In the middle of the night, Jia Xu, who still hadn't fallen asleep, knelt in front of the table, looking at a simple military map on the case in a daze.

The current situation is very unfavorable to the Xiliang Army, not long ago Huangfu Song, who was still a defeated general, has made a comeback, and his subordinates are no longer temporarily recruited soldiers with no combat effectiveness, but all the elite soldiers of the Han Empire are concentrated. With these capitals, Huangfu Song completely showed his side as a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and ruled the whole army without any flaws. On the other hand, the current Xiliang army is demoralized and has lost its wings, and after Li Dao killed Fan Chou, the army was even more centrifuged. Although Jia Xu suggested that Li Dao take advantage of Huangfu Song's unstable foothold to attack the camp, he was beaten back by the well-defended Huangfu Song twice.

Faced with the erosive situation, Li Wei was extremely angry, and his attitude towards Jia Xu became more and more disrespectful. At the beginning, it was Jia Xu who provoked Li Dao, Guo Yan and others to rebel, but now that nothing has been accomplished, how can Li Dao not be dissatisfied with Jia Xu.

At the military meeting during the day, Li Wei asked Jia Xu with a fierce look in his eyes what strategy he had to break the enemy now, and let out a long sigh of "it was not as good as being the master of one side at the beginning".

Jia Xu was extremely afraid of this, with Li Wei's character, if he killed himself, and then put all the blame on himself to calm the anger of the court, he would definitely do this kind of thing.

Therefore, Jia Xu had no choice but to advise Li Wei not to act rashly, and to let Liangzhou and Hedong quickly increase troops to help, and send envoys to contact the Qiang and Di tribes for foreign aid.

Jia Xu's strategy made Li Wei's eyes fade a little with murderous intent, and after the meeting, Jia Xu returned to his camp covered in sweat.

In fact, in Jia Xu's heart, Li Dao is not a lord worthy of assistance. The short-sighted Li Wei couldn't see the imperial court's plan to delay the army, but Jia Xu could see it. Even if Li Dao and other Xiliang generals want to be a prince of one side of the separatist party, the court will do something to them sooner or later, and there will be no eggs under the nest at that time, and they have to give advice to Li Dao in order to protect themselves.

It's just that even Jia Xu didn't expect that he was planning in many ways, and he would have to face such a dilemma in the end. He originally thought that the imperial court had been weak for a long time, and he had just experienced the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, so he would be caught off guard by the attack of the Xiliang Army, and he would have scruples in every way. Unexpectedly, the little emperor Liu Wei had such courage, regardless of the emptiness in the rear of Luoyang, he poured the troops of the whole country into a decisive battle with the Xiliang army. The soldiers under his command were even more brave and good at fighting, and finally caused the Xiliang army to be so trapped.

During the day, he told Li Dao not to act rashly, and to wait for the support of Hedong and Qiangqi and other tribes, but in fact, it was only far away that could not quench the thirst of the near. As long as the Huangfu Song army, which now has the advantage, takes the lead in attacking, it will definitely be able to fight against the Xiliang army.

However, things are strange because since Huangfu Song's army assembled near Zhouzhi County, there has been no movement, although there is a decisive battle momentum, but there is no decisive action. Jia Xu didn't think that with Huangfu Song's military ability, he couldn't see the benefits of the decisive battle to the imperial court at this time, and he wouldn't be naïve enough to think that the imperial court was trying to open up to his own side if he dragged on like this.

What exactly is the court waiting for in doing this?

Jia Xu lowered his head and carefully looked at the military map on the case, due to the limited level of production, the map was very rough, but it roughly marked the counties and counties in the territory of Sili and the location of the enemy and us. Jia Xu heard that in the hands of the imperial court, there was a more well-made map of Sili Prefecture, and in the county pavilions above, the mountains and rivers were marked in great detail, which was very suitable for arranging troops to fight.

It is said that the little emperor Liu Wei began to consult the previous palace materials and sent people to investigate the field from the beginning of his reign, and began to draw a map of Sili Prefecture. Not to mention the cost of financial resources and manpower, which is incomparable to the poor Liangzhou army, the exquisite mapping methods can also show that there are indeed many people in the imperial court.

