One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Five: Fa Xu Pei, the First Princes to Kill (55)

"Are you sure Yang Tao's son said so?"

After receiving the messenger's reply, Xu Pei's face turned livid. First, he was annoyed that Zhao Shao made a mistake and he took the blame, and second, he was annoyed that no one woke him up.

Xu Pei wins over the power of the gentry and manages a huge network of contacts. There are forty or fifty good-looking generals like Zhao Shao, if not hundreds. Every gentry's refuge means the expansion of one's own power and connections, so how could Xu Pei take the initiative to refuse?

Zhao Shao is also a well-known celebrity in Zhangzhou Dongmen County, and Xu Pei has always been tolerant of celebrities.

He came to take refuge in himself, which shows that his reputation is attractive to celebrities.

It never occurred to him that Zhao Shao still had such a debt on him. If he knew about it at the beginning, he might not be willing to accept the other party.

There was no major change on Xu Pei's face, but he was already regretful in his heart.

Anyone will put it in hindsight.

Those who know Xu Pei will know that even if he knew about the grievances between Zhao Shao and Yang Tao in advance, he would accept Zhao Shao.

Why do you say that?

Because apart from the matter of Yang Jian, Zhao Shao didn't have too many stains on him.

If Xu Pei rejected Zhao Shao's offer of refuge because of the enmity between Zhao Shao and Yang Tao, wouldn't that be telling the world that he was afraid of Yang Tao?

Xu Pei is a character who is desperate for face, and his reputation and face are more important than other things outside his body.

Furthermore, when Zhao Shao took refuge in him, Xu Pei was in the rising period of his power, so he might not be afraid of Yang Tao.

Facing Xu Pei's pressing question, the messenger said tremblingly, "That's true."

Xu Pei gave up now.

Zhao Shao under the tent trembled secretly, even though his heart had shrunk into a quail, he still showed a dignified expression on the surface.

Instead of waiting for Xu Pei to find trouble for him, it's better to be honest and retreat.

With Xu Pei's temperament and style, he must not be embarrassed to deal with himself.

"My lord, to put it mildly, this matter is just a personal grievance between Shao and Yang Tao's son. There are grievances and creditors, and this matter should be settled by Shao and him." Zhao Shao said in a solemn and solemn voice, "Back then, I went to Nansheng to escape from the hunt. Fortunately, the lord did not give up and gave Shao a general. Shao has been in your tent for more than a year, and he has not made a single meritorious service. He only hopes to use his humble body to do a little bit for the lord. "

Xu Pei's complexion did not improve, but worsened.

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Shao straightened his chest and said, "Shao is willing to take off the head of Xiang Shang and end this old grudge."

"I, Xu Xinzhao, will not do this even if I die." Xu Pei said solemnly, "If you let the world know that I forced my subjects to death for self-protection—you are trying to trap me in an injustice. ? Even if I can survive, I will be shameless."

Xu Pei decisively interrupted Zhao Shao, not allowing the other party to refute.

Zhao Shao could only sigh and back away.

After the discussion came to no conclusion, Xu Pei broke up the meeting, leaving Han Yu and Cheng Xun alone.

When Zhao Shao took refuge with Xu Pei, Han Yu was still on a business trip and was so busy that he hit the back of his head.

When he knew that Zhao Shao was also under Xu Pei's tent, it was too late for him to stop him, and Cheng Xun had no room to speak at all.

"This Zhao Shao—"

Xu Pei's eyes were somewhat fierce.

Don't look at Zhao Shao's righteous words, but in fact he demolished Xu Pei's steps and forced him to express his opinion.

This is a humiliation to Xu Pei, he hates being persecuted by others the most.

Han Yu sighed, "Yang Jian can be regarded as a great man, but in the end he died at the hands of villains like Zhao Shao."

Xu Pei's eyes flickered slightly, and he silently suppressed the resentment in his heart.

Now that Zhao Shao is a villain, why didn't he remind him in time?

The harder Jiang Pengji attacked, the harder it was for Xu Pei to parry. Under such circumstances, Xu Pei's expectations for Han Yu were higher.

If Han Yu is unable to turn the tide, Xu Pei will not only not show mercy, but will have even greater opinions on him.

Cheng Xun interrupted Xu Pei's mental activities in time.

"Looking at the current situation, convincing Yang Tao is the way to go."

When Xu Pei heard this, his brain became dizzy several times.

A Jiang Pengji is difficult enough to deal with,

If it wasn't for Huang Song's help and the gathering of the two forces, Xu Pei would have been unable to carry it.

When Yang Tao and Jiang Pengji rendezvous, the balance of victory is undoubtedly in favor of Jiang Pengji.

Compared with the disadvantages on the battlefield, Xu Pei was more worried about Zhejiang County.

Zhejiang County is his old nest, if the old nest is also taken over by others, even if Xu Pei dies, he will have no face to see his ancestors.

Probably because they were more and more afraid of something, just when Xu Pei and the three were talking in secret, a bad news came.

"Report--"

Xu Pei frowned and said, "Come in—"

The messenger soldier opened the tent and entered with a serious expression, "Reporting to my lord, Mingsha Pass in Zhejiang County was lost, and 13,000 defenders, including the general, were ambushed. The enemy army went straight into Zhejiang County along the Taiqing River and captured three An important town, Zhejiang County, Zhejiang County..."

Feeling the terrible low pressure on Xu Pei's body, the messenger soldier lowered his voice and lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu Pei's face.

Xu Pei was so shocked by the news that he almost couldn't stand still, the scene in front of him was flickering, Cheng Xun saw that the situation was not good and hurried forward to help him.

Zhejiang County is a rich place, with rivers running from north to south and well-developed trade routes.

However, it also has a fatal weakness, the lack of natural barriers, except for Mingsha Pass, there are basically no decent passes.

Once the Mingsha Pass is broken, the enemy can take advantage of the convenience of the Taiqing River in Zhejiang County to drive straight in.

Those important military towns were built by Xu Pei with a lot of manpower in recent years.

"Mingsha Gate's guards were ambushed? What's going on here?"

Han Yu immediately grasped the key point of the question.

Mingsha Pass has enough troops, how could it be easily taken by the enemy?

Unless the guard is greedy for meritorious deeds!

When Han Yu thought of this possibility, his already serious facial features became even more frosty.

He told the guards of Mingsha Pass not to be greedy for merit!

Han Yu was so angry that veins popped out of his forehead when the soldiers faltered and faltered about the ins and outs of the ambush by the guard at Mingsha Gate.

Zhejiang County is hopeless——

Counting the footsteps and the enemy's combat strength, the entire territory of Zhejiang County can be taken in at most three to five days.

Battlefield news often lags behind for several days, maybe Zhejiang County has already fallen by this time——

Lost land can be returned, but the family...

Han Yu's heart sank.

Winners and losers, Xu Fei died, and the fate of the whole family is still vivid in my memory.

Xu Pei seemed to have also thought of this possibility, and he said with a calm face, "Can you send troops today?"

Cheng Xun opened his mouth to speak, and he turned his attention to Han Yu, hoping that he could dissuade the emotional Xu Pei.

Han Yu calmly said, "Yesterday, the battle just ended. The soldiers' strength was too much and they haven't recovered their vitality. It is not appropriate to fight again today. Please keep the matter of Zhejiang County secret for a while. If everyone knows that Zhejiang County has fallen, they will Worried about relatives and not interested in fighting..."

Although it is unreasonable, Han Yu's approach is correct.

If this bad news spreads, the already slack morale of the army will probably collapse.

Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and even Han Yu is helpless in the face of such a powerless situation.