Lingnan Gang
Chapter 69
When Ashina found Su Beiqin, Su Beiqin was leisurely leaning on the railing to feed the fish, and there were a few flipped books on the seat beside him, "Mr. is very leisurely."
Su Bei Qin didn't turn his head back, "What are you worried about, Your Highness? The Turkic army has invaded from the north and occupied several important towns. Although the remnants of the imperial court resisted stubbornly, there was no reinforcements. Breakthrough is a matter of time, so there is no rush. "
Ashina was slightly surprised, "I don't remember asking my servants to tell Mr. these things."
Su Beiqin patted off the residue on his hands, and said calmly: "You can know these things after a little deduction, so there is no need to inquire about them."
Ashina bowed to him, "I admire you."
Su Beiqin left the corridor and sat at the table in the middle of the pavilion. There was a jug of sake warmed on the table. When it was warm and cold, it was a pleasant thing to drink a few glasses of sake to drive away the cold. Speaking of his life these days It is extremely comfortable, apart from wandering around the house all day long, it is reading and sleeping. It is much better than the life in the military camp before, and even the complexion is much ruddy.
Ashina sat in front of Su Beiqin and poured wine for him, "There is really no need to worry about the northern affairs, but if the southern affairs are not resolved, I am afraid that in the future, we will cross the river with King Weiwu and create another Northern and Southern Dynasties." The situation is over."
Su Beiqin shook the warm wine in his glass, took a sip, "According to his personality, he will never cross the river with you, His Highness can bear it, is there a neighbor who is sharpening his knife on the other side of the river? "
"Naturally not, so according to Mr.?" Ashina asked.
The sweet and greasy aroma of wine diffused between the lips and teeth, Su Beiqin narrowed his beautiful phoenix eyes, "Where is Wu Weiyang's army now?"
"I rested in place for five days before, and now I just arrived at the city of Ezhou."
Su Beiqin propped his chin, his eyes wandered, and he didn't know where to look, "Ezhou is the last barrier. If Wu Weiyang breaks through, you will meet directly in Jingzhou."
Ashina concealed the flash of surprise in his eyes, "How does sir know that my troops are deployed in Jingzhou?"
Su Beiqin chuckled twice, "Jingzhou has a well-connected road, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Ezhou is guarded by Zhao Qichuan, but Jingzhou has no guards. If the prince doesn't take advantage of the opportunity, wouldn't it be a pity for Beiqin to treat you? some expectations?"
Probably because of drinking, Su Beiqin's eyes looked like the mountains after the rain, filled with light water vapor, the corners of his brows and eyes were slightly raised, and he looked at Ashina with a smile that was not a smile. Faced with this extremely gentle face, Ashina was stunned for a moment and forgot to answer.
Su Beiqin seemed unaware of Ashina's strangeness, "Although Ezhou has no guards, the remaining lieutenants in the city will never open the door to welcome Wu Weiyang. The city outside Ezhou is wide and deep, and it cannot be exhausted even in the dry season. If you want to take this city, you will have to get a few more ships."
Ashina had no choice but to lower his head to stabilize his mind. He clenched his fists and then loosened them. After taking a deep breath, he said, "There are many large ships in Guangzhou, but it will take a month or two to mobilize these ships at this time." time."
Su Beiqin shook his head, "Yuezhou is close to Dongting Lake. It is one of the few small towns with boats. It doesn't have many defenses. It can be captured in a few days. He won't look far away. Before I left Tanzhou, I once I talked with Gu Jili, governor of Tanzhou in detail all night, and he promised to instigate the governor of Yuezhou for me, and now I'm afraid it has succeeded, and those ships are probably under Gu Jili's control."
Ashina's usually calm face finally loosened a bit, he gritted his teeth, "It seems that Wu Weiyang is bound to win this time."
Su Beiqin tapped the table with his slender fingers, "Not necessarily, the governor of Yuezhou attacked Wu Weiyang's troops before, and was easily persuaded to surrender by Gu Jili. It must be a fool's character. If the conditions given by His Highness are good enough, I think he will defect again. The possibility is very strong. It just depends on whether His Highness's people can catch up with Wu Weiyang."
"Just kill the governor and burn the boat?" Ashina has the unrestrained style of nomads, and he is not inferior to Wu Weiyang in tactics, but his thoughts are far less delicate than Wu Weiyang's in some trivial matters.
Su Beiqin gave him a detailed analysis, "This is the easiest way, but His Highness's troops are still in Jingzhou. If you want to fight against Wu Weiyang for a long time, you need a forward position. Yuezhou is not an ideal place, but it is The most suitable place at the moment is its location in the Xiangshui River. First, it can prevent the people in Hengyang from going up along the waterway, and second, it can separate Wu Weiyang from Tanzhou. Tanzhou is Wu Weiyang's food supply. Without food and grass, the [-] troops will be powerless. Your Highness can't separate out so many troops to guard Yuezhou, and can only rely on the remaining troops in Yuezhou. Therefore, the governor of Yuezhou cannot die. If he dies, the city It's messed up.
Ashina stood up suddenly, and called out to his subordinates, who ran over tremblingly, and after a few questions and answers, fled away as if flying away.
Ashina returned to the table again, his expression was a little excited, "In the previous battle, Wu Weiyang's troops suffered a large loss, so he took a rest for a while, and now the people who pick up the boat are still on the way, and I was just in case. , I have arranged eyes and ears in Yuezhou City, but I didn't expect it to come in handy."
Su Beiqin was much calmer than him, and slowly took a sip of his cold drink, "It's just a step ahead, Wu Weiyang has always had a lot of tricks, we need to be more careful."
Ashina hastily changed a glass of wine for him again, and called the servants to take a thin blanket and cover it on Su Beiqin's lap, "Wu Weiyang likes to play dirty tricks, if he fights a battle openly, he may not win pass me."
In this regard, Ashina is very similar to Wu Weiyang—the same conceit.
"Soldiers are cunning, and they are ever-changing, so that they can be caught by surprise. No matter what method is used, as long as it can win, it is a good method." Su Beiqin glanced at Ashina lightly, and pushed him with the hand on his shoulder. Kai, "Your Highness should remember that this is the Central Plains, and the set you brought from Turkic will not work here."
Those sharp eyes are enough to make people feel tense, Ashina nodded solemnly, "What Mr. taught me is that the ones below are too complacent."
Su Beiqin rubbed his hands stiffened by the wind, stood up and walked to the room, Ashina walked side by side with Su Beiqin, he likes to get along with Su Beiqin so quietly, because Su Beiqin When he spoke, he looked aggressive, and when he laughed, he was too disturbed, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Because of the example of Wu Weiyang, Ashina told himself clearly from the very beginning that he could not use affection for Su Beiqin, the relationship between them could only be exploited, but somehow, he knew the nature of Su Beiqin , and Su Beiqin's performance was as indifferent as ice and snow from beginning to end, but he couldn't help but fix his eyes on Su Beiqin.
This may be the reason why Wu Weiyang was so submissive.
Ashina sent Su Beiqin into the room, and finally couldn't help asking: "Sir, you put so much effort into Wu Weiyang, why did you give up so easily?"
Su Beiqin was so smart, so he naturally wouldn't believe Ashina's hypocrisy, so why did he help him again? Ashina wondered for many days about this question, but couldn't think of an answer.
Su Beiqin stood with his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly and looked at the dark clouds surging outside the courtyard, "It took me three years to make him trust me, you say, if I personally shatter this layer of trust, by then, What kind of expression should appear on his face?"
70|Besieged
"Boss..." Yin Buzai stood in the tent, carefully watching Wu Weiyang's expression, Wu Weiyang didn't raise his head, just stared at the map on the table, "What?"
"I just received news that the Turkic prince retreated to Jingzhou after Zhao Qichuan was defeated. As for Zhao Qichuan, he led the remnant troops and hid in Ezhou. General Zhou and Tianhe are still injured. Do you think we should retreat to Yuezhou? State, take a break before making a decision?"
