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The north wind suddenly rises, driving away the heat of the day and bringing a touch of refreshing coolness.

Under the night, Zhangye County, Qinglong Camp Station.

Perhaps for the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains, it was midsummer and there was naturally no north wind. However, the counties in the western part of Yongzhou had already visited the north wind, and the night was cool.

The chief general is in the big tent.

There were only two people in the tent, one table was placed in the center of the big tent, and the two sat opposite each other, one in the south and one in the north.

"According to detailed investigations, is he going to come back?" The man sitting in the south gently put down the wine bottle and said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" The man in the north was slightly surprised and whispered: "When?"

"Three days ago, Chang'an received accurate news that he will return to Chang'an within half a month, and there should be seven days left before today." The man in the south responded.

The man in the north changed his expression slightly and asked in a low voice: "So, the murders that were circulating a while ago were all made out of nothing? Could it be that someone deliberately confusing the public and seducing some people to reveal them, thus capturing them all?"

After hearing this, the man in the south looked solemn, shook his head and nodded. Then he raised his head and drank a bottle of wine, and whispered: "The death was not a false news, but a fact. Afterwards, according to Commander Li Zhi, the assassination was the brothers of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan under Cao Cao in Yanzhou. In addition, they also brought 320 dead soldiers from the family to take advantage of the thunderstorm night. As a result, Xiahou Dun was cut off by him, smashed his leg bones, and fell into the flood without knowing his life and death. Xiahou Yuan was severely injured by General Huan Fei. It is said that the dead soldiers of Xiahou family carried him back to Yanzhou. When they arrived home, they were already dying, and there were many dangers. In addition, all the dead soldiers of Xiahou family were killed. Only two dead soldiers survived. After sending Xiahou Yuan back to the mansion, the two committed suicide one after another."

"Is Xiahou Dun dead?" The man in the north was shocked and sighed quite a bit: "When Master Dong occupied Luoyang, I had seen Xiahou Dun. He also said a few words. Later, in the Battle of Xingyang, I fought with him. Xiahou Dun was very skilled in martial arts and his combat power was not inferior to me. However, he died in panic because Cao Cao's troops were too few and outnumbered. Unexpectedly, such a brave general died so tragically. He was easily killed by his lord. A carefully planned assassination ended up losing troops and losing generals. The Xiahou brothers were killed and seriously injured, and more than 300 dead soldiers from the family were killed and injured. The lord and his party had only four, and there was a scholar with no power to tie a chicken. What a powerful combat power. I am afraid that you and I will not be able to beat him in this life!"

The people in the south said with a deep sense of agreement: "It is said that his martial arts have entered the ranks of the world's top masters, and his combat power is eye-catching. In addition, he is surrounded by Li Zhi and Huan Fei, these two are the two most martial arts generals in our army. With the three of them joining forces to kill the enemy, don't say that there are more than 300 dead soldiers, even a thousand dead soldiers, the result will still be the same. There will be no change. In the past two years, his martial arts advance so quickly is really unexpected!"

"Okay, Brother Zhongming, don't yell at the left and the other on the right. The lord is the lord. Do you still want to rebel against the lord?" The man in the north finally expressed his attitude, and pointed out the thoughts of the man in the south in an unhappy tone.

There were not many people with the name "Zhongming" in the Xiliang Army. The most famous person was Duan Wei, the deputy commander of Huben Camp, and his name was Zhongming and Li Li, who gave him. Before that, his name was "Zhongming".

In this way, the identity of the person in the south is self-evident, and it is Duan Wei, the current deputy commander of the Hu Ben Camp.

The person sitting in the north who was sitting opposite him was about to emerge, and he could sit in the tent of the commander of the Qinglong Camp. Of course, it was the General of Xiliang, Guo Si and Guo Adu.

This time Duan Wei came to Zhangye County to visit Guo Si. The key figure in the conversation between the two just now was Li Li, the lord of Xiliang.

When Duan Wei heard Guo Si say the word "rebel" and rebel, Duan Wei frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "General Guo Si, when did I say I betray the lord?"

"Then what was your intention to say that you just said? Don't say that you were deliberately testing me. It's okay to deceive others like this. If you want to deceive me, Guo Si, but you are just being smart!" Seeing Duan Wei refused to admit it, Guo Si narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a bad tone.

Seeing Guo Si's suspicious gaze, Duan Wei shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, explaining: "Brother Guo, the lord has been traveling to the Central Plains this time to let me accompany you to protect it, which shows that the lord trusts me very much. After returning to Sili, the lord gave me a generous gift, and there are many gold, silver and wealth. In addition, we were enemies with the lord before, not only did not punish us, but also entrusted us with important responsibilities. Not only did we beg us to the lord, but we also gave us military power. The lord treated me as a mountain of kindness. How could I betray my lord?"

