The silver light of the moon gently spreads down from the sky and covers the entire earth. It is not yet the time to hear the sound of crickets at night, so it seems particularly quiet. Occasionally, a night bird flutters its wings and flies across the sky, and the sound of its wings is so clear. The horsemen were already asleep wrapped in blankets, and no one was talking.
Fang Jie sat under an old tree with a crooked neck, quietly listening to Chen Xiaoru's report.
Chen Xiaoru¡¯s voice is hoarse, it¡¯s obvious that these days are really hard.
"My subordinates didn't expect it to be like this"
Chen Xiaoru took advantage of the moonlight to secretly take a look at Fang Jie's face. Perhaps it was because of the backlight that he didn't see anything.
"Not long after the imperial army captured Xiangcheng, Luo Yao's men and horses stationed in Sipan Town began to move eastward. As soon as the soldiers and horses of the left vanguard moved, Kuoketai Menglie's wolf cavalry also moved. Your Majesty asked the generals to move General Gao Kaitai led about 200,000 troops to set up defenses in Qinchuan. As soon as the left avant-garde got out of the way, Gao Kaitai's men would directly face the Meng Yuan Langqi. However no one expected that Kuoketai Menglie would actually attack the left avant-garde. Take action."
Although more than ten days have passed, it is obvious that Chen Xiaoru has not recovered from the shock.
"The troops of the left midfielder had just given way to Sipanzhen. Meng Yuan's wolf cavalry launched an attack on the left midfielder from behind without any warning. More than two hundred thousand wolf cavalry were divided into three groups, and they stabbed into the left midfielder like a trident. Luo Yao should have never expected that the Meng Yuan people would attack him. Even if the elite left vanguard was suddenly attacked, they were immediately in chaos. It was only after Luo Yao mobilized the troops to stabilize their position that Gao Kaitai's army was able to move. Attacked from the other side, the left vanguard was attacked from both sides and was defeated. It is said that the left vanguard lost nearly half of its troops in this battle, and Luo Yao suffered a heavy loss. "
"After Kuoketai Menglie succeeded in the sneak attack, he chased behind the left vanguard and killed him. The left vanguard had already retreated hundreds of miles to the south and retreated. If Luo Yao's heavy cavalry battalion was not so powerful, he would have been beaten by the wolf cavalry like this. A normal team would have been completely defeated if they had stayed behind to pursue them.¡±
"What my subordinates are puzzled about is not only why Kuoketai Menglie did not get behind His Majesty's army but attacked Luo Yao, but also the actions of Gao Kaitai's troops. Since that day, he and Kuoketai Menglie teamed up to defeat Zuo Yao. After the vanguard, Meng Yuan's wolf cavalry pursued the left vanguard, but Gao Kaitai withdrew with his men and horses, and is estimated to have returned to Hedong Road with the assistance of the navy. "
Fang Jie took a deep breath after hearing the news. He was no less shocked than Chen Xiaoru.
He also did not expect that the Meng Yuan people would launch troops against Luo Yao. Such a turn of events was too sudden and unpredictable.
"Before my subordinates come back, the left vanguard has almost retreated to Mangdang Mountain."
