Chapter 140
Li Ji persuaded him to surrender to no avail, and when he learned that Wu Ju had contacted Gao Xiang, he was anxious, so he hurriedly sent a clever spy lurking in Cangwu City to report to Yuan Yao on a flying horse.

Together with Yu Chigong, Li Ji stayed in Cangwu City, and took the opportunity to spy on Wu Ju's reality.

Lai Gong was originally at odds with Wu Ju, and also had a heart of refuge, so naturally he pretended to be deaf and dumb, and just didn't know.

In Panyu City, Yuan Yao got Li Ji's letter, opened it to read, frowned, handed the letter to Pang Tong, sent the spies away, and then remained silent.

Pang Tong took the letter and read it carefully from beginning to end. After thinking for a while, he suddenly smiled and said, "This Xue Jingwen is a talented person, and he is familiar with all places in Jiaozhou. A big helping hand!"

Yuan Yao glared at Pang Tongtong, and said angrily: "This guy is good, but he is too airy. Thinking about Gao Xiang, he also has tens of thousands of Yue people to support him, and he has Wu Ju to help him. How could it be so easy? Can it be defeated within three days?"

Pang Tong laughed and said, "My lord doesn't know something. Since Xue Zong has his heart set on us, why would he ask my lord an unsolvable question? Gao Xiang's place is above Cangwu, near Jingnan. Xue Zong's move is actually a Remind us that if we want to attack Cangwu, we must first cut off Wu Ju's backup, and then we can succeed."

Literati just have a lot of minds, if you surrender, you will surrender, why bother to engage in so many tricks.

Of course, these thoughts, he can only mutter to himself, only for the internal organs to communicate.

Yuan Yao knew that although he occupied the three counties in Jingnan, this place was actually extremely dangerous because it was sandwiched between Jingyang and Jingyang.

If Jingzhou can unite with Sun Ce and attack east and west at the same time, even if he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he may not be able to defend, not to mention Liu Bei is watching.

It is only because the two sides are enemies, and it is impossible to unite, that makes me survive in this crack until now.

In such a situation, anyone with a certain vision can see that one's own power seems to be thriving, and if one takes a wrong step, it may be lost forever.

Xue Zong is also an important minister of Soochow in the future, how can he not see this.

The so-called good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If he does not have enough strength to give Xue Zong enough sense of security, it is impossible for him to get on a big ship that will capsize at any time with Li Ji's few words , even if this big boat has the identity of four generations and three princes.

Yuan Yao looked at Pang Tong and said, "Then according to what Shi Yuan said, what should we do now?"

Pang Tong touched his chin, thought for a while, but was not in a hurry to speak, but ordered someone to fetch a map, studied it in detail, and after a long time, he nodded secretly, and said to Yuan Yao: "Please look, my lord, Cangwu and Linhe , It takes more than ten days to arrive by land, but it takes only five days to reach the outside of Cangwu City by water. What we have to do now is to choose a location and catch Gao Xiang by surprise!"

"ambush?"

Yuan Yao was a little puzzled.

"That's right, it's an ambush. There are [-] soldiers and horses in Cangwu City today. If Gao Xiang's [-] people are allowed to enter the city, there will be [-] soldiers and horses in Cangwu City. This battle will definitely be against us."

"Also, these days, Wu Ju is constantly strengthening the city wall and building fortifications. It can be seen that he must know about the thunderbolt car we have. Although he may not be able to think of a way to crack it in a short time, if the army in the city If we rush out together, we have few soldiers, so I'm afraid we won't be able to resist, and the thunderbolt chariot will naturally not be able to attack the city wall."

"That's why Xue Zong reminded us to try our best to defeat Gao Xiang outside the city when Gao Xiang's soldiers and horses meet Wu Ju. In this way, there are only 3 soldiers in the city, and there are actually only less than 1 soldiers in the city who can fight." With [-] people, we still have to take care of the defense of the city, and we have the advantage of the Thunderbolt Chariot, so whether to fight or retreat is still in our hands."

"However, there is still Cang Wu between us and Gao Xiang. How could Wu Ju not know when we passed by?"

Yuan Yao frowned, feeling a little tricky.

Pang Tong smiled, bowed and said, "Since you can't hide it from Wu Ju, my lord, why don't you surround Cangwu City with a large army, and then find out Gao Xiang's march and choose elite soldiers to ambush him. It is enough to block his way and prevent him from rendezvous with Wu Ju."

Since he couldn't avoid it, Yuan Yao had no choice but to beat the drums to send an order. He led all the generals, together with 1 surrendered soldiers, pretended to be [-], set up more banners, and marched day and night all the way to Cangwu. They also sent countless spies to spare Cangwu and listen to the movements of Gao Xiang's army.

Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, was shocked when he heard this. Although he had prepared well, but Yuan Yao really came, he was still a little flustered in his heart, so he hurriedly summoned all the generals to come to the prefect's mansion to discuss matters.

Similarly, Lai Gong was also invited to come over, juxtaposed with the district scene.

After all, Lai Gong also has thousands of people under him. At critical moments, he knows that he needs to work together and let go of personal grievances.

After all the generals were seated, Wu Ju looked around for a week, then looked at Qu Jing, and said, "Didn't Brother Qu say that Yuan Yao had only 1 troops? Why did there be 4 more troops in just a few days!"

Wu Ju's tone was rather reprimanding.

Qu Jing's face was reddish, and he distinguished: "When Yuan Yao came, there were only less than [-] people. Maybe he transferred troops from Jingnan and other places."

Lai Gong sneered, and said: "I don't think so, I heard that Yuan Yao has incorporated quite a few old departments of Brother District, at least tens of thousands of people."

Qu Jing was extremely embarrassed. It has always been a shame in his heart to be exposed by Yuan Yao because of his small power. In front of so many people, he was uncovered by Lai Gong. His heart burst into anger, and he could not help but stare Lai Gong shouted angrily, "Lai, what do you mean by that!"

The old god Lai Gong was there, and he didn't even look at the scenery.

If Qu Jing hadn't seized Nanhai County, how could he have gotten to this point.Originally, he didn't have a good impression of Qu Jing, and with Li Ji's provocation a few days ago, Lai Gong was even more resentful. Hearing Qu Jing's tone of voice, he was not in a hurry, picked up the tea, savored it carefully,
Qu Jing was even more angry, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

When Wu Ju saw this, he hurriedly talked to each other, fearing that the two of them would turn their faces, which would not be conducive to resisting Yuan Yao's attack.

However, Wu Ju's heart was also moved, and he thought to himself: Since Yuan Yaojun still has many old divisions in the district, it would be an excellent idea to persuade these people to turn against each other.

Thinking of this, Wu Ju softened his tone, looked at Qu Jing expectantly, and asked with a smile: "Since Yuan Yaojun has many former troops from the South China Sea, I wonder if Brother District can try to contact them so that they can rejoin Cangwu? If we To be able to cooperate internally and externally, no matter how strong Yuan Yao's army is, he will definitely be defeated!"

After all, Wu Ju is the Lord of Cangwu. Although Qu Jing was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to take it out. He just pondered for a long time, and smiled reluctantly: "Since Mr. Wu said so, I can try it, but what the result is, I will give it a try." But I can’t guarantee it!”

Lai Gong on the one side, seeing the head of the scenic spot, was also muttering in his heart, secretly thinking that if the two of them worked together and really defeated Yuan Yao, he would really only have to be disarmed and returned to the field, how could he be reconciled, but he had nothing in his hands Quan, unable to object, had no choice but to smile in a neutral manner: "Brother District is being modest. Since those people are from Brother District's old department, their hearts are of course for the old master. As long as Brother District goes out, it will surely come to fruition."

Qu Jing's face froze, he couldn't even put on a smirk, and coughed heavily to cover up his embarrassment.

Wu Ju also felt a little uncomfortable, and cast a reproachful glance at Lai Gong, but it was not easy to argue with Lai Gong in front of his subordinates, losing his status, so he thought about it, and smiled to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, although Yuan Yao There are many generals, our Cangwu is also a soldier, and while everyone is here, I want to tell you a happy event. To congratulate Gao Xiang, I have promised to send troops to help. Now, tens of thousands of troops are already on the road, and they will be able to catch up in three days. Come to Cangwu, so, everyone just needs to guard the city with peace of mind, as long as we are united, let alone 5 people, even 10 people, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Gao Xiang's dispatch of troops was Wu Ju's secret, and only a few people could know it. Wu Ju originally planned to keep it a secret for a few days. As a surprise soldier, that would boost morale even more. Frightened by Yuan Yao's [-] army, he had no choice but to announce it now.

The effect was also surprisingly good. When they heard that reinforcements were coming, everyone was overjoyed. They all recovered their original spirit and began to discuss excitedly.

Only Lai Gong's complexion was a little bad, and he forced himself to chat and laugh with everyone, discussing the military situation, and then, even if he said goodbye and left, Wu Ju didn't care.

Seeing Lai Gong leave, shortly thereafter, several civil servants got up to leave, Wu Ju sent them out one by one, and the rest were all his confidantes, so there was no need to hide them.

These days, Qu Jing was flattering, and his relationship with Wu Ju was getting better, and he hated Yuan Yao deeply, so he also stayed. More than ten people gathered together and discussed in detail for a long time. each go home.

Qu Jing still followed Wu Ju and lived in the prefect's mansion. In this way, he was actually a hostage in disguise.

