Chapter 116 Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen, The War of the Northern Han Dynasty Lin Bi stood on the deck, looking coldly at Jinghai Villa, which was gradually going away. A middle-aged guard walked up behind her and reported, "Your Highness, I don't know what we should do next?" Lin Bi frowned lightly, and said: "When I first entered Jinghai Villa, I still had the idea of ​​waiting for an opportunity to strike, but Jinghai Villa was murderous, so I knew not to act rashly. I thought that since I knew the location of Jinghai Villa, there might be a good opportunity, but unexpectedly Master Cizhen actually came to the East China Sea, which made me very lucky that I didn’t launch it without authorization, it seems that we had to assassinate on the way.”

The middle-aged guard frowned and said, "But didn't Master Cizhen come to welcome Princess Changle and Jiang Zhe back to Chang'an under the order of Emperor Dayong? To protect such a character, even the most respected master would be helpless, and it would be a pity if the soldiers were lost for nothing." Lin Bi didn't answer his question. Instead, he brushed his hair lightly and said, "Guard Xiao, you have been by Ting Fei's side for a long time, and you are also a disciple of the national teacher. Naturally, your vision is different. What do you think of Qi Wang and Jiang Zhe?"

Although Xiao Huwei did not witness the situation above Tingtao Pavilion, he had already heard Lin Tong's vivid narration, hesitated for a while, and said: "King Qi is indeed a famous general, but he is far behind the great general, and his behavior is inevitable. Too arrogant, domineering, or there is an opportunity to take advantage of. As for Jiang Zhe, the subordinates find it very funny. The subordinates have heard that this person is very intelligent, but after hearing what the princess said, why do they feel that this person is not tall? The older child makes the subordinates doubt whether he is really the master strategist of Prince Yong."

Lin Bi smiled lightly, and said: "I also thought it was funny at the beginning. Before I met Jiang Zhe, I thought he was a genius with amazing talent and thoughtfulness. When I first met him at the seaside, I thought he was an extraordinary person. He is not like a person in the world, but Tingtao Pavilion opened my eyes, this Jiang Zhe has a heart, but this is what makes him scary. I used to be wary of him, but now I am afraid of him." Xiao Huwei asked strangely: "Although his behavior is a bit funny, if the princess says that he is good at covering up, the subordinates will not be surprised, but why the princess thinks that is his true colors, but thinks he is even more terrifying, the subordinates I have also learned the art of war and strategy, and it is said that a general must be calm and ruthless in order to be invincible. I think the same is true for strategizing. Isn’t it that wise men are ruthless? If Jiang Zhe still has emotional weaknesses, why does the princess think he is even more terrifying? Woolen cloth?"

Lin Bi's eyes became deep, and he said: "I was a general in the Lin family era. Although I can't be called a master of the art of war, I still have some unique insights. Some people say that leading troops in war requires ruthlessness, which is not bad, but according to our years of experience The experience of the soldiers, if the enemy general is completely ruthless and only uses troops according to the tactics and situation, he will be defeated nineteen times. If the chief general is too ruthless, he will treat his soldiers as human beings, and he will not treat the enemy generals as human beings. In this way, although it is almost impossible to be mistaken by emotions, it is the soldiers who fight the war. The general can be ruthless and calm, but the soldiers under his command are flesh and blood people, who will be afraid and hate.

The same is true for counselors. The ranks of counselors can be roughly divided into three classes. Although the third class counselors have their own strengths, they also have their own weaknesses. If they fight each other, they will win and lose. Fear, second-class counselors are ruthless and ruthless. They only have interests in their hearts. Although such people are scary, they also have opportunities. After all, people are ruthless. The emotional factors of their opponents are calculated. Since ancient times, heroes often die unexpectedly, and people who are good at calculating often suffer on their own. It is because they forget that for some people, interests and power are not worth loyalty and family affection, and if a person only has interests in his heart , then there are traces of what they have done, so that if their opponents are resourceful, they can guess their strategies. As long as they have sufficient strength, it will not be difficult to win.And the most terrifying first-class counselors are those who themselves have rich emotions, but they can reject the influence of emotions when making suggestions. Such counselors are already rare and difficult to deal with, but such counselors also have weaknesses. Their talents and scheming often People feel jealous and don't want to get close to them, so it is often difficult for them to give full play to their talents, and it is difficult for people around them to do their best to implement their strategies.Although these third-class counselors are terrifying, they all have weaknesses that can be exploited.But Jiang Zhe was different, he had already surpassed this limit.

