Chapter 161: Whoever says that Confucians are mediocre

"I haven't seen each other for many days, and the style from the east is even better than the past."

The Marquis of Qishan looked at Pei Donglai and said with relief. In the past three months, Pei Donglai has brought a few men to the enemy and suffered from the tempering of war. Now Pei Donglai is a general who has truly experienced the consideration of war, and he is always exuding a calm and steady aura.

"The general is praised." Pei Donglai bowed. Zheng Fengtu behind him took his hand and nodded to Zheng Fengtu, even if he had said hello.

Several people entered the tent and sat down. Pei Donglai pointed at Zheng Fengtu and said to the Marquis of Qishan: "This is the lord of Zhaoyaoling in the northern border, named Zheng Fengtu. Donglai can achieve today's achievements thanks to the help of Zheng Ling."

Zheng Fengtu raised his hands as he was scribing, and said lazyly: "I have met the Marquis of Qishan."

Northern Yan Sect?

When the Marquis of Qishan heard Pei Donglai's introduction, he couldn't help frowning. All the sects in Northern Yan, except for a few who had large sects, were unable to move, and the rest were listed in the conquest. Zheng Fengtu, who assisted Pei Donglai, was actually also the Northern Yan sect, which was a bit bad.

The Marquis of Qishan had no objection to this matter, but considered that if the news reached the court, it might be possible that the enemy in the court would seize the handle and slander Pei Donglai. However, his concerns were only limited. After all, Pei Donglai belonged to the emperor and he knew Pei Donglai's character. If the emperor heard the slander, it would not be much difficult. At most, it would be a mere statement.

"Master Zheng Ling." The Marquis of Qishan bowed and responded. Zheng Fengtu observed it in detail and naturally saw the expression on the Marquis of Qishan. But he had never cared about this. Anyway, he assisted Pei Donglai. He didn't care about it at all. How did Marquis of Qishan express his opinion?

"I just received the news of Yangcheng's victory. Now that Yangcheng has not yet established a stable foothold, why did you leave rashly?"

After talking and greetings, the Marquis of Qishan asked. He was not criticizing him, but just reminding Pei Donglai.

"I have arranged the military affairs of Yangcheng, so there should be no big trouble. I am here this time to make a plan with the general and see how to start the final decisive battle." Pei Donglai said seriously. He has been in Yanzhou these days. Although there are news with the Marquis of Qishan, he is still not as good as the Marquis of Qishan. Even though he already has a plan in his mind, he still has to discuss it with Marquis of Qishan.

"As these days, I have been ordering a fierce attack on Yanzhou City to suppress the troops in Yanzhou City, so that they cannot help other cities." The Marquis of Qishan frowned and said with some distress: "Although Yanzhou has almost been taken down by our Chu army, many problems have occurred recently."

"Um?"

"Donglai, are you informing the news about the underground demons?" Qishan Hou smiled bitterly and said, "I originally thought that those underground demons were just mingling into the army and enjoying wealth on earth. But according to the situation in the past few days, it seems not that simple."

The Qishan Hou looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "In the past few days, underground demons have appeared among the soldiers in Yanzhou City, and there are also many, but their cultivation is not very strong."

"Not only that, I also discovered traces of the demon clan while surging the formation. Among them, there were at least 200 people with cultivation above the Xuanfei realm."

Zheng Fengtu frowned and thoughtful.

"I also found traces of the underground demons and demons in Luocheng. I thought they only appeared occasionally, but as you said, the senior leaders of the underground demons and demons seemed to have reached some agreement with the senior leaders of Yanzhou." Pei Donglai said slowly.

A thought flashed in his heart, and he turned to ask Zheng Fengtu: "Master Zheng Ling, do you know the reason for this matter?"

"It's very clear." Zheng Fengtu spread his hand and said Youyou: "The Purple Emperor Divine Realm will be opened in Yanzhou. These underground demons and demons mixed with the soldiers and generals of Yanzhou should be heading for the Purple Emperor Divine Realm."

"But there are not many shadows of the underground demons in the cities I have captured before." Pei Donglai asked in confusion: "If they want to find the Purple Emperor Divine Realm, they should also spread their troops in Yanzhou. I have only seen the underground demons and demons in Luo City, and no trace of them was found in Shencheng and Yang City."

