Chapter 22, the curtain
"Why didn't the eldest brother kill him?" The one who spoke was an obese middle-aged man, with two mustaches on his round face, and his eyes were about to narrow into a slit between words, "Even if the old ghost is in the way, it's not difficult for the eldest brother to kill that kid, right?"
"Hehe, if you want him to die, why do I have to do it myself, just release the news that he is the heir of the Blood Demon. "The Blood Demon had countless enemies back then, and now all of them who can survive are all big men, and there are many people who want to take revenge, besides, if the people of Jingzhai know, how can they be indifferent?" Shi Zhixuan smiled, "It's just that I want to see what he is capable of, and how far he can go." ”
"The eldest brother is far-sighted, and An Long can't beat it. An Long sighed.
"Come on, you and I have known each other since childhood, and you still come with me to these virtual things?" Shi Zhixuan glanced at An Long, who smiled, looking a little honest.
"Is there any movement in the city?" Shi Zhixuan and An Long walked down the street, and Shi Zhixuan did not shy away from pedestrians and asked.
"Well, Wei Wensheng's guy has some moves, and he secretly contacted many middle and low-level generals in the army, all of whom were original generals, and King Yu is also cooperating with his actions, there are still a lot of forces in Chang'an who are disgusted with Yang Xuangan, and if the war is together, Yang Xuangan's camp will catch fire, and the battle will be lost. An Long said.
"Wei Wensheng? This person should not be underestimated. Shi Zhixuan paused, frowned slightly, and then laughed again, "If that kid can't notice Wei Xuan's movements...... It's also unlikely, since he can reveal my identity in one mouth, he will never even be able to find out this kind of thing. ”
At this time, the small and medium-sized families in Chang'an City had been divided into three camps, one was the anti-Sui forces that were lured by Li Mi to unite and were dissatisfied with the Great Sui, and this camp was the largest among the three camps; the second was the Baosui forces that ignored Li Mi's wooing and were secretly united by Wei Wensheng; and the third was the middle forces that did not help each other.
The Dugu valve and the Yuwen valve contain each other, but they are the most stable link.
As for the army, Yang Xuangan's military salary under Tang Que's mention was generally fifty percent higher than that of the various forces, and it was twice as high as that of the Sui army, and this move easily brought the general's heart to the heart, although the huge military salary figure made Yang Xuan feel extremely distressed, but he also knew that this was the decisive moment, if he was defeated, he would be relieved, and if he won, any effort would be worth it.
If Wei Wensheng wants to split the hearts of the army, I am afraid it will be difficult.
But it's not all without opportunities.
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“...... So you want to follow me in the future?" Tang Que was stunned, it is good to have an extra thug who is almost a grandmaster realm by his side, and it is even better if it is a beauty, but unfortunately the reality is not so happy, there are no beauties, only a bad old man, Tang Que is also very content.
"Yes, the old slave made a vow to follow the Blood Demon Lord and his descendants for the rest of his life. The old man said respectfully.
"What do you call seniors?" Tang Que asked.
"The old slave's real name is Luo Ao, and the young master calls me Luo Lao. Luo Ao said.
Since then, there has been so much of an old housekeeper in Tang Que's mansion. For Lao Luo, Tang Que is still full of trust, at least his condensation palm is definitely genuine, and now that he is alone, what can he covet himself? If he is greedy for the Blood Sea Shura**, it will be too late to rebuild at his age.
Three years later, Tang Que recovered from his injuries, and was able to recover in such a short period of time Thanks to Luo Lao's Xue Rong Dan, Tang Que immediately threw himself into preparation for war as soon as he was injured, and at this time, Yuwenshu's army was only more than 150 miles away from Chang'an.
The 200,000 army moved so fast, and Yuwenshu's ability to command the army can be said to be quite good.
Yang Xuangan's subordinates had a contradiction at this time, and the contradiction focused on whether to stick to it or take the initiative to meet it.
The faction headed by Li Zixiong, Yang Jun, and others advocated fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, avoiding its edge, and using the strong high walls of Chang'an to fight a battle to defend the city; the faction headed by Li Mi, Tang Que, and others advocated taking the initiative to attack, taking advantage of the fact that there was a half-day distance between the two enemy armies to fight a time difference, defeat Yuwenshu's army, and then retreat to Chang'an, waiting for the fighters.
"It's just a joke, Yuwen Shu is a battlefield general, with 200,000 male soldiers who participated in the Northern Expedition, half of our army is the original Chang'an defenders and Yuan's army, and the combat effectiveness is not guaranteed at all, how to fight against Yuwen Shu's army?" Li Zixiong said coldly.
