When Long Chen came out of Xifeng City and passed the Jade Buddha Pass, he originally wanted to see Meng Lan again, but his body had been exhausted in the past two days. Meng Lan was also as young as a wolf and a tiger. Long Chen was worried that his body could not bear it.
After riding through the Jade Buddha Pass, Long Chen quickly returned to Zhenguo Temple.
As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Wu Jian came over and said, "Sir, Monk Kongji has left Yangcheng and returned to Xingqing City."
Long Chen nodded and said: "It's not a surprise. Xingqing City is in chaos now. Shi Le is worried that I am fishing in troubled waters, so it is right to send Kong Ji back to take charge of the overall situation."
Wu Jian asked: "Sir, only Shi Le is left in Yangcheng. This is a good opportunity."
"Also, Qiuzitang's matter has taken effect. The soldiers in Yangcheng have lost their morale and many soldiers have begun to make trouble."
"There was a mutiny in the barracks last night, but Shi Le led the troops to suppress it. Now they are in disarray."
Long Chen thought for a while and said: "Go to the commander's mansion on the top of the mountain to discuss matters."
When Long Chen went up the mountain, Wu Jian immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.
When they reached the top of the mountain, Wu Xiangyun stopped in front and asked coldly: "Sir, where have you been since you haven't returned home at night?"
Long Chen said seriously: "I went to inquire about Shi Le's movements. Find the other people and discuss matters at the Commander's Mansion."
Long Chen tried to excuse him with business matters, but Wu Xiangyun knew clearly that there was a scam, but he didn't know what to say.
Military and national affairs are the most important, and she can no longer mess around.
Wu Xiangyun immediately called the other four people over and entered the meeting hall of the Marshal's Mansion together.
Long Chen was sitting in the middle, Wu Jian was with Han Ziping, Tang Heizi, and Ye Chang, Zhang Qian was on the other side, and He Juntao was also there.
There is a map spread in the middle of the table, with the important cities and fortresses of Xixia marked on it.
"Old Wu, please tell me about the situation."
Long Chen has been away for a while, and now the person who is most familiar with the situation is Wu Jian.
Wu Jian held a thin bamboo pole, pointed at the map and said: "This is our Zhenguo Temple, and this is Yangcheng."
"Currently, Shi Le has assembled almost 500,000 troops in Yangcheng. I estimate that this is all Xixia's troops."
"At Zhenguo Temple, Shi Le lost hundreds of thousands. Xixia's total military strength is only that many. It is almost impossible for him to increase his troops."
Zhenguo Temple launched a raid and a siege, and Shi Le suffered heavy losses.
The losses of ordinary soldiers and generals were great.
Shi Le's ability to gather 500,000 troops was already the limit.
Wu Jian continued: "From the perspective of military strength, we are at an absolute disadvantage. We only have 200,000 Long family troops, and there are almost 20,000 soldiers killed and injured. They can no longer fight."
"However, judging from the morale, the soldiers in Yangcheng are now in turmoil. There was even a mutiny last night."
"The incident at Zhaoti Temple's Qiuzitang had a huge impact on morale, and riots also broke out in surrounding counties."
"So, I think we can start a war with Shi Le in Yangcheng. The situation has changed."
While Wu Jian was still talking, He Juntao suddenly went out for a while and came back soon.
"Sir, I just received news that after Kongji left Yangcheng, he was intercepted and killed on the way. Now his life or death is uncertain."
He Juntao looked at Long Chen with surprised eyes. She thought that the interception was arranged by Long Chen.
Long Chen said inexplicably: "What do you think I'm doing? I didn't do it!"
He Juntao said in surprise: "Isn't it arranged by adults? Who is that?"
Long Chen had already thought about it and said, "I guess it's Shen Wanjin."
Everyone was surprised: "Shen Wanjin? Why is he here?"
Long Chen said: "Shen Wanjin has arrived a long time ago. He is in Yangcheng. I guess his target is the secret technique of the Xixia royal family, the Mad Lion Art."
"This guy has been lurking in Yangcheng for a long time and has never found a suitable opportunity."
"This is a good opportunity for Kongji Old Bald Donkey to leave Yangcheng and go back alone."
