Xie Tong raised his eyes and saw that the entire battlefield was full of black people, all sitting on the ground, it looked like a miracle, in history, there had never been such a scene, the two warring sides were resting, not attacking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAt this moment, as long as there is a cavalry team of more than 100 people, it can control the situation on the battlefield and then win a complete victory.

Xie Tong also gasped, he leaned under a big tree, looking at the battlefield, a hundred steps away, it was his enemy Datuk Venerable Meng Kai, the two glanced at each other, their eyes were full of hatred, but they all knew that this battle could not be continued, whoever had reinforcements first, who would be able to take the lead, the eyes of the two looked towards the southeast.

From dusk to noon, the fierce battle was unbearable, and the iron body could not stand it, but the southeast direction was very calm, and there was no sign of the arrival of the army.

Meng Kai was a little breathless, this is a potentially rare opportunity, although he has some strength at the moment, but it is impossible to kill the Tang army one by one, he looked to the south, and then looked to the north, just waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, this war that changed the fate of the empire can be over.

Unfortunately, the north side is also unusually quiet, except for the occasional fluttering of the wind, and the chirping of the birds.

The people on both sides looked at each other with excitement and despair, looking forward to the sound of the horses' hooves of the army and worrying that it was the enemy's reinforcements.

Xie Tong had absolute confidence in Zhu Wen, and this night's blocking could give him enough time to clean up Ning Zhai's defenders.

While pondering, a flag fluttered in the distance on the land in the southeast, and a big Zhu character fluttered in the wind.

Both sides saw this force, in the eyes of the Tang army, this is the guarantee of victory, Meng Kai's discoloration suddenly became pale, how ugly, how ugly, at this moment, he realized that he had completely fallen into Zhu Wen's trap, Ning Zhai direction was the main force of the Tang army, and Xie Tong was just holding him back, and he was still complacent that this night was inseparable from the Tang army!

Seeing that Zhu Wen's army was outflanking, Meng Kai knew that he had to retreat at this moment, this battle had been a complete failure, and the large territory south of Chang'an had all fallen into Zhu Wen's hands, and he had no strength to fight.

Thinking of this, Meng Kai turned over his horse, beckoned the brothers who could run, and left as if flying.

Zhu Wen ordered the light cavalry to chase for more than 30 miles, and the killed Meng Kai was to lose his armor and abandon his armor, except for the small loss of the army in Foping, the rest can be said to be annihilated.

Juwen held a rather grand dinner to celebrate this great victory.

He raised his wine glass and said happily, "This time I can defeat a strong enemy, Xie Tong and Lai Kezhong have made great contributions, without you to attract strong enemies, we will not be able to break them one by one, this glass of wine, I will respect the two generals." ”

Xie Tong and Lao Lai raised their glasses together to celebrate this great victory.

Hong Shan smiled and said, "Uncle Zhu, when are we going to attack Chang'an! Shan'er has already begun to miss Chang'an's former residence." ”

Lao Lai laughed, and without waiting for Zhu Wen to answer, he said, "With the leadership of Senior Zhu, it should be a matter of a moment to enter Chang'an." ”

Zhu Wen said solemnly, "Although this time is a big victory, we must realize our own shortcomings, Chang'an's troops are still above us, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you attack strongly, you will only give away the advantages of hard work in vain."

Cai Wei smiled and said, "Xie Tong, why do I feel like this again, since the master appeared, why have you become more and more stupid, giving people a feeling of being lazy and lazy, don't you have any opinions?"

Xie Tong smiled stupidly and said, "In front of Uncle Shi, there is an opportunity for me to analyze the situation and make a judgment, the kid is only willing to be a small soldier, just follow the deployment, hey, you don't know, over the years, thinking about so many things, how irritable it is, with Uncle Shi, the kid suddenly became idle." ”

"Don't be motivated", Cai Wei said unhappily.

Zhu Wen glanced at Xie Tong meaningfully, and said, "This time we besiege Chang'an but do not attack, after the flowers bloom in the spring of the next year, the reserve grain and grass in Chang'an City will definitely be insufficient, and Huangchao has only two ways to go, one is to give up Chang'an, after breaking through, flee to the outside of the pass, and the other is to wait for help, waiting for the troops outside the pass to fight back and relieve the siege of Chang'an." ”

Lao Lai said, "Most of Huangchao's troops have entered the pass, although he has captured the pass, but the time is short, the people are uncertain, and it is difficult to gather a large army in the short term." It seems that he can only choose the first path. ”

Cai Wei said: "The master has already thought of a countermeasure, right?"

