Iron Kite is easy-going by nature, and Gan Zhao is both a monarch and a minister, but also an old friend for many years, when he was young, he was a servant with the same government, he didn't like each other, and he fought openly and secretly, and his boss was angry, and imprisoned the two together, claiming when to turn enemies into friends and when to release people.

The effect of this trick is surprisingly good, maybe it's too good, the two have become friends after this, no longer fighting, but supporting each other, and even covering each other, the boss has a headache, and when he left office, he said: "I don't know if I helped you or hurt you, I hope you two will do it yourself, and you would rather be a gentleman than a villain." ”

The two agreed very well, and they remained the same afterwards, gathered some followers around them, became a county official, caught up with the rise of the descending army, Gan Zhao was unfortunately captured, and the iron kite went to the enemy camp alone, and exchanged himself for a friend.

Someone informed the incarnation king about this, and Xue Liujia was deeply moved, so he left both of them behind, promised them a high position, and brought their families so that they could not flee.

Now Gan Zhao is called the king of Shu, and Tie Kite has also been entrusted with important tasks, becoming a general, leading the army all the way north, and is about to enter the border of Qinzhou.

"It's not a return to my hometown, but it's not a shame to be able to take these soldiers back." Iron Kite smiled at Xu Ji.

I heard that Xu Ji arrived, the iron kite personally went out of the camp to greet him, the salute was very respectful, and he took him to inspect the military camp, after entering the military tent, the banquet had been arranged, rich and exquisite, more than ten people accompanied the banquet, most of them were old people from the Eastern Capital, and they had a good impression of Xu Ji, and they took turns to toast.

At Xu Ji's strong insistence, they gave up the title of "King Wu" and changed their name to "Xu Gongzi".

Since leaving Yecheng, including the courtesy that Xu Ji has received from traveling around in Yecheng, there is nothing more than this.

Tang Weitian was particularly excited, jumping up and down like a monkey, and after drinking too much, he had to dance the knife in public, "Xu Gongzi has seen my long lance, and there is still a knife technique that has not been demonstrated." ”

Tang Weitian demonstrated the knife technique in the army, there were no tricks, and the back and forth was full of horizontal blocking, vertical splitting, and advancing or retreating under his feet.

Fortunately, the audience is also veterans who have been on the battlefield, and they can see the wonders and applaud again and again.

The iron kite leaned over and whispered to Xu Ji: "This kid is born with divine power, except for the bow and crossbow, any weapon in his hand has a miraculous effect, but he has no patience, the master said that his tricks are not accurate, he beat the master, and no one dares to say no from then on, only praise." ”

Xu Ji smiled and nodded, and then applauded with everyone.

The next day there was a march to the army, the banquet did not last too late, everyone retired one after another, Tang Weitian drank the most, and the dancing knife did not consume too much drunkenness, and was carried out of the tent by the guards.

Tie Kite said with emotion: "If I can see Xu Gongzi here, it must be God who helps me." ”

"The same is true for me, but the Iron General may be disappointed." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"What, Xu Gongzi doesn't want to stay in our army? That's okay, I'll send someone to send you to Yizhou to keep you safe all the way. The King of Shu will be happier than me when he sees Xu Gongzi. ”

"The King of Shu is going to visit sooner or later, not in a hurry, in fact, I want to persuade General Tie to lead his division back to Hanzhou."

The iron kite was visibly stunned, "Why is this?" Xu Gongzi thinks our army is too weak? ”

"He Rongren has occupied many counties and counties in Qinzhou, and General Tie will inevitably meet him, will he fight or avoid it then?"

"It turns out that Xu Gongzi is worried about this matter." Tie Kite smiled, "The King of Shu has made arrangements for this, and the King of Shu said that He Rongren is sharp, and after capturing Xijing, he will not gradually seize all Qin, but will take advantage of the victory to go south and point to Hanzhou." ”

"What the King of Shu said is very true, I have been by Shan Yu's side for a while, and he has decided to enter Hanzhou before winter, and he should have sent troops at this time."

