Fuzhou, Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, there were nearly twenty people gathered in the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion, all of whom were the henchmen of the Zhao family. Zhao Mu sat on the throne and coughed a few times occasionally, but his eyes were shining, showing the majesty of the lord of the court, who was nearly sixty years old, and he was listening attentively to the report from the front-line sergeant at the moment.

"Our troops retreated to Yanwei Slope with losses of thousands of people. After that, the two armies fought outside Jiangxian County, and our army was defeated. Cheng Huaigong fought to his death. The army fled, but the governor led more than 50,000 men to retreat in the direction of Yingzhou. Complete. After the sergeant finished reporting, Zhao Mu waved his hand, and the sergeant retreated.

Zhao Mu glanced around at the ministers below, and all the civil and military ministers lowered their heads in unison, not daring to look directly at them. The majesty of being an emperor has begun to take shape, and the majesty of being an emperor cannot be provoked by others.

"Let's talk about it, what's going on? What to do? Zhao Mu said calmly and slowly, as if this was not a defeat.

Du Hongwen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, stood up and said: "My lord, in the opinion of the lower officials, most of the governors have always been cautious in using soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass have been moved to the Xieyu Valley, which is a taboo for soldiers. The subsequent retreat must have been intentional. The use of troops by the Metropolitan Governor in this way must have a deep meaning. We should believe in Him. ”

Lin You, the secretary of the household department, strode forward and accused Du Hongwen, the secretary of the military department, and said: "Hmph, is it easy to raise hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass? That's the grain and grass of more than 300,000 troops for several months, no matter how rich the empire is, it can't afford to consume it like this, right? Moreover, from the beginning of the army, to now, our army has sacrificed nearly 100,000 outstanding soldiers. These are all the elite of my Zhao army, I want to ask Master Du, how many 100,000 soldiers does my Zhao army have for us to sacrifice! That's 100,000 lives! 100,000 warriors loyal to the Empire! Just because Lord Du wants to believe in the Grand Governor, can he give an account to the 100,000 imperial warriors who died? Besides, the 300,000 army was beaten by Liu Tang's incompetent people and fled, when did my Zhao army become so unbearable? ”

"Lord Lin! Are you blaming the Duke? Du Hongwen asked with an unkind expression.

"I hum! I'm just talking about things, the Lord is holy, and I have my own judgment! Lin You was speechless and had to return the spearhead to Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu frowned, he knew that Du Hongwen was the henchman of his second son Zhao Hui, and Lin You was the humerus of his eldest son Zhao Jingyu. The two are so-for-tat, to put it bluntly, it is still a dispute between the two sons. He glanced at Zhao Jingyu, who was calm and calm on the side, and said, "Jingyu, what do you think of this Shang Shuling?" ”

When Zhao Jingyu heard this, his heart suddenly turned hundreds of times, thinking that if his second brother was wrong in command, causing the grain and grass to be burned and hundreds of thousands of troops to be defeated, then this crime would not be light. No matter how much credit the second brother has, he can't save the end of having to bear heavy punishment. But if he falls into the well at this time, then his eldest brother will be too unkind, and he does not have the heart of benevolence and the virtue of benevolence and filial piety. Knowing that his father intended to excuse his second brother through his own mouth, he stood up respectfully and said calmly: "I agree with Lord Du's opinion, the second brother's art of war is very human, and I naturally can't kick it." We should believe in the second brother. Although there is all the loss, there is also gain. The second brother has made countless contributions to the empire, and we should still be cautious. ”

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials exchanged heads and whispered for a while. Zhao Mu remained silent, and he asked again: "That father has repeatedly ordered Zhao Hui to explain to the imperial court. But Zhao Hui didn't even say a word. And how can it be explained? ”

"Naturally, I am afraid of the leakage of military aircraft"

