When Ma Yun rushed back to Xiong'an Village overnight, everyone was surprised.

"I said, why did you come back so soon, you won't be chased back!" Qin Ming said with a big grin.

"Old Qin, you can stop the meeting!" Gao Tang shook his head helplessly.

"Shaoxia, what do you gain from this trip?" Tong Guanshan asked with concern.

"I really found a thing, let's discuss it and see if we can make a fuss about it. Ma Yun told the military general named Xi Jian and his soldiers.

"Xi Jian, I have also heard of this person, he was originally the city lord of Cangwu City in Bingzhou. There are a lot of displaced people in Bingzhou, and they were incorporated by him one by one to form an army, and the combat power is very amazing, and outsiders call it 'Beifu Bing'. With the 'Beifu Soldiers', Xi Jian's strength grew rapidly, which aroused the jealousy of Sun Xian, the pastor of Bingzhou Prefecture. So he mobilized several other city lords to jointly attack Xi Jian in the name of rebellion. Xi Jian had no intention of rebelling, and responded to the battle in a hurry, and after several battles, he fought more with less. In the end, he gave up holding on to Cangwu City and fled to Jiaozhou with his subordinates. The governor of Jiaozhou took him in and left him to obey orders in Qiqi City. He has kept a low profile over the years, but he is sympathetic to his subordinates and has been widely spread in the army. The governor of Jiaozhou was kind to him, but this time he was detained by King Lu, and his life and death are unknown. Although Xi Jian has descended, he may not be sincere, and King Lu is suspicious, and he may not be able to tolerate him. Tong Guanshan is worthy of being in the officialdom of Jiaozhou for many years, and he has heard of some deeds.

"Xi Jian, I've heard of this person. In the past, there were many displaced people in the state, endangering the people, and the city lords from all walks of life sent troops many times but failed to exterminate them. This Xi Jian's grace and power were combined, and he actually incorporated those homeless grass robbers into the 'Beifu Soldiers', and since then, the security of the state has been greatly improved, and the 'Beifu Soldiers' are very strong after his training, and my father has great respect for him!" When it came to 'my father', Shangguan Feng seemed to find that he had missed his words, and hurriedly stopped talking. Everyone also saw his strange appearance and didn't speak, except for Qin Ming.

"Mr. Shangguan, your ability is so great, and your father's ability is not small. Qin Ming asked thoughtlessly. "Well, my father also likes to read, and I was also influenced by my father. Shangguan Feng said curtly.

"Brother Qin, let's discuss the matter of Xi Jian. I don't know what Brother Qin's high opinion is?" Ma Yun hurriedly stopped Qin Ming.

"Gao Jian, Lao Qin, I'll wait for Xi Jian's 'Beifu soldiers' to arrive at the bottom of the mountain and taste the taste of my spear. Ma Yun almost vomited a mouthful of blood, this Qin Ming has become irritable since he practiced the Crazy Demon Marksmanship.

"After listening to your words, this Xi Jian's situation seems to be not good. Gao Tang also spoke.

"Mr. Gao, please continue. ”

"This Xi Jian is loyal to the state pastor, King Lu rebelled and imprisoned the state pastor, this Xi Jian will definitely try to rescue. The lord of the city will surrender, and he will surrender in desperation, and he will be jealous of King Lu. Looking at the current situation, the fact that the subordinate soldiers are being used as coolies does not just explain this matter. I'm afraid that if the battle starts, Xi Jian's subordinate soldiers will be sent to attack first, and whether they win or lose, the fate of those soldiers will not be very good. ”

"Mr. Gao's words are very reasonable, and I think so too. This time, the army of 10,000 is afraid that it is just to borrow our hands to get rid of Xi Jian. First let his vitality be greatly damaged, and then secretly attack from behind, obviously attacking Xiong'an Village, secretly getting rid of this Xi Jian, it is a poisonous plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Shangguan Feng regained his composure and said solemnly.

"In this way, if this Xi Jian doesn't rebel, there is only a dead end. So how about we force him to rebel?" said Ma Yun with a smile.

"When he is forced to a certain extent, he will rebel, but if he just beats and scolds, does some coolies, and sends him to be a striker, I guess he will not rebel. This person is not a capricious person. What's more, once there is a rebellion, 4,000 soldiers is also not a small force. That's why he was allowed to be a pioneer and start after consuming it. Tong Guanshan shook his head, his face full of pity.

"Then force him to rebel in advance. I have a plan, you can hear how. When Ma Yun said his plan, everyone applauded.

Four days later, Liu Shiyu's army was only a dozen miles away from Xiong'an Village. Beside the road of the march, there was a slope of earth that was a few feet high. On the other side of the road is a small river. In desperation, the group of people waved their tools and excavated the soil slope.

Just when the dirt slope was about to be leveled. The group suddenly became agitated. Seeing this, the Red Flame Army, who was guarding the surroundings, walked up to them suspiciously. The group of people refused to get out of the way, which made people even more suspicious, and even had an argument, and finally the Xi Jian rushed to order everyone to disperse, but the scene in front of him surprised him.

I saw a two-meter-high stone tablet dug up, with six quaint characters written on it: The tablet meets Xi, and the sky destroys Lu. In addition to the handwriting, a dragon is engraved on the back of the stone tablet, and a turtle is carved on the bottom, and the stone marks on it are mottled, as if it has been buried for a long time.

