A few days later, while the King of the East China Sea was still hesitating, the secret spy under the command of the prince finally began to play a role. There were quite a few rumors that began to circulate in the rebel camp, and one of them was particularly loud, which made the king of the East Sea a little restless.

"Mr. Ziju, are you telling the truth? Does Sima Teng really plan to stand on his own feet based in Guanzhong? ”

Sima Yue frowned and asked, if there were no soldiers and horses along the way, the strength of the King of the East China Sea would not only be greatly reduced, but also a fatal blow to his prestige. Sima Yue's ambition is the future emperor, if Sima Teng's intentions are successful, he will become the emperor, and I am afraid that his own alliance may also collapse.

"King Qiyu, in the opinion of Weichen, this is probably not groundless. It's not the brotherhood of the prince, even if the Duke of Dongying is loyal to the king, but if he is bewitched by the villain, it's hard to say. The rumors in the past few days have also made Xun Kai lose his calm, and his words are obviously suspicious of Sima Teng's dissent.

Listening to Xun Kai's words, Sima Yue also fell silent. Put yourself in your shoes, if you are in the position of your younger brother Sima Teng, I am afraid that I will not be able to resist the temptation from Guanzhong. You must know that the current Guanzhong is not a tired place a few years ago, after more than three years of recuperation, Guanzhong is now extremely rich.

"So, Mr. Ziju's previous suggestion is actually not feasible?" Xun Kai's words finally completely aroused the suspicion in the heart of the East China Sea King.

"Why don't you test it?"

"What do you mean, sir?"

"The king can send a messenger to inform the Duke of Dongying to ask him to lead his army south to support the king of Chengdu in the battle, if he does not hesitate to obey the prince's orders. It shows that the other party has no second thoughts. Otherwise......"

"Good! Sir, this is a great word! Just do as the gentleman instructs. ”

This is the sad thing about the alliance of vassal kings, each vassal king only thinks about his own petty interests. Once the interests of the whole and the interests of the small group conflict. The princes of each family will not hesitate to choose to protect the interests of the small group, which is why Sima Shu has always been full of confidence in victory.

Just when Sima Yue suspected that Sima Teng had ulterior motives. And the state assassin Sima Teng is also planning for his own interests. He had long been dissatisfied with his condescension to the barren and Hu people-filled prefectures, and Sima Tengte envied the other vassal kings of the Central Plains Flower World. I also want to get out of the land of merging states as soon as possible and choose a rich place to enjoy it.

"My lord, this is a letter for help from the king of Chengdu, are we going to support them?" Jianwei General Yan Cui asked with a distress letter.

Sima Teng frowned when he heard this, and he was also hesitating in his heart at this time. To be honest, he didn't care about the life or death of the king of Chengdu at all, so if there were not enough benefits, Sima Teng would never take the initiative to save the king of Chengdu.

And Dongying Gong also has his own plans, as a neighbor in Guanzhong. He knows the details of Guanzhong better than anyone else. On the one hand, he envied the wealth of Guanzhong, and on the other hand, he was afraid of Guanzhong's military strength. If there was no help from others, just relying on the strength of Bingzhou itself, even if he lent him great courage, he would not dare to take Guanzhong westward.

"I don't know, what is Da Danyu's opinion?" Sima Teng looked up at the silent Liu Yuan and asked out loud, although he was very dissatisfied with Liu Yuan's move to privately claim to be the king of Han, but because he urgently needed the support of the Huns, he could only turn a blind eye to everything that happened to the Hun tribe.

"Hmm. This, this single is to ask you: If only 50,000 horses in our hands can we take Kansai? Liu Yuan did not directly answer Sima Teng's question, but asked an irrelevant question. In fact, Liu Yuan saw it clearly, and relied on Sima Teng and the 50,000 army in his hands to take the well-guarded Guanzhong.

Unless he is willing to bring in all the elite cavalry of the tribe. In this way, there may be fifty percent certainty, but because the Huns have a new foundation, they really can't withstand a big toss. And even if he had the heart to do so. I'm afraid that other Xiongnu nobles will not agree.

"This ...... I'm afraid not! Although Sima Teng is unwilling, he is also self-aware.

"Lord Thorn Shi is right. With our strength, we can't win Guanzhong at all. And this single is sure that as long as we have the slightest intention of attacking Guanzhong. The prince will immediately abandon the Central Plains region and return to the army to rescue, and then we will be attacked on both sides. Therefore, in the opinion of this single Yu, our best choice is to unite with the king of Chengdu to sweep Sizhou, and then capture Mengjin and take Luoyang directly. ”

"As long as we can defeat Luoyang with several other vassal kings, even if the prince can't take Guanzhong, it is still very possible to take Hedong, Pingyang, Hanoi and other neighboring counties."

Liu Yuan's purpose was very simple, this time he led 30,000 Hun cavalry to help, just to further disturb the situation in the Central Plains. It is best to let the princes of the Sima family kill each other, and only the Central Plains court is in chaos, and the Huns in the state have a chance to rise again.

Therefore, of course, he will not do his best to plan for Sima Teng, don't look at the West to take the pass is a bit risky, but if you look at the overall situation, this move can be described as the pinnacle of chess. As long as Guanzhong is in chaos, the balance of power on the battlefield in the Central Plains will be completely broken, even if the Bingzhou army is exhausted for this, it is worth it. It's a pity that Liu Yuan won't say it so thoroughly to Sima Teng.

