Xu Ji got up to say goodbye, and wished the other party "to avoid the catastrophe", Lou Yan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Xu Gongzi, don't worry, if you want to go to Yizhou, I will send someone to send you over, and I will never force you to stay." And-" Lou Yan laughed twice, "Xu Gongzi should always tell me what my 'great disaster' is, right?" ”

Xu Ji also smiled, using a cruel word to arouse the interest of the other party, and then make an admonition, this is a common trick used by strategists, Lou Ji is obviously no stranger to this, and he did not fall into it.

After laughing, Xu Ji didn't sit down, and stood in front of Lou Ji and said, "He Rongren is preparing to attack Sanguan?" ”

"It has been captured, and the Yizhou army is not defending it, so I have to occupy the exit of the valley road as soon as possible to prevent Tie Kite from leading the army back to Hanzhou."

"Is it He Rongren's idea to attack from the north to the south?"

"Well, sort of."

"Lou Changshi plans to pacify Hanzhou first, and then choose the opportunity to rebel?"

"Exactly."

Xu Ji glanced at the guards and servants in the tent, and said with a smile: "They are all my cronies, and they will never leak secrets." ”

"It doesn't hurt to leak secrets, Shan Yu won't change his plan anyway, he won't allow the Hanzhou soldiers to stay in Hanzhou, but will drive you to attack Yizhou."

"This is what Xu Gongzi called a great disaster?"

"If the Hanzhou army is willing to be the first to drive, then Yizhou will be followed by Jingzhou, Luozhou, and Wuzhou...... Until the end, Shan Yu will not put down the whip, and when there is no more enemy in the world, Lou Changshi must have died and dare not say anything against him. ”

"Haha, it's man-made, I have my own way to keep the Hanzhou soldiers in Hanzhou." Lou Yan also stood up, "Doesn't Gongzi Xu want to see the situation in Taniguchi?" The trench over there should have been almost dug over there, and I guess General Wei would not dare to send troops out to stop it. ”

Wei Hang really didn't dare, when Xu Ji and Lou Yan went to the valley mouth, they passed near Hanping City, and they could see it clearly, the city gate was closed, and there were many soldiers in the city, they stood tall, and they could see that the Hanzhou soldiers were moving in the direction of the valley mouth, but they still couldn't defend it.

It is not to blame Wei Hang's timidity, Lou Hinder set up an "ambush" outside the city, hidden in a depression, the flag is like the sea, the sword and gun are like a forest, and it can be vaguely seen from the city wall, Wei Hangruo sent troops out of the city to the valley mouth, and he must pass in front of the "ambush", which made him think that the Hanzhou army was in a plan to lure the snake out of the hole.

When Xu Ji passed in front of the "ambush soldiers", he saw that most of them were straw men, and even some long lances were inserted in the soil, and there were few real soldiers, and the cavalry galloped in the formation, raising pieces of dust.

Lou hindered the Yizhou Army's honor guard back to the city, and 200 soldiers waited under the city gate for a long time before being put in one by one.

Hanping City was not far from the mouth of the valley, and before dark, Xu Ji and Lou Ji arrived there, where a long trench had been dug and water was being drawn from the nearby river.

The trench is not very wide and deep, and can only be used as a temporary deterrent, and antler fences are arranged on both sides of the ditch, leaving only a few places for import and exit.

The Hanzhou army has captured the small city of Taniguchi, and is setting up one obstacle after another along the valley road until it meets the first section of the plank road.

As soon as it was dark, many torches were lit on the valley road, and the soldiers had to work all night.

There is an extremely narrow passage left between the obstacles, which can only accommodate one person to walk, and the building obstacle walks in front, Xu Ji followed, and the two of them entered the valley for three or four miles, and came to the front of the plank road.

