Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Six
"The Anli Army and the Longde Army are here now. Cheng Shixiong has abandoned Guangyuan City under the order of Zhe girl. The whole army has returned to Fuzhou. Now it has broken through the Jingqiang Village where the Anli Army and the Longde Army set up camp to block it, and arrived at Langan Fort, but if they want to go to Fuzhou again, they will inevitably bump into the Ninghua Army that has already occupied Dabaojin.
The Ninghua army is a frontier army of the Song Dynasty, with strong combat power, and Dabaojin is an important pass in Fuzhou. It has been built and reinforced over the years, and it is dangerous to attack. If Cheng Shixiong wants to break through by force, he will have to pay a great sacrifice .If you look at this again, the Jinning army has entered Zhenchuan Fort, cutting off the connection between us and Fuzhou. They only defend but not attack, and they will not accept our army's challenge. We want to reopen the passage between the two states of Linfu very difficult.
The Pingding Army has occupied Shagujin, and the Weisheng Army has occupied Hengguzhai, forming a siege of Fuzhou, and the elite imperial army led by Pan Mei has arrived in Hehe. With this powerful enemy on the side, we can't be unscrupulous, and Li Pishou's troops from Suizhou have reached Wulongzhai and are pressing towards the front line of Yinzhou. Li Yide and Ke Zhen'e of Yinzhou have already sent an urgent request for help to the commander. .In this case..."
Yang Jiye took a long breath, and said: "In Fugu City, Xiao Chen, who killed Chizhong and replaced him, and became the leader of the Kelan Army, has raised the banner of the Song Dynasty and defended it according to the danger. The terrain of Baihuawu is dangerous. One man guards the gate, ten thousand men cannot open it, Miss Zhe and General Ren continue to attack the city every day, and so far they have not been able to take down this fortified city, so what should we do in such a situation?"
All the generals under Yang Jiye's command surrounded him, and there was a huge sand table in the hall. Yang Hao worked hard to draw the geographical map of the mountains, rivers and rivers in the northwest very finely. Using this as a blueprint, he made a large military sand table. Looking down on the sand table, the situation of the enemy and ourselves is clear at a glance.
Li An, Marquis of Duyu, said: "The imperial court really had a good plan. They first took advantage of Chi Zhong to occupy Baihuawu, robbed Zhejia's entire family, and then finished him with a knife. This time even the witnesses are gone. We are covered in mouths. I can't tell. That guy Xiao Chen did even worse. He killed Chi Zhong and publicly played the banner of the court. Fortunately, Miss Zhe had seen the sinister intentions of the officials clearly, and simply made the court's scandals known to the world. , directly challenge the imperial court.
Otherwise... It is only natural for Xiao Chen to occupy Baihuawu, and it is even more natural for the imperial army who was 'invited' by Zheshuai to quell the rebellion to settle in Fugu. Our hands and feet are tied up by such an inexplicable righteous name, Fighting can't be fought, and retreat can't be retreated. Not only the whole Fugu will fall into the hands of the imperial court at this moment, but the army has even made dumplings for others. "
Yang Jiye sighed softly: "However... this should have been in the official's calculations, and he is right. If we don't rebel, the Lin family will be lost; if we rebel, he will have a righteous reputation and have An excuse to become a teacher. Today, Miss Zhe accuses the imperial court of breaking the promise of the former emperor and plotting against the Lin Mansion, while the court claims that Miss Zhe has an affair with our commander-in-chief. With this fig leaf, the imperial court will not stop moving westward. This kind of verbal battle will not produce results. What we have to consider now is how to defuse the enemy's offensive.
Now our main disadvantages are as follows:
First, the commander-in-chief marched west and took away a large number of elites. The defense force on the eastern front was empty, while the imperial court was strong and strong, and could continue to increase troops at any time.
Second, the commander-in-chief commanded an army of 100,000 to march westward, and took away a large amount of food and grass. In the past two years, most of the savings in the cities were taken away, and the rest was not enough to support the long-term defense of the city.The court's difficulties are much lighter than ours.