"My lord, even if we want to go south to Sizhou, we must have the general order of the East China Sea King, after all, he is still our nominal alliance leader. The minister is afraid that the king of the East China Sea will force us to take Guanzhong west for the sake of the Central Plains battlefield. Of course, Yan Cui didn't want to touch the strong enemy in Guanzhong, but he hoped to follow the prince to the Central Plains battlefield to pick up the cheap.

"Don't worry, this official will repair a letter and explain it to my brother clearly."

said that Sima Teng was about to write a letter, but in fact, Sima Teng didn't know that the king of the East China Sea was also worried that he would not listen to the general's order and insist on taking Guanzhong westward. In this way, with the joint efforts of both the enemy and us, a seemingly clever strategy was stillborn.

The tiger prison was closed, and Sima Qian frowned and stared at the black rebel camp outside, without saying a word. These days, he has been pondering how to mobilize the rebels under the pass, but he can't think of any good way, and the rebels have become more cautious after the previous toss of the defenders.

"Your Highness, are you still worried about the war?" Li Tet walked up to Sima Shu and asked quietly.

"Oh? It's Xuanxiu! Sima Shu turned his head and saw that it was Li Te, raised his hand and pointed to the rebel camp under the Tiger Prison and said: "Yes, the rebel camp has not had the slightest flaw, and I can't think of a good way to break the enemy for a while." And I'm worried that the Xianbei Iron Horse in Youzhou is coming soon, and the pressure we face will be even greater. ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, even if the Xianbei Iron Horse comes, there is no way to take us. Everyone knows that the Hu people are not good at attacking the city, as long as we defend the city, no matter how powerful the Xianbei Iron Cavalry is, I am afraid that we will not be able to do anything. Seeing that the prince was worried, Li Teh couldn't help but comfort.

"Alas, holding on to the death can only solve a temporary dilemma, and if we want to defeat the enemy, we must win by surprise." Sima Shu said with emotion.

Just as the two were talking, they suddenly found that the road to the east of the Tiger Prison was dusty. The two looked into the distance, only to see a huge cavalry force coming towards the Tiger Pass, and the rebels under the pass let out bursts of cheers. Sima Shu and the two glanced at each other, their faces were full of shock, and a thought welled up in their hearts at the same time: Xianbei Tie has arrived!

Sima Shu guessed well, and it was Wang Jun's Youzhou army that was locked down. After half a month's journey, the 60,000 cavalry army led by Wang Jun finally rushed from Youzhou to the Tiger Pass. Among the 60,000 troops, 50,000 of them were Hu cavalry of Xianbei and Wuhuan, and the remaining 10,000 were strong men of Yan Zhao Shancai recruited by Wang Jun.

Recently, Sima Shu was busy directing and improving the fortifications of the Tiger Pass, while thinking of a good way to break the enemy. It's a pity that time waits for no one, and before he can think of a good strategy to break the enemy, the Xianbei cavalry has already come.

Sima Shu and Li Te, who were looking at the fierce Xianbei iron cavalry on the city wall, were stunned, and heard someone shouting at the gate: "Enemy attack...... Enemy Attack ...... The Xianbei people are here......"

Sima Shu didn't expect that the Xianbei Iron Cavalry would bring so much pressure to everyone, he drew his horizontal knife and shouted at the soldiers around him: "Everyone don't need to panic, the Tiger Prison Pass is tall, and it is impossible for the enemy cavalry to attack it." Besides, what are the Xianbei people afraid of? Isn't it all a shoulder and a head? Li Te, you show everyone a hand and let everyone know that Xianbei people are not a big deal! ”

At this moment, the Xianbei cavalry, led by a middle-aged man, rushed to the Tiger Prison. Facing the tall tiger prison, he was a little surprised at first, and then laughed out loud, his face showing contempt.

The Xianbei soldiers behind him let out a wolf howl and shouted: "Whew...... Yo...... Cheer ......"

Under the shouts of the middle-aged man, the Xianbei soldiers rushed towards the city gate.

Li Te snorted coldly, leaned the Mo knife on the city wall, stretched the bow in his left hand, pinched the arrow in his right hand, and saw the Xianbei soldiers rushing into the firing range, and shouted: "Hu Lu is killed!" ”

An arrow flew out after speaking, and a Xianbei cavalry running in the front was in the middle. The cavalryman was immediately shot and fell to the ground, and in the twinkling of an eye he was trampled to pulp by the horses that came from behind. The archers in the city also followed suit, and shot arrows at the Xianbei soldiers, and the Xianbei soldiers also shot at the city one after another. Only a crackling sound could be heard, and arrows from the Xianbei cavalry were fired at the shields, and only a few of them hit one or two defenders through the cracks between the baffles.

Li Teh is a divine shooter, one arrow and one person, the arrow hits the enemy, and the more he shoots, the more he feels. Then he pinched three arrows in a row, opened his bow three times, shot three times in a row, and hit three people in a row, and shot down seven or eight Xianbei riders in just a moment.

For a time, the morale of the defending soldiers was high, and they all shouted: "The general is mighty!" The general is mighty! ”

Sima Shu saw that the fear on everyone's faces disappeared, and he couldn't help but applaud Li Te!

The Xianbei soldiers attacked for a while, leaving a hundred and ten corpses in vain, and found nothing. Later, the middle-aged man saw that he couldn't take any advantage, so he had to order a retreat, and the first battle between the two sides ended like this. However, as everyone knows, this is just a test for both sides, and the real big war is yet to come. (To be continued......)