"The king of Shu also said that Han and Yizhou are dependent on each other, and if He Rongren takes Hanzhou, there is a good chance that Yizhou will be attacked first, and then land and water will advance together, and Jingzhou will be rolled in the east."

"Although Shan Yu has not said it explicitly, it must be so, it is rumored that there is a lot of grain in Han and Yi Prefectures, and it can be backed by it, so that there will be no worries about going east."

Tie Kite smiled: "It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that there is a lot of food, in short, it won't make the soldiers hungry." The king of Shu was worried about this, so he sent me to lead his troops into Hanzhou, and the king of Shu said that if he could capture the whole Han in one fell swoop, it would be the best choice, destroy the plank road, lock the border city, and make He Rong's cavalry not go south. However, the situation in Hanzhou has changed, and the officers and soldiers have become stronger, and I can neither persuade them to surrender nor destroy them in one fell swoop. ”

"That's right." Xu Ji nodded.

"The king of Shu also arranged a strategy for me, saying that if I can't capture the whole Han Dynasty, I will go directly north to Qinzhou, be sure to attract the main force of He Rongren, and then retreat to Sanguan."

"The city of Sanguan is defeated, easy to attack and difficult to defend."

"Then we also have to advance to Qinzhou, forcing the people of He Rong to turn to Sanguan, and have no time to go south, and then retreat step by step, destroying the plank road, making it difficult for the people of He Rong to move an inch."

"And after that? This plan can only ensure the safety of Hanzhou for a winter. ”

Tie Kite smiled and said nothing, but Xu Ji had already guessed what was on his mind: "General Tie wants to defeat the officers and soldiers in one winter and seize the entire Hanzhou?" ”

"I hope to defeat the officers and soldiers within a month or two, and when the winter comes, it will be difficult for the infantry to fight."

Xu Ji pondered.

"What does Xu Gongzi think of this?"

"The King of Shu submitted a letter of surrender to Shan Yu?"

"Handed, at this time, whoever doesn't hand it over is a fool, what should he do after handing it over. What's more, the King of Shu's share is not a book, we are now playing the banner of Tiancheng, since Emperor Tiancheng has taken refuge in Shan Yu, the King of Shu is just following. Ha ha. ”

Xu Ji smiled, didn't say that there was really such a fool, "But the King of Shu didn't go to see Shan Yu?" ”

"Of course I didn't go, I sent someone to deliver a letter, claiming that I was seriously ill and confused. The leaders of Hanzhou have all gone, and it is because of this that I am sure that I will defeat the officers and soldiers in a month or two. ”

"Chang Shi Lou also went to see Shan Yu?"

"Lou Yan is Xi Mushou's deputy position, and he can't be regarded as a leader, so he shouldn't have to go. This building chief Shi is really Xu Gongzi's ...... Brothers? ”

Xu Ji nodded.

"Hehe, this Lou Changshi is easy to talk to, and the King of Shu sent someone to negotiate peace, and he was quite helped by Lou Changshi." Tie Kite suddenly smiled a little weirdly, "Xu Gongzi won't be interceding for Lou Changshi, right?" ”

"What do you ask for?"

"If I want to capture the whole Han Dynasty, I have to fight with Lou Changshi, although he has helped before, but if Xu Gongzi can persuade Lou Changshi to surrender, he can avoid a disaster of swords, as long as Lou Changshi is willing to go to Yizhou, the official position will be much higher than that of a governor."

Xu Ji smiled: "Actually, I haven't met this building chief Shi much, and I don't even know what he looks like." ”

"Aren't you brothers?"

"There are too many children and grandchildren of the general, Lou is hindered and leaves home early, and he will not meet all the brothers when he returns to the Eastern Capital, so he ......"

"Yes, but a brother is always a brother, at least he can speak."

"I can go and persuade Lou Changshi, not to persuade him to surrender, but to persuade him to defend Hanzhou with General Tie."

