Yang Ge, the envoy of Liangzhou, was very drunk, and when he woke up, he felt that the bed under him was shaking, thinking that he was not waking up from a hangover, and then he slept again, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, turned over and sat up, and found that it was dark all around, and he was sleeping in a closed carriage.

Did the Yizhou Army send troops? Yang Ge guessed, and immediately felt that something was wrong, and the vehicle seemed to be going down.

From Qin to Liang, although the road is undulating, but generally the terrain is getting higher and higher, and the continuous downward is more like going to Qinzhou.

Yang Ge was startled, lifted the curtain and looked out, sure enough, the team was heading towards Qinzhou, and he recognized the mountains on both sides.

Following a large number of soldiers behind the car, Du Heimao, the one-handed general who drank with him last night, walked with the car, and then bent down from the horse and said with a smile: "Yang Envoy is awake." ”

"This ...... This...... Where are we going? ”

"Go to Liangzhou."

"But it's not the right direction."

"Oh, General Tang said, you have to take the war by surprise, Liangzhou is so big, there is more than one road, and it is just a suspicious soldier who is approaching step by step before, and when you really want to fight, you need to choose another road."

Yang Ge was shocked, "The mountains of Liangzhou are rugged, there are only four or five roads into the cool in total, if you detour, it will not be possible to do it in one day, at least two days, and other roads are not in contact with the Qiang soldiers, how can you attack it?" ”

"I don't know the details, but I'm on orders. Yang Envoy doesn't have to worry about it, sleep steadily, and wait for the completion of the work. ”

"What about Mr. Xu? I want to see him. "Yang Ge knows who the true leader of this team is.

"Mr. Xu walked more than ten miles ahead, and now he can't call back. Yang Envoy should rest. ”

"General Na Tang......"

Du Heimao pulled down the curtain of the car, not giving Yang Ge a chance to speak.

Yang Ge sat in the car in a daze, realizing that he and Liangzhou had been fooled.

Liangzhou is a huge trap, the purpose is to swallow the "50,000" Yizhou army, even if Xu Ji is a hundred times smarter, he can't think of a clever plan to turn defeat into victory, so he decided to avoid the battle, under the leadership of Yang Mengjun, through Qinzhou to join the descendant army.

As for the Yizhou army in Liangnan, Xu Ji had already sent someone to remind Tie Fei not to delay and return to Yizhou as soon as possible.

Yang Mengjun still has more than ten subordinates staying in Liangzhou, and he has already made an agreement that if he can't return on time, they will return to the camp on the Liangzhou road without waiting.

Last year, Yang Mengjun led his troops to the north, and it was this road that he followed, so the march went smoothly.

Xu Ji accompanied Yang Mengjun all the way, got along for a few days, and respected each other.

Yang Mengjun admired Xu Ji's understanding of the situation in the world, asked endlessly, and was extremely interested in the Central Plains, especially King Ning, who rose from the grass, and admired, "Tiancheng left so many families, but they are not as good as a Qinzhou grass people, this person must be unusual." ”

Xu Ji didn't say his judgment of King Ning, he admired Yang Mengjun's honesty and generosity, and he saw the success or failure very clearly.

The descendant army led by the Golden Holy Maiden said that it was in northern Qin, but in fact it was closer to Liangzhou, camped in several valleys, and after several battles, there were not many people left, only in their early 30,000s, among which there were many old and weak women and children.

A Jizhou army led by Yin Fu also camped here, although the number was small, only more than 15,000 people, but there was no family drag, but the strength was stronger.

Yang Meng's army had the least number of soldiers in Liangzhou, with a total of less than 5,000 people, but it was they who "borrowed grain" from all over Liangbei to feed all the soldiers.

Dozens of miles east of the valley, near the flat land outside the Saiwai, was the large camp of the He Rong people, who had experienced the defeat of Xiangyang, and they became very cautious, refusing to enter the dangerous and narrow places to fight, surrounding various exits, and frequently sending troops to harass them, hoping to lure the enemy out.

