The world of film and television begins with Ning'an as a dream

Xie Yu saw the guard's hesitation, and he knew what he was thinking. He shouted angrily, "Follow orders, I will make the decision!"

The guard wanted to say something more, but then he noticed the head lying on the ground. He dared not say anything more and quickly took the order and left.

……

Wang Yue had been lying in ambush for a whole day, but the pursuers had not arrived yet. Just when he was about to withdraw his troops, he suddenly heard the sound of cavalry approaching. He quickly told his soldiers to get ready and rush down when they heard the explosion.

Although there are not many pottery jars in the mountain path, the noise caused by the explosion can still frighten the war horses.

The 10,000 cavalrymen of the Western Border Army's vanguard battalion lost their composure at the explosion and trampled on each other, causing a large number of casualties before Wang Yue could lead his men to charge.

Just at this moment, Wang Yue led his troops to attack from both sides. The leader of the enemy's vanguard camp thought that his predecessor was defeated in this way. He had no intention of fighting and did not know the situation ahead, so he could only command the army to retreat.

It is very difficult to retreat in the canyon. Without reasonable command, the trampling will be even more serious. And this cavalry commander has just been promoted, and he does not have sufficient tactical qualities.

When the cavalry commander escaped the ambush, only two to three thousand of the 39288706-man Western Frontier Army's vanguard camp escaped, and none of the others survived. .

Chapter 69: The Western Border Army is unable to pursue!

In fact, after the surprise attack, three to five thousand soldiers of the Western Border Army wanted to surrender, and Wang Yue also wanted to take these people away, as they were the foundation for his future survival.

However, the Red Flame Army and the Western Border Army now have a deep hatred for each other. After finally getting a chance for revenge, the Red Flame Army went crazy and did not let anyone go.

Seeing that the situation had come to this, Wang Yue didn't say any more nonsense. He ordered his men to collect the war horses, armor and weapons, and then gathered the corpses together, piled dry firewood and kerosene on them, and set them on fire.

At this time of year, the grass and trees had already dried up, and once a fire was lit, it would inevitably set the entire nearby valley on fire.

Just at this time, a north wind suddenly blew up, carrying the fire, and blew southward through the mountain road, bringing the flames with it, and soon the entire valley was set on fire.

As the fire spread southward, a series of violent explosions occurred deep in the mountain path, as if something flammable was ignited, and the fire burned more fiercely.

Wang Yue was so far away, but he could still hear the soldiers' shrill cries coming from afar, which was a bit creepy to hear.

Seeing this situation, Wang Yue judged that the kerosene or something like that brought by the pursuers must have been accidentally ignited by the fire.

Wang Yue looked at the Western Border Army that was blocked in the south and felt that with the fire blocking their way, Xie Yu’s only thing to consider now was not chasing the Red Flame Army, but finding a way to escape. Otherwise, he would surely be burned to death in the mountains.

However, because the fire was so big, Wang Yue had no way to pursue the victory and could only retreat as soon as possible.

Just as he was preparing to retreat, he suddenly felt that he could take the opportunity to clean up the battlefield where the Chiyan Army and Dayu were fighting, and then go over there to meet up with Wang Jing.

That was a battlefield where hundreds of thousands of people were fighting. If the armor was transported away, he could mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers at any time.

……

In fact, Wang Yue guessed correctly. The explosion in the canyon was indeed caused by the kerosene and gunpowder that Xie Yu and Xia Jiang urgently dispatched in order to completely wipe out the Chiyan Army.

These things were originally prepared for the Chiyan Army, but because of Wang Yue's sneak attack, the gunpowder and kerosene were not used.

This time, Wang Yue suddenly set a fire, and a strong wind blew. The fire, with the help of the strong wind, burned the kerosene brought by Xie Yu's soldiers, making the Western Border Army taste the pain of being burned once again.

Fortunately, there were no troops chasing and blocking the Western Border Army from the rear, so they could escape by abandoning their supplies. However, because there were too many people, many were trampled and burned to death. By the time they escaped from Meiling, only less than 30,000 of the 60,000 troops that had gathered again were left. Even so, many soldiers were still burned all over, and even more had lost their weapons.

At this point, it is no longer possible to rely on the Western Border Army to wipe out the Red Flame Army. After all, the disparity in the number of troops on both sides is not that great.

Xia Jiang is now covered in dust and dirt. Although he is somewhat unwilling, he still knows that there is no way to pursue the Red Flame Army anymore.

The Red Flame Army has a name that contains the word "flame". They are truly masters at playing with fire.

