The long march was like a long black dragon, with no end in sight on the winding official road.

The coolness brought by the gloomy sky did not make the sweat on the faces of the soldiers much less, and the dusty ground had sweat beads from time to time, dripping out a tiny flower, and in an instant it was trampled in the mud by the military boots.

On a hill next to the official road, Li Ye immediately looked into the distance and looked at the end of the marching procession. There is a county town, the black dragon has entered the city gate, and it is still entering, looking at it from a distance, the small county town is like a monster with a huge stomach bag, swallowing the soldiers inch by inch.

Behind Li Ye, there were more than a dozen monks from the Tsing Yi Yamen and the Phantom Sound Workshop.

With a gust of wind blowing on her face, Song Jiao, the commander of the Tsing Yi Yamen, appeared in front of Li Ye, she stretched out her slender fingers and pulled her sideburns and hair, and said to Li Ye calmly: "Li Maozhen led an army of 800,000 to fight with the Shu army in Ruzhou for two days, and successfully defeated the main force of the Shu army, and now the remnants of the Shu army have retreated to Xuzhou under the leadership of Wang Jian. ”

Hearing this battle report, Li Ye didn't have any special expression, "Have King Qi and King Shu ever fought?"

Song Jiao said: "When the Shu army camp was nearly half breached, Wang Jian took the initiative to seek battle, and Li Maozhen fought with him for two hours. Although the two sides were able to draw the game, Wang Jian's monk group suffered heavy losses, forcing him to retreat in a hurry. ”

Li Ye smiled: "It seems that King Qi is still quite reliable." ”

Song Jiao raised her eyes and glanced at Li Ye, quite full of deep meaning.

However, she didn't say much, and continued to recount the military situation: "During the fierce battle in Ruzhou, Zhou Mingrui had already led the loyal army back to Xuzhou. After the Shu army captured the city before, it had plundered in the city, and the people suffered greatly, but this time when Zhou Mingrui killed and returned to Xuzhou, he was received by the Xuzhou army and people, and it can almost be said that it was effortless. ”

Li Ye raised his horsewhip in his hand, "As long as King Qi can defeat the Shu army in Ruzhou, there will be nothing to do with Wang Jian in the Central Plains." ”

Speaking of this, his smile was a little more playful, "Being able to command an army of millions and quietly encircle the Shu army, although there are reasons for the superiority of strategy, King Qi's military talent should not be underestimated." ”

He glanced back at Miss Xu and the other monks of the Phantom Sound Workshop, and said a sincere word to Song Jiao: "With King Qi fighting for me outside, I really don't have to worry a lot." ”

Song Jiao heard that Li Ye's words were not false or sarcastic, but sincerely praised Li Maozhen, so she reminded: "Don't forget, when the Huangchao Rebellion was quelled in the past, Li Maozhen also made a lot of meritorious achievements, otherwise he would not be in a strong position." In addition, although Li Maozhen contributed a lot to the victory of the Ruzhou War, the role of Zhao Bingkun and the heroes of the soldiers cannot be ignored, you don't have to think so highly of Li Maozhen. ”

When she said this, she immediately attracted angry eyes from the monks of the Phantom Sound Workshop.

Including Miss Xu, they all secretly gritted their teeth.

However, they all know Song Jiao, and they know that it is very normal for these words to come out of Song Jiao's mouth.

Similarly, Song Jiao does not shy away from them, which also reflects her due arrogance.

The arrogant Song Jiao naturally disdained the gaze of the monks of the Phantom Sound Workshop.

That night, the army was stationed in the county.

It is said that it is stationed, and there are more hidden ingredients. Otherwise, the army should have camped outside the city.

Their army along the way is naturally going to the Wu army, and it is the last force. The armies of Chen Yuanqing, Wang Rong and other towns have now reached the predetermined position.

At night, Li Ye finished eating and was drinking tea in the Xuan room, when Song Jiao ran over again.

