In a wooden camp in Xiabo, Hebei Province, a young general wearing a helmet and armor was staring at each other with an old general also wearing armor.
The atmosphere inside the military tent was very tense...
Below the two of them stood two rows of generals in armor. Affected by the tit-for-tat atmosphere between the two of them, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak out loud.
"Shi Wanbao..."
The young man excitedly pointed towards the north with his hand.
"Liu Heitao's army has come from far away, and now is the time when they are tired. At this time, we send troops to give them a head-on attack, and we will definitely defeat them."
"The King of Huaiyang is wrong..."
The old general Shi Wanbao also stared and answered without giving up.
"Our army has only 30,000 infantry and cavalry, but the opponent has 50,000 people. At this time, we should not advance rashly. Instead, we should hold on to tire out his army, and then attack and break it. That is the best strategy."
"pedantic!"
Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan slammed the table and said excitedly.
"Liu Heitai's army is now exhausted. If we can't hold on, then after they repair, the winner or loser will be his and not mine."
"No matter how much they repair it, they can't compare to us waiting for work."
Shi Wanbao still refused to take a step back.
"I still think our army should stick to it..."
"You don't have to say anything!"
Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan seemed to have lost his patience. He pushed forward several cases, stood up, and said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
"Since the saint has entrusted Gu with the command of this army, you should listen to Gu. Now Gu has decided to personally lead the cavalry to attack the opponent and disrupt Liu Heita's military formation. Then you lead the infantry along the path that Gu has torn apart.
The march of Kouzi will be decided in one battle."
"But so is..."
Shi Wanbao seemed to be planning to say something else, but Li Daoxuan seemed not to want to hear it at all and interrupted him with his hand.
"You don't need to say anything. Soldiers are very fast. I'll set off now. In a quarter of an hour, you will come up with the infantry to meet me. Zhai Hejun, Ding Dexu, Wang Jiyou and you guys will follow me."
With that said, Li Daoxuan grabbed the long sword on the table and walked towards the outside of the military tent.
After several generals in armor agreed, they held their swords and followed Li Daoxuan out of the hall.
A gust of wind blew by, sending Li Daoxuan's voice in from outside the military tent.
"You guys will form a team and then go out with me to fight. Today we must give Liu Heitai a head-on blow."
The muscles on Shi Wanbao's face trembled, and he gritted his teeth bitterly. He sat in his seat for a long time without making any move.
"General..."
A deputy general next to him looked at him and said in a low voice.
"It's time for us to rectify the situation, otherwise we won't have time to respond to King Huaiyang."
Shi Wanbao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and after a long while, he slowly spoke.
"Everyone, before I set off for the expedition, the current saint sent me a letter, saying that the King of Huaiyang is just a teenager and does not know how to fight. The specific matters of the battle must be left to me."
With that said, Shi Wanbao slowly took out a letter from his arms, raised it and shook it at the generals, and then said.
"Now, it is true that the Huaiyang boy did not listen to my advice and advanced rashly, but Liu Heitai is powerful. If we really go up to respond according to his plan, we will definitely be defeated..."
"Then what should I do now?"
The deputy general who spoke heard this and asked a question.
"The Huaiyang kid doesn't listen to my advice and insists on making reckless advances. He will definitely not be able to be saved..."
Shi Wanbao opened his eyes and slapped the tables with his palm, making a snapping sound.
"Why don't we use the Huaiyang children as bait to consume Liu Heitai's strength? The cavalry he brought is close to 10,000 people. Even if he is defeated, he can cause a lot of damage to Liu Heitai, and when the time comes, Liu Heitai will
He must have thought that our army was just like this and would take advantage of the situation to attack, so that we could be well prepared and defeat him in one battle."
"Is that so?"
A female voice that was somewhat unfamiliar to Shi Wanbao sounded in the military tent.
"certainly!"
Shi Wanbao stood up and spoke impassionedly.
"As long as our army follows my plan, we will definitely be able to defeat Liu Heita, and by then we will be the first to conquer Hebei. Then you... three... three ladies!"
Before Shi Wanbao finished speaking, he saw a figure he was very familiar with. She was wearing a military uniform, standing in front of the military tent and looking at him, with a cold look in her eyes.
His equally familiar figure stood behind her.
Whoosh!
The generals on both sides half-knelt down after seeing Princess Pingyang appear.
"I'll meet the third lady later!"
"Um!"
Li Xiuning held the sword on her waist and nodded to the generals with a cold expression. Then she strode to the end of the military tent, sat down at the position of Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, and knocked a few times with his hands.
case.
"Cheng Rubo, Xing Youduan, Jiang Yongxiang..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw three generals of different ages walking out from both sides, clasping their hands and bowing to Li Xiuning.
"exist!"
Li Xiuning stopped tapping on several cases and said in an unquestionable tone.
