The silver glow of the moon gently sprinkled down from the sky and covered the whole earth. It was not yet the time to hear the crickets at night, so it seemed extraordinarily quiet. Occasionally, a night bird flapped its wings and flew across the sky, and the sound of flapping its wings was so clear. The cavalry had fallen asleep wrapped in blankets, and there was no one to talk to.
Fang Jie sat under an old tree with a crooked neck, quietly listening to Chen Xiaoru's report.
Chen Xiaoru's voice is hoarse, obviously these days are really hard.
"The subordinates didn't expect it to be like this..."
Chen Xiaoru sneaked a look at Fang Xie's face under the moonlight, maybe he couldn't see anything because of the backlight.
"Not long after the imperial army conquered Xiangcheng, Luo Yao's men and horses stationed in Sipan Town began to march eastward. As soon as the soldiers and horses of the left front guard moved, the wolf cavalry of Kuoketai Menglie also moved. Your Majesty asked the generals General Gao Kaitai led about 200,000 troops to set up defenses in Qinchuan. As soon as the left avant-garde stepped aside, Gao Kaitai's troops would directly face the Mongolian wolf cavalry. But... no one thought that Quoketai Menglie would actually attack the left avant-garde .”
Although more than ten days have passed, it is clear that Chen Xiaoru has not recovered from the shock.
"The men and horses in the left avant-garde got out of Sipan Town, and the Mengyuan wolf cavalry launched an attack on the left avant-garde from behind without warning. The two hundred thousand wolf cavalry were divided into three groups, and they stabbed into the left avant-garde like a trident. The rear team of the vanguard. Luo Yao probably never expected that the Mengyuan people would attack him. Even if the elite of the left vanguard were suddenly attacked, they would immediately fall into chaos. It was only after Luo Yao mobilized all the troops that he stabilized his position. Gao Kaitai's army They rushed over from the other side, the left vanguard was hit by the enemy, and retreated in a big defeat, it is said that the left vanguard lost nearly half of its soldiers and horses in this battle, Luo Yao suffered a great loss."
"After Kuoketai Menglie succeeded in the sneak attack, he has been chasing and killing the left front guard. The left front guard has retreated to the south for hundreds of miles, and retreated at the same time. If Luo Yao's heavy cavalry battalion is not so strong, it would be so powerful that the wolf cavalry Sticking to the back and chasing down the normal team has already been completely defeated."
"The subordinates are puzzled not only why Quoketai Menglie didn't copy to the back of His Majesty's army but attacked Luo Yao, and they also don't understand the actions of Gao Kaitai's troops. Since that day, he and Quoketai Menglie jointly defeated Zuo After the avant-garde, the Mongolian wolf cavalry chased after the left avant-garde, but Gao Kaitai withdrew with his men and horses, and it is estimated that he has returned to Hedong Road with the assistance of the navy."
Fang Jie took a deep breath after hearing the news, the shock in his heart was no less than that of Chen Xiaoru.
He also didn't expect that the Mengyuan people would mobilize troops against Luo Yao, such a turning point was too abrupt to be expected.
"Before the subordinate came back, the left front guard had almost retreated to Mount Mangdang."
Chen Xiaoru straightened his wording and continued: "If it wasn't for the sudden attack by the Mengyuan wolf cavalry, Luo Yao's hundreds of thousands of troops would have already arrived in Luoshui. However, it seems that Gao Kaitai already knew that Kuoketai Menglie would do this He was clearly still in Qinchuan, marched more than a hundred miles a day and night, and suddenly killed the left avant-garde side, and happened to form a front and rear flank attack with the Mengyuan wolf cavalry. Facing the enemy head-on, even if Gao Kaitai and Kuoketai Menglie join forces, they may not be able to win."
"emperor… "
Fang Jie's tense expression slowly relaxed, and then he let out a long breath.
"Now I finally know what the emperor's backhand is. No one would have thought of this move... It was obviously a helper invited by Li Yuanshan, but at the most critical moment it became a steel knife borrowed by His Majesty."