Tie Kite was stunned again, "This doesn't matter, the King of Shu and the Hanzhou Army have already reached a peace." ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "General Tie intended to fight back, but he never thought that the Hanzhou army also had this intention?" ”

"If the Hanzhou army wants to repel the Yizhou soldiers, the best time is when I first entered Hanzhou, and now, it's a little late. Of course, the heart of defense is indispensable, I made some preparations, sent troops to block the main road, as long as there is a change in the Hanzhou army, I immediately lead the troops back, the only loss is that it may not be able to attract the main force of He Rong. ”

"He Rong's main force is not far from the pass."

Tie Kite was stunned again, and his face changed slightly, "It's impossible, I obviously got the news that He Rong's army is all gathered in the east and wants to enter Han from the Meridian Road." ”

"The people gathered by the Meridian Dao are the Central Plains army, which takes the siege of the city as their own responsibility and is slow to act, but He Rong's main force is cavalry, and once the order is issued, it can rush to Sanguan in a few days."

Tie Kite's face changed again, "Where did Xu Gongzi get the news?" ”

"I heard from the captured defenders in Sangcheng that the generals had secretly corresponded with the Herong people, and abandoned the city after encountering the enemy, but the soldiers were left behind, apparently to lure the descending army to stay nearby, so I guess the Herong cavalry will turn around."

Tie Kite thought for a while and said with a smile: "It turns out that Xu Gongzi is just guessing...... Of course, Xu Gongzi has always guessed very accurately, but it doesn't matter, He Rong's cavalry came just in time, so it saved me a trouble. I will defend the pass for a few days, and then destroy the plank road while retreating, so that He Rong's cavalry cannot advance or retreat. ”

Tie Kite was ordered to act, and wanted to persuade him to retreat to Hanzhou now, it was impossible, Xu Ji said: "It's better to be like this, there are already a thousand people in front, and they should arrive at Sanguan, so let them hold on for a few days, and General Tie turned around and returned to Hanzhou to prepare for war, without delay." ”

Tie Kite respected Xu Ji, so he didn't refuse immediately, but thought seriously for a while, and said with a smile: "No, in case He Rong's cavalry didn't come to disperse, relying on those thousand people alone would not be able to attract Shan Yu's attention." Xu Gongzi's kindness, I understand it, but the matter has come to this point, the army is halfway through, I can't change the plan with just a few conjectures. ”

"I understand that Shan Yu, with his usual style, if he wants to take the meridian road with great fanfare, he will inevitably set up another surprise army, and everything has been like this before: on the surface, he made friends with the Shen family and merged with the state, and secretly allied with the Tiancheng court; Claiming to go south, suddenly moving west. ”

Iron Kite scratched his head, "It's not that I don't believe in Xu Gongzi, but ...... I suggest that Xu Gongzi go to Yizhou and meet the king of Shu ......"

"Once you go, it's too late to ride a thousand-mile horse."

"The Hanzhou thing...... Xu Gongzi doesn't have to worry about it, even if He Rongren has already won the Sanguan, I have a way to deal with it. Asking Xu Gongzi to see the King of Shu actually has something else to do. ”

"What, is there anything about General Tie who needs me to persuade King Shu to agree?" Xu Ji smiled.

"Haha, I have nothing to talk about with the King of Shu, I don't have to work for Xu Gongzi to deliver the message in the middle, I'm just a little worried."

"Worried about what?"

"Shu Wang ......" Iron Kite wanted to speak and stopped.

"General Tie knows who I am, and the words in today's account will come out of your mouth and into my ears, and no third person will know about it."

"It was because I believed in Xu Gongzi that I said, 'God help me'. The King of Shu is now surrounded by ministers, and he can't even listen to my words, so he has to be Gongzi Xu to make the King of Shu sober up. ”

Xu Ji was also stunned, "General Tie went north, not all to seize Hanzhou, but to be designed by the villain?" ”

The iron kite sighed, his expression darkened.