The gate of Youzhou slowly opened, and Dong Xi led three thousand troops into Youzhou City. Youzhou City was already heavily guarded, with fully armed soldiers standing on the top of the city, and the streets were deserted and there were few pedestrians. Almost everyone felt the sternness of the war.

"Old Dong!"

A familiar voice came from the top of the city. When Dong Xi looked up, he saw someone waving to him at the top of the city. It was his immediate boss Hou Mo Chenyi. Dong Xi has been following Hou Mo Chenyi since Renshou for four years and has always been Hou Mo Chenyi's confidant. In Youzhou, where there are many factions, they are powerful factions, second only to the Xue brothers.

Dong Xi urged him to come forward and smiled, "I happened to have something to look for my elder brother."

Hou Mo Chen Yi was Li Jing's confidant general. Later, he followed Yuan Hongsi to guard Youzhou. After Yang Yuanqing took over the general manager of Youzhou, he became one of the eight governors under Yang Yuanqing and led his army to guard Beiping County. Yang Yuanqing returned directly from Liaodong, while Hou Mo Chen Yi did not follow Yang Yuanqing to leave because he stayed in Youzhou.

Soon, Hou Mo and Chen Yi were named Deputy General Manager of Youzhou, assisting Xue Shixiong in guarding Youzhou. Under Xue Shixiong, Hou Mo and Chen Yi did not live well. Xue Shixiong was relatively cold to him because of Yang Yuanqing. In addition, the Xue brothers tried to seize his military power several times but failed, which made his relationship with the Xue brothers very bad, almost to the point where they were incompatible.

Last year, after Xue Shixiong was killed in an unfavorable attack on Dou Jiande, Hou Mo and Chen Yi should have taken over as the general manager. Luo Yi seized the military power of Youzhou because of the support of the Xue brothers. Hou Mo and Chen Yi could only accept the reality that Luo Yi was the general manager of Youzhou.

However, Hou Mo and Chen Yi and Luo Yi have been in Youzhou for many years and have some friendship. They get along well with each other. Luo Yi has been working hard to mediate the conflicts between him and the Xue brothers. Although they have not mediated successfully, at least they have not turned against each other on the surface.

This time, Luo Yi led his army to rescue Zhuo County, so he left Hou Mo Chenyi to lead his 10,000 troops to guard Youzhou City. Hou Mo Chenyi walked down the city, patted Dong Xi's shoulder and smiled, "Do you want me to invite you to drink?"

"Not the mood to drink now!"

Dong Xi looked left and right and whispered: "I have some serious things to look for my elder brother."

Hou Mo Chen Yi waved to a side general and ordered him: "Go and arrange the place of General Dong's subordinates, and arrange it in my Beida camp. Tell Lu to join the army to be treated the same as my soldiers."

"Abide by the order!"

The side general hurried over, and Hou Mo Chen Yi kept a small winery on the street opposite and smiled at Dong Xi: "War is the war. Drinking is the drink. It's two different things. Come with me to have a drink."

Dong Xi gave a few instructions to the deputy general, and followed Hou Mo Chenyi into the restaurant. The two of them came to the inner hut to sit down. Hou Mo Chenyi was such a regular customer. He said to the shopkeeper of the restaurant: "Add to add another copy according to the old rules."

Very, the wine and food were served. Hou Mo Chenyi touched the temperature of the wine pot, which was just right. He poured Dong Xi a glass of wine and filled it with him.

"Tell me! What's the important thing?" Hou Mo Chenyi asked after taking a sip of wine.

Dong Xi's eyes flashed with excitement and he whispered: "His Highness of the King of Chu has arrived in Zhuo County."

Hou Mo Chenyi stood up and looked at the door. There were only two of them in the restaurant. The shopkeeper sat there and dozed off. A guy was basking in the sun at the door. He closed the door and sat down. He drank the wine without saying a word, then picked up the wine pot and filled it with him. After a while, he said lightly: "So what if you come?"

Hou Mo and Chen Yi's attitude surprised Dong Xi a little. He stared at Hou Mo and Chen Yi for a moment and asked, "You are not going to be loyal to sacrifice for him because Luo Yi asked you to guard Youzhou City?"

Dong Xi and Hou Mo and Chen Yi have been in friendship for more than ten years. Rather than saying that they are superiors and subordinates, they are close friends. In private, there is no boundary between superiors and subordinates.

Hou Mo Chenyi thought about it and asked him back: "What do you want?"

"I'm doing it now, and I'm persuading you to surrender in Youzhou City!" Dong Xi said frankly.

Hou Mo Chenyi sneered, "Whoever surrenders to, will pay attention to us? I don't want to put my hot face on someone else's cold ass."

Dong Xi knew Hou Mo and Chen Yi very well, and he had a sensitive self-esteem. When Yang Yuanqing did not take him away, he was always worried, thinking that Yang Yuanqing did not attach importance to him, but he didn't expect that so many years have passed and he was still worried about that matter.

Dong Xi smiled bitterly, took out the letter from his arms and put it on the table and pushed it over. Hou Mo and Chen Yi glanced at him and saw the three words Yang Yuanqing. His eyes suddenly widened. He looked at Dong Xi in surprise and asked hesitantly: "You... have he contacted you?"

Dong Xi shook his head, "It was His Highness the King of Chu who sent someone to find me."

Hou Mo and Chen Yi did not read the letter, but looked at Dong Xi strangely. If Yang Yuanqing sent someone to contact him, he should have contacted him. How could he contact Dong Xi, who was far away in Yuyang County, and there was no key person.

