First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 401
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Zhuge Dewei was panicked when he heard that Liu Heita was defeated in the next Bo, fearing that Liu Heita would be defeated, but then he heard that Liu Heita defeated Hengzhou on the way, and he couldn't help but hope again. The Eastern King of Han is worthy of being a brave general.

Zhuge Dewei even fantasized that Liu Heitai would once again segregate Hebei and follow the story of King Xia, so he would be promoted to a noble by virtue of dedicating the land.

Little did he know that Liu Heikai was so unlucky that he was defeated again in Zhaozhou, this time his entire army was wiped out, Zhuge Dewei panicked a lot.

If Liu Heikai was defeated, then he, as an official of Li Tang who offered land and surrendered, would be liquidated in the future. Thinking of this, Zhuge Dewei's legs went limp.

Seeing Zhuge Dewei's appearance, Liu Shishan thought he was afraid, and patted Zhuge Dewei on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Zhuge, the King of Eastern Han still has more than a thousand elites, enough to rule Hebei again. Hurry up and prepare drinks. Welcome to the Eastern King of Han."

Zhuge Dewei nodded his head in response, but he was slandering in his heart: There are only a thousand people left in an army of tens of thousands, and there is no food and grass, how can he rule Hebei.

Zhuge Dewei went down in despair to prepare drinks, Liu Shishan went out of the city to meet Liu Heitai very satisfied, "Don't worry in the Central Plains, Zhuge Dewei is as timid as a mouse. Hearing that our army was defeated, he was very frightened. Now go prepare drinks and enter the city quickly." , have a good meal, I'm so hungry that my chest sticks to my back."

Liu Heitai didn't think too much when he heard the words, he knew Zhuge Dewei's character, he was indeed timid, it seems that this Raoyang City can enter.

The most important thing is that when the soldiers heard Liu Shishan mention the word "drinks", their eyes lit up and their faces were full of longing.

During this sneaky journey, the dry food they brought with them had already been eaten up. Hebei had experienced several wars, and the houses were already empty, and the few mountain villages they passed by did not find much food.

"Entering the city", Liu Heitai stood up and tidied up his appearance, "Divided into two teams for dinner, you and I in each team".

Liu Shishan nodded in response.

Zhuge Dewei was really timid, seeing that it was Liu Heitai who came in person, he was so frightened that both groups trembled, and respectfully welcomed Liu Heitai into the governor's mansion, a sumptuous banquet had already been prepared in the hall.

It is Liu Heikai's concentration, seeing the table full of delicious food and wine, his throat is also rolling unconsciously. He has shared joys and sorrows with the soldiers all the way, and his stomach has long been hungry.

Zhuge Dewei was good at observing facial expressions, he hurriedly invited Liu Heita to take his seat and waited on him respectfully.

Seeing this, Liu Heikai finally relaxed his vigilance and feasted on the table full of delicious food and wine.

"Dewei would rather go to Shandong with me." Liu Heikai ate his mouth full of oil, and Zhuge Dewei personally served and poured wine. Seeing that Zhuge Dewei was so loyal, he immediately said: "Hebei is not available for now, I want to go In Yanzhou, Shandong, go to Xu Yuanlang, and plan to counterattack Hebei in the future."

Hearing this, Zhuge Dewei was shocked. He never expected that Liu Heita had reached such a point. He thought that even though the army was defeated, Liu Heita still held Dingzhou, Raozhou and other states in Hebei. The land will not be completely defeated, but Liu Heitai has already planned to abandon Hebei and go to Xu Yuanlang.

"Your Majesty, Xu Yuanlang is not a good master?" Zhuge Dewei said cautiously, "This man is narrow-minded, and His Majesty has great talent. If he goes to Yanzhou, he will definitely be tyrannized by this man."

Hearing this, Liu Heitai raised his brows. After all, he is a person who has become the governor. Although his character is timid, his knowledge is not bad.

For Xu Yuanlang, Liu Heitai saw it clearly enough that it was difficult to become a great weapon, but Liu Heitai didn't really defect to him, he just took advantage of Yanzhou to get a temporary respite.

But he would not say these words to Zhuge Dewei, and immediately smiled and said: "Dewei is too worried, when I was under the command of King Xia, Xu Yuanlang and I were like brothers, he will never let me down."

Zhuge Dewei was dumbfounded.

Liu Heitai was full of wine and food, so he led his army back to the camp to rest.

Zhuge Dewei went back to the study and sat alone. As night fell, Zhuge Dewei's eyes were extraordinarily bright in the flickering candlelight.

After a long time, Zhuge Dewei sighed secretly, and murmured: "How is it so difficult to follow the dragon's skill?".

An hour later, the camp west of the city.

"Is everything ready?" Zhuge Dewei asked in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, all the kerosene in the warehouse, more than five hundred altars, are all here. Once the fire is put down, there will be nothing left after burning," a short general said in a low voice.

Zhuge Dewei's eyes widened, and he slapped the general on the head, "Idiot, dead Liu Heitai is not worth living, and besides your five hundred jars of kerosene, Raoyang City will have to ask for it."

The general was dumbfounded when he heard the words, "Then, what should we do?"

"Just burn down the surrounding camps, cause riots, and let everyone shout 'Qin Wang Li Shimin is coming', we must capture Liu Heita alive," Zhuge Dewei said in a low voice: "Only by capturing Liu Heita alive can we use the power Redemption, and even promotion of officials and ranks."

The short general nodded in response, and immediately went down to make arrangements.

"Stop," the guard at the camp gate scolded, "Who is it?"

"Brother, don't misunderstand, we are sent by Zhuge Envoy to deliver wine." The short general smiled and said, "Just now General Liu Shishan said that he didn't drink enough today, and Zhuge Envoy asked us to send some, so that the king can drink to his heart's content tomorrow." ".

Seeing that this man was indeed the guard of Raoyang at the gate of the city during the day, the guard opened the gate of the camp and let him in. He saw a man behind him holding a jar, which was hundreds of jars.

The guard licked his lips, looking forward to it, and at the same time asked doubtfully: "Why don't you use a cart to pull it, it takes a lot of effort for this person to hold an altar."

Hearing this, the short general paused, turned his eyes, and hurriedly said: "The carts in the warehouse have been taken to collect grain. There is nothing left and right, so let the brothers carry them here. They can deliver wine to King Dong of Han. That's an honor for brothers."

"That's it", the guard and You Rong nodded.

When everyone entered the camp, the guards at the camp gate chatted with each other.

"This Zhuge envoy is really interesting, and the big fat sheep at night is really exciting."

"That's not right, it's our king's majesty, and he's here to deliver wine on this big night...".

At this time, another guard shrugged his nose, "What's the smell? It's so pungent."

The other guards were taken aback.

"It smells like wine...".

"No, no, it's not wine, it's oil? Fire oil?" The guard's expression changed immediately.

All the guards were shocked when they heard the words, "Quickly go and report to the king, quickly."

After the voice fell, there was only a bang, and the fire exploded.

At the same time, the arrows shot straight at the gate of the camp, and the guards suddenly staggered, hit by several arrows.

"The king of Qin, Li Shimin, is here."

All the soldiers of Raoyang Mansion shouted loudly and rushed towards the camp screaming.

Fires broke out in all directions, supported by fierce kerosene and night wind, and the fire broke out suddenly.

The Eastern Han army, who had fled for many days, was exhausted. Today, after drinking and eating, they fell asleep soundly. They woke up inexplicably. Before they were cleared up, they heard Li Shimin's name. They ran around in shock and fled in all directions. The camp was in chaos. .

(End of this chapter)