Jia Xu also heard that Liu Wei had begun to organize people to draw maps of other states and counties, it seems that this little emperor's ambition is not small!

Jia Xu's heart shook suddenly, other places? He looked beyond the map, could it be that the court was waiting......

Jia Xu was shocked and came to his senses like an initiation.

Achieving the greatest victory at the lowest cost is the real strategy of the army. The imperial court is really calculating!

Jia Xu angrily slammed his fist on the map.

Thinking that he had persuaded Li Dao not to act rashly during the day, it seems that Li Dao should be advised to fight a decisive battle with the imperial court now.

While thinking about it, a soldier walked in from outside the tent to inform the camp, and two people claimed to be the family members of Jia Xu in Guzang County, Wuwei County, and they were in a hurry to see him.

Jia Xu was stunned. Although he has been away from home for many years, he often corresponds with his parents and wife. Two months ago, they exchanged letters and reported their safety. At this time, Gu Zang's family asked to see him late at night, and Jia Xu's heart swelled with a hint of foreboding.

The soldiers brought two men from outside the camp into their tents. Jia Xu recognized at first glance that the first person who walked into the camp was Jia Zhi, the old servant of the family.

Jia Zhi in front of him was unusually embarrassed, not only was he unkempt, but his arm was also bent and hanging on his neck, obviously injured.

Jia Xu suddenly felt bad in his heart, and before he could speak, Jia Zhi knelt on the ground with a howl and cried: "Big boy, something is wrong!" The main princess, the mother, the young lady and the little prince were all taken captive! ”

Jia Xu was shocked when he heard this, stepped forward and grabbed Jia Zhi and asked, "What the hell is going on, tell me carefully!" ”

Jia Zhi sobbed and recounted what happened.

It turned out that half a month ago, a gang of gangsters suddenly rushed into Jia Xu's house in Guzang, cut down the Zhuang Ding of the nursing home to the ground, and kidnapped Jia Xu's parents, wife, children and a group of servants. After escorting them all the way west for a long time, after stopping at an ancient city, a man who looked like a leader took out a letter and handed it to Jia Zhi, ordering him to bring it to Jia Xu, and said that if Jia Xu did not do what the letter said, I was afraid that the life of the whole family would not be guaranteed.

Due to the rebellion of the Xiliang Army, Jia Zhi was also extremely difficult along the way under the chaos of the army, so he became so depressed. After listening to Jia Zhi's crying, Jia Xu asked anxiously, "Where is the letter?" ”

Jia Zhi took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Xu.

Tearing open the envelope, Jia Xu took out the letter paper from it and saw that it was actually a handwritten letter written by Liu Wei, the son of the Han Dynasty!

The content of the letter first praised Jia Xu for his incomparable resourcefulness and resourcefulness, and he could be called a "poisoner". His admiration for Jia Xu's wisdom hopes that Jia Xu can choose a good bird to perch on and come to his righteous side. But if Jia Xu is unwilling, Liu Wei emphasized the sentence "Wenhe's strategy, heaven and earth change color, and I am deeply afraid". The letter said that if Jia Xu's strategy was used by others, the Han would be overthrown, and Liu Wei himself would be in a different place. In the letter, he euphemistically said that if there really was such a day, Jia Xu's family in his hands would also accompany the funeral, and he would also issue an edict to announce to the world that anyone who killed Jia Xu could rightfully inherit Han Zuo.

The content of Liu Wei's letter can be said to be vicious, and Jia Xu never thought that the dignified Han Tianzi would be kidnapped and blackmailed like a green-skinned scoundrel. If it is really as stated in the letter, I am afraid that Jia Xu will not only die with his whole family, but he will also have no place to live in the whole world!

Jia Xu's face was pale, and he was stunned and speechless.

At this time, a young man who came in with Jia Zhi came to his side and said, "In the midst of danger, Mr. Wenhe should not hesitate about the matter in the letter anymore. ”

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, looked the young man up and down, and found that his eyes were very good, not like his own family, so he asked, "Who are you?" ”

The young man gave a deep salute and said with a smile: "In the lower Song letter." ”

Jia Zhi explained beside him at this time: "This Brother Song is my life-saving benefactor, thanks to his help along the way, I was able to rush here to deliver a letter to the eldest prince, otherwise I am afraid that I would have died if I didn't come here." ”

Speaking of the hardships on the road, Jia Zhi once again cried sadly.

