"Nephew Huai Qing, you are so amazing! You are so amazing!" He rushed into Yang Zheng's bedroom in a very ungrateful manner, and even more ungratefully pulled Yang Zheng up from his gums. Yang Zheng, who had just fallen asleep but was still dizzy, realized what had happened. Qiao Rui could not wait to shake Yang Zheng and said: "Xian nephew! Xian nephew Huai Qing! You are so amazing, so capable, so clever! You are so clever!" Guess what happened? What happened?!"

"What happened?" Yang Zheng rubbed his dry eyes sleepily and was still a little confused. After finally regaining consciousness, Yang Zheng glanced at the letter held tightly in Qiao Rui's hand and smiled: " The reason why Uncle Qiao is so excited must be this letter in his hand, right? Liu Qi's letter cannot make his uncle so happy. Zhang Yun and the Cai brothers have no friendship with their uncle. If the nephew guessed correctly, This letter should have been written by Yuan Yin or Liu Xun to his uncle. The letter told his uncle some great news, so his uncle, who was familiar with Yuan Yin and Liu Xun, was so excited. *Literature Museum*"

"Sure enough!" Qiao Rui slapped the skinny Yang Zheng so hard that he almost fell back on the bed. Then Qiao Rui couldn't wait to ask: "Xian Nephew, guess again, in this letter, Yuan Yin and Liu Xun What good news was written?”

"What good news did Yuan Yin and Liu Xun write?" Yang Zheng really couldn't guess this time. He wondered: "What good news did Yuan Yin and Liu Xun write? Logically speaking, the nephew's alienation plan was successful even if it was a fluke. , Yuan Yin and Liu Xun should at most withdraw to Nanchang and Haihun immediately. Shouldn't they reply to our army and tell us the news? They agreed with our army to jointly attack the Jingzhou Army. Do they have the courage? Even if they have the courage, we Chai Isn’t the strength of the army in Sang City not enough?”

"The omnipotent nephew Huai Qing finally has the time to guess!" Qiao Rui laughed happily, then lowered her voice. With a smile on her face, she said in Yang Zheng's ear: "Yuan Yin and Liu Xunzhong After understanding your nephew's plan to divorce, they mistakenly thought that Liu Qi was preparing to sneak attack on their home base of Nanchang City from the waterway, so they decided to sue for peace with us. We also came to capture the thief and the king, and planned to trick Liu Qi into their camp at noon tomorrow and kill him. , we agreed to light a fire as a signal. As long as they succeed, they will light a fire in the camp and send out troops. We will also send out troops in Chaisang City. We will join forces to attack the Jingzhou rebel army. By then, the Jingzhou rebel army will be leaderless and will be defeated!"

"What? Yuan Yin and Liu Xun really have the courage?!"

Yang Zheng was really shocked this time. He quickly jumped up from the bed and asked Qiao Rui for the letter to read. Qiao Rui, who was in a good mood, hurriedly handed the letter to Yang Zheng. While praising Yang Zheng, he asked about Yang Zheng in a roundabout way. Chang Shi had already arranged a marriage for Yang Zheng, and was planning to take advantage of it and bring Yang Zheng, who was basically destined to become an important minister of Xuzhou, into his home as a relative. However, the more Yang Zheng read the letter, the more wrong his expression became, and his face became thinner. There was also a worried look, and Qiao Rui couldn't help but feel puzzled as he observed his words. He hurriedly asked: "My dear nephew, is there something wrong? Is this a trick by the enemy to lure him out?"

"It is unlikely to lure the enemy." Yang Zheng shook his head and analyzed: "If Yuan Yin and Liu Xun plan to lure us out of the city to take the opportunity to attack the city, then they should set the time to attack the city at night. Only in this way can they use the cover of night They mobilized their troops, either to ambush our troops leaving the city, or to take the opportunity to attack Chaisang City, or even sent troops disguised as our troops to sneak into the city. But Liu Xun and Yuan Yin set the time to attack during the day, which is enough to prove They are not cheating. Even if they are cheating, it is easy for us to deal with them. So my nephew believes that Yuan Yin and Liu Xun's request for peace and surrender this time should be genuine."

"Then nephew, why do you look so worried?" Qiao Rui asked in confusion.

"My nephew is worried about Yuan Yin and Liu Xun." Yang Zheng muttered: "My nephew has only been dealing with Liu Qi for a short time, but he can see that Liu Qi is definitely a very cautious and cautious person. At the same time,

He is also a very subtle and suspicious person. If Yuan Yin and Liu Xun want to lure him into the camp and kill him, it may not be that easy. If something goes wrong, Liu Qi might kill him in turn."

