Fang Jie stood on the top of Luomu Mountain and looked down to the north for a whole day. From here, he could see the camps of the rebels and their followers. In terms of scale, the Western Camp of the rebels is obviously much larger. It has to be said that Meng Wansui chose this place to camp with a very high standard. Although there is no big city for defense, guarding here is equivalent to pinching the Sui army or even the Mongols on Langru Mountain to attack Xiangzhou directly.
So Meng Wansui only needs to present his men and horses here, and he doesn't need to take the initiative to attack anyone, which is also a great achievement. From this point, it can be seen that Li Yuanshan really trusts him, otherwise he would not have given Xiangzhou back to him to guard. It is precisely because of this that this person must not be underestimated.
About 20 miles away from the rebel army's West Camp is the Sui army camp. The scale is much smaller, but it is obviously more solemn and orderly. These Sui soldiers who survived the catastrophe spent two years regaining their courage and self-confidence. When their number exceeds 40,000, it is enough to threaten the rear of the rebels.
According to the art of war, mourning soldiers will win.
Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai is the backbone of this Sui army team, his death made everyone in the Sui army grieve and indignant. Li Xiaozong used the banner of avenging Xu Junwang, and most of them stood by him. Even if Mou Liangbi wanted to stop it, how could he be able to stop it with the grief and hatred of the soldiers of the Sui Army after learning that King Xu Jun was killed
In the beginning, the Sui army and the rebels won more than a dozen battles, and although they did not break the enemy's camp, they killed more than 20,000 enemies.
As the stalemate went on, the morale of the Sui army had gradually dropped.
"Meng Wansui's brilliance is that he doesn't seek merit."
Standing beside Fang Jie, Sun Kaidao pointed to the direction of the rebel army camp and said, "Meng Wansui knows that as long as he stands firm, he can only win. Not only are King Xu's men inferior to the rebel army in terms of strength, but Food and grass must also be stretched. If this continues, the Sui army may not be able to hold on for long. It is precisely because Meng Wansui can see clearly that he will stand still. Let the Sui army call for formation... "
"more than."
Fang Jie looked down the mountain, was silent for a while and said: "The most clever thing about Meng Wansui is that he knows how to keep his opponent... Every once in a while, when the Sui army calls for formation, he will send people out to fight, and then he will definitely lose. If you lose once, you will be defeated." The Sui army killed hundreds to thousands of people. In this way, the Sui army always thought that they could easily defeat the rebels and would not leave easily, and were caught by the bait released by Meng Wansui."
"Also a possibility… "
Zhuo Buyi sighed: "As you predicted, Li Xiaozong and Meng Wansui are basically in collusion. The two colluded and just waited for the right opportunity to swallow up the tens of thousands of Sui troops."
"Not yet."
Fang Jie shook his head: "I know Li Xiaozong a little bit, and I know what kind of temperament he is... This man is ready to do things at any time. He is not willing to be controlled by others, so he left Li Yuanshan to join King Xu Jun, and ten times Eighty-nine, he proposed to Li Yuanshan himself to do this. This person was too anxious. He hoped that Li Yuanshan would win, but he knew that the court’s foundation was stable and it was difficult to win... For his own sake, he had to neither cut off contact with Li Yuanshan, but also be able to win. Find a way out in case Li Yuanshan is defeated."
"It is the perfect choice to take refuge in Yang Kai, king of Xujun. If the imperial army gains power, he will follow the king of Xujun to suppress the rebellion in peace, and even if the merits and demerits are equal, it will be enough for him to survive. If Li Yuanshan gains power, He sold Xu Junwang, which is also a great achievement for Li Yuanshan. Speaking of it... the death of Xu Junwang is probably because of my reminder, and the news that Cui Zhongzhen sent back to report to Xu Junwang leaked out. .”
"But Li Xiaozong, he will never be willing to be someone else's subordinate forever. That's why he will try to take advantage of the opportunity of avenging Xujun King to control this Sui army. He is waiting, if the imperial army is in the Hexi Road If there is a big victory there, he will do his best to lead the Sui army to fight Meng Wansui. If the imperial army is defeated in Hexi Road, he will send these tens of thousands of soldiers to the tiger's mouth without hesitation."
"So, for the time being, Li Xiaozong is not willing to bury these tens of thousands of people. After all, they are tens of thousands of soldiers who have experienced many battles, and they are the foundation of their lives."
After Fang explained, Sun Kaidao nodded and said, "If you say that, then we still have a chance."
He was silent for a while and said: "Judging from what we know now, it is because General Cui found out about Li Xiaozong's conspiracy that Li Xiaozong killed people and silenced him. He wants to take back the military power from Li Xiaozong's hands." , two people are the key. One is Cui Zhongzhen, and the other is Mo Liangbi."
"Now that King Xujun has died for his country, Li Xiaozong has the most prestige in the army. After all, he has led many battles in the past two years. The next is Mr. Mou and General Cui. If Li Xiaozong dies, there are two people Now, that team can still hold on.”
"Kill Li Xiaozong and seize the command of the Sui army?"
Zhuo Buyi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "It's not easy! Besides, even if Li Xiaozong died, the soldiers of the Sui Army would only be convinced by Mr. Mou and Cui Zhongzhen..."
"If God does not take, God hates it!"
Sun Kaidao persuaded: "General, what we need to consider now is not any emotional matters, but how to gain a foothold in the Northwest. Redemption said bluntly, the 5,000 troops under the General's command are not elite! If the General expects these 5,000 troops to Obtaining credit is difficult! If you can get those tens of thousands of powerful soldiers, it will be a different scene."
Lu Fenghou didn't like Sun Kaidao's words, so he snorted coldly but was pulled by Chen Qianshan.
"Now is not the time to discuss this."