When Zhao Mu heard this, he glanced at Zhao Jingyu deeply, nodded at him, and said to the ministers, "Okay." This matter will be discussed later. The top priority now is to immediately let Xu Liguo urgently transfer 50,000 troops to Fuzhou to reinforce Lingzhou. Be sure to assist the Metropolitan Governor and save Lingzhou from danger. ”

"Yes. The ministers obeyed. The ministers bowed

Let's say that Zhao Hui was also depressed at this time, he had already rushed into the mouth of the fish, but the Lingzhou army did not follow. How can he not be in a hurry, this month of planning, victory is just around the corner,

Outside the valley mouth, Xiao Yanbing pulled Liao Shixu and Wu Renjie and said, "Two generals, let's see." The valley in front of us is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, and the valley is very gloomy, which is very suitable for ambushes, I'm afraid"

Before Xiao Yanbing finished speaking, Wu Renjie couldn't bear it at first, and he shouted: "You don't talk about it, aren't you just afraid that we will kill Zhao Hui and rob you of your credit?" Lao Tzu won't be fooled by you! Brothers, follow me! Capture Zhao Hui's dog thief alive! ”

Seeing that Wu Renjie had already attacked, Liao Shixu was also a little impatient, you know, what a great credit it is to be able to kill Zhao Hui. Not only is the merit huge, but also killed the unique famous general at that time, and he can also be famous all over the world, and fame and fortune are not a problem. Liao Shixu shouted to Xiao Yanbing beside him: "General Xiao, the general is also gone, haha, how can he have such a credit for Wu Renjie alone!" Kill me, brethren! ”

Tens of thousands of people followed Liao Shixu and rushed out.

Seeing that Liao Shixu also rushed up to kill, Xiao Yanbing did not move, and Ma Hou was extremely anxious. Hurriedly persuaded: "General, don't hesitate any longer. Where there will be some ambushes. Zhao Hui has hundreds of thousands of people, and there are more than 10,000 people who are us, seeing that Zhao Hui's head is in front, if he is taken by Wu Renjie and others, and robs this great credit, even if the general has a great merit in front, we will be three points weaker than him in front of the lord. General, don't hesitate any longer. We have more than 100,000 people, are we afraid that Zhao Hui will be defeated by more than 10,000 remnants? ”

At this time, Xue Pingchuan made a careful analysis of the war situation in the past ten days, and he felt that this battle was too smooth. Zhao Jun seemed to have suddenly become as vulnerable as a chicken. It's very unusual. Ahead is the belly of the fish, which is very suitable for ambushes from the terrain. The road is narrow, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army, once entered, if there is an ambush, not one or two hundred thousand people, you can eat all the hundreds of thousands of troops. So he said to Xiao Yanbing on the side: "General, what Ma said in the army is not unreasonable. If the general is really worried about an ambush ahead, it is better for the last general to stay, and if the battle is on the right, the last general can also respond. ”

Hearing Xue Pingchuan say this, Xiao Yanbing felt that it was okay. Then he said to the generals, "Okay." General Xue's headquarters stayed here and responded. In order to be foolproof. Brothers from other departments, kill me with me, don't let Liao Shixu and Wu Renjie and others rob this merit and kill! ”

At this point, the 150,000 horses of the Lingzhou army all entered the canyon and drilled into the tomb selected by Zhang Cheng for the Lingzhou army.

Above the canyon in front of the mouth of the fish's belly,

Lu Baimao bent his waist, clenched the sword at his waist tightly, and looked intently at the Lingzhou army below. In my heart, Zhang Cheng, the general of the expedition to the south, admired the five-body throw. All this was completely expected by Zhang Cheng, and the Lingzhou army really got into the middle of it. At the same time, he also admired Zhao Hui's wisdom and bravery. It is really commendable for a metropolitan governor to be willing to take such a big risk.

"General Yu, most of Lingzhou has entered the canyon, and only the 10,000 people under Xue Pingchuan's department have stayed outside the valley mouth and have not entered." The spies rushed up and reported to Lu Bai.