Hou Mo Chen Yi suddenly woke up a little. He stared at Dong Xi and asked slowly: "Who are you?"

Dong Xi picked up the wine glass and smiled, "Does my brother still remember Yang Jiachen?"

Hou Mo Chen Yi stood up, stared at Dong Xi incredibly, and said in surprise: "Are you too?"

Dong Xi nodded, "One of the nine iron guards I stayed in Youzhou, and the seven people followed the young master back to Youzhou. Only Li Jin and I didn't leave. Brother, I'm sorry, I've kept it from you for so long."

Hou Mo Chenyi knew that Yang Yuanqing had eighteen iron guards back then, but he only knew Yang Jiachen. He never dreamed that Dong Xi, who had been with him for thirteen years, was also one of the iron guards, and Li Jin, who was killed in Goryeo, was actually the same.

Hou Mo Chen Yi slowly sat down and felt a mess. He had experienced ups and downs over the past few years and his career was not going well. He had always resented Yang Yuanqing for not taking him away, which was his contempt for him. At this moment, even Dong Xi was Yang Yuanqing's iron guard back then. He suddenly understood a little, afraid that Yang Yuanqing had deliberately left him and Dong Xi in Youzhou.

Hou Mo and Chen Yi slowly took the letter from the table and opened it and read it. The letter briefly described the friendship for more than ten years, but there was only one real content. I hope he could surrender with Youzhou City, and he would be the general manager of Youzhou in the future.

Hou Mo and Chen Yi took a deep breath. Yang Yuanqing actually agreed to hand over the position of Youzhou General Manager to himself. This was of course his dream, but this trust made his heart's dissatisfaction with Yang Yuanqing disappear without a trace. He only felt moved by trust.

Hou Mo Chenyi pondered for a moment and said, "The key now is Xue Wanjun, he is a big obstacle for us."

Dong Xi was overjoyed. Hou Mo and Chen Yi said this, indicating that he agreed. He immediately said: "His Highness of the King of Chu hopes that we will take down Youzhou City within three days. As long as we take action tonight, it will not be difficult to defeat Xue Wanjun."

Hou Mo Chenyi shook his head, "You think things too simple. Xue Wanjun is extremely guarded against me. He lives in the military camp now, and the eighteen personal soldiers are inseparable from him. It is impossible to take him down."

Dong Xi frowned, "This is a bit troublesome. It's only three days. Is there no other way?"

Hou Mo Chenyi looked at the wine glass, and after a long time he slowly said, "There is one way, it depends on whether he can deceive Xue Wanjun."

Speaking of this, he smiled mysteriously and immediately aroused Dong Xi's curiosity. He didn't know what he was talking about.

.........

Anping County, Boling County, is the junction of Boling County and Hejian County, only more than 200 miles away from Dou Jiande's capital. This is also located in the central Hebei Plain. The moon has just come up, and bright silver light shines on the endless fields. There are large silver-gray shadows in the distance. In the dense forests, next to the forest is a wide river, which is the famous river Hutuo Water in Hebei. It is like a black jade belt, shining brightly under the moonlight.

Although the land here is fertile and the water source is sufficient, after years of riots and bandits, this place has become a red wilderness. There is no village within a dozen radius, and only the county town is hiding more than a thousand surviving people. After the night sky is shrouded, they dare not step out of the county town.

At this time, on the grass next to a dense forest, there were tens of thousands of black shadows. Some were sleeping in military blankets, some were whispering, and some soldiers were secretly drinking two sips of the strong wine hidden in their arms to resist the severe cold of early spring nights.

Next to the Hutuo River, Luo Shixin held the handle of the sword and stared at a forest standing on the horizon. However, he was thinking about this task in his mind. He led 30,000 troops to Leshou County and forced Dou Jiande to withdraw from Zhuo County. However, this task was not simple. Leshou County was Dou Jiande's capital, where 200,000 troops were stationed there for many years, of which 100,000 troops had already gone north, and there were still 100,000 troops strictly defending their capital, led by General Wang Fubao.

When Luo Shixin was following Zhang Xutuo, he had fought with Wang Fubao in Jibei County. He knew that this man was a ruthless person, with a strong command ability and resourcefulness. In that battle, Wang Fubao only led more than 3,000 people to attack the granary of Jibei County, but he tied with his 5,000 troops and then retreated calmly. At that time, Luo Shixin felt a cowardly battle, and now he thought about it, he still felt a hint of hatred in his heart.

Despite this, Luo Shixin attached great importance to this opponent. There was always a reason why Dou Jiande asked Wang Fubao to guard the capital. It was not necessarily because Wang Fubao was loyal. Luo Shixin felt that the important reason was that this man was good at fighting and could defend the capital for Dou Jiande.

"General, you have been resting for an hour. Can you set off?" Deputy General Li Hai'an walked to Luo Shixin and asked in a low voice.

Luo Shixin shook his head, "Wait a minute, wait until the scout comes back, I have a premonition that we will come from Boling County, and the other party may already know our movements. I am worried that the other party's 100,000 troops will set up their pockets and let us get in."

At this time, a team of cavalry rushed from a distance, and Luo Shixin was excited, "They are here!"

After a moment, the scout rushed to Luo Shixin, turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to General Luo, we have found tens of thousands of troops in Raoyang County, fifty miles away."

Luo Shixin sneered, "It's true that's not what I expected!"

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