The north wind is howling outside, and heavy snow is blowing, but it is warm inside. Wood is burning in the fireplace, and coal is burning in the fire pit. The house is also made of double-layer sandwich walls built with red bricks, which can effectively insulate the heat, so the room
It's very warm inside.
Li Xiangru sat on the kang and said with some worry: "Wen Yue, I heard there are rumors circulating in the city that Song Jian said he made an appointment with you before he died, and that's why he declared himself king. Now Song Jian is dead.
, tell me, will Commander Chen deal with us next?"
Han Sui also sat on the hot kang. His face was a little gloomy, but he said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, Chen Shijun will not deal with us."
"how do you know?"
Han Sui sneered and said: "Chen Wenzheng is a man who wants to annex the world. How could he kill him without teaching him? Now is the time when he wants to show his magnanimity and magnanimity to the people of the world. How could he attack us without any evidence? Aren't he afraid?
Has it chilled the hearts of heroes all over the world?"
"But... what if Chen Shijun has evidence?" Li Xiangru swallowed and asked, "Tell me honestly, does the fact that Song Jian becomes king have anything to do with you?"
Han Sui's face twitched, he snorted and said: "After Chen Wenzheng defeated Lu Fu, he burned the letters he found on the spot. Song Jian and the prime ministers he consecrated were all dead.
, that is, there are no witnesses or physical evidence. Human. If it weren’t for the man named Chen, how could I still dare to sit here and drink?"
Li Xiangru shouted, "Does it really have anything to do with you?"
"Quiet!" Han Sui said angrily: "Do you want everyone in Yinchuan to hear it?"
Li Xiangru complained: "You didn't even notify me if you did such a thing, I will be killed by you now!"
"snort!"
"Wen Yue, you have always tried your best. Since you provoked Song Jian to become king, you must have a backup plan... Now that Song Jian is dead, Chen Shijun also returned to Yinchuan with his troops.
, where is your back-up?"
Yes, where is his backup plan? Every time he thinks about this problem, Han Sui will feel ashamed and have a deep sense of powerlessness. He has indeed prepared a backup plan, even if he is sent to Bingzhou, those subordinates will
The work was still going on. And he also returned to Yinchuan before the agreed deadline.
Ordinarily, when the matter reached this point, it was "the arrow was on the string and had to be fired". However, when it came to the last step, Han Sui suddenly became timid. Normally, he had thought many times that he must kill Chen Cheng, but the more he became
When it was time to start, he became even more afraid.
The reason why he felt scared was partly because of Chen Cheng's past achievements, and partly because of the changes near Yinchuan. When he first saw the workers leaving work in neat queues in Yinchuan, he was shocked.
Even the elite under his command cannot do this.
After asking carefully, it turned out that they were all working in nearby factories. Even the workers were so orderly, so how majestic would the Yinchuan army be? The longer Han Sui lived in Yinchuan, the more depressed Han Sui became. In absolute terms
In the face of his own strength, no matter how many strategies he has, he cannot use them.
Facing Li Xiangru's question, Han Sui said depressedly: "How can I have any backup plan? Even if you don't know the details of those tooth soldiers, you can see the imperial army and county soldiers here every day. After seeing those, etc.
Qiang Bing, what else can I do?"
Li Xiangru's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "You mean Wen Yue and Song Jian conspired, but you later backed down?"
Han Sui became angry and said, "Who told Song Jian to be so shameless? I have been sent to Bingzhou, and he still dares to proclaim himself king!"
Li Xiangru seemed to hear the sound of something breaking. He had been following Han Sui since he rebelled against the imperial court, thinking that Han Sui could lead the people of Liangzhou to accomplish great things. But year after year passed.
, although the Xiliang army became more and more powerful, they were still unable to enter Guanzhong. Instead, their own people started killing each other.
Year after year, Li Xiangru's ambitions were gradually worn away, and now he only thought about preserving his wealth and life. But he did not expect that Han Sui would become like this and be able to survive in the end.
I backed down at the critical moment!
Think about how wise and decisive Han Sui was when he killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou? How come he has become like this now? Just at this moment, Han Sui's image is in
His mind collapsed.
He looked at Han Wenyue's gray hair on his temples and suddenly realized that Han Sui was no longer the same Han Sui as before. It was just that he had not paid attention to what was happening in front of him.
Li Xiangru's tone became bleak, "Wen Yue, we are all old and can't stand the trouble anymore. It's a good thing you didn't do anything this time. We will live our lives here in Yinchuan from now on. I bought a piece of land outside the city.
, you can also buy a house nearby, and then we can take the yellow dog for a walk outside the village, and then come back and drink together in the evening, wouldn't it be fun?"
"Take the dog and go for a walk outside." Han Sui imagined the scene and couldn't help laughing, "It's not like we haven't hunted before. You and I have hunted wild beasts. It's just a matter of taking the hound to hunt the prey.
What does it mean to take a yellow dog for a walk in the village?"
Li Xiangru laughed loudly and said: "People will always get old, so don't show off when you are old. We can still walk our dogs, which is already better than many people!"
