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Chapter 888
"Fang La still has a bit of strategy. If he wants to retreat, he will retreat cleanly and without delay!"

"Based on the discipline of his army, if we stick to it for a month, there will be chaos. At that time, we can really consider going out of the city and capturing the king in one battle. It's a pity that we didn't give this opportunity!"

On Xiangyang City, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing watched Fang La's army, which was well-groomed, pull out their camps, leaving behind most of the tall towers outside the city, abandoned camps, and smashed siege equipment all over the place, slowly disappearing from sight. At the end, make an evaluation.

To be honest, they originally thought that Fang La would leave some soldiers and horses behind, and more or less would fight a battle and win the head, so they could have an explanation later.

Lu Fang was ready to send troops brazenly to let the opponent see that the Yan army had both offense and defense, but the opponent retreated completely.

Xu Ning and Zhang Qing couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but thinking that this strategic intention has been achieved, the Yan army can then manage Xianghan, and then transport the city defense materials from Luoyang continuously, and block this holy man at the door, they are satisfied up.

And Tao Zongwang, who has not been idle these days and is still full of enthusiasm for work, came to the back: "Two generals, can the moat continue to be widened?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Of course, according to the original plan, it will be widened to sixty feet, and then a control gate will be set up."

Tao Zongwang said with a smile: "Then we have to wait a little longer. The current craftsmen are not enough. First, widen the river channel, and then set up gates. When the water in the moat is shallow, bring in the water from the Xiangqu Canal. When the water in the moat overflows, open the gates and put them in." Han River, so as to adjust the water level of the moat and ensure the safety of Xiangyang..."

Xu Ning rejoiced: "With Director Tao here, I feel more at ease waiting!"

Zhang Qing made a joke: "Should we not repair it so well? Otherwise, when the opponent sees the sixty-foot-long moat, the water level will not be afraid of rising and falling, and they will never dare to attack again. How can we use the tactics of exhausting the enemy?"

"Well said! Hahahaha!"

People's sorrows and joys are not connected. When Xiangyang City was full of laughter, Fang La sat on a tall horse, frowning, and his face was serious.

He also hopes to make his expression less ugly, but he no longer has the energy to maintain the so-called invisibility of emotions and anger. He has to think about more practical questions: "If I form an alliance with Song Ting and resist the Yan army, is there any hope?" Conquer Xiangyang and collect all Jingxiang?"

He would not have considered this possibility at all before, because in Fang La's view, the weak Song Ting would not be his opponent. As long as he collected the hearts of the south and ruled with the king of Yan in the north, when the time was right, then Unite with the Liao Kingdom and attack the Yan together, and a great cause will be achieved.

As a result, it was wrong from the first step. Even though the Song court had not yet been destroyed, the Yan army went directly south and stationed in Xiangyang. They would rather let the court benefit than give him a better life. Naturally, the subsequent plans were completely disrupted.

However, this battle also made Fang La fully understand the horror of the Yan army.

The [-] Western Army of Liu Fa's Department were persuaded to surrender without bloodshed, the city defenses were strengthened and the moat was widened in a short period of time, the generals defending the city remained unmoved in the face of the great feats of knighthood, and there was also the key assistance of the legendary rebellion...

All kinds of things revealed the temperament of a strong army, and Fang La even wondered if the opponent really went out of the city, could he really beat the opponent's [-] elite soldiers by relying on the [-] army led by the three town generals?

So this time he retired from the army, and he felt inexplicably lucky again.

Being blocked by Xiangyang, it is understandable that he had to retreat. If he was killed head-on by the Yan army, it would be the end...

Of course, knowing the strength of the enemy, it is even more necessary to find a way to defeat the enemy. Fang La has to admit that with his current strength, it is unrealistic to confront King Yan head-on. The only way is to find allies.

Dayan is just like the Tang Dynasty in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty. It has a rich territory, strong soldiers, and an invincible leader. Of course, the analogy is Qin Wang Li Shimin, not Li Yuan.

He can be compared to Dou Jiande. Only by looking for Wang Shichong and working together can he compete with Datang...

As for who Wang Shichong is...it can only be Song Ting!

"I haven't officially proclaimed myself king yet. What the imperial court does not allow is changing the title to 'Yongle'. If this is discarded, it is still acceptable. Presumably Zhang Dun also knows that King Yan is the real enemy!"

"The official family is even a stupid king who can sign a treaty and covenant with the Liao army in a good situation. He will not stop it. The key is how to appease the people under his command. Before, he always called the official family a mother-killing thief and Song Ting a thief. Ting, if I surrender now, my prestige will plummet..."

"That's right, I'm not accepting the recruitment, but I want to sit on an equal footing with Song Ting, so that I can appease my subordinates and stabilize the hearts of the soldiers and civilians!"

Fang La thought about the next change in relationship with Song Ting, and then thought about who would do this for her, and to be precise, she would take the blame.

After all, Song Ting has already lost all of his support due to his previous propaganda and promotion. Now that he wants to negotiate a peace alliance, the promoter must be blamed by thousands of people. Wang Yin and Wang Qing, his right-hand men, are not suitable, so he will still be involved in the end...

"I still want Mingzun to do this! This is what this cult thief owes me!"

