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Chapter 378: A Hundred Strategies, Easy Offense and Defense (asking for monthly votes)
The situation in the Western Region is turbulent.

All the countries joined forces just to attack one person. Among them, Xiao Wuliang led his troops and planned to rescue the old Wolf King as soon as possible. It was a pity that He Ruoqinhu had locked the city in the middle and held Xiao Wuliang back.

However, Xiao Wuliang led an army of 100,000, and the troops and logistics in the rear were endless.

Even though He Ruoqinhu was a top-notch general, he could not hold out for too long with a twice-larger force difference. So he kept writing letters, urging Lu Youxian and Anxicheng to complete the encirclement.

Qin Yulong just moved forward step by step.

In his army, there is also Crown Prince Jiang Gao who is supervising the army on the front line.

Yuwen Tianxian and Yuwen Hua were transferred from General Yuwen Lie's troops.

Yu Wentianxian is still at the peak of the sixth level. The seventh level master level is not something that can be achieved easily. Yu Wenhua has already reached the peak of the fifth level. He is young and strong, and has been through many battles. It is unknown when he will break through and enter the sixth level.

At this moment, Qin Yulong handed the secret letter in his hand to the Crown Prince Jiang Gao. Jiang Gao thanked him and looked through the files. This Crown Prince had experienced a lot since he lost power last year. Most of his guests and ministers left him and sought wealth and honor from the Second Prince Jiang Yuan.

If an ordinary person encountered such a thing, he would have been devastated long ago.

However, Jiang Gao's words and actions remained the same, gentle and polite, and his spirit became more resilient, as if he had changed even more after experiencing this incident. He said, "It seems that General He Ruo can't wait any longer."

Qin Yulong said: "Xiao Wuliang is also a famous general of the State of Chen. He is highly skilled in martial arts and extremely talented. He is only in his thirties, much younger than General He Ruo. In addition, he has a large army under his command, so General He Ruo will not be able to stop him for a long time."

Jiang Gao said, "According to General Qin, where will the Wolf King go?"

Qin Yulong replied, "In Anxi City, there is Tianger, who is extremely skilled in martial arts and has a city. The Wolf King will not be willing to fight to the death against the city. In the Western Region, there is the old turtle of Chen State. The Wolf King once attacked Lu Youxian City and could not take it for more than a month."

"After much thought, the one that is most suitable for attacking also bears the greatest pressure."

"It's where General He Ruo captured the tiger. Once the Wolf King breaks through there and connects with Xiao Wuliang and the army, it will be like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven. In the overall situation, if the Wolf King recovers, it will be difficult to seize such an opportunity again."

Jiang Gao remained silent. As the crown prince, he knew that Tianger was most likely Li Guanyi, but he did not make this information public. He just didn't know why his father asked him to come to the Western Regions and brought along Yuwen Tianxian and Yuwen Hua, who had old ties with the Tiance Mansion.

Jiang Gao said: "Qing, just follow the plan."

Qin Yulong nodded.

I sighed in my heart, it turned out to be the same Crown Prince.

After all, Yuwen Lie was the crown prince's confidant; He Ruoqinhu was from the faction of Second Prince Jiang Yuan. At this moment, even a pure warrior like Qin Yulong could feel a surging feeling.

If He Ruo can capture the tiger and defeat the Wolf King in this battle, then the Second Prince Jiang Yuan will become even more powerful in the court.

Could it be that there are any changes among Daying's heirs at this time?
The prince is already in his prime, and he wants to change his position as the master of the Eastern Palace.

This is a sign of chaos.

Qin Yulong couldn't help but sigh. He just felt that nowadays, with wars in all directions and the country having the issue of the change of the legitimate son, it was really a turbulent time. Yuwen Tianxian was in charge of the army, while Yuwen Hua was holding a spear, looking at the vast sky of the Western Regions.

When he and his uncle Yuwen Tianxian were released and returned to their country.

Yuwen Tianxian swore that he would never meet Li Guanyi on the battlefield in this life.

So at the beginning, he and his uncle Yuwen Tianxian actually only fought in Chen and Ying. They had fought against the cavalry of the Turkic Khan, and also competed with Chen's night cavalry with Yuwen Lie.

This time, I was sent by Your Majesty to fight in the Western Regions.

After traveling far and wide, fighting in many battles, Yu Wenhua's original arrogance and irritability of a young general had long since transformed, and now only a calm and brave spirit remained. He had become a mature general.

