Xuzhou.

Xiapi.

Xiapi City, which has just experienced the baptism of war, is no longer the quiet and comfortable it used to be, but full of trauma and vicissitudes.

The bluestone bricks on the city wall have been cracked by the fire, the originally tall and sturdy city gate has been smashed by the rushing car, and many houses in the city have been damaged.

When you enter the city, you will see and hear traces of war.

The streets were littered with rubble and rubble, the windows of shops were shattered, the stalls were torn down, and most of the houses lining the streets had been engulfed in flames, leaving only the ruins.

Corpses and blood stains were everywhere in the streets, and the cries and cries for help were heart-wrenching.

The laughter of the children is gone, and the chatter and laughter of the elders are gone, replaced by wailing and silence.

The fields outside the city were also badly damaged, with farmland flattened and crops burned.

The sound of the hooves of war horses once galloped across the land, but now only ashes and desolation remained.

From the severity of the tragedy inside and outside Picheng, we can know how fierce the battle was not long ago.

But the winner, after all, is still his boss!

In Xiapi City, in the blood-stained mansion hall, he could finally put down his blood-stained ring head knife.

Sitting on the main seat, Zang Ba's weather-covered face was laughing.

"Hahaha~"

After this battle, he held Xuzhou.

Of course

It's just a temporary hold, and if you want to really seal the king and tear the ground, relying on this battle is far from enough.

This battle was prepared for many days, Zang Ba pretended to divide his troops to recover Langya County and Donghai County, in order to attract Yili to attack, but he didn't expect Yili to be really fooled and attack the city, and then, he was ambushed, under the bloody battle, Yili was defeated, and there was no one in ten of his troops, and now there is no one who can replace him in Xuzhou.

Although the Wei army is also going to enter Xuzhou, the Wei army is an outsider after all, and Xuzhou, only if the people of Xuzhou come to rule, those people will be at ease.

At the very least, no matter how vicious the people of Xuzhou are, they will not slaughter their own people.

And the Wei army will!

That's the difference.

"Newspaper~"

An old man with a brocade robe stepped forward, he first saluted Zang Ba, and then said: "Lord, I caught a big fish, this person is Jiang Gan, the envoy of the King of Wei!" ”

King of Wei's envoy?

Zang Ba's eyes lit up, and the whole person sat upright.

His gaze shifted to the old man who had been tied up with five flowers.

At this moment, Jiang Gan was tied up with five flowers, his former demeanor had disappeared, his figure was slightly rickety, and wrinkles were deeply engraved on his forehead and the corners of his eyes. His hair was gray and sparsely scattered on the top of his head, and the color of his old age highlighted the vicissitudes of time.

Even though he looked embarrassed, Zang Ba still recognized him.

"It's really Jiang Gan!"

Zang Ba got up with the knife, walked in front of Jiang Gan, looked at it carefully, and then looked up to the sky and laughed a few times.

"Hahaha~"

Jiang Gan's robe was already shabby, and the corners of his clothes were torn, revealing some tattered fabric. His wrists were firmly tied together with ropes and could not be stretched freely. Still, his back was straight, and he didn't show weakness.

"Traitor, if you want to kill, you will kill, why do you need to say more?"

Originally, Yili didn't dare to come to capture Pi, but Jiang Gan kept persuading him, and finally Yili made up his mind to come and capture Pi.

If you don't want to attack, you will fall for Zang Ba's plan.

"Why did I kill Jiang Gong? You have done a great service for me, and without you, how would I be where I am today? ”

"You!"

Jiang Gan glared angrily, his chest rose and fell violently, his eyes rolled white, and he almost fainted without taking a breath.

"Then Yili is used to being cautious, and dares to come to attack the city, it must be you who are on the side, aren't you?"

Jiang Gan shook his head, not wanting to say more to Zang Ba.

"Untie Jiang Gong! Jiang Gong is a celebrity, known for his talent, between the Dubu River and Huai, Mo is right, such a celebrity, how can he tie up all kinds of flowers, isn't this humiliating him? ”

The general was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Untie up, untie quickly!" ”

The rope was untied, but Jiang Gan looked at Zang Ba coldly, and said coldly: "The traitor's move, is it because you want me to obey you?" Hum! If Your Excellency really respects me, you will give me a death! ”

Originally, I wanted to help King Wei recover Xuzhou and wash away the shame of many years ago, but I didn't expect that this shame was not washed, and there was another layer of shame in it.

Shameless to see the king!

It's better to die!

"Jiang Gong is a celebrity, how can I be willing to kill you? However, there is a sentence that Jiang Gong said wrongly. ”

Seeing that Jiang Gan had been closing his eyes, Zang Ba smiled and said softly: "I am not a traitor, I am really a loyal minister!" It is only by being provoked by Yili and Wu Dun and deceived by them that they will oppose Wei, and now that both of them have been defeated, I want to wash away my grievances and return to the account of King Wei. ”

Well?

