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The lights in Lu Zhongtian's big tent were bright. Lu Zhongtian looked a little haggard, his bun was a little messy, and his robe didn't seem to be neatly dressed. At first glance, he looked like he had just gotten up and hadn't washed up.
Indeed, he was woken up by his subordinates. His generals came to report that the soldiers on night patrol had intercepted a top-secret letter that the Luoyan Army was about to send secretly. They felt that it was of great importance, so they quickly reported it. The letter was now
Then it was placed in front of him. Not only was the word "Top Secret" written on the sheepskin envelope, but it was also stamped with a seal. The seal was very familiar to Lu Zhongtian. It was the jade seal of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The jade seal was stolen by Lin on the day Guo Xu usurped the throne.
The one he brought out of the capital was the real national seal of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Lu Zhongtian had seen the pattern of this seal after it was sealed countless times, so he recognized it at a glance. This letter covered with the jade seal,
It is equivalent to the imperial edict issued by Guo Kun. They secretly sent this letter out in the middle of the night. Who was it to? And for what purpose?
Lu Zhongtian quickly opened the envelope and took out the letterhead inside. The letterhead was written in neat and refreshing handwriting in small regular script with hairpin flowers.
"General Sun Wanchun is astonished. The commander and the emperor are aware of the secret letter you sent. Both the emperor and the commander find the plan you proposed to be very clever. Once this action plan is successful, it will definitely turn the situation around.
To rescue millions of Zhou people in the capital from the fire and water. Now that the plan has progressed to the critical moment as we imagined, all the soldiers and horses of the Jurchens and the old thief Lu Zhongtian have been attracted to us. At present, it seems that they are afraid
The power of our army's firearms makes us afraid to launch an attack, but we want to trap us. Little do we know that all this is exactly what we want. Now the conditions for attacking Bianliang are complete. You can lead 60,000 troops to attack Bianliang City.
This place will hold back the old thieves' soldiers and horses for you so that they have no time to look back. Bianliang City is now empty of soldiers and horses, which is the perfect time for you to attack the city. To ensure the success of the siege, I have arranged for lurking in the capital.
Manpower serves as internal support. Lord Ma Bin, the deputy commander of the Luoyan Army, is in Bianliang City at the moment. Once you attack the city, he will lead the men in the city to kill people and set fire to disrupt the city. In this way, Bianliang can be broken overnight. Once Bianliang is recaptured, Lu Zhongtian will
Just like a bereaved dog who has nowhere to hide, with the capital as a barrier, the Jurchens cannot even think of advancing even half a step further. When you lead your army to attack their front and back, we will attack them from the east and west, and we will definitely defeat the thieves and achieve victory in one battle."
When Lu Zhongtian saw this, his hands shook violently, and his whole face was deformed in shock. He never expected that the content of this letter was so explosive. In fact, when he saw the name Sun Wanchun, he felt
He had an ominous premonition. He knew who Sun Wanchun was. He was a senior general of the Northwest Army and a confidant of Yuan Zhenqian. After the defeat of the Northwest Army this time, Sun Wanchun delayed and led the infantry to the battlefield. After hearing the news
He immediately withdrew his troops from Taiyuan, where he collected and reorganized a large number of the defeated Northwest Army cavalry. Lu Zhongtian had written several personal letters to Sun Wanchun before, but there was no response. But it turned out that this guy had already hooked up with the Luoyan Army.
According to what the letter said, Sun Wanchun was not only loyal to Guo Kun, but also made a plan with the Luoyan Army. The Luoyan Army would attract him and lead a large army to attack, using the Luoyan Army as bait. The purpose was actually to allow Sun Wanchun to sneak attack Bian.
Liang Chenggong. And the city has already prepared an internal response. This makes the hairs on Lu Zhongtian's body stand up. All he has at the moment is Bianliang City, and Bianliang City must not be lost. Once it is lost, he will really become a bereaved dog.
Only in that big city with millions of people could he feel safe and have inexhaustible manpower and various resources. Only then could he gain a foothold. The Luoyan Army was cutting out the bottom of the cauldron, tearing out his own heart and taking out his own money.
In your heart, it’s a vicious plan to completely destroy yourself.
A chill ran down Lu Zhongtian's spine. He had been too careless and did not realize the danger of leading an army to attack. He was too focused on Lin Jue's Luoyan Army, but he forgot that he had not yet controlled the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. The situation has not yet made the officials and soldiers from all over the former Zhou Dynasty loyal to themselves. Even Bianliang City has not been completely controlled by himself. The traitor named Ma Bin has long been lurking in Bianliang City. He is afraid that he has already He has secretly mobilized a large force and is waiting for the inside and outside cooperation to be launched. There are many officials and students in Bianliang City who are also very dissatisfied with themselves. .Once chaos breaks out, this group of people will probably jump out and cause chaos. I am really too confused. How can I send out all my troops and leave such hidden dangers? It is simply too scary.
