Plan to cut off the nine states

Lou Wen was furious, and the fat on his face trembled slightly, and shouted: "I have worked hard to come here, but they actually want to leave, or sneak away, and treat me like a monkey? Is it tolerable, but which one is intolerable!"

Although he stood firmly on his father's side, Lou Ji couldn't help but remind him, "The King of Xiangdong has heard about his father's plan..."

Lou Wen glared, and Lou Ji immediately shut up.

Lou Wen slowly calmed down, "That's not right, I only told you the plan, how could it reach the ears of King Xiangdong?"

Lou Ji was startled and said hurriedly: "There is also Guo Shifeng, General, don't forget him. He is a shameless villain who is two-faced and cannot be trusted."

"Why didn't you remind me then?"

"Ah?" Lou Ji didn't dare to accuse his father, so he could only say, "The child was careless."

"Kill, kill, kill them all."

"What kind of... killing method?"

"We can't let them escape, not even one of them... Find someone for me. Old guys like Guan Changling are useless. They have long lost their spirit. Only Duan Li can do it. Call him. Then call Sun Jian, His father is old, but he is still somewhat brave.”

"Just these two? Brother Qi, do you want to call them over?"

Lou Wen shook his head, "Those brothers of yours are all useless. Only Shi Qi is the most like my son... Okay, you also have three points of resemblance. Go and call someone."

Lou Ji blushed and retreated, not daring to complain about his father, but he hated King Wu even more in his heart.

Duan Li is an old subordinate of Lou Wen. When he was young, he only had one thought in his heart - to obey the general's orders and move forward bravely. As he got older, his thought became stronger and stronger, like a loyal old dog, even if his life was in danger and he only had one left. In terms of tone, he should also stop in front of his master and bark at outsiders.

"General, do you want to attack the city? Before dark, I will climb to the top of the city and capture that unscrupulous man!" Duan Li's voice became louder as he got older.

Lou Wen pressed his ear holes and said, "Stand aside and we'll talk later."

Sun Jian's father was also a veteran of the general. He had joined the army since he was more than ten years old. He regarded the general as a father and respected him more than his own father. He knelt down before entering the tent and came over and said, "What are your orders, general?" "

Lou Wen looked at Duan Li, Sun Jian, and Lou Ji, and said slowly: "Someone once advised me to rebel. At that time, I could wave my arms and the emperor could return to my Lou family, but I refused at that time. Why? Because I am a Tiancheng general, and the late Emperor has given me the kindness to rebuild, I can’t bear to take away the Zhang family’s empire.”

The three people opposite nodded at the same time.

"But it's different now." Lou Wen emphasized, "I can't live up to the Tiancheng Zhang family, but the Tiancheng Zhang family wants to betray me. They tried to kill me several times, but I endured the humiliation. I led the troops outside, and the Zhang family was in the rear. I didn't say anything in the chaos. The King of Eastern Hunan invited me to seize the eastern capital. I thought the descendants of the Zhang family had finally figured it out. Who would have thought that they were determined to kill me and seize the soldiers I brought. "

Duan Li and Sun Jian were filled with righteous indignation. You and I avenged the general with every word, and with the handle of the sword in hand, they were about to go to the King of Xiangdong to fight for their lives.

Lou Wen said: "I can't bear it any longer. Zhang is seeking his own death. I am worthy of the late emperor's spirit in heaven."

"You're worthy! The general doesn't owe Zhang." Sun Jian gritted his teeth, making Lou Ji standing next to him feel ashamed. He was his own son, so he didn't even show he cared so much.

"What should I do? Do you want to do it now? After the general gives the order, I will personally cut off the head of King Xiangdong." Duan Li said.

Lou Wen felt that this was not enough, and added: "I am forced to rise up and resist, not for myself and the children and grandchildren of the Lou family, but for the sake of the entire army. The King of Eastern Hunan is committed to Jizhou. It doesn't matter if I die, but you I will be bullied by the people of Jizhou. Wang Tiebei has always been at odds with me, and the longer he stays with me, the more he will be afraid of me."

