Xu Ji and Kou Daogu had to admit that Qiangjian Shan Yu's plan was a cut above both of them.

Attacking Yecheng, Emperor Tiancheng got the name of "revenge", He Rongren got the truth of the city, at the same time, He Rongren got the name of merging the state, and the King of Jin got the fact that the crisis was suspended, and all parties were satisfied, at least on the surface.

The only person who is not satisfied may be King Liang.

Shan Yu still detached a part of the cavalry to return to Saiwai, just in case, he himself took the emperor and a large army, bypassed Yuyang, and went straight to Yecheng, and all the cities along the way were surrendered in the name of the emperor.

No city dared to resist, and even before the emperor's "will" arrived, officials went out of the city and surrendered, and poured all the money in the city to supply grain and grass.

A few days later, He Rong's cavalry met with the Huaizhou soldiers who were being ordered to follow the county, and fought a battle.

This was all the battle before Yecheng, and the Huaizhou army in various places withdrew from the towns they had already occupied, fled to Yecheng, and even went straight to their hometown in Huaizhou further south.

Shan Yu still left Xu Ji and Kou Daogu by his side, and once said very bluntly: "Say all your thoughts, you need more and more truth, I may not use your strategy, but I can use this to understand the intentions of the Central Plains people, which is enough." ”

Kou Daogu's face was calm at that time, as if he had been humiliated, but after that, he had to answer every question, never hid his selfishness, and had long forgotten his identity as an envoy of King Liang not long ago.

Xu Ji only offered one or two plans a day, and then he didn't speak, just listened, and occasionally smiled.

Shan Yu doesn't care, but in his spare time every day, he talks with Kou Daogu more and more, not only asking about plans, but also asking about the customs and schools of learning in the Central Plains.

At noon on this day, He Rong's army rushed to the outside of Yecheng, and Shan Yuqin led more than 100 horsemen to check the terrain.

Xu Ji stood in the camp and looked at the direction of Yecheng from afar, and he couldn't see anything from him, he could only imagine the panic and fear in it.

Someone came behind him, Xu Ji thought it was Chang Yanzhi, and said, "King Liang must have thought that he was deceived." ”

"Do you still have the power to care about others? Think about yourself, think about me. Zhang Shiyu walked to Xu Ji's side and also looked into the distance, "Yecheng, alas, Yecheng, I thought this would be a place to live for a long time, and when I return to the Eastern Capital in the future, I will come here often." I have many plans to build a palace, but I haven't had time to implement them......"

Zhang Shiyu looked depressed, sighed, and said: "You stay with Shan Yu every day, can you persuade him to put me back?" The entire Tiancheng court is in Yuyang, but the emperor is in exile, what is going on? ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "Shan Yu can let anyone go, but he won't let you go." ”

"That's why you have to think of a way, what about your ingenuity? Where's your sharp teeth? Aren't you the best at admonishing? ”

"If I had such a skill, the cavalry of He Rong's troops should have returned to Saiwai at this time, instead of going deep into Jizhou."

"At least you have to leave me tens of thousands of cavalry, without them, I am not the emperor to be sure."

"There are still more than 100,000 troops in Qinzhou, why do you have to borrow troops from He Rong's department?"

"It's different, it's very different." Zhang Shiyu was reluctant to tell the truth, and waited for a while before lowering his voice slightly: "Qinzhou is too far away, whether the Jizhou army can come back and when it will come back is unknown, even if they come back, they are not loyal to my army." ”

Zhang Shiyu's voice carried a hint of resentment, and he couldn't get rid of He Rongren's control, which made his dissatisfaction with the county lord of Huanyan rising day by day.

"Borrowed cavalry will be more loyal?"

"Their hometown is outside the Saiwai, sooner or later they have to go back, as long as I give a heavy reward when they are in the Central Plains, who are they loyal to me and loyal to?"

"Well, that makes sense." Xu Ji smiled, unintentionally arguing.

"Did you get any news from my sister?" Zhang Shiyu asked again.

Xu Ji shook his head, "Shan Yu has sent orders to all counties and counties in Jizhou, and those who hide the princess privately and do not hand it over will leave no living mouth in the city, but there is no news so far." ”

"But you always know something, don't you?"

"What can I know?"

"Didn't my sister send you a letter because of you?"

"The princess was taken away by Tang Shiju, this is what you said."

"That's for Shan Yu." Zhang Shiyu got closer, "We all know in our hearts that you are the reason why my sister escaped, she hides her whereabouts from others, and she will not treat you." ”

"But I really haven't heard from her."

"You won't say anything if you get it." Zhang Shiyu muttered in a low voice, didn't say goodbye, turned around and walked away.

Zhang Shiyu wanted to please Shan Yu too much, and even wanted to betray his own sister, Xu Ji looked at his back and sighed lightly.

Shan returned to the camp in the evening, first had dinner with the lords, and discussed military affairs at the same time, and only after the second watch did he rest free, still full of energy, and ordered two "advisers" to be summoned.

Shan Yu seemed to be in a good mood and ordered someone to give wine.

When He Rong Pingshan was still punished, he was still a "servant" by his side, holding a wine bag and pouring wine, and when it was Xu Ji's turn, he looked at him more.

Shan Yu looked at Kou Daogu, "You are very familiar with Yecheng, right?" ”

"Very familiar."

"I'm going to attack the city tomorrow, in your opinion, will Yecheng surrender immediately, or hold on for a few days?" Shan Yu believes that Yecheng is already in the bag, and "holding on" is not a problem he is worried about.

