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【Chapter 3 and Four】

Zheng Yi's advantage lies in his strategy and tactics, while Chi Heng's advantage lies in his unexpected strategy and employment.If they were in the same court, Chi Heng would have no power to fight back.If they are on the same battlefield, Zheng Yi will not have any advantage. After all, it is the commander's decision-making that often determines the success or failure of his subordinates, not to mention that he is too thoughtful.

Tao Xiao thought, Zheng Yi is an assertive and suspicious person.

If he fully supports himself, then everything can be said; if he wavers a little, the whole plan will be ruined.

Tao Xiao was struggling extremely hard, and he was relieved only when he saw Li Yuqi's secret letter.Li Yuqi was far more open-minded than he thought, and didn't care about what happened in the capital. He repeatedly promised that Kaizhou and half of Qizhou would definitely come back in two months.At the end of the letter, Li Yuqi was faintly worried. He detailed the strategy of Kaizhou and Yanzhou, clearly explained the importance of winning Kaizhou, and said that Yanzhou would definitely be able to hold on.

Yanzhou can hold on, but what about the imperial court?

Tao Xiao couldn't help but wonder what kind of courage Chi Heng used to retreat when he was about to take the capital, what kind of confidence he used to allow Cen Pojing to withstand the attack of the capital alone, and how he could make Rong Yue follow Qi's attack. The state attacked Kaizhou in order to break through, that is an army of hundreds of thousands.

Tao Xiao's worry was not without reason.

Because Zheng Yi spoke, the argument was quelled.On the surface, Mo Wenshen and other civil servants and military generals who assisted in the battle in Yanzhou all quieted down a bit, and the hustle and bustle was often followed by an even more terrifying silence.Tao Xiao found that all the actions aimed at him had quietly disappeared, and those colleagues in the court who had always disagreed with each other miraculously fell silent at the same time.This is even more terrifying. No one knows what is under the undercurrent.

Tao Xiao secretly ordered the emissaries to spy on the news.

Most of those civil servants and generals were silent after being summoned by the emperor.

And colleagues will become more frequent in private.

On the other hand, Tao Xiao doesn't form a party for personal gain, but there are some people who usually communicate with each other, but at these times, none of them come to the door.One day, I met Mo Wenshen at the gate of the Tao Mansion, and Mo Wenshen stopped stabbing, but had a gentle attitude, which surprised Tao Xiao.At the same time, Mo Wensan visited the emperor more times than before.This is an ominous sign. Tao Xiao tested Zheng Yi's meaning. Zheng Yi smiled and said that Kaizhou is now peaceful, which shows that Li Yuqi's decision is completely correct.

The more Zheng Yi said this, the more uneasy Tao Xiao became.

At the beginning of December, the news of Li Yuqi's victory came again, and he captured a city in the east of Qizhou. Zheng Yi was overjoyed and praised him at the court; at the same time, a bad news came, Yan Jian mainly attacked Yan The border between Qizhou and Qizhou, trying to connect the Qianyuan army in the two places.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

Going forward, Tao Xiao straightened his crown, and caught a glimpse of Mo Wenshen's head raised high. Mo Wenshen was extremely happy today, and Tao Xiao couldn't help being surprised, feeling an ominous premonition.Sure enough, on the dragon chair, Zheng Yi gave a brief account of the current battle, and finally said lightly: "I have neglected Yanzhou for a long time, if Yan Jian and Cen Pojing are connected again, the capital will be in danger."

connected together?How can it be?

Are all the soldiers in Yanzhou dead?Tao Xiao's chest felt tight, and he argued a few words with reason.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Yi firmly said: "I have made up my mind!"

Tao Xiao looked around at his colleagues, and they were all silent, and no one stood up to speak.Tao Xiao's heart suddenly turned cold. He knew that what he was worried about had finally happened.When Zheng Yi was hesitating, he would listen to a thousand and ten thousand reasons, but he must decide that he would not tolerate anything else.Even so, how could Tao Xiao give up easily, he raised his head proudly: "My lord, in May of this year, because he did not heed good advice, Chi Heng drove straight from Anzhou to Xinbei Prefecture and then to Qizhou, and the soldiers came to the city. Is it not enough? Now, Qizhou is in sight, instead of going all out, they will send troops to help Yanzhou, what will damage the entire front, please think twice!"

