Amidst the uproar, Li Shoubei and Chengshou Wei Su Yuming, who were sitting next to each other, exchanged eyes quietly.
The consensus of the two is that the son of the world must not have come up with this idea inexplicably because of his brain twitching.
So, why
Could it be that the son of the world is doing it to save face for the emperor? Li Shoubei raised his right eyebrow at Su Yuming and expressed it with his eyes.
Su Yuming frowned and said: No way! According to him, the son of the world most likely did it to prevent the emperor from suspecting that Nanjiang had disobedience, so he had to compromise. For the sake of the overall situation, the son of the world actually asked an outsider to put a knife on his neck!
Hey, Shizi is so pitiful, it's not easy!
Thinking about it, Su Yuming almost wiped old tears for the son. First, the prince was unkind and unfair to the son, and made things difficult for the son; Despite the embarrassing status of a proton, he never expected that the emperor would still refuse to let go, and sent another Marquis An Yi to supervise the army!
What supervisor? ! It is clear that he is monitoring every move of the prince and the son!
In order not to cause trouble for Xiao Yi, they had been telling the people below to be cautious in their words and deeds, not to neglect this An Yihou, but they didn't expect the other party to push forward, if the tiger didn't show his power, they would think they were sick cats!
The more Su Yuming thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up abruptly, clasped his fists at Guan Yu with a white smile, and said, "Master Hou, please forgive me for being rude and blunt. After hundreds of battles, he is wise and powerful, but when Lord Hou first arrived in southern Xinjiang, he knew very little about the terrain, terrain, customs, and people's conditions in southern Xinjiang.
He didn't say clearly what he said later, but the doubts in his words were beyond words.
There was another silence in the hall, and all the generals focused their eyes on Guan Yubai, wanting to see how he would deal with it, and there was a hint of hope in their eyes.
Only Fu Yunhe cast a look of sympathy or emotion at Su Yuming. This Su Yuming usually looks like a smart person, but why is he impulsive today, and he is so stupid to provoke Guan Yubai?
Guan Yubai sipped his hot tea slowly.
Seeing that he was silent, Su Yuming snorted coldly in his heart, and continued aggressively: "Master Hou, forgive me for asking, if the Nanliang army came to the city of Yanding that day, if you were the one who guarded the city, So what?"
His sentence is a naked provocation, and it is obviously embarrassing Guan Yubai.
All the generals present knew that Nanliang's commander led an army of 20,000 to approach Yanding City, but the southern border defenders in Yanding City were only 5,000 people, and the strength of the two sides was far apart. At the beginning, Sun Shoubei was able to defend Yanding City for three days and three nights. It was also because he had been an official in the city for many years and had great prestige among the people, so he was able to call on the people in the city to join forces with the defenders to defend the city, and finally won help for Huiling City. time.
No one present, even if they were in Sun's defensive position at the time, had no confidence that they could do better than the other party...
What about Guan Yubai? !
At best, he could only repeat what Sun Shoubei did, but anyone can speak, and with Sun Shoubei's feats ahead, no matter what Guan Yubai said at this moment, he seemed powerless...
Su Yuming looked at Guan Yubai mockingly, and was about to press him again, when Guan Yubai put down the teacup in his hand, looked at him, smiled faintly, and said, "Master Su, what you say is useless, why don't we How about practicing with a sand table?"
Except for Xiao Yi, no one expected that Guan Yubai would respond in such a way, and there was a hint of vigor for a general in the calm and light wind, and the hall fell into silence for the third time.
Li Shoubei frowned, with an ominous premonition in his heart, and couldn't help but think: This An Yihou dares to propose such a proposal, does it mean that he already has a plan in his mind
Su Yuming also had this idea in his mind for a moment, but then he put it behind him.
how can that be possible? The situation that Yanding City was facing at that time was already a game of dead chess, even if the official language was so eloquent, it was impossible for the guards in the city to suddenly have the magical power of one against ten! Is he just playing tricks
Su Yuming subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yi, seeing him drinking tea on his own with half-lidded eyes, but he didn't make any statement.
The son of the world must hope that he can take this opportunity to kill the majesty of Marquis An Yi, so that the other party will retreat in spite of difficulties! Su Yuming said to himself in his heart, looked at Guan Yubai again, and said coldly: "It happens that Li Shoubei has a sand table around Yanding City, so I will dare to ask Lord Hou for advice!"
While speaking, sparks sparkled in Su Yuming's eyes, and there was a cold, fierce murderous look in his expression.