After she sat down, she said directly to Li Ye: "The monks of Ruzhou have come to the aid one after another, including the monks of the Phantom Sound Workshop. Li Maozhen has arrived in Xuzhou and is now directing the army to pursue the remnants of the Shu army. After this battle, the Shu army suffered seventy or eighty percent casualties, even if Wang Jian returned to Shu with the remnants smoothly, his strength was also a big loss, and he was no longer able to chase the Central Plains in a short time. ”

Li Ye looked out the window and saw that on the locust tree outside the courtyard, there were two more figures at some point.

The graceful young man stood in the wind, his long hair and clothes fluttering gently.

Neither of them spoke, and at the moment their heads rested on the bright galaxy, but they had a deep and sea-like temperament.

The monks were so eager to come over, naturally they wanted to replicate the achievements of Ruzhou and use the same method to deal with Gao Yu again.

The battle on the front line of Ruzhou and Xuzhou has only been left to sweep the tail, and the cavalry of the towns attacking the Shu army has also begun to gallop for hundreds of miles, encircling the Wu army that is heading to Gunzhou according to the plan, and the first step is to cut off the retreat of the Wu army.

The cavalry was fast, and the time difference was the fight, and they tried to reach the position where they should have arrived when the monks' forces cut off the Wu army scouts, and the Wu army had no time to react.

With Wang Jian's monks unable to break through and report to Wu Jun, there was no doubt that this plan would succeed.

Li Ye put down the tea bowl, wrapped his hands comfortably, did not shy away from the monks of the Phantom Sound Workshop in the courtyard, and said easily: "Wang Jian lost his troops in the Central Plains, and the 500,000 army was broken by seven or eight percent, even if he can return to Shudi, the internal forces that are ready to move are enough for him to bother, and he has no strength to fight in Hanzhong." ”

"There are fifty-three feudal towns in the world, in fact, most of the really strong ones are still north of the Yangtze River, and Wang Jian is not wronged in the hands of me and King Qi this time. At the time, everyone said that there were five major princes in the world, and now that Zhu Wen has been defeated, this king and the king of Qi are three of the five, what is Wang Jian fighting for me?"

Song Jiao didn't answer, but just gave Li Ye a look.

Of course, Li Ye could understand what Song Jiao meant.

Wang Jian has been defeated, and Li Ye's next opponents in the Central Plains are Gao Biao and Li Maozhen. Gao Yu didn't say it, Li Maozhen's soldiers and horses had entered the Central Plains in a big way, and there were soldiers to help, Li Ye had to take him down only if he really had a chance to digest the territory that originally belonged to Zhu Wen.

And now that Li Maozhen's army is stationed in prefectures and counties as the war progresses, the situation in the Central Plains is gradually becoming complicated. In the future, when Li Ye needs to fight with Li Maozhen, this is a big trouble and has to be guarded against.

What's more, after all, Li Maozhen holds the Son of Heaven in his hands, and Li Ye is the Li Tang clan, so he naturally has to obey the emperor's orders.

In addition, Wang Jian suffered a heavy blow and was unable to fight for Hanzhong in the short term, if Li Maozhen took Hanzhong, his strength would be greatly enhanced, even if the war in the Central Plains was unfavorable, he also had the ability to confront Li Ye head-on.

In response to this, Li Ye already had a draft, and it was inconvenient to say more at this time, so he did not respond to Song Jiao's eyes clearly.

......

Dawn finally came, and Wang Jian had never felt that any night was so long. He glanced back at the team behind him, and the team that had lost its armor was so embarrassed that there were not even 10,000 men.

"In front of us is Dengzhou City, and when we enter Dengzhou, we can rely on a strong city, and we will be able to get a chance to breathe, and when the time comes, we will gather the soldiers and fight again...... You can return to Shuzhong smoothly. Wang Jian pointed to the city on the horizon in the distance, cheering up the school gate behind him.

He originally wanted to say that there was a chance to fight the Central Plains again after occupying Dengzhou, but after thinking about it, this statement really had no credibility, so he had to change his words temporarily.

