Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 317 The Eve of the Northwest Decisive Battle

"Woooooooo..."

The distant and desolate sound of horns came faintly from the Qianghu camp. Lu Su slowly raised his head, and saw that the camp covering the entire field of vision was like a sleeping giant beast. Countless people came out of the tents and gathered in Among the respective tribes.Afterwards, all the large and small organizations and tribes gathered into a large square formation. The dense spears and scimitars stretched endlessly, almost reflecting all the rays of the sun in the sky on the ground, forming a sea of ​​swords, lights and spears.

Lu Su, who was blinded by the light of the knife, had no choice but to put down the binoculars in his hand and use the easiest way to build a pergola with his hands to look forward with his naked eyes.Then, he saw the carrier of the sword light and spear shadow, which was the raging endless crowd.

Thousands of soldiers, boundless, tens of thousands of soldiers, earth to sky!
Lu Su looked calm, but secretly began to roughly count the number of people in this army.As an excellent commander, he has more accurate vision and judgment than experienced veterans.

But it's a pity that although Lu Su thought he was safe and far-sighted, he couldn't estimate how many troops Han Sui had dispatched this time.The endless Qianghu army gathered into a continuous wave. They rolled down from the low hills and rolled forward again. But the army is still rising endlessly behind the hill.

Such a formation and number of people can no longer be judged by the naked eye.Fortunately, Lu Su could see that all the tents in the Qianghu camp had been dismantled. It seemed that this time it was Han Sui who made an all-out move, vowing to eradicate Ma Chao—it was not difficult to make such a judgment, after all, this It has always been a scene carefully designed by Lu Su.

Before the army was dispatched, he secretly contacted Ma Chao through the Jinyiwei organization, and made a plan to be arrogant and invincible.The main point of the Kansai War is undoubtedly Jicheng.As long as the army of the Han Dynasty keeps the stronghold of Jicheng, it will be like a dot in Go, or a trough in Xiangqi.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, Lu Su and Ma Chao took great pains.Ma Chao did not hesitate to put himself in danger, and Lu Su put himself in Han Sui's shoes and thought of all the possibilities.This time Han Sui's army moved, it seemed that he was motivated, but in fact Han Sui had to do so.

Now that Ma Chao's prestige alone is worth tens of thousands of troops in Kansai, no matter what Han Sui's plan is, he must get rid of Ma Chao's thorn in his side, so that he can stand up and down.On the other hand, the power of the army this time can also make the Jicheng and Lu Su armies dare not act rashly, so Han Sui can cut off Ma Chao without any distraction.

"General, the scouts have finished searching. There are no birds or beasts in the Qianghu army camp. It must be that Han Sui's army has been dispatched. The Jinyiwei who mixed into the Qianghu army also sent information. The leader of the army this time is indeed Han Sui, the leader of the Iron Qiang League. Undoubtedly." Wen Pin clasped his fists on the horse and reported the latest battle to Lu Su.

"General, the event has come to an end!" Before Lu Su could speak, the smug Li Yan seemed impatient: "Since Han Sui has left, we just need to unite with the soldiers of Jicheng and set up an ambush on Zanglongpo, and beat Han Sui with a dead stick. The disadvantage can be reversed and completely reversed! Even if Han Sui’s fate is high, he escapes. But he can’t cut off the power of General Ma in the future, and he can’t rely on the city of Ji to defend. Our army only needs to wait for the rebellious army to betray their relatives and leave, and then launch a thunderbolt If you strike, you will definitely win a big victory!"

The Long Snake Valley Zanglongpo was the ambush site that Lu Su and Ma Chao had planned long ago. The reason why they chose that place was firstly because the land was sparsely populated and the war would not affect innocent people; secondly because the location of the Long Snake Valley Zanglongpo was better. , easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there is only one way for soldiers and horses to pass.Ma Chao has only 20 cavalry, who come and go like the wind, advance and retreat freely, but if Han Sui's [-] troops want to pass through the Long Snake Valley, it will inevitably take a lot of time.

Once Ma Chao's cavalry passed through the Long Snake Valley, the Han army could cut off that passage and kill Han Sui's central army as much as possible.As a result, Han Sui's power was greatly damaged and he could not convince the crowd. Ma Chao only needed to calmly beat the Qianghu tribes at both ends of the snake and mouse again, and the Iron Qiang League would inevitably face a situation of disintegration.

In this way, everything seems to be perfect.The plan was finally implemented smoothly as expected.

However, at this moment, Lu Su looked at the army rolling under the smoke, dust and yellow sand, and his brows could not be relaxed.He didn't have any basis, but he always felt that things seemed to be going too smoothly.The Yellow River has criss-crossed western Xinjiang for decades. Even Huangfusong, the No.1 general of the Han Dynasty, was defeated by Han Sui. Although he planned the trick to lure the enemy this time, the vicious and cunning Han Sui had a deep and deep city. , just can't see the clue at all?
Perhaps, he has already seen it, but it's just that the decadence of Qianghu under his tent forced him to do so?It is true that the times make heroes, but all heroes must adapt to the times. Could it be that Han Sui's Nine Songs of the Yellow River also had a hero's shortness of breath, and Han Xin's hips bent over?
Lu Su shook his head, in the case of any other intelligence details, he couldn't make more judgments.So, he finally nodded slightly, and ordered: "The whole army is ready, and after I meet with Mr. Cui, we will move out of the Long Snake Valley!" He said: "Milian Jinyiwei, please be sure to report the number of troops that Han Sui dispatched this time."

