Chapter 19 The mountain rain is coming

Cheng Jinshang retreated to Yunyang, Yuzhou returned to the abyss, the happiest was naturally Qin Yong, he learned that Liang Pingchuan captured Yuzhou, his heart was very happy, and immediately thought about the new Yuzhou Yunlu general candidate.

According to the plan, Qi Ningyu has been walking around the palace more recently, and praised the emperor's eldest son Song Xiao for being good at writing and martial arts, and occasionally revealed a little worry, the queen was naturally puzzled, so she wanted to ask, Qi Ningyu was embarrassed, and finally pretended to be embarrassed to say that he was worried that Lu Shoufu was supporting the second prince Song Yao by supporting the second prince Song Yao in Bozhou, and was worried that it would threaten the status of the emperor's eldest son in the future. Qin Mu suggested that Jingzhou Ran Mingli be transferred back, in order to form a deterrent to Bozhou Lu Shoufu, but Qin Yong still refused after thinking about it, after all, this Yuzhou is now stormy, and transferring Ran Mingli back will inevitably increase his burden, it is better to let him stay in Jingzhou to recuperate, as a backup, the two discussed for a long time, and finally tended to let Wang Jinglan go to work, but the current battle situation in Yuzhou is undecided, and it is not time yet.

In Tai'an City, the jade concubine Qi Ningyu came out of the palace to meet Nie Wuxiang under the pretext of visiting the clansmen, and after the clouds and rains, she began to consider the situation in Yunyang again.

On the one hand, Lu Shoufu insisted on holding his troops still, and on the other hand, Qin Yong had no intention of transferring Ran Mingli back for the time being, this An Yingdong tried to analyze Cheng Jinshang and the generals under his command, but except for Cheng Jinshang, Cheng Yanwu, and Wang Jinyi, he didn't know much about the others, and besides, they couldn't figure out what the situation was in Yunyang now, or what situation they were going to face, so it seemed that they were in a dead end right now, and Cheng Jinshang was the chess piece that activated the whole chess game. It's just how to keep this piece from being captured first is what they have to worry about.

Nie Wuxiang was expressionless, he was not afraid or worried, on the contrary, his heart had filtered countless ways, and finally, he said firmly: "The general trend of the world has never been dead, Cheng Jinshang's chess piece can't move for the time being, we can choose other chess pieces to slow down this crisis first." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Qin Yong." Nie Wuxiang took a sip of tea and continued, "The use of Liang Pingchuan is indeed beyond our expectations, but in Qin Yong's opinion, this is just his expedient measure, now that Yuzhou City has been recaptured, Qin Yong will definitely not let Liang Pingchuan go to defend it, this is his best chance to squeeze out Lu Shoufu, so he will definitely let his cronies go to Yuzhou, Mr. An has won Qin Yong's trust, at this moment, he only needs a little help to make Yuzhou shake again, isn't the chess piece you buried in Yuzhou back then already out of trouble, and it can still be used at this moment." ”

"What should the national teacher do if he wants to be humble?"

"As always, first, Yu'er, you have to walk around the palace more, intentionally or unintentionally passing on the threat of Lu Shoufu and the second prince to the queen mother. Second, Mr. An must follow Qin Yong's wishes and let him send his own people to guard Yuzhou, as long as Liang Pingchuan is not there, Cheng Jinshang's chess piece can be brought back to life, and at the same time, the chess piece that was placed in Yuzhou before will be used again. Nie Wuxiang said with a blank expression, and then stroked the irregular star-shaped tattoo on his left arm meaningfully.

After mentioning this, Qi Ningyu and An Yingdong also suddenly realized, and they went to their respective activities according to Nie Wuxiang's arrangement.

Cheng Jinshang did not guess wrong, after taking over the defense of Yuzhou, Liang Pingchuan asked someone to bring a map of Yuzhou, he knew that Cheng Jinshang's retreat to Yunyang was just an expedient measure to preserve his strength, but Yunyang was a small city after all, he could not keep defending it, and he had insight into the stakes, there was Yang Mingzhen in Qianzhou to make trouble, Cheng Jinshang would not provoke him at this moment, but his tens of thousands of troops needed to survive, and the small Yunyang City naturally couldn't support so many people, he wanted to go out, where to go? Rongzhou or Yunzhou, only these two places, pay attention to the decision, Liang Pingchuan soon organized the army to the south, the army was divided into two roads, all the way to surround Yunyang Tianying Pass, all the way to Rongzhou, to Yunzhou.

Wang Liyang has long wanted to go to the battlefield, the weapons in his hands are like a hungry baby waiting to be fed, it just so happened that Cheng Jinshang's order to him was to fight quickly and capture Pingtian in time, so under his fierce attack, Pingtian was quickly broken, after the city was broken, Wang Liyang immediately watched the canal and measured the field, built defenses, and sent the stored grain and grass to Yunyang in time, but Wang Jinyi divided his troops and went to another place.