"However... I guess it is impossible for Shen Wanjin to succeed. Kongji Old Bald Donkey's cultivation is not bad. If he wants to run away, Shen Wanjin will not be able to catch up with him."
Bai Tingting felt it was a pity and said: "It would be better if Shen Wanjin killed Kong Ji. The two dogs bite each other, so it is best to die together."
Wanjinlou had assassinated Long Chen, and Bai Tingting had no good impression of Wanjinlou.
Moreover, Yan Shuangyu from the Jade Buddha Tower hooked up with Long Chen, which made Bai Tingting and the other four people unhappy.
Long Chen smiled and said: "The idea is good, but it is impossible. Old Bald Donkey Kong Ji is smart, and Shen Wanjin is not stupid either."
Zhang Qian asked He Juntao: "You mean, Shen Wanjin didn't succeed? Then will he continue to pursue him?"
He Juntao shook his head and said: "I can't guess this matter..."
Everyone looked at Long Chen. The one with the most accurate guess was of course Long Chen.
"It's hard to say. Shen Wanjin came from the capital in person. He is determined to win."
"What I'm thinking about is, if Monk Kongji escapes, will he choose to escape back to Xingqing City, or turn around and return to Yangcheng?"
I'm halfway through the journey, whether to go forward or back, that's a question.
If he continues to move forward, Shen Wanjin may continue to block him.
If he runs back and Shen Wanjin makes a mistake in judgment, and Shen Wanjin goes to Xingqing City and Kongji returns to Yangcheng, it will be in vain.
He Juntao immediately understood the meaning and said: "I will go and find out immediately to determine where Kong Ji is."
Long Chen nodded slightly, and He Juntao immediately went out to investigate.
Wu Jian continued: "Although there are 500,000 troops in Yangcheng, their morale is disorganized. If we concentrate our forces to attack fiercely, the Xixia army will inevitably collapse."
"As for Kong Ji, regardless of whether he is in Yangcheng or not, if we want to fight generals, we still have the advantage."
"My lord, I'll challenge Shi Le alone, and we'll besiege Kong Ji. It should be fine."
This time, Long Chen had the advantage.
Wu Jian, Zhang Qian, Dugu Jiali and Wu Chuchu, the four martial emperor masters are here, plus Bai Tingting and Wu Xiangyun raid the formation, suppressing Monk Kong Ji is definitely not a problem.
Moreover, Long Chen could also choose a strategy of defeating him alone. He would attack all of them and attack Kong Ji alone. He would first kill and maim Kong Ji, and then turn around and attack Shi Le.
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "Okay, let's give Shi Le a letter of challenge. In two days, there will be a decisive battle in Yangcheng!"
Wu Jian happily brought the pen and ink, and Long Chen simply wrote down a line: Two days later, we will fight in Yangcheng and take your head!
Then he took out the gold seal and stamped it with the four characters "King Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty".
"Send to Yangcheng!"
Long Chen accepted the gold seal, and Wu Jian immediately sent a messenger to Yangcheng to declare a war.
"Let the brothers eat and drink enough in the past two days and have enough meat. We will send troops to Yangcheng in two days!"
Long Chen gave the order and the generals immediately went down to prepare.
Long Chen returned to the room and immediately picked up a pen and ink to write a battle report to the empress.
The decisive battle in Yangcheng is an important battle and must be reported to the empress.
Although you will be away from home and your orders may not be in your favor, important matters must be reported in a timely manner.
Generals hold heavy troops outside, and the emperor is most jealous of generals. The slightest sign of being unruly will lead to suspicion.
As a general, you must be cautious.
If we go by the general situation, Long Chen must not only report the battle situation and marching route in time, but also bribe the ministers in the court to let them speak for him to prevent rumors and slander in the court.
Of course, Long Chen's situation is special and he only needs to handle his relationship with the empress well.
After analyzing the conditions for the decisive battle and writing down the rough battle ideas, Long Chen wrote another letter, requesting Gongsun Linglong to start quietly sending troops to move to Jade Buddha Pass, and it was time for the Thunder Fire Legion to prepare.
After writing it, Long Chen immediately sent it to the capital.
