People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1652: Trap, whose trap is against whom?
Pei Shaoye sat in the main seat, glanced at Gong Siye next to him, nodded slightly, and then looked at the generals present and said, "To defeat King Peng, we must first have a sufficient understanding of him. Without saying anything else, how did King Peng quietly capture Shanzhou and then kill his way to Xishi Pass? Who knows?"

All the generals in the tent became solemn at the same time.

Cheng Wuting's body was still on the ground, and none of them knew if they would be the next.

Among these people, there are Cheng Wuting’s confidants, but the decision between life and death is not easy.

Even though there are quite a few people here, there are still some people who did not make it here alive.

Some people had been killed before Cheng Wuting returned.

Some of them were sent by Cheng Wuting to contact various parties and have not returned yet.

Of course, Cheng Wuting had just arranged for someone to take a thousand cavalrymen to Yanling Pass.

As for whether Pei Shaoye knew about this matter, no one knew, and no one reminded him anyway.

Pei Shaoye looked at the generals and said solemnly: "Everyone, we must find out how many troops King Peng has inside Xishi Pass, what is the situation in Shanzhou, how many troops King Peng can mobilize later, and what is the layout inside Xishi Pass. Only then can we make the next deployment."

After a brief pause, Pei Shaoye looked to the left at a tall but dark-skinned general, nodded and said, "General Xin, now you will go to each unit to select elite scouts and go into the mountains to investigate the situation. We must find out the true strength of King Peng."

"I obey your command." Xin Siye bowed solemnly, then turned around and left quickly.

The eyes of the generals in the tent couldn't help but sink slightly.

I'm afraid that Xin Siye's trip this time is not just to select people, but he will also do something to their subordinates.

This period of time was enough for Pei Shaoye to basically take control of this military camp.

Pei Shaoye continued: "Let's talk about the present. Even I didn't expect that you would be so bold as to deceive the Queen of Heaven."

The generals fell silent, but their eyes couldn't help but fall on the table.

Pei Shaoye certainly knew what they were looking at. He glanced at Cheng Wuting's body on the ground and opened the memorial on the table with a cold expression.

The word "revenge" was clearly written on it in blood.

Revenge, revenge for Emperor Zhongzong.

Pei Shaoye had to admit that Li Xuan had indeed used the strategy of playing the victim to the extreme.

The morale of Li Xuan's men was high, while their own people were timid and their morale was shaken.

Pei Shaoye's eyes flashed with a sneer. He stretched out his hand and tore the paper in front of him off the memorial with a "rip" sound. Then he handed it to Gong Siye: "Doctor Gong, please find an envelope to put it in. Say it is a secret letter from Prince Peng to Cheng Wuting, and then deliver it to Shendu."

As soon as Pei Shaoye finished speaking, all the generals in the tent looked up.

Cheng Wuting didn't dare to talk about revenge directly to Empress Wu, and Pei Shaoye didn't dare to do so either, but he would be flexible.

The secret letter that Li Xuan wrote to Cheng Wuting contained the word "revenge", and Empress Wu's anger would only be directed at Cheng Wuting alone.

In this way, Cheng Wuting was held responsible, and all the other people in the account were also cleared out.

All the generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in an instant.

"He concealed the battle situation and colluded with King Peng. I will kill him. Do you have any objection?" Pei Shaoye looked up at the generals and narrowed his eyes slightly.

All the generals bowed and said, "The commander is wise."

"Yeah!" Pei Shaoye nodded, looked at Cheng Wuting's body again, and sighed softly: "After all, he died in a disadvantageous battle. He is dead, and the past is not pursued.

Come, collect General Cheng's body and send it back to Luoyang. At the same time, be careful not to let King Peng find out. "

"Yes!" Two bodyguards came out from behind, holding Cheng Wuting's body, and went straight out of the tent.

There was no sound coming from outside the tent, and the generals immediately understood that Pei Shaoye had completely taken control of the entire camp.

