Chapter 327 Chapter IX War Supports War

The three of them had a good night's sleep in a secret place outside the city. When it was dark, they climbed over the wall and entered the city. They found a restaurant at random, had a big meal, and discussed important plans by the way. Tu Li said to Xu Ziling, who had become Gong Chenchun, and Kou Zhong, an ugly man with a yellow face: "It's not difficult to prove my words, as long as I do a test, I can know whether Jie Li and Zhao Deyan have betrayed me." The two were very interested and quickly asked for advice. Tu Li said: "In order to grasp the situation in the Central Plains, we have set up spies in every important city. Most of them use their identities as merchants to cover up. There is such a person in Jingling, who is a Han Chinese who obeys Zhao Deyan. I went to him and asked him to arrange for me to sneak back to Guanzhong, and then see if my whereabouts can be kept secret, so I can deduce whether Zhao Deyan wants to kill me."

Kou Zhong nodded in agreement and said, "This is a good way." Xu Ziling asked: "How did Khan sneak out of Chang'an that day?" Tu Li smiled and said, "Brother Ziling is very careful. I understand what you mean when you ask. Is there any traitor from Xieli and Zhao Deyan among the people who want to come to the Central Plains with me, right?" Xu Ziling felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'm too embarrassed to ask directly!" Tuli said frankly: "Since everyone cooperates sincerely, you don't have to be polite. Although Tuli and the two of us don't know each other very well, and we were in a state of opposition when we first met, we have long known each other and believe that the two are heroes. Seniors, otherwise there would never be a proposal to cooperate with you.”

Kou Zhong said happily: "Then I'm more honest and blunt. How can you hide Khan's departure from Guanzhong from your old friend Li Shimin?" Tuli said: "I didn't plan to keep him a secret for a long time, as long as he didn't know when I would leave. Among the servants who came with me, there was a man named Kang Jiaoli. The best choice is not inferior to my younger brother. The whole arrangement was planned by him, if he hadn't said that Lian Rou was sentimental and I might win her heart, my younger brother would not have come personally and fell into a trap by mistake."

The two of them knew that there was such a turning point. Kou Zhong asked again: "How did you get involved with Zhu Yuyan?" Tuli said: "Of course it was Zhao Deyan who threaded the needle in the middle. I only had contact with Qian Duguan and Bianbu Sect members of the Yingui sect, and Kang Shanli was in charge of all other matters. He is Jieli's confidant, but unlike mine The relationship is not bad at all. If it hadn't happened for me to meet Yun Shuai, I would never have doubted him. As for how he communicated with Yun Shuai, I still haven't figured it out. With Yun Shuai's style, it is absolutely impossible. will be used."

Xu Ziling said: "Has Khan heard of An Long, the fat man who is one of the eight masters of the evil way alongside Zhao Deyan?" Tuli shook his head slowly, his eyes showed concern. After Xu Ziling briefly explained, he said, "Anlong is not only an accomplice of Lianrou, but also has a close relationship with Zhu Can's father and daughter. As long as Anlong and Kang Jiaoli communicate secretly, all Khan's actions will be under Yun Shuai's control. But Yun Shuai would only think that Fatty An has great supernatural powers, so how could he think that it was Xieli and Zhao Deyan who used their knives to kill people."

Tu Li was stunned for a long while before he understood the wry smile and said, "If brother Ziling hadn't mentioned something, I'm afraid I'd have to scratch my head and not be able to figure out the key point." Kou Zhong, who was thinking about it, seemed to wake up, and said: "Khan, do you know how your informants here communicate with Kang Jiaoli who is far away in the pass?" Tu Li said: "The psychic hawks that have been trained in our country are used, they can fly several miles a day, and quickly transmit the news. They are not afraid of being attacked and killed by other birds, and they are not afraid of being shot down. Being able to recognize people at high altitude is our best helper on the battlefield.”

