Jade, the soldiers must fight, the Northern Qi wants to take the Northern Zhou Dynasty must pass, a natural war fortress.

In one of Yubi's mansions, a square-faced man knelt on a couch, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

His face was slightly round, and he looked a little rich, and his temples also had starry white hair.

If it weren't for the rigid and majestic beard on his lips, he would be regarded as a rich man.

When you close your eyes, you have a majestic bearing, which makes people involuntarily respectful.

This man is none other than Wei Xiaokuan, the general of the Yubi guard and the general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

It rained for a few days, and there was still a slip of ice ballast in the gap in the eaves, and a few spring swallows that came early shrank in the nest under the eaves and shivered. However, Wei Xiaokuan ordered his subordinates to open the door wide, as if he didn't feel the cold at all.

The right amount of cold stimulation can keep a clear mind anytime, anywhere.

"General......" A sergeant in a strong suit respectfully arched his hands, standing quietly under the eaves, holding a letter in his hand.

The cover of the letter was stamped with fire paint, which shows that the letter is very important and urgent. 、

But Wei Xiaokuan didn't call him in, and he didn't seem to be interested in the contents of the letter, just closed his eyes and recuperated.

After a long time, Fang Cai said: "It's a letter from there, Duke Qi Guo...... Or Jae Otsuka? ”

The voice was soothing but majestic, and the sergeant's forehead was slightly sweaty, and he said: "General Qiyu, this letter is from Tongzhou, I think it should be the latest military order issued by Otsuka Zai......"

Wei Xiaokuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him, "Take it and I'll take a look." ”

The sergeant respectfully handed it to him, Wei Xiaokuan took it, opened it and looked at it, saying that it might not be appropriate to open it, because Wei Xiaokuan directly tore the envelope from the middle. There is no fear of damaging Otsuka's military order. Of course, he probably didn't really care.

Wei Xiaokuan looked at it, revealing an expression that seemed to be "sure enough", and said in a very subtle tone: "Otsuka Zai has decided to send troops, and ordered Tongzhou, Hezhou, Xunzhou and other five continents to send troops, preparing to capture Luoyang ...... after the Duke of Qi defeated Hulu Mingyue."

The sergeant looked at him and asked respectfully, "Did Otsuka Zai clearly say what our army did?" ”

After Wei Xiaokuan read it, he threw it directly on the table, but the sergeant didn't dare to pick it up and look at it.

"Well...... there is," Wei Xiaokuan slanted at the military order that he threw on the table like waste paper, and his tone was a little sarcastic:

"Otsuka Zai has put our army in order, and is ready to send troops north to attack Jinyang at any time and contain Duan Shao......"

"Should we do it right away?"

"No, we don't have to pay attention to it, continue to hold on to this city, except for the soldiers and horses who went out to intercept the Qi army's grain road, the rest of the soldiers and horses will be withdrawn!"

"This ......" the sergeant was dumbfounded and said, "Big ...... General, this doesn't match Otsuka's military order, right? ”

Wei Xiaokuan smiled slightly, and did not deny the fact that he "disobeyed the military order", "Otsuka Zai wants to take advantage of the victory to pursue, take advantage of the defeat of Hulu Mingyue to seize Luoyang, and the eastern expedition to the Qi country, there is nothing wrong with this, if it were me, I would do the same." However, this can only be established on the premise that Hu Lu Mingyue was swallowed by Qi Guogong, otherwise it can only be delusional. Do you really think that Qi Guogong can win this battle? ”

"This ...... This, didn't His Royal Highness the Duke of Qi just fight the 40,000 elites of Hulu Mingyue a few days ago? How can I not win? ”

The sergeant was a little puzzled, and Wei Xiaokuan smiled:

"Hulu Mingyue is not so simple, I have been an opponent with him for more than ten years, and I know that he is terrible......

In the past, he only led more than 10,000 troops to defeat our army several times, not to mention that he led 40,000 elites allocated by the Qi Lord this time.

I read the report from the scouts in front, this army is indeed extraordinary, 40,000 people and more than 100,000 people at the same time attacked the city and fought in the field, and they actually had the upper hand, forcing the Duke of Qi to struggle......"

"But wasn't Hu Lu Mingyue also forced to the direction of An Ye by Qi Guogong?"

Wei Xiaokuan smiled a little strangely, as if he was not smiling:

"Are you sure that it was Qi Guogong who forced Hu Lu Mingyue to An Ye, not Hu Lu Mingyue who lured Qi Guogong to An Ye?"

The sergeant's head was like a thunderclap, and if that was the case, then it was all planned!

"Why did the general say that?"

Cold sweat broke out on the sergeant's back, and he intuitively felt that Wei Xiaokuan was right, but he was not immediately stopped by Wei Xiaokuan, but began to ask Wei Xiaokuan.