According to the requirements of Liang Pingchuan, Liang Yunbi led 50,000 troops through Rongzhou to Pingtian, Yunzhou and Rongzhou were cut by the Jade Snow Mountain, the south of the mountain is the cloud, the north of the mountain is Rong, the territory of Rongzhou is dominated by mountains and basins, after the Jade Snow Mountain, in addition to the small plains formed by the alluvium of the Snow Mountain River in the area of Pingtian and Ningzhong, there are mountains and dangerous peaks everywhere, although the humidity is heavier, but the trees are lush, the stream is deep and the water is clear, and it also does not lose a unique scenery.

According to Liang Pingchuan's confession, the capture of Pingtian is the top, so as to completely cut off the supply of grain and grass in Yunyang, if he is the first opportunity, he will surround Pingtian and cut off the grain road, and it is also a means to lose a means, for the general, it is natural to take the upper and the lower, Liang Yunbi knows that the distance from Yunyang to Pingtian is much closer than the distance from Yuzhou to Pingtian, and he has to take a detour, so he marched all the way in a hurry, in order to seize the opportunity, and silently prayed in his heart that Cheng Jinshang could think of this step slowly.

But he naturally underestimated Cheng Jinshang, not only that, but Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo also prepared a big gift for him.

Walking to the foot of Yuxue Mountain, Liang Yunbi suddenly had an ominous premonition, he couldn't say why, this was his intuition, and it was also his potential instinct as a good general to grasp the overall situation, seeing that he was about to penetrate the valley, but he slowed down, jumped and dismounted, Liang Yunbi looked at the empty valley like an eagle, at a glance, the grass, shrubs, deep forests, and snow-capped mountains gradually layered, silent, empty.

He thought to himself, "If I am Cheng Jinshang, what should I do?" Yes, wait for the work and wait for the rabbit. However, can this Cheng Jinshang really think of such a far, no, he can't trap himself under this snowy mountain at this moment, although the soldiers are afraid to advance, sometimes they also need to take risks, if they are delayed for a long time, the best fighter will be lost. "And according to my own experience, there is absolutely no ambush in this valley mouth. After pondering for a long time, Liang Yunbi got on his horse and ordered: "The team is in two columns, advancing in a serpentine shape. ”

The width of the valley was enough for five columns of soldiers to lean on horseback, although he could not see that there was an ambush in this valley for the time being, but for the sake of prudence, Liang Yunbi decided to divide the soldiers into two columns, marching with the momentum of a long snake, if they encountered an ambush, they could change their tails and exit in an orderly manner, instead of all being trapped in the valley and becoming fish and meat.

Liang Yunbi in the center, tens of thousands of horses like a giant python at a uniform speed, to the valley, Liang Yunbi expected that the front team should have been out of the valley, so he urged the left and right to speed up the march, at this time, suddenly heard the sound of the mountain cracking, Liang Yunbi shouted: "There is an ambush, hidden!" ”

I have to say that Liang Yunbi's method of marching like this is the best choice in an emergency, if the five columns are parallel, at this moment the valley is afraid that it will be blocked by its own people in an instant, and the two columns of people and horses can just look for stone cliffs and trees to avoid the rolling stones in the mountains, but after all, there is not cover everywhere, and Wang Jinyi is naturally prepared, the rolling wood and rocks poured down, and the soldiers who did not have time to dodge were instantly smashed into flesh, and the screams filled the valley, Liang Yunbi signaled left and right to continue to hide and walk, in order to rush out of the valley as soon as possible, but not long, The front came to report, the exit was blocked, and it was impossible to travel, Liang Yunbi immediately decided, "Change the tail as the head, retreat!" The soldiers returned one by one, and the queue began to retreat.

Wang Jinyi originally intended to set up an ambush in the valley, and when Liang Yunbi's army entered, as long as the mountains and rocks were together, so everyone was bound to rush in a panic, and he didn't need much effort to let these people trample on each other and block the way out, so he hid the boulder at the exit, and when the people and horses were approaching, he gave an order to block the mountain pass, and then trapped everyone in the valley, but he never expected that Liang Yunbi was not a general, and the arrangement of troops was also quite exquisite, only two columns in parallel, and they could gradually retreat. Wang Jinyi originally planned to arrange a team of people at the entrance, and seal the entrance when Liang Yunbi's army entered the valley, so that even if he Liang Yunbi had wings, he would not escape from his palm, but he knew that Liang Yunbi was not a reckless person, if he set up an ambush at the entrance, he would definitely be able to let him see the clues, and naturally he would not jump into the trap. This is indeed the case, Liang Yunbi suspected that there would be an ambush in the valley from the beginning, so he hesitated for a long time in the mountain pass, waiting to make sure that there was no one in the mountain pass, and he had to attack Pingtian quickly, so he made a dangerous move and ventured in.

