The heavens are happy

Chapter 263
Zhang Shicheng's military camp is not in Taizhou City, but in the suburbs ten miles west of Taizhong City.

Although it is not far from Taizhou City, there are two moats on the road, and there is a flat river in front and back, so there is no danger to defend.

If Zhang Shicheng had a disease, he would not be able to take Taizhou City for a while, and the imperial court's intention to guard against Zhang Shicheng was very obvious.

However, while Zhang Shicheng was vain with the imperial court, he also knew the truth of the three caves of the cunning rabbit. Therefore, the two brothers Zhang Shiyi and Zhang Shide both led troops to lay down many cottages in other places in the name of suppressing bandits, and secretly hid many soldiers and horses in them. .

And every time they attack and defend, in addition to recruiting copycat bandits to supplement their own army, they will also lie about the loss of personnel, soldiers, horses, and horses, and then ask the court for military pay and equipment.

In this way, Zhang Shicheng leaned against the imperial court little by little, and continued to secretly strengthen his own strength.

At this moment, in Zhang Shicheng's barracks, the atmosphere seemed a little tense.

The number of guards doubled at the entrance of his handsome tent. When the patrolling soldiers outside the tent passed by, everyone couldn't help but lighten their steps, and the nerves on their faces were tense.

At this moment, the handsome tent looked extraordinarily quiet, as if some invisible crisis was lurking inside.

Zhang Shicheng sat on the main seat, and he put on his general armor, which made his figure even taller.

He was sitting on the seat, with one hand on his knee, rubbing his fingers lightly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

There was a gentle smile on his face, even happier than before.

There are several people standing on his lower head, the two on his right look quite similar to him, and the one standing on his left is Zhang Shixin.

Zhang Shixin was lowering his head at this time, not knowing what he was thinking. Next to Zhang Shixin was a thin, sharp-eyed, dark-skinned man. This man was wearing this leather armor, but he looked extremely awkward. The armor looked out of place.

The body was tense and straight, but the expression on the face was silent, but there was a murderous look in the eyes.

Opposite them, the two tall men looked somewhat similar.

It's just that one has a beard, and the other has a fat body and a long beard.

"Brother, this matter can't be left as it is. I lost so many brothers in vain, and I have to give the big guy an explanation! Even if I die, I will understand why!"

It was the fat man with the short beard on the left who spoke, and after he finished speaking, another tall man with a beard next to him also cupped his hands at Zhang Shicheng and said in a buzzing voice: "Brother, third brother said It makes sense, there is a lot to be said about this matter, I have to find out! I can also give an explanation to my subordinates, so many brothers have died, it is really unreasonable!"

Zhang Shicheng, who was sitting on the main seat, lowered his arms, put his hands on the armrests and sat up straight, laughing and laughing and said, "Third and fourth, what are you doing? They are all brothers from the same family, so why bother to talk behind closed doors?" Is it so tense?"

"Third brother! You said you want an explanation, how can you explain it? It's really not possible, I, the big brother, stand up and give an explanation to the brothers!"

Zhang Shicheng stood up while talking.

It was Zhang Shiyi who spoke earlier with a slightly fat body, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Brother, you know that's not what I meant."

"Oh!" He sighed, then stomped his feet, "Brother, I'm not talking about you, but there must be something inside this matter!"

The fourth younger brother next to him is Zhang Shide, and he said coldly: "Brother, you are kind and loyal, but I am afraid that someone will use two-faced tricks behind your back and not treat you as a brother!"

At this time, Zhang Shixin, who was facing him, couldn't help coughing, and then he clenched his fist with his lips and asked coldly, "Fourth! You mean I have a problem?"

Without waiting for Zhang Shide to answer, Zhang Shicheng on the main seat waved his hand and said, "Shi Xin, the fourth brother didn't mean that. Don't worry, listen to what the fourth child has to say."

"Fourth brother, you should talk well too, don't be angry with your second brother!"

Zhang Shide snorted unconvinced, and then said to Zhang Shicheng: "Brother, I just want to ask my second brother, ask him a few words!"

Zhang Shicheng laughed and said: "You can ask if it's nothing, your second brother is a generous person, and he doesn't care about you."

"Yes!" Zhang Shide turned around and said to Zhang Shidao, "Second Brother, you were the one who said with confidence that you would win the Tianying Sect Headquarters, hum! If he brings people to fight, he may accidentally fall into the trap, the White-browed Eagle King is so cunning, you must go, but what happened? All the men and horses under him who have not been beaten in the main arena will be defeated!"

