"Damn it! He lost a bowl-sized scar on his head, and he's a good guy again eighteen years later! He's played his life twice, and he's afraid of playing for the third time? Damn it!"
With this desperate idea in mind, and with Chen Sangliang's handwritten letter in his arms, Zhang Yongtong came to Hulao Pass alone for the third time. Facing the rows of thousands of shining arrow points on the pass wall, he loudly raised his request to enter the pass. He directly named Zhai Rang by name and said Li Mi's surname without giving face to the bandit army. He was neither polite nor qualified, 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 already been terrified by Chen Sangliang, heard that there was an envoy from the Sui Army from the Eastern Capital coming. Their first reaction was that Chen Sangliang came to set a trap again. Then Zhai Rang subconsciously refused to meet him, and Zhai Hong, Zhai Mohou and his son even ordered to shoot Zhang Yongtong with arrows. Fortunately, Bing Yuanzhen, Jia Xiong and other advisers tried to stop him, saying that the two countries should not be killed if they were fighting each other, let alone everyone People from the same country, even if they don't want to see him, they don't need to shoot arrows, they can just drive him away, Zhai Rang didn't listen to Zhai Hong 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 back to the hall again and reported to Zhai Rang: "Mr. Dongjun, the envoys of the officers and soldiers refused to leave. They said that they must see you and Duke Wei on important matters. Don’t worry, Duke Dong, he didn’t have any malicious intentions this time, it’s just a normal exchange of envoys between the two warring parties, if you feel that Duke Dong is trying to harm you after the meeting, you can kill him right away.”
"The envoy sent by Chen Gouguan, is there no malice? It's a strange talk in the world!" He snorted coldly and thought about it again. Zhai Rang nodded and ordered: "Bring him, prepare one in the yard." Tell the executioner to prepare the guillotine, and when he comes in, tell him that if he dares to play tricks, that's where his head will fall!"
The messenger agreed, and then rushed out to deliver the order, and Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou's father and son advised Zhai Rang to be cautious and not to fall into Chen Sangliang's tricks again, Zhai Rang replied angrily: "You need to remind me of this? I just want to see what kind of trick Chen Gouguan wants to play, and send someone to invite Wei Gong here."
"What's the use of inviting him? If he is really Chen Gouguan's opponent, we will be played so badly by Chen Gouguan?" Zhai Mohou muttered, but he still obeyed the order and sent a person to Hulao Guandong Li Mi was invited outside the door.
Zhang Yongtong, who persisted again and again, was finally able to enter Hulao Pass. When Wagang soldiers asked him to visit the guillotine, Zhang Yongtong, who dared to encourage Wang Shichong to launch a decisive battle in Yanshi as a soldier in history, sneered and tried the executioner's guillotine. To show disdain, he entered the hall with a smile, bowed his hands very politely to Zhai Rang who had met him twice, and said: "Little envoy Zhang Yongtong, under the order of Chen Liushou in Luoyang, the eastern capital, came to visit senior Zhai, senior. well."
"Why is it you again?" Zhai Rang recognized Zhang Yongtong, and said, "I remember the last two letters from Chen Gouguan, it seems that you sent them too?"
"Senior has a good memory, it is junior." Zhang Yongtong nodded, untied the package from his back, took out a wooden box from it, and said, "This junior was ordered to come to visit Senior Zhai this time, and Chen Liushou also asked junior to give Senior Zhai You brought a gift by the way, please accept it, senior."
He glanced at the wooden box with extreme vigilance. Zhai Rang, who had given women's clothes to Chen Sangliang, pouted and asked his soldiers to accept it on his behalf and hand it over to him. When he opened it again, Zhai Rang found What Chen Sangliang gave to him turned out to be a big old mountain ginseng, and Di Hong and Di Mohou beside him quickly reminded: "My dear brother (uncle), be careful of poison, and don't forget Meng Rang's lesson."
"Both generals, can ginseng be poisoned? Where can it be put?" Zhang Yongtong smiled, and said with a smile: "We, Chen Liushou, know that Senior Zhai is already fifty-five this year, and he is approaching the age of hearing, and the age of long-term fatigue and fatigue. I am old and weak, so I sent a villain to bring a piece of ginseng to Senior Zhai to nourish his body, it is out of good intentions, and I ask the two generals not to misunderstand."
He glanced at Zhang Yongtong suspiciously, carefully checked that there were no other tricks in the gift box, and learned his lesson and opened the red silk to check the bottom of the box. Seeing that everything was the same, Zhai Rang nodded and said, "Thank you very much. With such a kind heart, I can't help but show that he is polite, and I will let you bring back the gift later."
