Xuanwu Kingdom, Imperial Study Room.
Zhuge Weiming was angry at the generals kneeling on the ground, "They are all a bunch of losers. They can't even defend the same state."
Listening to Zhuge Weiming's angry roar, the generals all lowered their heads and tried to reduce their presence as much as possible.
Seeing the generals all lowering their heads, Zhuge Weiming narrowed his eyes dangerously, "How many troops are there in Tongzhou now?" Damn Xia Houxun actually dared to take advantage of his unpreparedness and seize Tongzhou from him, which made him lose face. , Zhuge Weiming must avenge this.
The general kneeling at the front immediately bowed and said, "About 100,000 troops."
"Fart." Upon hearing this, Zhuge Weiming immediately jumped up and said angrily, "With a hundred thousand troops, do you think this king is a fool? How many troops does Xiahou Xun have in total? He would send so many troops to attack a small Tongzhou. "
After hearing this, the general immediately lowered his head in fear and said, "It's true, there are really 100,000 troops. How dare you lie to the prince about such a thing? It's because they had so many troops and attacked suddenly that we lost Tongzhou." .”
Zhuge Weiming frowned when he heard this. Xiahou Xun only had 200,000 troops in total, but he would use 100,000 troops to attack Tongzhou. Could it be that there is some secret in Tongzhou city.
Just when Zhuge Weiming was puzzled, another young general ran in in a panic and reported, "The prince is in serious trouble. Ruyang has been lost."
Zhuge Weiming's face turned cold when he heard this, and he said one word from between his teeth, "Who?"
When the young general heard this, he immediately said in fear, "It's King Zhao."
Hearing the word "King Zhao", Zhuge Weiming roared at the young general again, "Trash, they are all trash. Ruyang has a hundred thousand defenders, but you fell to me so easily. What do you do for food?" ?”
Listening to Zhuge Weiming's roar, the young general's body could not help but tremble. Although the young general was extremely frightened, he had to bite the bullet and explain, "Ruyang has a hundred thousand defenders, but King Zhao led fifteen Wan Dajun suddenly attacked and caught us off guard."
When Zhuge Weiming heard this, he immediately objected instinctively, "Fifty thousand? Impossible. Xiahou Xun just captured Tongzhou with 100,000 troops. How could he have 150,000 troops to attack Ruyang now?" Xia Houxun, one in the south and the other in the north with Ruyang, no matter how fast he is, can't let 100,000 soldiers march 500 miles in one day.
Upon hearing this, the young general immediately lowered his eyes in fear and said, "This young man doesn't even know."
The young general here has just finished reporting, and another general over there hurriedly entered the imperial study room and "reported"
Seeing Zhuge Weiming, the general immediately knelt on one knee and said, "Report to your lord, Jingchuan has been lost."
When Zhuge Weiming heard this, he felt that he could not even breathe smoothly. He staggered a step, looked at the general with a pale face and said, "Is it King Zhao again?"
The general was stunned when he heard this, then bowed and said, "It's General Lian, but I saw that General Lian was accompanied by Prince Zhao's military advisor Fang Pengyuan."
When Zhuge Weiming heard this, a white light flashed in his mind. It turned out to be that old man Lian Taichu. No wonder Xia Houxun had so many soldiers and horses attacking Tongzhou, Ruyang, and Jingchuan at the same time.
Tongzhou, Ruyang, Jingchuan, suddenly thought of something, Zhuge Weiming instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his face turned pale, and he immediately shouted to all the generals kneeling on the ground, "Return to Pingyang for me, what else?" Don't worry about it, I will defend Pingyang for my king to the death, do you understand?"
"Yes." As if sensing the seriousness of the situation, the generals all shouted in unison.
Immediately afterwards there was a burst of chaotic footsteps that faded away, and the silence in the royal study quickly returned.
Zhuge Weiming kept circling around impatiently, and suddenly thought of someone. Zhuge Weiming immediately shouted to the little eunuch waiting outside the door, "Come here, call Xuanyuan Hao into the palace urgently."
In less than a cup of tea, the little eunuch led Xuanyuan Hao into the imperial study.
Looking at Zhuge Weiming who kept pacing back and forth, Xuanyuan Hao frowned, "Are you looking for me?"
"You're just in time, come and take a look." Seeing Xuanyuan Hao, Zhuge Weiming immediately pulled him to the desk.
Xuanyuan Hao looked at the military distribution map on the table, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. Why did Zhuge Weiming, an old fox, suddenly show him such a confidential thing? Was he trying to test him.
Just when Xuanyuan Hao was puzzled, Zhuge Weiming pointed to the three places Tongzhou, Ruyang, and Jingchuan on the military distribution map and said to Xuanyuan Hao, "Look here, here, and here."
Xuanyuan Hao looked at the three places pointed by Zhuge Weiming and frowned, not quite understanding what Zhuge Weiming meant.
Looking at Xuanyuan Hao's confused eyes, Zhuge Weiming took a deep breath and said, "What if I say that these three places were captured by King Zhao Xiahou Xun within one day today?"
Xuanyuan Hao's face changed slightly when he heard this. He looked again at the three points on the military distribution map that Zhuge Weiming had just pointed to. He suddenly thought of something and said with a look of astonishment, "He wants to surround you."
Zhuge Weiming heard a flash of anxiety in his eyes, nodded and said, "Yes, if they capture Pingyang again, then the entire imperial city will be surrounded." If he was really surrounded, then he would have successfully ascended the throne. There is no escape from death.