He and Xie Yu only burned the Red Flame Army once, but the Red Flame Army had burned them several times back and forth.

So, he said to Xie Yu who escaped with him, "General Xie, it seems we must ask for reinforcements. We can only rely on the Western Border Army and are completely fooled by that old thief Lin Xie."

Xie Yu was also somewhat unwilling, but as he looked at the fire that was getting closer and closer behind him, as well as some soldiers who had not had time to escape and were wailing in the fire, he knew that the situation was hopeless and he didn't even have a chance to defect.

So, he asked with a somewhat frustrated look, "Then where do you want to mobilize troops from? Are you really going to arrest Lin Xie and persuade the Red Flame Army to surrender according to the imperial decree?"

Xia Jiang saw a murderous look in Xie Yu's eyes. If he dared to let Xie Yu take the blame alone, Xie Yu would definitely bring him down and let him be buried with him.

He hesitated for a moment, then immediately said, "This is easy. We can just say that Lin Xie and the Red Flame Army refused to surrender and instead attacked the Western Border Army. As long as we take the remaining troops to Hanzhong and Nanyang, they will definitely agree."

Xie Yu's face turned dark. This was like stepping on his face. However, he was fine with fighting and killing, but he was really not good at plotting and scheming.

Moreover, seeing that Xia Jiang was not going to abandon him, he didn't want to force him too much, so he nodded in agreement.

So, the two of them took the secret order and went to Hanzhong, Nanyang to mobilize troops, ready to block the Red Flame Army's way back south. At the same time, they left some troops behind to block the news here to prevent outsiders from knowing the news.

After all, the imperial edict they received was not to annihilate the Chiyan Army, but to capture Lin Xie and Lin Shu, and then persuade the Chiyan Army to surrender.

They did so in the Red Flame Army camp when dealing with the auxiliary troops, but facing the elite Red Flame Army, they were afraid that if Lin Shu and Lin Xie did not die, it would bring bad luck to them, so they chose to annihilate them completely.

If the remnants of the Red Flame Army were allowed to run out and talk nonsense, they would not be able to explain themselves clearly, and they would all be implicated in the process to appease the anger of the court officials.

In their opinion, the fact that the Red Flame Army was able to launch such a counterattack after being ambushed must have been the work of the old fox Lin Xie. Therefore, the two of them did not know that Lin Xie and Lin Shu had already led their troops away. They still thought that they could completely annihilate the Red Flame Army, but they did not expect that Lin Xie and Lin Shu had already left Meiling.

However, it would probably take a long time to go through all this, which gave Wang Yue some time.

……

Wang Yue led his troops to clean up the battlefield, relying on the gathered war horses and some carriages to transport supplies. By the time he arrived at the city of Chang'an and met up with Wang Jing, another day had passed.

After Wang Yue settled the wounded, everyone was still worried about Wang Yue and his group. Hesitating whether to send someone to check on them, he saw Wang Yue rushing back.

He saw Wang Yue's army coming and unloading mountains of weapons outside the camp. He felt very sad and was afraid that it would be another great victory.

Sure enough, just as he thought, the soldiers who were traveling with Wang Jing saw that Wang Yue and his party had brought so many supplies. The soldiers who were originally pessimistic felt that this was a victory and were suddenly excited.

Wang Yue walked around the camp. He was very satisfied with the current morale. It seemed that his prestige had been established and he no longer had to worry about his subordinates betraying him.

But after he turned around, he didn't see any seriously injured people, so he asked Wang Jing in confusion, "Brother Xiao Jing, where did the seriously injured brothers go?"

Wang Jing had heard that Wang Yue had defeated Xie Yu's army and that Xie Yu had been burned to death by a huge fire. He thought he had escaped, so he said with ease, "I will arrange for the boats to go east along the Wei River and send them to Qingzhou first, where they will wait for us to go south together."

Wang Yue was speechless. His brother was happy too early and his arrangements were too rough. If the imperial court's order came first, the more than a thousand seriously injured soldiers would die in prison even if they did not die of illness.

He felt that in order to ensure safety, there was no time to lose, so he made a decision immediately. After the army rested for an hour, they immediately marched eastward to Tongguan, gathered boats at Fengling Ferry in Tongguan, and traveled by water to Qingzhou.

Tongguan was in the hands of Daliang. The Yellow River east of Tongguan was the border between Daliang and Beiyan. Wang Yue's 39288659 Red Flame Army's mobilization of ships made Beiyan very nervous. But soon, Beiyan's soldiers discovered a strange phenomenon. The soldiers in Tongguan Daliang seemed to be more nervous than them. .