If it weren't for Yang Mengjun's recognition of the mountain path, the more than 3,000 Yizhou troops led by Xu Ji would not have been able to bypass He Rongren at all.

In order to travel, the Yizhou army had to abandon almost all the baggage and horses, and everyone marched forward wrapped in grain, and when they finally joined the descending army, the food was exhausted, and the belly was all deflated.

When they arrived here, Tang Weitian and his subordinates no longer called themselves the Yizhou Army, also known as the Descending Army, and were warmly welcomed.

Jin Shengnu was not there, she led a team of men and horses out to explore the road a few days ago, and she never came back, and Zhang Shiqing also followed.

Xu Ji took a break and was about to go to see Yin Fu, but the other party had heard the news and came to visit first.

Yin Fu was originally a civil official, he was old, he was very unsuitable for the military career, he was quite haggard, but he had no intention of decay, and he laughed when he met, "People are not as good as heaven, Yecheng is goodbye, but I didn't want to reunite in the side of the fortress, I couldn't take the Jizhou soldiers and the descendant army back to Jizhou, and Xu Gongzi didn't seem to be very happy." ”

"It's not just unsatisfactory, I escaped death all the way, if I have a lot of noble people to help, I don't know how many times I will die."

The two sat down, and Yin Fu said: "Sitting and talking about the Tao and doing it in person is as difficult as the difference between heaven and earth." ”

"Exactly, even if I lead three hundred soldiers, I feel difficult."

"Haha, it's easy to know the difficulty, it's right to feel hard, like me, it's even harder, and I'm always looking forward to someone taking over this Jizhou army for me."

"There are no suitable generals in the army?"

"There are loyal generals, there are fierce generals, and generals are hard to find." Yin Fu stared at Xu Ji.

Xu Ji immediately smiled and said: "I brought a rare fierce general, and there is a shortage of generals." ”

"Why did Xu Gongzi go north?"

"I hope to see He Rongren leave the Central Plains with my own eyes."

"Xu Gongzi came just in time."

"Oh?"

"You'll see the people of He Rong gaining a foothold near the Biansai."

"Is the situation so bad?" Xu Ji said with a smile.

"It's not an exaggeration to say it's a dead end. Outside Senese is now full of Herong people, they are not in a hurry to start a war, they are besieging but not attacking, and they have to wait for the food here to run out. ”

"I heard that the general of the fierce army has been providing food and grass."

"Yang Mengzhi has formed an alliance with the Qiang people, and he can free up his hands to close the Liangbei Zhucheng, and the generals of the fierce army are about to have nowhere to find food."

"It's my fault." Xu Ji bluffed with the "50,000" Yizhou army and failed to win, but instead made Yang Mengzhi determined to reconcile with the Qiang.

"This is the so-called man is not as good as heaven." Yin Fu said with a smile, he had heard about the general cause and effect.

"It's a dead end." Xu Ji sighed, "Is the Golden Holy Maiden just looking for the way before?" ”

"Well, she hopes to find a way to go around the outside of the Saiwai, but it is difficult, even if she is lucky, she is not the opponent of He Rongren when she gets to the outside of the Saiwai, once she is caught up, ......" Yin Fu shook his head.

Xu Ji thought for a while, "How many soldiers are here?" ”

"All together, nearly 30,000 people, after selection, at most 20,000 people, even fewer horses, only about 2,000, most of them were brought by the generals of the fierce army."

"What about He Rongren?"

"Not counting, at least 100,000."

"So much?" Xu Ji was a little surprised.

"This is not counting the soldiers of Qin, He, and Ji who followed He Rongren. Although He Rongren was defeated in Jingzhou, there were many survivors, and they were supplemented by the foreign tribes, and their strength increased greatly. Alas, at the beginning, General Cao thought that by defeating the Saiwai tribes, he would be able to take advantage of the situation to capture the border pass, which would cause chaos among He Rongren, but now it seems that people are not as good as heaven. But at that time, this was indeed the only way, and if he stayed in Xijing, he would have been wiped out. ”

"There is no problem with General Cao's strategy. How many troops does Yang Mengzhi have in Liangzhou? ”

"The exact strength of the army has to be asked to the general of the fierce army, I estimate it to be 20,000, and after the help of the Qiang soldiers, the strength will be doubled, or even more."

