In late August, when the rain stopped for a while, most of Langya's powerful factions, including Wu Dun, Yin Li, Xiao Jian, Sun Guan, Sun Kang, etc., were frightened by Zang Ba's prestige and went down the Yishui and Shu rivers.

They gathered in Kaiyang and then camped together along the west bank of Yishui River.

According to Zang Ba's estimate, the final strength will reach an incredible 50,000, which is theoretically equal to the strength of Guan Yu and Zhou Yu combined!

Of course, real adults will not be surprised by this... In fact, behind Guan Yu's 15,000 Qingzhou soldiers and 10,000 navy troops are the hard support of Qingzhou's more than 100,000 farm households, which are responsible for Zhou Yu's

In Xuzhou, where supplies are being supplied, at least more than 100,000 households had to delay production due to the war.

In local warfare, the organization is chaotic, and there is no distinction between soldiers, bandits, civilians, and workers. It is very normal for a large county like Langya to pull out 50,000 soldiers! One hundred thousand Baibo bandits in Hedong, one million purple mountain bandits in Taihang Mountain, and hundreds of black mountain bandits in Taishan

Thousands of Yellow Turbans, 100,000 water bandits in Chaohu, 200,000 barbarians in Bashu, these armies that once ran rampant due to the turmoil are all looking at Langya's class brothers in the sky or on the ground!

Back to the present, on August 20th, Paichang, the last Langya warrior, finally, under the urging of almost all his companions around him, led seven or eight thousand soldiers along the Yishui River to the vicinity of Kaiyang, and he reluctantly obeyed the overall situation.

...But since he arrived, he did not go to the west bank to join the camp with others. Instead, he stationed his troops on the east bank and began to set up camp alone, just next to a pontoon bridge that Zang Ba had built before because of the surge in the Yishui River.

Just for expression.

The unruly attitude is self-explanatory!

On the same day that Chang set up camp on the east bank of Yishui River, in the evening, taking advantage of the crisp autumn air after the rain, Guo Jia suddenly held a banquet in the military camp outside Dutingshe outside the east gate of Kaiyang City where he occupied, and invited

Zang Ai, the son of Zang Ba, and all 400 of his soldiers and 100 followers were drinking wine.

The banquet was postponed because Xu Shu was unwilling to come at first, but when Xu Yuanzhi entered the banquet, the wandering Yingchuan ranger realized something in his heart, and immediately sat down to the table in awe.

It turned out that when Xu Shu saw that Guo Jia had replaced the Erliang Jinxian crown, put on brocade clothes and leather shoes, hung a sword, and then sat on the main seat like a piece of wood, with a serious face and an unsmiling expression.

...I immediately knew that this guy was on business!

"Gentlemen, please have a drink first!" Guo Jia saw Xu Shu sitting down, his body motionless, his face expressionless, he didn't say anything, but just held the cup.

The people present outside the capital pavilion did not dare to neglect. More than 500 people, including Zang Ai and Xu Shu, hurriedly poured wine and raised their glasses together.

"Drink another glass!" Guo Fengxiao drank it all in one gulp, poured it out for himself, and then drank again.

Zang Ai and some Langya officials who were ordered to come over to accompany him couldn't help but look at each other, but the rest of them were all under Guo Jia. They had either received military orders early, or knew something about Guo Jia. They didn't pay attention to these people. They just imitated the leader and filled his bowl.

It was just a drink. Even Xu Shu, after becoming slightly dazed, simply raised his glass and drank it all.

However, more than 500 people drank two glasses of wine in just two words, without any of the usual gestures at a banquet, but it made the atmosphere at the banquet in the military camp somewhat tense, and even gave people a chilling feeling.

Feel.

"Pour the wine and cut the meat!" Guo Fengxiao poured himself the third glass of wine and then stopped raising the glass and continued to give other orders with a straight face.

In other words, of the 500 people Guo Jia brought, more than 100 were considered officials and lived with their own officials in the capital pavilion inside the east gate. However, the two 400 soldiers who served as guards were under the control of the two Qu Junhou.

Under his leadership, he was stationed outside the east gate of Kaiyang City, which was separated from the capital pavilion, and this banquet was held in the military camp...

Originally, this was a common thing, after all, you couldn't find such a large windproof open space anywhere else.

