Chapter 26 Section VII

Ying Wuyi's chess piece landed in the center of the chessboard, making a sound.Xie Xuan picked up the chess pieces, but did not follow for a long time. "Don't act like you're full of thoughts. Before the national teacher comes, we still have time to play half a game of chess." Ying Wuyi said in a low voice, but her tone was severe, as if she was dissatisfied with her subordinate's distraction. "Is it an enemy or a friend?" Xie Xuan asked in a low voice. "If you want to rule the world, you need tens of thousands of people to help. He is my friend today, and he may be my opponent tomorrow. However, we are in the same boat at the moment, so there is no doubt about employing people." Ying Wuyi said.

"How can we tell that we are in the same boat? Someone looks smiling, holding a knife in secret, and has other plans." Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows suddenly. "If you want to be the master of the world, you can't be too suspicious." Ying Wuyi shook his head slightly, "Because you can't pay attention, it's like I never doubted you, even though you are ten times smarter than me. This principle, in the future you I will understand." Zhang Bo entered the tent and knelt on the ground: "Mr. Lei Bicheng, the national teacher, is asking to see him outside the tent."

"My distinguished guest from China came all the way, but he is so cautious?" Ying Wuyi threw the chess pieces back into the box, "Please." Zhang Bo turned around and opened the sheep fur curtain of the military tent, and an old man in a black robe stepped in lightly. His black robe was as long as his feet and as high as his chin. young face.He walked slowly to Ying Wuyi and Xie Xuan's chessboard, half-kneeled respectfully and saluted. "When I saw my warhorse frightened, I knew it was the national teacher coming." Ying Wuyi pushed the chessboard away, "Every time the national teacher comes, there is a strange appearance. Did this time also alarm Bai Yi?"

When he said that, he smiled and stroked the brown beard on his chin, but his eyes were cold. "The ruler of the country was not surprised when he saw me, and neither is Bai Yi now." Lei Bicheng replied, "I was planning to cross the enemy line and show the enemy's majesty on behalf of the ruler. It's a pity that I underestimated Bai Yi and almost fell into his trap. In the formation." "It seems that Bai Yi and I have split the game equally again." Ying Wuyi signaled Xie Xuan to get up, and gestured to Lei Bicheng, "Master of the State." "The ruler of the country is the king of men, and Bai Yi is the king of the army." Lei Bicheng took his seat calmly.

"King of the army?" Ying Wuyi was silent for a moment, then smiled coldly, "Bai Yi is indeed the king of the army, but I may not be the king of men. Let me say it myself, the overlord, right? Help my army? The secret technique of the national teacher will be of great benefit to our army." "The lord forgives the crime of leaving your post without permission." Lei Bicheng stood up and bowed down, "This time I did not receive the summons to leave Jiuyuan to meet the lord's army, and there are indeed unavoidable difficulties." "Huh?" Ying Wuyi raised his eyebrows, but didn't ask him to get up.

"The rebellion of the Marquis of Moli County has become clear. Jiuyuan City is now in turmoil. Hearing that the Lord's army was blocked by Bai Yi at the Shangyang Pass, people's hearts have changed even more. The eldest son can no longer suppress the power of the ministers. Some of the ministers are already preparing to open the city to welcome the Marquis of Moli County. Although the Marquis of Moli County has not many subordinates, it is not difficult to defeat the defenders of Jiuyuan City. Some of these troops have been mixed with the petitioners and stationed under Jiuyuan City , the situation is imminent. I was supposed to protect the eldest son, but the situation is urgent, so I have to come here to inform the lord." Lei Bicheng bowed down again, "The lord, please forgive my reckless behavior."

Ying Wuyi was silent for a moment: "My nephew has already dared to use military force? It seems that this little thing didn't disappoint me too much. He is stronger than his despicable but cowardly father." "In today's situation, if only the King's army comes to Jiuyuan City in person, it will be a thunderstorm. No one dares to make trouble under the King's army!" Lei Bicheng said decisively. Ying Wuyi squinted at him for a long time, then smiled faintly: "But I heard that my nephew respects you like a god, and he once bathed and fasted outside the Jiuxu Shrine for several months, begging you to give him divine enlightenment." The national teacher is loyal to me, but I haven't considered that if my nephew ascends the throne, might he be more respectful to the national teacher than me?"