"Jingzhou..." Wu Weiyang's eyes fell on the left side of Ezhou City on the map, "Ashina made a good choice. I don't know how the prime minister is raising tigers. Seeing the fall of the north, how does he feel?"
Yin is no longer seeing Wu Weiyang avoiding talking about it, and dare not say any more. Since Subei Qin was taken away, the atmosphere in the army is dull. Wu Weiyang's marching command has no mistakes, but it makes people feel a sense of crisis that is about to come. .
At this time, they were approaching the city of Ezhou. The city of Ezhou is in a dangerous position and has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is surrounded by a very wide moat and backed by mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, Zhao Qichuan also returned to Ezhou. Thinking about taking down Ezhou is probably even more difficult than the previous night battle.
"When will the boat arrive?" A boat is necessary to attack Ezhou. Wu Weiyang has already sent a message to Gu Jili and others to transfer a boat from Yuezhou for reinforcements. They have camped outside the city for more than half a month.
Yin Buzai frowned and said: "It's strange to say that it should take about seven days to arrive along the Xiangshui River. Counting the time for raising funds, half a month is enough, but I still haven't received any news. Do you think Gu will send the gift?" Will there be problems?"
Wu Weiyang shook his head, "He's not a fool like the governor of Yuezhou, so it shouldn't be his problem, you send someone along the Xiangshui River to have a look, don't go too far, you will return within two hours, be careful. "
Yin Buzai took the order to go out, Wu Weiyang was the only one left in the camp, he stared at the map, his fingers moved slowly along the Xiangshui River, and landed on Jingzhou City, "Ashina..." Wu Weiyang's mouth slightly raised, showing a bloodthirsty look. sneer.
When it was getting late, the scouts brought back the information, not to mention the boat, the river was empty, not even a log. After Wu Weiyang heard about it, his face was expressionless, and after asking a few words, he let the scouts go out.
There were several generals in the camp, Zhou Guangping was still bleeding from his waist and abdomen, his face was pale, at this moment he frowned and said, "What's going on? Yuezhou has changed?"
"The governor of Yuezhou has been relieved of his real power, how can there be changes?" Qin Han looked puzzled.
Wu Weiyang raised his brows and said indifferently: "I'm afraid there are other forces in Yuezhou City. If we leave in a hurry, we have miscalculated."
Everyone was silent, everyone knew why Wu Weiyang rushed to Ezhou instead of staying in Yuezhou, Ji Baichuan pondered for a moment and said, "Do you need to send someone to Yuezhou to check?"
Wu Weiyang said coldly: "It's not necessary. I'm afraid there are no ships available in Yuezhou City. Compared with this matter, how to capture Ezhou is the top priority."
"But there is no boat..." Qin Han glanced out in embarrassment, "This moat is not inferior to Guangzhou City, but it is different from the attack on Guangzhou City. Ezhou is backed by high mountains, and there is no gap to sneak in, let alone Guangzhou. In the past, Zhao Qichuan is not stupid, I am afraid that the city is tightly guarded, and it is impossible to enter Ezhou from the moat water system, what should we do?"
Wu Weiyang let out a long breath, and subconsciously wanted to turn his head to ask Su Beiqin for his opinion, but he froze after halfway through the movement. He was silent for a moment, then stood up, "From tomorrow onwards, send a loud voice The soldiers went to the front to shout, how vicious and how to call, Zhao Qichuan is young and vigorous, after a defeat, he must have some grievances in his heart, if he can be tricked out of the city, it will be all right."
Several generals looked at each other in blank dismay. This was really the worst of bad strategies. They were already at the gate of the city, but they fell into a passive position. Reversing Wu Weiyang's previous strategy would also seriously damage morale.
But there is no good way now, so I have to follow orders.
Wu Weiyang stayed alone in the tent for a while, when Yin was not there, he sneaked in, "Boss, are you calling me?"
Wu Weiyang raised his head and glanced at him, "Why are you so sneaky?"
Yin Buzai said innocently: "Didn't you tell me to be careful?"
Wu Weiyang was not in the mood to play tricks with him, and said, "Have you sent the letter yet?"
Yin Buzai sat cross-legged on the ground, "It has already been sent out, but after all, it is a long way to go to Guangzhou, and I am afraid it will take half a month to hear back. In addition to the dispatch time, boss, will it be too long?"
Wu Wei raised his eyebrows with a look of gloom, "If one step is wrong, every step will be wrong. I lost Yuezhou carelessly, and this is the only plan for the present. If the supplies are in good condition, it's okay, I'm afraid..."
Yin Buzai's face changed slightly, "They will attack the food and grass?"
Wu Weiyang raised his head and looked at him, Yin's absence suddenly felt like falling into an ice cave, "There is no food and grass, we are the ones trapped here, I didn't expect the Turks to be so vicious, destroying the boat first, and then destroying the food and grass, the Turkic prince is really amazing. "
Wu Weiyang was silent for a moment, "It's useless to talk more at this time, we have no way out, let's wait and see God's will."
Yin Buzai had never heard such depressing words from Wu Weiyang's mouth. He knew that the disappearance of Subei Qin would be a serious blow to Wu Weiyang, but he couldn't do anything, so he had to sit with Wu Weiyang for a while, and then went out cautiously.
Su Beiqin was reading a book in the room, only to hear the sound of armored armor approaching step by step, Ashina pushed open the door, and walked in with great interest, "Sir, it's a clever plan, Wu Weiyang really left Yuezhou rashly, even though he took that The governor of Yuezhou was imprisoned, but there was no one left in Yuezhou to guard, and my men who ambushed in Yuezhou city destroyed the ship with the governor under their arms without any effort."
Su Beiqin raised his phoenix eyes sideways, "If Wu Weiyang hadn't been restless, Yuezhou wouldn't have been lost to you."
Ashina raised his eyebrows in displeasure, "Sir, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you still want to go back to Wu Weiyang?"
Su Beiqin lazily turned a page of the book, "Prince, you don't have to be so sensitive, I just said something casually."
Ashina sat down beside him, took off the iron armor on his body, and said: "It seems that King Weiwu is really sincere to you, and he is panicked without him. Now he is waiting outside the city of Ezhou, waiting for me to send someone to cut him off." The food and grass, but King Wu will be finished."
Su Beiqin's expression was slightly gloomy, "It's in vain that I've fucked him for so long, yet he's still so worthless, so focused on love that he can't even see the overall situation clearly."
Ashina smiled and said, "Isn't this good? Sir stay here with me, I will definitely not disappoint you like King Weiwu."
Su Beiqin didn't answer any more. Looking at the gloomy sky outside the window, he suddenly asked, "When does the prince plan to cut the grain and grass?"
Ashina said: "After I gather all the troops, I will start."
Su Beiqin pondered for a moment, "It's an accident, why don't you contact Zhao Qichuan and use him to restrain Wu Weiyang, so you can relax."
Ashina frowned, "That idiot Zhao Qichuan... will cooperate with our actions?"
Su Beiqin glanced at him, "It depends on the ability of His Highness the Prince. Zhao Qichuan is like a bereaved dog now. If he can't keep Ezhou, he won't have the face to go back to see the prime minister. If he makes this joint clear, I'm not afraid that Zhao Qichuan won't cooperate."
Ashina said: "Although I have studied Sinology, it is not enough at this time, and I have to bother you sir."
Wu Weiyang's army has been stationed outside Ezhou City for nearly a month. In Ezhou City, Zhao Qichuan relied on the moat and was unable to shrink back. All the materials and supplies entered the city after the mountains, but Wu Weiyang fell into the worst situation here.
"Sure enough, as you expected." Yin Buzai said helplessly, "The grain and grass from Hengyang were intercepted after passing through Tanzhou. Gu Jili didn't have many soldiers under his command, so he really couldn't protect the grain and grass. What should we do now?"
Wu Weiyang asked the supply officer at the side, "How long can we last?"
The supply officer hurriedly replied, "It will take five days at most."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the camp frowned, Zhou Guangping sighed, and said: "The only plan for now is to retreat to Yuezhou, and then discuss the long-term plan."
