A few months ago, in the royal court under the Tan Khan Mountain, the Xianbei Great Khan Tan Shi Huai, who was in the prime of life, suddenly fell seriously ill.

After being ill for several days, even if I asked the best doctor in the clan to see him, there was no sign of improvement.

On this day, Tanshi Huai was basking in the sun outside the tent, and now he is seriously ill, and the affairs of the clan will naturally be handed over to his son and Lian to take care of, and Tanshi Huai is rare to be idle.

"Rise and fall chief, if you think about it, I have rarely had such a quiet time in my life. I've been riding on horseback since I was a teenager, and it's been decades now. Suddenly rested, but it seemed that there was nothing to do. Sandalwood smiled and looked at the undulating wreckage on the side.

Since the original battle of Saibei, the undulating wreckage has been following the side of the sandalwood acacia.

"The Great Khan is a natural hero, always different from us ordinary people." The ups and downs are sincere.

Tanshi Huai smiled when he heard this, this figure who was regarded as a god by the Xianbei people, now it is a little laborious to even pull the corners of his mouth and smile, "Where are there any natural heroes, the so-called natural Tanshi Huai is just an ordinary person." I'm a little better than you, but I just recognized my ambition early and walked a few steps more than you. ”

The ups and downs are brave generals on the battlefield, and they are not good at words, so they don't know how to respond for a while.

Tan Shihuai naturally didn't think that he would answer, coughed a few times, and asked with a smile: "What do you think of Helian?" ”

He was a straightforward man, especially in front of Tanshi Huai, so he said bluntly: "Although the leader of Helian is the son of the Great Khan, I still have to say that he is much worse than the Great Khan in terms of the ability to manage the affairs of the clan."

There was no surprise on the face of Tanshi Huai, the world knows what kind of person Mo Ruo's father is, and how can he not know.

He smiled and sighed, "It's a pity that not everyone is a sandalstone locust." ”

The pity here naturally implies double meaning.

One of them is naturally a pity and can't be connected, and it may not be able to support Xianbei in the future.

The second is that it is a pity that the sky is not a holiday, and he cannot complete his ambition.

This legendary figure, who has been running around all his life and working hard for the rise of Xianbei, leaned back at this time, covered his forehead with one hand, and looked at the sun on the horizon in a daze.

The sun outside the fortress is always so bright and dazzling, so what about the sun south of the Great Wall and the Central Plains?

Tanshi Huai was speechless.

It's a pity.

A few days later, Xianbei Great Khan Tan Shihuai died in the royal court at the foot of Dan Khan Mountain.

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After the death of Tanshi Huai, because of his prestige in Xianbei, his son and Lian were able to inherit the position of Xianbei Khan.

It's just that Helian is not like Tanshi Huai, and after succeeding to the throne, he has done a lot of greed, and he has made many reforms to the policies set by Tanshi Huai before, which has caused many people in the clan to be dissatisfied.

Today, the three adults gathered, nominally to persuade Helian, but in fact, only one person who sincerely advised.

Tuoba Shi and Duan Hao already had other thoughts, but now that there is no Tanshi Huai, their minds are naturally becoming more and more active.

"What do you mean by the three adults that I didn't do well?"

In the Xianbei sweat tent, He Lian sat on the main seat that only Tanshi Huai could sit on in the past, and raised his eyes to look at the three people below.

In the past, when he was not a Great Khan, he always had to retreat humbly when he saw the three of them, but now that he is the master of the house in Xianbei, how can he still look at the faces of the three people.

The three of them also saw Helian's displeasure, but the person at the top was not the natural sandalwood locust.

Tuoba was the first to speak, and said with a smile: "I'm not saying that the Great Khan is not doing well, but now that the Great Khan of Tanshi Huai is new, even if the Great Khan has the intention of changing, he should wait a little longer." Now that it is so urgent, I am afraid that it will attract criticism from others. ”

"What the Tuoba leader said is that the Great Khan of Tanshi Huai has a good reputation among the clansmen, although the Great Khan is wise, his reputation in the clan is still a little worse than that of the Great Khan of Tanshi Huai, and he should build his prestige first, and then reform, so he will naturally have no worries." Duan Hao echoed.

Tuoba and Duan Hao have known each other for many years, and there are both grudges and alliances between the two, in the final analysis, it is also for the interests of their clan.

