"That's the way it is...... Li Shen, the king of Qin, deliberately divided his troops, intending to attack our army from three sides, and for this reason, Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai each led 20,000 troops to deal with it! -- Chen Zhao, commander of the First Army of the White Water Army, handed over to Tang Hao, Huang Shou, commander of the Second Army, was intercepted by Liang Cheng, and Fu Ao, commander of the Third Army, was handed over to Wang Huai...... Didn't Li Shen intend to divide and weaken the strength of our army? Coincidentally, this mansion also has the meaning of capturing the thief and capturing the king first! ”

When Tang Hao, Liang Cheng, and Wang Huai were about to lead the army to leave the camp to fight alone, Xie An once again summoned the generals in the battalion to the Shuaisu.

Unlike the previous one, this time the meeting was attended by the Assassin leaders of the Dongling and Jinling Clans.

Compared with Ding Qiu, He Tao, Xiao Li, Xu Jie and many other leaders and leader-level assassins who attended the meeting in Jinling, Dongling Zhong was relatively gloomy, the eldest Di Bu temporarily served as Fei Guo's deputy general and could not attend this meeting, the third Mo Fei had a slight mental breakdown for some special reasons, and even Xie An's call was useless, and the fourth Qian Xi had long been accustomed to serving as the number one dog leg under Sun Xiangyu, the eldest mother of the third master, and was busy in Lingling for the upcoming birth of his mother, counting back and forth. The dignified Dongling Four Heavenly Kings, at present, only the second Gou Gong is alone to support the field, so as not to be completely overwhelmed by the Jinling people.

And more importantly, Qi Zhi and Xu Le also attended this meeting, which is the real reason why the atmosphere in the house has not become smooth and harmonious in the slightest so far.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first...... That's right, King Qin! ”

Gou Gong shook the delicate and small golden fan in his hand and laughed.

But what was unsatisfactory was that no one in the room spoke, especially those who were sluggish like Xiao Li, and they looked at Gou Gong with an inexplicable look.

"King Qin, ......" licked his lips, and Gou Gong's head was faintly sweating. Forced to calm down, he said, "Listen, King Qin, capture the king...... That ......"

"......" Chengyang, Dianying, Eyi, and a large number of generals in the Great Liang Army all looked at Gou Gong with strange eyes. This does not include Liao Li, Qi Hao and other Jizhou army generals who had a close relationship with Gou Gong before, so that even if it seems that Gou Gong is a kind-hearted old Jianghu who can be compared with Xie An, he is a little unbearable at this time, and secretly cast a helpless look at Xie An.

My lord, I can only help you get here......

Cover the left side of your face with that delicate gold fan. coughed a few times to relieve the embarrassment, and then quietly took a small step back, hiding in the crowd and not interjecting again. After all, he had just received Xie An's gaze for help, so he stood up without hesitation, lest the room be silent after Xie An finished speaking.

I have to say that Gou Gong deserves to be the number one henchman by Xie An's side. It's a pity that the people in the house today are really not enough to give face to this young man of the Great Prison Temple.

"......" Liu Qing, who was sitting calmly at the head of the left side, glanced at Gou Gong a few times intentionally or unintentionally, secretly disdainful in his heart.

Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black......

What kind of guy can tell such a boring joke?

This is Gou Gong? The shadow snake of the Four Heavenly Kings of Dongling? Xie An's number one henchman and minions?

It is said that when the eldest grandson Xiangyu was not in the army, it was this guy who helped Xie An with advice, right?

During the Battle of Hukou, he was forced to take risks by this pair of masters and servants, which was really unjust!

Shaking his head secretly, Liu Qing let out a long breath, and suddenly coughed and cleared his throat. He said in a deep voice, "The general situation, Xie Shangshu has already told you...... Having said that, Li Shen really didn't have any new ideas, and secretly used the strategy used by the eldest grandson Xiangyu when the woman and the little women's two armies were fighting, couldn't he have imagined that we would also want him to disperse the forces in his hands that were condensed into a ball? ”

When the words fell, there was silence in the room, except for Cheng Yang, many generals of the Great Liang Army sat in the seat with their arms crossed. Some stared intently at the table in front of them, and some stroked the saber they carried with them with solemn faces, but no one took a stubble, and they didn't even look at Liu Qing. In comparison, it was Liao Li, Qi Hao and other Jizhou army generals who gave Liu Qing enough face. Although it was not good to speak out in support of Liu Qing directly, so as not to hurt the relationship between the Jizhou Army and the Great Liang Army, when Liu Qing looked at them, they nodded and smiled one after another, which finally prevented Liu Qing from losing his manners.

Finally, one of the generals in the Great Liang Army couldn't help but speak.