Wu Weiyang looked indifferent, he didn't say a word, and asked after a while: "Where is the place where the food and grass are cut?"
Yin Buzai stepped forward, looked carefully at the sand table for a while, and said, "From the description of the spies, it might be this place."
The place he is pointing at is a short mountain pass. If you wrap the two ends with pocket formations, the stuffing in the middle will not be able to escape no matter what. This terrain is very familiar to Wu Weiyang. He squinted his eyes and suddenly said : "Retreating at this time will not only lower morale, but Zhao Qichuan will not let go of this opportunity. When the two armies fight, as long as he follows behind and keeps harassing, we will only lose."
Qin Han suggested: "Why don't we pretend to retreat, trick Zhao Qichuan into coming out, and then turn around and fight back?"
Wu Weiyang rubbed the center of his eyebrows wearily, "Let me think about it, you go down and rest first."
71|Jedi counterattack
On the third day, Wu Weiyang ordered the whole army to retreat in the direction of Yuezhou City in a line formation. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan were holding the formation. General Zhou had already left with a group of people in the early morning. At this age, Wu Weiyang didn't want him to fight in the rear, and Wu Weiyang sat in the army, controlling the speed of the retreat, while collecting information about Ezhou City from Qin Han and Ji Baichuan.
He sent a few sporadic scouts to stay on both sides of the retreat route. Two hours after the army retreated, a scout who was closest to Ezhou City sent a message, "Nearly [-] elite soldiers came out of Ezhou City to chase after us." Come."
Wu Weiyang turned his horse's head slightly, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of Ezhou City, showing a sneer, "It's just in time, pass the order to Qin Han and Ji Baichuan, and act according to the plan."
After receiving the order from the general, Qin and Han immediately took four thousand people and spread them out to both sides like bird wings, trapping the 1 people who were chasing them in the bird wings. The general who led the 1 people was not Zhao Qichuan, but he had some skills Seeing this situation, they changed their formation and wanted to break out with sharp knives. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan decisively changed their formation. The bird's wings spread out and turned into long snakes.
The soldiers brought by the two of them were both from Wurenzhai or Qinzhou. They had been under Wu Weiyang's command for the longest time, and they were also the most well-trained. Lived in these ten thousand pursuers.
When Zhao Qichuan heard the news in Ezhou City, he couldn't help sneering: "The defeated general, it seems that Wu Weiyang has lost his position."
He sat next to a Turkic man with a high nose and deep eyes. The man said in unproficient Chinese: "His Royal Highness, please delay General Zhao for a while. The Prince will dispatch his troops to encircle General Zhao. Surround Wu Weiyang and these remnants on this road."
Zhao Qichuan looked gloomy and remained silent. After a while, he said: "How many people are there under the prince? Don't underestimate Wu Weiyang. If you can't surround him, let him go back to Yuezhou to rest. There will be no next time." Here's the chance."
The Turkic man smiled strangely, "I don't need General Zhao to worry about this, the prince naturally has his own way, and the general can act according to his plan." After speaking, the Turkic man didn't wait for Zhao Qichuan to speak, got up, saluted hastily and left.
When the Turkic man's back disappeared, Zhao Qichuan angrily swept the things on the table to the ground, "These barbarians!" He walked up and down the hall violently, and the counselor on the side stepped forward cautiously, saying: "General, What should I do now?"
Zhao Qichuan took a breath and said resentfully: "What else can I do? If Wu Weiyang survives, the prime minister will definitely punish me. Even if we divide the world with Turks, it's better than being singled out by Wu Weiyang."
He took two steps, "Just do what that barbarian said, and send another person to the front to investigate and see how many of them there are."
Qin Han and Ji Baichuan stayed behind to entangle Zhao Qichuan's 1 horses, but Wu Weiyang did not speed up the march, he even made the soldiers slow down a little.
Yin Buzai rode up to Wu Weiyang's side, "Boss, what are you thinking?"
Although there was still no smile on Wu Weiyang's face, his whole body was much more relaxed than before. He glanced at Yin Buzai, "Weren't you in the camp last night?"
Yin Buzai twitched the corners of his mouth, "No, I... I'm blunt, and I don't understand what you mean. What do you mean by going up the Xiang River and then counterattacking Ezhou?"
Wu Weiyang said: "You don't need to understand this, you have to go to Yuezhou with General Zhou, the only meaning of Yuezhou to them is the ship, the ship has been destroyed, Ashina must call all the men to attack me, Yuezhou cannot be sent back to them, you and General Zhou must be careful."
Yin Buzai made a bitter face, "I don't know how to march and fight. General Zhou is still injured. It will be a good thing if we encounter Turkic people halfway."
Wu Wei raised his eyebrows, "So I asked you to accompany the old general. You must have remembered all the terrain since Hengyang. I will send 80 people with you. You choose the route yourself. General command, recapture Yuezhou."
Yin Buzai wiped his face, "Only 82 people? To seize Yuezhou?"
Wu Weiyang comforted: "The governor of Yuezhou is an idiot, don't worry."
Seeing that it was irreversible, Yin's absence left in despair.
Gao Chengping brushed past him, looked at him more curiously, then leaned on Wu Weiyang's side, and reported: "General Zhou's scouts have sent news that there are Turkic people and Han soldiers coming in our direction. gone."
Wu Weiyang sneered, "Ashina has made the best use of everything, and the defense of Yuezhou City may have been emptied by him."
Gao Chengping said: "Didn't you talk to Yin about this? I just saw that he looked very bad."
Wu Weiyang raised his eyebrows, "He will know soon, so why bother me. Ashina first destroyed my ship, and then successfully cut off my food supplies. Seeing that I retreated to Yuezhou in a hurry, I am afraid that I am extremely complacent now. I see what he can do with such a miscellaneous army."
Gao Chengping said again: "Zhao Qichuan has also been tricked. He led 3 people out of the city. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan have already received the news and are preparing to evacuate."
Wu Weiyang said: "Let them hide for a while. I'm afraid Zhao Qichuan has received a lot of anger from the Turks. It's not good to spread it to them. You go to suppress the formation. If you see Zhao Qichuan, provoke them first and cover the two of them. I will take People rushed to the front to meet Ashina."
Wu Weiyang's remaining 4 horsemen were divided again, and Gao Chengping took away nearly 3 people. Wu Weiyang only brought thousands of cavalry, and they hurriedly broke away from the infantry and marched towards Yuezhou.
The distance between Yuezhou and Ezhou is not too far. If it is by water, it can be reached in one day. Even if you take the official road by land, two days is more than enough. Wu Weiyang deliberately distanced himself from Gao Chengping, so as to prevent Ashina from being able to communicate with Zhao Qichuan. none.
He held the gun in one hand and held the horse with the other. The horse neighed, its front hooves raised high, it took two breaths, and stopped.
Following his movements, the [-] cavalry behind him also stopped, and not far from them, Ashina also stopped with his [-] Turkic cavalry and the remaining Yuezhou defenders.
Ashina rode his horse up a thousand slowly, and raised his voice, "Which one is King Weiwu?"
He really asked this question knowingly, Wu Weiyang sneered, and asked back: "Then dare to ask who is Ashina behind your Excellency?"
Ashina smiled instead of anger, "That's Xiao Wang, who has long admired the reputation of King Wei Wu, and came here today to ask for advice!"
Under the command of the general, the two sides immediately fought into a group. As Wu Weiyang expected, most of Yuezhou City was infantry, good and bad, facing the charge of cavalry, without a general who is good at commanding infantry, it was as if sent to the door, useless , it didn't take long to start to have a tendency to run away.
Naturally, Ashina was also mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so useless. During the confrontation with Wu Weiyang, he was almost picked off by Wu Weiyang. Live without dismounting.
"You Han people are really useless." Ashina swung his knife backhand, forcing Wu Weiyang to retreat, and said with a sneer.