"Then what should I do? Should I write a letter to Yuan Yin and Liu Xun to remind them to be careful?" Qiao Rui asked quickly.

"My nephew thinks it is not necessary and they should be allowed to do it." Yang Zheng replied: "Because whether Liu Qi kills Yuan Yin Liu Xun or Yuan Yin Liu Xun kills Liu Qi, it will be harmful to our army.

There is no harm at all. We have finally provoked a fight between two tigers, so we should sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight instead of stopping the two tigers from competing for food."

Speaking of this, Yang Zheng glanced at Qiao Rui's expression and quickly added: "Of course, if Uncle Qiao has a close relationship with Yuan Yin and Liu Xun and is worried about their safety, he can also write a warning or simply stop him.

My nephew has absolutely no objection."

"Don't worry, my uncle only has a nodding relationship with Yuan Yin and Liu Xun." Qiao Rui said with a smile: "Back then, because Yuan Shu broke his promise and refused to make Sun Ce the governor of Lujiang, I had some conflicts with Liu Xun. But forget it.

These

It's all in the past. Now that my uncle has surrendered to the lord, and has received the grace of the lord to survive and find a better future, he should give priority to the interests of the lord. Since you think you don't need to stop me, my nephew, then we don't need to be such good people."

"My uncle can distinguish between public and private affairs, and my nephew admires him." Yang Zheng flattered him. After thinking about it for a while, Yang Zheng said to Qiao Rui: "Uncle, my nephew wants to ask you a favor. Please arrange some cavalry for them to wear.

Put on the clothes of the Jingzhou Army and wait inside the south gate at noon tomorrow."

"No problem, how many people do you want? Is ten enough?" Qiao Rui agreed, and then asked curiously: "My dear nephew, what do you want these people for?"

"I haven't figured out how to use it yet, but it will definitely be useful when the time comes. It's best to be prepared first." Yang Zheng replied, "Also, we don't need ten people, five or six will be enough." Qiao Rui agreed and immediately

They sent guards out to make arrangements, and discussed with Yang Zheng how to deal with the enemy's disturbance. They waited until the sky was dimming before they each rested.

………………

While Yang Zheng and Qiao Rui took their time to rest, Liu Qi finally received the news that the Jingzhou Navy had sent troops to the south of Poyang Lake last night. The news was sent by Zhang Yun on his own initiative, saying that a scout ship was sent to the south of Poyang Lake.

Discover

An unidentified fleet was picked up. To be cautious, he sent Cai Zhong to lead a navy to leave the port overnight and go south to reconnoiter and search for the enemy's situation in the south of Poyang Lake. Beware of the enemy navy lurking in the south of Poyang Lake to set up an ambush.

In this regard, although Liu Qi was slightly dissatisfied with Zhang Yun and others for acting without permission, he could not blame Zhang Yun and Cai Ji brothers for this behavior, because Zhang Yun and others took the correct response after discovering the enemy's situation, and Cai Zhong

There were not many naval fleets brought out. There were only about 400 large and small warships, which did not account for one-tenth of the number of Jingzhou Navy ships. As Jingzhou Navy

If Zhang Yun, the deputy governor, used so much force, Liu Qi would take the opportunity to seize the opportunity to cause trouble. Not only would the Jingzhou generals be dissatisfied, but Liu Qi himself would also be a little embarrassed. Therefore, Liu Qi did not take this matter seriously and ordered Zhang

Yun maintained close contact with Cai Zhong and patrolled the southern part of Poyang Lake to solve the problem, without even considering the impact this would have on his allies.

Of course, in addition to some dissatisfaction, Liu Qi also has expectations. What he is looking forward to in the south of Poyang Lake is really the Xuzhou Navy team, because as long as the Jingzhou Navy can kill the main force of the Xuzhou Navy in the favorable season of winter, then no matter whether Chaisang City is

No matter how strong it is, it has become a completely isolated city. When the time comes, there is no need to attack, and the Chaisang defenders can be destroyed by sheer exhaustion!

Just when Liu Qi was holding on to this hope, Liu Xun's envoy arrived at the Jingzhou camp. He said he wanted to invite Liu Qi to a camp banquet at noon, and by the way to discuss important military affairs on how to quickly capture Chaisang, Liu Qi

Hearing this, he wanted to agree immediately, but he had doubts in the middle of the sentence. He hurriedly asked the envoy Liu Xun: "Since General Liu has important military affairs to negotiate with me, why doesn't he come to my camp? Instead, he wants me to come over.

