Xuzhou.

Wu County.

Today, there is a heavy atmosphere in the city of Wu County, and the traces of war are evident in every corner of the city.

The streets are littered with tiles and dust, and the holes and charred marks in the walls reveal the fierce battles of the past.

There were hardly any pedestrians in the streets, except for the occasional sound of lonely dogs barking and crying.

The facades of some shops are dilapidated, and the goods on the stalls are scattered all over the place, and no one cares about them.

What was once a bustling market is now desolate and bleak.

There was a mess everywhere, with the remnants of weapons and armor scattered among them, and there were still blood stains on the ground.

The residents of Wu County are all worried and frightened, their homes have been devastated by the war.

Bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates.

The atmosphere in the city was heavy, and the people who were caught as the people were hurrying and their eyes were terrified.

In the market, some people can't help but hide their faces and cry bitterly, and some people look around anxiously, hoping to find a glimmer of life and hope.

After Zong Ziqing revealed his identity, he walked towards the city under the leadership of the defeated general.

The scenery he saw along the way made him frown.

These Qiu Ba are really harmful!

A good Wu County has been ruined for these big-headed soldiers.

It's a shame.

However, Zong Ziqing was just thinking about it in his heart.

When there was a war in Nanyang County before, it was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene.

If you see more, your heart will harden and you will get used to it.

"You haven't seen your father-in-law yet?"

After walking for most of the day, he hadn't seen Yili yet, and Zong Ziqing had a displeased look on his face.

The man who didn't want to take the lead stopped, turned his head to look at Zong Ziqing, and stretched out his right hand.

That look is clearly here to ask for reward.

"Nobleman, it's not easy to be small, why don't you appreciate it?"

Zong Ziqing sneered and said, "What do you want?" ”

The defeated man smiled and said, "Gold, silver, wealth, as long as it is valuable, it is fine." ”

Zong Ziqing took out a money bag from his arms, which contained a bag of five baht coins.

"That's enough?"

These little ghosts, can they not be offended, or don't be offended.

It is not worth it to incur trouble for the sake of a little money.

But

It can also be seen from this that Yili's defeat was ruthless enough.

The morale of the army was directly dissipated.

And looking at the appearance of these sergeants, Yili did not have the slightest restraint on them.

It seems that after losing the first battle, Yili has no will to fight.

It's just that

Without the soldiers in his hands, who can he surrender?

Wei?

Or Zang Ba?

The defeated man weighed the weight of the money in his hand, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Where, your lord's side, please!"

As he spoke, he took Zong Ziqing into an alley he had walked through before.

Boy!

This is the place he has walked before, it seems that if he doesn't give this money, he will have to walk an unknown number of unjust roads in this Wu County.

"Your Excellency, please."

Walking into the small courtyard, I only heard the voice of a woman one after another, this call was tactful and desolate, intermittent, but undulating, as a person who came over, Zong Ziqing naturally knew what was going on inside.

Let's just say that this Pi Zhibing, who was originally considered elite, how did they get mixed into this appearance, it turned out that it was this leading leader Yili who took the lead!

And this leading role is obviously not a good role.

The corporates followed suit, and that was normal.

Zong Ziqing did not rush to bother.

As a man, if he is disturbed at a critical moment, the mood must not be better.

It didn't take long for the wind and rain in the courtyard to finally stop.

At this time, Zong Ziqing walked into it.

What is in sight is an unsightly sight.

A piece of white flowers.

Eli didn't hide it either.

It's just that those captive folk girls, with a desperate and ashamed face, covered the key parts of their bodies with their hands.

"You said you were the envoy of the crown prince of Hanzhong?"

"Exactly."

Zong Ziqing frowned, this guy saw him, it was actually this kind of scene, and he obviously didn't take him seriously.

"Ridiculous!"

Yi Li's eyes were bloodshot, and he snorted coldly: "The heir of Liu Gonghe, the crown prince of Hanzhong, is hundreds of miles away, how can he take care of this place? You are his envoy, most of them are fake, I have heard that there is a pretending envoy of the king of Hanzhong in Pengcheng, that person is you? Say, then Zang Ai wants you to come, but he wants my life? ”

Zong Ziqing said coldly: "I am the queen of the Runan Sect, called Zong Ziqing, responsible for the affairs of the business alliance, this is the order of His Royal Highness to come, this is His Royal Highness's own letter, you can see, my Royal Highness knows astronomy and geography, don't say things hundreds of miles away, it is thousands of miles away, he can also know!" ”

Zong Ziqing handed the letter to the Yili guards beside him.

The guards were also disheveled, and it was clear that there had been a fierce battle going on here.

The Ili Guards were also involved.

I'm afraid that many of the people in this courtyard are like-minded people.

Taking the letter, Eli took a closer look.

Yin Xin is indeed the crown prince of Hanzhong.

