During breakfast, Dong Wan did not show up, but Dong Cheng came, looking ashamed and apologizing again and again.
It's okay if she still wets the bed at the age of thirteen. It's too shameful to send a girl who still wets the bed to be a nobleman next to the emperor and wet the emperor's clothes.
Liu Xie didn't want to mention this matter either.
After telling Dong Cheng about the latest news and his plan to shrink his position and show weakness to the enemy, Liu Xie asked Dong Cheng to prepare for battle.
Although he has taken over the military power and is the supreme commander of this team, Dong Cheng still has to support the last step.
The stakes are high. If we are defeated and we have to find someone to take the blame, Dong Cheng will do his part.
Especially when you want to show weakness to lure the enemy.
After thinking about it for a while, Liu Xie told Dong Cheng about his visit to Jia Xu at night and the information provided by Tang Ji.
Dong Cheng was surprised. "Li Shi still has this hobby?"
"Uncle doesn't know either?"
Dong Cheng shook his head like a rattle. "I know that he is lecherous, but I didn't know that he likes old women." He thought for a while and couldn't help laughing. "I understand, this is Hu's favor.
It’s broken. This Li Shi has been nursing since he was a child. He is seven or eight years old and is still in Hu’s arms..."
Seeing that Dong Cheng was inexplicably excited again, Liu Xie coughed heavily.
Dong Cheng closed his mouth in embarrassment.
"In my uncle's opinion, can Li Shi control the Flying Bear Army without Li Jue's protection? Also, Hu has killed Fan Chou. Are there any of Fan Chou's old troops among his subordinates? Are there any opportunities that can be exploited?
?”
Dong Cheng rolled his eyes for a long time and squeezed out a sentence. "Your Majesty, even if Li Shi is incompetent, the Flying Bear Army is an elite cavalry and should not be underestimated. Your Majesty has neither cavalry to fight against it nor a fierce general like Lu Bu to charge into the battle.
It’s better not to take risks.”
Liu Xie said nothing.
He knew that Dong Cheng was a man of experience.
Although Li Shi is weak, the Flying Bear Army is elite, so taking risks is definitely not a good idea, and he doesn't have that kind of capital.
Xu Huang's martial arts skills were good, but he was not as strong as Lu Bu.
But he just wasn't willing to do it.
The great opportunity that we worked so hard to create was just destroyed by the Flying Bear Army, which actually only had a thousand riders?
Just thinking about it makes me angry.
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Guo Bang was wearing a big cloak, squinting his eyes, looking at the position extending from the bottom of the plateau to the top of the plateau, and finally took a look at Dong Cheng's battle flag on the plateau, and couldn't help but spit.
"This loser actually dares to attack me secretly. I will definitely kill him this time."
Xie Guang on the side did not say a word, his brows twisted into knots.
"What's wrong, Lao Xie?" Guo Bang chuckled and said, "Are you scared?"
"I can't tell, it just doesn't feel right." Xie Guang looked back and forth twice, but still didn't see anything wrong, so he had to say: "General, don't be careless. Since Yang Ding knows how to form an array on the mountain and wait for reinforcements, Dong Cheng can't
Maybe I’m not prepared at all.”
"What can he do if he is prepared?" Guo Si dismissed it. "Didn't you listen to what the scout camp said? They touched the front of the camp last night, and no one in the camp noticed it. I guess Dong Cheng heard that I came.
, so they hunkered down in the camp and didn’t dare to come out. These Guandong people, no matter whether they read or not, or how many books they read, they are all trash.”
He coughed and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm. "Dong Cheng was originally promoted through nepotism. If his surname was not Dong, how could he have survived to this day?"
Xie Guang said nothing.
It was no secret that the Xiliang generals looked down upon Dong Cheng. No one, including himself, took Dong Cheng seriously.
But he always felt something was wrong. Although the position in front of him was normal and nothing out of the ordinary, the overall momentum of the army was different. The soldiers in the formation looked very calm and did not feel the tension that they should have.
I had this feeling before Yang Ding's formation, but Yang Ding had dangers to defend, so he had the confidence. Why did Dong Cheng?