He gallops across different battlefields with elite professional warriors under his command.

Everything we do is a strategy to influence the world situation.

However, although he was clearly such a general, every time Yu Wenhua woke up in the middle of the night, he would return to Jiangnan, to Zhenbei City, to the Qilin Army, and to the days when he and Fan Qing, a peasant from a farming family, fought and led troops together.

Yu Wenhua sat in front of the camp holding a gun, stretched out his hand and caught a snowflake.

"Heh...Fan Qing, Fan Qing."

"I am going to defeat a world-famous general like the Wolf King. If you knew, you would probably be envious."

"Now, I can lead an army of 6,000 and fight in all directions. I have reached the peak of the fifth level. You are living a peaceful life in Jiangnan. Ha, sometimes I really wonder when we can meet again."

"But then I thought, given our personalities and our positions."

"If we meet again, I'm afraid we will fight with swords."

Yu Wenhua held the snowflake and said:

"Then we won't meet."

He looked at the vast sky, closed his eyes, and missed the early spring in the south of the Yangtze River.

Meanwhile, on the Chen State front, Lu Youxian pressed the secret letter and meticulously wrote a reply to He Ruoqinhu, agreeing to join forces to attack the Wolf King. He was very sure of his words and vowed to punish and kill the traitor of Chen State, the Wolf King Chen Fubi!

However, on the day this letter was delivered back, he directly wrote a second secret letter.

Send a message to the Wolf King through a confidant!

Combine vertically and horizontally.

Everyone knows that Lu Youxian is a general who is good at defending cities like an old turtle, but such a famous general in the world has been stereotyped. It is hard not to think that he deliberately added a protective color to himself.

A defender can also be cunning.

In the letter, Chen Dingye's plan was frankly stated.

He advised the Wolf King that even though he had a grudge against Emperor Chen, he still had to protect Chen Wenmian. He could come here from now on. Lu Youxian said bluntly in the letter:
"Everyone thinks I can defend. This is just a trick. Your Majesty can pretend to attack. When they see your attack, they will think I am good at defending and can hold out for a long time, so they will definitely slow down their march."

"At that time, I will pretend to be defeated and open a path."

"Your Majesty can escape from here."

"Go straight into the Western Region Allied Forces, and the dilemma will be resolved."

"Although He Ruoqinhu is a famous general in the world, it is impossible to predict that the king can join forces with General Xiao Wuliang to kill the famous general of Ying State, He Ruoqinhu. Even if he cannot be killed, it can also greatly undermine the prestige of Ying State."

"That would mean one less big opponent."

The Wolf King looked at the secret letter and squinted his eyes: "Lu Youxian..."

Neither He Ruoqinhu nor Qin Yulong could have anticipated that Lu Youxian, the famous general of the State of Chen who was best at defense and famous for his invincible defense, would be the biggest loophole.

The reputation of defense and the honor of the defender can also be part of the strategy.

The Wolf King looked at the letter, sighed, and said, "The best defender of the modern era."

"Everyone else is worried about your defense, but I think when you, an old turtle, are about to attack, it's when people are most caught off guard."

"It's just that he's good at defense."

"Can you protect your own life?"

He dismissed the messenger.

After showing the letter to Chen Wenmian, Chen Wenmian remained silent for a long time and then said directly:
"I will never associate with Chen Dingye!"

The Wolf King looked at him and said, "If that's the case, isn't it the greatest revenge on Chen Dingye to get what he has been pursuing all his life and then personally guide him in another direction?"

Chen Wenmian pursed his lips and said, "I only wish to use this sword to chop off Chen Dingye's head!"

"Revenge my mother!"

Wolf King Chen Fubi said with emotion: "How could a man like him, a man like Tan Tai Xian Ming, teach someone as upright as you?"

Chen Wenmian said: "A gentleman should act uprightly even in troubled times."

"Even if I die, my name will be recorded in history."

The Wolf King sighed and said, "Gentleman..."

He looked at Chen Wenmian, and suddenly smiled and said, "In that case, I'll find you a sworn brother. If one day you don't know what to do, go find this sworn brother."

There was suddenly a trace of panic in Chen Wenmian's eyes. He looked at the Wolf King. It was impossible for the Wolf King's martial arts to be so advanced at the age of over fifty. Chen Wenmian had always told himself to ignore this, but now that the Wolf King said this, how could he ignore it?
The wolf king was full of pride and said, "Don't worry, I won't die so easily."

