As Li Jian's army entered Golden Wolf City, Liang Guo took the initiative to attack, and the army pressed forward and gathered five miles outside Baishi City. Only then did Baili Jin truly confirm that he had fallen into the trap!
The two armies faced each other. In a large-scale national war, no one would easily launch an offensive. On the Yan side, the number of troops and horses was slightly inferior. Baili Jin had made a mistake in judgment and did not follow Li Mixian's plan. In addition, He was originally a surrendered general of the Yan State and did not have enough prestige among the Chu State Army. At this time, he was even more cautious and did not dare to make any mistakes again. And Li Jian knew very well that although the Liang State had the advantage in terms of military strength, a siege battle, especially a large-scale national war involving more than 100,000 troops on both sides, required long-term planning in all aspects of deployment and was by no means a child's play. The purpose of the Liang State's sending troops this time was to take advantage of Sikong Li's old wounds. The Chu State absorbed the Yan State's troops and laid down the Liao State's worries on the premise that its foundation was unstable. Now that the goal has been achieved, the Liang State can be said to have won a great victory. , there is no need to risk another battle with the Chu State to determine the world. Today, the general situation is still in the hands of the Liang State. There is no need to accompany the Chu State to make a desperate gamble. But now that the army has been assembled, it must show the momentum of a common ruler of the world. Come.
Baili Jin stood on the top of the city, looking at the dark Liang army not far away. No one knew what he was thinking. The soldiers at the top of the city didn't dare to approach, but fortunately there was Liu Huailiang, who was also a colleague of the old Yan State, so Baili Jin didn't look like he was alone.
Liu Huailiang stood beside Baili Jin, raised his hand to block the dazzling sunlight, and said with a smile: "It seems that Li Mixian expected it well. There were not enough defenders in Golden Wolf City at that time, and the general missed the best opportunity to attack the city. I'm afraid he also missed it." If there is no chance that the officialdom of Chu State will rise to prominence, after this incident, the general will probably end up with a title that is in vain."
Baili Jin pursed his lips and said after a while: "I naturally know that there are not enough defenders in Golden Wolf City, and I also know what not sending troops means to me. As for how the King of Chu will decide in the future, I am willing to bear all the consequences, but It’s a shame, Mr. Liu, that he will be discussed by everyone along with me.”
Liu Huailiang smiled and said: "How could Liu take such an insignificant matter to his heart?"
At this time, a soldier quickly climbed up the city tower, hesitated for a while, and then reluctantly clasped his fists and said: "General, your Majesty has a decree, and ordered the general to return to Poyang City immediately, and the Hundred Division City was handed over to General Ma to lead the troops. That’s it.”
Liu Huailiang smiled bitterly: "What is supposed to come has come. Liu is willing to return to Beijing with the general and wait for His Majesty's decision."
Baili Jin patted this colleague who was an official in the same dynasty but had no close friendship in the past to express his gratitude.
As Baili Jin was sent back to Poyang City by an order from the King of Chu, Li Jian's army also paid gold and retreated, preparing to return to Qingyang City to resume operations. In this battle, Li Jian and Wei Qing traveled thousands of miles from north to south, with great speed, and finally won a complete victory. It was also one of the few victories of the Liang Kingdom in recent years. In order to prevent the Chu army from invading again, Li Jian sent Ye Baiye and Zhan Yun to Fei and his two men stayed behind to guard Golden Wolf City, leaving behind even more 200,000 defenders.
In the city, Li Jian and Wei Qing found Ye Baiye in person. Seeing the general who had stood alongside him during the Qing Emperor's period and was now the only remaining general, Li Jian had mixed feelings and comforted him: "General Lao Ye is staying in this city. Beware of the Chu army. The general has made great contributions in this battle. When I return to the capital, I will definitely plead for the general’s credit in person in front of His Majesty.”
Ye Baiye said with a smile: "Then it's your turn, Your Majesty. It's the duty of the general to serve His Majesty. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, only the general is still alive. I guarantee that the Chu thieves will not be able to enter the city even half a step!"
Li Jian smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Zhan Yunfei on the side and said, "There are also warriors who have to worry about it."
Zhan Yunfei returned the favor with cupped fists.
After everything was settled smoothly, Li Jian and Wei Qing led the army back to the court.
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Outside the Imperial Palace of Chu State, Song Jinyang and Li Mixian, former college friends, walked side by side. Song Jinyang looked sad and glanced at Li Mixian, who was there. Since Guo Yuan's death, Song Jinyang could not see through this classmate more and more, and sighed: "Mixian, you are not the one to criticize Baili Jin in front of His Majesty. Aren’t you worried that he will deliberately make things difficult for you in the future?”
Li Mi first sneered: "Old Song, I don't care if you care about your leisure time. What do you care! Baili Jin is headstrong and sees a great opportunity slipping away. He should bear the consequences himself. I am just talking about the matter. If Baili Jin If you don’t even have this kind of courage, it can only mean that Li has misjudged the person.”
Song Jinyang just shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Li Mixian suddenly said with a serious face: "Old Song, have you noticed that this battle was very... strange?"
"How do you say this?" Song Jinyang asked.
Li Mi thought for a while and then said: "Since Emperor Qing of Liang died for no reason and Emperor Wu succeeded to the throne, the world was in chaos and the heroes were divided. In the early years, the world was divided into four parts, one strong and three weak. I, you, Song Dynasty, and Guo Yuan each As its master, the only common enemy is Liang Guo. After several battles, Liang Guo won more and lost less, but what he relied on was not the advice of counselors, but the foundation of Liang Guo's three hundred years of being the master of the Central Plains. It was the few people who claimed to be invincible. One hundred thousand cavalry is a numerical advantage that is twice as strong as the opponent's in every battle. But in this battle, Liang Guo took advantage of the enemy's opportunity and manipulated the Chu and Liao countries into the palm of his hand. In my opinion, there must be an expert behind Emperor Wu of Liang, and this person is good at attacking people's hearts, and his intelligence is far superior to that of you and me!"
"Listening to what you said, it does make sense." Song Jinyang agreed: "To be honest, I have deduced it several times in private. Now the general trend of the world has been completely disrupted, and the period when the Liang family was dominant has long been history. . To put it bluntly, the empire now only belongs to Liang and Chu. In this battle, Liang is ahead of you and me in every aspect, and there must be experts behind Feng Jingquan to help."
Li Mi first frowned and asked suspiciously: "Since there are experts on the side, why didn't we take action as soon as possible? In vain, we watched Liang Guo suffer several major defeats one after another, and ended up in this situation."
Song Jinyang shook his head: "I, Song Jinyang, know that in terms of talent, learning, and resourcefulness, I am far inferior to you and Guo Yuan. Even you can't figure this kind of problem out. How can I figure it out? Maybe there is only one person in Chu who can." I'll answer this for you. If you have nothing to do, you might as well come with me."
Li Mi first smiled and said: "Shen Shen Nao Nao, tell me, who are you going to see?"
"Our master——Xuanyuan Ce!"
Li Mi was shocked when he heard this. He finally recovered and spat: "This old fox is still alive!"
