Liu Jiexuan listened, nodded and said, "The flag is on point!" We surrounded Kaifeng, not to lay down Kaifeng, but for that, well, for the 'encirclement point reinforcement' mentioned by the military advisor when he told us about the ancient times. ”

"However, there is a prerequisite for 'encircling and sending reinforcements', have you forgotten the flag brothers?" Shang Xiuying also opened her mouth, although she is a woman, she has often led troops to fight over the years, and she is also quite familiar with the military, and she will participate in every time the Huang Zide Group discusses military operations.

"What did my sister-in-law say?" He Zhangqi asked.

"If you want to succeed in encircling reinforcements, you must convince the reinforcements that we can pull out the encircled point, and it is better to convince them that we can pull out this point in a very short time. If people think that we can't pull out this point in two or three years, then the reinforcements can come over step by step, and the reinforcements will become a stop under the fortified city, and it will become self-defeating. Shang Xiuying replied, "Kaifeng City is high and deep, and it is not so easy to fight." If we can't put enough pressure on Kaifeng, then our encirclement and reinforcements may really be under the fortified city. So I don't think Kaifeng is necessarily a good target. ”

"Where does the sister-in-law think we should fight?" Liu Jiexuan asked again.

Shang Xiuying frowned and said, "I haven't figured out exactly where to fight." I don't know what the military advisor thinks? ”

When Xuan Yi heard this, he stood up and bowed his hand to everyone: "The king, madam, the generals. What Mrs. said just now is very true, Kaifeng City is high and deep, and it is not easy to fight if you insist on fighting. Moreover, if you encircle the point and send reinforcements, everyone knows that our army does not have a reliable rear, which means that our army does not have a steady stream of supplies, so it will definitely not be able to stay under Kaifeng City for a long time. In that case, why did they rush to the rescue? Before there was no place for his own foundation, Poor Dao felt that everyone should not think about playing any kind of encirclement and reinforcement under a fortified city like Kaifeng. However, if the reinforcements do not come quickly, then there is no great danger for us to walk under Kaifeng City. Therefore, I think it's not impossible to fight, and it's not bad to take the opportunity to open the seal to practice and train soldiers. Although Kaifeng can't move, those counties near Kaifeng can also play a dozen, and there are some things. In addition, making the momentum bigger can also add some sense of urgency to the imperial court. We have to make the court anxious, and we don't necessarily have to open the seal when we arrive. In addition, in addition to opening, there is actually another goal, which can also be considered. That is Luoyang. ”

"Luoyang?" Huang Zide said.

"Luoyang is the fief of King Fu, and King Fu is the uncle of today's son, and his status is much higher than that of King Zhou. Moreover, the first emperor loved King Fu the most and gave him the most wealth, which was far from being comparable to other vassal kings. Xuan Yi said.

"But Dao Chief, Luoyang is also a strong city." Huang Zide asked.

"Although Luoyang is a strong city, the people who guard Luoyang are different from the people who guard Kaifeng." Xuan Yi replied, "The king of Zhou in Kaifeng is still virtuous among the kings of the Zhao, if the marshal is really besieging Kaifeng, he is most likely willing to take out money to reward the army, and the governor Gao Gaoping is also considered incorruptible, and the general soldier Chen Yongshou is also good for his corporals." So we really went to open the seal, at least, these people in Kaifeng City can still unite under our pressure. But Luoyang is different. Speaking of it, it is really like a gathering of things, King Fu is rich in the world, but he is extremely stingy, and he is an iron rooster who wants money. I'm afraid it's not easy for him to get the money out. Wang Yunchang, the soldier of the Dao, is famous for asking for money for death, and Wang Shaoyu, the chief military officer, is also asking for money for death. These three dead people want money together, what good can they do? Not only did the local people have no good life, but even the defenders of Luoyang also had no good life. In this way, how much fighting spirit can the army have? Mencius once said, 'Heaven is not as good as the place, and the place is not as good as the people'. The most fundamental difference between Kaifeng and Luoyang is the difference between people and people. ”

Huang Zide listened, nodded and said, "The Taoist chief is reasonable. What do you think? ”

Other generals also expressed their opinions, most of them agreed, and some people suggested that many of the defenders in Luoyang City were actually from Shaanxi, and the important people in Huang Zide's department were basically from Shaanxi, so they could use this to release rumors in the city to intensify the conflict.

Everyone put forward a lot of suggestions, and Xuan Yi recorded these suggestions and handed them to Huang Zide. In the end, Huang Zide decided to set the next target as Luoyang.

Once the decision was made, the entire revolutionary army was busy, and two days later, Huang Zide personally led the 50,000-strong army north to Luoyang. Now that his army was much larger, it was no longer possible for him to run at the same high speed as before, and of course after the Battle of Ruzhou, it was unlikely that the high-speed rush would be successful. Moreover, before reaching Luoyang City, Huang Zide also needed to clear Yongning and Yiyang near Luoyang City. Therefore, the actions of his army must not be hidden from the imperial court.