Third, Fuzhou and Linzhou rely on the dangerous terrain to form their own structure.However, between the two states, whether it is mountains, rivers, or the Great Wall of Fortress, they are all connected. Now, the imperial court suddenly sent troops, taking advantage of the leaderless opportunity of the Zhejia army, and already occupied Dabaojin, Zhenchuanbao, Shagujin, and Henggu. The village formed an encirclement of Fuzhou, and at the same time cut off the connection between the two states of Linfu.
Fourth, Xiao Chen has firmly controlled Baihuawu with more than ten thousand rebels. When Baihuawu was occupied, the morale of the Zhejia army was greatly affected. It is the center of the water and land passage, and can launch an attack in any direction at any time to meet the arrival of the imperial court soldiers and horses.They are standing still now, apparently waiting for Pan Mei. As soon as Pan Mei arrives, they can eat Fuzhou. At that time, Linzhou will be wide open and there is no danger to defend. "
Speaking of this, Yang Jiye's expression became solemn: "Everyone, what I am worried about is not only Fuzhou and Linzhou, we have too few defenders on the east front, and they are stationed in Yinlufu, Linxiashi and other states. If Fuzhou and Linzhou are lost, we will not only lose the two cities, but also a large number of elites from Linzhou and Fuzhou. People, plus more than 30,000 Suizhou Army and 50,000 Imperial Imperial Guards, that is an army of 150,000. We don't have enough troops to guard the various key points, but the imperial court can rely on superior forces to defeat each of our cities. Eat them one by one. In such a situation, who has a good plan?"
All the generals were silent after hearing this for a long time, and Lu Yongyi said, "The general was able to support the dangerous city of Han alone in the past, and resist the emperor of Song's three personal conquests. This time...is our situation more dangerous than then?"
Yang Jiye shook his head and said: "The two cannot be compared. Nowadays, there is limited food storage in various cities. This is a difficulty. Second, it was a struggle between two countries at the beginning. It was either you or me. It is the so-called unity of will to form a city. Now, Zhe girl is reversed, but We don't know what the commander-in-chief means, so we are in an embarrassing situation. The morale of the army may not be comparable to that of the Han army that fought against the city that day. Not all the prefectures in our northwest are precipitous and difficult to reach. If the imperial court attacks us Weaknesses, trapping our strong city, with their strong troops, they are enough to control the situation in the states of Linfu before the commander-in-chief returns, this is the third."
Yang Yanpu couldn't help but said: "Father, don't we have no chance at all?"
"The opportunity... is not without..."
Yang Jiye's eyes gradually moved to the line of Hengshan on the sand table, his eyes lingered on the terrain of Hengshan for a long time, but he shook his head slightly.
He is a general, and he only knows military orders like a mountain. Now that the commander-in-chief has handed over the defense of the Eastern Front to him, how can he make his own decisions, concentrate his forces, and withdraw from Hengshan without the permission of the commander-in-chief? , if this meaning is said, I am afraid it will shake the morale of the army.
Yang Jiye's will was firm, he pointed at the sand table, and said in a deep voice: "Let's transfer the Xiazhou garrison to help Yinzhou and Luzhou, and strengthen the defense line of Hengshan. As for us, we must firmly guard Linzhou. The door to enter must not be lost. We will fight to the death with Pan Mei's elite imperial army here to buy time for the commander to come back for help.
As for Fuzhou, Miss Zhe has integrated the Zhe family army and brought them under her command.I can write a letter, suggesting that Miss Zhe demolish the Yellow River Bridge, cut off the connection between the north and the south, occupy the north of the Yellow River, and confront the enemy, and General Cheng Shixiong's soldiers and horses cannot continue to go north from here. I can contact Miss Zhe, According to his order, General Cheng is ordered to move closer to me, bypass our Linzhou and return to Fuzhou, and strengthen the defense force on Zhe girl's side..."
Just as he said this, a junior rushed in, clasped his fists and said, "General, Mr. Zhong Fang is here."
Yang Jiye was stunned, and said in surprise: "What did you say? Who is here?"
The little school said: "Master Zhongfangzhong has come from Xiazhou."
