In the Taiyuan Palace Council Hall, Liu Zhiyuan's three major think tanks and two major generals were gathered at this moment. Because he had defeated Zhang De's army in Xiangzhou and successfully incorporated most of Zhang De's army, Guo Wei had been summoned back from Xiangzhou by Liu Zhiyuan at this moment.
"Your Majesty, why are you so anxious to summon me back?" Guo Wei asked with confusion on his face.
At the moment, there were only five of Liu Zhiyuan's most capable old subordinates in the conference hall. Wen Yang, Shi Hongzhao, and Su Fengji, and Wu Guo Wei and Yang Ye, so he had nothing to hide. He frowned and said, "Everyone,
The secret agents in the palace just sent a message, saying that Kang Long, the warden of Huangzeguan, sent one of his commanders to secretly enter the palace to meet the emperor. The news said that Kang Long planned to surprise the Khitan's Shangjing City in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao.
, forcing the Khitan to retreat. As soon as I receive the news, I will call you back immediately to discuss this matter."
After Liu Zhiyuan finished speaking, there was a gasp in the hall, and even Guo Wei, who had always been as calm as a rock in the face of trouble, had a look of shock and disbelief on his face.
"Is that Kang Long crazy?!" Guo Wei said in surprise, "He thinks the Khitans are so easy to fight? He dares to surprise the Khitans in the capital city!"
Shi Hongzhao also shouted from the side: "He is indeed an arrogant boy. He has just established himself in Huangzeguan for less than half a year and recruited a group of refugees as soldiers. He thinks that with these refugee troops, he can resist the Khitan cavalry?"
Yang Fang frowned, as if remembering an embarrassing thing. Among Liu Zhiyuan's five old subordinates, Yang Fang, whom he valued most, frowned and thought. His expression kept changing. He thought he had some idea and asked: "Yang Canjun,
What do you have in mind?"
Yang Bin groaned, came to his senses, and thought for a moment before saying, "My lord, have you forgotten that the last time General Guo led his troops to attack Huangzeguan, the 30,000-strong army was inexplicably defeated at the hands of Kang Long?
I think this Kang Long is not simple. If he really wants to attack the capital by surprise, he will probably succeed."
Liu Zhiyuan looked at Guo Wei inquiringly. Last year, Guo Wei personally led his troops to attack Huangzeguan at night, but ended up losing his troops and returning home in defeat. Guo Wei has always taken this as a warning, and he always uses this incident to remind himself that he will never do anything again in the future.
To be so careless, you have to figure out the enemy's true and false status before trying to eliminate the enemy. When the enemy is unknown, any mistake may ruin you.
Guo Wei has been studying Kang Long's army for the past six months. Although he has not figured out what happened to the people who attacked them last time, at least he also learned one thing from this incident, that is, Kang Long has an army
A very powerful, very unique secret army. Everyone in this secret army is a master, and they are all very good at destruction and assassination.
"Your Majesty, what Yang Canjun said is right. The general has carefully studied the reasons for the last defeat and deduced that Kang Long should have an extremely powerful sneak attack soldier. Each of these soldiers is proficient in assassination and destruction.
, if you want to make a surprise attack on a city that is not heavily guarded, it will definitely not be difficult to use these forces. So he is likely to succeed." Guo Wei thought for a moment and said with a wry smile.
Liu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "So, is it really possible that the Khitan will retreat this time?"
Guo Wei was a little surprised. Why would the prince ask such a question if it was not good for the Khitans to withdraw their troops? But he did not dare to ask this question because he was afraid that Liu Zhiyuan would misunderstand him.
Liu Zhiyuan was already quite dissatisfied with him because the night attack on Huang Zeguan failed last time and cost many soldiers' lives and strategic supplies. If it weren't for the fact that he is indeed a rare general and he is an old subordinate who follows Liu Zhiyuan , maybe Liu Zhiyuan has removed his official position and asked him to go home to retire.
Liu Chengyou often whispered in Liu Zhiyuan's ears, hoping that he would drive Guo Wei away and then appoint his uncle as the commander of the Hedong Right Army. The reason was that the last time Guo Wei failed to attack Huangzeguan and was defeated instead.
If Guo Wei hadn't led his troops this time with lightning speed to defeat the Zhangde Army and regain Zhangde Army's territory of 21 counties in three states, I'm afraid Liu Zhiyuan would have listened to Liu Chengyou's words, withdrew Guo Wei and replaced him with His brother-in-law.
Yang Bin and Guo Wei have always had a good relationship, and Yang Bin has always looked down on Liu Chengyou, and even hated him very much. He has always supported Liu Chenghao, the prince of Taiyuan, and more importantly, Liu Chenghao is still his son-in-law.
Naturally, Yang Bin did not want to see Liu Chengyou's strength greater than Liu Chenghao's, so he always supported Guo Wei, which also made Liu Zhiyuan quite dissatisfied. However, Yang Bin has always been very strategic. The reason why Liu Zhiyuan can achieve today's achievements is at least one of them. Most of it is due to Yang Bin.
"Your Majesty, are you still tempted by what happened to the Khitan envoy last time?" Yang Bin is indeed Liu Zhiyuan's number one think tank and confidant, and he can see through Liu Zhiyuan's thoughts at a glance.
