Chapter 144: Reversal
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To the west of Ningyang City is the water, and the moat around the city is connected to it. In the early morning of that day, a scout of the Cangtou Army risked his life and swam to the city to deliver a letter to Han Jinluo, the commander of Jibei.
There are four handsome men in the city, but Li Fengyun's secret letter is to be handed over to Han Jinluo, which makes Shuai Rentai, who was the first to get the letter, very puzzled. In order to prevent accidents, he quickly met Huo Xiaohan and Zhen Baoche, and the three of them found Han Jinluo with the letter together, the meaning was obvious, and asked Han Jinluo to open the letter in front of everyone.
The book credit code is written. Li Fengyun kept it secret, and the code words agreed upon by the four heroes were different, and the reason why he named and asked Han Jinluo to open it, that is, to tell the four heroes, this letter was only understood by Han Jinluo, and it was useless for others to open it.
Han Jinluo read the letter carefully in front of the other three handsome, his expression was grim and he was silent for a long time.
Huo Xiaohan was anxious and asked, "What did Bai Shuai write?" Say it, say it! β
Han Jinluo's gaze turned around the faces of Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan a few times, hesitated for a moment, and waved his hand to signal the subordinates and guards in the hall to all retreat.
"Is Bai Shuai going to attack? Do you want us to go out of the city and attack it from inside and outside? Huo Xiaohan was impatient and asked again and again.
Han Jinluo shook his hand, signaled Huo Xiaohan to be calm for a while, and then said in a very strict tone, "It's a matter of life and death, if anyone leaks secrets, there will be no forgiveness!" β
Huo Xiaohan was anxious, and immediately swore an oath. Shuai Rentai and Zhen Baoche saw Huo Xiaohan patting his chest and swearing, although they hesitated, but out of the tension of the battle situation and their trust in Han Jinluo, they also swore their own oaths.
Han Jinluo's gaze once again fixed on Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan's faces, "Comparatively speaking, the two of you are more familiar with Xu Shiren, now I want to ask you, is Xu Shiren credible?" β
Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes. Xu Shiren is a hero of Rencheng, and Rencheng is very close to Juye Heping 6, dozens of miles away, and has common interests, so Xu Shiren, Shuai Rentai, and Huo Xiaohan are friends for many years. Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche are both from Jibei, although they also know Xu Shiren, but because of the distance and few contacts, there is no entanglement of interests, and the friendship is average. This time, the alliance of the five rebel armies was led by Xu Shiren, and the success of the alliance was inseparable from the trust of the four heroes in Xu Shiren, but today Han Jinluo suddenly became suspicious of Xu Shiren after receiving Li Fengyun's secret letter, which was of course surprising.
"Bai Shuai suspects Xu Daxia?" Huo Xiaohan asked eagerly, "Does Bai Shuai have any evidence?" β
Han Jinluo didn't speak.
Shuai Rentai hesitated for a moment and said, "Xu Daxia has been with us all the time, and so far, there has been no abnormality in him. β
Zhen Baoche sneered, "When you have an abnormality, your head will also fall to the ground." β
Huo Xiaohan's face suddenly looked bad, "Don't be unscrupulous, come up with evidence." I believe in Xu Daxia, he will never betray us. Huo Xiaohan pointed to the letter in Han Jinluo's hand, and asked angrily, "Sue sΓΉ me, is there any evidence for Bai Shuai?" β
Han Jinluo had no intention of causing a misunderstanding, so he immediately picked up the letter and read it in a low voice.
Li Fengyun had long suspected Xu Shiren's motives for actively lobbying the rebels to form an alliance, but he could not find any evidence. The Lanling Xiao clan led the army to support Lu County, and after Xiao Hao saw Duan Wencao, he heard a hint from Duan Wencao's mouth, and suspected that he had a spy on the side of the rebel army. The Lanling Xiao family still has a lot of connections in Lu County, and after some careful investigation, Xiao Hao determined that this spy was Xu Shiren, the hero of Rencheng. Cui Deben told Mengshan about this secret, but there is still no definite evidence.
At this moment, Li Fengyun was at a loss, so he thought of Xu Shiren, and then came up with a counterplan.
"If this plan succeeds, it not only proves Xu Shiren's true identity, but also allows us to win a chance to survive in a desperate situation." Han Jinluo finally said, "If it doesn't work, it proves that Xu Shiren is indeed trustworthy, and it is also a good thing for us, which can make us more confident to persevere to the end." β
Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan hesitated. Li Fengyun's plan is a good plan, and Han Jinluo's words are also reasonable, but once this matter is discovered by Xu Shiren, and Xu Shiren is indeed innocent, the friendship of those decades will be clouded, and not only will there be a gap between each other, but also the trust of the past.
"Which is more important than the survival of thousands of brothers?" Zhen Baoche was furious, and while questioning sharply, he raised the iron crutch and slammed it into the ground, venting the dissatisfaction in his heart.
This is the truth, if Xu Shiren is really a traitor and stabs him at a critical moment, everyone will be finished, and none of them will survive.
Huo Xiaohan was silent. He is a righteous and straightforward man, he believes in Xu Shiren, so he is not willing to test Xu Shiren, and with his character, he can't do this kind of thing well, once his intentions are exposed, he alarms Xu Shiren, but it will be a big deal.
Shuai Rentai is scheming and flexible in personality, he has figured it out, at this moment of life and death, the righteousness of the brothers is fake, only interests are real, who dares to guarantee that Xu Shiren will not stab his brothers in the back for his own interests? "Since Bai Shuai's words are conclusive, we can't be unguarded, but we can give it a try."
