This letter is written by Zhou Gandang.

"This week, I am willing to be ambitious!" As soon as he saw the beginning, Luo Yi secretly sneered.

It is said that Zhou Gandang relied on the grain transported back from Jiangnan and Huainan, built countless chariots, purchased war horses, recruited soldiers, and expanded the Xiliang New Army to 150,000! Let the generals under his command practice strictly.

These 150,000 people are almost the number of all the young people in Xiliang...

"Could it be that he wants to fight Chang'an?"

Luo Yi looked at Zhao Wenxian and asked.

Zhao Wenxian nodded and said: "It should be so, our spies have found out that he has recently recruited a few new fierce generals, plus Li Henghui led the troops, and he has defeated Xu Maogong and other Tang troops, he is very proud now, and he can't wait to wave the Northern Expedition immediately." ”

Luo Yi thought for a while and said, "This matter is not trivial, wait for me to think about it carefully." ”

"You go down first."

"No."

After Zhao Wenxian left, Luo Yi fell into deep thought.

Judging from the few letters just now, the situation of Datang is very bad, with enemies on three sides, and hundreds of cities have been lost.

Thinking of this, he went to the military department, found Sun Jian, and prepared to ask Sun Jian for advice.

Sun Jian smiled and said: "Lord, Datang is our enemy, why is the lord so worried?" ”

"Having said that, if Zhou Gan deserves Chang'an, then will we still have a chance to come out?"

Sun Jian thought for a while and said, "I understand what the lord meant. ”

"Oh? You understand? Let's hear it. ”

Sun Jian said: "The lord wants to take advantage of Zhou Gandang's Northern Expedition to take down Xiliang, so as to weaken Zhou Gandang's strength, and also balance the forces of all parties, so that they can continue to fight." ”

Hearing this, Luo Yi laughed.

The two sat down and took a sip of tea each.

Luo Yi looked at Sun Jian and said with satisfaction: "Yes, you really know my heart." If we take advantage of the situation to get Xiliang, it will be of great benefit to our development, and we will never have to worry about being attacked by others in the future. Especially Li Shimin, he will only negotiate peace with us! ”

"What the lord said is very true."

Sun Jian was puzzled: "Since the lord has made up his mind, why do you ask me for advice?" ”

"So, you also agreed to send troops?"

Sun Jian nodded heavily, he had already wanted to send troops to make contributions.

Luo Yi was silent for a while, got up and said, "Okay, as long as Zhou Gandang moves, we will send troops to fight and take his Xiliang into our pockets!" Hum! Accept his Xiliang, what can you do with him? ”

Sun Jian said: "Zhou Gandang is now, the most powerful army is Jiangnan Aguduo's department, but the hundreds of thousands of soldiers are controlled by Xu Maogong and Cheng Yanjin, and they dare not move; In addition to Ah Guduo, he also has the 150,000 soldiers he has just recruited, and he lacks combat power and is difficult to achieve. ”

"The lord attacked Xiliang, he didn't dare to say a word, he would only go to Jiangnan in a gloomy way and meet Ah Guduo and Zhuge Can."

"That's great!"

Luo Yi turned around and said, "Sun Jian, your military department can draw up a battle plan for me to read." ”

"Yes." Sun Jian looked overjoyed and replied.

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In the middle of winter, it snowed heavily.

Huainan Road, on the upper floor of Yangzhou City, A Guduo, Zhuge Can, Lu Yang, Dong Le, Wu Qing and other generals stood solemnly, looking at the Tang army that was advancing here.

From a distance, it was white, and only the appearance of the enemy army had a silky black.

As the enemy gets closer, there is more and more black...

"Military advisors, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yanjin, etc., are really asking for their own death, so cold and snowy, they actually came to attack the city, and I will lead the cavalry to charge and kill them, and completely defeat them."

As he spoke, he prepared to move his troops.

"General, slow." Zhuge Can grabbed him.

"General, Xu Maogong made good use of the formation, and added tens of thousands of iron horsemen and chariots, since he dared to come to Yangzhou City so swaggeringly, it means that he is completely prepared, if the general rashly attacks, I am afraid that he will be ambushed."

Zhuge Can said: "The general might as well wait until he finishes arranging the formation, and then it's not too late." ”

"Okay, it's up to the military division!"

Ah Guduo didn't relent, and happily agreed.

As a result, everyone watched the Tang army come to the city, and under the command of their respective generals, they set up a large array outside the city.

The Tang army came here, no less than 150,000 people, including 40,000 iron cavalry, 30,000 chariots, and 80,000 infantry.

Zhuge Can saw it on the city tower, frowned, and sighed: "Xu Maogong, you are really proficient in formations." ”

He pointed to the big array under the city and said: "Everyone, please see, the formation created by Mr. Kong Ming back then, the Bagua Array, the rest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, surprise, open the eight doors, the changes in the formation are endless, very powerful, if the army that does not know the formation enters, even if it is 100,000 elites, it will have to be swallowed by him." ”

Hearing this, the generals next to them all gasped.

Ah Guduo's eyes widened even more, he was going to take 20,000 iron horsemen just now, and he would go out to meet the Tang army for a while, if he fell into the gossip array, he was afraid that he would not come back.

But at this moment, Zhuge Can frowned again and asked suspiciously: "Huh? No, this is not a gossip array! ”

"Birth, injury, Du Sanmen, is actually located in the middle of the formation, and the four elephants gossip... Hiss! It's weird, it's weird, I've only heard that two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip, is there still gossip giving birth to four elephants, and four elephants giving birth to two yi??? ”

He seemed to be talking to himself.

The generals next to him didn't understand either, and they didn't know how to interject.

Aguduo asked, "Strategist, how should we deal with the enemy?" ”

Zhuge Can thought for a while and said, "The enemy has set up this big array to prevent my iron cavalry from impacting, and they want to attack my Yangzhou!" ”

"In this case, it is better to let him attack well, and see what ruthless tricks they have!"

Looking at the defense of Yangzhou City, everyone's confidence has increased greatly, if in this ice and snow weather, the Tang army wants to attack the city like this, the damage must be not small, and they are also confident that they will defend this strong city.

At this time, a rider came out of the city, holding an iron whip in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Aguduo, dare to come out and fight with me?" ”

"Is it Yu Chi Baolin?" On the city tower, Ah Guduo snorted coldly and laughed loudly: "What are your skills?" Dare to challenge General Ben. ”

"Strategist, wait for me to go out and take him down!"

With Ah Guduo's ability, if he wants to take down Yu Chi Baolin, it is effortless.

"The general is the master of the three armies, how can he go easily?"

"Then you can't let him scream down there, can you?"

Behind Ah Guduo, Dong Le stood up, holding a spear in his hand, and arched his hand: "General, let me go, I will definitely cut off the dog head of Captain Chi Baolin!" ”

"You? Can you? ”

A Guduo insisted on a skeptical attitude, he knew Dong Le very well, his martial arts were mediocre, nothing powerful, and he seemed to be a little overwhelmed by fighting with Yu Chi Baolin, but I have to say that this courage is worthy of appreciation