"There is only one God in the world, and God gives revelation to those he loves. How can someone like me give it? God looks down on Liguo. This is the era when Liguo is about to become stronger, and God has already given the revelation to the king. , it will not be given to others. Therefore, the Marquis of Moli cannot ask for it. I am a servant who serves God, and I dare not betray his will for the sake of worldly respect." Lei Bicheng said in a low voice. Ying Wuyi was silent for a while, and waved his hand: "Please invite the national teacher, the national teacher has been of great help to our country, and he is my honorable friend Ying Wuyi. In this time when there are internal turmoil and foreign enemies, the national teacher is so loyal and courageous, it seems even more important." rare."

Lei Bicheng shook his head: "With all due respect, I am not loyal to the lord. My life has been dedicated to God. I am his envoy. It is he who wants to bestow victory on Li Gong. No one can stop us. Those who prostrate themselves at God's feet are but terrified at his call to do his will." "So this time the national teacher brought God's will again?" "No! It's God's warning!" Lei Bicheng looked serious, "The king is in danger right now." "I have many dangers, and I am always in front of my eyes." Ying Wuyi remained calm.

"Then I would like to ask the lord, even if the lord can escape from Shangyang Pass this time, will he have to risk huge losses? Outside the city, Bai Yi's 70,000 allied army, even if the soldiers under the lord's command are brave, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be killed by the wolves." However, if the Red Brigade Army led by Xiang Liu in the north defends against Huaye's Fenghu cavalry, if they refuse to surrender at that time, they are doomed to lose. The mountain detours and takes the Canglan Road to return to the country. At that time, the Marquis of Moli County may have taken Jiuyuan City by mutiny. The king will not open the city gate at that time, and Bai Yida can lead the army to chase after him. Before the city can respond to the lord, the lord has already been flanked." Lei Bicheng looked directly at Ying Wuyi, "Have these lords thought about it?"

