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Outside the city of Yangzhou, by the Tianshui River. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Tianshui is a big river that leads out of the ditch, the river surface is wide, not only can play the benefit of irrigation, but even a good place for negotiation.

When the head broke out of the shackles of the morning light and sprinkled a little light, dozens of horses stood on both sides of the sky and water.

Xiao Buyi was on the north bank of Tianshui, staring at Wang Shichong on the other side, with a complex meaning in his eyes.

Isn't Wang Shichong like this?

The two are actually not familiar with each other, and in the past few years, they have met very few times. But the two of them seem to know the roots, when Xiao Buyi was fighting in the east and west, Wang Shichong was near Xiao Buyi's left, like a ghost character, looming.

But Wang Shichong undoubtedly failed, and he was always discouraged because of Xiao Buyi. Of course, the person who has this kind of thought is by no means Wang Shichong.

Before Li Mi died, most of them would have the idea of Xiao Buyi and Li Mi. But Wang Shichong's feeling is particularly strong, Wang Shichong has always believed that without Xiao Buyi, Dongdu should have belonged to him!

Xiao Buyi was thinking that if he didn't have him, the Eastern Capital might be owned by Wang Shichong, but in the end, they still couldn't stop Li Tang's army.

Without Xiao Buyi, history would definitely not be what it is now, but with him Xiao Buyi, history is not the history of the beginning.

When he Xiao Buyi came to this world, he is the opponent of the world's heroes.

I don't know how long I was silent, Wang Shichong finally said: "Xiao Buyi, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss it very much." ”

Wang Shichong said this kind of thing at this time, of course, he did not change his true colors of inconsistent heart. However, he holds his own identity, and now he is also an emperor no matter how he says it, because he calls Xiao Buyi by his name, and even does not recognize Xiao Buyi's status. Xiao Buyi didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Brother Shichong came as promised, which makes me very pleased. Xiao Buyi called it so, and he didn't put the so-called Zheng Guo in his eyes. At present, Xiao Buyi declares to the outside world that only the Eastern Capital is orthodox, Wang Shichong has established himself as the king, and Xiao Buyi only calls the old friendship, and he does not recognize Wang Shichong's status as a king.

The two of them secretly politely said two sentences, Rao is Wang Shichong is cunning as a ghost, Rao is Xiao Buyi's mouth is like a river, and he felt that he had nothing to say for a while.

When people are at the end of the road, of course, it seems a little redundant to say anything.

Speaking of negotiations today, Xiao Buyi has decided that this is the last negotiation between him and Wang Shichong.

On the third day after Wang Honglie returned to Yangzhou, Wang Shichong took the initiative to contact Xiao Buyi and asked him to meet on both sides of Tianshui seven days later. This place is open on both sides of the river, as far as the eye can see.

Of course, this kind of scenery is good, but Wang Shichong's intention is obvious, he doesn't want to use troops for the time being. In this case, if there is a large army, it should be seen at a glance.

Of course, Xiao Buyi understood Wang Shichong's intentions, but he didn't dare to be careless at all. He is still alive because he is careful at all times. Before coming to Tianshui, he had spies all around him, monitoring whether there was a large army. Thirty miles behind him, there was Li Jing's iron cavalry waiting, and under such an arrangement, he came to Tianshui with confidence. Xiao Buyi knew that of course Wang Shichong would also arrange spies, which was not far from Yangzhou, and he had the strength to monitor every move of Xiao Buyi's army.

In this case, it can be proved that neither side has the desire to send troops.

According to Xiao Buyi's meaning, he really wanted to meet Wang Shichong as soon as possible and put pressure on Wang Shichong. He received extremely bad news, he wanted to rush back to the Eastern Capital as soon as possible, and the Eastern Capital obviously needed him to preside over it, but he felt that if he waited for seven days in exchange for Wang Shichong's submission, it would be a good deal.

In fact, his goal of dominating the world has not changed, but he will adjust the details. His original purpose was to cooperate with Du Fuwei to recover Liyang, Danyang and Du Fuwei's domination, and by the way, take a look at Wang Shichong's movements. Things have developed to the point where they are now, of course he wants to go one step closer and recruit Wang Shichong.

He waited for seven days, thought of a thousand strategies, discussed with Li Jing for a long time, and sent back more than a dozen urgent orders to the eastern capital, he knew that now it was a crisis again, and he must survive this pass.