"Yuwen said that this person is okay to gain power, and his ability to lead the army is not worth mentioning, but he is just a strong outsider and a middle-class cadre. Li Mi said disdainfully, "The commander is incompetent, tired of the three armies, even if he has 200,000 strong soldiers under his command, what is there to fear?
"If you let Yuwenshu join forces with Laihu'er and besiege Chang'an, then the army will be overwhelming and the people's hearts will fluctuate, then there is really no need to fight. Tang Que sighed.
"The walls of Chang'an are tall and the soldiers are full of food, even if 500,000 troops besiege the city, what can we do? Moreover, it is even more difficult to guarantee the supply of grain and grass for the enemy, so we only need to send a cavalry to constantly disturb its rear and cut off its grain routes, then the enemy army will retreat. Yang Jun said slowly, "There are countless battles in history that have been won based on the strong defense of Chang'an, I don't understand why it has become unfeasible in some people's mouths?"
Tang Que glanced at Yang Jun, "If there is the will of the people inside, and there are soldiers who can be helped, we can talk about holding on, the Great Sui has been running Chang'an for many years, how can we compare with it in a short period of time? Moreover, now that our army does not have any allies, naturally there will be no reinforcements; there is no people's will to return to the inside, there are no soldiers to help outside, and the fortified city has become a Jedi, how can it be generalized?"
"Not to mention anything else, if Yuwenshu poisoned the upper reaches of the river, so what? Don't we all drink water?" Tang Que said coldly, Yang Xuangan, Li Mi and other people present shuddered when they heard this, how poisonous is this plan? If this is the case, not only will the defenders in the city be finished, but even the residents of Chang'an will probably suffer.
Li Mi glanced at Tang Que deeply, and the latter was expressionless, with a cold smile on his lips.
This sub...... It's terrifying.
"It's been half a year since the establishment of the Lei Qi Red Brigade, and it's time to see blood. Tang Que smiled indifferently and arched his hand, "Ming Gong, please fight." ”
The Lei Cavalry Red Brigade is an army that Tang Que proposed to establish when he first entered the Yang Mansion, initially only 5,000 people, after taking Chang'an, the number expanded to 10,000, and then expanded to 20,000 after breaking the Yuan clan, it is an army that completely belongs to Tang Que, no one knows how Tang Que trained them, and so far these 20,000 troops have never been on the battlefield.
Zhao Xin commanded the Lei Cavalry, and the Red Brigade was led by Tang Que himself.
Yang Xuangan's face was uncertain, and his heart must be struggling, he was originally inclined and persistent, but his two most trusted strategists advocated taking the initiative, which made him very difficult, if he won a qiē, it was easy to say, but if he lost, then the Yang clan was over, this was a fateful battle, and he had to be cautious.
"Ming Gong, give the order to fight. "Li Mi also asked for battle.
"Father, please think twice!" Yang Jun saw that Yang Xuangan was still wavering, and said eagerly, "If this battle is lost, there will be no return!"
"If I give you 100,000 troops, may you defeat Yu Wenshu?" Yang Xuangan was still unwilling to attack the whole army after all, Tang Que sighed in his heart, Yang Xuangan still lacked the courage to break the cauldron and sink the boat, but the 100,000 army was about the same as the number in his heart.
"Yes. Tang Que said decisively, Li Mi's heart jumped, 100,000 vs 200,000, he was not completely sure in his heart, but since Tang Que was so decisive, Li Mi decided to believe him.
"Okay!" Yang Xuan felt ruthless, "I will give you all the 60,000 Western Army, draw 20,000 from the Weiyuan Army, plus the 20,000 Lei Cavalry Red Brigade without yù, with the virtuous brother as the commander and the Wu yù as the mastermind, is this feasible?"
"Li Mi takes the order!" Li Mi solemnly ordered.
Tang Que smiled bitterly in his heart, the Western Army was incorporated by the remnants of the Yuan Clan, although it had been on the battlefield and the training time was relatively long, but it was a defeated army, and there was no morale at all, the Weiyuan Army was a recruit recruited in Guanzhong, and the training was only a month, and it was still very difficult to say what the battlefield could be, but I didn't expect Yang Xuangan to see this far, and he refused to even give a Thunder Guard.
However, Tang Que couldn't show it on his face, so he could only say respectfully as Li Mi, "There is no yù to take orders." ”