Zhu Wen bowed his head slightly, and said, "I have already explained the method to everyone, that is, the strange soldier Huo Zixin, he is active in the south of the Yangtze River, but he can destroy the grain route of Huangchao, even if Huangchao flees to Luoyang, the eastern capital, it is also a rout, don't worry, let him be the emperor in peace and stability for a winter!"

At this moment, everyone admired Zhu Wen, and the nightingale raised her glass and said, "The little woman doesn't know how many heroes she has seen in her life, but even the world-famous Xie Tong, in the eyes of the little woman, is inferior to her predecessors, and the predecessors are really far-sighted, which makes the nightingale admire, this cup, respect the predecessors, respect all brothers and sisters." ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank with her.

Zhu Wen continued, "People are greedy, they can't see through the current form, if Huang Chao can be willing to give up Chang'an and immediately retreat to the outside of the border, I have no way to take him, at least let him survive for a few years, and the east and west may fight against each other, and now, it depends on how he chooses."

His words have a deep meaning and make people feel deeply, the hegemony of imperial power is really so important. Is man's obsession with power really beyond all else?

Everyone is very happy, Xie Tong feels very gratified, this great victory, although he did not kill Meng Kai, but it is a key battle, from the general trend of the world, it has been a certainty, he admires his uncle more and more, and also admires his vision, the wish of the master is being realized little by little, he can't help but think that if the Tang Dynasty restores the old system, he hopes that Zhu Wen can replace Sima Xuan, become the emperor's most trusted courtier, and put many ideas of the Huangtian faction into practice, then he will also feel gratified.

Thinking of this, Xie Tong felt proud.

Hong Shan leaned over to his side and said softly, "Brother Tong, if the world is unified, what are your plans?"

This question really touched Xie Tong's blind spot, he had never thought about this kind of question, after pondering for a long time, he said, "I am a person who is at ease with what happens, I don't like war, I don't like to fight for power, if the world is unified again, I will find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live with Shan'er." ”

Hong Shan said very happily, "Shan'er is very satisfied with this answer, I forgot to tell you, Cai Wei once talked to me privately, and will follow us to wander the rivers and lakes, ha, if we are tired of walking one day, we will go to the outside of the plug, go to Murong Dragon City and their oasis, ha, where the environment is very beautiful." ”

Xie Tong's mind also followed Hong Shan's description, and flew to the oasis outside the Saiwai together.

Zhu Wen's army repaired in Ningzhai for seven days, marched in three ways, and in less than a month, the strongholds on the periphery of Chang'an City were knocked out, and the Qi army avoided Chang'an City one after another, and the Tang army under the command of Zhu Wen formed an encirclement of Chang'an from the east, west and south directions, and the situation was very unfavorable to Huangchao.

During this period, Meng Kai organized a wave of counteroffensives in a vain attempt to recapture the route from Chang'an to Tongguan, but in the face of Zhu Wen's powerful attack, there was no effect, and when Meng Kai's army returned to Chang'an, the first heavy snow had come.

Song Wenyuan's logistics guarantee is very in place, when the heavy snow comes, all kinds of cotton clothes and quilts have been ready, Tang Xizong heard that the battle ahead has been won, and the attack on Chang'an is imminent, under the great joy, three holy decrees were issued in a day, rewarding Zhu Wen, and canonizing Zhu Wen as the Marquis of Ruyang, the official residence of the military department.

When the snow came, the two sides had avoided a large-scale conflict, Huang Chao hid in the city, and Zhu Wen was outside the city, and the two sides were very harmonious.

However, in this harmonious situation, something inevitably happened, and Hong Ye actually came to the front line in order to avoid Song Wenyuan's entanglement.

During the Spring Festival, Zhu Wen returned to Chengdu and left Xie Tong and others in the camp outside Chang'an City.

This trip was more than a month, and when he returned, the Lantern Festival had already passed.

Zhu Wen seemed to have known about Hong Ye for a long time, and on the first day of returning to the camp, he scolded Xie Tong indiscriminately, saying that he didn't know the general situation, and he was limited to send Hong Ye back to Chengdu within two days.

This really made him a little puzzled, he couldn't figure out why Zhu Wen was still protecting a villain like Song Wenyuan, and at the same time, a question was also in front of him.

Song Wenyuan is the last representative of the valve aristocracy, although he is not their opponent now, but with the support of Sichuan and Shu, after a year or two, he will recover his strength and can completely fight against the court, which is a great hidden danger. On another level, he and Song Wenyuan are inseparable for many reasons, and the two sides are endless.