In contrast, Guan Yubai's calm and breezy attitude formed a great contrast with him.
The generals were discussing in whispers, and we will wait and see, not to mention Guan Yubai and Su Yuming's ability to lead troops in battle, the advantages of Su Yuming, who represents Nanliang in this battle, are too obvious. No need to rely on any tactics, as long as the commander of Nanliang used the form of wheel battles to repeatedly attack the city in batches, Guan Yubai's side would definitely die from exhaustion, and he was doomed!
I don't know why this An Yihou wanted to make fun of himself... Many soldiers thought sarcastically.
Fu Yunhe thought and thought, and whispered to General Zheng beside him: "Old Zheng, why don't you try to persuade Old Su?"
Zheng Shenjiang looked at Fu Yunhe suspiciously, his eyes seemed to say, what is there to persuade! People like An Yihou who don't know how to compliment him should give him some color!
Fu Yunhe felt powerless, this is really a chicken talking to a duck. What he was worried about was not that Guan Yubai would be frustrated, but that Old Zheng would lose face! Guan Yubai, that is Guan Yubai, although he is not a few years older than himself, but since he was a child, the children of Wangdu who were born in generals have lived in his legend, Guan Yubai is almost synonymous with omnipotence!
Zheng Shenjiang looked at Fu Yunhe strangely, and thought: Why is this kid so weird today? Could it be that he and Guan Yubai had friendship in Wang before
Fu Yunhe immediately understood General Zheng's thoughts, and rubbed his forehead wearily. Forget it, after you have suffered, you will know how powerful it is.
After a cup of tea, there was a large mahogany case in the center of the main hall. Then, two servants carefully moved a huge sand table over and placed it on the large mahogany case.
Li Shoubei stood up, stepped forward and said, "This sand table contains the topography of Yanding City with a radius of 50 miles. I found it in this garrison mansion. It should be made by Sun Shoubei..." Li Shoubei said with a hint of admiration in his eyes , "I have compared the map of this area, and this sand table is very detailed and accurate." Even the surrounding mountains, vegetation, water flow, etc. are simulated and shown.
Su Yuming couldn't wait any longer, raised his sleeves and cupped his fists and said, "Master Hou, please give me more advice!"
The two stood at opposite ends of the sand table, Su Yuming was attacking, and Guan Yubai was defending.
However, this war has not yet kicked off, and Guan Yubai is already at an absolute disadvantage.
All the generals around couldn't hold back anymore, they all wanted to gather around and watch, but in the end they were concerned about Xiao Yi's presence, so everyone sat quietly in their seats to watch the battle.
Only Li Shoubei was next to the sand table, explaining the battle situation half a year ago in detail, starting with the Nanliang army's consecutive capture of the two cities of Dengli and Yongjia. Because the two cities of Dengli and Yongjia surrendered one after another, the attack of the Nanliang army did not happen. It was too late to leak the news until it approached Yongjia City and the soldiers approached the city.
There was no trace of tension on Guan Yubai's face, and he said calmly, "That is to say, from when Sun Shoubei learned that the Nanliang army was marching northward, until the Nanliang army approached the city, it took about three hours?"
Li Shoubei nodded with a serious expression.
Yes, it was only three hours, and it was too late to call in reinforcements, let alone lead the people in the city to escape... Finally, the people sent by Sun Shoubei broke through the encirclement and rushed to Luoyue City, which was considered to be the solution to the crisis in Huiling City, otherwise Another half a day at night, I am afraid that even Huiling City will not be able to escape the massacre of the city! At that time, life will be ruined again, and southern Xinjiang is in danger!
The atmosphere in the hall became dignified, and every general immersed himself in it empathetically, with an irrepressible righteous indignation on his face.
Guan Yubai glanced around on the sand table, and then issued his first order as the defense of Yanding City, summoning 5,000 guards, reorganizing the army, and dispatching 3,000 guards out of the city to the middle and upper reaches of the Yanlai River. Then order the remaining guards in the city to gather the young and middle-aged men in the city...
What? ! Su Yuming's eyes widened in disbelief. What exactly is this Marquis An Yi going to do? There are only 5,000 guards in the city. How can a strong man defend the city!
Su Yuming settled down, and thought to himself: No matter what tricks this An Yihou wants to play, he has an army of 20,000, and he can't make any waves!
Su Yuming didn't think about it anymore, and calmly issued an order to reorganize the team, march according to the marching route of the Nanliang army, and sent spies to go to Yanding City first.