You have also seen his strategy, it penetrates people's hearts, like weak water, it penetrates every hole, he is the best at using all available external forces, and he can see people's hearts like fire, but when I saw him today, I knew that the most terrifying thing about this person is him No matter how vicious his tricks are, he is sincere to those around him. In this way, no one around him will hinder him, and he can fully display his talents.You've also heard that not only the Emperor of Yong, Li Zhi, was confidant to him, but also the king of Qi, Li Xian, who had always been at odds with Li Zhi, loved him very much, and he didn't even get angry because Jiang Zhe touched his inverse scales.Now, his son has become the future son-in-law of King Qi, and he is also the closed disciple of Shaolin Master Cizhen. Even Shaolin no longer regards him as a potential threat. Charm, with him here, there will be no civil strife in Dayong. Tell me, isn't this person very scary?To tell you the truth, this person is my confidant's trouble in the Northern Han Dynasty. I can't feel at ease even if he doesn't die. "

Murderous intent flashed across Xiao Huwei's eyes, and he said, "Why don't we send someone to try to assassinate him at all costs?" Lin Bi was noncommittal, and said, "Do you think King Qi's military strategy is higher or lower than Ting Fei's?" Xiao Huwei said in shock: "Why would your Highness ask such a question? How can King Qi compare to the General? Not to mention that he has never been favored by the General in these years, even in the hands of Prince Nan Chude. Is it also a disastrous defeat?" Lin Bi sighed, and said: "In fact, the way of using soldiers is extremely complicated, but in fact it is nothing more than leading elite soldiers and knowing how to advance and retreat. This is already a rare famous general. If he can occasionally make strange soldiers, the world will be able to use them." Only one or two people can do it. Qi Wang is also a person with good military strategy. If it is a famous general at that time, if it comes to commanding in front of the battle, I am afraid that no one can surpass Qi Wang, and the elite of Dayong's iron cavalry is not in our Northern Han army. Under the circumstances, King Qi was always suppressed by Ting Fei. Even in Southern Chu, he was defeated. It was because he was stubborn by nature and eager to win. Although this kind of temperament has some advantages, when he is defeated, he is often persevering. In battle, there will be a day of victory, but it is often the case that you will not retreat, and even be taken advantage of by others. The king of Qi has an arrogant personality and is not willing to convince others easily. If the person who advises is not someone he admires in his heart, he will often Returning in vain, so he could not beat Ting Fei in northern Xinjiang for several years, but King Qi did have the talent of a general, and after experiencing the change of seizing his heir, he also forbeared a lot. The stability of the northern border. I was not worried when I saw King Qi this time, because although he is aggressive, his temperament is still stubborn and hard to change, and his will to die is better than the idea of ​​survival. I originally wanted to go back Then tell Ting Fei that he can start from this direction.

But King Qi was different after meeting Jiang Zhe. His stubborn determination became flexible, and his temperament became much more cheerful. I want to see him, and I am more worried that Jiang Zhe will stay by King Qi's side. With such a counselor who is loved by King Qi to advise him, Ting Fei will be under too much pressure. " Xiao Huwei said: "Your Highness, isn't Jiang Zhe going back to Chang'an, we just try to prevent him from joining King Qi's army." Lin Bi smiled coldly and said, "I don't believe that Jiang Zhe will really go back to Chang'an. Under such circumstances, I'm afraid he will go directly to the army with King Qi. King Qi's character is very domineering. I'm afraid it's Jiang Zhe who wants to accompany him." Even if Princess Changle returns to Chang'an, he will not let her go."

Xiao Huwei was startled and said: "Impossible, Master Cizhen came to deliver the decree, does Jiang Zhe dare to go against Emperor Dayong's decree, and isn't he worried that Emperor Yong would suspect him of colluding with King Qi?" Lin Bi smiled and said, "Did you see the imperial decree? Didn't you just hear the message from Master Cizhen? How do you know what the real decree is? Besides, is Jiang Zhe the one who respectfully obeys the imperial decree?" Xiao Huwei said: "Then how does His Highness plan?" Lin Bi looked at the sky in the distance, and said: "I want to see if Jiang Zhe has the ability to enter the Dayong barracks. King Qi, Jiang Zhe, you are my confidantes in the Northern Han Dynasty, I will never let you It was easy to reach the battlefield. Strangers met and became confidants, and he saw this heart in the battlefield. Li Xian, Li Xian, do you still have the heart to live and die without hatred?"

