"King Meng, you are a hero who is famous all over the world. Everyone knows about your past. If the students say something about your past from your face, it will only make you laugh. But the students found that there is a blue and black line between your eyebrows." Qi, I am afraid that there will be a disaster of illness in the near future, please take good care of your body and take care of yourself."
"Mr. Chunfeng, you are amazing! You are amazing! Yes, I have been short of breath and chest tightness recently. In the middle of the night the night before yesterday, I was coughing so hard that I couldn't even breathe. Even my followers didn't know about it. , You can tell it from the face! Immortal! What a living immortal!"
"The king's prize, the small skill, can win the king's smile, it's already.... General Wang, don't worry, the students will show you right now, please stand under the lamp, and let the students take a closer look for you."
"General Wang, excuse me for speaking bluntly, your situation is somewhat similar to that of King Meng. You also have a black aura between your eyebrows, but it is only black and not blue, and the black aura is dissipating. Not long ago, I should have encountered a small misfortune and hurt my body, but luckily the calamity has passed, so the black air between the brows has gradually dissipated, I wonder if the student is wrong?"
"That's right! That's right! That's right, ten days ago, I was wounded by an arrow in Jiyin. I was shot by a stray arrow and bled a lot. Fortunately, the wound was missed, and the wound has closed! Mr. Chunfeng, living god, please show me again quickly to see if there will be any disasters for me? You are sure, and I will thank you as much as you want!"
The physiognomy of the super master Yuan Tiangang caused a huge sensation in Meng Rang's Chinese army camp. Thieves and generals, big and small, surrounded Yuan Tiangang so tightly that they scrambled to beg Yuan Tiangang to do fortune-telling for him. Yuan Tiangang On the other hand, he admitted that he was flexing his muscles, using his inborn quack skills to pretend to be gods and tricks, and fooled all the thieves in Meng Rang's army into a daze, screaming incessantly. In the end, it was Meng Rang who spoke in person, and then drove the generals away, "Don't surround yourself, Mr. Chunfeng has come here to work hard, and it's so late, let him rest for a night, if you want to ask him to meet, you can wait until tomorrow Say it again."
Meng Rang opened his mouth, and the bandit generals barely suppressed their curiosity and retreated according to the order, and Meng Rang also smiled at Yuan Tiangang: "Mr. Chunfeng, don't blame me, my brothers are almost all rough people, Dou Da Seeing that your physiognomy is so effective, I am a little anxious, and I have worked hard for you."
"It's okay, I'm used to it." Yuan Tiangang said with a smile: "When I was under King Du, General Wang Xiongxi and General Ximen Junyi were even more anxious. General Ximen almost put a knife on my neck and forced me to give it to me He met him. Today is too late at night, tomorrow, tomorrow, if the general is still interested, the students can carefully push and repair the old one for him."
The thieves were overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Yuan Tiangang, and scrambled to beg Yuan Tiangang to calculate the horoscope for themselves the next day. Meng Rang stopped drinking again, and then asked Yuan Tiangang, "Mr. Chunfeng, did you march for us just now?" Asking the hexagrams with copper coins about the Huaiyang incident, what water and wind well hexagrams can be obtained, how to explain the hexagrams? Is it bad or good?"
Yuan Tiangang showed embarrassment and hesitated to answer. It was not until Meng Rang asked again that Yuan Tiangang said with a embarrassed expression: "Forgive me, King Meng. The student didn't explain the hexagram for you immediately, but let you know the student's facial recognition skills first." , I originally wanted to prove that the student’s interpretation of the hexagram was not selfish, but a matter of fact. But the students will think about it carefully, and it’s best not to understand this hexagram.”
"Why?" Meng Rang and others were completely confused by Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang looked even more troubled, and said: "Because the interpretation of the hexagram is exactly the opposite of the purpose of the student's visit, the student is worried that explaining the purpose after explaining the hexagram will make the king feel that the student is selfish, in order to complete what King Du said. The entrusted mission, so I deliberately misinterpreted the hexagrams and misled you."