Ying Wuyi pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I have thought of this danger before I left Tianqi." "Then, in the Lord's plan, how should we deal with this predicament?" "This is gambling." Ying Wuyi took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Because the imperial capital is of little significance to us. All the goods coming in and out are blocked by the princes, and we can't grow ourselves. But he can’t use him to threaten the enemy. If necessary, these princes can give up the emperor and let me kill him with a sword, and then enter the apocalypse to come to the king. If I lose the southern barbarian tribes on which I started, I will be trapped to death In Apocalypse, there is no power to respond. So this time I was going to march quickly and rush out of Shangyang Pass before the princes had time to react. At most, they would meet in the wilderness. Even if it was a battle, I could still bypass the enemy's blockade Returning to the country will not cause a huge loss. But I didn't expect Bai Yi's defense to be so strong, I didn't break out of Shangyang Pass in time, and now I regret it." "What the lord thinks is that if he marches back to Jiuyuan in a hurry, he will send a large army into the city before the Marquis of Moli County has time to start an incident. At that time, with the lord's military power, the vacillating subjects will immediately submit to the lord's army. Under the banner, the rebellion of the Marquis of Moli County will naturally disappear. Is this what the lord of the country calls gambling?" Ying Wuyi nodded: "The national teacher knows me." "But didn't the lord think that the rebellion of the Marquis of Moli County might be a trap to attract the lord to leave Tianqi. Therefore, Bai Yi had already set up a large army in front of Shangyang Pass, and the lord Yue Zhilei Xing 'The tactics, but they can't get out of Shangyang Pass. And Moli County Marquis is only secretly accumulating troops, and is not in a hurry to fight the eldest son under Jiuyuan City. This may also have another purpose." Lei Bicheng said slowly. Ying Wuyi suddenly realized: "This is the bait to lure me back to the country! I am worried that if Ying Zhen can't defend the country, he will be eager to break through the siege, and that will fall into their trap!" "That's right, so the Marquis of Moli County is waiting. The lord doesn't move, he doesn't move, and so do the princes. On the way I came, I heard that Bai Yi asked the lord to break the city in seven days. This may not be a forced country. The master's strategy to break through as soon as possible." Lei Bicheng waved his sleeves across the chessboard, "So if this round is a game of chess, there are still countless back moves that have not been revealed. The fighting that the king saw on the corner ground is just for the enemy to fight in the middle of the game. Stretch the smoke screen we set!" A full plate of chess pieces landed on the couch with a crackling sound. Xie Xuan stood by, and was slightly startled when he heard this.It's not that he hadn't thought of these things, but he also knew that there was always disharmony among the princes. In the battle of Juluyuan, if the coalition forces of the various countries hadn't fought on their own, they would not have been crushed by the Li army.But now, if such a huge plan is really to be implemented, there must be a leader behind the scenes to strategize. As far as Xie Xuan knows, there is no such a person who holds great power but hides it.Even if Bai Yi wanted to coordinate the armies and Moli County Marquis to cooperate with him, he was powerless.So Xie Xuan dared to persuade Ying Wuyi to take the risk and return to the country.However, the news brought by Lei Bicheng made him overturn his original speculation.Just at this time, the Marquis of Moli County led his troops to besiege Jiuyuan City, making the situation more and more like a huge bait.As for the person who was manipulating behind the scenes, Xie Xuan felt in his heart that he had vaguely seen a shadow, but he couldn't figure out the feeling. He didn't like Lei Bicheng, but was convinced by his analysis. Ying Wuyi didn't speak, looked at the empty chessboard, pondered for a long time, and nodded slightly: "Then the current choice, we can retreat to Tianqi City and stick to it. Or, it is to lead the troops to break through the siege first. If we march fast enough, my My nephew may not dare to rebel, because before he has gained a firm foothold in Jiuyuan City, we have already approached the city. If the princes fail to catch up with us in time, he will have no choice but to die!" "The former is the worst policy, and the latter is the middle policy." Lei Bicheng said decisively, "But neither is the emperor's policy!" Ying Wuyi suddenly raised his head, his eyes were burning: "What is the emperor's strategy?" "The emperor's strategy is to kill Bai Yi's army!" Lei Bicheng shouted. Ying Wuyi, Xie Xuan and Zhang Bo were all shocked: "Put Bai Yi's army to death!?" In front of them is an army twice as large as their own. Shanzhen, Fenghu, Izumo, and Bauhinia Longshot are all top strong soldiers in the Eastern Continent.And the leaders of the army are all figures of great prestige, and the leader is Bai Yi, whom Lei Bicheng himself praised as the "King of the Army". Even with their arrogance, they dare not have the idea of ​​victory. thing. "The lord once risked the ages to seize the imperial capital and achieved great achievements, so why can't Shangyang Pass become the second miracle?" Lei Bicheng almost asked, "Or the lord has lost the courage of his youth? " Ying Wuyi's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked directly at Lei Bicheng, with a hint of anger in his eyes.After a while, he suddenly applauded and laughed loudly: "Very good! Then the national teacher came here to teach me how to kill Bai Yi?" "If I wasn't fully prepared, what face would I have to leave Jiuyuan City privately to meet the king at the most critical time?" Lei Bicheng asked back. "Do you have that much confidence?" Ying Wuyi asked. "He who is blessed by the gods, he is unstoppable. The gods endow him with the strength of a valkyrie, the ambition of a lion, the desire of fire, and the will of steel. All enemies will be reduced to powder in front of him, as if attacked The punishment of thunder! God's eyes looked down on him in the sky, and miracles followed him. God once split the mountain to save the Heluo family, and he will also turn Shangyangguan into Baiyi's Senluo Hell for the people he chooses ! Even the king of the army is not enough to resist the will of the gods!" Lei Bicheng's voice was high-pitched, as if singing, "And the king is the one chosen by God!" He lowered his head abruptly: "Please ask the lord to get rid of others, I will pass on the will of God to the lord!" Ying Wuyi nodded and waved his hand.Xie Xuan and Zhang Bo bowed half-kneeling, and exited the military tent together. The two stood silently under the night sky, with the breeze blowing.The dense fog had dissipated by now, and Ying Wuyi's war horse was dozing peacefully in the distance, as if nothing special had happened.The four giant servants stood silently outside the tent without making a sound, and they couldn't even feel that they were breathing.Heavy iron armor covered their entire bodies, with no skin exposed. One of them lost his right arm, and his sleeve was floating empty.As soon as Xie Xuan and Zhang Bo got out of the tent, they happened to stand between these four people, but none of the followers turned their heads to look at them.These servants are like cast-iron dolls, supposed to stand in front of the tomb to protect the peace of the tomb owner. Zhang Bo glanced at them, then turned to look at Xie Xuan.Xie Xuan shook his head slightly, signaling him not to say more. The two walked a distance before Zhang Bo lowered his voice: "The strategy brought by the national teacher...to kill Bai Yi's army...is it possible?" "Since he came to Li Country, every strategy he proposed is practical, and this time is probably no exception." Xie Xuandao, "I think the prince has already been persuaded by him, so there is no need to say anything more now." The two walked for a while, and there was no one around, only the slight sound of the wind.Xie Xuan stopped suddenly, Zhang Bo was stunned for a moment, then also stopped, watching Xie Xuan turn his head silently, and went to look at the military tent in the distance. "What?" Zhang Bo asked. "I don't know why, every time I see this person, I have an impulse," Xie Xuan lowered his voice, "I want to kill him with a sword." "Me too!" Zhang Bo said after a long silence.He and Xie Xuan looked at each other with worry in their eyes.