Fortunately, my own people actually intercepted this secret letter. It was a blessing from God.
"...General Sun, the apology and repentance you expressed in your previous secret letter is actually unnecessary. Both the Emperor and I believe that although your Northwest Army was defeated and General Yuan Zhenqian died, the responsibility does not lie with your Northwest Army. .You rushed all the way from the northwest to the capital to rescue the enemy, and fought to the death with the Jurchens to defend the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. This was an act of great loyalty and courage, and you were the loyal and virtuous ministers of the imperial court. The reason why you were defeated was not because you were not brave enough. , it’s not that the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army are not dedicated enough, but because you fell into the tricks of the old thief Lu Zhongtian. Everything is the conspiracy of the old thief Lu Zhongtian. He colluded with the foreign enemies to ignore the situation and misled the enemy, so that you did not know that the Jurchens had the Iron Buddha Temple. The intelligence of the cavalry led to your defeat. In this way, you cannot enter the city to protect the emperor, and the old thief can manipulate the emperor at will, colluding with the Jurchens to take advantage of the chaos and steal our kingdom. Everything is the fault of the old thief. You can wake up in time, And after General Yuan died in battle, you were able to quickly clean up the mess and gather 60,000 soldiers and horses in Taiyuan to rest and recuperate, thus preserving the effectiveness of our Zhou Dynasty soldiers and horses. Both the emperor and this commander are very grateful."
"... After I ordered someone to contact you, you immediately agreed to surrender to the new emperor and be loyal to the new dynasty. Your actions in attacking the old thieves and driving out the barbarians are worthy of being called a Zhongliang general of my great Zhou Dynasty. Because of this,
We have this opportunity to turn the situation around. I have already proposed to the emperor that you should be appointed as the deputy privy envoy to the new dynasty, the commander of the northwest army, and the deputy marshal of the world's troops. After Bianliang is captured, the emperor officially ascends the throne. So he issued an order to commend General Sun for his contribution to the great Zhou Dynasty at the critical moment. General Sun, on the day this letter is delivered to you, you may have already begun to attack the city. I don’t know what this letter can do. Will it be delivered to you in time? Originally, flying pigeons delivered the letter more quickly, but I am worried that the falcons raised by the Jurchen army will intercept this letter, so I have to use manpower to deliver it. But even if you can't receive this letter, it doesn't matter. After much discussion, the plan has been finalized. I believe that General Sun will act according to the plan and will conquer Bianliang before the ninth day of March. I am fully confident in this. I wish General Sun immediate success in conquering Bianliang. We pray for good news for the general. Believe it or not Don’t talk too much. When you and I meet, we will drink a celebratory wine together and have a long talk over the wine. Let’s put this aside. Lin Jue, the general of the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, nodded. "
Lu Zhongtian patiently read the rest of the content and confirmed several things. First, Lin Jue and Sun Wanchun had already communicated very closely. The plan to attack Bianliang had actually been finalized and the date had been determined. On March 3,
Before the ninth day of the lunar month. At this point, even if the letter today is not delivered to Sun Wanchun, Sun Wanchun will act according to the plan they agreed on before. Secondly, Lin Jue accurately told the whole story of the Northwest Army's defeat in the letter. This
This further proves that Lin Jue does have an internal agent in Bianliang City, and the internal agent's level is not low. If he did not have a complete grasp of the progress of the matter, how could Lin Jue know his intentions, and how could he know that the defeat of the Northwest Army was the consequence he wanted. I'm afraid it's not
It was precisely because Lin Jue pointed this out to Sun Wanchun that Sun Wanchun resolutely joined Lin Jue's side and ignored his solicitation. Thirdly, he had previously been puzzled by Lin Jue's hasty support of Guo Kun.
Acting for the emperor was actually a way to provoke him into sending troops. Lin Jue did not hesitate to use Guo Kun and himself, as well as 80,000 Luoyan troops as bait, to fish him out of the capital. His purpose was to target Bianliang.
This kind of handwriting and calculation makes people feel ashamed.
Lu Zhongtian took a long breath, not knowing what he was feeling in his heart. He could be regarded as a powerful man in the world, but ever since Lin Jue was born, he felt constrained in every way in front of this person. It was all because he didn't pay enough attention to it at the beginning.
Because of the tiger's legacy, the biggest enemy now is actually Lin Jue. Fortunately, I intercepted this letter today and learned about Lin Jue's secret plan. Otherwise, Bianliang City was captured, and I might have been kept in the dark.
"The ninth day of March... Today is the fifth day, and there are still four days left. Sun Wanchun's troops should have entered the capital. It's not too late." Lu Zhongtian frowned and thought: "But, if we follow the agreement between us and the Jurchens,
It would be too late to mobilize catapults, catapults and other equipment from the capital to attack the mountain. Moreover, the catapults, catapults, and other equipment were all tools for defending the city. If I transferred them away, wouldn't it just be a help to Sun Wanchun?
