He Ran was only one night away from Dingnan City. Wang Jin reported that he had successfully captured Dingnan City, and the flying pigeon message from Dingyang also arrived, saying that the city was in panic.
At nightfall, He Ran was just about to order the troops to enter Dingnan City. The report sent by He Gong hurried over and reported that when they reached Dingdong City, they found that it had been occupied by the Shun army, although the number of Shun troops was very small.
, but General He Gong did not dare to start a war with the Shun army without authorization, and stationed outside the city to ask for instructions from the military advisor.
He Ran was shocked when he heard the news. This was absolutely unreasonable. When he received Tao Lang's letter two days ago, he also said that the Shun Army was in a difficult situation and was progressing slowly. According to his location, the Shun Army was still more than two hundred miles away from Dingyang, with the middle
Separated by several lines of defense, how could we reach Dingdong City in the blink of an eye?
"Did you see it wrong? Did Zhao Jun deliberately use the banner of Shunqi to confuse you?" he asked doubtfully.
The informant replied affirmatively: "It's not wrong. General Shunjun went out of the city to meet General He, and General He recognized him."
He Ran couldn't believe this. He Gong was once a general of the Shun Kingdom. He should not have recognized his old friend by mistake. In this case, there is only one possibility, and that is that Zhao Min deliberately allowed the Shun army to withdraw the defenders there. His purpose
Naturally, the two armies of Yi and Shun arrived at Dingyang City at the same time. This was a plan to put down the bait to lure the two tigers to compete for food.
After thinking about this, He Ran became very anxious and ordered the army to advance towards Dingyang quickly. At the same time, he ordered Wang Jin to launch a tentative attack as soon as possible to find out the strength of the defenders.
This is indeed a plan set up by Zhao Min to fight for food between two tigers, because no one can resist the temptation of Dingyang.
At first, White House Bo couldn't believe that such a beautiful thing could happen in the world. When Zhao Guo's secret envoy saw that he proposed to give up Dingyang, his first reaction was "a cheap trick to lure the enemy", and he sneered and didn't even bother to say anything.
explain.
The secret envoy was very eloquent, and continued: "The Yi army is only a hundred miles away from Dingyang. Our king has moved the capital to Jingqu, and Dingyang is almost an empty city. If the general is willing to let the Yi country take advantage of this, I have nothing to say.
I’ve said it.” After saying that, he turned around and left.
White House Bo called him excitedly and asked: "Then why is King Zhao willing to give Dingyang to us?"
The secret envoy sighed: "Because my king hates He to the core, I sincerely invited them to save the capital this time, but this person is so despicable that he suddenly attacked and caught us off guard. Rather than let such words go unchecked,
The people of faith have taken Dingyang, and if we don't give it to the general, Dingyang will definitely not be able to be defended anyway."
Bai Guangbo's heart was pounding. He had never made up his mind about Dingyang before. In his opinion, Dingyang would definitely be in Yi Guo's pocket, but suddenly God dropped this big pie on his head.
How could he not be excited? But he was still worried that this was Zhao Jun's trick to lure the enemy. He hesitated and couldn't make a decision as he looked at the visitor.
The secret envoy understood what he was thinking and said calmly: "The troops have been withdrawn from the passes along the way to Dingyang, and there are not even a few civilians left. It doesn't matter if the general doesn't believe it, just send a small team to receive it, and the army will follow.
, there is no danger of fraud.”
After the emissary left, White House Bo repeatedly weighed the matter with his eyes shining. According to the emissary's suggestion, it was indeed feasible. He ordered a small team of people to test the situation all the way. If King Zhao really intended to let him go, not only would he be able to gain a large area of land without any bloodshed, but he might even be able to win in the end.
Yang, of course he considered that entering Dingyang would annoy He Ran, but for Dingyang he felt it was worth taking the risk. In the eyes of military strategists, the value of Dingyang was immeasurable. He firmly believed that He Ran did not dare to fight with Shun Guo at this time.
