Chapter 753: Give You a Chance The floating clouds in the sky are slowly and leisurely pushed forward by the wind, just like an old man lying on a rocking chair, enjoying his children and grandchildren gently rocking the chair to lull him to sleep. of happiness and comfort. The wind was so gentle that it seemed as if it might wake him up. Although Nanyan is small compared to the Great Sui Dynasty, there is no doubt that Nanyan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The scenery of the Sui Dynasty is solemn, the scenery of the Meng Yuan Dynasty is magnificent, and the scenery of Nanyan is typical of Xiaojiabiyu's shyness, with gentleness everywhere. If Emperor Zhenzong had personally visited the rivers and mountains here, he would have been greedy and designated this place as the southern imperial garden of the Sui Dynasty royal family. The white lion is big enough and its back is broad enough. Fang Jie was lying on the back of the white lion, looking up at the long white clouds, clear water and blue sky, feeling a little lost. The team had been marching for a day and a night. Resting in the mountains, forests and grasslands here made people temporarily forget that they were not going south to fight a war. It is as pleasant and natural as traveling in the mountains and rivers. He glanced back at the tallest tree. It would be difficult to spot the camouflaged scouts without looking carefully. The scout with clairvoyance stared at the mouth of the valley more than ten miles away, looking down from a high position with excellent vision. "General, are we going to cut off Feng Ping's army's retreat?" Qilin asked. After asking the people from the Xiao Riding School to set off overnight to deliver a message to Feng Ping, Fang Jie personally ordered five thousand infantry to set off, and they arrived after a day and night of urgent marching. This suddenly stopped again, and Fang Jie just ordered everyone to rest on the spot. These five thousand people are the elites carefully selected from each battalion. They are all veterans of the Langru Mountain. If placed in the team under any one person, such veterans will be valued by the generals. Not only because they are all powerful killing machines, but also because of their unparalleled experience. A veteran can influence several or even dozens of new recruits. They are an asset. ?????????????????????? And Fang Jie mobilized these 5,000 elites this time, obviously not for a sightseeing trip. ¡°More than that¡± Fang Jie shook his head. "The Fengping Army has been handed over to Chen Dingnan. The garrison in Fengping City is no less than 30,000 people. Zhu Supportian and Fu Zhengnan are close friends. In order to save Qingyuan City, Zhu Supportian will definitely send troops, but he will never More than 15,000 people. It is already the limit to send half of the troops to fight. The remaining troops must be able to guarantee Fengping's garrison. "Zhu Zhitian was a general when he was in the Shang Kingdom, and at most he had ten troops. Ten thousand. But later he was stationed in Fengping, and his troops were reduced a lot. ¡°Can¡¯t afford it¡± is the most fundamental reason. During the time of the Great Shang Dynasty, he only asked the court for grain, fodder, and military pay. Although the Great Shang Dynasty was corrupt, the treasury was still abundant, and the grain, fodder, and supplies delivered to the people led by people from a powerful and famous family like the Zhu family would not be severely deducted. , None of the people in the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs are stupid enough to know who can and cannot covet their things. But after the Great Shang destroyed the country, it was impossible to support an army of 100,000 people with just one city. Fengping only has a few hundred thousand people in total. If one citizen supports one soldier, he will be exhausted and unable to support them. Therefore, Zhu Zhitian began to disarm from a long time ago. 70% of his troops were disarmed and returned to the fields. As a result, an additional 670,000 to 70,000 men were left to farm and open up wasteland, and their income at least doubled. The remaining 30,000 or so elite troops are enough to defend Fengping. Zhu Zhitian and Fu Zhengnan have a good relationship not only because they have similar minds, but also because they both understand that whether they want to defend Qingyuan City or seal Pingcheng, they must have a good relationship with each other. Obviously, people like them who have been in the officialdom for many years understand this truth more deeply. Feng Ping and Qing Yuan are dependent on each other. If one is broken, the other will not last long. If the two cities support each other and act as horns to each other, this will be a long-term solution. Therefore, even if there is no fatal friendship, Zhu Zhitian will still send troops for himself. As Fang Jie said, the current advantage of the Black Flag Army is that it can attack Qingyuan City so fast that there is no reaction from Feng Ping. This is the only opportunity available. "Coming!" Nie Xiaoju immediately alerted Fang Jie when she saw the scout on the big tree sending out a signal. Fang Jie got off the white lion, went up to a high place, stood on a huge rock and raised his clairvoyance to look towards the valley. I saw a group of Fengping troops coming out of the valley and immediately set up a defensive formation. "The leader is quite scheming." Fang Jie nodded: "The big group is still behind, and this group was the first to come out to test. The reason why I didn't place an ambush in the valley was to paralyze Feng Ping's army. According to common sense, the best place for an ambush is naturally in the valley, but I am not like this. Feng PingjunWhen you come out of the valley safely, you will inevitably breathe a sigh of relief. When they leave the valley, their defenses are at their weakest. It's like a person crossing a single-plank bridge, coming over with fear. After stepping firmly, he must have felt relieved. At this time, someone suddenly pushed him, and he was probably unprepared. However, looking at the posture of Feng Ping's army, it turned out that the military discipline was quite strict and they did not rush out rashly. " Qilin said with some worry: "If General Chen can't calm down, he will come out and the Feng Ping Army behind him will probably turn around and go back immediately. " "If Chen Dingnan is so useless, I won't let him lead the army alone. " Fang Jie pointed to the direction of the valley: "Send scouts over and keep an eye on the Fengping Army behind them to see how many troops are behind them. After the large group of troops is entangled by Chen Dingnan, I want the troops behind them