Wang Jinyi gave up the trick of blocking the entrance in order to lead the enemy into the battle, and indeed let Liang Yunbi enter his trap, but this also gave Liang Yunbi a way out, coupled with Liang Yunbi's unique arrangement, so he finally withdrew from the valley, but in terms of results, Wang Jinyi still won, and he easily blocked Liang Yunbi in Rongzhou without spending a single soldier, and he was not allowed to go south, although Liang Yunbi retreated, but in the valley, he lost thousands of soldiers in vain, and most importantly, Father's plan was completely disrupted at this moment, withdrawing from the valley and reorganizing the good people, Liang Yunbi began to worry in his heart, two battles, Cheng Jinshang's strategic vision and troop arrangement are no longer under his father's commander, although the two armies did not have too many direct battles, and the loss of thousands of his own people was not a big defeat, but the master made a move, and even a slow move was also defeated, and if you want to cut off Cheng Jinshang in the future, I am afraid it will be more difficult, but the only way to do this is to present your father first, and wait for the new order.

Intercepting Liang Yunbi, the Yunyang crisis has been temporarily eased for a few points, but all roads lead to Rome, if Liang Pingchuan is bent on leveling Yunyang, he will always find an opportunity to cut off his supply of grain and grass, and the fate of Yunyang City is like a lonely boat floating on the sea of undercurrents.

An Yingdong returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and was not in a hurry to find Qin Yong, because he knew that Qin Yong needed him more now, and sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to spread the word that Qin Yong had an invitation.

Seeing Qin Yong, An Yingdong was not in a hurry, because he had already guessed what Qin Yong was going to discuss, and sure enough, Qin Yong was talking about the matter of Yuzhou. After the people sat down, Qin Yong opened his mouth to ask how to deal with the current situation in Yuzhou. Everyone has their own opinions, but it is nothing more than who to let be the general of Yunlu in Yuzhou and how to deal with Liang Pingchuan.

Qin Yong has always attached great importance to An Yingdong's opinion, and when he saw that he didn't argue, he took the initiative to ask.

An Yingdong cleared his throat and said slowly: "My subordinates think that the best way to let General Ran Mingli go to Yuzhou is the best way. "His purpose is very clear, Ran Mingli guards Jingzhou, pinching Wei Rong's throat, only by transferring Ran Mingli out of Jingzhou, he and Nie Wuxiang will have the opportunity to carry out more plans, but he also knows that this Qin Yong will not easily move the handsome chess in his hand, he does not intend to guard against Wei Rong, but wants Ran Mingli to keep the elite of Jingzhou, as the greatest support for his own grandson Song Xiao to compete for the throne.

"Is there really no other candidate?"

As soon as Qin Yong asked, An Yingdong knew that Qin Yong already had a suitable candidate in his heart, but he just needed to weigh it, there were not many cards in his hand now, since Ran Mingli couldn't move, it would be clear who the best candidate was, since Qin Yong had made a decision in his heart, why not follow his wishes to increase a little more favorability, or increase the chances of winning for his next plans.

An Yingdong thought about it deliberately and said, "Yes, yes, but I don't know if it can do it." ”

"Tell me about it."

"Since General Ran wants to guard Jingzhou, then you might as well let General Wang Jinglan go to Yuzhou, General Wang has to be cultivated by the prime minister, and the defeat of the northern conscription is the prime minister's strength, presumably he will be more loyal to the prime minister, but I don't know if the last defeat will make General Wang timid."

Since the defeat of the army, Wang Jinglan has been looking for an opportunity to regain his strength, and Qin Yong has always hoped to help him regain his prestige so that he can have more choices, hearing An Yingdong say this, he is even more determined to let Wang Jinglan go to Yuzhou to take office, in fact, the reason is also very simple, if you really let Ran Mingli return to Chongqing, it is to lose Jingzhou for the sake of Yuzhou, if Wang Jinglan is in charge of Yuzhou, then I have two major military towns in my hands, and in the future my own grandson will fight for the throne There is another game of chess, and the idea is decided, Qin Yong decided so. However, according to the Dayuan system, what Yuzhou needs now is three people, General Yunlu, the history of the assassin, and the history of the supervisor, General Yunlu has decided, and the most important thing is to determine the candidate for the history of the assassin.

"My subordinates think that the best candidate for the history of the assassin in Yuzhou is none other than Lord Zhong Jie Zhong." An Yingdong seized the opportunity to suggest.

But everyone in the hall has objections, it's very simple, it's so fat, everyone hopes that their good people can go.

Regardless of everyone's chatter, An Yingdong raised his voice and said: "Lord Zhong guarded the city when Cheng Jinshang attacked Yuzhou, so that he was imprisoned, although he was born in a cage, but his knots remained the same, he was dedicated to the abyss and the prime minister, not to mention that he had served as a supervisor in Yuzhou for many years, and he knew the situation in Yuzhou very well. ”

In his opinion, Zhong Jie has followed him for many years, and he has been conscientious in Yuzhou over the years, and now the war in Yuzhou has not subsided, Wang Jinglan will be able to stabilize the situation in Yuzhou if he goes to have Zhong Jie follow, so he looked around at everyone, got up and paced a few steps, and said slowly: "Mr. An is reasonable, Lord Zhong was captured in Yuzhou, but his integrity remains the same, compared to Yan Yu in Yunyang, it is simply the difference between cloud and mud, according to the appearance, it is so decided, as for the candidate of the supervisor history, the prime minister will consider it again." ”

In this way, Qin Yong thought that he had decided Yuzhou, and An Yingdong easily intervened in the affairs of Yuzhou again, and the next thing was much easier to say, as for when Qin Yong would return to Liang Pingchuan's military power, it was only a matter of time, since the generals of Yuzhou had been decided, then Qin Yong's next thing to do was naturally to find an opportunity to get back Liang Pingchuan's handsome seal, and this matter was in a hurry.