Lou Yan ordered the servant holding the torch to stop, "Be careful, the plank road is full of grease, and the gods can't extinguish it when it burns." Then he said to Xu Ji: "The arrangement has not been completed, but there are no major loopholes, does Xu Gongzi think that the Iron Kite Army can pass this pass?" ”

Xu Ji shook his head, the plank road was destroyed, and it could not be restored in a short time, and the Yizhou army was trapped in the road, unable to advance or retreat, and would be starved to death sooner or later.

"The Iron Kite Army can't get out of the valley road, Wei Hang in Hanping City will have no fighting spirit, I guess he will abandon the city and flee to Yizhou, and the Yizhou army in various counties will naturally flee when they hear the wind, and I will divide my troops to chase the defeat when the time comes. Does Xu Gongzi have a good chance of winning? ”

Xu Ji nodded, Wei Hang is indeed not like a person who can defend the city, once he finds that the reinforcements are hopeless, there is a chance that he will escape, although Tang Weitian is quite appreciated, but he is only a fierce general, and his words do not carry much weight.

"Hanzhou is finally going to return to the imperial court." Lou Yan said with emotion.

"It should be said that it belongs to the He Rong Department."

"Haha, Xu Gongzi come with me to see if the grease on the plank road is enough."

The servants all stayed behind, and the two stepped forward slowly, not daring to go too far, just standing at the entrance of the plank road, Lou Yan reached out and touched the wooden frame, "Enough." ”

"What can Lou Changshi say now?" Xu Ji knew in his heart that he was not brought here to touch a handful of grease.

"You said before that Shan Yu would force the Hanzhou army to leave their hometown, and I said that I have a way."

"Well, that's what I heard."

"Among Kyushu, Hanzhou is the smallest, and it is difficult to support it alone, so I can't just let one state be the army of He Rong."

"Lou Changshi wants me to persuade the iron kite to surrender?"

"Does he have any other options? Iron Kite surrendered, you can stick to Hanzhou with me, stop He Rong's people from going south, Iron Kite does not surrender, will only be trapped in the valley road, and I can't stop He Rong's cavalry, I can only be willing to drive for it, another time. ”

"The Iron Kite was originally here to stop He Rongren."

"It's different, it's very different, Tie Kite is now the general of the King of Shu, and after he blocks He Rongren, he will turn around and attack the Hanzhou army. Xu Gongzi knew that it was impossible for the Han and Yi armies to coexist in Benzhou, and one side had to surrender to the other. ”

Iron Kite had indeed made a plan to attack the Hanzhou Army, but he was only one step ahead of the building.

"The iron kite is an old friend of the king of Shu, and the love contract between the monarch and the minister, it is difficult to let him betray the king of Shu."

"If it's easy, I can send a messenger to persuade you to surrender, why bother with Xu Gongzi? I heard that Xu Gongzi went around persuading people to resist He Rongbu, and I was fortunate to be taught, and now it is time for Xu Gongzi to contribute. Of course, I don't force it, if Xu Gongzi thinks that my plan is not good, he will definitely lose, or if he thinks that Tie Kite would rather die than surrender, then forget it, I will send someone to send Xu Gongzi to Yizhou early tomorrow morning. It's better to leave early, but a few days later, I'm afraid the road will be impassable and unsafe. ”

Xu Ji was also forced to a desperate road where he couldn't advance or retreat, and thought seriously for a while, "I'm willing to go and persuade him to surrender, but I want to ask one thing first." ”

"Ask me, and I will answer truthfully." Lou Yan smiled, not surprised by such a result.

"It is rumored that the officers and soldiers of Hanzhou were looting grain and grass long before the chaos, so that the people's resentment was boiling, is it true?"

Lou Yan didn't expect Xu Ji to ask about this, he was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "I can't imagine that there are people like Xu Gongzi who don't forget the people in the troubled times." ”

"No, I just want to know if Lou Changshi has a long-term plan, or if he just wants to occupy a state to protect himself."

