Lu Yongzhi stood there alone and longed for a bad future for a long time. He suddenly shook his head and sighed. After all, Gao Pian was still alive and well. All the power he had now was just given to him by Gao Pian.

, although he didn't think much of Gao Pian in his heart, after all, it was hard to offend him.

Lu Yongzhi told the guards at Gao Pian's mansion: "Watch the door. No one is allowed to step into the mansion without Gao Dutong and my permission. Otherwise, be careful of your dog head."

The guard said fearfully: "Don't worry, Master Lu, I understand."

Lu Yongzhi nodded with satisfaction and walked towards Gao Pian's secret room. When Lu Yongzhi walked far away, the guard glanced disdainfully at the direction where Lu Yongzhi disappeared, spat with a "bah" sound, and cursed in a low voice.

Said: "What the hell, a thing that relies on human power..."

Another guard smiled and said: "Brother, why didn't you tell me when that bully was here just now?"

The guard just looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "What do you think of me? Since I know that he is a dog relying on human power, shouldn't I be afraid of this evil dog biting me?"

"Hehe..." The two of them snickered together.

In Gao Pian's secret room, Gao Pian was sitting cross-legged. In such a closed space, Gao Pian's long silver-white hair was floating strangely, and the large robe on his body seemed to be full of air, making a hunting sound.

There was still thick steam coming out of the Baihui point on the top of his head. The fine beads of sweat on his forehead were slowly gathering together, turning into larger beads of sweat, slowly following the razor-carved wrinkles on his face.

Slowly flowing down, Gao Pian's practice was reaching a critical moment. Gao Pian's eyes were slightly closed, with a solemn look on his face. His face was so red that he was almost bleeding. There seemed to be an invisible aura around him, in the air.

The dust and particles hardly come within five feet of Gao Pian.

Suddenly, there was a long, high-pitched whistle, which spread far away.

After the long roar, Gao Pian opened his eyes, and the light flashed away, and then he still turned to despair. Gao Pian failed again.

Suddenly Gao Pian's face darkened and he shouted in the direction of the door: "Who? Come out!"

Lu Yongzhi, who was hiding at the door, was full of cleverness. He hurriedly walked in and bowed and said: "Gao Dutong's magical skills are incredible. You can hear the sound as soon as I arrive at the door. I am very impressed." In fact, Lu Yongzhi has arrived.

He had been at the door for a long time, observing Gao Pian's reaction during his practice. He had been holding his breath for fear that Gao Pian would notice. Unexpectedly, Gao Pian actually noticed, so this sentence was not just flattery.

When Gao Pian saw Lu Yongzhi, the gloomy look on his face gradually faded, and he forced a smile and said: "Master Lu, what do you want to tell me today? But what changes have occurred in the war situation?"

Lu Yongzhi said: "Master Dutong has been in seclusion for many days, so I don't dare to disturb him. To be honest, the situation is quite unfavorable to us now!"

Gao Pian was startled and said: "What's the disadvantage? Didn't Huang Chao agree to surrender out of surprise?"

Lu Yongzhi sighed: "Huang Chao did not keep his word. When he saw that the troops from the north had withdrawn, he actually turned his back and refused to recognize anyone. Generals Zhang Lin and Liang Zuan were defeated and died. Bi Shiduo was also defeated in Caishiji.

Huang Chao has now crossed the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and captured Hezhou and Chuzhou without any effort. Shang Rang and Meng Kai surrounded Tianchang and Liuhe respectively, and are only more than a hundred miles away from Yangzhou City."

Gao Pian's face changed slightly, and he sneered: "I didn't expect that Huang Chao actually had such a hand. Humph, it seems I have underestimated him." Gao Pian paused, suddenly rolled his eyes, and said: "Could it be that I have underestimated him?"

Is there no one in Jiangnan to stop these bandits?"

Lu Yongzhi pretended to sigh and said: "The general doesn't know. The situation in Jiangnan has always been supported by Zhang Lin. After General Zhang was defeated and died, other people from all walks of life are Huang Chao's opponents. Now Huang Chao has also

We have 150,000 troops, which is really not what it was back then!"

Gao Pian pondered for a while and said proudly: "I would like to meet this Huang Chao personally to see if he has three heads and six arms!"

Of course Lu Yongzhi knew Gao Pian's ability. Although Gao Pian only had 100,000 troops, he had been fighting on the battlefield for decades without ever losing a single defeat. He was by no means comparable to a reckless hero like Huang Chao. But Huang Chao had an army of 150,000, and his military strength was 150,000.

He is much better than Gao Pian, he has won another victory, and his morale is high, so the outcome of this battle is still a bit unpredictable. The most likely outcome is a lose-lose situation, and Lu Yongzhi certainly doesn't want it to be a lose-lose situation.

, he also wants to use Gao Pian's 100,000 troops to separate one side!

Lu Yongzhi said: "Although the general can be called the god of war, Huang Chao is not incompetent. Now the court is fatuous. When the general is needed, he worships the general as a god. When he is not needed, he may not necessarily treat the general as such.

,Didn’t the general see what happened to Kang Chengxun back then?”

After listening to Lu Yongzhi's words, Gao Pian couldn't help but fell into deep thought. He hesitated for a while, pacing back and forth in the room. Finally, he raised his head, stared at Lu Yongzhi, and said, "Master Lu, what clever plan do you have?"

?”

Lu Yongzhi said in his heart: "You obviously have an idea in your mind, but you still ask me now, you are really an old fox." But he said: "Now the world is in chaos, the Tang Dynasty is declining, and heroes from all walks of life are emerging. I watch the sky at night.