However, at this moment, following Guo Fengxiao's order, there were only five people in the banquet hall, a total of more than a hundred cases, and they were divided into ten rows, with ten cases in each row, and ten fully armed soldiers stood up in unison.

!Ten soldiers stood at the end of each column with their swords in hand, staring at the dozens of cases in front of them like military judges supervising operations.

Not only that, after the ten soldiers stood still, they saw another officer standing up on each table. He directly pulled out the shining dagger from his waist and put the stew that he had placed before on the table.

The cooked meat was divided into its components. Zang Ai, Xu Shu and Guo Jia were also flanked by officers who stepped forward to cut the meat...More than a hundred bright daggers flew together, but not a single extra sound was made. Even if it was Xu Shu, Zang Ai also

Even though he is a well-informed person, his scalp can't help but feel numb.

I can only say that after half a lifetime of eating, I have learned a lot today.

"Split the noodles!" Seeing the meat being divided, Guo Jia finally said the fourth sentence of today's banquet.

And with these words, the officers put away their daggers, then picked up the boiled noodles that had been soaked in water with their chopsticks, divided them into five portions and gave them to the colleagues on the case... At this time, Xu Shu, hiding

On the contrary, those people have adapted.

"Eat!" As soon as Guo Jia said it, he set an example by lowering his head and eating meat and noodles.

The more than 500 people were still divided into two categories. Among them, Xu Shu, like most people, lowered his head and ate quickly. There were also a few like Zang Ai and his followers who seemed particularly uncomfortable, but still lowered their heads and ate forcefully... There was no other,

At this time, Zang Ai only thought that Guo Fengxiao was deliberately using military laws to restrict the banquet to frighten his own family, so he did not want to lose face.

However, half a quarter of an hour later, after everyone had finished their meal, Guo Fengxiao issued the sixth order of the day, which was also the order that finally made Zang Ai unable to sit still:

"Those who have finished their meal should put on their armor on the spot and inspect their weapons. The military supervisor can sit down and eat!"

Nearly four hundred soldiers began to sit on the spot, checking their equipment, putting on their armor and sabers, and wiping their spears. Even though the more than a hundred accompanying officials were not wearing armor, they also began to sort out their clothes and clean their sabers, while the ten soldiers sat down.

Hurry up and eat your share of the meal... You are still speechless the whole time. Xu Shu's heart was so shaken that he couldn't get any more excited, but he didn't say a word. He just sat upright with his head held high and kept stroking his long sword.

Suddenly, someone offered him a pair of iron armor, but Xu Shu refused.

"Deputy Envoy Guo..." After a long silence, Zang Ai finally plucked up the courage and asked seriously. "What does Deputy Envoy Guo want?"

"I want to attack and kill Chang!" Guo Jia's expression did not change.

"Seven thousand troops and horses..." Zang Ai felt ridiculous for a moment.

"So what about seven thousand soldiers and horses?" Guo Fengxiao asked seriously. "Isn't Chang the general of Langya? Isn't Langya a county under the rule of my family Yan Gong? I have the full authority of General Zhendong and Qingzhou Mu to kill a general.

I am a sinner, why should I worry about how many soldiers and horses he has?"

Zang Ai was silent for a long time, but after hearing the sound of gold and iron around him, he finally asked again in the audience: "Deputy Ambassador Guo... dare to ask Chang what crime he committed?"

"Your father may be qualified to ask because of his responsibilities, but you, a mere Sima of the Thousand Stone Army, are not qualified to ask!"

"Then can I go and report to my father? It's a very important matter..."

"No, I'm going to use you as a local army commander to deceive the gate of the pontoon camp!"

"..."

"Not happy? Zang Sima, once your father refused to rebel, he became a subject of Duke Yan. And he worked hard for half his life to get here from a fugitive. He relied on his bravery and half his life's loyalty. If you let him today

If you know what I want to do, you can either help me kill Chang Zi from Langya generals, or openly protect Chang Zi from Hebei. I'm afraid this is the foundation for forcing him to destroy himself?" Guo Jia's face remained unchanged, and his words were like a knife.

"As a son of a human being, why not be stupid and cowardly in order to achieve filial piety? Sometimes thinking that you are smart is stupid, right? Besides, today's matter has come to an end. Isn't it up to you to decide whether to help or not?

"

Having said this, Guo Jia finally threw away his dead face, and then put on a joking expression, which caused Xu Shu's heart to move slightly.

