The Karasuma people are almost here, and seeing that the war is about to begin, Zhang Nan and the others are ready, and they will show their skills as soon as the sky dawns tomorrow, and use the blood of the Karasuma people to kill a bright future for themselves. And tonight, Yuan Xi, as the commander of the Yuan army, convened the generals to discuss the matter, Zhang Nan and others thought that Yuan Xi wanted to do pre-war mobilization and boost morale, but after entering the account, Zhang Nan keenly felt that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong.

"General Zhang Nan, how is the morale of the army?" Tian Feng didn't give Zhang Nan time to think, and asked.

"Rest assured, the officers and men of the army are ready, just waiting for tomorrow to start a war with the Karasuma people." Zhang Nan hurriedly replied. Tian Feng shook his head, "No, although there will be a war tomorrow, the opponent of our army is not Karasuma people." ”

Including Zhang Nan, all the generals in the tent were confused by Tian Feng's words, apart from the Karasuma people, which opponent do they have? …… It can't be the Han Army, right? Didn't you say a few days ago that you would return to the imperial court?

didn't let Zhang Nan and the others guess, Tian Feng announced the answer: "Our army's opponent tomorrow is the Han army. Now that the Han army has fallen into our army's deception plan, we have neglected to guard against our army, and as soon as the Karasuma people arrive tomorrow, it will be the time when our army and the Karasuma people will jointly attack the Han army camp. The generals will listen to the order, and in the battle tomorrow, they must capture the Son of Heaven alive, and there must be no loss. Tian Feng said that in the end, he was already full of voice.

Seeing Tian Feng admit it in person, Zhang Nan felt a little uncomfortable, although he was a martial artist, he had not degenerated enough to do anything for victory, and he was quite disgusted with colluding with the Karasuma people. When he first led the Karasuma people into the war, Zhang Nan expressed his opposition, but unfortunately neither Yuan Xi nor Tian Feng listened to him.

This time, I thought that I could eliminate the Karasuma people and get back a little interest for the Han people who were bullied by the Karasuma people, but I didn't think that everything I saw in the past few days was just Tian Feng and Yuan Xi acting, in order to paralyze the Han army so that they could take advantage of it. Tian Feng's intention to ask the Son of Heaven to be captured alive Zhang Nan understood, but he really didn't want to do it. However, the food is the king's money, and the food is the Yuan family's food, even if Zhang Nan has more dissatisfaction in his heart, he can only obey the order.

Zhang Nan recognized the situation clearly, but Ma Yan, Cen Bi and others were a little unable to quickly adapt to Tian Feng and Yuan Xi's order to change. In order to confuse Liu Xie, except for Tian Feng and Yuan Xi, the two monarchs and ministers, the rest of the people didn't know that the events of the past few days were just to deceive and successfully turn against the water. What they said to their soldiers in the past few days was to deal with the Karasuma people, and at this time, they suddenly changed their words, making them a little confused.

"Strategist, do the Karasuma people know about this?" Zhang Nan asked Tian Fengdao out loud.

"General Zhang Nan, have you seen the trial of glory these days?" Tian Feng asked without answering.

I really haven't seen Xianrong in the past few days, and Zhang Nan knew that Xianrong was ordered to return to Yecheng to inform Xianbei not to make unnecessary resistance anymore, and to make relevant preparations for returning to the imperial court. But now it seems that Xianrong did not return to Yecheng, but used this as an excuse to inform the Karasuma people.

"Can Karasuma people be trusted?" Zhang Nan was still a little uneasy and asked again.

"Attacking them unprepared, taking them by surprise, as long as the Karasuma people can contain the Han army, their task will be achieved." Tian Feng replied with a faint expression.

Seeing this, Zhang Nan did not ask any more questions, and left first under the pretext of going back to inform his soldiers of the matter. As Zhang Nan, Wuyan and the others left one after another, Yuan Xi, who was dressed in military uniform, said to Tian Feng at this time: "Sir, now you and I are guilty of the notoriety of the villain. ”

"Lord, what is a little notoriety? As long as the Son of Heaven is captured tomorrow, then the general trend of the world will change accordingly, and the price we need to pay will only be very small compared to what we are about to get. Tian Feng heard the words and persuaded Yuan Xidao.

"Alas~ I hope things go as smoothly as Mr. expected." Yuan Xi sighed and said something depressing. Fortunately, Tian Feng understood Yuan Xi's temperament, and he didn't take Yuan Xi's words to heart, but just closed his eyes and waited for dawn.

