Chapter 486: The secret plot against Chen Cang (please subscribe)
The cold wind is biting and the yellow sand is rolling in. (《》)
The dead grass all over the field looks extremely depressing in this cold winter.
This was once the famous Saibei Jiangnan area in the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, it was occupied by the Turks ten years ago.
The fertile farmland turned into desolate pastures, and the once prosperous cities were pushed to the ground.
The people were taken to Turkic territory and became slaves worse than cattle and horses.
The once prosperous land of Yanzhou now only has a broken city wall left.
Through the violently swaying grass leaves, the fallen flags stuck diagonally on the loess soil were fluttering in the wind. Several steel knives were stuck on the ground, shining with a frightening cold light.
In the deserted grassland, human corpses were scattered everywhere.
It can be seen that there has just been a bloody battle here.
The surviving soldiers dragged their tired bodies and walked slowly in the deserted grassland. From time to time, they bent down and knelt in front of the corpse of their comrade, chanting sutras and praying. Then they carried the brothers who died in the battle on their backs.
, put it on his shoulders and walked towards the distant camp.
At this time, the sun was already setting in the west.
The setting sun is like blood.
The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, and the sun is setting over the long river.
Although this place was once a prosperous city, at this time, Duan Peng, standing here and looking into the distance, still felt the desolation and sadness in the poems of the military counselor.
The cold wind blew by, and the black hair under the helmet danced with the wind.
The wind blew withered leaves, hitting the blood-stained armor with great force, making a clanging sound.
Duan Peng rode on the horse, stretched out his hand and slowly touched the horse's neck. "" signaled the restless partner not to panic. He raised his head and looked at the western sky, hanging on the rolling hillsides, exuding fiery red light.
The sunset. Take a long breath.
Turning his head, he glanced at Ma San and other generals who were accompanying him behind him. After thinking about it for a while, Duan Peng took the lead in getting off his horse.
Behind him, the generals smiled, got off their horses, put away their whips, and walked to Duan Peng's side.
"Soldiers never die, they just wither!" Duan Peng's eyes were full of solemnity. He looked at the tragic battlefield. After taking a deep breath, he knelt on his knees. He supported the ground with both hands and kowtowed to the tragic battlefield.
head.
Behind him, the general followed Duan Peng with a serious look on his face. After kneeling down, he saw off the soldiers who died on the battlefield.
Duan Peng poured the liquor in the flask onto the grassland. He looked down and saw a dead grass dyed red with blood in front of him. He stared at it for a long time.
After waiting for a while, I heard a slight sound of horse hooves coming from the distance.
After Duan Peng and others heard the sound, they put up a pergola and looked towards the west.
Under the blood-red sunset, in the vast grassland, several people were riding horses, running towards here quickly. The horses Juechen raised a cloud of flying dust behind them.
"It's the prince!" Duan Peng looked down through the telescope and smiled happily.
Since the prince was demoted to Jiangnan ten years ago, the two have not seen each other for ten years.
Later, I heard that the prince had made a comeback and led his troops to the west. And he also followed the military advisors all the way to the north and south, and reached the northern border of the Zhou Dynasty.
Ten years passed by, and Duan Peng never expected that he would meet the prince at this very place.
In the blood-red sunset ahead, the prince, accompanied by several soldiers, galloped over.
When they came closer, Wu Ningyuan, who was riding on horseback, had gray hair, his beard and hair fluttering in the cold wind. With an excited look on his face, he turned over and dismounted.
"Your Highness!" Duan Peng looked at Wu Ningyuan, whom he had not seen for ten years, with one hand on his chest, kneeling on one knee, bowing his head and saluting his old superior. ("")
Wu Ningyuan strode up to Duan Peng. He stretched out his hand and held Duan Peng's shoulders. After seeing him help him up, he looked him up and down and laughed.
"Haha, that's right. When you grow up, well, you look like a marshal!" Wu Ningyuan smiled, reached out and patted Duan Peng's shoulder, and said with comfort in his heart: "It seems that Yong Zheng has put a lot of effort into you.
!Ha ha!"
Duan Peng's eyes were a little red, he shook his head and smiled. When he raised his head, he suddenly saw a deep visible scar on Wu Ningyuan's face.
Duan Peng's eyes froze, and he opened his mouth wide and said in shock: "Your Majesty, what's your wound?"
"Oh!" Wu Ningyuan reached out and touched it disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "Skin injury, accidentally scratched!"
Duan Peng looked at Prince Ning with confusion in his eyes, and his brows furrowed more and more.
At this time, the soldier who was following Wu Ningyuan coughed and whispered to Duan Peng: "Actually, it was injured by the Turks' arrows. Last night, the prince led us to fight with the Turks.
There was a battle. There was a Turk named Hu Silie, and his arrow skills were extremely accurate. After the arrow passed through the bodies of the two brothers, it flew past the prince's face, and it looked like this!"
Before he finished speaking, Wu Ningyuan turned his head and glared at him fiercely.
"Life or death is your destiny, it's none of your business!"
The soldier was scolded by Wu Ningyuan, he smiled, winked at Duan Peng, stuck out his tongue and backed away without saying a word.
After Duan Peng heard the soldier's words, his eyes turned cold. His fists suddenly clenched, and then he raised his head. After seeing Wu Ningyuan's unparalleled domineering temperament, his clenched fists slowly unclenched.
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"Your Majesty, this Hu Sirie..."