Fang Jie sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and couldn't help but shook his head: "No matter when the emperor started to arrange this move, Luo Yao's blow to Li Yuanshan was heavy enough. Li Yuanshan calculated for so long, Luo Yao has been calculating for so long, but he never calculated that the emperor would join forces with the Mengyuan people... This is something that neither Li Yuanshan nor Luo Yao would ever think about. That is His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, how could he cooperate with the Mengyuan barbarians? Alliance?"
Zhuo Buyi who was sitting on the side didn't come to his senses until now, his face was solemn: "It's really beyond everyone's expectations, because no one would think about it at all. Everyone thinks that anyone can be with Meng It is impossible for the Yuan people to join forces, but the emperor alone is impossible... But because of this impossibility, the emperor suppressed both opponents in an instant."
He patted his face lightly a few times, as if he still couldn't believe the news was true.
"When did the emperor of Sui negotiate with the Mengyuan people? And why did he join forces with the Mengyuan people?"
Wanyan Chongde couldn't understand why the situation suddenly became like this, how could the sworn enemies suddenly become allies
"When the impossible becomes possible, there is only one reason to make it happen."
Fang Jie sighed: "That is, His Majesty the Emperor and the people of Mengyuan have found common interests, so it is impossible to become a matter of course. Perhaps, the emperor had already arranged all this before he came out of Chang'an City, instead of The decision was made after arriving in the Northwest."
Chen Xiaoru suddenly smiled: "This subordinate has been imagining what Luo Yao's expression would be like at that time. Over the years, no one has ever been able to plot against him, and no one has ever been able to take away the victory from the left forward, but this This time he was planted..."
Fang Jie hummed: "Judging from the information we have now, although it seems that Luo Yao has been in the game, he has not been in the game. The reason why he is in the game is because he is the one who led to the decisive battle between the imperial army and the rebels. The reason why he is not in the game is because he can get out anytime and anywhere. But suddenly, this outsider who holds the greatest initiative suddenly becomes the common enemy of everyone in the game, so what if Luo Yao uses his troops like a god?"
He stood up and looked at Dongfang: "Once Li Yuanshan knows the news, I'm afraid the situation in Xiping City will change."
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Xiping City
With a bang, the food that had just been brought into the house was thrown out, the porcelain plate was smashed in the yard, and the freshly fried vegetables were scattered all over the floor.
"roll!"
An extremely furious roar came from the room, followed by several people in the costumes of the servants who stumbled out from the inside, all of them turned pale with fright. They didn't even dare to turn their heads, lest they run too slowly and be swallowed by the murderous aura overflowing from the furious person in the room. People outside didn't know what happened to King Dingxi, although he looked in a bad mood before, he didn't get angry, until General Shi Lei hurried in just now, King Dingxi seemed to be angry immediately.
"Little man!"
Crash
I don't know if it's a cup or a teapot, and it's doomed. It seems that King Dingxi can only use these things to vent his anger.
"My lord, calm down."
General Shi Lei cautiously persuaded him.
"Calm your anger?!"
Li Yuanshan, who was wearing a black embroidered dragon king robe, kicked the table over: "First Luo Yao, then Kuoketai Menglie, they are all despicable villains! How could it be possible for a man from Mengyuan to stab him in the back? It only shows that he didn't plan to come to Xiping City at all, but planned to march eastward! Kuoketai Menglie is even more shameless. For the past three years, he has been eating alone and holding lonely , but at a critical moment, he became an isolated enemy!"
Li Yuanshan's expression became extremely ugly, and anger spread from his eyes: "In the past three years alone, I have spent countless money and food to keep the enemy alive!"
"Father, don't be so angry."
Li Xiaoche hurried forward and helped Li Yuanshan to sit down on the chair: "Father, it's not too late to know the true face of Quoketai Menglie now. It might not be a bad thing for us to stab Luo Yao's back with a knife. A good thing. At least, Kok Tai Meng Lie did not directly attack us."
