Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 520

Su Poti was still getting old, but after chatting with Nishika for a while, she became a little sleepy, and Nishika hurriedly took him to rest.

After they left, Zhang Da truthfully told Jia Xu and Dong Zhuo what Su Poti said. Dong Zhuo almost jumped up excitedly when he heard about it. He said that Jia Xu knew what he was thinking, Jia Xu frowned, and said: "Although he speaks like this, he can't be completely trusted. Perhaps, he was sent by King Guishuang to deliberately confuse us."

"Whether it is the river or the northern mountain pass, we must not relax our vigilance." Jia Xu said, Dong Zhuo nodded, and said: "However, if the north is really providing food and supplies for the army, then it is best to attack Huacizimo now." The timing is right, as long as their food and grass are gone, no matter how many troops he gathers, he will not be able to enter Sogdia."

Jia Xu thought for a moment, then said: "It's better to be cautious. Captain Guan once sent a letter saying that there is only a narrow mountain pass in the northern valley, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we enter rashly, the enemy will block the exit again." , I am afraid that we will suffer a catastrophe, and we must not rush to send soldiers into Huacizimo before confirming the matter."

Since Jia Xu spoke like this, Dong Zhuo couldn't say anything more, so he nodded in agreement.

Su Poti rested for a day, and when he got up the next day, there were no soldiers around, only a servant, a man from Kushan, who came to serve him, and he didn't stay long, so he went to see Nishika , the two entered the study room, and there was no one else. Su Poti was still a little surprised by this situation. He did not expect that the generals of the Han army could have such trust in Nishika.

"Prince, tell me the truth, did General Han kidnap you here?"

Nishika shook his head and said, "I also have some prestige in the Han Dynasty. They can't hold me hostage. I came here voluntarily."

"Why?!" Su Poti couldn't understand.

"I don't want to see the people here in ruins. The original rebellion involved the Han merchants. This made the emperor very angry and sent elites from the north and the south to crusade. If I didn't come, I'm afraid this place has become ruins. The rebels killed the merchants. That person The emaciated general was the military commander of the Han Dynasty, called Jia Xu, he could do nothing, you don’t understand, he is a very vengeful man.”

"Well, I wrote a lot of letters to my nephew, but I couldn't send them to him. In fact, as long as he and Jia Xu can admit their mistakes, the war can be avoided, and the people on both sides will not suffer from such a catastrophe. But, I don't know how to convince him." Nishijia said seriously, he sighed, and said: "The ministers in the Han Dynasty are also unwilling to fight."

Su Poti listened, nodded, and said: "You are right. Since the new king came to the throne, he has not implemented any good governance. Even, there are a few small princes who want to rebel, so he directly ordered to abandon these places. The place will only drag down the empire, not benefit the empire. The money the empire raises soldiers there can build a new palace. Or, a pure gold statue"

Su Poti smiled wryly, and said: "We old ministers have tried to persuade you many times, but it has no effect. If you can succeed him and become the king of Guishuang, that would be great."

"The king of Guishuang has no virtue and does not occupy a high position. I don't have that kind of virtue." Ni Sejia said, and then asked: "You said yesterday that Guishuang's army is gathering and preparing to cross the river to fight. Is it true?"

"Of course it is true. The general of the Han Dynasty wrote him a letter, humiliated him, and made him extremely angry. He vowed to wash away the shame. From the south, he conscripted an army of more than 4 people. Military brigade There are too many, I can't count how many there are, and the ships will almost fill the entire Daxia River. If you intend to ask the Han army to help you seize the kingship, you should report the news to the Han army and let them prepare."

Nishijia frowned, and said, "They already knew, why should I tell you? I don't want to see this war." He closed his eyes, thinking about something in his heart, he stood up, let Su Poti rested here temporarily, and then went to look for Jia Xu.

Seeing him coming in, Jia Xu sat facing him without any surprise.

"Gong Jia, I want to go to the other side of the river," Ni Sejia said.

Jia Xu was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Do you want to return to Guishuang?"

"That's not the case, Guishuang, the one who gave birth to me, the big man, the one who raised me, I can't just sit back and watch the two countries go to war. If there are deaths in the battle, there must be casualties. I can't bear it. I would like to go to Guishuang to make the king of Guishuang apologize for the story , to avoid war." Nishika said solemnly.

"Oh? Apologize? Can you convince your nephew to give up the war?"

"I don't know. However, compared to the general, I am his confidant. If I use myself as a threat to make him give up the war, even if it is to kill me, he will give up the war. My nephew, although violent and ruthless Zhi, but he has been very trustworthy since he was a child, and I am willing to trust him." Ni Sejia said, seeing the hesitation on Jia Xu's face, he said again:

"If I can save millions of people from war with my own life, I will have no fear."

