The military situation was raging. As soon as he received the news that Xue Ju and Li Gui were jointly invading, Chen Sangliang immediately began to make arrangements for the Western Expedition. At the same time, in order to lure the main force of Xue Ju's army to leave Tianshui quickly, Chen Sangliang also secretly ordered Li Jing to let Zhang Jixun guard Weiyuan.

Fake defeat, temporarily abandon Weiyuan, let Xue Ju go north to Anding County with peace of mind, and then concentrate superior forces to annihilate Xue Ju's main force in Anding and Beidi.

Chen Sangliang moved quickly, and Xue Jujun moved even faster. What made Chen Sangliang dumbfounded was that only two days after leaving Daxing, the messenger who ordered Zhang Jixun to fake defeat came to Fufeng with urgent news. Zhang Jixun was very good at defensive warfare.

He was defeated directly by Xue Renguo, whose character was too straightforward

Zhang Jixun was seriously injured on the battlefield and could not continue to command the battle. He was forced by his subordinates to flee back to Weiyang. Xue Renguo successfully captured Weiyuan City.

In Anding County, the total number of troops dispatched reached more than 70,000.

There was no way to delay any longer. Chen Sangliang could only order Qu Tutong, the Minister of Rites who was familiar with the situation in the pass, to serve as the vanguard and lead an army of 10,000 to rush to Anding County to reinforce Ding City to ensure smooth communication with Pingliang. He immediately speeded up and personally led the main force to the west.

In preparation for the expedition, Li Jing also mobilized troops and generals, began to arrange a counterattack against Xue Renguo, and went north to join forces with Chen Sangliang in Anding.

At this time, General Yun's every move on the battlefield in Dongdu and the situation of the war in Dongdu were constantly sent to Chen Sangliang. Although he regretted missing the great opportunity and was a little worried about General Yun being too involved in the war in Dongdu, the matter had already come to an end.

At this stage, Chen Sangliang could not spare any time to adjust the Eastern Front strategy, so he could only

He shook his head and said: "Go with Uncle Yun, as long as he can be a good stir-up stick and prevent Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Yu Wenhua and the three thieves from joining forces to take advantage of the situation. Then give Yun Dingxing an order.

Say that I am very satisfied with his previous performance and let him go ahead and make the situation in Dongdu more chaotic, the better!"

After receiving Chen Sangliang's praise, Old General Yun, who had been a little wary about his work before, was completely relieved and started to work more unscrupulously. However, at the same time, Brother Hua Ji was also doing his job every day.

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I begged General Yun to lure Li Mi into the army and Wang Shichong out of the city as soon as possible. General Yun always replied: "Let nephew Huaji rest assured. Half a month is half a month. Within half a month, Wang Shichong and Li Mi will be killed."

We must send troops!"

Old General Yun was calm and composed, but Brother Huaji, who had returned to Jinyong City, had already begun to worry, because Wang Shichong's return of reinforcements was very fast, leaving no chance for the Xiaoguo Army, and then he was like Xiaoguo Army again.

What was most worrying was that the main force of Wang Shichong, who had withdrawn from the eastern capital, did not leave the city any more. He only insisted on holding on to the city without any sign of preparing to leave the city to fight a decisive battle with Hua Ji's brother.

The same goes for Li Mi. After Brother Huaji withdrew his main force, in addition to quickly replenishing an unknown number of new troops from Hulao Pass, the only remaining task for Li Mi's army was to repair the already riddled Luokoucang city wall.

, rebuilt the city defense fortifications, and there was also no sign of sending troops to the west. At the same time, the frequency of messenger exchanges with Wang Shichong was obviously much less, and it did not look like they were preparing to join forces with Wang Shichong to fight a decisive battle.

Under such circumstances, Brother Huaji's already shaky prestige as the head coach was naturally further weakened. Everyone in the Xiaoguo Army, from top to bottom, was full of resentment towards Brother Huaji. They all felt that Brother Huaji's command was too incompetent and the strategic strategy

The tactics are simply a mess. With a coach like Brother Huaji, there is no hope at all. The morale of the army has been greatly affected. Brother Huaji is also aware of this, but there is nothing he can do.

Ren Yu, the envoy of Li's Second Army, also took the opportunity to jump out and stir up trouble. He used Yu Wenshiji's channel to instigate Brother Huaji to retaliate against General Yun for breaking his promise, and wanted to first provoke General Yun to start a war with Brother Huaji.

, which then triggered the conflict between Chen Sangliang and Hua Ji’s brother

An all-out war created opportunities for the Li brothers who were struggling to survive in Taiyuan. Fortunately, brother Huaji still had a little confidence in General Yun, so he did not listen to these incitements and even cursed Yu Wenshi, the third brother who was obviously leaning towards the old Li family.

Had a meal.

