Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 414: As Smart as Me
"General Yang! Send us back to Xucheng now, and then inform the King of Chu that we have left, so you will naturally not be involved... Don't make the mistake!" Yang Xiu scolded Yang Feng righteously, not behaving like a prisoner.
Yang Feng was really stunned for a moment. From the moment he heard that the State of Chu had sent troops, he had completely believed Yang Xiu's previous lies!
"General..." Another deputy general was also anxious at this time.
But at this moment, Yang Feng hesitated for a moment, then his expression changed and he said, "No! Don't try to deceive me! Why should I send her to Xucheng? You brought her out secretly, and now the King of Chu wants to take her back, not send her to Wei!"
At this moment, Yang Feng felt that his whole body was filled with the brilliance of wisdom.
Yang Xiu paused for a moment after hearing this, and then emphasized: "Don't forget why Madam Xiahou fled. If the prince of the King of Chu is killed in the future..."
"That is Chu's own business. How can it involve me?" Yang Feng looked proud, as if he had seen through your tricks and crushed your intelligence.
"If anything happens to Madam Xiahou in the future, our Wei State..."
"What can your Wei State do? Blame me? If you want to blame someone, blame the King of Chu. By this calculation, it will be more beneficial to the court. I also provoked the relationship between you! Hahaha." Yang Feng laughed.
Yang Xiu immediately showed an expression of "How could there be such a talented person?"
In fact, from the moment the King of Chu sent out his troops, Yang Xiu had been inclined to send Xiahou Juan back to Chu. Afterwards, he sat pitifully in front of Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan, telling them how he cleverly saved Xiahou Juan's safety. As for why the King of Chu sent out his troops, you can figure it out for yourself...
Before, Yang Xiu had only made some guesses, but now... the King of Chu actually sent troops?
This unreasonable behavior made Yang Xiu think a lot, and he even suspected that the King of Chu really didn't know Xiahou Juan's gender?
Just when Yang Feng had made the decision, another scout came to report - this time it was a professional scout, not a defeated army, so he judged the number of the comers - more than a thousand cavalry.
However, he also brought another piece of news that made Yang Feng sweat profusely - the thousand-odd cavalry were only the vanguard, the garrison in Wancheng had already set out, and judging by the flags, the King of Chu himself was in charge of the central army!
"Not good! Let Gongming come back quickly!" Yang Feng suddenly remembered something and quickly gave the order.
That's right, because in the world of Cheng Ji, Yang Feng did not have a direct conflict with Cao Cao, nor did he surrender to Yuan Shu or Lu Bu. Instead, after moving the capital to Xu Du, he retreated to Guanzhong, so his troops were relatively intact, and... Xu Huang and Xu Gongming were still under his command.
Not long ago, when the outpost, which originally consisted of 3,000 people, was unexpectedly defeated by Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang volunteered, and Yang Feng increased his troops to 5,000 to clear out the rest of Xucheng and Xu County, while he himself led the central army to besiege Xucheng.
It seems that Xu Huang is about to run into Zhang Xiu!
Although Yang Feng was born in the Yellow Turban Army, he had long since joined the Western Liang Army. Apart from some Yellow Turban strongmen as his backers, the ordinary "Yellow Turban soldiers" had long been exhausted. Moreover, with the support of the Western Liang clique, the proportion of cavalry was not small!
Xu Huang is one of the few capable fighters under Yang Feng's command. Now the competition in the auxiliary Han camp is so fierce, so although Yang Feng is afraid of Xu Huang, he also has to use him more.
Now among Xu Huang's five thousand soldiers and horses, there are a thousand cavalry. Even if we run into Zhang Xiu... we are all Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and Xu Huang is also a great general. Can you still defeat me in one second?
What's more, Zhang Xiu came on a charge and was out of touch with the infantry, while Xu Huang was not only well-rested but also had 4,000 troops with him, so he would not be afraid if a fight really happened...
What Yang Feng was afraid of was that Xu Huang would not be scared!
Among Fu Han, Wei and Chu, Chu is the one that is most in need of war horses. After all, there are You and Bing states in the north, Fu Han has Xiliang horses, and Liu Zhang has his own Yizhou Dian horses. Only Chu does not have any large horse farms.