Wu Weiyang didn't care about being on the battlefield. Most of the cavalry he brought became monks halfway, not as fast and sharp as the Turkic cavalry, and they were also in a panic at this time, "Four rabbits can kill a wolf, you should put more thought on me Put it on your body!" He casually said a common saying, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on Wu Weiyang's blood-splattered face, and he stabbed straight at Ashina's chest.
Ashina leaned back to avoid the gun, and was about to use a long knife to separate it, Wu Weiyang suddenly shook the tip of the spear, the silver tip of the spear pressed down treacherously like a snake's head, Ashina couldn't dodge it in time, his shoulders were connected to the horse's back together Penetrated by □□.
Under the severe pain, the horse neighed for a long time and kicked its four hooves, trying to break free, but it and Ashina on its back could not move. As the horse struggled, Ashina's wound became bigger and blood flowed. It soon soaked the ground under the horse's belly.
He gritted his teeth and stared at the place directly above him. Wu Weiyang kicked his horse just now, and the whole person turned over from the horse's back, so he suddenly changed direction, and then because of Wu Weiyang's own weight and momentum, he directly nailed A Shi That.
Wu Weiyang let go of his hand and fell to the ground briskly. The blood on his armor slowly flowed down, which was sprayed from Ashina's wound. The moment he landed, he grabbed Ashina's injured arm. Before Shi Na had time to react, the horse, which was not controlled by external force, immediately became mad due to the pain, and rushed forward. A burst of severe pain made Ashina almost faint, and he fell to the ground, covered in dust and blood. It took a while to get up slowly.
"As expected of His Royal Highness." Wu Wei raised his eyebrows, and threw the arm in his hand in front of Ashina, "I admire you, so I will return this great arm to you, no need to thank you."
Ashina clenched his teeth tightly, his gums were oozing blood, the scenery in front of him was beginning to be blurred due to excessive blood loss, he was still persistently trying to get up, a low and hoarse roar surged from his throat .
Wu Weiyang squatted down and tangles Ashina's messy hair, "By the way, let me ask you, where is Su Beiqin?"
Ashina suddenly laughed, and his voice was weak, "Oh, by the way, and your precious master."
Wu Weiyang pressed his head and slammed it on the ground, "Where is he?"
"Ho ho" sounded in Ashina's throat, "I won't tell you."
Wu Weiyang threw away his hair and kicked it away. A red-eyed Turkic cavalryman couldn't dodge in time and stepped on Ashina's body. Ashina screamed hoarsely and died with his eyes half-opened. up.
Wu Weiyang picked up his long knife from the ground, "Much more stupid than his brother."
After Ashina died, the remaining Turkic cavalry were in a panic. Even if they were brave, they could not defeat the cavalry led by Wu Weiyang, and were wiped out here. After taking a look, he didn't order the pursuit, but turned around and took the remaining soldiers towards Ezhou.
72|End of text
The charcoal fire in the stove had been extinguished for a long time, but Su Beiqin yelled a few times but no one came to refill it, so he had to pour himself a cup of hot water to warm his hands. As soon as he sat on the recliner with the teacup in his hands, he heard a commotion outside. The sound of footsteps, the continuous collision of armor and scabbard, it can be seen that the visitor is too flustered.
The gate was kicked open, bringing in a gust of wind and cold rain. Su Beiqin looked up at the visitor, and said with a smile, "General Ogus is triumphant, why hasn't the prince come back?"
Uguz's battle armor was covered with blood, and he had lost his pocket long ago. His hair was disheveled by the cold rain and covered one eye, making him look like a ghost crawling up from hell. In fact, Uguz Gus did come back from hell just now. He and Zhao Qichuan encountered an ambush on the way and were surrounded by the enemy. They managed to break out from the encirclement of the enemy. In the end, there were only about [-] soldiers left among the nearly [-] soldiers.
Ugus had a gloomy face, "You betrayed us, you told Wu Weiyang our marching route!"
Su Beiqin looked innocent, "My every move is under your surveillance. I'm just a scholar with no power to restrain a chicken. How can I escape the eyes of excellent Turkic scouts and pass the news on?" How about going out?"
Ogus clenched the handle of the knife violently, the veins on his face were bulging, and he was obviously suppressing extreme anger. He really had no evidence to prove that Su Beiqin had informed him, and the servants in the yard were all brought from Turks. No one will help him, unless he colludes with Wu Weiyang from the very beginning, the Central Plains go masters can think of moves ten moves later, but the situation of the battle is changing rapidly, and every detail is related to the outcome. Can someone calculate every detail and deduce it to a hundred steps?
If this is the case, the depth of this person's mind is probably beyond his comprehension. In his opinion, Su Beiqin with a gentle smile on his face is more terrifying than Wu Weiyang. Ogus took a deep breath, Asked: "You were arrested by us on purpose?"
Su Beiqin stroked the rim of the teacup with one hand, and said indifferently: "I can't survive today, so it's okay to say it. When I knew that Bai Zixia was a traitor, I guessed that the person who contacted him was a Turk. It's not the prime minister. At that time, the prime minister was still busy collecting gold and silver treasures and stabilizing his own foundation, so he had no time to care about him. The information he provided to you will naturally mention the matter between me and Wu Weiyang, although this Shame on him."
"Then everything will go smoothly. I intentionally let him know Wu Weiyang's tactics, and then he will report to you. Since you are always aware of Wu Weiyang's movements, your prince is not stupid, so he will definitely come here once." The sneak attack took me away. It would be better if I could be used by him. If I don’t submit, he will use me as a bargaining chip to blackmail Wu Weiyang. But I didn’t expect you to move so slowly. You didn’t make a surprise attack until you arrived in Ezhou. If it had been earlier, it might not have been the result."
He talked about his plan lightly, as if he didn't care how dangerous he was in, or in other words, in order to achieve his goal, he didn't care about safety at all. What are people who are not even afraid of death afraid of?Ogus suddenly felt chills all over his body, and he forced himself to stand still, "Then how did you get in touch with Wu Weiyang? Not even a bird can fly in this yard."
Mentioning Wu Weiyang, a ripple appeared on Su Beiqin's indifferent face, "I haven't contacted him. After all, the two of us get along day and night, and we can't be more familiar with each other. After the initial irritability that was suppressed, he will definitely notice the familiarity." Feeling like this, I just need to estimate his next move based on my usual understanding of his behavior, and then let your prince lead someone to step on the trap."
"The prince's ability is not inferior to Wu Weiyang, why did you choose Wu Weiyang?"
Su Beiqin put down his cup and stood up. He raised his chin and looked up at Ogus, his smooth phoenix eyes were full of contempt, "How can you and other barbarians trample on my majestic Central Plains?"
"You!" Ogus drew out the big knife from his waist and pressed it against Su Beiqin's neck.
A shallow cut was made on the neck by the sharp blade, and the corner of Su Beiqin's mouth curled up, "Why, don't do it anymore?"
Ogus gritted his teeth and put down the knife, "If possible, I would like to cut you into pieces as a memorial to my dead brother, but the prince told me before leaving that even if something happens to him, we can't kill you .”
"Why?" Su Beiqin asked puzzled.
Ogus shook his head, "He only said that keeping you alive is the greatest revenge for Wu Weiyang and you."
Before Su Beiqin could comprehend these words in detail, Ogus turned and left. He walked to the door and suddenly turned around and asked, "Didn't you think that Wu Weiyang would be defeated by us?"
Su Beiqin took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood on his neck indiscriminately, "If he is defeated by you, then what's the point of his life?"
Ogus froze for a moment, then burst out laughing, "I didn't understand the meaning of His Royal Highness's words at first, but I understand now."
After the Turkic people in the room left, Su Beiqin stayed in the room until dawn the next day, when the heavy rain stopped for a while. He went around the whole house and found that the things inside had been emptied by the Turkic people. He only found a few corn buns in the kitchen, Su Beiqin ate one, took two more, and went out.