"Yeah, it's better than many people." Han Sui sighed with emotion first, and then said, "But it's not good enough."
"Well?" Li Xiangru was stunned and asked, "Wen Yue, what do you mean by this?"
Han Sui's voice became colder, "How can we take advantage of the foundation we have worked so hard to build so easily for someone named Chen?"
Li Xiangru said in surprise: "But we don't have many troops now, how can we defeat Chen Shijun? Didn't you see that Song Jian was wiped out in less than twenty days?"
"I can't do it alone, and it's not enough with you, but what if Dong Zhuo, the pastor of Bingzhou, is added?"
"You...are you conspiring with Dong Zhongying?"
"Conspiracy is out of the question, it's just about everyone getting what they need." Han Sui sneered: "Otherwise, why would I just let it go this time? Well, it would be good to use Song Jian's head to pave a way for us. From now on.
, Chen Cheng or Yan Zhong, I guess they won’t be wary of me in every possible way anymore.”
Li Xiangru thought to himself: You obviously didn't dare to do it yourself, but now you are making so many excuses.
He suddenly felt that he had been very strange before. Why did Han Sui still follow him wholeheartedly even though he had so many shortcomings? Even when Han Sui killed his sworn brother, he regarded it as a decisive killing.
"Wen Yue," Li Xiangru said with some embarrassment: "Since we have lost, let's admit it! No matter how bad Chen Shijun is, he is also a broad-minded wise master. As long as we don't go against him in the future, we can still enjoy wealth. Dong Zhuo
It’s a good idea now, but who knows if he will fall out at that time?”
"Humph, I'm just not willing to give in!" Han Sui lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "He Chen Cheng has only been in Liangzhou for two or three years, and he has already taken away everything from us! Everything! I don't believe that Yang Qiuchengyi and the others will really
I am totally devoted to Chen Cheng! Just wait and see, as soon as Chen Cheng shows signs of fatigue, Zhang Heng and the others will pounce on him like hungry wolves and bite him to pieces!"
Li Xiangru looked at Han Sui with mixed emotions and thought to himself: Is Wen Yue going crazy?
With a long sigh, he said helplessly: "Okay, you can do whatever you want, but don't tell me this kind of thing in the future. I'm old and my body is not what it used to be."
Li Xiangru patted his fat belly and said mockingly: "I can hardly ride a horse or pull a bow. The ambitions of my youth have long been wiped away by wine and beautiful women."
"Wen Yue, the road ahead...", he paused and said, "...you go alone!"
"Hmph, you want to pick yourself off now?" Han Sui said disdainfully: "It's too late! Who doesn't know that you are with me? If something happens to me, can you escape?"
He was completely disappointed with Li Xiangru. Originally, he was secretly happy because the other party was depressed, because this way he could better capture Longxi's soldiers and horses. But now it seems that his previous idea was completely wrong.
!It’s just because he raised a bunch of trash that he couldn’t even find a decent helper at the critical moment!
Chen Cheng had Yan Zhong as his mastermind. He first wooed Yang Qiuchengyi, and then coaxed Ma Teng and Zhang Heng. Only then was he able to lead the Xiliang princes to carve up Hanyang Wudu and other places!
Han Sui thought bitterly: If I had so many helpers, I could easily trample Chen Cheng under my feet!
He looked at the depressed Li Xiangru and thought that if Bian Zhang and others did not die...that's all, it was useless to think so much. No matter how unbearable Li Xiangru was, he was the only person he could use.
Li Xiangru let out a long sigh, shook his head at Han Sui, and said, "I've drunk enough today, so I'll go back first!"
After that, he stopped looking at Han Sui, got up from the kang, swayed his fat body a few times, and walked out of the room.
After Song Jian became the leader, Cheng Yin and Cheng Yi's soldiers naturally returned to the county respectively. Chen Cheng stayed in Jiuquan for ten days. After finishing the aftermath, he led the army back to Yinchuan. Then the Ya soldiers started a new battle.
In this round of expansion, an infantry battalion and two cavalry battalions, as well as a baggage battalion and an engineering battalion were added, and the number of troops instantly reached close to 10,000 people.
Because of such a large-scale military expansion, the economy, which had just improved a lot, was immediately knocked back to its starting point. Xu Chao ran to the office and argued with Chen Cheng for a long time, but in the end he could only hold his nose and agree. The tooth soldiers instantly swelled.
Times, the original officers were somewhat insufficient, so those corps commanders who had participated in the crash course training were promoted to camp commanders, and some even surpassed the level of "hundred-man generals" and became "five-hundred-man generals"
The length of the song "Lord".
Although the field strength has been greatly expanded, the outside world has not received much news, because many soldiers are directly transferred from the county soldiers or the government soldiers near Yinchuan. Moreover, compared with the major princes and forces in the world,
To me, 10,000 people are nothing.
Not to mention those far away, He Jin, Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others near Liangzhou alone had tens of thousands of troops. Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo had been expanding their armies. After fighting for a long time, their military strength further expanded.
The number reached more than 100,000. He Jin, who was already exhausted in Luoyang, had more troops, more than 200,000!
