What is called a hot potato, Xie An can be regarded as a personal experience this time.

Holding the tiger talisman engraved with the southern character in his hand, Xie An sat on the left side of the tent and exchanged a look with Li Shou, who was sitting on the main seat.

That's a ......

What a bad situation!

Looking at the collision of the eyes of the generals of the Second Army of the Western Expedition and the generals of the Southern Army in the tent, Li Shou smiled bitterly.

A few days ago, he Li Shou and Xie An were secretly distressed about the estrangement between the first army and the second army of the Western Expedition, but compared to the moment, the estrangement between the first army and the second army is nothing at all, haven't you noticed? The frightening anger and hatred of the generals of the Southern Army, Lin Zhen, Le Jun, and Wei Yun, when they looked at Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and others.

Ah......h

With a wry smile, Li Shou shook his head at Xie An quietly, signaling that Xie An could not do anything.

To be honest, Li Shou's impression of the Southern Army is quite poor, you know, he and Xie An rushed 500 miles from Luoyang to Hangu Pass, in order to rescue the Southern Army, but what was the result?

The Southern Army actually held them hostage and fought against him and Xie An, and Li Shou still felt a faint pain in his abdomen.

If it weren't for Xie An's gesture to himself at that time, if he hadn't seen Lu Gong's desolate appearance, Li Shou wouldn't have given up on anything.

Speaking of which, although Li Shou seems to be weak, he is by no means a cowardly person, and it can be seen from the fact that he and Xie An beat each other on the street in Jijing, and he also has a capable bottom line. And the bad treatment of the Southern Army made him feel as if he was the Mr. Dongguo who saved the poisonous snake.

However, for Lu Gong to hand over the tiger talisman of the Southern Army to him and Xie An, this was somewhat unexpected by Li Shou.

It is undeniable that the Southern Army is an army with quite strong combat capability, and it can be said that it is not a problem to defeat ten enemies, but it's just that. Even if he and Xie An hold the tiger talisman in their hands, even if Lu Gong has severely reprimanded the southern army, will the southern army be obedient?

Looking at Lin Zhen, Le Jun, and Wei Yun's heavy and cold faces, Li Shou almost had little hope.

I don't know how long it took, Lin Zhen snapped. Break the silence in the tent.

"General, Lord Xie, the last general has the courage to ask, why are these traitors who are not sorry to die in the army of the general?!" When he said this, Lin Zhen raised his hand and pointed at the general of the Second Army of the Western Expedition.

Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and others' faces changed suddenly, and there was a faint hint of anger in their eyes. Several of the generals under their command had indignant expressions on their faces, and they reached out and slowly touched the swords leaning on the side of the desk.

At the same time, the generals of the Southern Army also noticed the actions of the generals of the Second Army, and they also touched their swords in unison.

"Boom!" Almost at the same time, the generals on both sides stood up and drew their swords at their waists.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the tent became tense, and even Li Jing, Zheng Hao, Su Xin and others of the First Army of the Western Expedition were also subject to this impromptu war spirit. Subconsciously drew his saber as well.

Is this really the case?

Li Shou couldn't cry or laugh, turned his head to glance at Xie An, but saw that he was holding a teacup and drinking tea by himself.

You have something to say!

Li Shou couldn't stop glancing at Xie An, he knew very well that compared to him, the nominal commander, Xie An was now. Because the soldiers took Gucheng without blood, and said that they surrendered Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and other rebel generals, they had a very high prestige in the first and second armies of the Western Expedition.

To put it simply, generals like Zheng Hao, Su Xin, Li Jing and other generals of the First Army are more and more looking forward to Xie An being able to lead them to victory in this western expedition. And people like Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and others even gambled all the opportunities to wash away the stigma on Xie An, in other words, Xie An's words are more effective than his Li Shou, the nominal commander.

In fact, at this moment, all the generals in the tent did turn their attention to Xie An, but this guy was good, Gu Zi drank tea and didn't say a word.

Wait, Xie An opened his mouth......

"Na, who is that, this tea is a little cold, make another pot for the official!"

Under the stunned gaze of everyone in the tent, Xie An didn't seem to see the tense confrontation in the tent, and said to several Eastern Army guards standing at the tent.

"Yes!" A guard of the Eastern Army clenched his fists and took the order, stepped forward, and took away the tea cup on Xie An's desk.

I have to say that in terms of loyalty, the Eastern Army is the most reliable, but whatever Xie An says, the Eastern Army does everything, and it is no wonder who called Xie An the husband of their main general Liang Qiuwu.

