Pei Yue never thought that Kyoto would be in chaos in the future. When he used his imperial envoy's seal on the battle report memorial written by Tang Youzhi, he was still thinking about the situation on the southern front. He never expected that Lu Min would

After defeat, try to drag him down.

Xie Lin took the initiative to retreat, which did not surprise Pei Yue. At the last moment, he pressed the entire army to force the opponent to retreat.

From the beginning to the end, Pei Yue had no intention of dying together with Xie Lin. That would have no positive significance for the entire war in the Western Region, and would instead cause panic in Lingzhou.

When Xie Lin couldn't hold on any longer and issued the order to retreat, Liang Jun could pursue and harass him to maximize the victory. This was the last part of the plan that Pei Yue told Tang Youzhi.

Just when he and Tang Youzhi were meeting to discuss the next strategy, a messenger from the southern front brought shocking and angry news.

Two days ago, the Peking Army's Beida Camp fought a decisive battle with the Wu Army south of Lulongzhai, losing nearly half of its troops. Two commanders and dozens of people were killed in the battle. Cheng'an Hou Lu Min was in a panic under the desperate rescue of the Hucheng cavalry.

After returning to the Guping Camp, the entire southern front war situation was on the verge of collapse.

Tang Youzhi is a veteran on the battlefield. He can tell at a glance that the situation in the south has become extremely passive and complicated. He looked at Pei Yue, who frowned slightly, and said calmly: "Xie Lin's cavalry still has a certain fighting capacity. If you want to completely

It will not be easy to cripple him. At least in the next few years, there will not be much danger in the north. If the southern defense line is completely eroded and the Western Wu cavalry marches straight in, we may not be able to bear the consequences."

Pei Yue was silent for a long time.

He could hear the good intentions of the Marquis of Jining. After all, continuing to pursue the defeated soldiers of Western Wu relied on cavalry, and the Longbow infantry would not leave the defense line lightly. Under such circumstances, Tang Youzhi had almost no trouble, and only needed Pei Yue in front.

Contributing strength, he can naturally get some credit by sitting in the rear. However, he did not make any hint in that regard, and directly hoped that Pei Yue could lead his troops south.

This is a kind man, and Tang Youzhi dared to agree to his risky strategy, which shows that he is absolutely different from Li Pingzhong and others.

After thinking about it, Pei Yue said: "Master Hou, do you feel that there is something inexplicable and strange about the war on the southern front?"

Tang Youzhi was slightly startled. After careful consideration, he nodded and said, "Marquis Cheng'an placed Gu Ping's army behind Jiming Village and went deep alone to invite Zhang Qingbai to fight. Could it be that he had the same plan as us?"

Pei Yue recalled Lu Min's life in Shen Danmo's intelligence, shook his head and said: "The combat power of the Guping Army is far inferior to that of the Longbow Army, and nearly half of the military strongholds on the southern front fell into the hands of Zhang Qingbai. It is impossible for Marquis Cheng'an to implement this.

The same strategy. What I don’t understand is why he insists on fighting this battle?”

There are many reasons to fight, but even more reasons not to fight.

The two looked at each other and saw a hint of worry in each other's eyes.

Tang Youzhi reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry too much. The Marquis of Cheng'an may have neglected the battle formation in recent years and was just careless. Pei Yue, you'd better lead your troops south as soon as possible."

In fact, given the status of the two of them, Tang Youzhi did not need to be so polite and was almost on equal footing with Pei Yue.

Pei Yue naturally understood the meaning, but in the end he shook his head and said: "Going south now is not beneficial to the war situation."

If it were any other junior who would not dare to express his position like this in front of Tang Youzhi, even Tang Linfen would not have the guts. However, Tang Youzhi did not feel offended or disrespected when Pei Yue said it like this.

Some truths in the world are very simple. If you fully demonstrate your powerful abilities, you can make others ignore the age and even status gap between the two. There is no doubt that the victory of Khe Sanh is enough to prove that Pei Yue's ability far exceeds all others.

of his peers, even compared to some veterans on the battlefield.

Therefore, Tang Youzhi asked with great interest: "Why?"

Pei Yue calmly analyzed: "Marquis Cheng'an has retreated to the Guping camp. Nanshan, Jiming and Xishui villages are in danger. Among them, Jiming village is expected to bear unimaginable pressure. The Guping army cannot be used unless the Longbow army goes south.

, the Jinshui Army went north,

Only the absolute superiority of troops can offset the negative impact of this defeat. What can the Tibetan front guard do when he goes south at this time? Apart from serving as a scout for Marquis Cheng'an, he can't expect that I can defeat the more than 100,000 men under Zhang Qingbai's command.

Elite.”

Tang Youzhi sighed softly, looked at Pei Yue with complicated eyes, and said with emotion: "Sometimes it is not a good thing to be too sharp, especially in court."

Pei Yue heard the implication of his words and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, I am not a young and frivolous young man. Now I have the life and death of tens of thousands of people in my hands. There is no room for compromise."

Tang Youzhi shook his head and said seriously: "You are not young and frivolous, but you are too young to be frivolous. Maybe you are still a little curious about why I dared to agree to your plan in the first place, because I have already been entrusted by a certain adult. Watch what you have done these years.

, too old

Cheng Duanzheng does not look like a young man of 17 or 18 years old, but looks like us old officials who have been tempered for a long time. Pei Yue, you need to know that wisdom will be deeply hurt and you will not live long. If you want to go higher and further

, you must occasionally show a bit of youthful spirit."

These words were heartfelt, and Pei Yue said gratefully: "Junior, please remember the lesson of the Marquis. I just want to forgive you for being rude. Is the lord that the Marquis talks about surnamed Shen?"

Tang Youzhi was stunned and said with a wry smile: "No wonder he said he couldn't hide it from you."

Pei Yue pretended to be surprised and said: "Master Hou, are you even from Master Shen's faction?"

Although he knew he was joking, Tang Youzhi still couldn't help correcting him: "Master Shen and I both serve His Majesty and Daliang, and there is no factional distinction. When you first arrived in Lingzhou, Brother Mo Yun sent a letter,

I will praise you so much,

This was the first time I saw him appreciate a junior so much. So after you proposed that strategy, I didn’t think much about it. Since he favors you so much, why not take a gamble? Now it seems that it’s still his way of looking at people.

More accurate."

Pei Yue smiled softly and said calmly: "This junior will go to Shen's Mansion to express his gratitude after returning to Beijing."

Tang Youzhi didn't know the specific relationship between the two people, so he didn't take these words to heart. He asked curiously: "Since you don't want to go south and be controlled by Marquis Cheng'an, how do you plan to make a decision?"

Pei Yue looked at the billowing smoke in the distance, without hesitating for too long, and said firmly: "I will lead the Tibetan Front Guards to continue chasing Xie Lin, and then turn south two hundred miles away to Hucheng."

This answer seemed to have been expected by Tang Youzhi, but when he heard it said at this moment, this senior military figure nodded with satisfaction, and immediately let out a hearty laugh.
Chapter completed!