Liang Pingchuan, who was far away in Yunyang, didn't know what was happening in Tai'an City, on the contrary, at this moment, he was thinking about how to attack Yunyang as soon as possible, because his plan was first seen through by Cheng Jinshang, and the news that Liang Yunbi was blocked halfway was on his case, although he looked very calm, but in fact, he was still a little worried in his heart, what exactly could not be said, before coming to Yuzhou, he thought that this Cheng Jin was not an ordinary person, but he never thought that this person was so strategic, if it wasn't for Zhuang Qing and the two of them wasting a good opportunity, At this moment, he may be on the way back to the court, compared to when he first came to Yuzhou, the light on his face has obviously decreased a little, but he is a god of war who has fought countless battles, and such a small obstacle is not a big deal.

After thinking about it for a while, a smile appeared on the corner of Liang Pingchuan's mouth, and he summoned his subordinates and ordered Liang Yunbi to reorganize the army on the spot, not to worry, to find an opportunity to attack Pingtian again, even if it is to bypass the entire Jade Snow Mountain, and if you can't capture Pingtian, you don't have to force it, you just need to raid the grain road from Pingtian to Yunyang from time to time, and the people inside the cage are always more anxious than the people outside the cage. After issuing the military order, Liang Pingchuan rested in the tent with peace of mind. Lu Wenting retreated, he needed time to think and figure out what Liang Pingchuan had done, which was also the main purpose of Lu Shoufu asking him to follow Liang Pingchuan to attack Yuzhou.

Wang Jinyi's retreat from the enemy is naturally a happy event, but he is not so easy to be complacent, he knows that this battle did not hurt Liang Yunbi's muscles and bones, and it is really a nerve-wracking thing whether to defend Yuxue Valley or return to Pingtian, the two sides weighed it, and he finally decided to hold the valley for the time being, and report the current situation to Yunyang.

Yunyang seems to be a reassuring pill for the generals of Yuzhou, back to Yunyang, everyone's hearts are calm a lot, Ren Pujia from time to time with Zeng Yingying to the Yunshui bank to play, it is early summer, everything is lush, the river is green, although in a foreign land, but the heart also feels stable, occasionally you can see Dou Ming with people fishing on the river, this Dou Ming also loves Xiao Yingying very much, when Ren Pujia is not in Yunyang, Dou Ming also takes care of her, the two of them see each other, one old and one young, very happy.

Maybe this place is really like a paradise in the era of beacon fires, Su Mu father and daughter also seem very leisurely, and with the help of Yunyang people, there is a small medical hall on the street, although it is only less than half of the Yuzhou medical hall, but the two are already very content, Yunyang Mountain is high and watery, there are many medicinal herbs that are relatively lacking in Yuzhou, and there is nothing to do, the two of them will look for it among the mountains and rivers, and Ren Pujia will sometimes follow them to go together, in such a panicked world, it seems to be a prosperous world.

In Yunyang, in addition to Yan Yu and Tulan Gurou and his party, they were uneasy. In fact, Tulan Gurou herself didn't know why she suddenly decided to follow Tao Chen to Yunyang, at the beginning, it was because of the arrogance of being the lord of the North Abandoned Hall over the years, there was nothing she couldn't do, since she boasted about Haikou in front of her brother at that time, then she had to do it, however, later, she seemed to be just out of personal reasons, but what it was, she couldn't tell. More anxious than her is naturally Tulan Bobai, first, he is worried about the safety of the county lord, and secondly, Beiqi is fighting with Yuan Zhong, and he can't do anything in the south of the beautiful mountains, and he feels very uncomfortable, and in his opinion, how can a Tao Chenmo let them rejuvenate the people, it is precisely this Tao Chenmo who still doesn't appreciate it, he complained to Tulan Gurou many times, but Turan Gurou just smiled and didn't say much, fortunately, the war in the north is going well, and the north border will soon belong to the north abandonment family, but what Turan Bobai doesn't know is, In fact, this county lord of theirs has not been idle, these days, she has a general understanding of the military strength of Dayuan, and she has also analyzed a lot of Cheng Jinshang, all these things, she has carefully passed on to the northern royal court.

