Xu Kuangheng naturally did not dare to hide anything, and quickly told Li Yuan what the envoy saw and heard that day.

Since the Western Expedition, Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu vowed to Linyuan City. After Peng Shiyu helped to break through Langzhou, the relationship between Xizhou and Langzhou became increasingly close.

After Chen Jue led the army northward, Peng Shiyu led his generals to visit Li Yuan several times. In order to express his sincere intention of following, he even took the initiative to bring a map and all the areas east of Linyuan City were placed under Wuping. Naturally, Li Yuan would not let him suffer any losses. He sent a lot of money and grain to reward the army, and set up several routes for merchants from both places to pass. For a while, the carriages and horses were endless, and the people were busy and happy.

But this honeymoon period seemed to last only two months ago, just as Li Yuan set out to visit Jinling and encountered the Shouzhou rebellion again.

Xizhou first inexplicably ordered that Langzhou merchants be banned from entering and leaving, and then broke off contact with Langzhou. However, at first, Langzhou heard about these news, but did not care about it. They all care about Li Yuan who was far away in the north of the Yangtze River. It was not until Li Yuan returned not long ago that Xu Kuangheng sent an envoy to Xizhou because of the wedding banquet.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the envoy of Langzhou arrived in Linyuan City, he felt the extremely cold attitude of the barbarians. After finally reaching the city of Xizhou, the invitation was taken away, but the person was stopped outside the city gate by the defenders. He had no choice but to return to Langzhou. As for Peng Shiyu, he naturally didn't even see the shadow.

Hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but frown, and his heart was full of doubts.

To be fair, since he had a vow with Peng Shiyu, he had not made any moves to break the contract. Every time Peng Shiyu visited, the two of them drank and talked happily, and their personalities became more and more deeply. Moreover, since the alliance, Langzhou has given Xizhou many conveniences. Apart from the money and grain that Li Yuan sent every time, the tea and silk goods brought by the merchants have improved a lot of life for the local people.

The Dongxi Man had been seriously injured in the battle of Jiashan before, but Li Yuan was strong and the two states were bordering. If Peng Shiyu broke the agreement for no reason, he would not only not get any benefit, but he might even cause trouble.

Therefore, until now, Li Yuan still did not believe that Peng Shiyu would make such a stupid and untrustworthy choice. After all, the impression that Peng Shiyu and Peng Shigao left on Li Yuan was too similar. They were both straightforward men by nature and promised a fortune, like Peng Shigao, but they didn't even go back to their homes, but Geng surrendered with King Ma Xi'e of Chu. No matter how his father and brother persuaded him, they would not be able to do anything.

Li Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what do you think about the situation in Xizhou?"

Xu Kuangheng replied without hesitation: "Master, Xizhou suddenly cut off contact, and some changes must have happened. As for whether Peng Shiyu broke the contract, I can't say it for now. Not to mention the friendship between the commander and him, but only saying that Xizhou has gained a lot of benefits since the alliance. Moreover, during the Western Expedition, a fire in Jiashan burned out the spirit of the barbarians. Where did Peng Shiyu have the confidence to tear the alliance?"

Before Li Yuan could speak, Xu Kuangheng continued directly: "But the general, one after another, now that the Han army has penetrated into Chu, our army has retreated step by step, and the court's wars in the north and south have been defeated one after another, and the national strength has been greatly damaged. If so—"

Li Yuan's face darkened and said, "If Xizhou is surrendered to the Han State, then we can attack Langzhou from the rear when our army is fighting with the Han army. Will our army be attacked from both sides?"

"The Grand Marshal is wise! Don't forget that Dongxi Man has always been capricious. Ma Xichong, Ma Xie, and Liu Yan were all the targets of their alliance! Besides, how Peng Shiyu destroyed Langzhou City in the past, the Grand Marshal should know..."

"But the capricious actions were all done by Peng Shichou! Now his son Peng Shiyu is in charge of the family, and this coach is still unbelievable..."

Having said that, Li Yuan's chest was still churning. After Xu Kuangheng's inference, he seemed to have ignored some details. At this time, he really had to be wary of Peng Shiyu, and his heart was uneasy. After all, the battle was imminent, and if there were fewer allies but more opponents, it would not be a good thing.

Li Yuan had a headache and sighed: "After a change in Xizhou, it is not only that Peng Shiyu led his army eastward to do anything, but he may also have to divide his troops to garrison the mountain. Alas! Do you really have to wait for the Han army to conquer the city of Tanzhou?"

