Yang Si looked puzzled and said, "Master Zhang, why did you say that Gongzi Lu had to let us stare at Manager Su, what was his intention?" ”

Not only was Yang Si puzzled, but even Zhang Shuo did not fully understand Lu Xiaoxian's true intention of such an arrangement.

As soon as Wang Xiaojie's conquest army arrived in Youzhou, Lu Xiaoxian sent Zhang Shuo and Yang Si to Su Honghui's rear army, and the task was very simple: to keep an eye on Su Honghui, when Wang Xiaojie fought with the Khitans, if Su Honghui made a decision not to support, let Zhang Shuo and Yang Si take over the command of the rear army, and must ensure that the rear army fully supports the forward troops. For this reason, he also asked Yang Si to urgently ask Wu Zetian for a secret decree with an expedited eight hundred li, so that they could take over Su Honghui's command at a critical moment.

Zhang said that it could be seen from Lu Xiaoxian's arrangement that Lu Xiaoxian was very distrustful of Su Honghui. But after careful observation by Zhang Shuo and Yang Si these days, they found that Lu Xiaoxian seemed to be a little worried, Su Honghui has always been conscientious, and his rear army has always followed Wang Xiaojie's forward army closely, and he has not fallen a single step.

After listening to Yang Si's inquiry, Zhang Shuo was about to answer, but caught a glimpse of a general in heavy armor walking towards their big tent. As soon as he saw this person, Zhang Shuo immediately closed his mouth and stepped forward slightly.

The general approached and bowed to the two of them: "Lord Zhang, Lord Yang, Chief Su invites you two to go to the tent!" ”

This person's name is Su Hao, who served as the deputy general of Su Honghui, the head of the rear army, about thirty years old, it is said that he is Su Honghui's adopted son, and he has made countless contributions to the southern and northern wars.

Although the time of contact is not long, Zhang said that he has a very good impression of Su Hao. Su Hao is calm and doesn't talk much, Su Honghui's handsome orders are generally conveyed by Su Hao, and Zhang Shuo and Yang Si are accustomed to this.

Zhang Shuo returned the salute to Su Hao and said, "I respectfully obey the commander's order, please ask General Su to lead the way!" ”

Zhang Shuo and Yang Si followed behind Su Hao and came all the way to Su Honghui's handsome tent. The lights in the handsome tent were bright, and in the middle of the handsome case stood a middle-aged man dressed in gorgeous mountain iron armor, who was Su Honghui, the head of the rear army.

Su Honghui is not tall, and he is of medium stature, but he is not short at all in front of the burly Su Hao. He seems to be born to be a commander, shining in the tent, covering everything around him, and all the subordinates around him consciously or unconsciously become the foil surrounding him.

"Lord Zhang, please take a seat!"

Although Zhang Shuo and Yang Si did not have any positions in the army, Su Honghui knew that the identities of the two of them were not simple, and they were extremely polite to the two.

After Zhang Shuo and Yang Si sat down, Su Honghui bluntly expressed his worries: In the afternoon, Wang Xiaojie sent someone to report that the forward had already contacted the forward of the Khitan army ten miles away from Huang Zhang, and the other party fled at the first touch, and Wang Xiaojie was leading the forward troops to chase all the way.

After listening to Su Honghui's briefing, Zhang Shuo couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart.

Yellow Deer Valley.

It's the Yellow Deer Valley again.

This place is somewhat evil, and the tens of thousands of troops of Zhang Xuanyu and Cao Renshi were wiped out here. Now that Wang Xiaojie has also arrived in front of Huangzhang Valley, what if this is ......

Zhang Shuo swallowed hard, and soon felt relieved again. Lu Xiaoxian is in Wang Xiaojie's army at the moment, and what he and Su Honghui can think of, Lu Xiaoxian will definitely be able to think of.

At this moment, I don't know why Zhang Shuo is so confident in Lu Xiaoxian.

……

Zhang said that he was full of confidence in Lu Xiaoxian, but Lu Xiaoxian himself did not have half confidence in himself.

Because in history, Wang Xiaojie was defeated in this battle and martyred.

When he was in Luoyang, Lu Xiaoxian tried his best to persuade Wang Xiaojie to let him not take command of the expedition. However, all his efforts were in vain, and Wang Xiaojie finally came to conquer the Khitan as the coach.

Everything is running according to the original trajectory of history, and in addition to sighing, all Lu Xiaoxian can do is to obey the destiny of heaven.

The more than 100,000 troops of the Second Conquest of the Great Zhou Dynasty were fierce from Youzhou to Yingzhou, and everyone in the Khitan, including Sun Wanrong, was in danger.

The Khitan was able to win the last time, because it took advantage of the light enemy of the Great Zhou army. But this time the situation is different, it is difficult for them to take advantage of each other's arrogance like last time, and the coach Wang Xiaojie this time, who is a battle-hardened veteran and is known as the first military god of the Great Zhou.

Unlike Sun Wanrong, Mr. Wang is not flustered at all, and it seems that everything is under his control.

When Mr. Wang finished speaking in Sun Wanrong's ear, Sun Wanrong looked at Mr. Wang suspiciously: "Can this work?" ”

Mr. Wang's plan was simple, he asked Sun Wanrong to shrink his forces, fight and retreat, and lure the Zhou army all the way north to pursue.

"Don't worry, it will work!" Mr. Wang smiled slightly, "As long as you calm down, you will definitely have a chance!" ”

The Khitans fought and retreated, but Wang Xiaojie was not afraid of the Khitans luring the enemy deeper, he led the vanguard to camp step by step, and did not rush behind the Khitans, and the Khitans never had a chance.