Yang Jiye was taken aback. He never expected that Zhong Fang would abandon Xiazhou and come to Linzhou in person. He hurriedly asked, "Where is Mr. Zhong? I will go to greet you personally."
Before the words finished, Zhong Fang had strode into the hall, and said in a clear voice: "The military situation is urgent, General Yang, what are you doing politely, but Zhong came here uninvited, General, please don't blame me."
Yang Jiye hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "Master Chong, why are you here? But the commander-in-chief has sent back the news?"
Zhong Fang said: "The Taiwei marched westward to Yumen, all the way to the yellow sand and the sea, the Guanshan is dangerous, the birds are difficult to cross, and the horses are hard to ride. How could he send the news back so soon. It is because when the Taiwei went west, he sent military affairs on the eastern front. I entrust you and me with important tasks, and now that a strong enemy is approaching and there are many crises, seeing such a situation, it is really difficult to sit in the rear, intending to discuss with the general, but I am afraid that the correspondence will delay the opportunity of the battle, so I came here in person."
When Zhong Fang saw that the generals were standing in front of the sand table, he said again: "The movement of the imperial troops and horses, Chong has been reported by Fei Yu, I wonder how the general will deal with this situation?"
Yang Jiye was not being courteous, he led him to the sand table, and explained his plan carefully, with a look of dust on his face, puzzled by the cloak, so he stood in front of the sand table and listened to Yang Jiye's explanation. After listening, he frowned and sighed Said: "General Yang, when Zhong came here, he had repeatedly considered the situation in Lin Mansion. Chong felt that Yang Jun's way of dealing with it was too risky. If he fought well, it would only hurt both sides. If you don't fight well, the territory entrusted to you and me by the Taiwei will be lost."
The generals nearby immediately showed displeasure. Yang Wudi's prestige is rarely known to the generals of the Northwest. This kind of military training is really good, but those who can train soldiers may not be good at fighting. He has never led a soldier before. The literati dare to criticize their own general, is he smarter than Yang Wudi?
But Yang Jiye didn't think it was disobedient, and asked instead: "Why did Mr. Zhong say such a thing?"
Zhong Fang was not too polite, he stretched out his big hand and swipe hard at the Hengshan terrain on the sand table, and said loudly: "After repeated deliberation on a certain road, I feel that if we fight against the strong enemy with a weak army in a dangerous city, the gain will not be worth the loss. We are in Fuzhou If we want to be greedy even when it is no longer safe, we want to keep all our territories, but I am afraid that we will not be able to keep any of them. Moreover, the Taiwei hurriedly sent his troops back to help, and the Guiyi Army in Ganzhou Huihe and Guasha would not give up this attack In that case, we will lose troops on the eastern front and our territory will fall, and the Taiwei's side will also suffer greatly.
In the end, it is very likely that such a situation will be formed. We will be beaten to our original shape, and the Hexi Corridor will be occupied by Huihe and Tubo people again, repeating the situation where Tubo and Huihe restrained and oppressed Xiazhou.To the east, the imperial court and our troops are staggered and confronted directly. After a long time, the Taiwei will be dragged down, and there is no hope of rising. The best ending is to restore the situation when Li Guangrui ruled Xiazhou. "
Although Yang Jiye was conceited of his defensive skills, he was confident that he might not be so unbearable in front of the imperial army, but the number of victories and defeats involved a lot, and it was by no means that just relying on one general's command and strategy properly, he would definitely gain the upper hand. The ending mentioned by Fang is not an unavoidable situation. Imagining such an embarrassing situation, Yang Jiye couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat on his forehead, and blurted out, "What should I do if I follow what Master Zhong sees?"
Zhong Fang said: "Chong thought that instead of this, we should seek safety, take the initiative to withdraw troops, abandon Linfu, concentrate all forces, rely on the dangerous terrain of Hengshan, build a second line of defense, and firmly block the Song army in Hengshan. Besides. In this way, although we lost the Lin Mansion, it is certain that with the five prefectures in our hands and the Hexi Grassland in our hands, our vitality in Xiazhou will not be damaged. Then, we can march eastward again at any time. At the same time, Taiwei There is no need to return to the division in a hurry, so as to be taken advantage of by Ganzhou and the Guiyi army. You can withdraw your troops calmly, or even... take Ganzhou and Guasha first, and then return to Xiazhou with a complete victory. , our strength will not be damaged, on the contrary, it will be expanded, so... why should we care about the gains and losses of a city or a place?"