The prosperity of the world is all for profit. It is impossible for Du Fuwei to send Zhang Xutuo's letter to himself for no reason. Meng Rang knew it well, so Meng Rang was not surprised, but smiled and said: "Chun Mr. Feng, you don't have to be polite, just tell me your reason for coming, I'll listen."
"Thank you, my lord." Yuan Tiangang cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and then said seriously: "To tell you the truth, my lord, in fact, my lord Du asked the students to come here to negotiate with you about the alliance. Chen Yingliang was defeated by the traitor, and he often wanted to take revenge, but he was unable to do so due to lack of strength. The day before yesterday, our army inadvertently robbed Zhang Xutuo's handwritten letter. Knowing that your team is on the way south, our King Du gave birth The thought of inviting you to form an alliance with the army, I want to join hands with you to take Qiao County, the money, food and property obtained, your army can get 60%, our army only needs 40%, we King Du would rather suffer some losses, just want to be able to avenge our shame."
After all, Yuan Tiangang took out the forged Du Fuwei letter again, and it is common for various rebels to join forces to attack a city and village. Meng Rang was not surprised by this. The content of Fu Wei's letter is similar to Yuan Tiangang's introduction, both of which invite him to join forces and form an alliance to jointly attack the seven counties of Qiao County with the best money and food in Huaibei, and promise to get 40 to 60% of the money and food. The only difference between Yuan Tiangang's dictation is that Du Fuwei pointed out in his letter that if Meng Rang led the army to move closer to his team, he could immediately get rid of Zhang Xutuo's pursuit, because Zhang Xutuo, whose nest was in Qi County, would never dare Going too far south made the already rotten situation in the Qilu area even more rotten.
After reading Du Fuwei's letter, Meng Rang didn't rush to refuse or agree, but rolled his eyes and calculated. Yuan Tiangang observed his words, knowing that he was still a little bit moved, so he took out a simple map from his arms and put it on the Spread it out on the table, and said to Meng Rang: "Master Meng, in fact, King Du and the auxiliary army division also expected that you might go to Huaiyang for food, but from what we know, if you move to Huaiyang, my lord, I'm afraid It is very dangerous, and it is very likely that the three armies of Qiaojun Chen Yingliang, Liangjun Yang Wang and Zhang Xutuo will jointly attack and suffer huge losses."
"Mr. Chunfeng, please listen carefully." Meng Rang hurriedly asked Yuan Tiangang to introduce the military situation. At the same time, he carefully looked at the map Yuan Tiangang brought, and found that this map was compared with the official map he had seen when he was the boss of Zouping County. , crude is a little crude, but it is barely marked clearly, and the mountains, rivers, cities and lakes in Huaibei are basically drawn clearly.
"Please look, King Meng. If you march into Huaiyang, the biggest difficulty will be how to cross the Tongji Canal." Yuan Tiangang gestured on the map and said, "Your current positions are in the two counties of Yucheng and Dangshan in Liang County. In the meantime, if you want to go west to Huaiyang, you must first cross the Tongji Canal Canal between Songcheng in Liangjun and Yongcheng in Qiaojun, but it is very unfavorable for you, the people along this canal are very dense From east to west, there are officials from Yongcheng, Fengxian, Xiayi, Gushu, and Songcheng counties. Both Songcheng and Yongcheng are stationed with the main force of the army, although their strength is not enough to defeat you, the king. The team is enough, but it is enough to bring you a lot of trouble, the king."
"In view of these circumstances, King Meng, if you lead the army to advance towards Huaiyang, it will be very easy for you to get food along the way, but you will definitely not be able to escape the eyes of the scouts of the officers and soldiers. Once the officers and soldiers have confirmed your movements, you can Immediately send troops to your crossing position to set up a camp to intercept, and you can also rely on the advantages of the many surrounding cities to go into battle lightly, without worrying about army supplies, and your troops can advance very quickly."
