In the early morning of March 26, the fifteenth year of Dahuan Jingxi, Mu also led a troop to the west of Xiangyang, accompanied by generals Shangzhi and Zhong Fuyun, Gao Chi led Jiangzhou people and horses to the east side of Xiangyang, stationed on a hill between Xiangyang and Guangchang.

At the same time, Mu Xiaohe led an army of 50,000 to attack Guangchang, and the accompanying generals were Qiu Shaoping, Hao Zhanwei, Chu Yutang and Qiu Shaoping's strong general Yanghe.

Xiao Moheng himself personally led an army of 30,000 to Xiangyang City, accompanied by generals such as Ling Heng, Tao Yiran, Shang Zhi, Zhong Fuyun and Xin Zuo.

His Royal Highness the Seven Princes of Dahuan, the Governor of the Great Metropolis, and the commander of the three armies, Xiao Moheng, wore a silver armor today, and stood solemnly outside Xiangyang City with tens of thousands of soldiers, he looked at the towering Xiangyang City Wall slightly, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little sad, Xiangyang City is known as the most difficult city to break, its city wall is extremely strong, its moat is deep and wide, and it is definitely not possible to storm it. How do you take Xiangyang City? His mind kept thinking of a way. However, today he only needs to take advantage of the strong momentum of the three armies to call a battle outside the city.

The soldiers of the city gate, who had received the battle report early, quickly sent the news to the marshal's mansion in Xiangyang City.

At this moment, Beihe and Murong Yue are studying the next battle plan.

A soldier quickly ran in, landed on one knee, and said, "Your Highness, the military division, the commander of the Huan army is calling for battle outside the city!" ”

Murong Yue's expression moved, raised his eyebrows and looked at Beihe, and said, "It's here so soon!" ”

Beihe's heart tightened, he didn't expect that this Xiao Moheng was quite bold, and a big battle had just ended. He was anxious to attack the city, "I think he wants Xiangyang to go crazy, and he wants to take Xiangyang City in one go, that's a dream!" ”

Murong Yue nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "What is the gentleman going to do?" ”

However, Beihe didn't notice Murong Yue's inquiry, and in the moment he was thinking about it just now, he suddenly sensed Huan Jun's intentions.

"It's not good, they want to take Guangchang!" Beihe exclaimed, then turned his head to the guards and said, "Quick, go and pass on General Li Daolin!" ”

"Yes!"

Beihe's brows furrowed. "Your Highness. This Xiao Moheng didn't want to attack the city at all, I'm afraid this is his suspicious plan! ”

Murong Yue also thought of this, "Yes, now General Huangfu is critically ill. General Gong was newly defeated. I don't know if I can resist the attack of the Huan army! ”

Just when the two were worried. A man in black flashed in from the side of the hall and arched his hand: "Your Highness, master!" ”

Beihe turned his head when he heard the sound. Seeing that it was his own secret guard Rongzhang, he was shocked, he had already ordered that if it was not a particularly urgent matter, he could not come to see him during the day.

Even Murong Yue was taken aback, Beihe had a secret guard directly under him, this secret guard was called Sky Eagle, and it was responsible for some secret missions, and it was also Beihe's source of intelligence.

"Tell me something!" Beihe knew that something big should happen, otherwise Rong Zhang would not have come to see him at this time,

Rong Zhang always lowered his head and said with a blank expression: "Your Highness, master, Gao Chi, the general of the Huan army, led the troops to be stationed in the east of Xiangyang, and Mu Xiao and the troops led to attack Guangchang. ”

Beihe and Murong Yue glanced at each other, knowing that something was wrong, but Beihe knew that just these things could be detected by the sentinels, and Rong Zhang couldn't show up for this matter, there should be more important things.

"Go on..."Beihe said coldly.

