After Wang Zhijin waited for Zou Yueqi to leave the military tent, he said with disdain: "The military generals with sesame mung beans also dare to come and speak, they really don't know the height of the sky. ｣

Mingxiang said, "Actually, what General Zou said is not unreasonable, this step is a mixed ride..."

Without waiting for Ming Xiang to finish speaking, Wang Xuan wanted to curry favor with Wang Zhijin, so he interjected: "What General Zou said is wrong, it is a taboo for soldiers and generals to not be familiar with each other, our army has won successive battles, but the Nanzhao soldiers fled quickly, how can we say that we can't catch up with them?" What's more, Nanzhao is a small country, why be afraid? In my opinion, according to Wang Shuai's clever policy, the generals of each state will command the troops of each department, and there is no need to bother to divide them. ｣

Wang Zhijin laughed: "General Wang said that the Nanzhao soldiers fled quickly, but it is quite pertinent! But where else can they retreat? Nanzhao Kingdom is just a small place, even if you hide to the ends of the earth, is it possible, Taihe City will not be guarded? In the end, it will still fall into our hands after all. Ha! Ha! Ha! ｣

Ming Xiang secretly scolded Wang Xuan for being shameless in his heart, but seeing that Wang Xuan agreed with Wang Zhijin, and his official position was inferior to the two of them, he couldn't argue with the two, so he didn't say more.

However, Zou Yueqi is not the only one who has doubts in his heart.

When He Yuzhi and Lu Peiye camped at night, they were also quietly discussing.

Lu Peiye first expressed the doubts in his heart: "Zhong Yu! I don't know why they dare to meet the enemy when they are so few in number. ｣

He Yuzhi also felt the same way: "Yes! Moreover, they suffered few casualties but retreated quickly, the ranks were not chaotic, and the army and baggage were left very little, and even no wounded were left, could this be Nanzhao's plan to lure the enemy? ｣

Lu Peiye muttered: "But it is a taboo for soldiers to come to the city, after we enter Taihe City, they can only defend the city, and there is no room for retreat. ｣

He Yuzhi also said: "That's right, it's really incomprehensible, is it possible, Nanzhao knows that my Celestial Empire army is good at field warfare, so he hopes to hold on to it against our army? Also, there's one more thing I don't know if I should say. ｣

Lu Peiye said: "As a brother, there is no need to be careful, but it doesn't matter. ｣

He Yuzhi said: "I see that the dragon Shengyue martial arts are not under the Ming people, but they have been defeated and fought repeatedly, I think there must be a conspiracy in it, I don't know if it is a deception to lure the enemy deeper? ｣

Lu Peiye shook his head and said, "What's the scheme? If that general's martial arts are better than Master Ming, it will be enough to stab him to death with a hammer, so why bother to defeat? ｣

He Yuzhi thought for a while: "I don't know the details, but I always feel that there are ghosts... ｣

Lu Peiye whispered: "This can't be said nonsense, Lord Ming has always been responsible for his martial arts, if Lord Ming hears it, he can't hold his face, but if he wants to be punished by military law, don't care!" ｣

He Yuzhi said repeatedly: "Of course! Of course! ｣

He Yu was suspicious in his heart, although he was silent, but he already had a plan in his heart.

The next day, during the march, He Yuzhi rode his horse to the side of Ming Xiang's horse and whispered, "Lord Ming, there is something that my subordinates don't know whether to say or not? ｣

Ming Xiang was in a good mood because of his winning streak, so he said: "Zhong Yu (He Yu's words), bluntly untied, outspoken, ha! Ha! Ha! ｣

So He Yuzhi expressed his doubts last night.

The more Ming Xiang listened, the more ugly the look on his face became, until He Yuzhi said that Long Shengyue might be a fraud, his face sank, and he said, "Are you saying that my martial arts are not as good as that fan? ｣

He Yuzhi saw that Mingxiang's face was not good, so he had to say, "My subordinates don't dare. It's just a reminder to Lord Ming, don't fall for the enemy's arrogant tactics. ｣

Ming Xiang was even more angry when he heard this, and said loudly, "Now you are questioning that I don't understand the art of war? Or am I confused and can't figure out the enemy's machinations and machination? ｣

The soldiers on the march all looked here, and He Yuzhi saw that Mingxiang was angry and wanted to keep silent, but thinking that it was a matter of life and death for tens of thousands of brothers, he was ready to fight to let Mingxiang punish him and admonish him bluntly.

At this time, Lu Peiye interjected on the side and said, "Lord Ming, of course Vice General He does not doubt your martial arts, I have been waiting under your command for a long time, and you also know that Vice General He was born with a straight heart, and he has no malice when he thinks of what to say!" Don't be surprised, adults! ｣

It turned out that this Lu Peiye and He Yuzhi were very good, and he knew He Yuzhi's stubborn temper, and when he saw He Yuzhi riding his horse close to Mingxiang, he knew that He Yuzhi was bad, so he slowly galloped close to the two of them, if He Yuzhi said the wrong thing, he could ease his cheeks.

Ming Xiang thought that He Yuzhi had always been upright and strong, and he himself had a heavy responsibility for him, so he said to He Yuzhi and Lu Peiye, "That's it! That's it! Zhongyu doesn't have to worry about it, I have my own place. ｣

The two of them retreated in disagreement, but Lu Peiye complained about He Yuzhi, how he didn't understand the world, with the temper of Ming Shuai, some things were useless, and they could only silently prepare to deal with the future war, and both of them hoped that this was just their own worries.

Under the urging of the deputy marshal Wang Zhijin, the Southern Route Army reached the north of Taihe City on September 15.

Xian Yu Zhongtong led the Tang army on the North Road and the Middle Road to win several battles along the way, and the Nanzhao and Beiting armies were defeated and retreated quickly in the direction of Taihe City.

The Tang army of all walks of life almost unhindered to the boundary of Taihe City, the capital of Nanzhao, the North Road and the Middle Route Army and the South Route Army on September 16, thirty miles away from Taihe City, Xian Yu Zhongtong and the shogunate secretary Wu Bingrui looked at each other, I did not expect that the South Route Army arrived so quickly, it was really unexpected.

What's even more strange is that the Nanzhao South and Beiting military horses that were originally fighting with the Tang army have lost their traces, and the Tang army sent a large number of sentry horses, but the spies have not found any trace of these two soldiers and horses, and can only determine that there is no trace of the enemy within a radius of forty miles.

The commander-in-chief of the Tang army, Xian Yu Zhongtong, decided to ignore these two troops and horses, and the whole army rested for a few days, and after five days, he first tried to attack Taihe City.

The strange thing is that there is no sound in Taihe City, and the soldiers of the Tang Army are all suspicious in their hearts, and they are very puzzled, is Nanzhao planning to erect a white flag and surrender without a fight, or is there any ulterior hidden in this quiet dead silence?

Nanzhao Taihe city west leaning on Cangshan, east of Erhai Lake, although this city is the capital of Nanzhao but in fact the city was not far away, the founding monarch of Nanzhao Pi Luoge expelled the river barbarian tribe who originally lived in Taihe City, and moved the capital from the southern Weishan to the northern Taihe City, in order to strengthen the control of the north, this was only twelve years ago, this proved to be a wise decision, this decision to move the economic and political center of gravity to the densely populated, rich in the north, but also made the Nanzhao national strength have increased significantly.