Although Sun Wanrong was anxious, he couldn't help it. If you want to concentrate your forces and fight back, it will become a decisive battle, which is what Wang Xiaojie hopes. In the face-to-face decisive battle, the Khitan army has a small number, and even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory, whether it is Sun Wanrong or Mr. Wang, they don't want to see such a situation.

The Khitans retreated directly into the Huangzhang Valley, Wang Xiaojie followed behind the Khitans, and saw the other party retreating into the Huangzhang Valley, at this moment he encountered the same problem as Cao Renshi: whether to cross the Huangzhang Valley.

Wang Xiaojie deserved to be a famous general, and he was not in a hurry to make a decision, for the sake of prudence, he first sent scouts into the valley to investigate the enemy's situation. It is the famous Whirlwind Brigade that undertakes this task.

After Wang Xiaojie was demoted to a commoner, Zhao Lang and his whirlwind brigade remained in the Longyou Army. These days when there is no war to fight can suffocate them.

This time, Wang Xiaojie took command of the Khitan and transferred the Whirlwind Brigade to his side as soon as possible. They are the best scouts, and this is where they come in handy.

With Zhao Lang's order, Cong Chen rode into the Huangzhang Valley with dozens of scouts. Knowing that there were a large number of Khitan cavalry in the valley, they might die at any time as long as they entered the valley, but none of them flinched. This is their duty and mission, and from the first day they join the Whirlwind Brigade, everyone is prepared for the worst.

About two hours later, Cong Chen returned to report that there were signs of Khitan main activity in the valley.

Wang Xiaojie had to report that his brows were twisted into a pimple, since the enemy had an ambush in Huangzhang Valley, of course he couldn't go to Huangzhang Valley anymore. It was here that Cao Renshi was defeated, ten

The 60,000-strong army was completely wiped out, how could Wang Xiaojie be willing to make his mistake again.

But if you don't go to Huangzhang Valley, you can only bypass the mountains, so it will take more than ten days to reach Yingzhou at the earliest.

After asking the local guide, Wang Xiaojie learned that this Huangzhang Valley is also called Xixia Stone Valley, and there is another canyon at the other end of several mountains, called Dongxia Stone Valley, from which you can also reach Yingzhou.

The valley road of the East Gorge Stone Valley is shorter than that of the West Gorge Stone Valley. Moreover, the mountain is dangerous, because there is a cliff on one side and a cliff with clouds on the other, so it is not easy to pass. It is also not easy for others to ambush. Because the roots of the mountain there cannot be climbed, and even if someone can climb it, the steep mountain wall is bare, and it is impossible to carry rolling logs and rocks to climb it. There are not a few people standing on it, which can completely rule out the possibility of the Khitans ambushing and raiding on the mountain.

In light of this. Wang Xiaojie was determined to transport troops from the Dongxia Stone Valley, there are several sections of mountain roads in this valley that are very narrow, and even the grain carts are not easy to pass, but Wang Xiaojie is the vanguard army, and it is a big deal to abandon the grain carts in Su Honghui's rear army, as long as the army passes through the valley, Su Honghui will naturally have grain and grass to supplement after following up.

After learning of Wang Xiaojie's decision, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but sigh at the sky. In fact, even if he didn't need to ask the guide, he knew the road of the East Gorge Stone Valley. The reason why he didn't tell Wang Xiaojie was that he didn't want Wang Xiaojie to go to Dongxia Stone Valley. Because according to the historical records of later generations, the Dongxia Stone Valley is where Wang Xiaojie was buried, and he would rather Wang Xiaojie enter the Huangzhang Valley than let him go to the Dongxia Stone Valley.

Who knows that people are not as good as heaven, and in the end, Wang Xiaojie still learned the news of Dongxia Stone Valley from the guide.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that he couldn't persuade Wang Xiaojie, but he also arranged a final preparation, no matter what, he had to take Wang Xiaojie back from the hands of death.

So, Wang Xiaojie commanded the army to feign to Huangzhang Valley, suddenly turned around halfway, and rushed to the Dongxia Stone Valley.

On the previous journey, Lu Xiaoxian followed Wang Xiaojie and advanced with the forward troops. But this time, Lu Xiaoxian said goodbye without saying goodbye, and even Wang Xiaojie didn't know where he went.

Although he was very worried about Lu Xiaoxian's safety, he could not be distracted by the imminent war.

Since Wang Xiaojie can inquire about the road of Dongxia Stone Valley, of course the Khitan people will also know about this road. In Wang Xiaojie's opinion, Dongxia Shigu will definitely be guarded by Khitan soldiers, but he judges that the number will not be large. To Wang Xiaojie's surprise, as soon as the two sides fought, Wang Xiaojie understood that he had encountered the main force of the Khitans.

It is also a mistake to say, just before Wang Xiaojie used the strategy of "striking the east and attacking the west", Sun Wanrong adopted Mr. Wang's suggestion and also came to "Ming Xiu plank road". Mr. Wang knew that Huangzhang Valley had become a problem for the Zhou army, and as long as he was suspicious, it was enough to deter the Zhou army. Zhou Jun did not go to Huangzhang Valley, and the most likely choice was Dongxia Stone Valley. Therefore, in the Huangzhang Valley, the Khitan only left a small part of the army, and most of the troops were deployed in the Huangzhang Valley.

The coaches of the two sides battled wits and courage, and finally the main force of the Khitan and Wang Xiaojie's forward elite met in the East Gorge Stone Valley.

Due to the limitations of the terrain, this time the Khitan army could not use the terrain to ambush in the valley, and it was impossible to let the Zhou army have such a simple trick to lure the enemy, so they concentrated the main force and crossed the Shigu Pass in the East Gorge, planning to start a decisive battle with the Zhou army here!