"Pit" you for three lives and three lives

Chapter 75

The battle on the front line dragged on until the end of September, and finally there was a turning point.

Xie Lian was ordered to lead [-] cavalrymen across the north, and confront the [-] Northern Qin army at Luojian in Huainan.

The general of Bei Qin divided [-] troops to fight head-on, and Xie Lian also divided the cavalry into two. One of them was almost under the nose of the Bei Qin army, and without anyone noticing it, it made a detour and went around to the rear wing of the Qin army.

Xie Lian took the lead in the front, leading the cavalry to charge into the enemy's formation, pointing at the sword, invincible.The detour troops intercepted from behind, and the Qin army panicked. The army, which was ten times larger than the enemy, panicked and retreated quickly.Soldiers struggled to cross the Huai River to escape for their lives, and more than [-] people drowned alone.Xie Lian pursued and killed the general and deputy general of the Qin army.The one hundred thousand army was completely defeated by Xie Lian's five thousand cavalry.For a moment, the soldiers of Qin were panicked, and Xie Lian's name almost became a reminder. Everyone was terrified when they heard about it, and the defenders in several cities in Huainan retreated without a fight.

When the news reached Emperor Qin's ears, his 30 army was facing Sima Yu's army across Feishui.

In late autumn, the banks of the Feishui River are boundless, and the reed flowers are scattered.In the midst of the slaughter, Emperor Qin saw the purge of the opposite party, with a magnificent momentum.One of them has a golden helmet and armor, the sun is slanting, his face is like a general, handsome and surpassing.I felt a palpitation in my heart.

He pointed at the horsewhip and asked the people around him, "Who is that young general?"

Standing next to him is the surrendered general of the Southern Dynasty.Forced by the situation, he accepted the surrender, and his heart was still in the south, so he immediately said: "That is the prince of the Southern Dynasty. He was the one who attacked the Jiangbei Camp at night in Xiangyang last year. He was the one who defeated General Murong."

Murong Juan was known as the God of War in the Northern Dynasty. When he said this, there was a commotion among the generals of the Northern Qin Army.

Emperor Qin's brain froze for a moment, and he said again: "You are really a young hero. Xie Lian, who reported from Luojian, sounds very familiar."

"It's Taifu Xie's nephew. Xie Lian and Wei Lang, who is guarding Xiangyang now, are the prince's arms. They all fought against General Murong when they were in Xiangyang. I think they should have been mentioned in General Murong's battle report."

Emperor Qin nodded and said, "Jiangnan still has talents."

Although he tried to calm down, but thinking of the prime minister's remonstrance before his death, the Southern Dynasty's "junming ministers are virtuous", he couldn't help regretting his haste and ignorance.There is already a look of embarrassment on the face.

On the east bank of Feishui, Sima Yu lined up and waited.

But then again, the two armies approached the river bank to line up, looking across the water, they couldn't fight at all.Because no one is stupid enough to cross the river under the nose of the enemy.There is bound to be another detour to divide the troops and sneak across Feishui.

"Where is Xie Lian?" Sima Yu asked Wang Yan beside him.

"After defeating Liangrong's army, they crossed Luojian. Right now, they are rushing along the Huai River, and they can arrive as early as tomorrow morning." Wang Yan said.

"What's going on with Qin Jun?"

Wang Yan said: "Not yet..." The child was always cautious in speaking and would not easily speculate, but after hesitating for a moment, he still said, "I see, they seem...have no idea of ​​crossing the water and fighting."

Sima Yu smiled and said, "It's because Ahu is afraid of beating me, and I'm delaying it."

Xie Lian's 5000 men easily defeated the Northern Qin army of 30, and now there are [-] troops on the east bank of Feishui.The Northern Qin army calculated with multiplication, and felt that their [-] troops were a little overhang, and they were very timid.They obviously have an absolute numerical advantage, but they dare not take the initiative to attack.

"We haven't fought yet. We lost the battle first. This battle may be more optimistic than we expected." Sima Yu said, "But it doesn't matter. If they don't come to fight, we will take the initiative to find them."

As expected, Xie Lian arrived at the fastest speed.But he was not in a hurry to have a round with Sima Yu.