Soon, more than half a month passed, and Liang Pingchuan decided to knock Yunyang to try what kind of fierce beast this Tianying Pass was or a docile domestic dog. He ordered Lu Wenting to organize his troops and raid in the middle of the night, and the result was naturally not beyond his expectations, Tianying Pass is now the lifeblood of Yunyang, Cheng Jinshang arranged the most elite army and the strongest defense in Yunyang here, a round of attack, Liang Pingchuan lost a lot of manpower, but he barely advanced half a step, Tianying Pass is like the most ferocious big insect, standing tall and not giving in.

Liang Pingchuan was not in a hurry, nor did he have the slightest sense of frustration, he was waiting for news.

The news reached the Yunyang General's Mansion almost at the same time.

The Yunzhou grain road was destroyed.

Liang Yunbi received his father's order after careful consideration, in the end, he left thousands of soldiers stationed in the valley, the stove, the military tent all did not move, he took the remaining 40,000 soldiers lightly, it really took half a month to bypass the entire Yuxue Mountain, he originally intended to take advantage of Wang Liyang's unpreparedness to raid Pingtian, but think about it carefully, a city you attack me, it is very sad, and he is too far away from the camp, so this approach is not very proper, so he simply decided to abandon Pingtian, and instead attack the grain road from Yunzhou to Yunyang, After succeeding, the stolen grain and grass were introduced into the mountains together with the troops, and the Yunyang army could not attack. And here Cheng Jinshang's instruction to Wang Jinyi is to stick to the valley, and must not give Liang Yunbi the opportunity to attack Pingtian, Wang Jinyi got the order to build fortifications in the valley, intending to completely turn Liang Yunbi away, but no one expected that Liang Yunbi was not afraid of hardships and dangers, bypassing the entire Yuxue Mountain. If the grain road is cut off, it is okay, at least Cheng Jinshang can fight back against Liang Yunbi purposefully, but this Liang Yunbi is constantly looking for opportunities to rob, the route is uncertain, and the location is uncertain, which makes everyone very embarrassed.

After learning the details, Cheng Jinshang was not angry, first, it was his own decision to let Wang Jinyi stick to the valley, and second, he admired Liang Yunbi's courage from the bottom of his heart, no one would spend half a month to go around a mountain, and Liang Yunbi did not attack Pingtian after his success, but chose a more deadly way, he had to sigh: "Tiger father has no dog, if my Dayuan generals are like Liang family heroes, how can I be a traitor and trouble, and the people will not have a good life." ”

Today's situation is extremely difficult.

Liang Pingchuan was not too surprised after getting the news, knowing that his son was not as good as his father, this result was what he had thought of a long time ago, but now is not the best time to attack Tianying Pass, he has to wait a little longer, and wait until Yunyang is completely out of food, but he plans to give Yunyang generals another chance, Cheng Jin is still talented, and now Dayuan is uneasy, if Cheng Jinshang can be of great use, it will be of great benefit to Dayuan in the future, and Tao Chenmo is the same, not to mention, he is still a disciple of his old friend Tong Jing, Liang Pingchuan can't bear to see them end up in a different place in the future.

It was a day, the wind was light and the clouds were light, there was no war at this time, the sky shadow seemed unusually quiet outside, and a few birds occasionally sounded in the mountains and forests, and everything was calm.

Liang Pingchuan leaned on the horse and came slowly, Lu Wenting was not at ease, and followed from a distance.

came to close the door, Liang Pingchuan explained his intentions.

Soon, Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo came out of the pass together, and the two dismounted and bowed deeply to Liang Pingchuan.

Liang Pingchuan also jumped off the horse, looked at the two of them, looked around again, sighed slightly, and then said slowly: "The old man has been to Yunyang twice, once to levy the rebellion in Qianzhou, and once to inspect the garrison with Tong Shuai. ”

Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo didn't speak, and they didn't know what to say, if it wasn't for the situation, the two of them would naturally welcome the old general.

Liang Pingchuan slowed down and continued: "You two really don't plan to restrain themselves from the precipice? ”

Cheng Jinshang said: "The arrow has left the string, and there is no turning back." ”

"You know the situation in Yunyang better than the old man, as long as there is another half a month, you really have no way out, it's still too late to turn back, at least there is a way to live."

"The old general thinks that even if we abandon our weapons and surrender at this moment and join the imperial court, will Your Majesty really let us live?" Cheng Jinshang asked rhetorically.

"At least this is an opportunity, if you continue to resist, the old man can only be ordered to encircle and suppress you, the longer it takes, the easier it will be for you to be convicted of rebellion."

"A manly man, he does something and does nothing, or lives as a slave, or dies for the king, some people choose to be reluctant, and we plan to fight." Cheng Jin said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Fight and take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers?"

"Old general, looking at the world, tens of millions of living beings are in misery, since no one can tell the outcome, why not take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to fight for the livelihood of tens of millions of living beings?" Tao Chen said fixedly.

