In Yingchuan City, hundreds of miles away, Xue Zhen sat on the main throne with a resolute face with a bit of exhaustion and the smell of gunsmoke that had just been brought down from the battlefield. Xiao Qianwei, who was sitting in the first seat of the next head, also had a somewhat unsightly face, looked up at Xue Zhen's expression, and finally lowered his eyes and did not speak.

The generals who were sitting behind couldn't bear it anymore, and a burly man couldn't help but get up and said, "General, the food in the city can't support it for a few days, what should we do?" ”

Xue Zhen raised his hand, pressed the anxious question of the general, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, General Ben has already ordered someone to move the rescue troops." ”

"Rescuers?" Everyone couldn't help but talk about it, and some people couldn't help asking: "The prince is now inseparable from the imperial army in Pengcheng, where can he spare his hands to support us?" ”

Xiao Qianchi, who was sitting opposite Xiao Qianwei, moved in his heart, looked at Xue Zhen and said, "General Xue is talking about Chenzhou?" ”

Xue Zhen glanced at Xiao Qianchi with some surprise, unlike the second son, who tried to show Xiàn everywhere, Xiao Qianchi, the prince of the world, was quite low-key in the army. Xue Zhen naturally could see that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World really didn't have any talent for marching and fighting. These days, the soldiers in the army have become one with Xiao Qianwei, but His Royal Highness the Prince of the World does not have any sense of zài.

Xue Zhen nodded and said: "Xinling is only a few hundred miles away from Yingchuan, as long as you bypass the middle of Qingyun Mountain, there is no danger. In the past few years, Wei Gongzi and the county lord of Xingcheng have governed the area very well. As long as Wei Gongzi is willing to come to the rescue, it must still be too late. ”

There was silence below, and after a while, someone said with some hesitation: "But... Will Wei Gongzi come? ”

Xue Zhen's face changed slightly, and his gaze shot sharply at the person who spoke. The general who spoke obviously didn't feel that he had said anything wrong, and said with some concern: "In the past two years, we have fought with the imperial court to the death, but we haven't seen a soldier of Wei Gongzi go abroad to believe in Qingyun Mountain. Will Wei Gongzi be willing to lose his troops for us? ”

Xue Zhen said in a deep voice: "Hugh is nonsense, you are not ignorant of the situation in Chenzhou three years ago. If you don't recuperate in the past two years, I'm afraid that you will be defeated by the imperial army a long time ago. When Wei Gongzi went to Chenzhou, he didn't take a single soldier from Youzhou. ”

For Wei Junmo, the soldiers of Youzhou Wei are not familiar, but they are not unfamiliar. Although he didn't stay in Youzhou Wei for a long time, everyone here had heard of Wei Gongzi's great achievements. What Wei Gongzi has done in Chenzhou in the past two or three years is even more admirable. It's not like just anyone can go from nothing to occupying several states in just over two years, with hundreds of thousands of troops and governing the places under their jurisdiction. Now that the Central Plains is in turmoil, many people from all over the country have fled westward, some have gone to Mianzhou more farther away through Chenzhou, but more people have stayed in Chenzhou and other places.

However, because of this, many people are more worried. Wei Gongzi has ignored the war between the Yan Wangfu and the imperial court for more than two years, will he want to support the army and stand on his own?

No matter what he thought in his heart, seeing that Xue Zhen was angry, the generals didn't dare to say anything more. What's more, deep down in their hearts, they still hope that as General Xue said, Wei Gongzi can lead troops to the rescue.

Xue Zhen rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, waved his hand, and said, "That's it, let's retreat first." The arrival of reinforcements must have been in the past few days, so let's guard Yingchuan with your heart. ”

"Yes, General." The people stood up and answered respectfully.

Xiao Qianwei also got up and arched his hand towards Xue Zhen: "General Xue, I will also retire first." Although Xiao Qianwei and Xiao Qianchi are the sons of King Yan in terms of identity, King Yan did give Xue Zhen the power of the army, so Xue Zhen still has the final say in the army. Even Xiao Qianchi and Xiao Qianwei didn't dare to be too rude to Xue Zhen.

