Volume XI, Chapter 56
Wang Zhuo also has some talents, when the wind and rain are like now, Wang Zhuo's troops not only did not express the slightest dissatisfaction, but also very calm, although he was unable to attack Gao Tianhao, but the defense was more than enough, and Gao Tianhao was firmly blocked outside the iron gate, which made Gao Tianhao sigh at Guan, and now there are so many people who are trying to win him over, food and salary are not a big problem, although Gao Tianhao once wanted to rebel against Wang Zhuo's commanders, because these people were once his old generals, but these people are like Wang Ba eating and saying that he has an iron heart, and he doesn't eat him at all, and Gao Tianhao has no way to take them, Therefore, the current military spirit is very stable, but the problem of staying is a headache for Wang Zhuo and his commanders.
In fact, Wang Zhuo is also very anxious in his heart, since Yingxue was summoned back by Li Fengtian, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, there was no news, and later Wang Zhuo had sent someone to inquire about the news, only to know that Li Fengtian ordered Yingxue to lead a thousand people to deal with the army of Tianfeng Country, this is not a pebble, let Yingxue go to death, although later Yingxue did not know what method was used to defeat Tianfeng Kingdom, so that the magic of Tianfeng Country was wiped out, but he never heard any news of Yingxue, only knew that Tianfeng Country hung a high bounty to hunt Yingxue, for the court to frame Yingxue like this, Wang Zhuo and his commanders felt very angry, they once thought about going back to Kyoto, but now Wang Zhuo is worried about the future, and they can't get out at all. It is precisely because of this that although the current imperial court once promised high-ranking officials Houlu to appease them, and the current king is no longer Li Fengtian, Wang Zhuo consulted with the military commanders. Decided to remain neutral and fight among the imperial court, Gao Tianhao, and other independent armies. Delay time, because these people are not sincere in recruiting Wang Zhuo and them. As long as you want Wang Zhuo's current territory and use Wang Zhuo as a replacement for the dead ghost, Wang Zhuo knows this very well in his heart, and Wang Zhuo also understands very well that with his own ability, he is not able to become a qualified general or the master of a party, only under the leadership of a person like Yingxue, can he give full play to his strengths, just like he was originally under Gao Tianhao, at best, he can only be a deputy general, and he knows that he is noble. Wang Zhuo and his commanders are very clear about this. Now Wang Zhuo and they can only delay time, waiting for Ying Xue's return, they firmly believe that Ying Xue will come to them sooner or later, Ying Xue is not very human, he is a person with great ambitions and can do great things, he will definitely need their help, besides, Ying Xue trusts him so much. and handed over the power of the army to him, which made Wang Zhuo very grateful, so Wang Zhuo decided to wait for Yingxue to lead them again. This is also the reason why Wang Zhuo did not surrender to either side for a long time.
However, the attitude of Wang Zhuo and his military commanders, Ying Xue didn't know at all. He has learned to be cautious these days, and everything is better than being careful. In this way, you can live longer, and these experiences can be bought in exchange for life. Eagle Snow is absolutely unforgettable.
Wang Zhuo was afraid that the war would affect the common people, so he moved all the ordinary people to the next pass. Yao Guanli lived, and there is a very important reason, Gao Tianhao and other people have sent a lot of spies to the Iron Gate Pass, to reconnoiter the situation, to win over the rebellion, and also want to take advantage of the fire to rob, Wang Zhuo thought for a long time, so he had to make this decision, let all the people in the Iron Gate Pass move away, leaving only the soldiers guarding the pass, so that the spies have nothing to do, there is no way to find them, as long as the personnel of the army are controlled, do not let the spies have gaps to find, and the spies cannot approach, you can effectively block the spies of all parties from leaking the secrets of the Iron Gate Pass.
