Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 240 Xiang Muzhen

"Liu Ji! Peasant!"

The soaring anger once again shrouded poor Liu Laosan. In front of the west gate of Hangu Pass, in front of countless soldiers of Qi State and Liu Jun, Tian An just jumped out of the carriage, and rushed to accompany Tian with red eyes. In front of Liu Laosan, who was waiting for the general of the Qi army to go out of the city to meet him, he roared and punched Liu Laosan heavily on the nose, "Die!"

Fortunately, Liu Laosan, who was born in the pavilion, was not bad in martial arts, so he made a dodge reaction like a conditioned reflex, and didn't let Tian An's angry punch hit him directly on the bridge of the nose, but was only hit on the cheek. Liu Laosan was still shaken all over by the beating, his face was bruised immediately, Tian An was furious, and kicked Liu Laosan upside down with one kick, screaming loudly, and then pounced on him again He punched and kicked Laosan Liu frantically.

"Shameless man! Take your life!"

"General, what are you doing? What happened? Why are you beating Pei Gong?"

"General Tian, ​​calm down! What did our Duke Pei do wrong? Why did you beat him like this?"

Liu Laosan's luck has always been good, and this time was no exception. Tian Anbu, who didn't know the inside story, stopped Tian Li, Tian Du and others in time. Liu Laosan's best friend, Fan Kui, hugged Tian An directly from behind. Poor Liu Laosan San was not torn apart by Tian An on the spot, but even so, when everyone pulled Tian An away from Liu Laosan, Liu Laosan still suffered countless punches and kicks, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"General Tian, ​​what happened? I offended you there, why did you do this to me?" It was also at this time that Liu Laosan was able to ask inexplicably.

"My husband, you still pretend to be wronged! Let me ask you, why didn't you tell me that Xiang Yu, the former general of Chu State, was fatally injured? I ask you, is Xiang Yu still alive now? What is he now? What kind of situation?"

Tian An's angry roar made Liu Laosan's expression change, and Tian Li, Tian Du, Fan Kui and others beside him all exclaimed, "The former general was fatally injured? Is it true?"

"Really, you ask this bastard Liu Ji! He already knew!"

Xiang Kang's wanton slander with a red mouth and white teeth just happened to force Liu Laosan, who knew some inside information, into a corner. Facing the surprised and questioning eyes of everyone, Liu Laosan was in a dilemma. To be honest, once the truth is revealed in the future, Tian An will definitely hate himself even more.In desperation, Liu Laosan could only bite the bullet and said, "I'm not sure, I just suspect that the former general may have been seriously injured."

"Sure enough! Pepper, you pay back the lives of my soldiers in Qi! You shameless bastard, if you know the truth and don't tell me the truth, you pay back the lives of my soldiers!"

"General! Calm down! What the hell is going on? Can you tell us what happened first?"

It was the people who had been persuading them for a long time, and Tian An, who was so angry that his chest exploded, roared out what happened. As a result, Liu Laosan was of course dumbfounded when he heard it, and screamed: "General Tian, ​​you must not listen to Xiang Xiang. Kang Nichen's one-sided words! I suspect that the former general was seriously injured, but I'm not sure. I stationed troops in Taolinsai because I had a deep hatred with Xiang Kangnichen before, and I was afraid that he would attack me with a hidden knife in his smile. I didn't mean to let you die!"

It's useless to cry for injustice. The fact that Liu Laosan didn't tell Tian An the truth in advance is enough for Tian An to want to chop him to death a hundred times a thousand times. Under the rage, Tian An still insisted on fighting Liu Laosan desperately. As a solution, Tian Li, Tian An's deputy, could only yell at Liu Laosan: "Pei Gong, why don't you hurry up? With you here, who among us can persuade the general?"

