Book 50 Chapter 11 – When the Paths Exhausted, Change Will Come (1/2)
Book 50 Chapter 11 – When the Path’s Exhausted, Change Will Come
Translator: Foxs' Wuxia
After seeing Gui Xiliang and Xing Rong off, Kou Zhong spurred the Thousand-Li Drea was circling high overhead, following him No matter how busy he was, he always found tis and play with Wuestion, human and animal need time to cultivate affection and establish close relationshi+p
Fro made some bird noise and raised his left arrabbed his wrist, he had a feeling of intimacy similar to with the horse under his crotch, as if they were his own flesh and blood
Perhaps one day, when he suffered defeat and fled for his life, when one by one the brothers by his side fell dohile the ene the mountains and the plains pursued hith exhausted, he would only have his beloved horse and beloved eagle to acco, would he be able to copy the Western Chu Hege revealed a hint of bitter and astringent s thoroughly laid out the pros and cons and refused to help hidu, for the first ti in so friends enough Furthermore, he knew from experience the distress that the two suffered They were now in different positions; there were several thousand brothers under theled and ate rice under their leadershi+p, they could not possibly put their entire people in danger of being completely wiped-out simply because of his one order
Their analysis was based on the actual circudu, but with Li Zitong having adequate preparation, he ht be able to feel proud of his accomplish Even if there was aout, but when the Li Army from the other cities launched an all-out counterattack while his disposition of troops had not yet steadied, he absolutely would be unable to defend Jiangdu, ulti annihilated How could he have the heart to let his men, who had confidence in hi the street warfare after Dou Jiande broke the City of Liyang, his entire spine seemed to be immersed in cold sweats At that time the Dou Army held superiority position where their military poas ten times of the enemy’s, and the commander-in-chief of the enemy’s side already led his troops to desert the city, the soldiers defending the city had gone through uarded the city with body weary, strength exhausted, theirYet they still had to pursue every cun and every chi into the city, so that for the sake of final victory, they had to pay heavy price in terdu could not be coth to raise Pengliang’s forty-thousand Shao Shuai Army to attack into the city, he still could not break into Jiangdu Palace, which, in ter’an In the past, were it not for the chicken inside the coop were rebelling, how could it be that easy to overthrow Yang Guang?
Most of the officers and soldiers of his Shao Shuai Arh a battlefield, who had never been through hard fighting Nowas, no matter how undivided their loyalty toward him, in the southern battlefield, they would encounter the le; hoould they be able endure it?
A clear-cut i’s mind: he and his aps, stor with stored-up ht directions like tidal wave; arrows and darts sprayed down froh places like raindrops, to the abundant flesh and blood below The elite troops from the imperial palace continued to pour in, the ar in
Kou Zhong could not help but shudder, as he ashed with horror and shi+vered all over though it was not cold
When the City of Luoyang was broken, Li shi+ would co routes, both on land and water, and then howcould hold out?
Should he take Gui Xiliang and Xing Rong’s advice to take advantage of the tinan?
But by doing this, his Shao Shuai Ar’s two thousandbrothers, the rest were Pengliang natives, ere born and grew up in this area; how could they give up their home and families to accompany hi Que see hi, Kou Zhong was fleeing?
To the left he could not go, to the right it would not work; left and right, there were difficulties abound The feeling of having no choice made him unbearably distressed that he wanted to cry aloud, in order to vent off the resent, twoshi+ru and Xu Ziling sat down to talk on a pile of rocks on theshi+ru said, “About aZhi ca Que’s letter with hi Que expressed his determination, in order to adhere to the Han people’s orthodoxy, to fully support Kou Zhong in unifying the world, hoping that various big factions in Bashu under Xie Hui’s leadershi+p woulddeterhtytheir position The letter does not have even half a sentence of threatening word, but it has turned the entire Bashu Wulin upside down This year’s Mid-Autuht as well take a look, the cold and somber situation will surely an to have a better understanding of this wild and proud man, about his enthusiastic precepts of the antiquity, his deep concern toward the common people, which, by no means to be compared to thosetheirtheir mouth they speak about the people His concern evolved fro said, “Xie Hui and Song Que have always had close relationshi+p; I wonder if it is because this reee waves?”
Zheng shi+ru sighed and said, “If only thisthe letter, Xie Hui and Qiangzu’s [Qiang ethnic group, esp in northern Sichuan] ‘Hou wang’ [Monkey King] Feng Zhen, Yaozu’s [Yao ethnic group, southwest China] ‘Mei Ji’ [Beautiful Wo) ethnic group, southwest China] ‘Ying wang’ [Eagle King] Jue Luofeng and Yizu’s [Yi (Nuoso or Lolo) ethnic group] ‘Lang wang’ [Wolf King] Chuan Mouxun had a summit conference between the Han people and the Bashu’s four roups in Duzun Bao, so that the various tribalSince this reat importance, the four major tribal master did not dare to make hasty decision, they must return and consult the elders of the tribe However, during theQue’s letter has come too late, further, i Finally they parted on bad terreatly surprised It was quite aZhi still in Chengdu?”
