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When Zhang's father and son came to the outer hall, the envoy sent from Hezhou was drinking tea in the outer hall. He was wearing an ordinary gray robe and a hat, and looked like a traveler. When Zhang Shuyan entered the hall, the envoy had already Standing up, he bowed his hands to Zhang Shuyan and said, "He Kui Hezhou, I have met General Zhang."

Zhang Shuyan looked at He Kui as he walked to the front seat, and after he sat down, he asked with a smile, "Are you He Kui?"

"Exactly." He Kui cupped his hands and said, "I have admired General Zhang's name for a long time, and I am lucky to meet you today."

Zhang Shuyan laughed, and motioned for Zhang Han to serve tea, and then said: "He Kui's name, I have heard of it before, I heard that you are now accepted by Hu Zongmao as a clerk?"

He Kui nodded and said, "He is indeed serving under General Hu's command."

Zhang Shuyan smiled and said: "You He Kui is a capable official, but it's a pity...!" Sighing, he leaned forward slightly, stared into He Kui's eyes and asked, "General Hu sent you, why?"

He Kui immediately said: "General Hu heard that General Zhang was going to send troops to help, so he specially sent He here, and told He to explain to General Zhang that Hezhou is currently defending with all its strength, and with Hezhou's strength, it can completely withstand Chu Huan's attack." To attack, there is no need to bother General Zhang to send troops. General Hu also said, keep your own ground and don’t act rashly. If something bad happens, it will not be good for everyone in the future.”

"Nonsense." Zhang Han said angrily, "Why, is Hu Zongmao threatening us?" [

Zhang Shuyan had already raised his hand, his expression became very strange, and he asked, "He Kui, what are you talking about? Why send troops to help?"

He Kui was taken aback, and wondered: "Naturally, General Zhang sent troops to support Hezhou? Why, General Zhang didn't know?"

Zhang Shuyan felt that something was wrong, shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about. Genzi Battalion has four thousand soldiers and horses, and they are all stationed in Jinzhou. No one has been mobilized, so how can we talk about sending troops?"

He Kui opened his mouth, with a strange look on his face, and looked at Zhang Han, who had already said: "It's a bunch of nonsense, don't say that we sent troops on our own initiative, even if Hu Zongmao sent someone to ask for help, we have to think carefully about it." .”

"No." He Kui hurriedly said, "General Zhang, do you know Huang Yutan?"

"Huang Yutan?" Uncle Zhang pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and said, "I heard that Huang Yutan, a famous scholar in the Northwest, said that he was a crazy student...!" Suspicious, he asked: "Send troops What does it have to do with Huang Yutan?"

He Kui immediately said: "General Zhang, isn't Huang Yutan your aide?"

Zhang Shuyan sighed: "Huang Yutan is known as one of the four famous scholars in Northwest China. He is full of knowledge. Many years ago, the imperial court invited him to be an official. Even when he was imprisoned later, the Holy Majesty also knew of this person's reputation, so he let him out of prison, but for many years, no one has seen his trace, and it is rumored that he is already dead... I really wanted to have him Such a staff, it's a pity that Luohua has intentions and love, even if this general has such thoughts, I'm afraid Huang Yutan will not give in to this general."

He Kui has changed his color, and his voice is a little anxious, "General Zhang, this matter is not trivial, you...you can't be joking!"

"Who's joking with you?" Zhang Han got up abruptly, and said coldly, "He Kui, pay attention to the way you talk to my father. My father is the guarding general of Jinzhou. Your little clerk, don't lose your sense of proportion."

However, Zhang Shuyan had already seen that He Kui's face was not right, and had a faint feeling that something was wrong, so he asked anxiously, "He Kui, what happened? What happened to Huang Yutan?"

"General Zhang, if Huang Yutan is not yours, things will be troublesome." He Kui sat down slumped, "Just before He left Hezhou, Huang Yutan arrived in Hezhou, met with General Hu, and claimed that General Zhang sent you Messenger of the past."

Zhang Han and his son looked at each other, confused, and Zhang Han said, "The envoy we sent? Huang Yutan? It's ridiculous. We haven't even seen what Huang Yutan looks like. When did he go to Hezhou?"

"He Kui, what did Huang Yutan say when he went to Hezhou?" Zhang Shuyan looked solemn, knowing that at this time, he was no longer concerned about whether Huang Yutan was sent from Jinzhou, but to figure out what tricks Huang Yutan was going to play.

He Kui looked very flustered, stabilized his emotions, and then said: "Huang Yutan claimed to be the envoy sent by you, General Zhang, and he told General Hu that you are going to send troops to help, sneak into Hezhou, and then take advantage of the unsuspecting Chu army. Huang Yutan also said that General Zhang told General Hu that when the time comes to sneak attack on the Chu camp, there is no need for Hezhou Xunzi camp to fight, and Jinzhou soldiers and horses will take Chu Huan's head alone." [

Zhang Shuyan clenched his fists, his eyes showed a cold light, and he said coldly: "Then you believed Huang Yutan's words? Did he show the general's seal?"

"And message."

"Then you believe him?" Zhang Shuyan said with a sneer, "If Chu Huan sends someone there at will, you will believe that it was the general?"

He Kui shook his head and said, "We had doubts about Huang Yutan's origin at the beginning, but this person was able to write and paint with both hands in public, and everyone believed that he must be Huang Yutan. And we all know that Huang Yutan's ancestral home is Jinzhou, and he He is from Jinzhou, and he claims that General Zhang has been kind to him, so he serves under General Zhang, and Huang Yutan is a famous person in the northwest, so how can we suspect that he is deceiving us?"