Xu Ji thought for a while, "He Rong's army is difficult to break, and our army is afraid that there is only one road left in Liangzhou." ”

"Well, we also think so, so we ask the general of the fierce army to go to Liangzhou to explore the way, hoping to capture Liangzhou in one fell swoop and have a foothold."

"The general of the fierce army said that his brother Yang Mengzhi imprisoned the old Liang King, which is unpopular, and the morale of the army is not high, or he can be defeated in one fell swoop, and then fight with the Qiang people."

Yin Fu nodded, "There is only one problem, our army is short of generals, and I definitely can't do it." ”

"Where's the general?"

"What does Xu Gongzi think?" Yin Fu asked rhetorically.

Xu Ji was silent, he admired Yang Mengjun's personality, but he didn't think that this person could be a general, and leading 5,000 troops was almost the limit.

"Where's the Golden Saint?" Xu Ji said, "She should have learned a lot from General Cao, and she is assisted by a number of veterans. ”

"General Cao was unfortunately killed, General Guan Changling Guan died of illness halfway, and the remaining generals could only be deputies, not positive. As for the Golden Saintess-" Yin Fu looked at Xu Ji a lot, "I have learned a lot, but I can't use much, and when I get to the battlefield, I still take the lead and move forward bravely." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "She still hasn't changed. ”

"This battle is very important, the victory is a desperate situation, the loser is all annihilated, and there must be a general in charge."

Xu Ji was silent.

Yin Fu said: "Xu Gongzi was able to defend the eastern capital at the beginning, but now he can't attack the cold?" ”

Xu Ji squeezed out a smile, "I ...... in my heart Afraid. ”

"Afraid of what?" Yin Fu was surprised.

"People are not as good as heaven."

"What I said casually, how could Xu Gongzi take it seriously?" Yin Fu said with a smile.

"I was scared in my heart, not because of Lord Yin's words, but because I was deeply touched, looking back, I used a trick before, and the success was mostly due to luck, and the last few frequent accidents, I was afraid in my heart, and my courage became smaller and smaller."

"If you're looking for someone daring, I'm not short of it."

"Before I came, who did Lord Yin plan to promote as the general?"

"It can only be the Golden Saintess."

"Wait for her to come back, I'd rather be her advisor." Xu Ji smiled, "There are still a few points left to offer a plan, even if there are many loopholes." ”

"Then wait, I only have one request."

"Lord Yin, please speak."

"Please Xu Gongzi for the sake of the Central Plains, for the sake of the tens of thousands of soldiers here, if you feel that it is difficult for the Golden Holy Maiden to take on this important responsibility——"

"Then I'll be able to make it difficult."

The two chatted for a while, and Yin Fu saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he got up and said goodbye.

Xu Ji didn't want to be "reluctant", he felt a lot of guilt in his heart for the Golden Holy Maiden, and he was never willing to take away her military power, even if it was just an expedient move.

After living in the valley for a few days, Xu Ji did not want to seize power, regardless of whether the Golden Holy Maiden was worthy of being a general or not, the men and women of the Descendant Army revered her even more than when they were in the Eastern Capital.

In the evening of this day, Xu Ji returned from the Jizhou military camp, and saw Tang Weitian coming towards him from a distance, with a trace of confusion on his face, and said loudly: "Son, there are also Zhang daughters here." ”

"The Golden Saintess is back?" Xu Ji immediately thought of Zhang Shiqing, who went out with the Golden Holy Maiden to find a way.

"The golden saint is on the way, the first to come back is a Zhang girl, but you're welcome, waiting for you in the child's tent, some people say that she is the wife of the childe, what's the matter?"

"I'll explain it to you later." Xu Ji hurriedly entered his tent.

There was indeed a woman in the tent, but Xu Ji was stunned, and after looking at it for a long time, he recognized that it was really Zhang Shiqing.

The big change in her is that even if the king and wife of Jibei are in person, they may not be able to recognize it at a glance.