ”

Xu Ji was also surprised, "Ning Wangguo has such words? ”

"King Ning is a deep and unfathomable person, but he has a stomach and knows current affairs, and he is not blindly strong."

Ning Baoguan accepted Zhao'an several times, and he was indeed able to stretch and bend freely.

"Great, I led the troops to join the King of Liang today, thinking that the King of Jin should also go, the three kings will join the camp, and wait for the two."

"Tomorrow, King Ning and I will go to meet and discuss the plan."

"That's very good." Xu Ji said goodbye, did not mention Lou Shuo's visit, and joined Wu Jun who arrived later outside, and continued to hurry.

In the Liang military camp, it was another scene, Ma Wei personally greeted more than ten miles, stood on the side of the road, called himself "Little King Ma Wei", called Xu Ji "King Wu", showing full respect, so that the soldiers of the Wu army, especially the children of the Seven Clans, were very happy, and the last trace of doubt in their hearts was also gone.

Entering the tent, Xu Ji talked about Lou Shuo.

Ma Wei was surprised, "What does he mean by that?" Mrs. Lan...... Lou Shuo is going to you to find out the movements of the rebels, right? ”

Xu Ji nodded, "Presumably, I went along with his wishes and made him think that the main forces of the righteous army were the Descendant Army and the Jin Army." ”

"Will the officers and soldiers attack the Descending Army because of this?"

"If it's a general in charge, definitely. The general often said that it is better to capture one commander than to kill a thousand soldiers, and the army will be in chaos if the commander loses it, and the result will be twice the result with half the effort. When he destroyed Wu, he also bypassed many small cities and went straight to Stone Town, forcing Emperor Wu to commit suicide, and then dividing his troops to pacify the place. ”

Ma Wei nodded, "Why don't you kill Wu?" The generals used this method of fighting to destroy Jin and Jing, showing off their troops on the border, attracting the main force of the enemy, and then breaking into the capital. The point is, is it really a general in charge of the army on the imperial court's side? If it's still Cao Shenxi, it will only be steady and steady. ”

"It turns out that I'm not sure yet, but Lou Shuo's trip convinced me."

"What about King Jin? He is also the party that the court is afraid of. ”

"Wait until King Jin comes, we can't make a decision for him."

In the evening, the Jin army arrived, the scale was larger, the army was more neat, and the soldiers of the Liang and Wu armies watched from the road, all ashamed of themselves.

The camp of the Liang army was vast, but it saved a lot of trouble, the Jin army entered the camp, and Shen Tan brought people to see the king of Liang and the king of Wu.

Liu Youzhong, Tan Wuwu, and Guo Shifeng followed, and Guo Shifeng is now running on both sides of Liang and Jin, becoming one of the most important links between the two kings.

The generals on Ma Wei's side were Pan Kai, and Xu Ji called Meng Shenglun and Wang Dian, and everyone gathered in a tent, admired each other for a long time, and drank a few glasses of wine, so that the generals could know each other and facilitate future contact.

After three rounds of drinking, the generals retired with interest, leaving only the three kings.

Liu Youzhong has a special identity and left a staff officer.

Xu Ji told Lou Shuo's visit and his own speculation again, Shen Tan immediately understood, and said angrily: "There is nothing to say, since it is a joint venture, it is a family, regardless of each other." On the twentieth day of the lunar month, the Jin army went alone to attack the siege, leading the officers and soldiers out of the wall and leading to the descending army. ”

Ma Wei said: "We then attacked, flanking the officers and soldiers, if this battle is won, the eastern capital will be cold, and the city will be broken in a few days." ”

Xu Ji said: "It's not enough to just join forces, the righteous army needs a general to command the whole army, so as not to fight separately." ”

Shen Tan pointed to Liu Youzhong, "I recommend Mr. Liu." ”

"Couldn't be better!" Ma Wei immediately said, "Mr. Liu is famous all over the world, and the people of the Descending Army respect Mr. Liu like a god, and he is the most suitable to be a general." ”

"That's very good." Xu Ji also said, but for the first time in his heart, he was uneasy.

He thought that the general would be Tan Wusense, and the second should be Ning Baoguan, and it would not be Liu Youzhong anyway.