Yang Jiye was stunned when he heard it. In fact, what Zhong Fang said was exactly what he thought in his heart, but he didn't expect that Zhong Fang actually coincided with him, but now that Zhong Fang said it first, he would not be able to say that he himself There have been such considerations.After pondering for a moment, Yang Jiye couldn't help hesitating and said: "But..., before the commander-in-chief left, he handed over the defense of the Eastern Front to us. Yang, a military man, only knows that orders are like a mountain. Before he got the order, he fought to the last soldier. One soldier must not disobey the military order. Now that we haven't fought a battle, and we haven't seen the outcome, we will withdraw our troops on our own initiative, abandoning Lin Mansion and going to Hengshan to build a second line of defense. Is this appropriate?"
Zhong Fang widened his eyes and said: "Aren't we waiting for Pan Mei's army to chase after us, and then hurriedly leading them to flee to Hengshan? The general is out, and the emperor's order is not granted. If General Yang's concerns are not too much Wei Yunzhun, that's unnecessary. Chong thinks that what we should consider now is how to avoid the greatest sacrifice, preserve the most strength, block the way for the imperial troops to advance westward, and ensure that the achievements of the Taiwei's western expedition will not be wasted. If the general is worried about being blamed by the Taiwei, Chong is willing to bear the consequences as soon as he responds, I just ask the general to withdraw the troops decisively, seize the opportunity, and create a situation that is beneficial to our Xiazhou."
Yang Jiye suddenly said: "Mr. Chong, where did you say this? Yang is the commander of the three armies. No matter whether he advances or retreats, he will be a general. Yang will naturally bear all the responsibilities. How can he shirk it to others? But..."
He cast his eyes on the sand table again, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the Zhejia army is still fighting fiercely with the rebels in Caochengchuan and the imperial soldiers and horses in Fuzhou. We can give up Linzhou. If Zhejia gives up Fuzhou , but there is nothing left, Miss Zhe... Will she agree? If the Zhe family army does not withdraw, are we going to abandon Linzhou alone, retreat to defend Hengshan, and abandon the Allied Army? Besides..."
He lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Taiwei and Zhe girl..., ahem, Mr. Zhong must have heard of it..."
Zhong Fangsheng had the upright and stubborn character of a scholar. He glanced at Yang Jiye and said, "General Yang, you said that the Taiwei taught the five states, commanded all the generals, recruited troops, and conquered the Western Regions. What is the plan?"
What Yang Hao did, none of the generals in the Northwest knew it well, but they knew it. Yang Hao didn't show his banner for a day, who would dare to risk the world's big taboo and tell this secret that is not a secret, Yang Jiye Hesitantly said: "This..."
With an awe-inspiring righteousness, he said with a loud voice: "Where are the beauties in the country? Which is more important? With the country in hand, the beauties have their own. If the country is lost, the family and life will be lost. What use is there for a beauty? If the Taiwei Wouldn't it be a big joke for the Taiwei to do all kinds of things in the Northwest without knowing the pros and cons for a woman? Wouldn't the thousands of men who gathered under the Taiwei's command like you and me also become a big joke? Her daughter is the first wife of the Taiwei, what is it in front of the country, the country, and the people of the world? You and I assist the king, we only have a character in our hearts, and we only inherit a character of loyalty. How can we care about a woman And lost morals?"
Yang Jiye smiled wryly again and again, but the more he spoke, the more angry he became, and he waved his big hand and said: "General Yang, soldiers are precious and fast. If you make a decision one step earlier, you will be able to gain an advantage. You can't hesitate anymore. If you don't Don't worry, Miss Zhe, I will let you go for a run, and explain the gains and losses between the advance and retreat to the girl Zhe clearly. If she understands the general situation and understands righteousness, then she will lead the Zhe family army and us. Withdraw and defend Hengshan together, if it is not the case, then we will break up in two, if the Taiwei comes back and blames me, tell him to cut off my head, plant a certain kind of loyalty, remonstrate with the lord to the death, and ask for a name in history."
