Chapter 617 Tiger thought so too. As soon as Chi Haonian finished speaking, Zhong Xin¡¯s face immediately turned ugly. He didn¡¯t want to get angry, so he just smiled and said: ¡°Brother Li Xian, this matter I am too big to make the decision alone. You also know that although I am the governor of Beihui Road, my name as governor in Sui Dynasty is just a hollow one. People give me face and call me the governor. If you want to save face, I can only pack up and go home." "What are you talking about, Mingzhe?" Chi Haonian said quickly: "Although the Sui Dynasty is in chaos, who doesn't know that you are highly respected in Beihui? The situation is difficult, so naturally I won¡¯t force you to make a decision, and this is not a solution that I came up with in my head How is my situation any different from Mingzhe¡¯s? " Zhong Xin cursed in his heart, but his face was still there. With a smile: "You and I have been friends for many years. Brother Li Xian has already spoken and I will naturally not refuse. But brother Li Xian should also understand that I can't make the decision if I want to. I can help my brother to persuade them. If they If they all agree, I won't stop him." Chi Haonian was also sneering in his heart. He hugged Zhong Xin and said, "I'll spare you the trouble, dear brother. I've already visited a few Houdes along the way. Senior" Zhong Xin's face changed slightly: "Brother Li Xian, you have a wide circle of friends." He said in a cold voice, and then winked at the confidant standing on the side, who quickly said: " It¡¯s getting late, why don¡¯t you arrange a banquet first?¡± Zhong Xin nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, brother Li Xian is here to work hard, let¡¯s have some wine to warm up and relieve fatigue.¡± Chi Haonian was tired. He grabbed Zhong Xin and waved his hand to signal the man to retreat. "Mingzhe, why are you so confused?" Chi Haonian lowered his voice and said, "I told everyone before I came here that even if everyone objects, you won't object, Mingzhe. Because this matter is a good thing for our Southwest. , there are only benefits and no harm to you and me." "Why can't I see the benefits?" Chi Haonian said: "You interrupted me before I finished speaking" He pulled the clock. Xin walked to the map and said: "I'm just lending you a road. Not just you, I have discussed it with other people. You should make way for the North Hui Road, the South Hui Road, and the Yongbei Road." " Zhong Xin said angrily: "Brother Li Xian said it lightly. Your Yongbei Road is thousands of miles away from here. If I make way for the Black Flag Army, they will suddenly stop and be unable to leave. Your Yongbei Road will be blocked immediately. All the passways have nothing to do with you, but even if our Beihui Road is stuck in the mud!" Chi Haonian had already known what Zhong Xin was worried about. He smiled and said, "Mingzhe, you have to figure something out first! One thing It turns out that this person is just a junior with no foundation. By chance, he got the hundreds of thousands of horses, and this is how he has the capital he has now. But this person is not without vision. The reason why he started. Talking to you instead of directly launching troops is because he doesn¡¯t want to offend all the families in the southwest. " "He wants to achieve great things and establish a foothold in the southwest. If he does something treacherous in your North Hui Road, who else will the families in the southwest be? Can you accept him? What he wants is not the slightest benefit in front of you, but the entire Southwest Road. So you should rest assured. If he seizes your Beihui Road, who will believe him if he wants to go south? You fool can't understand this. " "Relatively speaking, Nanmanzi is more of a headache than Fang Jie. Nanyan Murong Shao and King He have turned half of Ping Shang Dao upside down. They are more troublesome than Fang Jie. How greedy! Fang Jie just wants a piece of territory, but he doesn't dare to offend us too much so we can coexist, but Murong Shai wants more and is absolutely incompatible!" Chi Haonian pointed at the map! Several places said: "These counties were conquered by the Nanyan army, and the Nanyan people stole food and plundered the people. But those He people had the deepest hatred for us Han people, and they would kill everyone on sight. If this continues, peace and trade will not be guaranteed, and they will follow closely. This is my Yongbei Road. Even if I have tens of thousands of