Chapter 303: The First Battle
The situation in the capital is so grim, it can be said that all forces are secretly observing, as one of Lu Li's eyeliners in the capital, Fang Chun also paid attention to the changes in the capital, he instructed his subordinates to pay more attention to the affairs of King Li's side, and even took his own brother with him, so he soon received the news of Fang Zhen's departure from the capital.
"Left overnight?" Fang Chun's face was surprised, "Have you found out why you left the capital?" ”
His younger brother Fang Chun knows, although he is familiar with military books, but he has never been far away, even in this capital, he rarely leaves, and now he walks overnight, there must be something strange!
There was an ominous premonition in his heart that reminded Fang Chun to pay more attention.
The little guy who came to report the news didn't expect Fang Chun to have such a big reaction, he was startled at first, and then a few drops of sweat flowed from his forehead, it was nervous, usually Fang Chun and Fang Zhen had a bad relationship, so they didn't care, they were suddenly asked to pay more attention two days ago, and they didn't pay much attention to it, as soon as they heard the news, they hurriedly came over to report it, where did they have time to check the reason for leaving.
He could only stubbornly report and say, "It hasn't been found out yet." ”
Fang Chun glanced at it, and continued to ask: "Then have you seen clearly which direction he is going, and how many people are there with him?" ”
"Just two guards." This matter was still clear to the little guy, and he didn't want to report it, "General Fang went to the northwest. ”
Northwest? That place is not a rich and prosperous place, and there is even a war, Lu Li is rebelling over there, Fang Zhen suddenly passed, and he didn't bring a few guards, what did he want?
Fang Chun thought carefully about the possible reasons for the matter, and quickly came up with a reason.
Lu Li is in the northwest, no matter what kind of purpose Fang Zhen has in mind, whether he is going to Lu Li or doing something else, in short, it is necessary to take precautions in advance! Thinking of this, Fang Chun went back to the study directly, and wrote a letter to Lu Li and An Xiabai, who were far away at the border, to the effect that they should pay more attention to the people in the past in the capital, especially Fang Zhen, in his heart, Fang Chun also told Lu Li about his discord with Fang Zhen one by one, trying to use this method to be truly foolproof!
After writing the letter, he put his heart into the hands of the steward.
"This letter, send it to General Lu as soon as possible at all costs, do you understand what I mean?"
The steward Nuo Nuo continued to speak, turned around and walked away with his letterhead.
Fang Chun was the only one left in the study, and his gaze went around the room, and finally landed on the map on the table.
"Being in the capital, the only thing I can do is to remind me, I hope that everything goes well with General Lu at the border, and it is best to return to the capital as soon as possible according to the previous plan."
Fang Chun silently prayed in his heart.
On the other side, Lu Li didn't know what was going on here, he slept in his clothes, ready to raise his spirits to fight tomorrow's battle.
"Lingcheng is the only way to go to the capital through the border pass, tomorrow is the first battle we have fought since the rebellion, and all kinds of special circumstances add up, but it makes me a little uneasy." Lu Li hugged An Xia Bai in his arms and said softly.
His words made An Xia Bai purse her lips and smile.
The same is true in the previous life, although the reason for Lu Li's rebellion in the previous life is different from this life, the overall route is similar, and the first battle he fought on the road to rebellion was the battle of Lingcheng, An Xiabai vaguely remembered that Lu Li fought very well in that battle, presumably it will be the same in this life!
She thought as she went to pull Lu Li's hand.
"Husband, don't panic, tomorrow's battle, husband will definitely be able to win a big victory and raise the prestige of our army."
The gentle words made Lu Li's heart soften into a puddle of water, he couldn't help but hug An Xiabai and kissed him a few more times, and the two tossed until late at night before falling asleep.
Early the next morning, after preparing for the siege, Lu Li came to Lingcheng with his army, looked at the towering city wall, and then looked at the Lingcheng defenders who had already received the news that they were now on strict guard, and Lu Li was confident that he still did not retreat.
He curled the corners of his lips and smiled faintly, and turned his gaze to Liu Fengfeng behind him.
"Are those guys still there last time?"
He asked about the few young people who wanted to leave the barracks because they were not convinced, the two had been together for so long, they already had Mo Qi, and they didn't have to wait for Lu Li to say the exact name of the other party, Liu Fengfeng knew who he was talking about.
"It's still there, and now it's also in the army, why did you suddenly mention them, Brother Lu."
Lu Li raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "I suddenly feel that it is not very reliable to let them observe the situation in the military camp, so let's call them to the back and don't let them participate in the war." ”
Liu Fengfeng was stunned for a moment, and then showed deep puzzlement at Lu Li's decision.
"Brother Lu, they're all-"
Before he could speak, Lu Li had already held his mouth and prevented him from continuing to speak.
"I have my own sense of proportion, you just have to do it, and it will be fine."
"Well, well."