Yang Jiye was sweating profusely, Zhong Fang was like this, it really made him go to see Miss Zhe, it would be strange not to talk about it, Yang Jiye hurriedly said: "Master Zhong, although Xiazhou is still in the rear, there is no worry about swords and soldiers, but you can't do it either!" It's been a long time, it's the base of the Taiwei, it's extremely important, please hurry back to sit in Xiazhou, sir. According to what your master said, Yang withdrew as soon as possible to defend Hengshan. As for Miss Zhe, let My son Yanpu made a trip to discuss with her."
Although Zhong Fang is a scholar, he has an air of arrogance and stubbornness in his bones. Once he commits that kind of stubbornness, even the emperor would dare to pull him down. However, when Yang Jiye mentioned Xiazhou, this was what he valued most. Yang Jiye had already agreed to his proposal, and after thousands of persuasions, Zhong Fang finally agreed to rush back to Xiazhou as soon as possible.
Only then did Yang Jiye feel relieved, and sent the species away. Yang Jiye had made up his mind, and when he returned to Linzhou City, he began to deploy soldiers and civilians to move to the west of Hengshan. Fuzhou meets Zhe Ziyu and persuades her to give up Fuzhou and move to Hexi together.
Because the imperial army approached the city, Yang Hao's generals were arguing with each other, and Ganzhou Khan's golden tent was also surrounded by Yang Hao's army, and the food and grass were exhausted, so it fell into a gloomy mist. Ganzhou Huihe Khan Yeluohe leaned on the couch in a state of depression, and said worriedly: "I didn't expect that Xiazhou soldiers had so much food and grass. I wanted to fight with them to defend the city, but I fell into their scheme. Now people eat horses, some food has been used up, cattle and sheep have been slaughtered, and the defenders outside the city are still motionless. I go up to the top of the city every day to watch, and the smoke from the fire stoves in the Xiazhou military camp is not enough. A little reduction shows that their food can last for a long time, if this continues, more than 100,000 people in my city will starve to death without being beaten." Prince Ali, who had led the reinforcements back to the city, said: "Father Khan, we are nomadic tribes. Even if we abandon this city, can't our felt tents be set up on the grassland? As I said earlier, the Han people are good at attacking and defending." The city, we are fighting with the city, this is to use our own shortcomings to meet the enemy's strengths. Why don't we take advantage of the large number of people and break through the encirclement, can the Xiazhou army chase us all over the grassland? Ganzhou even Lost, how many heavy troops can Yang Hao keep here? At that time, we will join forces with Longyou Tubo to make a comeback, are we afraid that we will not be able to reoccupy Ganzhou?" The Seventh Princess Aguli couldn't help but retort: "Break out? It's not easy, Xiazhou's armored cavalry and Mo Dao array sealed the four gates tightly. How many times will we die when we go out? How can we break through?" Prince Ali stared at her coldly, and snorted: "Yang Hao divides his troops to the west, and there are not many people trapped outside us. With only a Mo Dao array and a team of heavy armored cavalry, we can use our lives to walk. Can you make a way?" He looked back at Ye Luohe and said, "Father Khan, I heard that Yang Hao's army has captured Suzhou and is now attacking Dunhuang. His meaning is very obvious, because our Ganzhou is the most difficult to fight, so He besieged and did not fight, and put us at the back. When he has settled the Dunhuang Kingdom, he will return to Ganzhou with a new victorious army and attack our Ganzhou city. If he does not break through at this time, he will not be able to leave in the future .” Princess Aguli said: "Khan, although Yang Hao divided his troops to attack the two states of Guasha, but when he marched west, he claimed to have an army of 150,000. Even if it is exaggerated, there are still 100,000 troops. When he was in Zhouzhou, he won 20,000 Tubo troops, and when he attacked Suzhou, he took another 20,000 Dragon King's army for himself. The total force this time should really be 150,000. The Guiyi army was vulnerable, and Yang Hao divided the troops to attack Guasha. There were about 50,000 troops, so there were at least 100,000 troops trapped outside the city of Ganzhou.This point can also be estimated from the daily number of smoke and stoves in the Xiazhou military camp.One hundred thousand troops are stationed here, but I don't believe that Xiazhou's army has inexhaustible food and grass. I think they are pretending to be calm and bluffing. Just bear with it a little longer. Before the Western Expeditionary Army