Fang La gritted her teeth and thought.

He used to be a little jealous of this Ming Zun who hides his head and shows his tail, and he was afraid that he would not be able to control him in the future. He was not ready to fulfill the state religion he promised to Ming Zun, but he wanted to make it a cult sacrifice again after he made great achievements, and tried his best to suppress it.

After this attack on Xiangyang, Fang La turned from disgust to hatred. If it weren't for Mingzun's confident promise, he wouldn't have waited for so many days, and the three armies didn't have to spend so much food and grass. "Just admit it, what are you talking about!
But now that even Song Ting is looking for the possibility of joining forces, Ming Zunjiao naturally cannot give up, so he can only continue to endure, squeeze the value of the other party to the extreme, and then kick him away...

"Report! Emergency military situation!"

While deliberating on the specific implementation steps in his mind, the sound of galloping horses came from the front, and a scout hurriedly rushed in front of the army. After going through various inspections, he came over under the leadership of Pang Wanchun.

Fang La's face became tense when he saw blood stains on this man's armor. Sure enough, this man offered military information. When he unfolded it, his head buzzed: "The Song army is advancing on Jiangling Mansion? What happened to Ezhou?"

The scouts cried, "The bandit army is deceitful. Marshal Shi fell into a trap to lure the enemy into an ambush. He lost his troops and lost his generals. He was defeated and returned to Ezhou to guard. The bandit army took advantage of the situation and rushed straight to the Jiangling mansion!"

"I underestimated Song Ting. Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao are both famous generals of the Western Army, and Prime Minister Zhang Dun personally went to the front line. After all, Shi Bao is still inferior to such a powerful enemy!"

The house leak happened to be raining all night, Fang La's chest heaved violently, and he asked calmly, "Who is leading the Song army under the Jiangling mansion?"

"Song Jiang!"

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"I, Song Jiang, will finally see my day!"

Song Jiangduan sat on the tall horse and looked towards the city of Jiangling, his eyes couldn't hide his pride.

If it was a peaceful and prosperous age, he would probably be just a small prison officer in Yuncheng County at this time, no matter how willing to do good deeds and make friends with good men, his reputation should not come from Shandong;

If he proceeded step by step, even in the most elite Western Army, if he had the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and climbed up from ordinary soldiers step by step, he would not have a rank until now, let alone lead an army of [-] soldiers and horses. Under the city of Jiangling.

When the country was in turmoil, it was the best time for those of them with low backgrounds and great ambitions to stand out. Song Jiang must firmly grasp it and let the world know that there is still a loyal minister and general in the Song Dynasty.

"Brother Gongming, I found out that Fang La really couldn't hold back, and began to extort money from the people, and even drove the Ximan to plunder the big households and search for food and grass!"

Just as his mood was stirring, Mu Hong came behind him, and another piece of good news came.

Song Jiang was overjoyed, and clapped his hands and said: "Sure enough, he is a traitor. It is said that the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people. It's time for the people of Jinghu to see Fangla's hypocrisy!"

Since he got the volume of Tianshuren, he who is good at interpersonal relationship has been able to see the enemy's weakness more keenly. At that time, Guo Kang was captured alive by him with Li Kui. .

Now with the [-] troops under his command alone, it may be difficult to quickly conquer Fang La's base camp, and it will naturally disintegrate from the inside.

Song Jiang looked at Mu Hong and Mu Chun, and the pair of southerners who had returned to the land of Jingxiang began to take care of them: "After entering the city, first look for big families, especially those few clansmen who work in the court. The thieves are watching, but if you relax, you will contact immediately, with the help of the local powerful, it will be of great use for us to cooperate internally and externally to take Jiangling!"

Mu Hong and Mu Chun nodded again and again: "Understood!"

Song Jiang gave a lot of details, and suddenly thought of Shi Bao, the powerful and unscrupulous general who had fought not long ago, which left a deep impression on him: "Fang La has a lot of powerful generals, which are by no means comparable to those of Guo Kang. This matter is of great importance." , you must be careful!"

Mu Hong said with a smile: "Auspicious people have their own signs of heaven. We have also encountered many crises recently. Which time did not turn evil into good luck?"

Seeing their attitude, Song Jiang immediately became worried.

The talents of these two brothers are outstanding, but their martial arts are mediocre. Before that, it was either luck or Li Kui and Wang Ying rescued them, and they all survived in the end. Perhaps it is precisely because of these battlefield experiences that they have become more and more confident. , this is not a good sign...

After thinking about it again, Song Jiang still called Wang Ying over, and emphasized alone: ​​"Brother Wang Ying, entering Jiangling this time is no different than before. Fang La has many powerful generals under his command. You must be cautious when entering the city together!"

Wang Ying was about to speak when Li Kui came out from nowhere: "Brother, brother, why don't you leave this matter to Tieniu?"

Song Jiang pointed at him: "You are the captain of my personal guard, and you have to rely on your guard for several times of danger, how can you move lightly?"

Li Kui scratched his head and laughed: "It's such a reason! It's such a reason!"

Wang Ying also smiled, and confidently clasped her fists and said, "Fangla's lair is not a dragon's lake or a tiger's lair. How can we not break into it? Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect them!"

(End of this chapter)