"What Xie Shuai and the acting military division said, the last general and others are clear...... After all, these were all topics at yesterday's military council, except for the assassin brothers of the Jinling and Dongling people, who were busy spying and monitoring the situation of the rebel army, they did not know all this, and the generals present knew about it...... Well, even two of them......"

Including the general, all the generals of the Great Liang Army invariably looked at Qi Zhi and Xu Le in the second row of seats near the tent corner, and the strong hostility in their eyes could be seen even by a foolish reckless man like Xiao Li.

"What Wang Hu said is extremely true!" Nodding to the general brother in the army, Dian Ying, the general of the Great Liang Army, paused and said in a deep voice, "These last generals also knew yesterday, in fact, didn't General Tang Hao, General Liang Cheng, and General Wang Huai already accept the order of the acting army division to leave the camp yesterday?" - The last general and the others just don't understand why Qi Zhi will act together with the main force of our army, and they don't understand why Lord Xie asked this Xu Le to take the position of the commander of the guard! As he spoke, his fingers unceremoniously pointed at Qi Zhi and Xu Le, leaving no face for the two of them.

Liu Qing glanced at Xie An when she heard this.

[Won't you say a few words for me?] ]

As if he understood Liu Qing's eyes, Xie An shrugged his shoulders with a smile.

[Didn't you come up with a plan that you didn't want the government to interfere too much?] This time this time it will be you! Doesn't care about anything, isn't that the trust you want? ]

Seeing Xie An drinking wine under Qin Ke'er's service, Liu Qing's teeth itched with hatred, but he was angry, and he still had to find a way to settle this matter at present, after all, the generals of the Great Liang Army were clearly coming for her Liu Qing, although the direct reason was due to Qi Zhi and Xu Le.

"Da Liang Jun has a lot of opinions on this? - What about the Jizhou Army? ”

As soon as the words fell, Liao Li frowned and said, "The last general has no opinion on the various considerations of the military division for the current battle situation, and the last general still thinks it." The conspiracy of the military advisor to capture the thief and capture the king first is quite clever, but ...... The last general felt inappropriate about this General Xu Le serving as the escort of the adults! -- The Taiping army is not long after all, and whether it is loyal or not still needs to be verified, and the lord is the lord of an army, and the body of ten thousand gold. Even the slightest negligence must not be ......"

"General Liao Li......" smiled slightly, Liu Qing lowered his voice and said, "I heard that after the Battle of Luoyang that year, after General Liao surrendered, didn't he immediately become Xie Shangshu's personal guard?" -- Why can General Liao? Xu Le can't? ”

"This ......" Liao Li was speechless, after all, it was Xie An's trust that earned him loyalty. But the so-called time is different from the past, just like Su Xin, Li Jing and others strongly opposed him Liao Li as Xie An's bodyguard, and now Liao Li also has strong objections to Xu Lelai acting as Xie An's bodyguard. After all, being in danger at all times is what the close ministers must have.

"Anyway, it's not right!" Liao Li shook his head.

At the moment when Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Tang Hao are not in the army, Liao Li is undoubtedly the most authoritative general in the Jizhou army, and the generals of the Jizhou army nodded in agreement.

It's no wonder, after all, Liao Li was originally the foundation of the commander of the First Army, as long as he could get rid of his perfectionist concept of knowing how to advance but not retreating, and hoping to do his best in everything.

"Xu Le is just one of the guards...... It's a deputy position. As for the position of commander, this army division hopes that you will be held by General Liao Li, after all, the general has not yet recovered from the injuries he suffered a few days ago, and then call the general to fight on the battlefield, which is a little unkind, and the general will retire to the front line to recuperate for a period of time, how about it? ”

"The last general?" Liao Li glanced at Liu Qing deeply.

[What?] The military advisor plans to temporarily let the last general retreat from the front line? -- Rest assured, the last general is only a skin injury, as long as he rests for a few days...... No, it's already good. Strategist, you see......]

[Not!] I want you to serve as Xie An's ...... for the time being. Ah no, it's Xie Shangshu's position as the head of the guard! ]

[But the adult's escort work is carried out by the assassins of Dongling, and it does not need to be ...... by the last general]

[That's right, this time I plan to arrange for Xu Le to go in, and by the way, reformulate the escort candidates.] Your father-in-law has agreed......]

[What?] Xu Le? No, the last general didn't question the military advisor's intentions, but this ...... Did you really agree? ]

[Hmm!] - When the time comes, you will be so ......]

[Hmm, the last general understands......]

Recalling the conversation between Liu Qing and himself alone before coming in, Liao Li glanced at Xu Le in the corner, nodded, and said, "In that case, the last general will take the order!" ”

At the same time, Xu Le, who was in the corner, also glanced back at Liao Li, and then at Liu Qing and Xie An, frowning slightly.

