On the outskirts of Handan, a ruined temple has become Shihu's temporary palace, so it is heavily guarded, five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, everywhere are wearing green clothes and black armor, the sturdy Zhao pawn, or the dragon guards who came out of the palace.

At this time, Shi Min had already rushed to the outside of the broken temple with his soldiers and horses, and after settling the soldiers under his command, he rode non-stop to the broken temple.

Shi Min walked all the way, and all he saw was the curling smoke of the cooking, and the laughter and laughter of some Zhao pawns who were having fun in the bitterness. As for why there is such smoke, why there are the laughter and laughter of these Zhao pawns who were originally unable to form an army, it is self-evident.

Because in addition to the Han army, the soldiers and horses of various units have already looted a lot of people's fat and ointment, and the rations are still secondary, and the most important thing is the large pot or grill they set up, and the large pieces of meat placed on the grill do not seem to be the meat of livestock! It's the same kind of meat!

Shi Min entered the broken temple with an expressionless face, and as soon as he saw Shi Hu, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Minister Shi Min pays a visit to the king!" Long live my king, long live, long live! ”

"Oh, it's the Thorn Slave. Sit, sit! ”

Seeing Shi Min's figure, Shi Hu was still quite pleased, and immediately asked people to move a chair that he didn't know where to find it, put it in front of Shi Min, and asked him to sit down.

"King Xie, but the minister still likes to kneel and sit."

was excused by Shi Min like this, Shi Hu's face did not show any displeasure, and he still said with a smile: "Haha, whatever you want." Thorn slave, you saddle horse all the way, very hard, just right, I have here the baby meat offered by the following people, very delicious, not roast suckling pig and carp can compare, why not thorn slave you also come to taste? ”

Shi Hu was indeed eating just now, Shi Min glanced around, and saw that in this ruined temple, more than a dozen heavily armed Dragon Teng guards followed Shi Hu's vicinity inch by inch.

And this dilapidated temple is really cold, I don't know how many years it has been dilapidated, it has been dilapidated.

A clay statue of Buddha in the center of the broken temple, the lacquer oil on it has long fallen, even half of the face is missing, and the body of the Buddha statue is also covered with layers of spider webs, like a light veil, covering the unique eyes of the Buddha statue.

Shi Hu hadn't been in this harsh environment for a long time, but he could barely get used to it. I saw that he moved a few chairs and benches, and a table was placed in the middle, and there was cooked food on it, as for the meat that Shi Hu was about to share with Shi Min just now, it had been cut into pieces of things, the color was burnt red, delicate, and it was really clear in color, like a roast suckling pig, which made people look very appetizing.

However, Shi Min couldn't help but feel a little sick to his stomach when he saw this.

Shi Min excused himself again: "Thank you for the king's kindness, but the minister has already eaten on the way here." ”

"Thorn slave, what did you do when you excused me three times and twice?" Shi Hu's face sank again, as if Shi Min couldn't say a reason, so he would order Shi Min to correct the Fa on the spot.

Seriously, in the past, if Shi Hu had anything wrong, he would whip others at will, whether it was Shi Min, or his sons Shi Bin and Shi Xuan, they were all whipped by him without exception.

And if it had been placed in the past, if Shi Min dared to refrain from his Shi Hu's favor three times and twice, he would have been pulled out and whipped a long time ago. But now, Shi Hu didn't dare to do this!

Similarly, Shi Hu is testing Shi Min in this way, why didn't Shi Min test Shi Hu in this way? Both of them are testing each other's bottom line, so they can prepare early.

As for why Shi Min dared to retreat from Shi Hu's kindness several times, without fear of punishment, anyone with a discerning eye could see it!

As the saying goes, the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs!

Shi Hu is now in trouble and embarrassed, almost to the point of betraying his relatives. What is left of him? Dragon Guard? The current Dragon Teng Guards are only a few hundred people, and they may not even be able to protect him Shi Hu, so how can they pacify the rebels and restore his rule?

And Li Nong, Shi Bin, Tao Leopard and other people have different hearts, which can be seen from Shi Hu's respective offerings, as well as their respective attitudes not long ago.

