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Chapter 207 bluff
In the early morning, Xu Yixian, who had a splitting headache, was woken up by the soldiers, who said they wanted to send him out of the city.

He didn't want to drink too much yesterday, but Gao Yihuan would stare at him from time to time, saying that if he didn't drink, he would lose face, so let's not talk about it.

Xu Yixian is a gentleman, and he has never seen such a helpless way of playing. After a while, he was confused. Fortunately, he still remembered the conversation last night relatively clearly and did not forget it.

In the big tent of the Western Army, Li Dingguo was sitting on the commander-in-chief seat. Xu Yixian bowed to him with red eyes: "General, I have talked with Gao Yi all night. He has agreed to exchange one to five, but he is worried that the general will cheat, so It needs to be changed in batches, lest the general send secret agents to mix in and take the opportunity to seize the city."

Li Dingguo sneered, "He is really cautious."

The number of exchanges this time is huge, and thousands of people are sent into the city together, which is indeed more dangerous for the defenders.

Given the previous cases, it is understandable for Gao Yihuan to take precautions and propose batches of replacements.

Li Dingguo looked at the letter on the desk, which was sent from Wuchang.

After breaking through Yicheng, in view of the possibility of competing with Li Zicheng for Xiangyang, Li Dingguo sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Xianzhong, asking Wuchang soldiers to come to support him. However, news came from Wuchang yesterday that the soldiers were temporarily unable to come.

He Tengjiao and Yang Wenyue, who fled to Yuezhou, gathered all the subordinate officials Du Yinxi, Fu Shangrui, Yan Qiheng, Zhang Kuang, Zhou Daqi, Wu Jinxi, etc., weeping and vowing to take back Wuchang.

The Ming Dynasty had re-established the Third Division of Huguang, ordered He Tengjiao to be the governor of Huguang, ordered Yinxi to be the governor of Hunan, Yang Wenyue to be the governor of Hubei, Zhang Kuang to be the governor of the army, Zhou Daqi to supervise the education and government, and gathered to support Wuchang from Xiangyang. Ma Xianglin and other officers and troops in the city, as well as thirteen troops from Hunan, including Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi, and Liu Chengyin, gathered in Yuezhou, Changsha and other places, and the troops were slightly strengthened.

In addition, Huang Degong, who went north to King Qin, has returned to Anqing Mansion, and his soldiers and horses are stronger than before.

This made Zhang Xianzhong in Wuchang not dare to go north to fight Li Zicheng easily, so the Western Army in Wuchang will not go north to Xiangyang for the time being.

After Li Dingguo received this letter, he knew that the responsibility for attacking Xiangyang fell on him alone.

He would not be afraid if he faced Gao Yihuan alone, but he was worried that Li Zicheng would go south, so he was a little shaken in his heart.

Li Dingguo pondered slightly, and continued: "How does he want to exchange!"

Xu Yixian cupped his hands and said, "Gao Yihuan asked the general to send 500 captives from Nanyang first, and after he checked and accepted them, he released 100 of them out of the city."

"He is really good at choosing people!" Li Dingguo scolded with a smile, and then asked: "Why is the general sent first, can't they be exchanged at the same time?"

Most of the more than 2 captives were local bandits from Xiangyang Prefecture, but a few thousand of them belonged to the Shun Army from Nanyang. Relatively speaking, they were more elite than the local bandits.

Xu Yixian was heavily force-fed yesterday, and he agreed without much effort, "Gao Yihuan still has the same reason. He doesn't trust the general, so he must be ruled out first, and he can only be released after he is sure that there is no problem. In addition, he said that this matter is the general's responsibility." It is suggested that the general should make some concessions to show his sincerity."

Li Dingguo was so angry that he laughed a little, isn't my little Yuchi's name worthy of trust?

Gao Yihuan obviously took advantage of this deal, why does he still look like he has suffered a lot and is afraid that I will plot against him?

Li Dingguo let out a sigh of relief, this mother-in-law Gao Yihuan is as timid as a mouse, not arrogant at all, not a hero.

"Okay, the general agrees, and Mr. Xu will be responsible for the exchange!" Just pay 500 people first. Even if Gao Yihuan backs out, Li Dingguo will not suffer a big loss. Try to be as fast as possible, and you must rescue Yugong."

"Don't worry, general, I'll do it here!" Xu Yixian bowed hurriedly.

Not long after, [-] soldiers from Nanyang were selected and led outside the city of Xiangyang.

These soldiers were all Wang Tizhong's subordinates, and many of them settled down in Nanyang. They thought they would not be able to go back, but now they were replaced. They couldn't help feeling a little grateful to Gao Yihuan in their hearts.

