The sky is not clear, and the Qianyang is too guarded in the house, and there are already many people.

In the lobby, Xu Han held a sword in his hand, sitting upright, his heroic body exuding majesty.

In the two wings in front of the hall, Ling Zirui, Liu Xu, Jiang Zheng, Lin Ao and other civil and military officers sat solemnly, except for Tang Mo, who guarded Shencheng, the elites under Xu Han had all gathered.

The 40,000 elite Beiliang army is approaching, and this time, Xu Han must use all his strength to deal with this unprecedentedly powerful enemy.

The news that the Northern Liang Army was about to invade also set off a lot of waves in Qianyang, whether it was the people of Qianyang or the civil and military officials, most of them were deeply afraid.

The brutality of the Beiliang Army is well known, not only ordinary people, even if it is these generals in the hall, many people are also afraid.

Before a strong enemy arrives, he will fear war, which is a taboo for soldiers!

Xu Han looked around at everyone, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "The enemy this time is extremely strong, and I will know that many of you are afraid. ”

The loud words, like a bell, seemed to have an innate charm, and immediately made everyone present listen to it solemnly.

"When the general raised the army, there were no more than a thousand soldiers, and there was only one general, looking around, which of the enemies was not a hundred times stronger than the general, but the general defeated several strong enemies, and laid a foundation for the present."

Xu Han's tone gradually became arrogant, and in his sharp words, there was a strong sense of confidence.

Everyone was infected by his words, and their original uneasy hearts gradually calmed down.

At this time, Xu Han stood up and said proudly: "So, Ben will tell you that no matter how strong the enemy is, Ben will have nothing to fear, whether it is 40,000 or 400,000, no matter how many enemies come, Ben will vow to let them know what a fiasco is!" ”

The thunderous words of pride and grandeur, like a storm, swept away the haze in everyone's hearts.

Encouraged by Xu Han, the blood of the Chinese martial arts people in the hall also gradually boiled, and the excited faces were surging with hunting fighting spirit.

Suddenly, Lin Ao was the first to stand up and shouted loudly: "Brother, don't worry, I, Lin Ao, am willing to follow my brother to the death, kill that group of Beiliang people without leaving a piece of armor, and let them know my brother's prestige." ”

As soon as Lin Ao expressed his position, the rest of the people were also enthusiastic and generous, and they all expressed their willingness to fight to the death for Xu Han.

This is not the first time Xu Han has boosted morale before the battle, but the effect is the same as before, his strong charisma, as if innate, makes the listeners can't help but boil their blood.

Liu Xu, who was sitting in the crowd, was the first time to be placed in such an important military meeting as Xu Han's subordinate.

When he listened to Xu Han's bold words and looked at his angry colleagues left and right, he couldn't help but secretly marvel at Xu Han's confidence and inspiring ability.

However, although Liu Xu's heart was also a little surging, he was able to skillfully restrain this irrational emotion, and only sat there quietly, smiling lightly.

Xu Han on the stairs was observing the changes in the expressions of his subordinates all the time, and Liu Xu's calmness, how could he not see it.

"This old fox is so calm at all times."

When Xu Han was secretly thinking in his heart, he suddenly remembered that Liu Xu was not born in Beiliang, so he naturally had a deep understanding of Zhu Xuan and other Beiliang generals.

Knowing himself and knowing a hundred battles, Xu Han has to fight against strong enemies, but how can he not know their details.

Thinking of this, Xu Han said: "Mr. Liu Xu, you are from Beiliang, you should know Zhu Xuan very well, there will be something that has not been clear, I really want to hear what Mr. thinks." ”

"The old man is only a one-sided relationship with Zhu Xuan, I don't know much about it, I don't know what the general doesn't know?" Liu Xu smiled with a smile.

"Is Zhu Xuan a fool?"

Xu Han suddenly asked, and there was still irony in his tone.

Liu Xu looked surprised, and was stunned for a moment before he smiled: "General, this question is still ...... It's really funny. Ahem, as far as the old man knows, although this Zhu Xuan was born in a martial arts, he can now become the No. 1 vassal king in Beiliangzhong, and he should not be a stupid person. ”

Xu Han nodded, "Since Zhu Xuan is not stupid, why can't he even see Deng Yinshuo's plan to kill people with a knife, and willingly work for Deng Yinshuo to deal with the general." ”

This is what Xu Han suspects in his heart.

Liu Xu stroked his beard, pondered his eyebrows for a while, and his frowning brows gradually relaxed.

"The old man is not a worm in Zhu Xuan's stomach, and he can't know his true thoughts, but forgive the old man for his own speculation, I think the reason why Zhu Xuan worked hard for Deng Yinshuo may be because he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to sit big."

Take the opportunity to sit big?

Hearing these four words, Xu Han fell into deep thought, his thoughts flew around, and after being silent for a long time, a fine light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Xu Han's thinking was already quick, and after a slight reminder from Liu Xu, he figured out the reason.

It must be known that there are more than a dozen Northern Liang warlords in Guanzhong, among which Zhu Xuan and Zhang Mei are the strongest, but compared with other small Northern Liang feudal kings, their strength does not occupy an overwhelming absolute advantage.

Thinking about it from another perspective, Zhu Xuan's heart must have always wanted to annex other vassal kings and dominate Guanlong.

In ordinary times, the kings of the Northern Liang Domains were not subordinate to each other, and each had one side, and if Zhu Xuan sent troops to attack one of them, it would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the other feudal kings and attack them in groups.