"Notice down and prepare to assemble the team. In a quarter of an hour, troops will be dispatched to meet Li Daoxuan."
"yes!"
The three generals handed over their hands and agreed without hesitation.
"Besides, don't worry about winning or losing..."
Li Xiuning pulled over the map that Li Daoxuan placed on the side of the military tent, raised his hand, and knocked on a hill next to the battlefield.
"I have a team here. Although there are only 1,500 riders, they are all elites. You are also an old team, so you have an idea of what to do."
After hearing the news, the generals present instantly became more energetic.
They never thought that Sanniangzi could prepare an ambush here in advance.
"Sister Sanniang is really like a god with soldiers..."
"Yes, even I didn't know that I would meet Liu Heita here..."
"Besides, a certain scouting horse has inspected that mountain of earth, and obviously didn't see anything."
"..."
"Don't ask how I hid my troops..."
Li Xiuning turned her head slightly and looked at a candlestick next to her. Her sharp eyes instantly softened a lot, and then when she looked away, her eyes became sharp again.
"You just need to know that I have a team here."
"yes!"
These generals once again respectfully agreed.
"alright……"
After explaining the ambush, Li Xiuning waved his hand and said to them.
"Go down and start rectifying things. Remember, troops must be sent out to meet Li Daoxuan in a quarter of an hour."
"yes!"
Several generals agreed, exited the camp and returned to their own troops to reorganize their troops. Only Li Xiuning, Ma Sixi, Shi Wanbao and others were left in the military tent.
"Shi Wanbao..."
Li Xiuning turned to look at Shi Wanbao, with a distant look in his tone.
"I really didn't expect that you would secretly defect to Yuanji behind my back."
Plop!
After hearing Li Xiuning's words, Shi Wanbao knelt down without hesitation.
"Sister-in-law, someone..."
"No need to explain..."
Li Xiuning waved her hand and looked at him with disappointment.
"It is said that people go to higher places. You want to go further and make contributions. I can understand this. I can also agree that you feel that following me will delay you. But if you want to change your family, why don't you find Aye or Dalang?
I’m looking for Erlang, but Yuanji?”
As he spoke, Li Xiuning shook his head slightly and sighed.
"Do you think that I, Li Xiuning, can't give you what Yuanji can give you?"
"boom!"
Shi Wanbao knelt on the ground and knocked hard on the ground.
"Sanniang Zi Ming Jian, I really did not change the family..."
"Yuan Guogong,"
Ma Sixi, who was standing next to Li Xiuning, spoke.
"Two years ago, you took in a troupe of singers from King Qi for fifty gold. More than a year ago, you gave King Qi a manor and 500 acres of land as a gift. A year ago, you took in another 500 acres of land.
king……"
As Ma Sixi reported the interactions between Shi Wanbao and Li Yuanji one by one, Shi Wanbao's body lying on the ground began to tremble involuntarily, and beads of sweat the size of peas seeped out from his forehead.
"Sixi, no need to say more!"
Li Xiuning waved her hand, stopped Ma Sixi, and said gently.
"Shi Wanbao, it doesn't matter. I don't care, but can you tell me..."
She leaned forward and said gently.
"What did Yuanji promise you this time that made you willing to assassinate Daoxuan? Do you know that even if Daoxuan is not my biological brother, his surname is Li."
"No...no..."
After Shi Wanbao heard Li Xiuning's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head desperately.
"I never intended to harm the King of Huaiyang, but this time I felt that I would definitely lose if I sent troops, so..."
"well!"
Li Xiuning sighed, stood up from his position, and looked down at Shi Wanbao who was kneeling on the ground for half a minute. Under her sharp gaze, beads of sweat were dripping from Shi Wanbao's forehead.
, but never admitted that he planned to kill Li Daoxuan.
"You let me down, Shi Wanbao."
Seeing Shi Wanbao being so determined, Li Xiuning shook his head silently, pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, walked around several cases, and strode towards the door of the military tent.
Ma Sixi followed Li Xiuning. When he passed by Shi Wanbao, he stopped and whispered a few words into Shi Wanbao's ear. In an instant, Shi Wanbao's body shook, and then he raised his head and exclaimed in surprise.
He looked at Ma Sixi with his eyes.
"Prince Yuan, do you really think that the Third Lady doesn't know anything?"
Ma Sixi patted Shi Wanbao on the shoulder and continued walking outside the military tent.
Shi Wanbao turned his head and happened to see Li Xiuning, who was dressed in military uniform, standing in front of the military tent. The sun shone in from the outside, making Sanniang's slim figure look extremely majestic.
Then the door curtain was lowered, blocking out the sunlight outside.
Shi Wanbao felt weak all over his body. He put his hands on the ground and struggled to get up from the ground. At this moment, he heard the cheers of the soldiers coming from outside.