"Master Meng, if your team is stopped by the officers and soldiers on the north bank of the Tongji Canal, then you will be in serious trouble. The Tongji Canal is the lifeblood of the tyrant Yang Guang's water transportation. The river is wide and deep. In the river north of the Huaihe River, it The amount of water is second only to the Yellow River, far greater than that of the Heshui, Wenshui, and Bianshui rivers you have seen before, my lord. If there is no soldiers and horses on the south bank of the Tongji Canal, it will be difficult for your team to cross the river. !"
Yuan Tiangang selectively forgot the advantages of the slow water flow of the canal and the ease of collecting many boats on the river, and continued to bewitch: "At that time, if you are blocked by the army on the north bank, King Meng, you will not be able to cross the river for a while. Guan came from downstream, Yang Wang also came from Songcheng upstream, and Zhang Xutuo, who has been biting you, is also chasing from behind. , King Meng, do you dare to imagine?"
The disadvantage of Meng Rang and others is that they have never been to the Tongji Canal, and they have not seen with their own eyes that the water flow of the artificial river is flat and slow, and they can cross everywhere. For the troops of the fortified army, the Tongji Canal is also like a natural river with a large drop and many undercurrents. It must have a suitable ferry to cross the river, so after listening to Yuan Tiangang's flickering, and seeing the densely packed cities on the map, Meng Rang He also broke out in a cold sweat quietly, regretting how he had forgotten the big trouble of Tongjiqu.
The cultural man Meng Rang, who was born in the county lord Bo, took a breath, let alone Wang Xin'e and Li Chou who didn't know a load of big characters. Shocked, Wang Xin'e and others hurriedly asked When asked about the width and depth of the Tongji Canal, Yuan Tiangang answered truthfully, saying that the Tongji Canal was as wide as 40 steps and 240 feet. Adults stacked on top of their heads! —Of course, Yuan Tiangang was not stupid enough to truthfully introduce the flow speed of the Tongji Canal.
Knowing the width and depth of the Tongji Canal, Wang Xin'e and the others changed their faces even more, and they all whispered to Meng Rang: "My lord, such a big river is not easy to cross. Our team is huge, and it is difficult to cross such a small river as Bianshui." It took more than a day, and if you want to cross a big river like the Tongji Canal, if you don’t have more than three days, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it.”
Meng Rang kept his composure, and after thinking for a long time, Meng Rang said to Yuan Tiangang: "Mr. Chunfeng, I already understand what Du Fuwei means. Explain to me the hexagrams you just said. Whatever you say, I believe in you."
"Your Majesty, that student will be outspoken." Yuan Tiangang cupped his hands and said, "To tell you the truth, the Shuifengjing Hexagram is not a bad hexagram, but it is by no means an auspicious hexagram. Its main hexagram is the Xun hexagram. The hexagram is wind, the guest hexagram is Kan, the hexagram is water, the wind can be blocked or avoided, the power is huge, and the cold wind is biting, which symbolizes the passive side of the master, the strength is very strong, and the attitude is tough; the water flows down and can be blocked. Tolerable, able to float and sink the boat, symbolizes that the client side is passive, strong, and easy-going. The client side is restricted by the host side. Since both parties are passive and the relationship is stable, it is like a well with a fixed position, so it is called Shuifengjing hexagram. "
Speaking of which, Yuan Tiangang glanced at Meng Rang and others who had already fainted, and said calmly again: "My lord, your army marched into Huaiyang from north to south. It is the guest side, the main water, passive, and the official army is also passive. Passive, but they are the main side, the main wind, the strength between you is equally strong, there is no weak side, the two meet will inevitably fall into a stalemate. So the students think, from the perspective of the hexagram, if you, the king, Xiang Huai Although Yang Jinbing is not disadvantaged, it is difficult to break through the blockade of the official army, and it is likely to form a stalemate with the official army, and it will take a long time to decide the outcome."
The muscles on Meng Rang's face twitched a few times, and he thought to himself: "If there is a stalemate with the officers and soldiers, then I will be in big trouble. The old dog Zhang Xutuo behind me will never miss this opportunity to catch me. Chance to kill it!"