What the hell is this guy trying to do?

Li Shou looked at Xie An suspiciously, although he felt extremely worried about his current situation, seeing that Xie An was so calm, he gradually calmed down, beckoned, and said to the Eastern Army guards at the tent, "Na, who is that, make a pot for General Ben!" ”

"No!"

The main general in the "......" tent looked at each other, unable to understand what the two were doing, maintaining a confrontational situation, and for a while, they were a little at a loss.

I don't know how long it took, when the two guards of the Eastern Army brought two pots of freshly brewed tea to Xie An and Li Shou, the generals of the First Army of the Western Expedition seemed to understand something, glanced at each other, put the swords in their hands into the scabbard, and sat down quietly.

Seeing this, Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and other more than ten generals of the Second Army thought slightly, and after exchanging a look, they also silently put away their sword blades and sat back in the seat.

Then, Wei Yun, one of the three generals of the Southern Army, sighed slightly, then withdrew his sword blade and sat down.

After Wei Yun, one after another generals of the Southern Army also put away their weapons one after another and sat back in the seat.

Until in the end, Lin Zhen was left alone......

From beginning to end, Xie An played with the tiger talisman representing the Southern Army in his hand, drank tea with a calm face, and said nothing.

Maybe he noticed the Southern Army Tiger Talisman in Xie An's hand, Lin Zhen's eyes flashed a trace of struggle, and then under Le Jun's silent pull, he slammed the sword in his hand to the ground and sat back in the seat with a bang.

At this moment, Xie An put down the teacup in his hand and glanced around at the generals in the tent.

Look at him like this. Silly everyone knows that this Master Xie is going to speak......

Will you scold Fang Cai for his affairs?

Is it to reprimand the First Army, or the Second Army, or the Southern Army?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xie An.

saw Xie An lick his lips and said lightly. "Then, in view of the current situation, let's discuss how to deal with the rebels in Hangu Pass, and we will brainstorm ideas. I hope you will speak freely......"

What the?

Pretending not to see it?

The generals in the tent looked at each other, and for a while, it was a little difficult to grasp Xie An's thoughts.

In fact, Xie An's idea is very simple, in his opinion, the fault this time obviously lies in the Southern Army, of course. The generals of the second army should not draw their swords to confront them after being provoked, but in the final analysis, if it weren't for Lin Zhen's disrespectful words, how could Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and others be angry?

But then again, after seeing Lu Gong's miserable end, Xie An really didn't want to make any accusations against the Southern Army.

To be honest, to this day, Xie An still has a deep prejudice against Lu Fan, and putting aside the original incident, whether it is Lu Song, the Duke of Nanguo. Shi Lu Fan, whether it is Shi Lu Fan, is a person Xie An has seen, a person with a very high quality, although his status is prominent, he does not have the slightest arrogance.

However, such a person, how miserable the end was, Shi Lu Fan led the army to attack Hangu Pass. was beheaded by a rebel general, his father, who was half a hundred years old, went into battle in armor, but he landed on such a field, and his hands and tendons were broken, and he was a poor veteran who had made great achievements thirty years ago. Since then, he has been reduced to a wasted person, and he can no longer hold a weapon in his hand, like an old man in the twilight of his life, what a humiliation for a general?

It is no wonder that the southern army was full of anger, wanting to seize the tiger talisman and the power of the army, and storming Hangu Pass.

Thinking of this, Xie An sighed slightly, turned his head to look at Lin Zhen, and said in a deep voice, "General Lin, let's start with you!" ――The Southern Army has defended this place and fought against the rebels at Hangu Pass many times, so you must know the combat power of the rebels, right? ”

When the words fell, the rest of the generals were shocked, not to mention Lin Zhen, who was the party concerned.

Glancing at Xie An deeply, Lin Zhen said in a deep voice, "The first round of defeat of our Southern Army is all due to the world...... All of them were killed because of the world, and the friendly troops fled in a hurry, which was not the fault of our southern army, and as for the defeat a few days ago, it was only because our army was not strong enough...... If Lord Xie can trust Lin, he will be a tiger talisman

Delivered, even if Lin Zhen is broken, he is bound to be able to conquer Hangu Pass, kill the thief, avenge the world, and avenge the old man! ”

Although he said it impassionedly, his words made the generals in the tent frown, and even Li Shou couldn't help but be a little displeased.

Until now, are you still thinking about seizing the power of the army?