Fang Jie waved his hand: "First find a way to rescue General Cui from the cage, and it would be best if I could meet Mr. Mou."
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Fang Jie personally led a group of people down from Luomu Mountain and found a hidden place to settle down. Wanting to go to the Sui army to rescue Cui Zhongzhen is completely different from going to the Yin Poshan camp to steal Wanyan Yunshu out. Although there were hundreds of thousands of troops in the Yin Poshan camp, after all, most of those soldiers were captive civilians, and they couldn't compare with the well-trained elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty.
Now the team under Li Xiaozong can be called an elite in all battles. These Sui soldiers survived the war, but from another perspective, it is precisely because they are strong enough that they can survive in a difficult environment. Even the mature Yang Ziying could not compare with it.
The two personal soldiers of Cui Lueshang were able to enter because of luck. Moreover, the two of them didn't dare to find out where Cui Zhongzhen was being held, so they retreated immediately when they found an opportunity. Finding one person in an army of tens of thousands is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
"I have an idea!"
Wanyan Yunshu leaned in front of Fang Jie and said with a smile.
Fang Jie, who was thinking of a solution, didn't care, he hummed and continued to use clairvoyance to watch the movement of the Sui army camp opposite. Wanyan Yunshu saw that Fang Jie ignored him, and snorted dissatisfied: "You Han people, don't you all look down on women like this?"
Fang Jie put down his clairvoyance and shook his head: "Han people respect women very much."
"Then why don't you listen to me?"
"Okay, tell me."
Fang Xie smiled helplessly.
"Are you unable to figure out how to get in?"
"yes."
"If you think about how to repay me first, I'll tell you!"
Fang Jie didn't think she could do anything, so he casually said: "If you really have a way, I will agree to whatever you say."
"real?"
Wanyan Yunshu said happily: "You keep what you say?"
Fang Jie said: "Naturally."
"Well… "
Wanyan Yunshu leaned close to Fang Jie's ear and lowered his voice: "Actually, it is not difficult for you to enter the Sui army camp... Have you forgotten that there is a person in the Sui army camp that Li Xiaozong dare not offend? As long as this person is willing Help, it will not be difficult to rescue General Cui."
"who?"
Fang Jie asked eagerly.
"You really didn't care about me..."
Wanyan Yunshu's face suddenly darkened, and his tone was aggrieved.
Fang Jie wanted to persuade, but didn't know how to persuade. Speaking of which, Fang Xie really had a headache for this beautiful and generous Princess of Northern Liao. This woman's way of life is different from that of the Han people, and her way of speaking is also very different from that of the Han people. She can bluntly say many things that Han women would not be able to say even if they were ashamed to death, and it is not something a Han woman can do like Fang Jie hooked her shoulders to a friend.
As a person with modern thinking, to be honest, Fang Jie really likes this kind of character. It's just that in the Central Plains, Wanyan Yunshu's character is incompatible with those Han women.
"my brother!"
Seeing that Fang Jie was deflated, Wanyan Yunshu was unwilling to continue entangled in this topic: "Wanyan Chongde, the eldest son of the Northern Liao, led more than 10,000 warriors from the Northern Liao in the camp of the Sui Army. Didn't you also say that before?" Li Xiaozong did not dare to kill Cui Zhongzhen precisely because my brother pleaded for mercy. Our cold riders in Northern Liao are brave, Li Xiaozong cannot win the battle without my brother's help. Therefore, he dare not offend my brother."
"And I am the princess of Northern Liao. If I go back to Daying to meet my brother with my followers, do you think Li Xiaozong dare to stop me?"
Wanyan Yunshu's temper is straightforward, and when he talked about the excitement, he quickly forgot the previous unhappiness.
When Fang Jie heard these words, his eyes lit up!
"This is a good idea!"
He squeezed Wanyan Yunshu's hand and said: "I stole it from Yin Poshan camp, it is a lucky star!"
Wanyan Yunshu blushed, but he didn't withdraw the aching hand that was held by Fang Jie: "Then you must remember to promise me!"
Fang Jie quickly said: "Remember, remember, never forget."
Wanyan Yunshu was about to say something, but Fang Jie had already turned around to beckon people to prepare to set off. Wanyan Yunshu looked at Fang Jie's back, his eyes never left from the beginning to the end. Although she was a little disappointed in her heart, there was also a kind of happiness squeezed out from the bottom of her heart that crept up her whole heart quietly.
She was also very happy to help Fang Jie.
Fang Jie discussed with his subordinates, that there should not be too many people following Wanyan Yunshu, and he could not bring Chungu and ten of them with him, after all, it was too obvious to the people in Shiying that it was not Wanyan Yunshu before at a glance. with guards. Therefore, it was decided that Zhuo Buyi and Chen Xiaoru would dress up as Wanyan Yunshu's bodyguards with a dozen flying fish robes, and Fang Jie and Shen Qingfan would enter the Sui army's camp as her bodyguards.
After getting ready, Fang Jie took a deep breath.
Instead of riding a red horse, he changed to a batch of ordinary war horses. Sitting on the horseback, he couldn't help but ask Wanyan Yunshu: "What do you want me to promise?"
Wanyan Yunshu smiled: "I will tell you when the time comes... Maybe soon, maybe never. But I said, if you promise, you will never go back on your word."
Fang Jie also smiled: "Never tell, never go back on your word, do you know how far forever is?"
Wanyan Yunshu steered his horse and turned around: "When people in the world swear, they always say forever and ever, and they say it seems to be forever, but in fact it's not that far away, so far away that you can't see the edge and touch the trace. There is never much Far... just a lifetime. What happens in the next life is not within eternity. If you live for one year in this life, one year is forever. If you live for a hundred years in this life, one hundred years is forever.”