Li Tai's funeral has been dealt with, Wu Yidao arranged for his funeral, and then sent someone back to Daying to inform his family. This is the first general that the Black Banner Army has lost in the past few years. He did not die on the battlefield, but died in an assassination. Li Tai started to follow Fang Jie from the northwest. At that time, he was a member of the Sui Army in the Northwest Langru Mountain. Although he was not a great talent, he was cautious and prudent. He was promoted to be the lieutenant-general of the cavalry of the first army.
Later, as the strength of the Black Banner Army grew stronger, Li Tai's military position was also promoted from lieutenant general to general. When Xiahou Baichuan was assassinated in the southwest Huangyang Road, it was he who led the troops to investigate the Buddhist sect. Then he led his army to gallop thousands of miles to defend Xinyang City.
Regarding Li Tai's death, the soldiers of the Black Banner Army felt a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Fang Jie left Sanjin Marquis Wu Yiyi and Daoist Xiang Qingniu behind. If Fang Jie took them away when he returned to the southwest that day, Li Tai might not be the only general who was assassinated in the camp that day.
"Gao Kaitai didn't have such a scheming plan and didn't have such a big-picture view after setting up such a big game."
Dugu Wenxiu glanced at Fang Jie: "Before, my lord said that this incident involved a Jianghu sect called Yueyingtang. Perhaps all of this was planned by the people of Yueyingtang."
"This person is very unusual. He has already calculated everything into his account before showing his face. Maybe he is just watching in the dark, waiting for the opportunity. It can be seen that Moon Shadow Hall is definitely not as simple as wanting to come out of the arena again. That Moon Shadow Hall The person in charge is only afraid that he has great ambitions."
Wu Yidao looked at Fang Jie: "The most urgent task now is to divide the troops to attack the Lingmen Gate. As long as the Lingmen Gate is guarded, that place is extremely dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The wolf cavalry is not familiar with the tactics of attacking the city and occupying the territory. They want to take the Lingmen Gate. The pass is not that easy. If you take down the Lingmen pass and the wolf cavalry has not arrived, you can still send troops to the west to defend Yishui."
Fang Jie nodded and told Chen Xiaoru, "Go and find Yan Zeng."
Chen Xiaoru agreed, turned around and went out to send someone.
"My lord..."
Dugu Wenxiu pondered for a while, then looked at Fang Jie: "Using Yan Zeng...is it not appropriate?"
His voice was slightly lowered: "If this is really a big situation that has been announced, Yan Zeng is Gao Kaitai's old department, and his defense of Liyin City is the top priority. If Gao Kaitai trusts him, he may not tell the situation to him. Him? If he knew that, then his surrender would be…”
Wu Yidao's eyes changed: "What Dugu means is that Gao Kaitai deliberately lost Liyin City in order to lure us to the north, so that he and the wolf cavalry surrounded us?"
Dugu Wenxiu nodded: "It's not that my subordinates are too suspicious, but that the situation at this time cannot allow my subordinates to think too much. Li Yincang is where Gao Kaitai's army rations are located. He sent Yan Zeng to lead a heavy army to defend, but the attack on Li Yin City Although Yan Zeng defended very tightly at the time, it seemed easier when he finally surrendered. When crossing the Qin River, the lord sent Xiahou to attack and Yan Zeng to attack Lingmen Pass... But Yan Zeng thought that Lingmen Pass was easy to defend and difficult to defend. Attack as a reason, just besieged the city gate, did not attack."
Wu Yiyi's face darkened: "If you say that, it's really suspicious."
He looked at Fang Jie: "According to the logic, after the lord got Yan Zeng, the road to the north was unimpeded. Yan Zeng persuaded the guards of the three gates and seven or eight cities along the way to open the gates and surrender. He can persuade these people, but why can't he speak cleverly?" The thousands of defenders at the gate? At that time, they couldn’t see the importance of Lingmen Pass. The army could not go anywhere to the north, and it didn’t matter whether they attacked or not. But now, the important point of Lingmen Pass is revealed. Yan Zeng did not attack the Lingmen Gate, he told the Lord that it would not be possible to persuade the defenders of the Lingmen Gate to surrender... there is no guarantee that it was not intentional."
"besides… "
Dugu Wenxiu added: "Now it seems that not only Yan Zeng is suspicious, but also the subordinates of Gao Kaitai who he persuaded to surrender along the way are also suspicious. The journey along the way was so smooth, so smooth that it was a bit beyond imagination. Almost Yan Zeng Not long after the city passes, the generals defending the city will open the gates and surrender."
Fang Jie shook his head: "What you both said makes sense...but you forgot one thing."
"What?"
Wu asked together.
"The premise is that if all of this is Gao Kaitaibu's game, then Gao Kaitai has colluded with the Mengyuan people a long time ago. Since he has colluded, why did he fight so hard in Qinhe? Tens of thousands of troops died in battle, and this loss is for him. It's not a big deal. If he wants to block my Black Banner Army to the south of Qinhe, so that he can encircle with wolf cavalry in the future... that doesn't make sense. If so, he won't divide his troops to guard Qinhe, but It is to place most of the troops in the north of Qinhe River, and we will not let us come here even if we die."
Dugu Wenxiu was slightly taken aback after hearing this, and then nodded: "My lord makes sense."
He looked at the map, frowned and thought for a while, then said: "That's true. If Gao Kaitai and the Mengyuan people had already colluded, then he should personally lead troops to deploy defenses north of Qinhe."
"I don't want to doubt a subordinate easily."
Fang Jie stood up and said slowly: "Yan Zeng is a surrendered general, but he is now a member of the Black Banner Army. If I had to choose to doubt him or trust him, I would rather be the latter."
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northwest
Fan Gu
The young man picked up something and looked at it carefully, then shook his head: "Master, what is this?"
Mr. Jiu took a look and shook his head: "I've lived here for several years, but I still don't know what this place is, let alone what the things here are for. I've reached a great level of cultivation and returned to Moon Shadow Hall After becoming Mister Jiu, I came back to live here for two years, and it was only by chance that I finally figured out what one of these things can do."
"Is it Master, what you gave to the other heavenly monarchs?"
"Um."
Mr. Jiu nodded: "I found a lot of books in a stone gate over there. I wanted to look through it to see if it would be helpful, but those books turned into ashes. Last time I brought you a few , only you have the most ideas about the things here, so I will bring you here again."
The young man nodded: "I thank Master for your appreciation, I will definitely work harder."
He walked to a strange-looking cabinet, looked at it carefully and then shook his head: "This thing should be composed of a very complicated structure, and even my original master may not be able to untie it. This should be It's a built-in lock, but to open this door not only needs a key, but also other means."
His original master was a locksmith.
A well-known locksmith, the mechanism box made by his master, few people in the world can open it. This young man has shown enough talent in this area since he was a child. When he was seven years old, anything his master created could not stop him.
"So I'm going to keep you here."
Mr. Jiu pointed to the distance: "You can refer to these things here at ease, and I will stay with those people to protect you. From now on, you will be taken care of by them. You don't need to worry about eating and drinking, they will help you Take care of it."
"And you?"
the boy asked.
"I still have important things to do. Since I brought the Moon Shadow Hall back to the light, what I want is not a momentary light, but an eternal light. I have already sent the Meng Yuan people, Gao Kaitai, and the Black Banner Army After calculating it, let the three of them fight. The more brutal the fight, the better. In the end, I, Yueyingtang, was the one who got the most strength. Moonyingtang has been in darkness for more than 200 years, and only under my rule did it begin to show signs of improvement. Since God has entrusted me with this matter, I will do it well. What's more, this time, one of my opponents is an old acquaintance from back then, how can I stay out of it?"
"But Master... I will be afraid if I stay alone."
"You're a man, and a man can be afraid but not hold back. Nobody isn't afraid, even I have something to be afraid of. But if we hold back from what we're afraid of, we'll get nowhere."
Mr. Jiu said seriously: "Your talent is here, and the success of Moon Shadow Hall in the future may depend on you."
"All right… "
The boy hesitated and asked, "What if I accidentally break something?"
Mr. Jiu couldn't help laughing: "If you don't break it, we don't know what these things are for. So there is no difference between breaking it and not knowing the use, but as long as you find the use of something, yes My help is great. Even if you break everything in this place, I won’t blame you.”
"That's good."
The young man smiled, a little silly.
Mr. Jiu shook his head: "I will come to see you after I am done with this important matter."
After speaking, he turned and walked out.
"Saburo will leave it to you. If something happens to Sanlang, you don't have to go back to see me. Remember, even if one of you is still alive, Sanlang can't die. The future of Moon Shadow Hall may be here , as long as you can understand the role here, it is not a dream for Moon Shadow Hall to turn the sect into an empire. You will all be meritorious ministers at that time, and you know that I have never been stingy with rewards."
"Master Jiu, don't worry, the third young master will be handed over to us."
Mr. Jiu nodded, and looked back at the boy named Sanlang: "An Anxin is here to review these things in detail, and give me a surprise when I come next time."
"Master!"
Saburo suddenly poked his head out of that room, and shouted excitedly at Mr. Jiu: "Master, I opened that door and found this thing from inside. I just don't know what it is for. This cabinet is full of these things." Stuff. The cabinet is well sealed, so the contents inside are well preserved."
Mr. Jiu couldn't help laughing, he knew he was right. He bet the future achievements of Moon Shadow Hall on San Lang, and San Lang did not disappoint him. He walked over there, seeing the excited expression on Saburo's face, his heart that hadn't fluctuated for a long time also became excited.
"This thing shouldn't be difficult. It should be much easier to use than the thing you found, Master. There is a pull ring here. So many of the same things are obviously used frequently. This pull ring is for convenience. I will try it. Can it still be opened, maybe there will be unexpected changes after it is opened."
Saburo was talking, and pulled the ring off the round thing.
As soon as he let go, something fell from above with a click. Saburo looked down, but before he had time to straighten up... the thing in his hand exploded, and the huge explosive force directly tore him into pieces. The scene was so sudden and shocking that Mr. Jiu, who was walking this way in the distance, was completely stunned.
He raised his hand to block the flying debris.
Just looking at the stumped limbs and broken arms on the ground... Saburo, who was smiling complacently at him a second ago, now turned into a puddle of meat.
"Is this... God's will?"
Mr. Jiu looked there, his body trembling involuntarily.