Xiao Qianchi walked last, looked at Xue Zhen who was sitting behind the bookcase with his forehead propped up, and sighed slightly. Towards Xue Zhen wordlessly, he arched his hand and turned to go out.

When Xue Zhen was the only one left in the room, General Xue let out a long sigh helplessly.

"Lord Wang, you really have a big problem for the general."

From the time he heard that King Yan had sent his two sons to his army, he knew that trouble was coming. In fact, Xue Zhen suspected that the prince was tired of the open and secret struggle between the two sons before kicking people to him. In the past two years, the confrontation between Youzhou Wei and the imperial court has generally prevailed with them, at least now they occupy a much larger territory than before, right? But some of the things that come with it are also unavoidable. The larger the sphere of influence of Youzhou Wei, the more unstable many people's hearts become. It's just that nothing has been decided yet, so many things are still hidden in the dark.

But even so, the fight between the two sons of King Yan can still be seen by many people. The prince of Yan has a docile personality and mediocre abilities. The second son of King Yan is relatively long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he is much more dazzling than his brother. Even if they don't have anything of their own, the hearts of the people below are ready to move. So in the struggle for military power, war exploits, and the importance and favor of the prince, Xue Zhen, who always remembered his friend Chen Yu's letter to complain and gloated, is now suffering himself.

In fact, these two people didn't do anything, after all, King Yan threw the two people over naked, except for the two servants with him, he was not even allowed to bring a staff member. originally thought that Xue Zhen was suppressing and couldn't make any big waves, but Xue Zhen obviously underestimated the ability of the prince of Yanwangfu. In just a month or two, Xiao Qianwei has already established a good relationship with most of the high-level generals in the army. The generals in the army are somewhat arrogant, looking at the second son of the approachable corporal Lixian, and then looking at the prince who is not good at speech and ordinary ability, the hearts of many generals have also begun to deviate. When Xue Zhen put down his busy military affairs and noticed it, he found that most of the generals in the army were faintly repulsed against the prince. Although Xiao Qianchi's personality is gentle, he is not a bun. After helping King Yan deal with various affairs in the Yan Palace, he naturally couldn't fight back, waiting for the people who were suppressed by his brother and couldn't see anyone. As a result, what happened in the Yan King's army before began to be staged again in Xue Zhen's army in a different form.

This time the incident was caused by Xiao Qianchi and Xiao Qianwei's rivalry, so that the enemy rushed forward. The enemy seized the opportunity to burn the grain and grass, forcing them to retreat to Yingchuan.

If it were two ordinary generals, Xue Zhen would have beaten him with a hundred sticks a long time ago, and he would have trained people to be obedient. But these two are the sons-in-law of His Royal Highness King Yan, and the prince entrusted these two to him, what else can he do except think he is unlucky?

Thinking of Wei Gongzi, who had been at ease in Chenzhou for the past two years, Xue Zhen sighed with envy again. Could it be, Wei Gongzi just expected that there would be today's shape, and he has only been staying in Chenzhou for the past two years, and the prince refuses to come back, no matter what he calls, right?

Youzhou Wei and the imperial army have been entangled for two or three years, although each has its own damage, but the imperial court has never taken any big advantage. On the contrary, large tracts of land were lost one after another, and the generals who led the troops were replaced one after another, and this time it was finally about to make a great achievement. On the day that Yingchuan was besieged, the generals who led the troops had already rushed back to Jinling.

After receiving the battle report, Xiao Qianye was naturally overjoyed. After being depressed for a few years, he finally heard a good news, and at the moment Longxin Dayue ordered to reward the army, not to mention, and at the same time to fully assist the garrisons in various nearby places, so as to kill one of the main forces of Xue Zhen's Yan King in Yingchuan City. As long as Xue Zhen's soldiers and horses are completely annihilated, the blow to Youzhou Wei will be absolutely immeasurable.

