Chu Huan was discussing a plan with Pei Ji, and suddenly heard a report from outside: "King Qiqi, General Wei asks to see!" ”

Chu Huan was a little surprised when he heard that Wei Tianqing was coming, he knew that Wei Tianqing should be on the battle line less than twenty miles away from Yanshan with the wolf baby at this moment, at this moment, he should not return without receiving his own military order.

When Wei Tianqing came in, he looked in a hurry, and after seeing Chu Huan and Pei Ji, Chu Huan asked, "General Wei, how is the situation on Yanshan, what is the movement?" ”

"Back to the king, after the Liaodong cavalry retreated to the foot of Yanshan Mountain, they have not been seen going up the mountain." Wei Tianqing said: "It's just that their specific situation, someone knows better than the general." ”

"What do you mean?"

Wei Tianqing showed a strange smile and said softly, "King, the last general has brought you a gift back. Without waiting for Chu Huan to say more, he turned around and said loudly outside the courtyard: "Bring it here." ”

Soon, I saw two tall warriors pushing and shoving one of them, who was dressed in armor, but his head was covered with a black cloth, covering his entire head in it, and his hands were tied behind his back.

Chu Huan frowned at first, but after looking at the armor a few times, there was a look of surprise in his eyes, but Wei Tianqing had already passed, and raised his hand to take off the black cloth bag covering the person's head.

"Kou Ying?" Chu Huan was a little surprised when he saw the man's face clearly.

It was Kou Ying who was tied in, and it seemed that he had been covered by the black cloth bag for a long time, and the black cloth cover was taken off abruptly, he seemed to be a little uncomfortable, blinked, Wei Tianqing had already said: "King, this person brought dozens of people to our camp in the middle of the night, and said that he wanted to see the king, and the last general figured it out, it turned out that this was Kou Ying, the chief general of the Liaodong Army!" ”

Kou Ying's eyes had already adjusted to it at this time, and his expression looked a little tired and haggard, but when he saw Chu Huan clearly, he saw Chu Huan pull out a dagger from his body and walk towards him quickly.

Kou Ying's heart was cold.

In the Battle of Huangling, the Liaodong Army suffered heavy losses, but the Northwest Army also suffered a lot of casualties, he was the chief general of Liaodong, and now he was tied up in front of Chu Huan, it seemed that Chu Huan wanted to kill himself with his own hands.

He was very annoyed, and was about to speak, but Chu Huan had already turned behind him, and with a quick move, he had already cut the rope that tied Kou Ying's hands in a single knife, and then threw the dagger aside, and before Kou Ying could react, he had already bowed his hand to Kou Ying: "General Kou, my subordinates don't know how to do things, and they are offended, Chu Huan is here to apologize to you on their behalf." But it was a deep bow.

What a character Wei Tianqing was, he immediately understood Chu Huan's thoughts, and had already bowed his hand to Kou Ying: "General Kou, you are a fierce tiger, you can only bind the tiger before, so as not to be injured by the tiger, if you offend, I hope to forgive me." ”

He is worthy of being a character from the rivers and lakes, and this sentence is very appropriate, not only allowing himself to go down the stairs easily, but also giving Kou Ying great face.

Kou Ying has seen a lot of people and worldliness, so he naturally knows that Chu Huan is buying people's hearts, but after all, the other party is the king of Northwest Chu with strong strength, and he is now like a lost dog, Chu Huan did this, it was also enough to give himself face, hurriedly held Chu Huan's arms, and sighed: "King Chu, his subordinates are defeated, I really dare not be it." ”

"General Kou is serious." Chu Huan took Kou Ying's arm to the side and sat down very affectionately, and ordered Wei Tianqing: "General Wei, order to go down and set up a banquet for General Kou and the brothers to catch the wind and wash the dust!" ”

Wei Tianqing agreed, and was about to go down, Kou Ying hurriedly said: "Wait!" ”

Chu Huan smiled and asked, "Does General Kou still need anything?" ”

Kou Ying hesitated for a moment, and finally leaned close to Chu Huan's ear, whispered, Chu Huan's expression became serious, and he raised his head and asked Wei Tianqing: "General Wei, General Kou is here, does anyone else know?" ”

Wei Tianqing immediately said: "The last general has not publicized it to the public, not many people know about it, and there are only three or four people who know the identity of General Kou." ”

"Tell those who know about this immediately, block all news, and don't let anyone know that General Kou has arrived with us." Chu Huan said solemnly: "In addition, hurry up and send someone to prepare General Kou's residence and clothes, there must be no mistake." ”

"The last will obey."