returns, let's..." Princess Khan of the nomadic people also has her own family account, territory, and people, and has great power. Therefore, as the eldest son of Yeluohe, Prince Ali and Princess Aguli have a rift between the grazing land and the tribes they control. For various reasons, there had been grievances with each other for a long time. At this time, the opinions were different. Princess Aguli blindly sang against him, and Prince Ali became even more angry. Before Princess Aguli finished speaking, Prince Ali said: "Yang Hao left a substitute here. , personally rushed to Suzhou to continue the road to the west, he is the commander of the Xiazhou Army, he will leave a hundred thousand troops here, and he will only take 30,000 horses to go on an expedition alone? It is ridiculous, since he has personally marched, he will definitely take away the main force. The foreign army is bluffing, and there may not be a hundred thousand people." Princess Aguli smiled sweetly, glanced at Prince Ali and said, "Prince Ali, there is a saying in the Chinese art of war that what is true is false, and false is true. It is true that Yang Hao did leave a substitute at the beginning and rushed to attack Suzhou in person. But after Suzhou was won, the news that he was in Suzhou has already spread, do you think he will continue to go west in person? He has already returned." Prince Ali said bluntly: "Why is the Seventh Princess so determined?" Ye Luohe said dejectedly: "Ali, what Aguli said is not wrong. In order to save his life, Long Hanhai of Suzhou chose eight beauties from his family to serve Yang Hao to please him. Aguli tried to break through the siege the day before yesterday. When approaching the Xiazhou military camp, I saw a young man in white robes standing under the banner of Yang Zi to watch the battle, and the Eight Dragon Girls stood behind him. Aguli recognized one of them named Long Linger. After returning to Ganzhou, how could the Eight Dragon Girls appear here?" Seeing that Ye Luohe echoed her words, Aguli gave Prince Ali a charming look, her eyes not without satisfaction. Seeing this, Prince Ali felt malicious in his heart, and suddenly said: "Father Khan, my son suddenly thought of a plan to get rid of Yang Hao, making the Xiazhou army leaderless, and collapsed without a fight." Ye Luohe was both surprised and delighted, and quickly asked: "The plan will come out?" Prince Ali said: "Long Hanhai begged for surrender and bribed her with a beauty. Yang Hao smiled and refused, obviously he is a womanizer. If we pretend to beg for surrender from him as if we are desperate, we will also send the beauty to Yang Hao's camp to wait for an opportunity to assassinate her." Without him, even if Xiazhou has a million troops, wouldn't it disappear in an instant?" Ye Luo sat up awkwardly, and said with great emotion: "Well..., I think this plan is indeed feasible, even if it fails, there is not much loss. But..." He hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not easy to find a young, beautiful, martial arts, loyal woman who is willing to die for my king. Where can we find a woman who meets these conditions?" Prince Ali smiled sinisterly, looked at Princess Aguli and said, "Is this a suitable candidate? It's far away in the sky, but it's close in front of us. I just don't know that Father Khan is reluctant to part with it." Princess Aguli's pretty face suddenly changed color, and a pair of wonderful eyes immediately glanced at Ye Luohe. Ye Luohe followed Prince Ali's eyes and saw that he was actually the Seventh Princess Aguli, she felt very sad and immediately hesitated.Fighting on the battlefield does not necessarily mean death, but as the assassin who assassinated Yang Hao, he is sure to die, and even...you have to pay some lustful sacrifices.After all, Aguli is the woman he loves, and Huihe Khan, who has always been proud and arrogant, can speak even if he is at the end of his life. Prince Ali sighed softly, and said: "If this time it is really defeated by the Xiazhou army, my Huihe lineage in Ganzhou will disappear from the world from now on. It is brave and mighty, shining like the sun on the night of the whole Hexi. The Great Khan of Luohe will also die in humiliation. For the Great Khan, every member of my Huihe tribe, who is not willing to sacrifice everything like a cow and horse? Die for the Great Khan, that is a supreme honor. It is a pity Ali is a man, so he cannot carry out this assassination plan, otherwise, for the sake of the profuse sweat and the 200,000 Huihe people in Ganzhou, I, Ali, will never frown even if my body is smashed to pieces." Ye Luohe said in a naive way: "Aguri..." When Aguli heard him calling her name, her heart trembled suddenly. She bit her pink lips and said with red eyes, "Okay, I'll go!"