Ying Xue and Xiao Tian, Yan Long and others took the magic array to the front of the Iron Gate Pass, Ying Xue came out of the teleportation array and saw that the army in front of the Iron Gate Pass was in order, and now there was no way to enter, it seems that Wang Zhuo still made it according to his instructions before leaving, focusing on defense, and firmly blocked Gao Tianhao in front of the Iron Gate Pass, and the hope in Ying Xue's heart was even more layered, however, Ying Xue did not stay, and saw that he could not enter the Iron Gate Pass, so he had to turn back to Yao Pass, and casually found an inn called 'Gao Sheng' to live first, and wait for the evening.
After spending a day of boredom in the inn in Yaoguan, Ying Xue and Xiao Tian arranged for Ying Xue and Xiao Tian to wait for him in the inn, and then he used the air trick to fly towards the direction of Tiemen Pass, and disappeared into the vast night in an instant.
Ying Xue took advantage of the cover of night to come to the sky above the Iron Gate, and he didn't know where Wang Zhuo lived, so he had to quietly descend and look for it slowly.
However, Ying Xue didn't take much effort to find the place where Wang Zhuo lived, because General Wang's residence was the most eye-catching, Ying Xue quietly touched in, and the surrounding soldiers didn't even notice him.
Wang Zhuo was sitting alone in the room to review the official documents, and he didn't pay attention to Yingxue when he walked in, thinking that his own soldiers came in to bring him tea, he didn't even raise his head, he waved his hand, and Yingxue retreated.
'General Wang, if I had come to assassinate you, I'm afraid you'd have been on the ground by now. Ying Xue's words, Wang Zhuo suddenly came to his senses, raised his head and looked at Ying Xue, he was touched by someone, although Wang Zhuo was very surprised, but his expression was not panicked at all, and he looked at Ying Xue calmly without saying a word.
'General Wang, why don't you call your guards!' said Yingxue with a smile.
"What do you mean to say, if you were an assassin, I would have died a long time ago, not to mention that I can't even feel the slightest killing intent, so I'm sure you have no malicious intent, I like to be straightforward, let's say, what is your purpose?" Wang Zhuo was still shocked, and he did have the demeanor of a general.
'Okay, General Wang, since you are so cheerful and I will no longer turn around, why don't you refuse to submit to us?' Ying Xue asked absentmindedly.
"It turns out that Your Excellency is here to be a lobbyist, and with your skill, you can completely kill Wang, why don't you do this?" I think so, it is better for you to submit to us, I dare to guarantee that you can make a name for yourself and become famous, how about it?' Wang Zhuo in turn actually began to persuade Yingxue to descend.
'It's okay if you want me to submit to you, but why do you guarantee that I will make a name for myself and become famous?' Ying Xue asked with a smile.
Wang Zhuo felt that Yingxue was really interesting. He really fell in love with Yingxue's skills and felt that Yingxue was a talent. And seeing that Yingxue had no intention of hurting herself, she also smiled and said, "Although we are trapped here now. But if our general returns, with your skills, I can guarantee that you will be able to do what you are good at!'
'Your general, do you mean that person named Ai Qi Yingxue!' Yingxue's words immediately stunned Wang Zhuo, because not too many people knew this secret.
"How do you know, who are you?" Wang Zhuo suddenly became nervous, if this news leaked out, the consequences would be very dangerous, not only to Ying Xue personally, because now everyone is looking for Ying Xue. The bounty of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom has not been withdrawn, and now everyone thinks that he Wang Zhuo is supporting his own troops and waiting for the price to sell, no one knows that he is waiting for Yingxue's return, otherwise, someone would have attacked Wang Zhuo and them a long time ago.
'What's so strange about this, Ai Qi Yingxue, I've seen him today!' Yingxue said disdainfully.
'What!?' Wang Zhuo bounced up from his chair as if he had been electrocuted.
"Say it again!" Wang Zhuo crossed the table and grabbed Ying Xue by the collar. The middle-aged man in front of him had brought him too many surprises, and there were too many things that people knew, Wang Zhuo was thinking about killing Yingxue so as not to leak the news. But Ying Xue's last sentence made Wang Zhuo feel so surprised that Wang Zhuo was so excited that he grabbed Ying Xue's collar. Said impatiently.
