At the gambling table, a gambler brings 50,000 yuan in cash to gamble. What will he do after losing 20,000 yuan? Some people may guess that after losing 20,000 yuan, he will be heartbroken and stop gambling and turn around.

Leave the casino. The person who makes such guesses must be someone who doesn’t gamble often. The real situation is that when this gambler loses a block, he will frantically put another 30,000 yuan up, trying to win the lost 20,000 yuan at once.

Come back and make another million dollars.

This is the psychology of a gambler, and it is also the psychology of Ma Huaji now. When he came back, he realized that his army had been deceived. Nearly 20,000 of the 50,000-strong army had been destroyed, and now he only had 30,000 left in his hands.

.

It stands to reason that you should not continue to advance if the situation is not good, but should return to the court to recuperate and then think of a solution. But Ma Huaji still remembers what Liu Gensheng said to him. When Yang Aotian occupied Dingzhou City, his troops were still there.

Only ten thousand, now three months have passed

The number of troops he could recruit would not exceed 20,000 at most. Ma Huaji estimated that he still had 30,000 troops left. As long as he crossed the Yuanshui River and caught up with Yang Aotian, he would definitely be able to destroy Yang Aotian and then capture Dingzhou City. Then

The loss of 20,000 horses was nothing.

After making up his mind, Ma Huaji once again ordered the entire army to prepare to cross the river. On the other side of the river, he didn't know what Yang Aotian was thinking. After killing the 20,000 Chenzhou troops, he abandoned the boat and left. On the other side of the river, there were

A large pile of corpses and boats docked on one shore.

Ma Huaji ordered people to cross the river to get the boats over and prepare to cross the river. At this time, Yang Aotian and the others had already retreated from Yuanshui and arrived at Hulu Mountain.

Calabash Mountain is close to Kaishan County and is the only place to enter Dingzhou City. The terrain here is like its name, in the shape of a gourd. The entrance is blocked by two mountains, but after passing those two mountains, it is

There is an open land, and further forward there are two mountains. After passing these two mountains, you will reach Kaishan County. Once you pass Kaishan County, the road will be smooth and you can directly reach the Dingzhou City Castle.

Ma Huaji successfully crossed the river. Because he was in such a hurry, he didn't bother to clean up the corpses of the soldiers on the river bank. Instead, he led the army directly to Hulu Mountain, preparing to chase Yang Aotian and the others.

Chasing all the way to the entrance of Hulu Mountain, Ma Huaji saw the footprints of Yang Aotian's soldiers and horses evacuating, but he didn't even see their backs. Although he was greedy for success, he was not a fool.

Ma Huaji stopped at the entrance of the mountain. The terrain of Calabash Mountain is undoubtedly a taboo area for military strategists. After entering Calabash Mountain, the enemy only needs to block the entrance, and their retreat will be cut off.

Although Dingzhou was very good, no matter how good it was, it was not as important as his Ma Huaji's life. Therefore, Ma Huaji did not go in rashly, but first sent a small group of soldiers to investigate the situation.

After this group of troops entered Hulu Mountain, Hulu Mountain was very quiet and no ambush was found. Ma Huaji suddenly felt abnormal. How could there be no ambush? If he imagined that he was Yang Aotian, then he would definitely set up an ambush here.

How could there not be a single ambush?

Ma Huaji felt uneasy. He still did not dare to go in rashly. Instead, he chose to send people to search all over the mountains and fields to see if there was an ambush nearby. While Ma Huaji was still wondering whether there was an ambush in Hulu Mountain, Yang Aotian and the others had already

They took a small path and reached the bank of the Yuanshui River again. On the river bank, Yang Aotian and the others took off the military uniforms of the lost soldiers and put them on themselves. Then Yang Aotian and the others took a boat back to cross the Yuanshui River and headed straight for Chen.

Go to the state.

"Hahaha... This Yang Aotian is a fool. He didn't set up an ambush at such an excellent ambush point. It would be a waste to let such a fool occupy Dingzhou City." Ma Huaji laughed loudly.

He looked back at the Calabash Mountain behind him with a proud expression on his face, and then marched straight in with his army.

Behind Hulu Mountain is Kaishan County. The small county town was not noticed by Ma Huaji at all, and he rushed directly with his army. But this time, a large number of people appeared on the wall of the small county town in Kaishan County.

The archers, Ma Huaji and the others encountered a large number of arrows falling as soon as they approached. Ma Huaji was startled by a hail of arrows.

Unexpectedly, there was no ambush in the dangerous Hulu Mountain, but this small Kaishan County was well-defended. Ma Huaji drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed at the obviously old city gate of Kaishan County and said: "All the soldiers in the army listen to the order and charge!

"

The soldiers rushed towards the city gate of Kaishan County, and at this moment the city gate of Kaishan County suddenly opened. Song Ren, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out with more than ten thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and at this time Ma Huaji's

Bai Ren and Bushiren also rushed over with 10,000 troops each. Seeing that he had been made into a dumpling, Ma Huaji immediately understood that he had been fooled. In panic, Ma Huaji shouted: "Retreat, retreat immediately!

