The flask is shattered, and the wine is overflowing.

Zhang Meng's eyelids, which sat silently, beat violently, and in front of him, the delicate wine jug made by the good craftsman was chopped by the sword, and shattered into many pieces, and the mellow peach wine splashed out, and the aroma of the wine was permeated, mixed with the bloody smell of blood, which directly stimulated Zhang Meng's sluggish sense of smell.

The jade is broken, the tiles are saved, all in one thought.

···

Two days later, Zhangye, Fanhecheng.

Lu Ying stood cautiously in the hall, flanked by soldiers who had been armed, all waiting for the response of He Luan, who received the letter for help.

He Luan's body was bloated, with a big round face with thin eyebrows and small eyes, and he grew into the body of a rich man, he talked with a smile, but in that smile, there was a sharp voice like a knife.

He casually flipped through Zhang Meng's letter asking for help, and casually asked Lu Ying some questions about Wuwei County, for which Lu Ying had already prepared, he answered all the questions, and successfully answered many questions from He Luan.

looked at Lu Ying, who had a calm attitude, and Luan seemed to be smiling, and he was noncommittal. Suddenly, he slapped the letter on the desk and screamed:

"Catch this enemy spy!"

When the armor in the hall heard the order, he immediately took action, clasped Qi Ying's arms tightly, Lu Ying was captured inexplicably, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted:

"He Gong, the villain came in the name of the prince of the mansion and made a special trip to ask for help, he is by no means a spy of the enemy army, why do you want to turn around and persecute, please also ask He Gong Mingjian!"

When He Luan heard this, he sneered again and again, pointed at Lu Ying and said:

"What I asked just now, you have answered a key question incorrectly, if it is a messenger sent by Zhang Meng, you will definitely not answer it wrong."

"Impossible, the villain came on the orders of the prince in advance, there can be no mistake, if there is really a mistake, please correct it with the public, and let the villain die to understand!"

In the face of Lu Ying's argument, He Luan giggled, but did not answer.

Of course, he couldn't find fault, but because he couldn't know the authenticity of Zhang Meng's letter asking for help, he deliberately suddenly turned his face, using coercion and deception, wanting to take the opportunity to make his true identity.

It's just that seeing that Qi Ying's face was flushed, but he didn't change his words, which made He Luan's heart more and more bottomless, he could only sneer and continue to ask:

"If Zhang Mengzhen was detained by Yang Feng and others, and wanted to use him to force Gu Zang to surrender, how could you people in the city not take the opportunity to surrender Yang Feng, but instead risk death to run and ask me for help? Although this letter was Zhang Meng's handwriting, how could he have expected that it would be seized by Yang Feng and arrange these things in advance? ”

Although Lu Ying was a sword soldier, he was impassioned and fought with reason.

"And the prince Mo wants to underestimate my son in the cool land, the soldier dies for the confidant, the prince treats me and others with great kindness, the villain is eager to repay with death, how can he defect to the enemy and betray his righteousness. Fu Juntao was far-reaching, as early as when he left the city, he expected that Yang Feng and others might suddenly attack, and he had already arranged everything in advance to keep Guzang City from losing, which also made Yang Feng and others trick and did not dare to act rashly. ”

"This is similar to the fact that the prince expected that Guzang City would be in danger of being besieged, and how similar it was to clear the wilderness and store grain in advance to prepare for war, and how much should the public know my lord's strategy, so why be suspicious. At present, the two sides are facing each other, since Yang Feng and others cannot use deception to seize Wuwei, Ganling will inevitably send a large army to seize Wuwei in the future, but I am afraid that by that time, Fujun and Guzangcheng will be in danger. ”

"The truth of the cold lips and teeth, and the Duke must understand, galloping to the aid of Wuwei, encircling and suppressing Yang Feng, rescuing the prince, and resisting Ganling, is a major event related to the survival of the heroes of the four counties of Hexi, and the Duke of Hexi is a heroic man who helps people in danger and is known to women and children, how can he see that death is not saved, and let the tiger and wolf run rampant in Hexi!"

In the face of praise, He Luan smiled, spread his hands and said:

"Sure enough, he is a lobbyist who is not shallow in harm, no matter how much you say, to rescue Wuwei, at least it will be hard work, and at worst, it will be a loss of troops, Naigong would rather stick to the border than do this loss-making deal!"

Seeing that no matter what he said, He Luan categorically refused, Lu Ying's face darkened, and he simply laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" When He Luan saw the failure of Lu Ying's mission, he didn't worry but smiled, his small eyes widened in confusion, and he asked angrily, and his eyes also revealed a fierce light.

"Fu Jun really expects things to be like a god, he said in advance, although he let go of Hegong and a horse under Guzang City, but Hegong is a cold-tempered person, if he sees Wuwei in danger, he will never send troops to help. Unless half of the wealth in Guzang City is used as a reward, he can ask Hegong to send troops! ”

"Zhang Meng really said that?"

As soon as He Luan, who seemed to be reluctant to send troops, heard that Zhang Meng was willing to give half of Guzang City's wealth to himself in order to survive, he suddenly felt a big move in his heart, and looked at Lu Ying, and his mind became more and more active.

The wealth of Guzang City is famous in Hexi, and the previous rescue of Yan Jun was because Yan Jun promised that after the matter was completed, he would give half of Guzang City to Heluan, and let his soldiers and horses plunder the wealth and silk women.

