"Dudu, why do we want to retreat?" Mao Yu, who Chu Yun vigorously cultivated, opened his mouth and asked, his father was Mao Qing, the head of the Mao family in Shicheng, Chu Yun went to the Mao family as a guest, and saw Mao Qing's eldest son Mao Qing at a glance, this guy is tall, and at first glance he is a fierce general, Chu Yun asked slightly, this person is still very smart, so he took him with him with him happily. Guo Yong has now gone through the experience, and Chu Yun is ready to let him out to lead the troops alone, so this Mao Qing is likely to take Guo Yong's place.

"In the battle under the city of Xiangguo, they can get support at any time, and it is not good for our army. Second, if the two sides are at war, they will have Xiangguo behind them, so even if we defeat them, we will not be able to completely annihilate them. The cavalry of Xiangguo City is 5,000 people, as long as we destroy them, they can only be trapped, and we will be liberated, and the biggest advantage of our iron-blooded cavalry is mobility. Chu Yun explained with a smile, Mao Yu nodded, such a simple reason should be able to figure it out. In fact, Chu Yun is not in a hurry, Mao Yu is only nineteen years old, Chu Yun is just cultivating Mao Qing with the idea of storing talents, his iron-blooded army is now full of talents, but there is a lack of top handsome talents, but there are many generals.

Chu Yun's retreat made the Qian people very nervous, and the state army began to behave very strongly, because only 3,000 people surrounded Xiangguo. They originally thought that Chu Yun was just a striker, and there would be a large army coming one after another, and even they thought that the Xianbei people were also coming, because the Xianbei people had always been orthodox in the Jin Dynasty, and the Xianbei people and Liu Kun wore a pair of pants. But a week was enough time for the Qiang people to find out the number of the Iron Blood Army, Chu Yun was only a mere three thousand, and when the Qiang people were sure that there were really only three thousand people on Chu Yun's side, they were all dumbfounded, and a sense of shame made them angry.

Therefore, on the one hand, it was because Chu Yun continued to plunder their population and materials, and on the other hand, it was also because Chu Yun had too few people, which made the people in Xiangguo City feel deceived and insulted. Under great pressure, Kui'an sent 5,000 cavalry, nearly half of whom were warriors, and they vowed to annihilate this army to vent their anger, otherwise he and everyone in the city would become a laughing stock.

Taobao is highly valued by Shi Le, he is one of Shi Le's original eighteen horsemen, and he is a Han man, so he is under Kui An and others, but compared to Liu Bi's father Liu Bao and Hu Yanmo, his talent has been affirmed. Even later, after Shi Le became emperor, this person had fought several times with Zu Ti, who was dancing with chickens, although he was taught a lesson by Zu Ti, but Zu Ti did not bargain, and it can be seen that he is a very good general. He is very cautious in using soldiers, this person has a suspicious personality, so he may miss a good opportunity on the battlefield, but he will never make a big mistake, so Kui An will use Peach Leopard as the main general. You must know that although Kui'an's status is high, once he makes a mistake, then it will cause the wall to fall down and everyone will push him, and some people will be jealous of his position. It is safest to use his well-known and cautious and reliable brother Peach Leopard.

And Guo Quan is still young, but he has rich experience in commanding troops, and he is a newly rising general, with the cooperation of the old and the young, one is calm and one is vibrant, I have to say that there is no problem with Kui'an's employment arrangement. However, sometimes no matter how well the arrangement is, there will be many unexpected changes, and the development of events later is beyond Kui'an's surprise.

Tao Leopard and Guo Quan gathered together to discuss, they really couldn't understand why Chu Yun began to behave so strongly, and as soon as they left the city, they withdrew their troops without fighting once, what kind of reason is this? However, the two of them went out of the city to deal with the state army, so whether Chu Yun fled in fear or had other conspiracy, they had to completely annihilate the state army.

Peach Leopard sent a large number of scouts to find the traces of the Iron Blood Army, and soon after, they found the camp of the Iron Blood Army, which was more than ten miles away from Xiangguo City. The place where the Iron Blood Army is stationed is open, the environment is clear at a glance, and there can be no traps, and when they tell Peach Leopard the news, the suspicious Peach Leopard does not know what the enemy is going to do.

"General Tao, I think that since the state army is looking for death, then we will fulfill them, our number is almost twice as large, and our army is the most proficient in cavalry warfare, why don't we kill them in one go and completely defeat them?" There was a difference of opinion between the two people, although Peach Leopard also thought that their strength surpassed Chu Yun, but they were still cautious, after all, if there was a problem with these five thousand people, then Xiangguo City might not be guaranteed, but Guo Quan was young, he wanted to make a contribution, and the meeting between the two people broke up unhappily.

