Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 245
Cannibals are soft-spoken and short-handed, no matter how unhappy they are, there is nothing they can do about it. Because of Xiang Kang's salary, Mr. Shusun finally accepted the task that Xiang Kang forcibly assigned to him. He went to Zhao Guo's military camp to find an opportunity to secretly contact Zhang Ao, the general of Zhao Guo who could be won.

In order to attract Zhang Ao's attention, Xiang Kang also specially arranged a gorgeous float for Mr. Shusun, and sent a guard of honor to send Mr. Shusun out of Hangu Pass with drums and gongs. Zhao Guo's army knew that the young commander's army had envoys leaving the pass, so they went east to negotiate with Chen Yu.

Xiang Kang's action did achieve the desired effect. Mr. Uncle Sun had just arrived in front of Zhao Guojun's camp, and Zhang Ao already knew that the Young Marshal's army had another envoy to negotiate, but the side effect was that Sima Ang, Tian An He and Liu Laosan and other important figures also knew this at the same time, and for their own interests, they also came to Zhao Jun's Chinese army camp in person to inquire about the news.

This time, of course, it’s hard for the poor Mr. Uncle Sun. Facing the enemy bosses coming one after another, Mr. Uncle Sun can only smile all over his face, spit and flatter him constantly, and try his best to flatter everyone. It’s a pity Everyone didn't appreciate it at all, they all just cared about Mr. Shusun's purpose of coming.

Fortunately, the excuse Xiang Kang arranged for Mr. Uncle Sun was very ingenious, fully considering why the Young Marshal sent Mr. Uncle Sun to the enemy camp with great fanfare, and asked Mr. Uncle Sun to bring a carefully forged statement, lying Said that Xiang Yu's confidant Zheng Chang had already confessed, and described in detail how Xiang Yu was accidentally shot in the neck by a flow arrow on the Aocang battlefield. He introduced that Xiang Yu's arrow was almost in the middle of his throat, although Zheng Chang hadn't died when he set off , but Xiang Yu could no longer speak, and his mouth was bleeding constantly. Later, all the so-called Xiang Yu's orders were issued by Xiang Bo with ulterior motives, and only the seals and ribbons of the documents issued were genuine, and all the signatures were forged by Xiang Bo.For this reason, he once again requested to start truce negotiations with Zhao's army.

In this way, the reason for Mr. Shusun's big fanfare is justified. He just wanted to attract the attention of Zhao Jun's generals as much as possible, and let more Zhao Guo generals know that Xiang Yu was seriously injured and there was almost no possibility of rescue. Proving that Xiang Yu is dead is actually a further blow to the morale of Zhao's army, and it is also true and false to cover up the real purpose of Mr. Uncle Sun's mission to Zhao Ying.

In addition, Xiang Kang also dug a hole in the letter to Chen Yu, saying that if Chen Yu is willing to negotiate a peace with the Young Marshal Army, Mr. Uncle Sun can be his plenipotentiary representative, and he can negotiate no matter what conditions , implying that Chen Yu, Mr. Uncle Sun has something to discuss with him alone, and create an opportunity for Mr. Uncle Sun to stay in Zhao's camp.

Chen Yu was really fooled, and without Li Zuoche and Liu Laosan pointing out Xiang Kang's sinister intentions, Chen Yu quickly sneered and said, "No wonder Mr. came to make such a big noise this time, so he wanted to use a Is it too much, sir, to make a false confession to shake my military morale with such vicious intentions?"

"General, please don't get me wrong. I'm going to your army with great fanfare this time, just to show respect to the general." Mr. Shu Sun said with a forced smile: "As for the authenticity of the confession, if the general has any doubts If so, you can send a trustworthy person with you to ask Dr. Zheng Chang about the specific situation face-to-face."

Chen Yu rolled his eyes to calculate, and after a while he ordered: "You go down first, and I will give you an answer after discussing with everyone."