Lu Li had already said this, Liu Fengfeng felt that if he continued to block it, he was afraid that he would be a little deliberately difficult, so he nodded reluctantly.
"I'll let them go to the rear to watch the battle, and they won't be allowed to participate in the battle."
Lu Li lightly agreed.
In fact, there is a reason why Liu Fengfeng is reluctant to let those dark piles just watch the battle, Lu Li has secretly watched their training in his free time before, and it can be said that it is very different from ordinary soldiers, these people may be able to play a relatively special role on the battlefield, and it is a loss for them not to let them play.
That's what Liu Fengfeng thinks,
And Lu Li's thinking is far deeper than him, after all, there is still a big difference between fighting a battle and following them forever, and Lu Li wants to take this opportunity to subdue them to serve himself.
"You should remember the plan I told you last night, right?" Lu Li turned his head to look at Liu Fengfeng, and said with a solemn expression, "We will act according to the plan, and there must be no deviation." ”
"Brother Lu, don't worry!" Liu Fengfeng patted his chest proudly, and said with a smile, "I have all the plans you arranged in advance, and there will definitely be no mistakes." ”
With his promise, the stone hanging in Lu Li's heart was finally put down.
They each led their troops slowly in the direction of Lingcheng, and at this time, on the other side, An Xiabai was standing on a high ground to watch the battle, which was the only place where she could observe the battlefield, what she never expected was that those dark stakes who were pressed down by Lu Li to watch the battle actually came to her side.
Lu Li didn't say anything about this beforehand, and according to his usual meticulous attitude, the appearance of these hidden piles was purely accidental!
An Xiabai secretly glanced at them, and had already made a decision in his heart.
At that time, the dark piles were holding down for Lu Li, and he was not allowed to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
"You say, General Lu is reluctant to let us go to the battlefield, is it because of our background?"
"This is not necessarily, I think General Liu still trusts us, they shouldn't let us go to the battlefield because of our background." As the man spoke, his eyes turned to the direction where An Xiabai was, "Did you see the lady over there, it was General Lu's wife, it is said that the relationship between the husband and wife is like glue, if General Lu really suspects us, he will not let us approach the lady at all." ”
The eyes of the others turned to An Xiabai.
What they didn't expect was that when they turned around, they just happened to bump into An Xiabai and turned his head to look, and when they looked at each other, they subconsciously held their breath.
"Why should you be nervous?" An Xia Bai smiled and said in a gentle voice as much as possible, "The reason why the husband didn't let you go to the battlefield must be because of his deep intentions, and when the husband comes back from the victory, if you have anything to say, you don't have to argue here." ”
As soon as these words went out, several dark piles showed embarrassed expressions on their faces.
"Madam, with all due respect, why are you sure that General Lu will win this battle?"
An Xiabai smiled, pointed to the battle situation not far away and did not speak.
The dark piles turned their heads to look at the place where her finger was pointing, and happened to see the grand occasion of Lu Li and Liu Fengfeng each leading their troops to attack Lingcheng.
I saw Lu Li with his army, like a bamboo, towards Lingcheng, and Liu Fengfeng on the other side, this is the assistance of leading troops, Lingcheng looks like a well-equipped defender, in front of them it is like a plate of loose sand, it was quickly dispersed, what formation was rehearsed in advance, what orders, they ignored it, they just threw down their weapons and turned around and ran in the direction of the city gate.
"This-" Looking at such a grand occasion, some people were dumbfounded, and some people were puzzled, "I see that this formation rehearsed by General Lu seems to be different from the formation recorded in the book.....
They began to talk again, but this time, the content of the discussion changed from why Lu Li didn't let himself go to the battlefield to Lu Li's ability to lead the troops.
"If we can defect to such a person, I'm afraid our future will not be too bad!"
Listening to the conclusions they came to after their discussion, the corners of An Xia's white lips hooked up a shallow smile.
It must be false to say that they are not proud, after all, Lu Li is now her husband and the father of her two children, praising Lu Li is praising her, plus the dark piles have such words, which shows that their hearts have been tilted in the direction of Lu Li, which means that Lu Li has successfully subdued them, and An Xiabai can't help but be happy for Lu Li.
Besides, the battle situation on Lu Li's side, with Liu Fengfeng's assistance and other false strategies, when the enemy army was not prepared, Lu Li's army had already come to Lingcheng City, and it was about to attack.
Seeing this, the Lingcheng parents on the city wall had extremely complicated feelings.
On the one hand, they are resentful that the troops who have eaten a lot of silver money will not be able to stop the enemy army at all, and on the other hand, they are worried about the people of Lingcheng.
The change of dynasties, the changes of the authorities, all kinds of things have little to do with the people, but the result is borne by the people, if Lu Li invades the city, the people will definitely suffer, and then they will face more than just burning, killing and looting.
Ling Hongjiu, the guard of Ling Cheng, gritted his teeth secretly and ordered someone to fetch a white flag.