These thousand-odd cavalrymen are a drop in the bucket compared to the fighting power of the Chu State, but...what if the King of Chu feels bad and creates hatred?
If the auxiliary Han forces went to war with the State of Chu, Yang Feng would dare to attack the State of Chu, because he would not be the most hated one anyway.
Just like now... Yang Feng would never dare to declare war on the State of Chu because of himself.
So Yang Feng sent a fast horse to pass the message to Xu Huang, and at the same time changed direction and ordered the central army to head south, preparing to send Xiahou Juan back personally.
At this time, Yang Xiu spoke again: "If General Yang insists on doing what he wants, the Wei Kingdom has nothing to say, but... the general should let us go."
"Huh? Let you go? Get ready to have your legs broken when you go back by old Commandant Yang!" Yang Feng said viciously.
In his eyes, it was because of Yang Xiu and his men's troublemaking that he was almost targeted by the State of Chu and became a target of purging the emperor's side.
"Then the general is preparing to attack Xucheng?" Yang Xiu asked with raised eyebrows.
"Xucheng has only 3,000 defenders..."
Yang Feng had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Yang Xiu, "But as long as General Xiahou wants to defend and mobilize the people in the city, it won't be a problem to delay until the source of the rear!"
"Oh? You really dare to go to war with the imperial court in Xucheng? Yuan Tan is not dead yet!" Yang Feng felt a little guilty, but still looked vicious.
"Declare war with the imperial court? No, if we delay it a little until Liu Xuzhou, Zhang Yan and others send troops to support us, then Xu County... may not belong to the general anymore." Yang Xiu said confidently.
According to Yang Xiu's speculation based on the information he had access to so far, the reason why Yang Feng came to "take over" Xu County should be a kind of balance - now among the "Xilian Faction", "Yellow Turban Faction", and "Xuzhou Faction", the "Yellow Turban Faction" is the weakest, and Yang Feng is even weaker among them. Zhang Yan at least still has the popularity among people in the interior brought about by the large-scale migration of population.
After all, Xu County was once Cao Cao's old nest. Although a lot of people were recently relocated by Cao Cao and many people fled to Wan County, it is definitely a relatively wealthy county.
Only when there is a "mutual balance" will Yang Feng have his turn. Otherwise, no matter how you think about it, it would be faster for Liu Bei to send troops from Xuzhou.
Although Yang Feng has won the qualification to take over Xu County, if there are any twists and turns that give Liu Bei a reason to send troops, then it will be hard to say what the future will be!
"Can you... persuade Xiahou Yuan to retreat?" Although Yang Feng was questioning , he was obviously wavering.
"If General Yang is willing to send Madam Xiahou..."
"No way!" Yang Feng would never give this guy a chance to cheat him. The King of Chu's heir was handed over to the State of Wei from his hands? What's the difference between that and sending it directly to Chang'an?
"In that case, I can try my best to lobby General Xiahou on your behalf," Yang Xiu said with embarrassment.
Xiahou Juan is basically safe, now Yang Xiu has to find a way to escape!
"Lobbying? No need! I want to see, after Xiahou Yuan knows that I have seen through his tricks, will he risk your life for a moment of anger! By the way... I would like to ask Madam Xiahou to write a letter to General Xiahou. Madam Xiahou will not refuse, right?" Yang Feng said with confidence.
Let’s talk about... Xiahou Yuan saw that Yang Feng’s army was about to break camp and leave, and they were heading south. He was confused for a moment. At this time, he saw Yang Feng riding a horse towards him under heavy guard.
"Old Xiahou! You secretly robbed Madam Xiahou, who was pregnant with the heir of the King of Chu. I, Yang Feng, have seen through your trick and will send Madam Xiahou back to Chu. Don't be disrespectful to your elders. For the benefit of Wei and the child in Madam Xiahou's belly, you deceived Madam Xiahou and alienated the King of Chu and his wife! If you retreat now, I can still let Yang Xiu go. Otherwise... humph!"
Xiahou Yuan: ???
