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Chapter 363 Let’s wait until he returns to Beijing

The battle only lasted for a quarter of an hour, and all the armed forces of the Sheshan bandits in Sheyan City had surrendered.

At the same time, another group of troops led by Chen Yuxian had captured the mountain stronghold in Sheshan.

The whole process was extremely smooth, with almost no obstructions. This also illustrates from the side that Fang Weihan's strategy is extremely successful.

Standing outside the dilapidated and collapsed city gate, Fang Weihan said to the messenger:

"Rest where you are, reward the whole army, and let everyone have a good rest."

The messenger with a happy face replied respectfully: "Here!"

And he himself walked towards the location of many generals. Before he could get close, his cheers could be heard from far away:

"Wei rate!"

"The guard is so wise and powerful! He is a role model for us!"

"When this matter is over and I return to Changming, I will definitely ask for a reward from Your Majesty on your behalf."

"Our army cannot escape the battle with the main force of Sheshan led by Xia Hougao. In order to try to equalize the opponent's numerical advantage, we should choose a battlefield with narrow terrain,"

Anyone who can make such a dangerous decision must be called courageous!

Many generals led by the East Palace Guards smiled knowingly. Honor is important, but it is not as realistic as material rewards.

Yang Fengqi suddenly pointed at a certain point on the map between Sheyan and Fushi.

This battle alone does not show Fang Weihan's overall commanding ability, but there is no doubt that he is qualified to sit in the position of the East Palace Guards.

"Let me see."

Fang Weihan said calmly, pointing to the map hanging on the horse's back.

Fang Weihan said.

Eunuch Xue held a feather book in his hand and hurriedly knocked on the door of Kaiyuan Hall again.

Having only courage is reckless, but if you have both courage and the vision to discern the opportunities of war, then you are a rare talent.

He said with a happy face.

Fang Zunzheng was standing by the window looking at the scenery. Hearing this, he turned around and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, what good news!"

……

Time flies by, and it has been a month since Fang Weihan led his army to the expedition.

"Generals, you're welcome. Our army could not achieve today's victory without your help."

Thinking about strategies is not difficult. What is really difficult is the decision to implement the strategy and the courage to take responsibility for the consequences of its possible failure.

"According to the information gathered so far, there are 80,000 Sheshan bandits besieging Fushi City." Yang Fengqi said in a deep voice, "Among them are 70,000 infantry troops and 10,000 horse troops. Civilians and the like are not included."

"The delay to Fushi is only 200 miles. It will take two days for the news to spread, two days for the enemy to withdraw from the siege and camp, and three days for return reinforcements. This means that we still have seven days at most."

……

"Your Highness, the Sheshan bandits are weak in combat power and their organization is far behind our army."

"Exactly." Eunuch Xue respectfully presented the feather letter to Fang Zun.

"Did King Guangling win again?"

After this battle, many veteran generals in Changyuan couldn't help but look at Fang Weihan with new eyes.

"General Kang, what I want is not victory, what I want is for our army to suffer as little battle damage as possible."

"Wei Zui, I think this place is fine."

Fang Weihan looked at Yang Fengqi: "General Yang, how many Sheshan bandits are there in Fushi?"

There are many living beings in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there are many talented people. But there was a lack of generals who lacked both backing and courage, as well as military spirit. In Fang Weihan, they were able to see the harmonious coexistence of all these qualities.

Fang Weihan looked around and said calmly: "The 50,000 Sheshan bandits are nearly half as many as our army. Do you think we can win?"

"I brought these young men to Kuhan Shangjun, so I have the obligation to bring them all back. Their destination should be to receive honors and applause in Changming City, instead of dying alone in the desert and turning into Han Han. Tomb of corpses.”

"it is good!"

The emperor read the above content at a glance, and the more he read, the more uncontrollable the smile on his face became.

Everyone was silent for a while.

Fang Weihan smiled and nodded.

"But now, we have more important things to do."

One person stood up and clasped his fists and said.

"In seven days, we will face the main force of the Sheshan Bandits."

Everyone looked along the direction of his finger and saw a few small words above them:
"Big River Bend."

Abandoning their baggage, they marched hundreds of miles for three days and two nights to reach the enemy's rear and break the city in one battle.

"In order to prepare for our possible frontal attack from Diaoyin, Xiahou Gao sent many troops to Pingdu, Zichang and Yangzhou County. The number of besieging troops outside Fushi City should be 50,000 now. up and down."

He slammed the table hard, making the little eunuch beside him tremble.

"The king of Guangling used deceitful tactics and clever strategies to win. He is truly the pillar of the country and the hero of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"We managed to capture the lair of the Sheshan bandits without any effort. Now let's see how they can resist my army of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

The emperor said with satisfaction: "This good news will be printed for a long time and announced to the people."