Banquet?"

"My lord, this is what the general said." Messenger Liu Xun respectfully replied: "My lord sent troops to Jiangdong to avenge our old lord. He also wanted to defend our new lord against the Xuzhou bandit army, act chivalrously, and help those in need.

But our team

Wu didn't even have a chance to treat the young master to a drink, so the general took advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do today and prepared to hold a grand banquet in the military camp. He invited the young master to come to the camp to have a banquet, to express his gratitude, and to discuss with the young master how to use it.

Let’s conquer this city of Chaisang.”

"So that's it." Liu Qi nodded and asked: "What about General Yuan Yin? Did General Liu invite General Yuan?"

"Of course I have invited you," envoy Liu Xun replied hurriedly: "Our general actually decided to invite the young master to the camp banquet after discussing with General Yuan, so General Yuan will definitely be present and will definitely arrive earlier than the young master."

Because Yuan Yin's nephew and Yuan Yao's son are currently serving as hostages in Xiangyang, Liu Qi still has some trust in Yuan Yin. When he heard that Yuan Yin, who had always been at odds with Liu Xun, was also present, Liu Qi no longer had any suspicion and immediately nodded in agreement.

They arrived at Liu Xun's camp before noon for a banquet. Liu Xun's envoy was overjoyed.

He quickly said goodbye with a lot of thanks and left. As soon as Liu Xun's envoy left, Liu Qi's confidant and uncle Kuai Yue immediately came to Liu Qi and objected: "Sir, you should refuse Liu Xun's invitation. Although Liu Xun and Liu Xun

Our army is in alliance, but people's hearts are apart, so we should be careful."

"It doesn't matter, I will be careful." Liu Qi replied: "At that time, I will ask Han Xi to lead five hundred armored soldiers to go with him. Uncle, you will stay in the camp to take precautions."

"I'm afraid it's not enough to take Han Xi alone." Kuai Yue was still a little worried. He originally wanted to suggest that Liu Qi let Gan Ning go with him, but considering that Gan Ning was no longer very reliable, Kuai Yue thought about it and quickly decided to go with him.

Then he thought of a reliable candidate and said hurriedly: "Master, let Huang Zhong go with you, and let him and Han Xi stay by your side at any time. He has the courage that no man can match, and even if there is a change, he can still cope with any eventuality."

.”

When Liu Qi heard that he was overjoyed, he hurriedly sent Huang Zhong to arrange the mission. At the right time, Liu Qi temporarily handed over the camp to Kuai Yue and Deng Yi for guarding, led Huang Zhong, Han Xi and 500 armored soldiers out of the camp and rushed to

Liu Qi went to Liu Xun’s camp ten miles to the south for the banquet. At the same time, as a precaution, Liu Qi had to hide it from everyone and quietly

He wore a piece of soft armor on the fleshy part of his clothes. The Xuzhou scouts, who were closely monitoring the movement of the main camp in Jingzhou, discovered that the Jingzhou team, which was well-equipped and had a large number of horses, left the camp and headed south, and immediately reported its arrival.

In Chaisang City, Qiao Rui and Yang Zheng also quickly boarded the south gate tower and waited for the news at the closest place.

At noon, Liu Qi's team successfully arrived in front of Liu Xun's camp. After receiving the news, Liu Xun and Yuan Yin welcomed him out of the camp gate and saluted Liu Qi with fists in his hands. Liu Qi saw that Yuan Yin was also at the scene, and Yuan Yaojun also played the trumpet.

The bell played music to greet him, and he felt happy in his heart. He quickly dismounted his horse and returned the courtesy. After greeting Liu Xun and Yuan Yin for a moment, he led the team into Liu Xun's camp and went all the way to the Chinese army camp of Liu Xun's team.

.

During this period, Liu Qi was chatting and laughing with Liu Xun and Yuan Yin. Huang Zhong and Han Xi, who were experienced in fighting, found that something was wrong. Because in addition to the Liu Xun Army soldiers lined up to greet them on both sides of the road, the Liu Xun Army camp in the distance

But there were no idle soldiers walking around inside—

- In broad daylight, this is not a very abnormal phenomenon. At the same time, Huang Zhong and Han Xi also discovered that although Liu Xun and Yuan Yin looked normal when they were joking, most of their guards looked a little nervous, and many of them looked nervous.

He was still secretly sizing up Liu Qi's bodyguards.