In the imperial court camp, the commander who led the troops at this time was Yongkang Hou Tang Zeng. This Yongkang Marquis has not yet reached the year of the Mandate of Heaven this year, and when he followed the first emperor, he only caught up with the tail of a man who dominated the world, so he naturally did not have much military merit. This marquis was only sealed after Xiao Qianye ascended the throne. There is no other reason, this Yongkang Hou is the cousin of the current Queen Mother. Now there is a daughter who is a concubine in the palace, although Xiao Qianye does not like harem women and is not favored, but her identity is different. After the incident between Xiao Chun and King Yan, in the past few years, the emperor has obviously believed in his own people more. Fortunately, Tang Zeng did not disappoint him.

"General, Xue Zhen has been trapped for many days, and Yingchuan is persecuted within three days." A general said loudly.

Yongkang Hou, who was sitting on the main seat, nodded, his face was also full of pride, and he laughed loudly: "Yes, I heard that the two sons of King Yan are also in Yingchuan, as long as they can be captured alive, high-ranking officials and Houlu are all at your fingertips, you have to work hard." ”

"Yes, General!" The generals also rejoiced.

Tang Zeng was able to lead people to trap Xue Zhen, although there were mistakes made by Xue Zhen's army, but it also showed that Tang Zeng did have some ability. Even at this time, he was not completely carried away by the victory. He said in a deep voice: "Everyone should not take it lightly, beware of the sneak attack of enemy reinforcements. ”

Some people disagreed, "Pengcheng is fighting Zhenglie, General Cao led an army of 500,000 to confront King Yan, where can King Yan still draw troops and horses to rush to help?" ”

Tang Zeng shook his head and said, "No, don't forget, in addition to King Yan, there is another person who is closer to Yingchuan. ”

There was silence in the big tent, and it took a while before someone said in a deep voice: "Wei Junmo? Tang Zeng nodded, "Wei Junmo has been recuperating in Chenzhou for more than two years, and now he also has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Don't take the enemy lightly. ”

A general snorted lightly and said: "Three years ago, Wei Junmo was able to capture Chenzhou and other places, thanks to the power of Taining Wei, and now the hundreds of thousands of people under his command are just a rabble who have never fought, so why worry about it." ”

These people are far away in Jinling and the battlefield, so they naturally don't know that although the soldiers and horses in the hands of Wei Gongzi are not called elite soldiers in a hundred battles, they are definitely not a rabble. In the past two years, these soldiers and horses have not been tempered. Just look at the chassis of Chenzhou's continuous expansion to the southwest, and the bandits and bandits who are almost extinct in the southwest to know their ability.

Tang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." ”

"Yes, General." Everyone responded in unison, but there were also some people who secretly felt that this general had not brought much, and he was too timid to always look forward and backward. He didn't take his words to heart. Tang Zeng looked at the file on the table, thought for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "In the past two days, step up the siege of the city, and be sure to take Yingchuan before the reinforcements arrive. ”

"Yes, General."

At this time, Wei Junmo and the others, who were being remembered by the soldiers and horses on both sides, had already left Qingyun Mountain, but they did not come in the direction of Yingchuan. On the contrary, there were two colorful roads, one to attract the attention of the enemy, and the other main force was indeed day and night, and quickly headed towards Yuncheng, which was less than a hundred miles away from Yingchuan. Compared with Yingchuan, Yuncheng is not a big city, and there are not many soldiers and horses stationed. However, it is true that the choke point of the imperial army to Jinling is also the necessary place for the imperial army to transport grain and grass. At present, there is a month's worth of grain and grass for the Tang army, so there are three times as many soldiers and horses stationed there as usual. But compared to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses besieging Yingchuan, it is really insignificant.

Out of Qingyun Mountain, the army did not stop, but in the middle of the night on the third day, at four o'clock, it had already arrived less than ten miles outside Yuncheng. Wei Junmo ordered the whole army to renovate for a while, and the entire army immediately dismounted silently, packed up and rested on the spot. It's not yet March, and the weather isn't warm. But the soldiers didn't care, and they leaned on each other and began to eat dry food or close their eyes. After more than two years of training, it is clear that it is still very effective. At least, it's like a well-trained soldier who has always been forbidden by order.

Nangong Mo, Wei Junmo and the others stood on a small hill, looking at Yuncheng in the distance.