"Foolish, what are your odds? Although Dayuan is not as prosperous as it was back then, how can you move the three-hundred-year-old foundation? In another half a month, when Yunyang's grain and grass are completely unsustainable, what will you do to fight with the old man? ”

"Old general, your good intentions, the younger generations are not ignorant, but if Qin Yong does not die, we will have no way to live, since the ending is death, why don't we work hard, at least we must die well." Cheng Jinshang said.

"The old man said, look back at this moment, you still have a chance, who said that only death is the end?"

"General, do you really think that Qin Xiang will give me another chance to live?" Cheng Jinshang said.

Actually, Liang Pingchuan didn't know, he even knew Qin Yong's personality better, the reason why he said this was not because he believed that Qin Yong could have a trace of generosity, he just really didn't want to see Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo being slaughtered by his own people, he wanted to fight for a chance.

"So you two really won't surrender to me?"

Tao Chenmo and Cheng Jinshang looked at each other and bowed slowly to Liang Pingchuan again.

Although he didn't say anything, Liang Pingchuan already knew what they meant, and he didn't say anything, just sighed deeply.

After a long time, he said slowly: "Half a month at the latest, a month at most, Yunyang City will be broken." ”

Tao Chenmo looked at Lu Wenting, who was not far away, as if he was looking at the Dayuan garrison behind him, and said: "Anything is not until the end, no one can make up their minds, if the imperial court is wise enough and can give the general enough time, then I will have no regrets even if I die in the end, I am afraid that Your Majesty and Qin Xiang will not give the general too much time." ”

His words were like a needle piercing Liang Pingchuan, since the siege of Yunyang, he was not worried that he would not be able to break this situation, but he had been faintly uneasy in his heart, at first, he didn't know what the reason was, hearing Tao Chenmo say this, he seemed to suddenly understand that what he was uneasy about was the court behind him.

He didn't speak, just looked at Tao Chenmo fixedly.

Tao Chenmo continued: "A few months ago, the people of Rongzhou unveiled the rod, the momentum was like a bamboo, the generals of the court had nothing to do, Yan Shangshu left the authority of the military department, personally took command of the chaos, and saw the success, but Qin Yong cut off his grain and grass, and sent people to grab the merit, Yan Shangshu tried his best, not only did not get half a word of praise, but finally ended up with a crime of ineffective counterinsurgency, and was demoted to Yunzhou, now the situation is so similar, the old general strategized and captured Yuzhou, Qin Yong's original goal has been achieved, will he give the old general more time? Yuzhou returned to the abyss, Qin Yong will let his cronies to control, but if you want Your Majesty to agree, you have to come up with a convincing argument, Yuzhou has been taken back by the old general, and there is only one reason why he can convince His Majesty, that is, his people personally took Yunyang, since the general you went south to Yuzhou, it has been nearly a month now, and this is the best opportunity for him to find a rhetoric and replace the general, no matter how late, the general you really captured Yunyang, he will not have another chance. ”

If Tao Chenmo's sentence just now is just a needle, then this analysis is ten thousand arrows, Liang Pingchuan felt the helplessness and frustration that he had never had, he was only dedicated to serving Dayuan, and he didn't expect that he would be stabbed by his own people in the end, although it was only Tao Chenmo's inference at present, but with his understanding of Qin Yong, he believed that what Tao Chenmo said would become a reality.

Liang Pingchuan didn't speak again, he just stared at Tianying Pass, stared at Tao Chenmo, stared at Cheng Jinshang, and then laughed wildly, he suddenly felt that he was old, he felt that he was no longer suitable for battle, and he really remembered that he was over seventy years old.

Liang Pingchuan's smile made Tao Chenmo and Cheng Jinshang very stunned, and Lu Wenting, who was not far away, was very sad.

After a long time, Liang Pingchuan stopped laughing and said slowly: "If this is the case, the old man will accept his fate, and Dayuan will also accept his fate." With that, he looked meaningfully at the unangry General Yunlu and the calm and restrained young man in white, jumped on his horse, shouted loudly, and galloped away.

Liang Pingchuan never thought that he would be speechless by the words of the two young people, and what was even more fatal was that he actually recognized what they said in his heart, and now that he thinks about it, the idea of persuading him to surrender is even very ridiculous.

Liang Yunbi, who was far away in Yunzhou, didn't know what was happening outside the Tianying Pass, he was still planning the next attack, and his plan was not always going smoothly, first, Yunyang strengthened the escort troops in the Yunzhou grain road, and secondly, these soldiers under him almost never went to the real battlefield, and many years of laziness had already made the willpower of the soldiers worn out to the point that there was little left, and the southern jungle was very humid, some soldiers were not accustomed to the water and soil, and they had been running for a long time, and many people had already resisted the execution of orders, according to Liang Yunbi's style, It is not difficult to kill one or two typical Yizheng military discipline, but he did not do it, he was not afraid of the mutiny of his subordinates, on the contrary, he just felt very disappointed, this is not the people of Dayuan, let alone the soldiers of Dayuan, these people think about how to live, not how to serve the court, he also understands very well, such a court, it is almost impossible to want everyone to be loyal, but he did not give up, he knew in his heart that as long as his father had not ordered the withdrawal of troops, he would continue according to the plan, although some people were reluctant, but his majesty is still there, and the task of attacking the grain route continues.

