Fang Jie led a dozen of his own soldiers and rushed into the bamboo forest, Ye Jinnan followed behind with his own soldiers. The fighting on Gao Po's side was still in full swing, and these soldiers, like wild horses that had run loose, completely forgot that they were professional soldiers. Fighting to this point, it seems like they are venting something.
The green bamboo forest was huge, and Fang Xie didn't know where the big flag was.
But Fang Jie's goal was not on the banner, and now Ye Jinnan's soldiers had been left behind. The number of soldiers around the two people is almost the same. To pull a seasoned general out of his army, from the confrontation between the two armies to small-scale fights, is Fang Jie's goal.
Moreover, he still has one hundred and fifty people who are useless.
The one hundred and fifty people were ambushing in this forest. All Fang Xie's plan was to lure Ye Jinnan out of his army, and then surround him with ambush soldiers who had ambushed in advance. Plus the dozen or so people around him, as long as Ye Jinnan is trapped, no matter where the banner is, Fang Jie has already won.
After rushing into the green bamboo forest for two or three miles, Fang Jie stopped his horse and waited for Ye Jinnan to catch up.
Ye Jinnan seemed to understand something when he saw Fang Jie slowing down, but his expression became more and more relaxed.
"General Fang is good at calculating."
After he stopped the horse, the other party released his fists: "I have to say, at first I thought that every move you made was within my sight, and I could see it clearly. But after I chased here, I realized that I Being led by the nose by you all the time. It doesn't feel good, it's bad..."
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "This is not an art of war, just some insidious tricks. General Ye is using his troops in an upright manner, so naturally he won't think about these crooked things."
"In the art of war, there are only righteous and strange points, and there is no such thing as sinister and bright. The method that can win is a good method, and the method that can succeed is a good method."
Ye Jinnan said: "As expected, you set up an ambush here, right?"
Fang Jie nodded: "Not bad."
"I sent people to check the terrain again yesterday, and I have been watching the actions of Shanziying. I haven't seen your people coming to the Green Bamboo Forest..."
"My people were arranged here two days ago."
Fang Jie said: "Two days ago, when I led the troops to practice, I split up and sneaked into the green bamboo forest. They have been lying in ambush in this forest for two days and two nights."
Ye Jinnan was startled: "Is this what you have trained those 150 people for this month?"
"yes."
Fang Jie nodded: "For the past 20 days, the one hundred and fifty people have only had one training, which is to let them hide in one place and ensure that they will not be discovered for at least two days and nights. They are all well-trained soldiers. In terms of fighting skills, it is impossible for me to improve them much within a month."
"admire."
Ye Jinnan praised sincerely: "I really didn't expect that you would only let those 150 people do this this month. It is easy to say that it is easy to lie in ambush for two days and nights, but it is actually very difficult. You know that with me Because of your temperament, you must have sent people to investigate the terrain of the Green Bamboo Forest many times in advance, and any details that could be ambushed will be recorded for precaution. Before the competition, I sent people to investigate the Green Bamboo Forest again, just because I was worried that you had set up an ambush. But my scouts did not find it. , which means that you have trained well this month."
Fang Jie said indifferently: "It's just to let them get used to it. From the first day, I let them learn to pretend and lie still in one place for a whole day. After a month of uninterrupted training, they have barely passed the exam." .”
Ye Jinnan was silent for a while and concluded: "Before you sent the cavalry to speed up and leave the team, I thought you were trying to divert my troops. Then you sent the cavalry to fall behind my troops, and I thought you were trying to hold me back. Now think about it. , I was wrong... You made these two changes because you want me to believe that your goal is Gao Po, and you plan to put all your eggs in one basket and fight me on Gao Po. So I put all my thoughts on Gao Po superior… "
"Then you deliberately let the soldiers of Shanziying irritate my soldiers with very rude actions and make them lose their minds. The soldiers on both sides are fighting together, and it will be difficult for me to bring out my own troops. And you understand My temperament is too upright, so I must not like a group of soldiers hugging and rolling around like rogues, so I must send someone out to stop the restraint. Therefore, there are only these few people left around me."
"Then you led people into the green bamboo forest. The reason why you were sure that I would chase after you was because you knew I was conceited and you guessed that I put myself in the position of winning from the very beginning."
"so… "
Ye Jinnan sighed: "All of this is easy to say, but you have been trying to figure out my thoughts. You have considered you as me from the very beginning, so everything is within your plan. As a general, Naturally, the right time and the right place must be grasped, but what you grasp is the enemy's thoughts, I am not as good as you in this regard."
Fang Jie shook his head: "The general is a gentleman, but I am not. I have been using tricks from the beginning, but the general responded with an upright strategy. It was not based on the word fairness, so the general did not lose."
Ye Jinnan laughed loudly: "I never lost."
He raised his jaw slightly and said, "You are very thorough in your calculations, but there is only one omission. On the battlefield, sometimes a brave general can change the situation of the battle. When I was watching the battle at Gaopo, I can roughly see that the troops you have drawn are More than a hundred people. It is precisely because I know this that I chased after them. More than a hundred elites... still can't stop me."
Fang Jie frowned slightly, and sighed inwardly.
The only thing he didn't understand was Ye Jinnan's martial arts.
When he beat Lu Ou violently in Chang'an City, Ye Jinnan threw a knife outside the door. This was the only time Fang Xie had seen Ye Jinnan make a move. With this throw, Fang Xie couldn't judge Ye Jinnan's cultivation level.
He is silent.
"Have to try."
He said.
