Chapter 429 Pointing to the enemy
"Mom lost her scar on her head. Eighteen years later, she was a hero who had been dead twice. She was still afraid of playing for the third time? She's fighting for his damn it."
With this idea of decisive death and Chen Sangliang's handwritten letter, Zhang Yongtong came to Hulao Pass alone for the third time. Facing the thousands of rows of bright arrows on the wall, he loudly made a request to enter the pass. He also pointed out Zhai Rang's name without giving face to the thief army and said Li Mi's surname. He was not only rude, but also lacked quality, and his behavior and words were very similar to Chen Sangliang, the culprit behind him now.
Zhang Yongtong almost lost his head this time. Zhai Rang's family, who had been scared by Chen Sangliang, heard that there were envoys from the Sui Army of the Eastern Capital, came. Their first reaction was that Chen Sangliang had set up a trap again. Then Zhai Rang subconsciously refused to meet him. Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son ordered the arrows to be shot and killed. Fortunately, Bing Yuanzhen and Jia Xiong and other counselors tried to dissuade him, saying that the two countries would not be killed even if they fought each other, and they were all from the same country. Even if they didn't want to see him, they wouldn't have to shoot him away directly. Zhai Rang did not listen to Zhai Hong's and his son's bad idea and ordered Zhang Yongtong to be driven away.
After the order was conveyed, after a while, the messenger came to the hall again and reported to Zhai Rang: "Duke Dongjun, the envoy of the official army refused to leave, saying that if there is any major event, you must meet you and Duke Wei, and also said that you should rest assured. This time he had no malice, just ordinary envoys from both sides of the war. If you feel that he is trying to be unfavorable to you, you can also kill him immediately."
"Can the envoy sent by Chen Gou Official without malice? "The World's Strange Talk" snorted heavily and then calculated. Zhai Rang nodded and ordered: "Bring him, prepare a guillotine in the yard and ask the executioner to prepare. When he came in, he told him that if he dared to play tricks, it would be where his head fell."
The messenger agreed, and then ran out to pass the command. Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son advised Zhai Rang to be cautious and not to be fooled by Chen Sangliang again. Zhai Rang replied angrily: "You should remind you of this? I just want to see what tricks Chen Gouguan wants to play and send someone to invite Duke Wei."
"What's the use of inviting him to come? If he is really a rival to Chen Gouguan, we would be so miserable by Chen Gouguan?" Zhai Mohou murmured, but he still acted according to the order and sent someone to invite Li Mi outside the east gate of Hulao Guandong.
Zhang Yongtong, who had been persisting repeatedly, was finally able to enter Hulao Pass. When the Wagang soldiers asked to visit the guillotine, Zhang Yongtong, who had dared to encourage Wang Shichong to launch the decisive battle of Yanshi in history, sneered and tried the executioner's sneering, to show disdain. Then he entered the hall with a smile and bowed politely to Zhai Rang who had seen twice, and said, "The young envoy Zhang Yongtong, hereby the order of Chenliuzhou of the Eastern Capital Luoyang, come to see Senior Zhai, please be at the order of Chenliuzhao in the eastern capital. Good luck."
"Why are you again?" Zhai Rang recognized Zhang Yongtong and said, "I remember the letters from Chen Gouguan the previous two times. It seems that you sent them to you?"
"Senior, I have a good memory, I am the younger generation." Zhang Yongtong nodded, untied the package from his back, took out a wooden box from it, and said, "I am ordered to come to pay homage to Senior Zhai this time. Chen Liushou also asked me to give you a gift to Senior Zhai, please accept it."
After looking at the wooden box with great vigilance, Zhai Rang, who had given Chen Sangliang a woman's clothes, then he said nodded and asked his personal soldiers to accept it on his behalf and then presented it to him. When he opened it again, Zhai Rang found that what Chen Sangliang gave him was actually a large old ginseng. Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou next to him quickly reminded: "Brother (uncle), be careful that it is poisonous, don't forget Meng Rang's lessons"
"Two generals, can ginseng be poisoned? Where to go?" Zhang Yongtong smiled and said, "We Chen Liushou know that Senior Zhai is already fifty-five this year, and is approaching the age of obedience. We have been exhausted for a long time and are getting older and weak. So we sent a villain to bring a ginseng to Senior Zhai to nourish Senior Zhai. It is a complete kindness. Please don't misunderstand the two generals."