He glanced at Zong Ziqing again, and couldn't help but believe a little in his heart.

"Then I don't know what is the matter with the crown prince of Hanzhong calling you over?"

Zong Ziqing shook his head and said, "I thought that Your Excellency was a hero, and if you are not a hero, you can be called a hero, but what happened?" It's really unsightly, don't say it's a hero, it's not an exaggeration to call it a bear now, Your Excellency is doing this, and it's my trip for nothing today. ”

After speaking, Zong Ziqing made a gesture to leave.

"The messenger stays."

Eli simply put on his clothes.

"This is not the place to speak, please forgive the messenger, please."

Yili introduced Zong Ziqing into the small courtyard next door, which was originally a place where dignitaries lived.

However.

The owners of these small courtyards, the men either fled or died, and the female dependents were miserable and became the targets of the sergeants and pawns of the army.

This yard is a lot cleaner and tidy.

"I am indeed like a lost dog now, I was ambushed by Zang Ba in Xiapi, and there are less than 3,000 soldiers in my hands."

As he spoke, Eli sighed.

"Now that I go to the Wei army, I'm afraid that these 3,000 people will be annexed by it, but if I don't go, how can I still have a place in this Xuzhou?"

betrayed Zang Ba, even if Zang Ba can forgive his mistakes now, when Xuzhou is pacified, he will still be unable to escape death.

Zang Ba's temperament, he knows it too well.

If you go to the Wei Kingdom, you will be an idle job at most, and you will no longer be able to be a soil overlord.

But staying in Xuzhou is a dead end.

It was precisely because of his pessimism about the future that Eli was free to indulge in pleasure and not to think about anything else.

"I don't know, does the prince of Hanzhong have anything to teach me?"

Zong Ziqing saw that his attitude was normal, so he also began to speak.

"Originally, His Royal Highness called me here to use your military strength to get involved in Xuzhou's affairs, and even put the benefits of the business alliance in your hands and let you dominate Xuzhou."

Saying that, Zong Ziqing sighed, and then said: "It's a pity that your military strength is not even now, and it is difficult for three thousand people to protect themselves, what else do you want to do in Xuzhou?" ”

Hearing this, Eli suddenly became sullen.

How did Zang Ba start?

In addition to his prestige in Xuzhou, more importantly, because the business alliance of the prince of Hanzhong gave him a steady stream of money and silk, and it was precisely because he received the benefits of Zang Ba that he would submit to Zang Ba under the oppression of his general trend.

If Xiapi is still in his hands, and he has the benefits of the business alliance, he may be able to copy the path Zang Ba has taken.

But it's too late to say anything now.

"It's too late to regret it!"

Eli sighed heavily.

"However, His Highness also anticipated the general's current situation and pointed out a way out for the general."

Way out?

Eli's eyes lit up.

"Please also ask the messenger to speak clearly!"

At this moment, he looks very humble.

The burning eyes were like hungry puppies who wanted to eat something good.

"My Royal Highness, I have left you a county in Xuzhou, I wonder if you are willing to guard it for my Royal Highness?"

That's right.

From the very beginning, Liu Chan never really believed Zang Ba's words.

The land of a county, hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of miles wide, especially Guangling County is still close to the sea, and the following is Jiangdong, the geographical location is very superior.

Here, will Zang Ba really cede to him?

If it were Liu Chan, he wouldn't give it.

When you have a hundred dollars, you give someone a dollar, maybe you will be willing.

But when you only have ten dollars, or even only five dollars, and others ask you for a dollar, maybe you are not so willing.

Yi Li was shocked.

Give me a county?

He is now like a lost dog, with 3,000 soldiers, can he really get a county?

He had doubts about this.

But when he thought that it was the heir of Liu Gong, the crown prince of Hanzhong, he could even defeat the king of Wei, what else could he not do?

Believe first!

Question it again!

Yili said to Zong Ziqing: "Please also ask the envoy to explain." ”

"Guangling County, what do you think?"

Gwangneung-gun?

Ili frowned.

"I'm in Guangling County, it doesn't matter, three thousand soldiers, how to pass through Guangling County? Isn't the messenger joking? ”

Zong Ziqing smiled and said: "Of course it's not a joke, my Royal Highness borrowed 3,000 soldiers and Zang Ba, and the condition above the covenant was to ask him to cut Guangling County. ”

Is there such a good thing?

The doubts and gloom in my heart were suddenly swept away.

Yi Li asked again, "Is this true?" ”

"Nature is true."

After the ecstasy, there were some doubts in Eli's heart.

There seems to be a little bit wrong with this.

Then the crown prince of Hanzhong, really gave him Guangling County?

Could such a good thing really happen?

