At that night, piles of bonfires were lit in the wilderness south of Zaolin Town. The Youzhou army dragged horse corpses from the battlefield, killed the wounded horses that could no longer fight, and happily ate barbecue and enjoyed the joy of victory.

, everyone was in high spirits, making loud noises, bragging about their great achievements; as if in the daytime battle, everyone was the unparalleled overlord Xiang Yu.

Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Xue Ju, Li Daliang, Yuchi Gong, Wei Zheng, Ling Jing and a dozen Youzhou officers were sitting around a bonfire, talking about the battle during the day. The Youzhou generals and Yang Ji and others

Different from being indifferent, one and the other were high-spirited and full of interest, and unanimously asked Yang Ji to fight the main force of the rebels as soon as possible.

If Qiao Zhongkui's 40,000 rebels are defeated quickly, then the Youzhou Army as the Northern Route Army will take the lead in suppressing the rebellion. These generals will not only receive generous rewards, but also receive promotions in their positions, so no one wants to

Give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"With such a vulnerable combat power, how dare you call yourself Bingzhou Jingqi? It's just laughable. We can all the army go south tomorrow, kill Qiao Zhongkui's rebels without leaving a single piece of armor, and push the war to Jinyang

.”

"Your Majesty, we will go find Qiao Zhongkui's main force tomorrow and fight them to decide. All the brothers have this confidence and this ability."

The people who spoke were Zhao Shizhu and He Lanyi, the lieutenant generals of the Youzhou Army. They were also the actual controllers of the Youzhou Army. Each of them had five generals under them, and each of them led a force of a thousand men.

The two of them only need to control these ten generals, which is equivalent to firmly controlling the entire army.

Zhao Shixin comes from the Zhao Gui family in the "Eight Pillar Kingdom", and He Lanyi comes from the He Lanxiang family in the "Double Twelve (Twenty-Four Open House) Generals". Both of them come from military families, and some are unique to military families.

His heart is proud.

Their family, like the Dugu, Yuan, and Dou families, also coveted the Hehuang area with fertile land and convenient irrigation, but because of Yang Ji, they could hardly get any land.

As the saying goes, cutting off a person's wealth is like killing his parents, and what Yang Ji did was naturally hated by the Zhao and Helan families. This time, Yang Ji was also appointed as the general manager of Youzhou, otherwise this would not be possible.

How can the two of them be obedient?

Because of the arrangement of their family, these two people came from the prosperous Daxing to the bitter cold Youzhou to experience. However, there has been no war in Youzhou for a long time. They stayed there for several years and were already tired of Youzhou. And today's victory,

This aroused their utilitarianism for promotion through military merit, so they strongly requested Yang Ji to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels.

Yang Ji knew that they were greedy for success, but as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army, he shouldered the important task of protecting the northern part of Bingzhou. How could he risk the lives of thousands of soldiers and the safety of Bingbei with them? Besides knowing that reinforcements were coming, he could not risk the safety of Bingzhou with them.

Why take the risk of annihilation of the entire army to fight with a small amount? So he said: "Our mission is to ensure that before the arrival of Shuozhou Army,

The state is always in the hands of the imperial court, rather than rushing to annihilate the rebels. If today's battle is a arrogant strategy of the rebels, then our rash move south tomorrow will just fall into Qiao Zhongkui's treacherous plan. If our army is defeated in an ambush, on behalf of

The state is finished. So what we have to do now is to use the cavalry’s motivation advantage to intercept the rebels outside Yanmen City."

"What the king said is absolutely true!" Yang Shanhui, Xue Ju, Li Daliang, Yuchi Gong, Wei Zheng, Ling Jing and Hou Mo Chenyi listened to Yang Ji's words and nodded in agreement.

In terms of the current overall situation, as long as Daizhou is not lost, even if it is the imperial court, it is cost-effective to sacrifice the entire Youzhou army, but the premise of the sacrifice is to put national affairs first and Daizhou first, not to satisfy a certain person.

Some people take risks based on their utilitarianism.

However, Yang Ji's statement did not arouse the attention and resonance of Zhao Shizhu and He Lanyi. They only focused on meritorious service and official position, and they did not want the Shuozhou Army to share the credit for annihilating Qiao Zhongkui equally, so Zhao Shizhu frowned.