At this time, the generals under Shile were all small warlords, they had their own descendants, and they followed Shile together during the battle. For example, this time, among the 5,000 people, Peach Leopard has 1,500 descendants, and Guo Quan also has more than 1,500 people who are not inferior to Peach Leopard, and the remaining 2,000 people belong to Shi Le's lineage, and they are also the cavalry of the Qiang tribe. These 2,000 people are led by a captain of the Qiang tribe, and although Tao Leopard can command, this captain is likely to not give him face. Don't look at Taobao is one of the eighteen people when Shi Le raised the army, but he is not a Qian, not even a Hu, so although his position is high, it is very embarrassing. Therefore, the 5,000 people of the Qiang people are not monolithic, and the nominal leader Peach Leopard is not very strong.

Guo Quan didn't get what he wanted when he came back from the peach leopard camp, he was very unwilling, he sat in the camp and sulked for a while, and then his eyes lit up, and he asked his subordinates to pass Mr. Li over.

This Mr. Li was picked up by Guo Quan during a military operation, and Guo Quan didn't know his origin, but because he looked at him with an extraordinary bearing at that time, like a literati, he was taken in by Guo Quan, who admired Han culture, and took him with him to make a bookkeeper, that is, Mr. Bookkeeper. But gold always shines, and once Shi Le gave an order to Guo Quan, who was illiterate and could not read. So Guo Quan suddenly remembered Mr. Li, Mr. Li was not "Mr" at that time, and Guo Quan still called him Li Ji Room. Li Ji's room read Shi Le's order and explained it to Guo Quan very easily, and Guo Quan was also greatly appreciated by Shi Le and regarded as a rising star.

Therefore, out of respect, Guo Quan called Mr. Li, who was not a few years older than himself, Mr., which was very nondescript, but no one dared to correct it. The title "sir" has been around for a long time. However, in various periods of history, the title "sir" has been addressed to different audiences. "The Analects of Politics": "There is wine and food, and the gentleman has food." The note said, "Sir, father and brother." It means that if there is wine and food, he honors his father and brother. "Mencius": "What is the reason for this statement? This "sir" refers to an elder and learned person.

Mr. Li established his position under Guo Quan through this incident, and Guo Quan thought of Mr. Li whenever something happened. After a while, Mr. Li walked in, Guo Quan explained the matter to him, Mr. Li pondered for a while, and then spoke: "General, the other party is coming violently, and he must have an understanding of Xiangguo, he can be trapped in Xiangguo for several days, which shows that there is no fear, this sudden retreat, I think it must be to lead the snake out of the hole, in my humble opinion, General Tao's opinion is more stable." ”

Guo Quan was very dissatisfied when he heard that Mr. Li disagreed with his views, but Mr. Li's ideas for himself several times were to the point, and he couldn't help but give Mr. Li face, but the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt, if he could really defeat the Bingzhou army under his leadership, then he would definitely be more valued in Shile's eyes, so he was under the soft grinding and hard bubble, and Mr. Li finally gave in.

"General, if you follow the general's idea, why don't you bypass General Tao and contact Captain Hu?" Mr. Li refused to speak again after speaking, obviously he could only say so much. But Guo Quan thought for a while and figured it out, Captain Hu is the captain who commanded the 2,000 cavalry of the Qiang nationality, he is a native of the Qiang nationality, his full name is Hu Qiang, this person has completely inherited all the characters of the Qiang people, fierce and aggressive and extremely contemptuous of the Han people, so he made himself surnamed Hu and proud. This person was born in Shile's personal guard, and now this 2,000-strong cavalry of the Qiang tribe is under his control. Because Taobao is from a Han background, he is very unharmonious with Taobao. This time Kui An ordered him to follow Tao Leopard to send troops, and he was very reluctant, but Kui An gave a death order, and Captain Hu could only come, and the two of them didn't even speak, and if there was an order, it was only passed on by messenger. The meaning of what Mr. Li said just now was obvious, that is, let himself go to Captain Hu and seduce Captain Hu to persuade Peach Leopard with him and put pressure on Peach Leopard, he didn't believe that Peach Leopard would dare to ignore the opinions of the two of them. At this time, Guo Quan only wanted to send troops through normal means, and he never wanted to crooked ways.

