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As the saying goes, a good plan is the key to victory. Qin Mu stayed in Changsha and "indulged in wine and women". Zhang Kewang, who was leading 50,000 troops south to attack Changsha, was frightened and hesitated.
He Liang brought a batch of property and rushed to Zhang Kewang's camp. He said to Zhang Kewang, "My master has no intention of being an enemy of the general. As long as the general does not go south again, my master is willing to give up Changsha City and release the princess of the Great Western King..."
Zhang Kewang had a preconceived idea. When he heard He Liang say that Qin Mu was willing to give up Changsha City on his own initiative, he became even more convinced that Qin Mu was going to go north to join Li Zicheng.
He Liang had already learned on the way that Qin Mu had been assassinated, and then used the assassin to successfully carry out a counter-attack. His original lobbying plan was also changed. After saying this, he didn't say another word.
With the King of Great West's wife as a threat, he was able to leave the enemy camp unscathed. In fact, the focus of He Liang's trip was not to fool Zhang Kewang, but to deliver the property to him. Unfortunately, Zhang Wang didn't understand this.
This autumn rain has been falling for five days. It stops for an hour or so occasionally and then starts again. It is hard to tell when the gray sky will clear up again.
The Changsha Governor's Office was shrouded in a misty rain curtain. There was a drizzle outside the house. At the corner of the corridor, a bunch of autumn chrysanthemums were blooming with golden petals, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance.
Lady Hong put down her wine glass and asked coldly, "We've been drinking this wine for two days. What the hell are you doing?"
Qin Mu carefully looked at Hong Niangzi's beautiful and heroic face. This time his eyes were clear and pure, as if he was studying something. After a moment, he answered the question irrelevantly: "After my careful study, I can finally confirm that you are a typical woman who will bring good luck to your husband." Hong Niangzi's existence was equivalent to helping him a lot, so he said this.
"you... ... ... "
"Slow down, slow down, women shouldn't be so hot-tempered. Otherwise, you won't be able to get married."
"Whether I get married or not is none of your business." Hongniang was so angry that she started cursing.
She was almost twenty-four, with a slender and fit figure and firm breasts, like a young woman in her prime, with both youthful and mature charm. However, in the eyes of people of her time, she was ultimately an older woman.
Qin Mu waved his hands and said, "I mean well. If you don't accept it, that's fine. Why are you so angry?"
"You ask me to come drink every day, saying you have something to tell me. But it's all nonsense. I don't think you have any good intentions. Since you don't want to tell me, I won't keep you company." After saying this, Hong Niangzi gulped down a glass of wine, got up and left.
For some reason, she was increasingly afraid to face Qin Mu, especially when his unscrupulous gaze kept roaming over her. If someone else dared to look at her like that, she would have stabbed several holes in their body long ago.
But facing Qin Mu, she was not only angry, but also couldn't do it. She even felt a little hot when his eyes swept over her. It was as if his eyes had an inexplicable magic.
This time when she walked to the door, she found that Qin Mu did not try to keep her, but instead ordered his attendants to let some princess serve wine. Hong Niangzi felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, as if she had been cut by a knife, and she almost couldn't hold the whip in her hand.
She gritted her teeth and raised her head. Without saying a word, she quickly walked out of the yamen...
Qin Mu watched her leave quietly with a faint smile on his face. For a woman like Hong Niangzi, if you don't let her feel the heartache, you will never be able to break through her hard shell.
Not long after Hongniangzi left, the Great Western King's concubine Chen E, wearing light makeup and a white embroidered moon-shaped skirt, arrived as expected with graceful lotus steps. Behind her were the three beautiful concubines. The air was filled with fragrance and beauty. Li Shi, who was outside the room, closed the door without being told.
Since being captured, Chen E found that Qin Mu did not abuse her at will and treated her well. However, he did not really take her body, which made her feel uneasy.
Compared with Zhang Xianzhong, the young, handsome and vigorous Qin Mu could easily win the favor of women. What Chen E was worried about was not that Qin Mu would take her to bed. On the contrary, she was worried that Qin Mu would look down on her and instead give her to his soldiers to ravage, which Zhang Xianzhong often did.
Qin Mu gently put his arm around her slender waist, and she took the initiative to fall into Qin Mu's arms, letting out a moan and twisting her slender waist slightly.
"Sir..." After serving Qin Mu a glass of wine, she called out softly and took the initiative to guide Qin Mu's hand into her bra...
Unfortunately, Qin Mu's mind was no longer in the land of gentleness, because the rain outside had stopped, and a long-lost ray of sunshine shone on the back window, warm and bright.
Get rid of Zhang Xianzhong first, then enjoy his women.
