Chapter 516: Visiting Xian

"You Su is really wise and decisive, if you will benefit, you will advance, and if you are unfavorable, you will retreat, which is really in line with Zheng Guoren's style......"

Zhao Wuxian did not leave the headquarters during the entire campaign, and there was not a trace of dust or blood on his body, but he was sweating profusely, his eyes were sore, and he was tired enough.

Commanding a 10,000-person level battle is so hard, you have to keep your eyes on the battlefield movements without blinking, worrying about whether your tricks will be cracked by the other party, worrying about whether your will can be implemented on the front, and taking into account the weather, wind speed, and accidents that even you didn't expect......

Fortunately, everything went well, and the role of the assault rode out well, although there was a big accident on the way, the thief still arrived on time, and the advance of the warriors was even more clean and neat, without any mud and water......

Bang bang, the enemy's camp was ringing gold, this is a sign of the withdrawal of troops, Zheng Jun's Yuli array was only close to completely penetrating his own Chinese army, and he saw the ravine behind them.

Just as You Su thought, Zhao Wuxian did move in the back, because the view was blocked, and the scouts were all driven and captured by the cavalry, so You Su couldn't see it, and dug a ravine behind the battlefield of the Chinese army, which was covered with mud and sharpened branches. Therefore, Cao Bing has a sense of persecution in the last battle, even if they are afraid to death, they can't turn around, forward is death, backward is also death, can only hold on, under the encouragement of Sima Geng, play extraordinarily, and wait for the kneeling to surrender when they can't hold back.

Fortunately, when they were on the verge of collapse, this side turned defeat into victory.

At this time, the Zheng army was retreating in an orderly manner, and Zhao Wuxian certainly had the intention of sending people to keep them, but the recent Cao army was already frightened. The Xiang soldiers were directly disabled, and they couldn't pursue them at all. The melee and harvesting on the left is not yet completely over. On the right flank, Le's soldiers were held back by the reserves arranged by Yousu, and now they could only hope that the assault cavalry, which had already charged several times in a row, could still launch a pursuit. Leave some more Zheng people behind.

By mid-afternoon, the battle was almost over, littered with fallen corpses and abandoned banner blades, ownerless horses running wild, licking the blood of rocks and grassroots.

"Well, don't chase after the poor."

Yuli's array can be attacked, retreated can be defended, they fight and act, and the cavalry who have been fighting for a long time can't take too much advantage. In the end, more than 3,000 Zheng people escaped.

In this regard, Zhao Wuxian has no regrets: "I planned to fight a two-wing outflanking and annihilation battle similar to the Battle of Cannae, and the annihilation battle of the central squeeze, but in the end I still failed to achieve complete success. ”

However, it is already extremely good to be able to fight like this with inferior forces today, 3,000 people who defended the country were either killed or captured, and most of the 1,000 people who rebelled against the party in the Song State Office were annihilated, and even Gongzichen's body was too late to be transported away. And his elder brother Gongzi land. Only a few hundred Xiao Yi soldiers escaped, and the rest were all annihilated and captured.

Although the losses on this side have not yet been counted, the casualties of the soldiers did not exceed 500, and the casualties of the Le's soldiers did not exceed 800. Of the 3,000 Cao people, only 2,000 remained, and the worst was the Xiang soldiers, who were killed or wounded.

It is a pity that there are also the initial assault cavalry. Nearly 100 horses were killed or wounded, and many riders were in tears as they held the seriously injured horses. Reluctant to end their lives, these good horses were provided by the Zhao clan of the Jin Kingdom. That's a lot of money.

In short, this was a big victory, a big turning point in the Song civil war, and everyone needed to be rewarded, especially the thief who copied the enemy's rear road, he was the winner and loser of this battle.

But in the final analysis, Zhao Wuxian was able to think of this strange strategy, or did he rely on the guidance of that mysterious person, who is his true identity? Could it be the person you've been looking for?

Therefore, when Zhao Wuxian inspected the battlefield and found the thief who was directing his subordinates to loot the property of the dead, the first question was whether he was injured and the loss of his subordinates, and the second question was......

"What about the gentleman who said that there are trails in Meng Zhu, and who is willing to lead the way for us? I want to thank him well. ”

Once again, the thief made a great achievement, and his face was originally complacent and the thief's trademark cynicism, even when facing Zhao Wuxian. But when Zhao Wuxian mentioned "Mr.", he rarely restrained his expression and became in awe.

"Priest, that gentleman, he ......"