Shi Hu's suspicion is getting worse and worse, and if he is not careful, these generals with heavy troops may incur death!

For Shi Min, Shi Hu's mood is very complicated.

With the power technique, Shi Hu thought that he had done an excellent job, but now his so-called imperial heart technique was no longer useful!

Among the several soldiers and horses escorted, there were tens of thousands of the most and several thousand. According to the information that Shi Hu had, Shi Min did not bring all his 50,000 Han troops into the city, but left a part to seize Renshoumen, thinking that it was a countermeasure, and at the same time collected the rout in the area of Zhanghe camp and Renshoumen.

Other people's soldiers and horses are fighting less and less, but Shi Min's soldiers and horses are fighting more and more, which is also the direct reason why he was able to turn the tide and repel the pursuing rebels in a battle.

The number of troops under Shi Min's control now should be no less than 70,000. This is still a conservative estimate, because Shi Min's Han army has been scattered, and it is still scattered in various places and has not yet assembled, and only the 20,000 sharp soldiers with the strongest combat effectiveness under his command have been following Shi Min.

Circumambulating this, Shi Min still didn't dare to offend Shi Hu easily, so after such a beating, Shi Min immediately said: "King, the minister has no other intentions, but he just fought not long ago and was unwell. ”

After Shi Min said this, Shi Hu's heart felt a lot more comfortable, and he said: "Thorn slave, the only person I can trust now is you, even if Shi Bin, Shi Zun and Shi Jianzhen can't believe it." ”

"Panic!"

Hearing this, Shi Hu waved his hand and said, "I want to say something considerate to you. Thornnut, why were you able to repel the pursuing rebels so quickly? ”

Shi Hu first said that he trusted Shi Min, and then raised such a question, which was really duplicitous and suspicious.

But this is also a very normal thing, suddenly from the illustrious and invincible Zhao Tianwang, to a lost dog, I believe that Shi Hu is still unacceptable from the bottom of his heart, and it is inevitable to be frightened.

"My lord, the rebels were not well prepared, and they pursued in a hurry, and their generals were greedy for merit and rushed forward, and they were only ambushed by their ministers. One of the ministers has already gathered the defeated troops, and the morale has been slightly boosted, and the rebels have been chasing up and down for a long time, and they are already exhausted, so the ministers can lead the army to defeat the invading rebels in one go! ”

Hearing this, Shi Hu couldn't help but say with his eyes shining: "Can the thorn slave lead the army back to Yecheng now?" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid this won't work, my lord. Shi Min said with a wry smile, "The rebels are newly defeated, and the traitor Shi Xuan is afraid that our army will counterattack, so he will consolidate the city defense of Yecheng and step up recruitment exercises." Yecheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, impregnable, not with hundreds of thousands of sharp soldiers, perfect siege equipment, coupled with high morale, it takes several months and cannot be lowered. But our army does not have these now, so what can we do? ”

Hearing this, Shi Hu also thought that he was in a hurry and it was difficult for him to be strong.

That's right, the fortifications of Yecheng are too strong, not to mention anything else, just the city wall that is as high as four or five zhang is an insurmountable moat for the besieging side!

What's more, at this time, the official army had been defeated and fled in a panic, and there were no siege equipment, not to mention, and the stomach could not be filled. The morale of the officers and men of all armies is slumping, how can such soldiers and horses win the battle?

"So what do you think about this?"

"The king, the minister thinks that we should still march into Xiangguo, take it as the basis, and then the king will issue a document to denounce Shi Xuan's crimes, and call on the army of the whole country to crusade against him. In this way, it should be done in one battle, welcome the king back to Yecheng, and reign over the world! ”

"Good!"

Shi Min frowned again and said, "King, how can this ruined temple be a place where you can stay?" Although we are going to Xiangguo, we are not in a hurry, and the king can go to the palace in Handan to rest for a while, so that the army can rest! ”

"No." Shi Hu shook his head and said, "The defenders of Handan have rebelled, the city gate is closed, although I have a large army, but the rebels of Handan can't help it." ”