Then he beckoned, and the ambushes all around immediately appeared. These soldiers were wearing emerald green clothes, with weeds tied around their bodies, and they lay motionless in the grass, so they couldn't be seen at all.
"Then try."
Ye Jinnan smiled calmly, and took his weapon off the winning hook. He is used to using a long lance, but today it is a wooden stick.
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Fang Jie found that his thinking was a bit simple. One hundred and fifty elites from the mountain camp could not stop Ye Jinnan at all... If Ye Jinnan was alone, the people on Fang Jie's side might not be able to stop him . But among the dozen or so soldiers around Ye Jinnan, each of them was the best of the best.
Ye Jinnan got off his horse, and his personal soldiers immediately formed an array to protect his left, right and back. More than a dozen people formed a small front arrow array, but it was extremely sharp. One hundred and fifty elite soldiers from the Shanzi Battalion rushed up, but they couldn't form a siege at all. This array of arrows was too strong and too sharp, and the cooperation between Ye Jinnan and those personal soldiers was seamless. Although the number is small, the combat power is too strong.
Ye Jinnan's personal soldiers fended off all the attacks that greeted him. Ye Jinnan didn't have to worry about his wings and the danger behind him, he just needed to charge forward. And if he wanted to stop him... Fang Xie was sure that even if he brought people up by himself, he might not have the ability.
This is a competition, not a desperate effort.
If this was really a fight on the battlefield, Fang Xie was still somewhat sure, but how could he be desperate in this situation
Just as Ye Jinnan was about to charge towards him with the array of sharp arrows, dozens of horsemen roared towards him from a distance, and they arrived at the front after a while. The leader is the general Luo Yao, and behind him are Zhan Yao and Wen Xiaodao, the top figures of the Ten Outstanding Luo Men.
Zhan Yao followed closely behind Luo Yao, holding the battle flag embroidered with the seven characters of "Left Front Guard General Luo" with one hand. The flagpole was so thick that he couldn't hold it with one hand. The banner is very high, at least one foot five. Coupled with the huge flag, its weight can be imagined when it is shaking against the wind.
But Zhan Yao held the banner with one hand and stood upright.
His body rose and fell as the horse ran, as if cast on the horse's back, motionless. And the big banner seemed to be cast in his hands.
"Stop it."
After Luo Yao reined in the horse, he gave an order.
Ye Jinnan immediately put away the long stick in his hand, turned around and stood upright, and gave a standard military salute to Luo Yao. The soldiers behind him were the same, with solemn expressions on their faces. Behind them, at least more than sixty elites from the Shanzi Battalion had fallen to the ground and were knocked down by Ye Jinnan's long stick, unable to stand up for the time being.
"There's no need to fight any more."
Luo Yao looked at Ye Jinnan with a flat face and said with a slightly chilly tone, "Jinnan, what do you want to say?"
Ye Jinnan stood upright and bowed his head: "This subordinate is defeated."
Luo Yao nodded and asked, "Where did you lose?"
Ye Jinnan replied: "If you don't win, you lose."
Luo Yao seemed to be very satisfied with Ye Jinnan's answer, he turned his head to look at Fang Jie, with a smile on his lips: "Master Fang, do you think we need to continue the competition?"
"No need."
Fang Jie shook his head: "Actually, since General Ye followed into the green bamboo forest, I knew I was going to lose today. But I don't feel ashamed to be defeated by General Ye."
"Both of you said you lost."
Luo Yao shook his head slightly and said, "Then how do I judge?"
"General Ye wins!"
"General Fang wins!"
Fang Jie and Ye Jinnan said in unison.
Luo Yao laughed loudly: "Don't lose your spirit, good... good! Master Xiao Fang is leading the army for the first time, and it is not easy to fight against Jin Nan to achieve the current situation. It will become a big weapon in the future. Jin Nan, you have to remember Wait... Master Xiao Fang's seemingly inconspicuous methods are very useful on the battlefield. Soldiers, one is righteous and the other is strange. If you two have the opportunity to lead the army together in the future, you may be able to win every battle on the battlefield!"
"Subordinates, remember!"
Ye Jinnan clasped his fists and lowered his head.
"Um."
Luo Yao nodded, and the other party explained: "Juexiao...you are with me, I have something to say to you."
Fang Jie was slightly taken aback, not because Luo Yao planned to talk to him alone. It was because Luo Yao didn't address Mr. Xiaofang this time, but called him by his nickname... Jue Xiao.
"yes."
Fang Jie bowed his head.
Luo Yao jumped off the horse and walked into the depths of the green bamboo forest with his hands behind his back. Fang Jie followed behind, constantly thinking about what Luo Yao was going to say today.
"Have you thought about it?"
After the two of them were far away from the crowd, Luo Yao asked softly while walking.
"A few days ago, I asked you if you planned to stay in the left front. Although I have written to the court to keep you, His Majesty should not stop it. But I still want to hear your own opinion. If you insist on leaving me I will not force you to stay."
"The General said..."
Fang Jie paused for a moment and asked, "There is a reason why I think I should stay, can you tell me now?"
"The reason... that is... a very long story, think about it... it has been decades since I started from the beginning. I know that you came to Yongzhou not only because of His Majesty's entrustment, but also for your own purpose. And I want to What I told you has a lot to do with your purpose... If you are ready, then I will tell you this story."
He stopped, turned around and looked at Fang Jiewen.
Fang Jie hesitated for a while, then took a deep breath.
"Will I die immediately after listening to it?"
Luo Yao was startled, then smiled and shook his head.
"Then tell me."
Fang Jie sat cross-legged on the grass with a calm expression.