On the urn city, Gao Yihuan was wearing armor, standing on the top of the city, overlooking the soldiers who were under investigation, turned his head to Wang Deren next to him and said: "Deren! I, Gao Yihuan, are very good to real brothers. As long as you sincerely fight with me , if you encounter any danger someday, don't worry, I, Gao Yihuan, will definitely come to rescue you in person."

As he spoke, he looked around at the newly attached generals who had been specially called by him, as well as the leader of the local bandits who followed him, and said seriously, "You are the same too."

Immediately, Wang Deren and the others bowed their hands and cupped their fists, expressing that they would be loyal to the general.

These people are not fools. Seeing now, they somewhat understand in their hearts.

The seven or eight leaders who chose to follow Gao Yihuan from the beginning are doing well now, and most of the people who were vacillating before have now fallen into the hands of the Western Army, and Gao Yihuan did not say that he would change them back. Those who escaped were also deprived of military power.

When talking about Wang Tizhong's existence, Gao Yihuan didn't care about the soldiers of the royal army. Now that Wang Tizhong died and Wang Deren took refuge in him, Gao Yihuan went to the Nanyang soldiers from time to time, paid them personally, and even added food to them.

This let them know that if they work with General Gao, General Gao will naturally not treat them badly, but if anyone has other intentions, then they have to be careful, they may be sold out by Gao Yihuan at any time.

Xu Yixian looked at Gao Yihuan, using his clumsy tricks to sell people's hearts, with a look of disdain on his face.

The real enlightened masters and great heroes all attract people to vote for them, and only clowns use these little tricks.

He despised Gao Yihuan for a while, but smiled on his face: "General Gao, 500 people have been sent, do you think it is possible to release them according to the regulations?"

Gao Yihuan turned around, waved his hands proudly, and raised his voice so that everyone around him could hear, "No problem, I want to replace the brothers as soon as possible so that they can have a hot meal."

The soldiers around all secretly praised the general's benevolence and righteousness, so Gao Yihuan turned around and ordered: "Zhuzi, go and release him!"

Not long after, five hundred captives were checked and put into the city, and one hundred selected soldiers of the Western Army were put into the urn.

Xu Yixian took a closer look, and found that they were all ordinary soldiers. There were no generals, let alone Bai Wenxuan, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

These soldiers were all selected, and most of them were family members. They would not feel at ease if they stayed, so they were sent back to the Western Army.

At this time, Gao Yihuan suddenly smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, I am quite satisfied with today's transaction. The soldiers reported to the general, but they did not find that detailed work was mixed into it, which means that General Li, like Gao, is an honest and honest person. Our exchange can continue."

Xu Yixian said in his heart, "General Li is a hero, so it's only natural for you to say the same thing. Only you can treat a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain."

"Okay, I'll go pick someone up here." Xu Yixian cupped his hands.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since everyone has established trust, there is no need to exchange one hundred and one hundred. I think the number can be increased next time. Mr. Xu can bring 500 people over. Let's fight for three times." Don't waste your time!"

Xu Yixian was taken aback for a moment, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Seeing this, Gao Yihuan's face immediately changed, as if he had been insulted, "Why, Mr. Xu doesn't believe in this general?"

"How could it be?" Xu Yixian was afraid of Gao Yihuan, shaking his head like a rattle, "It's just that I have to discuss this matter with General Li!"

In the early morning of the next day, [-] soldiers were sent into the Wengcheng. Immediately, a soldier of Gao Jun brought steamed white flour steamed buns and distributed them to the Nanyang soldiers, warming the hearts of the redeemed soldiers.

Although Xu Yixian despises Gao Yihuan's tricks, he has to admit that Gao Yihuan is really good at buying people's hearts.

"General Gao, I have already sent the people, the general will release 500 people quickly, let me take them back." Xu Yixian cupped his hands.

"Haha~" Gao Yihuan smiled, and suddenly grabbed Xu Yixian's hand, "Mr. Xu, don't be in a hurry. I hit it off with my husband, and now it's time for dinner. Let's have a meal first, before it's too late!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan dragged him down the city involuntarily. Xu Yixian shuddered and stood still, but he, a scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, couldn't resist Gao Yihuan's pulling.

"Little boy!" Gao Yihuan didn't pull, but with a sneer in his heart, he pulled hard, almost pulling him into his arms, and dragged him down the city.

Xu Yixian struggled for a while, and when he reached the steps of the lower city, he suddenly looked north, and vaguely saw a group of people and horses coming from the pontoon bridge on the river to the north.

Xu Yixian was frightened out of his wits and was dragged by Gao Yihuan all the way to the commander's mansion to sit down.

At this time, as soon as the table was served, Xu Yixian suddenly covered his stomach, "General Gao, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, I don't know~"

Gao Yihuan sneered inwardly, watching him use his clumsy acting skills, he hurriedly stood up and said in cooperation: "Why, you have to be so lazy!"

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