To the west of Luoyang, twenty miles south of Xiaochuankou, the camp of the Nanwang Army. Huang Shilang, the commander of the Southern Wang Army, was preparing for the next day's battle, and the main force of the Northern Wang Army was attracted to the South Luoyang Road by the East Wang Army, but instead gave way to the Luoyang Central and West Road, giving the South Wang Army an opportunity.

There is a young man standing next to Huang Shilang, who is Huang Shilang's second son, Huang Yicheng. Huang Yicheng went north with the army this time and became Huang Shilang's deputy, but Huang Yicheng himself was already a general on the side of the famous town.

"Father, yesterday there was news from the south, saying that Jiangdu had withdrawn from the camp and divided more than a dozen routes." Huang Yi became enlightened.

"Hmm." Huang Shilang looked at the topographic map around Luoyang, nodded and said, "My father has also heard about it." ”

Huang Yicheng said: "I can't understand this matter, why did the Jiangdu soldiers and horses go all the way north, but they reached the south of Luoyang, and they retreated when they saw that they were going to cross Funiu Mountain?" ”

Huang Shilang looked up and looked outside, and the snow was still there. As if thinking about something in his heart, he said: "Tomorrow, our army will attack Yiyang on the side, and the soldiers, horses, food, and grass in the army are also ready?" ”

"Rest assured, father, I have been carefully examined. Besides, now the morale of the Northern King Army has long been gone, and in the battle of Yiyang, we can almost win. ”

Huang Shilang shook his head slightly and said: "Yicheng, you are already thirty and nine, and you have been fighting on the battlefield with your father for some years. Can't you see this little bit of the Eastern Wangjun's calculations? ”

Huang Yicheng's face was a little ashamed, he really didn't feel that there was any "abacus" in the withdrawal of the East Wangfu, in his opinion, the withdrawal of the East King Army was a "faint move" completely, not only did he retreat without a fight, but he frustrated his own spirit. And there is no rule to retreat, and it is divided into parts, which is equivalent to giving the Northern King Army a chance to divide and annihilate completely.

"Father, child...... I really don't understand. Huang Yicheng said admittedly.

Huang Shilang sighed: "For my father, I asked you, and now in this shape, the three soldiers and horses have entered Luoyang, and the Northern Wang Army is difficult to support alone." Dongwangjun needs to even expose his old bottom and fight to the death with the North Wangfu? ”

"This ......" Huang Yicheng thought about it, and seemed to understand something.

Huang Shilang sighed again: "Now this shape is shì, and the East Wangfu is a meritorious." There is no need to fight head-on with the North Palace. Just avoid the sharpness of the Northern King's army. The Northern Wangjun can only seek a way out, and a decisive battle will expose its shortcomings, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Huang Yicheng nodded and said knowingly: "Father is saying." Dongwangfu has no heart to fight now? ”

"Not really." Huang Shilang pointed to the topographic map. "The topography of Luoyang. Different from Yuzhou, Luoyang is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and faces the big river in the north. The mountains and rivers are steep, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Northern Wang's army went deep into the hinterland of Luoyang, but still couldn't capture Luoyang City, and its momentum was weak. At this time, there was a heavy snowfall, and it was a good time to withdraw troops. Wait and see, if the Northern Wang's army withdraws, the soldiers and horses of Jiangdu will inevitably go and return, and perhaps arrive in Luoyang City faster than us. ”

Although Huang Yicheng was a little skeptical of Huang Shilang's words, he still remained cautious.

Huang Shilang's analysis can be said to be very reasonable, and now Jiangdu's soldiers and horses only need to retreat, which can be regarded as a victory. In this situation, it would be a fool for Jiangdu's soldiers and horses to go to a decisive battle.

