Chapter 168: Shameless Old Thief
Fu Mang stood at the head of Feng Yicheng with his sword in his hand, his face was resolute, he knew that he had no choice, either to defend and wait for reinforcements; Either...... broke through with the remnants of the army, and then apologized for his crimes with death in front of the king of Northern Qin.
In the Songjian Pass that day, a great conflict broke out between Fu Mang and Xiahou He, and in the end, of course, it ended in the victory of this prince.
However, the reason for their quarrel is not worth advocating, two days ago, the Feifei Army outside Songjian Pass ushered in reinforcements, and the Northwest Army and the Southwest Army fluttered flags for several miles, even in the camp of the Northern Qin Army, they could see it clearly.
As soon as the reinforcements arrived, a gap suddenly opened in the Songjian Pass, which had been surrounded by water.
Fu Mang knew that this was Xi Yan's trick, and the bet was Xiahou He's suspicion of himself.
That was the only way to let them go, but Xiahou He resolutely refused to go, he stubbornly thought that it was Xi Yan's trap, once the whole army left, the Northern Qin army would immediately enter a tighter encirclement, no matter how Fu Mang persuaded him, Xiahou He turned a deaf ear, and finally, he ordered the Northern Qin army to retreat to Feng Yicheng.
If it was before receiving Xi Yan's letter, maybe Fu Mang could still persuade Xiahou He to listen to his words.
How did this change happen?
Maybe even Fu Mang himself can't say clearly.
On that day, Xi Yan sent a messenger to send a letter to Fu Mang at night, a letter that was altered in a mess, of course, this is Xi Yan's handwritten letter, and the alterations on it are of course also painted by Xi Yan himself.
But Fu Mang sent the letter to Xiahou He's handsome case in the early morning of the next day after receiving the letter.
Xiahou He opened the letter without any waves, but when he saw the graffiti between the lines, the original Pinghu-like mood suddenly surged, three points were anger, and seven points were doubt.
He didn't trust Fu Mang, and the day before he received the letter, Fu Mang had met with Xi Yan alone, and they chatted for three hours, and they also drank wine...... This alone gave Xiahou He reason to believe that there was collusion between Fu Mang and Xi Yan!
Thinking of Fu Mang not sending the letter to him at the first time, for Xia Houhe, the words that had been graffiti on the letter also had an explanation.
This must have been done by Fu Mang himself!
The messenger came magnificently, and it was impossible for Fu Mang to keep the letter private, but he didn't want himself to see some of the words mentioned in the letter, so he could only risk erasing those sentences with ink, making the letter that originally implied a conspiracy become an ordinary letter reminiscing about the past.
With these two points, Xiahou He firmly believes that there is already collusion between Fu Mang and Xi Yan!
Even he could see that the encirclement was opened, and it was just an obvious invitation to enter the urn, but Fu Mang was bent on leading his troops away...... There is no need to talk about the past between Fu Mang and Brother Xi Yan......
By the way, there is also the box letter that was found in Fu Mang's tent that day...... It is also evidence of Fu Mang's hooks!
There were so many doubts that Xiahou He was extremely disgusted with Mang in his heart, and he did not hesitate to seize the power of Fu Mang's army, and then led the army to retreat to Feng Yicheng, Fu Mang is now ...... I can only make a little suggestion for defending the city.
But in any case, this old minister still sincerely hopes that the reinforcements of the Northern Qin Army can arrive as soon as possible...... As for his grievances, he believed that he would soon be able to wash them away.
As Fu Mang expected, as soon as the Northern Qin army retreated to Feng Yi City, the enemy army rushed up like a tide, surrounding the entire city impenetrable.
The city was a tense and bleak scene, but there was a sense of relief in the handsome tent outside the city.
There was wanton laughter from afar, of course, Qi An and Xi Yan met again.
"Besieged and besieged...... It just feels different," Xi Yan cut off the most tender piece of meat on the leg of mutton with a dagger, sent it to his lips and tasted it slowly, and after chewing it clean, Fang said slowly, "It is said that the roasted whole sheep of the Northern Qin people is the best way to eat mutton, but it's a pity...... Fu Mang is blessed. ”
Qi An followed his example and cut off a piece of meat, picked up the wine glass again, pointed at him and said, "You old bastard, you just talk cool things." Before Jincheng last year, you were turned to the ground by Fu Mangri, and this time, you can be regarded as getting the field back......"
I said...... Why are you getting more and more vulgar? Xi Yan frowned deeply and looked at Qi An opposite with disgust, "Look at me, even if I deal with military warriors all day long, when will I say some rough things like you?" The former prince of Qi...... It never looked like this. ”
Qi An wiped his hands indifferently, took another sip, and said: "In the past few months, I have been dealing with people in the military every day, talking and eating, and it is inevitable that it will be rougher, but ...... Can't you call me Prince Qi in the future...... The contemptible man is now not only the head of the Qi family, but also the king of Huai'an. ”
Xi Yan couldn't help laughing when he heard him boast about himself like this: "How can there be a king of Huai'an like you, who is chased and beaten all day long, and asks for help from small countries such as me." ”
"Hahaha......" Qi Anlang laughed a few times, not caring about Xi Yan's derogatory words about himself, "The king of Lingjiang is too humble, Lingjiang has thousands of miles of land, and the Fei army has 70,000 iron horses, which is a prosperous and powerful country!" With thighs like yours, it's too late for me to hug them. A small country? I'm afraid you don't have to pretend to be a pig and a tiger in front of me......"
