In the first battle of Fuzhou City, both sides suffered heavy losses, and He Youan's 100,000 army also lost nearly 30,000.

The Chinese army is now the main force in the siege of the city, and the original 20,000 cronies are now less than 10,000.

The days dragged on day by day, and Fang Songding and Wei Yanei disappeared without a trace as if they had evaporated from the world.

In order to return to Beijing before the year, He Youan devoted all the energy of the Chinese army battalion to the search for Fang Songding. The days passed day by day, and Wei Yanei and Fang Songding still did not find their whereabouts.

"General, could it be that Fang Songding has grown wings?" The general was a little tired from the fruitless search for information.

"What we have laid is a net of heaven and earth, even if we have wings, we can't fly out?" General Cao suffered a skin wound in the Battle of Fuzhou, with a strip of white cloth wrapped around his head and a white bandage on his arm.

"10,000 horses are gone, no. What a hell of a life! The general's hand kept paddling the sand table, at a loss.

"These people have been operating in Fujian for so long, they must have already figured out where to hide, we can't just rely on scouts." He You'an looked at the location of the five large camps on the sand table, and kept thinking about Fang Songding's hiding place.

Four directions: southeast, northwest. The east and south sides have been searched several times, but they are only three feet away from digging into the ground. There are still no rebels.

"Since they didn't flee southeast, where can they go?"

"Could it be that the previous intelligence was inaccurate, Fang Songding didn't have 40,000 horses, only 30,000 horses?"

He Youan stared at the sand table for a long time, noncommittal. If the rebels are not in the southeast, they are hiding in the northwest. He Youan immersed himself in meditation.

"Does the general also think that there are only 30,000?" General Cao thought He Youan acquiesced.

He Youan still didn't say a word, and General Cao and several generals couldn't understand his thoughts.

"General, General......" General Cao tried to interrupt He Youan's silence.

"We are outflanked from the two directions of North Road and West Road, will Fang Songding hide in these two directions?" He Youan's eyes were still fixed on the sand table.

"How is it possible for a great general? We have 50,000 or 60,000 horses, and they have more than 10,000 horses, and they just pass by, unless they are not people. The general shook his head in disapproval.

"It's not a human, it's a ghost?" The other general echoed with a smile.

"That's right! Unless they are ghosts, otherwise how can there be no movement at all with so many people? The senator again denied it.

General Cao suddenly realized and shouted: "We must not let Fang Songding go, could it be the opening of the Western Army?" ”

Several generals suddenly stiffened, and their eyes were no longer anxious and hesitant. If Fang Songding slipped out of the noses of the Western Army before the siege, he might be ambushed on a hill near the Chinese Army now.

This southern crusade against the rebellion seemed to outsiders to be moving forward and invincible. In fact, within the army of 100,000, there is also intrigue, each with its own battalion.

Attacking Jinling City, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, He You'an's 5,000 cronies were elite, and they recovered Jinling without effort, and the soldiers were invincible without blood. This made General Fu of the Western Army very dissatisfied.

Fighting a war is not only about dominating the enemy, but also about making a name for yourself. Jinling City won without a fight, and He Youan earned enough limelight.

General Fu didn't swallow it in one breath, and more unfortunate things followed. When attacking Jinling, he was opportunistic, avoided the hard bone of Jinling, and insisted on attacking the enemy in Zhenjiang Town. At that time, there were 20,000 horses in Jinling City, and only 35,000 in Zhenjiang.

General Fu stole chickens and rice, and although Zhenjiang had few troops, he resisted stubbornly, and the result can be imagined.

General Fu originally thought that his wishful thinking was good, but he didn't expect that He You'an's side would take the important town of Jinling without a single soldier, and he lost six or seven thousand men and horses, and only narrowly defeated the anti-thieves in Zhenjiang.

The soldiers in Jinling City for the New Year are united in their hearts and drink, and Zhenjiang, which is hundreds of miles away, has become a soldier and an iron horse, and blood flows like a river. By the time the news reached Jinling, General Fu had already killed four or five thousand of his brothers, and when He Youan hurried over, General Fu had already conquered Zhenjiang City. At the cost of six or seven thousand men and horses, three or five thousand rebels were annihilated. Although General Fu won but lost, he was still honored.

General Fu dug a fire pit and jumped into it by himself, but he complained in his heart that He Youan only favored his cronies.

"No, no matter how you say that we are a gang, Fu Changping's grandson is a bastard, and he can't collude with the rebel party." The generals still could not understand the confusion.

The young general looked at He Youan and said: "From ancient times to the present, the war is most afraid of civil strife, Fu Changping came out for a year, won a small victory in Zhenjiang, and lost 7,000 people, returned to Beijing to discuss meritorious deeds, what kind of face does he have to share with us?" ”

"If that's what you say, Fu Changping will be a bastard." General Cao spat indignantly, expressing his disgust for dealing with Changping.

"Maybe it's because I'm careful, maybe Fang Songding and Fu Changping have already secretly reached a tacit understanding." He You'an looked at the generals in front of him in a trance, and his heart was also a little erratic.

"If the general has something to say, you might as well say it directly, we are all our own people." General Cao finished spitting. He said as he wiped his mouth.

He You'an took a sharpened branch, pointed to the sand table and said, "Look at the location of our five-way army, east, west, north, south, and middle. The Western Army is encamped close to our Chinese army. ”

"That grandson doesn't want to stick to us for a piece of the pie!" General Cao said with his hands crossed and on his chest.

