On June 28, late at night, the camp was held for several miles outside the city of Mianchi, and the lights were brilliant, like a bright sea of stars.

Dugu Wudu, the commander of Jingfu, led the army to Mianchi, and arrived at the same time as the Jingzhao Zanwu Weifu Award, who was responsible for escorting the army's grain and grass. The two did not wait to rest, and went to the city to visit Zheng Yuanshou together. Zheng Yuanshou was busy and tired today, so in order to facilitate it, he set up his office on the Dongcheng Tower.

Dugu Wudu and Wei Fu went up to the city tower and talked to Zheng Yuanshou. Zheng Yuanshou was humble because of his ugliness, and set up an open-air banquet on the city wall, and the three of them drank and chatted while admiring the starry sky in the gentle night breeze, but the topics were very heavy and they were not in a good mood. In fact, the three of them are not "all the way", except for this ongoing battle, there is basically no common topic, if it is not for the fact that they are tired and hungry and really need to take a break and eat, the three of them cannot sit together.

Simply discussing this battle, Zheng Yuanshou is of course an authority, whether it is his status as the commander of the Wei Mansion, or his understanding of the situation in the Eastern Capital, Dugu Wudu and Wei Fusheng are both "willing to bow down", they can only listen attentively and ask shamelessly, but their "shameless questioning" contains mystery, and K Yuanshou's "old treacherous and slippery" must also be thought about repeatedly, and the words he says are even more cautious and cautious, for fear of being accidentally "pitted" by them.

"The same rail Gong (Wei Wensheng) is eager to go east, and he can't wait to fly into the eastern capital with his wings." Dugu Wudu said with emotion, "It's just that the soldiers are tired, marching day after day, fighting overnight, I am afraid it will be difficult to last, once it is blocked under the Hangu Pass, the fighter is missed, and it is difficult to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital in front of Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang)." Speaking of this, Dugu Wudu glanced at Zheng Yuanshou and asked with a pun, "Is Gong Xin also in a hurry to enter Hangu Pass?" ”

There is a clear sarcasm in this remark. Zheng Yuanshou was first defeated under the Hangu Pass, and then trapped in the city of Michi, the wolf bèi was unbearable, and now he only had more than a thousand guards under his account, and it was difficult to do anything, so he could only watch the Xijing army attack the city and pull out the village to quell the rebellion, of course, it was not a taste in his heart. Zheng Yuanshou ignored it indifferently, and replied slowly, "Of course, a certain is eager to save the Eastern Capital, as long as the same rail is ordered, a certain person will not hesitate to go to the soup." ”

Dugu Wu laughed, "It seems that Gong Xin is quite confident in the battle of Gu Bobi, but there is a doubt, why did Yang Xuangan give up the easy and difficult, and did not stop our army at Hangu Pass, but stopped the Chen soldiers in Gu Bobi?" ”

"There are two possibilities." Zheng Yuanshou said, "Yang Xuangan was anxious for revenge, so he took the initiative to kill outside the Hangu Pass and fight to the death with the same track referendum, Gu Bobi may be the decisive battlefield, and Yang Xuangan's main army is crossing the Hangu Pass at the moment and pouring in; Another possibility is that Yang Xuangan lures the enemy deep at the same time, and uses heavy blocks to exhaust and consume the opponent, so that at the moment of the decisive battle, Yang Xuangan will have a certain advantage. ”

When Wei Fu heard this, he immediately asked, "May I ask Xin Gong, which one is likely to be the greatest?" ”

Dugu Wudu was also curious, and his eyes showed anticipation.