"Okay, okay, when it comes to lip service, no one can compare to you." Xi Yan smiled and diverted the conversation, "If Da Zhao retreats, what do you plan to do in the future?" ”
"How?" Qi An's eyes suddenly became cold for a moment, "The big ** north is bounded by the water, if you and I join forces, are you afraid that you won't be able to capture Emperor Zhao under the horse?" ”
"You're kidding."
Xi Yan was originally a tentative question, but he didn't want Qi An to give such an answer directly.
"Am I joking at killing my father?" Qi An suddenly thrust the dagger into the table, "As long as you are willing, you and I will rule the rivers and rivers." ”
Xi Yan shook his head gently, Qi An saw him like this, his heart was filled with a moment of disappointment, and he couldn't help but sneer: "It turns out that as long as you guard the Lingjiang River...... You're satisfied. Chongdu City ...... Don't you want to go back? ”
"I'm not a benevolent person, and I'm not afraid of those bloody scenes, but this thing is really not easy to do."
Seeing Qi An's questioning gaze at him, Xi Yanfang continued: "You and I, although we can open the Great Zhao Portal with the benefit of soldiers and horses, but changing the dynasty is not something that can be done overnight...... For the people, changing the dynasty is ...... to them What's in it? My soldiers took Lingjiang without blood, and you entered the northwest without abolishing a single soldier, which is still the result of more than ten years of silent preparation of moisturizing things, out of Lingjiang and the northwest, where is our family army? Once you start to overthrow the dynasty and rise up, conscription and grain will consume the people's power, and at that time, your ambition will ...... Can you still crush the people's hearts in one fell swoop? Why do you want to do something you don't know if you're not sure? ”
"You old bastard, when did you get so much talk?" Qi An saw that he couldn't lobby for a while, so he simply changed the topic, it was not easy to reunite with old friends, and he didn't want to make the atmosphere so heavy, "I heard, you have a new beauty?" ”
"Well," Xi Yan chuckled and bowed his head, mentioning An Ruofei, he was always extra calm, "Speaking of which, you also recognize, it is the one who danced at the palace banquet the year before last, and if you want to see her again in the future, you can be called Mrs. Xi." ”
Qi An was stunned for a moment, and only reacted after a while, what Xi Yan said turned out to be the former Si Le Fu Si Le An Ruofei, and it was also Xie Lingxi, the remnant of the Xie clan who was ordered by Emperor Zhao to be arrested.
"It's really good that you are hiding it," Qi An said with some complaints, and then said on a whim, "You are a thief and a remnant, it is really a match made in heaven, and I will go where to find a remnant to match my identity." ”
"The Jing family still has a female dependent."
Xi Yan said lightly, but Qi An was so blocked that he couldn't speak, and only after a while did he say: "If you really want to find the women of the Jing family, you have to stab me, the enemy, to death on the bed......"
Xi Yan also laughed, the people who were still alive in the Jing clan, the Xi clan and the Qi clan were of course the enemies who had beaten them into the abyss.
"If you want to find it, I'm afraid you can only find a big remnant, otherwise...... Isn't it a failure to live up to you, a great thief? ”
"Stop, stop, if I continue to talk like this, I'm afraid I'm really going to find a remnant."
"Haha," Xi Yan laughed out loud again, "You are such an eclectic person, you are looking for ...... You have to find a bandit or bandit to be worthy of your identity. ”
"Go, go, the dog's mouth is getting more and more unable to spit out ivory," Qi An munched on the bubbling mutton and said vaguely, "We have surrounded Feng Yi, when will the Northern Qin rescue army arrive?" ”
As early as when they first met, Xi Yan told Qi An that the Northern Qin army was marching from the country to the northwest, but neither of them cared much about it. Anyway, Fu Mang and the prince of Northern Qin have already been besieged and killed in Feng Yi City, and as soon as the Northern Qin army comes, they can besiege the city and send reinforcements.
"I think it's been ten days," Xi Yan grabbed the towel on the table and wiped his mouth, took another sip of hot tea, and looked at Qi An, who was still munching, "But let's divide the work, I'll besiege the city, and as for the reinforcements to fight Northern Qin...... You're on. What do you think? ”
Qi An, who was eating and drinking, suddenly seemed to be choked, and glared at him angrily: "You really know how to do it easily, you are watching the excitement around the city in the back, I will lead the troops to rush and kill in front, right?" ”
"If you are tired, you can watch the play in the back and lead the troops to fight...... Just leave it to Yao Ke. ”
“…… You......! Qi An got up suddenly, seeing that Xi Yan was still smiling, and sat down depressedly, "Shameless old thief, if I don't share weal and woe with the soldiers, how can I ask them to work together with me?" ”
"Just kidding," Xi Yan saw that his purpose of teasing him had succeeded, so he stopped teasing, "100,000 southwest troops, 50,000 will be deployed by you, and the remaining 50,000 will still be in Feng Yi's outer city." After all, the Northern Qin army in the city was not a dead man, and they rushed out...... It's not going to be easy. ”
Hearing him say this, Qi An's face finally darkened slightly.
The almost transparent moon appeared again, and the sound of laughter continued, but they didn't know that in the distance at the mouth of the Qujiang River, dozens of warships with deep drafts were quietly tracing up against the river.