Xuanyuan Hao's dark eyes flashed when he heard this. This Xia Houxun was really a strong opponent. In just one day, he occupied three important strongholds of Zhuge Weiming. This was not only based on strength, but also the most important thing. Have a strategy.
"So? What do you want me to do?" Xuanyuan Hao looked at Zhuge Weiming and raised his eyebrows. He told him this because he wanted him to do something for him. Otherwise, with Zhuge Weiming's temperament, he would never tell him this. matter.
Zhuge Weiming's eyes flashed upon hearing this, he raised his eyes and looked at Xuanyuan Hao seriously and said, "I want you to help me defend Pingyang." Pingyang must not be lost again, otherwise he will really be dead.
Xuanyuan Hao frowned when he heard this, "As far as I know, your military strength should be similar to that of King Zhao. It's just Pingyang. How can I be needed?"
In the past few days in Xuanwu, he figured out the distribution of Xuanwu's troops. Zhuge Weiming and King Zhao were evenly matched. They both commanded 200,000 troops and horses, and another 100,000 troops were in the hands of General Lian Taichu. He finally After understanding what Zhuge Weiming said on the edge of the cliff, it turns out that he is not the only one who has the final say in Xuanwu. The water in Xuanwu is deep.
A cold light flashed in Zhuge Weiming's eyes when he heard this, "If there really were only Xia Houxun's 200,000 troops, I would not be afraid of him, but now that old man Lian Taichu is also helping Xia Houxun, if there is no Lian Taichu, do you think that Xia Houxun can occupy three of my strongholds in one day?"
Xuanyuan Hao raised his eyebrows knowingly, it turned out to be Lian Taichu.
"You should be lucky that they don't have enough troops. If they had enough troops, you would be dead now." The laughing voice was full of teasing.
Hearing Xuanyuan Hao's gloating voice, Zhuge Weiming was very dissatisfied, but he suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Xuanyuan Hao and said, "How about it, can you help me?"
When Xuanyuan Hao heard this, a sly glint flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "Why should I help you? If I go to Xia Houxun now, I think he will be happy to cooperate with me."
When Zhuge Weiming heard this, a look of anger flashed across his face, and he said coldly, "Your conditions."
A smile of success flashed across Xuanyuan Hao's eyes when he heard this, and he curled his lips and said, "Happy, after everything is done, you must fulfill your promise to lend me troops to return to Baihu. In addition, I want ten cities in the northwest of Xuanwu."
Zhuge Weiming frowned when he heard this, and his dark eyes narrowed slightly. His appetite for ten cities was really not small, but now he had no other choice but to agree to him.
Zhuge Weiming took a deep breath and calmed down his immediate mood, "Okay, I promise you."
When Xuanyuan Hao heard this, the corner of his lips curled up evilly, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no basis for what you say. Now draw up an imperial edict for me."
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Weiming clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Okay."
After a cup of tea, Zhuge Weiming looked at Xuanyuan Hao's arrogant back holding the imperial edict, and a sinister cold light flashed in his eyes. He, Zhuge Weiming, has always been the one to plot against others, and he has never dared to plot against him like this. The future is long, Xuanyuan Hao, let's We’ll see!
Outside Pingyang City, Xia Houxun looked at the desperately resisting soldiers on the city wall, with a faint light flashing in his eyes.
"Your Highness, it seems that Pingyang City will not be captured for a while." The person who spoke was Fang Pengyuan, the military advisor next to Xia Houxun.
Xia Houxun narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, then turned his head to look at Lian Taichu aside and said, "What do you think, General Lian?"
Lian Taichu lowered his eyes and bowed when he heard the words, "The military adviser is right. These defenders are all brave and fight to the death. It is indeed not easy to capture Ping'an City in a short time. But now that the matter has come to this, we must not take it easy." Give up and never leave this hole for Zhuge Weiming to breathe."
Hearing this, Xia Houxun raised an evil smile on his lips, turned to look at Fang Pengyuan and said, "Do you hear me clearly? Give me the order to attack Pingyang City with all my strength. As long as Pingyang City is conquered, all the officials will be promoted to the third level. "
"Yes." Fang Pengyuan immediately took the order and left after hearing this.
Soon, all the officers and soldiers in the army were excited. They were promoted to the third level. This was something they had only dreamed about. Under the temptation of this huge power, all the officers and soldiers rushed towards the city gate as if they had been given blood. go.
Under the fierce attacks of the siege soldiers, the soldiers defending the city were gradually losing ground. Seeing that the city gate was about to be broken down, a general suddenly ran to Xia Houxun in a panic and said, "Prince Qi, our army is on our side." Surprised by a strange army.”
Xia Houxun frowned when he heard this, "A strange army, have you seen who is leading it?"
The general shook his head when he heard this and said, "Young man, I don't know him."
Hearing this, a flash of doubt flashed in Xia Houxun's eyes, "Approximately how many troops are there on the enemy side?"
"About 100,000 troops."
Here Xuanyuan Hao led a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to block Xiahou Xun's retreat. When the soldiers on the city wall saw the arrival of reinforcements, they stopped resisting and opened the city gate directly. A melee broke out instantly.
Lian Taichu looked at the army that was about to be surrounded and frowned, "Your Majesty, the situation is not good."
"Withdraw." Although there was a hint of unwillingness in Xia Houxun's eyes, he still decisively ordered a retreat.