Looking at Wang Shichong on the other side, Xiao Buyi was still calm, and from his face, there was no anxiety at all. Although he couldn't wait to return to the Eastern Capital, he couldn't let Wang Shichong see his hole cards, he wanted to make Wang Shichong feel that even if he spent the New Year in Jiangdu, there would be no problems.

Wang Shichong's eagle-like eyes never left Xiao Buyi's face, and when he saw him wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, the sun was shining, shrouding Xiao Buyi in a golden light, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

He really couldn't see Xiao Buyi's mood, he originally thought that Xiao Buyi would be in a hurry.

Xiao Buyi's expression, temperament and even demeanor now put great pressure on him. The dozens of people who followed Wang Shichong, in addition to the personal soldiers, also had the generals and relatives. Many people saw Xiao Buyi for the first time, and they hated Xiao Buyi with fear.

Xiao Buyi went south, recovered Liyang with lightning speed, appeased the Huainan army, and now has gone down to half of the cities in the Jiangdu. They already knew that in addition to Xuyi, Qingliu and Quanjiao, which were cut off by the battle line, also surrendered to the king of Western Liang.

This person's thunderbolt method was chilling, and when they saw Xiao Buyi in the distance shrouded in golden light, they almost thought it was a god.

Wang Shichong had no other way than to scold in his heart, and he was dressed very ceremoniously, but he never thought that even if Xiao Buyi didn't speak, he would use the light to hit him and his subordinates' confidence.

This Xiao cloth is almost pervasive.

I don't know how long he was silent, Wang Shichong smiled again: "Xiao Buyi, do you want to ask me to come today, but you want to see me across the river?" ”

Xiao Buyi laughed and said: "I want time to be like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, and the eastern capital has been separated for many years, in fact, I have always missed Brother Wang very much, and when I think back to the first time I saw him, it was like a dream." ”

Wang Shichong said lightly: "If it is really like a dream, I hope I never wake up." ”

Xiao Buyi said with emotion: "I think that at the beginning, Brother Wang and I cherished each other, and one hall was called a minister, and we were all valued by the Holy Master. thought that if they could join forces, they would be able to protect their family and country and give the world a peace. The great cause of the first emperor was not completed, but it collapsed halfway, which really made me sigh and sigh. General Zhang was victimized by thieves, and now only you and I are the only ones who have received the favor of the saint, and it stands to reason that you and I should fulfill the saint's last wish to pacify the world. ”

Wang Shichong sneered in his heart, but the smile on his face remained undiminished. In his opinion, there is no difference between Xiao Buyi and him, it's just that Xiao Buyi hides his scheming deeper, and even better at acting than him.

Yang Guang died when he died, but Xiao Buyi wanted to make such a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, which made Wang Shichong very uncomfortable. But he couldn't help but say that what Xiao Buyi said was the same thing. If it weren't for Xiao Buyi's intimidating understanding, when a stranger heard these words, he would probably be moved by Xiao Buyi's loyalty.

It's a pity that he only hates.

The smile was even stronger, and Wang Shichong said: "It's a pity that you and I haven't fulfilled the saint's last wish." ”

Xiao Buyi was surprised and said: "Brother Wang, why did you say this, you didn't fulfill the saint's last wish, but I am close to success." Now Emperor Tai knows people well, has exterminated the thieves in Henan, unified Jingxiang, appeased the Shu people, and Lingnan Xiping. How can you turn a blind eye to this great cause? ”

The faces of the generals of the Huainan Army changed slightly, and they couldn't help but admit that Xiao Buyi had indeed made great achievements over the years. Relatively speaking, the Huainan Army was too inferior.

Wang Shichong listened to Xiao Buyi showing off his exploits, and his heart was the same as a needle prick, "Xiao Buyi, you are Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it, what is the hypocrisy of benevolence and righteousness?" ”

Xiao Buyi said solemnly: "I only know that the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and the line is higher than the people, and the crowd will not." Some rumors are not good for me, but I have a lot of care for the peace of the world? ”

Wang Shichong laughed, "What a person who is higher than others, Xiao Buyi, this black-hearted and shameless person in the world, take you as the most!" ”

Xiao Buyi was not angry, but sighed: "Brother Wang, this king's merits and demerits, don't work for you to comment, there are descendants to comment." Today, I asked you to come, but the people of Jiangdu said that they were suffering. If Brother Wang still remembers the importance of the saint back then, he should return to the Eastern Capital, and don't have another dispute. ”

"Why are you?" Wang Shichong said coldly.