Cheng Jinshang had a headache, this Liang Yunbi is really powerful, these days, the grain and grass transported from Pingtian almost robbed him, Wang Jinyi was ordered to chase Liang Yunbi, but Yunzhou Mountain is high and deep forest, several attacks, but did not find half a trace of the other party, and if it goes on like this, it is inevitable that the Yunyang soldiers will run out of food, so they will convene the generals to discuss countermeasures.

Although Tao Chenmo deduced that Qin Yong would eventually come to Yunyang to grab merit, no one can say how long it will take, and more importantly, the person who comes to rob the merit may not necessarily lose.

There was silence in the hall for a while.

At this time, Bian Xiangyu suddenly had an idea.

"Since Qin Yong will attack Yunyang sooner or later, and General Liang is such a threat to Yunyang, why don't we let Qin Yong, the villain, come earlier?"

"Brother, what's the trick?" Cheng Jinshang couldn't wait to ask.

"Isn't our Yunyang almost unable to support it, that's okay, let's not hide it, just spread the news to Tai'an, the more serious it is, the better, what do you think, if Qin Yong hears this news, can he not be moved? Yunyang couldn't support it, instead of letting the old general take the lead and not let himself eat this piece of sugar, he would definitely think that this was the best opportunity to replace the old general. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense!" Cheng Jinshang was very happy when he heard this, and continued to ask everyone in the hall, "What do you think?" ”

There is no better way than this, so Tao Chenmo, Cheng Yanwu and others all agree very much, and now everyone in Yunyang may never miss this prime minister of Dayuan like this.

Soon, the news of the danger of Yunyang City spread in Tai'an.

Nie Wuxiang, An Yingdong and the others were very uneasy when they heard the news, if Liang Pingchuan really took down Cheng Jinshang, then there would be no such useful spoiler in Dayuan right now, at least it would not appear in a short time, Nie Wuxiang immediately instructed An Yingdong to find a way to let Qin Yong recall Liang Pingchuan as soon as possible.

Getting this news, Qin Yong was naturally very happy, no, it should be said that he was very happy, he had been waiting for the opportunity to replace Liang Pingchuan, now was the best time, it happened that An Yingdong also suggested that he send someone to take over Yuzhou as soon as possible, otherwise he would lose the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, almost no need to measure, Qin Yong went to the palace to ask for the holy decree.

Nearly ten days have passed, and the uneasiness in Liang Pingchuan's heart has begun to slowly decrease, and he began to slowly think that Tao Chenmo's inference is wrong, because no matter what, the time is ripe to enter the palace Yunyang, Yunyang has been out of food for a long time, he only needs one more day or two more to take down the more than 100,000 hungry army in the pass, Lu Wenting is also eager to try, following Liang Pingchuan in the past few days, he has learned a lot, and now is the time to test the results.

Assemble the army and march strongly.

Just as he was about to wash the knife with wine, suddenly the holy decree arrived.

"Jun Cheng Tian, the emperor said: Liang Pingchuan, the commander of the counterinsurgency, has been more than a month since he was ordered to go south to suppress the thieves, and the amount of military strength and military resources has been entrusted by me, but the thieves Cheng Jinshang and his ilk are still entrenched in the important town of Dayuan, and they do not see their losses, the time is long, and the disloyal behavior is expressed in the world, leading the people of the world to follow suit, the four borders of Dayuan are uneasy, the war situation in Yuzhou is unfavorable, and the commander is difficult to shirk the responsibility of ineffective combat, Zhong Jie was the assassin of Yuzhou, took over the counterinsurgency in Yuzhou, and completed the edict. ”

Accompanying the eunuchs who came together were Wang Jinglan and Zhong Jie.

After listening to the holy decree, Lu Wenting was furious, and was about to get up and scold, but Liang Pingchuan grabbed him and said softly: "The matter has come to this, there is no need to be angry." ”

Compared with Lu Wenting, Liang Pingchuan seems to be unusually calm, these days, what he worries about has happened after all, before it happens, he is always worried, after it happens, he seems to have done a big thing.

He accepted the decree very calmly in the indignant eyes of countless subordinates, and bowed his head slightly to greet the comer.

This move was very unexpected, and Wang Jinglan and Zhong Jie also saluted Liang Pingchuan.

Wang Jinglan opened his mouth and said: "The old general has a meritorious role in quelling the rebellion, but His Majesty wants to ......"

"You don't have to say much, since the holy will is like this, the old man will not be entangled anymore, and there will be no problems, and then, it will be up to General Wang." Liang Pingchuan didn't want to listen to Wang Jinglan say something high-sounding.

He happily asked people to get the talisman and the handsome seal, all of which were handed over to Wang Jinglan, and ordered his subordinates to go to Yunzhou to pass the order, so that Liang Yunbi could withdraw his troops immediately and make peace with him in Yuzhou.

