Yang Tongcai has always felt that he is lucky, he doesn't need to work too hard, and the wealth and glory will naturally come to him, but he is not proud, and often admonishes his children and grandchildren: "Our Yang family ancestors have accumulated virtue, so we have today's days, you have to save it and leave some for future generations." ”

But to outsiders, General Zuo Wuhou is a different face, and whoever dares to question his ability will be retaliated.

It was his luck that the Jizhou army defected, so it was also his embarrassment to choose a victory in vain, and he always felt that he was not respected by the generals under his command, and was often pointed at behind his back by these people.

"Tell me in advance, will I disagree?" Yang Tongcai asked one of his nephews, who is also a confidant, "Why do they have to hide it from me?" ”

The nephew was even more embarrassed, because he knew that his uncle definitely didn't have the courage to openly rebel against He Rongren, "Hehe, they ...... They were afraid of their uncle. ”

"Huh?"

"General, they are afraid of General Yang. General Yang doesn't have to take it to heart, this is your luck, you don't have to bear the burden of conspiracy, but you will suffer the fruits of victory, this time you will return to the court, you will be rewarded by the court......"

"Phew." Yang Tongcai took a sip, then nodded, "It's not all luck, if I escape early like King Jin, will there be this big victory?" ”

"That's right, General Yang stayed in He Rongjun's army, originally waiting for an opportunity, but these generals didn't understand General Yang's thoughts......"

Yang Tongcai sighed a few times, not very satisfied with his nephew's praise, and suddenly became a little annoyed, and asked: "I am the master of the army, even if I am concealed, why don't you know?" Or do you know but refuse to tell me, complicit with the generals? ”

The nephew waved his hands together, "Uncle...... General, you have wronged me, no one told me, didn't they hold me hostage on the battlefield? ”

"In short, you are incompetent, there is no one around me who can be used, and when I return to Jizhou, I will naturally have a way to clean you up." Yang Tongcai drove away his nephew and drank alcohol alone.

Early the next morning, the generals came to discuss the matter, and Yang Tongcai had a cold face, looking at no one pleasing to the eye.

There is only one item on today's agenda, and the army is about to enter the annexation state, and it is necessary to draw up an idea whether to fight or make peace, whether to borrow the road or seize the road.

According to the news found by the scouts in front, Bingzhou is currently in a state of confrontation, the Liang army occupies many cities in the southeast, but it has not been able to capture Jinyang City, after the Jin army returned, won several games in a row, lifted the siege of Jinyang, but failed to expel the Liang army from the state, and now they are holding on to the city, waiting for the next big battle.

The King of Jin sent an envoy over, expressing his willingness to borrow the road and even supply grain and grass, but there was a request, hoping that the Jizhou army would help them attack the Liang army.

Yang Tongcai hesitated, and all the generals also held one end.

Some people think that they should help the King of Jin, first, they can smoothly enter the merger, and secondly, the Liang army previously attacked Jizhou, and they are not really the division of the imperial court.

The other faction felt that they should not believe in the King of Jin, not to mention that the Jizhou army was coerced with the power of a great victory, and there was no need to bow their heads in front of any force, even if they wanted to unite with the Jin army, they had to wait for the will of the imperial court.

The two factions argued, Yang Tongcai was upset when she heard it, and said to Yin Fu: "Lord Yin, make a decision." ”

Yin Fu said with a smile: "I am a civil official, and General Yang still has to make the decision in this kind of matter." ”

Yin Fu rarely interfered in military affairs, Yang Tongcai was more satisfied with this, thought for a while, raised his hand to stop the generals from discussing, and said: "It was a fluke to defeat He Rongren before, and you can't be arrogant because of this, besides, the Incarnation Army stayed in Liangzhou, our Jizhou army was isolated, and there was not much grain and grass with them. Thinking that King Liang is not a hero, he is the same kind of person as Yang Mengzhi in Liangzhou, seeing the Jin and Hebei coalition forces, he will be afraid, and he will be defeated for thousands of miles, and our army will just take advantage of the situation to enter Hebei, recapture Yuyang and Yecheng, and most importantly, rescue Your Majesty. ”

Among the generals, only one person stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "General Yang's words are wrong. ”

Yang Tongcai's face sank, "What does Vice General Su have in mind?" ”

Previously, on the battlefield, all the generals rushed up and hijacked Yang Tongcai to retreat, no one admitted that he was the main messenger, and afterwards Yang Tongcai also generously said that he would never ask, but he had always been suspicious of this deputy general Su Rongchuan, thinking that the person who secretly provoked trouble must be this person.

Su Rongchuan is in his thirties, and his temperament is relatively upright, so he replied: "As the saying goes, 'only out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den', He Rongren is a tiger, and Shen Tan, the king of Jin, is a wolf. The imperial court is unfortunately in trouble, and the person who looks up to it is nothing more than our Jizhou army, if it is trapped in the state, what face does General Yang have to return to Jizhou? ”

Yang Tongcai's face turned red, and he was furious in his heart, "Forming an alliance with the King of Jin, in order to save the court, don't care if the King of Jin is a wolf or a tiger, King Liang is the current enemy of the court, if you don't form an alliance with King Jin, will you still join forces with King Liang?" ”

Su Rongchuan raised his head and said: "The sandpiper and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, General Yang can be a fisherman, why do you have to choose the sandpiper and the clam as a friend?" With the strength and prosperity of He Rongren, the Jizhou army still returned with a great victory, and only Jin and Liang, what is so terrible? ”

Yang Tongcai laughed, and then said angrily: "False words, misunderstand my army." As I said a long time ago, the victory of the Jizhou army was a fluke, and there was no help from the descending army, so why did it fight with the Jin and Liang armies at the same time? ”

"It may be a fluke for General Yang, but it ...... for us"

"What did you say?" Yang Tongcai was even more angry, and stood up, his eyes wide open.