At Qin Mu's command, tens of thousands of troops in Changsha City began to move, preparing to march north.
At the same time, with the cooperation of Liu Boquan, Zhu Yijin escorted a large amount of grain and grass south to Zhuzhou.
After receiving this information, Zhang Kewang immediately retreated 50 miles and seized a strategic pass 100 miles north of Xiangyin, preparing to stop Qin Mu by taking advantage of his rest. Of course, he had no choice but to do this. It rained for five days, and his food and grass supplies could not keep up. The 50,000-strong army was running out of food. Retreating 50 miles was to get food, and secondly, to take care of Yuezhou at the same time. If Li Zicheng's army went south, he could quickly withdraw to Yuezhou to prevent the loss of Yuezhou.
Unlike Changsha's bluffing, a bloody battle had already begun in Zhuzhou to the south. First, the 10,000-man army led by Huo Sheng and the rebel vanguard led by Hu Yansan fought in Liling County to the east of Zhuzhou.
Hu Yansan's 30,000 vanguards came in one go. The siege was extremely brutal. Hu Yansan put all his troops forward in an attempt to capture Liling in one fell swoop. The rebels rushed towards the city wall like a wave, with arrows covering the sky and guns roaring. Under the thick smoke, corpses were scattered under the city and blood flowed into a river. At the end of the day, both the rebels and the Qin army suffered heavy losses, but Hu Yansan was ultimately unable to break the city.
As the saying goes, "the first push is the best, the second is the worst." Hu Yansan lost more than 6,000 men on the first day, but failed to make any progress. His morale was almost completely destroyed. At this time, rumors were rife in the army. Some said that General Zhang Kewang, who was marching south from Yuezhou, had withdrawn his troops; some said that Zhang Kewang had defected to Qin Mu; some said that Zuo Liangyu's army had captured Yuezhou; and some said that Li Zicheng had led his army south to join forces with Qin Mu to destroy the Great Western King... ...
All kinds of rumors spread like wildfire and spread in the military camp like a plague. Hu Yansan personally tried to trace the source of the rumors, but he could not find out clearly. This made the army more demoralized, and the soldiers believed the rumors more. Hundreds of deserters appeared that night.
Fortunately, the army led by Zhang Xianzhong arrived the next day, and Hu Yansan, who was on the brink of collapse, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xianzhong hurried back in a hurry. When he first saw that Zhang Kewang's name was not on Qin Mu's bounty list, he did not take it too seriously. Soon he received news that Qin Mu sent his aide He Liang to deliver a large amount of treasures to Zhang Kewang, and Zhang Kewang, who had led his troops south, actually retreated.
"Retreat? They actually retreated? How dare you!" Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but get furious. His pair of inverted scowls flew to his forehead and black lines spread across his face.
At this moment, a soldier outside the camp brought in a letter, saying that it was sent by Qin Mu. Zhang Xianzhong opened the letter and saw a poem written in it:
The twin peaks are as big as a snake.
The pink buttocks are raised to welcome the crying song.
A stream of spring water flows out of the Peach Blossom Land.
The one who floated away was Chen E.
Perhaps because he felt that the poem was not stimulating enough, there was a red lip print on the top of the letter and a puddle of light yellow water stains on the bottom. Although it was dry, one could still smell a faint smell of obscenity. It was conceivable that the yellow stains on the paper were dyed by the spring water flowing out of the Peach Blossom Spring when his princess passed away... ... ... ...
"Ah!" Zhang Xianzhong was like a madman, spurting blood, his body swaying. Xu Yixian, Zhang Dingguo and others glanced at the letter, their expressions changed, and they were silent.
Only Hu Yansan, who had just walked in from outside the tent, was confused and called out "My King!"
Zhang Xianzhong, who was in a frenzy, suddenly drew his sword and slashed forward angrily. Hu Yansan was caught off guard and was chopped on the head. Blood splattered everywhere. Zhang Xianzhong slashed at him with his sword again and again, roaring: "What's the use of you trash? We can't even capture Liling County. What's the use of you trash? Tell me, what's the use..."
Hu Yansan was almost chopped into eight pieces. Xu Yixian and others retreated in shock. It was not until Zhang Xianzhong had vented his anger and his emotions had stabilized a little that Xu Yixian said cautiously: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think this is just Qin Mu's provocation..."
Pah! With a crisp sound, Zhang Xianzhong slapped over, and half of Xu Yixian's face swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his mouth was full of blood. Zhang Xianzhong was still not satisfied, and kicked him out of the tent door, shouting: "Sun Kewang, that beast, took Qin Mu's property and immediately withdrew his troops. Is this Qin Mu's way of provoking him? Get out! Get out! A bunch of traitors... ... ... ... "
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