Uncle Zhang slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "You are so confused, Huang Yutan, it must have been sent by Chu Huan, you fell for it." Then he asked: "How is the battle going on in Hezhou?"

He Kui said: "When the Chu army first arrived, they stormed Hezhou City, suffered a lot of losses, retreated, and then beat drums for days, but they did not appear every time. They only rushed to Hezhou City occasionally. Evacuate...!"

"This is a strategy for the exhausted army." Zhang Shuyan sighed.

He Kui nodded and said: "That's right. They want to use the strategy of exhausting the army. Although the defenders in Hezhou are exhausted, the Chu army may not be exhausted. Just before He left, we found out that in the camp of the Chu army , there was an epidemic, and it spread very quickly...!"

Zhang Shuyan frowned, pondered for a moment, his body shook, and immediately asked: "Hu Zongmao believes that the Chu army is really infected with the plague?"

"The spies inquired, and they did have people infected with the plague, and they specially isolated the patients." He Kui looked at Zhang Shuyan and asked, "General Zhang, is there a problem?"

"There is a big problem." Zhang Shuyan sighed, "Chu Huan never thought about using force to attack Hezhou City in the first place. Their initial attack, even using the strategy of exhausting the army, was just a posturing. Let Hu Zongmao think that the Chu army is really attacking the city with all its strength...!"

Zhang Han looked at Zhang Shuyan and asked, "Father, are you saying that the Chu army is pretending to attack the city?"

"What is true is false, what is false is true." Zhang Shuyan smiled wryly, "If it hadn't been for Huang Yutan's appearance, I wouldn't think that way either. But since Huang Yutan pretends to be the envoy of Jinzhou, it proves that Chu Huan has already made up his mind. Tricks. His previous strong attack and exhausted army were just for the defenders of Hezhou, the more he shows that he is trying his best to attack the city, the more the defenders will not suspect that Chu Huan has other plans."

He Kui asked urgently: "General Zhang, you mean that Chu Huan has other tricks?"

"Could it be that you haven't figured it out yet?" Zhang Shuyan sat on the chair with a solemn expression, and sighed: "I have always underestimated Chu Huan. This person is really a very deep man. From the very beginning, I'm afraid he knew Hezhou City. Well-prepared, with his soldiers and horses, it is very difficult to storm Hezhou City, so he planned it early in the morning and was ready to lure the snake out of the hole."

"Leading the snake out of the hole?" He Kui shook his head and said, "General Zhang and General Hu are determined not to leave the city. Even if Chu Huan uses all his tricks, General Hu will not be able to defend himself."

Zhang Shuyan shook his head and said, "That's just because you don't know Hu Zongmao yet, at least Chu Huan knows Hu Zongmao better than you."

Zhang Han didn't seem to have fully figured it out, and asked, "Father, how did Chu Huan lure the snake out of the cave? Hu Zongmao claims to be the best at defending the city. He has a cautious personality. He Kui may not be wrong. He probably won't leave the city."

Zhang Shuyan looked at his son and asked, "Then do you know why the Chu army was infected with the plague?"

Zhang Han thought for a while, and said, "Could it be that there are too many soldiers in the army, and some of them have already been infected with the plague? The weather has been extremely hot recently, and it is said that the plague is more likely to break out and spread in hot weather."

"Absolutely not." Zhang Shuyan shook his head and said, "This is Chu Huan's plan. The Chu army was infected with the plague. It must be fake. That was the first bait Chu Huan threw to Hu Zongmao."

"The second bait...!" Before Zhang Han finished speaking, he had already understood, "The Jinzhou reinforcements are the second bait?"

"That's right." Zhang Shuyan sighed, "This second bait is even more unbearable to Hu Zongmao than the first one. Chu Huan understands Hu Zongmao's temperament in his bones, and even Hu Zongmao's grievances with me , Chu Huan also knows everything well, he knows himself and the enemy, he can win a hundred battles, and Chu Huan knows both himself and the enemy...!" Shaking his head, his expression became more serious.

He Kui seemed to understand, and murmured: "General Zhang means that General Hu's heart was already moved when he saw that the Chu army was exhausted and the plague broke out, but just to be cautious, even if his heart is moved, he may not send troops. But once you know that General Zhang's troops are preparing to attack, is there a possibility of leaving the city?"

Zhang Shuyan nodded and said: "That's true. Hu Zongmao has always had a prejudice against me. How could he let the general take the credit for the battle that took place in his Hezhou territory? In his opinion, the Chu army was dragged down by him. He was exhausted, and the Chu army broke out with a plague, and God helped him. If I send troops, in his opinion, it will take away his fruits, and he will never agree."

Zhang Han said: "Father, that is to say, Chu Huan used Huang Yutan to pretend to be our envoy, and told Hu Zongmao that we were going to send troops, and then... he acted by himself, letting his soldiers pretend to be our army, and sneak attack at night. When Hu Zongmao saw our army attacking the Chu camp, he must be afraid of being robbed of his father's credit, unwilling to be lonely, and would definitely leave the city?"

"This is Hu Zongmao's temperament. Chu Huan has already seen through Hu Zongmao." Zhang Shuyan said with a wry smile, "He Kui, it was Hu Zongmao who asked you to come here and advised us not to send troops?"

"Exactly."

"Then I guessed right." Zhang Shuyan shook his head, "He never thought of asking us to send troops to help, and even worried that we would take the credit for his contribution." Standing up, hands behind his back, he walked to the outer hall In front of the main entrance, I looked up at the gray sky, and after a long time, I sighed: "It's too late, He Kui, I'm afraid that Hezhou City has already been captured by Chu Huan if you are on the way... Chu Huan, you are a good writer, Great handwriting...!"