It was right when he thought about it, Liu Laosan stomped his feet, and had no choice but to take his little friend from Peixian County and walked to Guancheng, and quickly fled back to the camp he built outside the east gate of Hangu Pass to avoid Tian An's wrath, Tian An roared He ordered the soldiers to stop him, but Tian Li also shook his head and refused to allow the soldiers to act according to the order. After Liu Laosan walked away, he hurriedly said to Tian An: "General, don't be impulsive. Liu Ji is a general of Chu State. Killing him is equivalent to starting a war against Chu State." , we are now rootless ducks, we have no territory to stand on, and we have to rely on others for food, grass and military supplies. At this time, we are looking for a dead end when we turn against the Chu army. We should go back to rest and discuss carefully before deciding how to proceed .”

Tian Li's persuasion made Tian An calm down somewhat. After suppressing the anger in his heart, Tian An accepted Tian Li's suggestion. It was given to Tian Li and Tian Du's cronies, but it turned out to be clear to the onlookers. After patiently listening to Tian An's introduction, Tian Li, who had some brains, immediately said: "General, Liu Ji deliberately concealed that Xiang Yu was seriously injured. It is indeed very hateful, but We can't completely listen to Xiang Kang's one-sided words, and we must prevent him from framing us and deliberately provoking conflicts between us and Liu Ji, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to profit from it."

"Yes, General, Xiang Kang told you these things, who can guarantee that what he said is the truth?" Tian Du also said calmly: "Xiang Kang will send troops to attack Hangu Pass soon, if we Just listening to his one-sided words and annihilating with Chu's army will definitely only take advantage of Xiang Kang's little Zhuzi."

At this time, Tian An was no longer so impulsive, and after listening to the advice of his two confidants, he soon realized that he was indeed a little too impulsive. He vented all his anger on his allies based on Xiang Kang's one-sided words, without thinking about Xiang Kang at all. Are you deliberately sowing discord?Tian Li observed his words, and hurriedly suggested: "General, the only way we can do this now is to give Liu Ji a chance to explain, and send someone to ask him to tell us what he knows, and to verify each other, and see to the end Who's lying, then it's not too late to make other decisions."

Tian An hesitated for a moment. Considering that he had no foundation, it would be too unwise to completely turn against his allies based on Xiang Kang's words, so he gritted his teeth and nodded, and told Tian Li, "Go there yourself and ask Liu Ji He told us everything he knew, and told him clearly that this is the only chance I gave him, if he still dares to lie to me, he will be responsible for all the consequences!"

Tian Li agreed, and hurriedly led a team of people out of the customs to meet Liu Laosan, asking Liu Laosan to tell the truth about what he knew, and clearly warned Liu Laosan that this was the only chance Tian An gave him.And Liu Laosan considered that there were only more than 2000 remnants and defeated generals left in his hands, and he could destroy himself at any time if he provoked the Qi army, so he didn't dare to hide any more. He honestly confessed that he really suspected that Xiang Yu had been attacked He was seriously injured, and the troops stationed in Taolinsai were indeed prepared to flee at any time if the situation was not right, but he couldn't prove that Xiang Yu had been seriously injured, and he didn't dare to shake the morale of the army, so he didn't tell Tian An the truth.

After hearing Liu Laosan's explanation, Tian Li was also skeptical, and asked again: "Pei Gong, why do you suspect that the former general has been seriously injured?"

"Isn't it because the former general's order changed from day to day, and the order was changed several times in a few days." Liu Laosan sighed, and then told Tian Li that he had heard about Xiang Yu's injury through Zheng Chang's entourage, and then said : "General Tian Li, after you go back and meet General Tian An, please be sure to apologize to him for me. I did hide this matter from him. But I really didn't dare to talk nonsense because I was not sure. If you don't believe me, you can go to Ask my soldiers, in fact, they don't know that the former general may have been seriously injured."

Seeing that Liu Laosan's expression did not seem to be fake, he also took the initiative to let himself ask his soldiers for the truth. Tian Li's suspicion was relieved, so he nodded and said: "Okay, Pei Gong, the matter is very important. You have to ask your soldiers carefully about the situation, if your soldiers really don’t know about the situation, I will definitely report the truth to the general.”