Wang Xin'e, Li Chou and others whispered to each other and discussed in low voices. They all believed that Yuan Tiangang's hexagrams were correct, and that the official army had a large river like the Tongji Canal to defend, so it was very likely that they would form a stalemate with their own army. Give Zhang Xutuo, who is chasing after him, a chance to catch up with his own army. After reaching this judgment, Li Chou couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Chunfeng, then you can give us another divination to see which way we can break through the encirclement the most smoothly?"
"General Li, the students are only familiar with alchemy, not real gods." Yuan Tiangang replied with a wry smile: "Only those charlatans who bluff and deceive can divination several times in a day, and real magicians can do divination in a day." It’s only one divination, because no amount of words will be effective. As far as the students know, throughout the ages, the person who can even divination and several divinations in one day is just Guan Ren and Guan Gongming who have seen the way of heaven. , Later, after he extended the life of the young Zhao Yan's hexagrams, because of leaking the secrets, he was warned by the Big Dipper Lord, not daring to count the hexagrams in a day, and he would be sent by heaven!"
"So powerful!" Li Chou stuck out his fat tongue, and then said quickly: "Mr. Chunfeng, then you can't give your tomorrow's hexagram to others, but leave it to me. I won't treat you badly."
Yuan Tiangang nodded with a wry smile, while Meng Rang picked up the map Yuan Tiangang brought for a closer look, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked Yuan Tiangang, "Mr. Chunfeng, Du Fuwei invited me to join forces to attack Qiao County. Do you want me to go there to meet him?"
"I'm hooked." Yuan Tiangang smiled slightly in his heart, then cupped his hands and said, "Master Meng, in order to show our sincerity, we, Lord Du, let you decide where to meet up. You can join us at the city of Yong County, or you can go to the south of Pengcheng first. , Get rid of Zhang Xutuo's pursuit, and join us in the Dingtao Mountain area, and then discuss. How to choose, the King can decide for himself."
Meng Rang was so stupid that he joined forces with Du Fuwei at the city of Yong County, and at the same time provoked Chen Yingliang and Zhang Xutuo, the two famous lackeys of Sui Yang Emperor, so Meng Rang immediately asked: "If we go to Dingtao Mountain? To meet up with you, is there any way to go?"
"The road to Mount Mangdang." Yuan Tiangang pointed out the road on the map, and explained: "Mount Mangdang is located at the junction of the three counties of Pengliangqiao, with high mountains and dense forests, and complicated roads. It is a good place for green forest heroes to show their talents. The officers and soldiers of the three counties of Pengliangqiao ignored the place. Even if volunteers passed by, the officers and soldiers of the three counties would guard their own borders and bluff to drive the volunteers to the borders of the other two counties, not daring to venture too far into the mountains. This is the way to avoid the blockade of the official army and come to contact you from Dingtao Mountain."
Meng Rang's eyes lit up a little, because if it weren't for the counties in the north who were beggar-thy-neighbor and desperately drove his team to the neighbor's house, Meng Rang, who was almost killed by Zhang Xutuo and Zhou Fashang, would not have been able to do so so quickly. Comeback. So after thinking about it for a while, Meng Rang made up his mind, slapped the table heavily, and said loudly: "Okay! Let's go to Dingtao Mountain this way! Let's see if Zhang Xutuo, the old dog, dares to throw it down to the north." No matter? Follow me to Dingtao Mountain!"
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"boom!"
Almost at the same time, Zhang Xutuo slapped heavily on the table in Zhang Xutuo's central camp a hundred miles away, and it happened to hit the letter from Chen Yingliang that Mulan had just brought back from Qiaojun. , his face was still extremely pale. Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, He Yanyu, Fan Hu, Tang Wanche and other famous generals of the Sui army standing on both sides also had pale faces and gritted their teeth. In the whole tent, only Mulan's clear voice echoed, "... that Chen Yingliang not only refused the ambassador's dispatch of troops, Invitation, and arrogantly said that your tactics are a stupid way, you will only be in a passive state all the time, and it will not work at all! The last general was so angry that he was cut off on the spot... "
"Shameless rats who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" Luo Shixin roared unbearably, as if a thunderbolt had been struck in the camp of the Chinese army, and roared angrily: "We have chased hundreds of miles hard, and finally got Meng Rang the dog The thieves are surrounded, Chen Yingliang dares to retreat in front of the battle! I must kill him with my own hands, and use his head to pay homage to our fallen brothers!"