Mr. Shusun hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly took his leave, and then Chen Yuye asked Sima Ang, Zhang Ao, Tian An and others who came successively: "Everyone, what do you think of the confession sent by Xiang Kang's rebellious minister?" ?”

"General, you don't need to look to know it's a fake." Sima Yang hurriedly said: "Dr. Zheng is in their hands, of course Xiang Kang's traitor can say whatever he wants, he deliberately fabricated this false statement, just to think To shake our military morale, the general must not be fooled by him."

Chen Yu nodded, but he was not in a hurry to express his opinion, while Zhang Ao thought about it and said: "But the general, General Sima, judging from all the signs, it may be true that the former general of Chu State was seriously injured, and we must not We firmly believe that this confession was all forged by Xiang Kang's rebels."

This is exactly what Chen Yu is most worried about at the moment. Although he didn't nod his head in agreement, his expression was still somewhat worried. Liu Laosan observed his words and expressions, and hurriedly stood up and said: "General, in the opinion of my ministers, whether this confession is true or not is irrelevant. It's pointless. The most important thing for us right now is to break through Hangu Pass as soon as possible, enter the pass to capture and kill Xiang Kang's traitor. If not, once Xiang Kang's traitor gets a firm foothold in Guanzhong, we just want to regret it It's too late."

After all, Liu Laosan, who had no other choice, hurriedly added: "Also, we must not be fooled by Xiang Kang's traitor. He is now forced to sue for peace because he has not gained a stable foothold in Guanzhong. People's hearts are not attached, and it is at the weakest time. If we let him catch his breath, let him go through the army in Guanzhong, and strengthen his strength, he will definitely send troops to revenge in the future. Yixue was forced to sue for peace today humiliation."

"Pei Gong is right." Li Zuoche stood firmly on Liu Laosan's side and said, "We have already formed a deep hatred with Xiang Kang's rebellious minister when we sent troops to Hangu Pass this time. Even if he is forced to sue for peace, he must He will hold a grudge, and if we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely send troops to take revenge without hesitation. Since this is the case, we can only seize the opportunity and resolutely break into Guanzhong to wipe him out, once and for all, and eliminate his hidden danger."

Sima Ang also meant the same thing, and also believed that since he and Xiang Kang had formed a deep hatred, Xiang Kang should not be given a chance to avenge in the future; in addition, Tian An also tried his best to encourage Chen Yucheng to take revenge on his army in order to avenge his army. In the most dangerous and weak period, we can nip future dangers in the bud in advance.

Not to mention, Liu Laosan's warning really played a certain role. Considering the possibility of Xiang Kang sending troops to revenge in the future, Chen Yu, who originally wanted to leave room for negotiation, couldn't help but waver, thinking: "What do you say? That's right, let's do it like this, no matter whether the former general was seriously injured or not, we can't let the tiger go back to the mountain, you go down and rest first, I will understand in a while and tell Xiang Kang's envoy of the rebels to stop him from asking for peace."

"General, don't waste your energy." Liu Laosan hurriedly said, "We'd better cut off the emissary of Xiang Kang's rebel with one knife, and send his head back to Xiang Kang's rebel, so that Xiang Kang can take care of him." Rebel Kang has completely given up on this heart, and also swears that we and Rebel Xiang Kang will not share the same determination."

After finishing speaking, Liu Laosan quickly gave Tian An a dead wink. Although Tian An also hated Liu Laosan, but considering that Zhao Guo's army and the young commander's army would undoubtedly be more beneficial to him, he immediately echoed: " What Peigong said is reasonable, since we want to refuse, we should simply refuse more completely, and directly kill the envoy of Xiang Kang's traitor, so that he will not send another envoy to ask for peace."

Fortunately, Zhang Ao, who had a different stand, resolutely opposed this, and immediately stood up and said: "No! The two countries are fighting each other, and if we don't kill the envoy, our Zhao army is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. How can we do the injustice of beheading the envoy?" Things?"

