Chapter 1790: The Conspiracy Against Li Cunxiao (2)
Chapter 1790: Conspiracy against Li Cunxiao (Part 2)
An army of 70,000 is not a small number. No matter how hard Li Shimin tried to cover it up, the army would definitely leave clues as it crossed the border. However, its location has not been found yet, or it could be said that the direction was wrong.
In fact, Yue Fei's search was in the wrong direction from the beginning. He felt that if Li Tang wanted to hide his traces, he would definitely retreat to Hanzhong or Shangyong, so he asked the spies to search in the direction of these two places, but in fact the Tang army just went in the direction of Hanzhong or Shangyong.
Withdrew in the direction of Wuguan.
The spies of the Qin army searched all the roads in the directions of Shangyong and Hanzhong, but still found no trace of the Tang army. There was only one direction left in the direction of Wuguan. As a result, they found traces of the marching army on the road leading to Wuguan.
Although the traces discovered by the Qin army's spies were not obvious and there were traces of being covered up, it just showed that another large army must have passed by.
Yue Fei was shocked when he learned about it. He never expected that the Tang army would retreat to Wuguan, but then he became more confused and confused. What was the purpose of the Tang army's retreat to Wuguan?
A strange look flashed in Liu Ye's eyes, but he said with some uncertainty: "Has the Tang army already given up on Nanxiang and is preparing to concentrate its efforts on attacking Hangu Pass?"
Before Yue Fei could speak, Qin Wu directly objected: "How is this possible?
The defensive power of Hangu Pass is far stronger than that of Nanxiang City. Not only is it guarded by 20,000 elite soldiers, but General Li Cunxiao is also on hand to guard it.
Even if the Tang army dispatched 200,000 troops, it would be impossible to capture it in less than three months, but it only took half a month for Luoyang's reinforcements to reach Hangu Pass.
Let me ask you, if the Tang army had this ability, would they still be defeated at the foot of Wuxiang City?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the generals present nodded in agreement.
What Qin Wu said does make sense. Regardless of Hangu Pass itself and the number of defenders, let’s just talk about Li Cunxiao.
After Xiang Yu's fall, Li Cunxiao defeated Li Yuanba in a fair and just manner, and is now recognized as the best general in the world. His name alone will make people feel reassured and inspired, and can scare away most people.
Therefore, how could Hangu Pass, which had the most powerful general in the world, be breached in half a month?
Normal people would definitely think so, but in addition to normal people present, there were also wise men like Fang Xuanling and Liu Ye, who obviously would not think so.
In the eyes of Fang Xuanling and Liu Ye, whether Li Cunxiao is strong or not has no direct relationship with whether Hangu Pass will fall, so how can we be sure of the possibility?
"No, Hangu Pass is not without flaws."
A dignified look flashed in Fang Xuanling's eyes, and she said solemnly: "General Li Cunxiao is the biggest flaw in Hangu Pass."
As soon as these words came out, most of the people present, including Yue Fei, frowned, and Qin Wu even said coldly: "The military advisor must be careful, General Li Cunxiao has been guarding Hangu Pass for many years. He has missed many opportunities to make meritorious deeds, but he has failed to do so."
He never complained, how could he betray the lord?"
Fang Xuanling was stunned and quickly explained: "The general has misunderstood. General Li Cunxiao is loyal and loyal, so it is naturally impossible for him to rebel. What I mean is that Li Tang has a conspiracy against General Li Cunxiao, which may eventually lead to the fall of Hangu Pass."
"That's it."
Qin Wu looked astonished and said sheepishly: "Commander, you have said it all. Who cares about words like gold? Who wouldn't misunderstand me?"
Hey, this is not right. You must know that since General Li Cunxiao went to war with his lord, he must win every battle and win the battle. So far, he has not lost a single battle.
What kind of conspiracy could Li Tang have that would allow General Li Cunxiao, who was on the defensive, to lose Hangu Pass within half a month without even being able to wait for reinforcements?"
"Now I have to ask Li Shimin."
Fang Xuanling wanted to answer Qin Wu's question, but unfortunately, he didn't know what Tang Jun's conspiracy was, but he also had his own judgment.
"Since traces of the Tang army have been found in the direction of Wuguan, it proves that the target of the Tang army must be Hangu Pass. Although I don't know what Li Tang's conspiracy is, Li Tang is definitely sure of breaking through Hangu Pass, but he can only
Only in this way can we explain why Li Tang abandoned Nanxiang and retreated to Wuguan."
At this time, Fang Xuanling seemed to have remembered something, and her face changed suddenly, and she asked anxiously: "Grand Governor, how many days have passed since the Tang army withdrew its troops?"
"Ten days."
Yue Fei answered subconsciously, but then asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? Military advisor?"
"Ten days?"
Fang Xuanling's voice became louder and he murmured: "If you go through Wuguan and enter Guanzhong, you will have arrived at Tongguan in ten days."
Yue Fei's expression suddenly changed and he said quickly: "Quick, fly a pigeon to send a letter to General Li Cunxiao, reminding him that Li Tang's target may be Hangu Pass."
"this……"
The secret agent looked embarrassed and said: "To inform the Governor, the carrier pigeons from Nanxiang can only go to Luoyang, but the carrier pigeons that go to Hangu Pass can only be found in Luoyang."
"Then let Fei Ge pass the message to Luoyang."
Ordinary carrier pigeons can fly six to seven hundred kilometers in a day, and trained carrier pigeons can fly thousands of miles in one day. However, Nanxiang is less than a thousand miles from Luoyang, and the Qin army's military carrier pigeons can reach Luoyang in less than a day.
Yue Fei watched the carrier pigeon fly towards Luoyang and murmured to himself: "We must catch up."
It was already late at night when the carrier pigeon flew to Luoyang, but it scared the sleepy Jia Xu into a cold sweat.
Fang Xuanling and Liu Ye couldn't see what Li Tang's conspiracy was. How could Jia Xu, who was good at scheming, not see it?
As long as he finds Li Cunxiao's character weaknesses, Jia Xu has a hundred ways to deceive Li Cunxiao or provoke him out of Hangu Pass.
So far, Jia Xu only knows two generals who have no character weaknesses, and that is Bai Qi and Li Jing. Can Li Cunxiao compare with these two men? Obviously not.
In Jia Xu's eyes, 40% of the strength of Xiongguan lies in the pass itself, but 60% lies in the generals who guard it.
A mediocre general guarding a pass, even if he is guarding the best pass in the world, still cannot stop the enemy.
A good general's defense can block the enemy even if there are no checkpoints and only a large camp.
Li Cunxiao is naturally a good general, but he has obvious character weaknesses. Once discovered and targeted, this will undoubtedly be a fatal crisis for the Hangu defenders.
"Quick, Feige immediately sends a letter to Li Cunxiao, telling him that Li and Tang's army is eyeing Hangu Pass, and also asking him not to go out to fight."
Jia Xu said with a serious face. He had always been the one who never changed his expression when the mountain collapsed. At this time, he also felt a sense of urgency and crisis in his heart.
Jia Xu sent three batches of carrier pigeons in succession, but he was still worried. He summoned the generals headed by Qin Jian overnight and said in a deep voice: "I have calculated the time, I am afraid that the flying pigeons may not be enough in time to deliver the message.
If Hangu Pass is really breached and the west gate of Sizhou falls, the consequences will be disastrous.
So, just in case, I decided to send troops overnight to rescue Hangu Pass."