Fang Zun added: "Oh, by the way, don't forget to send a copy to Uehara Wang."

"Here!"

Eunuch Xue agreed with a smile.

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In the East Palace, Her Royal Highness the Princess is working at her desk.

After the Dong Palace Guards left, Fang Tang had no available manpower for a while. So she used the prince's treasury to recruit accomplished women to serve as internal guards, named Luantai Preparation.

Now this Luantai prepared team has a scale of more than a hundred people. It can be considered as preliminary development and has solved a lot of troubles for Fang Tang.

While vigorously establishing private internal guards, Fang Tang was also actively wooing political forces in the court.

In addition to the two major political groups led by the Chenjun Xie family and the Uehara Wang family, she keenly discovered the existence of a third party, that is, officials from small aristocratic families and poor families.

They are in a free position between the two major groups. Although they prefer the Jianghuai Group where Fang Weihan is located, after all, they do not have the status of officials of Xie Wang, Shenxiao and Wu's family.

This also gave Fang Tang room for maneuver.

She promised to give these people sufficient social status and political rewards after taking the throne, and in exchange for their support.

This move brought Fang Tang a high political reputation.

You must know that before her, the voices of officials from small aristocratic families and poor families had been ignored. It was not until recently that King Guangling Fang Weihan became more and more popular that their power developed.

Constrained by the coercion of their aristocratic families and their own likes and dislikes, the princes of the Zhou Dynasty in the past dynasties have always maintained a cold and distant attitude towards these people, for fear that they would take away the little power they had left in their hands.

And Fang Tang was the first prince of Zhou Dynasty to extend an olive branch to them.

She had no prejudice against these people of humble origins. On the contrary, the plan that inexplicably appeared in her mind still needed the help of these people.

Since Fang Weihan currently serves as the leader of the East Palace Guards, the officials she attracted also believed that this matter had something to do with Fang Weihan, so they agreed readily.

Fang Tang knew very well what he was doing now: using Fang Weihan's unclear relationship with himself to cultivate his own connections and strength.

She also knew very well that Fang Weihan definitely didn't like what she was doing, or rather... no one liked being used as a flag to pull apart.

Even so, Fang Tang still had no intention of stopping.

As the heir apparent of the empire and the future emperor, the girl knew one fact clearly: the next emperor of Zhou Dynasty could only be chosen by herself.

Her royal blood concentration and the weight of destiny and destiny she carries are unparalleled in the world.

If you want to overthrow a dynasty, you must do it when its luck is exhausted. The so-called loss of luck should have a red line. Before Fang Tang was reborn, the concentration of luck in the Great Zhou Dynasty was almost approaching this red line. The people were resentful and the country was about to collapse.

But her arrival at this time abruptly raised this red line one level higher. Before her luck was exhausted, no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty dared to bear the responsibility of killing her.

It was precisely because of this that Fang Tang dared to find a way to check and balance between the two major forces, Wang and Xie.

No matter how powerful the family is, powerful enough to prevent the emperor's voice from leaving Hangu Pass, they still cannot become the emperor.

Since the throne cannot be moved, Fang Tang naturally wants to use this to benefit himself. In this strange era, she would not believe anyone.

"Except..." the girl said to herself, her blank eyes regained their determination, "No...nothing except..."

There was no way she would abandon her carefully designed plan just because of Fang Weihan's relationship with her.

How can the emperor... share weal and woe with his ministers?
"Your Highness, there is new news from the North Palace."

Bilong found Fang Tang and handed her the letter in his hand. "Beigong?"

Fang Tang put down his pen with some confusion and took the letter from Bilong.

Fang Zun rarely sent her a message. The last time he sent a message was because of Fang Weihan's victory in the first battle. Could it be that this time it was also because of...

The girl unfolded the letter and looked at it, then fell silent.

She said her intuition was always accurate.

"Is this... a plan to surround Wei and save Zhao?"

Fang Tang, who is familiar with various books, recognized the classic strategy used by Fang Weihan at a glance.

Bilong chuckled and added: "It also adds some dark meaning to it."

"The people outside are very happy. The prices of drinks in Quan Changming Restaurant have been reduced today!"

Fang Tang put down the letter and sighed worriedly.

Thinking of the complicated relationship between her and Fang Weihan, the girl felt a little blocked in her heart.

But...why exactly?

Why do you care so much about Fang Weihan's feelings? He is not his own person...

Sure enough, this broken notebook should be blamed, right?

Forget it, there must be a way to reach the mountain. It wouldn't be too much to wait until the ninth brother comes back to consider this matter.

After retreating from Bilong, the girl stretched her body and looked up at the hollow beams above the hall.

"The task of making Ninth Brother fall in love with me is sheer nonsense, but this notebook is of some use after all..."

