Chapter 231 Betrayal
Chen Liang is fishing.
But his luck didn't seem to be very good. He had been sitting on the edge of the pond all morning. Not to mention the big fish, he didn't even catch a small loach, but he crawled out of the water. Several large crabs were crawling around at his feet, seemingly interested in the fishing bait at his feet.
Then, these crabs were kicked down by Chen Liang and turned into a pile of broken shells.
The guards found that their general's mood seemed to be unstable today, so they all stood far away, so that the general's orders could be heard at any time, and they would not make the general want to vent his anger. When I arrived, I was caught immediately.
This distance can only be grasped properly by someone who has been with him for a long time.
An officer hurried over from a distance, his face full of anxiety and dissatisfaction. However, the moment he saw Chen Liang, his steps slowed down and he tried his best to A smile appeared on his face.
"General Chen!" He tried to sound relaxed and kind.
His name is Linghu Shili.
He is the brother of Linghu Zhishu.
However, the status and importance of the two in the Anton Protectorate are not the same.
Linghu Zhishu can access all high-level secrets, while Linghu Shili can only hang around in the periphery and do some irrelevant work.
Belongs to a character who has a lot of him and a lot without him.
This time he was sent to Chen Liang to supervise Chen Liang's final retreat.
Originally, this should be considered an extremely easy thing.
Because Chen Liang has always been extremely submissive to Linghu Ye and obeyed his advice. Moreover, Chen Liang and the family members of more than a dozen important generals and lieutenants under his command have been taken away by Linghu Zhishu in the first batch.
Chen Liang didn’t want to become a loner, so he had to be obedient.
But sometimes things that seem to be absolutely certain and without problems turn out to be full of problems during the implementation process.
Linghu Shili discovered a big problem.
There are more than 10,000 troops stationed in Yuntaihuang, half on foot and half on cavalry.
According to the previous arrangement, when the main force of Zhebie from Longgou Fort left and launched an attack on the Anxi Protectorate, Chen Liang's side would begin to retreat in a step-by-step manner.
Now that Zhebie has left, he has kept his promise and has no intention of attacking Chen Liang, so Chen Liang can leave safely.
Chen Liang did arrange for the troops to begin to evacuate.
But the direction is not quite right.
Linghu Shili did not discover this matter originally, but during his patrol today, he accidentally encountered a team of scouts returning from patrol. From their mouths, Linghu Shili learned Li learned something that shocked him greatly.
The first vanguard team sent out by Chen Liang was actually approaching Longgou Fort.
What does Chen Liang want to do?
Chen Liang glanced back at Linghu Shili, then turned his head and stared at the buoy on the water with all his concentration.
Linghu Shili was actually a little worried about Chen Liang.
Ever since Chen Liang experienced the Wanfeng incident, he has become a little uncertain, and his temper comes at will. The key is that this person's martial arts cultivation has steadily increased after this incident. He is about to enter the ninth level of Xuanyuan.
"General, it must be a bumper harvest today!" Linghu Shili walked over with a dry smile, glanced at the fish basket, and the smile condensed on his face.
What big harvest?
It’s obviously short.
I sat here all morning and didn’t catch even a single hair.
Chen Liang chuckled, "Isn't it easy to have a bumper harvest?"
Before Linghu Shili could understand what Chen Liang meant, Chen Liang had already stood up.
With a flick of his wrist, the fishing line retracted. The bait on it was long gone, but the fish was naturally not caught.
“If you eat my bait and don’t catch my hook, if you are so unconscious, then I have to find some other means!” Chen Liang sneered, grabbed the tail of the fishing rod, and made a chirp sound. Stung into the water.
The water in the pond was churning, and Linghu Shili was stunned to see a fish weighing about two kilograms being poked through the middle by a fishing pole and skewered to the fishing pole.
Chen Liang raised the pole and poked quickly, and with each poke, a fish was skewered on the pole. In a moment, more than a dozen fish were skewered, the largest weighing about five kilograms.
For some reason, Linghu Shili felt the cold air coming from his vest.
It wasn’t until Chen Liang threw the fishing rod on the ground and walked away that he quickly chased after him.
"You said Kang Laowei and his team were approaching Longgou Fort?" Chen Liang glanced sideways at Linghu Shili: "Do you think he has the courage? Where did the news come from?"
"It was a group of returning scouts who accidentally ran into them!" Linghu Shili said quickly: "Their mission should be to serve as an outpost for the retreat of the army. Colonel Kang is blatantly disobeying military orders. , General, this must be stopped immediately."
Chen Liang chuckled, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked quickly towards the military camp. "Beat the drum and raise the tent!" Chen Liang ordered sharply as he took the first step on the marching shaft.
When Chen Liang stepped into his military hall, all the garrison generals in Yuntaihuang were already standing in rows in the hall.