"Xue Pingchuan is not stupid to the end. Once the war breaks out, Xue Pingchuan will inevitably make a move. Order Kang Yu to send 2,000 archers to block the attack in a fan shape, as long as we roll the wood and stones on our side, let Kang Yu shoot Xue Pingchuan's department from a distance. The army listened to the order, and once the Lingzhou army entered the valley, they would seal the valley with boulders. Seal off the enemy's retreat. Then throw all the prepared rolling wood and stones. ”

"Yes!"

Besides, Zhao Hui had been chased to the mouth of the fish by Wu Renjie at this time, and Zhao Hui's 18,000 troops rushed directly to the high slope, and then turned the gun. At this time, fifteen thousand archers came out from the top of the mountain around the mouth of the fish, Wu Renjie tightened the reins of his horse, and looked in horror at the tens of thousands of archers who suddenly rushed out of the hillside.

And at this moment, in the valley behind, a terrible scream came, and the soldiers were in chaos. If you don't know what's going on by this point, you're a fool.

"Oh no, there's an ambush. It is not easy to retreat in the canyon, brothers, rush up with me, only by rushing up, can there be a glimmer of life. Wu Renjie tried in vain to attack and rushed out. At this moment, the archers who were originally at the front of the mountain suddenly changed and retreated, followed by the archers in the back row, bending their bows and arrows, and one rocket after another was ready to fire.

At this time, Wu Renjie smelled the same smell in the air, which was the smell of fire oil. The whole belly of the fish, the withered grass spreads with a strong smell of fire oil.

"It's kerosene. Not good! Retreat, retreat! Wu Renjie yelled in horror.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

"Evacuate !!"

"Woohoo"

"Woohoo"

"Woohoo"

Rockets descended from the top of the mountain.

"Boom!"

As soon as the rocket came down, it immediately caused a skyrocketing fire, and the fire spread so fast that it was unstoppable. Tens of thousands of Lingzhou soldiers rolled in the flames, struggling, and howling miserably

In the canyon, thousands of rolling stones and sassholes smashed down, and in the canyon for several miles, nearly 100,000 enemy soldiers in Lingzhou were stoned to death, and the war horses struggled wildly, trampled indiscriminately, trampled to death countless soldiers, and a miserable howl resounded in the canyon. It turns the whole belly of the fish into a hell on earth

Zhao Hui stood on the top of the mountain at the mouth of the fish, looking at the mouth of the fish belly below, which had turned into a sea of fire, and sighed a little under the joy, and sighed: "The army of more than 100,000 people in Lingzhou is over."

Fish belly mouth valley mouth

Xue Pingchuan had just heard the screams in the valley, and he knew that there were still ambushes in the valley, he thought for a while, immediately turned the horse's head, and shouted: "Retreat!" Evacuate! If you don't leave, it's over! ”

Deputy Governor Chen Zhi was still a little unsure, so he hurriedly said: "General, I'm afraid that my army has been ambushed in the valley ahead." We didn't rush to answer it, but ran away, which may chill the soldiers' hearts. ”

"You know what, do you hear the sound of a boulder falling in front of you? Taniguchi must have been blocked at this time, how can we go in and save it? Besides, the valley mouth is sealed, let's stay here again, once the enemy army besieges us, we will become the people of the urn. If you want to escape, it's too late. Evacuate! Xue Pingchuan was about to retreat, when thousands of soldiers poured out on both sides of the valley, all holding bows and arrows, and bows and arrows poured down like rain.

Suddenly, a miserable howl sounded, and in just a few breaths, Xue Pingchuan's 10,000 troops lost as much as two or three thousand.

Xue Pingchuan was stunned for a moment when he saw thousands of enemy troops pouring out, but then he found that it was just a group of archers, and he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, brothers, rush out with me." ”

After a hard battle, he finally broke out of the encirclement of the Zhao army and went straight to the Yanweipo Liu Dan army, wanting to meet with him to tell him about the matter, but he didn't know that Liu Tang's 50,000 troops at this time were also facing a huge life and death crisis.