Chapter 406: The Old Man Invites
Li Xin categorically rejected Qian Tai's suggestion, "Lu Zhifan's opponent is Ben Shuai, if only you are left, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating." β
"Could it be that Brother Thirteen still wants to stay as bait?" Lu Jiu asked in a lost voice.
"Why not?"
"The thirteenth brother is in danger of the safety of the three guards, how can he risk his life like this?"
"Confused, we have all reached such a situation, and we only care about our personal safety, I'm afraid we don't have to go back to the customs! It's going to have to be stewed with a spoonful! β
In the end, Li Xinli overrode the public opinion, and ordered Cheng Mingjiu to lead the two major infantry battalions of the Three Guards to the south overnight, in order to prevent the people of Lu Zhifan from seeing the clues, they deliberately went north first and then turned back to the south. In fact, this is also a gamble, the first and second step battalions of the Three Guards Army are the old foundations of the housekeepers, with the best equipment, the most men and horses, and the strongest combat effectiveness, with a total of more than 5,000 people in the two battalions. Even if so many people are attacked, the target must be not small, and if it is discovered, it will be equivalent to missing the cowardice first. When the time comes, Lu Zhifan will definitely understand that the so-called rumor that the Three Guards have run out of ammunition is true, and it will not waver as it is now, and it is suspected that it is Li Xin's plan to lure the enemy.
By the time the sky was bright, the two major battalions had been cleaned, and the rest of the battalion were recruits and trained in the later stage. In order to stabilize Lu Zhifan, Li Xin decided to repeat the old trick and meet him in person for a while to reminisce about the past.
Mi Yan once again took on the task of shuttling between the two armies, and after several experiences, his courage and experience have been compared with the cynical and somewhat cowardly little scholar in Taiyuan.
Lu Jiu personally selected ten elite knights, and under the banner of Li Xin's general Zhengxi, he slowly walked all the way south. The slow walk was deliberately done by Mi Yan, and what he did was to let the Tartars know that the envoy of the great general Li Xin had gone south, and he must have understood this deep meaning with the wisdom of the Nalu domain.
Sure enough, after leaving the camp of the Chinese army for more than ten miles, they came out of the grassland, and when they looked south, they were already full of rolling mountain roofs, and at this time, there were already scouts who had discovered their traces, and they were not in a hurry to follow the surveillance. Mi Yan only pretended not to know, and continued to swagger south into the mountains.
Lu Zhifan, who had returned to the side wall, soon received a military report from the scout, and more than ten people were swaggering towards the side wall pass under the banner of the Ming army's general Zhengxi, and asked whether to kill all these people. After a long silence, he decided to let them come directly to him.
"Don't hurt them, how can Li Xin's envoy be slow when he arrives?"
After the scout left the Chinese military tent, the corners of Lu Zhifan's mouth flashed with a sneer, Li Xin, Li Xin, your temper is still so arrogant, and there is no one in your eyes, don't you know that there are people outside the world? Since you want to demonstrate, you have got your wish. While waiting, suddenly Turg's house slave came to ask to see him, Lu Zhifan's heart jumped suddenly, something big must have happened, and he didn't care about Li Xin's deeper intentions, so he quickly invited Turg's house slave in.
"Halle-Tay has seen Mr. Lu." When this self-proclaimed Hartay saw Lu Zhifan, he immediately knelt down on one knee and leaned over to beat a thousand, which was completely different from the arrogant and rude attitude of other Manchus towards Lu Zhifan. Lu Zhifan felt something, knowing that this was all Turge's words and deeds, and he explored deeply, or Corporal Dolgon Lixian, the king of Rui, which is probably extremely difficult to imagine in the Ming Dynasty, the entire Zhu Ming royal family has become the biggest parasite of the stormy court, never knowing about dedication and sacrifice, only knowing vicious blood sucking, and only afraid that the Ming Dynasty will die sooner or later in the hands of this gang of losers.
At the same time, he hurriedly got up and helped Hartay up with both hands, so that people could see him as serving tea and ask him what he meant.
"General Halletay, I don't know if it's really good to fix the mountain?"
The first time Halle-Tay heard someone call him a general, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and hurriedly waved his hand.
"Mr. Lu should not be promoted, Halletai can't afford it. The master came to report the good news to Mr. Lu...... so Hartay informed Lu Zhifan of the situation of the Zhenwei in 1510, and also explained the plan and plan of Taiyuan Mansion where Turg decided to go south to attack the place where Li Xin was based.
When he heard that Turg had given up the town guard, his brows suddenly furrowed, but when Hartay talked about how to enter Ningwu Pass, he couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy. I secretly praised in my heart, this Turg seems to be a rough man on the surface, but in fact he is thick and fine, although this move is risky, but it can receive miraculous achievements.
Thinking that Li Xin was still unscrupulously sending people to demonstrate with him, Lu Zhifan could not hide the smile in his heart, and he wanted to see Li Xin's shocked and inexplicable expression after learning that his lair had been destroyed.
"What are the results of the battle of Gushan?"