It's good that the two of them didn't speak, but as soon as these words came out, Helian, who was sitting at the top, became more and more angry.

He stood up and looked at the undulating wreckage, who had remained silent, "Undulating chief, what do you say they say?" Am I really far inferior to Father Khan? ”

The Undulating Skeleton was an honest man, who never spoke, just nodded.

"Okay, you all go out first." Helian pointed to the door of the tent.

Although the three of them were not afraid of Helian, he was now the identity of the Great Khan, so they obeyed the order and got up and left the tent.

Duan Hao deliberately walked last, and waited until the two people in front of him walked out of the tent before he turned around and smiled: "There is no need to worry about the Great Khan, the Great Khan of Tanshi Huai is the prestige that will be defeated immediately, and the only thing to regret is that he has not exterminated the remnants of the Han family who fled in the Battle of Saibei." It is a matter of course that the prestige is higher than that of the Great Khan. In the future, when the Great Khan makes achievements, he will naturally be recognized by his clansmen. ”

Duan Hao "comforted" He Lian and then turned around and went out, he did not leave immediately, but stayed outside the big tent for a while, until he heard the faint roar of He Lian from the big tent.

He laughed, then turned to leave, and after walking a short distance, he ran into Tutuo who was deliberately waiting not far away.

"How, it's done?" Tuoba asked with a smile.

Duan Hao also smiled: "How can it not be, he and Lian are not sandalwood acacia in the end." Young people are young and vigorous, and they are high-spirited when they are excited. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

At the beginning, Tanshi Huai unified the Xianbei tribes, although it was because of the strength of their three tribes, so that they became the leaders of the three tribes, they could be decided from the original clan affairs, and later the major events had to be decided by Tanshi Huai, and people like them were naturally unwilling.

What's more, both of them know that the three adults of Tanshi Huai are just hindered by the situation. In the future, when the clan stabilizes, I am afraid that sooner or later I will sacrifice butcher knives to them.

Fortunately, the sandalwood locust is dead.

Now there was only one Helian left in front of them.

For the two, Kazuen is not difficult to deal with.

"What about the stubbornness of the ups and downs?" Duan Hao asked suddenly.

Tuoba smiled, "The general trend has been decided, so he can't help but bow his head." ”

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A few days later, he discussed with the leaders of the Lianzhao clan, and decided to personally lead the army to attack Takayanagi Castle.

The ups and downs have been persuading for a long time, but Helian finally refuses to listen.

In the end, it was decided that he would lead 5,000 people to be the front army, and the leaders of the three departments would lead more than 10,000 people to be the back-up.

Therefore, there was also the previous move of the Xianbei cavalry soldiers to come to the city.

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In Gaoliu City, at this time, Zang Min led his troops north to quell the turmoil, and the defenders in the city are now only 3,000.

The affairs in the city are now Zang Hong's master, first, he is the son of Zang Min, and the generals in the army have always been mostly unruly, and they will respect him a little bit in Zang Min's face. It can save a lot of trouble.

Second, when he experienced the First Battle of Saibei, Zang Hong was very popular, and among the low-level soldiers in Gaoyanagi, he was even more popular than Zang Min.

Zang Min was quite pleased with this, and also asked him how to win the hearts of the lower-level soldiers, Zang Hong naturally would not hide his secrets from him, but just said four words.

Care.

At that time, Zang Min sighed for a long time.

What Zang Hong didn't say at the time was that this was the method he learned from Liu Bei.

Today, Zang Hong walked out of the county office, his expression was quite heavy, he walked aimlessly on the avenue, and when he came back to his senses, he looked up and found that he had come to the door of the wine house where Liu Bei and others often came.

He smiled bitterly and walked towards the wine house, thinking in his heart what would happen if Xuande encountered this.

But before he could enter the wine room, he heard a familiar shout.

"White-faced, the matter of Saibei has long been over, what are you still doing here? If you want to leave earlier, you won't, what's the matter, now you're blocked in the city, aren't you? The person who shouted was very loud, it was Zhang Fei, the Yan man who had returned to Gaoliu City.

"A certain family stayed here to do their part for the Han family, but you, a ring-eyed thief, why did you run back since you have returned to Youzhou? What's the use of you if you're here? "The man of words, Zang Hong, is also familiar with it, it is Lu Bu from Bingzhou.