After all, Qu Jing also knew that his reputation was notorious. Once he moved to the army, he would make Wu Ju suspicious. It would be safer to live alone.

However, this does not mean that Ou Jing is really willing to be Wu Ju's subordinate and give up his military power. His reassembled [-] troops are still under the command of Mu Li. Without his order, no one can mobilize them.

This is the biggest capital for him to settle down.

Similarly, Lai Gong's troops were also firmly controlled by Xue Zong, without the orders of the two of them, no one would be able to mobilize them.

In the evening of that day, Lai Gong was full of thoughts and returned to his home. Xue Zong went on, seeing Lai Gong frowning, a little strange, and asked: "Didn't Lai Gong go to the prefect's mansion to discuss the military situation? Why did you come back like this?"

Lai Gong sighed, and he didn't shy away from it in front of his trusted friends, he said distressedly: "Today Wu Ju summoned all the generals and officially announced the fact of Gao Xiang's reinforcements, Qu Jing seems to have completely trusted Wu Ju, If these three people were together, with an army of [-] inside and the support of Yue people outside, once Yuan Yao was defeated, there would be no place for the two of us to gain a foothold in Jiaozhou. After thinking about it, even though Yuan Yao is strong , the troops are still a bit weak after all, shall we help them again?"

Seeing that Lai Gong was frowning, Xue Zong couldn't help laughing when he asked why, and said: "Mr. Lai, there is no need to worry. Gao Xiang's dispatch of troops was originally a secret. Since we leaked it, how could Yuan Yao be unprepared? If what I expected is true , Yuan Yao is here, attacking Cangwu is fake, attacking Gao Xiang is real, we just need to wait for the results of the battle, and then wait for the opportunity to attack."

Lai Gong was still a little worried, and asked, "What if Yuan Yao loses the battle?"

Xue Zong was taken aback for a moment, then sighed and said, "If this is the case, Yuan Yao will be surrounded by enemies, and Jingnan will surely become a dead place. No matter how wise and powerful Yuan Yao is, he will be powerless. Isn't it self-defeating if we go to him? In this case, it is better to disperse the soldiers and horses and return to the Central Plains, the world is so big, is there no place for us to stay?"

Lai Gong also sighed. Hearing that the soldiers and horses he had worked so hard to gather would be disbanded and turned into white bodies, he was still a little unwilling, and said in a deep voice: "If we help each other with all our strength, why worry that the sky will not be destroyed, and Wu Ju will not be destroyed!"

Xue Zong was shocked, and hurriedly stopped him: "Mr. Lai can't do it. Unless Yuan Yao defeats Gao Xiang first, we can't act rashly. Wu Ju is on guard against us on weekdays, let alone in times of war, it is even more impossible to relax easily. Only by defeating Gao Xiang , when the army in the city is in chaos and everyone is in danger, we have a chance to mobilize. Moreover, Yuan Yao is good at defeating the strong with the weak, and his subordinates can come out in large numbers, so it may not be impossible to solve this crisis!"

Lai Gong pondered for a while, but in the end he still trusted Xue Zong's vision and gave up his plan of taking risks.

He also knew that there might be many Wu Ju's spies among his thousands of people, and if he failed to succeed in one attack, he would be torn to pieces by Wu Ju's soldiers.

However, Lai Gong still thought of an idea, that is to disclose this matter to Li Ji, as for what Li Ji will do, he doesn't have to worry about it.

Immediately, Lai Gong chose a trusted family member and secretly went to a private house in the city to deliver the news.

Li Ji didn't dare to be negligent, so he sent spies to report the latest situation to Yuan Yao, as well as the deployment of the army in the city that had been found out these days.

Halfway through the journey, the spies bumped into the marching army, and hurried into the army to present the letter.

Yuan Yao saw it, and still handed it to Pang Tong, and said with a smile: "Shi Yuan really has a clever plan. It seems that Lai Gong really wants to wait for me. At first, I was a little worried that Lai Gong and Wu Ju would join forces to design, but now it seems that other People are kind of sincere."

Pang Tong also laughed and said, "Since that's the case, my lord can mobilize the army and advance quickly to stop Wu Ju from going out of the city to meet him."

The generals nearby couldn't wait, they all looked at Yuan Yao, waiting for the order.

Hearing that Yuan Yao's army had arrived, Wu Ju hurriedly gathered his troops and ordered the four gates to be closed.

At this time, Qin Qiong had already selected the terrain and determined the scope of camping. After the soldiers had rested and their horsepower recovered, Qin Qiong got on his horse and went to the place where the arrows shot at the city wall. Then, he began to run around the city wall, peeping at Cangwu .

At the head of Cangwu City, many people saw so many cavalry for the first time, and they stretched out their heads and looked around.

(End of this chapter)

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