"Although we are only separated by more than ten miles, if we communicate in private, we can't see it!" The young general said.

"If you look at the terrain again, we and the Western Army are stationed on the mountain, the Western Army is on top, and we are halfway up the mountain. We have the best terrain to attack Fuzhou City, but if it is a field battle in the mountains, the Western Army occupies the commanding heights! ”

"Bastard, give him a hundred pairs of wolf hearts and dog lungs, and he won't dare to stick a knife in his back!" The young general patted the sand table and scolded angrily.

"Fu Changping is a descendant of the imperial court, if he attacks us, won't it be tantamount to colluding with the rebels and acting like complicity?" Several of the generals also did not understand.

He Youan was not sure of his guess, but his intuition told him that Fang Songding was very likely to be ambushed by his side.

He Youan's 10,000 cronies are certainly brave and good at fighting, but Fang Songding has also reached the end of his rope, and he is bound to die. In the event of a confrontation, it is bound to be a vicious battle. If Fang Songding and the Chinese army fought, the two sides were now evenly matched, once the fire was fired, it would be really difficult to say who would lose and who would win?

If He Youan narrowly wins, Fu Changping will swing down at that time, just to divide the fruits of victory equally.

If He Youan loses, Fu Changping will come down from the top and just wipe out the dying Fang Songding......

These are just speculations in He Youan's own heart, after all, the two armies are cronies of the imperial court, and they can't easily doubt their allies.

All the generals fell into an unprecedented silence, and the young staff general had long understood the entanglements and thoughts in He You's peace of mind, and couldn't help but secretly admire: "The general is really a prodigy in battle, and he can keep a clear and calm mind at all times. ”

"I see!" The general also understood He Youan's painstaking efforts.

He Youan looked at the general with a fierce gaze and said, "You say come and listen, see what we think is different." ”

"Isn't that obvious! Fu Changping will not rebel, but more than 20,000 people under his hands have been out for a year, and in the end they have nothing to catch, so they will definitely not be reconciled. ”

"He may not be able to communicate with Fang Songding, maybe his subordinates have reached a consensus, 40,000 troops against 100,000 troops, they must not be able to beat, Fang Songding is not a fool, he must have thought of a way out."

"We have a five-way army, only the West Road is not with us."

"So Fang Songding looked for them, it must be like this, it can't be wrong!"

A few generals, you and I, basically said what He You's worries about.

"You're right, and that's what I thought. Fu Changping estimated that there was no way, and the people under his hands also had to eat. He didn't dare to collaborate with the enemy, but as long as he made it convenient for Fang Songding, he could also reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

"But, General, when we went down the mountain to attack Fuzhou City, it was also a mighty city, why didn't we see the shadow of those 10,000 horses at all?" General Cao never understood this detail.

He Youan pointed to a mountain stream between the Chinese army and the western army and said, "I estimate that these 10,000 horses were already ambushed near our camp before attacking Fuzhou City. ”

"Then why didn't he sneak up on us these days?" The young general had already understood the situation and asked suspiciously.

"I didn't figure this out either." He Youan also fell into a hesitation.

"Te Nai, let's fight hard in front with our heads, Fu Changping stabs a knife in the back, it's really not a master!" General Cao angrily scolded Fu Changping for his villainous trip.

"What's the matter, saying that he is not a master is all exalting him, this kind of bastard, if Lao Tzu sees him, he will stab his heart, liver and lungs." The general was so angry that he stomped his feet.

"General, Fang Songding's soldiers are not tired of deceit, they have already preserved the elite, and after we are disabled, they will ambush them from behind, is that so?"

The last general also understood the situation in front of him.

He Youan looked at him, his heart was a little fluctuating, but he still nodded.

He Youan's ups and downs were not because he didn't trust his own judgment, but because he suddenly thought of someone, that is, Wanying. I don't know why, I suddenly thought of her, and I felt a very suffocating pain in my heart.

"General, if that's the case, what can we do?" General Cao asked.

He Youan didn't think about this question either, if Fang Songding had already ambushed near the Chinese army, then he should have already made a move at this time.

"Without further ado, this morning I have hurriedly pressed a rapid march document for the three armies of the southeast, north and south, and asked them to each draw 5,000 elites to rush to the aid of the Chinese army!" He Youan said quietly.

"The general has already thought about it! The general is really powerful! "The young staff will be impressed by the five bodies on the ground.

"I don't dare to confirm that my judgment must be accurate, so I temporarily sent five thousand men and horses to support, and the remaining troops from all walks of life are still on standby, in case I guess wrong, I won't let Fang Songding go."

"Sure enough, General, you are really a god of war. Fang Songding met you, and he could be regarded as a mortal enemy. ”

He Youan shook his head worriedly, and said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, now these 10,000 people are all brave people, we are thousands of miles away from the enemy, only the last step is left, you are all my good brothers, you must take care of yourself." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several women shouting at the door of the big tent.

"You let go, I want to see the general, you let go of me."

When General Cao heard the voice of a woman, he frowned and walked to the door of the big tent.

"Don't you have enough to eat, how can you let a girl mess around here?" General Cao shouted at the soldiers guarding the gate in the distance.

"General, the lady is gone...... "The camp prostitute shouted at the inside.