So I play chess

Chapter 24
On the tenth day of March, Tongcheng, the prefect's mansion.

Liu Zhu built a six-storey attic in his mansion, where there is nothing but books.

In the bookstores of wealthy families, ordinary books are precious, but the finishing touches are often on the jewels and treasures that blend into the situation.

But there are only books in the book pavilion in the prefect's mansion.

"Perhaps all the money from Tongcheng went to Yang's mansion, and Liu Zhu's family is poor?" Zhixia said casually while flipping through the book in his hand while sitting in front of the case.

"The eunuch fled with his whole family, and the gold and silver treasures were loaded into more than [-] carts. How can there be such a poor family."

Wen Gu and Zhi Xia sat side by side, holding a wolf brush, drawing circles on the book in front of them.

Zhixia said: "That's right, it doesn't necessarily mean that the family is poor, our Shuge in Liangzhou doesn't have those rare treasures."

Wen Gu stopped writing and glanced at her: "Then why do you think this is?"

Zhixia replied: "Because the general said that where you study, you should study. It's just a matter of adding some fun to other things. If you steal the limelight from books, it won't be beautiful."

Wen Gu smiled and said: "Yes, I think this Liu Zhu is really a book lover."

"Then why didn't he bring books with him when he ran for his life? Instead, he brought treasures."

Wen Gu said seriously: "Maybe it's because of his bad luck. After reading this far, he blamed all the resentment on the book. When he was in trouble, he only wanted to survive, thinking that the treasure would not miss him."

As he said that, Wen Gu twitched his eyebrows and circled the book heavily. Seeing her appearance, Zhixia hurried over to take a look.

"Liu Xia?"

"This person is just right."

Wen Liang on the other side also came over when he heard the sound.I only heard Zhixia planing: "Liu Zhu's great-grandfather's cousin's... concubine... this branch has no official position?"

"After all, the Liu family has hairpin tassels from generation to generation. It took a lot of effort to find this family who is about the right age and has no records in the court." Wen Gu put down his pen and said with a smile.

Zhixia said: "But the seniority is wrong, this Liu Zhu is over forty."

Wen Gu put down his pen: "It's fate, it's not up to me to decide."

Zhixia burst out laughing: "Then if Liu Xia has a daughter, it should be Liu Zhu's... aunt?"

"That's right, when Taishou Liu returns to Tongcheng...we'll go see my nephew."

……

At this time, the nephew was riding on a tall horse, and the old Zhao Limao walked side by side with him, one on the left and one on the right, heading towards Tongcheng in high spirits.

Li Mao persuaded Liu Zhu according to Wen's old plan.He only said that he was forced to abandon the city and flee a few days ago. Now even if he asks for reinforcements to rescue Tongcheng, he will inevitably be criticized in the court of Dachu in the future. Commoner, leading Liu Zhuling's flag, only said that Liu Zhu ventured out of the city, and with the prestige of the eunuch, he ran around day and night, summoned the young and strong from the nearby villages and towns, persuaded the heroic green forest, and then subdued the bandits and deserters. Back to Tongcheng.

Not only that, but Li Mao put himself in Liu Zhu's shoes and sent a team of troops to protect his family behind the team for safety.

But Liu Zhu looked very worried at the moment, and said: "Brother Li Maoxian, brother Yu knows the reputation of the Liangzhou army, but there is a saying in the art of war, ten is to encircle, and five is to attack. Even if there are only 2000 Huaiyang troops in the city, we In a battle, it is not five or ten, and it is difficult to take down the city."

Li Mao said solemnly: "Brother Liu, don't worry, our Zhao Commander is a hero, even if there are more than [-] people in the city, it's like something in the bag."

Li Mao said it firmly, but Liu Zhu still felt uneasy, thinking that he, Li Mao, was a scholar, who knew the difficulty of marching and fighting.

"What's more..." Li Maoshen said mysteriously, "Who said that the two thousand soldiers in the city are all Huaiyang troops?"

