Of course, Shi Cong couldn't be so confident that he thought that Shi Hu wouldn't dare to kill him, on the contrary, he felt that he had made a big mistake this time, and if he went directly to see Shi Hu without preparation, he would definitely die, so he didn't enter the meeting for a long time.

However, as the army in the country got closer and closer, the left water army had even entered the whirlpool, and it was only three or five days away from the city. This is also due to the fact that the Huainan Army interfered too much before, which made the dredging task in the upper reaches of the whirlpool very poorly completed, and there was not enough labor, slender men, cattle and horses, which delayed the boat trip.

If he wants to survive this catastrophe, Shi Cong's greatest hope is still Shi Kan, the king of Pengcheng who is sitting in Xu Fang. He and Shi Kan are both from the rest of the begging in southern Henan, and their backgrounds are similar. Although there is also a rivalry between them, there is no big enmity.

And the relationship between Shi Kan and the King of Zhongshan is also not harmonious, once Shi Cong is taken the opportunity to get rid of the King of Zhongshan, Shi Kan will have to face a crisis of cold lips and teeth. So from this point of view, Shi Kan is still very likely to help. Xu Fangnai is an important town in Huaidi, and Shi Kan is also the most important of the generals in the begging system today, and he is a general who pays heavy troops. Once he is willing to speak out and protect Shi Cong, even if the King of Zhongshan is dissatisfied, he must have some scruples.

However, the envoy sent to Xuzhou has not returned for a long time, and Shi Cong naturally has no way of knowing Shi Kan's attitude, but the army in the country is getting closer and closer. Although there were still tens of thousands of people in Shi Congqiao's town, he also knew that it was impossible to resist the conscription of the King of Zhongshan with this. Even if he can't shrink back in the city again, it is very likely that the people will rebel and tie him up and leave the city and sacrifice him to the king of Zhongshan!

So in desperation, Shi Cong could only leave the town quietly, and he didn't even dare to reveal his whereabouts to his subordinates. But his destination was not where Wanqiu's army was, but on the vortex where Guo Ao, the commander of the left flank, was.

Guo Ao was a little surprised by Shi Cong's visit, but he was quickly replaced by anger. His army was to go down the whirlpool, echo with the garrison of Pengcheng in Xuzhou, focus on attacking Matou and Luojian and recapture Xuyi, and attack Huaiyin in both directions, and retreat the Jin army in Xuzhou to Guangling.

On this route, the city was the most important supply point on the way. It can be said that the vast majority of the manpower, animal power and various resources prepared by Shi Cong in Qiaocheng were prepared for Guo Ao's army. Therefore, the city father was attacked, Shi Cong was defeated, and Guo Ao was the most affected.

Because of the discord with the King of Zhongshan, when the Luoyang army was launched, Guo Ao received less distribution of food, and originally because he thought that he could get a backup in Qiaocheng halfway, he did not fight with the King of Zhongshan. As a result, Shi Cong made the situation like this, and Guo Ao's department was useless, which could be described as miserable.

So after seeing Shi Cong, the culprit, Guo Ao's mood can be imagined.

"You still have the face to see me? The army has been defeated and humiliated to the country, but you can be worthy of the trust of the Lord! ”

As soon as he saw Shi Cong, Guo Ao was angry, and suddenly blackened his face and scolded angrily.

When Shi Cong heard this reprimand, his face became even more discouraged, and he didn't have the confidence to refute it at all, so he just lowered his head and said: "I miscalculated for a while, as for now, no matter how the servant shoots is punished, the last general is willing to accept it." I only hope that the servant can take care of the old friendship, give a little help, and live my life. Where the city is located, although the resources are exhausted and destroyed, the armor is not damaged, and tens of thousands of brave soldiers are all serving the servants! ”

"The king of Zhongshan has been summoned repeatedly, but you don't see it, is this an attitude of confession? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, and the father of the city can't defend it, but he is also worthy of speaking bravely? What's the use of me taking it! ”

When Guo Ao heard this, he couldn't help but be even more annoyed. Although there was a lot of indignation in his words, Shi Cong's statement still made him feel a little moved.