Knowing that Zhang Ao was opposing the killing of envoys from the position of the Zhao court, and at the same time, Chen Yu, who still had hidden worries in his heart, did not want to take things too far, so he nodded and said: "My nephew said That's right, we are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, we really can't kill the envoy, we should drive him back, I will let him send a message to Xiang Kang's traitor, and tell him to stop begging for peace."

After saying that, Chen Yu ignored Liu Laosan's persuasion again, forced everyone to drive away, and then called Mr. Uncle Sun in front of him, and asked Mr. Uncle Sun what kind of words he had brought to him for Xiang Kang.Although Liu Laosan and the others understood that Chen Yu wanted to leave room, they couldn't force them, so they could only retreat according to the order.

Only Zhang Ao did not leave, and stayed outside the Chinese military camp with a heavy heart, and vaguely suspected that the real purpose of Mr. Shu Sun's mission this time was to contact him again.But it is a pity that after a while, although Zhang Ao successfully waited for Mr. Uncle Sun to come out of the Chinese army camp, Mr. Uncle Sun was followed by several soldiers of Chen Yu, and he did not have any chance to meet Mr. Uncle Sun alone. say.

Mr. Shusun is still quite competent. After seeing Zhang Ao, he immediately blinked his eyes like Zhang Ao, indicating that he had something to say.While Zhang Ao was hesitating, he suddenly had an idea and hurriedly ordered his own soldiers to bring the horses, followed Chen Yu's soldiers who escorted Mr. Shusun away, and told them: "Go back and tell me Uncle Chen For the sake of safety, to prevent people with ulterior motives from harming the envoy on the road, I will personally send Mr. Shusun back to Guguan."

Knowing the relationship between Zhang Ao and Chen Yu, Chen Yu's soldiers did not dare to disobey, and they handed over Mr. Shusun to Zhang Ao in front of the gate of the camp, and asked Zhang Ao to take his soldiers to protect Mr. Shusun. Return to Hangu Pass, and report the matter to Chen Yu. Chen Yu also said that Zhang Ao was afraid that Liu Laosan and Tian An, who advocated killing envoys, would attack Mr. Uncle Sun and force Zhao's army to fight with the young commander's army. Not only did he not have any doubts, but he also nodded, praising Zhang Ao for being careful.

Mr. Uncle Sun finally had a chance to speak alone. As soon as he left the Zhao army camp, Mr. Uncle Sun whispered to Zhang Ao who was riding beside him, "Young General, is it convenient for you to speak?"

"They're all mine, don't worry." Zhang Ao replied blankly.

"The real purpose of my mission this time is actually to see you." Mr. Shusun hurriedly said in a low voice: "Major General, please forgive me, a follower of your army who accompanied me on a mission a few days ago suddenly disappeared last night Now, I'm worried that he might inform Chen Yu and betray the secret conversation between you and me in the barn that night, so I can only hurry up and tell you."

Zhang Ao's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What does that follower know?"

"Damn me, that person knows everything." Mr. Shusun pleaded guilty: "You bastard, on the way back to Hangu Pass from Xiashi, I accidentally told those two attendants what I told you. Your followers know what I told you."

"You! You want to kill me?!"

If not, it is very likely that the help of the young commander will be needed. Zhang Ao will definitely stab Mr. Shusun to death with a spear immediately. I don’t know what happened that night, please rest assured, Major General, we have sealed the Hangu Pass tightly, we will definitely try our best to find the whereabouts of that rat, and we will never let the slightest word out!”

After saying that, Mr. Uncle Sun hurriedly took out the letter written by Xiang Kang to Zhang Ao. Zhang Ao snatched the letter in great anger and hid it in the underwear. Bring that bastard back to me, if you dare to leak the slightest bit of news, you will be responsible for all the consequences!"

Mr. Shusun hurriedly agreed with a smile, and said that if the situation was critical, Zhang Ao could go to Hanguguan to join the young commander's army at any time, and the young commander's army, headed by Xiang Kang, would definitely meet him head-on, while Zhang Ao's face turned black. Without saying a word, he just sent Mr. Uncle Sun into the defense area of ​​the Young Marshal Army, and immediately returned to Zhao Jun's camp with his personal soldiers on horseback.