There is only a muddy path outside the door, and the rain has washed away the traces of their departure. Su Beiqin walked along the path until he arrived at the official road at nearly noon, but he still didn't know where he was. Not going to the village, not going to the store, according to his current physical condition
Su Bei Qin didn't turn his head back, "What are you worried about, Your Highness? The Turkic army has invaded from the north and occupied several important towns. Although the remnants of the imperial court resisted stubbornly, there was no reinforcements. Breakthrough is a matter of time, so there is no rush. "
Ashina was slightly surprised, "I don't remember asking my servants to tell Mr. these things."
Su Beiqin patted off the residue on his hands, and said calmly: "You can know these things after a little deduction, so there is no need to inquire about them."
Ashina bowed to him, "I admire you."
Su Beiqin left the corridor and sat at the table in the middle of the pavilion. There was a jug of sake warmed on the table. When it was warm and cold, it was a pleasant thing to drink a few glasses of sake to drive away the cold. Speaking of his life these days It is extremely comfortable, apart from wandering around the house all day long, it is reading and sleeping. It is much better than the life in the military camp before, and even the complexion is much ruddy.
Ashina sat in front of Su Beiqin and poured wine for him, "There is really no need to worry about the northern affairs, but if the southern affairs are not resolved, I am afraid that in the future, we will cross the river with King Weiwu and create another Northern and Southern Dynasties." The situation is over."
Su Beiqin shook the warm wine in his glass, took a sip, "According to his personality, he will never cross the river with you, His Highness can bear it, is there a neighbor who is sharpening his knife on the other side of the river? "
"Naturally not, so according to Mr.?" Ashina asked.
The sweet and greasy aroma of wine diffused between the lips and teeth, Su Beiqin narrowed his beautiful phoenix eyes, "Where is Wu Weiyang's army now?"
"I rested in place for five days before, and now I just arrived at the city of Ezhou."
Su Beiqin propped his chin, his eyes wandered, and he didn't know where to look, "Ezhou is the last barrier. If Wu Weiyang breaks through, you will meet directly in Jingzhou."
Ashina concealed the flash of surprise in his eyes, "How does sir know that my troops are deployed in Jingzhou?"
Su Beiqin chuckled twice, "Jingzhou has a well-connected road, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Ezhou is guarded by Zhao Qichuan, but Jingzhou has no guards. If the prince doesn't take advantage of the opportunity, wouldn't it be a pity for Beiqin to treat you? some expectations?"
Probably because of drinking, Su Beiqin's eyes looked like the mountains after the rain, filled with light water vapor, the corners of his brows and eyes were slightly raised, and he looked at Ashina with a smile that was not a smile. Faced with this extremely gentle face, Ashina was stunned for a moment and forgot to answer.
Su Beiqin seemed unaware of Ashina's strangeness, "Although Ezhou has no guards, the remaining lieutenants in the city will never open the door to welcome Wu Weiyang. The city outside Ezhou is wide and deep, and it cannot be exhausted even in the dry season. If you want to take this city, you will have to get a few more ships."
Ashina had no choice but to lower his head to stabilize his mind. He clenched his fists and then loosened them. After taking a deep breath, he said, "There are many large ships in Guangzhou, but it will take a month or two to mobilize these ships at this time." time."
Su Beiqin shook his head, "Yuezhou is close to Dongting Lake. It is one of the few small towns with boats. It doesn't have many defenses. It can be captured in a few days. He won't look far away. Before I left Tanzhou, I once I talked with Gu Jili, governor of Tanzhou in detail all night, and he promised to instigate the governor of Yuezhou for me, and now I'm afraid it has succeeded, and those ships are probably under Gu Jili's control."
Ashina's usually calm face finally loosened a bit, he gritted his teeth, "It seems that Wu Weiyang is bound to win this time."
Su Beiqin tapped the table with his slender fingers, "Not necessarily, the governor of Yuezhou attacked Wu Weiyang's troops before, and was easily persuaded to surrender by Gu Jili. It must be a fool's character. If the conditions given by His Highness are good enough, I think he will defect again. The possibility is very strong. It just depends on whether His Highness's people can catch up with Wu Weiyang."
"Just kill the governor and burn the boat?" Ashina has the unrestrained style of nomads, and he is not inferior to Wu Weiyang in tactics, but his thoughts are far less delicate than Wu Weiyang's in some trivial matters.
Su Beiqin gave him a detailed analysis, "This is the easiest way, but His Highness's troops are still in Jingzhou. If you want to fight against Wu Weiyang for a long time, you need a forward position. Yuezhou is not an ideal place, but it is The most suitable place at the moment is its location in the Xiangshui River. First, it can prevent the people in Hengyang from going up along the waterway, and second, it can separate Wu Weiyang from Tanzhou. Tanzhou is Wu Weiyang's food supply. Without food and grass, the [-] troops will be powerless. Your Highness can't separate out so many troops to guard Yuezhou, and can only rely on the remaining troops in Yuezhou. Therefore, the governor of Yuezhou cannot die. If he dies, the city It's messed up.
Ashina stood up suddenly, and called out to his subordinates, who ran over tremblingly, and after a few questions and answers, fled away as if flying away.
Ashina returned to the table again, his expression was a little excited, "In the previous battle, Wu Weiyang's troops suffered a large loss, so he took a rest for a while, and now the people who pick up the boat are still on the way, and I was just in case. , I have arranged eyes and ears in Yuezhou City, but I didn't expect it to come in handy."
Su Beiqin was much calmer than him, and slowly took a sip of his cold drink, "It's just a step ahead, Wu Weiyang has always had a lot of tricks, we need to be more careful."
Ashina hastily changed a glass of wine for him again, and called the servants to take a thin blanket and cover it on Su Beiqin's lap, "Wu Weiyang likes to play dirty tricks, if he fights a battle openly, he may not win pass me."
In this regard, Ashina is very similar to Wu Weiyang—the same conceit.
"Soldiers are cunning, and they are ever-changing, so that they can be caught by surprise. No matter what method is used, as long as it can win, it is a good method." Su Beiqin glanced at Ashina lightly, and pushed him with the hand on his shoulder. Kai, "Your Highness should remember that this is the Central Plains, and the set you brought from Turkic will not work here."
Those sharp eyes are enough to make people feel tense, Ashina nodded solemnly, "What Mr. taught me is that the ones below are too complacent."
Su Beiqin rubbed his hands stiffened by the wind, stood up and walked to the room, Ashina walked side by side with Su Beiqin, he likes to get along with Su Beiqin so quietly, because Su Beiqin When he spoke, he looked aggressive, and when he laughed, he was too disturbed, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Because of the example of Wu Weiyang, Ashina told himself clearly from the very beginning that he could not use affection for Su Beiqin, the relationship between them could only be exploited, but somehow, he knew the nature of Su Beiqin , and Su Beiqin's performance was as indifferent as ice and snow from beginning to end, but he couldn't help but fix his eyes on Su Beiqin.
This may be the reason why Wu Weiyang was so submissive.
Ashina sent Su Beiqin into the room, and finally couldn't help asking: "Sir, you put so much effort into Wu Weiyang, why did you give up so easily?"
Su Beiqin was so smart, so he naturally wouldn't believe Ashina's hypocrisy, so why did he help him again? Ashina wondered for many days about this question, but couldn't think of an answer.
Su Beiqin stood with his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly and looked at the dark clouds surging outside the courtyard, "It took me three years to make him trust me, you say, if I personally shatter this layer of trust, by then, What kind of expression should appear on his face?"
70|Besieged
"Boss..." Yin Buzai stood in the tent, carefully watching Wu Weiyang's expression, Wu Weiyang didn't raise his head, just stared at the map on the table, "What?"
"I just received news that the Turkic prince retreated to Jingzhou after Zhao Qichuan was defeated. As for Zhao Qichuan, he led the remnant troops and hid in Ezhou. General Zhou and Tianhe are still injured. Do you think we should retreat to Yuezhou? State, take a break before making a decision?"
"Jingzhou..." Wu Weiyang's eyes fell on the left side of Ezhou City on the map, "Ashina made a good choice. I don't know how the prime minister is raising tigers. Seeing the fall of the north, how does he feel?"