"As for your elder brother..."

"You should be one or two years older than him. But, as they always say, the one who achieves the most comes first. You don't have to say anything. Anyway, that person is your elder brother. I will introduce you to him later."

Chen Wenmian said: "Yes."

The wolf king said, "There is only one thing." Chen Wenmian raised his head and looked at the old wolf king. The wolf king, who was obviously full of rage but inexplicably felt a sense of disharmony, stretched out his hand, hesitated, and withdrew his hand.

This heroic and cruel hero seemed to feel for the first time at this moment that his hands were a little dirty. These hands, covered in blood, betrayal and killing, were not suitable to touch the hair of the child in front of him.

He took it back awkwardly, wiped it on his battle robe, and then rubbed Chen Wenmian's head.

Chen Wenmian felt a sense of warmth.

I heard the wolf king say gently: "No matter what, no matter what happens."

"Don't resent your elder brother."

"Understand?"

"In troubled times, no one can be free."

Chen Wenmian trembled slightly and was silent. He was a smart man, but just as the Wolf King saw, he was also a gentle gentleman, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes, father."

The Wolf King smiled and returned the royal seal to the envoy of Lu Youxian. Then he read the letter several times and burned it in the furnace. Although he was trapped in the siege, he remained calm, playing the sword and singing every day, and the morale of the army remained high.

The Wolf King held his knife, and even in such a desperate situation, he still had the courage to fight:
"Although a real man should start a great chaos and then die happily, but if things don't work out, I still have things in my heart that I'm unwilling to accept. How can I just die like this?"

“Hahahaha, an ambush from all sides?!”

"Let me personally tear apart this so-called ambush for you to see!"

...............

In Anxi City.

Just as Li Guanyi was looking at the letter from He Ruo, there was a knock on the door. Li Guanyi raised his eyes slightly, and then a gentle young man walked in, bowed, and said, "My lord."

Li Guanyi casually placed the secret letter in his hand on the table and said:

"Yes, sir, you are here. Please take a seat, sir."

"Where's Mr. Pojun?"

Wen He replied calmly, "Mr. Pojun is sleeping soundly."

Li Guanyi was stunned and helpless, so he asked Wen He to sit down first, and then poured tea himself. Wen He praised him lavishly as usual, and then said: "Mr. Pojun has worked hard for a long time. I came here just to ask for your help."

"My lord, we really need to join forces with He Ruo to capture the tiger at this time."

"Defeat the Wolf King?"

Li Guanyi: "What do you think, sir?"

Wen He shook his head and replied:

"It's not a brilliant idea, just some habitual thoughts to protect myself." "The Wolf King is only leading 50,000 troops here, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops behind him. Once the Wolf King is captured and killed by He Ruo, the army will be in chaos and the Western Region will immediately fall into chaos."

"Those defeated troops are nothing."

"Now that the Wolf King has disappeared, we are the thorn in the side of Chen and Ying."

"Although I set him on fire."

"But there is still a sense of grief over the loss of one's rabbit and the loss of one's teeth."

Li Guanyi poured the tea and said, "...I have thought about what you said, sir."

"I didn't expect that the gentleman would be so sympathetic."

Mr. Wenhe asked in confusion: "Hmm? Sympathy?"

"No, no, no, my lord, you must have misunderstood me. I was just worried that the Wolf King was gone, so Chen and Ying attacked us. I'm not reflecting on myself or sympathizing with them. After all, both Chen and Ying border the Western Regions."

"They have sufficient strategic depth and strong rear supply lines."

"Our strategy has not yet been completed without these two. So once we fight to the death with Chen and Ying, I always feel that it is not very stable and I always wonder if we will suffer losses."

Mr. Wen He said very bluntly:

"I'm not regretting or sympathizing. I'm just afraid of death."

A sober and refreshing smell of scumbag.

Li Guanyi twitched the corner of his mouth. Although it was not a good idea to do so, he had a feeling that any normal person would have the illusion that his moral bottom line had been greatly improved after communicating with Mr. Wen He.

Li Guanyi thought for a moment and replied, "So, Mr. Wen He, do you think the Wolf King is easier to deal with, or He Ruo is easier to deal with the tiger?"

Wen He seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "It seems that the lord has already made up his mind."