At present, Zhu Xuan can use the edict to go out to command the five vassal kings, and then he can secretly use all kinds of means to weaken the rest of the kings, whether it is to annex them wantonly, no matter what, he can use it to make himself stronger.

"It's a good Zhu Xuan, it turns out that he is also a cunning guy."

Many generals in front of the hall heard Liu Xu's words, and then saw Xu Han's sarcasm, but they still failed to understand the truth, and they were all at a loss.

Only Ling Zirui, whose wisdom is better than others, also suddenly realized at this time.

However, he was in a trance, but he said: "Zhu Xuan is cunning, and the other four vassal kings are not necessarily stupid, they should be able to see its interests and disadvantages, how can they be willing to listen to the edict." ”

Liu Xu smiled slightly, and when he wanted to be relieved, Xu Han spoke first.

"If the four vassal kings should not be edicted, Zhu Xuan will take the opportunity to send troops to annex the four vassal kings in the name of resisting the decree, and Deng Yinshuo will definitely send troops to help Zhu Xuan in order to weaken the strength of the generals in Guanzhong and establish authority.

Xu Han's words were exactly what Liu Xu meant, he couldn't help but secretly praise Xu Han, and secretly praised Xu Han's quick thinking in his heart, and he only reminded him that Xu Han was able to penetrate the overall situation.

Ling Zirui only understood completely at this time, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect the situation in Guanlong to be so complicated, after this battle, it was Deng Yinshuo and Zhu Xuan who benefited, but it was us who suffered, it was really not cost-effective." ”

Of course, Xu Han is not a person who suffers easily, this time Deng Yinshuo and Zhu Xuan used their own tricks, wanting to profit by attacking themselves, how could Xu Han passively let them succeed.

After pondering for a moment, pondering the words of Liu Xu and Ling Zirui, after a while, a sneer suddenly rose at the corner of Xu Han's mouth.

"Sir, I'm afraid I'm going to have to make another trip to you this time." Xu Han turned his gaze to Yi Xiancheng.

Yi Xian looked stunned and hurriedly asked Xu Han what he commanded.

Xu Han looked at the west and said lightly: "Ben is going to ask you to make a trip to Beiliang, and Ben will bring a few words to a person." ”

"Who?"

"Zhang Mei."

Among the kings of the Northern Liang Domain, the two largest are Zhu Xuan and Zhang Mei, and their strength can be described as evenly matched.

Zhu Xuan wants to take the opportunity to sit big, which must be intolerable to Zhang Mei.

Xu Han was going to send Yi Xian to envoy Bei Liang to explain the benefits and disadvantages to Zhang Mei and induce him to intervene, even if he couldn't stop Zhu Xuan's plan to invade the south, at least he could do some kind of containment.

When Xu Han clarified his intentions, the civil and military forces present suddenly realized, and they all praised Xu Han for his thoughtfulness.

Even if it was Liu Xu, he couldn't help nodding slightly, and secretly praised Han Shen in his heart for his mastery of the way of vertical and horizontal, and this trick of checks and balances was very good.

The plan of the day was decided, and Yi Xiancheng was entrusted by Xu Han, went out from Qianyang, and sneaked into Longyou to envoy Zhang Mei.

Although Yi Xian was sent as an envoy, Xu Han did not completely pin his hope of retreating from the enemy on Zhang Mei, but acted secretly and began to prepare for the enemy's invasion on the front line of Shencheng.

When Xu Han of Qianyang was quietly preparing for the upcoming war, a caravan from Yan'an passed through his territory in a low-key manner and went to Luoyang City in the name of business.

A day later, in the state capital, Han Zhaofu once again convened the civil and military officials of Luoyang to discuss the matter.

At this time, Han Zhaofu's old face rarely added a little bit of brilliance, and Rui An and the others secretly noticed that Han Zhaofu seemed to have encountered something to be happy about.

Glancing around at the officials in front of the hall, Han Zhaofu raised the edict in his hand and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the court of Xuan Kingdom has a decree to order this king to send troops from Luoyang to exterminate the traitor Xu Han. ”

Hearing this, everyone's expressions were slightly shocked, and they seemed to feel a little surprised.

Rui An and the others were busy circulating the holy decree to each other, and there was a lot of discussion in the lobby for a while.

After pondering for a while, Rui An took the lead and said: "This holy decree is mostly Emperor Deng who is afraid that Xu Han will threaten Yan'an, and wants to use our hands to get rid of it, and after Xu Han defeated Li Li, the prince of Yi State, the strength of the army has increased greatly, and the morale is flourishing. ”

As soon as Rui'an said this, Shi Ci and other civil and military forces echoed one after another.

It's no wonder that after the first few defeats, these people under Han Zhaofu have been scared by Xu Han, once the war starts, who will dare to anger Xu Han, a fierce and abnormal "beast".

Even if it is Rui'an, when Xu Han is mentioned, there will be a trace of palpitations.

However, Han Zhaofu had a calm face, his face was as calm as water, as if he was confident.

After listening to the remarks of the general's cowardice, Han Zhaofu took out another silk book and said with a slight smile: "This is a handwritten letter from the king of Xuan Kingdom to this king, after you read this letter, your attitude may be very different." ”

Everyone was suspicious, and circulated the so-called handwritten letter of Emperor Deng.

When they read the letter, they were all excited and amazed.

"Emperor Deng has persuaded Zhu Xuan, the king of Beiliang, to lead 40,000 Beiliang troops to attack Huaishang, and asked this king and others to lead the army to wipe out Xu Han together!"

Rui An couldn't help but be surprised and blurted out.