He Yanyu, Fan Hu, Tang Wanche and the others also cursed one after another. They were extremely angry that Chen Yingliang's cowardice in front of the battle made the self-army's pursuit of thousands of miles fall short. Only Qin Qiong, who had a calmer personality, did not say a word, but his face was terribly gloomy, and he gritted his teeth. Extremely tight, the muscles on his face twitched constantly.
After a long time, Zhang Xutuo waved his hand, and the scolding in the large tent of the Chinese army stopped abruptly, and then Zhang Xutuo said slowly: "Actually, what Chen Yingliang said is quite right, we are indeed a stupid person who is blocking the front and chasing after him." Solution, I asked him to join hands with Dong Chun and Yang Wang to block Meng Rang's southward escape route, the encirclement is indeed too big, his words are not wrong. He is wrong... "
Speaking of this slowly, Zhang Xutuo slammed the table again, and roared angrily: "He is wrong! He didn't save his strength, he didn't choose to fight with all his strength, he didn't think about Meng Rang fleeing to Jianghuai The terrible consequences in the area! He has no idea what the consequences will be if such an experienced and powerful thief like Meng Rang is allowed to flee to Jianghuai! It is also possible to turn the relatively peaceful Jianghuai into the next Jinbei! "
The roar was too forceful, and Zhang Xutuo, who was over half a century old, couldn't catch it in one breath. He couldn't help bending over and coughing violently. Qin Qiong, who was next to him, hurried forward and slapped Zhang Xutuo on the back. Zhang Xutuo waved his hand to express himself No problem, he coughed and said: "I'm fine, it's almost midnight, you all go to rest, tomorrow we will continue to go south, and go all out to chase Meng Rang's thieves."
"Continue to chase?" Qin Qiong was a little worried, and hurriedly said: "Ambassador, Chen Yingliang refused to send troops to go north, and there was no defense in the Bianshui River section. Calculated by the distance, Meng Rang's team should have already passed Bianshui, and we are unlikely to catch up up?"
"Give it a try." Zhang Xutuo said helplessly: "I hope Yang Wang can give me a surprise, and slow down Meng Rang's army advance speed a little bit. If he really can't catch up, let the army take a rest in Liang County and replenish some military supplies. , and then go back to Jiyin to deal with the villain Meng Haigong, it’s not too late.”
Qin Qiong bowed her head and agreed, but Mulan said viciously: "I hope that thief Meng Rang will wander into Qiao County, let that bastard Chen Yingliang come to beg us, and let him know how cruel and vicious that thief Meng Rang is! "
"Meng Rang is unlikely to enter Qiao County. Chen Yingliang is quite famous. With Meng Rang's treachery and cunning, it is unlikely that he will enter Qiao County and confront Chen Yingliang head-on." Zhang Xutuo shook his head and said weakly: "I am not afraid of Meng Rang now. If we let the east enter the northern part of Pengcheng, we are not afraid that he will go directly south to Qiaojun, but we are worried that he will flee to Huaiyang in the southwest, or enter the southern part of Pengcheng, then either Huaiyang will never have peace, or we will be in a dilemma."
After he finished speaking feebly, Zhang Xutuo, whose eyes were already bloodshot from exhaustion, slapped the table heavily again, and sighed: "Chen Yingliang, Chen Yingliang, I really don't understand, how can you be such a timid bastard who passively avoids fighting like you?" You have achieved such a great reputation? The Holy Majesty entrusted you with the important task of guarding Qiao County, it is really inhuman!"