Han Shige groaned slightly, and said in a stern tone, "At present, under the current situation, we can not buy enough time for Yue Gong to advance westward, nor can we ensure that the soldiers will retreat with their whole body. ”

"How to make a change?" Gu Jue immediately asked.

"As you said, if the King of Qi is desperate and attacks us with all his might, coupled with the cooperation of the Navy Division, as well as the flanking attack of Yang Qing of Xun and Cui Baode, the Commander of Xingyang, with our current strength, we will not be able to support it for a few days, and in the end the morale of the army will collapse and the whole army will be annihilated." Han Shige said, "Since the King of Qi has decided the fate of the Xingyang battlefield, and even the fate of the Duke of Yue, then we will directly target the King of Qi and take the initiative to attack." ”

Gu Jue frowned. Changing passive defense to active defense is a good way to stick to the Xingyang battlefield, but the problem is that this change in strategy requires not only fighters, but also strength. If you don't have the strength, even if the opportunity is right in front of you, you can't grasp it if you want to.

"I want to hear about it." Gu Jue asked for advice.

"We all know that King Qi and the white-haired thief have a 'tacit understanding', which can be seen from Pengcheng's stay in Dong Chun's attack on Jindi Pass. The two sides fought very lively, but no one could help anyone, obviously the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and the bluff. Before, we were looking forward to King Qi entering Beijing, and we always thought that Dong Chun maintained a 'tacit understanding' with us, but in fact, we were all wrong, Dong Chun's real purpose was to 'cover, and the white-haired thieves evacuated Gyeonggi. It is certain that when the white-haired thief arrives at Jindi Pass, he will be able to defeat Dong Chun, tear a hole in the defense line of the moat, and escape, and then Dong Chun's will be guilty, and Zhou Fashang and Xun Wang Yang Qing will fight the tiger prison in three ways, you and I will be outnumbered, and the whole army will be annihilated. ”

Gu Jue understood as soon as he heard it, Han Shige's primary goal was Dong Chun, and he would plan what he wanted, and with the power of the white-haired thief, he caught Dong Chun off guard and dealt a heavy blow to Dong Chun, but how could the white-haired thief agree?

"The white-haired thief is cunning and will not be used by you." Gu Jue shook his head and said.

"But the white-haired thief was used by the King of Qi." Han Shige said, "With the meager strength of the white-haired thief, how could he participate in this mutiny? There must be King Qi behind him, and King Qi gave him a promise that he couldn't refuse, but this promise was fake, King Qi deceived him, although he grabbed King Qi's handle because of this, but this handle can't be caught, and if he catches it, he will die. In order to extinguish the mouth, the king of Qi must clear all traces, how can he leave his life? ”

"You've convinced the white-haired thief?" Gu Jue asked in surprise.

Han Shige immediately became alert and shook his hand, "The white-haired thief only trusts himself, and no one else trusts him. At the last moment of the decisive battle of Michi, Yue Gong wanted to eat him, if he hadn't escaped quickly, it would have been over now. Such a profound lesson丨How can the white-haired thief forget? If you change places, would you still trust Dong Chun now? Will you still believe in King Qi's promise? ”

Gu Jue comprehended, "The white-haired thief must be on guard everywhere for his own safety, regardless of whether Dong Chun has the idea of killing him or not, the two sides will have a conflict because of this, and your opportunity has come." ”

Han Shige nodded again and again, "The white-haired thief is not only worried about Dong Chun's rebellion, but also on guard against a certain ill-intentioned man, so he agreed to follow him, if Dong Chun attacks and the killing is revealed, he will join forces with a certain to kill Dong Chun, so that he can find an opportunity to break out of the encirclement and escape, and after we defeat Dong Chun, we can also hold on to the Xingyang battlefield for a longer time, which is beneficial to both sides; On the contrary, if Dong Chun keeps his promise, he breaks through the siege, and he will give up the Jindi Pass as a reward for his great help, and a certain soldier will not only be able to resist Dong Chun according to the danger, but also continue to cut off the Tongji Canal, which is also conducive to our holding on to the Xingyang battlefield. ”

This plan sounded flawless, seamless, and flawless, but because of this, a trace of uneasiness suddenly welled up in Gu Jue's heart. After Han Shige led the army to follow the white-haired thief to Jindi Pass, he either joined forces with the white-haired thief to defeat Dong Chun, or easily got the pass from the white-haired thief, no matter how the shape changes, Han Shige is a beneficiary, there are still such good things in the world?