……

Han army camp

"Huh? Holy Lord, the last general heard me right, right? You asked me to leave the camp with Tanzhi now? Cao Zhang looked at Liu Xie in surprise and asked.

"Well, you heard it right."

“…… There has to be a reason, right? ”

"Just in case."

"Just in case? Against whom? Cao Zhang asked puzzled.

"Yuan Xi and Tian Feng."

“…… Aren't they ready to submit to the court? And tomorrow's battle with the Karasuma people will be responsible for taking the lead......"

"Ziwen, you are really sincere. Let me ask you, how can you be sure that Yuan Xi and Tian Feng are sincere in surrendering? ”

“…… But there is no evidence that they surrendered by fraud, and if they knew that our army was secretly guarding against them, wouldn't it make people feel cold? ”

"I have no evidence to prove that they surrendered fraudulently, but you also can't guarantee that they really intend to submit to the court. Therefore, it is necessary to be more prepared. You said that if they really surrendered, then we would be defenseless, and we would not have to repent of our intestines. ”

"Then the general left with Tanzhi, what should I do with this big camp?" Cao Zhang didn't object again, and asked again.

"You don't have to worry about that, not only do you have to leave, but when you leave, I have to be ready to leave at any time. You remember, after you and Tanzhi led their troops to leave the camp, they went directly to the west of the camp and set up an ambush on both sides of a valley forty miles away from here. If something happens here, I'll have a beacon fire lit and lead the pursuers back there. ”

“…… Panlong Valley. Cao Zhang looked at the location of Liu Xie's finger map and muttered to himself.

"Yes, this is it. Ziwen, you and Tanzhi must remember that if everything goes well for our army, I will order someone to light three beacon smokes, and then you and Tanzhi can lead your troops back to participate in the battle, but if there is only one or a few burns, then you and Tanzhi will be ready to fight a vicious battle. ”

"Holy rest assured, the last general remembers." Cao Zhang nodded and assured Liu Xie, and then left the camp with Guan Ping. After Cao Zhang and Guan Ping left, Zhang Yan, Vulture Bone, and Wang Ping accompanied Liu Xie's generals also got orders and did their own thing. It wasn't until there were only Jia Xu and Liu Xie left in the tent that Jia Xu said to Liu Xie: "Holy Lord, although it is indispensable to guard against people, are you a little too cautious this time?" ”

"Huh...... Wenhe, I still say the same thing, there is no big mistake in being careful. ”

"But the minister doesn't understand, why does the saint think that Yuan Xi and Tian Feng may be deceitful?" Jia Xu asked puzzled.

"Wenhe, the risk is often proportional to the reward. Just like now, it is true that it is the general trend for the imperial court to recover Hebei, and if there is no accident, then Hebei will return to the imperial court in the near future. But there are no absolutes in everything, and Hebei is not without a chance to turn defeat into victory. ”

“…… This opportunity is the Holy One? ”

"Well, if I fall into the hands of Hebei, do you think the imperial court can continue to use troops against Hebei? It is precisely because of this possibility that the possibility of Yuan Xi and Tian Feng making a desperate bet also exists. One of them is the lord of Hebei, and the other is a loyal minister of the Yuan family, if you want to say that they are cowardly before fighting, do you believe it? And if something goes wrong, it will be a demon, even if our army is strong now, but the hundreds of thousands of Yuan troops are not without the power to fight, but whether it is Yuan Xi or Tian Feng, they are too cooperative. ”

"That's why the Holy One thinks they're cheating."

"Well, there is a more important point, that is, when Xianrong left the Yuan army's camp a few days ago, he did run in the direction of Yecheng at first, but after walking for less than a day, he turned around and went in the direction where the Karasuma people came." Liu Xie smiled and mentioned one more thing to Jia Xu.

"I see. The saint, the son of the daughter can't sit down, since this is dangerous, why don't the saints leave first, if there is really something discordant, the saint can also be invincible. Jia Xu nodded and proposed to Liu Xie.

"The minister does not live up to the king, and the king does not give up the minister. If Tian Feng and Yuan Xi returned to the imperial court, it has spread all over the world, if I leave at this time, wouldn't it be to teach the truth, if Tian Feng and Yuan Xi bite back, beat a rake, and say that they were forced to rebel by me, wouldn't it be clear at that time. If you want to say that you should withdraw first, it should be you Wenhe and not me. ”

"If the saint doesn't leave, how can the minister escape alone." Jia Xu refused when he heard this.