Fang Tang moved his slender fingers slightly, and a swirling mysterious force seemed to distort the space.

"The art of condensing clouds and accumulating rain...these techniques are truly magical and unpredictable."

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The yellow sand is curled up with cold air, and the cool autumn wind blows through the open space in front of Fushi City. The melodious sounds of feasting and revelry spread far through the firelight in the silent autumn night.

An uninvited guest came outside the Sheshan bandit camp.

He wore a bamboo hat on his head and a long sword with a gap at his waist. The blade was unsheathed and shone coldly in the moonlight.

"do not move!"

The guard outside the camp gate drew his knife and shouted.

"what is your job?"

The dusty swordsman lifted up his hat, revealing a weather-beaten face under the brim.

"Li...Li Tugong?"

The guard screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

"Didn't you die in Gaonu?"

"How many of your eyes saw me die?"

Li Tugong said coldly.

"Get out of my way."

With that said, he started to move forward.

The guard's complexion turned green and white, but due to Li Tugong's illustrious reputation in the past, he did not dare to stop him.

Li Tugong dragged his long knife with a gap and walked all the way into Xiahou Gao's main tent as if there was no one else around.

At this moment, Xia Hougao was raising and lowering his hands on the woman beside him. The leaders of the Sheshan bandits around him were acting in a similar way to him. The scene in the main account was like a live erotic palace.

"Clang!"

The long sword pierced through the wooden pillar of the tent, the handle was still trembling in the air, and the sharp sound of metal was murderous.

The women screamed in fear.

"who!"

Xia Hougao shouted and subconsciously took the spear he was leaning on.

He glanced at the door of the camp and noticed the thin figure.

"Li Tugong?"

he said doubtfully.

"You're not dead?"

Li Tugong said calmly: "Thanks to the king, the East Palace Guards did not catch me. I hid in Gaonu City for a day and rushed back overnight."

"I see." Xia Hougao's eyes changed, and he secretly cursed that Li Tugong was really lucky and would not die like this.

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back!" He laughed and walked over, as if he wanted to give Li Tu Gong a hug, "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Brother Tu Gong, you and I..."

"Your Majesty."

Li Tugong suddenly interrupted Xia Hougao.

"We are about to be in trouble."

Xia Hougao, who was interrupted, was a little angry and said disdainfully: "Reinforcements will arrive soon, Fushi is about to be defeated, and the army is still hundreds of miles away. What big trouble can Gao Nu have?"

"Brother Tu Gong, are you worrying too much?"

Li Tugong asked in confusion: "How did the king know that the troops led by the East Palace Guards are still in Gaonu City?"

"My brothers saw it with their own eyes, how can it be false?"

"Have they ever been on the city wall? Have they ever entered the camp in person?"

Xia Hougao was a little impatient: "Li Tugong, you came over so late at night and ruined my mood. What did you want to say?"

"The flags on the city wall were left there intentionally. There was no one in the tent, just some straw men covered in white ash."

Li Tugong said coldly.

"What?" Xia Hougao was shocked.

"Guangling King Fang Weihan and the Donggong Guards' troops are not in Gaonu City at all. They most likely went to Baiyu Mountain Road to attack Sheyan."

Li Tugong looked at Xia Hougao contemptuously.

"If nothing else, the scouts will be here soon."

"you……"

Xia Hougao's eyes were blazing, and he was about to explode, but he heard a loud shout from outside the tent: "Repay!"

The dusty-faced scout stumbled in.

"Your Majesty, Sheshan... Sheshan is lost! Our brothers stationed there, as well as their families... were all captured by the army!"

"How can it be?!"

Xiahou Gao was furious.

"The Baiyu Mountain Road is two hundred and fifty miles long and difficult to navigate. How did these officers and soldiers get around it silently?"

The other generals in the camp anxiously persuaded: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to worry about this matter."

"Brothers' families are all living in luxury. If we don't find a way quickly, I'm afraid..."

Xiahou Gao also knew the seriousness of the matter, but due to the sudden change, he had no idea for a while.

He cast his gaze on Li Tu Gong, as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Brother Tu Gong, do you have any idea?"

Li Tugong sneered, but he had no intention of hiding anything.

"According to the Dahe Bend, which is ninety miles away from here, it is the only feasible place for us to cross the Wuding River. If the officers and soldiers occupy it before us, we will no longer have the possibility to extend our support."

"Wait one more day...reinforcements will arrive soon..."

Li Tugong grabbed his collar and shouted: "Your Majesty, we can't wait for a day! Once Dahewan is lost, we will be finished!"

Xiahou Gao struggled, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth:

"That's all, they are all cavalry, let them catch up later! I'll go first!"

"Let all brothers prepare, let's go back to Sheyan!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)