Gu Jue pretended to be contemplative, and at the same time read the letter in his hand again. With a high degree of vigilance, even with a certain pertinence, looking at Yang Xuangan's letter again, Gu Jue immediately noticed something unusual.

Yang Xuangan drew a "cake" for them, and this "cake" predicted that the white-haired thief would cross the river to the north and go north, and might even go to the north to find a way to survive. The reason is very simple, once the King of Qi succeeds in "blackmailing" the Holy Lord and obtains enough political benefits, he can temporarily extend his political life, and for his own interests, he must kill the white-haired thief. The white-haired thief had already taken precautions, and he used this mutiny to let the alliance army cross the river to the north as soon as possible, completing the strategic transfer, so after the white-haired thief "escaped" Gyeonggi, he would definitely cross the river to the north.

Why did Yang Xuangan tell the story of the white-haired thief in detail in the letter? Gu Jue didn't comprehend Yang Xuangan's "hard work" until this moment, it turned out that Yang Xuangan did not abandon them, but gave them a way to escape, that is, to follow Li Fengyun together, as long as they save their lives, there is still a lot to be done in the future.

"Yue Gong still sees the shape of the Xingyang battlefield very clearly." Gu Jue deliberately tried to question, pretending to question, "If you want to hold on to the Xingyang battlefield until the last moment, you must leave the white-haired thief." The white-haired thief fled, even if you defeated Dong Chun, even if you occupied Jindi Pass, but under the opponent's three-way attack, we still couldn't hold on to the last moment, unless Yue Gong was invincible on the road to the west. ”

Han Shige sneered, "How to leave the white-haired thief?" Yue Gong can't keep the white-haired thief, can you still keep him? Are you an idiot to be a white-haired thief, and you are willing to accompany us to death? ”

Gu Jue became more and more uneasy, he smelled a hint of despair from Han Shige's words, if the white-haired thief ran away, Han Shige also ran away, and he could still hold the Xingyang battlefield with only his own few people? Pipe dream.

Gu Jue looked at Han Shige, his eyes were blazing, and Han Shige also looked at Gu Jue, calm. At this moment, both sides have calculations in their hearts, Gu Jue has already sensed that Han Shige is going to "run", but there is no evidence, and he can't be suspicious, so as not to cause trouble out of nothing, and Han Shige is full of "confidence", even if you doubt me? Unless I run away, you have no evidence, what can you do to me?

"How many men and horses did you take to Jindi Pass?" Gu Jue asked.

"Five thousand centaurs." Han Shige waved his hand and said unceremoniously, "The heavy responsibility of suppressing the Tiger Prison is entrusted to you." ”

Gu Jue secretly sighed, he couldn't raise an objection, the matter had come to this point, he could only pray to God and take one step at a time.

Han Shige successfully persuaded Gu Jue, and the two immediately drew up specific arrangements. Han Shige led the army of Niuzhukou and Zhuzhu to fight at Jindi Pass, Gu Jue sat in the tiger prison, took care of Jindi to the east, and joined forces with Luokoucang to the west, and responded in the center.

That night, Han Shige left the Tiger Prison with the personal guard regiment and hurried to Niuzhukou and Zhuzhu to mobilize the army, while Gu Jue sent people to Luokoucang to transfer grain in the Tiger Prison on the one hand, and wrote to Yang Xuangan urgently to report the changes in the battle situation in Xingyang.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, Jindi Pass.

The main force of the alliance led by Li Fengyun joined the hussars led by Lu Xingxing. The soldiers cheered and were very excited, although the army was still in the encirclement of the Weifu army, but one foot had stepped on the defense line of the moat, as long as they jumped hard, they could break out of the encirclement and escape from nature, and the excitement of the mood can be imagined.

Lu Xingxing gave a detailed report on the current battle situation. Pengcheng stayed behind Dong Chun to attack Jindi Pass on the eastern front every day, and the naval warships frequently threatened the Tongji Canal on the northern front, while Yang Qing, the king of Xun, and Liu Changgong, the general of Wu Benlang, frequently attacked on the western front to regain control of the Tongji Canal with Dong Chun and the naval division. The alliance army was in the middle of the three-sided attack of the Weifu army, the shape was very bad, the willingness of the soldiers to evacuate was getting stronger and stronger, Lu Xingxing took on huge pressure, fortunately, fortunately, Li Fengyun finally arrived with the main force at the emergency moment, and guarded until the clouds opened to see the bright moon.