As soon as the dawn broke through the thick clouds, the quiet wilderness was awakened by the sound of horseshoes and wheels. On the empty official road, a four-wheeled carriage covered with a blue curtain was guarded by more than 400 knights. Moving forward briskly, the more than 400 knights were divided into four teams, one team opened the way, the other team cut off the rear, and the other two teams guarded the carriage from left to right.The colors of their armor are also divided into two colors. The two teams of knights guarding the carriage are all in black and black armor, the other is in red armor, and the two teams of knights in front and behind are all in red armor.Those who know the details of Dayong's army will be shocked when they see it, because no matter who the army is in the Dayong army, they basically wear blue armor, which is almost black, but except for one army, the others The army will never wear pure black armor, that army is King Yong's personal guard.In addition, the guards of the King of Qi wore red armor, the guards of the Qin and Yi Army liked to wear white armor, and the imperial guards wore yellow armor.Now that King Yong ascended the throne, the original forbidden army was renamed Longxiang Guard, which was still responsible for defending the imperial city. Shang Hei did not change his previous style because he was responsible for protecting the emperor.Nowadays, no one in Dayong knows that, except for the forbidden army, not everyone can wear black armor.Then this army of nearly a hundred knights could only be the tiger guards who were trusted by Emperor Yong Emperor Li Zhi.However, it was King Qi's guards who were protecting the carriage with them, which made people wonder about the identity of the person in the carriage. I smiled and looked at King Qi, who was frowning tightly, and said, "Your Highness, this time I asked the Marquis of the East China Sea to help me block the East China Sea for half a month. Lin Bi will definitely not have the opportunity to send a letter back in advance. With our strength, You should be able to return to His Highness's camp safely. Why is Your Highness still so worried?" King Qi sighed and said: "I also believe that the Northern Han Dynasty has no way to send out the information. I didn't know until yesterday that you invited Lin Bi to restrict the Northern Han Dynasty's actions, and then mobilized the power of the Marquis of Donghai to help the Northern Han Dynasty. The army got the information in advance and ambushed and killed us on the road. After all, this road is only a few dozen miles away from the border. If the Northern Han cavalry ambushed on the road, it would be very difficult for us to escape. This area is close to the border, and Dayong's military strength cannot I have the absolute upper hand, and I can't mobilize too many troops to protect, so as not to overwhelm the enemy or be taken advantage of by others. But I brought three hundred personal guards, and the emperor sent a hundred tigers to be your personal guards. Even if the 400 cavalry encountered the enemy, we would still be able to find an opportunity to break through or stand by and wait for reinforcements. Besides, if we don’t have a few days to plan, I don’t believe that the Northern Han Dynasty has the ability to lay a net.” Speaking of this, King Qi laughed and said: "Speaking of it, you and the emperor are cautious enough, who would have thought that Hu Biwei is already waiting in Binzhou, and as soon as Master Cizhen arrives and Lin Bi leaves, you will set off immediately, I'm afraid Now Lin Bi is still behind us, even now that Lin Bi has sent back the news, it is too late." I couldn't help asking: "Since this is the case, why is your Highness still so worried? Could it be that you are worried about Li Lin? Don't you feel relieved that Zhen'er is taking care of him? Lin'er is still young, no matter how anxious you are, you can't let him go now. Go to the battlefield, let him go back to the capital with Zhen Er this time, you don’t have to worry about it. Master Cizhen will protect you along the way.” Li Xian frowned again, and said, "I know Changle will protect Lin'er well. I wasn't worried at first, but for some reason, I always feel that we have overlooked something? Although we temporarily cut off the communication between Lin Bi and Beihan The information channel, but there are masters from the Demon Sect in the Northern Han Dynasty, if they have already got the news, I am worried that they will ambush you halfway, Suiyun, you do not know martial arts, if you encounter the enemy, I am worried about your safety." I chuckled and said, "It's always a risk to take. This is the shortest road. If you hurry up, you can reach the camp within five or six days. There will be 300,000 troops to protect you. Your Highness doesn't have to worry about it. Encountering the enemy army, Zhe is relieved to have His Highness commanding to resist the enemy, besides, Xiao Shunzi is also accompanying the army, and at the worst, he can protect me and break out of the encirclement." Li Xian's brows stretched slightly. It was strange to say that he thought Jiang Zhe's plan was very meticulous, but Li Xian noticed something strange along the way. There were often Northern Han Dynasty riders cruising in this area, but this time the return trip was a They didn't meet each other, which made Li Xian feel that there was a danger that the mountain and the storm were about to overwhelm the building. At this moment, someone reported from outside the car: "Your Highness, Mr. Jiang, something is wrong. The scouts sent out have not heard back." Li Xian frowned, and said: "The terrain ahead is flat, it's the battlefield where the cavalry can show their power, so we must guard against it, send two people, don't ride horses, go ahead and have a