Because the imperial army approached the city, Yang Hao's generals were arguing with each other, and Ganzhou Khan's golden tent was also surrounded by Yang Hao's army, and the food and grass were exhausted, so it fell into a gloomy mist. Ganzhou Huihe Khan Yeluohe leaned on the couch in a state of depression, and said worriedly: "I didn't expect that Xiazhou soldiers had so much food and grass. I wanted to fight with them to defend the city, but I fell into their scheme. Now people eat horses, some food has been used up, cattle and sheep have been slaughtered, and the defenders outside the city are still motionless. I go up to the top of the city every day to watch, and the smoke from the fire stoves in the Xiazhou military camp is not enough. A little reduction shows that their food can last for a long time, if this continues, more than 100,000 people in my city will starve to death without being beaten." Prince Ali, who had led the reinforcements back to the city, said: "Father Khan, we are nomadic tribes. Even if we abandon this city, can't our felt tents be set up on the grassland? As I said earlier, the Han people are good at attacking and defending." The city, we are fighting with the city, this is to use our own shortcomings to meet the enemy's strengths. Why don't we take advantage of the large number of people and break through the encirclement, can the Xiazhou army chase us all over the grassland? Ganzhou even Lost, how many heavy troops can Yang Hao keep here? At that time, we will join forces with Longyou Tubo to make a comeback, are we afraid that we will not be able to reoccupy Ganzhou?" The Seventh Princess Aguli couldn't help but retort: "Break out? It's not easy, Xiazhou's armored cavalry and Mo Dao array sealed the four gates tightly. How many times will we die when we go out? How can we break through?" Prince Ali stared at her coldly, and snorted: "Yang Hao divides his troops to the west, and there are not many people trapped outside us. With only a Mo Dao array and a team of heavy armored cavalry, we can use our lives to walk. Can you make a way?" He looked back at Ye Luohe and said, "Father Khan, I heard that Yang Hao's army has captured Suzhou and is now attacking Dunhuang. His meaning is very obvious, because our Ganzhou is the most difficult to fight, so He besieged and did not fight, and put us at the back. When he has settled the Dunhuang Kingdom, he will return to Ganzhou with a new victorious army and attack our Ganzhou city. If he does not break through at this time, he will not be able to leave in the future .” Princess Aguli said: "Khan, although Yang Hao divided his troops to attack the two states of Guasha, but when he marched west, he claimed to have an army of 150,000. Even if it is exaggerated, there are still 100,000 troops. When he was in Zhouzhou, he won 20,000 Tubo troops, and when he attacked Suzhou, he took another 20,000 Dragon King's army for himself. The total force this time should really be 150,000. The Guiyi army was vulnerable, and Yang Hao divided the troops to attack Guasha. There were about 50,000 troops, so there were at least 100,000 troops trapped outside the city of Ganzhou.This point can also be estimated from the daily number of smoke and stoves in the Xiazhou military camp.One hundred thousand troops are stationed here, but I don't believe that Xiazhou's army has inexhaustible food and grass. I think they are pretending to be calm and bluffing. Just bear with it a little longer. Before the Western Expeditionary Army returns, let's..." Princess Khan of the nomadic people also has her own family account, territory, and people, and has great power. Therefore, as the eldest son of Yeluohe, Prince Ali and Princess Aguli have a rift between the grazing land and the tribes they control. For various reasons, there had been grievances with each other for a long time. At this time, the opinions were different. Princess Aguli blindly sang against him, and Prince Ali became even more angry. Before Princess Aguli finished speaking, Prince Ali said: "Yang Hao left a substitute here. , personally rushed to Suzhou to continue the road to the west, he is the