As for Zang Ai, he fell silent again as the soldiers behind him drew their swords and revealed their blades.

After a while, the sergeants in the camp arranged everything. Guo Fengxiao picked up the last bottle of wine that had not been drunk and stood up proudly: "The third glass of wine is for Mr. Yan's birthday!"

The entire camp was buzzing with excitement, toasting their glasses and echoing in unison:

"For Duke Yan's birthday!"

After drinking, Guo Jia held his sword and went out of the camp first to mount his horse. Then the soldiers on the outside and the officials on the inside all got up to follow them and set off immediately. As for Xu Shu and Zang Ai, one was calm and the other was helpless, but they could only

Surrounded by soldiers, he mounted his horse and followed closely, but Zang Ai's followers were locked in the military camp.

It was the time when the Langya army gathered after the autumn harvest, and the troops and horses of Langya generals were everywhere inside and outside Kaiyang City. Although the four to five hundred soldiers were conspicuous, they did not cause too much turmoil. Especially Guo Jia had been prepared for it and specially sent people to

He took all the beasts of burden on his trip and put all the belongings and materials donated by Zang Ba these days on them, and walked in the forefront. Therefore, when he occasionally encountered checkpoint-like places like the Yishui Floating Bridge along the way, he shouted

He was ordered to work the army, and with Zang Ai's face, he was able to get through without any hindrance.

In this way, five hundred people swaggered directly across the Yishui River, and when dusk fell, they arrived in front of Changying.

"He who comes, stop!" Although Chang ruled the country in chaos, he attached great importance to military affairs. Among other things, they came in a hurry. The camp was only half-built, but they actually knew that the guards were on duty. At dusk, they saw

Such a team even took the initiative to come forward for questioning.

Guo Jiale stopped his horse and said as straightforwardly as before: "My Mr. Zang has come to work for the army on the orders of Mr. Zang Mansion!"

Chang's officers came forward to take a look. They first saw the beasts of burden and supplies, and were naturally overjoyed. Then they saw Zang Ai standing on the horse with a livid face. How could he not recognize him? As for Zang Ai's unkind expression, he was ordinary... You must know that,

Chang was the first person in Langya to disobey Zang Ba. The relationship between the two families had always been delicate. Now that Chang was setting up camp across the river alone, it was even more sensitive.

As a result, this man quickly asked people to repay Chang, while at the same time he laughed and said nothing.

After a while, Chang sent someone to pass the order, but the soldiers were not allowed to enter the camp. The man's smile became even more embarrassing. Zang Ba sent his own son Lao Jun. His posture was already very low, but Chang, as a subordinate, did not come out to greet him.

, and he also had to put on a defensive posture, which was very domineering. No wonder Zang Ai was so angry that he didn't speak for a long time, but the handsome official accompanying him seemed to have a duty, so he took the initiative to order the soldiers to stay outside the door and let them go.

The rest of the men urged the pack animals into the camp.

More than a hundred ordinary officials who had not worn armor, led by their own officers, entered with supplies. Naturally, they entered Chang camp unimpeded, and did not stop until they reached the front of the Chinese army's tent, which had just been lit with torches.

However, when they came here, the attendants came in to report, but Chang only said that they were having a military meeting and still had no intention of greeting him. This was really too unruly.

"Mr. Zang is destined to come here!" Under the light of the fire, Guo Jia said to the officer who was leading the way, holding his sword. "I have to see Captain Changdu before I can tell... I don't know if your Captain Changdu is here."

In the military tent, if he is there, please be sure to report him again and ask him to see you."

The officer also felt that his lord was showing off too much, so he nodded and went into the tent. A moment later, he heard another man's high-pitched voice, vulgar words, and a burst of laughter and agreement.

Guo Jia heard clearly and without hesitation, he pushed Zang Ai to his side, then drew his sword and moved forward. There were no armored soldiers around, only about a hundred unarmored officials, who were initially a little flustered and frightened.

It was just that it was too dark to see, but when they saw Guo Jia being the first to draw his sword, no one, including Xu Shu, was timid anymore. They all drew their swords, killed the unprepared attendants in front of the tent, and then jumped up.

Step into the account.

"Who asked you to enter the account without permission?"

Chang Ju was really in a military meeting, and he was still wearing armor, but he was not wearing a helmet. When he first saw someone breaking into the tent, especially when Zang Ai was the first to enter, he did not panic, but directly scolded him.
To be continued...