He looked at Zhang Yongtong with great suspicion, and carefully checked that there were no other tricks in the gift box. He also learned lessons | He opened the red silk to check the bottom of the box. Seeing that everything was right, Zhai Rang nodded and said, "Thank you, I didn't expect that Chen Gouguan has such kindness. He is polite and I can't show it without saying that I will let you bring the gift back later."
Zhang Yongtong thanked him, then took out two wooden boxes from the package and said, "Senior Zhai, there are two gifts. Chen Liushou asked me to send them to Senior Zhai HongZhai and General Zhai Mohou. I have never seen them before, so please pass them on."
"Dog Official Chen Yingliang knows us father and son? He also brought us gifts?"
When Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son were happy when they heard this, they did not need to pass the guards to pass it. They both came up to take the gifts themselves. After taking the gift with their own name, they opened it. Zhai Hong found that Chen Sangliang gave him an old mountain ginseng. Zhai Mohou found an ancient bronze mirror lying in the gift box he gave him. Zhang Yongtong also took the opportunity to fool him: "General Zhai, the origin of this bronze mirror is not simple. It was an imperial mirror used by Emperor An of Han in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Hu was the nephew of Emperor He Han, Liu Zhao. He inherited the throne as his nephew, set a precedent for his nephew to succeed the throne and became a wise king. The imperial mirror he used was extraordinary."
Zhai Rang had no son, only a nephew like Zhai Mohou, and said that Zhai Mohou had no intention of inheriting his uncle's inheritance in the future, I was afraid that even ghosts would not believe it. After listening to Zhang Yongtong's explanation, Zhai Mohou was immediately overjoyed and said in surprise: "There is such a thing? Thank you Chen Liuzhou, thank you Chen Liuzhou. Brother Zhang, please be sure to thank Chen Liuzhou for me after you go back, and say that I remember this favor."
Seeing Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou's father and son smiling happily, and hearing Zhai Mohou's name changed, Xu Shiyu next to him immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly stepped out and shouted, "Is the show of hiding the knife in my smile done? It's time to talk about the serious business, and say, "What is it that Chen Gou sent you here?"
Zhang Yongtong didn't know Xu Shiyu's identity, so he did not answer, but turned his eyes to Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang was somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Shiyu's impoliteness. He coughed and turned to Zhang Yongtong and said, "We have accepted the gift, tell me, what did Chen Yingliang send you to do?"
"Report to Senior Zhai, I'm still here to issue a letter of war this time." Zhang Yongtong bowed his hand, took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands, "Senior Zhai, since our Chen Liushou moved to Luokoucang, we have been confronting each other for more than two months, but there has never been a dignified head-on battle. We Chen Liushou felt very regretful, so we ordered me to issue a letter to fight. Please ask Senior, you will all bring up the main force under Li Mi and fight with our army on the battlefield of Shilibao."
Chen Sangliang, who had to play tricks in every battle, offered a dignified battle to the death. Zhai Rang's first reaction was of course that he suspected that he had heard it wrong. When he quickly opened the letter and read it carefully, he saw that the content of the letter was basically the same as Zhang Yongtong's introduction. Chen Sangliang did ask him to fight to the death with Li Mi at the Shili Fort the day after tomorrow, and even said ruthless words that he would not decide whether to fight to the male or female, and would never withdraw his troops.
Xu Shiyu, Bing Yuanzhen and others also surrounded him and read the letters together, then looked at each other and couldn't believe it was the fact. Xu Shiyu couldn't help but ask Zhang Yongtong: "What kind of tricks are Chen Gouguan playing? A dignified battle to the death? For Chen Gouguan, such a thing seems to be rarer than the sun coming out from the west, right?"
"Are you scared, General?" Zhang Yongtong smiled and said, "If you are afraid of General, you can persuade Senior Zhai not to agree. Senior Zhai just says that he doesn't want to fight to the final battle, and I will turn around and leave immediately."
"Are we afraid of Chen Gouguan?" Xu Shiyu laughed and said, "Chen Gouguan really has the courage to fight head-on. We sent troops several times before, why did he hide in Luokou Cang and not come out? He only dared to do some shameless tricks of stealing behind his back?"
"It was before, now it is now." Zhang Yongtong smiled and said, "Chen Liushou was unwilling to fight with you before, because he was worried that he would lose both sides and lose both sides and would get others off. Now it is different. Our Chen Liushou's father-in-law Wang Shichong Liushou has already stationed troops behind you. Even if he was defeated both sides and lose both sides, he is just a cheaper Wang Liushou, and he cannot get others off."