It indicates that Li and Tang will be overthrown in the next few years, and the new emperor should be in Huainan! Why don't you, general, take advantage of the fact that you have a heavy army and make plans early?" In order to prevent Gao Pian and Huang Chao from fighting head-on, Lu Yongzhi went so far as to talk nonsense.

Gao Pian's eyes lit up. Although he knew that Lu Yongzhi's words may not be credible, the temptation of Lu Yongzhi's words was too strong, strong enough to make Gao Pian forget his reason. Gao Pian was also a human being, and he also had desires and ambitions, but he had always been

He had never really thought about this. Now Lu Yongzhi just reminded him. Seriously speaking, Gao Pian just used Lu Yongzhi's words to find a reason for himself.

Regardless of the reason, Gao Pian has completely given up his plan to fight Huang Chao head-on. He has decided to support his own troops and separatize Huainan. With the current military strength of the imperial court, there will definitely be nothing he can do.

But after all, Gao Pian had been an official in the Tang Dynasty for many years, so he couldn't bear to look like this. He sighed slowly and said: "These days, I have been busy studying the way of heaven and have no time to care about worldly things. I will let Master Lu take care of everything."

.I will now order all the generals in Huainan to guard the city and protect their own territory, and not to start a war with Huang Chao rashly."

Then Gao Pian wrote to the court again, saying: "Huang Chao's 600,000-strong army is stationed in Tianchang, Liuhe, less than a hundred miles away from the city. I have few soldiers and few generals, so I am not strong enough to fight. Moreover, I am old. Now my stroke has recurred and I am bedridden."

It’s been more than a month. I hope the imperial court will send troops soon to repel Huang Chao!”

Is there any truth in Gao Pian's memorial? If Huang Chao really had 600,000 troops, wouldn't he have crushed Gao Pian's Yangzhou city long ago? How could Gao Pian calmly submit a memorial to the court? He was just looking for

It's just an excuse not to start a war with Huang Chao.

Since Gao Pian wrote last time that Huang Chao "will soon be in peace", the city of Chang'an has been full of vitality and a peaceful scene. Emperor Li Xuan still plays polo, fights cocks and bets on geese all day long, and has a great time. Gao Pian

Pian's urgent memorial was rushed to Chang'an City after traveling 600 miles, and the capital was greatly prospered. Li Yan scolded Gao Pian for deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors, a crime worthy of death.

Since Gao Pian was recommended by Lu Xie, Lu Xie was even more favored because of Gao Pian's successive victories in the past few days. Now that Gao Pian has such a skill, Lu Xie can only report that he is sick and stay at home.

He didn't dare to go out. He was afraid that the emperor would blame him. Who knew that while he was lying in bed, he was really depressed and sick, and his fake illness turned into a real illness. Emperor Li Xuan couldn't do anything about him, and even sent someone to express condolences.

Li Xuan was extremely depressed.

Li Xuan asked the ministers of Zhongshu Province to discuss countermeasures. First of all, the ministers cursed Gao Pian: "I have said before that Gao Pian is not enough to take on the important task, and it is true!"

"A tall man has no great talent. He only has the name of a famous general, but it is not enough to achieve great things."

"Gao Pian has no ability at all. When Lu Xie recommended Gao Pian as the capital commander, I didn't agree with it. Now you can finally see it, right?"

…

They are here vying to curse Gao Pian and accuse Lu of being unfavorable in recommending people, but they never thought that when Gao Pian's general Zhang Lin won consecutive battles, they were the same people vying to praise Gao Pian for his hard work and merit, the god of war came to earth, and the victorious general.

They did everything they could. When they met Lu Xie, they often praised him for his good recommendation, and flattering words such as his ability to recognize heroes and so on. But now they were on the same page as Gao Pian and Lu Xie in the blink of an eye.

On the opposite side, people have to think of the coldness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human relationships.

Therefore, it is better to say that Lu Xie's illness was caused by his anger than by pretending.

But these people scolded each other, and after scolding, the matter still had to be resolved. First, the imperial court issued an edict to blame Gao Pian for his inability to do things well, which led Huang Chao to cross the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and ordered Gao Pian to attack with all his strength to trap Huang Chao's men in Huainan.

…

Then he appointed Zhuge Shuang as the envoy to the northern camp, appointed Cao Quanhu, the military envoy of the Tianping Army, as the envoy to the eastern camp, and appointed Qi Kerang, the military envoy of the Taining Army, as the commander of Ru Zheng's control of the capital, and stationed troops in Ru.

Prefecture; the vassal towns such as the Zhongwu Army (stationed in Xuzhou), the Reform Army (stationed in Xuzhou), the Yiwu Army, and the Yisheng Army each sent 3,000 troops to gather in Anshui...

The imperial court's defense is not lax, there are not many soldiers and horses, and the generals are not incompetent, but the ministers in Chang'an City are still a little worried. After all, even a veteran general like Gao Pian who has been fighting for a lifetime is holding an army of 100,000.

Under such circumstances, they were unable to check and balance Huang Chao, which showed how powerful Huang Chao was. Although they did not believe Gao Pian's statement that Huang Chao had an army of 600,000, they thought there were still 200,000 to 300,000!

Can the numerous armies of the Tang Dynasty withstand the march of Huang Chao's rebel army to the north? Will Gao Pian take action after receiving Li Xuan's edict of reproach? What amazing performance will Zhu Wen have in the war going north?
Chapter completed!