Sitting in the Governor's Yamen in Fangzhou City, Cui Qianyou anxiously turned over several secret reports on the table.
He was already so familiar with the contents of the secret report that he could almost recite it backwards, but he was still unwilling to find out some hidden things in it. A general should pay attention to "know yourself and the enemy", so that you can "invincible in a hundred battles". But now , every move of his opponent seemed to be hidden in the fog, making him really unable to find any confidence.
It's so weird. That young opponent doesn't follow the rules in everything he does. He's completely different from his teacher Feng Changqing. He always pays attention to planning before taking action. He is upright and upright, so that his opponent can clearly see his actions but can't find any flaws.
Arrogant, impulsive, and a gambler-like propensity to gamble, almost all the flaws that a general should not have appear in this person. But you can't say that he is just cheating. After all, three days ago, he relied on a random He knocked down the old master with a punch. First, he used five hundred cavalry to point directly at his commanding flag, and then used a thousand stragglers to drag hay on their horses and run back and forth in the distance, pretending to be an army of tens of thousands. He forced himself to doubt what he had done. When it was a suspicious plan, he couldn't muster up the courage to fight to the death, so he had to choose to avoid the enemy for the time being, handing over most of the victory that he had already obtained.
The next actions of this man are even more dazzling. According to common sense, since the fraud is successful, it is natural to run away far away. All the promises and agreements are just part of the trick, and there is no need to abide by it. There is no need to abide by it. However, , this kid actually sent another little guy named Li Guangjin to repack the military camp that Fang Guan had abandoned when he escaped. And in the past two days, people have been coming in and out of the camp gate, as if a large army of soldiers and horses were moving in. As soon as the scouts sent by Zhoucheng to inquire about information came close, they would be chased away by Li Guangjin's people, leaving them with no chance to find out what was going on inside the military camp.
Could it be that he is really planning to come and fight me to the death as promised?! No matter how you look at it, Cui Qianyou can't believe the conclusion he has come to. Feng Changqing is a gentleman, but Feng Changqing is not stupid enough to know that he has no chance of winning. , even to the point of dying. What’s more, such a death is meaningless to the overall situation!
Could it be that he placed his hope on the defeated generals who had been rescued? Thinking of another possibility, Cui Qianyou kept shaking his head. In the battle that day, all the elites of the Tang army were wiped out by Fang Guan. He was only a first-level captain. More than a hundred generals were killed in the battle. Without these backbones of the army, the entire army was in disarray. Even if the ancient soldier sage was reincarnated, it would be impossible to revive the army in just three days.
Unless, unless he has other support in his hands. For example, there is another large army rushing here all night and night. This possibility is very small, but it is not impossible. On the day he withdrew his troops and returned to the city, Cui Ganyou sent The messenger went to accuse Sun Xiaozhe and asked him why he was careless and put the Anxi Army that was supposed to be blocked west of Jingshui River on the battlefield of Fangzhou. Unexpectedly, the messenger only walked half way, turned around and returned, bringing A shocking news came back, "There are remnants of Tang Dynasty rebels in Chang'an City, and Sun Xiaozhe is forced to return to his army to quell the rebellion!"
Due to the long distance, the scouts under his command have not found out the specific time of Sun's army's return. However, based on the estimated distance, Cui Qianyou was surprised to find that Sun Xiaozhe and Wang Xun actually moved forward and backward in perfect agreement. This is really true. Is it a coincidence? Or is there some secret collusion between the two parties? If Sun Xiaozhe is not willing to let Cui have the sole credit for wiping out the Lingwu court, and deliberately allows the Anxi army to advance eastward, the situation may be complicated.
Thinking of the possibility of being stabbed in the back by one of his own, Cui Qianyou felt very nervous. The situation inside Dayan Kingdom has now reached a strange level. News came out from Luoyang that His Majesty Emperor Xiongwu was killed because of missing him. The eldest son of the emperor was on the verge of physical and mental collapse. On the issue of heirs, everyone around the emperor could not reach a unified opinion. A group of civil servants, headed by the Right Prime Minister Yan Zhuang, supported King Qingxu of Jin. And there were many concubines in the harem. and a group of relatives living in Luoyang City, but they thought that the King of Jin was dull in behavior, stuttered in speech, and unworthy of a king, so he strongly encouraged An Lushan to make his youngest son Qing'en the crown prince. The two sides fought openly and secretly every day, causing many generals with heavy troops to At a loss what to do.
At this juncture, Cui Qianyou must not go to the court to impeach Sun Xiaozhe because of his speculative speculation. Doing so would have no meaning other than creating one more political enemy for himself. For the sake of balance, the powerful officials in the court would never Because of his one-sided words, Sun Xiaozhe was dismissed from his post and investigated. Even if he collected enough evidence, Sun Xiaozhe would still have enough ways to escape punishment while taking advantage of the fight for the throne.
Therefore, Cui Qianyou could only be extra careful and walk on thin ice. He must not only complete the tasks entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor Wu as soon as possible and establish immortal merits, but also beware of his colleagues being jealous and secretly colluding with the enemy to set up traps for him to exploit. This makes He found it extremely difficult when he faced Wang Xunzhi, who acted completely out of common sense. He always thought that the other party actually had no strength, and that he was able to frighten him away that day just by mistake. He also always suspected that the other party actually had some hidden tricks or tricks, as long as he If you are not careful, you will fall into a trap and ruin half of your reputation.
"Report, a large group of enemy troops have left the camp and are advancing towards the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum!" A junior high school student with a scout flag behind his back ran to the commander's case and loudly reported back.
