Ho Kyo.

A round of moon is bright and white, reflecting the earth.

The lights went out, and the room was dark. The night breeze is coming, and the curtain is flying.

In the midst of a loud roar, Huan Wu woke up. He got up on the couch, his face still showing the horror of a nightmare.

Huan Wu had a nightmare, a very bad nightmare!

So much so that when I wake up now, my back is wet. Huan Wu touched his face, his throat was dry, he wanted to drink water, and when he was calling for his attendants, there was a sound of footsteps outside the room.

The room was empty, and no one dared to step forward without Huan Wu's order. But the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the owner of the footsteps obviously had no intention of staying outside the house.

Huan Wu held the short blade that sharpened iron like clay on the side of the bed, but saw Zhao Ye's figure walking in from the corridor.

Zhao Ye's face was serious, his thin body was straight, and he saw that Huan Wu had woken up and knelt down in front of his bed.

"What happened?"

Huan Wu knew Zhao Ye's personality very well, and he also knew very well that if there was no big thing, Zhao Ye would not come in the middle of the night.

"My lord, General Huan Youji attacked Shu from the Shiyang Trail and was defeated by Shu General Tong Gu in Luoying Mountain. General Youji's head was cut off for Tong Gu and hung on the gate. ”

Zhao Ye confided almost word by word, very blunt.

"What? Helpful! ”

A violent cough sounded, and Huan Wu clutched his chest, his face pale. He was sad in his heart, but he did not lose his mind, and almost roared.

"A visit to the school in advance has found out that there are only 6,000 Shu troops on Luoying Mountain, why did Youji be defeated?"

"My lord, we have been tricked. Yang Xian was afraid that he already knew that Shiyang had a trail to enter, so he pretended to show weakness. The 6,000 Shu soldiers were not only not a weak brigade, but they were a strong army in the world. And the veteran Tong Gu is a rare general. The defeated army came to report, the 6,000 Shu soldiers were guarding the camp, and the arrows were fired continuously, and my 20,000 troops could not get close. ”

Huan Wu clenched his hands, knuckles clicking. Zhao Ye could only see half of his face and hear his extremely suppressed voice.

"Inform Huan Biao and let him be careful."

Huan Wu waited for a while, but Zhao Ye's body hadn't moved yet. Huan Wu turned his head, but saw that Zhao Ye's face did not change in the slightest.

"What else?"

"General Huan Biao led the army to fight a decisive battle with the Shu army on the Sanshi Plain, and was defeated, losing fifty percent of the army. At this time, General Huan Biao and the eldest prince of Huan Jue had already led the army to retreat into the Qishui camp. ”

Huan Wu stood up suddenly, walked back and walked around, and in Zhao Ye's gaze, he picked up his saber from above Lan Qi on the side, and slashed a corner of the edge of the bed with his sword, roaring angrily.

"I have successively reinforced Huan Biao's army of 100,000 troops, and even given him eight heavy infantry of 20,000 people. Our army has more than 200,000 troops in Yizhou, how can Huan Biao be defeated? How dare you lose? ”

Huan Wu was furious, all his grief was replaced by anger, and his whole face looked terrifying.

"My lord, when our army was in a decisive battle with the Shu army, nearly 4,000 Xiliang iron cavalry led by Qin Feng and 6,000 soldiers and horses led by Tong Gu arrived, and General Huan Biao was caught off guard and was taken advantage of by Yang An. In this battle, our army was defeated, but the Shu army also lost more than 30%, and the warehouses in various places were halved. The Shu army was victorious, but it was also a tragic victory. ”

Huan Wu held the sword, sat down, and shouted loudly.

"That's what you're supposed to say. No matter how painful I am, I can't make Yang Xian feel better. ”

The anger on Huan Wu's body gradually disappeared, he looked at Zhao Ye and asked, "How is Huan Biao now?" ”

"After the victory of the Shu army, it is encircling and suppressing our army. General Huan Biao retreated for a hundred miles, gathered his troops and horses, was supporting, and had the strength to fight. Lord, at this moment, the eldest prince of Huan Jue is still in the front-line army, should we take him back? ”

"If we take Jue'er back, the morale of the army on the front line will collapse immediately, and Huan Biao will no longer be able to resist."

"But my lord, the situation ahead is critical, the Central Plains is not peaceful, and our soldiers and horses in Hojing can't move anymore for a while. If he didn't save it, his subordinates were worried that General Huan Biao was no longer the opponent of the Shu army. Don't forget, Yang Chunke of Nanzhong has not moved! ”

Huan Wu covered his head, looking a little remorseful.

"I should have listened to you at the beginning, and ordered Huan Biao to focus on defense, and he shouldn't have taken the initiative to attack."

Zhao Ye didn't speak, because he understood that it was too late to say anything at the moment.

Huan Wu rubbed his temples, and finally decided: "Let Zhang Rui and Huan Zishan exit the pavilion." and sent an envoy to Liangzhou to add an official to Zhu Zi in the name of the imperial court. ”

"What do you mean?"

"If Zhu Zi really ordered to support Yang Xian, then it would be impossible for those who came to be just three thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and Huan Biao was afraid that he would not have a chance to survive."

Zhao Ye's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What does the lord mean is that only the subordinates under the command of the Qin family are here, and Zhu Zi doesn't know about it?"

"Exactly!"

If this is just Qin Yuan's private decision, then for Liangzhou, it is a big crisis! In the past, although the various army leaders in Liangzhou supported their own troops, they were all under Zhu Zi's command and did not dare to exceed the rules.

But now, the number two person in the Liangzhou army privately transferred troops to help Yang Xian. Qin Yuan is stationed in Chengji County, close to Wuping County of Shu State, if he wants to rebel, Zhu Zi has no way at all.

"Qin Yuan wants to rebel?"

Huan Wu's eyes were deep, and in those eyes, he seemed to have insight into everything.

"Qin Yuan is loyal and upright, it is impossible to rebel against Zhu Zi. He has 8,000 iron horsemen under his command, and if he really surrenders to Yang Xian, he shouldn't just come here with these soldiers and horses. Although Qin Feng and Qin Yuan are father and son, they serve two masters. Now it seems that their father and son should break up. These three thousand Xiliang Iron Riders should have been deceived by Yang Xian's design. But Qin Yuan is not opposed, and we can also make everyone think that he wants to rebel. ”

Zhao Ye smiled and raised his hand.

"Got it!"

Zhao Ye killed Chen Shi with a divisive plan that year and solved the problem of Huan Wu's henchmen. He naturally understood what Huan Wu meant, if the monarchs and ministers of Liangzhou were jealous of each other and restrained each other at this time, then the Liang army could mobilize more troops and enter Shu.

"Remember, be in control, don't force Qin Yuan to really reverse. Otherwise, it is Yang Xian who should laugh. ”

Zhao Ye arched his hand and was about to leave, but he stopped, turned around and said, "But my lord, should we really fight the Shu army again at this time?" ”

Huan Wu was silent, if he ordered to withdraw at this time, it would undoubtedly announce to the people of the world that his second battle against Shu had failed.

And more importantly, Liang Jun spent countless grains, grasses and money, but finally got such a result. If you retreat like this, then Liang Jun will lose all dignity. This was the first fiasco of the Liang army in more than ten years, and in a short period of time, there was no longer the power to unify the world.

Huan Wu is like a gambler who is in a hurry, ready to bet all his bets.

"Tell Huan Biao, a month! I need a month to settle the princes in all places, and mobilize all the elites to fight Yang Xian to the death. ”