Yin is no longer seeing Wu Weiyang avoiding talking about it, and dare not say any more. Since Subei Qin was taken away, the atmosphere in the army is dull. Wu Weiyang's marching command has no mistakes, but it makes people feel a sense of crisis that is about to come. .
At this time, they were approaching the city of Ezhou. The city of Ezhou is in a dangerous position and has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is surrounded by a very wide moat and backed by mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, Zhao Qichuan also returned to Ezhou. Thinking about taking down Ezhou is probably even more difficult than the previous night battle.
"When will the boat arrive?" A boat is necessary to attack Ezhou. Wu Weiyang has already sent a message to Gu Jili and others to transfer a boat from Yuezhou for reinforcements. They have camped outside the city for more than half a month.
Yin Buzai frowned and said: "It's strange to say that it should take about seven days to arrive along the Xiangshui River. Counting the time for raising funds, half a month is enough, but I still haven't received any news. Do you think Gu will send the gift?" Will there be problems?"
Wu Weiyang shook his head, "He's not a fool like the governor of Yuezhou, so it shouldn't be his problem, you send someone along the Xiangshui River to have a look, don't go too far, you will return within two hours, be careful. "
Yin Buzai took the order to go out, Wu Weiyang was the only one left in the camp, he stared at the map, his fingers moved slowly along the Xiangshui River, and landed on Jingzhou City, "Ashina..." Wu Weiyang's mouth slightly raised, showing a bloodthirsty look. sneer.
When it was getting late, the scouts brought back the information, not to mention the boat, the river was empty, not even a log. After Wu Weiyang heard about it, his face was expressionless, and after asking a few words, he let the scouts go out.
There were several generals in the camp, Zhou Guangping was still bleeding from his waist and abdomen, his face was pale, at this moment he frowned and said, "What's going on? Yuezhou has changed?"
"The governor of Yuezhou has been relieved of his real power, how can there be changes?" Qin Han looked puzzled.
Wu Weiyang raised his brows and said indifferently: "I'm afraid there are other forces in Yuezhou City. If we leave in a hurry, we have miscalculated."
Everyone was silent, everyone knew why Wu Weiyang rushed to Ezhou instead of staying in Yuezhou, Ji Baichuan pondered for a moment and said, "Do you need to send someone to Yuezhou to check?"
Wu Weiyang said coldly: "It's not necessary. I'm afraid there are no ships available in Yuezhou City. Compared with this matter, how to capture Ezhou is the top priority."
"But there is no boat..." Qin Han glanced out in embarrassment, "This moat is not inferior to Guangzhou City, but it is different from the attack on Guangzhou City. Ezhou is backed by high mountains, and there is no gap to sneak in, let alone Guangzhou. In the past, Zhao Qichuan is not stupid, I am afraid that the city is tightly guarded, and it is impossible to enter Ezhou from the moat water system, what should we do?"
Wu Weiyang let out a long breath, and subconsciously wanted to turn his head to ask Su Beiqin for his opinion, but he froze after halfway through the movement. He was silent for a moment, then stood up, "From tomorrow onwards, send a loud voice The soldiers went to the front to shout, how vicious and how to call, Zhao Qichuan is young and vigorous, after a defeat, he must have some grievances in his heart, if he can be tricked out of the city, it will be all right."
Several generals looked at each other in blank dismay. This was really the worst of bad strategies. They were already at the gate of the city, but they fell into a passive position. Reversing Wu Weiyang's previous strategy would also seriously damage morale.
But there is no good way now, so I have to follow orders.
Wu Weiyang stayed alone in the tent for a while, when Yin was not there, he sneaked in, "Boss, are you calling me?"
Wu Weiyang raised his head and glanced at him, "Why are you so sneaky?"
Yin Buzai said innocently: "Didn't you tell me to be careful?"
Wu Weiyang was not in the mood to play tricks with him, and said, "Have you sent the letter yet?"
Yin Buzai sat cross-legged on the ground, "It has already been sent out, but after all, it is a long way to go to Guangzhou, and I am afraid it will take half a month to hear back. In addition to the dispatch time, boss, will it be too long?"
Wu Wei raised his eyebrows with a look of gloom, "If one step is wrong, every step will be wrong. I lost Yuezhou carelessly, and this is the only plan for the present. If the supplies are in good condition, it's okay, I'm afraid..."
Yin Buzai's face changed slightly, "They will attack the food and grass?"
Wu Weiyang raised his head and looked at him, Yin's absence suddenly felt like falling into an ice cave, "There is no food and grass, we are the ones trapped here, I didn't expect the Turks to be so vicious, destroying the boat first, and then destroying the food and grass, the Turkic prince is really amazing. "
Wu Weiyang was silent for a moment, "It's useless to talk more at this time, we have no way out, let's wait and see God's will."
Yin Buzai had never heard such depressing words from Wu Weiyang's mouth. He knew that the disappearance of Subei Qin would be a serious blow to Wu Weiyang, but he couldn't do anything, so he had to sit with Wu Weiyang for a while, and then went out cautiously.
Su Beiqin was reading a book in the room, only to hear the sound of armored armor approaching step by step, Ashina pushed open the door, and walked in with great interest, "Sir, it's a clever plan, Wu Weiyang really left Yuezhou rashly, even though he took that The governor of Yuezhou was imprisoned, but there was no one left in Yuezhou to guard, and my men who ambushed in Yuezhou city destroyed the ship with the governor under their arms without any effort."
Su Beiqin raised his phoenix eyes sideways, "If Wu Weiyang hadn't been restless, Yuezhou wouldn't have been lost to you."
Ashina raised his eyebrows in displeasure, "Sir, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you still want to go back to Wu Weiyang?"
Su Beiqin lazily turned a page of the book, "Prince, you don't have to be so sensitive, I just said something casually."
Ashina sat down beside him, took off the iron armor on his body, and said: "It seems that King Weiwu is really sincere to you, and he is panicked without him. Now he is waiting outside the city of Ezhou, waiting for me to send someone to cut him off." The food and grass, but King Wu will be finished."
Su Beiqin's expression was slightly gloomy, "It's in vain that I've fucked him for so long, yet he's still so worthless, so focused on love that he can't even see the overall situation clearly."
Ashina smiled and said, "Isn't this good? Sir stay here with me, I will definitely not disappoint you like King Weiwu."
Su Beiqin didn't answer any more. Looking at the gloomy sky outside the window, he suddenly asked, "When does the prince plan to cut the grain and grass?"
Ashina said: "After I gather all the troops, I will start."
Su Beiqin pondered for a moment, "It's an accident, why don't you contact Zhao Qichuan and use him to restrain Wu Weiyang, so you can relax."
Ashina frowned, "That idiot Zhao Qichuan... will cooperate with our actions?"
Su Beiqin glanced at him, "It depends on the ability of His Highness the Prince. Zhao Qichuan is like a bereaved dog now. If he can't keep Ezhou, he won't have the face to go back to see the prime minister. If he makes this joint clear, I'm not afraid that Zhao Qichuan won't cooperate."
Ashina said: "Although I have studied Sinology, it is not enough at this time, and I have to bother you sir."
Wu Weiyang's army has been stationed outside Ezhou City for nearly a month. In Ezhou City, Zhao Qichuan relied on the moat and was unable to shrink back. All the materials and supplies entered the city after the mountains, but Wu Weiyang fell into the worst situation here.
"Sure enough, as you expected." Yin Buzai said helplessly, "The grain and grass from Hengyang were intercepted after passing through Tanzhou. Gu Jili didn't have many soldiers under his command, so he really couldn't protect the grain and grass. What should we do now?"
Wu Weiyang asked the supply officer at the side, "How long can we last?"
The supply officer hurriedly replied, "It will take five days at most."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the camp frowned, Zhou Guangping sighed, and said: "The only plan for now is to retreat to Yuezhou, and then discuss the long-term plan."