Jia Xu ignored him, but took a closer look at this young man named Song Xin.

He doesn't look very old, and I'm afraid he has just reached the weak crown. Although he was always smiling at himself, Jia Xu still saw the fierce and decisive killing intent in his deep eyes.

Jia Xu was shocked and shocked, he had just heard that his family had been mutated, and he was distracted for a moment and carelessly let a stranger approach him!

Jia Xu looked at him coldly, knowing in his heart that this person must be a dead soldier sent by the imperial court. Prevent yourself from killing yourself once you really don't care about the life and death of your family and don't agree to submit to the court, this person will kill yourself.

Jia Xu secretly exclaimed in his heart: this little emperor Liu Wei is really thoughtful and interlocking.

Song Xin also felt that Jia Xu seemed to have guessed his identity, and he was not panicked, so he stepped forward and leaned close to Jia Xu's body, grabbed his arm, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty is full of fists, thirsty for talent, Mr. Wenhe should not live up to Your Majesty's sincerity." Otherwise, the jade will be burned, and Mr. will regret it too late! ”

Seeing that he was holding himself back, Jia Xu knew that if he wanted to shout out the guards outside the tent, he was afraid that he would immediately try to show up.

Jia Xu is a wise man in the world, and he said without revealing a trace in his heart: "I have no objection to what I said in the letter, but there are a lot of clutter around me, let me clean up and then set off with you." ”

Song Xin seemed to have expected Jia Xu to say this, and said: "The outside world has already prepared everything for Mr., just waiting for Mr. alone." Sir, why should you be nostalgic for old things, you have missed a great opportunity! ”

Jia Zhi, who was next to him, also cried unknowingly: "The main princess and the others are still waiting for the eldest prince to rush to the rescue, and the eldest prince should not delay any longer."

Feeling Song Xin's grip on his hand getting harder and harder, Jia Xu's heart couldn't help but stagnate. sighed slightly, and said helplessly: "In this case, I will go with you now!" ”

The three of them walked out of the tent and came to the gate of the camp, and a soldier standing guard saw Jia Xu coming, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and asked, "Where is the gentleman going late at night?" ”

"Leave the camp on the orders of General Lee." Jia Xu said loudly.

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, Jia Xu was a close confidant of Li Dao and obeyed his words. Seeing Jia Xu say this, although he was puzzled, no one dared to stop him, and opened the gate to let Jia Xu and the others out of the camp.

The three of them walked more than 100 meters and came to a forest, Song Xin stopped and sent a secret signal to the forest, and a team of people immediately led the horses out of the forest.

The leader of them was a young man who looked younger than Song Xin, and Song Xin stepped forward to give him a military salute and said, "Director Yu, Mr. Wenhe has come out with me." ”

After hearing this, the young man immediately bowed to Jia Xu and said apologetically: "I will be ordered by His Majesty to take over Mr. Abandonment of the Darkness and Surrender to the Light, and there are many offences during this time, I hope Mr. Haihan will forgive me." ”

"Who is Your Excellency?" Jia Xu asked.

"Under the original name of Xiao Genzi, Meng Sheng did not give up, and ordered me to worship Shi Weiyi, the president of the unified dispatch, as a brother, and gave him the name Wei Gen, and is now the director of the Secret Service Department. In the next has not yet reached the crown, Mr. Wenhe is an adult, and he will be rich and infinite in the future. ”

Although Jia Xu didn't know what the position of the "director" was, he didn't have the heart to explore, but asked about the safety of his family members who he was most concerned about:

"Brother Wei, dare to ask where the family is below?"

Wei Gen replied: "Mr. Wenhe's family has been taken to Chang'an for proper resettlement, and Mr. Wen will meet them soon." ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu nodded helplessly.