Did he capture Bianliang more easily? It's terrible, but luckily everything was done in time."
Lu Zhongtian pondered and muttered to himself for a long time, and suddenly shouted loudly to the outside of the big tent: "Come here, tell Chen Bin, Wang Jun and Yuan Ping and several generals to come to discuss military affairs. Hurry!"
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The sky was dim and bright, and the soldiers and horses in the Jurchen camp had just woken up. Outside the Chinese army's tent, Wanyan Agu had just finished washing and walked out of the tent. He stretched out and walked to the open space in front of the tent, stretched out his hand and
He took a mace from the weapons rack and prepared to stretch his muscles and body. This had been his habit for many years, and he would practice fists and weapons every morning.
Holding the mace and spitting, Wanyan Aguda was still playing with the weapon when he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the south. Wanyan Aguda frowned and looked, but he saw a dozen fast horses riding in the misty morning.
He flew through the fog and stopped outside the security area, which was more than a hundred steps away from the tent. There was a tent blocking the way, and he didn't know who it was.
Bagan, the commander of the guard camp, led a dozen guards to rush forward to greet the visitor, but heard an old voice: "Go and report to the chief of your family, I said that I, Lu Zhongtian, want to see you and have important matters to discuss.
"
Wanyan Agu heard this clearly and was surprised. He put down his mace and walked over. He saw Lu Zhongtian, wearing a black cloak and gray hair, walking away quickly with more than a dozen generals and entourage.
Bagan ran back and reported: "The big leader is Lu Zhongtian and the others..."
"I know." Wanyan Agu waved his hands and walked forward to greet him. He cupped his hands and laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Lu, it's so early in the morning and it's not yet dawn. Why are you here? What happened?"
Lu Zhongtian cupped his hands from a distance and said in a deep voice: "Big Chief, I have something important to discuss with you."
Wanyan Agu laughed and said, "What's the matter? I want you to come see me in person."
Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice: "Big Chief, I'm afraid I have to withdraw my troops."
Wanyan Aguda was shocked when he heard this and shouted sharply: "What? Are you kidding me?"
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In the big tent, Wanyan Agu listened to Lu Zhongtian's explanation with a livid face and a frown.
"Master, please don't get angry. I really have no choice but to do so. Last night I received an urgent report from Bianliang City, saying that someone in Bianliang City was inciting the people to riot. There were really many people. There are not many soldiers and horses left in Bianliang City now.
, it is necessary to defend the city and maintain the stability of the city, so it is really stretched. The leader should understand my difficulties. Bianliang is the rear area of I and my soldiers and generals. If Bianliang is lost, I will have nothing.
To put it bluntly, that is the nest where I can currently control the situation. All materials and manpower come from Bianliang. Without Bianliang, my army will be scattered. The leader should understand this truth."
Of course, Lu Zhongtian refused to tell the truth, and refused to tell the fact that he had intercepted the news and that there were soldiers and horses about to attack Bianliang. That was because Lu Zhongtian was on guard against Wanyan Aguda. Under this situation, Lu Zhongtian had to
It is necessary to ensure that such news cannot be leaked, lest Wanyan Agu ride on the fire
Robbery. Who is Wanyan Aguda? He is a man-eating money wolf. Cooperating with Wanyan Aguda at this moment is actually dancing with wolves. You must always be vigilant. Once Wanyan Aguda does anything,
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wanyan Aguda may immediately turn his back on the enemy. Bianliang is a city that Wanyan Aguda covets. If he knew that someone was going to attack Bianliang, he would definitely take the opportunity to send troops to rob him, and then he would
There was no room for refusal. So Lu Zhongtian only made up the news that someone in the city was trying to cause civil strife as an excuse.
Wanyan Agu frowned and shouted: "Is there such a thing? Didn't you say that the entire capital is under your control? How come there is still civil strife?"
Lu Zhongtian cupped his hands and said: "In a city with millions of people, who can guarantee that everyone will be docile and submissive? I'm afraid I did something before that made them dissatisfied, so when I led the army out of the city to fight, some people showed their true colors. So I
Only then did the chief propose to go back to Bianliang to clear out the troublemakers and stabilize the situation in Bianliang. This is also a helpless move, so please be considerate, chief."
"Considerate? I'm considerate of you, but can you be considerate of me? There's going to be a war now, and you told me that you're going to withdraw your troops? Are you trying to make fun of my Jurchen army? Your Bianliang army is important, but our Jurchen army is bullshit? You
If you lead your troops and leave, won't you sell us? Is this the covenant you made with the Jurchens? Sure enough, you southerners are fickle and unreliable at all. My brothers advised me many times, but I didn't listen.
