Chapter 448: How Far Away Is Forever

Fang Xie had been standing on the top of the Curtain Mountain and looking down on the north for a whole day, and from here he could see the large camps of the rebels and the accompanying army. In terms of size, the rebels' western battalion was obviously much larger. I have to say that Meng Wansui chose this place to camp at a very high level, this place is very flat, and it is a necessary place to come and go. Although there is no big city to defend, defending this place is equivalent to pinching the Sui army on the Wolf Milk Mountain and even the main road for the Mengyuan people to directly attack Xiangzhou.

Therefore, Meng Wansui only needs to put people here, and he doesn't need to take the initiative to attack. From this point, it can be seen that Li Yuanshan really trusts him, otherwise he would not hand over Xiangzhou to him to guard. It is precisely because of this that this person should not be underestimated.

About twenty miles away from the rebels' western camp, it is the camp of the Sui army. It's a lot smaller, but it's obviously more solemn. It took two years for these soldiers of the Sui Army to regain their courage and self-confidence. When their numbers exceeded forty thousand, they were enough to threaten the rear of the rebels.

In the art of war, it is said that the mourning soldier will win.

Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, was the backbone of this Sui army, and he died, and the Sui army was sad and angry. Li Xiaozong was under the banner of avenging King Xujun, and most of them were on his side. Even if Mou Liangbi had the intention to stop it, how could he stop the grief and hatred of the Sui soldiers after King Xujun was killed?

At the beginning, the Sui army and the rebels fought more than a dozen times and won all of them, although they did not break the enemy's camp, but they had killed more than 20,000 enemies.

As the stalemate grew, the morale of the Sui army had gradually dropped.

"The brilliance of Meng Wanzai is that he does not seek merit."

Sun Kaidao stood beside Fang Jie, pointed in the direction of the rebel camp and said, "Meng Wanzai knows that as long as he holds firmly, he will only win and not be defeated. King Xujun's men and horses are not only inferior to the rebels in terms of troops, but they are also definitely overstretched in terms of food and grass. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the Sui army won't last long. Meng Wansui saw it very clearly, so he would not move. Let the Sui army call the formation......"

"More than that"

Fang Xie looked at the mountain, was silent for a while, and said, "The smartest thing about Meng Wansui is that he knows how to keep his opponent...... Every once in a while, the Sui army called for battle, and he sent people out to meet him, and then he was sure to lose. If you lose once, you will be killed by the Sui army, ranging from a few hundred to thousands. In this way, the Sui army always thought that he could easily defeat the rebels and would not leave easily, and was fished to death by the bait released by Meng Wansui. ”

"It's also possible to ......"

Zhuo Buyi sighed: "As you predicted, Li Xiaozong and Meng Wansui are simply complicit, and the two of them colluded, just waiting for the right opportunity to swallow the tens of thousands of Sui troops in one go." ”

"Not yet"

Fang Xie shook his head: "I know a little bit about Li Xiaozong, I know what kind of character he is...... This person does things and is always ready to do both. He was unwilling to be controlled by others, so he left Li Yuanshan to join King Xujun, and nine times out of ten he proposed it to Li Yuanshan himself, this person was too anxious. I hope that Li Yuanshan will win, but I know that it is not easy to win if the foundation of the imperial court is stable...... For his own sake, he must not cut off contact with Li Yuanshan, but also seek a way to survive in case Li Yuanshan is defeated. ”

"Turning to Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, is the most perfect choice. If the imperial army gains power, he will follow the king of Xujun to quell the rebellion in peace, and even if the merits and demerits are offset by the time, it will be enough for him to survive. If Li Yuanshan gains power, he will sell King Xujun, which is also a great achievement on Li Yuanshan's side. Speaking of which...... Nine times out of ten, the death of King Xujun was because of my reminder, and the news that Cui Zhongzhen was sent back to report to King Xujun leaked out. ”