At this time, Zang Hong had already walked into the wine house, and he was also very familiar with Lao Chen in the wine house.

When Liu Bei left Youzhou, he asked him to help Lao Chen find a family business, but he took the matter to heart, and he had also said a few family affairs for Lao Chen before, but this person always said that he was afraid of delaying other girls, so he shirked it several times.

Being able to hold up a wine house in Takayanagi City alone is actually better than many people in the city. Therefore, his so-called fear of wronging other girls is naturally just a pretext. As for what he thought in his heart, he refused to say it clearly, and Zang Hong never guessed.

At this time, in addition to Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, there were also Xi Zhong, who had been staying here, who were drinking in the wine house.

Xi Zhong didn't say anything, just drank by himself with a wine bowl in his hand.

Zang Hong came to the table and sat down.

They are all acquaintances who have lived and died together, and they often drink together on weekdays, so there was no verbal greeting between everyone after he sat down.

"How's it going?" Xi Zhong asked with a smile.

Now that the Xianbei soldiers are coming to the city, the city naturally wants to discuss how to deal with it, after all, it is a matter of life and death in a city.

Zang Hong took a sip of wine and sighed, "Where is such a good result, now there are only two results, Chen and Xu both hope to stay out of the door and stick to the city, at least until my father returns to the army, as for General Xu, he has never said it clearly, he is my father's side of the people, and he has to give me some face." ”

The three people in Zang Hong's mouth were the three thousand generals who were coerced by Liu Bei to lead the rear army to rescue Xia Yu and others that day, and now Xia Yu and others have been convicted, but no matter what their intentions are, they have made a lot of efforts to rescue them.

"They think so in their hearts, so what does Zang Jun think in his heart?" Xi Zhong asked with a smile.

Zanghong took a sip of wine and said nothing.

Originally, he rarely drank alcohol before coming north, and even if he did, he was quite modest, but now he really likes the taste of wine more and more.

It seems that Zang Jun didn't think so in his heart, otherwise he would have just come down directly, so why hesitate? Xi Zhong said with a smile.

Zang Hong swallowed the last sip of wine in the bowl, and then spoke: "It's not wrong for them to want to defend the city, Gaoliu Jiancheng, Xianbei people are not good at attacking the city, as long as they don't go out, they will naturally be helpless with Gaoliu City." ”

He was silent for a moment before he spoke again, "But if the Xianbei people can't make contributions under Gaoliu City, what will happen to them next?" Will they just go back to Saibei like this? Naturally not, they will only use the nearby villages and cities to vent their anger. What is the tragic scene of the slaughter of the village by Xianbei, Yide has seen it, and Fengxian has also seen it. ”

"We are in the army, what we are doing should be to protect the territory and the people, how can we refuse to defend the city and not go out, watch the alien race wreak havoc in front of us, and kill the people of my Han family? I don't think that's right. ”

Everyone at the table was silent.

After a while, Zhang Fei suddenly looked at Xi Zhong and said with a smile: "Xi Jun, how is it?" Do you admit punishment or not? ”

Xi Zhong shook his head with a smile, picked up the wine bowl and dried it three times in a row, and then smiled: "I underestimated Zang Jun before, and it was indeed my fault." ”

It turned out that when the Xianbei soldiers were in the city, Zhang Fei had made a bet with Xi Zhong, and the bet was whether Zang Hong wanted to fight or peace.

Hearing Zhang Fei tell the truth of the matter, Zang Hong smiled bitterly, "Actually, Xi Jun has never been mistaken, if it was before the Battle of Saibei, I would definitely not have the courage to go out of the city to fight." ”

"In fact, I also hesitated when I was in the council hall of the county government, after all, if I can't hold out, I will definitely be able to protect the people in the city, but if I go out of the city to fight, everything will naturally be easy to say if I win. If he is defeated, he will affect the people of the city. ”

"It's just that now that Zang Jun has come to look for us, he has already made a decision in his heart." Xi Zhong said with a smile.

Zang Hong nodded, "At that time, I was in the county government, and when I was about to be persuaded by them, I only asked myself one sentence, if Xuande was here, what would happen to him." ”

"I see." Xi Zhong smiled.