"The defeat in this battle, although the last general is ashamed to pretend to be in words, but because he is afraid that the army will not distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, he can only be brazen, this defeat is not a crime of war, and the southern army is by no means mediocre. Its military general, Nanshi Shen Weizhou, although not famous in China, is the long-standing Wangzong of Wu Township. Sima avoided Jiangbiao, but he still had to take it as a helper in order to stabilize Jiangdong. Shen Weizhou is a person who is full of intrigues, keen on the current situation, good at making clear decisions, and reaching forward and retreating. The last general will be slightly inferior to the enemy, and he will suffer from this. Although the servant shot is from the royal crowd, you should not despise this person......"

"Why did you lose this battle, you can tell me in detail."

Although Shi Cong had this defeat, Guo Ao did not completely despise him, after all, this person also made many achievements in his early years, performed well in the extermination of the remnants of Han and Zhao, and defeated the old enemy of the Zu clan in southern Henan, and he was not a mediocre person. Listening to his thick words and admiration for the young commander of the Southern Army, although it is inevitable to blame the factor of his own fault, Guo Ao did not completely ignore it, so Zhengse asked.

Shi Congdang talked in detail about the beginning and end of the first battle of the city father, of course, omitting some of the general reasons why he was worried about the future and neglected to be vigilant, but even if these are put aside, the battle of the city father is enough to show that the Huainan army is indeed a brave army. Whether it is the heavy cavalry that breaks through several times the crowd, or the light cavalry breaks into the camp of the city father and completely disrupts the camp of the city father, so that in the final fierce battle between each other in the vortex bay, in addition to the proper investment of soldiers and clever tactical coordination, it also needs to be matched with sufficient execution and combat effectiveness in order to achieve such a great victory.

Guo Ao listened carefully, although he subconsciously discounted the bravery of the southerners that Shi Cong said, but after listening, he also felt that this Huainan Jin army was indeed a strong army. Earlier, these Zhao generals were not lacking in optimism about this battle, thinking that the southerners were vulnerable, and it seemed that they were underestimating the enemy.

You must know that Shi Cong's Chinese army, that is not the general goods of the county and the country, in addition to many brave and warlike people, the background is still the begging old soldiers who crisscrossed Henan in the early years. Even in the early years, the lord planned to use all the power of the country to destroy Liu Yao in the west, and he deliberately recalled the old beggar departments such as southern Henan and Xuzhou before he dared to carry out the final decisive battle, so there was a considerable level of combat effectiveness.

Guo Ao's subordinates have no shortage of old Hebei beggar troops, so they also have a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of Shi Cong's subordinates. The fact that the other party can still gain merit with such a strong army shows that it is by no means a weak person.

Although he had a lot of resentment towards Shi Cong before, now that he is desperate, it is also a good thing for Guo Ao. Although he does not have the same lofty ambitions as the King of Zhongshan, he is also well versed in the truth that only when the soldiers are strong can he speak hardly, Shi Cong chooses to take refuge in him, it is much better than being captured and beheaded by the King of Zhongshan and taking all of his people. He came south on this trip, and in addition to making meritorious contributions, he was ordered by the lord to restrain the king of Zhongshan.

"In any case, you will not be able to escape the blame for this defeat, even if you ask for help from me, I can only temporarily ensure that I will not kill the general before the battle, and give you a chance to make meritorious contributions. As for what the Lord will do with you after this battle, that's not something I can say. ”

After a short period of silence, Guo Ao said something.

When Shi Cong heard this, his face was already overjoyed, he was now extremely trapped, after the defeat of the army, the army was disheartened, and the hidden family wealth was looted, and he couldn't abandon the crowd and live in seclusion as a rich man. At present, Guo Ao is willing to save his life, which is the best result for him.