Liu Zhu frowned and said, "Your brother, what you mean is that there are internal responses in the city?"

Li Mao raised his hand to block it, and said, "Hey, Brother Liu, don't talk about this."

Liu Zhu understood, and even said yes, but he was a little more open-minded.

At this time, the four thousand Liangzhou troops were approaching Tongcheng, and the sky was about to get dark. As far as the eyes could see, the boundary of the majestic city wall could already be seen.

The morale of the Liangzhou generals was high, led by three people, the left and right vanguards were arranged separately, and they lined up in a wild goose formation. In this vast world, it was like a new moon pushing the tide, and they all headed towards Tongcheng.

The steed neighed and walked on the ground, in such a chilling battle, Liu Zhu faltered again.

He knew blood bravery before the battle, and his blood courage had already dried up in Tongcheng.

After walking for a while, Liu Zhu saw Li Mao and Lao Zhao's fighting spirit was in full swing, so he urged him to go forward and retreat again, his face was full of worries and he hesitated to speak.Li Mao "just happened" to catch a glimpse of him, and asked Brother Liu, is he worried?

Seeing that Li Mao asked about it, Liu Zhu replied: "Brother Yu trusts the good brother, but the Huaiyang Army is also famous after all, if there are only one or two good men in the city..."

Li Mao interrupted him, waved his hand and said, "It's more than that."

Liu anxiously said: "Even if there are dozens of internal responses..."

Li Mao said again: "It's not enough."

Liu Zhu was stunned for a moment, and tentatively asked: "Could it be hundreds?"

Li Mao said with a smile: "Brother Liu, don't guess again. This trip will ensure that brother and his family are safe."

While speaking, Tongcheng was close at hand, and the Liangzhou army had already set out in the city.Everyone looked at a fast horse riding a billowing smoke and dust. Where the dust and mist dispersed, a black-faced young general in black armor and black robe glared at the crowd.The army marched slowly under the city, about a thousand people.

Liu Zhu was overjoyed when he saw that this person was dressed as Liangzhou Army, and asked Li Mao, "Is this an internal response?"

Li Mao shook his head: "This is the enemy general."

Liu Zhu was originally a sensible person, but he was confused by Li Mao and Lao Zhao's back and forth in the past few days. He ran for his life and was captured, and then went to the battlefield. His soul fought back and forth in life and death several times.I can't even think about it now.

I just heard the black-faced young general scold angrily: "I am Zhou Tong, the commander of the Liangzhou Army! Who is coming? Tell me your name!"

Liu Zhu was about to shrink back, but he heard Li Mao answer: "This is Liu Zhu, the prefect of Tongcheng. You and other defeated soldiers have occupied my big Chu city, so come down quickly!"

Liu Zhuojin didn't dare to retreat, nor did he.Looking at Zhou Tong and then at Li Mao, he wondered if it wasn't the Huaiyang army who occupied Tongcheng?How did it become Liangzhou Army?Isn't Li Mao the Liangzhou Army?Why are you fighting Liangzhou Army again?

While he was wondering, he suddenly heard someone in the opposite formation call out to be the prefect.Liu Zhu took a closer look and found that there were many people behind Zhou Tong who were his Tongcheng defenders, and when he looked more carefully, it seemed that there were only those sons and servants of rich families who had their own thoughts.

But before he thought about it, he heard Lao Zhao's order: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"

As soon as Lao Zhao's words fell, the cry of killing suddenly rose, and the whole army rushed to the city to kill.

At this moment, someone in the opposing team also shouted: "Help the eunuch capture the Liangzhou thief!"

The man had already made a noise in the chaos, and even retreated into the formation after shouting. Before the city defenders could react, the Liangzhou army attacked first, knocking the defenders beside them to the ground.

For a while, the sound of horseshoes, slashing, wailing, and the sound of weapons clashing all merged into one place.

Only Liu Zhu stayed where he was.

At this moment, he seemed clear and confused, the only thing he felt was that he might have been fooled.But what was tricked, but it is hard to say clearly.

(End of this chapter)