Liu Laosan nodded quickly, and immediately ordered his soldiers to accept Tian Li's random interrogation, but when Tian An was about to get up, Liu Laosan was moved again, and hurriedly said: "General Tian Li, if I guess correctly If the rebellious minister Xiang Kang sent the float back to General Tian An on purpose, he must have wanted General Tian An to give up Hangu Pass on his own initiative, right?"

"What exactly is Pei Gong trying to say?" Tian Li asked warily.

"General Tian Li, I don't mean anything malicious. In short, please send a few words to General Tian An."

Liu Laosan looked solemn and said: "Regardless of whether our former general of Chu State was seriously injured or not, he will never let go of Xiang Kang's rebellious minister who dared to turn against the coalition forces of the princes, and only our former general of Chu State Xiang Yu Only then can he have the ability and prestige to help General Tian An become the king of Qi. The traitor Xiang Kang has neither the ability nor the prestige, and is far away from Qi. Even if he wants to help General Tian become the king of Qi, it is beyond his reach. I also hope that General Tian An will be very cautious, and he must not waste all his previous efforts and ruin his own bright future."

Tian Li understands that Liu Laosan is warning his own army not to abandon Hangu Pass at will, but what Liu Laosan said is also true. Now even if Tian An leads the army of Qi State to fall to Xiang Kang, there is absolutely no way Xiang Kang can help Tian An. As the king of Qi, if Tian An, who is a direct descendant of the king of Qi, wants to inherit the throne left by his ancestors, he has the only option of continuing to attach himself to Xiang Yu.So Tian Li quickly nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, I will report the truth to my general for your kind reminder."

Then, Tian Li asked Liu Laosan among Liu Laosan's army and found out that Liu Jun's soldiers really didn't know about Xiang Yu's injury. Maybe he was trying to sow dissension, intentionally frame Liu Laosan, Liu Laosan didn't tell himself that Xiang Yu might have been seriously injured, and it was indeed because there was no evidence that he didn't dare to talk nonsense and shake the morale of the army, if he insisted on treating Liu Laosan Being aggressive, he would indeed only kill Xiang Kang, who had thousands of his own soldiers, for nothing, and let himself, who had already defected from Qi, stand on the opposite side of the Chu army, losing the support of the coalition of princes.

Because of this, after thinking about it for a long time, Tian An could only hesitate and say, "Even if Liu Ji wasn't lying to me on purpose, what should we do next? The fact that Xiang Yu was seriously injured in Aocang can't be faked." No, without him to deter the princes outside the pass, the coalition forces of the princes might become a mess. Xiaoer Xiang Kang is now strong and strong. If he comes to attack Hangu Pass, it will be difficult for our remaining troops to last long. Where do we go? What should we do? choose?"

Liu Laosan's political talent is indeed extraordinary, and the vaccination he gave immediately took effect at this moment. After Tian Li hurriedly told Tian An of his warning in advance, Tian An's expression changed, and he immediately understood that he would be defeated. As far as Xiang Kang is concerned, it is absolutely impossible for Xiang Kang to help himself to the throne of King Qi, and once Xiang Yu recovers from his injuries and makes a comeback, he will definitely die without a place to bury him.So after hesitating for a moment, Tian An quickly said: "Well, let's try to buy time with Xiang Kang and Xiaoer, and send people back to Sanchuan to investigate the situation and find out how the former general's injuries are. When there is news Let's make a decision."

"What about Peigong?" Tian Du, another confidant, asked, "General, you beat him up on the spur of the moment in front of countless people. You have to give him an explanation for this matter."

Tian An sighed helplessly, and said, "Tian Li, make another trip to apologize to Liu Ji for me, admit that I misunderstood him, and invite him into Guancheng. I will hold a banquet to apologize to him." The situation is complicated at this time, and none of us can be easily offended."