If they fall out, they will fight on both sides. He Ran will not do such a stupid thing, so even if his side takes Dingyang, he can only endure this cowardice. As for how the situation will develop in the future, no one can say
Okay, anyway, if Yi Guo occupies Dingyang, Shun Guo will never be able to get ahead. It's like sitting back and waiting to die.
After gritting his teeth, White House Bo no longer hesitated and quickly issued several military orders.
When He Ran rushed outside Dingyang City in a hurry, He Gong came back with news that the Shun army there had increased to more than ten thousand, and he had to retreat to camp thirty miles outside Dingdong City.
He Ran became even more anxious and ordered him to pay close attention to the movements of the Shun army. Wang Jin here had already attacked the city once and found out that there were not many defenders. However, the walls of Dingyang city were high and the trenches were deep. It would be difficult to conquer without ten times the number of troops.
After ordering the entire army to quickly build siege equipment, He Ran and Wang Jince mounted a high hill and looked at the majestic Dingyang City in the morning light. Looking at this familiar city, He Ran felt filled with emotion in his heart. There were too many past events here that he could recall.
In retrospect, when I first entered Dingyang City, I was just a diner under Su Xiyao's family. Not long after my reincarnation, I was still ignorant of things here. I was as weak as a grass. Anyone who stepped on it would be in danger of life.
With a stupid impulse, he stepped into the land of right and wrong.
The secret joy of making money in the Bolun field, the pride of overtaking the holy master, the wariness of meeting Zhuyin for the first time, the desolation in the palace of his brother who was persecuted by Zhao Kui to avoid trouble, the dizziness of tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time in the fortune teller's palace, the fear of being taught chess in the princess's palace, and finally
The thrill of escaping with Zhuyin... The past events are vivid in my mind, but they are also like dreams. I have experienced too many turmoils in the past few years. In just a few years, I have grown from an ordinary employee of the 20th century.
Being a strategist from another world is comparable to a bizarre dream in itself, and things have changed so quickly, so looking back on the past always feels unreal.
Just as He Ran was sighing secretly, Wang Jin said: "There is something you must be prepared for. It is said that the general guarding the city is Jin Dian."
"What?!" Hearing his brother's name, He Ran immediately woke up from his trance.
Wang Jin only knew that the military advisor had some old friendship with Jin Dian, but he didn't expect him to react so strongly. He quickly repeated: "The guard is Jin Dian." He pointed to the big flag at the top of the city with his finger.
He Ran looked at it carefully, and sure enough, he vaguely saw a large red flag that looked like a flag of leadership. He was familiar with Jindian's flag.
Wang Jin saw the military advisor's expression as if he was chewing a bitter melon in his mouth, an unwashed bitter melon covered in mud, and from this he vaguely guessed that the military advisor's relationship with the Golden Code was anything but ordinary.
"Send someone to shout at the city. I want to meet Commander Jin in front of the formation." He Ran said with difficulty.
"This..., if you have anything to say, let the last general pass it on. They say that Commander Jin is very skilled in martial arts. What if..." Wang Jinsheng was afraid of making a mistake and tried to dissuade him.
He Ran sighed and said: "I don't need to hide it from you at this time. He is my sworn brother and will never hurt me in the dark."
Only then did Wang Jin understand the relationship between the two of them, but he still couldn't rest assured. Now is the time when the two armies are facing each other. Who can guarantee that people's hearts will remain unchanged? But Jin Dian is the elder brother of the military advisor, so it is not easy to question his character face to face, so he can only say:
"In emergencies, military advisors should be more careful. In the end, they will go with their advisors."
He Ran said firmly: "No need, just Hong'an and Zhong Zhen will accompany them, and you will stay in charge of the central army."
"This is not possible..." Wang Jin was a little anxious.
He Ran glanced at him and said: "Just do as you are told, don't worry about me." After saying that, he rode down the high hill and slowly headed towards Dingyang City with Hong Wan and Zhong Zhan.
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