Horse on the World

Chapter 464
Xiao Yuanshan understood what Shen Mingchen meant, Jinzhou fell into Li's hands, if he led an army of tens of thousands to make excuses, it would be absolutely impossible, and Li would not let such a good opportunity to weaken himself go by.That is to say, the army in my hand can take away at most one or two of Xiao's loyal confidantes, and return to Youyan through the Li's territory, and the price of living is to become a pawn of Li's from now on. , were used by them to contain Luoyang.

From a chess player to a pawn, even though Xiao Yuanshan is so calm, he is really unwilling.Tapping the table with his fingers, he was still wondering if there was any other way to solve the predicament in front of him.

"Marshal, time doesn't wait for us! A man can bend and stretch, and we still have a chance to pass the current test. The battle between Li Shi and Luoyang will not end in a short time. The important thing is that we are still alive, and we have a chance if we are alive! "Shen Mingchen said.

Yes, as long as you are alive, you will have a chance when you are alive.Xiao Yuanshan suddenly realized that when he stepped into the big chessboard of fighting for supremacy in the world, he had to be a chess piece. Who can be sure that he will not become another chess player in the future?Back then, Li Qing was not just a pawn, but also the smallest pawn on the chessboard.

"Mr. Shen is right, the important thing is to be alive." Xiao Yuanshan made up his mind.

Listening to the conversation between the two, the generals in the hall already understood in their hearts that if they want to implement this strategy, someone must lead a large number of troops to attack Qinzhou on their own initiative in exchange for the retreat of Jinzhou's elite troops. They escaped smoothly, in other words, those who attacked Qinzhou were about to realize that they must die. For a moment, the lobby fell into silence.

After a moment of hesitation, Wan Lun stood up, "General, Wan Lun is willing to share his worries and lead his troops to attack Qinzhou."

Xiao Yuanshan was about to answer, when Shen Mingchen on the side pulled his clothes without showing any trace, Xiao Yuanshan was startled, and understood Shen Mingchen's meaning in an instant, he was worried about Wan Lun, if Wan Lun had a different heart, everyone would die No burial place.After all, with Tian Feng's example in front of him, Tian Feng is not a veteran of the Xiao family, and if he rebels, the harm will be so great that it is difficult to estimate. Now, the Xiao family can no longer afford such a change.

Xiao Yuanshan showed a smile on his face, "General Wan dared to be the first and was willing to break out a way out for the big guy. Xiao is very admired, but there is no one in the room full of people with the surname Xiao who has the guts to handle it?" ?" When it came to the last sentence, Xiao Yuanshan's voice was already stern.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward. After a deathly silence, the two generals fought: "The last general is willing to share the worries of the great general!" Xiao Yuanshan followed the sound, but it was two generals from the Xiao family. Xiao Jin, named Xiao Rui.

Glancing at the silent descendants of the Xiao family, Xiao Yuanshan burst into anger, "Xiao Jin, Xiao Rui, good, good, but the two of you have never been the commanders of tens of thousands of troops. I am afraid that you will command an army of tens of thousands. Others can tell at a glance that something is wrong, you two can only serve as partial teachers, not positive seals! Yuanhang, you have always been brave and have experience in commanding large armies, so you will lead the army to attack Qinzhou, Xiao Jin and Xiao Rui How about people taking the teacher as the assistant?"

Xiao Yuanhang raised his head in surprise. He is Xiao Yuanshan's own younger brother. No matter how much he thought about such a mortal matter, he never thought that it would fall on him. Looking at the look in his brother's eyes, Xiao Yuanhang knew that this was his last. It was decided that the Xiao family needed someone with sufficient weight to confuse Qinzhou's judgment.

"Brother, I am willing!"

A sigh of relief came from the tent, Xiao Yuanshan glanced at the crowd in disgust, and Wan Lun also sat down with a face of hesitation, how could Shen Mingchen's little move just now be hidden from him?
Now that the big plan has been made, the generals will rush back immediately to prepare for the next action. In the blink of an eye, there are only a few people left in the room. Xiao Yuanhang walked to the door, hesitated for a moment, then turned back, and turned towards the door. Xiao Yuanshan bowed, Xiao Yuanshan understood, stood up, hugged his own brother gently, and said: "The Xiao family must have someone who is worthy enough to stay to stabilize the morale of the army. Big brother hopes you understand, don't blame big brother. Your family , I will take good care of it."

Xiao Yuanhang nodded, turned around and left.

Xiao Yuanshan and Shen Mingchen were relatively silent. How similar is this moment to the scene when they were expelled from Dingzhou?
Outside the room, a soldier walked in lightly, whispered something to Xiao Yuanshan, Xiao Yuanshan stood up abruptly, "Bring him in quickly!"

Shen Mingchen also stood up, "General, what happened?"

As soon as the words were finished, a person stepped in from outside the room, appeared in the dust, with a tired face, "Xiao Fu has seen the general!"

"Ah Fu, what is the situation in Luoyang? How is the Duke?" Xiao Yuanshan grabbed Xiao Fu, and even Shen Mingchen who was on the side looked a little nervous.

Xiao Fu had a gloomy expression on his face, "General, it's all over, it's all over, this is the last news from the Duke of the State, and since then, no news has come out."

