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Chapter 246 Agreed

Chen Yuntai's heart chilled, and he became more and more sure that the prince of Beiliang was playing with him in the applause, but he had promised to let him go when Tianlu retreated.

Thinking of this, the seal and documents in his arms became hot.

The other party obviously bought his trust with these two things!

He secretly scolded himself for being confused, for he had listened to other people's slander like a ghost, and almost caused a terrible disaster!

Now riding a tiger is hard to get off, it is really neither advancing nor retreating.

However, Chen Yuntao only believed half of the words of Major General Ye in front of him, and was not completely convinced.

There is no good intentions without reason in this world.

At this time, a Nanzhao officer rushed in to report: "Commander Qi, the cavalry army from Beiliang is gathering fifty miles away!"

Chen Yuntao stood up hesitantly, and asked sharply: "When did they start dispatching troops?!"

"It seems that the troops were just dispatched two hours ago." Nanzhao soldiers replied.

Chen Yuntao's expression froze. At that time, he was talking happily with Chu Li and reached an agreement.

Unexpectedly, in just a few hours, the situation changed rapidly.

He hurriedly stood up, "How is this possible? Did they misunderstand something? Could it be that they came to help us deal with Tianlu?"

"Is there any other news?"

The Nanzhao general said: "It seems that there are two teams of spies coming."

Chen Yuntao hurried to the gate of the mansion, followed by Ye Zhaoyan, and after a while, several Qingqi came riding from a distance.

He saw sharply that the leader's arms were bulging, as if he was carrying something.

After Chen Yuntao opened the letter and read it, he realized that it was a letter from Nanjiang and Nanyue.

It turned out that an hour ago, under Ye Zhengping's plan, the two countries met with the Beiliang army on the way, and lost many soldiers.

In the letter, Chen Beiliang's army threatened to crush Nanzhao's army and seize the land of Hexi to avenge Nanzhao's crime of detaining his son.

Chen Yuntao's hands were shaking, and the letter fell to the ground in vain, but Ye Zhaoyan didn't pick it up.

The two seals at the end of the letter were exposed, which had already revealed everything. Combined with Chen Yuntao's reaction, the content of the letter was clearly revealed.

Everything was going according to her and Ye Zhengping's plan.

The reinforcements from the two countries she invited met Ye Zhengping, who was waiting for them halfway. Test Beiliang's mind, and then send a letter on the grounds of "the tragedy of sacrifice for Nanzhao" to jointly resist foreign enemies.

In this way, Hebei County, which was finally guarded, also had their credit, and the relationship with Nanzhao could be eased, so that they had the opportunity to restore the previous treatment.

Chen Yuntao hurriedly picked up the letter on the ground, his expression clouded.

Although he is a general who has led the army for only two years, he has also fought in the battlefield with his father's generation for many years, so he naturally knows a thing or two about the army.

According to the letter, the army of Beiliang was assembled in such a way that it was coming in a mighty manner, and it was about to wipe out Hexi.

Moreover, this Beiliang army is elite cavalry, well-equipped and well-trained. If they really come here to take down the land of Hexi, I'm afraid it will be bad.

Chen Yuntao immediately walked out of the door, and ordered as he walked: "Go and call all the deputy commanders and generals, and discuss the matter quickly."

Ye Zhaoyan followed him in a calm manner, and said casually: "Commander Chen may wish to consider Ye's idea."

Chen Yuntao didn't stop walking, and said impatiently: "If Major General Ye is fine, I forgive my commander for not accompanying me."

Tianlu just wanted to get a share of the pie, so what good idea would he have?

Ye Zhaoyan smiled and said, "Commander Chen, why is he so anxious? Did he forget that there is still a Chu Li trapped in the county guard's mansion?"

"Chu Li?" Chen Yuntao faltered and turned to look at her, "What do you mean?"

Ye Zhaoyan followed slowly, with a calm tone: "Does Commander Chen know what Chuli means to Beiliang? Let Beiliang retreat, we might as well start here, but..."

She paused for a moment, showing a look of embarrassment on purpose: "Nanzhao Kingdom has always been in harmony with Beiliang's well water, if this time we use Beiliang's son to force Beiliang to retreat, I'm afraid Beiliang will be annoyed, and then Beiliang will mobilize the army and go straight to Nanzhao. In the imperial edict, I'm afraid it's not appropriate..."

Before she finished speaking, Chen Yuntao became furious: "What do you mean by that? Are you worried that Nanzhao will not be able to stop Beiliang's iron heels?"

He also knew in his heart that his own monarch was indecisive, and occasionally hated the monarch's weakness, but being slapped in the face by the generals of other countries made him feel humiliated.

"Ye is just thinking about the Nanzhao Kingdom. If there is a way to fight without bloodshed, why bother to waste money and money to sacrifice innocent people? Commander Chen may as well give it a try first. If Beiliang is willing to retreat, then Commander Chen is far-sighted and strategizing. If Beiliang doesn't Willing to retreat... Commander Chen will have to find another strategy!" Ye Zhaoyan had a meaningful smile on his lips, which made people's hair stand on end.

The last sentence made Chen Yuntao's heart skip a beat.

He knew what Ye Zhaoyan meant, if Beiliang didn't retreat and offended the opposing Nanzhao Kingdom, he would have to fight hard.

Now that the Nanzhao Kingdom is not stable, and the northern barbarians invaded, they still need to rely on the troops of other countries to resist, not to mention that this time Beiliang came prepared, with strong troops and horses, much stronger than theirs. If there is no foreign aid, they will rush to send troops. I'm afraid of heavy losses.

At that time, the Nanzhao Kingdom could only hand over Hebei County, or even cede land for peace.

Chen Yuntao fell into deep thought, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

Ye Zhaoyan did not urge her, and only after Chen Yuntao raised her head did she take out a letter from her bosom and unfold it in front of him.

This is a handwritten letter, with Chu Li's private seal stamped at the end of the letter.

Ye Zhaoyan did not hand over the letter to Chen Yuntao, but under the light, Chen Yuntao clearly saw what was written on it.

Beiliang actually planned to swallow Hexi and use it to erode the border territories of the three surrounding countries.

Beiliang wants to be the only hegemonic power!

Chen Yuntao's forehead was dripping with cold sweat. If this is the case, then everything that Chu Li promised to him was a plan to delay the attack, and the real purpose was to use his Nanzhao Kingdom!

Seeing him finish reading, Ye Zhaoyan crushed the letter into powder on the spot, "This letter was stolen by our army. If it gets out, it may hurt Tianlu's reputation. I hope Commander Chen will keep it secret!"

This letter was naturally forged, and Ye Zhaoyan destroyed it so resolutely, in addition to "destroying the corpse and eradicating traces", it was also to convince the other party.

Under Chen Yuntao's solemn expression, she finally revealed the strategy of this trip: "Ye came here with sincerity, and he also knows the difficulties of Commander Chen. Commander Chen may as well listen to me and let Ye's army join the Nanzhao army. Send out troops to intimidate Beiliang, and let him retreat in the face of difficulties. In this way, Nanzhao can protect itself without offending Beiliang."

"How can Nanzhao and Tianlu not offend when they send troops together?" Chen Yuntao was puzzled.

Ye Zhaoyan had expected that the opponent would have such doubts, "After this battle, Commander Chen can say that Tianlu asked Nanzhao to send troops, not Nanzhao's original intention!"

(End of this chapter)