Kou Zhong was moved: "There is such a powerful flat-haired animal, won't it get lost?" Tu Li said, "There is a special way to train hawks, no one is better than us. If you can't even distinguish mountains, rivers and rivers, how can you deserve psychic praise. It's a pity that we can't pass on the secret skills of eagle training to others. Otherwise, you can tell the young marshal a thing or two." Kou Zhong leisurely said with fascination: "Khan can consider whether he should violate the order of his ancestors." Tuli smiled and said nothing. Xu Ziling said angrily, "Young Marshal didn't intend to study Ying'er's abilities, did he?"

Kou Zhong coughed dryly, pointed to his head and said, "This property has too many associations, and it's easy to travel thousands of miles away." Then he put on a serious look and said: "Even if the kite eagle can fly thousands of miles a day, it will take at least two days and two nights to come and go! If Kang Jiaoli is determined to kill Khan, this method is neither practical nor feasible. Because When Anlong knew that Khan was in Jingling, Khan had set off two days ago, right?" Tuli nodded and said, "It should be so." Kou Zhong analyzed confidently: "Didn't Khan say that Zhao Deyan might have sneaked into the Central Plains? If their only goal is to kill Khan, then Khan has a good chance of using himself as bait to fish him out of the dark. Kill him against the enemy. But there is a prerequisite for doing so, that is, we must first solve the joint pursuit of Yun Shuai and Zhu Can, so as to prevent us from falling into the disadvantageous situation of being attacked on both sides."

Tu Li frowned and said, "I absolutely agree with the first half of the young commander's analysis. Because if Zhao Deyan and Kang Jiaoli are hidden somewhere nearby, you must be sure that I will be killed before you can rest assured. We do have a good chance of catching him. Monitor the movements of the lintel, see who he communicated with, etc., and continue to search until you find them. But why do you want to provoke Yun Shuai's people by extravagance?" Kou Zhong smiled and said, "The reason is very simple. No one knows Zhao Deyan's style and strength better than you. What chance does Khan think we have of killing Zhao Deyan?"

Tu Li smiled wryly and said: "There is no chance. Even in our country, Zhao Deyan often has four Han masters as attendants, all four of them are his fellow disciples, and they are inseparable from him. We can't stop any two of them from joining forces. If we add Kang Siaoli, we are very lucky that we can lose both sides in the fight, not to mention that he should have other masters accompanying him. Moreover, there is a fatal one in this plan. The flaws in it are simply not going to work.” Xu Ziling said indifferently: "Is it the problem of the eagle?" Tu Li was stunned and said, "Brother Ziling, how can you guess right?"