Wen He paused and asked about the situation in the Western Regions, and Li Guanyi told him everything. Before Li Guanyi cast the tripod, the title of Tian Khan had already spread quickly among the various city-states, and naturally had also spread to the Western Regions army on the front line.

When the Nine-Colored Divine Deer brought Li Guanyi and Yaoguang back.

He also brought Fan Qing, as well as the sharpshooter general Wang Shunchen and some of the kings and khans to the rear of the Western Region Army's front line. At this moment, the commander of the Western Region Army had been replaced, and Fan Qing and the sharpshooter general were currently there.

Wen He integrated the information he had obtained and said:

"So, from this point of view, Lu Youxian might be the breakthrough point for the Wolf King. This old guy will most likely pretend to be defeated and then let the Wolf King out. The Wolf King and Chen Dingye seem to have reached some kind of cooperation."

"If Fan Qing were there, we could use his trick against him."

Li Guanyi was surprised and asked, "How did you get it, sir?"

Mr. Wenhe replied, "It was my brother, dear friend, and Lu Youxian's deputy general Lan Wendu."

"I paid a lot of silver to get this information from him."

Li Guanyi: "He betrayed?"

Mr. Wen He said: "No, just like leaving footprints in the snow, I deliberately left some insignificant information. The other party took some actions based on the information I gave him. We can reversely deduce their purpose and strategy."

"This is the most basic quality of a counselor, my lord."

Li Guanyi's focus was not on this basic quality, he just said: "Spend money to buy...how much did you spend?"

Mr. Wenhe held up a finger.

Li Guanyi asked with a fluke: "One thousand taels?"

Wen He shook his head gently.

Li Guanyi's mouth twitched, and he said, "Ten thousand taels? That's fine, too..."

Mr. Wen He shook his head again and said, "It's one hundred thousand taels."

"Ten thousand taels, that was the previous figure, but now the market has increased."

One hundred thousand? ! !

Li Guanyi covered his heart, feeling that he had suffered a heavy blow, far more severe than the majesty of the Wolf King. After a long silence, he suddenly raised his hand, pressed hard on Mr. Wen He's shoulder, gritting his teeth for a long time.

Then he exhaled and said seriously:
"Well done!"

"This information cannot be bought with just 100,000 taels."

Mr. Wen He's expression was gentle, and he said, "My Lord..."

Immediately, he felt the hand on his shoulder tremble, and with more strength, he said, "Also, can you take it back?!"

Mr. Wen He: "My Lord?"

Li Guanyi's eyes were shining as he took a step forward:
"Okay, take it back!"

Wen He was helpless and laughed out loud, saying, "Yes, yes, my lord, don't worry, I will definitely help you get it back with interest."

Wen He and Li Guanyi talked in detail for a full hour before leaving.

All parties were competing and had their own ideas, and the situation became increasingly tense. The Wolf King's troops had their logistical supplies cut off, so they could not hold out for long. So on the third day, the Wolf King suddenly raised his troops.

He personally led the army in the front, and the 50,000-strong army turned into a mighty army and charged towards Ying State. Qin Yulong tried his best to fight with the Wolf King, but was defeated. He immediately withdrew his troops and held his ground, hoping to lure the Wolf King inside and delay time.

The Wolf King stopped and set up camp, with flags flying and smoke from cooking fires visible.

See the dust of people moving back and forth.

So Qin Yulong and Jiang Gao calmed down and planned to delay time until Li Guanyi of Anxi City and He Ruoqinhu surrounded and killed them from both sides. However, the general of the Acala Mingwang, Yuwen Tianxian, suddenly realized something was wrong.

But in the camp, there were only flags flying and smoke rising from cooking fires.

However, there were few human voices and no signs of people or horses moving around, so Yuwen Tianxian was shocked. Without hesitation, he abandoned his previous tactics and led the army to check it out together with Qin Yulong. Only to see that the Wolf King's camp was in a mess.

Logistical supplies were abandoned everywhere, even the big pots used for cooking had been pierced and broken, and the carriages and spare horses were all abandoned. The so-called flags flying high and running back and forth were just traces left by the war horses tied with ropes and allowed to gallop continuously.

Qin Yulong's expression suddenly changed: "Oh no, I fell into a trap!"

"The Wolf King has used these broken cauldrons to hold back our 30,000-strong army!"

"He left here a long time ago!"