However, this does not mean that Hu Yidao and they will not be useful. Thoughts, after everyone decided to attack Luoyang, Hu Yidao immediately set off towards Luoyang with three or four soldiers who could speak Henan.

When Hu Yidao set off, Xuan Yi called him aside, took out a dagger, handed it to Hu Yidao, and then said in a low voice: "Brother Yidao, outside the east gate of Luoyang City, five miles east of the Luohe River, there is a lush hill, and there is a purple cloud temple in the mountains. The presiding master of the Xuanfa Dao in the view is my senior brother. He is proficient in medicine and is well-known, so he is very respected in Luoyang City. When you arrive in Luoyang, don't go into the city first, first take my token to Ziyun Temple, hand it over to the Xuanfa Daoist, and tell him your identity and purpose, and then listen to his orders. ”

Hu Yidao nodded in agreement, and then set off with those soldiers.

Hu Yidao took these soldiers to disguise themselves as homeless people, slept in the open, and rushed to the outside of Luoyang City in three days. According to Xuanyi's instructions, a few people did not enter the city, but walked four or five miles east along the Luo River, and saw a small hill that was not high, but was overgrown with various trees. At this time, it is the spring of March, but the weather has been cold in recent years, so most of the trees on this mountain are still bare, and only some willow trees near Luoshui can be regarded as emerging some tender yellow leaves.

However, this mountain is very conspicuous compared to those nearby Tong Shan who may not even have a tree. Hu Yidao took a closer look, and on the mountainside of the hill, there was indeed a Taoist temple that was not too big.

Hu Yidao said to a few people next to him: "It should be there." ”

A few people turned around twice along a path and arrived at the Taoist temple. Hu Yidao raised his head and saw a plaque hanging on the main entrance of the Taoist temple, on which three characters were written in a zigzag earthworm-like seal. Hu Yidao was originally illiterate, but after Xuanyi Taoist came, he learned how to read and write at his suggestion. His mind was bright, and he could now recognize almost a thousand words. However, all he recognized were the characters in regular script, and he didn't recognize half a word of this earthworm-like seal script.

The door of the Taoist temple was open, but there was no one to be seen inside, so Hu Yidao bent his fingers, gently knocked twice on the open door with his fingers, and asked, "Is there anyone?" Anyone? ”

"Yes, yes!" With the voice, an eleven or twelve-year-old handsome Taoist boy came out of nowhere. Staring at the big round eyes, he looked Hu Yidao up and down, then frowned and asked, "Who are you?" Where did it come from? What's the matter? ”

"Dao Chief, this is the Purple Cloud Temple?" Hu Yidao didn't answer, but asked.

"It's Ziyunguan." The boy said, "You haven't answered my question yet?" ”

Hu Yidao smiled and said: "Little Dao Chief, we are from the south, and under the guidance of Xuan Yi Dao Chief, we are here to find a Xuan Fa Dao Leader." ”

When the Dao boy heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "You were sent by Senior Brother Xuanyi!" How is Senior Brother Xuanyi now? What is he busy with every day now? ”

Hu Yidao only replied vaguely: "Everything is fine with Xuanyi Dao Chief, I don't know ...... Xuanfa Dao Chief"

When the Dao boy heard this, he smiled and said, "You come with me, and I will take you to find the Xuanfa." With that, he turned and walked inside. He seemed to be very happy, and when he walked inside, he took small jumps, jumping and jumping, like a little sparrow.

The Taoist temple is not big, but there are only three entrances before and after. The knife stabbed Hu Yidao and went to the wing room on the left, where there were several chairs, all covered with half-worn cushions. The little Taoist boy led them to sit down on the chairs, and then said, "You wait here, I'll call Senior Brother Xuanfa." ”

After speaking, he opened the door curtain and jumped out, through the door curtain, Hu Yidao could still hear the little Taoist boy shouting in a voice like a silver bell: "Breeze, breeze, there are guests coming, why don't you pour some tea......

Someone answered in the distance, and after a while, the door curtain was lifted, and a bearded middle-aged Taoist priest walked in, holding a large copper kettle in one hand, a plate in the other, and a white towel in the other. The priest smiled at them, quickly took out a few cups, put tea leaves, poured water, brought them to a few people, and then retreated.

Hu Yidao waited for this "Qingfeng" to retreat, and then whispered to the person next to him: "This person has kung fu." ”

Qingfeng went out for a while, and then another old Taoist priest walked in. This is an old man with a white beard, but his face looks very ruddy. Apparently he is in good shape.

As soon as Hu Yidao and the others saw that this old Taoist priest was wearing a Heavenly Immortal Cave Clothes, they knew that this must be the Taoist Xuanfa of the presiding Taoist of this Purple Cloud Temple, so they all stood up.

The Taoist said to everyone: "Rank, the poor Dao Xuanfa is the head!" ”

Hu Yidao and others hurriedly returned the salute. After the ceremony, everyone sat down, and the Xuanfa Taoist asked: "A few people said that they came here at the request of my Xuanyi junior brother, but I don't know if there are any tokens?" ”