When Wei Yun, one of the three generals of the Southern Army, hurriedly rushed into the hall with three or five personal guards, Xie An looked at him secretly.

Like the four generals of the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, they can be regarded as the generals of the Liangqiu family in the Donggong Mansion, and the three generals in the camp can also be said to be the generals of the Nangong Mansion, and they are hereditary generals.

Today, some of the three generals of the older generation of the Southern Army have retreated into the background, and some have died of old age, and they have replaced their sons and nephews to carry the banner of the Southern Army [those who are trapped].

Although he had never seen the soldiers of the Southern Army with his own eyes, from the description of Liangqiu Dance, Xie An could roughly deduce something.

If the Eastern Army is an indestructible spear, then the Southern Army is an indestructible shield.

Different from the equipment configuration of the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, the Southern Army is infantry, and the heavy infantry with full armor, holding a spear as long as more than a zhang in one hand, an iron shield high in the other, and a machete on the waist, in terms of mobility, it is the worst in the Four Towns Army, but once the Southern Army occupies a certain favorable terrain and sets up a formation, it is ten times the strength, and I am afraid it will be difficult to overcome.

Even if it is a training method, the Southern Army is completely different from the Eastern Army, the training method of the Eastern Army's Shenwu Battalion is how to kill the enemy army with the fastest speed and the most labor-saving way, and the training method of the Southern Army trapped in the camp can be called the most stupid training method.

Load!

High-intensity load-bearing!

During weekday training, the non-commissioned officers of the Southern Army had to wear heavy objects weighing hundreds of pounds to strengthen their physical fitness. So that when wearing a full set of armor, it can last longer in combat ability.

As for the tricks, it's just a shield and a bayonet, and it's boring.

Even Liang Qiu Wu had to admit that in terms of training, the Southern Army was definitely the heaviest of the Four Towns Army, so to become a soldier of the Southern Army trapped in the camp, the endurance and perseverance that far exceeded ordinary people were the most important.

And not personal martial arts!

In fact. When the Southern Army did not have any personal martial arts, when fighting, it was basically a whole column of soldiers advancing together, raising shields and bayonets together, and they needed to have the courage to have a blade and a body that did not change their face.

The most famous combination of the shield wall and the sea of guns in the Southern Army, even the Eastern Army, which has the strongest attack power, is not completely sure that it will be able to break away.

Fighting step by step, this is the only tactic of the Southern Army, using impregnable defenses. Crush your opponent little by little, gradually depleting the enemy's combat power and morale.

Throughout the army of the Great Zhou. In terms of defensive ability, no soldier dared to boast of being superior to the Southern Army, and this army, which was even more tenacious than the Eastern Army, was called an army that would never be defeated or dragged down.

Because of this, when he heard that Lu Fan led the southern army to die miserably under Hangu Pass, not only did he die, but even Nanjun also suffered more than half of the casualties, the court was shocked.

Thinking about it now, most of it was after Lu Fan died in battle. The rest of the soldiers and horses panicked and scattered in all directions, so that the southern army, which was already lacking in action, was surrounded by rebels, so it was only a heavy loss, otherwise, this kind of defense division like an iron wall. How can it be damaged by more than half of the ground?

"Wei Yun, the deputy general of the last general of the Southern Army, congratulated your army on conquering Luoyang, but I don't know, who is the commander of this army?"

When saying this. Wei Yun looked at Li Shou for a long time, but in the end he couldn't determine that Li Shou was the commander who presided over the Luoyang war, after all, Li Shou was not yet weak, and he was too young.

In view of the fact that the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who was sitting with Xie An on the left side, was sipping tea by himself, and did not have the slightest intention of talking, Li Shou could only do it himself, hugged his fists, and said, "This king is the commander of this Western Expeditionary Army, Li Shou!" ――My father ordered me to be the general of Anping, presiding over the war in Luoyang and Chang'an! ”

"Li ......" muttered to himself, Wei Yun looked at Li Shou in amazement, looking at his expression, obviously he had heard of Li Shou's rumors, he probably didn't expect that Li Shou, the Nine Emperor Princes, who was unknown and not favored by the Son of Heaven, was now shouldering such a heavy responsibility.

"The last general has seen General Anping!" Wei Yun bowed to the ground on one knee again.