county soldiers, how can I protect so many places? Although Nanyan Murong Yongduo only brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses into the pass, there are hundreds of thousands of He people! Zhong Xin sneered and said, "Isn't this what the so-called cold lips mean? The Ping Shang Road cannot stop the Nanmanzi, so Brother Li Xian is beginning to feel restless. You, Yongbei Road, are right next to the Ping Shang Road, but you come here to negotiate with me." I opened a way for Fang Jie's Black Flag Army to go south and fight the Nanmanzi. Even if I agree, why do you think Fang Jie will agree? " "He will!" Chi Haonian said in a very low voice: " There's something you don't know. If Luo Qiu hadn't been forced to say it a while ago it's because we knew this secret that we were sure that Fang Jie would go south to protect Yongzhou. " "What! ¡± Zhong Xin asked immediately. Chi Haonian stepped forward and said, "Fang Jie is Luo Yao's son!" "Ah!" Zhong Xin's face changed drastically: "Brother Li Xian, in order to make me agree, you wouldn't make up such a story. Tell a lie!" "How could it be a lie?" Chi Haonian said: "Think about it, when Fang Jie first arrived in Yongzhou, it was said that he went straight into Luo Yao's study and killed the envoy sent by Li Yuanshan. If it had been done by someone else, Luo Yao would have tolerated it. Him? Even though Fang Jie was carrying an imperial envoy's errand, Luo Yao was determined to turn against him, and the identity of the imperial envoy meant nothing to him. Not only that, Luo Yao also gave Fang Jie a whole battalion of troops. "Isn't it abnormal to assign war horses?" "Let me tell you something more When Fang Jie was in Yongzhou, he often went in and out of Luo Mansion, but the person he met was not Luo Yao, but Luo Yao's wife Chu so Over the years, have you ever seen Luo Yao's wife meet a foreigner? And if he doesn't come to the Luo Mansion in three to five days, the Chu family will immediately send someone to invite him. Is there really something hidden in this? " Ting Chi? When Haonian said this, Zhong Xin began to have some doubts in his heart. "And" Chi Haonian said: "Think about it, Fang Jie left the left vanguard with a battalion of soldiers and horses, why didn't Luo Yao send troops to chase him? Fang Jie was recruiting and expanding in the northwest, and he had an army in his hands. After that, he immediately returned to Huangyang Road. Why didn't Luo Yao send troops to stop him? Tian Xin in Xinyang City retreated step by step, with no intention of fighting Fang Jie. Is this reasonable? " "In my opinion" Chi Haonian sneered. He said: "This is just Luo Yao's conspiracy. Fang Jie led his troops to leave the left vanguard. Perhaps it was Luo Yao's instruction. He led his troops to leave the southwest with almost no troops left. At this time, Fang Jie led his troops to the left front. Is it just a coincidence that the Banner Army is back? " "You mean" Zhong Xin hesitated and said, "You mean, this is what Luo Yao and Fang Jie agreed to do first. Jiangnan was moved north, but Fang Jie brought his troops back to defend the four southwest routes. In fact, he was still Luo Yao's soldier! But why did Luo Yao do this? " "If nothing else, I guess Luo Yao wanted to see him. How will we react after leaving?" As soon as he said this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhong Xin's back: "Test us?" Chi Haonian nodded: "That's probably the case, so I'm with you. After they discussed it all night, I will come here to see you. Think about it, let's send the Black Flag Army south to Yongzhou. Fang Jie is Luo Yao's son, and his mother's Chu family is still in Yongzhou. , will he be relieved? Now that the Nanmanzi's coalition is only two or three hundred miles away from Yongzhou, and there are not enough troops in Yongzhou city, he must be anxious Think about it again, why does Fang Jie immediately attack you in the north when something goes wrong in the south? Pressure?" Zhong Xin took a deep breath, feeling extremely shocked: "I still can't believe that these are true." Chi Haonian said, "Then think about it again, if Fang Jie is really spreading it outside. He was so loyal to the court that he would stay in Huangyang Road with his troops. Why should he march south instead of north to relieve the siege of Gyeonggi Road? You know that he has hundreds of thousands of troops and half of them? Elite cavalry! If the imperial court had these supporting troops, Gyeonggi Province would not be