The young general made a big circle, went east to break the siege of Luojian, cleared away the hidden worries of the enemy, and then went west to return to the front line. After opening the defense line of the Qin army in Feishui, they circled behind the Qin army again.He was actually a roundabout unit of the Southern Dynasty army, but he nested a small roundabout in the big roundabout, boldly repeated the same trick, and succeeded again.

In his hands, the strategy is not new, the use of troops is not out of date, flexible and ever-changing, always making the enemy hard to guess and hard to defend.

At this time, Emperor Qin didn't know that a sharp knife had been inserted into his back, and he sent someone to persuade Sima Yu to surrender.

Sima Yu received the envoy bluntly, and even more bluntly refused: "I have the ambition to fight to the death, but I don't have the heart to surrender to the enemy. Take my reply to your lord. You are pressing the Huai River to set up an army, making it impossible for me to cross the river. If this stalemate continues, it will inevitably be a long-lasting confrontation, and there will be no benefit for both parties. Why don't you retreat a little, wait for me to cross the river and form an array, and then fight to decide the victor. Let's make a quick decision, how about it?"

The envoy took the words back, and not long after, he sent it back to Emperor Qin to reply, "Yes."

——Emperor Qin also had his own plan. He could take advantage of the Southern Dynasty's army crossing the river and attack when the battle was disordered and defenses were weakest, and win in one fell swoop.I thought it was a trick.

The two sides agreed to return to camp to prepare.

In the blink of an eye, the night light is like water.

The horses in the camp neighed and the torches crackled.

Xie Bing, Yu Qian and others have returned their accounts.Sima Yu was exhausted for months and fell asleep early.

And Wang Yan wrapped a blanket near the door of Sima Yu's tent.He is Sima in the army. Because of his young age, Xie Lian refused to take him to the front line, so he stayed in the camp to assist Sima Yu in handling the documents.Everything was going well, but last month Ari suddenly sent him a private letter, asking him to take care of Sima Yu carefully and guard against idlers around Sima Yu.

Although Wang Yan is young, but after being immersed in Wang Tan, Xie Lian and others for a long time, his mind is precocious, and he understands everything that should be understood.

Her sister's letter was not just out of favor, asking him to take care of her brother-in-law.I'm afraid that something happened later that made her vigilant.

Sima Yu and Xie Lian still had to make decisions on the fly. He lacked experience and insight in these matters, so he didn't intervene.He didn't tell them about Ari's chasing the wind and shadows to worry them, but he was extra careful.Sima Yu's every meal and daily life passed through his hands, so he was on guard.

These days, he himself has gradually seen some clues.

He is talented in handling documents, and the military affairs in the camp have been screened by him before they are in Sima Yu's hands.Even so, Sima Yu was busy with tasks, and it was rare for him to get enough sleep.Recently, there are often reports in the middle of the night, waking Sima Yu up from his sleep, but what they say is insignificant.Wang Yan was very annoyed.This child is not used to guessing people's hearts from the bad side, but as soon as he opened his mind, he thought more carefully than anyone else.Even with the trivial matters that he had dealt with, he could vaguely see that someone in the army might deliberately tire Sima Yu so that he could not rest.

And since the report of Xie Lian's victory came, he could feel an undercurrent surging around Sima Yu.

He couldn't help but think of Wang Tan's advice to him before he left for the expedition, "The outside world is dangerous, the more smooth the wind is, the more careful you are behind. Follow the prince carefully and keep your eyes open."

At this moment, he vaguely understood his father's deep meaning.

When he couldn't sleep, he thought about who would benefit from attacking the prince. A little fluctuation of the frontline coach could affect the situation of the battle.Sima Yu has something to do, and if he loses the battle before the battle, the country will perish.

But today, it was as if an ice blade had struck through his mind, and he suddenly realized that there was indeed a situation that some people liked to hear.

——The front line was defeated, and Sima Yu died.

He himself was frightened by this thought for a while, and his body was completely cold for a while.

In fact, this possibility has always been there, but the former Qin army came so aggressively that he couldn't think of the possibility of victory for a while.In the current situation, the frontline victory may not be nine out of ten, but as long as Xie Lian is there, the undefeated will be safe.He has the leeway to conceive of other things.