Wrinkled, he said in a questioning tone: "But have you ever thought about it, Mr. Yang, that the long wait will not only make the fighter plane disappear in a flash, but also weaken the morale of the brothers?"

"Yes, Manager Yang!" He Lanyi continued to say proudly: "Brothers, the morale is high. It's time for a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels. What do we have to worry about in Bingzhou? Even if it's one hundred thousand, we Youyou

The state army doesn’t take it seriously either. Manager Yang, let’s fight!”

The ten generals next to him were also full of anticipation, and they also echoed and shouted one after another:

"Manager Yang, let's fight!"

"Manager Yang, let's fight!"

"Manager Yang, let's fight!"

"Manager Yang, let's fight!"

Yang Ji and others just watched indifferently, as if watching a bunch of clowns jumping up and down; Yang Ji and others did not speak, but Hou Mo and Chen Yi, as a member of the Bingzhou Army, were shocked by He Lanyi's words: "

This bunch of soldiers in Bingzhou”

Angered, he sneered: "I really don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is! Do you really think that Bingzhou's elite soldiers are puppets of Nihe? Do you know who the former commander and general of Bingzhou was?

?”

"Who?" He Lanyi asked coldly.

"The saints, King Zhao of Wei, Duke Yang Su of the State of Yue, Duke Gao Jun of the State of Qi, General Shi Wansui of the Left Army, Zhao Zhongqing of the Shangzhu State, and Duke Wei of Qichun Da Xi Changru all served as commanders of the Bingzhou Army for many times. King Wei Zhao of Baidao fought with

The Sha Turks met and personally fought with King Cai, King Teng, General Li Chong, and General Li Che to lead five thousand elite cavalry to break through.

In the Jue army, Shabolu Khan was severely wounded. He threw away the golden armor he was wearing and hid in the grass pretending to be dead. Do you know what kind of soldiers King Wei Zhao's five thousand elite cavalry are? They are the Bingzhou gang.

"Miscellaneous soldiers." In the 19th year of the founding of the Emperor, the Duke of Yue used his cavalry to attack the cavalry and defeated Bujia Khan. It was also the "miscellaneous soldiers from Bingzhou" who relied on them."

When Hou Mo and Chen Yi said this, he glanced at these self-righteous guys with disdain and teased: "In the 18th year of the founding of the Emperor, the late emperor sent an army of 300,000 land and sea troops to attack Goguryeo. The army was the elite Youzhou soldiers who were 'capable of recruiting and good at fighting'

Lord, what’s the result? Before the battle even started, the delicate Youzhou elite soldiers froze to death.

You are dead and clean. You can just talk nonsense. Now, for your own gain, you are trying to trick King Wei to send troops, but you say that ten thousand Youzhou's "golden soldiers" can defeat one hundred thousand Bingzhou's "miscellaneous soldiers". Who is this?

Your courage? That makes you say such ridiculously ignorant, pitiful, and pathetic words."

He Lanyi became furious after being scolded. He kicked the table in front of Hou Mo and Chen Yi away with his kick. With a "clang" sound, he pulled out a horizontal knife and pointed it at Hou Mo and Chen Yi and roared: "Shut up!"

You are talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will kill you with one knife."

"Qiang, Qiang, Qiang..." Zhao Shizhu and the ten generals also drew their swords and surrounded Hou Mo and Chen Yi. If Hou Mo and Chen Yi dared to continue talking at this time, they would be angered by these You Mo and Chen Yi.

The state general was hacked to death with swords.

"Drawing a sword against Pao Ze, are you thinking the opposite? Sit down and sit down." Although Yang Ji hates regional differences, Hou Mo and Chen Yi's words made him listen happily. Of course not

Because of the Youzhou Army, but because Hou Mo and Chen Yi scolded He Lanyi, an ignorant and arrogant person.

"Here!" Although Yang Ji, the chief inspector of Youzhou School, is temporary, even if he does not have this position, He Lanyi, Zhao Shizhu and others cannot afford to offend him, so they all glared at Hou Mo and Chen Yi fiercely.

, put away the knife and sat down.

"I know that you are eager to achieve success and want to stand out through this war, but saving your own life is the first priority. If your life is gone, not only will you not be able to enjoy the rewards, but you will even be married off for the rewards you exchanged for your lives.

