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Chapter 423 The proudest thing about being compared to someone? Wrong!

Mangdang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, cutting the north and south of the Yangtze River along the north bank of the Yangtze River. It bends to the south in the west, and crosses out a mountain range that is seven or eight hundred miles long. The Yellow Cow River turns northeast along the mountain range and joins the Yangtze River.

When Fang Xie went south of Mangdang Mountain, he was surprised by the magnificence of this mountain. Unlike the soft arc of the wolf's milk mountain, which looks like a woman's chest from a distance, Mangdang Mountain is towering and strange rocks. Now Fang Xie has to avoid not only the rout of the rebels, but also the left avant-garde.

He could guess that Luo Yao's purpose was Xinkoucang, Yang Yanye was dead, and no one could stop him. After Xinkoucang arrived, there was no interest to drive Luo Yao not to continue to wave his troops north. The northwest roads are tired, and Luo Yao can't look down on them at all. That's why he will allow Yin Poshan to flee with the remnants of the army, otherwise he will not be able to completely destroy the rebels with a great victory.

As long as Yin Poshan is still there, Luo Yao will have an excuse to continue to garrison Huangyang Dao.

Luo Yao knew this.

He has a younger brother with a big dog chasing merchants, and from time to time he lets the chasing merchants make some trouble, so that he can kill people to maintain his local deterrence. If he hadn't chased business, where would he have found so many excuses to kill? The same is true for Yin Poshan, as long as the rebels still have a certain strength on the north bank of the Huangniu River, Luo Yao will not need to be accused of stagnating. The fact of the great victory is that no one in the court can deny the fact that more than 100,000 enemies have been killed.

Therefore, if Fang Xie wants to avoid Luo Yao, he must go north.

But the biggest problem facing Fang Xie now is that he already has 5,000 troops in his hands, and as long as he deals with it carefully on the territory of the rebels, self-protection is not a problem. But among these 5,000 people, the loyalty of the Shanzi Battalion to him is almost the same. The people of Huangyang Road were not necessarily willing to leave home, they did not disband and follow Fang Xie in order to protect their homeland. If Fang Xie dragged them to Wolf Milk Mountain to join King Xujun, these 4,000 people might not have maintained the respect that Fang Xie had earned so hard.

Now the Northwest Provinces, not only the rebels are in trouble. Comparatively speaking, it is the bandits who are more harmful to the people. After many good people lost their homes, they began to embark on a path that they once hated and resented. The outcasts became bandits, plundering the people of other places.

In fact, Li Yuanshan has been restraining his subordinates, and what he wants is long-term stability rather than temporary interests. If the people hate the rebels, he will not be able to stand on them. But at first, the power swelled too quickly, and it was difficult to restrain it. The rebels are robbing, the bandits are also robbing, the situation is already like this, and it is impossible to move back for a while.

That's why Fang Xie chose Mangdang Mountain.

Mangdang Mountain is not far from the Huangniu River, and the resistance of the county soldiers of Huangyang Road will not be too strong. Mangdang Mountain is big enough, and it is not easy for Luo Yao's people to find him. The rebels, who lacked food and grass, would not enter the mountains, and they would have to raid new places to replenish them.

Fang Jie's mind has not been idle at all these days, and he has been calculating how to take every step. He can't see too far, he can't see the day after tomorrow, but he can see tomorrow.

"Let's rest in the mountains for a few days."

Fang Xie unfolded the map and looked at it and said: "Yin Poshan's men and horses retreated to the vicinity of Qinghekou, Luo Yao did not send troops to press, if nothing else, most of Luo Yao's men and horses will still retreat to Huangyang Road, and the Da Nei Guards secretly inquired about the news, Xinkoucang has been robbed by Ye Jinnan's army." I suspect that maybe there will be a large group of men and horses from Yongzhou in the left front to this side. ”

"Why?"

Zhuo Buyi asked.

"What is Luo Yao's purpose in plotting Xinkoucang?"

"It must be grain and grass."