"Oops~ I didn't expect that Wen He, who has always cherished his life, would also sacrifice his life to accompany you, and I was really moved. But you're mistaken, I didn't let you leave to let you run for your life, but to ......"

"Holy Lord, the old minister is old, so let's leave this kind of life-threatening thing to others." Jia Xu interrupted Liu Xie's words very rudely.

“…… Okay, since you insist on living and dying with me, then stay, and I'll find someone else to contact Zang Ba and Yuexi. Liu Xie didn't force it, and when he saw Jia Xu's insistence, he compromised.

"Holy Lord, when did Zang Ba and Yue Xi arrive?" Jia Xu asked in confusion when he heard this.

"I just received the news in the evening that the two of them had been ordered to gather 30,000 soldiers and horses to join the battle, and they came in time. Since it is possible for Yuan Jun to 'secretly communicate with the Karasuma people', then when we deal with Yuan Jun, the Karasuma people will be handed over to them to be responsible for containment. ”

“…… Can they? Jia Xu asked with some suspicion. No wonder Jia Xu has this question, Zang Ba and Yue Xi were originally Xuzhou guards, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses they brought are estimated to be mostly county soldiers from Xuzhou.

"Don't worry, I just hope they don't act too hard and cut off the incense of the Karasuma people." Liu Xie smiled when he heard this.

"Do they have any secret weapons?"

"Wenhe, you said that the foot soldiers want to deal with the cavalry, what weapon is the best to use?"

"Bow and crossbow...... Could it be that there are arrow arrays in the Zang Ba and Yue Xi armies? ”

"That's right, the five hundred bed crossbows and five thousand crossbows that have recently been newly produced by the Shengong Battalion are now in the hands of Zang Ba and Yue Xi, as long as there is no shortage of crossbow arrows, the Karasuma people must pay a huge price if they want to play hand-to-hand combat with the two of them."

The Shengong Battalion is a new department of the imperial court that was established only in the past two years, specializing in the production of military equipment, and the original Jiangzuo Battalion is specifically responsible for the manufacture of equipment related to people's livelihood. After Liu Xie provided sufficient financial support, the Shengong Battalion continued to invent murderous weapons in the past two years, which greatly improved the combat power of the Han army.

Jia Xu has only heard of the Shengong Battalion but has not seen its name, the Shengong Battalion is well defended, and idle people are not allowed to approach. Although Jia Xu is Liu Xie's cronies, if he does not have the will to enter the Shengong camp to find out, it is very likely that he will be killed on the spot on the charge of conspiracy.

Hearing Liu Xie mention the Shengong Battalion, Jia Xu couldn't help but be interested in Zang Ba and Yue Xi, and changed his words to Liu Xie: "Shengshang, it's better to let the minister go, the minister has always been very curious about the sharp weapons in the army produced by the Shengong Battalion, so I just took this opportunity to take a look." ”

"Huh...... If you are interested in the Shengong Camp, I will let you visit it when you return to Chang'an this time. Liu Xie said with a smile.

"Thank you for your grace." When Jia Xu heard this, he hurriedly thanked him.

"Why say thank you for a little thing. Wenhe, since you intend to go to Zang Ba and Yuexi now, then you should hurry up and leave. But you must remember, don't interfere with Zang Ba and Yuexi's command, you can only suggest, but you can't decide. ”

“…… The saint wants to promote Zang Ba and Yue Xi? ”

"Talents need to be cultivated with heart, and when Hebei completes the recovery, the war objects within our Han Dynasty will be Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Liu Bei in Jingnan, and after these two places are over, the target of my Han army will become a foreign race. There were Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Gan Ning and others in naval battles. If Zang Ba and Yue Xi want to make contributions in the future, the direction they can work towards is only the north or the west. If we don't give them more opportunities to practice, it won't be of great use in the future. ”

……

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Han army camp, Su Muyan, Lou Ban and others became more and more uneasy. Although they received the news from Xianrong, Su Fuyan, Lou Ban and others were suspicious of what Xianrong said. The spokesperson of the Yuan family among the Karasuma people is Bang Dun, and Bang Dun has been made into a gift by them to Liu Xie. I am not familiar with the Yuan family, Su Fuyan, Lou Ban and others. It is precisely because of this that the Karasuma people are not very interested in the idea of Xian Rong proposing that the two families join forces to attack the Han army.