However, in addition to being happy, he still couldn't let go of the fact that King Shikan of Pengcheng ignored him, so he said: "King Pengcheng is in charge of Xu Fang, if his people can advance bravely, the city father will not be defeated!" ”

"The king of Pengcheng was sent by the king's order, and this is not something that you and I can decide. This defeat is still your sin, and now the army on the left is useless, and you have scattered your soldiers into the wilderness to take food to supplement the army. If you delay the military period, not only will you be punished for several crimes, but even I will not escape being questioned! ”

After Guo Ao heard this, he frowned and reprimanded, not allowing Shi Cong to bother with the matter of Pengcheng King Shikan again.

Guo Ao accepted Shi Cong here, but he couldn't ignore the King of Zhongshan. Therefore, he asked Shi Cong to show more details of the battle, let people write down the pen, and send these enemy situations to the king of Zhongshan. At the end of the letter, he said that Shi Cong deserved death for a serious crime, but now is the time to employ people, so he temporarily stays in the army. When all the armies went south to meet on the banks of the river, he sent Shi Cong to Jing to take the guilt.

When Shi Hu received this letter, he learned that Shi Cong had taken refuge in Guo Ao, and he was furious. Although the army marched in several directions, and the commanders of all directions were also resolute, he was the real commander of the army. And the capture of Shi Cong was not only for the sake of Ming Zheng's military law, but also for the tens of thousands of troops under Shi Cong's command, and now they are all taken into Guo Ao's arms!

In a fit of rage, Shi Hu personally cut off Guo Ao's envoy's siblings before releasing them, which can be regarded as a complete tear with Guo Ao. If it weren't for the southern expedition, he would have even personally led his troops to break through Guo Ao's camp and behead him!

And Guo Ao didn't expect Shi Hu to react so violently, and he couldn't help but regret it for a while. After all, although the lord was wary of King Zhongshan, he did not completely abandon it, but treated it as the Duke of Zhou in the court, and he took Shi Cong's matter by force, so he completely offended King Zhongshan, which was really worth the loss. But the matter has come to this point, even if he hands over Shi Cong again, he may not be able to recover it, and he can only go all the way to the end and refuse to hand it over.

"It's not a good thing that the two armies haven't fought yet, and the divisions have already been overturned. After all, it is still a reckless and reckless country, with deficiencies in rules and regulations, and unclear edicts! ”

Zu Yue has had a lot of leisure recently, and he has summoned Xin Bin to see him, and when he talks about the current disputes between the various departments of the slave army, he can't help but have some schadenfreude.

Xin Bin also echoed beside him: "Lord Zhao is also using non-human this time, and the King of Zhongshan is too fierce and powerful, causing the generals to have palpitations and doubt themselves and dare not approach." If you can't unite with the people, it's not a good choice to lead the army. ”

"That's not right, the king of Zhongshan dares to be in this state, and he still has his confidence. Now in all parts of the army, there are more than 10,000 old soldiers of the King of Zhongshan, and tens of thousands of righteous servants have been added. The peach leopard on the right is also its minions. There are also many Hu people who are attached to them, and they are also worshiped only by the strong. Although Guo Ao is the old man of Lord Zhao, he still has a long way to go if he wants to compete with the King of Zhongshan. Zizhong might as well wait and see, there will be a fierce battle in the coming day. The king of Zhongshan has been resentful for a long time, and he wants to establish his authority with the life of Huainan people. ”

Speaking of this, Zu Yue looked at Xin Bin again and said with a smile: "I have an old friend in Zuojin Township, and I want to invite him into the army for a little shelter to avoid the harm of the army." Later, can Zizhong do it for me and send his henchmen to help me recall people? ”

Xin Bin was suffering to leave the camp, and when he heard the words, he said: "Since my grandfather has instructed me, I should go and pick up your friends in person!" ”

"It's just a small thing, and you don't have to worry about it. Besides, I only allow three or five people to use the order, and I can't do it if there are too many people. ”

Zu Yue laughed, and then wrote a letter of reminiscence and handed it to Xin Bin, and after explaining the address, he sighed: "If it weren't for my own involuntariness, I really don't want to bother Zizhong." At present, the two countries are at war, and there is chaos outside the army. Even a brave warrior may not be able to return safely. If you hurt your subordinates because of this, I have to apologize to you! ”