Seeing this, Li Shou hurriedly raised his hand and said, "General Wei, please get up...... This king heard that the Duke of Nanguo was fighting with the rebels at Hangu Pass, why was General Wei here? ”

When Wei Yun heard this, he glanced at the generals in the room with a somewhat resentful gaze, and then clenched his fists and said, "General Qiqi Anping, this time the last general came to move rescue troops to Yanshi, and he didn't want the general to be brave, so he actually conquered Luoyang, so he hurriedly entered the city and asked the general for help!" ――My father-in-law is in danger, and I hope that the general will send troops to rescue him as soon as possible! ”

"This ......" Seeing Wei Yun's face so anxious, Li Shou was stunned in his heart, and said in disbelief, "Nanguo Gong Lu Gongye is my leading general in the Great Zhou, and he is even ......" Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly said, "This king has forgotten, Lu Gong's troops are insufficient...... By the way, what is Gong Lu's current situation? ”

Wei Yun opened his mouth silently when he heard this, then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "My grandfather was killed by that unknown rebel general......

"Huh?" Xie An was so shocked that he subconsciously sat up straight, with a look of disbelief.

"Fortunately, he was only seriously injured, although he was not worried about his life, but when the last general left the camp, he had not ......yet woken up," Wei Yun said while looking at Xie An with a puzzled look.

Seeing that all the people in the room were looking at him, Xie An felt embarrassed, pretended to cough, and slowly sat down again.

"The sky has eyes! ――Like an important minister in the court like Duke Lu, I am indispensable in Da Zhou...... General Wei and rest assured, Lu Gongji people have their own natural appearance! As Xie An's good buddy, Li Shoudang even picked up the conversation, comforted Wei Yun with kind words, and relieved Xie An's embarrassment.

"Thank you, General Jiyan!" Wei Yun looked at Li Shou gratefully, then paused, and said urgently, "General, right now, under the Hangu Pass, our army's camp has been attacked by the rebels again and again, but my grandfather is still unconscious, which has caused the army's heart to be turbulent, and I hope the general will quickly send troops to rescue!" ”

"This self-......" Li Shou subconsciously waved his hand, and was about to respond. Suddenly, he noticed that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was looking at him lightly, his heart moved slightly, and he changed his words and said, "General Wei, don't worry, but at the moment, Luoyang has not been completely captured...... General Wei should have also noticed that there are still many rebels in the Beicheng and Xicheng areas...... In this way, General Wei has worked hard all the way, so it is better to rest here for one night. Let this king consult with the generals about the military situation......"

"This ......" Wei Yun was impatient, looked up at Li Shou and wanted to stop talking, but in the end, he just sighed long, after all, Li Shou was right, he couldn't let go of the rebels who were still resisting in Luoyang, and immediately dispatched troops to rescue the southern army, right?

"General Wangda quickly quelled the Luoyang Rebellion and saved our southern army from fire and water...... If there is anything useful to Wei Yun, Wei Yun will never dare to quit! ”

"General Wei's words are serious......," Li Shou smiled slightly. He raised his hand and said, "Someone." Take care of General Wei's resting place! ”

"Yes!" The two soldiers at the door heard the words and led Wei Yun to the upper wing of the mansion to rest.

Looking at Wei Yun's back as he gradually moved away, Li Shou sighed and shook his head, and muttered, "It's really unexpected, even Lu Gong is not the opponent of the rebel general...... Who is this person? - General Su, have you ever seen the rebel general? ”

When Su Xin, the general of the Western Expeditionary Army, heard this, his face showed a little shame. He bowed his head and said, "General Qiyu, the last general also talked about it in private, but when the rebel general appeared, he was covered with a black coat, he didn't know his face, he didn't know his age, and he was carrying a huge horse chopping knife in one hand. Roughly visually, it weighs hundreds of pounds......"

"One-handed? Hundreds of pounds? Li Shou gasped when he heard this, and even the eldest grandson Xiangyu showed a little surprise.