The unlucky Tian Li had no choice but to agree, so he had to go out of the city to meet Liu Laosan again, and apologize to Liu Laosan face to face on behalf of Tian An, but it was okay, Liu Laosan's strong point was always being able to bend and stretch, plus this At that time, he also didn't dare to offend Tian An to the death. Of course Liu Laosan laughed and waved Tian An to him.But for the sake of safety, Liu Laosan didn't dare to venture into the city again, so he found an excuse to refuse, and just sent Xiao He into the city on his behalf, showing that the self-army and Tian An's troops would continue to join forces against the Young Marshal's Army.

Then, of course, Tian An and Liu Laosan could only hopelessly wait for the news from the allied forces of the princes, and the result was not bad. Two days later, when Xiang Kang brought the main force of the 4 handsome army and more than 5000 prisoners of war from Qi State When they arrived outside the west gate of Hangu Pass, the allied forces of the princes finally got new news, saying that the four generals Chen Yu, Zhang Ao, Shen Yang, and Sima Ang were leading the main force of Zhao State to Hangu Pass for reinforcements. Tian An and Liu Laosan.

Among the allied armies of the vassals, the combat effectiveness of Zhao's army is only second to the core backbone of Chu's army. Not only did the total strength of Chen Yu and other four directly exceed 13, but the two generals Shen Yang and Sima Ang were even afraid of Zhang Han. A famous fierce general, the combat effectiveness of his troops is still higher than the main force of Zhao's army led by Chen Yu.So after hearing the news, apart from Tian An and Liu Laosan being overjoyed together, Tian An also made up his mind on the spot, intending to stick to Hangu Pass and wait for Zhao Guo's army to come for reinforcements, so as to please Xiang Yu and keep himself as the king of Qi hope.

Xiang Kang was also quite confused. After taking the main force of the young generals to the outside of Hangu Pass, Xiang Kang not only did not attack the city immediately, but also sent envoys to the pass to persuade Tian An to help attack the so-called traitor Xiang Bo of Chu. Taking the opportunity to excuse that he needed time to prepare, he seized the time to strengthen the customs and hoard all kinds of defense materials, and at the same time, with Xiang Kangxu and the snake, he desperately delayed the time to buy time for Zhao's army to come for reinforcements.

It may be that Ning Qin's great victory made Xiang Kang underestimate the enemy's carelessness. In the next two days, Xiang Kang did not send troops to move earth and rocks to fill the moat outside the west gate of Hangu Pass, let alone seize the time to attack the city. Every day, they only send envoys into the city to persuade Tian An to surrender or remain neutral, and take the initiative to hand over Hangu Pass to avoid armed conflict-you know, it is much easier to attack Hangu Pass from the west than from the east. If a strong attack is launched, it is definitely not hopeless to take Hangu Pass directly.Tian An secretly laughed at Xiang Kang's pedantic and whimsical ideas, while pretending to be very shaken, and repeatedly begged Xiang Kang to give himself some time to think.

However, on the third day, the situation changed suddenly. Tian An had just finished his breakfast in the Hangu Pass West Gate, and there were gongs and alarm sounds on the west gate of Hangu Pass. Tian An did not dare to neglect, and quickly ordered the army to prepare to defend the city At the same time, he led Tian Li, Tian Du and other confidants to the west gate of Hangu Pass in a hurry, and went to the front line to check the situation in person. The result was not as expected by Tian An and others. The main force of the Young Marshal came to attack the city, and decided to take back Hangu Pass, which was crucial to the Young Marshal, by force.

It was also at this time that Tian An discovered that the young commander's army had not been completely idle for the past two days. This time the siege brought hundreds of trench bridge vehicles alone, and there were countless flying ladders built against the city wall of Hangu Pass. , but it’s okay, because the moats outside Hangu Pass were not filled, and the Young Marshal Army did not build heavy siege weapons such as ladder carts, Lvgong carts, and Lincheng carts that threatened the city. There were only more than [-] catapults and Ten city crash vehicles assisted in the siege. Even if the Qi army was weaker in combat effectiveness, it was still very confident in dealing with the only simple flying ladder that could climb the city wall.

