Xiahou Ba paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, anxious like a trapped beast in a cage.

He's a trapped beast now.

After the New Year, the spring breeze gradually rose, and all kinds of news came to him with the spring breeze. First, Wei Ba became the king of Jin, and deservedly became the first important minister of Shu Han. Now, he is ambitious, and several armies are eyeing him, pressing towards Suiyang step by step, and he has the momentum to take the entire Shandong in one fell swoop.

Xiahou Ba couldn't help but be nervous, Wei Ba's strength had far surpassed him, and the three-way army that rushed to Suiyang combined, the strength was close to 100,000, more than twice as much as him, and the cavalry he had been winning had already fallen behind, and he could no longer turn the tide.

This battle, before it was fought, he had already shown his defeat. In today's plan, the best way is to abandon Suiyang, shrink the defense line, and retreat to the areas of Chenggao and Xingyang. Chenggao and Xingyang have advantageous geographical locations and are close to Luoyang, which is more conducive to defense.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Xiahou Ba was a little inexplicably anxious. He has always advocated offense, believing that offense is the best defense, and now that the battle has not yet been fought, he has to give up Yanzhou and base himself on defense, which is really something that has never happened. This is enough to show that he not only does not have any confidence in strength, but also has lost psychologically.

This point made Xiahou Ba more frustrated than the lack of troops.

A personal guard walked in: "General, there is a person outside the camp, who claims to be the general's old man, and asks to see the general." ”

"The deceased?" Xiahou Ba was stunned for a moment: "What's his name?" ”

"He didn't say it." The guard handed over a letter: "He said to give this to the general, and the general will know who he is." ”

Xiahouba took the letter. I opened it and took a look, and my face suddenly changed. He pondered for a moment and said, "Let him in." He then asked someone to call Xiahou Wei again, and said with a cold face: "Prepare a hundred armor soldiers for me, surround the big tent, and no one is allowed to enter or leave casually." ”

Xiahouwei was inexplicable: "What are you doing, there are assassins?" ”

"I'm going to kill." Xiahou Ba waved his hand and signaled Xiahouwei not to ask more, and immediately went to prepare. Xiahou Wei scratched his head and turned around to prepare. Xiahou Ba glanced at the fluttering letter in his hand. Sneered: "What a big guts." You still dare to come to see me. ”

It didn't take long for Xiahouwei to deploy the armor soldiers in place, and a hundred armor soldiers surrounded the Chinese army's big tent three times, and the armor was bright. With a murderous look on one's face.

Someone came dressed in a spring shirt. Except for the slightly darker skin. It can be regarded as a jade tree facing the wind, calm and relaxed.

He glanced at the armor outside the big tent and smiled. Said to Xiahou Ba, who was standing at the door with a frosty face: "Uncle Zhongquan, this is the most elite strength of your subordinates?" ”

The person who came was none other than Xiahou Xuan. Although this hundred armor warriors are very majestic, in his eyes, these people are nothing more than that. The reason is very simple, he has seen more powerful armorers, and the murderous aura of those armorers is even better than these armorers in front of him.

Xiahou Ba frowned slightly, when he heard that Xiahou Xuan was coming, he wanted to put on a formation to kill Xiahou Xuan's majesty first and frustrate his spirit. As a general of the enemy country, he dared to enter the camp alone, is there still me in his eyes? Unexpectedly, his carefully prepared dismount did not stop Xiahou Xuan at all, but was laughed at by him. It hurt him a lot.

"Come in." Xiahou Ba didn't answer Xiahou Xuan's words, turned around and entered the big tent, sat down on the chairman by himself, and said in a cold voice: "It's best to say a few words that satisfy me, otherwise, you won't be able to get out of this big tent today." ”

"When did Uncle Zhongquan like to listen to good words?" Xiahou Xuan sat down on the guest seat slowly, tidied up the hem of his clothes, and then raised his head and looked at Xiahou Ba with a smile: "This is not the you I remember." ”

Xiahou Ba was even more annoyed: "So, you're here to entertain me today?" ”

"Of course not." Xiahou Xuan shook his head: "I just can't think of any words that can satisfy you." The big war is imminent, and I can't think of anything that can make you happy when it comes to troops, situation, abundance of money and food, and the ability of generals. Or, if I say it, you will listen to it? ”

"Phew!" Xiahou Ba took a sip, becoming more and more frustrated. Xiahou Xuan's words poked his heart and made him even more depressed. However, Xiahou Xuan came to visit lightly, and he couldn't really give an order and kill Xiahou Xuan on the spot. Don't say that Xiahou Xuan is his relative, even an ordinary person, he can't do this.

"What the hell are you here for?" Xiahou Ba said angrily.

"I'm going to play you soon, so say hello beforehand. Anyway, we're all family. ”

Xiahou Ba said with a cold face: "It used to be a family, but now it is an enemy." ”

Xiahou Xuan glanced at Xiahou Ba, and suddenly laughed again, he shook his head, and suddenly asked, "Do you know who you are fighting for?" ”

"Fighting for the Son of Heaven, of course."