Wei Gen said again: "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, and please follow me and hurry up." ”

Wei Gen ordered someone to bring out three horses to Jia Xu and the three of them, and after each of them mounted their horses, they galloped eastward.

When the sky was invented, Weigen suddenly stopped in a small road. Everyone stopped behind him, and Wei Gen stared at the road ahead in a daze.

Jia Xu was wondering, Wei Gen suddenly said: "There is an enemy situation ahead, dismount and prepare for war!" ”

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't see anyone in the distance, and he wondered why Wei Gen came to this conclusion, but he saw that everyone dismounted one after another, and he had to jump off the horse with him.

Seeing that Wei Gen's subordinates were all convinced of Wei Gen's words and were busy digging pits and ambushing, Jia Xu was quite surprised.

Wei Gen's subordinates are all physically strong and majestic, including Song Xin, who held him hostage, is even more courageous, brave and strategic. However, these people are obedient to Wei Gen, who is younger than themselves, and judging from their expressions, it is not because Wei Gen is Wei Yi's righteous brother and deliberately flatters them, but they believe and obey from the bottom of their hearts.

How did Wei Gen confirm that there was an enemy ahead, and how did everyone believe it?

Jia Xu looked at Wei Gen in confusion as they dug pits, arranged traps and arranged traps, and after a busy while, everything was ready, and Wei Gen and they each ambushed in the bushes on both sides of the road.

At this time, Jia Xu still didn't see any shadow of the enemy, but he was surprised to see Wei Gen take out a book and read it leisurely.

Others didn't see anything wrong with it, and some took out books and flipped through them page by page. Everyone's faces were full of relaxation.

The busyness that was full of tension just now suddenly changed so much that Jia Xu felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help but ask Wei Gen: "Brother Wei, didn't you just say that there was an enemy?" Why do you still have the leisure to read books now? ”

Wei Gen glanced up at the road ahead and replied without thinking: "There is still a period of time before they come, you should relax before the big war, and you can take the opportunity to learn to read." ”

Jia Xu was stunned, he didn't expect this Wei Gen to be so studious, and what surprised him even more was that he knew everything about when the enemy would arrive, could this Wei Gen really have an ability?

Wei Gen saw Jia Xu stunned, thinking that he was surprised by his reading, so he explained: "Sir doesn't know, I was a black mountain thief, and after I was defeated and captured, His Majesty did not punish me, but took pity on me because I was forced to go on the evil path because of poverty, not only forgave my sins, but also entrusted me with important responsibilities. Knowing that I and other colleagues from poor backgrounds were illiterate, they invited teachers from the government to teach us to read and write. We dare not disappoint Your Majesty, so we can only work hard and study hard to repay the grace of God. ”

Wei Gen's words made Jia Xu's heart quite touched, in recent years, the imperial court's attitude towards the rebels has always been cruel and high-pressure, for example, Huangfu Song, who is now fighting against them, killed tens of thousands of Yellow Turban prisoners of war when he suppressed the Yellow Turban Uprising. Jia Xu actually felt very worried about the result of the road to Chang'an. However, after listening to what Wei Gen said, he was a little relieved about Liu Wei's generosity and broad-mindedness. An ordinary Black Mountain thief Kou can still forgive his previous sins, and he can only use it, and he should not be much worse off treating himself.

Jia Xu thought in his heart, and heard Song Xin follow Wei Gen's words again: "Your Majesty has waited for my holy kindness, and we can't repay it enough." Your Majesty is like the sun in the sky that shines on the earth, and we grass people can only survive under his light! ”

At the mention of the Son of Heaven, Song Xin looked excited, and his eyes shone brightly. The others, including Wei Gen, also had the same expression, nodding frequently at Song Xin's words.

Jia Xu was taken aback, what he said just now was good, why did he suddenly become crazy like hysteria. Although he didn't know how Liu Wei made these people so loyal, but looking at the reverent expressions and burning eyes of these people, Jia Xu felt that this was not just a simple technique for the emperor, it was like ingesting people's hearts.

Liu Wei, who was far away in Chang'an, had already put a veil of mystery in Jia Xu's heart at this time. He is meticulous and vicious, but he can be generous to others, and he can only use it, and the means of controlling people's hearts are even more astonishing. Jia Xu's heart was faintly looking forward to meeting the little emperor Liu Wei.