"Is there a problem with the Jizhou Army?" Liu Qing looked at Liao Li with a smile, and when he saw Liao Li clasping his fists in response, he looked at the generals of the Great Liang Army, and said with a smile, "That Great Liang Army ......"

And at this moment, Cheng Yang, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, suddenly opened his eyes and said in a categorical voice, "My Liang Army has no objection!" ”

"Chengyang?"

"General Cheng?"

"Brother Cheng?" The generals of the Great Liang Army looked at Cheng Yang dumbfounded.

"Shut up!" Cheng Yang snorted in a low voice, and Zhengse said, "Since the Lord has appointed His Royal Highness Liu Qing as a military advisor, we just need to obey the order, obey the general's order, it is the military discipline of my Great Liang Army, you have forgotten it?!" ”

"......" The generals of the Great Liang Army looked at each other, bowed their heads and were silent.

It can be seen that Cheng Yang is also quite prestigious in the Great Liang Army, after all, he is the third in command in the Great Liang Army, and he is only under Liang Cheng and Wang Huai in terms of position.

Xie An was very surprised that Cheng Yang helped Liu Qing, and Liu Qing, who was the person concerned, was even more surprised, after all, Cheng Yang was very hostile to her at the beginning.

"In that case, then this matter is finalized, let's disperse! - Liao Li and Cheng Yang stay for a while, I still have to explain some trivial matters to you! Glancing at Cheng Yang kindly and gratefully, Liu Qing ended the meeting after a few simple explanations.

Not to mention what Liu Qing's real purpose was in convening this meeting, but also to say that Qi Zhi and Xu Le returned to their residence after attending this meeting.

"What the hell is going on? ――Qi Zhi, what did you tell her? ”

Instructed his henchmen to guard the surroundings so as not to be overheard by outsiders, Xu Le frowned and asked Qi Zhi about the doubts in his heart.

"That's what it was planned!" Pacing back and forth in the room with his arms crossed, Qi Zhi's eyes unconsciously showed a little uneasiness and doubt. He muttered, "She asked me to go with the army, but this incident was not unexpected by me, as for letting you be that Xie An's bodyguard...... What's this...... It's hard to say......"

"Did you think she saw it? - You and I both know that she's very smart......" Xu Le asked a little nervously.

"Probably not......" touched his chin. Qi Zhi frowned and said, "I have been thinking about those words over and over for a while, and I even did not hesitate to expose you, if I can't even deceive her like this...... No, it won't! The reason why she persuaded Xie An to reuse you and me is that I think it should be to win me over, after all. She also hopes that I can help him defeat Li Shen, the king of Qin! ”

"Then what did she ask me to be Xie An's bodyguard, and what was she for?"

"Isn't that easy? Spying on you? Didn't you see that she recommended that Liao Li? With a chuckle, Qi Zhi lowered his voice and said, "Her plan should be like this, I will deliver the false news to Li Shen, the king of Qin, and make it a plan, as for you." If you don't listen, you insist on eradicating Na Xie An...... She's given you the best chance to get your hands dirty, hasn't she? ”

"I see," Xu Le......'s eyes flashed with a little realization, and then he lowered his voice and said, "What about the plan I am waiting for?" ――What should I do? ”

Qi Zhi suppressed his throat, lowered his voice as much as possible, and said. "She plans to attack the base camp of Li Shen, the king of Qin, so she wants me to find a way to find out the password for entering and exiting the city pass, so that I can take this opportunity to contact Li Shen......"

"At this time?" Xu Le was stunned when he heard this, and said in astonishment, "Didn't you say two days ago that in order to avoid being suspected, you can't contact Li Shen again?" ”

"This time and that time, the princess is ...... Well, right now, Liu Qing thinks I'm doing it for her. It is said that it will make Zhou Jun relax his control and surveillance of me, so that I can go to see Li Shen in a grand manner......"

"Wonderful!" Xu Le raised the eldest mother and said with a smile, "Yesterday you said that you wanted to reveal the matter to Liu Qing. I thought you were going to betray me! - What do I do? ”

"How could it be! ――As for you...... It is precisely because of the fact that you are not very good at hiding your heart that I came up with this idea, so what should you do or whatever, as long as you don't pull out your knife on impulse to cut that Xie An, everything is easy to say! - According to Liu Qing's character, she will never turn her face before you turn her face, because she feels guilty about us! ”

"Hmm! ――I know how to measure, I'll hold back! ”

"That's good...... Wait until I contact Li Shen and agree on the exact time when the internal and external should be combined, and then you will kill that Xie An......"

"Hmm!"

Late that night, Qi Zhi left the camp of the Zhou army from the west gate of the ice city, and the generals guarding the west gate did not embarrass Qi Zhi because they had already received Liu Qing's instructions, but this matter was still transmitted to Liu Qing's ears by Chengyang.