Give the man who takes your wife away

Enjoy it. I know how the next battle will be fought." Yang Ji stared at the heckled He Lanyi coldly and said, "If anyone thinks that his backstage is stronger than mine, Yang Ji, feel free to use it for me.

Tiezi, I don’t mind beheading the general in front of the battle and slaughtering his whole family.”

Yang Ji doesn't know what Zhao Shizhu and He Lanyi's abilities are, but their eagerness for quick success has caused them to lose their basic ability to judge. Many years of comfortable life have made these two people forget and ignore

The danger of war is also

Perhaps, they don’t even understand the real war. And the root cause of the conflict in front of him is because the Youzhou Army is not his subordinates, and the military discipline is not as good as that of the Liangzhou Army. If it were replaced by the Liangzhou Army, it would be replaced by the Liangzhou area.

, who dares to draw a sword in front of Yang Ji?

At this moment, a soldier came to report: "Report to the General Manager, the messenger sent by Yang Yichen, the General Manager of Shuozhou, has arrived."

"Oh?" Yang Ji quickly stood up and asked, "Where is he?"

The soldier replied: "It has been sent to your meeting hall."

"Well! Go down!" Yang Ji turned to the generals and said, "Have a good rest tonight. We will discuss military affairs tomorrow morning."

After finishing the explanation, Yang Ji took Yang Shanhui and others and walked quickly towards the "Chinese Army Tent".

Hou Mo and Chen Yi had nothing to talk about with these people. When they saw Yang Ji and others leaving, they followed him and said to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Through his performance just now, Yang Ji knew that Hou Mo, Chen Yi, and He Lanyi were completely different from Zhao Shizhu. He was a wise and calm general. When he saw him chasing after him, he slowed down and asked: "You

If we want to talk about something, it should be today’s battle, right?”

"Exactly!" Hou Mo and Chen Yi said with some worry: "Your Majesty, today's battle is really too strange to win. Can you see this?"

Yang Ji also knew that victory was tricky, otherwise he wouldn't have said the words "arrogant soldier strategy", but he always liked to brainstorm ideas, and he had no habit of depriving his subordinates of their right to speak. When he heard what Hou Mo and Chen Yi said,

Then he stopped and said, "Tell me what you think!"

"Here!" Hou Mo and Chen Yi saw that Yang Ji was willing to give him a chance to speak. He immediately cheered up and said quickly: "Xiaguan fought with Wang Ba many times in Yanmen City. He knows his style very well. This man is very

Advocating offense, the combat style is to advance without retreating

, to attack instead of defend, if there is no order to retreat, he can fight for a whole day. Today he is the leader of the rebel army, and he has the final say over the entire rebel army. However, he came to kill aggressively, but he showed a different style from him.

The square and circular formations are seriously inconsistent, which is the first doubt."

"What about the second doubt?" Yang Ji was not familiar with Wang Ba, but Hou Mo and Chen Yi had been fighting with him for so long. Since he said this, the credibility is still very high.

Hou Mo and Chen Yi said: "The second doubt is that Wang Ba is not only good at fighting, but also knows the art of war. He was shot off his helmet by the king today, but he was not injured at all. But in the end, he abandoned the square formation that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

He immediately retreated without a word of agreement.

, it gave me the feeling that we were deliberately allowed to win, so what else is this but pretending to lose? In order to confirm the doubts in his heart, the official even asked several prisoners. According to their confessions, they had obtained Wang Bacai.

Retreating soldiers."

Yang Ji nodded. This was the biggest flaw and the main reason why he was unwilling to take risks. Seeing that Hou Mo and Chen Yi seemed to have something more to say, he said, "Keep talking."

"Here!" Hou Mo and Chen Yi responded, and continued: "Qiao Zhongkui is the confidant general of the King of Han. He should know that his mission is to capture Daizhou before the arrival of the general manager of Shuozhou, so as to achieve the purpose of the King of Han to blockade the state and conquer Hebei. If

If it were the king and the generals, gentlemen, they would definitely gather

He could annihilate the Youzhou Army with medium and heavy troops, and then send troops to Xixingguan to fight the Shuozhou Army while waiting for work, or capture Xixingguan and keep the Shuozhou Army out of Daizhou. However, he had the advantage of having all the troops.

, and only sent 10,000 people here. How is this a big deal? How arrogant is it? How is it inconsistent with common sense?"
To be continued...