Duan Peng scratched his head, lowered his head and thought for a moment. An embarrassed smile appeared on his face, and he asked in a roundabout way: "Are you in Qingzhou now?"
"Yes!" Wu Ningyuan smiled, nodded, and then waved to the soldiers behind him.
After the soldiers took out the map and placed it on the ground, Wu Ningyuan and others squatted down and gathered around the map.
Wu Ningyuan held a horsewhip and pointed to the location of Qingzhou on the map: "After the battle last night, the Turks were defeated and fled to Qingzhou. Now, there are at least 30,000 Turkic troops stationed in the entire Qingzhou."
After saying all this, Wu Ningyuan frowned and said solemnly: "In order to resist the attacks of the Turks, the late emperor repeatedly fortified the Qingzhou city wall. Today, Qingzhou's defense can be described as a copper wall and an iron wall. If you want to think about it,
If we attack this city, our army will probably suffer huge losses!"
The wind blew loudly, and the dead leaves swept over everyone's faces, causing burning pain.
Wu Ningyuan thought for a long time, but there was no good solution.
After sighing, he was about to stand up, but found that Duan Peng beside him was looking at the map with both excitement and hesitation.
Haha, I almost forgot, this kid followed Lu Heng in the north and south, fought countless battles, and now Duan Peng, who has experienced the fierce battles, has become the commander-in-chief of one side.
Looking at the boy's hesitant expression, he seemed to have a clever plan in mind.
Wu Ningyuan smiled, turned around, looked at Duan Peng and said, "Duan Peng, what do you think?"
Duan Peng chuckled, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is laughing at Duan Peng. As long as you are here, I will fight Duan Peng how you want me to fight?"
When Wu Ningyuan heard this, he couldn't help but hold back his anger. After glaring at him, he smiled and cursed: "Speak quickly if you have something to say, and say it quickly if you have anything to say. You kid is too young to fight with me!"
Duan Peng scratched his head and smiled, then put away his playful smile, his eyes focused, and pointed at the Qingzhou City Road on the map: "Your Majesty, can we consider secretly assassinating Chencang?"
"Secretly attacking Chencang?" Wu Ningyuan's eyes lit up after hearing this. After taking a step forward, he stared at Qingyuan City on the map and said: "You mean, by pretending to attack Qingzhou City, you are actually attacking the Hetao area.
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"Yeah!" Duan Peng nodded and said, "But not all of them, but part of them will attack the Hetao."
Seeing Wu Ningyuan looking at him in confusion, Duan Peng chuckled and did not immediately explain. Instead, he pointed at the map and said: "As your prince said, Qingyuan City has been reinforced several times and is now
It is as big as an iron barrel. In addition, there are 30,000 Turkic troops stationed there. Even if we have artillery and other sharp weapons, it will be difficult to break through the Gyeongju city defense."
After Duan Peng analyzed the situation in a deep voice, he pointed at the Hetao area on the map and said: "But Qingzhou is the gate of the Hetao. It echoes the 50,000 defenders of the Hetao from head to tail, forming a dichotomy. If Qingzhou has
If the Hetao is in trouble, the Turks will definitely send troops to rescue them. Likewise, if the Hetao is in trouble, the Turks will definitely give up Qingzhou and cling to this land in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Now, the military adviser has defeated the invading enemies at Yanmen Pass. They will cross the Yinshan Mountains in the near future.
, approaching the Hetao. The general thought, the Hetao is now a frightened bird. They are also hesitating whether they should withdraw the Qingzhou defense force or continue to hold on!"
Wu Ning stared at the map far away, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and then added: "If the Hetao is captured, then the Turkic threat to our country for hundreds of years will be completely eliminated, and by then the 30,000 people in Qingzhou will have become
The power of an isolated island. As long as we surround it without attacking, it will probably take less than a month for Gyeongju to be destroyed without attack!"
"This kind of tactics is very similar to catching snakes!" Wu Ningyuan thought carefully, his eyes gradually bloomed with brilliance, pointing at the Turkic forces on the map, and said in a deep voice: "The Turks Right King, Hetao, Qingyuan Three
The dots form a line. Like a snake, it stretches across the north of my great Zhou Dynasty. As long as the river loop is broken, the snake will be cut into two pieces. By then, the head and tail will not be able to echo each other. But..."
Wu Ningyuan suddenly stared at the Turks You Wang's troops in the northwest, his eyes shrank, and he said warily: "If we capture the Hetao, what if the three bowls of Turks from Qingzhou City break out to the northwest and join up with You Wang
,what to do?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the military advisor has also mentioned your concerns." Duan Peng smiled and began to explain His Majesty's doubts about the division of troops.
Duan Peng pointed at the troops of King You entrenched in the north of Gansu and said: "The military adviser said that the Hetao is the most important battle in this battle. As long as we conquer the Hetao, we will be more than half successful. As long as we send a troop to cut off the right army,
The connection between Wang and Qingzhou prevents them from cooperating with each other. When the time comes, after taking the Hetao, the army will move westward and will defeat Youwang in one fell swoop and take back the Hexi Corridor!"
"What if the Turkic Royal Court sends troops to reinforce Hexi?" Wu Ningyuan still frowned, staring at Duan Peng, and asked in a deep voice.
After Duan Peng heard this, there was a hint of envy in his eyes. He thought of the 20-year-old hussar general on the Eastern Front, who was galloping across the grassland and desert like a whirlwind. He sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He said: "The Turkic Royal Court is probably already in a state of panic at this time. How can it think of dividing its troops to rescue Hexi!"