……

"Prince Peng has occupied Xishi Pass." Pei Shaoye knocked lightly on the table and said solemnly, "I took a look today. If he has enough troops, it will be difficult for us to take Xishi Pass without paying a huge price, especially...especially if he demolishes the north gate."

Pei Shaoye felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but even he had to admit that Li Xuan's move was truly brilliant.

After the northern wall of Xishi Pass was demolished, it seemed that there was one less defensive barrier, but Li Xuan had more cavalry under his command.

As for the cavalry, once there were no obstacles, they could charge down the mountain road directly. Even if they recaptured Xishi Pass, they would not be able to hold it.

The generals in the tent nodded solemnly.

After resolving the internal concerns, Li Xuan, who stood opposite them, was also an enemy like a giant.

"But, this also shows that he will definitely break out." Pei Shaoye changed the subject and said to everyone, "Everything he has done is to prepare for his escape from Xishi Pass, so from now on, we must also prepare for his escape from Xishi Pass."

The generals looked at Pei Shaoye in surprise, but then they understood.

The responsibility for the fall of Xishi Pass was put on Cheng Wuting.

But there is no point in taking back Xishi Pass now, so let's not take it and choose the battlefield somewhere else.

But this matter still needs the consent of the court.

That is Pei Shaoye’s business.

"Mianchi." Pei Shaoye looked at everyone solemnly and said, "Coming out of Xiashi Pass, Mianchi is close to the foot of the mountain and is the only way to enter Luoyang. However, south of Mianchi is the broad Heluo Plain. In the center, the Luo River runs horizontally through the entire plain. However, coming out of Mount Xiao, the waters of Yongchang River, Hancheng River, and Jian River flow into the Luo River..."

"Block the river and store water to attack the cavalry?" Gong Siye sat aside and looked at Pei Shaoye in surprise: "This is the trick that King Peng used to defeat Lun Qinling in Eastern Tuyuhun."

Pei Shaoye looked at Gong Siye with some appreciation, nodded, and said, "Dr. Gong is indeed a man who once served in Changzhou. This is indeed the way of fighting." After that, Pei Shaoye raised his head, looked at Xishi Pass, and whispered, "King Peng is now in Xishi Pass. In fact, he is just recuperating. He rushed all the way from Hangu Pass to Xishi Pass. I am afraid that his soldiers have been exhausted. That's why he needs to rest. After resting, he will fight through the pass and enter the Heluo Plain. But Cheng Wuting can't see through it."

The generals fell silent. Cheng Wuting was actually shocked by Li Xuan's strategy of defending his army with a pitiful heart. Who could have thought that Li Xuan would directly shout out words of revenge for Emperor Zhongzong.

"In this strategy, the route from Xishi Pass to Mianchi is the key. We must force him to go down and kill him to the Luo River. Only in this way can the water attack be effective and the water flow will cut him off. Only then can we use the momentum from top to bottom to gain the momentum of the charge. So once King Peng kills out of Xishi Pass, he will have to guard the road to Mianchi."

"Yes!" The generals responded in a deep voice. Now they finally saw the hope of defeating Li Xuan, and they still used Li Xuan's strategy.

"We still have to attack Xishi Pass tomorrow. We will attack once every hour and change people in the next hour." Pei Shaoye said, gritting his teeth and saying, "Everyone, this is your last salvation, so fight hard. If you succeed, you will be rewarded with a title and appointed as a general. If you fail, you will die for your country."

"Yes!" The generals responded loudly.

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"Doctor Gong, I need you to go to Yanling Pass and transfer 10,000 men from there to block the retreat of King Peng from behind." Pei Shaoye sighed and shook his head, "I don't know what Lou Shide thinks. I heard that he has a good relationship with Pei Yan."

"But since returning to the court, Lou Shide has had no contact with Prime Minister Pei, so the Queen Mother would use him." Gong Siye shook his head slightly and said, "It would be too aggressive for me to go. It would be better for the Marshal to write a personal letter with the military order and have someone take it to Lou Shide. He will definitely obey the order."