Chapter 70: A feint!

In fact, this was because Wang Yue wanted to keep it secret and not let people know that Lin Xie and Lin Shu were not in the army, so he ignored the commander of Tongguan in Daliang, which led to this result.

However, this is also good. If you don't contact the other party, the other party won't have to take responsibility, and it can also be regarded as indirectly protecting the other party.

Even as the situation between the two armies was tense, the Chiyan Army quickly gathered enough ships and sailors. The 30,000-strong army, carrying sufficient supplies, headed eastward and soon arrived in Qingzhou.

The army docked at Le'anju Port. Before Wang Yue got off the ship, he met the lieutenant who was escorting the seriously injured soldiers to the next step. The lieutenant also brought Wang Yue a message.

Guo Huai, the prefect of Le'an County, once fought side by side with Lin Xie against Northern Yan. He thought Lin Xie was still in the army, so after making arrangements for the wounded, he asked Lin Xie to bring back a message that Emperor Liang had ordered the prince to be imprisoned, so he asked Marshal Lin to make preparations early.

Wang Yue was speechless. It seemed that Lin Xie and Lin Shu's plan had not yet succeeded, which made him a little embarrassed.

If he rebelled as usual, it would confirm the crime of rebellion of the Red Flame Army, which would implicate Lin Shu and Lin Xie.

But if he didn't rebel, his soldiers might still have a chance to survive, but he, the new commander of the Red Flame Army, would surely die.

He hesitated for a moment, then called all the captains and lieutenants in the army to a boat and explained the problems they were facing.

These low-level officers had no opinions at all; they all listened to the general. Now that the general was away and Wang Yue was the new commander-in-chief appointed by Lin Xie, they all let Wang Yue make the decision.

Wang Yue led everyone's expectant gaze and expressed his thoughts, "Since His Majesty wants to prove that the Red Flame Army is rebelling, we have no choice but to rebel. However, we cannot use the name of the Red Flame Army, as this will be disadvantageous to the Marshal and the Junior Marshal who are returning to the capital. Therefore, we can only rebel under other banners. Let's take Qingzhou or Taizhou before the imperial decree comes down and see the court's reaction."

The captains and lieutenants in the room were all at a loss. Although they were very angry about the emperor's treatment of Marshal Lin, they were also somewhat reluctant to rebel.

Wang Jing saw that everyone was hesitant, so he shouted angrily, "What else do you want? If the Western Border Army does not have the emperor's order, do they dare to attack our Red Flame Army?

Now the Red Flame Army and the Western Border Army have both been hurt. In order to cover up the truth, the Emperor has made it impossible for any of us in the Red Flame Army to be left alive. If we don't rebel now, are we all ready to be killed?"

Wang Jing's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart and calming their hesitant hearts.

Yes, they already had no way out. They looked at Wang Yue excitedly and shouted,

"Please, Marshal, make the decision! Find a way out for our brothers!"

"Yes, we all listen to the Marshal!"

"Please ask the Marshal to make the decision!"

Wang Yue felt more at ease when he saw that everyone had finally reached a consensus and no one thought of objecting.

However, he also knew that this was the prestige he gained from a battle in the canyon, but if he wanted to rely on this reputation to get everyone to follow him in a rebellion, it would not last long.

He also needed to calm people's hearts, so he said very seriously, "Even so, I will tell you my idea. I plan to take Qingzhou or Taizhou as our base. There is no need to be so desperate. As long as we repel the court's attacks several times and let Emperor Liang know that there is no hope of recovery, he will definitely arrange for amnesty."

In fact, conquering Qingzhou was just a cover, but it was also necessary to prepare enough supplies in Qingzhou before taking a ship south, and the destination was still Taizhou.

There are mountains blocking the left side of Taizhou, so only a small number of soldiers are needed to guard the pass to stop the Daliang troops. The south is close to Nanchu, so they can go to trade food and grass. Only more than 30,000 soldiers are needed to defend the north.

After making the plan, Wang Yue asked the lieutenant to go back and deliver a letter, saying that Marshal Lin Xie was going to host a banquet for his former colleagues in a banquet in three days, and asked Guo Huai to help raise money and make preparations.

Guo Huai thought that Lin Xie had no other choice but to rebel.

Since they are rebelling, they need a base. If they take Qingzhou, relying on the might of the Chiyan Army, the ancient Qingxu land can be easily taken. By then, Lin Xie will be the master of a country within a country like King Mu of Yunnan, and he will not be afraid of threats from the court at all.