Wang Yan didn't panic.After all, Sima Yu's security matters are still in his hands. As long as he is careful, others will have nothing to do.

He just thought, it seems that the guards around Sima Yu need to be increased - and the more the battle progresses, the more pressure and responsibility the guards will have.

Wang Yan lifted the blanket and sat up.The child became more calm and thorough under pressure.

"Can't sleep?" Sima Yu yawned behind him.He was lying down with his armor on, and when he moved his body, there was a clang.

The sound is very clear in the cold night.

Wang Yan was not in a hurry to turn on the oil lamp, he just leaned on the Changge and chatted with Sima Yu, "Your Highness is still up?"

"Yes." Sima Yu responded, "I'm so excited that I can't sleep, the decisive battle is tomorrow."

Wang Yan: =__=|||Why can't I feel your excitement at all?

"The more you sleep at this time, the more you need to sleep well." Wang Yan was serious.

Sima Yu laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Come here to show you something."

Wang Yan passed obediently, and Sima Yu took out a letter from his arms and gave it to him.With the light of the torch outside, Wang Yan opened it and read a few words, then immediately lowered his voice, "This is..."

"The letter of persuasion handed over by the Northern Qin envoy today."

"But..." This is simply a letter to the enemy!

Naturally, Wang Yan knew that the letter would not come from the Emperor Qin, and he was afraid that nine times out of ten it was an emissary—he came to offer advice and show loyalty to Sima Yu under the guise of persuading him to surrender.There are people in the Qin army to respond, Sima Yu is in the front, and Xie Lian is behind... Tomorrow's battle, there probably won't be much suspense.

Sima Yu smiled and said, "Shhh - walls have ears. I'm showing you that I want you to relax."

Wang Yan suddenly didn't know what to say - Sima Yu didn't know yet, Wang Yan wasn't worried about the war, anyway, Xie Lian and Sima Yu were the ones to worry about, he just had to trust them.What he was worried about was that if he won too quickly, he didn't have time to deploy, and Sima Yu, a chubby little sheep, would suddenly be exposed in front of all the big bad wolves with their teeth bared.

"Hey, why do you seem to be more worried?"

Wang Yan: ...I can't talk to you bastard!

——Compared with Wei Lang, Xie Lian and Sima Yu, Wang Yan is still too thin and tender.

Sima Yu wrapped his arms around his neck and rubbed his head, "Okay, don't worry. I know what bothers you. I'll go back after the battle tomorrow."

"Uh……"

"I haven't seen your sister for a long time." Sima Yu said with a smile, "I can't fall asleep thinking about it."

"Hey……"

But Wang Yan had to admit that it would be too cool for Sima Yu to leave tomorrow after the fight.Let the big bad wolves show their teeth and blow the air!The conspiracy that can be played on the front line, when you arrive in Jianye City, you can try it with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

The troubles that he couldn't solve by scratching his scalp were so calm in Sima Yu's hands-of course, Wang Yan pretended not to hear about going home to hug his wife or something.

"But... Your Highness just leave like this?"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Sima Yu smiled, "Military achievements are useless in my hands, so why bother to compete with Ahu and Achou? And once defeat is turned into victory, what's the next step?"

Wang Yan thought for a while, and said: "Pursue the victory..." His face became fascinated for a moment, "Recover the lost ground, and drive the barbarians as far as possible."

"Everything has to be taken advantage of." Sima Yu said, "But if I'm here, and the battle is decided on the front line, will they ask me for instructions?"

... If you ask for instructions, it will inevitably delay the fighter plane, and if you don't ask for instructions, it will become arbitrary again.Where to go, the generals in command may be worried.Moreover, the number of troops is small, so to protect Sima Yu's safety, it is necessary to divide the troops.Otherwise, Sima Yu could only rush to the front line - but he is the crown prince, who bears the weight of the country and cannot tolerate any mistakes.

Thinking about it this way, it would be the best choice for Sima Yu to return to Jianye.

Can he make an instant decision without being blinded by merit and glory... Wang Yan also has to admire Sima Yu's courage and determination.

"And I really feel a little tired." Sima Yu stretched his waist, "It may take a while to recover after going back. Just don't get seriously ill." He said, "I don't want to hold on ..."

(End of this chapter)