Linghu Shili looked around and didn't find a suitable position for him, so he simply stood behind Chen Liang.
Pressing the knife and raising his chest, he looked like a guard with a knife.
Looking at the generals in the hall one by one, Chen Liang said: "Zhebie led 30,000 elite troops out of Longgou Fort and went straight to Tai'an City. He wanted to fight with the Anxi Protectorate under Tai'an City. A decisive battle. According to the information I received, Anxi Governor Xiao Changche and Deputy Governor Li Dachui also decided to fight Zhebie at the foot of Tai'an City."
There was a buzzing sound in the hall.
Obviously, everyone was surprised by the head-on approach of the Anxi Protectorate.
The Anxi Protectorate is not the Anton Protectorate.
Anxi's army of one hundred thousand can of course be held against the Yuan people, but Anxi has only been established for a few days, and all the intelligence shows that they only have five or six thousand cavalry. Adding in the infantry, they all add up. Only thirty to fifty thousand people.
"Why should we go head-to-head with Zhebie and defend the city, with Tai'an City as the center? Zhebie will be exhausted. Unless Zhebie can mobilize tens of thousands of infantry, but this is the case As a result, their long logistics line can also become the target of the Anxi Protectorate!" Someone in the tent couldn't help but analyze it.
Obviously, this person is still very concerned about this war.
As this general spoke, a group of generals below started a lively discussion.
Chen Liang knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Everyone, the Anxi Protectorate is a little different from us. This time it is not an external battle, but an internal battle. If they defend the city, then Zhe Farewell will cause wanton destruction outside. It's like fighting in your own house. The things you destroy belong to you. How can you not feel bad? "
"You can keep the green hills and don't worry about not having firewood! "Someone shouted. "General Xiao is still the same old temperament as before. If he doesn't change after we leave, he will suffer a big loss in the future! Sometimes you have to give up things that should be given up! Don't lose big at the expense of small things!"
There was another buzzing sound in the room.
Chen Liang did not stop him this time. Instead, he walked out from the big case and paced back and forth in the room until everyone in the room became quiet and everyone's eyes fell on him. At that time, Chen Liangcai said calmly: "Everyone has said a lot and considered a lot just now. So, have you ever thought about one thing? In fact, the strength of the Anxi Protectorate is enough to rival Zhebie?"
Room It exploded with a bang.
"How is this possible?"
"General, are you kidding me?"
Chen Liang laughed and said: "The latest intelligence I received is , General Xiao led five thousand cavalry to Tai'an City, and Deputy Governor Li Dachui had returned to Tai'an City a few days ago. Tai'an City began a comprehensive recruitment, and within one day, elite cavalry were assembled Ten Thousand Riders”
There was a sudden silence in the room.
Xiao Changche commanded 5,000 cavalry against Zhebie’s 30,000 cavalry. Everyone felt that no matter how brave General Xiao was, it would be difficult to win.
But if General Xiao Dachang commanded fifteen thousand cavalry, it would be a different matter.
And this is still an internal battle, so there is no need to worry about logistical supplies.
"Xiao Duhu didn't want to withstand Zhebei's attack. He wanted to annihilate Zhebei's 30,000 cavalry, and then take advantage of the situation to advance and seize Qingtongxia and Yeboar Ridge! Get these back Two strategic points that have been lost for more than 20 years!" Chen Liang said every word.
Everyone in the room had bright expressions on their faces.
The shallow-minded person already has a look of envy on his face,
The deep-minded person is already thinking about Xiao Changche’s ideas and plans. Why do you know so well?
Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Liang looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Aren't you surprised why I know so clearly?"
Everyone nodded repeatedly.
"Because, I have discussed with Xiao Duhu and Deputy Duhu Li, and I will help them accomplish this feat together!" Chen Liang said earth-shattering words, but his eyes were on Linghu Shili, who was still after the major case.
But at this time, Linghu Shili was already trembling.
No matter how slow he is, he still knows that something is wrong,
Chen Liang has betrayed him.
In the lobby, there were several generals who changed their expressions along with Linghu Shili, but at this time, they already had knives on their necks.
Chen Liang walked back to the big case step by step.
Linghu Shili knelt down with a bang.
"General, spare your life!" he shouted loudly.
Chen Liang stretched out his hand to help him up, pointed at the generals in the hall and said: "We are all colleagues, I will not kill you, just take these people away! Tell the commander, Chen I don't want to go into the Pass to fight the civil war. Chen was born outside the Pass. All his life, he just wants to fight for the people outside the Pass. I wish him success and he will be a lonely man. At that time, the commander-in-chief wanted to cut off my head as punishment for my betrayal, so Chen Liang naturally sent his head to the capital.”
(End of Chapter)