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It must be said that Zhang Ao's excuse for talking to Mr. Uncle Sun alone was indeed very ingenious, and even Chen Yu did not have any suspicions.But it is a pity that Zhang Ao is also very secretive, and he forgot to consider a problem, that is, his status is too prominent, and the fact that he personally escorted Mr. Shusun back to Hangu Pass with his own soldiers was quickly discussed among the various armies. The word spread, and before it was dark, it reached the ears of Liu Laosan, who was most eager for the Zhao army and the young commander's army to start a full-scale war.

Needless to say, Liu Laosan was treacherous and cunning, just hearing this, he immediately became alert, and secretly said: "Trouble, it seems that this little Zhuzi is absolutely unwilling to take the risk of Zhao's army going to war with Brother Xiang Kang, I must win Be careful. Otherwise, if Xiang Yu really loses his breath and the Zhao army chooses to negotiate a peace with Brother Xiang Kang, I will be in danger of dying immediately!"

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Not to mention Liu Laosan's vigilance against Zhang Ao, but Zhang Ao returned to Zhao Jun's camp and immediately returned to his own camp, and immediately invited Guan Gao, who was sent by Zhang Er to help him make up his mind, to let him Read Xiang Kang's letters with yourself.

The content of Xiang Kang's letter to Zhang Ao is also very simple. It clearly points out that Chen Yu's intention of betraying Zhao Zili has been revealed. Acting on the suggestion of Mr. Chen Yu, take Chen Yu first, forcibly regain the military power of Zhao Guo's army, and promise to provide Zhang Ao with all the help within his ability, and sign an alliance treaty with Zhao Guo after Zhang Ao succeeds, providing food and grass for Zhao Guo's army withdrew from Shangdang to its own country.

After hastily reading Xiang Kang's letter, Zhang Ao first burned Xiang Kang's letter with his own hands, and then told Guan Gao about the disappearance of Mr. Shu Sun's entourage, and asked: "Mr. Guan, do you think I will be in danger?" ?”

"Major General, there will definitely be no danger for the time being. If the news has really leaked out, the General will definitely not let you escort Xiang Kang's envoy back to Hangu Pass alone today." Guan Gao comforted: "Just rely on From this point, we can be sure that the general does not know about it at present."

Zhang Ao breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked again: "In the opinion of Mr., what should I do now?"

After all, it was for Zhang Ao in history who dared to assassinate Liu Laosan, who had already become the emperor. Guan Gao only thought for a moment, and then said quickly: "Young general, we must make up our minds quickly, Chen Yu Pifu's intention to betray Zhao Guo and establish himself as king is very obvious, and the news about you and Shusuntong may leak out at any time. If we don't hurry up and act first, and Chen Yupifu preemptively makes the move, we are afraid that we will die They all have to die without a place to bury them.”

Zhang Ao hesitated, and then said after a long while: "There is no evidence, and the teacher is unknown. I'm afraid everyone will not accept it."

"Evidence is easy to handle. Just forge a letter that can prove that Chen Yupifu is going to betray Zhao." Guan Gao said solemnly, "With Xiang Kang sending troops to help, we don't have to worry about people's dissatisfaction. Make up your mind immediately, if you continue to stop, we will definitely only suffer from it!"

Zhang Ao was still hesitant. After a long time, he didn't dare to say anything. Guan Gao stomped his feet and said, "Major General, why are you wasting your time? The news may leak out at any time. Once Chen Yupifu has doubts about you, you will stop." There is no chance, and you will be killed soon! If you do not make up your mind, this old man will make the decision for you!"

