Pei Gai fell off the horse, seeing that he was about to take a heel, the fall was extremely ugly, and the image could also be completely destroyed, but suddenly two big hands reached out from behind, and with a light support under his ribs, Pei Gai was able to stand firmly. He turned his head and looked, it turned out to be Pei Xiong - Pei Caixin said that you not only have great strength, but also run so fast! It's a pity that you are the eyeliner of the Hu people, otherwise if you can be used by me, you can speed up the formulation of the escape plan, and you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!

Hu Bing came over, stopped Pei Xiong, and then led Pei to enter the account. There were only two people in the tent, Zhi Qu Liu and Cheng Yao, and when they saw Pei should arrive, Zhi Qu Liu was so happy that he rubbed his hands again and again: "Mr. Pei is finally here - today's matter, we must listen to Mr.'s opinion." ”

So what is it exactly? It turned out that a few moments ago, a fast horse suddenly galloped from Yingyin to Xuchang, bringing Kong Chang's token and a message for help. According to the knights, they plundered Sixiang these days, and reported that a large number of Jin troops had gathered on the east bank of Yingshui, and looking at their marching routes, they were likely to attack Yingyin, hoping that Zhiqu Liu would send troops to assist in the defense. Zhiqu Liucai discussed with Cheng Yao, saying that we can't send troops? There are not many soldiers in Xuchang City, if you go to save Yingyin, and the Jin army attacks Yingyin and takes Xuchang, how can it be good?

While he was hesitating, Kong Chang's second envoy came again—this time not a message, but an official document, stamped with a stamp. The official document reads, General Zhi, you quickly send troops over, and we will join forces with me, let's strike first and go out of the city to break this Jin army, and then the two cities of Yingyin and Xuchang will be safe.

Kong Chang suddenly heard that a large Jin army wanted to advance eastward, and there were few soldiers in his city, so he was a little panicked, so he hurriedly sent someone to ask Xuchang for help. But then he calmed down and understood that there was a high probability that Zhi Quliu would not send reinforcements, because Xuchang was more important than Yingyin, and there must be no mistakes. That's why a second group of envoys was sent, with two intentions: first, to put forward a strategy of taking the initiative to attack, which could solve the crisis between the two cities in one fell swoop; The second is - are you afraid that if something goes wrong in the future, I will throw the pot? It doesn't matter, I'll find someone to write it down for you in black and white, if Xuchang fails, I will take this responsibility.

Zhiqu Liu had always looked down on the field combat effectiveness of the Jin army, so he thought that Kong Chang had a preemptive plan, and immediately planned to send troops to the battle, but was stopped by Cheng Yao. Cheng Yao said that the main bus to me and others to leave the heavy responsibility, as long as Xuchang is not lost, no fault is meritorious, and you sent to fight the Jin army first, in case you don't win, Xuchang is in danger! Don't listen to Kong Chang's blind ideas, let's stick to the city defense.

The two couldn't argue, and finally Cheng Yao said, haven't you always praised Pei Wenyue as the Zhuge Liang of the world? Although I don't know how much Zhuge Liang can do, but since you can afford him so much, why don't you ask him to discuss with him? When Zhi Quliu heard this, he nodded again and again, and then hurriedly sent someone to find Pei Gai over.

Pei Gai listened to their words, immediately frowned and shook his head, and said: "I agreed with the lord on three things that day, I think the lord has never talked to the two of you...... Zhi Qu Liu hurriedly asked: "Which three things?" Pei Gai replied: "First ......" before the words came out, and suddenly there was a pause. Because he thought that the first thing he agreed with Shi Le was to release Pei's, if he emphasized this point again, it would be enough for Qu Liu, Cheng Yao was cunning, and he would definitely immediately realize that Pei's was his biggest weakness, and if he pointed the finger at Pei's, he would definitely be passive...... So he immediately changed his words: "I made an agreement with the lord that I would come to the stone and not the Han, and to seek strength for the lord, and not to help him fight with the Jin family." After all, I was once a promoted official, how could I be two or three of my virtues and fight against each other? ”

When Zhi Qu Liu and Cheng Yao heard this, their faces became very strange - in Zhi Qu Liu, they were naturally completely puzzled, but Cheng Yao raised his eyebrows meaningfully and stroked his beard. Pei should take a look, Zhi Quliu didn't understand, you understand, okay, you explain it to him, immediately turned around and left.