Xiao Buyi said: "With the love of the people of the world, this king can't let Jiangnan be in turmoil!" ”

Wang Shichong smiled and leaned back, almost laughing out of tears, "Xiao Buyi, do you want to say, let me give up Yangzhou and return to the Eastern Capital?" Otherwise, you will set foot in Jiangdu? ”

The happier Wang Shichong smiled, the more dignified Xiao Buyi became, "I remembered the old relationship with Brother Wang, so I asked you to come, I only hope that you can focus on the overall situation." Otherwise, they will raise a war in vain, and the people will suffer. ”

"What a compassionate King of Xiliang." Wang Shichong's face turned pale, "Do you really think that even the five cities of Xiajiang can scare me?" ”

Xiao Buyi sighed, "I don't need to scare you, if you want to take Jiangdu, it's not difficult for me." ”

Wang Shichong sneered: "Xiao Buyi, it's a pity...... Pity! ”

Xiao Buyi raised his eyebrows, "What does Brother Wang mean by this?" ”

Wang Shichong breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that you can't protect yourself!" Don't think that I don't know, Dou Jiande has raised troops for the second time, conquered the pass of Liyang, and is about to force the Eastern Capital in an instant, and now the Eastern Capital soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, Xiao Buyi, you are still ashamed to let me defect, but do you want me to perish with you? ”

As soon as his words landed, the Huainan generals were in good spirits, but the other side was silent.

"Xiao Buyi, do you want to deny it?" Wang Shichong saw that Xiao Buyi was silent, and laughed.

Xiao Buyi smiled, "Your news is not accurate, I not only lost Liyang, but also lost Xinxiang, Dou Jiande is indeed brave this time, and the army has arrived near Xingyang." ”

Wang Shichong was stunned, but he didn't expect Xiao Buyi to admit it bluntly, "Xiao Buyi...... You ......"

Xiao Buyi said lightly: "I know that you delayed the meeting to make me anxious, but you are obviously very wrong." No matter how fierce the Hebei army is, it can't attack tens of thousands of troops. No matter how profitable the Hebei army is, it will not end in Xingyang. Thinking that Li Mi had millions of soldiers back then, what could he do if he attacked the eastern capital? Didn't you lose your armor and disappear by me? No matter how strong Dou Jiande is, can he be stronger than Li Mi? ”

Wang Shichong's face changed slightly, and he did not speak.

Xiao Buyi laughed loudly and said: "Brother Wang, do you really think that Dou Jiande is your lifesaver, do you really think that Dou Jiande can help me?" ”

Wang Shichong said coldly: "Xiao Buyi, Dou Jiande may not be able to bring you down, but don't forget, you are fighting everywhere now, Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, Xu Yuanlang, Luo Yi and me, can't the five of them help you?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "The five of you really join forces, of course I can't, but I'm going to take your Jiangdu, you ask the four of them, who will save you?" ”

Wang Shichong's face was pale and silent. Dou Jiande brazenly raised troops, had taken the important town of Liyang, and forced the fortress on the east side of the eastern capital, it seemed that this was originally his hole card, but Xiao Buyi was not even half shocked, he really didn't put Dou Jiande in his eyes?

Although Xiao Buyi had a smile on his face, he sighed in his heart, what Wang Shichong said was not bad at all, and Dou Jiande caused great trouble to Xiao Buyi again. Originally, a few years ago, Dou Jiande brazenly raised troops to attack Henan Zhudi, Xiao Buyi just held each other, and did not counterattack, and the Hebei army ran out of food and retreated. The county seat they occupied quickly spit out, because after all, there was Liyang to choke the main road, and the county seat was guarded by soldiers, but they were afraid that they would be attacked by the Western Liang army, and they would be attacked before and after, resulting in the annihilation of the whole army, so Dou Jiandesuo gave up the occupied county town and turned back to Hebei.

The last time Dou Jiande sent troops, the original intention was to attack the defenders of Dongping, and Xu Yuanlang's soldiers came to fight in the eastern capital in two ways. But this kind of attack happened to fall in Xiao Buyi's calculations, Dongping County, there are Zhang Zhenzhou, Qin Shubao, Shi Danai, Cheng Yanjin and Pei Xingyan Five Tiger generals joined forces, Liu Heimin, Luo Shixin, Xu Yuanlang Although they are also heroes, it is difficult to defeat Dongping's Western Liang Army in a hurry. The two sides have won and lost each other, and the battle is inseparable.