"Who is right? Maybe they just like to be in Luocheng? You ask me what I know." Zheng Fengtu spread his hands and said the rogue.

Pei Donglai knew that he must know the mystery, but he just didn't want to say it. With Pei Donglai's strength, it was not enough to force Zheng Fengtu to do what he didn't want to do. He didn't want to say it, so Pei Donglai had to give up.

"Anyway, it's all related to the Purple Emperor Divine Realm. In Yanzhou, I don't know how many masters are paying attention to the battle situation of the two sides. If there is no result in both sides." Zheng Fengtu paused, calculated in his mind, stretched out five fingers and said, "I bet you five hundred kilograms of dried fruit, they will definitely not sit idly by. The masters among them should intervene in the battlefield and let the two sides fight end before the Purple Emperor Divine Realm opens."

"The power of the sect also wants to control the victory or defeat of the two countries?" The Marquis of Qishan's face darkened and his tone was not good. The matters of the sect have always been taboos by the court. Although they did not break up on the surface, the court was not close to the sect, which is well-known. Now, hearing what Zheng Fengtu said, the sect masters intend to intervene in the war between the two sides. Regardless of whether those sect masters had malicious intentions towards the Chu Dynasty, it made the Marquis of Qishan feel unhappy.

"If you believe it or not, you can do whatever you want." Zheng Fengtu spread his hands indifferently. Regardless of whether Qishan Hou believed it or not, he just told what he knew. In this way, no matter what the result was in the future, he would not hide anything and would not be criticized.

"Donglai, I can still trust Master Zheng Ling." Pei Donglai looked at the Marquis of Qishan and said. Marquis of Qishan might not understand, but he knew Zheng Fengtu's ability. Although he was careless when he spoke, he was not talking nonsense every time.

"Not to mention this, come to the east. Come and see." Qishan Hou pointed to the map and said, "If Hu Yanyun was determined to fight to the death, 80% of the troops in Yunyuguan would have to be dispatched. Our army besieged Yanzhou City, even if he wanted to escape to Yunyuguan after his defeat in Yanzhou City, it would definitely not be so easy. The 50,000 defenders in Yunyuguan are not easy to join."

"Will the troops in Yunzhou return to help? After all, Yanzhou and Yunzhou are dependent on each other. If Yanzhou is about to be taken by our army, Yunzhou will also take action due to the situation." Pei Dong came to Yunyuguan and drew a circle in Yunzhou, saying, "If Yunzhou relies on the natural danger of Yunyuguan to send troops, it will be difficult. In my opinion, it is better to take Yunyuguan first and make ideas."

"There is one thing that I forgot to tell you." The Marquis of Qishan laughed and said, "A few days ago, I intercepted the troops of Yunyuguan and captured the son of Yunzhou Muguan Canghai. Using him as a threat, Yunzhou would never rashly send troops."

Pei Donglai was about to speak, but he heard a noise in the army. He frowned and heard a voice coming.

"Guan Canghai, visit the Marquis of Qishan."

The sound was not loud, and it was heard lightly.

A strong and righteous spirit slowly rose from outside the camp with this sentence.

At the gate of Yanzhou City, He Nan led his soldiers and generals. When he left Yangcheng, many soldiers in Northern Yan were unwilling to be controlled by him and joined the Chu army. He Nan knew that the morale of the army had dispersed, so he did not force it. He only left Yangcheng with soldiers who were still willing to obey his orders.

Pei Donglai's previous promises were fulfilled one by one, and the weapons confiscated from the soldiers in Yangcheng were returned to the soldiers one by one. And according to the number of people, they were given enough dry food and drinking water for them to eat, without any deduction. Moreover, their military uniforms were all brand new clothes transferred from the warehouse in Yangcheng, without any damage.

Even if He Nan couldn't believe Pei Donglai in his heart, he had to admit that Pei Donglai had no idea what the plan was, but he did nothing, making people unable to find any flaws.

"Where is He Nan!"

A loud shout came from the top of the city. He Nan quickly looked up, saw the people standing on the top of the city, and bowed with fists and said, "He Nan, the defeated general, has seen the general."