Wei Xiaokuan glanced at him and said, "The reason is very simple, Hu Lu Mingyue has deceived you all......"

"First of all, the goal of Hu Lu Mingyue is not simple. If he really wanted to capture Yiyang, he didn't have to entangle with Qi Guogong at all, first confront the two armies of Qi Guogong, and then look for a suitable fighter, so that he would not be cut off by our army ...... supply of grain and grass and fall into danger, but he didn't.

See how he did it? He braved the ice and rain to cross Luoshui, attacked Lulujiao, and then defeated Tuoba Xianjing, and impatiently ordered Gao Changgong to attack the Yiyang fortresses to the death, but after a month of stalemate, he withdrew at the last step, don't you think it's a little strange in your heart? ”

The sergeant frowned and said, "But Hu Luguang's style has always been like this, defeating the opponent in one go is in line with his usual style, besides, he is because of the lack of food and grass...... In addition, the pressure on Qi Guogong was too great for him to retreat, which is not inappropriate......"

"Isn't there anything wrong?" Wei Xiaokuan's face suddenly became stern, "There is nothing wrong, it is just the biggest mistake!" ”

"You ......, none of you know about Hulu Mingyue! Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated! You have been fighting against Hu Lu Mingyue for so many years, but you don't know your opponent at all!

Hu Lu Mingyue is not a reckless man who only has the courage of a horseman, in the past, the reason why he paid attention to killing with one blow, and even went into battle in person, was because he had no choice! The support given to him by the Northern Qi Imperial Court was far from enough to support him to further expand his results, but now it is different!

Now Hu Lu Mingyue has 40,000 iron armor in his hand, which can be called the sharpest of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and he is also the privy envoy of the Privy Council, and has the right to control the soldiers and horses of all parties, and the power he can use is unprecedentedly strong!

So, from this point of view, isn't it a little weird that he was so eager to advance and was finally forced to retreat by the Duke of Qi?

I still say the same thing, if his target is really Yiyang, then he can confront Yu Wenxian across the river, and then slowly attack the battle to turn the tide, so that the battle line will not be stretched too long, and we will not cut off the grain and grass, but he didn't!

And is Hulu Mingyue really short of food and grass? Not necessarily, I have observed the rut marks of the Qi army escorting grain and grass, and I can conclude that the military food stored by Hu Lu Mingyue is enough for three months to consume! And now, it's only been a month, how can the Qi army be short of food?

There is only one explanation, and that is - this is a trap in the first place! Hu Lu Mingyue wants to lure Yu Wenxian over, and then eat it clean in one bite! ”

"In that case, then why didn't the general explain it to Otsuka?"

Wei Xiaokuan was almost laughed at by him: "Is it useful to talk to Otsuka Zai?" Last year, I went to Chang'an to persuade him not to attack Yiyang, because even if we take Yiyang, we will never take much advantage! I'm afraid the loss will be more than the gain, but does Otsuka Jae listen to me?

Once Hu Lu Mingyue defeats Yu Wenxian, then no matter what his purpose is, in order to eliminate the hidden danger, he will definitely besiege Yubi.

The only way to do this is that we can only wait and wait for Yuwenxian to be defeated...... When the time comes, I think Otsuka Jae will understand why I didn't obey the military order......"

The sergeant was silent, and Otsuka Jaeyu had monopolized the power, and he had become more and more impatient over the years, and gradually he couldn't listen to persuasion.

He looked at the sergeant and said earnestly: "You have this talent, and your heart is also excellent, but you still lack too much experience...... Your father sent you to me just to give you some training, but I haven't been able to find a chance to temper you in the past two years......

Wei Xiaokuan pondered for a while, then raised his head and said: "Go and prepare, this jade will not be peaceful in a few days, this just happens to be a good opportunity...... let you see if the real war is as simple as it is written on paper!" ”

When the young sergeant walked away, Wei Xiaokuan closed his eyes again, looking a little tired. He has been fighting with Hu Luguang for more than ten years, and the enemy of life and death for more than ten years can be extended to confidant. He peeled off the cocoon of this battle situation and spent a lot of effort, and finally saw through Hu Luguang's abacus, but it was only half of it, and it was not complete, he still needed to think about it......

[Hu Lu Mingyue's target is not in Yiyang, nor is it Yu Wenxian, where is his target? ] And the state? Hunt State? Jade? Or is it the same state where Yuwen has hoarded heavy troops? …… Oh, it's impossible to want to put on wings to fight Yongzhou, right? 】

Wei Xiaokuan shook his head and smiled, feeling that he was really stunned. But smiling and laughing, his expression slowly froze.

[Could it be that Hu Lu Mingyue wants to penetrate the same state and approach Yongzhou? ] That Yuwen Hu mobilized soldiers and horses from various states, didn't he play into his arms?! 】