After looking around in front of the formation until the shore of the Wei River, Guo Bin dismounted and washed his face by the Wei River.
Squatting on the edge of the Wei River, letting the water droplets slide down his face, Guo Bang looked at the other side of the river and became stunned.
"General, it's time to return to camp." Xie Guang reminded.
The army is setting up camp, and their generals and lieutenants are coming to patrol the camp. Even facing a weak enemy like Dong Cheng, they are a little reckless.
"It would be great if there was so much water last year." Guo Bang stood up, put his hands on his hips, and sighed with emotion.
Xie Guang glanced at Guo Bang in surprise, then realized what he was doing, sighed and nodded in agreement.
Last year, there was great chaos in Guanzhong. The generals in Liangzhou were in internal strife and bloodshed. One of the important reasons was that the severe drought led to poor harvests and food shortages. In order to survive, the generals in Liangzhou plundered each other, and conflicts increased sharply, leading to tragic disasters.
"This is God's will and cannot be done by human effort."
"Then tell me, what does God mean by this?" Guo Bang asked: "What is the explanation for the celestial phenomenon half a month ago?"
Xie Guang frowned and said nothing.
Having followed Guo Si for many years, he has a deep understanding of Guo Si.
From Guo Si's questions, he could hear Guo Si's uneasiness and hesitation. He was not as confident as he appeared to be about the upcoming battle.
"What are you worried about, General?"
"We are all rough people and don't understand God's will and such profound things as the celestial phenomena, but Jia Wenhe must know." Guo Bang turned around and stared into Xie Guang's eyes. "Do you think Jia Wenhe is attached to the emperor?
Because God’s will is good for the imperial court and good for the little emperor?”
Xie Guanggang wanted to speak, but Guo Bang added: "In the past four or five years, Jia Wenhe has been wandering between Xiliang and the imperial court without offending both sides. Seeing that the road ahead for the imperial court was cut off, he suddenly pledged his allegiance to the little emperor. To say
It has nothing to do with celestial phenomena, do you believe it? I definitely don’t believe it.”
Xie Guang smiled bitterly. "What the general means is..."
"If God's will is in favor of the court and Jia Wenhe proposes to pardon everyone except Li Jue, do you think I will be pardoned?"
"It stands to reason..."
"It stands to reason that although I am not as evil as Li Jue, I am not far behind. In that confrontation with Li Jue, my subordinates' arrows shot through the curtains of the chariot. In Xinfeng, I ordered Gao Shuo to burn the school palace and force the chariot to
"Hey, is this crime enough to kill me several times? Even if Jia Wenhe has face, can he intercede for me?"
"The general is saying that Jia Wenhe intends to drive a wedge between the general and Li Jue?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Guo Bang laughed twice and said: "Of course, there is another possibility."
Xie Guang understood the idea. "Dedicate your crime to meritorious service?"
Guo Bang laughed silently. "The imperial court is too weak. Even with the help of Yang Ding and Yang Feng, it is still no match for Li Jue. But if I are added, it will be different. Lao Xie, think about it, what can you do?
How can I let Jia Wenhe know my sincerity without making Li Jue suspicious?"
Xie Guang thought for a while. "There is a way, but I don't know if the imperial court has the courage to take action."
"tell me the story."
"The Flying Bear Army is the elite of the army. Li Shi always has his eyes high and thinks that Huo Piao and Yao are reincarnated. The general moves his camp to attack Dong Cheng. If the attack is imminent, the little emperor will definitely send Yang Feng on the left to rescue him. At that time, Li Shi will lead
When the Flying Bear Army fights, it is likely that they are eager to achieve success and refuse anyone's cooperation. In this way..."
Guo Si thought for a while. "Yang Feng dares to fight against the Flying Bear Army?"
"Yang Feng relies on his own bravery and is aware of Li Shi's abilities. If he knew that Li Shi was isolated and helpless, he might not dare to fight." Xie Guang said with a smile: "Of course, if Yang Feng does not dare to fight, it proves that they are as weak as before.
The general can go ahead and attack, seize Dong Cheng's position, and then negotiate with the little emperor before it is too late."