Zheng Yi was displeased: "Tao Aiqing, you blamed me for being hesitant at the time?"

"There is a specialization in the art industry. The holy man is above the temple, and his eyes are like torches. But when it comes to fighting on the front line, please follow the advice of Wei Chen and others. Winning or losing is all about one action. Since we have put all our eggs in one basket, we should not swing around and change again and again. Battle strategy." Tao Xiao looked directly at the emperor, seeing that face became so gloomy and terrifying, but he couldn't help but say it.

Zheng Yi smiled suddenly: "Then, should we refer to the general's suggestion for the battle?"

Mo Wenshen said with emotion: "The final general invites you to fight Yanzhou!"

There was silence around, not a single colleague expressed a dissenting opinion, and Mo Wenshen was so full of ambition, as if the tiger cards for sending troops had been placed in front of him one by one.Tao Xiao's mood fell to the bottom in an instant, and a letter from Li Yuqi flashed before his eyes. It was sentence after sentence that he must not draw troops to Yanzhou, as if it was like blood.Tao Xiao was suddenly enraged, raised his head and asked sharply: "Can General Mo guarantee victory? Can victory in one battle save the whole failure of the war strategy? Why can't we take a firm gamble, since Qizhou will be recovered soon?" Ah! Li Yuqi's hundreds of thousands of troops are pressing down on Kaizhou in Qizhou, fighting bloody battles, and now opening a hole in Yanzhou, is it for Chi Heng to lead troops to attack? My lord! We must lose most of it for the sake of a capital city. A Yuan Xi!"

boom!Zheng Yi slapped the dragon chair with a palm, and stood up suddenly: "Tao Xiao!"

With a whoosh, several guards with knives in front of the imperial court immediately surrounded them, all of them were armed with Ming Ge, their eyes were cold, and Tao Xiao was drained of all his strength: "My lord! Once a strategy is made, as long as it is correct, it will be consistent. At the beginning, if Li Yuqi did not attack Kaizhou, but instead Mo Wenshen attacked Yanzhou, he would also be able to recover a large area of ​​land - I am not opposed to anyone In the battle, what I am afraid of is changing the order from day to day, and stubbornly resisting. Mo Wenshen, is the capital really so important?"

Mo Wenshen was silent.

Tao Xiao's throat hurts, but his voice suddenly became higher: "You and I both know that the capital is important because the emperor thinks it is important. We used to stick to the capital and put all our troops on the capital and the surrounding states. On the contrary, Chi Heng has an opportunity to take advantage of it. Now, tell me how the capital is, who is stubborn between us? Millions of soldiers should be guarding the entire Yuanxi Kingdom instead of The lonely capital city! It is extremely stupid to lose the big because of the small!"

Mo Wenshen's face turned blue: "Tao Xiao, shut up!"

Tao Xiao asked sharply: "Chi Heng didn't have a capital, so he fought here from Bingzhou. Yuanxi had a capital in the old dynasty, so the current emperor took it? What is the capital? In terms of the importance of military strategists, it is not as good as a pass. We have been guarding the capital and guarding the capital, but in the end we just lost it!"

"Tao Xiao! Presumptuous!" On the dragon chair, Zheng Yi's face was livid.

Tao Xiao was wearing a clean prison uniform, looking at the wall miserably.

Because in the court, he and Zheng Yi openly confronted each other. After Zheng Yi snapped off the dragon chair and Longyan was furious, he still persisted in arguing, and even spoke rudely, which finally caused the emperor to throw him in prison.When he left, he saw the eyes of his colleagues, with gloating, sympathy, and more complex emotions.After he was imprisoned, no one came to visit him. Tao Xiao's heart turned from anger to desolation. He thought of Li Yuqi's almost pleading letter. Every sentence was full of worries for the emperor and expectations for Tao Xiao. Now, he Already in prison, I hope that Li Yuqi can adapt to the situation. A stalemate is the best result, which is better than a sudden attack by the Qianyuan army.

The emperor's order is very fast, and Mo Wen will set off in the next day.

The night before the expedition, Tao Xiao was facing the wall, when suddenly he heard the prison door slam and the lock was unlocked, and a very forceful voice sounded from behind: "Mr. Tao, the expedition is imminent, and Momou is here to say goodbye!"