The surrounding Red Flame Army was also taken aback, hurriedly protected the stone stele, and sent someone to inform Liu Shiyu. It didn't take long for a team of Red Flame Army to lead the hounds to scatter around, inspecting the radius of dozens of zhang in detail, and after confirming that there was no problem, Liu Shiyu, Yao Gang and the Fat Man Jian Jun appeared in the huge carriage.

When the three of them saw the words on the stone tablet, they unconsciously took a breath. "Hmph, someone must be disturbing the hearts of our army, how can this commander fall for such a trick. Come on, put away the stele, no spread about this matter, violator: behead! General Xi don't think too much, as long as you take Xiong'an Village this time, I will personally show you merit in front of the prince. Several Red Flame soldiers walked over and laboriously carried the stone tablet away.

At this time, Xi Jian's brows were furrowed, and when he heard Liu Shiyu's words of relief, he barely squeezed out some smiles.

"The thief's village is ahead, General Xi has worked hard all the way, and the rest of the road will be paved by my subordinates. Yao Gang also said with a smile.

"Thank you, General Yao, there's not much left, just let my subordinates continue to do it. Xi Jian said expressionlessly.

"General Xi, why don't you discuss with us the method of suppressing thieves?" said the fat man's guard.

"Thank you, Lord Overseer, my brothers are unruly, I'm afraid they will cause more trouble, so I'd better stay here. ”

"Since General Xi said so, then we will return to the account, if the general has something, please report it!" Liu Shiyu and the three left.

"General, what should I do, you also saw the words on the stone tablet!" Xi Jian's men surrounded him and argued.

"General, this is providence, such a good opportunity, you can't hesitate!"

"General, even if you don't have the intention, I'm afraid that others will have the intention. ”

"General, we have followed the general for many years, and we are not afraid of death, we just hope that death is meaningful. ”

"General......!" Xi Jian's subordinates have complained these days, and they have said a lot of outrageous things, and the guards around them have long been surprised.

"Don't say anything!" Xi Jian shouted, and then whispered to a young general beside him: "Ah Fa, you go and inform General Guo, Ah Gui, you go and inform General Xu, Ah Huai, you go and inform General Lu, let them come to my account in time." Remember, don't let others see it. ”

When the three men in battle armor entered Xi Jian's tent, someone immediately sent Liu Shiyu to him.

"In this way, I'm afraid that this person has already turned against him, and the words of the day have not stabilized him!" Liu Shiyu looked worried.

"Why did this stele just appear, is it really providence?" said the fat man Ding Jian Jun in a bit of a panic.

"Hmph, providence, how can there be such a coincidence, but it appeared at this time. I'm afraid that Xi Jian has already thought about it, so he found a chance for himself. I am afraid that the stele was buried by himself. Yao Gang said hatefully.

"At this time, it is meaningless to pursue the stone tablet, the key is how to stabilize that Xi Jian, if it is the other way around at this time, even if he is exterminated, it will go against the original intention of the prince. Liu Shiyu said in a deep voice.

"Then you can only strike first, detain Xi Jian, force his men to attack the village, and then kill him after the matter is completed. Yao Gang said.

"So far, that's the only way to go, send Gao Yong to me!" Liu Shiyu nodded.

A moment later, the bearded Gao Yong arrived. "Dashuai, are you ready to do it?" Gao Yong's face looked expectant.

Liu Shiyu nodded, and then ordered: "Bring five hundred Red Flame Army brothers and surround Xi Jian's camp, he and his three generals are together at this time, and they just catch them all." Remember, Xi Jian can only catch him alive, he is still useful, and the rest of the people are at your disposal. ”

"The last general understands!" he said, striding away.

"Alas, this stele is really a big thing for us. If the matter is not done, it can only be explained to the prince. Ding Jianjun, you have also seen this matter, and please repair a letter to the prince to explain this matter!"

"Don't worry, this is natural!" Xi Jian's camp tent, when he heard the screams and walked out of the camp, he found that he had been surrounded.

"It's so ruthless, I haven't fought back yet, he will do it first!" Xi Jian shouted angrily.

"When you do the opposite, it will take a lot of work. Obediently restrain your hands, the handsome will not embarrass you, otherwise don't blame me for being polite. Gao Yong scoffed.

Xi Jian looked around, sighed, and said slowly: "Tie me up, and ask General Gao to raise his noble hand and let go of my brothers." They have been with me for many years, and now they are here, and I am sorry for them!"

"It's easy to talk about this matter, come on, go and tie up General Xi!" The three generals around Xi Jian were immediately furious and pulled out the long knife at their waists.

"Stop, forget what I just told you, it's not a pity for me to die, if all these brothers die here, I really won't be able to die!"

"General!" "General!" After the three of them cried out a few times, they reluctantly put away their weapons.

"General Gao, I admire your martial arts, and please don't break your word!" Xi Jian raised his hands after speaking.

Gao Yong's eyes flickered a few times, and he waved the mace in his hand: "Tie up General Xi, and let the rest of the people go!"

After thinking about it in every way, Xi Jian decided to sacrifice himself as a bargaining chip, trying to give his brothers more chances to live. He knew that he would not escape death, and that those brothers might have escaped it if they had endured the humiliation.

At this time, Ma Yun was mixed in a team of guards, looking at everything in front of him in a daze.

"How can this person have an elm head, fight with his subordinates, and still have a way to live. Now that you are captured, you are dead, and those men are also doomed. ”