Zhang Yongtong thanked him, then took out two wooden boxes from the package, and said, "Senior Zhai, there are two more gifts that Chen Liushou asked the younger generation to give to Senior Di Hongdi and General Di Mohoudi. If you have seen them, please pass them on to Senior Zhai."
"Officer Chen Yingliang knows about our father and son? He also brought us gifts?"
The greedy and lustful father and son Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou listened to the music, and they did not need the guards to pass it on. They both came up to receive the gift themselves. After taking the gift with their own names on it and opening it, Zhai Hong found that Chen Sangliang had given him the gift. It was also an old mountain ginseng, but Zhai Mohou found an ancient bronze mirror lying in the gift box given to him, and Zhang Yongtong also took the opportunity to fool around and said: "General Zhai, the origin of this bronze mirror is not simple. The imperial mirror used by Liu Hu. Liu Hu is the nephew of Emperor Liu Zhao of the Han Dynasty. He inherited the throne as a nephew, setting a precedent for a nephew to succeed to the throne, and became a generation of Mingjun. The imperial mirror he used is extraordinary. "
Zhai Rang has no sons, only a nephew like Zhai Mohou. If he said that Zhai Mohou had no intention of inheriting his uncle's inheritance in the future, he might not even believe a ghost. After hearing Zhang Yongtong's explanation, Zhai Mohou was immediately elated and said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Thank you Chen Liushou, thank you Chen Liushou, Brother Zhang, after you go back, please be sure to thank Chen Liushou for me, and say that I remember this favor."
Seeing Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou, the idiot father and son smiling happily, and hearing that Zhai Mohou changed Zhang Yongtong's address, Xu Shiji who was next to him immediately sensed something was wrong, and hurriedly came out and shouted: "Is the scene of hiding a knife in a smile over? It’s time to get down to business, say, what exactly is Chen Gouguan sending you here for?”
Zhang Yongtong didn't know Xu Shiji's identity, so he didn't answer, but turned his attention to Zhai Rang, who was somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Shiji's lack of manners, coughed before turning to Zhang Yongtong, and said, "We've accepted the gift, let's talk about it, Chen Yingliang." What are you sent for?"
"Senior Di, this junior is still here to write a letter." Zhang Yongtong cupped his hands, took out another letter from his arms, and presented it with both hands, "Senior Di, since Chen Liushou moved to Luokoucang, you and I It has been more than two months since the army confronted each other, but there has never been an upright decisive battle. We Chen Liushou felt very sorry, so we ordered the younger generation to write a letter to make an appointment to fight. Fight it out on the Ten Mile Fort battlefield."
Chen Sangliang, who always plays tricks in every battle, took the initiative to propose an upright fight to the death. Of course, Zhai Rang's first reaction was to suspect that he had heard it wrong. When he quickly opened the letter and read it carefully, he found that the content of the letter was basically the same as Zhang Yongtong's introduction. Sang Liang did ask himself and Li Mi to fight to the death at the position of Ten Mile Fort the day after tomorrow, and he also said cruel words that he would never withdraw his troops.
Xu Shiji, Bing Yuanzhen and others also gathered around to read the letter together, and then looked at each other in disbelief. Xu Shiji couldn't help but asked Zhang Yongtong: "What kind of tricks is Chen Gouguan playing? An upright fight to the death? To Chen Gouguan, this incident seems to be more rare than the sun coming out from the west, right?"
"General, are you afraid?" Zhang Yongtong smiled and said, "If you are afraid, General, you can persuade Senior Di not to agree. As long as Senior Di says that he does not want a decisive battle, I will turn around and leave immediately."
"Are we afraid of Chen Gouguan?" Xu Shiji laughed and said, "Chen Gouguan really has the guts to fight head-on. We sent troops several times before. Why did he hide in the Luokou warehouse and not come out? He only dared to stand behind his back." Engage in some shameless tricks of sneaking?"
"Before was before, now is now." Zhang Yongtong said with a smile: "Chen Liushou didn't want to fight you in the past because he was worried that he would hurt both of you and make others cheaper. If the soldiers are behind you, even if you lose both sides in the fight, it's just the cheap king staying behind, and you can't take advantage of others."
"It's just cheap Wang Liushou?" Li Mi's voice came from outside the hall, his tone was full of sarcasm, and he said with a smile: "If Chen Liushou is really so generous, then during the Huaishui War, why did Chen Liushou and Wang Liushou fight? Do you want to make so many small moves?"
