C31 (1/2)

At noon that day, Banchao called together a total of thirty-six men, including Chen Min, to attend a drinking meeting at the restaurant. They tried to test the opinions of their subordinates towards the King of Shan Shan. Everyone said: the Shansan King initially courteously prepared, but now became lax and cold, really do not understand. That Huyan Jie is so arrogant, he doesn't even put us in his eyes.

Everyone was filled with resentment.

Ban Chao wanted everyone to be united. Since everyone was dissatisfied with the King of Shan Shan Shan and Huyan Jie, it was easy to do.

When the wine was in the middle of a draught, Ban Chao pretended to be drunk on purpose. He suddenly flipped over the table and said in a stern voice, ”Ladies and gentlemen, you and I are both living in a foreign land. I have ascertained that within a few days of the arrival of the Northern Huns, the king of Shanshan will not treat us with courtesy.

You think: once the king of Shanshan has tied us up and sent us to the Northern Huns, we will all be the food of the jackals. I, Ban Chao, will rather die fighting than to be a slave. Since everyone thinks that the Shishan King is disrespectful, then give me an idea, what should I do? ”

”We're in a state of crisis,” Chen said. ”It's up to you to decide whether we live or die.”

Everyone shouted in unison, ”Everything will be decided by Sir Sima!”

Ban Chao nodded, raised his wine bowl and said, ”If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger. The way now is for us to capture Huyan Jie first, then use the fire to attack the Northern Huns at night. They don't know how many of us there are, so we can kill them all in one go. As long as they die, King Shishan will not dare to make an enemy out of my men. If we are to dry this bowl of wine, then we will be on the same side as my class.

There was also the timid person who asked, ”This is a very serious matter. Should we discuss it with Master Guo?”

Ban Chao raised his head and first drank all the wine, then smashed the wine bowls to pieces. He then borrowed the power of the wine to angrily say, ”Whether it is fierce or not, it all depends on this matter. Guo Gang is just a civil servant, so if he hears about this, he will definitely oppose us and possibly expose our plans. At that time, we will just be courting death for nothing, and if we are ridiculed when the news spreads back to the imperial court, we will not be heroes anymore! If anyone is afraid of death, they can leave right now, but if anyone dares to leak the news, they can be killed! ”

That person had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. None of the thirty-six people wanted to withdraw. Everyone raised their wine bowls and drained them in one gulp.

The Life and Death Alliance decided. They only waited for Huyan Jie to arrive and then tell him to come back.

In the blink of an eye, dusk had arrived. Chen Xie stood on the rooftop and looked into the distance. The afterglow of the setting sun reflected in his eyes, suffused with a trace of impulse and excitement.

The buildings in Mud City were filled with the style of the Western Regions, which was naturally incomparable to the flourishing buildings in Luoyang. However, the dilapidated buildings in the daytime were now dazzling under the setting sun.

The setting sun in the desert is always red as blood, Chen Min thought.

Seeing a tall figure in the distance, Chen Xie hurriedly said, ”He's here!”

Ban Chao, who was below, asked, ”How many men and horses did you bring?”

”Only Huyan Jie himself has the guts to do so.”

Ban Chao sneered, ”This man has won too many battles. It is hard to avoid being arrogant, thinking that we would not dare to do anything to him if we were in his territory. Come down and greet Huyan Jie with me. Everyone else spread out!

With this order, Ban Chao's brothers all hid themselves. Be it the trees or the back of the house, they were all silent and on guard. They were all well-trained warriors who hid themselves, making it extremely difficult for outsiders to discover them.