In this way, ten days passed quickly, but Wang Shichong and Li Mi still showed no signs of sending troops for a decisive battle. Of course, Brother Huaji became more and more panicked about this, and General Yun also began to lose his composure, because General Yun

We know very well that our Huaji brother is a bear

Temper, if Li Mi and Wang Shichong still do not send troops within five days, Hua Ji can really lead the army to Xin'an to investigate the crime. At that time, the second-line army in the hands of General Yun will not only be unable to withstand Xiaoguo's army, but it is also likely to cause Chen Sangliang's army and Chen Sangliang's army to fight.

Brother Huaji’s all-out war!

"It's strange. Logically speaking, Wang Shichong and Li Mi should have received the news that our main force has sent troops to the west? Why didn't they seize the opportunity to take action? Could it be that they had other plans and wanted to reconcile with their nephews?

Reconcile and take the opportunity to jointly attack Guanzhong?"

Although this possibility was slim, for the sake of caution and to understand the specific situation as soon as possible, General Yun thought for a while and decided to send his nephew Yun Fu to Dongdu City to visit Wang Shichong under the excuse of congratulating Dongdu Army on their recovery of Nancheng.

Take the opportunity to spy on Wang Shichong’s true situation

Before leaving, General Yun told Yun Fu: "When you show weakness, you must show weakness deliberately. It doesn't matter if you feel a little wronged. Just make Wang Shichong feel that we are afraid of him. Also, if Wang Shichong has any request, you can

They all said that we can discuss it, but you can't make the decision for the time being, so you have to come back and discuss it with me."

After Yun Fu entered Dongdu City with a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he suffered a lot of grievances. No one in Lao Wang's family looked at him well, and he waited for more than an hour in a room without a fire before he shed tears.

Sneezing with snot and sneezing, he entered the Nuan Pavilion and saw the right person.

After Wang Shichong and Yun Fu, who were acting on official duties, respectfully presented congratulatory gifts, they were mercilessly ridiculed by Wang Shichong, "How many days has it been since our army regained Nancheng, the eastern capital? Your army just now thought of congratulating our army on the success of regaining Nancheng. It would have been a long time ago."

What did you do?"

"Uncle, he had originally wanted to send someone to congratulate you." Yun Fu explained shamelessly: "But Prime Minister, after you recovered Nancheng, you immediately sent troops to Luokou Cang. During this period, our army and the Prime Minister's rear army were in

There was some misunderstanding in Jinyong City, and my uncle was afraid that Prime Minister you would not accept our kindness in anger, so we delayed it until now."

It's okay that Yun Fu didn't mention the Jinyong City incident. When he mentioned that incident, Wang Shichong became even more angry and asked: "Misunderstanding? Is it just a misunderstanding? Our army attacked Jinyong City, and your cavalry always supported our army.

Waist, are you helping us, or are you helping Yu Wenhua and ordinary people? Also, your scouts and Yu Wenhua and ordinary people's scouts get together every day to make fires to roast prey, drink wine, and constantly exchange news with each other. What does this mean?

"

"Is there such a thing? How come my nephew doesn't know about it?" Yun Fu looked surprised and hurriedly sneezed and said: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister, my nephew will definitely report this matter to my uncle. If there is such a thing, I will

The army will definitely punish him severely! If a civil servant commits regicide, his crime will not be pardoned. Everyone in our army is eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. We will never allow such a thing to happen!"

Meeting Yun Fu, a shameless person with a family background, Wang Shichong really had no way to deal with him for a while. He could only snort and said: "Stop talking nonsense, I don't have time to hear the truth. Tell me your true purpose, Yun Ding."

Why did Xing send you here?"

Yun Fu quickly shook his head and said that he came just to congratulate Dongdu's army on regaining Nancheng and had nothing else to do. Wang Shichong looked Yun Fu up and down suspiciously and suddenly asked: "Where will Xue Ju and Li Gui's army fight?"

Already?"

"Fight..." Yun Fu almost made a mistake. He was surprised at first, and then suddenly happy. He knew that Wang Shichong finally got the important information that the main force of his army was temporarily unable to go east. Then Yun Fu quickly followed his uncle's instructions and shook his head one after another.

He said: "Prime Minister, please forgive me. My nephew has a humble official position and a low-level position. He only holds a staff position in his army through the blessing of his uncle. He does not know these important military affairs."

Wang Shichong smiled and said casually: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. Go back and tell Yun Dingxing that if he is smart, he'd better stop doing those little tricks and honestly send troops to fight Yu Wenhua and ordinary people. What can we do?

Everything should be discussed, otherwise, he will be responsible for all the consequences."

Yun Fu agreed without any hesitation, but Wang Shichong suddenly changed his tone and said with a smile: "After General Yun returned to the Daxing court, his position seemed to be just the Minister of Rites, right? I remember that he was originally the official residence of Zuotun Wei.

He is a third-rank general, and he has made some contributions to the restoration of the country. Why is it that not only has he not been reinstated, but he has also been demoted two ranks?"