Xiao Fu unbuttoned his outer robe, pulled up the hem of his inner shirt, tore it open with a bang, took out a scrap of cloth from inside, and handed it to Xiao Yuanshan. There was even no paper for writing letters, and when the cloth was unfolded, there were eight shocking characters, "Bear the humiliation and bear the burden, borrowing from Mrs. Li!"

Xiao Yuanshan clenched his hand tightly, held the remnant cloth firmly in his hand, closed his eyes and said nothing, seeing this blood book, Xiao Yuanshan knew that the sky above his head had collapsed, and from now on, the Xiao family would be supported by himself .

He opened his eyes, looked at Xiao Fu, and asked, "How about You Yan?"

Xiao Fu was a little sad, "General, it happened so suddenly, there was no warning at all before, the Duke was arrested, and the original friendly army suddenly launched an attack on the border of Youyan, caught off guard, Youzhou was lost, and the second master led the way." The troops retreated into Yanzhou to guard against death, but the hearts of the people in the state were unstable and panicked. All the elite soldiers and generals were taken away by the general. The second master had nothing to do. .”

The second master Xiao Fu talks about is Xiao Haoran's younger brother Xiao Weiran, who went to Dingzhou to negotiate with Li Qing back then, but he is a talented person, but he is far from being able to cope with the current crisis.

Xiao Yuanshan carefully put away the blood book in his hand, his expression gradually changed from sadness to determination.

"General, what does the Duke say?" Shen Mingchen asked.

"It's exactly the same as what you said! Bear the humiliation and bear the burden, and borrow Li Shi!"

Shen Mingchen breathed a sigh of relief.

One day later, Xiao Yuanhang, Xiao Jin, Xiao Rui, and three groups of people, with a total of nearly 10 people, turned back and rushed towards Qinzhou. It was so fierce that there was no doubt that the Xiao family wanted to take down Qinzhou at all costs. In Qinzhou, Zhou Tong, who had already been on guard, gathered reinforcements from Xingzhou to wait.A bloody battle immediately began under the city of Qinzhou.

At the same time, Xiao Yuanshan led [-] elites from Gaizhou to Shiziguan, preparing to return to Xiao's headquarters, Youyan, via Jinzhou.

But at this time, Jinzhou had completely fallen behind the Li family. When Li Feng's iron cavalry came to the lion pass, the guard of the lion pass surrendered without a fight. One day later, the former army commander Li Muzhi arrived at Shiziguan. According to the information from the Dingzhou Statistical Investigation Department and Li's own intelligence, Li Huaiyuan judged that Xiao Yuanshan would pretend to attack Qinzhou and go to Jinzhou. Li Muzhi was worried that Li Feng was too young and impulsive, so he rushed to Shiziguan, took command, and waited for Xiao Yuanshan's arrival.

"Father, why did we let Xiao Yuanshan live? How did the Xiao family treat us before? Even grandpa was imprisoned in the capital for so long? Just take this opportunity to beat up the dog!" Li Feng was dissatisfied with Weiyuan Marquis Li Muzhi road.

Li Muzhi smiled, and stretched out his hand to touch his son's head, but Li Feng took a step back. He had grown up, but in his father's eyes, he was always a child.

Looking at Li Feng who has matured day by day, Li Muzhi's eyes are full of kindness. This son, who has grown from a playboy to a hero who is now a hero in the battlefield, has the shadow of his other son behind him, although both of them are his own. However, Li Muzhi can hardly have that kind of love for Li Qing. In recent years, as Li Qing's prestige has risen, deep down in his heart, he actually has a sense of fear for him. He was afraid of his son, and if he said it, he would make people laugh to death, but Li Muzhi knew that this kind of emotion really existed deep in his heart.

"The Xiao family is no longer a dog in the water!" Li Muzhi said indifferently: "At best, they can only be a lost dog. Although we don't mind adding trouble to others, the current situation is that keeping them is better than eating them." It's more cost-effective. Son, my Li family is no better than before, we need to have a lot of things to do big things, so what are the past grievances compared with the big business we plan?"

Li Feng thought for a while, "Let Xiao Yuanshan return to Youyan, let him take charge of the overall situation, fight against Luoyang, and share the pressure for us?"

Li Muzhi nodded in satisfaction, "You can think of this, very good!"

"But Daddy, aren't we worried about their backlash? A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Xiao family has fallen, it should not be underestimated!"

"Do you think your elder brother will give them this chance?" Li Muzhi asked back.

"That's true!" Li Feng was thoughtful, he always had a kind of admiration and trust for Li Qing regardless of the reason.

Two days after Li Muzhi arrived at Shiziguan, Xiao Yuanshan led [-] troops and went straight to Shiziguan.The city was heavily guarded and ready to fight at any time, but in the Xiao's camp below the city, Xiao Yuanshan was dressed in civilian clothes. He glanced back at all the generals in the camp, and walked out of the camp with Shen Mingchen. Belt, step by step towards the Lion Pass.

"Xiao Yuanshan asks to see Lord Marquis Li, Marquis of Weiyuan!" Walking to the bottom of the city, Xiao Yuanshan raised his head and shouted.

After a while, the lion closed and lowered the two wooden sills. Xiao Yuanshan's eyes flashed with extreme humiliation. He exhaled a long breath and strode into the wooden sills. Shen Mingchen followed closely behind, pulling the rope, and the wooden sills slowly rose. high.

(End of this chapter)