look." The two Qi king's guards got off their horses and took off their heavy clothes Armored, put on plain clothes, hid in the grass by the side of the road, and disappeared from my sight in a blink of an eye. I looked around through the window, and saw that in late autumn, the withered grass on both sides of the road was extremely high, and when the autumn wind blew, the waves would rise and fall. In addition, the road was on a high terrain, and the two sides extended obliquely downwards. Even if thousands of troops are hidden, they may not be able to see it.I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.Could it be that there was really an ambush? Could it be that I set up such confusing obstacles, hoping that they would think that I was preparing to return to Chang'an, but they all failed?But in such a short period of time, how could they set up an ambush? Although the border of Dayong is almost undefended against the Northern Han, it does not mean that they can enter the territory of Dayong without careful planning. At this time, a sharp copper whistle suddenly came from the front, and my heart trembled. It was the siren sound from the scouts. They did not return quietly. It seemed that they had encountered great danger. The scale is still huge. King Qi raised his sword eyebrows when he heard the siren, jumped out of the carriage, and got on a fiery horse. The cavalry guarding him were all well-trained sergeants, and quickly formed a formation to meet the enemy and break through.Xiao Shunzi, who had been in charge of driving the car, had a look of worry on his face. He checked the horses and asked in a low voice, "My lord, the speed of the carriage is too slow. I'm afraid we won't be able to keep up. What should we do?" In the face of danger, I calmed down and said calmly: "You and I are not good at commanding in battle. His Royal Highness Qi has to worry about these things. This carriage is made of fine steel. The carriage is surrounded by steel plates. As long as you protect it You don’t have to worry about my safety after you get in the carriage, and you will follow His Highness’s instructions for a while, and I’m afraid we will all die here if we don’t win by surprise.” At this moment, the king of Qi had ordered to divert to the territory of Dayong. It seemed that he wanted to join up with the Yong army guarding this area. At this moment, horns sounded from all directions, and I had blocked the steel plate inside the window. Looking out through the small window above the car door, I saw the Northern Han cavalry galloping like a tiger and horses like a dragon. They crossed vertically and horizontally, and soon surrounded our army from a distance.I did some calculations and found that the enemy army had at least 3,000 people. This was definitely not a chance encounter. The troops that entered the territory of Dayong in the Northern Han Dynasty were usually small cavalry of about a hundred people.At this time, I saw a big banner with red characters on a black background erected in front of me, with a big "stone" written on it. "Flying Tiger General Quartz," I heard King Qi shout loudly: "How dare you sneak into my Dayong territory and wreak havoc, but don't you take my Dayong seriously?" Under the big banner, a middle-aged general in his thirties, with a thin face and a stern expression also said loudly: "Dayong of the Northern Han Dynasty is an enemy country, and His Royal Highness King Qi doesn't know his own self-respect, so it's no wonder Shi Mou, If you dismount and surrender today, or I think you are a noble person, I will not take your life." Next to the general was a sergeant wearing the armor of the Northern Han Army, his face mask had been put down, and he was out of sight. With his appearance, I could see the sergeant pointing in the direction of my carriage and saying something with superb eyesight.Then I saw that middle-aged general's gaze also fell on the carriage, and that cold gaze swept across, and I only felt cold all over.At this time, the middle-aged general shouted loudly: "Boys, kill Li Xian and capture that carriage for me. Who can bring me Li Xian's head and reward me with a hundred catties? Who can capture that carriage for me?" The people above are rewarded with a thousand gold." Then, the middle-aged general closed his upper armor, and with one stroke of the horse in his hand, he took the lead to rush down, while Qi Wang Li Xian smiled coldly, pointed the treasured sword in his hand, and said loudly: "Break out!" Noticing that the carriage began to run quickly, I quickly grasped the handle on the wall of the carriage tightly, and the small window on the door was also closed by Xiao Shunzi from the outside.It was pitch black inside the carriage, and I couldn't see the battlefield outside, but I could feel the deafening shouts of killing around me. At this moment, I smiled wryly in the dark, I have already figured out a lot of things, why Lin Bi is still behind us, but the ambush seems to have been waiting for a long time, because I miscalculated a person, Lu Can, only It might be Lu Can. He went to see Lin Bi not to make an alliance or anything else, but to reach an agreement with Lin Bi.Southern Chu was in charge of transmitting information, and Northern Han was in charge of ambushes. No matter how resourceful I was, there was only one end for thousands of troops.Both Lin Bi and Lu Can understood the truth that clumsiness is better than skill.It's strange to say that I should have felt sad, but my first disciple, Lu Can, was cruel enough to send me, my master, to hell.But I felt a little joy in my heart. In my opinion, Lu Can was less cruel and stubborn, and now he can be said to be my proud disciple.Silently listening to the voices outside, I know that I am useless here, if I die here, I wonder if it will be a joke?