Chapter Twenty-Six: Night Meeting
On the same day, Tong Guan issued a military order, personally commanded the army, and joined Li Er and Guo Yaoshi to lead an army of 20,000 to the north to rescue the defeated Song army. It wasn't until sunset on the third day that Lu Yi and his party finally saw the Song army that was defeated by the Liao army.
"The last will be damned!" Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Song army this time, was embarrassed at this time, and knelt directly to the ground in front of Tong Guan.
"Take it and dispose of it later!" Tong Guan asked Liu Yanqing to take down, and the Song army was defeated in this battle, so he naturally wanted a person to take the blame, and Liu Yanqing, as the former army commander, was naturally the best choice.
After counting the number of people later, Lu Yi knew how miserable the defeat of the Song army was. Of the 100,000 troops, only 12 out of 100,000 are now left, and most of them have lost their armor and are embarrassed. As for the logistical armaments, they simply lost one and wiped them out.
Soon after, he saw the pursuing Liao army. The size of the Liao army was about 3,000 people, and seeing the neat 20,000 troops of the Song army, the Liao army did not dare to continue the pursuit. However, the Liao army did not retreat, but camped twenty miles away from the Song army and confronted the Song army.
"Big brother, why don't you kill it in one go, the other party is 3,000 people, and the sons and daughters under your command are already hungry and thirsty!" Song Jun did not take the initiative to attack, and Li Er then came to Lu Yi's side and asked puzzledly.
"The Liao army is all elite, and it is getting late at this time, which is not good for the army to fight! Besides, there will be distinguished guests tonight, so I naturally want to sweep the couch to greet you! Lu Yi smiled slightly and explained to Li Er.
There is a deeper meaning, Lu Yi did not explain. Although the Liao army is only 3,000, they are all elite, and Lu Yi has no need to use his sergeants to fight the Liao army. Besides, the Liao State is about to fall, and it is good to keep the 3,000 elites of the Liao army and create a little trouble for the Jin State.
Li Er's non-stop training of sergeants these days has achieved initial results, the generals are eager for a big battle, and Li Er is also eager to defeat the Liao army in front of him to prove himself. But now seeing Lu Yi say this, Li Er can only go away in a huff.
"Tonight, Xiao Wansheng will definitely come to assassinate Tong Guan, are you so sure to face Xiao Wansheng?" Yang Xiyan's heart was full of questions, she knew that Lu Yi's martial arts were extremely high, but who was Xiao Wansheng, that was the Great Liao National Teacher, a famous martial arts master in the world, Lu Yi was so sure?
At this time, the goal of the Liao army was obvious, that is, to completely solve the Song army, so that it could concentrate on dealing with the Jin state. It is impossible for the Liao army to defeat Tong Guan's 20,000 army with 3,000 men. And now the only way for the Liao army is to assassinate Tong Guan.
Originally, the Song army was defeated, as long as Tong Guan died, the Song army was leaderless. The Liao army was naturally able to defeat the Song army in one go, and it would be easy to recapture Zhuozhou when the time came. So tonight, Xiao Wansheng will definitely come to assassinate Tong Guan.
"I'm not sure, you'll know later, it's inconvenient for you to come forward tonight, and now is not the time to expose our relationship!" Lu Yi was calm and relaxed, and he couldn't see the slightest panic, Yang Xiyan also knew that what Lu Yi said was reasonable, so he could only hide in the army first, so as not to be discovered by Xiao Wansheng.
"Xiao Wansheng! It's time to meet the world's best powerhouses! "Xiao Wansheng is undoubtedly a master in the world, and he is not far from Wang Chongyang. Fighting with such a master is just the right time for Lu Yi to test his martial arts and confirm himself, in order to go further.
In the middle of the night, dark clouds covered the moon, and the Song army camp was quiet, except for the patrols, no one moved. Xiao Wansheng's figure flashed away in the Song army's barracks, easily avoiding all the guards, and soon arrived outside Tong Guan's camp.
At this time, Tong Guan's camp tent was actually brightly lit, and from a distance, the door of the camp tent was open, and a teenager was drinking alone. Xiao Wansheng was shocked, and was about to take a closer look, when he suddenly heard the young man say: "Xiao Guoshi came from afar, I have a little turbid wine, I wonder if Xiao Guoshi appreciates his face and drinks together?" ”
Now that it has been discovered, Xiao Wansheng is not hiding, Shi Shiran walked towards the tent. With Xiao Wansheng's martial arts, he is naturally not afraid of the Song army's ambush, and Xiao Wansheng will still leave if he wants to! Xiao Wansheng observed the surroundings while walking, and found that there was no ambush around the camp, and within ten zhang, there was only the young man in front of him.
"Father, what do you say this Lu Yi relies on, he dares to face Xiao Wansheng alone, is his martial arts already so high?" At this time, in the distance, a man and a woman were also secretly observing Lu Yi and Xiao Wansheng, and one of them was Yang Xiyan.
"Lu Yi is by no means simple, he has mastered an army of 20,000 in a short period of time, and all of them are elite, Tong Guan is even more obedient to this person, which can be seen that this person is scheming, and he is by no means an easy person. Now that he dares to meet Xiao Wansheng alone, he must have something to rely on! Standing with Yang Xiyan was a middle-aged man.
The slanted sword eyebrows, slender and containing sharp black eyes, angular outlines, slender and tall but not rough figure, like an eagle in the night, cold and arrogant but full of grandeur, alone and independent exudes the strength of the world.