Xu Kuangheng thought about it for a moment and said calmly: "Mr. General has forgotten that his personal army has expanded to 10,000, and most of them are cavalry, and the list of soldiers does not need to be reported to the court..."

As if a beacon lighted up in confusion, Li Yuan patted his forehead lightly and suddenly realized: "Sir, I reminded me!"

Li Yuan immediately called his personal soldiers outside the door and ordered: "Summon Lin Sichang and Emu Special Forces to come quickly!" Suddenly, he continued: "Let the military weapon supervisor Hu Gui come together!"

Seeing his personal soldiers running away quickly, Li Yuan relaxed a little and said calmly to Xu Kuangheng: "Sir, as for the matter in Xizhou, I want to send envoys to you again, but this time I need to send troops to accompany you. What do you think..."

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Linyuan City, a large number of barbarian soldiers were surging out from the city gate, busy chasing a group of people running towards the hillside in front. The legs and feet of these barbarian soldiers were always strong and brisk. Although they obviously could not keep up with the speed of the people in front, they still hated their parents for giving birth to two less legs and shouted desperately to chase into the mountains and forests.

Peng Shiyu was riding a red horse and was leading more than a hundred personal guards around him to run away. The whistling sound of the wind mixed with the sound of killing was really heartbreaking.

After sneaking into the forest, he couldn't help but look back at it, but was still a large group of barbarians who were still slaughtering over. Thinking of everything he had experienced recently, Peng Shiyu felt extremely painful and had to continue gritting his teeth and continue running along this extremely familiar mountain road.

In the evening, the manpower could not catch up with the horse's hooves, and it seemed that the pursuers behind him were silent. Peng Shiyu and his personal guards rushed to a hidden hillside.

The plants and trees here are dense, and after the commandment is not allowed to make fire, he breathes a sigh of relief. At this time, he finally felt sore and soft. Peng Shiyu had to get off the horse and sit on the ground, and rest for a while.

"Brother, let's drink some water first! We are all riding horses on this trip, and the pursuers should not be able to keep up!" The voice was sweet and clear, obviously from the mouth of a young girl.

Peng Shiyu turned his head and saw that although the girl was also wearing rough Dongxi leather armor, she still couldn't hide her delicate skin outside. At this time, she was looking at herself nervously. Perhaps she was running around for a long distance, her cheeks were obviously flushed, and a fine black mole on the corner of her mouth looked even more pretty in the afterglow of the sunset.

"Qingying, this trip has really made you suffer. You have never suffered such a serious crime since you were young..."

Seeing his little sister Peng Qingying, her hair was dirty and scattered, and her hands were covered with blood. At this time, she didn't have time to wipe off the sweat from her forehead, but she carefully held the water bag, which made Peng Shiyu feel sad.

Peng Qingying shook her head disapprovingly. After smiling easily, she stuffed the water bag directly into her brother's arms. Then she took out a silver ribbon with only half of it left from the cuff, and lowered her head and gently held her hair like a dark cloud.

Peng Shiyu sighed softly, picked up the water bag and drank a few sips. Some of his slightly chapped lips suddenly regained a hint of warmth. He saw his eyes confusedly looking at the thin sunset in the distance, and his heart was mixed.

Then he suddenly put down his water bag and walked towards the hillside. Seeing this, Peng Qingying hurriedly ran over and stopped him directly in front of Peng Shiyu, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Brother, what are you doing! The sun has not yet fallen, it would be bad if the pursuers saw it!"

As a native Dongxi barbarian, who has played the role of leader for most of his life, Peng Shiyu has always been a habit of climbing up to observe the overall situation and ordering the entire army whenever he goes to. Now, after his younger sister's reminder, he came back to his senses in a daze, and then smiled with a self-deprecating smile: "I forgot that now I am no longer the governor of Xizhou, but the sinner of Dongxi!"

Peng Qingying bit her lip, her eyes turned red, and she stuttered: "Brother, don't talk like this, I know you were framed... It's all the hateful Tian Hongyou! Not only did he murder grandpa, but he didn't even let go of the three brothers! If it weren't for the elder brother's rescue, I'm afraid the younger sister wouldn't be able to escape death..."

Although bathed in the breeze and warm sunset in the mountains, Peng Shiyu's mood was darker and colder than falling into an ice cellar. He gritted his teeth and wiped away the tears at the corner of Peng Qingying's eyes, endured the pain and said: "Qingying, don't cry! As long as I, Peng Shiyu, don't die, I will avenge this blood sea of ​​revenge!"

"Well! But brother, we are only so many people left now. When we arrive in Langzhou, will Tang Jun really help us?"
Chapter completed!