And the 3,000 guards sent by Guan Yubai marched fifteen li toward the southeast of Yanding City, and arrived at the narrowest part of the middle and upper reaches of the Yanlai River, blocking the river...
"Blocking the river?" Before Su Yuming could speak, Li Shoubei couldn't help but blurt out and asked, "Dare you ask why Lord Hou wanted to block the river?"
Guan Yubai stretched out his index finger of his right hand, pointed to a place on the sand table and said, "There is an old river channel here, where the Yanlai River was supposed to diverge into two, but this old river channel is narrow, and every Floods are prone to occur during the rainy season. More than ten years ago, this old river flooded several times and even flooded the downstream villages. Later, the defense at that time simply blocked the old river and slightly widened the current A river, so that the river only flows through this river... "
The official language is eloquent and eloquent, obviously already well-thought-out.
All the soldiers around were a bit careless in the sand table battle with the disparity in strength between the enemy and us, but they didn't expect Guan Yubai's sword to go off the front and suddenly attracted their attention, and everyone was in an uproar, discussing in whispers with.
General Zheng Shen thought of something, stroked his bearded chin and said: "So, in my impression, I have indeed heard about the flooding of the Yanlai River several times a decade ago. Received an award from the old prince..."
As he said that, General Zheng looked at Guan Yubai with a different look in his eyes. He didn't expect that Marquis An Yi had come to Yanding City for less than a month, and he had already understood the situation around Yanding City so clearly that he even The investigation of what happened more than ten years ago is clear...
Zheng Shenjiang suddenly remembered that he had heard several people mention that since Marquis An Yi arrived in Yanding City, he would take his little servant and guard out of the city every morning, leaving at sunrise and returning at sunset, could it be him? Are you spending your days carefully inspecting the environment around Yanding City? ... It seems that the official army's reputation back then was not due to empty reputation. This Marquis of An Yi, no, it should be said that this officer and general should not be underestimated!
At this time, there was another commotion in the surrounding area. When General Zheng Shen looked up, the 20,000 army led by Su Yuming had already approached the city like the Nanliang army. At this moment, there were only 2,000 regular guards in Yanding City, that is to say, It is absolutely impossible for Guan Yubai to survive for three days and three nights like Sun Shoubei. It is probably a miracle that he can last for one day and one night at most.
In this regard, Guan Yubai was still calm and calm, and said lightly: "Three hours are enough, plus the previous time, five hours is enough to divert the Yanlai River from the old river. April is the rainy season in southern Xinjiang. It has been raining heavily in the area of Yanding City for five consecutive days. The Yanlai River is at its most plentiful and turbulent. The old river course is narrow and easy to silt up. Once the river diverges, the water will flow all the way to Yanding City... "
As he spoke, he smoothly pointed out the direction of the water flow with his fingers.
At this time, someone had already ran to quietly took the map from more than ten years ago, and compared it to the direction pointed by Guan Yubai, all of them were speechless...
The people of Nanliang are good at water, even if the Yanlai River is flooded, it may not kill them, but it can damage their morale, flood their food and grass, how can they fight without food... I am afraid the Nanliang commander will have to give up For this surprise attack, lead the troops back to Yongjia City to rest, and once Yanding City defends this battle, there will be a chance to wait for reinforcements!
All the generals in the hall frowned and thought about it, substituting it in their minds unconsciously, just imagine what kind of choice they would make if they encountered such a situation...
Time is fleeting at this moment, and two cups of tea have passed in a flash.
The two people in the battle were staring at the sand table intently, but one was calm and calm, with a sure chance of winning, while the other was dumbfounded, as if he was in an endless nightmare...
Su Yuming stared at the sand table in front of him without blinking, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, he didn't expect Guan Yubai to come up with such an ingenious plan, he drove himself to a desperate situation with just a few words, the 20,000 army collapsed in the flood, like A plate of loose sand.
Su Yuming's mind was in chaos, and there was a voice in his heart saying that Guan Yubai should have come prepared, that's why he knew so many maps and information that was not on the sand table at all, and he thought he had taken advantage of the troops The superiority in the first step, but it came out of righteous indignation and unpreparedness, and it has already fallen behind in the first step...
Su Yuming couldn't help but think in his heart, although this was just a game on the sand table, if Guan Yubai's plan was really implemented step by step, would Yanding City have escaped that catastrophe back then
The past of Yanding City was already a foregone conclusion... Su Yuming didn't let himself think about it any further, and turned his attention back to the sand table.
