Black Banner Camp
Dugu Wenxiu glanced at Wu Yidao, and the two of them exchanged glances. Now the opinions of the generals in the army are not unified, and they are divided into three factions. Some felt that they should not attack rashly when Fang Xie was not around, but should stay where they were and wait for Fang Xie to come back. Some people feel that regardless of Fang Jie's presence or absence, the battle cannot be stopped now. After killing Qin He just now, the morale of the soldiers was high. At this time, they stopped and couldn't explain to the soldiers, and also missed a good opportunity.
Another group of people believed that Fang Jie's military order should be firmly obeyed, and the army retreated slowly. Even if they retreated to the south of Qinhe River, they could not continue to attack.
"It is absolutely impossible to go back to the south of the Qin River."
Cui Zhongzhen stood up, looked at Dugu Wenxiu, and said: "My lord, I was in a hurry to go back. I rushed back to pick up my wife and the others without explaining anything. Before leaving, I said that if I can fight, I will fight, and if I can't fight, I will retreat. Military affairs will be handed over to Sanjin." Hou and Master Dugu discussed the solution. Now that the enemy has not dared to attack, we will retreat first... I'm afraid, it really doesn't make sense."
Xiahou Baichuan also said: "It's hard to attack Qinhe River. If we retreat to the south of Qinhe River now, Gao Kaitai will not miss this opportunity, and will immediately send people to redeploy defenses on the north side of Qinhe River. With the experience of the last defeat , Their defense will definitely be more stable again. You know how many brothers in our army have lost, and if you fight again, even if you lose twice as much, you will not be able to stop it!"
"Master Hou, Master Dugu, it's up to you two to make up your mind."
Li Tai said while cupping his fists.
The other generals also clasped their fists together: "Since my lord has left the general affairs to the two masters, please give the two orders."
Wu Yidao pondered for a while and said: "I don't understand military matters. Anyone in this big tent is much better than me in military affairs. The lord is not here, so everyone discusses everything. Lord Dugu ... What do you think?"
Dugu Wenxiu thought for a while and said: "I mean the same as General Cui and General Xiahou. It was not easy to defeat Qinhe. It would not be fair to those soldiers who died. My lord said that if you can fight, you will fight." If you can't fight, then retreat... If you can fight, then fight, these four words are in front, so it can be seen that the Lord does not want the army to retreat. From my understanding, these nine words mean that it is not a last resort, don't retreat easily."
Wu Yidao didn't make a sound, just looked at the faces of the generals.
"It's not as good as this..."
After pondering for a while, Dugu Wenxiu said: "If the enemy wants to attack aggressively while the lord is away, there are only two chances of winning. The first is to cut off my food road and send troops to raid the food transportation team. Then attack from both sides, Let's defeat. The second is to attack upright, to win the battle on the battlefield... However, the enemy's strength is limited now, even if Gao Kaitai uses his troops like a god, it is impossible to conjure up many people out of thin air."
"Gao Kaitai's men are short of soldiers and horses. First, he can't encircle us, and second, he can't attack us head-on. When the lord is away, you have fought a lot of battles. Besides, I arrived at the military newspaper early this morning. General Chen Dingnan's hundreds of thousands of troops have already arrived along Yi The journey to the north is only about ten days away from us. Now it seems that Gao Kaitai will not go to other places until the last moment. Before the winner is decided, he will not go to the northwest or east. We We only need to guarantee ten days, and we can wait for Chen Dingnan's troops. When Chen Dingnan crosses the Yi River from the west, we will be able to form horns. "
Everyone nodded after hearing this. The current situation is beneficial to the Black Banner Army. Qinhe is the only barrier in Gyeonggi-do. Now that it has been forced to cross, the next step is Yima Pingchuan. It is the Black Banner Army's fine cavalry. It's a good time and a good place, so I just retreated. In fact, everyone felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
"My lord's horse is so fast, everyone knows it. Even if my lord goes all the way to Xinyang City to pick up a few wives, it won't take too much time to go back and forth."
