The night is cold, and there is a fire in the house, which is as warm as spring.
Wang Xingchao was dressed in casual clothes, with a tea set on the desk and tea already brewed in the cup.
There was a gentle knock on the door, but Wang Xingchao stood up and went over to open the door. A servant stood outside the door and said respectfully: "General, we are here!"
Wang Xing glanced behind the servant and saw a figure standing quietly behind him, wearing a cloak that covered his whole body.
Wang Xingchao just said lightly: "Come in!" Without saying a word, he turned around and walked directly to the chair. The cloaked man then followed into the room, but the servant gently closed the door.
The man in the cloak raised his hand and pushed away his hat, revealing a rather old face, over fifty years old, with no beard under his chin.
"General!" The cloaked man saluted with his hands raised.
Wang Xingchao looked very calm and said calmly: "Sit down!"
The cloaked man walked forward, sat down on a chair next to him, and said with a smile: "The wind is biting tonight, and the general seems to be in a bad mood."
"Master Su seems to be in a good mood." Wang Xingchao said lightly: "You should know that with the fall of Jiashan, Qin Xiao not only gained an extra city, but also gained a large amount of money and food."
The cloaked man sighed: "With all due respect, the Liaodong Army has been at peace for a long time. Even when Qin Xiao left the border, the general and his generals did not realize the threat and underestimated the enemy." He shook his head and said: "The general killed Tan.
Yong, in fact, in my opinion, it is too hasty to kill people to establish prestige. If Tan Yong is just imprisoned and asked to pay for the money and food in Jiashan, it may be a different situation, and the money and food may not be able to fall into Qin Xiao's hands.
hand."
"Master Su, are you teaching me how to do things?
"Wang Xingchao glanced sideways at the cloaked man with an unhappy expression on his face.
The cloaked man was calm and said with a smile: "I don't dare."
"Why did you come to see me today?" Wang Xingchao asked.
The cloaked man sighed softly: "The general is still angry?"
"Angry?" Wang Xingchao snorted coldly and said, "Do you know that because of your mistake, I lost an arm?"
"General, do you mean Bu Liuda?"
Wang Xingchao said: "If the truth about the epidemic had not been exposed, how could Bu Liuda have turned to Qin Xiao? There are many leaders in Bu Liuda's tribe who have good relations with our Liaodong Army. If it had not been given to Da Shanyu, let him
If the Great Chanyu had the opportunity to accuse the Liaodong Army, those leaders would never easily agree to surrender to Qin Xiao." Staring at the cloaked man, his face turned ugly: "Didn't you repeatedly promise that the great epidemic in Modong could be solved?
All tribes will obey my order and join forces to destroy Long Rui's army?"
The cloaked man said: "It is true that we can't bear to do this to the general, and we ask the general to forgive us."
"What's the use of forgiveness?" Wang Xingchao said lightly: "Can forgiveness change the current situation?"
The cloaked man said: "The general seems to be discouraged? In fact, there is no need to do so. Everything is still under control."
"Oh?" Wang Xingchao gave a weird smile and said: "Did you know that the wealthy families in Kangfeng County, Liaodong have already started to revolt? In less than three days, Jiashan was lost, and Kangfeng County was also lost overnight, and this is just the beginning. The Stars
Fire can start a prairie fire. Now Liaodong is no longer just a spark. It won't be long before all the counties in Liaodong will rebel. Their thoughts are very clear to me. It's because Long Rui's army has marched towards Liaodong. They have support. If
If nothing else happens, soon all counties in Liaodong except Liaoyang City will turn to Qin Xiao. Is this what you said is under control?"
"General, the powerful families in the Northeast are just mere wallflowers." The man in the cloak said: "Whoever is the winner will fall to him. Today, Long Rui's army is gaining momentum, and they will fall to Qin Xiao. Wait until he faces the general.
Defeat Long Rui's army, and these powerful families will fall at the feet of the general. This has been the case throughout the ages!"
Wang Xingchao said: "It seems that Mr. Su has a way to reverse the situation?"
"May I ask, General, if the date for sending troops to the Bohai Sea has been determined?"
Wang Xingchao looked grim and said calmly: "Although Yuan Gaijian promised to send troops, it will be at least a month later."
"So this move is not wrong." The cloaked man said: "The general doesn't need to care about the reaction of the counties in Liaodong now. As long as he defends Liaoyang City, he has a chance to reverse the situation."
Wang Xingchao looked stern and noncommittal.
"As we planned before, as long as the Bohai people control the sea and harass Qin Xiao's rear, Long Rui's army will not be able to concentrate its forces to attack Liaoyang." The cloaked man said: "The strength of Liaoyang City is the number one city in the Northeast.
I’m afraid it’s possible within a year and a half.”
Wang Xingchao's eyes were cold and stern, and he stared into the eyes of the cloaked man and said: "Your big gentleman's calculation was very good. He asked the general to hold Qin Xiao and Long Ruijun in the northeast so that you can act more conveniently in the pass."
"The General's words are serious." The man in the cloak said: "Mr. Great and the General have an alliance in advance, and each has his own responsibilities. The situation has developed to this point, and the General should not take responsibility for it.
It’s all on us.”
Wang Xingchao's face was even more ugly. He seemed to want to say something, but couldn't.
"Now is not the time to hold people responsible." The cloaked man's voice became serious and asked: "Everything still has to go according to plan. The pressure on the general is indeed very heavy, but now, in addition to holding on to Liaoyang City, there is also
There is no other way."
Wang Xingchao pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "How long do you need to hold on?"
"At most half a year." The cloaked man said.