Zheng Yuanshou frowned slightly, and stopped talking. He has his own inference, but he doesn't want to reveal it, if the inference is correct, of course, he will "have a long face", but if the speculation is wrong, then the face will be irrelevant, and his face will be greatly damaged. Zheng Yuanshou decided to keep his mouth shut, he turned his eyes to look out of the city, as a hint of his refusal, but when his eyes saw the dazzling lights outside the city like a sea of stars, a cold chill suddenly welled up in his heart. Outside the city, there are tens of thousands of artisans and people, who are unarmed, and if they fall into the flames of war, they will be strewn with corpses. Zheng Yuanshou suddenly realized that he should do something, he should take precautions, just in case, and he should protect innocent civilians within the scope of his ability.

"I think that Yang Xuangan is the most likely to take the initiative to go out of the decisive battle."

Just when Dugu Wudu and Wei Fuyu thought that Zheng Yuanshou avoided talking out of caution, they unexpectedly heard Zheng Yuanshou give an answer.

"Just because of revenge, Yang Xuangan wants to take the initiative to go out of the final battle?" Wei Fufei questioned, "The terrain of the first line of Kun and Mi is steep, which is not suitable for a large-scale decisive battle, and besides, even if Yang Xuangan wants to fight a decisive battle west of Hangu Pass, he will prepare in advance, and Chen soldiers will be in Michi, instead of rushing to the battle like now, let alone choosing the decisive battlefield in Gu Bobi in the lofty mountains." ”

"In a certain opinion, placing the decisive battlefield under the eastern capital is the most beneficial to Yang Xuangan." Dugu Wudu also questioned, "A certain person agrees that the second possibility is very big, and Yang Xuangan is doing a tired plan." The same track will not be tricked, no accident, before midnight, the same track will inevitably be called. ”

Zheng Yuanshou smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly, "Since we know that the sailor is close to the Eastern Capital, Yang Xuangan certainly also knows, maybe he got the news earlier than us." ”

As soon as these words came out, Dugu Wudu and Wei Fusheng immediately realized that they were a little negligent in some aspects and made a wrong judgment on the battle situation in the Eastern Capital, and Zheng Yuanshou's timely reminder made them fall into deep thought. If Yang Xuangan learned that the reinforcements of the sailor were coming, of course he knew that the situation was developing in a direction that was unfavorable to him, he must immediately come up with countermeasures to rush out of the encirclement before being surrounded, and the best direction to break through was Guanzhong, as long as he defeated the Xijing army, his westward advance would basically be unimpeded.

"The terrain here is steep and the battlefield is narrow, although it is not a one-man pass, but it is indeed not conducive to a large-scale frontal decisive battle." Wei Fufei looked up and looked around, the mountains and mountains were all submerged in darkness, giving people a huge sense of depression, and there was an inexplicable fear in his heart, "Gong Xin, if Yang Xuan's attack outside Hangu Pass is blocked, and the sailor takes the opportunity to approach the eastern capital, won't he lose his ground?" ”

Zheng Yuanshou shook his hand, "The terrain here is steep, which is not conducive to the use of Zheng, but it is conducive to the use of Qi." If Yang Xuangan ambushed us in the mountains in advance, lured us into his ambush circle, and caught us off guard at the critical moment, then the situation would be unimaginable. ”

Dugu Wudu was secretly surprised, and his face suddenly changed. Wei Fu Award was also secretly shocked, if this came out of the mouth of an ordinary person, it would be a joke, but the weight of it would be completely different when it came out of the mouth of the senior commander of the Wei Mansion. The two looked at each other, and the more they thought about it, the more worried they became, especially from Zheng Yuanshou's bold guess to extrapolate the development process of today's battle situation, it is not difficult to find that many of the rebels' measures are implicit, perhaps the rebels are trying to deceive and paralyze the Xijing army, so as to lure the Xijing army into their ambush circle.

"Did Xin Gong find something?" For a long time, Dugu Wudu cautiously probed.

