Chapter 494 We'll see

The bitter cold in the northwest has finally come to an end, and spring, which came two months later than the Central Plains, seems to have quietly arrived overnight. Although the wind was still blowing from the north, it seemed to be much milder, and the climate seemed to warm up all of a sudden, and I couldn't even wear winter clothes. Although this place in the northwest is desolate, purely from the scenery, it is worthy of the eight words of high sky, light clouds, and majestic mountains.

When Fang Xie climbed the low mountain and lay down in the withered grass, he suddenly found that under the thick layer of withered grass, a layer of fluffy new green had come out of the thick layer of withered grass, which was so eye-catching compared to the withered yellow and dry grass, he couldn't help but take a look at this ordinary weed, and saw the prosperity in the withering.

The low hill is currently under rebel control, but is not heavily guarded. Fang Xie led a few of his well-cultivated subordinates to sneak up, in order to observe the battle situation outside Xiping City.

The two sides had been fighting outside the city for more than ten days, and although the imperial army did not have an advantage in terms of strength, it completely suppressed the rebels in terms of momentum. In the face of the elite rebels gathered from all directions, these brave men who were still farming with hoes and sickles more than a year ago had no fear.

Because they already saw the hope of victory, because His Majesty the Emperor was by their side.

This low mountain is only a dozen miles away from Xiping City, and five miles below the mountain is a rebel camp.

For three consecutive days, Fang Xie took people to this mountain every day to observe the battle. There are not many rebels on this mountain, and it is not difficult to hide from those rebel soldiers in order to solve their cultivation. He held clairvoyance and looked at the two torrents that were intertwined and mixed outside Xiping City, and his face was solemn and calm.

People who have experienced war will have a very serious attitude towards war, and the people may laugh about the events on the battlefield as after-dinner stories, and the soldiers who can come from the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, even if they talk calmly about the past years, will have a different kind of sadness in their eyes.

Even if it's a winner, how can you not lose something?

It can be seen that the battle of the imperial court is about to be won again, and the so-called elite rebels are not fundamentally stronger than those brave in the imperial court, they are only much better equipped than ordinary rebels, and compared with the imperial court, they have no advantage at all. And the morale of these brave and brave soldiers is like a rainbow when they win consecutive battles, and the generals around the emperor know how to achieve victory far more than those generals under Li Yuanshan, so nine times out of ten the wars that occur every day are won by the people of the imperial court.

Occasionally, the rebels took advantage of it, but they could not restore the decadent morale.

"Another Battalion"

Wanyan Chongde put down his clairvoyance and said in a low voice: "Li Yuanshan's reinforcements are not available, and his defeat is only a matter of time sooner or later." In the past three days, the army of the Great Sui Emperor has already defeated three rebel camps, and the rebels outside the city are scattered and lack mutual support, so it will not take long for the morale to completely collapse. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "It's not the end yet, don't forget that Li Yuanshan still has at least 60,000 real elites in his hands." The quality of those soldiers who used to be the right guards of the Great Sui is far from being comparable to other rebels, and I haven't seen a single flag of soldiers on the side of the court in the past few days, which means that the emperor is carrying all the bravery. With the 60,000 elites in his hand, Li Yuanshan would probably not be able to stop even if he wanted to leave. ”

The situation on the battlefield in front of him was already clear, and before the support of the other battalions of rebels passed, the rebels of this battalion were crushed by the imperial court.

Fang Xie turned over and lay down in the grass, no longer looking at the battle situation: "The flying fish robes and scouts sent out have not come back yet, we don't know where the cavalry of Meng Yuan and Luo Yao's left guard went, this battle is still full of variables." ”

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui should be confident."

Wanyan Chongde was silent for a while and said: "Although I haven't met him, I know that he is a very wise and great monarch, such a supreme who controls the Central Plains and the world, he has already arranged all the preparations before doing anything......"

Fang Xie knew that what Yan Chongde said was right, even if a person like the emperor was terminally ill, he would not be confused, even if the emperor had the kind of determination to destroy Li Yuanshan before he died, Fang Xie did not believe that the emperor would be willing to suffer, in the eyes of the emperor, his life was not something that Li Yuanshan's life could exchange.

"Shall we continue to wait?"

Wan Yan Chongde asked.

"Keep Waiting"

Fang Xie nodded.

He lay in the grass and looked at the blue sky, all his thoughts were about what could happen. Up to now, in fact, the development of things has exceeded Fang Jie's prediction on Wolf Milk Mountain. When he led the troops out, he didn't expect that in the final battle, he couldn't see Meng Yuan's wolf cavalry and Luo Yao's shadow.

Are those wolf riders watching and waiting somewhere, or have they joined the war in an unknown place?

Where did Luo Yao's hundreds of thousands of troops go?

As he lay there, he suddenly noticed a huge bird's nest in a tree not far away, and he didn't know what kind of wild fowl it was, and several small birds poked their heads out of the nest and chirped, waiting for their parents to bring back food. A python that had just woken up from hibernation climbed up the trunk of the tree, apparently targeting the nest of chirping birds.

Seeing this scene, Fang Jie's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I got it......"

He sat up, picked up a small stone and flicked it with his fingers, and the stone was striking the python's head with a castration like an electric snap, and the arm-thick python's body twitched and fell from the tree.

"What did you say?"

Wan Yan Chongde asked.