There is no such thing as a free lunch, so Eli weighed one or two times before asking, "Is this really true?" Your Highness doesn't need me to do anything else? ”

Zong Ziqing thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness wants you to defend Guangling County, and in the future, you will cooperate with Your Highness to send troops to fight." ”

This Guangling County Liu Chan can send one person to sit in the town.

However.

The people of Xuzhou are still a little resistant to outsiders.

Letting the local Yili go to guard the town is naturally the best choice.

moreover

Zang Ba will not sit idly by and watch Guangling County being cut away by Liu Chan, there must be actions in it, and Yili still needs to defend Guangling County.

For Yili, in Xuzhou, he can only work against Zang Ba, and against Zang Ba, then he can only hug Liu Chan's thighs.

It's a two-pronged solution.

In the future, whether it is to do it against Jiangdong or Xuzhou, with the enclave of Guangling County, Liu Chan's troop space will be more flexible.

"If you give such an order, you will naturally receive your orders."

Fight.

Fighting Spirit!

Resurfaced in Eli.

There is still hope for him, he can still turn over!

With the help of the momentum of the crown prince of Hanzhong, Zang Ba can dominate Xuzhou, there is no reason why he can't gain a firm foothold in Guangling County, and after gaining a firm foothold in Guangling County, there may not be no hope of peeping into Xuzhou.

Person.

Think big!

"But if the general wants to go to Guangling, your soldiers have to take care of it, if it is like this, I am afraid that before I reach Guangling County, I will have to camp and roar, and I have one thing to explain to you, the general is in Guangling County, only has the right to lead the troops, and the officials of various states and counties, my Royal Highness will arrange the appointment later, since it is my own territory, and there should be no second occurrence of arson and plunder like Wu County."

Only the right to lead troops?

Eli's brow furrowed, but soon his brow widened.

"Now that I am the general of the defeated army, I will naturally obey everything, messenger, please!"

Let go of the matter here in Xuzhou first.

However, it was said that in Jiujiang County, in the Jiangdong camp outside Chengde City, Zhuge Jin, who returned, did bring bad news to Sun Quan.

"That old man Zangba, do you really say that?"

Sun Quan's face is dignified, his facial features are distinct, and his well-defined face is full of calmness and deep thought.

His black hair was neatly combed and tied in front of his forehead, slightly restrained. The slight beard covers the chin, giving it a calm and generous look.

However, at this time, his brows were wrinkled into a Sichuan character, and the whole person looked a little gloomy.

At the bottom, Zhuge Jin had no choice but to say with a wry smile: "That's what General Zhendong said. ”

"Humph!"

Syllable!

Sun Quan's hand slapped heavily on the case in front of him.

"If I don't let me go, then can Zang Ba'an borrow troops to Xuzhou? Ungrateful fellow, when I see it in the future, I will cut it! ”

Hoo hoo

Sun Quan was so angry that his chest occasionally rose and fell violently.

I didn't lend you soldiers, but did I let you go with the 3,000 Jingzhou soldiers you borrowed?

Isn't this kindness?

"Lord, now, Chengde is not easy to attack, Hefei city defense has been completed, and our army is short of food and grass, it is better to go back to Jiangdong first, and leave a fine army in Hefei."

Lu Meng's face was as usual, and he stepped forward and said.

The news of the shortage of food and grass in the army became known to the army a few days ago.

There is also the reason why the thousand-man cavalry of the Wei army messed up the grain route in the back.

In short, if Chengde cannot be captured in a short time, then there is no need for the Jiangdong army to stay here.

Sun Quan also understood what Lu Meng meant.

As a matter of fact.

Three days earlier, he had 10,000 men escort the wounded soldiers back to Jianye.

The reason why Zhuge Jin was sent to Xuzhou as an envoy was to see if there was still a chance to attack Chengde and win Shouchun.

Now it seems

The chances are close to zero.

Zang Ba is indeed not a fool.

"I heard that the crown prince of Hanzhong, Liu Gonghei, has made quite a success in Runan?"

Gu Yong took a step forward, saluted and said: "That's true, he first went to Xinxi, and then captured Ancheng, I heard that many of the Runan Shi clan have been attached. ”

How can this kid get benefits so often?

And he Sun Quan can't do it?

"Humph!"

Sun Quan snorted coldly and said, "I'll wait, is it possible to form an alliance with that Liu Gonghei and use that Liu Chan to contain the main force of the Wei army, while I go to plan Shouchun?" ”

As soon as Sun Quan's words came out, there was silence in the tent.

The generals and ministers in the tent, look at me, I look at you, and no one dares to speak.

How many times have you betrayed the alliance, my lord, and people will still believe your words?

Zhuge Jin was even more bitter.

Could it be that Fang just lost face in Xuzhou and was humiliated for a while, and he still had to put his face to Runan and give the prince of Hanzhong a few fierce strokes?

My lord, I advise you to be kind!

(End of chapter)