Two days later, Liang Jixiong stumbled to the capital of Luzhou.
This was a very embarrassing journey, and I encountered more than a dozen assassins.
These people had accurately calculated Liang Jixiong's route, and specially selected Liang Jixiong to ambush him when he was resting. There were more than a dozen fourth- and fifth-level assassins on each route.
Liang Jixiong really wanted to stop and fight with them. He really wanted to catch a few assassins and bring them back to the capital to settle accounts with Emperor Zhaoxing.
But he remembered Xu Zhiqiong’s advice, he must reach Luzhou alive.
Once he stops to fight with the assassins, there will only be more and more assassins, and they will also consume him to death.
Liang Jixiong fled all the way to Luzhou and finally got rid of the assassins. However, when he arrived at the state capital, he did not see Wu Jingchun, the prefect. Wu Jingchun, Yu Shan and others went to the border of Luzhou.
Yu Shan did not agree to send food and grass to the Tunu people, but he could not compete with the Luzhou officials alone. In desperation, he could only give in temporarily and follow Wu Jingchun to the front line to observe the enemy's situation before making a decision.
As soon as he heard that he was going to deliver food to the Tunu people, Liang Jixiong's hair stood on end and he did not dare to rest for a moment. He flew to Xiaoye City on the border of Luzhou that day.
When they arrived at Xiaoye City, Liang Jixiong grabbed the prefect Wu Jingchun and said, "Who dares? Let me see who dares to give Tu Nu a grain of grain!"
"Elder Shengwei," Wu Jingchun burst into tears, "If I were not desperate, how could I dare to take such a trick in my humble position!"
Liang Jixiong said angrily: "How can we call it desperate? Are you giving in before the battle starts? Please explain it to me clearly!"
Fellow acquaintance Fan Guodong said: "Elder, please go to the top of the city and have a look. You will understand after you see it."
Liang Jixiong followed the officials to the top of the city, while Yu Shanzheng led the Wuwei Battalion to guard the top of the city day and night, watching the enemy's movements.
The enemy camp is thirty miles away from Xiaoye City, and it seems that there is not much threat. But last night, Tunu General Negu came and gave Xiaoye City a big gift. He piled 20,000 heads under Xiaoye City.
Fan Guodong said with tears in his eyes: "These are the people of Yongzhou. They fought against Tunu and killed more than 20,000 people in a few days. Elder, please take a look. These are the people of my Daxuan."
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Liang Jixiong gritted his teeth and said: "Tu Nu is a bunch of beasts! You know they are beasts, but you still want to send them food?"
Fan Guodong cried: "Every grain of grain in Luzhou is the blood and sweat of the people of Luzhou. We are not willing to give it to Tunu, but what can we do now? There are only a few thousand people in Luzhou, how can we resist Tunu?
An army of 100,000 slaves? Elder, do you want to see tens of thousands more heads piled under Luyuan City?"
Liang Jixiong was speechless for a while, and Wu Jingchun said: "Elder, for the present plan, let's deliver the food to Tu Nu first. Fan Tongzhi and I went to the enemy camp, but with our sharp tongue, we persuaded the enemy general Nie Gulai.
Try your best to delay for some time, and wait until Sui Shilang's army comes, and then fight Tu Nu!"
Liang Jixiong looked at Yu Shan, who lowered his head and said nothing.
He didn't want to send food to Tu Nu, but it was an undisputed fact that more than 6,000 people could not stop an army of 100,000 people.
Liang Jixiong already looked down on Yu Shan. Seeing that he couldn't come up with an idea, he despised him even more.
"Where has Xu Zhiqiong gone?"
Yu Shan whispered: "Xu Qianhu fell behind as soon as he left the capital. He did not accompany the army. His whereabouts are still unknown to this day despite his low rank."
Liang Jixiong sighed. Xu Zhiqiong said that he came to Luzhou via the magic circle. Logically speaking, he should have arrived a long time ago. Could it be that there was an accident on the way?
He turned to look at Qiao Shungang: "Qiao Qianhu, where are you going?"
Qiao Shungang shook his head and said, "I'm a vulgar person and don't know how to be very particular, but this is the first time I've heard of sending food to the enemy during a war."
Fan Guodong knelt on the ground and said: "Elder, if you want to punish me, you can cut me into pieces with a thousand knives. I just ask you to have mercy on me, the people of Luzhou!"
Liang Jixiong thought for a long time, shook his head and said: "The food cannot be sent. You first send an envoy to the Tunu camp to negotiate with him. He only said that it is difficult to collect food and grass for a while, so try to delay it for a few days."
Fan Guodong raised his head and said: "How can we negotiate with empty words?"
Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "I just asked you to send a messenger, but you still want to shirk your responsibility?"
Fan Guodong shook his head and said: "The elder said that he would kill me. There is no need to send an envoy. I just go to the enemy camp alone in my humble position."
"Are you going alone?" Liang Jixiong frowned.
"Elder is worried that I will never come back?"
Liang Jixiong was really worried.
Fan Guodong laughed loudly and said: "Fan's family of more than forty people are all in Luyuan City. If you have a disobedient heart in your humble position, the whole family, young and old, will be at the disposal of the elders!"
In the afternoon, Fan Guodong was going to the enemy camp. Liang Jixiong was worried and asked Qiao Shungang to send two lantern men to follow Fan Guodong.
Qiao Shun just returned to the Lantern Man's station and called Meng Shizhen and Wang Zhennan: "How is the investigation of the whereabouts of the food?"
Meng Shizhen said: "Except for the ten thousand stones prepared for Tu Nu, the rest is not in the granary."
Wang Zhennan said: "The granaries of several major grain merchants are full, and some granaries still have sacks of official grain."
Meng Shizhen said: "You should take the sack back and use it as evidence."
Wang Zhennan shook his head: "You can't take it back. Leaving it in their granary is the evidence. Don't worry, they have too much food piled up and they won't clean out the sacks within a few days."
Qiao Shungang sneered and said, "I keep talking about what this sack is for. Do you think Zhiqiong will care about this sack?"
Meng Shizhen whispered: "Zhiqiong is here?"
"Otherwise, why would I ask you to check for food and grass? Do you think I am really that kind of leisurely?" Qiao Shungang lowered his voice and said, "You two will go to the enemy camp with Fan Guodong later. Lao Wang, I remember that you know some Tunu dialect.
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Wang Zhennan said: "I know more than just a little bit. My father does a lot of business with the Tunu people. We speak the Tunu language very authentically!"
Qiao Shungang said: "I will go to Tunu camp later. You can only listen, not speak, and you have to pretend not to understand. Be careful!"
The two of them took the order and followed Fan Guodong to the enemy camp.
Although it was their first time to come to the Tunu camp, Meng Shizhen and Wang Zhennan had both seen large battles before, and they showed no fear at all when they saw the provocative Tunu who was baring his teeth and claws.
A Tunu man stepped forward to grab Meng Shizhen's collar. Meng Shizhen dodged and grabbed the man's wrist instead. He grinned and said, "Mao Gui, you want to compete?"
The Tunu people were in pain and yelling. Fan Guodong turned around and said, "You two are here to negotiate with the Tunu people today, not to cause trouble."
Meng Shizhen sneered, let go of the Tunu people, and followed Fan Guodong into the tent.
Tunu General Niegulai spread his legs and was half lying on the seat with a very arrogant expression. Fan Guodong bowed first and then explained his intention to Niegulai.
Fan Guodong can speak fluent Tunu and communicates directly with Niegulai in Tunu. He even looked at Meng Shizhen and Wang Zhennan when he spoke.
Meng Shizhen looked anxious, and Wang Zhennan looked confused.
Fan Guodong secretly laughed: Liang Jixiong looked down upon me too much when he sent these two fools.
Nie Gulai asked Fan Guodong: "Is the food ready?"
Fan Guodong replied: "God bless me, Emperor Tunu, and God bless my general. The food is ready, but Elder Canglong of Xuanquan is here, and he does not allow us to donate food to the general."
Niegulai sneered: "Then what are you doing here? Waiting for me to beat you? Waiting for me to scold you? Or waiting for me to kill you?"
Fan Guodong explained: "My subordinate is incompetent, and if I give him five more days, I will definitely deliver the food."
Nie Gulai shook his head: "I said that the food will be delivered tomorrow. If I wait for another five days, I won't let you Xuan Dog underestimate me?"
Fan Guodong said: "General, my subordinates are loyal to Emperor Tunu and loyal to the general. Liang Jixiong is a big shot in the Xuanquan royal family. Wu Jingchun does not dare to offend him. My subordinates are under the low eaves and have to bow their heads!"
"Don't tell me the fallacies you preach to dogs. I'm too lazy to listen. What I want is food.
When my army captures Luzhou, I, Emperor Tunu, will make you the lord of the two states. If you are useless, I will find someone else to do it."
"General, please calm down and give me another five days. I will definitely send you the food and grass."
"You can't wait for five days, two days, I will give you two days. If you can't deliver it within two days, don't come to me again! After you deliver the food and grass, don't forget to open the gate of Xiaoye City
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"God bless me, the Great Emperor Tunu, and God bless my Great General. General, rest assured that my subordinates will fulfill their mission and help the General to kill all the Xuan Dogs and boost the power of my Great Tunu!"