"That's right." Guo Si nodded slightly and said quite enviously: "I learned that you followed your lord to travel to the Central Plains before, and I was really envious and jealous! We are all old generals of Xiliang, and we were once enemies with our lords. Now you are the only one among the old generals of Xiliang who can become lords' confidant generals. The lord values ​​you so much. If you still want to betray your lords, let alone others, even I, Guo Si, look down on you. Fortunately, you have no intention of betraying your lords, but I misunderstood you. Please forgive me, Brother Zhongming."

"If you don't know, you don't blame me. Brother Guo doesn't have to worry about it." Duan Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "I have known Brother Guo for many years. I know each other well and have a deep understanding. To be honest, when Master Dong was in charge of the court in the early years, I was indeed unwilling to work hard for him because he was too ostentatious and did not care about consequences, and it was difficult to achieve great things. As I expected, Master Dong was plotted by Wang Yun and others and died at the hands of his adopted son Lu Bu.

However, since the lord took over the Xiliang Army, our army's combat power has become stronger day by day. Now there are three states, with more than 400,000 troops. The strength is as strong as the leader of the princes in the world. The most rare thing is that the lord is not ostentatious in his work, does not seek fame, does not act in a harmonious manner, and does not leak water. It can be said to be a rare hero in the world. Only with such a talented and powerful lord, can we have hope and win a wife and son, and we don't have to worry about being wiped out and annexed by other princes one day. Therefore, I, Duan Wei, will never betray my lord and will never regret it!"

Guo Si nodded slightly and asked softly: "The real purpose of Brother Zhongming's visit to Zhangye County this time is,,,?"

"Oh! Stop mentioning it, I can't help but get angry when I mention this matter!" Duan Wei sighed lightly, and then said in great anger: "The news of the death of the lord was circulating everywhere in the army. I didn't believe it after hearing this matter. The lord was wise and powerful. I have never seen any storms, so how could he be assassinated? However, this matter was spreading with a nose and eyes, as if it was true.

Just when I was skeptical about the letter, Grand Sima Li Jue sent someone to send me a secret letter to prove that the lord had indeed encountered an unexpected situation. Then, I replied to a letter to Grand Sima, promising him to what he mentioned in the letter. Unexpectedly, then the lord's good news came that the lord was safe and sound. Since then, I have been uneasy. If my reply to Grand Sima was exploited by the evil person and reported it to the lord, I would be unable to argue and I could not escape the blame! Therefore, I came here to discuss the matter face to face with Brother Guo, and asked Brother Guo to save me!"

After hearing Duan Wei's words, Guo Si's expression changed drastically, and the expression on his face was full of gloomy and sinister.

"Brother Guo, what's wrong with you?" Duan Wei asked in surprise.

Guo Si looked at Duan Wei coldly and said in a deep voice: "You guy knowingly asked, it's really hateful! I said, why did you go to Zhangye County to see me for no reason? It turns out that you don't have a good intention. Do you want to put me on the back before you die?"

"Why did Brother Guo say this?" Duan Wei shook his head slightly, and then said seriously: "I admit it. I did ask this question just now, because Brother Guo also received a secret letter from the Grand Sima like me. I just want to discuss countermeasures with Brother Guo. If this matter is leaked, how can I explain to the Lord?"

After hearing this, Guo Si said angrily: "No need to think so, I can tell you with certainty now that this matter will definitely reach the lord's ears! Perhaps the lord already knew the whole story before he returned to Chang'an, and all of us who received the secret letter were known by the lord."

"How is this possible? This matter is extremely secret, how can the lord know?" Duan Wei asked anxiously with a panic look.

Guo Si shook his head slightly. He turned his head and looked around, approached Duan Wei, and whispered: "You are not in charge of a battalion of troops, so it is difficult to understand the mystery. In fact, there are a large number of subtitles in each main battle camp. These are the intelligence organization headed by the lord himself - Eagle Eye. It is said that this subtitle team has existed for three or four years, with tens of thousands of people, covering all states and counties in the world, and naturally includes our various battle camps. Therefore, whenever there is a little disturbance in each battalion, as long as the lord wants to know, he will know it as soon as possible. Therefore, I dare to be so sure that the lord must know that the Grand Sima sent a secret letter to the generals in the army, and the names of you and me will definitely be passed into the lord's ears."

"What should we do? Are we just waiting to die like this?" Duan Wei said anxiously.

