see clearly
It is the happiest thing about being a decision maker.
Only by seeing clearly can we make fewer mistakes. At Fang Jie's level, it becomes even more intolerable for him to make mistakes. When he was first starting out, the price of making mistakes might just be to start all over again. By now, if he made a big enough mistake, the blood of those who died with him could become a sea.
Therefore, Fang Jie must first determine the priorities.
Once the matter on the Mengyuan people's side is over, the next step is definitely not to go to the Daxue Mountain Dalun Temple to find the bad luck of the so-called god, because no matter how unreasonable the existence of that god is, it has nothing to do with Fang Jie for the time being, even if... the so-called The God of God has already begun to arrange to get rid of Fang Jie.
Fang Jie is not repaying evil with kindness, it is okay with people, but Fang Jie is not so kind to such a cold thing. The reason for not going to Dalun Temple in Daxue Mountain for the time being is because the most urgent thing right now is the war in Eastern Xinjiang. Judging from the information recently sent from Dongjiang, Mu Guangling has become more and more dizzy.
And the reason for this stupidity has a lot to do with the death of his only son, Mu Xianjun. It can be said that the battle on Penglai Island had a great impact on Mu Guangling's state of mind, and the death of his only son made him a little confused. As I said before, if a decision maker can't see clearly, then it is not far away from extinction.
But no matter what, the Mu Mansion is still the most powerful force in Eastern Xinjiang. If the Mu Mansion collapses, the war against foreigners will become more passive. Only relying on Nalan Dingdong's 100,000 black flag troops and the scattered forces gathered around him, it would be as difficult as heaven to defeat the foreigners.
What Fang Jie was afraid of was not the collapse of the Mu Mansion, but the fact that he hadn't made it to the Eastern Border before the Mu Mansion collapsed.
This is a very difficult speed to master, and now it is Nalan Dingdong who masters this speed. On the one hand, he wants to continue to divide the Mu family, and on the other hand, he also needs to resist foreigners and unite with other forces. This is a balance. Once this balance is broken at an inappropriate time, Nalan Dingdong is very likely to be involved in the storm.
so
The war against Meng Yuan cannot be delayed any longer.
Because of the agreement with Meng Ge, Fang Jie no longer needs to wait for the arrival of the large group of troops from Chang'an City. Now that Meng Ge is in his camp, it is definitely not a loss to exchange for 200,000 wolf riders by killing Gai and amnesty. business. To know how much impact these 200,000 wolf cavalry will have on the situation of the battle, what foreigners fear most is the cavalry who come and go like the wind.
The firearms of this era are still far from reaching the point where even cavalry can conduct overwhelming warfare. The platoon array of foreigners has extremely powerful lethality for infantry, but it will be greatly reduced for light cavalry. As long as the tactics can be used reasonably, it is not impossible to use light cavalry to break the array of foreigners' guns.
Fang Jie is writing a letter
A letter to Gai She.
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calm
In the rare good weather, there are no layers of ripples on the Yishui River, and the calm water surface looks like a large mirror. The wide river is naturally calm without wind and waves, but today even the river seems to have a premonition that something big is going to happen, so I just want to be a quiet spectator.
Yishui West Bank
Since last night, Meng Yuan's wolf cavalry suddenly made a move. Under the leadership of General Wang Ting, 200,000 wolf cavalry suddenly left the camp and lined up on the bank of Yishui River. This kind of behavior made Gai She feel inexplicably nervous. Although the Black Mountain Army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, it was inevitable that the wolf cavalry's posture of fighting to the death still made people feel restless.
He didn't know what happened, but he knew that Da Zizai must know what happened. The Buddhist monk has been watching Meng Ge, but Da Zizai did not come to him last night. After Meng Ge learned that the wolf cavalry had left the camp suddenly, he immediately sent someone to look for Da Zizai, but they couldn't find him.
This is even more unreasonable.
Where did Dazizao go
Just as he assigned generals, a letter was delivered to him.
Fang Jie's handwritten letter.
Taking apart the faith, there are only a few dozen words on the letter paper.
"The general is now in a difficult situation. Either try his best to fight or retreat quickly, but the general is hesitant. I am worried that the battle in the eastern border will not be delayed for a long time, so I have to plan to fight the general as soon as possible. Before noon today, if the general Return to the grassland without troops, and I will fight the general on the banks of the Yishui River. I also want to know if the general can still use that knife?"
Looking at the letter, Gai She's brows became two ridges.
"wrong."
Gai She thought that the 200,000 wolf riders had suddenly gone to the bank of Yishui, and then looked at Fang Xie's talk about the battle by the river, and Gai She had the feeling that he had fallen into a trap. The disappearance of Da Zizai may really be related to Fang Jie, but how could Da Zizai disappear so quietly with his cultivation base
The posture that the Mengyuan wolf cavalry put on was obviously preparing to fight the Black Mountain army. If the Mongols and the Han people unite, the Black Mountain Army may not be able to win even if it is powerful. What's more, the Han people have fearsome firearms in their hands.
"Will it..."
As the recognized second person in the Black Mountain Army, Bei Huaili, the highest-ranking strategist under Gai She, had a very solemn expression. The origin of this person is very mysterious. It is said that seven out of ten decisions made by the Montenegrin Army come from this person rather than Gai She. Gai She trusted this person so much that it was rumored that he even gave the Black Mountain Army's military talismans to this person.
"Meng Ge has reached some kind of agreement with Fang Jie?"
Bei Huaili is used to wearing a veil, and the specific age cannot be discerned from those exposed eyes. But what is certain is that his eyes are clear and bright without any cloudiness, so he should not be very old. It is said that Bei Huaili is not from his own tribe, and judging from the color of his eyes, he may even be a Han, because his eyes are black, while Gai She's tribe all have blue eyes.
"besides… "
After pondering for a while, Bei Huaili said, "The sudden change in Fang Jie's attitude is certainly due to his concern about the war with the foreigners in the eastern border, but I suspect that his reinforcements have arrived. Our scouts can't cross the river. What happened next time, if Fang Jie's reinforcements really arrive, and if there is any agreement with Meng Ge, then what we are facing now is two powerful enemies joining forces."
"You mean retreat?"
Gai She asked.
Bei Huaili nodded: "The current situation is unclear, but it is obviously not good for us. At the beginning, I did not agree with the Eastern Expedition. The general wanted to come, and I couldn't stop it. If the general had listened to me back then, there would be no conflict between the Buddhist sect and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The war in the royal court suddenly attacked the royal court at the end. Now the general is sitting in the royal court and ordering all directions. The best opportunity has been missed before. Although it is dangerous now, it may not be another good opportunity. It is not too late for the general to lead his troops to retreat. As long as we go back to the grassland, how can the empty Mengyuan royal court stop the general's hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"
"Back off?"
Gai She murmured, then shook his head slowly: "I never back down."
Bei Huaili's eyes were obviously a little anxious: "Why should the general be obsessed with winning or losing with only one person? The only real success is to sit on the grassland in the king's court. Fang Xie is cunning, and his letter may not have the effect of disturbing the general's mood. General If you didn’t listen to me back then, you must listen to me this time no matter what.”
"I leave most of the decisions in the military to you."
Gai She said slowly: "I didn't listen to you at the beginning because I knew that the hundreds of thousands of Wang Ting wolf cavalry around Meng Ge were actually not much weaker than my Black Mountain Army. Is it that easy to sit firmly in the royal court? If the Mongolian nobles are not destroyed, there will be great resistance in the end. Those Mengyuan people will not obey me... The reason why I chose to follow Mengge to conquer the East is actually because I want to fight with him. The Han people's war has greatly damaged the power of the Jin family. Those Wang Ting generals will die more, and the resistance will be much smaller when I go back to the grassland."
"I know."