Fan Guodong saluted again and led Meng Shizhen and Wang Zhennan out of the tent.
A Tunu officer came to Nie Gulai and reported: "General, the Xuan dogs in Yongzhou are resisting fiercely. We have been unable to collect food for two days."
"Kill, kill more, and send all the heads to Xiaoye City."
"General, our soldiers have also lost a lot."
Niegula pursed his lips: "How many days will we have enough food?"
"Three days, three days at most!"
"Wait for another two days and see if Fan Guodong's stupid dog can deliver food."
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Returning to Xiaoye City, Fan Guodong reported his victory to Liang Jixiong: "Elder, I have tried my best to persuade the enemy general Nie Gulai in this humble position. Nie Gulai is willing to extend his grace for two more days."
Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "Only two days?"
Fan Guodong sighed: "Elder, I have been able to fight for these two days, but my humble position has exhausted my words. If there is no food and grass in two days, Nie Gu will send troops to crush Luzhou, and the people of Luzhou will be annihilated!"
Liang Jixiong pondered for a moment and said: "Fan Tongzhi has worked hard, so go and rest first."
After Fan Guodong left, Liang Jixiong called Meng Shizhen and Wang Zhennan and asked for details. Meng Shizhen said: "We followed Fan Guodong to the Tunu camp. The Tunu people smelled very bad and deserved to be beaten. One Tunu wanted to fight me."
I wanted to fight, but Fan Guodong advised me not to fight..."
Liang Jixiong waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. What did Fan Guodong say after meeting Nigu Lai?"
Meng Shizhen scratched his head: "Jiligulu talked a lot, but I couldn't understand it either."
Liang Jixiong frowned, he was careless, he should call someone who understands Tunu language.
Wang Zhennan understood every word Fan Guodong said, but he did not rush to tell Liang Jixiong. Instead, he mentioned another thing: "Tunu's camp is not too big, and it seems to be not much different from our camp."
"Is it similar to our camp?" Liang Jixiong was puzzled.
Yu Shan said from the side: "Perhaps this is not the Tunu army, but the vanguard army."
Liang Jixiong said: "So, you still don't know where the Tunu army is?"
Yu Shan said: "Will Tunu's army raid Xiaoye City?"
"It's hard to say!" Liang Jixiong sighed, feeling that Yu Shan was useless, "You have to be careful at the top of the city for the past two days. Wait for me to rest for another day and go to the enemy camp to find out what's going on."
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At dawn the next day, Yu Shan was patrolling the city when he suddenly heard a report from a sentry: "A group of troops is approaching Xiaoye City from the north, numbering about thirty, wearing my war robe."
About thirty people were wearing my shirt to declare my war.
Where did these people come from?
Not long after, a group of men and horses had arrived at the city. Although their uniforms were in tatters, they were indeed Daxuan's uniforms.
The leader shouted loudly: "I am Bai Zihe, a general under the command of General Chariot and Cavalry, open the city gate quickly!"
Chariot general?
Didn’t Chu Xin switch sides?
Yu Shan shouted: "What are you doing here?"
Bai Zihe said: "We are waiting to defeat the siege and come to ask for help. Open the city gate quickly!"
What exactly is going on?
Anyway, there were only thirty people there, so they couldn't make any waves. It was better to let them in and find out what was going on.
Just as Yu Shan was about to give the order to open the door, he suddenly saw the prefect Wu Jingchun leading a group of soldiers to the top of the city and ordered them to fire their bows and arrows.
Bai Zihe, who was covered with bruises, was defenseless. He was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and fell off his horse.
Bai Zihe, who fell under his horse, was still shouting: "I am a chariot general and a general. Stop shooting arrows and open the door quickly!"
Yu Shan asked: "Prefect Wu, there is no need to be so anxious. Wait for me to find out."
Wu Jingchun said: "Bai Zihe is Chu Xin's comrade. Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise General Yu would have been deceived by this evil thief!"
"There are only about thirty enemy troops, so Magistrate Wu doesn't have to worry."
"But you don't know the methods of this thief. If he takes General Yu hostage and forces open the city gate, Tunu's army will arrive from time to time."
Arrows rained like rain, and the two sergeants carried Bai Zihe backwards. Bai Zihe hissed: "I'm here to ask for help, I am the general of Daxuan!"
Wu Jingchun shouted: "Traitor, please die quickly. If you dare to say another word..."
"I'll chop off your head!"
A peach blossom falls and a lantern lights up.
Xu Zhiqiong stood behind Wu Jingchun and said softly: "Prefect Wu, open the city gate quickly. If you dare to say another word, I will chop off your head immediately."