Huan Yi tried his best to maintain his polite posture, but the anger in his heart was beyond measure.

In recent decades, the central situation has never been truly stable. The succession of the Han and Wei dynasties, the practice of the Great Jin Dynasty, every political turmoil is accompanied by the rise and fall of many powerful sects. The character of the scholars who once shocked the treacherous and evil when the party was in power gradually faded under the slaughter knife killing again and again, and batches of officials who moved with the times and only took self-preservation as their ability rose to the top, and became the nobles of Zuo Ming. Under the influence of their forces, cowardice has become elegance, meanness has become daily life, righteousness has been replaced by deceit, and loyalty has been repaid with betrayal...... Cao Wei subverted the Han Dynasty under the support of such a family, and the Great Jin Dynasty also subverted Cao Wei under the support of such a family.

Who knows what it will be after the Great Jin? No one cares, these people have been running wildly on the road to destroying the country since the first day of the founding of the country. And they don't think it's dangerous, and they don't feel humiliated at all. In their world, there is only the revelry of victory, the ridicule of the victors against the losers, and not the slightest reverence for the righteousness of death...... Just like the Gou Chun in front of you!

He threw the arrow engraved with Gou Chun's name on the ground, and said indifferently: "The sea is sinister, and it has been the same since ancient times. Huan's and Ding's heirlooms have been inherited for hundreds of years, and they only know how to act in the past, and they are not laughed at by their ancestors. However, Yi asked himself, it is really better to fold the general's family style, and raise thousands of miles of cattle as the step to enter the body. ”

It turned out that when Gou Xi first came out, he was in violation of the kings such as Sima Yi, the king of Qi, Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, and Sima Yu, the king of Fanyang. At that time, he thought that his strength was weak and he was afraid of being oppressed, so he wantonly gathered money in office and used it to bribe the powerful people in the DPRK and China. Every time there is a fresh food, the "Qianli Niu" purchased with a lot of money is used to pull the cart and drive 500 miles directly to Luoyang, so as to ensure that the food is fresh and delicious. The ox cart on the official road from Yanzhou to Luoyang galloped away, and everyone admired it: Fengying has reached this point, and the future is very good.

These words were simply a slap in Gou Chun's face. After all, the Ding family and the Huan family are deeply rooted clans of Ye Mao, even if they are in trouble for a while, they may not have a time to recover in the future. And what about Gou? No matter how good Gou Xi is at fighting and how brave Gou Chun is, even thousands of years later, people will remember that Gou started by relying on a flattering man and a fast cow!

If this topic had been mentioned two years ago, it would have been enough for the Gou brothers to take charge of Dazhou for the first time, and their foothold was not stable, so I was afraid that Gou Chun could only accept it with a wry smile. But now, the military power of the two Gou brothers has shaken the Central Plains, and even the king of the East China Sea relies on three points. How could Gou Chun tolerate being ridiculed by the little kid in front of him?

Compared with the children of the family who have studied scriptures since childhood, the Hanoi Gou family lacks literary quality after all. Gou Chun knew that he was clumsy in rhetoric, so he had no intention of comparing words with Huan Yi. As a general who was rampant in the Central Plains, he had too many ways to teach Huan Yi a profound lesson.

Gou Chun narrowed his eyes and looked at the young scribe in front of him. Over the past few years, this general in the Yanzhou army, who is second only to Gou Xi, has taken thousands of lives? Just this glance, a strong sense of oppression suddenly appeared, making Huan Yi seem to be stared at by the fierce beast that wanted to pounce, and his hair stood on end.

This glance also let Lu Yao know that Gou Chun was only afraid of misdeeds.

After all, this person is a powerful military general with a wide reputation, and he is by no means comparable to ordinary people. In case he broke out and hurt Huan Yi, I was afraid that it would be difficult for him to explain to Ding Shao. Lu Yao coughed lightly, shook the reins lightly, and made the war horse under his crotch take two steps forward: "Why do you bother General Zhichong, we are here just to deliver a message for my lord." ”

These two steps are no more and no less, which just block the direction of Gou Chun's progress. And with Lu Yao's movements, the knights behind him pressed the hilt of the sword on his waist, and at the same time rode his horse forward two steps.

The knights behind Gou Chun were about to respond, but they were stopped by Gou Chun. Gou Chun took his eyes off Huan Yi and looked at Lu Yao coldly. The scarf on his head was sunken into an arrow shape at the center of his eyebrows, and there were iron jaws on both sides of his face, so it was difficult to see what his expression was, but his eyes were always as sharp as two steel needles that shot through the air, as if they could penetrate deep into the body of others through their gaze.

This is indeed the power that only a fierce general can have, but unfortunately Lu Yao is not afraid, compared to the turbulent waves he has experienced in the past, this is just a small scene. He looked directly at Gou Chun, neither deliberately confrontational, nor did he show the slightest nervousness.