Now galloping to the aid of Wuwei and resisting the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong is not only conducive to his own secession of Zhangye, but also to be able to get half of the wealth of Guzang City, and Heluan, who has been promised heavy profits, has changed his face in a blink of an eye, and the smile on his face has become more and more kind.

Lu Ying pinned his face to the side and snorted coldly.

"Whether my lord said that or not, it doesn't matter anymore, Hegong is unwilling to save him, Guzang City will sooner or later fall into the hands of the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and the treasures and treasures in the city are all owned by the enemy, what difference does it make if you don't say it!"

He Luan was not impressed by Lu Ying's cold attitude, he waved his hand to let the armor in the hall let Lu Ying go, and said with a smile:

"Oh, Zhang Gong is also a famous hero in my Hexi, how can Luan not save him when he sees death, but in this Zhangye County, it is not Luan who can be the master alone, this has to be discussed with the heroes in the county, and then the Huang family brothers in Jiuquan and the Zhang family in Dunhuang can be decided."

He Luan looked at Lu Ying, smiled and said:

"So please give the envoy more time, you can go down to the hall to rest for the time being, and after the two days of Luan running and discussing, then come and invite each other, how about it?"

Lu Ying thought about it, and he also knew that although He Luan was moved, it was impossible for him to express his position in person, so he nodded and said:

"Then there is Lao and Gong, but saving soldiers is like fighting fire, please also ask Hegong to help send troops as soon as possible, after my lord gets out of trouble, he will never forget the kindness of Hegong!"

"Definitely, definitely, please!"

He Luan's face was suddenly full of smiles, and after the armor soldiers in the hall took Lu Ying out of the hall, looking at Lu Ying's disappearing back, his face instantly changed to a new face.

"Brother Xian, what do you think at this time?"

He Luan grabbed Zhang Meng's letter asking for help and said coldly. As his voice fell, there was a sound behind the hall obscured by a wooden screen.

Zhang Jin, with a dark face and a thick beard, walked out with heavy steps, and his hoarse voice soon sounded.

"The envoy's words can't be trusted, the key is to use his own spies to find out whether Zhang Meng has fallen into the hands of Yang Feng and others, and whether the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong are confronting Zhang Meng's Wuwei soldiers!"

He Luan nodded, he also agreed with Zhang Jin's idea, and asked again:

"If that's true, should we send troops to save Wuwei?"

Zhang Jin, who had just been silent and listened quietly the whole time, was silent for a moment, and suddenly raised his head and laughed again, his hoarse laughter was like the piercing chirping of a night owl.

"Brother, if it's true, then why don't we save it? It's just that this time we sent troops, what we wanted was not just the wealth promised by Zhang Meng, but Hexi Fuyi, Zhang Meng's entire Guzang City! ”

···

Three days later, in Guzang.

Halfway up the hill, Yang Feng, who was sitting on the Hu bed, held a piece of jerky and puffed up his cheeks and chewed vigorously.

A sergeant hurried to report:

"General, Scout Detective, and Luan and Zhang Jin's men and horses have approached here, and the speed is very fast, with a total of six or seven thousand Han and Hu soldiers and horses."

"Okay, let the horses, koji, etc. stand still, listen to the horns and drums, and act according to the plan!"

"No!"

The sergeant who gave the order also hurriedly turned around and left, Yang Feng chewed the stiff jerky in his mouth, suddenly grinned, and said to Zhang Meng, who was silent on the side:

"Zhang Taishou, what do you think, I will say that they will definitely come, the heroes of the four counties of Hexi, which one does not look down on the Guzang City you control, tsk, after this battle, you take the savings of the past few years and return to Hongnong to be a rich man, I think it is more than enough, envy others!"

Zhang Meng didn't say a word with a dark face, Yang Feng sighed again, and said:

"Alas, it's a pity, Heluan and Zhang Jin must want to monopolize Guzang City, and they will not unite the Huang family in Jiuquan and the Zhang family in Dunhuang to rescue Wuwei, if they come together, then the four counties of Hexi, can't I decide it in a battle!"

Hearing Yang Feng's sigh, Zhang Meng sneered, and finally spoke:

"If the Huang family and the Zhang family send troops together, it will not be just six or seven thousand troops, but one or two thousand troops, just with General Yang's three thousand soldiers and horses, and they still want to ambush the other party, but I am afraid that they will not be able to do it!"

"Eh, Zhang Taishou, don't underestimate the 3,000 soldiers and horses under my command, didn't you underestimate that I only had 1,000 soldiers and horses, and I couldn't capture Guzang City, so you boldly went out of the city to greet me, but I captured it. But then again, what Zhang Taishou said also makes sense, 3,000 against 20,000 is indeed too risky, if there is really such a big battle, I am afraid that I will have to borrow Wuwei's county soldiers from Zhang Taishou. ”

Zhang Meng sneered again and again, looked at Yang Feng and said:

"Even if I originally wanted to borrow it, General Yang, do you dare to use my martial arts soldiers and horses?"

Yang Feng listened to Zhang Meng's mocking tone, and he was not angry, he thought about it, nodded, and said with a smile:

"Don't dare!"

Note: "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Kong Fen" records: When the world is disturbed, but Hexi is alone, and Guzang is called Fuyi, the currency Qianghu, the city is four, and those who live in the county do not accumulate for a few months.