"Don't get excited, General Wang. Yingxue said, pointing to her clothes.
"Oh. Please tell me more about General Yingxue's situation. Wang Zhuo realized his gaffe at this time, but his excitement still did not calm down. Still nervous, he asked.
"It turns out that I didn't look at the wrong person, you have been waiting for the return of Eagle Snow, you have worked hard these days, please accept my worship. Ying Xue bowed deeply to Wang Zhuo.
"Who the hell are you?" Wang Zhuo was completely confused by Ying Xue's actions.
"Hehe, General Wang has been gone for a long time, I'm Yingxue. "Eagle Snow has removed the strange spell and restored its original appearance.
"General, it's really you. Wang Zhuo still couldn't believe what was happening in front of him, he really couldn't believe that Yingxue would come to him in this way, and he didn't know whether Yingxue in front of him was true or not, Yingxue handed over so many people to him, he didn't dare to be careless, so he asked half-convinced.
"Brother Wang, please take this token, don't show people lightly until you have to, the matter here is fully handed over to you, I know that you are a general, and you are very familiar with the situation in this place, only you can quell the rebellion here, we are now basically victorious, so we just need to spend it like this with Gao Yuanhao, no need to attack, just take defense, if there is any temporary crisis, it is all up to you to improvise." Yingxue said quietly.
"General, it's really you, do you know that we are all concerned about you. After listening to Ying Xue's words, Wang Zhuo finally knew that the person in front of him was indeed Ying Xue, because what Ying Xue and Wang Zhuo said alone when they parted, and there would be no third person who would know, so there was no doubt that the person in front of him was Ying Xue.
"It's been a hard time these days, Brother Wang, and I know that you guys are having a very hard time, but from now on, everything will get better. Yingxue said confidently.
"General, I don't know how you came these days, why did you come to us now, we have been waiting so hard, we are about to lose it, but now that you are back, we have the backbone. Wang Zhuo said happily.
"It's really hard for you these days, my affairs are really hard to explain, I'll talk to you in detail later, now, our most important thing is to tide over the current difficulties, I don't know what General Wang Zhuo's good plan is now. Ying Xue asked solemnly.
"Now, the general has returned, and a qiē is at the general's command, oh, this is the general's token, now the original thing is returned, please come and continue to lead us. Wang Zhuo said with a relieved expression, these days, all kinds of pressure have made him a little breathless, Wang Zhuo is already exhausted, and he is about to be unable to support it.
"Brother Wang, this matter must be considered in the long run. You'll have to worry about the military affairs here, but I'll keep it hidden. So that we can plot it secretly and surprise it. I mean to take Gao Yuanhao first and completely control the three northern provinces, what do you think, Brother Wang?" asked Ying Xue sternly.
"I also have this intention, but we have been following the general's orders, focusing on defense, coupled with the pressure from all sides, we can only temporarily stabilize our position, so we did not attack Gao Yuanhao, but now the general has returned. We don't need to scruple about it, we can do a big job!" Wang Zhuo asked excitedly, in the past few months, although the army has been focusing on defense and there have been no major battles, but the tedious military affairs have also made Wang Zhuo tired enough, it seems that this kind of thing is not something that everyone can do.
"Well, since we coincide. Then let's do a big job, don't make a big deal about what I'm coming to do, otherwise it's not conducive to acting. Brother Wang, you first find several military commanders. I would like to discuss this matter with you and study a specific plan of action. Ying Xue said to Wang Zhuo with a smile.
There are faithful people like Wang Zhuo, loyal subordinates who are also brothers and friends. Life can be described as no regrets, in fact, Wang Zhuo and Yingxue do not have too deep friendship. It can be said that Yingxue and Wang Zhuo have not been friends for a long time, but Wang Zhuo is like an old friend for many years. Waiting for Yingxue wholeheartedly, how can such a person not be moved, this is Yingxue's biggest feeling now. In Wang Zhuo's heart, Yingxue is the real king, although the future is bleak, but Yingxue's appreciation and trust deeply moved Wang Zhuo, which is why Wang Zhuo refused to betray Yingxue and stood on his own.