At this time, Su Xin sneered and said coldly, "What does General Lin mean is that the first round of the Western Expedition failed, and the blame lies with me?" ”

"Isn't it?" Lin Zhen's face sank when he heard this, he looked at Su Xin and snorted coldly, "If you hadn't waited for you to see that the battle situation was unfavorable and fled in a hurry, how would our southern army be under siege?" ――You are a little five-grade general, what qualifications do you have to shout at Lin? ”

Su Xin was furious, and sneered, "What General Lin said is extremely true, but I, Su Xin, relied on my military merits to climb step by step to the position of this fifth-rank general, while some people rely on the prestige of the Southern Army to rank high among the third-rank deputy generals......"

"Ahem!" Li Jing coughed and said lightly, "General Su, let's say a few words, people are one of the four towns in Jijing, and it is normal to look down on third-rate soldiers and horses such as us...... It's just that even if it is the Southern Army, if you shirk responsibility, this is a bit inappropriate, right? Right? General Lin? ”

Obviously, because of Lin Zhen, Li Jing blamed the Western Expedition for the defeat of the first Western Expedition, which made Li Jing really angry.

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Zhen frowned and said.

"What do you mean?" Li Jing sneered and said sarcastically, "At that time, I, Li Jing, was also fighting to the death with the rebels of Hangu Pass, but I overheard that the commander of our army was killed...... It's ridiculous! My western expeditionary Zhou army has not yet shown the slightest rout, but the middle formation was broken by the enemy, General Lin, you should tell me, whether it is your southern army that has dragged down my western expeditionary army, or my western expeditionary army has dragged down your southern army! ――Isn't that clear enough? Then Li said bluntly, if it weren't for your family's lack of martial arts, but you had to fight with the enemy's fierce generals, how could that battle be lost? ”

"What did you say?!" Lin Zhen was furious, and even the generals of the Southern Army such as Le Jun and Wei Yun were also full of anger.

"Isn't it?" Su Xin sneered and said in a deep voice, "Don't think that only your southern army has been left behind. We were all on the front line at the time, which one didn't fight hard and fight a bloody way? If you want to blame, blame your Southern Army's turtle shell is too heavy...... Ah, you can't afford to throw it away, right? After all, if you don't have that layer of turtle shells, your southern army is just a third-rate army! ”

"Su Xinpifu. You insulted my Southern Army like this! With Lin Zhen's angry scolding, the generals of the Southern Army all stood up, and the first army of the Western Expedition also stood up and faced each other.

At this moment, I heard a deep cry from inside the tent.

"Shut up!"

The generals turned their heads. looked at Xie An, who was full of anger, with some surprise.

I have to say that Xie An's mood at the moment is really bad, and he finally exposed the confrontation just now, but as a result, these people jumped out again and intensified the contradiction.

Thinking of this, Xie An slapped the tiger talisman in his hand heavily. Looking at Lin Zhen, he said in a deep voice, "Lin Zhen, this official saw that your southern army was so down, and Lu Gong also suffered such a catastrophe, I didn't want to reprimand you too much, even if you were rude to this official and His Royal Highness before, and this official is not guilty in the past, but if you want to regard this official's tolerance as a compromise and aggressive." Don't blame the official for being unkind! -- Not for you alone, but for the thousands of officers and men of your Southern Army! ”

Perhaps it was because Xie An had gradually become accustomed to commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses over the past few days, and he had vaguely gained a bit of momentum in his gestures, so that at this moment, he suddenly attacked, and the generals of the Southern Army led by Lin Zhen were slightly stunned.

"And. Lin Zhen, you can figure it out to this official, if it weren't for His Highness and this official to lead the army to rescue, you would have been wiped out like abandoned! ――To put it mildly, this official is only here to save Lu Gong this time. For the life and death of you, the official doesn't care about it at all, so you don't give the official a kick in the face! - Even if there is no southern army of yours, this official will still attack Hangu Pass! - Sit down, or else the official will exercise the authority entrusted to him by the Duke of Lu, and he will behead you for the following crimes! ”

Maybe it was because Xie An was very powerful at this moment, or maybe it was because Xie An mentioned Lu Gong in his mouth, the generals of the Southern Army glanced at each other, forcibly endured the anger in their hearts, and slowly sat down.

"Su Xin!" Xie An's gaze looked at Su Xin.