Huang Shilang sighed: "In the Jiangdu army, people who can see the current situation so thoroughly, but they don't know where it is sacred? Could it be that it is really the yellow-mouthed child of the East King? ”

While the two were talking, the messenger came. Huang Shilang looked up, restored his positive color, and said, "Let people in." ”

The herald arrived in front of Huang Shilang and saluted: "General, the soldiers and horses of the Beiwangfu have set off to retreat north, heading from Luoyang East Road to the direction of the Yellow River. ”

"Oh." Huang Shilang nodded, his eyes still falling on the topographic map around Luoyang.

The area east of Luoyang is not within the scope of the Southern Wang's army, and the Xiwang's army has crossed the Yellow River all the way north, and it is necessary to block the main force of the Northern Wang's army. There are only Lin Zhan's soldiers and horses, which are very close to the route of the northern retreat of the Northern Palace.

"Let's go down." Huang Shilang said.

"Yes." The herald took the order and left.

Huang Shilang compared the topographic map, and he still couldn't understand something. Since the Northern Wangjun chose to retreat, it was equivalent to going directly to the range controlled by the Eastern Wang's army, which was preparing to start a head-to-head battle with Lin Zhan's troops on the way to the north?

"Father, the Northern King Army has really withdrawn." Huang Yi became enlightened.

"Hmm." Huang Shilang sighed, "It seems that the chaos of more than a year will also come to an end." ”

Why did my father say that? Even if the Northern Wangfu withdrew to Hebei, it still seized the land of Hebei, Guanzhong was also stolen and occupied by the Western Wangfu, and the queen returned to the dynasty, which would not have much impact on the four vassal kings. Huang Yicheng said with a puzzled expression.

Huang Shilang said: "Yicheng, you have to look at it." Under this whole battle, can't you see any changes from a year ago? ”

Huang Yicheng looked at the military map, and the biggest difference was the scope controlled by Jiangdu. From the original corner of the Jiangdu, to the place where Yuzhou is now controlled, north to Shandong and Henan, northwest can be extended to Luoyang. It can be said that the biggest change in the past year is the East Palace.

The Eastern Palace, from the weakest force in the original corner of the country, has become the largest of several vassal kings, and has a tendency to take the Yang family and stand on its own.

Huang Shilang said: "Now the South King is still coerced by the East Palace, and the South King Mansion exists in name only. In such a situation, the West Wangfu only cares about the immediate interests and competes with the North Wangfu for the land of Hebei, completely ignoring the biggest enemy. In less than a year, Jiangbei may no longer have the hidden danger of the vassal king, but it will change hands another day. ”

Huang Yicheng heard the meaning of his father's words, which was a prophecy that after a year, the West Palace, the South Palace, the North Palace, and even the East Palace, would not exist, because the East Palace, would become the real master of Jiangbei, and then the East King could coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes, or abolish the Son of Heaven and stand on his own.

"Father, let's ...... How about taking Luoyang first? Huang Yicheng's eyes flashed.

Huang Shilang shook his head and said: "The Northern Wangfu will take a few months, we have only 30,000 soldiers and horses, how easy is it to talk about?" Even if he succeeds, even the king of the south is coerced, with you and me, father and son, can you command the princes of the world? ”

Huang Yicheng's face was a little embarrassed. Although he is one of the Three Yellows of Nanwangfu, in the final analysis, his merits are not as good as his brother, let alone his father. It's just that he is lucky, more courageous and resourceful than his nephew Huang Lie, so as not to end up with a reputation for an embroidered pillow.

"Let's see." Huang Shilang suddenly said, "If Jiangdu's soldiers and horses enter Luoyang and do not behave, they will be jealous of the Western Palace." At that time, if the Xiwangfu can get rid of prejudices and withdraw its troops to the south, this Luoyang will ...... After all, there may be a war. ”

Huang Yicheng thought about it and nodded.

Now it is the North Wangfu that is the only one, so the three families jointly came to attack Luoyang, which was actually fighting the North Wangfu. But once the East Wangfu gains power, it will become the East Wangfu that becomes the target of everyone.

On the battlefield, there are no permanent allies, and there are no permanent enemies. (To be continued......)