Rong Zhang finally raised his eyes and looked at Beihe and Murong Yue, and seemed to be a little difficult to speak, so he said slowly: "Nanyang and Xinye have been occupied by the Huan army!" ”

Beihe was startled, looking at Rong Zhang's eyes shrunk again and again, and his lips trembled slightly, "How is it possible?" ”

Murong Yue also hurriedly walked over, stared at Rong Zhang and said, "What the hell is the situation, tell me quickly!" He never imagined that Xinye and Nanyang would be quietly taken away.

"This matter is absolutely true, this morning Xinye has sent a team of soldiers and horses to assist Mu Xiaohe to capture Guangchang, and Gao Chi is guarding outside Xiangyang City, just waiting for us to attack!" Rong Zhang condensed, and then said: "On the night of the 23rd, a silver-faced general captured Nanyang, and on the 24th night, the Huan army disguised himself as a wounded soldier and entered Xinye City, taking the opportunity to control Xinye!" ”

Murong Yue lowered his head, sighed heavily, and couldn't speak with his eyes closed. And Beihe also twitched with stinging pain, clenched his teeth, sat beside the desk dejectedly, and couldn't spit out a word for a long time.

When Li Daolin walked in, he saw this scene, and he couldn't have imagined that his revered mentor Beihe and the commander of the three armies were so frustrated. Although the Yan army was defeated that night, and even an unprecedented defeat of the Yan army in more than ten years, it was not enough to make the supreme military commander and military god of Dayan so stunned.

"Your Highness, sir, what happened?" Li Daolin didn't have time to salute, stepped in and knelt beside the two.

Beihe didn't reply to him, but commanded Rong Zhang: "Explore again!" ”

"Understood!" Rong Zhang bowed and retreated.

"General Li, Mu Xiaohe and Gao Chi are attacking Guangchang, you go and call General Zhang Tai, the two of you will take 50,000 soldiers and horses to Guangchang and stop them from attacking the city!" Murong Yue finally stabilized his expression and solemnly commanded, although there are strong soldiers outside, he can't watch Guangchang being captured, and if he can save it, he will be saved, and if he can't be saved, he will be saved.

"Yes!" Li Daolin replied loudly, he glanced at Beihe before leaving, and saw that he was still silent, so he had to retreat.

After Li Daolin left, Beihe raised his head and looked at Murong Yue, both of them with very heavy expressions.

"How many soldiers is Xiao Moheng hiding? Mu Xiaohe, Gao Chi, Ling Heng and other generals are all in the Yicheng area, who took Nanyang? If we can seize the two cities in the rear under our noses, then this person is really... It's too dangerous! Murong Yue said worriedly.

"Moreover, if he can take the opportunity to capture Nanyang, it means that he already knows about our dispatch of troops to Shouchun, so that Shouchun may have already taken precautions, so our plan can be said to be a complete failure...."Beihe's eyes were cold, and he replied disheartenedly,

"Sir, it seems that they have been fully prepared, and it seems that they have already designed this bureau, just waiting for us to get in!" Murong Yue said quietly. There was a calm lucidity in his eyes.

Murong Yue is Murong Yue in the end, and it is precisely because the southern invasion is the sole control of the Northern Crane, so he seems to see it more truly and clearly when he stands outside.

A gleam flashed in Beihe's eyes, "Your Highness means that Xiao Moheng deliberately set up this bureau?" ”

"Yes, this Seventh Prince has been unknown before, and he seems to have no intention of being involved in the government, and he has been traveling in the mountains and rivers until last year, when he subdued the displaced people in one fell swoop and established the Beifu Army. A few years ago, he personally led the army to quell the Wuxing Rebellion. rose almost overnight, which impressed the DPRK and China, which shows that it has great ambitions and can forbear. Strategic. Think about it again. Pei Yun was ill at this time, and it was a little bit of a plan he set up in order to seize the military power of Jingzhou. So, it would not be surprising at all if this bureau was set up by him! Murong Yue analyzed carefully, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, obviously he wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, but now he has become a thief.

Bei He's heart was tossing and turning when he heard this, although he had heard of these things, but he had never connected them together, he didn't seem to pay much attention to some young juniors, only that except for Yuan Kai and Pei Yun, Da Huan had no opponents.