Only at this time did Halletai say with a smug face: "The master's army is invincible, and the Ming army of Ningwuguan is vulnerable, and it has already broken through Ningwuguan a few days ago!" β
This is really good news, Lu Zhifan walked quickly to the map of Shanxi spread out on the couch, along the rough lines all the way to the south, after Ningwu Pass, there is no longer any cover in the hinterland of Taiyuan, with the bravery of Turg, it is not a problem to drive straight into Taiyuan City.
But then Lu Zhifan was a little worried, and took Hartay's hand and said: "General Halletay, I already know Gushan's true intentions, please leave immediately, and be sure to bring Lu's words back!" β
Several Halle-Tay respectfully responded: "Please Mr. Lu, Halethai will definitely live up to the trust!" β
"You have made a note, how the five roads have to tell sΓΉ Gushan Ezhen, don't care about the gains of one city and one place, especially Taiyuan City, as long as we will put the farmland around the city, factories and mines...... Meaning can be smashed! β
Speaking of this, Lu Zhifan hesitated for a while, and finally swallowed another sentence back, in fact, there is a more desperate way, that is, to slaughter all the people outside Taiyuan City like that Hunyuan Prefecture, so that the blow to Shanxi Li Xin and the Zhu Ming Dynasty will not be able to recover in twenty or thirty years. But after all, he is also a Chinese person, how can he bear to make such a heartbroken Jianyi, and swallow this Jianyiyi back into his stomach alive.
In fact, this is the idea of self-deception, even if he doesn't mention it, with Turg's treachery and cruelty, how can he let the people of Shanxi go lightly? When Lu Zhifan couldn't help but think of this ending, he shivered fiercely, and he seemed to hear a heavy sigh from the depths of his soul.
Until Halle-Tay had been gone for a long time, Lu Zhifan had not been able to get out of this trance, and he didn't even listen to the scout's return so really.
"Nanban's spies have reached ......."
A spy of the Southern Barbarians? After Lu Zhifan turned a corner in his mind, he suddenly realized that it was Li Xin's messenger who had arrived. He hurriedly cleaned up his robes and clothes, and gave a faint order: "Bring it in!" β
After a while, Mi Yan was pushed and shoved by a banner of the Han Army and walked in, but he was still a hairless, milky yellow-mouthed boy, Li Xin was really arrogant. However, when Mi Yan opened his mouth, Lu Zhifan immediately realized that he had despised the young man in front of him.
"I have heard the name of Gaoyang Lu Gong for a long time, and I have admired it for a long time, and now it is really famous that it is better to meet, is this Lu Gong's hospitality?"
Mi Yan's words were sharp and mean, like a sharp dagger, fast, accurate and ruthless into Lu Zhifan's heart, and a ball of depression was held in his chest and was extremely uncomfortable, and he opened his mouth for a while.
Although Lu Zhifan has accepted the reality, Gao Yang has always been an eternal pain in his heart, and even if half a year has passed, this bloody wound still makes him feel painful to touch. Mi Yan deliberately mentioned Gao Yang, also called him Lu Gong, and admired him for a long time, but he was nothing more than a ridiculous thing to sprinkle a handful of salt on his wounds.
Lu Zhifan was surprised to find that the rhythm was actually controlled by the other party from the beginning of the meeting, which was unexpected, and it seemed that it was not unreasonable for Li Xin to send this yellow-mouthed boy. After stabilizing his mind, he did not intend to dwell on this topic, but went straight to the topic.
"This little friend dares to ask Taifu? But Li Xin sent you? β
Lu Zhifan neither gave up his seat nor responded politely, Mi Yan didn't care, took two steps closer in the Chinese military tent, and spoke loudly.
"In the next is a nameless person is not enough to worry about, the second purpose is to serve the order of the general, to wear a sentence!"
Mi Yan's words were still sharp, and even his contempt for Lu Zhifan was so obvious, and he actually refused to tell the other party his name outright. Lu Zhifan's face was red and white for a while, obviously angered by Mi Yan's words, but he finally laughed out loud, as if to hide the embarrassment in his heart.
Lu Zhifan felt that his laughter was very weak, but he didn't expect that a yellow-mouthed child would be dumbfounded when they met for the first time, which was really a loss of face, and he could only continue to ask questions.
"Oh? Li Xin has something to say? β
"Exactly! The general is a person who misses the old, and when he learned that Lu Gong was on the opposite side, he sent him down to invite Lu Gong to meet and recount the old feelings! β
Just such a greeting was full of ridicule and ridicule in Lu Zhifan's ears, but he couldn't lose his temper and lose his demeanor because of this, it was really a loss and a loss.
"When the old people meet, they should reminisce about the past, I don't know if Li Xin can set the time and place?"
Mi Yan arched his hand and said: "The location has been decided, it is in the dry river ten miles south of Maoerzhuang, as for the time, please announce it!" β
Lu Zhifan nodded secretly, judging from the arrangement of this time and place alone, Li Xinxiang's sincerity in inviting him to reminisce about the old days was still there, so he high-fived and waited: "Since this is the case, why don't you just do it tomorrow?" β
Mi Yan arched his hand again and said: "Before leaving, the general has a word to explain, and the time of the meeting is all up to Duke Lu's decision!" After that, he didn't look back, and strode out of the big tent of the Chinese army, leaving Lu Zhifan alone in a daze!