Chen Xiaoru sorted out his words and continued: "If it hadn't been for the sudden attack by Meng Yuan Langqi, Luo Yao's hundreds of thousands of troops would have arrived in Luoshui. But it seems that Gao Kaitai had already known that Kuoketai Meng Lie would do this. He was still in Qinchuan, and after marching for more than a hundred miles in a day and night, he suddenly reached the side of the left vanguard, and happened to form a flanking attack with the Meng Yuan Wolf Cavalry. Facing the enemy head-on, even if Gao Kaitai and Kuok Tai Menglie join forces, they may not be able to win. "
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Fang Jie's tense expression slowly relaxed a little, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Now I finally know what the emperor's back trick is. No one would have thought of this move It was obviously the helper invited by Li Yuanshan, but at the most critical moment, it turned into the steel knife borrowed by His Majesty. "
Fang Jie sorted out the thoughts in his mind and couldn't help but shook his head: "No matter when the emperor started to arrange this move, it was a heavy blow to Luo Yao and Li Yuanshan. Li Yuanshan had been calculating for so long, Luo Yao had been planning for so long, but he never thought that the emperor would join forces with the Meng Yuan people This is something that Li Yuanshan and Luo Yao would never think about. That was the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. How could he join forces with the Meng Yuan people? Barbarian alliance? "
Zhuo Buyi, who was sitting on the side, had only calmed down a little now, and his face was solemn: "It really exceeded everyone's expectations, because no one would think about it at all. Everyone thought that anyone could be with Meng. The Yuan people joined forces, but it was impossible for the emperor to do so But just because it was impossible, the emperor suppressed both opponents in an instant. "
He patted his face lightly a few times, as if he still couldn't believe the news was true.
"When did the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty negotiate with the Meng Yuan people? And why did he join forces with the Meng Yuan people?"
Wanyan Zhongde couldn¡¯t understand why the situation suddenly became like this. Why did the sworn enemies suddenly become allies?
¡°When the impossible becomes possible, there is only one reason to accomplish it.¡±
Fang Jie sighed: "That means His Majesty the Emperor and the Meng Yuan people have found common interests, so the impossibility has become a matter of course. Perhaps, the Emperor had already arranged all this before he came out of Chang'an City, and The decision was not made after arriving in the northwest.¡±
Chen Xiaoru suddenly smiled: "My subordinates have been fantasizing about Luo Yao's expression all the way. Over the years, no one has been able to plot against him, and no one has ever been able to take victory away from the left midfielder, but this time This time he was in trouble"
Fang Jie hummed: "Judging from the news we have learned so far, although it seems that Luo Yao has always been in the game, in fact he has never been in the game. The reason why he is in the game is because he is the one who promoted the decisive battle between the imperial army and the rebels. The reason why he is not in the game is because he can escape anytime and anywhere. But suddenly, this outsider who holds the greatest initiative suddenly becomes the common enemy of everyone in the game. So what if Luo Yao can use his troops like a god? "
He stood up and looked to the east: "Once Li Yuanshan knows the news, I'm afraid the situation in Xiping City will also change."
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Xiping City
With a crash, the food that had just been brought into the house was thrown out, the porcelain plate was smashed in the yard, and the fried vegetables were scattered on the floor.
"roll!"
An extremely angry roar came from the house, followed by several people in chamberlain uniforms who stumbled out of the room, all pale with fright. They didn't even dare to look back, lest they run too slowly and be swallowed up by the murderous aura overflowing from the furious man in the room. No one outside knew what was going on with King Dingxi. Although he seemed to be in a bad mood before, he did not get angry. It was not until General Shi Lei hurried in just now that King Dingxi's anger seemed to rise immediately.
"Villain!"
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I don¡¯t know whether it was a cup or a teapot that was doomed. It seemed that King Dingxi could only use these things to vent his anger.
"Lord, calm down"
General Shi Lei cautiously advised.
¡°Calm down your anger?!¡±
Li Yuanshan, who was wearing a black embroidered Dragon King robe, kicked the table over: "First Luo Yao, and then Kuoketai Menglie, they are all despicable villains! After Luo Yao gave way to Sipan Town, if he came to Xiping City to encircle Yang Yi, , how could he be stabbed in the back by the Meng Yuan people? It only means that he has no intention of coming to Xiping City, but intends to march eastward! Kuoketai Meng Lie is even more shameless. In the past three years, he has been eating alone and holding his own. , but became Gu¡¯s enemy at the critical moment!¡±
Li Yuanshan's face turned extremely ugly, and anger spread from his eyes: "In the past three years, I have spent countless money and food to feed the enemy!"
"Father, don't get so angry."