Fang Xie glanced back at the battlefield and muttered: "Luo Yao is not interested in the emperor anymore, maybe he already knows that the emperor is seriously ill, so he came to the northwest this time to make a show at all, to see Li Yuanshan and to show the emperor, only in this way will the emperor and Li Yuanshan rest assured that they will act according to their own arrangements." But Luo Yao didn't plan to get involved in the northwest from the beginning, he just came to promote this ending to come earlier. Once the emperor and Li Yuanshan formed a decisive battle, Luo Yao would retreat...... His goal was never the emperor, but the city of Chang'an. ”

"The eagle came out to hunt for the next generation, but the python set its sights on the eagle's young eagles."

Fang Xie rubbed his frowning brow: "I hope the emperor will have an arrangement...... Now it's just hope. ”

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The confrontation between the two sides ended in just one morning, the rebels were defeated, and the imperial army had driven the rebels who had gathered in Xiping City to both sides, and the rebels who tried to encircle the imperial court finally failed due to insufficient troops. Or knowing that he was no longer capable of continuing the original design, Li Yuanshan ordered the rebels to assemble on the northwest side of Xiping City, and after three days of fighting, they abandoned the south and east of the city.

More than 400,000 imperial army and nearly 500,000 rebels gathered in Xiping City, a place that would hardly appear in the annals of history before this, and it is undeniable that no matter what the final outcome of this battle is, the weight of these three words will become very heavy. The history books will write this battle with the thickest ink penmanship, no matter who it is intended to write.

When Fang Xie returned to the army station, it was already dark, and after a hasty dinner, he rested on the stones, because he wanted to avoid the rebel scouts, so the army did not set up tents or light fires, and just lay on the grass wrapped in blankets when resting.

Mu Xiaowaist sat down next to him and looked at the bright stars in the sky: "Juexiao, do you want to continue to wait?" ”

Fang Xie snorted, very lightly.

"Why?"

Mu Xiaoxiao asked: "You are a sane person, but this trip itself is not a rational thing, and now the situation is chaotic, no one knows what the outcome will be, the armies of all sides may become the winner, you are in the middle of the gap with these three thousand cavalry, and one will be involved if you are not careful." ”

"I know"

Fang Xie nodded: "It's me who is selfish, but I have to do this." ”

Mu Xiaoxiao said in a very light tone: "If only a few of us follow you, I won't ask why you do anything." But now it's not just us who are with you, but also the 3,000 cavalry. They still don't understand what you're bringing them here for. ”

"Wait, watch."

Fang Xie paused and said, "I know that it is indeed selfish to do this, so I have brought thousands of people to accompany me for the sake of what I think in my heart...... I originally thought that the emperor was going to use himself as a bait to lure the four sides into a scuffle, because he was already terminally ill and was not afraid of death. Now it wasn't what I expected, but I thought he wasn't supposed to be a prisoner of war or a man to be killed. I knew that the emperor still didn't believe me in his heart, but he trusted me to the fullest. I always don't want to owe someone else, so I can save him once, and the trust I gave him after saving him can be regarded as an explanation. ”

"But now it seems that the emperor may not lose."

Mu Xiaoxiao was silent for a while and said, "You said that he is not the kind of person who can be easily defeated. ”

"Yes"

Fang explained: "Judging from the battle situation, the emperor may not necessarily lose, he must have a strong backhand, and maybe he has already shown it, but he is still using himself as bait, or using his own life as a bet, so even if he wins, he is not a winner, and letting an emperor use his own life to make a bet even if it is a residual life, this is a defeat in itself...... I just want to repay him some favors, and what I do in the future, there will be no ties......"

"Fang Xie ......"

"Huh?"

"I'm very happy."

"Why?"

Fang Xie looked at Mu Xiaowaist and asked.

"Because you're still you, and it's never changed."

Mu Xiaoxiao smiled, his eyes bright: "You are never the kind of person who gives up all your feelings in order to achieve your goal, maybe this kind of character is very disdainful in the eyes of other successful people, but we are all very happy that you are still you." Maybe you won't end up standing taller than everyone else, but that doesn't have to be a failure. ”

Fang Xie understood what Mu Xiaowaist meant, and then realized that he had ignored their feelings. Since the introduction of the troops, they have indeed changed their behavior a little, perhaps they have been worried.

He smiled, put his hand around Mu Xiao's shoulder and said, "Maybe I'm a little different from the people in this world, and there are always some things that can't be done." ”

Mu Xiaoxiao also smiled, and he could see that he was very happy.

At this time, a flying fish robe suddenly ran over from a distance, hurriedly arrived in front of Fang Xie and said, "General, Chen Baihu and they are back!" ”

Fang Xie immediately got up and strode forward.

After Fang Xie left, Shen Tianfan appeared beside Mu Xiaoxiao. She looked at Fang Jie's back that gradually disappeared into the darkness, and after being silent for a while, she suddenly sighed: "It's not easy for him to get to this point with such a temperament, I don't even dare to imagine how difficult his future road will be if he can't become more ruthless." For us, the unchanging solution is a comforting joy, and for him...... He's going to work harder. ”

"But there's one thing you're wrong."

Shen Tianfan smiled at Mu Xiaoyin and said confidently: "I have always been more accurate than you in looking at people...... He won't lose to any of his opponents. Therefore, your previous sentence that maybe you will not end up standing taller than others is wrong, don't believe it, let's wait and see. ”