"Number of people? How could the 20 army be overstated?" Li Yan frowned, impatient with Lu Su's cautiousness.Now that the strategy has been completed, it is time to motivate the army and fight hard, but Lu Su still cares about such trivial matters, which is really detrimental to the general's demeanor.

"The number of people who do not need to be confirmed, just a rough approximation." Lu Su saw the disdain in Li Yan's eyes, but did not give any explanation: "Just do me a small favor as the coach, after all, I will command the army next time." , I don’t know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.”

"It's useless to talk about some things, but it's always right to be careful when sailing for ten thousand years," Lu Su said jokingly, but comforted himself in his heart.

"Follow the order, as the coach wishes!" Wen Pin smiled and left holding his fists. He was very pleasing to the eyes of this coach who had no airs at all.Even Li Yan, who was unhappy just now, couldn't help but slightly nodded when he heard Lu Su's last words, and no longer raised his eyebrows coldly at Lu Su.

It's a pity that although Lu Su arranged the self-army easily, he didn't expect to encounter a nail that was neither soft nor hard in Jicheng.

"Mr. Cui, the army's entry into the Long Snake Valley this time is a good opportunity to defeat Han Sui's rebellious army. This is a feat to report to the imperial court, go down to An Lishu, and return the people of Kansai to a bright and sunny day. Why is the government so hesitant?" Lu Lu Su respectfully saluted Cui Lie, and his tone was full of gentle words of comfort.Although, holding the talisman this time, he has full power to supervise and manage the Kansai military.

Cui Lie also had a gentle expression on his face. Looking at the young but stable young man in front of him, who was not at all happy to use power to overwhelm others in the legend, he became more and more satisfied.Therefore, he could only open his mouth in embarrassment: "How could this old man not know what Lu Sima said?...It's just that this matter is not up to this old man to decide."

Lu Su's face darkened, and after a little thought, he understood Cui Lie's implication.Cui Lie used to have a high reputation, but since he donated money to buy Sangong, his reputation has plummeted. Although he has done a lot of good things to benefit the country and the people as a Situ, in this Han Dynasty that only valued reputation, Cui Lie This kind of person has undoubtedly become a negative model of scholar-bureaucrats, a scum of verbal criticism.

After the emperor came to the court, although he became the shepherd of Liangzhou in a legitimate name, but his notoriety, coupled with the fact that Liangzhou has changed, he can only rely on the local wealthy giants to take control of Liangzhou.In this way, Cui Lie regarded a state shepherd who seized what he wanted and held the power of life and death in a state as a peacemaker and a jack-of-all-trades role.

Not to mention, Lu Su also knew that the county soldiers in Jicheng were said to be the army of the Han Dynasty, but in fact they were all private troops of various families.Even if Cui Lie intends to kill the enemy, he still needs to ask the opinions of all clans and clans.As for these local wealthy families, it is okay for them to defend against Han Sui's rebels and protect the city and protect the people, but if they are asked to place all their bets on Lu Su's handicap, they will be entangled, which is natural.

However, the military aircraft is fleeting, and at this critical moment, it is impossible for Lu Su to order Cui Lie to gather all the powerful families in Jicheng, and he will persuade them one by one.Therefore, after Lu Su pondered for a while, he had no choice but to reply: "In that case, please forgive me for being disrespectful. In the battle of Long Snake Valley, [-] soldiers under my command are enough."

These words are not mixed with any emotional color. If people with narrow minds hear it, it is clearly that Lu Su became angry and warned Cui Lie not to regret after the success of the matter; but if people with open minds hear it, it can also be understood as Lu Su Su is sympathetic to Fu Jun's difficulties, and does not want to embarrass Cui Lie's kindness.

But no matter how Cui Lie understood it, anyway, this time the plan of the two armies to attack Han Sui came to naught.However, just as Lu Su was leaving, the eyes of the old and the young met in midair inadvertently, and then the two looked at each other and smiled in a very tacit understanding, which looked very strange.

After Lu Su left completely, Cui Lie closed his eyes slightly, as if he was closing his eyes to rest his mind.Yang Fu turned around from the back hall, bowed to Cui Lie and asked, "Have you dismissed him?"

Cui Lie nodded, with an indescribably complex look on his old face: "However, this old man is always a little uneasy. This Lu Sima is an extraordinary person, and this old man tricked him according to your plan." , he clearly saw it, but he agreed frankly...Xi Shan, do you think our move will miss a great achievement?"

"Subordinate, I don't know." Yang Fu's gentle face also became embarrassed, he opened his mouth, and seemed to have a thousand words, but when the words reached his mouth, he only let out a sigh.

"Oh, forget it, be careful sailing for thousands of years. I am over half a hundred years old, so what's the use of being able to lift up the sky? If you don't guard this city of Ji, you can take care of me, Liangzhou. Shepherd is the right way.”

"Your Majesty, maybe His Majesty also thinks that way. Otherwise, why did he choose you to be in charge of Liangzhou among those highly respected people in the court?"

Cui Lie was taken aback for a moment, and after he figured out the deep meaning behind Yang Fu's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly: "Xishan, you have a talent in Pingzhou, but you are trapped in Jicheng, it's a bit of a shame."

(End of this chapter)