Gou Chun nodded slightly, and the iron armor on his body made a sonorous sound: "Who are you?" ”

"It's just a nobody in the army, and I don't dare to listen to the general." Lu Yao bowed slightly.

Nobody? Gou Xi sneered secretly.

Although his personality is arrogant and irritable, he is prone to murder, but he can also weigh the situation. A few days ago, he urged the army to cross the river to the north, because there were few cavalry in the Yanzhou army, and the march was not very fast, so he led his own cavalry as scouts for several days, and swept away the scattered troops of the thieves everywhere to relieve his anxiety. Today, he first engaged a small group of enemy cavalry, and then chased the fish that slipped through the net to this point, running for dozens of miles. Many of the accompanying soldiers scattered along the way, and there were only more than 20 people around him at the moment.

The free demeanor of the "nobody" in front of him and the bold movements of the cavalry are enough to show that they are all warriors in a hundred. Although he couldn't figure out where he came for a while, Gou Chun asked himself, even the elite of the guards under his brother Gou Dao's account was nothing more than that. If you rashly turn your face and do it, I am afraid that you may not be able to get any cheapness. What's more, with the weight of an army in his own family, where is it necessary to fight with a few juniors?

"Hehe, Ding Shulun is a literati who governs the army, but he only knows how to be strict and strict, and his subordinates are all echoing insects and characters, but it is rare to have a warrior like you." Gou Chun sneered and praised it, and turned to open Ding Shao's letter in his hand to read it.

Ding Shao's letter was not long, just a few words. Gou Chuncai saw half of it, and couldn't help jumping up in surprise and said, "Ding Shulun is not sick?" ”

"Exactly. My father-in-law has always been in good health, but this time he pretended to be critically ill, just to lure the thieves to attack. After the thief Kou got the news the day before yesterday, he thought it was a rare opportunity, so he abandoned his baggage and weakness and went to Guangzong overnight. At this moment, our army may have fought a fierce battle with them. Thanks to the strategy of the lord, this time our army will be able to win a complete victory, and the court has been in trouble for many years, and it will finally be eliminated once and for all, which will surely make the king of the East China Sea happy. Huan Yi thought for a while, and then said: "My lord has a saying, General Zhichong and the Yanzhou soldiers are tired from afar, and I am afraid it is not suitable to fight." In the past few days, you might as well watch from the wall and watch the Hebei men break the thieves. ”

"Good...... Good ......" Gou Chun muttered a few words, took the letter, and grinded his teeth in his mouth, but there was no other words for a while.

After a long time, he slammed the letter into a ball and threw it back to Huan Yi.

"Ding Shulun is so calculating, he wants to monopolize the great achievements, but let the tens of thousands of troops in Yanzhou cheer for him?" Every word Gou Chun said seemed to erupt from his nostrils: "You go back and tell Ding Shulun that our army has its own laws for acting, and there is no need for him to urge the garrison when it is peaceful; Now that he has marched into Jizhou, there is no need for him to command it. Since the thieves tried to fight in vain, our army just picked tens of thousands of heads to play, and there was no reason to return empty-handed...... By the way, you might as well let Er and others know that yesterday our army arrived in Liaocheng and won a field battle with the thieves, breaking nine camps in a row and defeating countless enemy troops. I have mobilized the soldiers to quickly pursue the north, and this time to exterminate the Hebei thieves, the first credit must be mine! ”

After that, Gou Chun whipped his horse and led his subordinates to the ground like a storm.

Although he had no intention of entanglement with Huan Yi, Lu Yao and others, Lu Yao and others did not dare to stop him. Only one of the soldiers looked at the billowing smoke and dust raised by the iron hooves, and spat out: "This guy is too arrogant!" ”

And Lu Yao glanced at Huan Yi deeply: "It turns out that Shulun is using the method of agitation. ”

"That's right." Huan Yi smiled bitterly and nodded. Ding Shao's letter was already crumpled, and Huan Yi carefully flattened it, and then folded it thinly: "Hebei thieves are here, with the idea of fighting to the death, it is not easy to win. If there is the help of the Yanzhou army, it can only be ......"

The two were about to talk about the clues, and suddenly heard Ma Rui, who was not far away, ask suspiciously: "Strange." Didn't Shile concentrate his forces on Guangzong? Why do you still have to divide your troops in Liaocheng? Isn't it a taboo for soldiers to disperse their forces in this way? ”

Lu Yao had thought about this question a long time ago, and he replied casually: "Liaocheng is located in the upper reaches of the Tuxiao River, between the two cities of Boping and Yangping, and guards the main road for the Yanzhou army to go north. If this place is not defended, the Yanzhou army can reach Guangzong at any time, forming a two-sided attack on the main force of the thieves. Therefore, for the thieves, Liaocheng has to be defended. ”

"I see." Ma Rui nodded, and then muttered again: "Since you want to defend Liaocheng, why do you want to fight with the Yanzhou Army in the field?" It's a strange idea of the thieves......"