"Do you know who the Son of Heaven is?" Xiahou Xuan asked, but the smile on his face was gone, and only ridicule and ridicule remained.

Xiahou Ba's brows furrowed. He stared at Xiahou Xuan, and his heart beat twice. Xiahou Xuanlai really has something, and it is a big event, and it is a big thing that he can't put aside in his heart.

Xiahou Xuan got up, sat opposite Xiahouba, reached out and picked up Xiahouba's wine glass, poured some wine on the table, dipped his fingers in the wine, and wrote a name. When Xiahou Ba saw it, his eyes suddenly widened, he stood up and said loudly: "Impossible!" ”

Xiahou Xuan was indifferent, gently erased his name, returned to his seat, picked up the wine glass, and slowly tasted the wine.

Xiahou Ba was stunned for a long time, stepped to Xiahou Xuan's side, grabbed Xiahou Xuan's sleeve, and roared: "Tell me quickly, where did you get the news?" Are you trying to lure me in with this news? ”

Xiahou Xuan gently broke Xiahou Ba's hand and smiled slightly: "Do you think it is necessary for me to lure you down?" I just don't want you to die in the mush. Actually, you should understand that what I'm saying is true, right? ”

Xiahouba's eyes were wide open, his temples were pounding, and the blood vessels in his forehead were squirming like earthworms. As Xiahou Xuan said, as soon as he saw this name, he knew that the Dao might be true. Only in this way can we explain the strange behavior of the imperial court all along.

However, he couldn't accept it emotionally, which was also too weird. If this is the case, why did Emperor Ming reuse him and make him an auxiliary minister?

"Do you have proof?"

"If there is no evidence, I dare to come to you and say such things?" Xiahou Xuan raised his eyelids and sneered: "How serious is this matter, I can't even tell this, right?" ”

"And what do you want?" Xiahou Ba suddenly sneered: "Since Wei Ba has long known about this matter, why does he have to negotiate with Luoyang?" ”

"His surname is Wei, and his surname is not Cao, and the matter of Luoyang is just an opportunity for him to take advantage of." Xiahou Xuan sighed: "It took a lot of time for me to come to see you. You should know that it is a great opportunity for him to get rid of the entire Cao family. One more Wei State is not only an extra share of land, but also an unstable factor. If you can take this opportunity to get rid of it, you can save a lot of money in the future. ”

The corners of Xiahouba's eyes twitched uncontrollably. He gritted his teeth and scolded: "Slut, what a bold man, he dares to do such a thing." I want to go back to Luoyang, I want to go back to Luoyang. ”

"Of course you should go back to Luoyang, but you can't go back like this." Xiahou Xuan waved his hand, signaling Xiahou Ba to be restless. "Now that the big war is imminent, although it has not yet been fought, the situation is already clear. The opponents you are facing directly are me and Lu Xun, the general of Zhenbei, and behind us, there is His Royal Highness the King of Jin. To put it bluntly, if you play against any of us, if the strength is equal, maybe there is still the strength to fight. But right now, you don't have any chance. ”

Xiahou Ba did not refute, he knew that Xiahou Xuan was telling the truth.

"Therefore, it is a matter of time before we return to Luoyang. But until then, you can't show any flaws. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to save the Cao family, but you will trap yourself in it. If that's the case, I've taken the risk of coming here today, but I've done you a disservice. ”

Xiahou Ba sneered: "After talking for a long time, you still want me to listen to you and give Yanzhou away." I can give it to you in Yanzhou, but what can I get? ”

Xiahou Xuan asked rhetorically, "What do you want?" ”

"I ......" Xiahou Ba was speechless for a while. He had a wish, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that this wish was too outrageous, and Wei Ba would definitely not agree.

"Want to keep a little knighthood for the Cao family?"

Xiahou Ba nodded, looking worried: "Is it okay?" ”

"I don't know what to do, I'll do my best." Xiahou Xuan stood up and dusted off his clothes: "Maybe, I can fight for a chance." However, the chances are slim. You should be aware that your negotiating capital is not as strong as Luoyang. As far as I know, Luoyang has agreed to the relevant conditions of King Jin, and now he is only negotiating some details. ”

"I have a large army!" Xiahou Ba roared: "I still have nearly 50,000 troops. ”

"If you think you can fight, you might as well give it a try." Xiahou Xuan shook his head regretfully: "What do you think is the use of an army that can't be paid 50,000 military salaries?" He pointed to the armor soldiers outside, and said, "There are at least five thousand such soldiers in my army, and there are countless around His Royal Highness the King of Jin. These people are far from being elite, every true warrior should be, and only you will treat them as treasures and show them off. ”

He glanced back at Xiahou Ba: "If you want to participate in this gambling game, you have to see how much capital you have in your hands." If I can't do that, then I'm really in vain today. Uncle Zhongquan, take care! After speaking, Xiahou Xuan arched his hand and walked away.

Xiahou Ba was now leaving Xiahou Xuan, and suddenly felt weak, and sat on the seat. He held his forehead, his mind was in a mess, anger and surprise, despair and helplessness, all entangled in a way that made him want to cry without tears

(To be continued......)