"Strategist, Qi Zhi has left the camp!"

"It's almost time to calculate the hour......" Liu Qing, who was combing her hair with a wooden comb and was about to fall asleep, smiled faintly and said, "I have a sense of proportion in this matter!" ――The whole outline, except for your lord, the huge military camp is known only to you, Liao Li, and Gou Gong...... Don't wait for the plan of this army division! ”

"The last general understands!" Compared to being in Xie An's handsome office during the day, Cheng Yang's eyes were full of trust when he looked at Liu Qing.

At the same time, Qi Zhi was sitting on a galloping war horse and hurrying towards Maicheng, and finally around the time of the hour, he came to Maicheng, which was twenty miles away from Zhou Jun's Ice City.

"What? Qi Zhi wants to see this king? He came in person? ”

When this news reached the ears of Li Shen, the king of Qin, Li Shen, who was reading a book in his residence, showed a little strange color in his eyes.

"I came to see the king at this time...... Scold! Interesting, call him in! ”

"Yes!"

After a short time, a cadre of guards led Qi Zhi to the room of Li Shen, the king of Qin.

"General Qi Zhi, come to see this king at this time...... Aren't you afraid of Zhou Jun's suspicions? ”

"This doomer has its own cope!" As he spoke, Qi Zhi said the half-false and half-true words he had said to Liu Qing again, and he was amazed when he heard it.

"I see...... It turned out that General Qi Zhi actually thought of such a clever plan, which was really wonderful, wonderful! ”

Qi Zhi's face was complacent when he heard this, and after coughing lightly, Zhengse said, "Let's get down to business first, Your Highness, the last general came here precisely to discuss with His Highness the exact date of the internal and external cooperation...... Oh, by the way, in order to avoid any accidents, your army's night password also hopes to reveal the last general, so that the last general can go back and give an account to Liu Qing! --It's not that the last general didn't think of making one up, but he ...... I can't say whether the Dongling and Jinling assassins have mixed into the city, and whether they have received the order for your army to travel...... His Royal Highness also knows Liu Qing's character, he is bold and careful, if the slightest mistake is revealed in the end, I am afraid that this plan will be difficult to implement smoothly......"

"What's the matter? This king has a general Thunder sitting in this city, how can he be afraid of the Zhou army's small nights? - Even if you tell Liu Qing the password truthfully, Zhou Jun may not be able to step into Maicheng! ”

"That's good...... In that case, Your Highness, let me discuss the exact date and plan for the internal and external plans! ”

"Good, good!"

Li Shen and Qi Zhi whispered in the house, chatting for half an hour, and then Qi Zhi returned to the military camp.

Seeing Qi Zhi leave the room with his own eyes, King Li Shen of Qin glanced at the general of the White Water Army, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, and asked with a chuckle, "What do you think, Thunder?" ”

Taking a slight breath, Thunder said lightly in an extremely calm tone, "That guy doesn't seem to have realized that he was being used by Liu Qing as a pawn......"

Li Shen's eyes showed a little abruptness and relief when he heard this, and he smiled, "That's right, he doesn't seem to have been able to fool Liu Qing!" -- What a pity! ”

"Regrets?" Glancing at Li Shen, Array Lei said lightly, "It is precisely because it has long been clear that Qi Zhi can't deceive Liu Qing that His Highness will push him and Xu Le out as important pawns to defeat the Zhou army, isn't it?" ”

"Ahh Li Shen smiled bitterly, then looked at the thunder and praised sincerely, "Even if you put aside your martial arts, there may not be a few people who can match you on the ground...... Is it necessary to be a pure martial artist? It's too insulting for your wisdom! ”

"I'm not interested in deceit! -- The last general will ask someone to prepare for His Highness......"

"Prepare what?" Li Shen's eyes showed a little different color.

The thunderstorm who had already walked to the door of the house stopped, turned his head and glanced at Li Shen, and said calmly, "Your Highness stayed in Maicheng, isn't he just waiting for Qi Zhi and them to contact?" Now that he has met Qi Zhi and successfully deceived him into becoming an abandoned son who prompted Liu Qing to get into the plan, His Royal Highness is going to plan to leave the city, isn't it? ――It's Cai's Mountain, right? So saying, he stepped out of the threshold with his feet up, and went out of the house.

"Unbelievable......" Looking at the back of the departing thunder, the surprise in Li Shen's eyes became a little stronger, and he let out a long breath and muttered, "It is worthy of being the foundation of the pillar generals of the country, but it is a pity that it is too heavy on military force and light on literature...... If you can put aside those meaningless martial virtues and stop pursuing the inexplicable martial arts, you will definitely be the most terrible killing general in the world! -- The former Nan Zheng Jiu rank armory officer ......"

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