Wu Yidao thought for a while and said: "My lord is not here, so we should do our best to do our best. All armies and battalions have their own duties. If we don't attack, it's too late for Gao Kai Taile, so why come to provoke us?"
He stood up and walked to the door: "To the north, Chang'an City is less than 1,500 miles away. Gao Kaitai dare not disperse the troops in his hands. Qinhe and Zheng Ziyu are far away from Gao Kaitai's brigade. After losing this battle, Gao Kaitai How dare he split up and fight again? That's why he resorted to some indiscriminate means and invited some quacks to kidnap a few wives. But they didn't know that even if the lord didn't rush back, with the repairs of the wives Why is it that just a few quacks can win?"
Dugu Wenxiu said: "Gao Kaitai's mind is very clear... invite some masters in the rivers and lakes, intending to lure the lord away. Nine times out of ten, his calculation is that if the lord leaves the camp, Lord Hou and Dao Zun will also accompany him." Follow. He never imagined that the lord went south alone, as long as Lord Hou and Dao Zun were still in the army, his plan to invite other masters of the rivers and lakes to assassinate the general would be difficult to succeed... The lord was expected to see through Gao Kaitai's thoughts at a glance, so he came Dao Zun and Hou Ye will stay in the army."
"My lord, if you don't care about safety, how can you and I be timid before fighting?"
He raised his voice and said: "This battle, if the lord did not lead the troops himself, but sent any of you as a general, wouldn't we still be fighting?"
Xiahou Baichuan stood up and said, "I'm going back to the vanguard army. When we march, our vanguard army is at the forefront. Standing here, our vanguard army is the first line of defense. If I make a mistake, Lord Marquis You and Master Dugu can behead me, and use that head to plead guilty for me in front of the lord."
After saying this, Xiahou Baichuan immediately said goodbye.
"Everyone go back."
Dugu Wenxiu looked at Cui Zhongzhen and said: "General Cui is in charge of the rear, and we need to take care of things on the food road. After calculation, the enemy's available soldiers are only the few thousand remnants in Lingmen Pass. General Cui can send Jingqi patrols back and forth along the Liang Road, if those thousands of remnants dare to come out of the Lingmen Gate, they will all be slaughtered."
"The mission must be fulfilled."
Cui Zhongzhen cupped his fists, and also left.
After all the generals left, Dugu Wenxiu sat down on the chair and let out a long sigh: "Actually... what I'm most worried about is not military matters, but the lord going south alone, in case something goes wrong..."
Wu Yiyi was silent for a while and said: "Before the lord returns, I have sent people to contact the shopkeepers of the branches of Huotong Tianxia Bank along the way to support the lord along the way. However, with the lord's temperament, he may not take the main road, but the nearest one. Yinyu and the others are still waiting for the navy ship in Xinyang City... The Lord must go straight to Xinyang."
"If the enemy plots, it is the lord..."
A deep worry flashed in Dugu Wenxiu's eyes: "Actually, it's not difficult to appease the hearts of the soldiers. As long as the lord is with them, they will be at ease. I really can't imagine how the lord dares to go back alone."
"Has he ever done anything he's not sure about?"
Wu Yidao comforted him and said, "In this Jianghu, there is no one who can hurt him. Even if the Moon Shadow Hall has accumulated more than 200 years of strength in secret, if it is really strong enough to have no scruples, how can it be possible?" Didn't come out until now?"
Dugu Wenxiu sighed: "I only hope the Lord is fair and safe."
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Wu Yidao came out of the big tent, intending to ask Xiang Qingniu. Before Fang Jie left, he asked Xiang Qingniu to send someone to the barbarian tribe in the Western Regions to ask Xiao Yijiu to come back. When he heard this, Wu Yidao actually understood Fang Jie's thoughts. Fang Jie made a judgment at that moment, and his mind is admirable.