After finishing speaking, Guan Gao immediately rushed out of the tent and gave a loud order, ordering Zhang Ao's personal soldiers to immediately invite Zhao Wu and Tian Shu and other Zhang Ao's cronies, and directly told them the details of the matter. Uncle and Zhang Ao's best friends were all taken aback. After calming down, they all thought that the matter had come to this point, and their own side could only act first, and they must not waste any more time. They also quickly discussed an idea, planning to entertain Chen In the name of Yu and others, they tricked Chen Yu and Sima Ang together, took them both down during the banquet under the name of throwing cups, forcibly confiscated their military power, and asked Zhang Ao to act as the general of Zhao Guo. Sign an alliance treaty to preserve Zhao's main force.

The matter still needs Zhang Ao to make a decision, but it is a pity that Zhang Ao is obviously not a material for big things. After looking forward and looking back for a long time, no matter how much Guan Gao and Zhao Wu's cronies persuade him, he still dare not make up his mind. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "Let's Let me think about it again, tomorrow, tomorrow morning, I will give you an answer."

I also know that it is not easy to make a decision on such an important matter, Guan Gao and the others did not force Zhang Ao too much, but took the time to make corresponding preparations.But it's okay, no matter how loyal and weak Zhang Ao is, he doesn't dare to be ambiguous in front of life-threatening events. After a whole night, he didn't close his eyes, because Chen Yu's intention of betrayal was indeed too obvious, and rumors might leak out at any time For the sake of his own life, Zhang Ao still said to Guan Gao and others with red eyes: "Just do as you say!"

Guan Gao and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and then Zhao Wu hurriedly said: "Major General, we have already thought of the excuse for entertaining Chen Yupifu for you. Chen Yupifu is not clear about your situation in Daijun, so you just say you You took a concubine in Dai County, and you received a letter from her saying that she gave birth to your eldest son in Dai County, you were very happy, and if you invited Chen Yu and Sima Ang over to celebrate, they would definitely not be suspicious."

Zhang Ao nodded casually, and immediately agreed to use this excuse to entertain Chen Yu and Sima Ang, but Zhao Wu was not greedy enough, and said, "Young General, do you want to invite Tian An and Liu Ji together, and take them down together? The conflict between the allied forces of the princes and Xiang Kang was first provoked by Liu Ji, and Xiang Kang hated him to the bone, if he was also directly captured and handed over to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang would definitely be very grateful to us."

Zhang Aozheng was very nervous, and without thinking too much, he said immediately: "Anyway, I want to offend Chu State, so let's go by the way."

Zhao Wu, Tian Shu and other old Zhang family's absolute confidantes agreed, and immediately started to arrange the implementation. Fortunately, they had considered all the details before and planned all the action steps. At the same time, Zhang Ao's army was also in Daijun It was established by himself at the time, and it was quite reliable, so everything was arranged quickly, and the four envoys were also dispatched quickly, but in order to avoid complications, they did not dare to send envoys to contact the young commander immediately, so that the young commander would be ready to respond, plan After deceiving Chen Yu and others, he sent someone to contact Xiang Kang.Then Zhang Ao didn't think about anything else, and sat in his tent, patiently waiting for Chen Yu and others to come to the door and catch him without a fight.

What surprised Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and Zhang Ao's cronies was that after waiting for a long time, the soldiers outside the account came in to report that Chen Yu was the first to be invited to the banquet. Guan Gao was overjoyed and hurriedly said : "Major General, more than half of the success has been achieved. Hurry up and meet that bastard in person. As long as we take him down, our major affairs will basically be fine."

Zhang Ao didn't show any expression, but said in his heart: "Uncle Chen, you forced me. If you didn't want to use Zhao's army to win the throne for you, I wouldn't do it!"

After saying this in his heart, Zhang Ao suddenly stood up, forced himself to smile happily, and ordered Guan Gao and others to send someone to contact Xiang Kang immediately, and then strode out of the account. He only saw Chen Yu from a distance. , immediately bowed to Chen Yu, and said with a smile on his face: "It's a little thing, uncle Lao is here, my nephew is really ashamed and honored."

"Nephew, you don't need to be too polite. What is the relationship between your two families? You have your first son. How can I not come to congratulate you in person?" Chen Yu replied with a smile on his face, and he didn't know at all. Already in sight...

(End of this chapter)