Laughing, Li Mi led several subordinates into the hall, and everyone quickly got up to salute. Zhai Rang immediately handed Chen Sangliang's letter of engagement to Li Mi. Get up and say: "It's really a hen crowing, a rooster is laying eggs, and the sun is coming out from the west. He, Chen Yingliang, a little thief, actually took the initiative to ask us to fight to the death in an upright manner. How can this despicable person have such courage?"
"Mr. Fazhu, of course we, Chen Liushou, have the guts." Without any fear, Zhang Yongtong also sneered, "I'm afraid that you don't have the guts, Mr. Fazhu?"
"I can't ask for it." Li Mi said sarcastically, "Okay, I agree. The day after tomorrow, I will fight. Go back and tell the little thief Chen Yingliang to wash his neck and wait for death. Don't be like last time. When you see me with you Duke Dong’s allied forces sent troops, but fled back halfway.”
What Zhang Yongtong was waiting for was Li Mi's words. He just wanted to act according to the plan, but he didn't expect Di Hong and Di Mohou and his sons to jump out immediately and said: "Wei Gong, you promised to fight Chen Yingliang, but we haven't agreed yet. You What qualifications do you have to decide for us?"
Exposing internal conflicts in front of the enemy's envoys, Li Mi strangled Zhai Hong to death. This idiot father and son both had feelings for each other, but it was not easy to explode, so he could only turn his attention to Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang showed hesitation and didn't immediately take a stand. Zhang Yongtong was overjoyed when he saw this, and knew that a better opportunity would appear, so he immediately said, "Mr. Fazhu, we Chen Liushou had made a decision beforehand. He knew you had the guts, and he would definitely agree to a decisive battle! Mr. Fazhu, you know that our Chen Liushou How is staying behind determined?"
"How did little thief Chen decide?" Li Mi asked with a sneer.
"Because you can afford to lose!" Zhang Yongtong changed Li Mi's face with just one sentence, and then Zhang Yongtong said: "Mr. Fazhu, you took down Liyang warehouse by luck, and the grain in Liyang warehouse is enough for you to spend a while Time, you still have a rear army available in Liyang Cang, no matter how badly you lose on the Hulao Pass battlefield, no matter how much you lose, as long as you can return to Liyang Cang, even if you return to Liyang Cang alone, You can 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 peeked at Zhai Rang, Zhai Hong and the others' expressions, he saw that their expressions were already thoughtful. Li Mi inevitably regretted letting Chen Sangliang's cunning envoy speak, so he hurriedly shouted at Zhang Yongtong : "You man, shut up! If you dare to sow discord again, I will take your head immediately!"
"Mr. Fazhu, this is not to sow discord, but to tell the truth." Zhang Yongtong said loudly, "You dare to fight this decisive battle because you are only thirty-five years old, twenty years younger than Senior Zhai. , You are in full bloom, you lost the worst, no matter how big the loss is, you still have time to make a comeback! Anyone in your current position would have the guts to pull Senior Zhai to a decisive battle with us..."
"You man, die!" Li Mi was furious, and immediately slammed his waist knife out of its sheath, waving his hand to chop Zhang Yongtong.
"Duke Wei, calm down!" Zhai Rang quickly stopped, "The two countries are fighting each other, don't behead them!"
"Mr. Dongjun, this is another plot by Chen Yingliang's traitor!" Li Mi said, "Chen Yingliang's traitor never has the guts to confront us head-on. What he did was just trying to encourage us to preserve our strength and create a rift."
"Of course I know." Zhai Rang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Wei Gong, the old man will not be fooled by him again, but courtesy is reciprocal. Chen Yingliang has treated our envoys kindly before. If we kill his envoys, it will inevitably make the world suffer." People ridicule."
Li Mi gave up now, turned to Zhang Yongtong and shouted: "Get out! Go back and tell Chen Yingliang the traitor, the day after tomorrow he really dares to fight decisively, we will accompany him to the end!"
"Mr. Fazhu, we will definitely send troops the day after tomorrow. Master Yuan has observed the sky long ago. The weather is sunny these days, which is suitable for fighting." Zhang Yongtong said with a smile: "Mr. Fazhu, Chen Liushou also concluded that you must You will think that he is unwilling to fight head-on with you, so he dare not really send troops. But you are completely wrong about this, so what if you lose both sides? Let the king who is hiding in Banzhu choose So what if it's cheap? As long as Wang Liushou can stab you fatally from behind, we Chen Liushou can immediately withdraw from the Hulaoguan battlefield, so it doesn't seem to be a disadvantage, right?"