"It's just a cheap Wang Liushou?" Li Mi's voice came from outside the hall, and his tone was full of mockery, and he smiled and said, "If Chen Liushou was really so generous, then why did Chen Liushou and Wang Liushou do so many small moves during the Huai River War?"
With a sneer, Li Mi led several subordinates into the hall, and everyone quickly stood up to salute. Zhai Rang immediately handed Chen Sangliang's letter of appointment to Li Mi. Li Mi took it and took a few glances, then immediately laughed, saying, "It's really a hen crowing and rooster laying eggs. The sun comes out from the west. He, Chen Yingliang, took the initiative to ask us to fight to the death with a dignified battle. Can this despicable villain have such courage?"
"Mr. Dharma Master, of course we Chen Liushou have this courage." Zhang Yongtong was not afraid at all, and sneered at the same time, saying, "I'm afraid that Mr. Dharma Master, you don't have this courage?"
"I am asking for it." Li Mi showed sarcastic expression and said, "Okay, I agree. The day after tomorrow, and go back and tell Chen Yingliang the little thief, asking him to wash his neck and wait for death. Don't see my coalition forces with Dongjun Duke sending troops, and flee back halfway."
Zhang Yongtong was waiting for Li Mi's words. He was about to act according to the plan, but he never thought that Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son jumped out immediately and rushed to say, "Duke Wei, you promised to fight Chen Yingliang, but we haven't agreed yet. What qualifications do you have to decide for us?"
In front of the enemy envoy, Li Mi strangled Zhai Hong to death, which was a fool-in-law father and son, but it was not easy to attack, so he could only turn his eyes to Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang looked hesitant and did not immediately express his opinion. Zhang Yongtong was secretly happy when he saw it. He knew that a better opportunity would appear, so he immediately said: "Mr. Dharma Lord, we Chen Liushou had already predicted in advance. He knew that you have the courage and would definitely agree to the decisive battle of the Dharma Lord. Do you know how we Chen Liushou concluded?"
"How did Chen Xiaozi make a conclusion?" Li Mi asked with a sneer.
"Because you can afford to lose." Zhang Yongtong changed Li Mi's face in just one sentence, and then Zhang Yongtong said again: "Mr. Master, you took down Liyang Cang by luck. The food in Liyang Cang is enough for you to spend a while. You still have a back army in Liyang Cang. No matter how bad you lose in the Hulao Pass battlefield, you will lose again and again. As long as you can return to Liyang Cang, even if you return to Liyang Cang alone, you will be able to make a comeback immediately, so you have the confidence to fight this decisive battle with us.
Li Mi's face returned to normal. When he secretly looked at Zhai Rang, Zhai Hong and others, he saw that their expressions were indeed thoughtful. Li Mi couldn't help but regret that Chen Sangliang's cunning messenger spoke, so he quickly shouted to Zhang Yongtong: "Don't worry, stop talking and dare to sow discord, I'll ask for your head immediately."
"Mr. Master, this is not sow discord, but to be honest." Zhang Yongtong said loudly: "There is another reason why you dare to fight this decisive battle is that you are only 35 years old now, twenty years younger than Senior Zhai. You are in your prime. You lose the worst. No matter how much you lose, you have time to make a comeback. Anyone in your current position will be in your courage to pull Senior Zhai to fight us with the final battle..."
"A man, die." Li Mi was furious and immediately choked out his waist knife and waved his hand to chop Zhang Yongtong.
"Duke Wei, calm down." Zhai Rang quickly stopped, "The two countries will fight, but the envoy will not beheaded."
"Duke Dongjun, this is another divisive plan for Chen Yingliang's traitors," Li Mi said: "The traitors Chen Yingliang have no courage to fight us head-on. He did this just to encourage us to preserve our strength in disguise and create a rift."
"Of course I know." Zhai Rang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wei, I will not be fooled by him again, but I have reciprocated and treated our envoy well before. If we kill his envoy, it would make people all over the world laugh at me."
Li Mi gave up and turned to Zhang Yongtong and shouted: "Get back and tell Chen Yingliang the traitor that he really dared to fight the decisive battle the day after tomorrow, and we will accompany him to the end."