At this moment, Wang Jian's hair was scattered, and his body was covered in blood—not only the blood of his opponent, but also his own. In the battle with Li Maozhen, although they did not distinguish between victory and defeat, the monks under his command were no match for the combined efforts of the Phantom Sound Workshop and the Tsing Yi Yamen, and they were quickly defeated, and he himself fell into a siege, and finally broke through the siege, so he naturally needed to pay some price.

When he came to the city of Dengzhou, he saw that the gate was closed, Wang Jian's face was gloomy, and he said to the left and right: "Didn't you already let people call the city? Why hasn't the city gate been opened?"

"Your Highness, look! There are a lot of archers in the city!"

Wang Jian wiped a handful of blood from his face when he heard the sound, and only then did he see clearly that the city was full of armor soldiers, and many archers had already opened their bowstrings and faced them coldly.

Wang Jian was suddenly furious, when he came to Dengzhou some time ago, Dengzhou Assassin Shi also personally went out of the city to labor and gave a lot of supplies, now not only is the city gate closed, but the city also looks like it wants to go to war with them?

"The king of Shu has arrived, where is the assassin history? Why don't you open the door quickly, are you impatient?" a general drove forward and scolded.

In front of the city tower, the Dengzhou Thorn Shi showed his figure, which was different from the cautious flattery and flattery before, and at this moment the Dengzhou Thorn Shi was condescending, full of contempt.

With a wave of his hand, he dropped a human head—it was a messenger sent by Wang Jian to ask the Dengzhou Assassin to open the city gates and prepare to meet the army.

Deng Zhou snorted coldly: "The people under the city are rampant! This place is under the rule of the Shannan Dongdao Jiedu Envoy, and only respects the Jiedu Envoy's orders, how can others say that if you open the city gate, you will open the city gate? If you and the others know each other, leave quickly, otherwise the tens of thousands of soldiers in this city will definitely call you and others to come and go!"

Hearing this, Wang Jian's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and his heart was full of unspeakable humiliation.

Obviously, the Shu army, which was defeated in Ruzhou and Xuzhou one after another, is now unable to even bluff the land of Dengzhou. The appearance of Dengzhou's assassin history is already treating them as water dogs.

Looking at the appearance of Dengzhou's assassination, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have much military strength in the city, he was afraid that he would kill it and take Wang Jian's head to ask some people for credit.

Wang Jian was so angry that one Buddha went out of the body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and it was extremely difficult to be affected.

......

Li Ye originally thought that Li Maozhen would be busy expanding the results of the Battle of Ruzhou and commanding the army to occupy territory everywhere, but he didn't expect him to rush over to join him so quickly.

"According to the original plan, King Qi is in charge of King Shu, and King Gu is in charge of King Wu, why did King Qi come over so quickly?" Li Ye welcomed Li Maozhen into the hall, and after the two of them sat down, he asked curiously.

Li Maozhen took a sip of tea, and said lightly without raising her eyebrows: "Wang Jian was defeated and retreated to Dengzhou, and the battle is over." This king came to help King An, is King An not happy?"

In front of the monks on both sides, Li Ye naturally couldn't say more, so he could only smile and say: "I thought that King Qi would take the opportunity to kill the King of Shu, so that he could successfully occupy Hanzhong and facilitate his march into Shu in the future." ”

Li Maozhen glanced at Li Ye in surprise, probably thinking that this little medicine merchant was quite knowledgeable, but he didn't show too much unusualness, "If Wang Jian insists on escaping, this king can kill more of his subordinates at most, which is not beneficial to the overall situation." Compared to this, it is more practical to come over and defeat King Wu. ”

Li Ye pretended to nod his head, indicating that he agreed with Li Maozhen's point of view.

In his heart, of course Li Ye knew that the other party didn't believe in his ability as a small pharmacist, and was afraid that he would not be able to cope with the next big war, so he rushed over to preside over the war.