At the end, Jia Xu remembered the question in his heart, so he asked again: "Brother Wei, I have a doubt, I wonder if my brother can answer it?" ”

Wei Gen blinked his eyes and asked rhetorically, "Mr. Wenhe, but I want to ask why I know that there is an enemy in front of me?" ”

Jia Xu nodded.

Wei Gen said: "I have had a special ability since I was a child, and I know that danger is coming." It is precisely because of this ability that His Majesty has appointed me to lead the Secret Service Division to do things for His Majesty. ”

Jia Xu nodded, and his heart was really the same as he guessed.

At this time, Song Xin said on the side: "Director Wei's ability to save me many times is equal to danger, and we will convince him......"

Before Song Xin could finish speaking, Wei Gen suddenly gestured to silence him, and his eyes were determined as if he was listening to something.

"It's coming! Hit the code and get everyone ready! Wegen gave the order.

As soon as his words fell, Jia Xu heard the faint sound of horses' hooves in front of the path.

Wei Gen and the others took out a short crossbow and stared nervously at the path.

After a while, a cavalry team galloped in. It seems that it should be a team of scouts sent by the Xiliang Army. A question suddenly arose in Jia Xu's heart: since Wei Gen could predict the danger coming, why didn't he try to dodge, but instead fought with great twists and turns?

——! A war horse neighed, and the two horses in front of the horse scouting team stepped into the trap pit, and then three more horses fell into the trap because they couldn't control the horses.

The other horsemen did their best to pin their horses to the side or stop their horses, and the horses neighed and the group was in disarray.

Wei Gen and the others took this opportunity to fire a salvo of crossbow arrows. Jia Xu was surprised to find that their crossbow arrows were still fired in bursts, and after shooting like locusts, this team of Xiliang Tanma had already gone out of ten.

After shooting the crossbow arrows in the air, Wei Gen drew his waist knife and shouted, led people out of the bushes, and slashed at the remaining Xiliang soldiers, shouting "Swear to protect Mr. Wenhe's return to Han!" "Protect Mr. Wenhe to go to Chang'an" and other words.

Hearing them shouting like this, Jia Xu finally understood why Wei Gen didn't try to dodge even though he knew that there was an enemy, and his heart was depressed for a while. He clearly saw that although Wei Gen did not spare this group of Xiliang soldiers on the surface, there were still one or two people who fled in the direction of the Xiliang camp, and it was clear that Wei Gen deliberately let go. After they shouted like this, I am afraid that Li Dao, who learned the news, would only think that he was a defector, and the soldiers and horses sent to rescue him would also be changed to chasing and killing his own soldiers and horses. And after that, he will not have any other thoughts except to follow Wei Gen and them to escape.

Jia Xu looked at Wei Gen with a dark face, and after finishing the battle, he came to his side with a smile, and asked coldly: "Brother Wei, what you shouted just now, I am afraid that it was also instructed by Your Majesty." ”

Wei Gen said solemnly: "Your Majesty asked us to swear to protect Mr. Guard, and we naturally have to do our best." In fact, His Majesty attaches great importance to Mr., and after Mr. comes to Chang'an, I am afraid that his position will be above ours, and it is unspeakably expensive. What are your concerns? ”

Jia Xu was silent. I knew that there was no other way at this time, so I had to flee for my life with this gang.

Wei Gen saw that Jia Xu's expression had loosened, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty ordered, I will be commanded by Mr. after I leave the barracks." Now that our whereabouts have been revealed, and the situation is critical, I believe that Mr. will definitely take us to escape, and I ask Mr. to give us an order. ”

Jia Xu sighed heavily and said, "Now that his whereabouts are exposed, there will be pursuers." Some of them continued east to attract their pursuers, while others hid their tracks and made a detour south to Chang'an. ”

Wei Gen and Song Xin glanced at each other and said in unison: "No! ”

Immediately, Song Xin led a part of the people to continue eastward, while Wei Gen led a part of the protection Jia Xu to the south and made a detour.

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter)