This was the most brain-consuming battle Fang Jie had ever fought.
Since he led the army, he has faced countless enemies. There are many strong enemies among these enemies, but no enemy in any previous war can compare with the current situation. Even when facing Meng Yuan Dahan Kuoketai Mengge, Fang Jie never bothered so much.
Because you don't know the enemy.
Fang Xie has nothing to worry about the obvious strategies that can be used on the battlefield. But wars in this world are never simple wars, and sometimes one person can control the battle situation. For example, if Wan Xingchen wanted to, he could kill the leader of the enemy casually.
Of course, he did the same when the Sui Dynasty established the country.
Back then, Emperor Taizu of the Great Sui Dynasty Yang Jian rebelled against Zheng, and Emperor Zheng was surrounded by experts. Wan Xingchen held a sword alone, not only kept Yang Jian safe for decades, but even frightened the quacks everywhere. Later, Yang Jian wanted to get rid of the control of Tonggu Academy, and Wan Xingchen's sword played a role again.
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No way to kill with one sword.
Fang Jie's current cultivation is already very strong. Although he is not as good as Wan Xingchen back then, he can take the initiative whether in the arena or on the battlefield. But the Lehman facing him now is a person with great perseverance and cruelty who has transformed himself into something unknown.
If it is countless times stronger than the enemy, of course it can ignore the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and just kill it directly. There is no need to think about any strategies, no need to worry about any strategies. Someone once said that any conspiracy is a joke in the face of absolute strength.
However, this is not the case now.
This battle is not only related to the success or failure of the Black Flag Army, but also to the survival of the entire Central Plains. Lehman may really have to go back to China to deal with some matters, but when he has the opportunity to wipe out the main force of the Black Banner Army and then continue to invade the Central Plains, he will not give up the opportunity.
After the first match, the Black Banner Army had a slight advantage.
It ruined the plan of Leman's fire attack, destroyed the siege beast built by the Opuru people, and then wiped out more than 10,000 people in the Opuru army.
This battle boosted morale.
The next few days were uneventful.
Fang Jie stood on the city wall, looking at the endless camp in the distance.
In terms of scale, the army that Lehman brought this time was at least 600,000. Fang Jie guessed that Lehman might have originally planned to return the 600,000 troops to the mainland, but something changed the purpose. If Lehman feels that there is no benefit worth fighting in this battle, he may also withdraw with his troops.
"My lord."
Liao Sheng came over quickly and said: "The news I just got is that the Opulu navy indeed led a lot of troops to go around behind us to intercept Sanjinhou's team, but our navy stopped us on the waterway. The foreigners don't know our navy now, so they underestimated our strength. The two generals Duan Zheng and Zheng Qiu joined hands to block the foreign fleet.
"The troops transported by the foreign fleet approached the shore and landed, but were stopped by General Chen Dingnan's cavalry. After a fierce battle, the foreign troops withdrew to the ship."
Fang Jie nodded.
Fortunately, he thought about it enough.
Sanjinhou's team is all infantry, and they are extremely tired. In this case, if they are attacked suddenly, the losses will definitely not be small. It seems that Lehman is also a person who attaches great importance to intelligence, otherwise he would not know the situation of the Sanjin waiting team. What foreigners may not understand the most now is the naval strength of the Black Banner Army.
On the Yangtze River waterway before, the Navy of the Black Banner Army once had a confrontation with the foreign fleet, but that time the foreign army was wiped out with the help of practitioners, so there was no information to send back. And at that time Lehman hadn't come yet, even if there was information, it would be sent to Hurons.
Thanks to the navy this time, otherwise Chen Dingnan's cavalry might not be able to catch up.
Fang Xie breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the information, and had to consider both the front and the back. And to be on guard, Lehman turned and left.
Although Fang Jie had never met or had contact with Laiman, he could guess what kind of character Laiman was. If the war is really unfavorable, it is not impossible for Lehman to abandon these hundreds of thousands of elites and return to Opru alone.
Relatively speaking, Lehman has more choices than solutions.
"Any news from Chang'an City?"
Fang asked.
Liao Sheng couldn't follow the train of thought of the solution above, and he hesitated for a moment before replying: "The news is from yesterday, and the secret letter sent by Xiaoqi School from Chang'an City only has a few words... all of them have met Ma Qianhu."
Fang Jie knew about this news yesterday.
Chen Xiaoru and Ma Lilian met.
When leaving Chang'an City, Fang Jie once told Chen Xiaoru that if one day things changed drastically, he would go to see Ma Lilian. As long as Chen Xiaoru went to see Ma Lilian, it meant that Chang'an City had indeed reached a critical moment.
He didn't say anything more, and looked at the Opuru camp again.
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Chang'an City
Confucius Temple
Dugu Wenxiu sat in front of these people very calmly. The decoration style of this secret room was very simple and rude. The walls were made of silver, and the tables and chairs were all gold. That's it, that's enough. In the Confucius Temple, which has been dilapidated for many years, there is such a luxurious place.
Dugu Wenxiu's chair was placed on the opposite side of those people, and those people were sitting in a row in front of him, looking like gentlemen who had been interrogated three times, and Dugu Wenxiu was the prisoner being interrogated. He is very clear that sitting here is just barely walking in, and he hasn't really understood this place yet.
He didn't know anyone sitting in front of him.
"Master Dugu."
The middle-aged man who greeted Dugu Wenxiu kindly before sat down with a chilly face. This person said that his surname was also Dugu, but Dugu Wenxiu couldn't figure out what kind of big man there was a person surnamed Dugu in Chang'an City in the past two hundred years.
However, being able to sit here is not easy.
"Speaking of which, maybe there is still some relationship between you and me."
The middle-aged man touched his bald head, and said to Dugu Wenxiu with a half-smile: "Maybe you are curious, but there is no one with the surname Dugu in Chang'an City. My name is Dugu Bingwen. Counting more than 200 years, there is no trace of the Dugu family... As far as I know, your family is from Changle County in the south of the Yangtze River. Three hundred and sixty years ago, a branch of the Dugu family migrated from the north to Jiangnan and settled there In Changle County. That's why I said that there is still some relationship between you and me. "
Hearing these words, Dugu Wenxiu's expression immediately changed.
"The descendants of Zheng Guo?"
He asked subconsciously.
"Exactly."
Dugu Bingwen smiled proudly: "Everyone thinks that our Dugu family has already withdrawn from the stage of history. In fact, that's just a deliberate appearance of the family for the sake of protecting itself. Let me show you the truth now... Do you know the red and purple Pei Yan under Yang Yi? Their ancestors of the Pei family were the servants of our Dugu family. Before Zheng Guo fell, the elders of the family knew that the world was going to change, and they gradually withdrew from the court to protect the interests of the family. … At that time, the family deliberately made some small sacrifices, such as the last empress surnamed Dugu was thrown into the cold palace, only in this way, people will believe that the Dugu family is doomed."
He slowly said: "But the things that the Dugu family has accumulated for hundreds of years can be finished after they are finished? It's just that the ancestors took the initiative to retreat to the dark place. Few people can know this kind of thing at this level. Pei Yan's One of the ancestors was the steward of our Dugu family. After the Dugu family withdrew from the court, they began to cultivate the Pei family with all their strength, so that the members of the Pei family gradually entered the court, so that more than 200 years later, the Pei family has become the city of Chang'an. A big family that can be ranked in the top ten."
"But a slave is still a slave."
Dugu Bingwen said: "Now, I have told you some secrets, so I also want to know some secrets about you. According to the logic, you have no reason to betray Fang Jie. After all, your shabby status at the beginning is worse than that of ordinary people. It’s nothing better, it’s Fang Jie who promoted you from a scholar to a big man in power, what’s your reason?”
He crossed his legs, quietly waiting for Dugu Wenxiu's answer.
"Because of saving my life."
Dugu Wenxiu took a deep breath, and said calmly: "When the Great Zheng established the country, few of the first group of people who followed Emperor Zheng died well. It was the same when the Great Sui established the country. I am now in a high position. Weight, that's because Fang Xie needs me to be high and powerful. Once Fang Xie comes back and becomes the emperor, he will take back the rights in my hands... And if he takes back the rights, he will be wary of my dissatisfaction, always beware It is a very hard work, it is better to kill Shuangli."
Dugu Bingwen laughed loudly: "You can see clearly."
He turned his head to look at the others: "This young man from the Dugu family is quite honest."
The old man sitting next to him frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence he said: "You are right, this is your fate. As long as you follow Fang Jie, the end will be the same sooner or later. But I don't believe you... I always feel that you still have some secrets that you haven’t revealed. Being able to enter this door does not mean that you can integrate into this place, and you are still far away from becoming your own person.”
"Old Bai."
Dugu Bingwen was a little dissatisfied and said: "I am personally responsible for the review of this person. I checked it carefully back and forth. What does Bai Lao mean is that I am also suspicious?"
The old man known as Bai Lao replied lukewarmly: "Your Dugu family has no successors now, so I don't object to you rushing to recruit some young people. However, you are still too hasty."
"I respect you as Bai Lao, just because you are old."
Dugu Bingwen sneered: "You mean that our Dugu family can be bullied now?"
The old man's face changed, obviously he was afraid of this Dugu Bingwen, he shook his head and said: "What I mean is... only by being careful can you sail forever."
Dugu Bingwen said: "I'll take care of this person. If he really can't be trusted, people from my Dugu family will come forward and get rid of him."
"That's good."
The old man said: "Don't forget, this is the time when you can move your whole body by pulling one hair."
"Old lady Bai, be careful."
A man in his thirties stood up and said with a smile: "That Fang Jie is just an unfounded man. He looks strong now because he is generous enough and knows how to win people's hearts. The people around him immediately dispersed. Don't think that no one can touch him because his cultivation level is good now... The layer of water he saw is still too shallow."
The man smiled at Dugu Wenxiu: "You can think of the previous level, which means you are a smart person. You may not know how powerful these people are behind them. Let me introduce you a little... Brother Dugu You heard the words just now. The Pei family is just a puppet held up by the Dugu family. It is a hurricane if it is publicized. However, after the introduction of the people here, you will understand that this is not a hurricane at all, but a hurricane. Scourge."
He pointed to himself: "My name is Ye Manwen, and the Ye family also has a puppet family named Yu."
He pointed to the old man: "Bai Lao's family, in the 400 years of the Great Zhou Kingdom, there were seven prime ministers and thirteen generals. Later, they disappeared because of the destruction of the Zhou Kingdom. In fact... it has always been there. Now the old Bai is in his hands. The puppet family is the Liu family. The Liu family is a family that knows how to lower their dignity, and there is only one person who is still barely on the stage, and that is Liu Enjing from the Black Banner Army."
Dugu Wenxiu's heart was shocked!
Ye Manwen sat down again, and said with a smile: "Now you know, the so-called Yang family's world has always been our world. At the beginning, that Sang messed up Tonggu Academy... Hehe... We thought it was interesting, and we could To control more situations, that's why we sent some low-level people there, who would have thought that Tonggu Academy would do a good job."