"Wen Yue is slow," Cheng Yao hurriedly stopped him, "I invite Wen Yue to discuss today, not to attack the Jin Division, but to defend Xuchang - isn't this a move to consolidate the situation for the Lord and the public?" ”

Cheng Yao said in his heart, what kind of tone are you pretending to be a villain, and what kind of momentum are you doing? ! If you really have the Jin family in your heart, even if you are forced by the situation, you will not obey my Ming Gong, and the day before yesterday, I heard that Emperor Jin was captured, and I will not be so calm. If you are a fool, it is because of the burden of your family background, and you can't pull your son to surrender, so you pretend to "descend the stone but not the Han"; If you are a shrewd person, perhaps it is because of this noble identity that you can paint the oil paint of loyal ministers and filial sons, so that Ming Gong will value you more! Now that Luoyang has been lost, the emperor has become a prisoner, and the Jin family is dying overnight, is it still necessary for you to pretend to be here?

But that's fine, you said that you wouldn't come up with an idea to help us fight with the Jin army, that just happened to be the same as my idea, I didn't plan to go to war in the first place - thank you for saying a few more words, hurry up and persuade Qu Liu to turn back, don't follow Kong Chang out of the city to take risks.

He originally suggested asking Pei to come over to discuss, just because he said that he would not accept Qu Liu, and hoped that Pei should be able to add some weight to his side. Although it is impossible to determine what kind of thoughts Pei Gai has, but Zhi Quliu is going to be outnumbered, and I think only their kind of desperate generals would make such reckless plans, Pei Gai is a Chinese scholar after all, and he has never been in battle, so he may not approve of such a rash move.

Pei Cai heard Cheng Yao's call, couldn't help but stop, then slowly turned around, looked at Zhi Qu Liu, thought for a while, and asked him: "How much is the enemy army?" Zhiqu Liu said that according to Kong Chang's investigation, there were at least twenty or thirty thousand people. Pei Gai asked again: "How much is our army?" "Zhi Quliu said that Yingyin is known as five or six thousand soldiers, and it is estimated that there are only about one thousand soldiers who can fight; There are more than 10,000 soldiers and auxiliaries in Xuchang City, and I plan to bring 3,000 soldiers over, adding up to 4,000 elite cavalry, and breaking the Jin Division!

He has been fighting an old battle with the Jin army, and he believes that in the field of wave warfare, Hu soldiers will at least have one enemy and three, and maybe they can also fight with one enemy and five, so the twenty or thirty thousand Jin troops may not be forbidden to fight. Besides, this is to attack instead of defending, not seeking to annihilate the enemy, as long as it can frustrate its spirit, and prevent them from daring to covet Xuchang again.

Pei Gai's face sank like water, and he asked: "There is never a reason to win a war, as I said to the general, Zhuge Liang is a genius, and the Shu soldiers are hard-working, but they can't break Sima, according to Longshang, why?" The momentum of the host and the guest is also there. Today, the Jin division is assembled on the bank of Yingshui, and the virtual and the real are not clear, and our army rushes to go, what are the chances of victory? Even if there are nine wins and one defeat, once there is a setback, the Jin division will come on his heels, and I am afraid that Xuchang will not be able to defend it. Xuchang is lost, the back road of the lord is cut off, where will he go? Has the general thought about it? ”

Zhi Qu Liuyi waved his hand: "As Mr. said, there is never a reason to win a war, if you don't dare to take risks, then you simply don't fight any battle, Hugh said that ten wins and nine defeats, even if six wins and four defeats, it is worth fighting." If you can't thwart the enemy's sharp edge first, you are afraid that they will attack Yingyin and Xuchang, so what? We are only accustomed to field battles, not to defending cities. ”

Pei Cai nodded, saying that it makes sense for you to think so, but-"If the Jin division is just passing by and will not come to attack Xuchang, will the general still take the initiative to attack?" ”

Zhi Quliu said that I was well fed, and my main responsibility was to stay behind, and if the enemy didn't recruit me, why should I provoke him...... It's just that this thing can't be guaranteed.