Therefore, he thought he could do something big, so he carefully sent invitations to the governors and generals of the seven counties of Qingzhou to attend the banquet.

This is also to blame Xia Jiang and Xie Yu. In order to completely annihilate the Red Flame Army, the two of them had not let the news spread until now. Everyone didn't know that the emperor had issued an order, and they didn't know that the Red Flame Army had been attacked by the Western Border Army, so they all went to the banquet very enthusiastically.

But just as they left, Wang Yue made a feint and did not go to the banquet. Instead, he led his troops to attack the Qingzhou navy camp. After seizing the ships and baggage, he took more than 10,000 navy soldiers hostage and set out to sea.

Guo Huai was looking forward to his impending achievement, so he tried very hard to build relationships with his colleagues.

Just as everyone was anxiously waiting for Lin Xie's arrival, suddenly a yamen runner ran in hurriedly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Seeing this man acting so recklessly, everyone attending the banquet was a little surprised. They also laughed at Guo Huai's inability to control his subordinates in their hearts, but they did not say it outwardly.

After all, those who were able to come this time all vaguely knew what might happen. Perhaps, the entire Qingxu area will be named Lin in the future.

As Lin Xie's confidant, Guo Huai would probably rise to prominence, so there was no need for them to offend Guo Huai over a trivial matter.

Guo Huai suppressed his anger and exchanged a few more words with his colleagues before going to his study.

Only then did he frown and ask, "Captain Ma, what's the matter with you? Don't you know that all the gentlemen are here?"

Captain Ma wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a panic, "Sir, the Red Flame Army suddenly attacked the navy camp, emptied the camp of supplies, and left on the sea ships."

After receiving the news, Guo Huai angrily threw the teacup in his hand. He was still furious. He walked back and forth in the room for a few times before asking excitedly, "What happened? Didn't we discuss it well?"

Captain Ma shook his head and was about to say that he didn't know either, but when he saw Guo Huai's murderous eyes, he hastily changed his words and said, "Sir, I really don't know what happened, but I got a piece of news that it seems that the current commander of the Red Flame Army is Marshal Wang, not the original Marshal Lin."

Guo Huai grabbed Captain Ma's collar and asked excitedly, "Are you serious?"

Captain Ma nodded quickly and explained hastily, "How could I have the guts to lie to you? The Red Flame Army's arrival this time was very strange. Maybe something unexpected must have happened."

Guo Huai slumped down on his armchair. He certainly didn't think that it was Wang Yue who killed Lin Xie, and he didn't believe that the Chiyan Army would listen to Wang Yue without Lin Xie's order.

He thought that the reason why the Chiyan Army changed its commander at this time must be Lin Xie's initiative, which meant that the Chiyan Army had suffered a devastating blow, which was why an unknown lieutenant was appointed as the commander. 39288161.

Chapter 71: Your Majesty, do you still remember our ambitions?

Guo Huai originally thought that the Chiyan Army was fighting with Dayu in the Guanzhong area, but they sent the seriously wounded soldiers all the way to Qingzhou. Something big must have happened, leaving the Chiyan Army with no place to accommodate the wounded.

That was why he mobilized the Chiyan Army to rebel, and he also thought that Lin Xie would definitely rebel, and that the two of them could definitely take over Qingzhou together.

But what he never expected was that Lin Xie and Lin Shu were no longer in the army, which made his plan fail.

After all, the prestige of Wang Yue, the new commander-in-chief appointed by Lin Xie, is not enough to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Qingxu area, so there is nothing wrong with doing this.

He was just angry that Xie Yu actually dared to kill Lin Xie. How could these border guards who had risked their lives at the border not be chilled to the bone!

Just at this moment, the doorman of Guo's house came to report that someone had delivered a letter for Lord Guo.

Guo Huai understood that this must have been given to him by Wang Yue. Although he knew what it was going to say, he still opened it and took a look.

In the letter, Wang Yue first apologized to Guo Huai, then talked about the feud between the Chiyan Army and Beiyan, and stated that the Chiyan Army currently had less than 30,000 troops, which was not enough to gain a foothold in Qingxu.

Finally, he told the truth and planned to go to Taizhou to attack the Wu Yue area, because there were families of the Chiyan Army there, which would make it easier to operate. He also invited Guo Huai to go with him.

Guo Huai let out a long sigh. He drove Captain Ma out and stayed in the room alone for half an hour before going out to meet the guests.