Kou Dao thought for a while, "Yecheng is impregnable, if it is guarded by elite soldiers, it can be guaranteed for a year." ”

"Haha, you think too highly of Yecheng, but that's exactly what I thought of. You said that if you have good soldiers, the people who defend the city now are not good? ”

"Not long after King Liang occupied Yecheng, the people were not attached, and most of his subordinates were from Huaizhou, but they were borrowed troops, and they were not loyal to King Liang.

Shan Yu shook his head, "A month is too long, Yecheng is just a place for my He Rong Department to settle down, and it is not worth my too much effort." ”

"There is no need to delay, as many soldiers can be assigned to occupy the county, Yecheng will never dare to open the door and come out to challenge."

"This plan is not good, and the division of troops will eventually be a hidden danger."

"It's simple, just divide the troops to occupy the county, immediately requisition the local people, and transfer all the troops to Yecheng, the troops will not decrease but increase, let them attack the city, the so-called driving sheep and attacking tigers."

Shan Yu nodded, "Well, that's a bit interesting." ”

Xu Ji interjected: "Jizhou has been levied several times, and the people who won the army are all in Qinzhou, where are the remaining people?" ”

Kou Dao said on a lonely horse: "Otherwise, the Tiancheng Imperial Court didn't expect that it would lose Yecheng, and it has been carefully managed all along, although Jizhou has been repeatedly requisitioned, the people's power has not been exhausted, at least 100,000 people are available, and they can be collected in ten months." ”

"Tiancheng is careful to operate, but once it is exhausted, it will lose the hearts of the people."

Kou Daogu sneered: "Tiancheng was careful and didn't defend Yecheng. If Xu Gongzi thought that the Tiancheng court had won the hearts of the people, why did he stab him in the first place? ”

"Tiancheng wants to win the hearts of the people but does not get it, which does not mean that Shan Yu should not care about the people's hearts. For example, if it rains heavily, and one person raises an umbrella and the umbrella leaks, the person who sees it can laugh at it, but at least he should hold a good umbrella, not even an umbrella handle. ”

Shan Yu waved his hand, "I don't care if it rains, I agree with Mr. Guan's statement, Jizhou still has the people to collect, not to mention that they are not attacking the city for me, but for their own emperor." Even Xu Ji admitted that the Tiancheng Imperial Court was good to Jizhou, and it was time for the people of Jizhou to repay their kindness. Hirayama, you write down this and remind me tomorrow. ”

"Yes." He Rong Pingshan responded that although he was a lowly servant, he could participate in important affairs, which was not the same as a real servant, and even surpassed some adults.

Kou Daogu took two steps back, his body was straight, his eyes were slightly lowered, and in front of Shan Yu, he rarely showed hatred for Xu Ji.

Shan Yu said to Xu Ji: "You haven't said a useful word today. ”

"I said two sentences the day before yesterday, and I can make up for it today."

Shan Yu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Well, indeed, you can make up for it today, but you won't have it tomorrow." ”

"I'll come up with something tomorrow."

"Okay, you're not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry." Shan Yu turned to Kou Daogu again, "These days, Mr. Kou has repeatedly offered good opportunities, I can't use them one by one at the moment, and I should implement them one by one in the future." He Rongbu has clear rewards and punishments, does Mr. Kou want to be an official, or does he want to have money? Even though the opening is. ”

"Maxima has to meet Bole, and I only want to gallop to the fullest. Although I am not a horse of a thousand miles, the plan I offer can be adopted alone, and my wish is fulfilled. ”

Shan Yu was stunned for a moment, "What is Bole?" ”

"Bole is a good person in the Central Plains, and if Maxima does not meet this person, he is often not allowed to show horsepower." Kou Daogu explained.

"Haha, everyone in our He Rong Department knows horses, and we don't need Bole - I understand what you mean, although you don't mention it, I can't help but appreciate it, and ...... after Yecheng is captured"

Xu Ji interjected again: "What do you want to reward me?" ”

Looking at the squint alone, "What merit do you have to ask for a reward from me?" ”

"I'm different from Mr. Kou, he just needs to 'gallop to his heart', but I'm a greedy person, and I don't want to make meritorious contributions without seeing a reward."

Shan Yu laughed and said to He Rongpingshan: "The Central Plains people are treacherous, but it is rare to be so straightforward. ”

He Rong Pingshan reminded: "Xu Ji is particularly treacherous, if he says such a thing, he will have a plan in the future, just be careful." ”

"When you say that, I want to understand it even more." Shan Yu likes to "face difficulties" and said to Xu Ji: "First of all, what reward do you want?" ”

"Not much, I want Yecheng."

Shan Yu laughed even louder, "The city that He Rong's soldiers have worked so hard to capture is going to be given to you - the credit you want to make must be not small." ”

"I don't want the city, as long as the city is alive, just after entering the city, restrain the soldiers, and do not harass and plunder the people in the city, it is a reward for me."

"After entering the city?" Shan Yu grasped these four words, "Do you have a way to help me take the city?" ”

He Rong Pingshan reminded again: "Without his help, we can also take the city." ”

"But I don't need a single soldier, just with this mouth, I can make Yecheng belong to him before it gets dark tomorrow."

Shan Yu shook his head with a smile, "I've heard that you have a deep friendship with King Liang, but when King Liang attacked Yecheng, you didn't fail to persuade him to retreat, but now you can persuade him to surrender?" ”

"King Liang won't surrender, so he didn't stay in Yecheng at all. Just stay here for one more day, and King Liang will grow stronger elsewhere. ”