as dangerous as it is now." At this moment, someone came in in a hurry. When he saw the foreigners, he opened his mouth but swallowed his words. Zhong Xin apologized to Chi Haonian and went over to ask his cronies what was so urgent. The confidant whispered something into his ear, and Zhong Xin's already ugly face immediately turned pale. "When!" he asked angrily. The confidant said: "I just received the news that the Black Flag Army's troops on the east side of Huangyang Road are preparing to attack Xinkoucang. The defenders of Xinkoucang dare not go out to meet the enemy, but who would have thought that the Black Flag Army is not at all To attack Xinkoucang, a group of cavalry passed by Xinkoucang and entered directly into our Beihui Road. Now several manor houses of adults have been breached The purpose of this cavalry is to arrest people, but because of their extremely fast speed They came and went without a trace. They left just after our troops were assembled. They had already made a large circle in more than a dozen counties in the east and captured several old men" Zhong Xin felt a suffocation in his heart. Thinking about it again Thinking about what Chi Haonian said just now, I believe it even more. ¡°If Fang Jie really wanted to conquer Beihui Dao, how could he do such a thing that offended several big families in Beihui Dao? He went to arrest those people just to increase his bargaining chips Fang Jie wanted money and food, could it be that he wanted to use it as food and supplies for the trip south? ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Zhuque Mountain Camp, meeting hall. When Wu Yiyi listened to Fang Jie finish his analysis, he wrinkled and said:"This matter is too big, and we must not act rashly. Our Zhuque Mountain Camp has just laid some foundations. If you lead the troops to leave at this time, I am afraid that all your previous efforts will be wasted. Now several workshops have begun to be built, including those for iron ore and leather." The deal has almost been concluded. If we leave at this time, won't the foundation fall into the hands of others?" Fang Jie shook his head: "Of course I don't want to leave without asking for anything." He glanced at Wu Yiyi and Luo Weiran. Said: "I will keep all the infantry and some cavalry in the Zhuque Mountain camp. In addition, I will bring back Cui Zhongzhen's troops. I will only take 30,000 cavalry south. What happens in the camp, Mr. Hou and Uncle Shi, you guys?" I can trust both of them. "What does our Black Flag Army lack now?" Fang Jie paused and said, "It's not money or food for now, it's reputation!" "If I lead the troops south to fight some good battles, If the Nanyan and He people are subdued, the reputation of our Black Flag Army will be heard throughout the southwest and even the entire Central Plains. It will be beneficial and harmless to our Black Flag Army and I have my own sense of self-discipline and will retreat if the battle situation is difficult. . There are warships to help, and the worst is to go back by water. The wealthy families from all over the country are all planning their own plans, and the generals are fighting for territory. Only our Black Flag Army goes to the border to fight against the enemy As this reputation spreads, Raising troops will be of great benefit in the future." "That's what I say." Luo Weiran thought for a while and said, "But Luo Qiu dares to let you lead troops into Pingshang Road?" "I can't go straight to Yongzhou by water. "Stay with me?" Fang Jie smiled: "Speaking of it, this is indeed a dangerous operation to go deep alone, but it has been said since ancient times that wealth can be found in danger, and those guys in the south have no navy or cavalry, so they can't stop them. Mine. If I want to come back, I don't have to go back by land." Wu Yiyi thought for a while and said, "If you have already decided, we won't stop you, but there is one thing you must keep in mind. If things don't work, return to Zhuque Mountain immediately to avoid long nights and dreams." Fang Jie smiled and was about to continue, when Chen Xiaoru strode in from outside: "General, the Governor of North Hui Province Zhong Xin and the Governor of Yongbei Province. Chi Haonian went outside the camp together and asked to see the general!" Fang Jie was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "It seems that someone thinks the same as me" "Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf?" Wu sighed. He sighed: "Tiger thinks so too"