Guo Si shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "What else can I do? Leave it to fate. Could it be that you want to rebel? I remember you just swearing that you will not betray your lord if you swear to death?"

Duan Wei waved his hand quickly and said, "It is naturally impossible to betray the lord. What I mean is that we are all implicated by the Grand Sima this time, and in fact we did nothing. But our reply fell into the Grand Sima's hands. If the lord and Grand Sima broke up in a day, then we will have the handle in the Grand Sima's hands, and what should we do then?"

"Li Jue has become more and more dissatisfied over the years. He eats the bowl and looks at the pot. If he is greedy, something will happen sooner or later! As for how we protect ourselves, I have already thought of a countermeasure." Speaking of this, Guo Si approached Duan Wei and whispered in a low voice.

Listening to Guo Si's approach, Duan Wei couldn't stop nodding, and then smiled and said, "It's still Brother Guo's brilliant, I finally didn't run away in vain. Hahaha!"

"Report———The latest battle report came from General Wei's Mansion!" Just as Guo Si and Duan Wei looked at each other and smiled, the personal soldiers outside the tent quickly stepped in and handed over a book.

Guo Si did not blame the personal soldiers. After taking the bamboo slips, he waved his hand to signal the personal soldiers to retreat, and then spread the bamboo slips to look.

After quickly reading the contents of the book, Guo Si opened his eyes wide and pointed at Duan Wei, asked in disbelief: "Duan Wei, please honestly answer me, have you left the military camp for half a month?"

"Uh! How did Brother Guo know about this?" Duan Wei's expression changed slightly, and he asked in confusion.

Guo Si's face was dark and he asked coldly: "Are you responsible for the three gates of Shuofengkou, Heilang Gorge and Saibei City on the northern border?"

Duan Wei nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes! How did Brother Guo know so clearly?"

"Hmph! How did I know? Now not only do I know, I am afraid that all the generals of the army will know your Duan Zhongming's name!"

Guo Si snorted coldly, glared at Duan Wei, and said coldly: "So, for the past half month, you have been in the camp, but have run to Chang'an City to find out the news, and then come to me. Am I wrong, right?"

Seeing that Guo Si knew his whereabouts well, Duan Wei was smiling, but now he suddenly became gloomy and said in a deep voice: "You are right, but how did you know? Did you send someone to follow me in secret?"

"Hmph! You didn't know that you had caused a big disaster, and you were still blaming me?" Guo Si looked at Duan Wei in disappointment, then threw Shu Jian to him, and said coldly: "Look at it carefully, these are all good things you did! Now the commanders of each battalion must have such a battle report, which records your heroic deeds?"

Duan Wei took the book silhouette casually, unwillingly unfolded the bamboo slips, and glanced at the words on it.

"Ah———Bang!" With a scream, the bamboo slips fell to the ground instantly, and Duan Wei collapsed on the ground with horror, muttering in disgrace: "Yu Fuluo led an army of 150,000 to attack Beidi County, and three passes were set in a row in one day, namely Shuofengkou, Heilang Gorge and Saibei City,,,,,,,,"

After muttering to himself for a long time, Duan Wei was in a daze and said, "Why is this happening? Why is it me?"

Seeing Duan Wei losing his soul, Guo Si couldn't bear it and asked in a low voice: "Did you leave your post this time? Have you ever asked General Dian Wei for leave?"

Duan Weiwenwensheng's eyes regained a hint of spirit, and he said softly: "I took leave to General Dian Wei before leaving the military camp, and it took half a month."

"Then have you properly arranged the pass garrison and entrust the military affairs to which deputy commander?" Guo Si asked.

Duan Wei's face turned pale when he heard this, his eyes lowered his head with dark eyes, and was so ashamed that he couldn't speak.

Seeing Duan Wei's expression, how could Guo Si not understand?

Obviously, although Duan Wei asked Dian Wei for leave, he did not arrange garrison, nor did he hand over the military affairs to other generals, so he hurriedly left the military camp. So he defended the three passes as usual. Not only did he not realize the battle that could come at any time, he did not strengthen his vigilance, nor did he patrol the main generals on guarding the pass regularly. It was in this situation of slack defense that the front vanguard army under Yu Fuluo took advantage of the loopholes, and broke through three passes in a row within a day and entered the Beidi County.

As soon as he thought of this, Guo Si was extremely disappointed with Duan Wei and was worried about him. Duan Wei decided not to be free from this matter and bears the main responsibility. According to military discipline, he should be beheaded and displayed to the public, and he should be told to the three armies to serve as a warning!

—————————————————— (To be continued)
Chapter completed!