Wu Weiyang looked indifferent, he didn't say a word, and asked after a while: "Where is the place where the food and grass are cut?"
Yin Buzai stepped forward, looked carefully at the sand table for a while, and said, "From the description of the spies, it might be this place."
The place he is pointing at is a short mountain pass. If you wrap the two ends with pocket formations, the stuffing in the middle will not be able to escape no matter what. This terrain is very familiar to Wu Weiyang. He squinted his eyes and suddenly said : "Retreating at this time will not only lower morale, but Zhao Qichuan will not let go of this opportunity. When the two armies fight, as long as he follows behind and keeps harassing, we will only lose."
Qin Han suggested: "Why don't we pretend to retreat, trick Zhao Qichuan into coming out, and then turn around and fight back?"
Wu Weiyang rubbed the center of his eyebrows wearily, "Let me think about it, you go down and rest first."
71|Jedi counterattack
On the third day, Wu Weiyang ordered the whole army to retreat in the direction of Yuezhou City in a line formation. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan were holding the formation. General Zhou had already left with a group of people in the early morning. At this age, Wu Weiyang didn't want him to fight in the rear, and Wu Weiyang sat in the army, controlling the speed of the retreat, while collecting information about Ezhou City from Qin Han and Ji Baichuan.
He sent a few sporadic scouts to stay on both sides of the retreat route. Two hours after the army retreated, a scout who was closest to Ezhou City sent a message, "Nearly [-] elite soldiers came out of Ezhou City to chase after us." Come."
Wu Weiyang turned his horse's head slightly, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of Ezhou City, showing a sneer, "It's just in time, pass the order to Qin Han and Ji Baichuan, and act according to the plan."
After receiving the order from the general, Qin and Han immediately took four thousand people and spread them out to both sides like bird wings, trapping the 1 people who were chasing them in the bird wings. The general who led the 1 people was not Zhao Qichuan, but he had some skills Seeing this situation, they changed their formation and wanted to break out with sharp knives. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan decisively changed their formation. The bird's wings spread out and turned into long snakes.
The soldiers brought by the two of them were both from Wurenzhai or Qinzhou. They had been under Wu Weiyang's command for the longest time, and they were also the most well-trained. Lived in these ten thousand pursuers.
When Zhao Qichuan heard the news in Ezhou City, he couldn't help sneering: "The defeated general, it seems that Wu Weiyang has lost his position."
He sat next to a Turkic man with a high nose and deep eyes. The man said in unproficient Chinese: "His Royal Highness, please delay General Zhao for a while. The Prince will dispatch his troops to encircle General Zhao. Surround Wu Weiyang and these remnants on this road."
Zhao Qichuan looked gloomy and remained silent. After a while, he said: "How many people are there under the prince? Don't underestimate Wu Weiyang. If you can't surround him, let him go back to Yuezhou to rest. There will be no next time." Here's the chance."
The Turkic man smiled strangely, "I don't need General Zhao to worry about this, the prince naturally has his own way, and the general can act according to his plan." After speaking, the Turkic man didn't wait for Zhao Qichuan to speak, got up, saluted hastily and left.
When the Turkic man's back disappeared, Zhao Qichuan angrily swept the things on the table to the ground, "These barbarians!" He walked up and down the hall violently, and the counselor on the side stepped forward cautiously, saying: "General, What should I do now?"
Zhao Qichuan took a breath and said resentfully: "What else can I do? If Wu Weiyang survives, the prime minister will definitely punish me. Even if we divide the world with Turks, it's better than being singled out by Wu Weiyang."
He took two steps, "Just do what that barbarian said, and send another person to the front to investigate and see how many of them there are."
Qin Han and Ji Baichuan stayed behind to entangle Zhao Qichuan's 1 horses, but Wu Weiyang did not speed up the march, he even made the soldiers slow down a little.
Yin Buzai rode up to Wu Weiyang's side, "Boss, what are you thinking?"
Although there was still no smile on Wu Weiyang's face, his whole body was much more relaxed than before. He glanced at Yin Buzai, "Weren't you in the camp last night?"
Yin Buzai twitched the corners of his mouth, "No, I... I'm blunt, and I don't understand what you mean. What do you mean by going up the Xiang River and then counterattacking Ezhou?"
Wu Weiyang said: "You don't need to understand this, you have to go to Yuezhou with General Zhou, the only meaning of Yuezhou to them is the ship, the ship has been destroyed, Ashina must call all the men to attack me, Yuezhou cannot be sent back to them, you and General Zhou must be careful."
Yin Buzai made a bitter face, "I don't know how to march and fight. General Zhou is still injured. It will be a good thing if we encounter Turkic people halfway."
Wu Wei raised his eyebrows, "So I asked you to accompany the old general. You must have remembered all the terrain since Hengyang. I will send 80 people with you. You choose the route yourself. General command, recapture Yuezhou."
Yin Buzai wiped his face, "Only 82 people? To seize Yuezhou?"
Wu Weiyang comforted: "The governor of Yuezhou is an idiot, don't worry."
Seeing that it was irreversible, Yin's absence left in despair.
Gao Chengping brushed past him, looked at him more curiously, then leaned on Wu Weiyang's side, and reported: "General Zhou's scouts have sent news that there are Turkic people and Han soldiers coming in our direction. gone."
Wu Weiyang sneered, "Ashina has made the best use of everything, and the defense of Yuezhou City may have been emptied by him."
Gao Chengping said: "Didn't you talk to Yin about this? I just saw that he looked very bad."
Wu Weiyang raised his eyebrows, "He will know soon, so why bother me. Ashina first destroyed my ship, and then successfully cut off my food supplies. Seeing that I retreated to Yuezhou in a hurry, I am afraid that I am extremely complacent now. I see what he can do with such a miscellaneous army."
Gao Chengping said again: "Zhao Qichuan has also been tricked. He led 3 people out of the city. Qin Han and Ji Baichuan have already received the news and are preparing to evacuate."
Wu Weiyang said: "Let them hide for a while. I'm afraid Zhao Qichuan has received a lot of anger from the Turks. It's not good to spread it to them. You go to suppress the formation. If you see Zhao Qichuan, provoke them first and cover the two of them. I will take People rushed to the front to meet Ashina."
Wu Weiyang's remaining 4 horsemen were divided again, and Gao Chengping took away nearly 3 people. Wu Weiyang only brought thousands of cavalry, and they hurriedly broke away from the infantry and marched towards Yuezhou.
The distance between Yuezhou and Ezhou is not too far. If it is by water, it can be reached in one day. Even if you take the official road by land, two days is more than enough. Wu Weiyang deliberately distanced himself from Gao Chengping, so as to prevent Ashina from being able to communicate with Zhao Qichuan. none.
He held the gun in one hand and held the horse with the other. The horse neighed, its front hooves raised high, it took two breaths, and stopped.
Following his movements, the [-] cavalry behind him also stopped, and not far from them, Ashina also stopped with his [-] Turkic cavalry and the remaining Yuezhou defenders.
Ashina rode his horse up a thousand slowly, and raised his voice, "Which one is King Weiwu?"
He really asked this question knowingly, Wu Weiyang sneered, and asked back: "Then dare to ask who is Ashina behind your Excellency?"
Ashina smiled instead of anger, "That's Xiao Wang, who has long admired the reputation of King Wei Wu, and came here today to ask for advice!"
Under the command of the general, the two sides immediately fought into a group. As Wu Weiyang expected, most of Yuezhou City was infantry, good and bad, facing the charge of cavalry, without a general who is good at commanding infantry, it was as if sent to the door, useless , it didn't take long to start to have a tendency to run away.
Naturally, Ashina was also mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so useless. During the confrontation with Wu Weiyang, he was almost picked off by Wu Weiyang. Live without dismounting.
"You Han people are really useless." Ashina swung his knife backhand, forcing Wu Weiyang to retreat, and said with a sneer.