"Fortunately, Xiang Kang's little Zhuzi really underestimated the enemy. We should be very confident in attacking the city with only trench bridge vehicles and flying ladders!"

When Tian An was secretly happy, the situation suddenly changed again. The main force of the Young Marshal had just lined up in an open place in the distance. The army walked out from behind the formation and assembled in front of the young commander's position.And then, before Tian An could analyze Xiang Kang's intentions, an envoy of the Young Marshal rode a horse with a white flag to the outside of the west gate of Hangu Pass, and shouted at the city: "Please inform General Tian An, Let’s just say that the Right General of Chu State gave him one last chance, and asked him to lead his army to withdraw from the east gate of Hangu Pass immediately, and return Hangu Pass to our army! Otherwise, our army will launch an attack immediately! All consequences are also up to your army Responsible!"

Tian An didn't say a word, but just winked at Tian Li next to him. Tian Li understood, and immediately stood up and said loudly: "Please go back and tell General You that General Tian An is unwell and can't come out to answer. Please give us a little more consideration." time."

"Don't think about it. Since you have broken your word, we can only attack the city." The envoy of the Young Marshal replied loudly, and then said: "Also, although your General Tian An broke his promise and refused to exchange Hangu Pass for you However, our right general promises to release the prisoners of your army while attacking the city, and I hope that your army will let them return to the city and return to the army smoothly for the sake of being soldiers of Qi State."

After speaking loudly, the envoy of the Young Marshal flew back to report immediately, leaving Tian An in the city at a loss, wondering, "Release the captives while besieging the city? How?"

Tian An soon understood what the envoy of the Young Marshal Army meant. After a short while, the soldiers of the Young Marshal Army first handed over some flying ladders to the Qi Army prisoners gathered in front of the formation, and then forced them to carry the flying ladders. Going forward, he walked towards the East Gate of Hangu Pass in a mess. At the same time, a young commander followed behind with siege weapons such as flying ladders and trench bridge vehicles.

Tian An opened his mouth wide, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and he yelled hysterically: "Shameless thief! How despicable to this extent!"

"Don't shoot arrows, we are our own people!"

"Don't shoot the arrows, General Tian promised us to take us all back to Qi! Don't shoot the arrows!"

"General Tian, ​​you promised us that you would let us go out of Hangu Pass and use Hangu Pass to bring us back. Why don't you keep your word?"

When the shouts of the prisoners of the Qi army reached Tian An's ears, Tian An, who is famous for his morality, was completely at a loss. The soldiers of the Qi State on the city wall were also "you look at me, I look at you, I don't know if they should release them to the friendly army." Arrow, in the end they could only focus on Tian An, waiting for Tian An to make a decision.

If, at Xiang Kang's request, Tian An hadn't promised to give up Hangu Pass in exchange for the Young Marshal's unconditional release of all Qi prisoners of war in front of the prisoners of Qi at the request of Xiang Kang, then Tian An doesn't have to do it now. For any psychological burden, just order to shoot arrows. In the future, the world will only scold Xiang Kang and the young marshal with vicious means. If the young marshal wants to recruit the enemy in the future, it will definitely increase a lot of difficulty, and it will not be so easy.

The terrible thing is that Tian An has already made a promise in front of the prisoners of Qi State in public, and now he breaks his promise, not only refuses to hand over Hangu Pass, but also openly orders the soldiers of Qi State to shoot arrows at the unarmed self-armed prisoners. If the rumors spread, Tian An really doesn't know how to face the people in the world. The current Qi Wang Tianshi and Qi Xiang Tian Rong, who were betrayed by him, will definitely make a big fuss about it and completely destroy Tian An, the orthodox descendant of Qi Wang. reputation!Even if Tian An returns to Qi State, he will definitely not be able to secure the position of King Qi!

It was precisely because he understood this truth that Tian An was completely hesitant and completely helpless...

(End of this chapter)