Li Xiaoche hurriedly stepped forward and helped Li Yuanshan sit down on the chair: "Father, actually, it's not too late to know the true identity of Kuoketai Menglie. It may not be wrong for us that he stabbed the knife in Luo Yao's back. A good thing. At least Kuok Tai Meng Lie did not directly attack us."
Li Yuanshan shook his head: "Che'erwhat you said makes sense, but how can you not be angry when your father's hard work for the past three years has been wasted? He worked so hard to run the northwest and only waited for today. He thought that the great cause would be accomplished, but he didn't expect it. Such a result. If Luo Yao and Kuoketai Menglie had not betrayed their trust, they would already have Yang Yi's head in their hands!"
He stamped his feet heavily: "In the past three years, Gu has been planning hard, and everything has been according to Gu's expectations. But I didn't expect that Yang Yi would join forces with the Mengyuan people Gu knew that Luo Yao was unreliable, so he never thought that Luo Yao would be reliable. I didn¡¯t intend to let Luo Yao get involved from the beginning. I was just taking advantage of Luo Yao¡¯s power. Even if Luo Yao didn¡¯t break his promise, I would have to get rid of this person sooner or later. I just regretted trusting Meng Yuanmanzi by mistake!¡±
Shi Lei was silent for a while and said: "My lord, I just can't figure it out. How could Yang Yi reach an agreement with Kuoketai Menglie? When did they contact each other? And why did Kuoketai Menglie choose to make an agreement with Yang Yi?" Yi stood together?"
"Why?"
Li Yuanshan sneered: "It's not because of interests"
He said with a sad tone: "It was Gu who underestimated Yang Yi and also underestimated Brother Kuoketai Meng"
"I still don't understand"
Shi Lei asked: "When Brother Meng sent Kuoketai Menglie to lead his army into the pass, were he already preparing for what happened today? If that is the case, then what is Brother Meng's purpose?!"
"Let the Central Plains become more chaotic!"
Li Yuanshan replied: "Only now can I understand the intention of Brother Kuoketaimeng, and also understand the intention of Yang Yi Humph, as the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yi did not hesitate to use the hands of his enemies to achieve his own goals. Just because of thisHe is far inferior to the previous emperors of the Yang family. The Yang family has always claimed that they would rather die in battle than compromise with the enemy, but Yang Yi broke this rule, so what if he wins once? The Yang family will be infamy because of him! "
When he said this, he completely forgot that he was the one who brought the Meng Yuan Langqi into the northwest.
"Father, the child is foolish"
Li Xiaoche was puzzled: "My child still doesn't understand why Brother Kuoktai Meng did this and why Yang Yi did this."
"I just said"
A trace of hatred flashed in Li Yuanshan's eyes: "If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to guess why Brother Meng did this. If nothing else, Yang Yi had already reached an agreement with Brother Meng before leaving Chang'an. Kuo Ke Tai Menglie didn't have the guts to reach negotiations with Yang Yi without Meng Ge's consent, so now he understands why Yang Yi waited until two years before launching troops in the northwest In the past two years, he must have sent people to secretly Negotiating with Brother Meng. Gu initially thought that Yang Yi wanted to mobilize his troops to make preparations. It turned out that he had started planning for today's attack two years ago. "
He let out a long sigh: "The reason why Brother Meng is like this is because he wants to make the Central Plains more chaotic. He doesn't want to see any party have an irreversible victory. Gu, Yang Yi, Luo Yao Kuo Ke Tai Menglie led his army to attack Luo Yao first because he felt that Luo Yao was the strongest. No matter who wins or loses in a decisive battle, Meng Ge does not want Luo Yao to be the only one who wins. A powerful opponent, he is not capable of conquering this country, so he plans to disrupt this country. "
¡°I don¡¯t know what exactly Meng Ge and Yang Yi traded, but I am sure that Yang Yi sent someone to contact him precisely because he saw through Meng Ge¡¯s mind.¡±
"Then what should we do?"
Li Xiaoche asked eagerly.
"what to do?"
Li Yuanshan murmured and repeated it, then stood up suddenly: "Suddenly I thought of something!"