"Mr. Master, we will definitely send troops the day after tomorrow. Lord Yuan has observed the celestial phenomena. These days have been clear weather, which is suitable for battle." Zhang Yongtong said with a smile: "Mr. Master. Chen Liushou, he also concluded that you will definitely think that he is unwilling to fight with you, so he dare not really send troops. But you are very wrong in this regard. So what if you fight with you? So what if you let Wang Liushou, who is hiding in Banzhu, pick up the cheaper one? As long as Wang Liushou can stab you fatally from behind, we Chen Liushou will immediately get out of the battlefield of Hulao Pass, and it seems that we would not suffer any loss, right?"
Li Mi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered a big event. A few days ago, Chen Sangliang came to visit the terrain of Hulao Pass in person. He obviously had plans to attack the tough situation. His intention to get out of the Hulao Pass as soon as possible was very obvious. After fighting with his own army, as long as Wang Shichong could stab his own army to death from behind, it would not be a loss for Chen Sangliang's strategic plan, and he even took a little advantage. As long as he could regain the initiative in the Dongdu battlefield, he would be stronger than being confined to Luokoucang and being beaten passively.
Zhang Yongtong observed his expression and saw that Li Mi had been moved, and then said, "Mr. Dharma Master, Chen Liuzhou asked me to give you a word. Hulao Pass should actually be a dead place for you. In front of us, our Dongdu army guards Luokou Cang, and behind us, the elite tigers in Pengcheng are watching Dandan, and they threaten your food channels at any time. If you fight with us, both sides will be injured. Wang Liuzhou will immediately stab you in the back. If you stand firm against the wall, how can you waste your food troops under your feet? Time has been delayed. Once your food channels are cut off, or if there is any mistake in Liyang Cang, what will happen?"
Li Mi didn't say anything, and there was still sweat on her forehead, because Li Mi suddenly realized that if she couldn't take the Luokou Cang, it would be useless even if she controlled Hulao Pass for a long time. As time went on, if Li Yang Cang had any mistakes, Hulao Pass would immediately become his own death.
"Senior Zhai, we Chen Liushou also have a word for you." Zhang Yongtong turned to Zhai Rang again and said, "Senior, you are so old. Even if you have the heart to let the Wagang brothers who have lived and died together for many years die in an unnecessary way, how much time do you have to make a comeback in the future? What capital will you have to restore your vitality? Without the brave and good fighter brothers in the Wagang charge for you, and through life and death, how many people in the world can know you, Senior Zhai?"
Zhai Rang didn't say anything. Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhang Yongtong's words. Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shiyi and others looked gloomy. They knew that Zhang Yongtong was shaking the morale of the Wagang army, but they couldn't find anything to argue - because what Zhang Yongtong said was all the truth.
"Senior Zhai, Mr. Master, the villain has one last word." Zhang Yongtong said again: "Chen Liushou knows that you have a last choice, so that we will defeat our Dongdu army on the battlefield. We Chen Liushou will give you this opportunity. Tomorrow tomorrow morning, we will be afraid that even if you fight head-on with us, we will not be able to win. We will say so. Mr. Master Zhai, please make up your mind, do you agree to the decisive battle the day after tomorrow?"
Li Mi, who has been encouraging Zhai Rang to fight these days, suddenly hesitated. Zhai Rang's expression was even more hesitant and complicated. The two still discussed a few words in a low voice, and then Li Mi replied: "Okay, we agree. The day after tomorrow at 3 o'clock, Shili Fort, all the main forces of your army will be launched. We will fight to the death without distinguishing between male and female, and we will never withdraw."
Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou were very anxious and quickly went to pull Zhai Rang's sleeves quietly. Zhai Rang whispered: "Don't be anxious, let's talk about it again after a war. Mr. Wei agreed. If we can't win tomorrow, we will sit down and discuss it again."
After a while, Zhang Yongtong brought Li Mi and Zhai Rang's reply back to Luokoucang and brought it to Chen Sangliang. Chen Sangliang was not surprised at this and sneered, "As expected, he really refused to give up."
"Brother, do you really plan to send troops to fight the day after tomorrow?" Pei Xingfang asked curiously.
Chen Sangliang nodded and said, "I have to fight a battle, otherwise don't say that Li Mi will not give up, and even Zhai Rang will not give up. We must win this battle, at least not lose. We must let the thief army know how powerful we are and know how long it takes to stay in Hulao Pass, and then they will get out by themselves."
After saying that, Chen Sangliang slapped the table and shouted: "I ordered the entire army to purify the weapons of war horses and send troops to Shili Fort to fight to the death with the bandit army."
Chapter completed!