Book 17 - Chapter 10 – Join Forces in the Central Plains (1/2)
Book 17 Chapter 10 – Join Forces in the Central Plains
Song Jingang welcohed and said, “Kou Xiong is willing to co else need to be explained?”
Kou Zhong sat down and accepted the fragrant tea offered by Song Jingang’s subordinate Looking out the , he said pensively, “The rain stopped!”
Song Jingang leaned back in his chair; together with Kou Zhong he cast his eyes out theand said, “Usually, you can see this kind of heavy rain in Luoyang during su put the cup on the silant, he fixed his eyes at Song Jingang and asked, “Song Xiong, which side do you think Xiaodi should ith?”
But Song Jingang looked unconcerned; he said, “I think you should help Li Zitong”
Only after finishi+ng his remark did he turn to see the opposite side
Stunned, Kou Zhong said, “You really didn’t want ht that if the ansas ‘yes’, he would flatly refuse If he really wanted to assassinate Du Fuwei, it nificent army with thousands of men and horses, with open saber and open spear, not with so in the dark Toward Du Fuwei, he did not have the slightest bit of ill will, on the contrary, he really had a bit of admiration and respect of a son toward his father
Song Jingang laughed caly, plus it is difficult to acco to defend and stabilize Jiangdu on Li Zitong’s behalf, while the other two factions attack Jingling, to force Du Fuwei to retreat, then it will be difficult for Shen Faxing to act At the sa to cross over the Great River, so that Du Fuill not dare to rush indiscri understood why Yun Yuzhen illing to be Song Jingang’s go-between
Song Jingang was certainly a person with great skill and strategy; in thean attack to the Li Clan, he did not overlook military situation all over the world at all
If Li Mi and wang shi+chong fought until both sides suffered, Du Fuas defeated as he attacked to the north, and Song Jingang was able to attack Taiyuan, then Liu Wuzhou’s power could be easily extended to the key areas north and south of the Yellow River, and would beco asked, “But what’s in it forLi Zitong would Du Fuwei only be able to hold back and would not dare to attack the Flying Horse Ranch and the two big cities under its protection At that ti, ill join forces at Luoyang When that happens, friend of foe, or diving the world evenly, will become thethe decision”
Kou Zhong laughed involuntarily; he said, “After a long ti it over whether one is friend or foe, this is the first ti like this And it see Xiaodi tooto listen to what I have to say”
Indifferent, Song Jingang said, “Since Kou Xiong is able to persuade wang shi+chong, that old fox, what is a trivial Li Zitong to you? Besides, all alonghasn’t been too bad Based only on your brilliant record of being able to defend Jingling for ten days hat can be considered only a re hiive hi said, “Quite possibly Song Xiong is the best lobbyist after Su Qin and Zhang Yi[1] However, in this kind of troublesodi before I can ang said, “I aht leave behind a contact person As soon as Kou Xiong gives us a nod, ill arrange everything for you”
Kou Zhong and Song Jingang discussed theabout the current situation related to Jiangdu Only then did he take his leave
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Inside a co the Tianjin Canal on Xuanfeng Lane at the west side of the city Xu Ziling sat alone in the inner hall, waiting for Kou Zhong
It was a safe house provided by wang shi+chong for them to use, so that they could avoid people’s eyes and ears
Thisarrived; he dejectedly slu’s left Quite out of character, he did not blabber like a torrent as his usual self
“What happened?” Xu Ziling asked indifferently
Depressed, Kou Zhong replied, “I officially broke up with Yuzhi, with no hope of restoration”
Xu Ziling asked in surprise, “How could that happen? With your, Zhong Shao’s silver tongue, white can turn to black, deer can turn into horse, what can’t possibly be redeehed and said, “You still call yourself Xiongdi? Right now I a rew to love her, hence I aue skill”
Stunned, Xu Ziling said, “So you are not joking”
“Joking?” Kou Zhong blurted out
And then his expression turned bitter as with a rueful smile he looked at the pair of new boots he had just purchased, “After giving her uish I walked barefooted in the wind and the rain At that tith,i inside eha heavier and heavier,thunder, I nearly fire deviated”
Incredulously Xu Ziling stared duotten Li Xiuning?”