"I'm going to kill Wang Tiemei!" Sun Jian asked, "No Jizhou soldiers will be spared!"

"Jizhou's sudden cavalry is famous all over the world. It's better to kill Wang Tiemei first. If his men are willing to surrender, you can temporarily let them go and use them for your own use." Lou Ji advised, looking at his father, "You can use Jizhou's soldiers and horses to attack Yecheng." , eliminate future troubles for a long time.”

"Lou Xiaoqi's clever plan." Duan Li praised.

Lou Wen felt that it was almost done, "You two go and take action now. Bring everyone you can with you. I will personally lead the army after you to hold down the battle for you."

The second general resigned.

Lou Ji said: "No need to pretend that Jizhou soldiers have mutinied?"

"No need, I just thought about it. Why are you playing those tricks? Why should I pretend to be a loyal minister when all the heroes are swarming in the world? Kill his mother!" Lou Wen's arrogance suddenly rose, and he suddenly returned to his youth again.

"The general is right. What should Guo Shifeng do?"

"Go and capture him. I want to ask him clearly...what the hell? Go and chop off his head and bring it to me for a look."

"What about the negotiations with King Wu?"

"With Wu Bing's prisoners in hand, I don't believe he dares to fall out. Having said this, it will be the same no matter who he sends to negotiate."

"Yes." Lou Ji was willing to perform this task and hurried out.

Lou Wen sat for a while and loudly called the guards in, "Go and call my children and grandchildren, as well as General Guan, General Sun, and General Hua."

The guard has been following the general for a long time. Although there are people with the same surname in the army, he knows who the three generals are without asking.

The descendants and generals of the Lou family arrived one after another and crowded the tent. Lou Wen glanced around and said loudly: "I have received the exact news. The King of Eastern Hunan and Wang Tiemei are going to launch a mutiny tonight and kill all the Lou family and my old troops. None of you can escape!"

Some people didn't believe it, but didn't dare to question it. More people, regardless of whether they believed it or not, were extremely angry and clamored to strike first.

Lou Wen took the opportunity to issue an order, ordering the generals to lead their troops in formation and their children and grandchildren to guard the camps. He wanted to eliminate the traitors in the army.

When Lou Wen said he would do something, he would do it. When he hesitated, he just didn't want to do it. When he wanted to do something, he never hesitated and acted haphazardly, not even bothering to make detailed plans.

He sat in the tent waiting for news, and his trusted guards and children and grandchildren guarded the inside and outside.

Lou Ji came back the earliest. He hurried into the tent, passed through the brothers and nephews, and came directly to the general.

"Where is the head?" Lou Wen asked sternly, not seeing Guo Shifeng's head.

"Guo Shifeng rode out of the camp. I have sent people to chase him."

"Who leaked the news again? He knew it as soon as I had the idea?" Lou Wen was both angry and incredible.

"It must have been Sun Yalu who leaked the secret. After hearing the news from King Xiangdong, he noticed it and informed Guo Shifeng."

"What about King Xiangdong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier ran in and shouted at the door: "General Qi Bing, General Sun Jiansun sent me here. He said that the King of Xiangdong fled and he has led people to chase him."

Lou Wen cursed loudly, complained that his subordinates did not move quickly enough, and accused King Xiangdong and others of being ungrateful.

No one in the tent dared to speak.

After a while, good news finally came.

The old general Duan Li strode into the tent, panting heavily, raised his arm, and showed his freshly cut head that was still bleeding.

Wang Tiemei was not reminded. When Duan Li broke into the tent, he was defenseless and did not even have a confidant around him.

"He is indeed the most powerful general under my command. What do the Jizhou soldiers say?"

Duan Li shook his head, "I don't know. Anyway, no one stopped me when I went in and out."

"Take Wang Tiemei's head to patrol the camp and announce to everyone that I will only kill Wang Tiemei and have nothing to do with others."