Only then did Chu Huan smile at Kou Ying: "General Kou, rest assured, everything is according to your instructions, and this matter will never be leaked to the outside world." He also introduced to Kou Ying: "This is the general of this king, General Pei Ji Pei!" ”

Pei Ji smiled and bowed his hand slightly to Kou Ying, Kou Ying immediately got up and saluted: "Kou Ying has seen the general!" ”

"The general came, and the Northwest Army was like a tiger with wings, and since then, it can sweep the world." Pei Ji said with a smile.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Kou Ying smiled bitterly: "In the battle of Huangling, the army was defeated, it is true!" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "General Kou doesn't actually have to say this, if General Kou is not bent on rescuing the trapped soldiers and horses in Huangling, he will not be occupied by this king, otherwise it is not yet known who will win and who will lose." However, the past has disappeared, and from now on, I hope that General Kou can help this king. If there is turmoil today, swords and soldiers are everywhere, it is the people of the world who suffer, the sooner the world ends the dispute, the sooner the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, with the help of General Kou, this king believes that the world will be stable as soon as possible. ”

Kou Ying already had no heart for Chu Huan in his heart, he only felt that although this young man was not very old, he was experienced in doing things and reacted sensitively, and he was indeed a hero, so he bowed his hand to Chu Huan and said: "Kou Ying is willing to listen to the dispatch of the King of Chu and go to the soup and fire, and he will not give up." ”

Both sides are smart people, although Chu Huan guessed that Kou Ying would defect to him because he had no way out, but the two sides were united at this time, and what they gave to each other was beneficial, and cooperation would benefit both sides.

As Kou Ying expected, Chu Huan's conquest of Liaodong is the trend of the times, but the Northwest Army does not know itself and the enemy in Liaodong, and now Kou Ying suddenly came to vote, he is a veteran of Liaodong, and he knows the situation in Liaodong well.

Chu Huan had already held Kou Ying's hand, laughed loudly, and then said in a low voice: "General Kou is worried that Mo Wuyi will know his traces and will hurt your family?" ”

"Mo Wuyi is ruthless, as long as he finds an excuse, he will not show mercy."

Chu Huan said solemnly: "General Kou, to calm the world and let the people settle down as soon as possible, it is inevitable to rely on General Kou's help, but if General Kou is worried about his family, he will definitely be affected." This king does things, has always been a quick decision, this king has a brother, familiar with many heroes on the rivers and lakes, there are many heroes and heroes in Liaodong, he should know a lot, if General Kou can be trusted, can hand over his family to them, they will do everything possible to rescue General Kou's family, so that they will not be harmed. ”

Kou Ying's heart is naturally very concerned about his family members in Liaodong, and an important reason for defecting to Chu Huan is also to hope that one day he can use Chu Huan's strength to rescue his family, but he didn't expect Chu Huan to do things so neatly, just met, he offered to send someone to rescue his family, although he knew that Chu Huan was a means to win people's hearts, but it still made Kou Ying very grateful, and said in a trembling voice: "King Chu, this!" ”

"General, Qiu Ruxue is still in Wuping Mansion now, you can send someone to hand over this matter to him." Chu Huan looked at Pei Ji: "Tell Qiu Ruxue that as long as you can rescue General Kou's family, no matter how much silver you spend, it will not be a problem." ”

Pei Ji bowed his head and said: "The last general will immediately send someone to find Qiu Rublood." ”

"Old general, you look very tired, so let's rest for a while." Chu Huan said with a smile: "The general has already begun to plan the conquest of Liaodong, and I will ask you to prepare it together when the time comes." ”

Kou Ying immediately said: "Dare to disobey your fate!" ”

Kou Ying's arrival really made Chu Huan feel uplifted, although Chu Huan also doubted whether Kou Ying's defection was sincere, but after careful analysis with Pei Ji, he felt that Kou Ying and the others defected without falsehood, and these people really had no way out.

In the next few days, Kou Ying used specific actions to prove that his defection was true, and took Qi Sheng and other Liaodong generals who defected, and began to sketch a map of Liaodong.

This is naturally not a simple map, not only does it completely outline the topography of Liaodong, but also the checkpoints, military camps, cities and granaries in Liaodong are displayed on the map, in addition, the military system and operation of Liaodong are also explained in detail, Chu Huan and Pei Ji received this information from Kou Ying, and their confidence was greatly increased.

In addition, although Kou Ying only brought dozens of people to vote, but these people still have a network in Liaodong, and they have an unusually clear understanding of Liaodong's connections, Chu Huan also knows from Kou Ying that even if Mo Wuyi wins control of Liaodong, it is almost impossible to integrate all forces in Liaodong in a short period of time, and even many opposition forces in Liaodong did not dare to act rashly because of the power of Red Refining Electricity, but once they learned that Red Refining Electric was not there, as long as they persuaded and provoked, It is quite possible that these forces will turn against each other.

