Liu Muzhi curled up his lips, looked at the long dragon-like torch that had gone away, and said calmly: "It depends on the progress of the front army. This time General Liu took away 15,000 elite soldiers, speeding up
If we travel quickly, we can reach the edge of the Yellow River in ten days. If everything goes well, it will only take a month to capture Yecheng, and we will send troops within half a month. I hope we can make it in time."
Liu Yuqi asked: "Why do you have to wait so long for half a month?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "We have to wait until the food and grass promised to Fu Pi is in place. Do you think the aristocratic families in Jiankang City can raise food as fast as Liu Yi can recruit people?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "I hope there won't be any evil moths. Hebei is not that easy to get to. Now, it depends on how long Jiang Rang can hide in Yecheng."
Yecheng, Fu Pi Shuai Mansion.
There were only three people in the empty hall. Fu Pi, with a gloomy face, was sitting behind the commander's desk. In the hall, General Yang Ying, who was fully armored, and Jiang Rang, who was dressed as a scribe and wore a feather fan and scarf, stood side by side. Yang Ying's
His expression was a bit unnatural. Even though it was autumn and winter, he was soaked in sweat and his clothes were heavy. Only Jiang Rang looked calm, shaking his feather fan slightly and remaining as still as a mountain.
Fu Pi's eyes were bloodshot and red. He looked at Jiang Rang and said in a deep voice: "Mastermind, the Jin army is here. How should our army deal with it?"
Jiang Rang said calmly: "This is expected. Last time our army asked the Jin army for help. In less than a month, their army arrived at the Yellow River. It was a little fast, but it also shows that the Jin army
Sincerity, I think it’s time for us to fulfill our contract.”
Fu Pi bit his lip: "But when the Jin army came, they did not attack the Yan army. Instead, they attacked our army's Sang stronghold stationed in Fangtou, captured Fangtou by force, and then marched out of Liyang. In this way, they controlled
We have reached the ferry on both sides of the Yellow River, are they here to rescue us, or are they here to drive us away?"
Jiang Rang smiled slightly: "The Jin army acted according to the agreement. No matter what, our army is now trapped in Yecheng, and outside the city are Murong Chui's territory and troops. If we want to attack, it will be the Jin army and Murong Chui's Yan thieves who attack first.
We just need to reap the benefits of the fishermen."
Fu Pi's eyes sparkled and he looked at Jiang Rang without saying a word.
Yang Ying suddenly thought of something, took out a roll of sweat-soaked Tang newspaper from his arms, and said: "Mr. Changle, here is an autographed letter from Jin general Liu Laozhi, asking General Sang's prisoners to be sent back. He said
He came as promised, but our army prohibited them from crossing the Yellow River. He sent troops to attack only after his persuasion failed. Out of goodwill, he sent back all the prisoners and ordnance, just to prove to us that he was here for the sake of the covenant.
Things have happened, and we still regard us as friends."
Fu Pi suddenly sneered and said: "Huh, friend?! Such a good friend, he directly attacks our defenders and seizes our territory without saying hello? What kind of friend is this?"
Jiang Rang sighed: "Your Highness, Duke Changle, my subordinates think that the Jin army cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. General Sang should know about the alliance between the two families. The Jin army went north to fight the Yan thieves. He can completely get out of the way first, even if he doesn't know
Regarding this covenant, you can also ask His Highness for instructions first, so as not to take the initiative to fight against the Jin army."
Fu Pi slapped Shuai An and stood up: "Jiang Rang! Which side are you on? Our soldiers defended the territory loyally, but they were attacked by so-called allies. Not only did you not accuse the treacherous Jin army, but you said something wrong with General Sang."
?Are you from the Qin State or the Jin State?"
Jiang Rang gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the loyalty of my subordinates should be the best proof in the past few years. The Yan army besieged the city and even many clans in Da Qin surrendered, but my subordinates stayed in the isolated city with you.
, never give up, and offer suggestions and suggestions, aren’t these enough to prove the loyalty of my subordinates?”
Fu Pi sneered and said: "That's because your opponents are the Xianbei and Dingling people. Facing these cruel and barbaric aliens, you, the Han people, are naturally with the Qin Dynasty, but it is different now. The Jin State is
Your homeland is your compatriots, and when they come, you no longer have to be in the same boat as me!"
Jiang Rang's expression changed and he said solemnly: "Your Highness, although you are the commander-in-chief, you cannot doubt the loyalty of your subordinates for no reason. With a powerful enemy in front of you, such suspicion of your subordinates will cause internal strife in the city!"
Fu Pi said coldly: "Yes, if I didn't suspect you, in a few days, my head would be on the top of Yecheng! Where is Guang Pushe?!"
Jiang Rang and Yang Ying's expressions changed at the same time. They saw a fat man in his fifties, with fair skin, wearing armor, walking out from behind the screen behind the handsome case. He was tall, but slightly hunched over.
He looked like he was about to nod and bend down at any moment, with his hands in his sleeves. His triangular eyes were gleaming with cold light, but there was no beard on his fair face. Anyone could tell that this person was a eunuch.
But Jiang Rang was sweating in the palm of his hand, because this eunuch was no ordinary person. His name was Guang Zuo, and he was known as the Divine Eye that reaches the sky. He was the leader of the Qin State's secret espionage system in the entire Guandong region. In the past, Fu Luo and Fu Lang were
Two famous Qin clans, holding hundreds of thousands of troops in the Guandong region, attempted to rebel. However, before their rebellion was launched, Guang Zuo's information came to Fu Jian's desk. It was precisely because of this that the rebellion was quickly put down.
.
What's more, it is said that the decisive battle in which Wang Meng destroyed the former Yan Empire had this man's invisible shadow behind him. Yecheng was besieged for several years and dozens of conspiracies and rebellions in the city were all uncovered by this man.
When you see his smiling face, you will feel a stinging chill.
And if this man had not been given the official position of a redundant servant and went out of the city to various places in Hebei to contact local powerful factions to defect to the Qin State, Jiang Rang and others would never have dared to negotiate peace with the Jin State privately.
Jiang Rang swallowed a sip of saliva and said calmly: "Guang Pushe, I'm glad you have returned from Hebei. You have made great achievements this time."
Guang Zuo sneered and said: "I went out to pacify various places in Hebei, but my success failed. Not only did not a single city surrender, but I almost lost my life in Hebei. What was the success?"
Yang Ying said quickly: "You can't say that. Guang Pu She devoted himself to serving the country, and worked hard through life and death. There is no credit but hard work. Besides, at least a dozen states and counties also responded to the Qin army and raised troops. It cannot be just because of the final failure.
It’s hard work but in vain.”
A cold light flashed in Guang Zuo's eyes, and he said ruefully: "Maybe some people wish that I would never come back, so that their conspiracy would not be exposed. It's a pity that my eyes and ears caught me when I left Yecheng.
At that time, he did not become deaf or blind. Sirs, look who is behind you?"
This chapter has been completed!