At this time, Liu Qi, Yuan Yin, Liu Xun and others had already arrived in front of the Central Military Camp and were about to enter the camp. Huang Zhong and Han Xi, who were vaguely aware that something was wrong, were about to step forward to stop them. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi grabbed Liu Xun's hand with his left hand first.

The right hand smiled and said: "General Liu, have you heard the story of the Hongmen Banquet? Did Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng kill my ancestor Liu Bang, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty?"

"Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Before Liu Xun finished speaking his shocked words, his expression had already changed drastically. Because Liu Qi had a dagger in his right hand at some point, it was placed on his neck, and then Liu Qi hurriedly retreated and left.

Yuan Yin shouted: "Go ahead, take down Yuan Yin!"

"No!" Han Xi and Huang Zhong shouted together and rushed towards Yuan Yin. When Yuan Yin hurriedly reached for the sword, Huang Zhong had already grabbed his right hand and grabbed the sword with his left hand.

He strangled Yuan Yin's neck and took Yuan Yin down. Then Huang Zhong smiled and said: "Young Master, I really didn't expect that you could see the flaw a long time ago!"

"Of course." Liu Qi said with a proud smile: "In broad daylight, the tents on both sides of the tents are closed. How can this be normal? My teacher said that no matter how close the relationship is to anyone... ah!

"

Liu Qi suddenly screamed because when he was proud, Liu Xun, who was holding a dagger on his neck, took advantage of his distraction and suddenly raised his arm and knocked away his dagger, then stamped on Liu Qi's instep.

Let Liu

Qi screamed and gave up, then rolled on the spot in front of his guards. When the guards rushed to protect Liu Xun, Liu Xun yelled before he could get up, "Do it, no one will do it."

Keep!"

The gong rang violently, and Liu Xun's camp immediately fell into complete chaos. Liu Xun's soldiers on both sides of the road took out their weapons and rushed towards Liu Qi's team. Liu Xun's soldiers hidden in the military tent also rushed out, rushing out like a tide.

Xiang Liu Qi's team, Han Xi and Huang Zhong quickly commanded the armored team.

Protect Liu Qi in the middle, fight with Liu Xun's soldiers, and retreat to the camp gate to break out. At the same time, he sends people to break out of Liu Xun's camp to report to Kuai Yue. Liu Xun directs the army to encircle Liu Qi's team and orders people to do so.

Light the firewood pile hidden in the camp and send a signal to the Chaisang defenders for help.

When Liu Xunjun's front camp was in chaos and the sound of killing was loud, thick smoke quickly rose into the sky. The smoke from five huge pyres rushed straight into the sky. It could be seen from ten miles away. Qiao Rui and Yang Zheng were in Chaisang South Gate City.

When they saw it, they were also overjoyed. Then Sun Gao, the Qiaorui general who had already prepared to send troops, immediately led 3,000 troops out of the city from the south gate to Jingzhou.

There was an interception in the middle of the road between the camp and Liu Xun's camp. When leaving the city, Yang Zheng also quickly told Sun Gao: "General Sun, remember two things. First, before there is an order, you can only intercept the Jingzhou team.

, Do not attack the enemy camp! Secondly, if the Jingzhou Army sends troops to rescue Liu Qi, confirms the identity of the enemy general, and immediately sends people back to report to me, I will be of great use!"

Qiao Rui added: "Sun Gao, Huai Qing's nephew's words are my orders. Don't make mistakes! Also, if you find something is wrong, return to the city immediately. You would rather miss the opportunity than take the risk!" Sun Gao promised, this

After that, he led his army to leave the city. Qiao Rui and Yang Zheng continued to stay on the city wall and climbed up to observe the movement in the distance. They closed the four gates tightly and were on guard, not daring to take any risks. At the same time, they sent a large number of scouts to detect the enemy's movement.

It's hard to talk about two families with one mouth. At the same time, Yuan Yin's camp, which was well prepared, had already taken action. Yuan Yin's son Yuan Neng left Shu Shao and others to guard the camp, and led five thousand troops to rush to Liu Xun's camp.

Come here; at the same time, Liu Xun's army relied on the strength of their numbers to surround Liu Qi's team. Huang Zhong and Han Xi's guards protected them.

Protecting Liu Qi and struggling to break through, the two armies shouted to kill each other and killed each other fiercely. The battle was extremely fierce. It was only at this time that Liu Qi, who calmed down, remembered to use Yuan Yin as a hostage and grabbed Yuan Yin.
To be continued...