Su Muyan, Lou Ban and others only wanted to preserve the strength of the Karasuma people at this time, and they didn't care who was in charge of the house in Hebei. But Su Fuyan and the others didn't nod, and the judge who came with a mission was embarrassed. Without the help of the Karasuma people, it would not have been easy for Yuan Jun to defeat the Han army. Once in the Han army camp, Xian Rong was afraid of the kind of self-confidence shown by the Han army, believing that with the current Yuan army, it would be difficult to win a frontal attack.

Xian Rong wanted to remind Tian Feng to be cautious, but he was worried that he would be ridiculed and said that he was frightened by the appearance of the Han army, so he didn't have time to tell others about it. But now, the Karasuma people are unwilling to cooperate, and Xianrong is really a little anxious. In order to convince the Karasuma people, Junei decides to tell a lie. Su Muyan, Lou Ban and others said that they were worried about the fate of the Karasuma people, but in fact, they were most concerned about their own rights. Xian Rong took this as a breakthrough, compared the treatment of the Xianbei people, concocted a plan for how the Han court was going to dismember the Karasuma people, and told Su Fuyan to follow the Lou class.

The lesson of Xianbei people is not far away, and the blind cat of Xianrong met a dead mouse, which really blinded him. In order to keep the power in their hands, Su Fuyan, Lou Ban and others finally agreed to Xianrong's proposal, and the two agreed that if they could really capture the Han Emperor alive, then Youzhou, Hebei would become a racecourse for the Karasuma people in the future.

Being an enemy of the Han army still made Su Fuyan and others feel bottomless. Capturing the Son of Heaven alive is easy to say, but it is really difficult to do it. Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, is in troubled times, and it is not entirely by luck that he can survive to this day. It's so easy to capture alive, and people don't know how to run when they encounter danger?

After tonight, after half a day's journey, I will meet with Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty. Who will be the final winner at that time, no one dares to boast about Haikou now. Don't look at the appearance of Xianrong who has a chance to win, but in Su Fuyan's eyes, the self-confidence shown by Xianrong belongs to the confidence of a fan, and I don't know where it came from.

"Su Fuyan, have you slept?" Wuyan's voice came from outside the tent, and Su Fuyan immediately sat up and responded, "Is it Wuyan?" Come in and talk. ”

Wu Yan entered in response, the two sat opposite each other, Wu Yan asked Su Fuyan: "Su Fuyan, you said that we really want to help Yuan Jun deal with the Han Emperor tomorrow?" ”

"What? Are you afraid? ”

“…… Seriously, I'm a little scared. The Great Han is not what it used to be, you said that if we didn't catch the Great Han Heavenly Son this time, then wouldn't we Karasuma people be self-defeating, and there would be no room for even a little turnaround. Uyan replied worriedly.

"Uyan, your fears are valid, but why are you saying it now? Now that the mobilization in the army has been done, and the officers and men in the army are almost ready for war, do you want to shake the morale of the army when you say this at this time? Su Fuyan stared at Wuyan and asked.

Wu Yan was immediately anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly explained: "Su Fuyan, I was just a little worried before I talked to you, why did I get involved in shaking the army's heart?" ”

"What are you anxious about? Of course I know you're not going to be so impotent, but it's really not a good time to say it, you're not saying it to anyone else, are you? ”

"No, I'm not stupid."

"Well, remember, since we decided to gamble, don't worry so much about it at this time. Thinking too much about it, it's easy to make mistakes. ”

"Well, I remember." Before Wu Yan's words fell, he heard the voice of Lou Ban from outside the tent, "Su Fuyan, have you slept?" ”

"Young master, please come in." Hearing this, Su Fuyan hurriedly replied.

“…… Uyan, you're there too? Seeing Wuyan in the tent, Lou Ban asked with some surprise.

"I've seen the young master." Wu Yan said hello to Lou Ban.

"Why don't you go to rest so late?" Lou Ban asked and sat opposite Wuyan.

"Can't sleep, and the young master can't sleep?"

"Well, how can you sleep at such a time. Su Muyan, how are the preparations of our army? Lou Ban nodded and asked Su Fuyan.

"Young master, rest assured, everything is ready, and the fate of my Karasuma people depends on the outcome of tomorrow's battle." Su Fuyan replied when he heard this.