At this time, Zhang Shiyi, the third child on the side, also said in a nonchalant manner: "Second brother should think about it this way! After all, playing the main altar is a top achievement, and besides, all kinds of gold and silver treasures in the main altar, if you send us The two brothers go. Hmph! I'm afraid the second brother will lose his head!"

Zhang Shixin's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Third brother! What do you mean by that? Under the watchful eyes of everyone, would I still be greedy for the treasures there? When have I been greedy for gold and silver treasures in these years, and when have I shared an extra share?" gone?"

Zhang Shiyi snorted coldly and said, "Yes! How noble is your second brother! You don't want money, you don't want money, you don't want money, you don't want fame, you don't want anything. You put on such a high posture, what do you want? I'm afraid You know in your heart that what you want is too big!"

Zhang Shixin stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhang Shiyi, his fingers trembling in anger, he was speechless for a while.

Zhang Shicheng on the main seat showed a gentle smile.

"Shixin! Don't worry, Shiyi is straightforward and has no malicious intentions!"

Zhang Shixin was very cold when he heard the words. The third brother speculated about me like this, saying that I had bad intentions, and he almost said that I was seeking power and usurping the throne. Brother, you actually said that he has no malicious intentions?
Big brother, big brother!Don't you think of me that way too?
At this moment Zhang Shide interjected: "Second brother, third brother doesn't mean to suspect that you are greedy for gold and silver treasures, but I just can't figure it out. So many brothers died there, even the quack masters we invited Those are all second-rate realms, and the worst ones are all third-rate realms, and none of them came back after dying in battle."

"It's you, the second brother who claims to be powerless, why did you come back unscathed? Don't tell me that you escaped from the White-browed Eagle King after a hard fight!"

The third child on the side's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and curled his lips, "Yeah! That's hard to say, maybe the second brother is really great, and even Yin Tianzheng is no match for him!"

Zhang Shixin was out of breath, and couldn't help coughing twice, "Third and fourth, you two don't need to speak sarcasticly. I failed to attack General Tianying, and it was my negligence. I also ask my elder brother to deal with it according to the military law."

"But do you suspect that I have any collusion with the Skyhawk Sect? I almost destroyed the Skyhawk Sect main altar, killing and injuring countless people. How many people under Yin Tianzheng's subordinates died in my hands, and I have made a death feud with him. How could I have any collusion with the Skyhawk Sect? Besides, which eye of yours saw me unscathed? Isn't it my injury now?"

"I'm just asking second brother how you came back. I want to care about you. Second brother, why are you so bloody? When did I tell you that you colluded with the Sky Eagle Sect?"

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Zhang Shixin pointed at Zhang Shiyi and was speechless.

Zhang Shicheng, who was sitting on the main seat, stood up and smiled and said: "Okay, okay! What happened to my brothers? Third! Shixin is right, he and the Tianying Sect have taken over such a big deal. Liangzi will never collude with the Skyhawk Sect, don't worry."

"Besides, Shi Xin has been invincible and invincible in all these years. This time, it was just a moment of carelessness. In the past, you two brothers were defeated. Every time, it was not Shi Xin who pleaded with you to save you from punishment. Forget about it. Is it okay for your second brother?"

He glared at Zhang Shiyi at this point, then walked over with a smile, took Zhang Shixin's hand and said: "You know what kind of temper the third child is, don't care about him like him, he is just a vulgar person, how many of us are brothers?" Talk behind closed doors, no one has a bad intention to say what you want, and you must not spread it out and make it big and let outsiders see it as a joke."

Then he looked at Zhang Shiyi, who was somewhat unwilling and disconvinced, and Zhang Shixin, who bowed his head without talking to the silent one.

Zhang Shicheng patted Zhang Shixin on the shoulder with a smile, then returned to his seat and sat down and said: "Don't make wild guesses, it may not be that our brothers have problems, and there are quite a few people who know about this matter, hum! Those guys said at the beginning It’s nice to hear, it’s both people and effort, actually I know that they are determined to destroy me, and they are only thinking about how to annex us, after all, they are not the same as us, they are not of the same mind!”

Looking at Zhang Shicheng who sighed.

The fourth brother, Zhang Shide, had no choice but to stand up and said, "Brother, do you mean that Li Qi and Zhao Lian betrayed us?"

Zhang Shicheng sat on the main seat, patting the armrest gently with one hand, "It may not be to betray us, their biggest purpose is to make us and the Tianying Sect both lose, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman! They don't have to do anything Betrayal, give the Skyhawk Sect a little bit of news, let us be bitten by the Skyhawk Sect at a critical moment, and the strength of the Skyhawk Sect will be greatly damaged at that time, and we will have a hard time."