Yuncheng is only a county seat, and even the soldiers and horses originally stationed in wartime are only a few thousand. Tang Zeng obviously understood the importance of grain and grass, so he added another 20,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Yuncheng. But for an army of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, there is not much difference between 20,000 and 5,000.

In the darkness of the night, the city was barely visible from afar. The spy who went to the front to investigate came back and said, "Prince Qiyu, county lord, there are now more than 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Yuncheng. However, the guards are not very strong. "Obviously, the people stationed in Yuncheng didn't expect that someone would attack Yuncheng at this time.

Changfeng Gongzi played with the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "No wonder you gave up Yingchuan and ran to attack Yuncheng and surround Wei to save Zhao, but it was an unpleasant strategy." "If Yuncheng is taken by them, the road connecting with Jinling is blocked, the grain and grass are taken away, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are sitting behind him, if Tang Zeng can still sit still, he will be served.

Wei Gongzi said lightly: "Wai Wei to save Zhao? Perhaps. ”

Lin Changfeng was surprised, "Didn't you sneak attack Yuncheng to save Xue Zhen?" ”

Wei Junmo was indifferent: "We don't have enough food and grass, save Xue Zhen, by the way." ”

Hearing this, Changfeng Gongzi had to stroke his forehead and sigh. General Xue is really unladylike, people are looking forward to him to relieve the siege, but when he arrives at Wei Gongzi, he only ends up with a pass.

Seeing him like this, Nangong Mo couldn't help but smile, "Young Master Changfeng, as long as the goal is achieved, why care about the process and original intention?" ”

I don't care, I don't know if Xue Zhen knows if he will care.

Changfeng Gongzi touched his nose and asked, "Attacking the city at dawn, can you take Yuncheng in two hours?" ”

Nangong Mo said with a smile: "It will definitely be no problem to take Yuncheng before Tang Zeng's reinforcements come back, but we are only afraid that we have to worry that if Tang Zeng's large number of soldiers and horses come back to help...... "Yuncheng is easy to attack and not to defend, if Tang Zeng sends a large army to reinforce, they may not be able to hold it when they first come."

The two of them looked at Wei Junmo together, and Wei Gongzi said, "We don't want Yuncheng." ”

"Huh?"

Wei Gongzi held a branch from nowhere in his hand, and gestured on the ground in the moonlight. The three of them are all martial arts practitioners, and their excellent eyesight does not hinder anything.

"Yuncheng can keep the rules, and if it can't be kept, abandon the city and go east to Shangshui, and then go north from Shangshui to Yanlin to Yingchuan."

Lin Changfeng looked at the traces on the ground, then recalled the topographic map in his mind, and silently looked at Wei Junmo and said, "How do I think... Are you planning to take Tang Zeng's reinforcements for a walk? "After a circle, the final destination is Yingchuan.

Wei Junmo shook his head, "It's different, going east is still the sphere of influence of the imperial court, Xiao Qianye sent all the soldiers and horses to the vicinity of Pengcheng and Yingchuan, and the further east you go, the fewer soldiers and horses." They also had no time to rearrange now, and there was minimal resistance to the east. Otherwise... Do you stay and confront Tang Zeng head-on? ”

Changfeng Gongzi shook his head again and again, "Where, naturally I listened to Wei Gongzi's orders." ”

Wei Junmo continued: "In addition, if this road is handled properly, before reaching Yingchuan, it should be able to consume most of the pursuers. ”

Lin Changfeng raised his eyebrows and said, "You're not afraid, Xue Zhen can't wait for you to rush to Yingchuan and break it?" ”

Wei Junmo glanced at him lightly, "The 100,000 soldiers and horses that Nangong Xu brought are not decorations. ”

...... "Well, you're right. Changfeng Gongzi was silent.

Wei Junmo looked sideways at Nangong Mo, "Flawless, before dawn, you take someone to sneak into the city first." ”

Nangong Mo smiled, her eyes were bright, and she nodded, "No problem." ”

Wei Junmo nodded, looked up at the front, and said softly: "In this way, Dawn will do it, and take Yuncheng within two hours!" ”

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