Dongping is not ke, Dou Jiande's plan was frustrated, and he was a general with continuous losses, the supply of grain and straw in winter was poor, and the plan failed, so he could only return north.

But Dou Jiande took advantage of Xiao Buyi's southward movement to appease Liyang and prepare to attack Jiangdu, and raised troops again. Although Xiao Buyi was deployed, he still underestimated the strength and determination of the Hebei Army.

In this attack, Dou Jiande dragged Dongping's 70,000 or 80,000 troops with Liu Heimin, Wang Fubao, and Luo Shixin, but he personally led the elite troops to attack Liyang.

After Liyang was taken down by Li Jing, although the city defense was already excellent, Dou Jiande was a hero after all, and the battle policy had been decided, and it was inevitable for Liyang.

As a result, the Hebei Army and Dongping's Western Liang Army won and lost each other, but Liu Heimin and others successfully dragged the forces of Zhang Zhenzhou and others, making it impossible for them to rescue Liyang. Dou Jiande personally commanded the troops to storm Liyang and Liyang Cang, and it only took a few days of effort to go down to Liyang first, and then to Liyang Cang. Qi Luo and Di Hongyuan, who were defending the city, were killed in battle, and they fled, but when Qi Luo was dying, he burned Liyang Cang!

Qi Luo did not call the shots without authorization, but followed Li Jing's original policy, even if he couldn't hold it, the grain and straw couldn't fall into the hands of the enemy! Today is different from the past, and the Western Liang Army is also a different Hebei Army. Although the Hebei army is farming, the people's livelihood is tired, and the army is on an expedition, and it needs Liyang storage, but the Western Liang army has the supply of fish and rice, and its dependence on the granary has been greatly reduced.

In this confrontation, although Dou Jiande did not get the granary, it greatly boosted the morale of the Hebei army. And Xiao Buyi's loss of Liyang, the loss of Liyangcang, and the loss of the supply base of the Northern Expedition can be said to have suffered a heavy setback.

After Xiao Buyi and Li Jing learned the news, they both frowned, but they were not impatient. Xu Shiji has personally led the troops to defend Xingyang, and is now in a stalemate with the Hebei army.

However, the Hebei army made waves north of the Yellow River and attacked Hanoi and Changping counties. The county towns that had been abandoned at the beginning had all been recovered, and the defenders of Hanoi and Changping were in a hurry. Finally, in order to take the party, Xiao Buyi attacked Guanzhong, attaching great importance to these two counties, and being heavily guarded, Dou Jiande could not succeed quickly. But in this way, at the junction of Hebei and Henan, the Western Liang Army was in an emergency, and Wang Shichong knew the news, so he had no fear.

It can be seen that Xiao Buyi is not alarmed, and Wang Shichong has an uneasy feeling in his heart.

Xiao Buyi saw that Wang Shichong was silent, and said with a smile: "Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande is taking Li Mi's old path, although it seems that the momentum is not bad, but in my eyes, it is not far from defeat." Whether you want to follow his path, or follow Du Fuwei's example and become the king, it depends on your thoughts. ”

Wang Shichong struggled in his heart, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

As long as Xiao Buyi was the slightest flustered, he felt that he had an opportunity to take advantage of, but now Xiao Buyi was obviously mature and capable, although it was across the river, it had already put great pressure on him.

Xiao Buyi said again: "Wang Shichong, I don't need you to make a decision today, I can give you three months to make a decision." In these three months, I will not attack Yangzhou. ”

Wang Shichong didn't answer, but Wang Shiwei had already shouted: "Xiao Buyi, you have such a big breath, it should be the time we give you to decide." ”

Xiao Buyi said indifferently: "I have a dialogue with Wang Shichong, there is no room for you to interject, Wang Shiwei, if you say one more word, I will catch you and will not spare you." ”

Wang Shiwei wanted to laugh, but when he saw that his two sons were silent, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and he didn't dare to speak.

Xiao Buyi said again: "Wang Shichong, you wait and listen, up to Wang Shichong, down to the Huainan soldiers and hundreds of officials, and then to the people of Yangzhou, from now on, within three months, as long as you wait to surrender, I will not blame the past, and there will be an official reward." But after three months, if the king does not surrender, if the king breaks the city, there is no possibility of survival! He stretched out his hand and drew an arrow, and gently broke it: "This king swears by the Tianshui today, if he violates this oath, there will be such an arrow!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, Huainan Jun's face had changed greatly, and Wang Shichong secretly shouted that it was not good, knowing that Xiao Buyi was a plan to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle.