"Hmph, these dog officials in the imperial court are all ruthless and cunning like foxes!"

The third child, Zhang Shiyi, blinked his eyes and said: "Brother, even though that is the case, Li Qi and Zhao Lian have poured in so many manpower and money for nothing. If they capture the main altar of the Tianying Sect, they can still share some profits, but now They lost so much money in vain if they didn't take down the general arena. You know, these guys are all iron cocks, how could they be willing to spend such a large amount of capital, just to hurt others and benefit themselves?"

Zhang Shicheng murmured: "This is also what I can't figure out, maybe they have some kind of plan behind them with the Sky Eagle Sect, I can't say it!"

"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, "That day the Eagle Sect dominated the southeast, and they could enjoy both black and white. If no one in the imperial court colluded with them, I'm afraid no one would believe it!"

"Brother, do you mean that two bastards, Li Qi and Zhao Lian, eat at both ends?"

Zhang Shicheng nodded and said, "Eight or nine is not far from ten!"

"Damn it, these two bastards!"

Zhang Shide looked furious, "Brother, we can't be angry with these two people anymore, why don't you get all your troops together, and let's go directly to Taizhou City and chop these two bastards into pieces, Brother, you Occupying Taizhou to recruit troops, let's fuck Yuan Ting!"

Zhang Shide rolled up his sleeves, and said angrily while spitting stars flying all over the place, with an uncontrollable fierce look in his eyes.

Zhang Shicheng sighed helplessly: "Oh, Shide! Don't be so impulsive. What's the use of fighting and killing with the courage of a man?"

"That's right!" The third brother Zhang Shiyi glanced at the fourth brother Zhang Shide, and then said, "Fourth brother, how much damage will you do if you kill them all at once?"

Then Gun Gun said to Zhang Shicheng: "Brother, I have a plan. Why don't you trick Li Qi and Zhao Lian into the army, and say that you want to entertain them with fine wine. When the time comes, Big Brother, you can accompany them to dinner and drink. The fourth brother and I led the knives and axes to ambush below, the eldest brother used the cup as a sign, and the fourth brother and I rushed out to tie them up. When the time comes, we will press them to trick open the gate of Taizhou City, so that we will be unharmed. How about taking Taizhou?"

After Zhang Shiyi finished speaking, Zhang Shixin, who was bowing his head on the side, looked surprised, and looked up at him with his mouth slightly opened, with a strange look in his eyes, as if looking at a mentally handicapped child whose IQ suddenly exploded.

Zhang Shiyi, on the other hand, had a smug expression on his face, first he patted Zhang Shide on the shoulder, his expression was more and more embarrassing.

Then he glanced at Zhang Shixin provocatively, and the second child is not the only one who can use his brain!

Then he looked at Zhang Shicheng, couldn't hide his smile, "Brother, what do you think?"

Zhang Shicheng sighed helplessly, raised his finger, pressed his index finger and ring finger on his temple, and then said with a smile: "Third brother, your strategy is very good, you have really improved recently, very good! Brother is very happy ah!"

Zhang Shiyi smiled proudly: "That's right! Brother, you always say that I am ignorant, and I have been listening to books a lot recently. This trick is Zhuge Kongming going to the meeting alone, how about it? My trick is also a bragging rights for Wang Po. right?"

Zhang Shixin couldn't help coughing for a while, and then looked at Zhang Shiyi who was staring at him with an unfriendly expression, "I'm hurt, I'm hurt, it's not good, the injury is not good cough cough"

Zhang Shicheng opened his mouth slightly, then hesitated and said, "Third brother, you don't need to quote scriptures every time you say a word, as long as you perform normally, you can perform normally."

Then he rubbed his hands and said: "Although your strategy is good, we can't completely tear ourselves apart with the imperial court at the moment. We have to rely on the imperial court to find a way to strengthen ourselves. This time we have lost a lot of manpower. It's not a good time, we still have to find a way to recruit troops and continue to expand the territory."

Looking at Zhang Shiyi, who was a little disappointed and dissatisfied, Zhang Shicheng smiled and said: "This... When we really fall out with the court, we will follow your plan, the third one! What a plan! The third one."

Zhang Shiyi sighed, bowed his head and said, "Forget it, let these two bastards live longer."

"It's a pity! I have the great talent of crouching dragon and phoenix, but I can't use it. It's a pity. Alas!"

(End of this chapter)