Chapter 706 is hidden but not revealed

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The starry night was full, and the position on the Luokou beachhead, which was more than ten miles long, was full of patrol cavalry of the Jianghuai Army patrolling back and forth.

Lying relaxed on the soft couch outside the tent, looking at the dark night sky, Wang Xuanying was slightly distracted.

On a night like this, looking at the stars in the sky, he always had a different feeling. Although the stars tonight are not bright, the light emitted by Liao Liao's stars is not as bright as the lights in the Wei army camp that stretches for more than ten miles at the foot of the opposite mountain, and it is far less brilliant than the lights on the nearly 1,000 warships in the heart of the Yellow River behind him. But the light in the distant starry sky always calmed his mind, forgot the many burdens that pressed on him, and sought a moment of peace.

Decades ago, when his father, Wang Shichong, was a young Hu man, perhaps the same sky shone in the sky. In just a few decades, his father has gone from being a Hu child who was forced to follow his mother to remarry into the Wang family, and has laid a piece of his own sky in the Central Plains. Thinking of his father, Wang Xuanying's heart was full of reverence. In the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, my father was a dazzling star among the heroes.

It's a pity that in the end, he died in the conspiracy of Li Shimin's insidious villain.

The vicissitudes of the world are just a blink of an eye. Wang Xuan should have a feeling, as if what he has been experiencing is illusory. When his father was there, the dazzling light always shone on him, and after his father's death, his greatest wish was to avenge his father and kill Li Yuan's father and son. But now, Li Shimin is dead, Li Jiancheng is dead, and even Li Yuan is dead. Suddenly, there was no revenge for the great enemy, and a deep sense of confusion weighed on his heart.

In the first battle of Luokou, he took out all the strength that the Jianghuai Army had been hiding. This strength made them beat Li Mi badly, and they also surprised the Hebei army. Even those uncles and brothers within the Wang family were all looking at him differently because of the great victory achieved by the Jianghuai army.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that he had found a new purpose in life. His father was so dazzling, he had never thought of being like his father before, but now, he had a desire in his heart to let him follow in his father's footsteps, strengthen the Jianghuai army, and make the Wang family even more dazzling.

Wang Xuanying's heart fluctuated, and his thoughts continued. The younger brother Wang Xuanshu walked over, followed by a few people.

"King Zheng."

Wang Xuanying didn't get up, and said lightly, "Is it that the scouts sent by Marshal Zhang have returned?" ”

Wang Xuanshu replied softly, "Yes, King Chen has already joined Luo Yi from Hebei and Li Jing, who sent troops from Shandong, under Jindi City. Now they have taken all the six counties east of Luoyang, and have 100,000 troops under the Jindi Pass. Li Mi's 200,000 rabble in the six counties all surrendered to the Hebei army. Now he is also following Chen Kefu to garrison Jindi Pass, Chen Kefu now has 300,000 troops in Jindi Pass, and it seems that Jindi Pass will not last a few days. ”

Wang Xuanying's uncle Wang Shiwei said, "In addition, the scouts sent by Marshal Zhang to investigate and control the Wei camp have also returned, according to their report, there is movement in Li Mi's camp, it seems that they are preparing to evacuate the camp before dawn and rush to Luokou Cangcheng, it seems that they plan to take back Luokou Cangcheng." Wang Shiwei felt a little unbelievable about the unauthorized alteration of the battle plan of the 30,000 Hebei Army in Luokou Cangcheng.

Seeing that his uncle was a little excited, Wang Xuanying shook his head, everything was already different from what he and Chen Pojun had agreed at the beginning. At the beginning, Chen Kefu asked him to send troops, and the good plan was to fight a counter-ambush war, fight with Li Mi in Luokou, and then Chen Kefu returned to Hebei, and he took the Jianghuai army back to Hedong.

But now, the Jianghuai Army, which was originally a feint, has become the only force facing Li Mi's army of more than 100,000. According to the plan, the soldiers and horses of the Hebei two routes, which were supposed to come from the east and west immediately after attacking Luokoucang and Hujiao, have all changed their battle plans, and not a single soldier will come back. …,

It was expected that Chen Pojun would have been sent troops this time, but it became like this, but it was unexpected.

"Did Marshal Zhang receive a military order from King Chen?"

Wang Xuanshu nodded and said in a low voice, "The latest military order passed on by King Chen to Marshal Zhang is to let the two generals Guo and Lu in Luokoucang stick to Luokoucang, and not let Yanshi and the Wei army of Baihua Valley converge with Li Mi's army. And our task is to drag Li Mi's army, even if Li Mi wants to go back to Luokoucang City, we have to drag him all the way back to Luokoucang. ”

Wang Xuanying's face was calm, and he still asked flatly, "What about King Chen?" When will most of his men arrive? "In front of the core of the Wang family, I can't see the kind of arrogant and extravagant little thing that Wang Xuanying usually does in front of people, and the performance of mediocrity, but it is as calm as water, like an unfathomable cold pool. The Wang family, who are familiar with Wang Xuanying, have all found some such inconsistencies before. But it wasn't until after the Battle of Luokou that they discovered that Wang Xuanying no longer hid his inconsistencies when only the core members of the Wang family were present. And Wang Xuanshu looked at the calm appearance of the eldest brother at this time, but he knew that the calmer he looked out, the more it actually showed that he was unhappy at this time.