"The defeated general?" Hu Yanyun snorted coldly and sneered, "I can't see the defeated general at all. You don't look hungry and cold on your face, your clothes are bright, and your face is not astonished. You don't look like a defeated general? You are clearly here to open the city gate!"

"General! Please listen to my words!" He Nan's vest was sweating like a fountain. He hurriedly said: "Pei Donglai captured Yangcheng, was moved by his subordinates' words, and did not kill his subordinates on the spot. He also wanted to distinguish between his subordinates from his subordinates on the battlefield. His subordinates were loyal and had no false words!"

Could this be the case when Pei Donglai wanted?

Let the generals of Yanzhou City be suspicious of themselves, let themselves be punished with a foreign country, and then die in humiliation?

He Nan's mind suddenly had many thoughts, but he denied his thoughts. If Pei Donglai wanted to let him die in humiliation, He Nan would have come up with many effortless ways. Why do you have to do this?

"I heard that when you were guarding Yangcheng, you actually led your army to surrender to the enemy. How do you explain this?" Hu Yanyun shouted sternly.

"General, that's just a temporary solution for his subordinates, just to take into account the lives of his subordinates, and he has no other intentions!" He Nan knelt at the city gate and said in a deep voice: "If his subordinates really defect to the Chu army, why should they come to Yanzhou City like this? The general was very worried. If his subordinates really had the intention to rebel, they would definitely not do this!"

"General's clarification! General's clarification!"

The three thousand soldiers could hear Hu Yanyun's words clearly, and they felt like they were incomprehensible in their hearts. They felt like they were inexplicable. Seeing He Nan kneeling down, the soldiers also knelt down and shouted loudly.

Hu Yanyun looked at He Nan hatefully and his eyebrows frowned.

Whether He Nan surrendered to the Chu army or not, he would end up deadly. He lost the city, surrendered to the Chu army, and then came back safely. If he did not punish him with the righteous decree, the generals in Yanzhou City would probably choose to surrender when they could not defeat the Chu army?

But now he can't kill He Nan. If He Nan is killed, there will always be some people who are disgusted and will say that he has killed He Nan unjustly. Moreover, the war is now serious. If he kills the general, he is afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable. Although the order that the Marquis of Qishan shot in with an arrow was confiscated in time a few days ago, the news leaked out, and there was a big storm in the army. If there is another storm today... the decisive battle between the two armies is about to be fought, Hu Yanyun would not want to lose another morale.

"You are polite to your subordinates, but you are just a matter of saying it." Hu Yanyun stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly: "For those who fight, you must not only win, but also save your life! Pei Donglai's subordinates are powerful, and General He Nan and General He can save the lives of soldiers. Although he had to surrender to the Chu Dynasty, it was just a temporary solution. As a general of a state, I, Hu Yanyun, would not be so narrow-minded!"

"Although Yangcheng is lost, it is nothing compared to Sanqianerlang's life!"

Hu Yanyun stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly. While speaking, he used the qi to cheer. For a moment, his words spread throughout half of Yanyun City.

The soldiers in the city heard Hu Yanyun's words, and their hearts became warm and they shouted loudly!

"General is kind! General is kind!"

"As long as the man is still there, it will be easy to regain the lost land again!" Hu Yanyun waved his hand and shouted: "Open the city gate and welcome General He into the city!"

Listening to the heartfelt shouts of the soldiers in the city, Hu Yanyun calmed down. Only in this way can today be a good situation. The morale of the army in Yanzhou City was stabilized, and the handling of He Nan would not make people feel sad. It would only make people feel that He Nan was mediocre and could not fight Pei Donglai.

No matter how he talks about it, Hu Yanyun's image will be greatly protected, and the morale of the army will be strengthened with his speech today.

As for He Nan, let him take on an insignificant position first. When the war begins, he will be sent to the battlefield. If he dies on the battlefield, he will be completely lost. If he can survive on the battlefield, he will probably think of Hu Yanyun's kindness in the future and serve him to the death.

"I want to use this trick to disrupt our morale? Humph, Pei Donglai, you are still very young."

Outside the Chu Dynasty camp, Guan Canghai was dressed neatly, holding a rusty sword in both hands, and standing at the entrance of the Chu Dynasty camp.