Because only by following people like Yingxue, they can give full play to their abilities, everyone has their own specific abilities, just like Yingxue handed over the position of general to Wang Zhuo, Wang Zhuo felt that it was difficult for him to be qualified for this position, in fact, the most important thing in a person's life is to set their own position, don't be ambitious, unrealistic fantasies, so that they can make the most satisfactory explanation of their lives, the so-called contentment and happiness, it is from this.
"Yes, General, I'll go at once. Wang Zhuo said happily that the return of Yingxue had swept away Wang Zhuo's troubles for many days, and his mood became happy.
Ying Xue looked at the back of Wang Zhuo leaving, and her heart was also full of emotion, like Tang Bin, Zhou Ming, Wang Zhuo and so on, these brothers did not ask for anything, because their future was absolutely unknown, but they still followed him without regrets, which is the most touching place, and it is also the reason why Ying Xue has not been able to give up.
It didn't take long for Wang Zhuo to come with the commanders of the five armies, three of the five commanders surrendered, and when Yingxue left, he took Zhou Ming, Zeng Zhaoli and others away, and the number of senior leaders in the army was greatly reduced, so after Yingxue left, Wang Zhuo saw that the number of troops was too many, the three army commanders were too few, and the management could not be in place, so he promoted two new army commanders and divided the army into five armies.
After these five army commanders were called back by Wang Zhuo, they still looked puzzled, they didn't know what was going on, and they had to bother Wang Zhuo to come to the five of them in person, these days they are busy for defense, Tianguan and Tiemen Pass can not have any mistakes, otherwise, they may fall into a dilemma, and the supply problem of nearly 200,000 troops, although there is no big problem for the time being, but it is not a good way to do this in the long run, these days the five of them are basically on the front line, eating and living with the soldiers, so none of the soldiers escaped from the camp, but some added some soldiers。
Usually, Wang Zhuo came to inspect all over the place, and this was the first time that he called the five people together in such a hurry, because although there was a teleportation array that could facilitate communication back and forth, after all, it was calm before the mountain rain came, and the situation was about to erupt, and no one dared to be careless. However, when the five of them saw Wang Zhuo with a smile on his face, he looked a little unfathomable, and everyone was a little uneasy.
"Everyone, look who is coming!" Wang Zhuo said happily.
"You're Yingxue, you're a general!"
"Ahh
"Great, great!" said everyone happily.
"Shhhhh
"See the general!" everyone said in unison to Yingxue.
"Hurry up, everyone, please get up, hey, Brother Wang, who are these two?" Yingxue hurriedly helped everyone up one by one, and saw that there were two military commanders who they didn't know yet. Hurriedly asked.
"Oh, let me introduce you. The three army commanders, Lu Qi, Li Li, and Zhang Luo, are known to the generals. These two were newly promoted by me after the general left, this one is Ma Or, and this one is Zheng Ti. Why don't you come and see General Yingxue soon, we have been looking forward to it for so long, you two will not hesitate to see the true God. Wang Zhuo said humorously to the two army commanders Zheng and Ma, after Yingxue came back, Wang Zhuo's pressure was greatly reduced, his mood was much more cheerful, and he became funny.
"Subordinate Zheng Ti (Ma Or) See General!" Ying Xue looked at Ma Or and Zheng Ti, Ma or burly. The flesh is strong, and at first glance he is a fierce general, but Zheng Di looks more than Qianwen, he doesn't have a horse or such a tall figure, he may be better at strategy, but since he is the person selected by Wang Zhuo, there must be nothing wrong After thinking about it for a while, Ying Xue hurriedly greeted: "Everyone is our own brother." There's no need to be so polite, just call me Eagle Snow, come and sit down. ”
"Thank you, General!" Of course, Zheng and Ma had heard of Eagle Snow, and they had seen Eagle Snow before. After all, everyone has been together for a while, not to mention that Yingxue has no frame at all, and often inspects the battalions. And he also went into battle in person, so everyone knows Eagle Snow. Although Zheng and Ma have not dealt with Yingxue. But he knows everything about Yingxue.
