Invincible son

Yunzhou, Xing'an Fucheng, the temporary station of Zangfengwei.

When the sun was high, two scouts hurried into the main hall to report the frontline military situation to Pei Yue.

"Hou Ye, General Meng was ordered to lead the troops to Jiuliguan. On the way, he found traces left by the barbarians, which proved that they indeed used a small force to raid the city, but actually led the main force to lie in ambush on the only way to Jiuliguan. This plan failed. Afterwards, they didn't hesitate to stay, they passed through Jiuli Pass again, and then all retreated into the wasteland."

Pei Yue nodded slightly, looked at the young scout and asked, "How is the situation in Jiuliguan?"

The scout replied: "The situation in the pass is terrible. At least half of the defenders died in battle, and most of the weapons and food were looted by the barbarians. General Meng sent a small group of rangers to search nearby and found some of the defeated soldiers. According to what they said, the gate was closed that night. The interior should be opened, and the barbarians sneaked in silently. If the guard He Zong hadn't found the trace, the loss would have been even more severe. He Zong led hundreds of soldiers to fight to the death in order to light the beacon to warn the whole country, and no one was spared."

The atmosphere in the hall was particularly dignified.

There is no need to repeat the situation of the Xuanhua camp, even the princes in the court knew their strength, so Ge ​​Shuyi led five thousand troops to defeat in the wasteland, which did not cause large-scale impeachment.If such victories occur in the southern or western frontier troops, the coach will inevitably be severely held accountable and punished by the imperial court.

Not to mention a mighty army like Zang Fengwei, even ordinary soldiers on the frontier would underestimate the strength of the Xuanhua Camp.However, when the defenders of Jiuliguan faced the sneak attack of the main force of the barbarians, they were able to persist until halfway through the battle before being disbanded, and they lit a beacon to thwart the barbarian's plan to raid the inland city, which is enough to be called heroic.

You must know that in today's era, an army with more than three casualties is very likely to be defeated, and Pei Yue is deeply convinced of this.Last year outside Jiangling City in the southern border, with the cooperation of Ye Qi, he killed a hundred thousand troops from the Southern Zhou Dynasty with a single roll of the bead curtain.

Chen Xianda gritted his teeth and said: "Master Hou, we have to dig out the inside of Jiuliguan, and cut it into pieces to vent our hatred!"

Wei Rui calmly said: "Nearly half of the defenders have fled, how can you find the internal response of the barbarians?"

Chen Xianda said frankly: "Just now the scout said that the door should be opened and closed that night. In order not to alarm the other guards, they can only be the soldiers who were responsible for guarding the closed door that night. We can find out who was on duty to close the door that night. , and then check the list of comrades who have died in battle, aren’t those who are still alive the barbarians’ internal agents?”

The surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet.

Chen Xianda glanced left and right, then his eyes stayed on Pei Yue's face, and said anxiously: "Master Hou, the general is simple-minded and guesses randomly, please don't take offense."

Pei Yue stared into his eyes, then looked at Wei Rui and said, "It seems that we are not as good as him."

Wei Rui smiled and said: "This shows that Master Hou taught well, and even Lao Chen was enlightened."

For a long time, Chen Xianda was known for his recklessness among the generals under Pei Yue's command. He was a sharp knife in rushing into the formation, but he was lackluster in other aspects, let alone thoughtful and far-reaching.

Chen Xianda finally came to his senses and couldn't help grinning.

Pei Yue didn't give him a chance to climb up the ladder, and said to Wei Rui: "His method is simple and effective, and I will leave this matter to you. After finding out the details of the barbarian's internal response, don't disturb the other party for the time being. If I dig out their lives, I want to get the hard evidence that the mastermind behind the scenes is collaborating with the enemy and treason."

Wei Rui replied: "Yes."

Pei Yue looked at the scout again and said, "Does the Menglong Talisman have any other military reports?"

The scout thought for a while and said: "General Meng also said that according to the information collected from various places, the barbarians have dragged at least four thousand Daliang people into the wasteland in the past month or so. Among them are not only people from all over the border, It even includes the soldiers in the former military depot set up by the Xuanhua Camp. Coupled with the military equipment, food and grass they robbed from Jiuliguan, as well as the supplies looted a while ago, the barbarians’ retreat this time may not be a temptation.”

Wei Rui said with a solemn expression: "Master, the barbarians came prepared to create problems for us. From their previous actions on the border, we can see that the barbarians never thought of going deep into the border. Their main purpose is to Looting all kinds of supplies, and dragging a large number of people back to the wasteland. If we just sit back and watch, they can recuperate and wait for the future, and the next time we can gather more forces to invade the border. If we want to avoid future troubles, then we must Go deep into the wilderness."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "This is killing two birds with one stone. It seems that the barbarian leader has the essence of the art of war."

Wei Rui said in a deep voice: "It's inconceivable that the leader of the barbarians has such a profound calculation ability."

Pei Yue waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat, and said slowly: "It is not ruled out that he is extremely talented and intelligent, but I still think that the barbarians can make rapid progress in just over a year because they found a good master. "

He didn't speak too thoroughly about some things. In fact, what he had seen and heard along the way, coupled with the research on all the actions of the barbarians since they launched their troops, he could vaguely see that there were Wang Pingzhang's marks behind these decisions.

Since he became a Marquis, Emperor Kaiping's intention to let him and Wang Pingzhang fight in the ring is undoubtedly revealed.That is to say, from that time on, Pei Yue kept collecting information about Wang Pingzhang, including all his command battles in the southern border, and knew his life like the palm of his hand.The barbarian's advances and retreats are well-founded, and the details are even more cunning and cunning, which is quite similar to Wang Pingzhang's style of beating Zhou Jun back then.

Pressing the thoughts in his heart, Pei Yue asked calmly: "Where is Taianwei now?"

Wei Rui replied: "Tang Linfen sent someone to send a briefing this morning. Tai'an Guard has entered the territory of Guide Mansion in Huazhou, and it will reach the border of Qinglong Mansion within three days at most."

Pei Yue nodded, got up and said: "Here's an order, the whole army will leave for Jiuli Pass tomorrow."

"Follow the order!"

Wei Rui and Chen Xianda stood up at the same time.

……

At the junction of the wilderness and the border of Daliang, the land is vast and desolate.

The ice and snow are gradually melting, but the chill is still piercing.

A figure suddenly appeared in the distant sky, as inconspicuous as a speck of dust in the world.

He dragged his heavy legs, hugged his body tightly with his hands, and was covered with a black blood-stained animal skin, even though he was still shivering from the cold.But he didn't dare to stop, because he knew that as long as he fell down, he might never get up again. Not only would he be sorry for his companions who died trying to help him escape, but it would also put the Daliang frontier army in even more terrible danger. among.

He gritted his teeth and insisted on moving forward, trudging hard step by step.

It was bright daylight, and he finally saw the outline of the southern pass.

The young man stood there in a daze, and suddenly let out a shrill cry from between his dry and cracked lips.

His name is Zhang De, he belongs to the Xuanhua Daying Camp, and he is a small soldier in the Beishan Military Station.