Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chen Xi rushed to Hua Xiong’s place to inform him to find Guo Si. At Hua Xiong’s place, he encountered a sturdily built man with a big beard who didn’t seem like a good person.

”Could this guy be the Marquis of Meiyang I’m looking for?” Chen Xi tilted his head to Hua Xiong and inquired. Hua Xiong’s face darkened; he hadn’t informed Chen Xi about the meeting with Guo Si, so Chen Xi coming now made Hua Xiong a bit worried.

”And who might you be, sir?” Guo Si was taken aback by Chen Xi’s unobstructed entry and his question, realizing his current situation, he immediately stood up, having no suspicions towards Hua Xiong.

”Oh, it seems so. I am Chen Xi, Chen Zichuan. By the way, can’t you be a bit more cautious coming to Chang’an? It’s logical to find Zijian, but Xun Wenruo found you, and the time is very sensitive now; Xun Wenruo directly came to ask me.” Chen Xi said helplessly, ”You almost dragged Wenru down with you.”

After arriving at Hua Xiong’s residence and seeing Guo Si, Chen Xi confirmed that Guo Si must have just arrived by chance and there was no scheme by Li Youu. Otherwise, Guo Si wouldn’t have looked so apprehensive upon seeing him. Li Youu distinguishes between his own people, allies, potential allies, and enemies clearly, and would definitely advise Guo Si before such a big move.

Guo Si’s face changed upon hearing this. He almost accidentally dragged the think tank down with him, making him inexplicably worried.

”Marquis Chen, this is my brother, Aduo. I ask for your tolerance.” Hua Xiong stepped out to speak for Guo Si. The camaraderie between these guys was very reliable, especially because there were no interests entangled, the feelings appeared more pure.

”Alright, alright, I have my arrangements regarding the Western Regions. I came because his arrival was too coincidental and I was afraid of a plot. You must know what really happened when the Emperor passed; don’t you think it’s very much like Wenru’s method?” Chen Xi waved his hand as he spoke, indicating there’s no need to be like this.

Hua Xiong and Guo Si kept silent; they deeply understood this, but things could be eaten randomly, not talked about carelessly.

”If you have nothing to do, just stay at Zijian’s residence and stop running around. Tell me about the current situation in the Western Regions.” Seeing that the two did not respond, Chen Xi was satisfied internally and then changed the topic.

Guo Si now understood that Chen Xi wasn’t there to make trouble, so he picked and chose various events that had occurred in the Western Regions since their arrival to tell Chen Xi.

”Alright, dealing with the Kushan diplomat was bold of you. However, I must say, well done. Yizhou in the south just had a skirmish with Kushan, but like us, their southern infantry is relatively weak. Be careful over there.” Chen Xi understood them taking out the Kushan Diplomatic Mission.

”These Great Yuezhi trash, do they dare make a fuss again?” Guo Si sneered immediately.

”Hmm, in any case, be cautious. The Kushan navy and the cavalry and infantry in the Central Asian region are quite formidable. However, due to religious conflicts, there are inherent disputes in their ranks.” Chen Xi briefly informed Guo Si as a reminder.

”We’ll seize a piece of land in the south to see how they react.” The Xiliang people’s approach has always been brutish, leaving one speechless.

”How many troops do you have left?” Chen Xi inquired.

”We have less than three thousand fighting men left. The people we recruited locally can’t fight at all, and it’s because the think tank hasn’t sent reinforcements our way yet. So, I took my men back to Xiliang to recruit some people, and at the same time, to draw back the previous Qiang Cavalry retinue.” Guo Si said with a bit of reluctance.

”Oh, I see. How are your relations with those Bingzhou generals before?” Chen Xi asked a bit about Guo Si. Although he intended to move Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, who didn’t want domestic ties anymore, to the Western Regions, he needed to consider the Xiliang people’s perspective.

”Not that good.” Guo Si shook his head and said, ”That punk Lyu Fengxian caused us quite some trouble. Even during the Chancellor’s era, we were dragging each other down. If it hadn’t been for us truly losing in solo fights,” and when leading the troops, there was no guarantee of a win, ”we would have fought long ago.”

”Huh, not guaranteed to win? I remember you had the same troop strength and defeated the Bingzhou soldiers led by Marquis Wenn?” Chen Xi asked puzzledly.

”That was because Lyu Fengxian was forced onto the plains to fight head-on. The fact that he wasn’t killed was only because he had too many capable officers subordinate to him, not because he was in a Trap Formation with Military Spirit Legion that we were afraid of. However, Lyu Fengxian was truly formidable and managed to escape.” Recalling the Battle of Chang’an, Guo Si truly had had enough.

”That’s because at the time the Trap Formation had very little Military Spirit power stored up, else you would’ve surely lost that time.” Hua Xiong chimed in from the side; the glory of the Military Spirit Legion had to be maintained.

”I admit that, but a loss is a loss, no need to explain. Knowing the way things turned out, during Xu Laoer’s time, we should have stopped that guy from committing suicide. If that guy hadn’t wanted to follow the Chancellor into death and released water from the new Feng,” perhaps Zhiran and I indeed couldn’t have gotten through.” Guo Si sighed thinking of that time.

”Speaking of which, a few brothers indeed were furious back then, and even Xu Laoer was implicated.” Guo Si smacked his lips. Xu Rong was quite capable, but unfortunately, he was pushed to death by loyalty and righteousness.

”Oh, I’m not very familiar with him.” Hua Xiong thought about Xu Rong; although he was a competent Commander-in-chief, Hua Xiong wasn’t well-acquainted with him.

”We weren’t very familiar either, truly. If any of us had the ability, he would surely have been saved.” Guo Si nodded. In Xu Rong’s case, both Li Jue and Guo Si could have saved him, but they indeed gave up; after all, they weren’t familiar, and everyone was consumed by rage at the time. Who cared about Xu Rong?

”Alright, back to the main point; so, you guys and those Bingzhou folks can’t get along?” Chen Xi sighed deeply, feeling somewhat helpless. He originally intended to move Zhang Liao and his group to Li Jue’s side for cooperation, but it seems both sides bear grudges.

”Oh, we just find Lyu Fengxian unpleasant.” Guo Si shook his head and said, ”That guy just about looked down on us with his chin every day. If us brothers could actually defeat him, we’d have chopped him up long ago. As for others, we could get along with them, especially with Zhang Wenyuan and Gao Gongzheng.”

”Uh, logically, Gao Gongzheng wiped out the Flying Bear, your grudge with them should be significant.” Chen Xi asked with a hint of confusion.