"Alright, now Eagle Snow is here. I'm relaxed, I've already returned the original general's token to the general, and in the future, everyone will take Yingxue's words as a guide to action, and there must be no mistakes!" Wang Zhuo said with a stern face.
"It's General Wang!" replied the five army commanders in unison.
Of course, Lu Qi, Li Li, and Zhang Luo knew about Yingxue, and Wang Zhuo's words were listened to by Ma He and Zheng Ti, because these two newly promoted military commanders must have listened to Wang Zhuo's words more, after all, they were promoted by Wang Zhuo, so Wang Zhuo had to subdue them first.
"Hey, Brother Wang, you don't have to be like this, it's not convenient for me to show up now, this place still has to be dominated by you, but don't worry, I will help you from the side." Ying Xue saw Wang Zhuo's intentions, and hurriedly stopped him, now Ying Xue has a lot of things to plan, and the purpose of his coming is just to understand Wang Zhuo's attitude, and he doesn't want to take Wang Zhuo's command.
"General, in fact, with Wang Zhuo's talent, you can only be a strategist, or be able to lead an army, you want me to do this position now, Wang is really sparse and incompetent, these days I trembled and barely survived, and finally I was able to give you a satisfactory answer, now you want me to continue to do it, I really have more than enough strength and strength, and I am about to be unable to hold on, please ask the general to be smart." Wang Zhuo said sincerely, he may be very clear about his ability, and he also puts his position very right.
"Brother Wang, you are really too polite, you haven't done a good job now, this matter has been decided, this army is still under your command, Brother Wang doesn't need to shirk anymore. Ying Xue's words couldn't help but be undoubted, and he turned to Lu Qi and the other five army commanders and said: "Let's discuss with us now on how to unify the three northern provinces, otherwise if we don't have a base area, we will not only suffer from the enemy on our backs, but also be exhausted." So I think the top priority is to take down Gao Yuanhao first, so as to relieve our worries, so that we can have the capital to compete with other generals, I don't know what you think?"
"Okay, that's what we mean, and we'll follow the general's instructions. Wang Zhuo saw Yingxue say this, he no longer had anything to say, for Yingxue's acquaintance, Wang Zhuo had to fight to the death to reward him, for Yingxue's plan Wang Zhuo immediately agreed, he is also thinking about this problem these days, it is a matter of time before a battle with Gao Yuanliang is a matter of time, the long pain is better than the short pain, a one-time solution, so as not to leave endless disasters.
"I'll be sent by the general!" Lu Qi and the other five army commanders also expressed their support for Yingxue's plan, they had all fought side by side with Yingxue, they had all seen Yingxue's prestige, and since Wang Zhuo trusted and supported Yingxue so much, as subordinates, how could they not support Yingxue?
"Since everyone agrees, then, as for the offensive aspect, let General Wang command, I don't know about Gao Yuanhao's troop deployment and soldier ability, and General Wang is already an old friend of Gao Yuanhao, for their defense and weaknesses, I think he should be very clear, so I don't dare to say anything about it now, this is also General Wang's guidance, please! General Wang. Ying Xue gave Wang Zhuo a look and said with a smile.
"This, this. I'm not very knowledgeable, but I'm okay with defense. But if I were to direct the attack, it might not be very thorough. If the fighter plane is delayed and the attack is frustrated, then I will not become a sinner for the ages. Lu Qi, do you have any clever plans?" Wang Zhuo hurriedly excused himself, turned to Lu Qi and winked at them.
"We don't have any good plans to wait, although Gao Yuanhao was trapped by us, but his strength is still quite strong, in fact, although we trapped Gao Yuanhao, we also involved ourselves. If we attack Gao Yuanhao with all our might, while we are attacking, we must also prevent the enemy from sneaking up outside Tianguan, we must leave a part of our troops to defend, we dare not attack with all our strength, we will not be able to attack with all our strength, and now is really not the best time to attack. Lu Qi said bluntly.