"

Upon hearing Ma Huaji's order to retreat, Chenzhou's 30,000-strong army immediately turned from the rear to the front and retreated towards the way they came. The encirclement that was about to be formed suddenly stopped for a moment, and Ma Huaji successfully retreated to Hulu Mountain. But just

At this time, the sound of "rumbling, booming" was heard on both sides of the narrow passage in Hulu Mountain. Huge stones kept falling from both sides, and the way forward and the way back were blocked.

Needless to say, we know that Ma Huaji is finished this time.

On the other side, Yang Aotian and others who crossed the Yuanshui River and ran to Chenzhou traveled day and night and finally arrived at the gate of Chenzhou City three days later. The gate of Chenzhou City was tightly closed. Nan Batian ran over and shouted loudly.

Said: "Hurry up and open the city gate. We are ambushed. We must enter the city immediately to deploy city defenses!"

The city of Chenzhou was already empty of troops. When they heard that the city was about to be deployed, the soldiers who dared to delay immediately opened the city gate in a panic. The moment the city gate opened, Yang Aotian and Nan Batian rushed in together.

Then 20,000 soldiers and horses rushed into Chenzhou City.

A flying pigeon letter flew from Chenzhou to Dingzhou. After receiving the flying pigeon letter, Bushiren immediately replied with a flying pigeon letter to Chenzhou. After reading the letter from Dingzhou, Nan Batian and Yang Aotian

They were all excited. Ma Huaji and Liu Gensheng had been killed in Dingzhou City, and the rest of the soldiers were also dismissed and those who surrendered surrendered.

The Chenzhou side has also been completely controlled by Yang Aotian. Now he can be regarded as the lord of the two states, and his strength cannot be underestimated on Jinghu North Road.

On the city tower, Nan Batian asked Yang Aotian with a smile: "Leader, now that Chenzhou has been occupied by us, what should we do next? Should we continue to occupy Guizhou or Chengzhou?"

Yang Aotian shook his head: "We are developing too fast. It is not advisable to advance rashly if our foundation is not stable. The top priority now is to recruit troops and consolidate our strength. But apart from that, I do have one other big thing to do."

"Big thing? What big thing?" Nan Batian asked with some confusion.

Yang Aotian turned to look at Nan Batian, he smiled and said: "This big thing is... I think I should find a leader's wife for you, and I should also give Xiu'er a title."

"Getting married?" Nan Batian clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Okay, you're getting married. Congratulations first."

Yang Aotian nodded with a smile and said: "You order people to go down and prepare, and I will get as much scenery as you want."

"Okay." Nan Batian responded and stepped back.

The words are divided into two parts.

Bianjing City. Yipin Building.

Xiang Weimin walked into the first-level building wearing a gorgeous dress made of high-quality silk and satin, a thick and large collar around his neck, and various gemstone rings on his ten fingers.

The shopkeeper was still busy, but when he saw Xiang

After Weimin came in, he immediately put down what he was doing and exclaimed with an exaggerated look on his face: "Oh, isn't this the prince? I'd like to see the prince, it's really wonderful to have the prince come to the shop today, it's so glorious."

ah......"

Xiang Weimin smiled and patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder and said: "Okay, we are all regular customers, so there is no need to be so polite."

The shopkeeper looked flattered. He half-bent and said, "Your Majesty, please come upstairs? Still in the same place?"

Xiang Weimin nodded, and then followed the shopkeeper to the second floor of the first floor. It was a good location. Sitting by the window, you could easily see the young girls and young wives walking up and down the street. Occasionally, you would meet someone wearing a pair of thin coats.

The girl wearing a blouse was so excited that she could still see a bit of the alluring spring scenery from her breasts. Who knows that Xiang Weimin now has great skills and his eyesight is several times better than that of ordinary people.

In the lobby of Yipin Building, some unknown people began to ask about Xiang Weimin's identity, and some people who knew him began to answer questions.

You don’t know this man yet, but he is the current emperor’s master, the Emperor’s Prince Xiaoyao. It is said that the emperor was raised by this man since he was a child, so the emperor treats him like his biological father. The emperor gave him a gift outside the palace

He built a Xiaoyao Palace, and then gave him a token to enter the palace at will. Alas, he was so lucky to raise a son who was so promising, and accidentally became the current emperor.

Is this person so powerful? No wonder the shopkeeper is so polite to him. No, no, we have to go to the second floor to have a look. If we have a chance to curry favor with him, we will be very successful.

Xiang Weimin is not low-key in Bianjing, so many people in Bianjing know his relationship with Liang Xin. And Liang Xin was indeed afraid that Xiang Weimin would be wronged, so he gave greetings to various officials in Bianjing.

They took good care of Xiang Weimin, so Xiang Weimin was considered a celebrity with a special status in Bianjing.

The diners at Yipinlou excitedly discussed Xiang Weimin's identity, but they did not notice the cold light flashing in the eyes of a short, thin old man at the corner. Although the old man was short and thin, his temperament was very special.
Chapter completed!