Li Mi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered an important event. A few days ago, Chen Sangliang personally came to visit the terrain of Hulao Pass. He obviously had plans to attack the fortifications. His intention to withdraw from the Hulao Pass battlefield as soon as possible was very obvious. After losing both sides with the Zijun, as long as Wang Shichong can stab the Zijun to death from the back, it will not be a disadvantage to Chen Sangliang's strategic plan, and even a slight advantage-as long as he can regain the initiative on the Eastern Capital battlefield, he must be strong no matter what. However, he has been pinned down in the Luokou warehouse and beaten passively.
Zhang Yongtong looked at his words and saw that Li Mi had been moved, so he said again: "Mr. Fazhu, Chen Liushou also asked me to bring you a sentence. For you, Hulao Pass should actually be regarded as a dead place. It was guarded by our Eastern Capital army before." In Luokou Cang, there are elites from Pengcheng in the background, who will threaten your food supply at any time. You and us will lose both sides, and Wang Liushou will stab you from the back in no time. If you stand against the wall, how can it be possible to consume food under your feet? Our Dongdu army in the mountains and seas? The time has dragged on, once your grain road is cut off, or if something happens to the Liyang warehouse, what will happen to you?"
Li Mi didn't say a word, with traces of sweat still appearing on his forehead, because Li Mi also suddenly realized that if he couldn't take down Luokou Cang, it would be useless to control Hulao Pass for a long time, and if time dragged on for a long time, once Liyang Cang went wrong , Hulaoguan will immediately become his own death place!
"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 needless battle, How much time do you have to make a comeback in the future? How much money do you have to recover? Without the brave and skilled Wagang brothers who went to the front for you and went through life and death, how many people in the world would know about you, Senior Zhai?"
Zhai Rang didn't say a word, Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou and his son nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhang Yongtong's words very much, Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shiji and others looked gloomy, knowing that Zhang Yongtong was trying to shake the morale of the Wagang army, but they couldn't find anything to say Come to refute - because what Zhang Yongtong said is all the truth.
"Senior Zhai, Mr. Fazhu, the villain has one last word." Zhang Yongtong said again: "Chen Liushou knows that you have one last choice, and that is to defeat our Dongdu army on the battlefield. We, Chen Liushou, will give you this opportunity." , Tomorrow morning west of Shilibao, we will fight it out! I am afraid that even if you fight us head-on, you will not be able to defeat us! This is the end of the words, Mr. Fazhu, Senior Zhai, please make up your mind, whether you agree to the decisive battle the day after tomorrow?"
Li Mi, who has been urging Zhai Rang to fight these days, suddenly hesitated, and Zhai Rang's expression was even more hesitant. At three o'clock in the morning, Ten Mile Fort, you and I, the main force of the two armies, will fight to the death! Regardless of male or female, we will never retreat!"
Zhai Hong and Zhai Mohou were in a hurry, and hurriedly pulled Zhai Rang's sleeves quietly. Zhai Rang said in a low voice, "Don't worry, we'll talk about it after a battle. Wei Gong also agreed. If we can't win tomorrow, we will sit down and discuss again."
After a while, Zhang Yongtong brought the replies from Li Mi and Zhai Rang back to Luokou Cang, and brought them to Chen Sangliang. Chen Sangliang was not surprised by this, but sneered and said, "As expected, it really is not." Ken dies."
"Brother, do you really plan to send troops to a decisive battle the day after tomorrow?" Pei Xingfang asked curiously.
Chen Sangliang nodded, and said: "There must be a battle, otherwise don't say that Li Mi will not give up, even Zhai Rang will not give up. We must win this battle, at least not lose, and let the bandits know that we They know how long they won’t be able to take advantage of Lai in Hulao, and then they will obediently get out of here.”
After finishing speaking, Chen Sangliang slapped the table and shouted: "Order the whole army to clean up the horses and weapons, and send troops in the morning of the day after tomorrow to fight to the death with the bandits at Shilibao!"
The soldiers in the room agreed, and immediately rushed out to spread the order. Chen Sangliang was planning to formulate a battle plan, but Pei Xingfang suddenly came up and said in a low voice: "Brother, I have always had an idea. You may not be able to receive the effect of a surprise soldier. Little brother knows that no matter whoever fights against you, the most feared elite soldier is the Nationalist Army under your command. Everyone in the Nationalist Army is wearing white robes, so it is very easy to identify. In this case, brother Why don't you...?"