After a long while, he clenched his fist vigorously and uttered those three words with difficulty:
"I... I admit defeat."
Su Yuming lowered his head dejectedly, his face turning blue and white. Although he is not reconciled, he has to admit that Guan Yubai is worthy of being the major general of the official army who was invincible in all battles, and his strategy is by no means invincible to ordinary generals.
I was still too careless, because of the other party's weak appearance, I unconsciously underestimated the other party, so that I made myself lose so embarrassingly... I am really sorry for the son, I am ashamed of the son!
Su Yuming thought regretfully in his heart.
"Acceptance." Guan Yubai clasped his fists lightly and said, still so calm and breezy.
Xiao Yi watched from the side with a smile from the beginning to the end. Originally, it was not his turn to take care of these trivial matters.
With Guan Yubai's ability, it couldn't be easier to convince Su Yuming.
For Xiao Yi, it was not only for Su Yuming, but also to give Guan Yubai a chance to frighten the other people present - they had to see how powerful Xiaobai was before they knew how to be obedient!
Li Shoubei, General Zheng and other generals also looked unhappy.
Even if they were asked to replace Su Yuming to fight Guan Yubai just now, they would never have been able to capture Yanding City, so they would have no way and no position to question the other party.
All the soldiers were silent, their hearts were filled with unwillingness but they were helpless.
Marquis An Yi is really difficult to deal with. He has the emperor behind him and the imperial court to support him. He can argue with reason, but he cannot use force or power to force him. Otherwise, he will bring great trouble to the prince and southern Xinjiang.
Although the generals are still unwilling and dissatisfied, but now, they can only let An Yihou come to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the three cities...
Among all the generals, only General Zheng Shen thought about it, and now he thought of what Fu Yunhe asked him to persuade Su Yuming just now, and it seemed to mean something. Could it be that Fu Yunhe already knew that Guan Yubai would definitely win? !
General Zheng Shen couldn't help looking at Fu Yunhe, who nodded at him.
Really... Zheng Shenjiang looked at Guan Yubai again, and it seemed that this person might be more resourceful than he had imagined.
Such a person is a double-edged sword, a blessing, or a disaster for southern Xinjiang.
Thinking about it, General Zheng frowned tightly, feeling heavy in his heart.
Xiao Yi didn't say much, as it took a long time to see people's hearts, and when he and Xiaobai worked together to beat the Nanliang people to pieces, Su Yuming, Li Shoubei, and everyone present would naturally understand what Xiaobai was like What an amazing talent.
Let time tell everything!
The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth curled slightly, he looked around at the people in the main hall, and then said loudly: "Since everyone has no objection, let's all leave."
After everyone left one after another, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai talked for a long time about the map and the sand table, and they didn't leave side by side until Shen Shi was approaching.
Xiao Yi said goodbye to Guan Yubai, and went to the courtyard where Lin Jingchen lived temporarily, the smile on Jun's face disappeared.
Next, he must tell the smelly girl that he is leaving!
Every time, for Xiao Yi, this is an extremely difficult task.
He is the successor of Zhennan King, and it is his duty to lead all the soldiers to the battlefield to defend his southern border. Neither he nor Nangong Yue questioned this point.
But precisely because Nangong Yue was so considerate every time, Xiao Yi felt even more guilty.
When he married his stinky girl, he originally wanted to bring all the best things in the world to her, wanted her to live a carefree life, and hoped that her face would always bear the kind of him. favorite smile...
And he, as long as he sees his bright smile, he feels that he has no regrets in this life!
However, since he married the stinky girl into the door, the two of them have been getting together less and more.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he spent most of his time away from home for various reasons, unable to properly stay by her side...
But she never complained, never got angry, and always greeted him with a smile, accompanied by that crisp——
"Ayi!"
Nangong Yue, Han Qixia and Lin Jingchen were sitting at the stone table in the yard chatting, talking and laughing at Yanyan. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of someone entering the courtyard, so Nangong Yue looked over. She never expected that Xiao Yi would come back so early after Shen Shi.
She was overjoyed, she curled her lips into a smile, her eyes crooked, but in Xiao Yi's eyes, her heart tightened.
Let's talk about it in private later...
In any case, for these five days, he will definitely accompany her well!
He will end this war as soon as possible!
Xiao Yi said in his heart, showing a nonchalant smile, and quickened his pace towards Nangong Yue.
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