Perhaps noticing the expression of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Su Xin took a deep breath. continued, "It is by no means that the last general and others are defeated and shirk their responsibilities, in fact, all the soldiers present at that time saw it clearly, the rebel general, holding the reins of the horse in one hand and the horse chopping knife in the other, so he entered my army of 100,000 people, no one is his enemy, but anyone who stands in front of this person is killed with a knife, and the last general saw with his own eyes that the rebel general with the power of his right hand alone cut General Sun Hewen and his horse into two pieces......"

"Really?" Li Shou sat up straight unconsciously.

The generals in the room did not answer, but bowed their heads silently, and this silence was far more convincing than answering.

At this moment, there was a sound of popping in the house, and everyone turned their heads to take a look, only to find that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was gently tapping on the table with the folding fan in his hand.

"Before the war began, the fear in your heart, is there any need to fight this battle? - Shame on you! ”

If it had been yesterday, most of these generals would have been angry, but now, after seeing the terrible side of this woman, how could they dare to have any indignation, and they all lowered their heads.

"Okay, without further ado, let's deploy the war tomorrow and tomorrow!" As he spoke, Changsun Xiangyu slowly stood up, playing with the folding fan in his hand, and said lightly, "In view of the fact that in the previous two times, the rebels were defeating the Zhou army under my Hangu Pass and counterattacking on a large scale, I expect that this time it will probably be the same...... After the annihilation of the Southern Army, the arrogant rebels will inevitably march out of Gucheng, and the army will counterattack Luoyang, in this case, we will attack Gucheng in a roundabout way to curb the morale of the rebels, in my opinion, the rebels will never expect us to attack his rear......"

Didn't even save Lu Gong?

......The generals in the room looked at each other, but none of them dared to intervene.

As if he hadn't noticed the expressions of the generals, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said to himself, "Tomorrow, Su Xin, you will send additional light cavalry scouts to monitor the area around Gucheng, and once the rebels from Hanguguan enter Gucheng, report quickly!" ”

“…… Be! ”

"Liu Yi, Bubai, Shi Jin, the three of you order 30,000 soldiers and horses, leave Luoyang early tomorrow morning, hide in Pishan, I will go with you and others, and wait for the rebels of Hanguguan to lead the army to Gucheng, and when they come to Luoyang, take the opportunity to take Gucheng!"

“…… Be! Liu Yi, Bubai, and Shi Jin glanced at each other, and clenched their fists to lead their lives.

"Fei Guo and Li Jing, you two guard Luoyang, and when the rebels arrive at Hanguguan, not only must you hold Luoyang, but also drag this wave of rebels, so that I can take Gucheng...... As long as Gucheng is taken, this wave of rebels is tantamount to a turtle in an urn, and it is difficult to fly with wings! ”

“…… Be! ”

"Then let's disperse!" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, waved the folding fan in his hand.

The generals in the room looked at each other and stood up silently, when they suddenly heard a voice.

"Why...... Why don't you save Lu Gong? Under the complicated gazes of everyone in the room, Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu intently.

"Save?" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, chuckled. said lightly, "Why do you want to save it?" Since Lu Gong led his army to attack Hangu Pass without regard for the holy order, he must have had the consciousness of death, and in my opinion, he led a mere 8,000 southern army to attack Hangu Pass, which was entrenched with 100,000 rebels, which in itself was no different from sending him to death...... Anyway, it's better to add a few odds to my strategy! ”

"You ......"

"100,000 rebels, and that unknown general. Do you think Hanguguan can be so easy to take? -- Right now, Lu Gong has created a wonderful opportunity for us, once he dies in battle, the morale of the rebels will inevitably rise, and they will inevitably counterattack in a big way, and we will only see the opportunity to cut off the rebels' way back, and Gucheng and Luoyang will be attacked, this will be a good chance of victory. It's much higher than stupidly pushing the army to the bottom of Hangu Pass! ”

"Is even Lu Gong a discardable pawn?" Xie An slowly stood up and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a little anger.

"Not really...... I'm just taking advantage of the situation. Don't you want to win? That's the best way to do it! ”

"What is the best way to see death and not save it?!"