Jiang Gan was stunned.

He opened his old eyes, stared at Zang Ba with a smile on his face, and asked, "What are you thinking again?" ”

Zang Ba sighed and said, "I have a heart and loyalty, don't Jiang Gong know?" ”

Loyalty?

I know it.

Seeing that Jiang Gan didn't speak, Zang Ba also made it clear.

"Now that Xuzhou is in my hands, the Wei army is coming, can you really defeat us? Is it to defeat us and others, can you really take back Xuzhou? Not to mention that Jiangdong Sun Quan is on the side, he is the crown prince of Hanzhong, and his ambition is even worse than mine, and I am not the great enemy of Wei. ”

Yes.

Zang Ba planned to show the enemy weakness first.

After he led tens of thousands of people to search in the water, there were many fewer cronies under his command.

In Xuzhou, there are many people who do not obey him.

He was able to gather a large army now, completely relying on the savings of the previous business alliance to support it.

However, now the war is not stopping, and he and Wei can be said to be torn apart, and the benefits of the business alliance can no longer reach him.

There is no money to buy people's hearts, and those people will not obey him.

Even if he is superficially obedient, he will not die for him.

He's going to have to take the time to really subdue these people.

Relying on wealth alone to subdue, it can only get the superficial support of these people, and only by fighting each other and letting them know the courage of my Zang Ba can they truly subdue these people.

That's why

He needs time.

And if Wei Jun comes, he will definitely lose both of them, and even possibly his life will be explained.

When he saw Jiang Gan this time, he wanted to 'surrender'.

"I am willing to hand over the list of the people of Xuzhou to welcome the king's division, and ask the king of Wei to order me to be the assassin of Xuzhou, and to supervise the military of Xuzhou."

In fact, Zang Ba still wanted to add a Qingzhou in his heart, but thinking of the temperament of Cao Pi, the king of Wei, maybe this Xuzhou assassin history would not be done for him, let alone Qingzhou.

Of course, Jiang Gan could see that this Zang Ba was not sincere in surrendering, but just wanted to provide time for himself.

But.

The current Wei State also needs time!

Why did he urge Yili to attack Xiapi?

It's not that Shouchun is in a hurry, he is helpless!

It can be seen that the king is very anxious, since it is impossible to recover Xuzhou in a short period of time, it seems that it is not impossible to return Xuzhou to its original state.

Although I didn't get the lizi, at least the face was obtained, right?

Zang Ba saw Jiang Gan's thoughtful expression, and hurriedly continued on the side: "With this merit, Jiang Gong's trip is not a futile, and even the conditions, we can talk about it, as long as it is not too much, I will agree." ”

Seeing that Jiang Gan still didn't speak, Zang Ba's voice became a little colder at the moment.

"If Mr. agrees, I will immediately reward him with a thousand gold, send ten people to serve Jiang Gong, and immediately send Mr. to Shouchun. If Mr. doesn't agree, then I, Zang Ba, will only need to be a minister against Wei, who is more important, which is right and which is wrong, and please ask Jiang Gong to decide! ”

Zang Ba's words already have a bit of a threat in them.

Jiang Gan gritted his teeth and said, "I may be able to convey your meaning to the ears of the king, but whether this matter can be accomplished, the old man is not sure. ”

"As long as Jiang Gong does it, it will be a great favor for me Zang Ba. The reward will not be less. If this can be done, you are my Zang Ba's great benefactor, but in the future, but there are orders, my Zang Ba will not refuse! ”

"That's fine."

This move, whether it is for Zang Ba, or for himself, or for Wei State, seems to be a win-win choice.

Everyone has selfish intentions, and Jiang Gan is naturally no exception.

Dying outside, or a meaningless death, can't bring any benefit to your own family, it's not worth dying like this.

"I'll go and meet the general and tell you about it."

Cao Ren led the troops and had arrived at Pengcheng.

"With Jiang Gong's words, then the matter will be stable."

Bang Bang~

Jiang Gan clapped his hands, and immediately someone came up carrying three boxes.

It's all things that have just been found in the treasury.

Zang Ba asked people to open all the boxes.

One box was full of glazed objects, another was full of porcelain, and the last box was simply full of gold and silver.

The contents of these three boxes can't be measured in terms of thousands of gold, and can even be described in terms of thousands of gold.

"These things are all thanks."

Jiang Gan shook his head.

"No merit is not rewarded."

"It's not exactly for Jiang Gong, this is going to Shouchun, all the way, and you also need some money, this is just three boxes, it's really not a good courtesy."