"Follow your orders." Duan Li raised his head and was about to leave. Lou Wen added, "Call the superior officer Chang Ling. He can talk better than you."

News came one after another. When they first heard that their coach had been killed, the officers and soldiers of the Jizhou Army were quite panicked and were quickly suppressed.

Although accompanied by Guan Changling, Duan Li killed more than a dozen Jizhou generals who refused to surrender immediately.

The pursuit of the fugitives did not go smoothly. The people sent by Louji and Sun Jian returned to the camp one after another, bringing the same news: "They fled to the east capital and took refuge with King Wu."

Lou Wen was furious and scolded the Seventeenth Son. Impulsively, he even ordered an attack on the city. Lou Ji and others spoke one after another and advised the general to hold off for a while.

Lou Wen also knew that it was extremely difficult to successfully attack the city at this time, so he called the generals to enter the tent again, "The king of Xiangdong went to the city to defect to that boy, so he invited us over, and he had no good intentions at all, claiming to lure the rebels out of the city. , In fact, we are going to be delivered to the rebels."

The generals no longer had any doubts. They really thought that the Jizhou people were colluding with the rebels, and they all clamored for revenge.

Lou Wen took advantage of the situation and said: "Revenge must be avenged, but not now. Our army is extremely short of food and grass. If we can't attack the east for a long time, the morale of the army will be chaotic. Besides, your family members are all in the city. I can't risk them. So I decided that tomorrow Send troops to Yecheng early in the morning. If Yecheng is wise and willing to provide food and grass, we may as well be loyal. If you still believe in the words of the traitor and think that we should not kill Wang Tiemei, we don't need to be polite. We will seize the city and food, and make up for the missing military pay! "

Everyone cheered, and Lou Wen said: "King Wu is my son after all. The fight between father and son is a joke for the world. That boy doesn't want to fight with me. Within three days, he will hand over the king of Xiangdong. From now on Be kind to the soldiers and people in the city, and wait until I capture Yecheng, and the two states of Hebei and Luo will become one."

Lou Wen's words had no basis, but they still received bursts of cheers. Even if some people didn't believe it, they didn't dare to question it.

After appeasing the generals, Lou Wen said to Lou Ji: "Go to the city immediately and tell that boy that I will exchange thousands of Wu soldiers' captives for King Xiangdong, Guo Shifeng, and Sun Yalu. I will withdraw my troops tomorrow. If he agrees, Dongfang will Everything belongs to him, Yecheng belongs to me, and we all still have a chance to become a family. If he doesn't agree..." Lou Wen gritted his teeth, "Don't push people too hard. If he adds insult to injury at this time, I will have to fight to the death with him. , even if he holds the Eastern Capital, it will still be a ruined city."

"I understand, let's set off now." Lou Ji failed to kill Guo Shifeng and was eager to make another contribution, so he resigned, called his personal followers, and rode towards the east capital.

It was already dark, but the camp was still quiet. The people of Jizhou acquiesced in the position of general, but no news came out in the city, which made Lou Wen anxious.

"What on earth is he thinking? There is no reason for him to disagree with such a good deal." Lou Wen looked at the people in the tent, and the more he looked at it, the more he disliked it. He raised his voice and said: "You useless guys, you know If you follow me and use me, it will be of no use at the critical moment.”

After scolding for a while, Lou Wen calmed down a little, but a soldier came in to add fuel to the fire, "General Qi Bing, everyone in Jizhou is convinced, but there is only one place where we are not allowed to enter..."

"If you can't attack the city, can't you even defeat your own camp?"

"We can fight, but we have to wait for the general's order. That's... that's where the Queen Mother lives."

Lou Wen was stunned, "Yes, the Queen Mother is still there." Lou Wen stood up with difficulty, his eyes were strange, "Don't use force on the Queen Mother, I want to go there myself."

The children and grandchildren of the Lou family exchanged glances and secretly laughed. They all understood what the general was thinking. Even if the sky fell, they could not stop the general's indulgence.

For Lou Wen, Tiancheng Zhang no longer exists.