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The reason for the incident has to start from half a month ago. (Flashback, don't look confused)

By the end of August, the weather had cooled, and the civil war in the Song Kingdom was in full swing. Following Zhao Wuxian and Cao Guo, Zheng and Wei were involved one after another, and Qi also transported carts of grain to the Song State. In the middle of the war, the two sides no longer made cautious contacts, but began to attack the city.

But Zhao Wuxian was busy at this time and went to Kwai Hill in the area controlled by Le's.

He came here because he wanted to find someone, a hermit, an unknown sage of the Song Kingdom.

When he was in Daicheng, Zhao Wuxian asked about this person.

"Ji Ran?" The eldest brother Lelu didn't know anything about this name under his rule, and tilted his head to look at his sister: "Lingzi, do you know?" ”

Zhao Wuxian was speechless for a moment, Le Wei basically didn't know, many dispatching housekeeping these days were handled by Le Lingzi on the side, who is the head of the family? However, it is also a loss that the retainers of the Le family rely on Le Lingzi and Zhao Wuxian very much, as if they are the lord and mother......

Le Lingzi bowed his head and said: "I heard my father mention it once, Ji Ran, originally Xin's family, his name Ran, and his character Wenzi. His ancestor was the exiled son of the Jin Kingdom, and he had been in the Song Kingdom for several generations, perhaps one of the sons of the Duke of Wen of the Jin Dynasty, and gradually disappeared as a scholar. It is said that this person is very studious since childhood, studied in the Chengzhou Guardhouse, read a lot of books, was erudite and omniscient when he was young, especially good at calculation, once was a Le's planner, so it is also called Ji Ran ......"

Le Wei scratched his head: "There is such a person, why don't I know?" ”

Le Lingzi explained: "It is said that this gentleman looked mediocre and dull on the outside, and he was not famous in the city when he was young. He often travels by car, and he refuses to take the initiative to lobby and recommend himself to the princes, so although he is only the best in the world, he is not known to the world......"

Zhao Wuxian was surprised: "So, it's a hermit?" Where is he now? ”

Le Lingzi said: "Not far, more than thirty miles northwest of Daicheng. There is his other residence in Pushang Township, maybe it is there......"

"Since he is the crown of the world. But it's not known, probably a person who deceives the world and steals his name! Le Chu didn't believe it. I didn't go to the ** who asked for it, but asked my sister suspiciously: "How do you know so much?" ”

Zhao Wuxian also looked at Le Lingzi strangely, he had the idea of visiting this person when he was in the Song Kingdom three years ago, but he asked around, only knowing that he was alive, but he didn't know the detailed location, including Le Lingzi, and he didn't get a clear answer, but why now......

Le Lingzi lowered his eyes and said, "Because the gentleman had the idea of looking for this person before. But I couldn't help, and for the past two years I have had people pay for it. ”

"I see, that's ......" Zhao Wuxian was moved, but also a little distressed, because of Nanzi's disappearance, Le Lingzi couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep these days, and he saw a lot of weight loss.

He assumed that Le Chu did not exist, stroked Lingzi's little hand and promised: "Don't worry, we will win this battle, and no matter where Nanzi is." I will find her and bring her back to you. ”

The intimate behavior of the two was so angry that he rolled his eyes beside him, and Zhao Wuxian didn't really want to pay attention to him.

Far from it, not to mention, during the mourning period. This thing actually gave birth to two babies with the concubine, which is too blatant! With the addition of Le Daxin, this incident became one of the evidence of Sicheng Le's rebellion. Although it will not make Zhao Wuxian and Le's fall into the passivity of public opinion, it is not very good to spread out. As for the near. This goods just lost a battle to Zheng Guoren a few days ago, and took a thousand lives. Let the tide of battle be extremely unfavorable to them!

Therefore, the reinforcements and baggage from Xilu were extremely important, and Zhao Wuxian personally led his troops to meet them, and at the same time, he had to pass through Kwaiqiu......

So, just drop by and have a look?

Le Wei didn't even know that there was a treasure hidden in his backyard, Le Lingzi knew the details, but he didn't know the true ability of this person, but Zhao Wuxian remembered.

Hanxing Sanjie: Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin are praised by history. But in the original history, Yue Wang Goujian's "Ten Years of Life Gathering, Ten Years of Education" and "Three Thousand Yuejia Can Swallow Wu" were also assisted by three masters, namely Wen Chong, Fan Li and Ji Ran. The first two Zhao Wuxian remembered that they were from Chu State, and later ran across the country to become doctors, I don't know where they are now, but they can't think about it. As for Ji Ran, Zhao Wuxian also came to this era before he knew that he was from the Song Dynasty!