Han Jinluo shook the letter in his hand and said to Shuai Rentai, "So it's decided, it's up to you to implement this plan, and the three of us will cooperate closely." β
The four of them immediately agreed on a specific method, and then Shuai Rentai hurriedly found Xu Shiren.
Shuai Rentai was very depressed, desperate, and desperate. Xu Shiren asked, "I heard that there is news from outside the city, is it good news or bad news?" β
"News from Bai Shuai, bad news." Shuai Rentai sighed.
"What's the bad news?"
Shuai Rentai wanted to speak and stopped, hesitating.
"Bai Shuai is not coming to the rescue?" Xu Shiren suddenly became excited, waved his arms and said, "Zhang Xutuo has already left, there is only Duan Wencao's army outside the city, as long as Bai Shuai comes to attack and drags the main force of the Lu army, we will take the opportunity to kill again, and we will be able to break through and leave." With such a fighter, why did Bai Shuai turn a blind eye? β
Shuai Rentai was taken aback, and asked in surprise, "Zhang Xutuo is gone?" Who said Zhang Xutuo is gone? Although there are now Duan Wencao's Lu troops outside the city, it is true that I did not see Zhang Xutuo's Qi army, but since Zhang Xutuo was able to kill us back and catch us off guard, it is possible to ambush somewhere now, just wait for Bai Shuai to kill and give him a head-on blow. β
"Zhang Xutuo didn't leave? Still out of town? Xu Shiren frowned and asked, "Bai Shuai is sure that Zhang Xutuo didn't leave?" β
"Bai Shuai made it very clear in the letter that Zhang Xutuo did not leave." Shuai Rentai said in a very affirmative tone.
Xu Shiren had a bitter face and shook his head again and again, "If Zhang Xutuo is still outside the city, then Bai Shuai really doesn't dare to come again, and if he comes again, he will kill himself." It's just that Bai Shuai doesn't come to the rescue, and he can hide it for a while, but after a long time, the soldiers have lost hope, and the army will inevitably be in turmoil, and the consequences will be worrying. Then he suddenly frowned and asked, "Bai Shuai's letter, did you mention Meng Haigong?" β
"As I mentioned, Meng Haigong heard that Duan Wencao had left the city, so he hurriedly withdrew from Lu County, leaving Han Yao alone to continue to work the front line of Zou Cheng and Pingyang." Shuai Rentai scolded angrily, and then said, "Bai Shuai is worried that Cui Deben of Pengcheng will see the reversal of Lu County's shape, and he has the intention to go to Lu County to reap the merits of the war, and then send the army north to support." If the shape is so extended, Han Yao will be unable to support it alone, and he will have to withdraw to Mengshan. As soon as Han Yao withdrew, Pengcheng's army could directly kill Ningyang, and at that time, Bai Shuai was too busy to take care of himself, and he was even more powerless to rescue, so he could only watch our entire army annihilated. β
"How can Bai Shuai not have a way to save him?" Xu Shiren sneered, "Mengshan is short of food, the Cangtou Army is also short of food, and Bai Shuai needs food from Ningyang." Before, we were surrounded by Zhang Xutuo, and the reason why he came to the rescue despite killing was precisely because he needed food from Ningyang. Now that Duan Wencao is on the outskirts of the city and does not attack, he has grasped the key point of Bai Shuai, and he is waiting for Bai Shuai to come to a decisive battle. β
"Bai Shuai does need food, but he already has a solution." Shuai Rentai shook his head and sighed bitterly, "He decided to go to Langya County, and when the Langya people thought that he was fighting with Duan Wencao in Lu County, he suddenly advanced eastward, attacked the enemy unprepared, and caught Dou Xuan off guard. β
Xu Shiren was stunned, "Good plan, the sound is attacking the west." Then he became excited again and scolded angrily, "This thief is really cunning, he abandoned us at the moment of life and death, used us as bait, dragged Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao for him, and went to fight Langya himself, and didn't care about our life and death at all." In this case, why should we stick to Ningyang and drag Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao for him? β
Shuai Rentai was more and more surprised, could it be that Xu Shiren was really working hard for Duan Wencao? Shuai Rentai was tempted, pretending to be desperate, and sighed gloomily, "Now that we are surrounded in Ningyang, what else can we do except stick to the city and wait for help?" Even if we have the heart to surrender, but that section of Wen Cao has the advantage, with his strength, it is easy to capture Ningyang, how can he accept our surrender? β
Xu Shiren's expression suddenly became solemn, his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Shuai Rentai, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to surrender?" β
Shuai Rentai hugged his head and didn't speak, and after a long time, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "If you can save your life, why don't you surrender?" β
Xu Shiren was silent in thought, and after a long time, he asked in a hesitant tone, "Is this your personal idea, or does everyone have this idea?" β
"Our only hope for breaking through is Bai Shuai, now that Bai Shuai doesn't come, we are cornered, a dead end, what do you say?" Shuai Rentai asked rhetorically, "Can you show me a way out?" β
Xu Shiren was silent again.
Shuai Rentai looked at him, hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I once heard that after Duan Wencao came to Lu County, he invited you to be a guest of the county government several times, and he valued you very much. In this time of crisis, I don't know if you can ......"
Xu Shiren's face changed suddenly, his eyes showed fierceness, and he glared at Shuai Rentai viciously.
Shuai Rentai also had a fierce face, holding the handle of the knife, and there was a tendency to draw the knife against each other without saying a word.
The words have already been said, at this moment, either cooperate or the fish die and the net is broken, there is no third way.
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