Xiao Buyi doesn't fight, but it's really more insidious than a heavy soldier attack. Because if Yangzhou is besieged, everyone knows that they will die, but they will resist desperately, but Xiao Buyi gives a three-month deadline, and those who are not strong will will soon be shaken. After three months, how many people will be left around him by then?

Wang Shichong regretted it in his heart, knowing that this peace talk was a mistake, and he had the same idea now as Yu Wenhua at the beginning, that is, he should not say anything to Xiao Buyi at this time.

Everyone looked at the broken arrow in Xiao Buyi's hand, and the pressure in their hearts was self-evident.

Everyone knows Xiao Buyiren, but when he swore that if he didn't surrender, he would be killed, no one doubted his confidence. Wang Shichong is right, they can indeed resist for a while, but what is the point of resisting any longer?

Xiao Buyi saw everyone's faces hesitating, knowing that the goal had been achieved, and said: "Where to go, you wait for the decision to make a decision, once the deadline passes, it will be too late to regret!" ”

After he finished speaking, Le Ma turned around, and the guards around him followed, leaving only the Huainan general standing by the river, lost and depressed. Wang Shiwei looked at his two sons, with a complex meaning in his eyes, Wang Xingben shook his head at first, and then nodded, as if he was talking to his father about something.

Wang Shichong casually glimpsed that his heart had sunk.

**

After Xiao Buyi turned to Yongfu, Li Jingzheng frowned and looked at the map, but this time it was not the terrain of Jiangnan, but the terrain near Xingyang. When Xiao Buyi saw it, he smiled bitterly and said: "Second brother, what I should say to Wang Shichong, I have already finished everything, and the rest of the things can only depend on you." ”

Li Jing pressed his hand on Xiao Buyi's shoulder, "Buyi, you have done a good job, much better than I expected." Don't worry, Wang Shichong has me to clean up, and he can't make it to the climate, Shen Faxing and Fu Gongqi are also powerless to return to the sky, just go back with peace of mind. The way of using soldiers, you can't be in a hurry, although I want to clean up these three people quickly, but it will take time. If you want to hurry, you can't reach ......"

Xiao Buyi nodded and said, "I understand this, so I never rush you." ”

Li Jing smiled and said with relief: "With your words, I am relieved." ”

"Second brother, what advice do you have for Dou Jiande?" Xiao Buyi asked: "He raised troops to attack this time, and he looks very fierce." ”

Li Jing said calmly: "I'm not afraid of being fierce, they are attacking, it's actually more to my liking." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Buyi's spirits lifted.

Li Jing said: "Although the land of Hebei Sisai is not as advantageous as the location of Guanzhong, it takes a lot of effort to raise troops to fight. But Dou Jiande didn't measure his strength this time, raised troops to attack, traveled long distances, and had hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, so he was sure that there was not enough food. Hebei was the foundation of Yang Guang's expedition to Liaodong, and the people paid heavy taxes, after the three expeditions to Liaodong, Hebei was ten rooms and nine empty, and it was already unbearable to conquer, in this case, we can drag down the Hebei army alive. Commoner...... In fact, if you are ruthless, let go of the opening, let Dou Jiande attack, stretch the battle line, and then use the method of clearing the wilderness. The Hebei army had no food, and then cut off its grain route, and tens of thousands of troops were defeated without attacking. ”

Seeing Xiao Buyi's bitter face, Li Jing sighed, "You probably can't bear it, but it's okay, there is another way to defeat them." ”

"Please also ask the second brother to speak clearly." Xiao Buyi asked expectantly.

"Actually...... I have already made a plan, but this plan involves a lot, and it takes patience to find a way to calculate Li Yuan. Li Jing whispered a few words in Xiao Buyi's ear.

Xiao Buyi raised his eyebrows, "Second brother, do you really plan to do so?" ”

Li Jing smiled and said: "You can't bear to put the battlefield of the duel in Henan, so we might as well put the battlefield in Hebei." Cloth, you know, you don't occupy a profit, but you have one of the most important advantages...... That's what you can afford! Whether it's Guanzhong or Hebei, they don't have the supply capacity you have right now. A war of attrition is extremely beneficial to you. ”

Xiao Buyi has made up his mind, "Okay, I'll follow the words of the second brother!" ”

(To be continued)