"The Shan brothers and the Wang brothers of Wagang have helped each other, and have led two thousand brothers to secretly lurk on both sides of the Jishui River, as long as we fight out of the Tianqian defense line, they will bluff under the banner of Han Xiangguo according to the agreement, attract the attention of the Weifu army and the local government, and help us get out of the shell." Lu Xingxing finally said the key point, and his voice was also dignified, "Chief Manager Zhai led some of the brothers to the north of the big river, lurking in the Lihu Xu clan's fleet, and receiving us to cross the river at any time. ”

Li Fengyun nodded in approval. Cast it with a peach, repay it with a li, at the critical moment the Wagang brothers still promised to be righteous, this favor was recorded, and it will be repaid a hundred times in the future. As for Li Mi, he stabbed him in the back this time and calculated the alliance to the death, just with this grudge, he must repay him well in the future, and not let him have any chance to hurt the Wagang brothers.

"According to the Wagang brothers, Meng Haigong has also been dispatched, under the banner of the alliance, has crossed Bianshui, captured Liang County, and cooperated with the Wagang brothers to attract the attention of the government of Song and Henan." Lu Xingxing continued, "Although we and the Wagang brothers did not ask for help from him, he still took the initiative to help, and he planned well, had a clear goal, and chose the timing very well, which helped us a lot to evacuate Gyeonggi and cross the river north. ”

"This favor is too great, and it must be returned in the future." Li Fengyun sighed greatly, thinking about it carefully, the brotherly dispute within the alliance was really not worth mentioning compared to the siege of those cruel, ruthless, despicable and shameless nobles he encountered on the battlefield of the Eastern Capital. The butt determines the head, the status determines the vision, the identity determines the concept, and people from different walks of life not only have different interests and demands, but also have completely different ways of fighting. Compared with the never-ending bloody battles in the Eastern Capital, the struggle between the brothers of the alliance is much milder, many times it is spirit, and a lot of warmth is preserved.

"Can the other side be in touch with you?" Li Fengyun asked.

"Yes. The other side seems to be in a hurry, urging very tightly. Lu Xingxing's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were worried, "Especially in the past few days, the urging has become more powerful, and it even has the meaning of threatening." Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Fengyun and wondered, "Could it be that there was an accident on Liyang's side?" ”

"It's not too much of a surprise, I guess there's someone from the palace." Li Fengyun said lightly, "The current situation is very unfavorable to the Eastern Capital, the Holy Lord must give in to the King of Qi, and if the King of Qi is determined to go north, this negotiation will be very simple." Li Fengyun turned his head to look at Lu Xingxing and sighed, "However, King Qi's determination is too difficult to make, he used to be prominent, high-powered, and lived a good life, but now let him live a hard life, the gap is too big, it is difficult to accept." In this case, if the Holy Lord retreats and tempts him with power, he will first be deceived into the Eastern Capital and into a cage, and then it will be easy to deal with him. ”

"King Qi can't be so naïve, right?" Lu Xingxing was skeptical, "This is going to be a father and son, and he still has illusions about the Holy Lord?" ”

"Do you know how great the temptation of the prince is?" Li Fengyun shook his head and smiled bitterly, "That is an irresistible temptation for King Qi at all, even if Dongdu is a trap, he will not hesitate to jump down." ”

Lu Xingxing realized the severity of the problem, "Since Ming Gong has this estimate, can there be a countermeasure?" ”

"Dangyang Gong (Wei Fusi) evacuated the Eastern Capital with a certain one." Li Fengyun said, "Now we can only hope for him, but we can't hand over our fate to others, we must cross the river north as quickly as possible." ”

Of course, Lu Xingxing agreed, "Let's go, who will Jindiguan hand over?" Will it be handed over to Dong Chun or to Gu Jue? ”

Li Fengyun smiled slightly, "You don't want to know the result of the decisive battle in Michi?" ”

Lu Xingxing was puzzled. Didn't Yang Xuangan win? Could it be that there is another mystery behind this? "May it be auspicious."

"The decisive battle of Michi was won by Yang Xuangan, but he lost the mutiny."

Lu Xingxing didn't understand, and listened respectfully. As soon as Li Fengyun said in detail, Lu Xingxing couldn't help but want to scold, the hypocrite is really a villain, Yang Xuangan's methods are too despicable

"Yang Xuangan can't enter Guanzhong?" Lu Xingxing finally asked for verification, so as not to misunderstand.

Li Fengyun nodded, "The great shape shì was buried by his own hands." ”

Lu Xingxing understood.

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