"Why?"

"Needless to say, it must be that Yongzhou's food is not enough...... Are you saying that Luo Yao wants to transfer the place where he raised troops from Yongzhou to Huangyang Dao? ”

"Hmm"

Fang Xie nodded: "Although the Southwest Dao is rich, the strength of the poor Yongzhou for thousands of miles is barely enough to support Luo Yao's five thousand heavy horses. The combat power of the heavy cavalry is undoubted, but it is simply something that burns money. The southwest is Luo Yao's foundation, and Luo Yao didn't dare to force it too hard. If it is to increase the burden on the southwest and scrape the ground to raise soldiers, the gains outweigh the losses. But Luo Yao not only has a heavy cavalry battalion and a light cavalry battalion, but also no one knows how many huge troops. ”

"And, after all, Yongzhou is too remote. It is already the southwesternmost frontier of the Great Sui, whether it is to the northwest or to other places, Huangyang Dao is far more suitable than Yongzhou. You can go straight to the Yangtze River along the Huangniu River, and you can cross the Yangtze River and Pingchuan......"

Chen Yishan participated in such a topic for the first time, and he was still a little uncomfortable, so he didn't speak, and his face was a little ugly.

Fang Xie patted him on the shoulder and said, "The reason why I don't shy away from you is because I trust you." You should know that no matter how strong Luo Yao is, he is facing an even more powerful empire. Even if the emperor doesn't want the three northwest roads, it is impossible to abandon the southwest. When the time comes, the imperial court will do its best to deal with Luo Yao, and the left avant-garde may not be able to win a hundred battles. How many people will die at that time, and how many families will be ruined, you actually know in your heart. ”

Chen Yishan nodded, still not knowing what to say.

"Actually, when I came out with the mountain camp, didn't I want to live more lives?"

Fang Xie was silent for a while and said: "Even if Luo Yao has an army of millions, but he only has the support of the Southwest Dao, sooner or later when the financial resources are exhausted, but the Great Sui is so huge, and the back strength of the imperial court is far greater than that of the left avant-garde." If Luo Yao really reversed, I don't think he would succeed. ”

"That's why I'm trying to get out of the left midfield."

"The general is right......"

Chen Yishan sighed: "It's just that the soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion, and almost all of their families are in Yongzhou, if the war really starts, I don't know how long it will take to go back." ”

Fang Xie could understand his thoughts: "Look at it, I always feel that it is impossible for His Majesty not to be wary of the left avant-garde at all." It is said that the imperial court has mobilized 300,000 soldiers, and millions of people have been mobilized...... Does Your Majesty really think that the people are better than the soldiers? There are at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Jiangnan, and these horses have long been able to be mobilized, so why not transfer? ”

Chen Yishan was stunned: "What does the general mean that His Majesty has been arranging countermeasures for a long time?" The reason why you don't need soldiers to conquer the west is because Your Majesty deliberately kept men and horses to target the southwest? ”

"No one can despise the emperor."

I don't know why, Fang Xie repeated again: "No one can!" ”

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Yongzhou

Zhan Yao looked at the secret letter in his hand and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "The order goes down, the men and horses of all the provinces gather to march towards Huangyang Dao, the general has already taken the Xinkou warehouse, so there is no need to worry about the problem of grain and grass." The Southwest Provinces can't afford to raise a million troops, but one Xinkou warehouse of grain is enough for a million troops to eat for ten or even decades! ”

His subordinate general, Lei Roller, asked excitedly: "General, how many men do we have?" ”

Zhan Yao burned the secret letter, was silent for a while and replied: "Li Yuanshan has been planning in the northwest for ten years, and now the number of troops under his command is no less than 1.5 million, although most of them are rabble. The general has been in Yongzhou for 20 years, is it not as good as Li Yuanshan? ”

Although his words were not explained, Lei Roller understood.

"Oh my God!"