Murong Yue is different, precisely because he is the same prince as Xiao Moheng, so he naturally pays more attention to Xiao Moheng.

Beihe slowly stood up, slowly paced to the door of the hall, looked at the deep blue sky, and pondered for the first time, he felt unprecedented fatigue and powerlessness.

He had already made all the preparations, Fu Rongdi in the west, Chaotang in Dong'an, transferred troops to the south, and prepared hundreds of thousands of military salaries through Yiyun Pavilion. But now he has lost the opportunity, and he seems to be stuck in a quagmire, unable to move. The Huan army has occupied Nanyang, so it will cut off the passage for transporting grain from the DPRK and China, and if it continues like this, Xiangyang will be surrounded on all sides, and sooner or later it will be lost.

It's just that what makes Beihe quite puzzling is that Da Huan has just experienced two major wars last year, and his national strength has been greatly damaged, so how did these seven princes maintain such a large-scale battle? Do you have to rely on Yiyun Pavilion?

"Sir, the food in Xiangyang City can only last for ten days!" Murong Yue suddenly spoke,

Beihe turned his head to look at him when he heard this, obviously the two of them had already thought of a piece. Beihe Muran for a moment, letting him give up Xiangyang is equivalent to letting him give up the results of more than ten years.

"Your Highness, let me think twice, I don't believe that the Huan army is indestructible, and I can't find a single gap!" Beihe finally sighed, there is another trick in the art of war called "put it to death and come back to life".

"Yes, Mr. is right, but the most terrifying thing at the moment is that we don't know the details of the Huan army at all, and we don't even know who took Nanyang City!" Murong Yue's voice was cold, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other can win a hundred battles, and he obviously didn't know enough about the Seventh Prince, but at the moment, he can be called a fierce opponent.

Murong Yue suddenly had a sense of pride, such as today's three points, Tang Shu is partial to Xichuan, the lord of Shu is mediocre, just trying to enjoy, and there is no capable minister of Kuang Fu Sheji in the Shu Dynasty, so there is no need to be afraid, only Dahuan can be compared with Dayan. Murong Yue was originally the most outstanding prince of Dayan, and Xiao Moheng was obviously also the best son of Emperor Xiao, if he fought against such an enemy, it had to be said to be a pleasure. So he should jump out of this war to see the confrontation between the two. Thinking about it like this, Murong Yue suddenly became enlightened.

"Sir, let's not think about the fact that we have been defeated, and we don't care about how much we have lost, but concentrate on thinking about how to resolve the current stalemate, try to repel the Huan army, and keep Xiangyang!" Murong Yue regained his confidence and looked at Beihe Dao with a determined gaze.

Beihe first looked at him in a daze, thinking that Murong Yue's few words made him suddenly, and his mind and bearing made Beihe admire for a moment, and then he got up and made a gesture, and said with emotion: "Your Highness is young, and you can see so clearly, the old man admires!" ”

"Haha... It's not because Mr. teaches every day, Mr. is right, we have to try to find the loopholes in the Huan Army! Murong Yue said calmly.

Being able to quickly adjust his emotions in such a tragic predicament, get out of the shadow of failure, and rekindle the momentum of the highest decision-making level of the Yan Army, Murong Yue, who can do this, can be called the best commander in the world. It's a pity that he didn't know that he was facing a peerless wise man who had been planning for fifteen years.

When he and Beihe put all their focus on Xiao Moheng, they had no idea that their real opponent was still at ease in Xinye at the moment.

"Xiao Yunyan, do you know the four stoppers in Guanzhong?" Jiang Mei leaned on the soft couch, pinched Yun Yan's round face, and said jokingly. After Yun Yan was taught a lesson by Mu Xiaohe that day, he was summoned to Xinye by Jiang Mei again.