Li Yuanshan shook his head: "Che'er... What you said is certainly reasonable, but how can you not be angry if you have sacrificed your father's hard work for the past three years? I have worked so hard to manage the Northwest and only waited for today. One result. If Luo Yao and Quoketai Menglie hadn't broken their promises, Gu would already be holding Yang Yi's head in his hand!"
He stomped his feet heavily: "In the past three years, I have been planning painstakingly, and everything has been planned by Gu, but I never thought that Yang Yi would join hands with the Mengyuan people... Gu knew that Luo Yao was unreliable, so from the beginning I didn't intend to let Luo Yao enter the game, I just took advantage of Luo Yao's power. Even if Luo Yao didn't break his promise, I would get rid of this person sooner or later. I just regretted that I mistakenly believed in Meng Yuan barbarian!"
Shi Lei was silent for a while and said: "My lord, I just can't figure it out. How did Yang Yi reach an agreement with Quoketai Menglie? When did they contact each other? And why did Quoketai Menglie choose to go with Yang Yi?" Yi stand together?"
"Why?"
Li Yuanshan sneered: "It's not because of interests..."
He said sadly: "It is Gu who underestimated Yang Yi and also underestimated Quoketai Mengge..."
"The subordinates still don't understand."
Shi Lei asked: "When Mengge sent Kuoketai and Menglie to lead the army to enter the border, could it be that he was already preparing for today's event? If that's the case, then what is Mengge's purpose?!"
"Let the Central Plains be more chaotic!"
Li Yuanshan replied: "I only now understand the intentions of Kuoketai Mengge and Yang Yi's intentions... Huh, Yang Yi, as the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, did not hesitate to use the hands of the enemy to achieve his own goals. With this, he is far inferior to the emperors of the Yang family. The Yang family has always declared that they would rather die in battle than compromise with the enemy, but Yang Yi broke this rule, so what if he wins once? The Yang family will die because of him Back the curse!"
When he said this, he completely forgot that he was the one who brought the Meng Yuan wolf rider into the northwest.
"Father, the child is stupid."
Li Xiaoche didn't understand: "I still don't understand why Quoketai Mengge did this, and why Yang Yi did this."
"Gu just said..."
A trace of hatred flashed in Li Yuanshan's eyes: "If you think about it carefully, it's not difficult to guess why Brother Meng did this. If nothing else, Yang Yi had already reached an agreement with Brother Meng before leaving Chang'an. Quoke Tai Menglie didn't have the guts to reach a negotiation with Yang Yi without Meng Ge's consent, so Gu now understands why Yang Yi had to wait two years before launching troops against the Northwest... In the past two years, he must have sent someone to secretly negotiate with Yang Yi. Brother Meng is negotiating. At first, Gu thought that Yang Yi wanted to mobilize people to make preparations, and it turned out that he started planning for today's knife two years ago."
He sighed a long time: "Meng Ge did this because he wanted to make the Central Plains more chaotic. He didn't want to see an irreversible victory for either side. Gu, Yang Yi, Luo Yao... Kuoketai Meng Lie led the army to attack Luo Yao first because he felt that Luo Yao was the strongest. In a decisive battle with Yang Yi, no matter who wins or loses, his strength will be greatly damaged. Luo Yao is the only winner. Meng Ge does not want Zhongyuan to have one He is a powerful opponent, and he has no ability to conquer this country, so he intends to disrupt this country."
"I don't know what the deal between Brother Meng and Yang Yi is, but I can be sure that Yang Yi sent someone to contact him because he saw through Brother Meng's mind."
"Then what shall we do?"
Li Xiaoche asked eagerly.
"what to do?"
Li Yuanshan repeated it in a murmur, then stood up abruptly: "Gu suddenly thought of something!"
"What?"
"Yang Yi... this is to exchange lives with Gu!"