.That's great, you guys are really not worthy of trust. Lu Zhongtian, I can tell you, in the words of your Zhou Dynasty, if you are unkind, I will be unjust. If you play tricks on us, we will be rude to you. The worst is to tear us apart.
It’s just shame.” Wanyan Aguda waved his palm and pointed in front of Lu Zhongtian’s nose, roared loudly, and spattered Lu Zhongtian’s face with spit foam.
Lu Zhongtian's face turned red. He had never in his life been scolded by someone pointing his nose at him and spraying spit on his face. But he couldn't get angry. He knew that it would be impossible to fight with the Jurchens. He came in person.
, that is, I have to explain it to Wanyan Aguda well. But this is also risky. Once Wanyan Aguda turns against me, I will die here immediately. So I have to explain it to Wanyan Aguda and appease him.
"Big boss, calm down, big boss, calm down. What I just said clearly is not that I don't keep my word, but that Bianliang is really important to me. I can't ignore it. I said to withdraw all the troops, but I didn't say to withdraw all the troops.
We just want to bring 60,000 soldiers and horses back to Bianliang to solve the chaos in the city, leaving 50,000 soldiers and horses still here to coordinate the attack with the big leader. What do you think? Although there are fewer soldiers and horses, our number of soldiers and horses still accounts for 10% of the total.
With an absolute advantage, the Luoyan Army still cannot escape destruction. What do you think, Chief?" Lu Zhongtian explained in a deep voice.
"I think? I don't think so! Damn, that's too much! You took 60,000 people and ran away, leaving 50,000 people to help you? If the Luoyan Army wasn't so fierce, why would I need you to send troops? Your five
Who will command the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Will they be commanded by me?" Wanyan Agu shouted.
Lu Zhongtian frowned and said, "I have sent Yuan Ping, commander of the Infantry Division, to take full command of the battle. He will then contact the chief on my behalf."
Wanyan Aguda sneered and said: "Look, there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses left, and you still refuse to hand them over to me for my command. How can you be sincere? No, you can't even think about leaving. If you dare to withdraw your troops,
, you are ruthless, I am even more ruthless than you. You have to bear all the consequences yourself."
Lu Zhongtian glared at Wanyan Aguda with a livid face. It was really difficult to communicate with this barbarian idiot. He only recognized his own reasons and did not take into account his own concerns. Lu Zhongtian was filled with anger and hesitated whether he should talk to Wanyan.
Agu showed off his cards and told him the real situation. However, Wanyan Agu's loud voice sounded again.
"Lv Zhongtian, don't blame us for not giving you face. I know that Bianliang is very important to you, but you can't withdraw your troops at this time. The war is about to begin. If you withdraw your troops now, you will betray my Jurchen army. Do you understand? I will teach you from now on."
How can we trust you? If you withdraw your troops now, I will no longer be able to cooperate with you. Our Jurchen army can destroy the Luoyan Army alone. Do you believe it? But after I destroy the Luoyan Army, I will attack Bianliang. You
Just wait for me in Bianliang. On the day the city is destroyed, you will understand that Bianliang City is not your city. It is a city that you can only have if my Jurchen army allows you to have it. You want to borrow my hand again
How can it be so easy in the world to achieve your ambition but refuse to put in the effort? Humph."
Lu Zhongtian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then, can you please ask Chief Wanyan to point out a clear way for me? Do I just sit back and watch Bianliang? Once Bianliang is lost, all my logistics supplies and foothold will be gone. Is it possible that I will lose it?"
Only then will the big leader be happy? Without my help, the big leader’s desire to gain a foothold in the Central Plains is probably just wishful thinking. Without my suppression, all the states and capitals will start fighting one after another. You will definitely not be able to achieve your goal."
Wanyan Agu glared at Lu Zhongtian and said: "I didn't say that you should just sit back and do nothing. Otherwise, you can leave, but you can only withdraw 30,000 troops, and the remaining troops must obey my command.
Then I can let you go."
Lu Zhongtian sneered and said: "Don't even think about that. Do I look like a fool? If you want to eat my soldiers and horses, don't even think about it."
Wanyan Agu cursed: "You southerners are all mean-spirited. You think I am like this too. I am just doing it for the convenience of commanding and coordinating operations."
Lu Zhongtian said: "Absolutely impossible, the big leader must have given up on this idea."
Wanyan Agu said angrily: "Then let's break up and say nothing. There is no covenant between us anymore. Don't blame me for falling out."
Lu Zhongtian sneered and said: "You are a brave and foolhardy person. That's all, listen to me. In that case, I will accompany you to annihilate the Luoyan Army before leaving. But we can't delay it any longer. I have decided to take the next step and attack by force."
In the mountains, we can annihilate the Luoyan Army in one day regardless of the cost. After that, I can go back to Bianliang to rescue them, so that’s okay.”