"But Li Xiaozong, he will never be willing to be someone else's subordinate all the time. That's why he tried to take advantage of the opportunity to avenge King Xujun to control this Sui army. He was waiting, if the imperial army won a big victory on the side of Hexi Road, he would do his best to lead this Sui army and Meng Wansui around. If the imperial army was defeated in Hexi Road, he would not hesitate to send these tens of thousands of soldiers into the tiger's mouth. ”

Therefore, for the time being, Li Xiaozong is reluctant to bury these tens of thousands of people. After all, it is tens of thousands of battle-hardened soldiers, and it is the foundation of survival. ”

After Fang explained, Sun Kaidao nodded and said, "If that's the case, then we still have a chance." ”

He was silent for a while and said: "Judging from what we know now, seven or eight times out of ten it is because General Cui found out what conspiracy Li Xiaozong had, and Li Xiaozong will kill people." If you want to take back the military power from Li Xiaozong, there are two people who are the key. One is Cui Zhongzhen, and the other is Mou Liangbi. ”

"Now that King Xujun has been martyred, Li Xiaozong has the greatest prestige in the army, after all, he has led many battles in the past two years. The second is Master Mou and General Cui, if Li Xiaozong dies and these two people are here, the team can still be stable. ”

"Kill Li Xiaozong and seize the command of the Sui army?"

Zhuo Buyi was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "It's not easy to talk about!" Besides, even if Li Xiaozong died, those Sui soldiers would be convinced by Master Mou and Cui Zhongzhen......"

"Heaven does not take it, God hates it!"

Sun Kaidao persuaded: "General, what we have to consider now is not what the situation is, but how to gain a foothold in the northwest. Ransom said bluntly, the 5,000 men and horses under the command of the general are not elite! If the general expects these 5,000 men to get credit, it will be difficult! If you can get those tens of thousands of soldiers, it will be a different scene. ”

Lu Fenghou didn't like Sun Kaidao's words, so he snorted coldly but was pulled by Chen Yishan.

"Now is not the time to discuss this."

Fang Xie waved his hand: "First of all, we must find a way to rescue General Cui from the cage, it is best to see Master Mou." ”

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Fang Xie personally led a team of people down from the end of the mountain and found a secret place to settle down. If you want to enter the Sui army to rescue Cui Zhongzhen, and enter the camp of Yin Poshan to steal Wanyan Yunshu out, it is completely two concepts. Although there were hundreds of thousands of troops in Yin Poshan's camp, after all, most of those soldiers were captured civilians, and they could not be compared with the well-trained elite soldiers of the Great Sui.

Now the team under Li Xiaozong can be called the elite of a hundred battles. These Sui soldiers survived the Great War, but from another point of view, it was because they were strong enough that they were able to survive in a difficult environment. Even the Yangzi Camp, which has matured, cannot be compared with it.

Cui Luoshang's two personal soldiers were able to enter because of luck. And the two of them didn't dare to inquire where Cui Zhongzhen was being held, so they looked for an opportunity to withdraw immediately. Finding a person in an army of tens of thousands is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

"I have a solution!"

Wanyan Yunshu leaned in front of Fang Xie and said with a smile.

Fang Jie, who was thinking of a way, didn't care, and continued to watch the movements of the Sui army camp opposite with clairvoyance. Wan Yan Yunshu saw that Fang Xie ignored him, and snorted dissatisfied: "You Han people, do you all look down on women like this?" ”

Fang Xie put down the clairvoyance and shook his head: "The Han people respect women very much. ”

"Then why don't you listen to what I say?"

"Okay, you can say it."

Fang Xie smiled helplessly.

"Can't you figure out how to get in?"

"Yes"

"If you think about how to repay me, I'll tell you!"

Fang Xie didn't think she could do anything, and said casually: "If you really have a way, I will agree to whatever you say." ”

"Really?"

Wanyan Yunshu said happily: "What do you say? ”

Fang explained: "Nature counts"

"That's ......"