Bei Huaili said: "That's why I didn't insist on preventing the general from coming, but what happened afterwards was completely unexpected. Brother Meng suddenly divided his troops and did not fight fiercely with the Han people. None of the things we expected to see happened. .Da Zizai is even more unreliable... Now that you have deviated from the original direction, it might not be the best choice to go back."
He stood up and bowed deeply: "General, please listen to me and go back to the grassland."
After being silent for a long time, Gai She finally nodded: "Okay... Although you are not from my clan, you have been planning for me wholeheartedly. After I go back, I will listen to some of your suggestions."
Bei Huaili's eyes clearly showed some joy: "If the general goes back, he must send people back to Montenegro as soon as possible, order the tribe to return with all its strength, and attack the royal court with all its strength."
"good."
Now that the decision has been made, Gai She has no hesitation: "You can arrange these things."
His gaze seemed to glance at Fang Jie's handwritten letter inadvertently, but the meaning in his eyes was so complicated. He didn't pay much attention to the other words in this letter, but the last sentence attracted his mind like magic.
"I also want to know, can the general still use that knife?"
Bei Huaili did not miss this detail, so worry immediately appeared in his eyes: "General!"
He grabbed the letter and tore it into pieces: "Fang Jie deliberately wanted the general to be fooled, and the general should put the overall situation first."
Gai She was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I see..."
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Yishui West Bank
A large ship slowly docked.
When Fang Jie got off the big boat, he intentionally slowed down half a step and walked side by side with Meng Ge. This move was nothing more than to comfort the Mongolian generals who were watching in the distance, and now they were going to fight the foreigners in Eastern Xinjiang with real swords and guns, so Fang Jie didn't mind taking care of their emotions.
What could be more satisfying than letting enemy and enemy fight to the death on the battlefield
"My lord, the Black Mountain Army has indeed withdrawn."
Liao Sheng, a thousand householder from the Xiaoqi school, stepped forward to report with his hands clasped. He had been monitoring the movement of the Black Mountain Army since the early morning.
"It was very hasty to leave, and a lot of luggage was withdrawn without taking it."
Liao Sheng said.
Fang Jie nodded and asked Meng Ge: "If you retreat, what should you do?"
Meng Ge's face was very heavy, and he shook his head after a pause: "Gai She looks like a rough and barbaric person on the surface, but he is very careful. What's more, there is a Han man named Bei Huaili in his army, so even if he It is impossible to withdraw in such a hasty and embarrassing way, Gai Amnesty is deliberately making an illusion, I hope we will chase after it."
"If nothing else happens, he must have set up an ambush."
Meng Ge said: "But if you don't chase him, he will really escape."
Fang Jie made a gesture of invitation: "Since that's the case, Da Khan can go after him."
Meng Ge's complexion changed: "Fang Jie, don't forget, I promised you to take 200,000 wolves to ride the Eastern Border just because you promised me to kill Gai She, and now you don't hunt him down, why should I obey? promise?"
Fang Jie laughed: "It's just a joke. Gai She will not go far. He will definitely wait for us to chase him. His withdrawal is just an illusion. Let him go with confidence and boldly." Let's go, we have to make an illusion."
"What illusion?"
Mongo asked.
"Cross the river."
Fang Jie pointed to the distance, and saw a huge fleet appearing from the north on the river, but it didn't look like a warship, but a cargo ship.
"Khan, please order the wolves to ride across the river. As long as the wolf cavalry reaches the east bank, Gai She will feel relieved. Then I will use a big ship to transport my light cavalry to the north for a hundred miles and then go to the shore. Take a shortcut and intercept Gai She. It will be beyond expectations.”
Meng Ge was stunned for a moment: "You never said you wanted to cross the river before."
"Everything, you can't say it too clearly in advance. If the Great Khan can't trust me, how can I trust the Great Khan? Only when the wolf of the Great Khan rides across the river, the agreement between you and me will be considered effective. The matter of killing Gai She is also the same. You don’t need to worry about Khan. As long as I come back, I will join forces and drive to the eastern border.”
Meng Ge was silent for a while: "I'm going to discuss with my generals."
Fang Jie smiled: "Please."