With these questions, Xie Tong walked into Zhu Wen's camp, he needed to talk to Zhu Wen, no matter what, he couldn't let Hong Ye leave.

Zhu Wen was sitting next to a brazier, and when he saw Xie Tong, he nodded slightly, motioning for Xie Tong to sit aside, while he continued to pick a leg of mutton and cut a piece from it with a knife from time to time.

The sky was gloomy, and the afterglow of the setting sun could no longer make people see what was in front of them, in this tent, only Xie Tong could see Zhu Wen's face clearly, he was slightly fatter, and on his cold face, he suddenly gave people a strange feeling, in the past, Xie Tong couldn't see through him, he could see Zhu Wen's wishes, but he couldn't guess his way, but now he couldn't see through, he couldn't see through what he was thinking.

He eats very carefully, not like Xie Tong gobbling up, as if he is enjoying all this, and in his gestures, the aura of a reckless hero has gradually faded, replaced by a feeling of natural wealth.

Xie Tong was extremely sensitive to this feeling, he had felt it in Sima Xuan's father and son and Song Wenyuan's father and son, that feeling was like facing a nobleman, just like Xie Tong's feeling when he first saw Hong Ru, although Zhu Wen did not despise him, it made him very uncomfortable.

His first feeling was that Zhu Wen had changed, just like Song Wenyuan had changed, their common situation was that the aura of the rivers and lakes on his body had disappeared, and he didn't know what happened to Zhu Wen during his time in Chengdu to make him do such a transformation.

Xie Tong sat aside, familiarly grasped the knife, cut a large piece of meat on the leg of mutton, put it in his mouth and chewed it in a big mouthful.

Neither of them spoke, just eating meat quietly.

After a long time, Xie Tong sighed and said, "Uncle Shi, please forgive Xie Tong for not being able to follow Uncle Shi's wishes, Hong Ye can't be sent back to Chengdu, Song Wenyuan is insidious and cunning, and has evil intentions..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Wen interrupted him and said dissatisfiedly, "Xie Tong, how many times have I told you, everything must be based on the overall situation, why can't you understand! Huangchao still occupies Chang'an, the empire has not yet recovered the rivers and mountains, we still need Song Wenyuan's logistical support, you are so rash, it is really inappropriate." ”

In the face of Zhu Wen's criticism, Xie Tong was indifferent, and said, "It's not that Xie Tong doesn't care about the overall situation, I have a deep blood feud with Song Wenyuan, and I didn't seek revenge from him, for him, it is already a great favor, and he has endured it until now, and Hong Ye is now out of his clutches, it is a great thing, how can I Xie Tong not let her return to the devil's cave." ”

Zhu Wen stared at Xie Tong coldly, and for the first time noticed the perseverance in this young man's eyes, he actually dared to disobey his orders.

Without waiting for Zhu Wen to say anything, Xie Tong continued, "Uncle Shi don't talk about anything else, Xie Tong has already decided, and this matter is absolutely non-negotiable."

He paused and continued, "Uncle Shi, you have changed."

Zhu Wen put down the knife, Shi Shiran walked to the door of the tent, lifted the curtain and walked out.

Xie Tong followed.

Outside the tent was already pitch black, except for a few lit bonfires, there was no light in sight, and above the sky, it was also unusually blurry, and most of the stars were no longer shining, in a blurred state.

Zhu Wen said to himself, "The land of Middle-earth is like this starry sky, when everything tends to be chaotic, the world is a darkness, so that you can't see it transparently, what we have to do is to light up this starry sky and let the earth regain light." Xie Tong, you are still too young, Uncle Shi is doing this, it is nothing more than for the sect, for you, the efforts of you and me will eventually make the sect regain its glory hundreds of years ago, and even replace Buddhism and become the state religion of the empire, this is what we need to do. Maybe in a few decades, Uncle Shi will become a handful of loess, and you will provoke the pillar of the entire sect, you know? Don't think about living an ordinary life, the mission of our generation is to struggle for life, and the righteousness of Huang Tiandao still needs you and me to convey. ”

The voice disappeared, Zhu Wen turned around and walked into the camp tent, leaving Xie Tong alone outside the camp tent.

Xie Tong felt bitter, he had always fantasized about being able to realize what Zhu Wen said, and had always aimed at the master's last wish, but this was too much, but now, he is eager for the life of ordinary people, not to fall into the disputes of the rivers and lakes, and to stay away from the struggle for power, and after Zhu Wen appeared, he even pinned everything on his uncle (to be continued. )