“…… The end will be! ”

"Since the time when you and General Li Jing went with this officer to say that General Zhang Dong was surrendered in person, this official regarded you as a confidant, but if you want to stir up discord within our army, this official will also behead you! - Li Jing, did you hear that? ”

"Yes......" Li Jing hugged his fists.

"In that case, I apologize to General Lin Zhen and the generals of the Southern Army! ――The dead are great, why do you dare to humiliate the Nangong Mansion? ”

"The last general obeys the order...... Su Xin and Li Jing glanced at each other, clenched their fists and bowed their heads.

Perhaps it was due to Xie An's words that he regarded the two of them as confidants, but the two of them were not dissatisfied, but looked flattered and a little surprised.

"General Lin, as well as the generals of the Southern Army, we have offended a lot, and I hope that the generals will not blame you......"

Seeing Su Xin and Li Jing walking in front of him in person and leaning over to confess, Lin Zhen opened his mouth and glanced at Xie An with a complicated expression.

Seeing this, Wei Yun stood up, clenched his fists and said, "The two generals are serious, and our southern army has also offended, and I hope that you generals Haihan!" As he spoke, he hugged his fists towards Zheng Hao, Fei Guo and other generals of the First Army of the Western Expedition.

Looking at Li Jing and Su Xin in the table with cold eyes, Xie An glanced around the tent, and saw that Lin Zhen bowed his head and was silent, so he knew that this person was not convinced, so he took a light breath and said in a deep voice, "General Lin, this official knows that you and the other southern army want to seize military power, not because of a plot against you, but because you want to fight the Hanguguan rebels again, but this official told you bluntly that even if you take the tiger talisman, you will not be able to mobilize the 110,000 troops here, not to mention that General Zhang Dong, General Ou Peng, and General Tang Hao of the Second Army will not listen to your dispatch, even if it is the first army, I won't obey you because of that little tiger talisman, if you don't believe it, you can take it! -- Take the Tiger Talisman of your Southern Army with you! As he spoke, Xie An took out a Lantian Jade Tiger Talisman from his arms, which was larger than the Southern Army Tiger Talisman, and snapped it on the table in front of him.

"General Lin, the tiger talisman you want is placed here, and now the official will give you two ways, or, you come and get this tiger talisman and see how many people there will be in my 110,000 army, at your disposal; Or, your southern army will be merged into our western expeditionary army so far, and you will obey the dispatch of His Royal Highness, and you must not disobey it! ”

Lin Zhen raised his head and looked at the tiger talisman with a hot gaze, but after glancing around at the generals in the tent, he finally gave up.

Because from the sneering expressions of the generals of the First and Second Armies of the Western Expedition, Xie An had proved to Lin Zhen that what he said was true.

With a sigh from him, Wei Yun, one of the three generals of the Southern Army, stood up, hugged his fists, bowed his head and said, "I, the Southern Army, am willing to obey the dispatch of General Anping and Lord Xie!" ”

"Good!" Xie An raised his hand and invited Wei Yun to sit down, then glanced around at the generals in the room, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, you should have all calmed down, right?" Now, can we discuss the matter of Hangu Pass? ”

The generals in the room glanced at each other, clenched their fists in unison and said, "No! ”

Seeing this, Xie An nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Lin Zhen, with a little smile, and said, "Forgive this official for being behind his ears, I don't know if I heard General Lin's words, and I ask General Lin to talk about the strength of the rebels in Hangu Pass, and say it again......"

The generals in the tent knew that this was an opportunity for Xie An to give Lin Zhen or the Southern Army to be rude before, so they all looked at Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen raised his head and glanced at Xie An deeply, slowly hugged his fists, and said in a heavy tone, "Hanguguan rebels, its commander is called Qin Wei, what is this person's ability, I don't know, the previous encounter, the opponent of our southern army ......" Speaking of this, he glanced at Tang Hao, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Looking at Tang Hao's embarrassed expression, Lin Zhen didn't say anything this time, and continued, "Generally speaking, the rebels are far below our army in terms of combat strength and equipment, and it can be said that they are only better than the number of people, but that unknown rebel general, his martial arts are really amazing......" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but have a little hatred in his eyes.

"If you want to get the letter to Guguan, you must kill this person first! - And if you want to kill this person, the only way to do it is to ask General Liang Qiu to come out in person! ”

The generals in the tent were all shocked when they heard this, and among them, Tang Hao, who was shocked, asked tentatively, "......What is General Lin referring to?"

"Admiral of the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, [Yanhu Ji] Liangqiu Dance!"