The soldiers around him held the weapons tightly and watched his every move. Guan Canghai was intercepted when he first arrived, but he took action repeatedly and injured all those who came to capture him. He was very cautious and did not injure the lives of the Chu soldiers.

He shouted loudly and stopped the actions of the Chu soldiers. If any two armies were fighting, if someone asked Daoxin to challenge them, no one who had nothing to do with this could intervene. This is the rule that everyone in the army followed each other, and no one had broken this rule.

"Guanzhou Master." Hou Junji walked out of the camp, Pei Donglai followed him, and the two followed a group of Chu generals. Zheng Fengtu found some melon seeds and chestnuts from the military camp, and hung them far away to compete with the food in his hands. Although he didn't like these melon seeds and chestnuts very much, he was already satisfied with some eating them, while others were not worth mentioning. As for Guan Canghai's challenge to Hou Qishan? Who is Guan Canghai? Can he eat them as dried fruits?

"Where is the dog?"

Guan Canghai held the long sword in his hand and his voice was dull.

"There is no shortage of everything in the camp now, except that you are not allowed to walk around at will. Please rest assured by the governor of Guanzhou." The Hou of Qishan said calmly.

"Thank you for the Marquis of Qishan." Guan Canghai nodded and asked again: "I wonder which one is General Pei Donglai, can you come out and see him?"

Pei Donglai heard Guan Canghai say his name and was a little confused, but he took a step forward without fear, bowed and said, "Pei Donglai is here."

"Very good." Guan Canghai looked at Pei Donglai and exclaimed: "It turns out that he is a hero among people."

"A few days ago, I took the liberty to ask the young master to come to the camp for a lecture and wait for the good news of the Guanzhou Mu. Today, the Guanzhou Mu has come here, and I think he has made a decision, right?" The Hou of Qishan asked with a smile.

"No," Guan Canghai nodded and continued, "I have resigned from the position of Yunzhou Prefecture Governor. The matter of Yunzhou will have nothing to do with me anymore."

"Guanzhou Master, you should know what I want. Is Guanzhou Master acting like this? Do you think I am playing with me as a child?"

When the Marquis of Qishan heard this, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. Guan Canghai's move completely blocked his affairs with Yunzhou. However, although he was not the governor of Yunzhou, the governor of Yunzhou had nothing to do with him. His idea of ​​using his son to restrain Yunzhou's movements was destroyed by this step.

"I know." Guan Canghai's face remained unchanged and his tone was calm: "I came today and I had a conclusion in my heart. The dog son was captured by the general, and I, as a father, have to do my best. The matter in Yunzhou is not small, and I cannot abolish the public for personal gain."

"There is one thing I want to discuss with the general." Guan Canghai said lightly.

"Speaking."

When the generals of the Chu Dynasty saw him report his name, they knew that the matter was quite relevant and did not make trouble and insult for a while. There was no other sound except the words between the three people outside the camp.

"I would like to bet with Qishan Hou in a game. The bet is my life and the freedom of the dog."

"How to bet?"

"I am looking for a general to fight among the Qishan Marquis army. If I lose, I can naturally take my life, but I also ask the dog to release it; if I win, I can't take the general's life, so I won't take it. But when I win, ask the Qishan Marquis to release the dog to release it."

Although Guan Canghai's words were dull, his righteousness became stronger as he spoke.

"The Guanzhou Patriarch is powerful. If the Guanzhou Patriarch randomly selects a captain from our army, I am afraid that the captain will not be able to resist the power of the Guanzhou Patriarch. If the Guanzhou Patriarch makes this plan, it would be too bullying me." The thoughts in Qishan Hou's mind were constantly changing, and he seemed to be trying to agree to Guan Canghai's request in his words.

"I will naturally not do that kind of despicable method." Guan Canghai flipped his palm and handed the long sword held in front of his chest to his right hand, pointed at Pei Donglai with his left hand, and said in a deep voice: "The opponent I chose is General Pei Donglai. What does the Marquis of Qishan think?"

"Hmm?" Zheng Fengtu, who was peeling the chestnuts, raised his eyebrows. He threw the chestnuts into his mouth and whispered in a vague state: "A Confucian sword cultivator who has been studying the classics and heads faces another Confucian martial arts cultivator. Hey, there is a good show."
To be continued...