to be useful. " Feng Ping City City Lord's Mansion Study Room Zhu Zhitian was in a daze holding a bowl of wine. The Spring and Autumn Period in front of him, which he had read dozens of times without feeling disgusted, could not stand anything today. He is already seventy years old. , but still maintains an incomprehensible but admirable habit, that is, he never drinks tea, only drinks. He even drinks when he is thirsty, drinks when he is happy, and drinks when he is unhappy. His stomach felt like it was made of rubber. He poured three to five kilograms of liquor into it without any reaction. The first time he had done it was when he stole alcohol for the first time as a child. After drinking nearly a kilogram of old wine, I was so drunk that I fell asleep and slept for two days and two nights. The second time was when the Great Shang Dynasty was destroyed. I heard that Yongzhou was conquered by the Sui army and looked at the ten items on the table in front of me. During the three imperial edicts, he only drank a few glasses of wine, but he was completely drunk. At this time, there was a rolled-up Spring and Autumn Annals on the table in front of him, and another one that was soaked with sweat. He read his vague letter three times. The messenger came in a hurry, handed the letter to the city gatekeeper, and left in a hurry, saying that he was going to Peicheng City Lord Bai Kaishan for help. He and Fu Zhengnan were close friends. If the messenger was really sent by Fu Zhengnan and wanted to rush to Peicheng, it could be seen that Qingyuan City was really in danger. Therefore, Zhu Supportian hardly hesitated. He dispatched his general and nephew Zhu Ding to lead 10,000 troops to Qingyuan City. Then he wrote a personal letter and sent it overnight to Peicheng and Jin'an, asking the lords of these two cities to send troops. Rescue. Everything was arranged, the team had set off, and the messenger had already set off. But after calming down, Zhu Supportian felt more and more uneasy about this matter. He clearly felt that he had caught something but couldn't sort it out. Clear. It felt like there was a thread in my heart, and as long as I grabbed it and pulled it, the truth would come out, but the thread was shaky and difficult to grasp. "Dingcheng" He handed the letter to the person next to him. A young man: ¡°What do you think about this? " The young man who called Dingcheng took the letter and read it carefully. He had read it once before and found no flaws. He compared the previous letters between the city lord and Fu Zhengnan and found that the fonts could hardly be seen as fake. , especially since it was wet with sweat and even more difficult to read. Even the city lord couldn't see it, so he was even more uncertain. The letter was very short, and it was difficult to judge whether it was in line with a person's font style. "I don't know City Master Fu. After all, I have only been in Fengping for only two years, and I have only met City Master Fu once. But I still know a little about Fang Xie from my humble position. I had some history with this person in Chang'an City. " "I heard you mention it. " Zhu Zhitian nodded: "This person has already shown his prowess when he was admitted to the Chang'an City Yanwu Academy when he was still a teenager. His current achievements are not unexpected. I have never been to Chang'an, but I can guess what kind of place it is, with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Even people like you can't be ranked ahead of him. I have never looked down on this person. He now has a strong army and strong horses, and the southwest is far away from the disputes in the Central Plains. The place is rich and fertile, and his ambition is not small" "But" Zhu Supportian sighed slightly: "With your character, knowledge, and cultivation, if it weren't for the great changes in your family, , the achievements are naturally not inferior to him. The world is changing so fast. When your father led the army south, I exchanged letters with him, and we have never lost contact since. You have chosen the right path to join me. " "City Lord, since my humble position has been left in Fengping, I have forgotten my family background and that I am a Sui person. I only remember that I am a subordinate of the City Lord, and it was the City Lord who saved my life. Even in this humble position, I have to risk my life to protect Feng Ping from foreign enemies. ¡± "Yes!" Zhu Zhitian nodded: "I know your thoughts, that's why I came to you. After all, I am old and my children are not around, so you can only help me share more of the things in this city. . From today on, I will leave the city's defense to you, so you must be careful." "Thank you, City Lord, for your trust!" The young man with the word Dingcheng took two steps back, lifted his robe, knelt down and kowtowed three times: " The kindness of the city lord will be unforgettable even though he is in such a humble position!" "Get up." Zhu Zhitian smiled and said, "You can go down first and do whatever you have to do. You are talented and learned, and I can see clearly." "Thank you, city lord. Appreciate it!" The young man stood up, clasped his fists and saluted again before exiting the study. He walked out of the door, looked up at the sky and murmured: "Fang Juexiao There is really some fate between you and me. I can still meet you after I took refuge here Haha When I entered the Chang'an Martial Arts Academy to audition for you, You suppressed me, and now you are here again, how can I let you have the upper hand again? " Valley Qilin and Nie Xiaoju are clearing the battlefield with their troops. About 1,500 people from the rear of Fengping Army were killed by them? I made dumplings in a surprise attack, and no one got away. It has to be said that Feng Ping's army is indeed much more elite than Fu Zhengnan's men, and their combat power is not at the same level. Even if they were suddenly attacked, they still caused some trouble to the Black Flag Army. "However, compared to these 5,000 veterans of hundreds of battles, the Fengping Army is still a little behind. "General!" A group of soldiers escorted General Fengping, who had his helmet knocked off. The leader was Chen Dingnan: "General, this man's name is Zhu Ding. He is Zhu Supportian's nephew. He leads the army. Rescue Qingyuan City. The subordinates did not dare to delay and brought him over immediately. " "Leave him alone," Fang Jie said calmly, "Follow me if you don't see the signal. "Liu Xuri will be guarding Qingyuan. Qin Yuan and Xia Hou's troops will arrive soon. Wait for my order after you meet up." Chen Dingnan agreed and turned back to make arrangements. Fang Jie glanced at Zhu Ding: "I'll give you a chance to survive, only once."