The Beacon of Kyushu

Wang Shaozuo smiled and said: "Please think about it, my lord, since the three-pronged army attacked Quyue, both the West Route Army commanded by General Chen and the Central Route Army commanded by you have been invincible and invincible. Only his The East Route Army has made no progress. A few days ago, he asked you for help. You sent General Sun, who is capable of fighting, to assist in the attack on Bai Tengjiang. If he can no longer defeat the enemy, he still has the dignity to communicate with you. ah!"

Hou Renbao said worriedly: "You mean that General Liu still hasn't captured Baitengjiang? But if he doesn't come for one day, I won't be able to attack Guluo City. If Guluo City can't be captured, then If we can't capture Hualu in one day, then what year and month will it take for us to return to the imperial court in triumph?"

Wang Shaozuo said cautiously: "Sir, do you trust me?"

Hou Renbao nodded, "Of course I can trust you. Do you have any plans?"

Wang Shaozuo said: "The last general is from Quyue, and I have many friends in the army. If you can trust me, I would like to persuade the Guluo defenders to surrender and let them serve you. What do you think?"

Hou Renbao looked at Wang Shaozuo in disbelief and said word by word: "Are you sure you can persuade the Guluo defenders to surrender? You are not joking with me!"

Wang Shaozuo said firmly: "If you don't believe it, I will issue a military order!"

Hou Renbao laughed and said: "Hahaha, if you can really accomplish this, I will reward you heavily!"

Wang Shaozuo cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your trust, sir. I will..." Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by someone outside the door, "Master Hou, please don't believe him. Let him go to ancient times at this time." Luocheng is like letting the tiger return to the mountain!"

Hou Renbao didn't need to look, he knew that the person coming was Kou Zhun, so he couldn't help but snorted, "Kou Tongpan, General Wang said a few days ago that you intend to strive for merit, but I was still half-convinced. Today he is going to Guluo City to be a lobbyist. But you are here to cause trouble again, you are really disgusting!”

Kou Zhun said hurriedly: "Sir, can you allow me to explain."

Hou Renbao smiled coldly, "Explanation? What is there to explain! General Wang, regardless of his personal safety, is willing to persuade the Guluo defenders so that our army can take down the important town of Quyue without using a single blow, but you said such ugly words , Isn’t it half decent!”

Kou Zhun was about to defend himself, but Wang Shaozuo said first: "Master Kou, the last general is Qu Yue. What you just said is reasonable. You and Master Hou have a deep friendship. Don't ruin your friendship for me. Since you think my move is inappropriate, I won’t go to Guluo City.”

"This..." Kou Zhun did not expect that Wang Shaozuo would take the initiative to back down. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only look at Hou Renbao blankly, waiting for his decision.

Hou Renbao thought about it and said: "General Wang, I believe that you are loyal to the Song Dynasty, but it is very important to convince the Guluo garrison. Why don't you make preparations in the past few days, and wait a few days before leaving."

Wang Shaozuo nodded slightly, "Okay, I will obey your orders!"

Hou Renbao glanced at Kou Zhun and said, "How is it? Are you satisfied now?"

Faced with Hou Renbao's sudden question, Kou Zhun didn't know what to say and had to remain silent. The way he looked at Hou Renbao became more and more unfamiliar. It seemed that the person in front of him was no longer Mr. Hou, who had been with him for a long time, but a complete stranger, so strange that he felt scared. In a daze, he no longer understood whether the person in front of him had changed or whether he had never understood him before. He only knew that if both of them could leave Qu Yue alive, they would never be able to return to their original lives...

The next day, early morning.

Hou Renbao was still sleeping soundly on the couch, when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Hou Renbao was awakened by the knock on the door. He slowly opened his eyes, his vision was a little hazy, "Who is it! Why are you looking for me so early in the morning?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shaozuo walked in quickly. Hou Renbao couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw a smile on his face and a smile that was so thick that he couldn't take it away. "General Wang, have you got any good news?"

Wang Shaozuo laughed and said: "Haha, yes, great news!"

Hou Renbao thought for a while, and then said in disbelief: "Could it be...could it be that General Liu has captured the Baiteng River Estuary!"

Wang Shaozuo nodded and took out a battle report from his arms, "Your Majesty's expectation is correct. General Liu's letter is here. Please read it."

Hou Renbao quickly sat up, took the battle report, and read it hastily. When he saw that what was written in the battle report was exactly the same as what Wang Shaozuo said, he was overjoyed and said: "Great! General Liu finally captured the Baitang River mouth. God is really helping our army! It won't be long before he can lead his army to join us. The battle in Guluo City can be decided!"

Wang Shaozuo shook his head at this time and said with a hint of worry: "Sir, I always feel that something is wrong here, but I dare not say..."

Hou Renbao said in confusion: "That's wrong? What's wrong?"

Wang Shaozuo said: "Sir, according to the rules of our Quyue Army, if two armies want to merge, the army that takes the initiative to merge must notify the other army every few dozen miles. Look at this letter. The date is more than half a month ago. If Mr. Liu intends to come to join us, why is there no further information? "

Hou Renbao said hesitantly: "You mean that General Liu intends to let me lead the Central Route Army to attack Guluo first. When the army suffers heavy losses, he will then lead the army to come to the rescue so that he can make the first contribution?"

Wang Shaozuo smiled and said: "Sir, the general just said this, and it may not be true. After all, we received this letter half a month later, and it is reasonable that the subsequent letters have not arrived yet."

Hou Renbao thought: "If General Liu really leads his army to join us, he will be getting closer and closer to our army, and the time required for sending letters will become shorter and shorter. If we do not receive his next battle report in the past few days, It means that he has not moved closer to our army at all, and if he does not take the initiative to move closer, maybe... maybe this is the only possibility. "

Wang Shaozuo hurriedly comforted him and said: "My lord, please stop thinking wildly. As the final general of Qu Yue, I am willing to believe in Lord Liu, so why do you always think about the worst."

Hou Renbao stood up in silence, picked up the teapot on the tea table not far away, and poured himself a full cup of fragrant tea. He sipped the tea slowly, trying to calm down his mind, but the worst possibility kept lingering in his mind and could not go away for a long time. (End of chapter)