"Mr. Li, thank you for your guidance, if I can succeed in Lao Guo, I will definitely ask the general for your credit. According to me, Mr. Li is not inferior to Zhang Sima, why don't you recommend you to the general?" Guo Quan said with some regret.

But Mr. Li repeatedly excused himself: "General, I have received a lot of favors from you, so I will do my best." Today I didn't give the general an idea, everything was figured out by the general himself, and I went down first. Guo Quan also knew that this Mr. Li was unwilling to become an official, so he would no longer dwell on this issue, if Mr. Li really left him, he would not be reluctant. He stood up and saw Mr. Li off, and then he immediately got up and went to find Captain Hu.

When Guo Quan came to Captain Hu's camp, Captain Hu was eating and drinking with a few of his subordinates, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot, and they were all drunk with red faces, and they were shirtless and shouted five and six, which made Guo Quan very unhappy.

Guo Quan also pretended not to see it, and walked directly to the innermost Captain Hu, Captain Hu's alcohol was still good, except for his face was flushed, but he did not lose his temper, seeing Guo Quan's arrival, Captain Hu's eyes were small, and he still stood up. Guo Quan sounds like a Han Chinese, but in fact, he is half of the Qiang blood, his father is a Qiang, plus Shi Le values him very much, and Guo Quan's status is higher than his own, so he greeted him warmly and let his subordinates see Guo Quan.

Guo Quan was very satisfied with Captain Hu's attitude: "Captain Hu, when it comes to being free and easy, I still have to say Captain Hu, even General Tao doesn't dare to care about you, why don't you call me for this good thing, I will also have fun with you, haha." ”

Captain Hu also laughed out loud after hearing this: "Originally, I also wanted to call the general together, but I was afraid that the general would not give face, but now that the general happened to meet, let's have a few drinks together and come." ”

Before Captain Hu finished speaking, Guo Quan hurriedly stopped Captain Hu, he came this time to unite Captain Hu to go out to make meritorious contributions, but he didn't drink any wine: "Captain and slow, I came this time to discuss something with Captain Hu, it is related to military affairs, we can drink wine whenever we want." ”

When Captain Hu heard Guo Quan's words, he thought that Guo Quan didn't give face, so his face was pulled down, and he didn't give Guo Quan face, so he sat directly on the seat, picked up the wine bowl and drank it, Guo Quan was furious, but he still endured it.

"Captain Hu, I really have something important to come to you, can the two of us talk alone?" Guo Quan said softly.

"General Guo will say that these people are my brothers in life and death, so there is no need to avoid suspicion. After Captain Hu finished speaking, his subordinates all shouted and drank a big bowl for this, and Guo Quan's face turned black again.

"Captain Hu is really a heroic person, since that's the case, I said it, I don't know if Captain Hu knows what we're doing when we go out of the city this time?" asked Guo Quan.

The wine bowl in Captain Hu's hand slammed on the table, and he squinted at Guo Quan: "What? Doesn't General Guo know about this question? Do you want to tell me that a few of us have drunk and delayed the extermination of this Hezhou army that is looking for death? If you think I drank and made a mistake, then you should sue me, the general doesn't care about us, you are really a dog and a mouse, hum." ”

Guo Quan was too lazy to play Tai Chi with this bastard, he spoke directly: "Captain Hu, we were ordered to go out of the city to eliminate the opposite side of the state army, we have already investigated clearly, this time the other party is only 3,000 people, and our Xiangguo City has been besieged for several days, which is simply a shame for our entire army." As soon as we got out of the city, the other party was so frightened that they retreated for more than ten miles, their strength can be imagined, we didn't know that we were bluffed by the Bingzhou army before. But now, we have 5,000 people, almost twice as many as them, and there are 2,000 strong troops of our own clan, to be honest, just dispatch Captain Hu's men, and the state army can be annihilated in one fell swoop. But I went to General Tao just now to discuss the army, and General Tao was afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and even said that the other party must have a trick to retreat. We have explored the range of dozens of miles near the camp of the Bingzhou Army, and we have not found any traps, so I really don't know what General Tao thinks, so I want to talk to Captain Hu for a good chat, hoping that Captain Hu can persuade General Tao, otherwise the more it drags on, the more bad it will be for our reputation. Guo Quan sighed and said.

Captain Hu got up after listening to the case: "General Guo, what you said is true?" Captain Hu stared at Guo Quan viciously with a pair of tiger eyes, like a hungry wolf, Guo Quan's heart was cold when he saw it, but Guo Quan was also a fierce general, and he quickly adjusted his mind.