Wu Weiyang didn't care about being on the battlefield. Most of the cavalry he brought became monks halfway, not as fast and sharp as the Turkic cavalry, and they were also in a panic at this time, "Four rabbits can kill a wolf, you should put more thought on me Put it on your body!" He casually said a common saying, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on Wu Weiyang's blood-splattered face, and he stabbed straight at Ashina's chest.
Ashina leaned back to avoid the gun, and was about to use a long knife to separate it, Wu Weiyang suddenly shook the tip of the spear, the silver tip of the spear pressed down treacherously like a snake's head, Ashina couldn't dodge it in time, his shoulders were connected to the horse's back together Penetrated by □□.
Under the severe pain, the horse neighed for a long time and kicked its four hooves, trying to break free, but it and Ashina on its back could not move. As the horse struggled, Ashina's wound became bigger and blood flowed. It soon soaked the ground under the horse's belly.
He gritted his teeth and stared at the place directly above him. Wu Weiyang kicked his horse just now, and the whole person turned over from the horse's back, so he suddenly changed direction, and then because of Wu Weiyang's own weight and momentum, he directly nailed A Shi That.
Wu Weiyang let go of his hand and fell to the ground briskly. The blood on his armor slowly flowed down, which was sprayed from Ashina's wound. The moment he landed, he grabbed Ashina's injured arm. Before Shi Na had time to react, the horse, which was not controlled by external force, immediately became mad due to the pain, and rushed forward. A burst of severe pain made Ashina almost faint, and he fell to the ground, covered in dust and blood. It took a while to get up slowly.
"As expected of His Royal Highness." Wu Wei raised his eyebrows, and threw the arm in his hand in front of Ashina, "I admire you, so I will return this great arm to you, no need to thank you."
Ashina clenched his teeth tightly, his gums were oozing blood, the scenery in front of him was beginning to be blurred due to excessive blood loss, he was still persistently trying to get up, a low and hoarse roar surged from his throat .
Wu Weiyang squatted down and tangles Ashina's messy hair, "By the way, let me ask you, where is Su Beiqin?"
Ashina suddenly laughed, and his voice was weak, "Oh, by the way, and your precious master."
Wu Weiyang pressed his head and slammed it on the ground, "Where is he?"
"Ho ho" sounded in Ashina's throat, "I won't tell you."
Wu Weiyang threw away his hair and kicked it away. A red-eyed Turkic cavalryman couldn't dodge in time and stepped on Ashina's body. Ashina screamed hoarsely and died with his eyes half-opened. up.
Wu Weiyang picked up his long knife from the ground, "Much more stupid than his brother."
After Ashina died, the remaining Turkic cavalry were in a panic. Even if they were brave, they could not defeat the cavalry led by Wu Weiyang, and were wiped out here. After taking a look, he didn't order the pursuit, but turned around and took the remaining soldiers towards Ezhou.
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The charcoal fire in the stove had been extinguished for a long time, but Su Beiqin yelled a few times but no one came to refill it, so he had to pour himself a cup of hot water to warm his hands. As soon as he sat on the recliner with the teacup in his hands, he heard a commotion outside. The sound of footsteps, the continuous collision of armor and scabbard, it can be seen that the visitor is too flustered.
The gate was kicked open, bringing in a gust of wind and cold rain. Su Beiqin looked up at the visitor, and said with a smile, "General Ogus is triumphant, why hasn't the prince come back?"
Uguz's battle armor was covered with blood, and he had lost his pocket long ago. His hair was disheveled by the cold rain and covered one eye, making him look like a ghost crawling up from hell. In fact, Uguz Gus did come back from hell just now. He and Zhao Qichuan encountered an ambush on the way and were surrounded by the enemy. They managed to break out from the encirclement of the enemy. In the end, there were only about [-] soldiers left among the nearly [-] soldiers.
Ugus had a gloomy face, "You betrayed us, you told Wu Weiyang our marching route!"
Su Beiqin looked innocent, "My every move is under your surveillance. I'm just a scholar with no power to restrain a chicken. How can I escape the eyes of excellent Turkic scouts and pass the news on?" How about going out?"
Ogus clenched the handle of the knife violently, the veins on his face were bulging, and he was obviously suppressing extreme anger. He really had no evidence to prove that Su Beiqin had informed him, and the servants in the yard were all brought from Turks. No one will help him, unless he colludes with Wu Weiyang from the very beginning, the Central Plains go masters can think of moves ten moves later, but the situation of the battle is changing rapidly, and every detail is related to the outcome. Can someone calculate every detail and deduce it to a hundred steps?
If this is the case, the depth of this person's mind is probably beyond his comprehension. In his opinion, Su Beiqin with a gentle smile on his face is more terrifying than Wu Weiyang. Ogus took a deep breath, Asked: "You were arrested by us on purpose?"
Su Beiqin stroked the rim of the teacup with one hand, and said indifferently: "I can't survive today, so it's okay to say it. When I knew that Bai Zixia was a traitor, I guessed that the person who contacted him was a Turk. It's not the prime minister. At that time, the prime minister was still busy collecting gold and silver treasures and stabilizing his own foundation, so he had no time to care about him. The information he provided to you will naturally mention the matter between me and Wu Weiyang, although this Shame on him."
"Then everything will go smoothly. I intentionally let him know Wu Weiyang's tactics, and then he will report to you. Since you are always aware of Wu Weiyang's movements, your prince is not stupid, so he will definitely come here once." The sneak attack took me away. It would be better if I could be used by him. If I don’t submit, he will use me as a bargaining chip to blackmail Wu Weiyang. But I didn’t expect you to move so slowly. You didn’t make a surprise attack until you arrived in Ezhou. If it had been earlier, it might not have been the result."
He talked about his plan lightly, as if he didn't care how dangerous he was in, or in other words, in order to achieve his goal, he didn't care about safety at all. What are people who are not even afraid of death afraid of?Ogus suddenly felt chills all over his body, and he forced himself to stand still, "Then how did you get in touch with Wu Weiyang? Not even a bird can fly in this yard."
Mentioning Wu Weiyang, a ripple appeared on Su Beiqin's indifferent face, "I haven't contacted him. After all, the two of us get along day and night, and we can't be more familiar with each other. After the initial irritability that was suppressed, he will definitely notice the familiarity." Feeling like this, I just need to estimate his next move based on my usual understanding of his behavior, and then let your prince lead someone to step on the trap."
"The prince's ability is not inferior to Wu Weiyang, why did you choose Wu Weiyang?"
Su Beiqin put down his cup and stood up. He raised his chin and looked up at Ogus, his smooth phoenix eyes were full of contempt, "How can you and other barbarians trample on my majestic Central Plains?"
"You!" Ogus drew out the big knife from his waist and pressed it against Su Beiqin's neck.
A shallow cut was made on the neck by the sharp blade, and the corner of Su Beiqin's mouth curled up, "Why, don't do it anymore?"
Ogus gritted his teeth and put down the knife, "If possible, I would like to cut you into pieces as a memorial to my dead brother, but the prince told me before leaving that even if something happens to him, we can't kill you .”
"Why?" Su Beiqin asked puzzled.
Ogus shook his head, "He only said that keeping you alive is the greatest revenge for Wu Weiyang and you."
Before Su Beiqin could comprehend these words in detail, Ogus turned and left. He walked to the door and suddenly turned around and asked, "Didn't you think that Wu Weiyang would be defeated by us?"
Su Beiqin took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood on his neck indiscriminately, "If he is defeated by you, then what's the point of his life?"
Ogus froze for a moment, then burst out laughing, "I didn't understand the meaning of His Royal Highness's words at first, but I understand now."
After the Turkic people in the room left, Su Beiqin stayed in the room until dawn the next day, when the heavy rain stopped for a while. He went around the whole house and found that the things inside had been emptied by the Turkic people. He only found a few corn buns in the kitchen, Su Beiqin ate one, took two more, and went out.
There is only a muddy path outside the door, and the rain has washed away the traces of their departure. Su Beiqin walked along the path until he arrived at the official road at nearly noon, but he still didn't know where he was. Not going to the village, not going to the store, according to his current physical condition
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