Wang Xingchao sneered: "Half a year? Do you really think Liaoyang City can be defended for half a year?"
"Don't you have confidence, the general?" the cloaked man asked: "It seems that it is not difficult to hold on to such a strong city for half a year."
"You are right. If everyone in the city works together and the army and the people are united, it can be defended not to mention half a year, even a year." Wang Xingchao said lightly: "But do you think the soldiers and people in the city can unite as one? Among the Liaodong generals,
, those who can stand on their own will either die or be surrendered, now they are just nothing more than nothing. If you let them share the wealth and honor, it will not last for a thousand years, but if you let them share the hardships, do you think these people can really last for more than half a year? "
When the cloaked man heard this, his expression suddenly became serious.
"Long Rui's army has not yet reached the city, and they are shouting beautifully." Wang Xingchao said: "But if Liaoyang is really besieged by a large army, the city will not be as peaceful as it is now. Maybe it can survive in two or three months.
, if we had persisted for half a year, people’s hearts would have dispersed long ago.”
"General, hold on for half a year. This is the worst possible outcome." The cloaked man said: "If things go smoothly in the pass, there may be new changes in two or three months.
"
Wang Xingchao looked directly at the cloaked man and asked: "The changes you are talking about mean that Mr. Da will lead his troops out of the border for reinforcements?"
The cloaked man nodded and said: "Yes. If the war inside the pass goes well, Mr. Da will definitely send a large army out of the pass for reinforcements in two or three months. At that time, the general will be in the east, the Bohai people will land from the south, and Mr. Da's army will come from the west.
Entering the pass, we were attacked from three directions, and Long Rui's army was unable to fly."
Wang Xingchao burst out laughing when he heard this.
The cloaked man asked in astonishment: "Why is the general laughing?"
"I am doubtful about this." Wang Xingchao said: "Master Su, are you drawing a big pie for me, and then letting me guard this pie to fight to the end, and also help you buy time to the end?"
The cloaked man sighed: "If the general says that, I have nothing to say."
"Su Lun, don't forget that I am very kind to your Hailing Su family." Wang Xingchao said lightly: "Su Baoping is your cousin. If I hadn't taken him in, he would have been taken back to Kyoto by the Purple-clothed Prisoner.
Lingchi will be executed. Marquis Hailing is a man of integrity and will repay kindness. You are a descendant of the Hailingsu family, so you will never be ungrateful."
Su Lun, the cloaked man, immediately said: "General, it is because of your favor to the Su family that I worked hard to promote an alliance between you and Mr. Da. You know very well that Mr. Da's identity is extremely secretive, and no one in this world knows his identity.
There are only a few people. Since Mr. Da can see you in person and is a blood ally with you, General, he has great trust in you and truly regards you as one of his own." After a pause, he looked solemn and said: "Mr. Da said.
Chu Rushan, the promise to the general will not change at all. The epidemic in Modong, although
You failed, but the general cannot deny that Mr. Da did help you."
Wang Xingchao didn't reply, just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Mr. Da is amazingly talented and a genius." When Su Lun mentioned Mr. Da, his tone was full of awe. He stared at Wang Xing and said: "Since he has made a plan for the general, then the general only needs to follow his strategy to achieve the goal."
The purpose, the whole overall situation is naturally still in the hands of Mr. Da."
Wang Xingchao put down his tea cup and said: "The soul of Long Ruijun is in Qin Xiao. Mr. Da has many masters. Can you send someone to make an assassination plan? As long as Qin Xiao is removed, Long Ruijun will be leaderless and will surely fall into chaos." He paused.
He paused, looked at Su Lun and said: "You know, Long Ruijun's soldiers and horses are uneven. They are made up of several groups of people. Only Qin Xiao can suppress these people. As long as Qin Xiao dies, it will be difficult for them.
If we work together, the situation in Northeast China will immediately take a turn for the better."
Su Lun frowned slightly and asked, "Does the general not know what happened on Penglai Island?"
"Of course I know." Wang Xingchao said: "Qin Xiao defeated the two masters of the Sun and Moon Alliance and Bashan Gu Daoren on Penglai Island, which made Dongji Tianzhai dead-set on forming an alliance with him."
"In this case, the general naturally also knows that Qin Xiao's current cultivation level is the Great Heaven Realm." Su Lun sighed: "And it is rumored that on Penglai Island, Qin Xiao used the unique skill of the Sword Valley, the inner sword magic skill.
With a person's current skills, how many people in the world can assassinate him today?"
Wang Xingchao said: "Mr. Da has great magical powers and has many masters under his command. Is it difficult to set a trap to kill Qin Xiao?"
"It's very difficult." Su Lun said: "If
If we can really assassinate him, Mr. Da will not waste a lot of effort." He shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, General, both the speed of Long Rui's army's expansion and Qin Xiao's personal cultivation are beyond the scope of Da.
Although he was strategizing, he really did not expect that Qin Xiao and Long Ruijun were like monsters. They developed so rapidly in such a short period of time. If he had known better now, maybe when Qin Xiao came out of seclusion, Mr. Da would
Get rid of him first."
Wang Xingchao sneered and said: "Mr. Da didn't take action earlier. He just wanted to use him to check and balance me. If you want to start an uprising within the customs, you will include all the forces. Naturally, the four northeastern counties are also in your calculations.
You are worried that if there is chaos in the pass, Ben will lead the Liaodong Army to enter the pass and disrupt your layout, so you use Qin Xiao and Long Rui's army to check and balance the Liaodong Army. But as you said, Mr. Da did not expect Qin.
Xiao is such a terrifying monster, and the situation in Northeast China has long exceeded Mr. Da’s expectations.”