Yin Ji looked at Chen Huizhi puzzled, "But why did Shanzhou still lose later?" Even Lanzhou was about to be broken at that time, wasn't it? ”

Lu Zuo took a sip of hot water and swallowed his hot throat, "Later, my master and they also sent someone to talk to the envoy of Shanzhou Jiedu, but they actually beheaded the people we sent, and regarded what we said as a conspiracy!" Lu Zuo is still a little indignant when he thinks about it now, "These dog officials are really hateful, but fortunately, the Shanzhou Jiedu envoy also suffered the consequences of his own evil, and was finally killed by the soldiers, but it is a pity that the people of Shanzhou suffered." ”

"Why doesn't the government listen to your master?"

Lu Zuo smiled awkwardly at the corner of his mouth, and said in a rather playful tone: "After all, they are officials, we are Kou, and Master, they have occupied Fengji Mountain in Shanzhou for more than ten years, and the officers and soldiers have always had a headache." ”

Yin Ji also understood the reason, "So the city of Shanzhou was broken because the Shanzhou garrison was negligent?" ”

"It's not entirely because of that!"

"Huh?" Yin Ji was a little surprised, "Are there other reasons for that?" ”

Lu Zuo pondered for a long time before replying: "There is a traitor among the bureaucrats in Shanzhou!" ”

"Mole?" Yin Ji looked at the master incredulously, "How can there be a mole?" Have you found the mole? ”

"It's not easy to say, I didn't find out this internal prison, I'm afraid that Lanzhou is also in danger."

"So it's possible that the traitor is still in Lanzhou?"

Lu Zuo nodded, "It is very likely, and this internal supervisor is at least a military position in the army, and his position is at least above the position of captain." ”

"Master, how do you know that you are at least a captain?"

"Otherwise, how could an ordinary person or a low-level officer know about Shanzhou's defenses, and within a few days, Shanzhou broke the city gate, took several prefectures and counties one after another, and set foot in Lanzhou!"

Yin Ji asked with interest: "Then how can Lanzhou City withstand the siege of the soldiers?" And waited for the help of the imperial court? Could it be that you are also the ones who sent the letter, Master? ”

Lu Zuo nodded, "Yes, just a month before Dafan sent troops, we told Lanzhou Taishou Fang gradually about this news, but fortunately, he listened to our words and built the city wall early, dug trenches, and filled the soldiers guarding the city, so we were able to hold Lanzhou." ”

"Then why does Master have something to do with Dafan? Why didn't they retreat to Shanzhou? Yin Ji is most concerned about this issue.

"That's a long story!" Lu Zuo's fingertips tapped lightly on the table, reminding Yin Ji to listen carefully, "At that time, after the thieves broke through Shanzhou, they wanted to recruit the master of Fengji Mountain, at that time, Dafan only wanted to break through Shanzhou, and use it as a place to recuperate, and gradually encroach on various states and counties in the west, if they really succeeded, then it would only be more dangerous at that time, so at that time, I suggested that the master should guide them to attack Shanzhou in response to Dafan's surrender and entrusting snakes, so as to drag their battle line and let them go deep alone, and the Taishou Fang of Lanzhou City gradually lived up to expectations, held Lanzhou, resisted wave after wave of attacks by the Dafan army, and waited for the arrival of the imperial army. ”

Yin Ji suddenly realized, "No wonder Xun Mou sent troops to Lanzhou, but in just a few months, he was able to relieve the siege of Lanzhou so quickly, and he also recovered many county capitals one after another, it turned out that there was a secret help from Master You!" But suddenly there was something strange, "Then why was Xun Mou defeated in the end?" ”

"Xun Mou can't be completely blamed for that defeat!"

Yin Ji was stunned for a moment, the master actually excused Xun Mou, he was very puzzled, and said angrily: "It's not him, who else can there be!" Hmph......"

"Spies!"

"Spies?" Yin Ji clenched his fists and slammed it on the table, "Hmph...... It's this guy again! ”

"If it weren't for the spies, with Xun Mou's ability, he would definitely not be lured into an ambush so easily, so someone must have told Marshal Dafan about the actions of Xun Mou's army." Lu Zuo's eyes seemed to be burned by the flames.

Yin Ji was still curious, "Master, you didn't answer why didn't you let them withdraw from the army?" ”

Lu Zuo smiled slyly: "It's not that we won't let them, it's that we want them to continue to stay in Shanzhou, and what we are waiting for is this opportunity." ”

"Opportunity?" Yin Ji still didn't understand, "They stay in Shanzhou, what chance can we have?" ”

"Of course, it's to ...... them," Lu Zuo said, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, "Annihilate them in one fell swoop!" ”

Yin Ji couldn't believe it, "Shanzhou's city defense is stable, how easy is it to annihilate it in one fell swoop, I'm afraid it's not a fool's dream, right?" ”

Chen Huizhi smiled and pointed at Yin Ji, "You kid, haven't you always said how clever your master is and how omnipotent he is!" How can this child doubt your master's ability? ”

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's that the difficulty is too great, one has spies inside, and the other has thieves outside, it is said that the soldiers have gathered more than 200,000 troops on this trip, isn't it?" Yin Ji frowned.

Lu Zuoyou poured a glass of water and drank it dry, "The more than 200,000 troops rumored by the soldiers are just a bluff, according to our reports, the enemy army has about 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, plus the previous battle with Xun Mou, one or two casualties, and now there are only 1230,000 soldiers and horses left!" ”

"So do we have a chance of winning? Is there a possibility of annihilation in one fell swoop, according to what you said? ”

Chen Huizhi also asked curiously, "Senior brother, Dafan has now said that he is going to retire, what should we do?" If we retire from the army, then what we have done before will be wasted, and Master, they will not have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and we will become spies first. Chen Huizhi smiled when he saw Senior Brother, which made him anxious, "Senior Brother, do you still have time to laugh?" ”

"Do you think they're really going to quit?"

"This ......," Chen Huizhi pondered, "are they tricking us?" ”

Yin Ji was also puzzled and asked, "What is their purpose in deceiving us?" ”

Lu Zuo then said, "When Dafan attacked Shanzhou before, he once sent people to Fengji Mountain to ask us to help break through Lanzhou, and promised that as long as Lanzhou was breached, Shanzhou would be taken as a reward, and promised to make the two masters of Second Uncle Lu and Third Uncle Qin as Shanzhou Taishou and Jiedu Envoys, so once the Dafan army withdrew, they thought that the biggest victim would be us, so they used this as a threat, first, to force us to help send troops, and secondly, to extort money. ”

Chen Huizhi said indignantly: "These thieves are really hateful. ”

"Then Master, how did you know that they would not retreat?" Yin Ji asked, "The Han army is about to be launched, are they really not afraid?" ”

Lu Zuo smiled, "Ji'er, you still don't understand, Shanzhou is a city that they have worked hard to manage and have worked hard to get, where will they give up easily." As for the imperial court sending troops, if they were really afraid, they abandoned the city and surrendered as early as Shanzhou, why did they think of getting rid of it after holding it for several months? ”

Chen Huizhi spread his hands and asked helplessly, "What should we do now that they threaten us like this?" Isn't it advancing now, not retreating, and once they find out that we are stalling for time, wouldn't it be more troublesome? ”