Tao Xiao turned around and raised his eyelids: "I wish General Mo a triumphant return."

Mo Wenshen was not complacent, nor did he show off, but instead had a serious expression on his face: "Tao Xiao, you and I have been colleagues for more than ten years, and you know that I am not a person who strives for success. Yanzhou is about to fall, and the capital Once it falls, it means that the future of the Zheng Dynasty is unpredictable."

Tao Xiao raised the corner of his mouth: "So what if the capital falls?"

Mo Wenshen said: "The capital is the emperor's lifeblood. If the capital is not stable and the court is gone, he will never give up the capital—Prime Minister Tao, why can't you figure it out?"

"I know better than anyone else."

Mo Wenshen chuckled: "Do you think I will lose if I attack Yanzhou?"

Tao Xiao said, "Of course not!"

"Don't you understand? We lost one city after another because of one capital city. You clearly know that the emperor is extremely mediocre in battle, but you blindly obey. This is not loyalty, but a courtier. His flattery ruined the Great Wall of Yuanxi! Perhaps Chi Heng is hiding somewhere to watch jokes now, what he wants is to keep us from attacking Qizhou without being distracted? Now, we let him get his wish!" Tao Tao Xiao Tie's face was pale.

Mo Wenshen was silent for a while, and then slowly replied: "Tao Xiao, you are too stubborn!"

Tao Xiao pointed to the iron chain on the prison door: "I am stubborn, nothing more than being imprisoned by myself. And your stubbornness will let our entire army be buried with you - no, it should be said that it is the emperor's stubbornness, I have no chance Let me persuade you a second time, but, Mo Wenshen, winning or losing is all temporary, and the entire northern line must win to keep the Zheng family, so you should do it yourself."

There are two flowers blooming, one for each branch, and it tells about the war in November, the weather was extremely cold.

Chi Heng couldn't sleep for seven days and seven nights.

Since Li Yuqi counterattacked from Kaizhou, the Qianyuan Army has been in a stalemate.It is undeniable that Li Yuqi was too ruthless. He saw the weakness of the Qianyuan army's long battle line and concentrated all his troops to counterattack from Kaizhou, which completely turned the battle.Chi Heng couldn't sit still in Zhaojin City anymore, and rushed to Rongyue, which was the most severely attacked, who knew that Li Yuqi had fallen into Li Yuqi's tricks for several consecutive battles, even if Chi Heng stayed in charge, it would not help.

Finally trembling at the most ferocious moment, Rong was defeated.

Thanks to Chi Heng, after thinking about something wrong with Rong Yue, he led his troops to investigate and finally rescued Rong Yue.Tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in this battle, and their vitality was severely injured. Chi Heng could no longer concentrate his forces, so Kaizhou and Qizhou retreated steadily. Chi Heng and Rong Yue retreated to Quanmengzhuang in Qizhou.

The terrain of Quanmeng Village is steep, and Chi Heng thought that even relying on this terrain, he would not be able to last long.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Ji Ce and Shi Wei also came.

Chi Heng's bad mood became more irritable, he threw his helmet into the tent, and glared at Ji Ce angrily: "What are you doing here! You don't want to stay in Zhaojin, and you intentionally make me worry, don't you, prepare your horse! Hurry back! I can't fight with you here!"

Ji Ce laughed: "I went to war before your hair even grew! Besides, why didn't you say that when you entered King Yan's army!"

Chi Heng was even more annoyed: "I'm not joking!"

Ji Ce put away his smile and looked serious: "Of course I didn't come to fight, nor did I come to watch you fight. I came here because it's close to the capital! Chi Heng, fight hard with Li Yuqi, we don't have much difference The chances of winning. Zheng Yijun's family fortune is there, much stronger than ours."

Why didn't Chi Heng know that Li Yuqi ignored other wars and only attacked this one aggressively.

If others don't know, how can Chi Heng not know? This is what he fears most.

Ji Ce murmured: "I'm very puzzled. Zheng Yi has been defending the capital all the time. Why did Li Yuqi be sent out suddenly? I didn't know until a few days ago that Tao Xiao had been supporting Li Yuqi to fight. Then, we can change Come up with a way, don't be stubborn, let Li Yuqi bring trouble to Xiao Qiang, and make it impossible to fight!"

This is Ji Ce's purpose.

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