Lei Roller was surprised: "A million army, now the forces of the imperial court are dealing with Li Yuanshan in the northwest, where can we spare troops." As long as our left avant-garde million-strong army goes north, I'm afraid it won't be long before we can reach Chang'an City! ”

"Left midfielder ......"

Zhan Yao shook his head slowly: "It seems that this name should be changed at that time." ”

"The people in the court are probably going to move."

Zhan Yao said contemptuously: "Li Yuanshan's young people dare to call themselves the king of Dingxi, can't the general be the king?" There are people in the court who speak for the general, and at this juncture, if the emperor does not crown the general as the king, I am afraid that those courtiers will not agree. If the general is the king, the left avant-garde is not a member of the imperial court. ”

"General, if you come to see, if we move troops, will we directly cross the Yangtze River and approach Chang'an, or will we march into Jiangnan?"

"If I am, I will fight Chang'an."

Zhan Yao said: "Gyeonggi Province is empty, and Chang'an City is where orthodoxy lies. ”

"My subordinates think that Jiangnan is rich and the Yangtze River is moat, if Jiangnan is defeated first, and then operate for a few years, and then wave the army to the north, it will become a big thing!"

"You're wrong."

Zhan Yao said: "No one can despise the person sitting on the dragon chair, the general has said this more than once. How many years have you been running Gangnam? If the emperor is allowed to pacify the northwest, or if the emperor no longer cares about the affairs of the northwest at all, but mobilizes everyone to target us, will we have time to run Jiangnan in peace and stability? Jiangnan is so easy to fight again? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are there, and no general is a waste. ”

"General, I won't give the emperor a few years."

Lei Roller nodded: "It's the subordinates who look too shallow." ”

Zhan Yao said: "The family of the world does not recognize the local heroes, but the orthodoxy of the world. Even if the general conquers the entire Jiangnan, those families will not be sincerely obedient, but what if the general enters Chang'an City? They will immediately declare their submission, Chang'an...... That's the sign of an emperor. ”

At this moment, the soldiers came in and leaned over and said, "The young general, please go over and discuss the matter." ”

"Major General?"

Zhan Yao's brows furrowed, and his heart tightened inexplicably.

"Do you know what?"

"I don't know, I just said that I invite you to have a drink and discuss matters in Yonghe Building."

"Got it."

Zhan Yao nodded, got up and walked out, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned back to Lei Roller and said, "Let my personal guard camp wait outside Yonghe Tower." ”

"General?"

Lei Roller was a little puzzled: "Why is that?" ”

"Major General......

Zhan Yao's mind was full of questions, Major General Luo Wen's days were becoming more and more different from before. Since the general Luo Yao left Yongzhou, the major general has been parading around the battalions with his own soldiers. Although the general did not order Rowan to have the right to transfer men, he was a major general after all, and he was the only son of the general after all.

For several months, Rowan even traveled to other counties to comfort the soldiers. During this time, the soldiers' impression of him changed greatly. The young master who was a gentleman before seemed to have suddenly matured.

Originally, this should be considered a good thing, but Zhan Yao's heart became more and more unsteady. He always felt that Rowan had some secret hidden in his heart, and even he vaguely felt that Rowan seemed to be plotting something.

"Do it."

He waved his hand, then walked out quickly.

Yonghe Building

Rowan stood at the window and watched the people on the street outside. I don't know why, but there is always a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Great Freedom...... You covet the scenery on the snowy mountain, thinking that it is the highest place, even if you can never climb it, you are the second tallest person in the world, and you are just deceiving yourself. Do you know what is the most beautiful scenery? Do you think I'm afraid of you by escaping from the snowy mountains? Wrong...... I'm just letting you know that the heights aren't on the snowy mountains. ”

When he saw Zhan Yao riding a horse on the street, the smile on the corner of his mouth became even stronger.

"What is the most proud part of life?"

He asked.

There was only him in the room, so he was the only one who answered.

"Changsheng, I did it. Great freedom, you will always be just a dog of King Ming. And I, one day, will be on par with King Ming! I can grow with the years like him, why can't I surpass him? ”