Looking at the anger on Xie An's face, the smile on the face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu slowly put it away, and said with a smile, "Do you remember the three chapters of the covenant before the battle...... You and Li Shou have promised this military division, and you don't have any objections to the judgment made by this military division! ”

"This time and that time! - I want you to save Lu Gong! ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu snapped open the folding fan in his hand and said lightly, "There is such a good opportunity." With the opportunity to annihilate the main force of the rebels, you want me to save a half-dead old man? Plus a shattered Southern army? ――If these 8,000 Southern troops can be exchanged for the lives of tens of thousands of rebels, why should they be saved? ”

"You...... You are unreasonable! ”

"Ah, the art of war I practice is the art of war that is unreasonable!" As he spoke, the eldest grandson Xiangyu closed the folding fan in his hand and said. "As I said, I'm more about results than process! - Have you forgotten? My eldest grandson, Xiangyu, was originally a woman who would do anything to achieve her goals! ”

"You! Good. Good ......" Looking at Xie An, who was nodding at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and reddening, he blurted out, "Since this is the case, I will deprive you of the position of military advisor, and I will lead the troops to Hangu Pass myself!" - I can exercise the duties of the superintendent, right? ”

"......" Eldest Sun Xiangyu frowned slightly, and his face showed a faint look of anger.

Looking at the anger on her face, the generals looked at each other.

"Xie An, Xie An, calm down!" Seeing Xie An's words so desperate, Li Shou was shocked, and hurriedly stepped down from the main seat, came over to appease Xie An, and whispered in his ear, "You and I have no experience in leading troops, how can we fight the rebels in Hangu Pass?" Don't be presumptuous......" However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sharp look from Xie An.

"Shut up!"

"......" Li Shou opened his mouth, but he was shocked by Xie An.

I don't know how long it took, the eldest grandson Xiangyu let out a long sigh, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said weakly, "Go out, I have something to discuss with General Xie!" ”

In fact, the generals in the house have long wanted to leave, after all, in their opinion, the relationship between Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu is obviously not ordinary, the more they know, the more they know, maybe they may be abandoned by this terrible woman as an outcast, and they don't see that they can even abandon Nanguo Gong, one of the four towns?

Therefore, as soon as they heard the eldest grandson Xiangyu say this, the generals hurriedly dispersed, leaving Li Shou alone, looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Xie An stupidly.

"That king ......" halfway through, Li Shou suddenly noticed the cold gaze of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, smiled, scratched his head and said, "This king will also go down...... " As he spoke, he gave Xie An a look of self-begging, and withdrew from the house with the generals.

For a long time of incense, neither of the two spoke, the eldest grandson Xiangyu drank tea by himself, while Xie An still looked at this woman intently.

Suddenly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu spoke.

"Have you calmed down?"

"......" In fact, Xie An also regretted what he had just blurted out, and he didn't know how to continue the topic just now, but now that he saw the eldest Sun Xiangyu take the initiative to speak, his eyes softened a little.

Seeing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled and said lightly, "It seems that he has calmed down!" - Tell me, why do you insist on saving Lu Gong! ”

"Tell me......" For some reason, Xie An's face froze and said hesitantly. Duke Lu is my great Zhou minister, one of the four towns......"

"Wrong! - I don't want to hear that! Sipping tea, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said expressionlessly.

Xie An opened his mouth and said again, "Duke Lu used to be kind to me......

"Wrong again! - That's not what I want to hear! ”

"You! You're looking for ballast on purpose, aren't you? Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu angrily, and said angrily, "What do you want me to say before you are satisfied?" ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Xie An, and said lightly, "Just say, you are for your sister Wan'er, and you are afraid that after the death of Duke Lu." The men of the Lu family are all lost, the family business is ruined, the poor woman is bullied, and you don't have the strength to protect her secretly, besides, this kind of thing, it's not good to beg me, or Sister Wu...... Therefore, you want Lu Gong to live, just for the sake of that woman named Su Wan! ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth wordlessly. After being silent for a long time, he looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and said in a complicated tone. "You're really, really, annoying......"

"Giggles, I think so too!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled when he heard this, and after taking a deep look at Xie An, he shook his head and said, "It's very selfish, Xie An......"

Xie An knew what the eldest grandson Xiangyu was referring to, his face flashed a little ashamed, and he said sincerely. "Xiangyu, help me, please ......"

"Are you begging me?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu's eyes showed a little disbelief.