All the generals persuaded him, and Su Rongchuan arched his hand and said: "It's me who doesn't choose what to say, General Yang is not strange, but my thoughts have not changed, King Jin is never credible, I would rather take a detour than be bewitched by it, and I hope General Yang will think again." ”

Yang Tongcai sneered: "What if I don't want to think about it again? Do you want to do it again? ”

More than half of the generals in the tent had participated in the last hijacking, and they were all a little flustered when they heard this, bowing their heads and saying nothing, Su Rongchuan was even more embarrassed, retreated into the column, and said "Don't dare".

Yin Fu got up and persuaded: "General Yang is angry, and the generals express their opinions, and in the end, it is General Yang who decides." ”

"They have to let me decide." Yang Tongcai's anger was hard to dissipate, "The sluggishness of the dynasty is the one who harmed these people." ”

Yin Fu kept consoling, Yang Tongcai eased slightly, waved his hand, and said: "I have made up my mind, and the generals will retreat." ”

No one dared to object, and the generals withdrew from the Chinese military tent one after another, and Su Rongchuan kept blushing.

In the tent not far away, Xu Ji was sitting opposite the envoy of the King of Jin, one drinking and the other drinking tea.

"King Jin wants to attach great importance to this Jizhou army, so he sent his eldest brother to serve as an envoy." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Liu Youzhong sighed: "The King of Jin is now only seeking self-preservation, and the internal strife in the state has not been eliminated, and another Jizhou army is really unbearable." I hope that the fourth brother will help a lot, so that Jin and Ji will form an alliance, and Mo Sheng will be suspicious, and after this battle, they can also join forces to deal with the enemy in the south. Has the fourth brother heard about it? King Ning had already pacified Wuzhou and sent another army to seize the eastern capital again, while he recruited troops and horses, claiming to sweep the world with an army of 500,000. Although He Rong is strong, he misses the outside world, and he will collapse as soon as he is defeated, but King Ning is determined and is the real strong enemy. ”

"What the eldest brother said is extremely true, but I am just a guest in the Jizhou army, and I am protected by him to go to Jizhou, so I can't speak."

Liu Youzhong smiled and said, "What's the matter, the fourth brother is still polite in front of me?" It is rumored in the world that the Jin Shengnu of the Descending Army, Lord Yin of the Jizhou Army, Yang Mengjun of Liangzhou, and Tie Eagle of the Yizhou Army defeated He Rongren, but I know that if there is no fourth brother to give advice, there will be no four families joining forces at all. ”

"Big brother thinks too much, and the generals of the Jizhou Army are still not allowed to participate in the deliberations, how can I 'make suggestions'? I went to Jizhou just to send Princess Fangde home, and I had no other meaning. ”

One of the two was boastful, the other was modest, and Liu Youzhong finally said: "In short, the fourth brother should not spoil my big things." ”

"Of course not, I think the Jizhou army has just experienced a big war, and its vitality has not recovered, so it seems that there is no other choice than to form an alliance with King Jin."

"The general trend is like this, but I'm afraid that some people can't see it clearly, or the ambition is too big." Liu Youzhong smiled, "General Yang is not, he is a general who knows the times, he wants to recapture Jizhou and save the Yuyang court, and he also needs the help of the Jin army, right?" ”

Xu Ji nodded again and again, "There will be news later, big brother don't worry." ”

Liu Youzhong's entourage came in and said, "The deliberations over there have been dispersed, and General Yang has decided to form an alliance with the King of Jin." ”

Liu Youzhong was overjoyed, got up and said, "If the fourth brother is like an object." Please forgive me for not being able to accompany the fourth brother, when I stay in Jinyang, the king of Jin will definitely set up a banquet to entertain me, and the three of us will have a long talk......"

Liu Youzhong hurriedly walked out of the tent and went to see Yang Tongcai, to make up his mind about the alliance.

Xu Ji then drank tea.

Yin Fu came in, saw that there were no outsiders, and said worriedly: "Su Rongchuan is indeed opposed, and Yang Tongcai is indeed angry, but ...... The generals were timid this time and had no intention of resisting. ”

"There is already a heart of resistance, Lord Yin can't waste the time, go back to the tent and wait, if someone comes to ask, you can just acquiesce."

"What if no one asks me?"

"Then I'll have to wait for the right time." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Yang Tongcai is by no means the opponent of the King of Jin, if there is a real alliance, this Jizhou army will be owned by the King of Jin - if I have to, I will take the soldiers of my headquarters to find a way back to Ji."

"I really had to do this."

Yin Fu sighed and went back to his tent to wait.

It didn't take long for Liu Youzhong to come back and say with a smile: "It's done, General Yang will pull out the camp tomorrow and merge, the Jin army will open the door to greet him, with this strong reinforcement, the Jin army should sweep away the Liang army in one fell swoop, and the rescue of the Yuyang court is just around the corner." ”

"King Jin has the potential to prosper again, which is gratifying."

"Don't dare to say such a thing." Liu Youzhong shook his head, but he didn't object too much, "The fourth brother doesn't have to do anything, he can join the army with peace of mind, and the King of Jin will have his own big gifts." ”

"It's useless, and it makes me ashamed."

The two chatted a few more words, and Liu Youfinally said goodbye and wrote back to the account to report the good news to King Jin.

After the first watch, Yin Fu sent someone to invite Xu Ji to drink, and the two chatted for a long time, nearly the second watch, Yin Fu raised his glass and said, "I'll wait for the time." ”