Pei Shaoye looked at Gong Siye deeply, nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

After a short pause, Pei Shaoye said, "There is one more thing. I need to mobilize part of the Dengzhou navy on the Luo River. I also need to trouble Doctor Gong to return to Luoyang overnight to mobilize the troops and report today's events to the Queen Mother."

"I obey your order." Gong Siye agreed very happily.

Pei Shaoye took out the memorial and the forged letter from Li Xuan to Cheng Wuting from his sleeve and handed them to Gong Siye.

"Take care, Marshal!" Gong Siye took it, then turned and left.

Listening to the sound of horse hooves outside, Pei Shaoye couldn't help but shook his head, then turned and walked into the back tent.

In the back tent, a huge sand table has been placed in the middle.

The red and blue flags were arranged in an orderly manner. If you look closely, it is exactly the set of tactics that Pei Shaoye had just mentioned.

Looking at the flag on the sand table, Pei Shaoye shook his head slightly and said, "Brother Cheng, why are you unwilling to cut off your relationship with Pei Yan? If you are willing, this set of tactics of yours... maybe you will use it yourself."

As he spoke, Pei Shaoye raised his eyes and looked up at Dongqiao Mountain, where there was a small red flag.

That was a chess piece that Cheng Wuting sent to encircle Li Xuan's rear and try to burn his food supplies.

……

At Xishi Pass, the moonlight is like water.

The huge goshawk flew back from the sky and finally landed on Li Xuan's shoulder.

Li Xuan fed the hawk a small piece of meat, then put a small bamboo tube into the hawk's leg. The next moment, the hawk had already flown high towards the direction of Yanling Pass.

According to the plan, the 1,000 cavalrymen he sent to Yanling Pass early this morning should have completed their mission and burned the food and fodder at Yanling Pass.

Lou Shide's retreat was inevitable, and it was equally inevitable that Tang Zhenxing would fully capture Xishi Pass.

At Xishi Pass, 10,000 people were under the direct command of Lou Shide, and in Guanqian Town behind, 10,000 people were under the command of Liu Dingyuan, the General of the Left Guard.

Few people know that Cheng Wuting's younger brother Cheng Wuzhong's original wife was Liu Dingyuan's sister. Unfortunately, Liu Dingyuan's sister died early.

Logically speaking, Liu Dingyuan's sister died early, and he and Cheng Wuzhong had no children, so Cheng Wuting's affairs would not implicate him. However, with this incident, Liu Dingyuan's life was over.

Moreover, Liu Dingyuan was from Congting, Pengcheng.

A relative of Shangshu You Pushe Liu Shenli.

Pei Shaoye may not have noticed this yet. Perhaps if given time, he can find a way to replace Liu Dingyuan.

However, Pei Shaoye's eyes were now full of Lou Shide, and he could not care about Liu Dingyuan's affairs.

And Li Xuan won't give him any more time.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked towards the direction of Hulao Pass.

At this time, it was not long before Wang Fangyi and Li Duozuo would charge into Hulao Pass.

……

The sky was bright in Luoyang city.

Gong Siye stood quietly behind Wu Sansi, and they walked into the palace together, and finally entered the Qianyang Palace together.

Empress Wu sat on the imperial couch and said calmly, "My lords, if you have something to report, please report it. If you don't, please leave the court."

"Your Majesty, General Pei Shaoye of the Left Guard entered the army yesterday and took control of the army. He also killed the traitor Cheng Wuting. Today, Pei Shaoye's reply and the traitor Cheng Wuting's letter of treason are delivered to me." Wu Sansi walked out, then took out two memorials from his sleeve and handed them over.

Qiu Huan walked down quickly, took it and handed it to Empress Wu.

Empress Wu opened Pei Shaoye's memorial with a solemn expression, nodded calmly, and then opened the "secret letter" written by "Li Xuan" to Cheng Wuting.

The word "revenge" written in blood appeared clearly before his eyes.

"He deserves to die!" Empress Wu gritted her teeth and looked at the secret letter.

Looking at these two words, the scene of Li Xian's death couldn't help but appear in her mind.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report." Lai Junchen bowed and stood up.

(End of this chapter)