“…… Well! ”

"Just for that woman? - At the beginning, I said that as long as you beg me, I will help you and Li Shou deal with the prince, so you didn't give in. Right now, for that Su Wan, you actually begged me? ”

“……”

"It's really unswerving, this feeling ......" Eldest Sun Xiangyu frowned and rubbed his forehead, after glancing at Xie An. shook his head and said, "Sister Wu is right, you are just a child, and you act according to your preferences...... Do you know how much it costs to save Lu Gong? ”

Xie An stopped talking and shook his head.

"Let's just tell you this, according to what Wei Yun said, right now, Duke Lu is unconscious, and the southern army is full of anger, and is bound to think about avenging Duke Lu, if you lead the army to Hangu Pass, the southern army will inevitably compete with us for military power, do you think it can be persuaded by reasoning? Or do you think I can repeat my old tricks and kill some of the disobedient generals of the Southern Army? ――The Southern Army is one of the four towns, but it is not an ordinary soldier, how can I dispatch it? ”

“……”

"The army is not yet unstable, how to deal with the 100,000 rebels in Hangu Pass?"

“……”

"You are leading the army to save the Southern Army at this moment, will the Southern Army appreciate it? No! Most of them will think, "Why didn't you get there early?] Why did it take too late for our Southern Army to suffer heavy casualties? People are like this, the Southern Army, which is carried away by anger, will not take your affection, on the contrary, will compete with you for the power of the army! Even at the cost of a fight......"

“……”

"The current Southern Army can no longer be called a disciplined army, all they think about is revenge, and it is a curse to keep such an army! It's better to give up and create an opportunity for our army to dominate the enemy! ”

"But ......"

"But you still care about the woman named Su Wan, right? ――You guy is really stupid, she is already the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and she will no longer have the slightest possibility with you, what are you trying to do? ”

"Figure what?"

"That's right! Figure her gratitude to you? Or do you expect the Lu family to be grateful to you and remarry her? Wake up, Xie An, that's the four towns of Jijing, the dignified Nangong Mansion! Since the day she married into the Lu family, you didn't have any chance! ”

Xie An was silent, and after half a sound, he shook his head and said in a low voice, "You're right, I don't want Lu Gong to die in battle, I'm afraid that she will be bullied by others, not to mention that I don't have the ability to protect her now, even if I can, I can't do that, at best, I can only help her secretly...... I didn't want her to be grateful, and I wouldn't expect what you said, I just ...... I just hope she's doing well, her fate is bumpy enough......"

"......" the eldest grandson Xiangyu's eyes showed a faint surprise.

"Help me, Xiangyu, I know you must have a way, you are so smart, you took Luoyang ...... in one day"

Looking at Xie An's pleading face, the eldest grandson Xiangyu let out a long sigh and muttered, "Even if you praise me like this, I can't be happy...... Sister Mai is right, you are too willful! As she spoke, she took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll help you, but I have one condition!" ”

"On what terms?"

I saw the eldest grandson Xiangyu open the folding fan in his hand with a snap, and said word by word, "I led the army to Hangu Pass!" ”

"Hunan ...... Rain? ”

"Who do you think you are? ――You are Sister Wu's husband, but not my eldest grandson Xiangyu's husband, I won't compromise with you like Sister Wu...... Since you want to save it, you have to save it yourself, and in the meantime you will open my eyes to see if everything I say will come true! ”

“……”

"However, since I said that I would help you, I will definitely help you, I will take Liu Yi and the 20,000 people under my command, as for Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, the two deputy generals and the eight thousand archers, I will also take them away, go to Yique Pass, Dagu Pass, Xincheng, Luhun Pass, Yiyang, and go straight to the rear of Hangu Pass...... If all goes well, you and I can flank the front and back of Hangu Pass......"

"That'...... So what if it doesn't go well? Xie An swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively.

"Didn't go well?" Hearing this, Eldest Sun Xiangyu smiled coldly and said lightly, "If you can't arrive at Hangu Pass on time, or if you are defeated by the rebels before I lead my army to the back of Hangu Pass, then you should remember that you killed my eldest grandson Xiangyu!" There are nearly 30,000 people such as Liu Yi, Xiang Qing, and Luo Chao! ”

“……”

Xie An opened his mouth, as if he felt a thousand pounds of weight pressing on his body, and he couldn't breathe.