Lu Yao didn't bother with Ma Rui anymore. The meeting with Gou Chun was not pleasant, but since the goal was achieved, Lu Yao didn't bother to think about this trip. He turned his horse's head and tried to exit the ruins along the same path. It wasn't long before he suddenly exclaimed, "No! Wrong! ”

The historical knowledge that Lu Yao remembered from later generations made him extremely jealous of Shi Le for a long time, and even attached too much importance to it. This time, Ding Shao set up a strange plot and arranged a huge number of troops to face the enemy, thinking that the plan was foolproof, and completely manipulated the Hebei thieves in his own hands. But Lu Yao always felt a little apprehensive in his heart, and he sometimes told himself that Ding Shao would definitely be able to defeat the Hebei bandits in one fell swoop; Sometimes he is full of doubts, because the strong man is not easy to deal with.

Until he heard Ma Rui's question: Since he wanted to hold Liaocheng and prevent the Yanzhou army from going north to Guangzong, why did he finally fight with it?

Suddenly, there seemed to be countless doubts and countless unsolvable questions pouring into his mind like a tide, causing Lu Yao to have a splitting headache, and his face instantly turned pale. He whispered to himself: "After getting the news that Shulun Gong was critically ill, the thieves braved the storm and drove here, obviously intending to take this opportunity to compete with the Jizhou army. They held on to the Jizhou Army for several months, and the division's veterans were tired, and there would never be many troops that could be mobilized. Under such circumstances, it is all the more necessary to concentrate our forces and form a situation in which we are exclusive and the enemy is divided on the local battlefield, so as to make up for the weakness of insufficient troops. Could it be that the thieves think that if they are good at fighting, they can defeat tens of thousands of troops in Ji and Yan'er Prefecture on two battlefields at the same time? No way, even if Shile is crazy, he will never command like this! ”

Huan Yi was puzzled: "What is General Lu talking about?" ”

Lu Yao didn't care about replying. Because a large amount of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, his vision was blurred, and he subconsciously tightened the reins, so that the war horse under his crotch walked anxiously in place, turning back and forth a few times: "Then, the thieves in Liaocheng are a partial division, just to delay the actions of the Yanzhou army." But why do they need to fight? Field battles are meaningless, and the thieves have no chance of winning at all, and everyone knows that it is impossible for a single partial division to defeat the Yanzhou army. What's even more strange is that Gou Chun claims to have won the field battle with the thieves, killing a lot, it seems that he has won a big victory, but why didn't we see half of the defeated soldiers along the way? ”

"What is the purpose of the thief army in Liaocheng? Are their failures real or false? Further, could they have deliberately failed? Lu Yao slapped the saddle vigorously and continued to think, "Very likely. Because they deliberately deceive the defeat, they will fight the Yanzhou army in the field like fools, and then collapse at the first touch; Because they were intent on deceiving them, they retreated in such an orderly manner that we did not see the thieves scattered and fled into the wilderness. So, why did they cheat? ”

Lu Yao and Shi Le are old rivals, in Qi County and Yecheng, Shi Le's sudden tactics have forced Lu Yao to a dead end. As Lu Yao racked his brains and thought hard, scenes of confrontation with this great enemy flashed through his mind; Shile is both fierce and cunning, and his character of daring to make a desperate bet is becoming more and more distinct. At the same time, Lu Yao repeatedly asked himself, if I were Shi Le, what strategy would I use to break through the current predicament?

Lu Yao lifted the water bladder on the side of the saddle and poured half of his stomach with cold water. His body was cold, but his mind suddenly cleared up a lot: "As reflected in the battles in Qixian and Yecheng, Shi Le will never be stubborn in a certain goal. As the situation changes, he will boldly change the original battle plan at any time and launch an offensive against new targets that the enemy does not expect. In Qi County, he used the empty military camp to confuse himself, and used Qi Yishui as a cover to attack the surprise attack group Baigu; And in Yecheng, he did not entangle on the city wall at all, forcibly crossed the fire, and went straight to the strategic place of Jianchun Gate. What now? What will he do?

The victory in Liaocheng made the arrogant and arrogant Gou Chun more and more arrogant, and from the fact that he personally led the cavalry to attack, it can be seen that he has completely ignored the Shile thief. Then, if Shi Le's old trick is repeated......" Lu Yao suddenly fell into an ice cave, he shuddered violently, and thought of an extremely terrifying answer. He turned his head to look at Huan Yi, opened his mouth to speak, but his voice trembled a little, and his voice was even darker and almost inaudible.

"The main force of the Shile thieves is not in Guangzong, it is here! Their target is not the Jizhou Army, nor is it Jizhou...... They planned to defeat the Yanzhou army and penetrate deep into the Central Plains from opening the passage to cross the river in the south! ”

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For me, this is a big chapter, yesterday's, today's, put together.