In the Wu-Yue conflict, Wen Chong directly managed the government affairs of the Yue State, and Fan Li assisted Gou Jian with military assistance, which was different from Wen Chong and Fan Li, and his main contribution was in the economy. Ji Ran has a great study of the strategy of governing the country, and is good at talking about the strategy of governing the country from the perspective of economics, he taught Fan Li "Ji Ran Seven Strategies", Fan Li assisted the Yue Wang Goujian, and only used five of them, to enrich the country and strengthen the army, eliminate the powerful Wu State, and wash away the shame of Huiji.

For Zhao Wuxian, with the expansion of his territory, he is now in dire need of talent. In the past, he was even precarious, had no financial resources and no confidence to solicit, but now he has finally entered the ranks of the "House of Hundred Multipliers", and is still working towards the medium-term goal of stealing a "country of a thousand multipliers".

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"Actually, I came here last time when I left Song Jinlu, and I also had a ...... with Meng Tan on the platform of the Qihuan Gongkuiqiu Alliance."

Autumn was approaching in September, and the weather was getting cooler and cooler, so Zhao Wuxian went to the Cao Song border to pick up the baggage, and asked the officials to continue to Daicheng, and he turned a corner and went to Kwaiqiu, thirty miles northwest of Daiyi.

Revisit the old place, the scenery along the way is still beautiful, but it is a pity that things are wrong.

Because of the civil strife of the Song Dynasty, there were few peasants in the fertile fields, and there were many sparsely populated people in the townships and towns that passed by. Zhao Wuxian witnessed the withering scene in this civil war, although he was not a Song person, he did not feel a sigh, and said to the people who accompanied him: "The Song Kingdom was originally a rich land in the Central Plains, although there are no mountains and rivers, but it can be stored, but now it is ten rooms and three empty, and the disaster of the soldiers is fierce to the tiger...... I don't know when the war will end and the Song Kingdom will be restored. ”

Everyone only hears about it, but there are other thoughts in their hearts.

Zhao Wuxian is still a doctor of Lu Guo, and he is separated from Song Guo by Cao Guo, and his hand can't be stretched that long. Even if he is defeated, not to mention whether he will die if he eats the Song Kingdom, he will be indignant if he is greedy for the Song Dynasty for himself, and two hundred years later, the Qi State will destroy the Song Dynasty and provoke the Five Kingdoms to attack Qi, and the Eastern Emperor of the country of ten thousand times will almost burp, not to mention his small body of the "House of Hundred Vehicles".

So in Zhao Wuxian's plan, his bottom line is to support a pro-Zhao regime in the Song State, which would be even better......

In particular, the elder brother Lemi, who sometimes understands and sometimes confuses the ruler, is the easiest to control and puppet......

Therefore, defeat Le Daxin and the four sons, and expel foreign interveners. After the victory, the Xiang brothers were squeezed out, the Song Gong was elevated, and the Sicheng Le clan became the ruling and largest Qing clan, and let him become a powerful help for the Zhao clan and Xilu, which was the goal of Zhao Wuxian's battle!

If her potential can be used well, it will be crucial for Zhao Wuxian's position in the Lu State to consolidate and the Zhao clan's dominance in the Jin State in the future!

This is something he didn't even dare to think about two years ago, no, half a year ago, but he took advantage of this chaos to have an opportunity. It's a pity that prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer, and victory or defeat are all things that benefit the upper echelons of the aristocracy.

Before the civil strife, the Song State had a population of one million, and after this turmoil, I don't know if there are 900,000 people left?

I only hope that after the end of the war, the Song State can also be included in the economic circle of Lu and Cao, so that the people's livelihood can recover as soon as possible.

There is no need to go to the Kwai Hill Huimengtai since it has been seen, it is important to do today's business, more than ten rode on the trail to move forward, in order to show the seriousness, Zhao Wuxian also took a special car. He remembered that Xinling Jun had played this play when he visited Hou Ying, if there was a chance, inviting the sage to get on the car and talk about it was also a means, and he couldn't say that you got on the horse and I took you to ride for a while, so it was okay to treat the beauty, so if you treated the celebrity, the style of painting was suddenly wrong......

Wait for the empty seat, drive for it, and not be angry...... Take out the set of the four gentlemen of the Warring States to solicit guests, and you don't believe that the so-called hermit doesn't take the bait! (To be continued.) )

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