Pei should say that how can it not be kept? "Count the time, this will be the defeated division of Luoyang, or the soldiers and horses of King Qin will hear the bad news before they reach Luozhong, so they are eager to return to their original defense. There is a cloud in the art of war: 'Don't stop when you return to your master.' 'If we go to attack, and they fight the trapped beasts, I am afraid that the number of victories and defeats may not be six or four; If I stick to the city's defenses, how dare he attack it? I don't know the enemy's reality, and the enemy may not know my reality, if I stop under the fortified city, and when the lord returns to the south, they will probably be left behind! If they do not go mad, they will not come to attack; Will all the armies be insane? So who dares to scratch Xuchang? ”

Zhi Quliu twisted his brows and thought for a while: "What Mr. Pei said is reasonable...... "They even caught the emperor, how can they have the strength and heart to launch a counterattack immediately?" If you are bent on fleeing, I don't think you will definitely be able to defeat it, but maybe your own losses will be quite large...... "Xuchang City is high and dense, and I dare not attack, if I attack Yingyin, what should I do?" ”

Cheng Yao said next to him that Yingyin is not in your hands, why are you doing Kong Chang's life and death? Is he good to you?

Zhi Qu Liuyi flicked his sleeves and said Cheng Ziyuan, this is not right for you - "Private anger can't harm public affairs." Besides, if Kong Chang is defeated and abandons his defense, and sues me for not saving him in front of the lord, what should I do? ”

Pei Gai smiled slightly: "You can immediately write Kong Chang, make him give up Yingyin, and gather troops to defend Xuchang." Kong Changqian refused to come, and he will not obey this time. Even if the battle is defeated, there is no way to blame the general. ”

Zhi Qu Liuyi clapped his hands and said that this idea is good! Hurriedly turned his head and said to Cheng Yao: "There is a long journey of Lao Zi, and I will also stamp it with a big seal." ”

Cheng Yao bowed down to receive the order, but couldn't help but squint his eyes to glance at Pei Gai. He said in his heart that what the villain said just now is very reasonable, is he really good at what he has a good plan and expects things like a god, or does he just not want to fight with the Jin army, so he desperately finds a reason to convince Qu Liu, and is it purely a lip service? I really can't see through this kind of eloquent person......

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Sure enough, the Jin army did not come to attack Yingyin and Xuchang, and the forward slightly maneuvered eastward for more than ten miles, then turned around to join the army, crossed Yingshui, and went to the southwest. Zhiqu Liu naturally admired Pei Gai even more when he heard the news, and even Cheng Yao was not sure whether Pei Gai had hit the big luck or really had a good understanding of the situation.

In fact, Pei Gai is neither lucky nor really strategic. Although he estimated that this Jin army would not come to fight Xuchang, he also looked forward to what he expected if it was not accurate, wouldn't it be better? If the Jin master comes to the city, he will have the opportunity to echo in the city, and find an opportunity to escape with the Pei family! So when he heard that the Jin army was going south and saw Zhi Quliu running to congratulate him, he smiled on the surface, but in fact, he still had a little regret in his heart.

So why did he estimate that the Jin army would not come to attack? Because of the calculation of time, he suspected that the commander of this Jin army was Sima Ye, the king of Qin. According to historical records, Sima Ye had fled to Xingyang Mi County for refuge before the city of Luoyang was broken, and joined his uncle Xun Fan, Xun Group and others, and went south to Xu and Ying. However, there is no record of the encounter and confrontation between the Jin army and the Hu Han army in the history books, only that after a series of internal turmoil, they finally ran to Wuguan through Wanxian County, and ran to Guanzhong in a big circle - the destination was Chang'an City.

Sima Ye is the late emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, known as the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, when he arrived in Lantian, the soldiers scattered, and there was no one out of ten, but fortunately, Yongzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kai sent people to greet him in time, and he was able to enter Chang'an City. In April of the following year, after hearing that Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty Sima Chi had been killed by Liu Cong, the lord of the Hu Han Dynasty, Sima Ye ascended the throne with the support of his ministers - the last regime of the Western Jin Dynasty resisted the Hu Han army for two full years before the city was destroyed, and Sima Ye, like his uncle, was first taken prisoner and was immediately killed.