Liu Zhiyuan was struck by what he said, his old face turned red, and he said awkwardly: "Yang Canjun, what do you think, you might as well tell me, if you can't help the Khitans, I still won't. After all, I have something to do with the Khitans. , the reputation is not good, and life and work are also difficult. Isn’t Gaozu a living example? During his reign, he sighed and frowned all day long. I don’t want to become the second Gaozu."
Everyone naturally understood what Liu Zhiyuan meant. This old boy not only wanted to be a queen, but also wanted to build a chastity arch. To put it bluntly, he wanted to be emperor, but he was afraid that the world would scold him, so he was very hostile to the Jin royal family and the Khitan. His attitude has always been ambiguous. He neither rejected the olive branch offered by the Khitans nor openly betrayed the court, so his reputation is still very high now.
Yang Bing said: "My lord, don't worry, this matter is actually very simple. If your lord, you want the Khitans to retreat, then try to help Kanglong, so that he can successfully attack the Khitan on the capital, and at the same time send a large number of Hedong troops to the Khitan's grain road." Approaching, forcing them to withdraw, but in this way, the prince is tantamount to breaking with the Khitan people. If the prince does not want the Khitan to withdraw now, it is easy to do it. He can secretly send shrewd agents to infiltrate the Khitan army and spread the news. Once the news If it is leaked, the Khitans will be on guard, and Kanglong's plan to surprise the Khitans and go to the capital will naturally be impossible to realize."
"Wonderful! Haha, joining the army is indeed worthy of my reputation as Yang Zhuge of Hedong! General Guo, I will leave this matter to you. Secretly spread the news that Kang Long is about to attack the capital!" Liu Zhiyuan felt a little complacent. He touched the mustache on his chin and laughed.
When Guo Wei heard what he said, he opened his mouth to dissuade him, but Yang Bin pulled him down. Guo Wei looked towards Yang Bin, only to see that Yang Bin shook his head and said no. Then Guo Wei quickly replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely Done."
After leaving the meeting hall, Guo Wei depressedly grabbed Yang Bin and said depressedly: "Old Yang, what happened to you today? Don't you always disapprove of the prince being too close to the Khitan people? Why did you do this to the lord today?
Bad idea?"
Yang Bin looked at Shi Hongzhao and Su Fengji who had walked away, and whispered: "Old Guo, don't you see what the prince means? The prince does not want to get too close to the Khitan people, he wants to use the Khitan people's support, first
Let the Jin Dynasty be destroyed, and then take the opportunity to send troops, under the banner of resisting the aliens, we can naturally accomplish great things. Isn't this good for us? Once it is accomplished, we will be the first batch of heroes to follow the dragon. Hehe, if it is the Khitan
If we withdraw our troops at this time, while the Jin Dynasty royal family is still there, how can my lord have the chance to send troops to achieve unparalleled achievements?"
Although Guo Wei is a military general, his mind is quite flexible. After seeing Yang Bin's point, he immediately thought of the key to the problem. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "You are right, but I didn't think carefully enough. Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I would have just thought
But I am about to offend the prince again. Lao Yang, I will treat you to a drink this time no matter what! Come on, let me arrange the things my prince has told me, and we will go to Zuixian Tower in Taiyuan City for a drink!"
Guo Wei said and grabbed Yang Bin's arm. Yang Bin broke away and ran out in a hurry. As he ran, he said: "Lao Guo, we don't need to drink wine. If you get good chess records someday, don't forget to give me some
I’ll just keep it, I still have urgent matters at home, so I’ll take the first step!”
Guo Wei shouted: "You old boy, why do you do this every time!"
However, Yang Bin ignored him and strode straight out of the palace. He got into the carriage he had brought and hurriedly ordered the coachman to drive. When the coachman Yang Fu saw his master's appearance, he immediately understood that he must be entangled by General Guo again.
He wanted to drink. He laughed, whipped his horse, and galloped away to the Army Mansion.
Seeing that Guo Wei didn't catch up, Yang Bin wiped the cold sweat on his head and said to himself: "If I go drinking with you, Lao Guo, do I still want my old life? Hum, just drink, I will
Lao Yang is not afraid of you, but you, old boy, ask me to settle the accounts for you every time..."
"Lao Yang, I sincerely treat you to a drink this time, and I will never let you settle the bill!" Just as Yang Yan was talking to himself, he suddenly heard Guo Wei's loud voice shouting from behind the carriage. Yang Yan gave a bitter cry and raised his hand.
Behind the curtain behind the carriage, I saw Guo Wei riding a tall horse and chasing after him, his face still full of enthusiasm.
When Guo Wei saw Yang Bin sticking his head out, he chuckled and said, "Lao Yang, don't worry, I will never let you settle the account this time. I'll treat you to a drink and we can discuss important matters."
Yang Bin was helpless and cried out sadly: "You old bird, what's the matter? Every time you come back to Taiyuan, do you have to torture my old bones?"
Guo Wei said solemnly: "Old Yang, I really have something important to do this time. It's about the matter between your niece Wang Xueer and Kang Long. Don't you want to know?"
Yang Fang's expression changed and he said: "Go to my house, as long as you can say something useful, I will keep the Laofen wine for you to drink for more than twenty years!"
When Guo Wei heard the words "More than 20 Lao Fenjiu", he immediately salivated and kept it. He was overjoyed and said, "Let's go! Let's go! The news about Lao Guo is definitely worth buying this Laofen wine!"