Xiao Yunyan was obviously very dissatisfied with Jiang Mei's teasing of herself, but she had no choice but to submit to someone's obscenity on her turf. What's more, there are two martial arts masters beside her, whenever Yun Yan puffs out his cheeks and turns his eyes a few times to bully back, Jiuzhu, who is standing opposite him, sweeps his cold eyes, like a cold wind drifting by, making Yun Yan shiver. So he had to obediently let Jiang Mei bully.

"I know, Dongtong Pass, Xisan Pass, Nanwu Pass, and North Xiao Pass!" Yun Yan replied coldly, Guanzhong Sisai is the four gateways of Chang'an, the retreat can be self-controlled, the switch can be attacked everywhere, and the Guanzhong is eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, the land is fertile, the rivers converge, it is a natural land of kings. No one in the world knows, no one knows. So Yun Yan replied angrily.

"Hehe, it seems that our Yun Yan is still very smart!" Jiang Mei chuckled, but closed her eyes as she spoke.

Yun Yan glanced at her, he was obviously fourteen years old, why did Jiang Mei always treat him as a child, but just as he wanted to argue with Jiang Mei, he saw Jiang Mei lying lazily on the couch, with an extremely chic attitude, and a jasper hairpin was inserted on the loose cloud bun, which matched the indifferent and leisurely expression.

Such Jiang Mei has an unconscious attraction to Yun Yan, he looked at Jiang Mei in a daze for a long time, and suddenly said something that made Jiang Mei inexplicable, "I am obviously only nine years younger than you, why do you want me to call you aunt, I will never shout again!" With that, he rushed out without looking back.

Jiang Mei opened her eyes in an instant, looking at Yun Yan's departing back, with a blank expression that she didn't know why. Jiang Mei glanced at Jiuzhu, who was leaning against the window and looking at her, and asked blankly, "What's wrong with him?" I didn't offend him just now! ”

She was his aunt, so naturally she had to let him call her aunt. Although she hadn't told him the truth yet, she would tell him about it sooner or later, so it wasn't too much for him to call his aunt.

Jiuzhu shook his head, he was not good at guessing people's minds, and he naturally didn't know why Bai Yunyan was suddenly angry. But the two didn't take it to heart, in their eyes, Yun Yan was just a child, and it was okay for the child to make trouble.

Just as Jiang Mei was about to continue lying down and resting, Yue Hua walked in and said, "Miss, Shouchun's Yan army has retreated to Ruyin County!" ”

Jiang Mei immediately sat up when she heard this, "What's the situation like in battle?" ”

Jiuzhu also turned around and looked at Yue Hua and listened to him talk about Shouchun's situation.

"With the assistance of Shi Yu, General Deng Rui repelled the Yan army, and the Yan army's food was insufficient, so Ji Fangzi had to lead his troops to retreat." Yue Hua said lightly,

Jiang Mei nodded, Deng Rui was a rare veteran, he could fight well, it was not difficult to defend Shouchun, plus Shi Yu, who was full of scheming, it was expected to defeat Ji Fangzi and Dian Zhongxiong.

"However, according to the news from the east, the eldest prince of Dayan seems to be intent on using troops in Huaiyin."

"Haha... It's so best, I'm worried that he won't get out of the horse, so that we can find a reason to go out, the eldest prince can hand it over to Shi Bing, and Shi Bing's ability is enough to deal with the eldest prince, hoping that General Shi can take advantage of the situation to recapture Pengcheng! Jiang Mei laughed and said,

Immediately, he gathered his mind and ordered: "Yue Hua, send a message to Shi Yu, let him and Deng Rui prepare for the Northern Expedition, and when we enter Chang'an in the west, they will pursue Ji Fangzi, and besides, let him try to break Beihe's disciple!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Jiang Mei's eyes, Ji Fangzi is a close disciple of Beihe, and he is very good at using soldiers, only by getting rid of him can he make the Northern Expedition one less obstacle.

"Okay!" Yue Hua was about to go out after speaking, but was stopped by Jiang Mei again, "Let the three of them come to see me tonight!" ”

"Yes!" (To be continued......)