Of course, Wang Xuanshu and the two also understood the grievances in the hearts of the head of the family, and Chen Kefu asked them to stand up to Li Mi here, and let them fight with Li Mi. But Chen Kefu came out in all directions, first raided Luokoucang, grabbed 2,000 stone grain and grass, and immediately sent 100,000 troops, and went out in three ways to seize the empty six counties east of Luoyang at once. Chen Kefu not only hit Li Mi this time, but also reaped enough benefits, money, grain, land, city soldiers and horses, and his power expanded a lot at once, but they worked hard in the battle of Luokou, but they got nothing except thousands of casualties.

Marshal Zhang said that King Chen had now joined the other two commanders at Jindi Pass, and only after taking Jindi Pass and clearing the back road, he would immediately wave his troops south to fight Li Mi for a victory. King Chen also asked Marshal Zhang to bring you a letter, saying that the temporary change of the plan this time was all due to the rapid change in the battlefield situation and the situation. He also said that when Li Mi is defeated, he will not treat our Zheng army badly. ”

Wang Xuanying sneered, pouted and said, "Chen Pojun really treats us as his subordinates, and we are all in the desperate work, so he is waiting to pick up the bargain in the back." It is estimated that he wants to wait for us to fight with Li Mi to defeat both sides, and then he can just swallow Li Mi in one bite, and then move into the Central Plains, maybe he also plans to occupy Luoyang and send troops out of Hedong or something. ”

Wang Xuanshu and Wang Shiwei's uncle and nephew glanced at each other, and they were both a little amazed at this new head of the family who had been hidden before.

"So what do we do? Do you really want to give Chen Kefu his life? I'm afraid that when he takes the Central Plains, that is, the day he crosses the river and demolishes the bridge. ”

Wang Xuanying was silent, putting his hand on his head and caressing his temples one by one.

There was silence in the tent for a long time, and Wang Yingshu said softly, "Big brother, when my father made you the son of the world, I have always been a little dissatisfied in my heart. I feel that the eldest brother is too weak and has no opinions of his own, and I am worried that the eldest brother will destroy the Wang family's foundation laid by my father. But this time, after the first battle of Luokou, I saw another you. Although I have also discussed with your uncles, I feel that exposing the Wang family's hole cards this time is not the best opportunity, but now it seems that you are right. Since the death of his father, people inside and outside the Wang family have been panicking, especially Li Mi, Yang Jun, and Chen Pojun, and many people feel that the sky of the Wang family is about to fall, and they feel that the Wang family will not be able to get through this time. Everyone showed the strength of our Wang family to the world in Luokou this time, and only our Jianghuai army won a big victory for Li Mi, and immediately stabilized the Wang family and our Jianghuai army, and the younger brother admired it very much. If my father is still here, I will be very satisfied with my eldest brother's performance now. ”…,

Wang Xuanying patted his younger brother on the shoulder, "Second brother, today's Wang family is a result of my father's hard work, and I can't ruin all this." Although my father is gone, there are still my brothers and many uncles. As long as everyone is united and works together, the Wang family can still be proud of the world. In fact, you did a good job, for the sake of the Wang family, you agreed to go to Hebei as a hostage, and the eldest brother is proud. ”

"Is that what my father has always taught us?" Wang Xuanying asked.

"I remember that my father always told us that Taoguang was obscure and took advantage of the trend. And leave a line in everything, but not extremes. It was because of this that his father agreed to ally with Chen Kefu, but he didn't want to be assassinated by Li Yuan's father and son. At the mention of Li Yuan's father and son, Wang Xuanshu's face was excited, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Wang Xuanying nodded and repeated those two sentences, "Taoguang is obscure and takes advantage of the trend." If it weren't for the unavoidable this time, I wouldn't have disobeyed my father's teachings. But now that the Central Plains is in a scuffle, our Wang family has just lost its father's commander, and it is the time when the vitality is greatly damaged. Although this time we have revealed our hidden strength in a high-profile manner, we cannot compete with Yang Jun, Li Mi, Chen Pojun and any others alone. Xuan Shu, this battle in the Central Plains is like a ship sailing on the angry sea, if you are not careful, our Wang family will be destroyed and killed. We have to be careful, and in the future, not only will we not be able to continue with the same high profile as before, but we will have to be cautious and cautious. ”

"So what do we do now?"

Wang Xuanying looked up at the stars in the sky, and said lightly after a long time, "Tomorrow, Li Mi will withdraw his troops and return to Shiluokoucang, and Zhang Zhongjian will definitely let us pursue Li Mi." In tomorrow's battle, Li Mi will definitely go all out in order to return to Luokoucang, and even fight to the death. In tomorrow's war, although we can't avoid it, we can't fight hard with Li Mi anymore. Although we are just a chess piece in Chen Pojun's eyes, we must also be a chess piece with strength and a clear understanding of the situation. ”

In a chess game, a small chess piece can sometimes control the game.

The night is silent, the night is as cool as water, and the starry sky is like weaving.