In distressed, Kou Zhong said, “When I woke up thisYuzhi in my heart Ay! This time is morefelt like being drowned into the abyss of the sea, the pain at the pit of reat froo talk to San Xiaojie?” Xu Ziling asked
“Absolutely not!” Kou Zhong resolutely replied, “We, brothers, , want to obtain the world, why must I rely on my in-laws? Humph! I wish Yuzhi will still find happiness withoutsaid, “Don’t ever think that she won’t be happy without you This is all right, otherwise, how could we justify ourselves in front of Song shi+dao?”
Kou Zhong flew into rage, “You still don’t believe thattoward San Xiaojie is real?” he asked
Xu Ziling reached out to grab his shoulders and shook hi, then you can also forget Song Yuzhi Just leave a little bit of yourwas silent for ato co his head, he said, “I have an important matter to discuss with you”
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Finished listening, Xu Ziling spoke heavily, “Xiao Xian is finally going up north!”
Kou Zhong was shaken “Good point!” he said, “Not only that, this is a one-stone, three-bird stratage Yushan worthy to be called conspiracy hed and said, “Fancy that they thought about it It can clearly be seen that the one Liu Wuzhou wanted to join forces with is not you, the kid without any qualifications; rather, it is Xiao Xian By the time they join forces outside the Pass, they can capture Luoyang first, and then attack Guanzhong Two old kids, one goes southerly, the other northerly Only by joining forces like this will they have the opportunity to divide the world evenly”
Actually, Kou Zhong has already been considering this issue
It should be noted that currently Kou Zhong had no officers, no troops; the Flying Horse Ranch was not his underlings How could Liu Wuzhou, this kind of powerful and overbearing hegeard on hi was a very useful chess piece Because Xiao Xian and the others had a co of hi from Xiao Xian and the others
If he fell into the trap, he would use his influence on the Flying Horse Ranch and his for city to help hi When that happened, Xiao Xian would be able to enter by exploiting a weak spot, by attacking the Flying Horse Ranch and the two big cities nearby TheXiuxun and the others were fully aware that the Baling troops were crossing the River and co to the north, they would still mistakenly believe that it was only part of the joint military operations By the time they became helpless, isolated troops, there would be no other choices but to surrender
At that time Xiao Xian would acquire a wide expanse of territory north of the Great River, while Du Fuas deep in du, he could only sit and watch Xiao Xian nibbling away his territory in the west
Thisup north to Luoyang, to ether they would acco said, “Tellresolutely said, “Because Su Jie is in Xiao Xian’s hands, right noe refrain fro the vases Plus any et But we can’t have a fall out with Xiao Xian openly, and yet weHorse Ranch, plus we can’t let Old Die prevail There are so ether situations tangled together, and you ask ’s eyes lit up; he said, “We du, and not causing the Old Die tooto attack Jingling, we can secretly deal with Xiao Xian, and resolve the immediate crisis at the saain and said, “But how can we preserve Jiangdu without causing Old Die too e? This is si said, “But we rasp of the situation first, only then e be able to change according to the situation And noe’d better think about tonight first”
Kou Zhong was silent for half a day Finally he looked at Xu Ziling’s scarred face, and said with a laugh, “The carriage has been waiting for a long time, may I ask Scarface General if we could set out now?”
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When Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, along ang shi+chong and the others, arrived at the Rong Mansion’s reatly surprised at the lively at’s, the richest individual in Luoyang, mansion was built atop a knoll at the northeast side of the city, occupying a vast land; the scale was really grand At the first glance, the buildings were scattered about the forest like stars in the sky; a spectacular scene