Previously, Chu Huan and Pei Ji had discussed two ways to attack Liaodong, one was to directly attack Yanshan and open up the northern line of the Yanshan passage, while the other was to go south to take the lead in attacking Hebei, and then detour to Fuhai to attack Liaodong.

Originally, the two roads had their own advantages and disadvantages, but the Liaodong information brought by Kou Ying made the strategy of the Northwest Army begin to lean towards the southern front.

For Chu Huan, if he wants to make the four seas peaceful, Liaodong must fight, and Tianmen Dao and Qingtian King also have to fight.

Hebei is an important grain-producing area, in the era of the Great Qin Empire is the largest granary in the north, Qingtianwang is obviously different from Tianmendao, although the number of Tianmendao is large, although the power is large, but everywhere to plunder, only to see the destruction of production, but the Qingtianwang controlled the Hebei region, Qingtianwang will Hebei as his own foundation, has formed an independent system in Hebei, although there is still no lack of looting of the people, but on the whole, Hebei's production has not suffered serious damage, in this era of war, is still a big granary.

To be able to conquer Hebei, it is also like having a huge granary, Chu Huan's strength will increase by leaps and bounds, compared with the increasingly consumed grain storage in Jinling Warehouse, Chu Huan has a great interest in Hebei, which can produce grain for a long time.

There is no doubt that the current is indeed an excellent opportunity to attack Hebei.

Judging from what Kou Ying learned, if the Northwest Army concentrated its forces on attacking Liaodong from the northern front at this time, under the pressure of the Northwest Army, it was possible for Liaodong to work together from top to bottom, which would help Mo Wuyi to control the situation in Liaodong more easily, but the Northwest Army did not give Liaodong a strategy, and Mo Wuyi's prestige was not enough for him to quickly control Liaodong, coupled with the fact that the local forces in Liaodong had always been disgusted with foreign forces like Mo Wuyi, the Northwest Army temporarily gave Liaodong an untense environment. It is easier to make a sudden change within Liaodong, and during this period, it is completely possible to use various means such as bribery and division to plunge Liaodong into a greater crisis, thereby further weakening Liaodong's strength.

On the other hand, if the Northwest Army goes all out to attack Liaodong, once Liaodong is united, the Northwest Army will not be able to capture Liaodong in a short time, which will not only make the Northwest Army seriously lose resources in Liaodong, but will also give Hebei Qingtian King a chance to recuperate.

The southern front strategy can not only take the opportunity to attack the forces of Hebei Qingtianwang, but also take this opportunity to quickly digest Hujin Road, a large area of Hujin Road is between Hebei and Hexi, and if you attack Hebei, Hujin will inevitably become the front line of the Northwest Army.

After waiting for a few days, Mo Wuyi finally ordered these soldiers to go up the mountain, but before they went up the mountain, they suffered a sharp sneak attack from the Northwest Army.

Kou Ying knew the situation in Liaodong well, and also made Chu Huan understand that the defeated soldiers under Yanshan had actually fallen into a desperate situation with no food and no water, Chu Huan naturally understood the truth that it was better to cut off one of the enemy's ten fingers, and estimated that when those defeated soldiers had reached the lowest point of physical fitness and energy, the Northwest Army suddenly launched a night attack, the Liaodong Army was caught off guard, overnight, there were countless casualties, and when they were ready to fight to the death, the Northwest Army quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and it was precisely because of this night attack that Mo Wuyi immediately ordered these defeated soldiers to go up the mountain.

In fact, the Liaodong cavalry that retreated to Yanshan was no more than two or three thousand, and they lost not only elite cavalry, but also countless war horses.

Most of these war horses are produced in Liaodong, and some of them are barbarian horses plundered from the grassland, and even a very small number of Gaoli horses, but no matter what kind of horse, the war horses that can be incorporated into the Liaodong Cavalry Corps are not one in a hundred, at least they are carefully selected good horses, and a large number of these war horses have also fallen into the hands of the Northwest Army.

Whether it is the battle of Wupingfu or the battle of Huangling, the Northwest Army is facing the enemy's cavalry corps, the result of the battle, the same is a lot of benefits, the two battles combined, the captured horses have reached twenty or thirty thousand, such a number, for the Central Plains region where horses are scarce, is undoubtedly an astronomical number.

In fact, after the Battle of Huangling, the Northwest Cavalry was already a well-deserved First Cavalry Corps in the Central Plains!