Xu Ziling said: "Didn't Khan just say that eagles can recognize people at high altitudes? If Zhao Deyan used eagles instead of dogs to guard the gate, we would never be able to use assassination methods to deal with Zhao Deyan. It was precisely because of this that Zhong Shao thought of it that he proposed Use the trick, deal with Yun Shuai first, and then turn around and fight Zhao Deyan." Tuli Shuangri showed a look of respect, and said solemnly: "No wonder the two brothers have run across the world without falling. They really have talents beyond the imagination of the stupid Ruotuli." Xuan was puzzled and said: "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, the two real criminals will not take this risk for my younger brother, as long as my younger brother can escape back to Guanzhong, there is a way to save my life." Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "Khan's timid reaction will only make the enemy worse now, not a long-term plan. In my opinion, it is still not a solution for you to escape to Guanzhong, but you must return to the territory of the people who support you. Jieli can't do anything about it." you." Tu Li sighed: "I'm not afraid of the head and tail, but I know that the two are in a dangerous situation, which is hundreds of times more dangerous than Tu Li. If Xing Zang is exposed, it will provoke the siege and interception of Guanzhong masters headed by Li Yuanji, how can Tu Li I'm sorry. Didn't you guys say 'you die when you see the light'?" Both Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were greatly surprised. They could not have imagined that the Turkic royal family, which seemed to only care about utilitarianism and unscrupulous methods, was so affectionate and righteous, willing to think for others. Xu Ziling smiled and said: "In fact, we are having a lot of trouble thinking about the method to sneak into the Guanzhong. It is impossible to do it clearly, and it is also difficult to do it in the dark. That's why we came up with a wonderful method, let's call it 'bringing with war. war'." Tu Li was stunned and said: "What is fighting to support war?" Kou Zhong took the stage and sighed: "You are indeed my good brother. You don't need me to say it, but you can understand my mind completely, and you have created such a wonderful art of war. Ha! Use war to support war, With these four-character mantras, we have the opportunity to sneak into Guanzhong." Although Tuli is still vague about what "supporting war with war" is.But he deeply felt the mutual understanding and trust between the two of them, which was particularly moving and shocking to him, who grew up in the midst of power struggle and mutual strife. Xu Ziling looked at Tuli and said: "At present, there are four groups of people who can be called enough to deal with the Khan or our troops. The three groups that Khan knows are Zhao Deyan, Yun Shuai and Li Yuanji. Annihilate our strength enough. But if they meet together, because the three aspects are not related to each other, or even mutual suspicion, we can use various subtle situations to create their contradictions and conflicts. This is the general strategy of using war to support war , The magic of using it is all in one mind.” Kou Zhong put his hand on Tuli's shoulder, leaned over and pretended to be mysterious: "The so-called soldiers become braver as they fight, and the basic spirit of fighting with war is to use these good opponents who come to our door in large numbers to help us in martial arts. This is the cheapest thing in the world, right?" Tu Li felt Kou Zhong's kind shoulder-shoulder movement, and the blood flowing in his body was the fighting blood of the people outside the Great Wall, and he was aroused by the words.Fenran said: "Okay! Until this moment, I, Tuli, did not understand what a hero is. Even if I want to go to Daoshan Oil Pan with the two of you, I, Tuli, will definitely accompany you to the end." Then he asked Xu Ziling, "Where is the other group of people?" Kou Zhongdai replied: "It's the master concubine Xuanshi Fairy and the four bald heads who represent the most powerful Buddhist martial arts! No! It should be the four holy monks." Tu Li gasped, his arrogance immediately lost a little bit, and he said with emotion: "Is it the four great monks who killed the 'evil king' Shi Zhixuan and fled in the past? " Kou Zhong was surprised: "You are really well informed." Tu Li said: "We have always paid attention to the affairs of the Central Plains, how could we miss such an important one." Xu Ziling said indifferently: "Does Khan know Shi Zhixuan's other identity?" Tu Li was stunned and said, "What identity?" Kou Zhongdao: "It's Dr. You Guanglu of the Sui court and Pei Ju, the military guard of the Northern Fan." Tu Li lost his voice: "What?" The two sighed inwardly, the most powerful thing about Shi Zhixuan was his ability to conceal his identity, this person not only possessed world-class magic skills, but also had extraordinary literary talents, otherwise how could he have written three volumes of "Illustrated Records of the Western Regions" that could change history.If Cao Yinglong hadn't betrayed him, no one would know that Shi Zhixuan and Pei Ju are the same person. Xu Ziling said: "We are more and more suspicious of Zhao Deyan secretly colluding with Shi Zhixuan, because An Long has always been loyal to Shi Zhixuan, without Shi Zhixuan's consent, how could Fatty An listen to Zhao Deyan's words." Tu Li turned pale and said: "This matter is no small matter. Pei Ju is our sworn enemy. After I go back, I will definitely invite Wu Zun and other old people to uphold justice. My father Shi Bi Da Khan's last words on his deathbed are exactly for us to take Pei Ju's head. pay homage to him." Kou Zhong said excitedly: "If there is Shi Zhixuan here today to take advantage of the excitement, it will be even more splendid!" Tuli was infected by the prosperity of the two people who were not afraid of anything, and he himself was also a person who admired bravery and martial arts, so he put aside his only doubts, and said excitedly but in a low voice: "What should we do now?" Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Good boy! Are you no longer afraid of fairies and holy monks?" Tuli's blood boiled all over his body, and after cursing the rude language of the Turkic people, he said decisively: "Such a happy event is rare, if I still want to miss it, I will be an out-and-out fool." Kou Zhong leaned into his ear, and after saying something, Tu Li happily left. After Tuli left, the two of you looked at each other, both of them were bright and bright, and there was a sense of excitement in the sky. Kou Zhong refills wine for Xu Ziling, and said with a smile: "Battle feeds war, thanks to your idea, this trip to Guanzhong has become a kind of enjoyment." Then he said, "Do you think Tuli is reliable?" Xu Ziling pondered: "He always reminds me of Lao Ba. The Turkic people may be more aggressive than the Han people, and it is difficult to make friends, but once they can make friends with them, they should be more reliable than us Han people." Kou Zhong nodded in agreement, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Just now when I passed by the pier, I paid close attention to the ships moored outside the city, and none of them were flying the flag of the Li Clan. If Li Xiuning had already left, we would be lost." Great opportunity." Xu Ziling said: "It's very difficult to say. If you, a beauty, wanted to keep your whereabouts a secret, you would certainly not hang up your signboard to attract attention. Frankly speaking, even if we caught up with her boat, we would never have a chance. Hide on board." The lessons learned from the past naturally refer to the incident where Li Mi tried to kidnap Li Xiuning at the Pegasus Ranch last time.Therefore, Li Xiuning not only had to keep her whereabouts secret, but also had to be protected by a large number of experts, so that she could carry out her lobbying work safely.In this case, wanting to take a boat with the wind is like a dream. Kou Zhong shrugged his shoulders slightly, made an expression of indifference, swept the sparse customers in the shop around the sun, and said with emotion: "The changes in personnel and affairs are really great. I think that when Jingling City was broken, the whole city was like a ghost town. Now Although it’s not prosperous, it’s still a place where people come and go.” Xu Ziling said: "After all, Jingling is an important big city. It has the advantage of tightly controlling land and water. And the products are even more abundant. For ordinary people, as long as they can find a living, it doesn't matter who rules them." Kou Zhong raised his glass and said with a smile, "Well said! Let my younger brother offer a toast to Lord Gong." Xu Ziling didn't raise his glass, but stared down at the clear liquid in the glass, and said, "The thing that worries me the most is still the people on the side of Shi Feixuan. I feel that she is already immoral to deceive them. Behavior." Kou Zhong said: "Of course I understand, otherwise you wouldn't have to show up to apologize to her after stealing things back then, but this time she is going to deal with us, we are just unwilling to give in and defend ourselves!" Xu Ziling said helplessly: "Now I can only see walking. But I have a feeling that Shi Feixuan will not act rashly before Li Yuanji's men meet. Because the person she chose is not Li Jiancheng but Li Shimin. Let us It is the best policy for her to dampen Li Jiancheng's prestige with her hands." Kou Zhongdao: "Fairies have their own tricks, beyond the imagination of mere mortals. Her conflicts are no less than ours, and it's all because of her initiative. Hey! May I ask you a question?" Xu Ziling said cautiously: "If it's about feelings, it's better to drink alcohol!" Raise your glass. Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Escape is not a good way. It means you dare not face yourself. Come on! Let's drink this one first." The two drank their blood. At this time, most of the diners in the store left after drinking and drunk, leaving only them and another customer, feeling a little deserted. Xu Ziling sighed: "Except for the kennel in Yangzhou, which can still give us a little 'home' feeling, we have never had a home." Kou Zhong asked in surprise, "Do you want to start a family? But you don't seem to have such a need than me." Xu Ziling said: "I don't desire to have a comfortable home like a wife and loving children like ordinary people, but I just hope that I can have a quiet hiding place when I am tired from traveling." Kou Zhong leisurely said with fascination: "My wife is also quite good, no matter how stormy and windy it is outside, her warm and clean bed is always the best refuge, alas!" Seeing his gentle eyes, Xu Ziling asked in a low voice, "Do you think of your Miss Yuzhi?" Kou Zhong woke up with a shock, his eyes turned sharp, and he asked in a deep voice: "If both Shi Qingxuan and Shi Feixuan are willing to die with you, how will Young Master Ling choose?" Xu Ziling trembled slightly: "I still can't help asking this question, let me tell you frankly! I never want to make this choice." Kou Zhong nodded knowingly, stood up and said, "Let's go! Starting from tomorrow, we have to be busy!"