Jiang Gan knew that this Zang Ba was bribing him.

"This must not be done."

"If you don't take it, then I'll kill myself here."

As he spoke, Zang Ba raised the ring knife in his hand and wanted to make a suicidal posture.

"The prince must not!"

Jiang Gan's face was awe-inspiring, and he said: "In order to protect the general's life, then I have to reluctantly accept these yellow and white things, the general can rest assured, this time, the old man will do his best." ”

After seeing Jiang Gan accept the things, Zang Ba was finally relieved.

After the war in Xuzhou stopped, let's do it later.

Guangling County.

Crown Prince of Hanzhong.

Zang Ba's eyes flickered.

This borrowed 3,000 soldiers from the prince of Hanzhong, if he really cut Guangling County, he would be distressed!

But if Guangling County is not cut, won't he become a man of his word?

Am I a Jiangdong rat?

So!

King Wei, go and beat him!

If you can press up and beat Liu Gonghei, the crown prince of Hanzhong, and let his vitality be greatly damaged, I will have the confidence not to give Guangling County, but to other things.

If not.

With such a powerful Liu Chan, how dare I disobey him?

But not disobedient?

Isn't it really to give over Guangling County to others?

Temporarily returning to the Wei State, Zang Ba didn't have his own careful thoughts in his heart.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Gan, another guest was ushered in in Xiapi City after the war.

Compared with Jiang Gan, who was tied up with five flowers, this person's appearance is much better.

Dressed in a Confucian robe, he is also chic, if Liu Chan is here, he will definitely be able to recognize this person.

That can be said to be Liu Chan's old acquaintance: Zhuge Jin.

"Meet General Zhendong below."

At this moment, Zang Ba has already changed his decoration, at least the blood stains on his body have been washed clean.

"What are you doing here, sir?"

Zhuge Jin thought for a moment and said, "I came to save the general." ”

Save me?

Hehehe!

Zang Ba sneered unceremoniously on his face.

"When I was in the Chengde Wu camp that day, why didn't your lord save me? On the contrary, when I returned to Xuzhou, I was going to save me? How ridiculous! ”

was sprayed at it, and Zhuge Jin did not have any different colors on his face.

I'm used to it.

When facing Liu Chan, he was sprayed even worse, but he didn't survive it.

"Before it was, now it is now, Your Excellency is now attacked by the Wei army, and before it was defeated by the Wei army in Weishui, don't you want to be ashamed and hold Xuzhou?"

"This, I don't have to worry about it."

Zang Ba sneered and waved his hand at Zhuge Jin, as if chasing flies.

"Forget about the alliance, who dares to believe your Jiangdong's credibility now? As for the rest, I, Zang Ba, already have an idea, so why do I need to rely on your lord's power? Messenger, please reply. ”

"This"

Zhuge Jin's face was bitter, he originally thought that Xiapi had just gone through a bloody battle, and he came this time, so he could convince Zang Ba even more, and he didn't want his heart to be strong, so he couldn't say a word.

As for the reason, he naturally knows it.

It can only be said that there is such a thing as credibility, which is still useful, but the owner of the house threw it too quickly.

"My lord's intention is to ally with Your Excellency, the general is involved in the main force of the Wei army in Xuzhou, and my commander's army goes straight to Shouchun, so that it can't be taken care of, how about it?"

Hehe.

The sneer on Zang Ba's face was even worse.

To put it nicely, it's the Union.

Isn't that like a fool?

I'm here to attract the main force of the Wei army, and you're here to get the benefits?

In this world, do you have to take all the good things in the world?

Should you give birth to a child like Sun Zhongmou?

If I give birth to this thing, why don't I strangle it on the spot?

Bad luck!

"Messenger, please come back, just Wei Jun, don't worry about your lord."

"Me"

Zhuge Jin still wanted to insist on saving one or two, but Zang Ba didn't want to listen to what he said anymore, and immediately waved his hand, and a personal guard came to surround Zhuge Jin.

"Sir, please."

The meaning of this send-off is very obvious.

"That being the case, I will take my leave."

Zhuge Jin saluted Zang Ba and turned to leave.

The unsuccessful mission is not a crime of war.

At the very least, it has nothing to do with me Zhuge Jin.

Originally, his record on the mission was not good, but now it is even more ugly.

Ay~

I'm afraid that the task of being a messenger in the future will not be entrusted to me.

Zhuge Jin thought with some pity.

And on the other side.

Lu County.

This is now the place where Eli Defeat retired.

It is located between Pengcheng and Xiapi.

Yili, whose morale was exhausted and his troops were insufficient, also ushered in a messenger.

This messenger is not Jiang Gan, nor Zhuge Jin, but someone else:

Zong Ziqing!

He came with Liu Chan's mission.

(End of chapter)