Yun Fu hurriedly said that his uncle was forced to surrender to the thieves. Anyway, although he had merit, he could not atone for his previous sins, so he was demoted and retained. His uncle was willing to accept this punishment. Wang Shichong smiled and said: "Then General Yun will

Don't you want to think about how to atone for your sins and return to your original position? If he has this plan, now is his best opportunity, and he doesn't want to seize it? "

Yun Fu was quite smart and realized that Wang Shichong wanted to encourage Yun Dingxing to start a war with Brother Huaji as soon as possible. He pretended not to understand and promised to take Wang Shichong's words back to Yun Dingxing. Wang Shichong did not explain anything further and asked again.

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After learning about the specific situation of Dingxing's army, he thanked General Yun for his congratulations, gave Yun Fu some gifts in return, and sent him away. However, looking at Yun Fu's back as he left, Wang Shichong couldn't help but cast two vicious rays of light in his eyes.

…………

Luoyang, the eastern capital, is not too far from Xin'an, but it is not too close either. It was already afternoon when Yun Fu led his two servants to leave the eastern capital. In order not to walk at night in the winter, he had to hurry back.

However, we had only walked about twenty miles out of the city. As soon as we reached the Cijian area, ten people suddenly rushed towards us from the direction of Jinyong City in the northeast.

Yu Qi Xiaoguo Army cavalry, speaking with a Guanzhong accent, asked Yunfu and his party to stop aggressively. Yunfu also obeyed obediently. While introducing himself, he said: "Dear Xiaoguo brothers, I am here to do some business and I have to get back in a hurry.

Xin'an can't delay, please help me relax, and we can get together for a drink when we have time."

"I know you are here for business!" the leader of the Xiaoguo cavalry said fiercely: "We, Prime Minister Yuwen, also know that you went to Dongdu to contact Wang Shichong on behalf of old man Yun Dingxing. Immediately hand over the letter from man Wang Shichong to you.

Come out! Otherwise, we will kill without mercy!"

"There is no letter." Yunfu quickly explained.

"There is no letter?" The Xiaoguo Cavalry was convinced, and he waved his sword and shouted: "Brothers, come on! Kill them and then search for letters!"

A dozen or so Xiaoguo cavalry agreed and immediately clapped their horses and came forward. Yun Fu and his party were shocked and quickly explained. Unexpectedly, those Xiaoguo cavalry ignored them at all and chopped down one of Yun Fu's followers as soon as they came up.

fell to the ground, Yun Fu and others were so frightened that they ran away to Xin'an.

The Xiaoguo Cavalry followed closely and soon killed another of Yun Fu's followers during the pursuit. Yun Fu was also stabbed in the shoulder and suffered a serious injury. Yun Fu was frightened and ran away faster.

, the group of Xiaoguo cavalry continued to pursue him, shouting that they would take Yun Fu's head.

Fortunately, after Yunfu galloped for more than ten miles, he entered the defense zone of Yun Dingxing Army. Soon, a group of Yun Army patrol sentries heard the shouts of killing and came up to respond, and finally rescued the injured man.

Yunfu, that group of Xiaoguo

The cavalry refused to give up and launched another attack on the Sui army's patrol sentry, shouting continuously, "Prime Minister Yu Wen has ordered that old man Yun Dingxing and Wang Shichong are secretly colluding. There is no need to pretend to be hypocritical with them, just kill them all!"

The combat effectiveness of the second-line army brought by Yun Dingxing was indeed slightly inferior. Those Xiaoguo troops were all cavalry with strong combat effectiveness. They quickly killed two more Sui Army soldiers until a large number of Sui Army patrol sentries arrived for reinforcements.

More than ten Xiaoguo cavalry turned around and fled back to Jin

Yongcheng. The patrol sentry team of the Sui army did not dare to take it lightly anymore. While hurriedly strengthening the defense to prevent the Xiaoguo army from returning, they quickly sent Yunfu, whose arm was almost cut off, back to Xin'an City and reported his suicide to the superior.

The situation in which the army was attacked by Hua Ji's men.

Brother Huaji finally couldn't help but fall out with the Sui army in Guanzhong, which of course shocked and angered Xian Yuzhi, Yao Yi and others. General Yun, who was familiar with his nephew's arrogant temper, also looked a little livid, and said that Huaji's nephew had finally

I couldn't bear it anymore. But after calming down, I combined it with Yun Fu's intermittent description on the hospital bed.

General Yun quickly discovered two doubts. First, how could Yu Wenhuaji know that he sent people to contact Wang Shichong? Second, Yu Wenhuaji sent troops to hunt down his nephew, why did he only kill his nephew?

Two of his followers happened to let his nephew escape with injuries? Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

After telling their two doubts to several of their deputies, Yao Yi, Xian Yuzhi and others were a little speechless and asked what exactly did General Yun suspect? Our General Yun was also very frank and replied: "I

I suspect that those Xiaoguo Army cavalry are disguised as Wang Shichong's subordinates. Wang Shichong wants to put the blame on Yu Wenhuaji and anger us, so that we will completely fall out with Yu Wenhuaji, and then he can take advantage of it."
To be continued...