"Oh?! Ah!!" Cui Qianyou suddenly woke up from his thoughts, raised his head, and held the table with both hands, "How many people are there and what kind of banner are they playing?!"
"Commander, the flag is still the Anxi Army. They have arranged a lot of generals to capture the survivors around them, and deliberately covered their tracks with smoke and dust. The brothers can't see clearly how many people there are, and they can't get close enough to count them!" The scout school made a move. Li, responded with some guilt.
"Let's explore again. Whoever can bring back accurate information will be rewarded heavily by me!" Cui Qianyou frowned, his thin face becoming more and more gloomy.
"No!" the principal agreed and ran out quickly. Watching his back go away, Cui Qianyou gritted his teeth and ordered in a deep voice: "Beat the drums and gather the generals to prepare to leave the city for the appointment that day. Boy, I think you still have How many tricks can be done!"
"The commander-in-chief has an order, beat the drums to gather the generals!" "The commander-in-chief has an order, beat the drums to gather the generals!" The soldiers raised their voices and spread the orders over and over again out of the meeting hall. The rumble of the drums followed closely, and in the blink of an eye In the meantime, generals at all levels, dressed neatly in armor, ran out of their respective rooms and swarmed to both sides of the handsome case.
That day, they fell into the enemy's trick and were forced to evacuate from the battlefield. Everyone had been holding back an unknown fire for a long time, waiting for an opportunity to vent it out. Since the guy named Wang still had the guts to come and die, how could he Don't you want to double meet his demands? Without waiting for Cui Qianyou to do pre-war mobilization, everyone's morale was high, and they roared and asked to be the vanguard of the formation.
"Don't be anxious, gentlemen. I will definitely not let that kid escape easily today!" Cui Qianyou nodded with satisfaction and pressed his hands down, "The whole team leaves the city! Kill this kid and come back tonight for a celebration drink!"
"Entire the whole team out of the city! Kill this guy, and come back in the evening and let's all have a celebratory drink!" the generals repeated in unison and filed out. They fired up an army of 30,000 men and marched out of the city in a mighty manner. Not long after, they arrived at the battlefield three days ago. , I saw the autumn wind rustling in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, more than a thousand light armored cavalry, holding horizontal swords, quietly waiting for everyone's arrival.
"It's that fellow Li Guangjin. He was the one who was making a fool of himself that day!" Several generals who were defeated by the rebels three days ago and feared death and abandoned their weapons and surrendered all asked the new master for credit. "Commander, please give the last five Hundreds of people, I will capture this guy immediately to the commander-in-chief!"
"There is nothing better than a knife to kill a chicken. As long as the commander gives an order, the general will immediately step forward and cut off his head!"
"Commander please give the order!"
"Commander, please give me a chance to make meritorious deeds!"
"Yeah!" Cui Qianyou frowned and was noncommittal about the performance of the surrendered generals.
"That guy has no real skills. He climbed to the position of General Guide just by holding Fang Guan's thigh. He must have seen Fang Guan lose power and quickly changed his position! We are very familiar with his background, so here we go. I will definitely not embarrass the commander-in-chief if I go." Yang Xiwen, Liu Guizhe and other subordinate generals were shocked, and continued to explain to Cui Qianyou with a red face.
"Second position first. If there is a chance to make meritorious deeds, I will not leave you behind!" Cui Qianyou waved his hand, with a hint of impatience in his response.
As an old man who has experienced many ups and downs in the officialdom, he can understand the thoughts of these surrendered generals. However, as a warrior, he cannot accept such shameless behavior. Watching the surrendered generals step aside with lonely faces, he thought for a while , and said loudly: "Since you are very familiar with him, you might as well go out and ask him. Just say that I have come as promised, why is his General Wang missing?!"
"This..." The surrendered generals looked at each other, wanting to refuse, but not having the courage to touch Cui Qianyou's back. After pushing each other for a while, Liu Guizhe took the initiative, under the strict protection of more than twenty personal guards. , walked timidly towards the center of the battlefield.
More than a hundred steps away, Liu Guizhe stopped his mount. He opened his voice and shouted: "Li, don't be so arrogant. Liu came to question you on the order of the commander. He... ..”
"What's your name?" Li Guangjin put his hands to his ears, deliberately pretending that he couldn't hear what the other party was saying, "Louder, didn't your commander feed you before he sent you out?"
"I am Liu Guizhe, Liu Guizhe who once served under Fang Guan's tent with you! Now I have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side..." Liu Guizhe was so stifled that he staggered on his horse and had to raise his voice a little higher.
Li Guangjin had already received Wang Xun's signal, and he would use all means to provoke his opponent. He smiled and said loudly: "Keep barking, and bark louder. All the dogs raised by Li know that they can't turn around and bite their owners if they get a bone!" You have such a good coat, why do you make such an unpleasant sound?"
"Hahahaha!" Everyone who heard the conversation between the two, no matter which side they were on, burst into laughter. Liu Guizhe was ashamed and angry. He drew his sword and wanted to kill Li Guangjin. As soon as the war horse escaped from the protection of the guards,
He choked when he saw a cold light flying towards him.
"Ah!" He was so frightened that he couldn't care less about settling the score with Li Guangjin anymore and strangled his mount with all his strength. The poor horse was so strangled that it stood upright and was blocking Han Guang's path when an arrow penetrated its neck.
With a cry of grief, he sat down softly.
"Kill the dog!" Li Guangjin led more than a hundred guards and galloped out of the battle. The blade pointed directly at Liu Guizhe's neck.