Although Fang Jie didn't say anything, Wu Yiyi could easily infer from his arrangement. At that time, Fang Jie must have thought of the plot of those people in Yueyingtang, which was faster and more comprehensive than what Dugu Wenxiu and him thought of. As a minister, Dugu Wenxiu naturally considered Fang Xie more. Fang Jie, on the other hand, considered the overall situation.
The reason why Fang Jie left Xiang Qingniu and him, and asked Xiang Qingniu to send someone to invite Xiao Yijiu. It was because Fang Xie knew very well that the main target of the enemy was the hundreds of thousands of elites of the Black Banner Army, and he was the secondary target. Since Yueyingtang is mixed with Gao Kaitai, its plot is naturally not of any status in the world. What they want is the supreme position.
Compared to defeating the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Black Banner Army, Fang Jie is actually not important. As long as these hundreds of thousands of elites are defeated, Fang Jie will become a loner, and it will not be difficult to kill Fang Jie at that time. As long as the enemy thinks comprehensively enough, they will definitely concentrate their masters to assassinate the main generals of the Black Banner Army, causing chaos in the Black Banner Army, and then Gao Kaitai will take advantage of the situation to attack...
It was precisely because Fang Jie thought of this that he insisted on letting both Wu Yidao and Xiang Qingniu stay.
Wu Yidao was also preoccupied, and all these things were on his mind as he walked. His daughter is also with Sang Sasha, how could he not worry.
He has been running around for half his life, all for his daughter.
Just as he was about to reach Xiang Qingniu's residence, Wu Yidao suddenly paused and turned to look at Dugu Wenxiu's tent.
"You are quite courageous, you dare to be presumptuous in broad daylight!"
When he turned around, he was already far away in a trance.
At the same time, Xiang Qingniu, who was sulking in the room, also felt something, suddenly raised his head, gritted his teeth and cursed: "Master Dao is upset, you guys came quickly!"
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Wolf Rushan
Qingxia
A young man in a moon-white Confucian shirt stood at the entrance of the canyon, looking up at the stone wall built at the entrance of the canyon. Now no one can be seen on this stone wall. Over the past few years, a lot of weeds have even drilled out of the gaps. However, the demeanor of that battle is still faintly visible.
It was this stone wall that blocked the wolf rider's return. If it hadn't been for that opportunity, it would have been as difficult as climbing the sky for the wolf cavalry led by Kuoketai Menglie to fight back.
"A young man was a small pawn in the northwest border, traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, and when he came out, he was already a Kunpeng that could fly into the nine heavens and thousands of miles. Back then you led troops here alone to carry wolf riders. Today you march north with millions of troops. Guodu...Compared to yours, my life seems a bit dull and boring."
The young man stood at the entrance of the mountain gorge with his hands behind his back, talking to himself.
"If I were in your position, I might not be able to do better than you. If you were in my position, would you be able to do better than me?"
he asks.
But no one gave him an answer.
He just stood there for a long time.
In the distance, a few people rushed out from the mountain gorge, and when they came to him, they bowed down and bowed down: "Kow to Master Nine... The people from the Buddha Sect have already arrived, and they will arrive in half an hour. The one who came was a man who didn't look old. He is a very big monk with great style, and he claims to be very free."
"Freedom?"
The young man in Confucian shirts repeated it, and then smiled: "This name is really good, free and easy... what people want is freedom, and whoever can be free is bliss. The momentum in this name is too great The picture is even bigger, and I don’t know how King Dalunming kept him and didn’t kill him?”
His subordinates did not understand what he was talking about, and did not dare to interrupt.
"Buddhist sect, how many secrets are there?"
The young man in Confucian shirt sighed slightly: "For the sake of Moon Shadow Hall, I have to wait until such amazing people have come to an end before I can appear on the stage. There are so many fewer opponents in life, it is a pity to think about it. If I am free, I will Come out early to visit these people one by one. But I am uncomfortable, I carry Yueyingtang on my back... "