Some people say that the thing a person hates most is often himself.
Now Li Xingzai has realized this deeply. It is really not a pleasant thing to fight against an opponent with such a similar fighting style.
However, Li Xingzai has had many strange opponents, and this time there is no stranger one.
After receiving Nohara Hu's letter, Li Xingzai immediately took action and wrote a handwritten letter back to Nohara Hu.
The letter said that he has a kind heart and does not want to use weapons rashly. It is of course the best thing for everyone to put aside their disputes and think about it in the long term.
Not long after this letter was sent, I received a reply from Nohara Hui. The meaning expressed in his heart was probably the same. Nohara Hui expressed his willingness to stop the dispute, and the two families turned their hostility into friendship.
Since both sides were willing to have a truce, everyone immediately started to implement the matter. Li Xingzai sent a peace negotiation team to put forward his demands to the Rong tribe: since everyone wanted to negotiate, the Rong tribe should withdraw their troops immediately to show their sincerity.
The Rong tribe fully agreed, but it will take some time to withdraw the troops, and they will allow us to make some preparations.
The Rong people also made their demands. They planned to withdraw their troops from the waterway and asked Li Xingzai to open the channel above the river.
When the two sides were going back and forth and spitting stars were flying everywhere, Li Xingzai personally led the army and took advantage of the Rong people in the dark.
Naturally, Nohara Huo was not idle, and sent elite troops to cut off the grain transportation channel in Luofeng City. Li Xingzai suffered heavy casualties, losing a large amount of grain and grass, and Hua Mulan returned injured.
Li Xingzai was furious about what Nohara Hui did, and scolded him in his letter: Don't you want to negotiate?
The Rong people lowered their stance, claiming that this incident was just a misunderstanding and an unauthorized action by a small group of people, which definitely did not represent the views of the majority of the Rong people.
In addition, the Rong tribe also asked Li Xingzai: What do you mean by sneak attack on our camp?
Li Xingzai also claimed that this was a misunderstanding and in no way represented Li Xingzai’s intentions.
The Rong tribe said that someone saw Li Xingzai leading the army with his own eyes.
Li Xingzai wrote back saying that you may have read it wrong, this is absolutely impossible.
Both sides waste words and exchange letters one after another. They blow their beards and stare at the negotiation table, but in the end they often return to the negotiation table.
But both sides are like mirrors in their hearts, and there is absolutely no room for relaxation in this battle. Both sides are determined to fight to the last man. Either the entire army will be annihilated, or the other side will be completely defeated.
While the negotiations were going on at the negotiating table, both sides were not idle, each attacking the other's vital points. Both sides had the same purpose, and both wanted to secure victory before the official decisive battle.
Around this time, Cheng Dalei had launched his own operations in the northwest.
Before the war started to show signs of war, Cheng Dalei had already sent troops to Sanshui Pass and captured Runan City.
In order to prevent Cheng Dalei's attack, Ye Yuan Huo stationed a heavy force in the northwest. Now Ye Yuan Huo is almost fighting on two fronts. On the one hand, he must attack Li Xingzai, and on the other hand, he must guard against Cheng Dalei.
Of course, in comparison, the war in Jiangnan is more important. If Jiangnan is defeated, Cheng Dalei will not be able to support the overall situation. If Jiangnan cannot be conquered, it will be meaningless to defend Cheng Dalei.
Therefore, Ye Yuanhuo rushed to the south of the Yangtze River in person, and all the elite Rong tribe were in the south of the Yangtze River. The troops guarding Cheng Dalei in the northwest were mostly surrendered soldiers captured by the Rong tribe when they attacked various princes.
Their commanders are Luo Yi and Luo Cheng.
Compared to Li Xingzai, Cheng Dalei's side is much easier. He just made his mark in Jingzhou, and has the Liangzhou rear area behind him to deal with. If they can win, they can fight. If they can't, they can retreat to Liangzhou. Anyway, their goal is not to defeat the Rong army.
The army poured into Jingzhou instead of the national defense line. Instead, it attracted Rong troops here.
Cheng Dalei personally led the army and gave the Rong tribe a slap in the face from time to time. When Luo Yi showed his attitude of fighting to the death, Cheng Dalei closed the city and held on.
On the two fronts in the northwest and south of the Yangtze River, the most aggrieved people were Luo Yi and his son.
Cheng Dalei's men were not without soldiers. The strength of the two sides was almost equal, and he was prepared to fight a tough battle with the Rong people. However, he did not show any intention of fighting to the death. He just kept using cold swords and playing sap. When there was conspiracy and conspiracy,
Never start a direct war.
In the big tent, father and son Luo Yi and Luo Cheng gathered together to discuss matters.
"Cheng Dalei is so cunning, he wants to drag us to death here." At this point, Luo Cheng became inexplicably angry: "It's a shame that he has been famous for many years, how come he doesn't have any grace at all."
"If you have grace, you are not a bandit." Luo Yi said leisurely: "My son, you don't have to be impatient. Our goal is to hold Cheng Dalei back and prevent him from marching to the south of the Yangtze River. Cheng Dalei doesn't want to fight, and I'm happy not to fight with him. Everyone can
If we continue to spend like this, we will see who can spend more than whom."
"Father, that's not the truth." Luo Cheng said anxiously: "Cheng Dalei carries out sneak attacks from time to time, causing great casualties to our army. Our army is constantly reducing its personnel, and now people are panicking. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive without Cheng Dalei taking action.
How long? This may not be Cheng Dalei's trick."
When Luo Yi got older, he no longer had the energy of a young man. Now he was just muddle along, working as a monk every day and hitting the clock. But Luo Cheng was still young and energetic, and he was still willing to do something in his heart. He couldn't wait to start a battle with Cheng Dalei, and he was not unyielding and competitive.
thoughts.
Hearing this, Luo Yi frowned and said, "In this case, I have to be careful."
Luo Chengdao: "That's the reason. We should find an opportunity to fight Cheng Dalei now, defeat him in one battle, and end it once and for all. But we can't let Cheng Dalei's blunt knife cut our flesh and slowly consume us."
"The decisive battle..." Luo Yi sighed: "As a father, it's not that I haven't thought about it. But you also know that the thief Cheng Dalei is very cunning. We launched attacks several times, but he always avoided fighting, and in the end he took advantage of me.
The warlike spirit of the army led us into a trap and caused great casualties to our army."
Luo Cheng was convinced that he had really suffered enough from Cheng Dalei recently. Cheng Dalei may not be the most difficult enemy, but he must be the most disgusting enemy.
Frequently fighting against such opponents can easily cause psychological shadow for the rest of your life.
Luo Yi held his chin in his hand and said slowly: "If we really want to fight, there may not be any way."
Luo Cheng's eyes lit up: "Father has a clever plan, and I knew that Cheng Dalei wouldn't say anything anymore."
"You and I have defected to the Rong clan, and Ye Yuan Huo has put us in high regard, but after all, we still don't regard us as one of their own, so now we are being left on the bench." Luo Yi said slowly: "Now is the time to prove our worth to Ye Yuan Huo.
Already."
"What clever plan does father have?" Luo Cheng.
"Hit the snake seven inches, and attack the enemy's vital points." Luo Yi's eyes fell on a certain place on the battle map, and three words were clearly written on it: Sanshui Pass.