"I have never forgotten the words of Xuande swearing on the high platform that day, and the Han family has never been a blood-thirsty man." Zang Hong took a sip of wine, "It only depends on the courage of the general." ”

"Well said!" Zhang Fei slapped the wooden eucalyptus in front of him heavily, "If my brother is here, he will definitely say that Zang Jun's son can be taught." ”

Xi Zhong ignored Zhang Fei's gags, but looked at Zang Hong with a smile, "It is commendable that Zang Jun has such courage, and there is nothing wrong with what he thinks." It's just that now Xianbei Chen's soldiers are outside, the momentum is violent, and the people and horses in the city are okay to defend the city, but it is not easy to send troops to meet the enemy. ”

Zang Hong smiled bitterly, he naturally knew that it was not easy to send troops to meet the enemy now, otherwise he would not have hesitated so much in his heart.

Zang Hong said in a deep voice: "It's really not easy, so I'm here to ask you for help." Fengxian and Yide are outstanding in martial arts, plus the cavalry in your hands and Youzhou, so you can have the strength to fight. It's just that the odds are still not great. ”

"It's not that the odds of winning are not great, if you go out of the city to meet the enemy like this, even if you add the help of the two of them, I'm afraid it will inevitably end up in a life and death."

"Those generals who are known as the enemies of 10,000 people, let alone 10,000 people, even if you want to take the head of a hundred people, it is not an easy task." Xi Zhong said with a smile.

Zang Hong was silent, he didn't know this truth.

It's just that today's hope can only be pinned on the courage of Zhang Lu and the others.

When it is impossible to imagine, people always have to hope for that eventuality.

Xi Zhong coughed, "What ten thousand enemies can't do, I, a Confucian who has no power to restrain chickens, may not be able to do it." ”

The three of them all turned their heads to look at Xi Zhong.

Xi Zhong was quite complacent, and said with a smile: "I haven't made a plan for a long time, could it be that you really think of me as a drunk who can only drink in the wine house?" ”

Zhang Fei grinned and asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”

In the play, Zhong Zhong poured a drink and said with a smile: "Now the Xianbei people outside the city can be divided into two places. One of them is naturally the Xianbei New Khan and Lian who are now outside the city with 5,000 men and horses. ”

"I have carefully inquired with the Xianbei people in the city, although this person is the son of Tanshi Huai, but he is irritable and irritable, greedy and luxurious, which is completely different from Tanshi Huai. Such a person, with the prestige of the sandalwood acacia, if he only serves as a leader, it may not be a big deal, but now the sandalwood acacia is unified and Xianbei, and the foundation is not stable, a person like this takes over the position of the Great Khan, how can the Xianbei people be convinced? ”

The truth of the play is simple, and the three of them are thoughtful.

"What does the drama mean?" Zang Hong asked.

Xi Zhong said with a smile: "What I mean is the more than 10,000 Xianbei reinforcements that Chen Bing gave him behind him. If we break through the front army of Helian, these reinforcements will not necessarily come to the rescue. ”

"Know that war is nothing but a continuation of politics."

"What Xi Jun said is reasonable." Zang Hong nodded, hearing Xi Zhong's words, his heart was relieved, so that they really had to face a lot fewer enemies, and only the five thousand troops led by He Lian were left who were outside the battle.

"Zang Jun should not be taken lightly, what I just said is just a guess of human nature, as for the sudden change in the battle, it is not impossible. Therefore, Zang Jun needs to be cautious when making a decision. ”

Zang Hong's mind that he had just put down was poured a basin of cold water on Xi Zhong again, and he sighed, "Xi Jun can't let me feel at ease for a while." ”

"In this way, it is my fault, I originally had a plan, if Zang Jun decided to send troops, I would use my strategy to deal with the Xianbei front army outside the city, but now that Zang Jun is complaining about me, there is no need to say much." Xi Zhong took a sip of wine, as if smiling.

Zang Hong smiled bitterly, after getting along for many days, how could he not know Xi Zhong's temperament, and said: "I have always admired the intelligence of Xi Jun, and I also asked Xi Jun to teach me, today's wine money is counted on me." ”

Xi Zhong shouted to Lao Chen, who was sitting on the steps of the back door, "Lao Chen, do you hear clearly?" Today's accounts are all counted in Zang Jun's account. ”

He picked up the bowl on the table, took a heavy sip, and then muttered to himself.

"I heard that there are a lot of powerful people around Xuande, and it's time for him to see my ability to play."