"Nope." Zheng Yuanshou did not hesitate and flatly denied it, "This is just a hypothesis of XX, and so far, there is no evidence to prove this hypothesis." Zheng Yuanshou sighed and laughed at himself, "Maybe it's because someone is old, too suspicious, and mediocre people are disturbing themselves." ”

The more Zheng Yuanshou denied it, the more suspicious Dugu Wudu and Wei Fu Award became. Who is Zheng Yuanshou? Even if he is old, he is only not good in body, and there is absolutely no problem with wisdom, especially in this special period, he must be cautious, think twice, and even think about every sentence before saying it. Tonight, in front of the two powerful people who belong to different political groups, Dugu Wudu and Wei Fuxian, how could Zheng Yuanshou talk nonsense? Since Zheng Yuanshou said this hypothesis, he must not be untargeted, not chasing after the wind, there must be a basis, and there is a clear purpose. The purpose is very simple, Zheng Yuanshou doesn't want to and can't lose the battle anymore, if the Xijing army is defeated and the situation in the eastern capital deteriorates further, the impact on him will be too great, so he has the heart to persuade Dugu Wudu and Wei Fu Award to cooperate with the three parties, even if it is to prevent trouble, it will be beneficial and harmless. In this regard, Dugu Wudu and Wei Fu Award are acceptable, but the key is, what is the basis for Zheng Yuanshou to make this speculation?

"Since Gong Xin has some suspicions, there should be some clues to be found, so as not to make something out of nothing." Wei Fusheng looked stern, bowed to Zheng Yuanshou, and said solemnly, "Please also ask Gong Xin to solve your doubts." ”

Zheng Yuanshou pondered for a while, and said slowly, "When the rebels launched an attack on Mianchi before, a certain side led the army to withdraw, and at the same time, they secretly waited for scouts on both sides of the valley to spy on the military situation. This afternoon, these scouts returned to the city one after another, and several of them reported that the rebels had surrounded the city of Mianchi as many as tens of thousands of troops, and some of them crossed the valley and killed the city. ”

"Tens of thousands of rebels? Went to Kuncheng? Dugu Wudu asked in surprise, "Is it true that there are tens of thousands of rebels hiding in Kuncheng?" Is the message accurate? ”

"Xin Gong, the matter is very important, we must be cautious, and we must not be careless." The Weafford Award was also very surprising. Now all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, and there are countless people who spread rumors to confuse the public, and this news is very likely to be false, which is from the fact that Zheng Yuanshou hesitated for a long time before saying it as a "clue", which shows that he himself is also suspicious, and there should be no definite evidence, otherwise he would have told Wei Wensheng to "invite merit and receive rewards" with "fanfare".

"A certain has sent people to Kuncheng to inquire about the military situation, and also sent scouts to look for traces of the rebels in the mountains south of Gushui and north of Kuncheng, but because it is dark, the mountain road is difficult to walk, and it is estimated that it is difficult to get a response before midnight." Zheng Yuanshou said anxiously, "A certain believes in scouts, but the matter is important, and a certain does not dare to tell the same track before there is definite evidence, so as not to bear the charge of lying about the military situation and confusing the army." ”

Wei Fu immediately heard the sound of the strings, and asked eagerly, "Xin Gong is sure that after midnight, your scouts can return safely from the south bank of Gushui?" ”

"I can't be sure." Zheng Yuanshou shook his head and sighed, "If there are really tens of thousands of rebels hidden on the south bank of Gushui, the scouts will definitely go and never return." ”

"So, if the scouts don't come back after dawn, and there's no trace of them, will this prove that the news is true?" Waifu asked.

Zheng Yuanshou smiled bitterly, "I can't wait for dawn." If tens of thousands of rebels were hiding in the mountains on the south bank of the valley, they would have raided Michi tonight, burned the grain and grass of the army outside the city, and cut off the army's retreat. ”

Dugu Wudu and Wei Fu Award are overshadowed. This matter is serious, and it is related to the survival of the Xijing army, out of prudence, it is better to believe it than not to believe it, and it is also a good thing to take precautions in advance.

"Gong Xin, what's the plan?" Dugu Wudu did not hesitate any longer, and asked decisively.

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