"Well, I need to report this matter to Mr. Dong, so you can go back." Jia Xu said, Ni Sejia got up, bowed to him again, and then left here, Jia Xu frowned, Thinking secretly, Nishika has two benefits in his own hands, one is to appease the people here, and the other is to be the successor of the royal power of Guishuang.

If it is sent to King Guishuang, there is no doubt that King Guishuang will kill this powerful contender.

Next, he either withdrew his troops or continued his crusade.

If he withdraws, Sogdian will have a chance to recover. Now through the cultivation of these slaves, Sogdian can develop rapidly in a year or two, and self-sufficiency will not be too difficult However, if he does not withdraw his troops and continues to attack, his prestige in Guishuang will definitely drop, and the big man can continue the war against Guishuang in the name of revenge for him.

Jia Xu thought about it seriously. In the end, he still felt that something was wrong. The heir to the throne might play a better role in his own hands.

Later, in order to verify whether the news transmitted by Su Vati was correct, Jia Xu made another arrangement. The first was to monitor Su Vati. It seemed that no one around Su Vati was watching. There are quite a few of his people, just want to see if he will show any signs. On the other hand, even Nishijia is the same, and has been closely monitored by Jia Xu.

And Sun Jian in the distance, including Guan Yu in the north, also received orders to investigate the enemy again.

Gongsun Zan inspected the enemy's situation at the northern mountain pass, hurried back to the garrison, and told Guan Yu that the situation in the north had changed. Standing at the mountain pass, he could hear the sound of the enemy's army training, and he could see many flags from the mountain wall Sounds, including many birds, are circling on the other side of the mountain, as if there is a large group of enemies on the other side. At night, you can still see the billowing black smoke they made when they lit the fire and cooked.

In the south, however, there was no change, and no boats were seen coming, as usual, but Cao Cao, who was careful, found that the river was rising, and according to the locals, there should not be any boats at this time. This kind of situation usually happens when there is heavy rain in spring. After learning about this, Sun Jian also hurriedly reported to Dong Zhuo's camp.

The river is rising, it is very likely that the enemy's ships are gathered on this river, and too many ships are piled up on the river.

Dong Zhuo was already certain in his heart that the people of Guishuang were preparing to attack from the waterway. They had gathered many ships on the river, and the north was just a bluff. If they really wanted to attack from the north, they would not have made such a move to let them The Han army is ready, that is to say, they are only pretending to attack the north, so that they can divide their forces to the north, and then attack from the south!
He couldn't wait any longer, and wanted to send an elite soldier to the north to cut off the opponent's food and supplies.

Jia Xu still refused, but Dong Zhuo could hold back his heart of looking forward to making contributions. After all, he was not a young man. He had been in Wu for decades, starting from the time of Emperor Huan. Avoid rushing for success, so he can stabilize his mind. However, most of the captains under his command are a little restless. They are still young, and they are more eager to gain more military exploits!
Dong Zhuo discussed with Jia Xu for a long time before finally deciding that it is better not to rush to send troops to the north. If you send troops rashly, you may be at a disadvantage for the army. It is better to send a scout into the north to investigate the situation. Let the elite soldiers guard outside and respond at any time. If something is wrong, they will fight immediately.

For this matter, Dong Zhuo asked Huang Zhong to stay in the camp, and he and Jia Xu went north to where Guan Yu was guarding.

When Dong Zhuo arrived with the army, Gongsun Zan, Guan Yu, and Hua Xiong came to greet him. Seeing Hua Xiong's simple and honest smile, Dong Zhuo felt a headache, and everyone entered the camp together. After telling what happened and talking about his and Jia Xu's decision, everyone's eyes turned to Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan met everyone's gaze, stepped forward, bowed to Dong Zhuo, and said, "We are willing to investigate the enemy's whereabouts, but if something unexpected happens, I hope Dong Zhuo can quickly support it."

"Don't worry, Bogui!"

The next day, Dong Zhuo's army rushed to the mountain pass, stopped and cut down the surrounding dense forests. These dense forests not only obstructed the sight of everyone, but even made it impossible for Dong Zhuo to camp here again. After two or three days, most of the dense forests here After being cleared, Dong Zhuo set up his camp here, and Gongsun Zan led the soldiers of the brave battalion. He was fully armed and crossed the mountain pass and entered Huacizimo.

Gongsun Zan was sitting at the front. The mountain pass here was narrow. He had no way of riding a horse. He could only let the horses go ahead and drive the horses behind him. The group of people passed through the mountain pass like this. Open, Gongsun Zan just got on the horse, but still advancing one by one, Gongsun Zan was afraid that there would be a blockage when he was about to escape.

Gongsun Zan held a strong bow, looked around, and moved forward cautiously, feeling a little nervous.

(End of this chapter)