Wanyan Yunshu leaned close to Fang Xie and lowered his voice and said, "Actually, it's not difficult for you to enter the Sui army camp at all...... Have you forgotten that there is a person in the Sui army camp that Li Xiaozong does not dare to offend? As long as this person is willing to help, it will not be difficult to rescue General Cui. ”

"Who?"

Fang Xie asked eagerly.

"You really didn't care about me......"

Wanyan Yunshu's face suddenly darkened, and his tone was aggrieved.

Fang Xie wanted to persuade, but he didn't know how to persuade. Speaking of which, Fang Xie really had a headache for this beautiful and generous princess of Northern Liaodi. It's just that this woman's lifestyle is different from that of the Han people, and the way she speaks is very different from that of the Han people. She can say straightforwardly, many Han women can't say anything that they can't say if they are ashamed, and the same behavior as Fang Xie hooking up and carrying friends is not something that Han women can do.

As a person with modern thoughts, to be honest, Fang Xie likes this kind of character very much. It's just that in the Central Plains, Wanyan Yunshu's personality seems incompatible with those Han women.

"My brother!"

Seeing that Fang Xie was deflated, Wanyan Yunshu was unwilling to continue to entangle this topic: "Wanyan Chongde, the prince of Northern Liao, led more than 10,000 warriors of Northern Liaodi to be in the Sui army camp. Didn't you say it before, Li Xiaozong didn't dare to kill Cui Zhongzhen, precisely because my brother interceded. Our cold cavalry in the northern Liao region is brave, and Li Xiaozong can't do without my brother's help if he wants to win the battle. Therefore, he did not dare to offend my brother. ”

"And I am the princess of Northern Liaodi, if I return to the camp with my entourage to see my brother, do you think Li Xiaozong will dare to stop me?"

Wanyan Yunshu's temper was refreshing, and when it came to excitement, he quickly forgot about his previous unhappiness.

When Fang Xie heard this, his eyes lit up!

"That's a good idea!"

He grabbed Yan Yunshu's hand and said, "What I stole from the Yin Po Mountain camp is a lucky star!" ”

Wanyan Yunshu's face flushed, but he didn't withdraw the somewhat painful hand that was clutched by Fang Jie: "Then you have to remember what you promised me!" ”

Fang Xie hurriedly said: "Remember to remember, I won't forget." ”

Before Yan Yunshu could say anything, Fang Xie had already turned around to greet people and prepare to leave. Wanyan Yunshu looked at Fang Jie's back, and his eyes did not leave from beginning to end. Although she was a little disappointed in her heart, there was also a kind of happiness squeezed out of her heart that crept up all over her heart.

She was also very happy to be able to help Fang Jie.

Fang Xie discussed with his subordinates, there can't be too many people who follow Wan Yan Yunshu, and they can't bring Chun Gu and the ten of them, after all, the people in the camp are too obvious, and they can be recognized at a glance that they are not the guards that Wan Yan Yunshu brought before. Therefore, it was decided that Zhuo Buyi and Chen Xiaoru would take more than a dozen flying fish robes to dress up as Wanyan Yunshu's guards, and Fang Xie and Shen Tianfan would pretend to be her personal bodyguards to enter the Sui army camp.

After getting ready, Fang Xie took a deep breath.

He did not ride a red horse, but changed to a batch of ordinary war horses. Sitting on horseback, he couldn't help but ask Yan Yunshu: "What do you want me to promise?" ”

Wanyan Yunshu smiled: "I'll tell you when the time comes...... Maybe soon, maybe never. But I said, if you say yes, you will never go back. ”

Fang Xie also smiled: "Never say it, never regret it, do you know how far away forever is?" ”

Wan Yan Yunshu turned around: "When people in the world swear, they will always say forever or something, as if forever is far, but in fact, how far away is it, so far away that you can't see the edge and can't touch the trace." Never far away...... Just for a lifetime. The things of the next life are not forever. Live for one year in this life, and one year is forever. Live for a hundred years in this life, and a hundred years is forever. ”