"I understand what Xu Gongzi means, but you can't ask anything. The officers and soldiers did collect food early, but they also pointed out the way for the people: the whole family moved into the city, the men were soldiers, and the women were servants, and they kept the peace with the officers and soldiers. But the people were deceived by the people and did not believe in the government, but hid grain and killed officials, only for the sake of immediate comfort, regardless of the future disaster. As soon as the bandits arrived, the people were even more fearless, and even threatened the officials with rebellion. The bandits all say that they can't eat to rebel, don't they? In fact, they transported grain, wives and children into the mountains early to hide, and went out of the mountains themselves to take advantage of the fire to loot. If Xu Gongzi thinks that the people are lambs to the slaughter, he is very wrong, the real good people have always followed the government, never had a different heart, and they have been well taken care of. As for the bandits, one is counted as one, and all of them are Diao people. ”

"So Lou Changshi doesn't want to descend to the world, just the Yizhou army."

"Well, at least the Yizhou army is not a stick bandit, and they are guests in Yizhou, so they can be used by Hanzhou."

"Understood."

"What, does Xu Gongzi think I have a long-term plan?" Lou Yan said with a smile.

"Lou Changshi's long-term plan must be to restore Tiancheng and become his own assistant." Xu Ji guessed.

Lou Yan didn't smile, "Although the court has all kinds of wrongs, but the Lou family and me are very kind, even if I can't be a minister of rejuvenation, I will never be a chaotic minister and a thief!" ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Admire, like me, I am a chaotic minister and thief." ”

"Xu Gongzi has not received much kindness from the court and the Lou family, so naturally he has no heart to repay the favor. What I said today is not out of brotherly love, but purely because I believe that Xu Gongzi's talent is enough to quell the rebellion in Hanzhou. ”

"Thank you for your high esteem."

"Xu Gongzi will set off early tomorrow morning?"

"Don't wait that long." Xu Ji glanced at the black plank road, which was covered with grease, which was twice as difficult to walk as usual, and if he was not careful, he would fall into a deep valley, "I'll set off now, the iron kite must not be far away." ”

"It's hard to see the road in the middle of the night, and you can't light a fire here......"

"I'm a nocturnal person." Xu Ji bowed his hand, "Your Excellency is loyal to Tiancheng, but the imperial court is in the north, and Your Excellency is in the south, the farther away you are, the shallower your kindness." ”

"Understand that if Tiancheng wants to be revived, the first step is to get His Majesty out of the grasp of He Rongren."

Xu Ji smiled, didn't say anything, reached out and touched the wooden frame of the plank road, and walked up cautiously, stopping step by step, not daring to be careless at all.

In just dozens of steps on the plank road, it took Xu Ji a long time to walk to the opposite side, the soles of his boots were stained with grease, and he was not so slippery after rubbing on the road for a while.

There was a voice from the distance, "Is Xu Gongzi safe?" ”

"Peace." Xu Ji replied loudly.

"Water will dry up without a source, and trees will wither without roots, I hope Xu Gongzi will not care about small grievances and find his roots as soon as possible!"

"Thank you." Xu Ji walked away, at least understanding that he was not the same as Lou Hinder.

He didn't care about the Lou family for a long time, and he didn't even care about the old grudges between Emperor Tiancheng and the princess of Wuguo, he walked all the way, begging to see the heroes, just to find a little light, just like this valley road, there is obviously only one road, but the night is shrouded, and he can only grope forward.

Near dawn, Xu Ji met a group of Yizhou troops, they walked in a hurry, and one of them recognized Xu Ji and told him that the iron kite was not far behind to supervise the troops.

Tie Kite led the army to march day and night, seeing that it was not far from the mouth of the valley in Hanzhou, and when he heard that Xu Ji had come to ask for a meeting, he couldn't help but be very surprised, and immediately guessed that there would be no good thing.

Xu Ji thought about it for a night and found that everything was as Lou Yu said, and the iron kite had no other choice but to surrender.