"Captain Hu, if I have half a lie, then the sky will thunder. After Guo Quan finished speaking, Captain Hu and dozens of his subordinates were all furious, and some even directly scolded the peach leopard and the dog shrunken turtle.

"I'll go find him. Watching Captain Hu stride out, the corners of Guo Quan's mouth curled slightly.

Guo Quan paid attention to the handsome tent of the peach leopard, and sure enough, Captain Hu made a big fuss about the handsome tent, and both of them almost used the knife, and finally Captain Hu was persuaded to go back by his subordinates. It is said that Peach Leopard took out the tiger talisman to suppress Captain Hu, after Captain Hu went back, he scolded Peach Leopard, which could be heard from a distance of several hundred meters, and Peach Leopard also felt wronged, he went directly back to the city to find Kui An to complain, you must know that he was an old man who had followed Shile for more than ten years, and was scolded by a captain who could stand this? The most important thing is that Peach Leopard has no way to deal with Captain Hu. Captain Hu commanded Shi Le's descendants, and dealing with Captain Hu meant slapping Shi Le's face, so Tao Leopard felt aggrieved and went to find Kui An to support him, and he would have been cut down by someone else.

This scene was unexpected by Guo Quan, he originally wanted to use Captain Hu to test the pressure so that Taobao had to send troops, but who would have thought that it would become like this. Guo Quan ran to Mr. Li again, and under Guo Quan's plea, Mr. Li came up with another plan, and Guo Quan was overjoyed to carry it out.

"Captain Hu, you should know that although Tao Leopard is a southern barbarian, he is the general's sworn brother, and he is also the first person to follow the general, although you are a member of the general's clan, but do you think this matter is justified or not? Is the general biased towards you or towards General Tao?" Guo Quan found Captain Hu and said what Mr. Li handed over to him, as soon as he finished speaking, Captain Hu woke up in fright.

"I, I, that's what you told me. Captain Hu said with a hideous face.

"Yes, what did I say, your brothers heard it clearly, I just told you that I wanted you to persuade General Tao to send troops, I didn't see you use a knife with General Tao in the handsome tent, even if it was in front of the general, I had a clear conscience. Guo Quan said indifferently.

"I was wrong, I wronged General Guo, I begged General Guo to save me, I am grateful. The more Captain Hu thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, he shielded everyone and knelt down directly for Guo Quan, he really knew what kind of person Shi Le was.

Although Shi Le is a member of the Qiang clan, he is broad-minded, otherwise he would not have been assisted by Zhang Bin and others. In history, the idiom "regardless of past suspicions" was coined by Shi Le, who invited all the respected old people and old friends of Wuxiang to go to Xiangguo and drink with them. At the beginning, Shi Le was born poor and was neighbors with Li Yang, a Han Chinese, and beat each other many times for the sake of fighting for the Ma Pond, so Li Yang did not dare to come. Shi Le said: "Li Yang is a strong man, and the dispute over the Ma Chi is the resentment I formed when I was a common man. Now that I'm recruiting talents, how can I hold a grudge against an ordinary person?" So he hurriedly summoned Li Yang, drank with him, and took his arm and joked: "I used to get enough of your fists, and you were also beaten by me." Subsequently, Li Yang was appointed as a lieutenant in the army.

It can be seen that Shi Le's methods and character are indeed outstanding, but that is to attract talents to show others, and Shi Le is very strict with his own clan. The Qiang people naturally despise the rules, so Shi Le's harshness with his people is also to command them, of course, rectifying his own people will bring him a higher reputation, so Shi Le has a mixed reputation in the mouth of the Qiang people.

Captain Hu had no doubt that Shi Le would cut off his head in exchange for his own reputation, and he had absolutely no resistance in the slightest. Although Tao Leopard is a Han Chinese, he is indeed Shi Le's old brother, and Shi Le will also deal with himself harshly in order to appease the old people under him.

Guo Quan looked at Captain Hu kneeling in front of him, his face was full of disdain, although he had the blood of the Qiang people, but he still looked down on these simple-minded Qiang people in his heart, most of the Qiang people were simple-minded. Guo Quan didn't want to think about it, if he didn't have Mr. Li's guidance, then he wouldn't be a simple-minded person, Guo Quan was just 50 steps and a hundred steps of laughter.

But no matter who pointed out, Guo Quan achieved his goal, and he helped Captain Hu up with enthusiasm on his face.

"Captain Hu, there is only one way now. Guo Quan whispered to Captain Hu, and Captain Hu's hideous face bloomed with ecstasy.