Zheng shi+ru replied, “Song Zhi only stayed in Chengdu for two days and then he left; Xie Hui called thewas at a loss, he said, “Song Que did not ask Xie Hui to stand on his side at all, as long as he re Que’s daughter Song Yuhua, why is Xie Hui against the person that Song Que has into listen to Song Que’s advice instead?”
Zheng shi+ru replied, “What else but that he is haunted by selfish motives Li Yuan has sent three envoys one after another to have private discussion with Xie Hui As for the details, naturally outsiders have no way of knowing, however, it can be assuenerous official salary, because each tireat celebration”
Xu Ziling said, “It’s hard for us to blahu, a proold Since he pro to surrender to the Tang, naturally he cannot overturn the agree shi+ru sneered and said, “The problereement at all, rather, it concerns Bashu’s survival You don’t kno big Song Que’s influence in Bashu is The Song Family controls Bashu’s import of salt, they hold over 50 of Bashu’s co Faetze River, they could attack froh proble poho does not know that not only Song Que is the Nuht talent in ainst this kind of person’s intention, the consequences are hard to i such understanding toward Song Que, it’s not surprising at all, but why do the four tribal chiefs have such a restraining fear toward Song Que?”
Zheng shi+ru replied, “I believe the correct word is reverence In theirQue is the Han man who can treat the ethnic minority well; in business, he never cheated them even for half a penny, toward the nunan area, he extremely loves and protects them evenover the world to whoiance theQue”
S said, “Too bad Xie Hui, who should have the closest relationshi+p with him, will never see the whole situation fro, I feel that Xie Hui’s view is actually sensible and proper If he overthrows his agree Li Yuan, and presently, Li Clan is the one occupying the ut Que is able to unify the south to stand opposite of this situation, he can be considered not bad at all In order to give consideration to his huge family and clan, Xie Hui is not without his difficulties in standing opposite to Song Que”
Zheng shi+ru spoke heavily, “Please forgivemade the sa Que Speaking about self-restraint, Song Que can restrain himself better than anybody else Therefore, he was able to avoid conflict with Yang Jian For the past nan, to cultivate talents fro Jian’s power, he still did not dare to take risks by nan Fro Que”
After a short pause, he looked up to the starry sky above, and slowly said, “However, when the angry dragon, who has been in hibernation forplace and arises, no one can stop hiood opportunity by letting the Li Clan grow big, while Kou Zhong’s Shao Shuai Arer, plus they have not established theirbetter than I do Song Que plus Kou Zhong, I dare say that they will be able to turn the whole situation around There will coret the decision he took today”
Xu Ziling could not help thinking about Song Yuhua She was trapped in the ood woent, and she had already foreseen the situation today, hence the reason she sought hi Quethat was entrusted to hi shi+ru’s pair of eyes e anything froures in the world that I revere the y andthe foreign Barbarians’ invasion; furthermore, I also observe his business methods He, the Senior, is indeed a talent in both civil andto control the astonishi+ng, plus he has quick-witted hosts cannot fatho his real action, nobody can see through this ability, wisdoh it appears that he and Kou Zhong are in soeous position, but perhaps he deliberately created this situation, for the purpose of having others underesti said, “It see and I also underesti shi+ru said, “I a Que is absolutely correct One daywas still half-believing, half-doubting, si Que really had capability that the Gods and the ghosts could not fathoainst each other, it will also be subjected to other people’s affairs and objective conditions
Zheng shi+ru said, “Do you knoho told du today? I bet you will never guess”
Xu Ziling thought, ‘Could it be shi+ Qingxuan?’ But thinking about it, it did not s of the world, plus she had no idea that he was co, please reveal it toshi+ru s”
Xu Ziling blurted out, “Unexpectedly it was hi ca Faolden opportunity of you coxuan People with aspirations sche people with heart scheainst people with no heart], they will do whatever it takes to put you to death; he toldfelt that this was indeed a bizarreto do so, An Pangzi [fatty An] would never have such good intentions toward him But why did shi+ Zhixuan do that? Deep in his heart he secretly thought of an answer, but he refused to ad shi+ru spoke heavily, “I asked An Pangzi why he was so concerned about your safety, An Pangzi only s He even implored me not to tell you that the inforzi help you?”
Xu Ziling shook his head with blank expression on his face, he was speechless