commander of the Xiazhou Army, he will leave a hundred thousand troops here, and he will only take 30,000 horses to go on an expedition alone? It is ridiculous, since he has personally marched, he will definitely take away the main force. The foreign army is bluffing, and there may not be a hundred thousand people." Princess Aguli smiled sweetly, glanced at Prince Ali and said, "Prince Ali, there is a saying in the Chinese art of war that what is true is false, and false is true. It is true that Yang Hao did leave a substitute at the beginning and rushed to attack Suzhou in person. But after Suzhou was won, the news that he was in Suzhou has already spread, do you think he will continue to go west in person? He has already returned." Prince Ali said bluntly: "Why is the Seventh Princess so determined?" Ye Luohe said dejectedly: "Ali, what Aguli said is not wrong. In order to save his life, Long Hanhai of Suzhou chose eight beauties from his family to serve Yang Hao to please him. Aguli tried to break through the siege the day before yesterday. When approaching the Xiazhou military camp, I saw a young man in white robes standing under the banner of Yang Zi to watch the battle, and the Eight Dragon Girls stood behind him. Aguli recognized one of them named Long Linger. After returning to Ganzhou, how could the Eight Dragon Girls appear here?" Seeing that Ye Luohe echoed her words, Aguli gave Prince Ali a charming look, her eyes not without satisfaction. Seeing this, Prince Ali felt malicious in his heart, and suddenly said: "Father Khan, my son suddenly thought of a plan to get rid of Yang Hao, making the Xiazhou army leaderless, and collapsed without a fight." Ye Luohe was both surprised and delighted, and quickly asked: "The plan will come out?" Prince Ali said: "Long Hanhai begged for surrender and bribed her with a beauty. Yang Hao smiled and refused, obviously he is a womanizer. If we pretend to beg for surrender from him as if we are desperate, we will also send the beauty to Yang Hao's camp to wait for an opportunity to assassinate her." Without him, even if Xiazhou has a million troops, wouldn't it disappear in an instant?" Ye Luo sat up awkwardly, and said with great emotion: "Well..., I think this plan is indeed feasible, even if it fails, there is not much loss. But..." He hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not easy to find a young, beautiful, martial arts, loyal woman who is willing to die for my king. Where can we find a woman who meets these conditions?" Prince Ali smiled sinisterly, looked at Princess Aguli and said, "Is this a suitable candidate? It's far away in the sky, but it's close in front of us. I just don't know that Father Khan is reluctant to part with it." Princess Aguli's pretty face suddenly changed color, and a pair of wonderful eyes immediately glanced at Ye Luohe. Ye Luohe followed Prince Ali's eyes and saw that he was actually the Seventh Princess Aguli, she felt very sad and immediately hesitated.Fighting on the battlefield does not necessarily mean death, but as the assassin who assassinated Yang Hao, he is sure to die, and even...you have to pay some lustful sacrifices.After all, Aguli is the woman he loves, and Huihe Khan, who has always been proud and arrogant, can speak even if he is at the end of his life. Prince Ali sighed softly, and said: "If this time it is really defeated by the Xiazhou army, my Huihe lineage in Ganzhou will disappear from the world from now on. It is brave and mighty, shining like the sun on the night of the whole Hexi. The Great Khan of Luohe will also die in humiliation. For the Great Khan, every member of my Huihe tribe, who is not willing to sacrifice everything like a cow and horse? Die for the Great Khan, that is a supreme honor. It is a pity Ali is a man, so he cannot carry out this assassination plan, otherwise, for the sake of the profuse sweat and the 200,000 Huihe people in Ganzhou, I, Ali, will never frown even if my body is smashed to pieces." Ye Luohe said in a naive way: "Aguri..." When Aguli heard him calling her name, her heart trembled suddenly. She bit her pink lips and said with red eyes, "Okay, I'll go!"