This man makes people feel that he is a hero-like character at first glance, listening to Yang Xiyan's title just now, this middle-aged man should be the contemporary sect leader of the Western Regions Demon Sect, Yang Yutian, a demon who has changed the color of the Central Plains martial arts.
"Lu Yi is indeed not simple, these days I have been observing around Zhuozhou City, and I found that Lu Yi's sergeants are well-trained and well-equipped, even compared with the most elite soldiers in Daliao, they are not bad!" Yang Xiyan told everything he saw and heard in Zhuozhou City.
"This is also the genius of this person, you can walk around Zhuozhou City, obviously Lu Yi did it on purpose. This is to show us what he is capable of, but if you want to cooperate with my Holy Sect, that is not enough! "Yang Defeatian didn't know Lu Yi's intentions, but now that the Liao Kingdom is about to fall, Yang Defeatian must also think of a way out.
"I didn't expect that there would be a character like you in the Central Plains Martial Arts, it seems that I am destined to return in vain this time!" Xiao Wansheng Shi Ran sat opposite Lu Yi, picked up a glass of wine and drank it, not worrying that Lu Yi would poison the wine.
Seeing Lu Yi here alone, Xiao Wansheng knew that he would definitely return in vain this time. Even if Lu Yi is killed, Tong Guan is hidden in the army, even if Xiao Wansheng has great ability, it is impossible to find Tong Guan in a short time, and he will kill Tong Guan.
"Not necessarily! Maybe I can give you some help, but we're not enemies right now! Lu Yi filled Xiao Wansheng with wine, but what he said surprised Xiao Wansheng.
"Oh? How can you help me Liaoguo? Da Song is weak, what do I want, I can take it myself, why do I need you to give it? "Xiao Wansheng is not to be outdone, Da Liao has just defeated the Song army, and Xiao Wansheng is naturally full of confidence.
"I can assure you that the Great Song Dynasty will not send troops again, and will even be able to provide you with some food and grass support in the future, as for whether you can stop the Jurchens, it depends on your own ability! But before that, you have to return the grain and grass left by the Great Song Dynasty to me. Lu Yi said slowly while drinking.
"Joke! My Liao State defeated the Song army, and those grains and grasses are naturally ours, why should I give it to you! As for the Song Dynasty not sending troops after that? Is there still a warlike army in the Song Dynasty now? When Xiao Wansheng heard Lu Yi's words, he laughed, and didn't take Song Jun in his eyes at all.
"How is our army, I guess the national division has seen it today, how much combat power it has, you must know it yourself! What's more, how much time do you have left to spend with Da Song here? Lu Yi was calm and relaxed at this time, not caring about Xiao Wansheng's words at all, and it was obviously the Liao State that lacked time at this time.
Xiao Wansheng was silent, but he knew that what Lu Yi said was right. If you can, when you first see it today, 3,000 Liao troops have already been killed. But obviously, the group of Song troops in front of them is different from the past, not only the army is neat and well-trained, but also the elite of the ever-victorious army led by Guo Yaoshi.
Don't talk about annihilating the Song army in front of you, if the Song army in front of you captures Nanjing Road, Xiao Wansheng asked himself that the Liao army is not completely sure to hold Nanjing Road. What's more, the northern Jurchens are attacking very urgently, and if they are still entangled with the Song army here, Da Liao may not be able to resist for long.
"Humph! It's better to divide the victory and defeat on the battlefield tomorrow, I want to see how the Song army resists my Da Liao Iron Cavalry! Xiao Wansheng was still strong in language, as if the Song army in front of him was still vulnerable.
"Why should the national teacher be angry, it will not be beneficial to either of us to do it now, why don't we make a bet?" Lu Yi was still calm and calm, and he didn't care about Xiao Wansheng's arrogance at all.
"What bet?" Xiao Wansheng's expression moved slightly and asked.
"I have heard for a long time that the national teacher is a master in the world, so let's have a discussion. If I win, the Song army will still not advance north, but the Liao State will replace the grain and grass lost by our army. If the national teacher wins, the weight of grain and grass will naturally not be discussed, and our army will also withdraw from the territory of Liao and return Zhuozhou, what does the national teacher think? Lu Yi said what he had already prepared.
When Lu Yi said this, it was naturally a strategy after careful consideration. First, Lu Yi really didn't want to go to war with the Liao State now, which would only cheapen the Jin State, and it would inevitably be worth the loss. The more strength the Liao State has at this time, it will be able to resist the Jin State for a while, and Lu Yi will have more time to develop.
Second, Lu Yi really wanted to fight Xiao Wansheng. Xiao Wansheng is already one of the few masters in the world, if he can fight with such a martial arts master, it will play a vital role in promoting Lu Yi's own martial arts cultivation.
"Good! Deal! Xiao Wansheng thought for a moment and agreed, and at this time, Xiao Wansheng's eyes when he looked at Lu Yi were already full of killing intent.
Although it was only a short meeting, Xiao Wansheng was already very jealous of Lu Yi. Xiao Wansheng found that since he met Lu Yi, his every move was actually under Lu Yi's control. Even this gambling contract was proposed by Lu Yi on his own initiative.
Such a character, how can he not make Xiao Wansheng jealous? Although he didn't know what Lu Yi relied on and dared to fight with him, Xiao Wansheng had already secretly made up his mind in his heart and was ready to try his best to kill Lu Yi in the next battle. Such a character, only when he is dead, can Xiao Wansheng really rest assured.