"General, the four of us also agree with Commander Lu's meaning, if the war is going on together, now. We will definitely lose our troops, even if we are lucky enough to win against Gao Yuanhao and win, we will also be greatly injured. At that time, those who covet us will take advantage of our weakness. Wouldn't it be worth the loss for us? That's why my subordinates thought that we were still focusing on defense at present. Don't attack Gao Yuanhao, please think twice. Zheng Ti also agreed with Lu Qi's opinion. It's better not to have a war now.
"You five guys, you're really short-sighted, do you know what the shape is like now? Although we can now seek a temporary respite in the contradictions, but this is only a short-term phenomenon, now we are worried about internal and external troubles, there are many people who are eyeing us, if we do not take precautions as soon as possible, the worst outcome will be us, now we are trapped between Tianguan and Tiemen Pass, although we rely on the danger of Tianguan and Tiemen Pass, Gou An for a while, but for a long time, if Gao Yuanhao contacts other generals outside the pass to attack Tianguan and Tiemen Pass at the same time, who wins and who loses, I think you are very clear, at that time, we will die without a place to be buried, have you all thought about these questionsWang Zhuo said sharply.
Lu Qi, Zheng Ti and others were dumbfounded by Wang Zhuo's words, they are not greedy for life and afraid of death, their concerns are not unreasonable, and they all know what Wang Zhuo said, but they don't have a good solution now, they can march and fight, but when it comes to giving advice, it is not their strength. In other words, they lack the vision and courage of a strategist, and can only see the micro and local wars, but they cannot examine and analyze the current situation from a macro perspective.
"Brother Wang, you don't have to blame them, in fact, the unification of the three northern provinces I am talking about is not to forcibly attack Gao Yuanhao, of course, since we want to unify the three northern provinces, then war is inevitable, but we take Gao Yuanhao with the minimum consumption, and we don't have to make a big move. Yingxue said confidently.
"Could it be that the general has already thought of a good way?" Wang Zhuo said happily, he had no choice, like Lu Qi and the other five army commanders, he was more than defensive, and not very good at attacking.
Ying Xue looked at Wang Zhuo and the other six pairs of eyes full of expectation, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's very simple, as far as I know, isn't Gao Yuanhao persuading us to surrender?
"Fraudulent surrender, this method is good, it can not only win without a fight, but also reduce casualties, why didn't we think of it? This method is really good, it's just ......" Lu Qi said with some hesitation.
"Commander Lu doesn't need to worry, if you have something to say, please speak up!" Yingxue said.
"The subordinates are just thinking, will this matter be a bit risky, and this matter must be handled by General Wang himself, if it fails, General Wang will definitely be killed, and we will not be ...... at that time" Lu Qi's meaning is self-evident, if Gao Yuanhao takes the opportunity to poison him, Wang Zhuo will definitely be unable to save his life, and when the time comes, won't they be a group of dragons without a leader and disperse without a fight.
"You can rest assured, I will go with General Wang Zhuo in person, and with my ability, I can guarantee that General Wang will be okay and return with all my body. Ying Xue said with an oath.
"If the general himself goes with us, then we can rest easy. Lu Qi and the others said happily, they have personally learned the methods of Yingxue, and they have also heard of the matter of Yingxue's battle against Tianfeng Country, they not only admire Yingxue, but can also be said to be quite admired, in fact, Wang Zhuo, Lu Qi, Zhang Luo, Li Li and the four of them are also well-intentioned, they saw that Yingxue refused to regain the position of general, everyone was a little anxious, so they wanted to take this opportunity to trap Yingxue, if Yingxue could stay and lead them, this was the most exciting thing for them, Yingxue's kindness to them was the thing that moved them the most, Wang Zhuo and others had already made up their minds to follow Yingxue for life and create a vigorous career. (To be continued......)