Before leaving, Liang Pingchuan once again came to the door outside, at this moment he had no thoughts in his heart, over the years, he finally served the old, and didn't want to fight anymore, what appeared in front of him was the three high-spirited teenagers decades ago, and occasionally flashed the two so-called "traitors" who talked to him a few days ago, suddenly, he seemed to understand, for example, today's things have nothing to do with him for a long time, they are all those young people's, success or failure, has gone with the wind.

Liang Pingchuan goes, Lu Wenting will naturally not stay, seeing Liang Pingchuan's lonely back, his heart is really mixed, these days after getting along, he has seen Liang Pingchuan's full of strategy, and also felt the old man's enthusiasm to serve his family and country, but those who have a heart are always disappointed, he is not worth it for the old general, but there is no other way.

Like Liang Pingchuan, Liang Yunbi almost didn't react much after receiving the order, he had already thought about it, he was very disgusted by the imperial court reactivating his father, and he was even more opposed to his father's call, but he couldn't resist his father's handsomeness, so he had to follow, and now it's okay, Dayuan wants to cut off his own lifeline, he has nothing to say, and after receiving the order, he immediately reorganized his troops and returned to Chongqing.

In Yuzhou, Liang Pingchuan and Liang Yunbi father and son saw each other as if nothing had happened, Liang Pingchuan hugged Liang Yunbi and said loudly: "Let's go, after you and I have seen the saint, we will go back to our hometown to farm, and no longer care about these birds in the court." ”

Liang Yunbi couldn't stop nodding with tears in her eyes.

However, soon, they received another holy decree, "I have learned about the war in Yuzhou, and the old general is old, the mountains are high and the road is far away, so there is no need to go back to the court to listen to the training, although it has not become the responsibility of suppressing the thieves, but it is meritorious to take back Yuzhou, and the reward is 5,000 gold, and I will return to my hometown to recuperate on the same day."

Liang Pingchuan smiled sadly, this majesty doesn't even want to see him, or maybe he still feels a little guilty in his heart, it's just that, it's all about leaving, so let's just go.

Before leaving, Liang Pingchuan looked at Lu Wenting meaningfully and patted him on the shoulder, he liked the young man in front of him very much, if he was still useful, he was willing to take him to fight on the battlefield together, but unfortunately there would never be this opportunity.

"Wen Ting, what are your plans for the future?"

Lu Wenting was also sad, he was really worthless for the old man with gray hair in front of him, bowed slightly, Lu Wenting said slowly: "Follow the world's major events, and chase the ambition of men." ”

Liang Pingchuan suddenly understood that he did not talk about "serving the country with loyalty", but only "following the world's major affairs", I am afraid that this abyss is no longer a good general.

Liang Pingchuan didn't speak again, just sighed, got up and got on the horse, said "take care" and galloped away.

Lu Wenting bowed deeply, and only then did he get up and leave until he couldn't see Liang Pingchuan and his son.

The enemy army changed commanders, and the news soon spread to Yunyang City.

The generals of Yunyang are overjoyed, next, as long as they hold on to Wang Jinglan's first wave of attacks, it will become a big thing, Wang Jinglan is here to win, he wants to be fast.

Liang Yunbi has just left for less than a day, Wang Jinglan completely took over all the affairs of the army and arranged all the people he wanted to arrange, but tens of thousands of people have been brought to Yunzhou by Liang Yunbi, he has to wait for these people to come back, and then, he has to concentrate all his strength to hit it with one blow.

Cheng Jinshang almost deployed all the troops of the entire Yunyang City in the Tianying Pass, and all the grain and grass that could be transported in Yunyang City were also prepared for the Tianying Pass.

In Yunyang City, people are different, Tulan Bobai tried his best to persuade Tulan Gurou to take the opportunity to leave, but Turan Gurou was unmoved, she knew that if Yunyang was defeated in this battle, she would have the opportunity to bring Tao Chenmo back to the north and abandon it again.

Liang Di was worried again, he was worried about Ren Pujia, worried about Xiao Yingying, he didn't know why, he couldn't settle down for a few days.

Su Zhen was also very uneasy, and finally escaped from Yuzhou to this place with beautiful mountains and rivers, but he didn't expect that he would inevitably face war. Su Mu couldn't tell what she was thinking in her heart, it was dangerous here, but she wasn't too afraid, the only thing she thought of was the young general who was always busy in the General's Mansion.

Tao Chenmo is not worried about anything, before the battle, he specially found Ren Pujia and told her that once the Tianying Pass was breached, then she would take Zeng Yingying and Su Mu and others to withdraw from Yunyang immediately, the Yunyang army made the imperial court suffer, once Yunyang fell, Wang Jinglan will definitely strictly investigate the people involved in it in the city.

Ren Pujia didn't plan to leave, but she came to persuade Su Mu to leave, she brought the person, and assured that Yunyang would not be in danger, but she never thought that this ending would be reversed so quickly.

But Su Mu said lightly, "Isn't this city still unbroken?"

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.