Jiang Gao, Qin Yulong and others were young after all, and were fooled by the experienced and cunning Wolf King. So they immediately gathered their troops and charged, following the Wolf King's traces, but they were getting further and further away from the Wolf King.

The Wolf King's army fired a feint and shook Qin Yulong off.

Then, everyone judged that this old general was going to go straight up and break through He Ruoqinhu's defense line together with Xiao Wuliang. Therefore, when going to support, the Old Wolf King took a detour, burned his boats, and went straight to Lu Youxian.

The ambushes from all sides created a huge loophole due to the old wolf king's repeated movements. His vision, tactics, and military might were all first-rate in the world.

When the Wolf King's army was galloping towards the area where Lu Youxian was, they discovered that Li Guanyi's Anxi army was coming from behind.

Although it was a grand move, it was not a forced pursuit.

Twenty thousand troops were left in Anxi City.

Li Guanyi's army had only 30,000 soldiers. This formation clearly showed that he was planning to outflank the allied forces in front. The Wolf King had no interest in competing with Li Guanyi at the moment. He just led the army and galloped at full speed to where Lu Youxian was.

Lu Youxian ordered the younger generation of generals, including Gong Zhenyong, Ye Buyi, and Zhou Liuying, to go into battle. They led a small number of troops, and the large army in the rear would raid their formations, but they were only allowed to lose, not win.

Zhou Liuying was puzzled. Ye Buyi frowned for a long time, but still accepted the military order.

Zhou Liuying was very angry.

Only Zhou Pinglu, a fellow brother of Zhou Liuying, frowned slightly, as if he had guessed something. He sighed, pulled back the brother who was dissatisfied with the military order, and explained, "This is the overall situation. If you and I forcibly stop the Wolf King, it will ruin the situation."

So he told him his guess that the Wolf King had actually joined forces with the State of Chen.

Zhou Liuying was dumbfounded.

Zhou Pinglu said: "It is better for us not to delve into the king's affairs."

Although he said this, there was still a sense of dejection in his expression.

The Wolf King's army has arrived. Zhou Liuying, Ye Buyi and others went out to fight with Chen Wenmian, who was wearing armor and a white robe. The Wolf King was originally the one who held the line, but when he heard the army in the rear approaching, he led his troops to charge without hesitation.

Lu Youxian's army seemed unable to resist and was rushed out by the Wolf King.

When the Wolf King left the town, he laughed loudly and said, "My dear nephew, this is a great opportunity. Unfortunately, with your ability, you can't keep me here!"

Then the Wolf King broke through Lu Youxian and led his entire army out. Lu Youxian seemed to be defeated.

Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying and others retreated back to their camp, knowing that in this battle, their role was just to feign defeat and act like actors. The young generals were naturally dissatisfied and kept silent.

Zhou Liuying suddenly felt a little confused:

"But who is the nephew that the Wolf King mentioned?"

"Could it be that he is a disciple of the royal family of the State of Chen? However, the army chasing him at this moment is clearly from Anxi City. Isn't Anxi City from a Central Plains merchant named Tianger?"

When they were puzzled, they suddenly saw the army rushing towards them. The leading general was riding a galloping horse with flags flying behind him. He was wearing armor, a scarlet robe with sleeves, and holding a halberd in one hand with a raised brow.

Even if you have the art of disguise.

In Zhou Liuying, Ye Buyi was a little surprised and confused. He felt that this man looked familiar, but he could not recognize him. Lu Youxian gathered the remnants and did not intercept Li Guanyi. The Wolf King's troops rushed out for dozens of miles and arrived near the Western Region Allied Forces, and finally rushed to a safe place.

The Western Region coalition forces seemed to know that he was coming and had already formed a battle formation and moved forward.

Then the wolf king breathed a sigh of relief, turned around with his white hair, and laughed while holding his weapon:

"Nephew, it looks like your encirclement battle will not succeed."

"As a general, you are so greedy for merit that you are so reckless."

Li Guanyi's troops passed through Lu Youxian's troops and replied:
"is it?"

The Wolf King sensed something was wrong, and saw Li Guanyi raising the weapon in his hand. Suddenly, he heard a series of mechanical sounds. The Wolf King's pupils contracted, and he tightened the reins and looked back.

On the defense line, the allied Western Region Army drew their bows and crossbows, shooting arrows.

These countless arrows were originally aimed at Li Guanyi and others. At this moment, he pressed down two fingers, and each arrow was pointed at the Wolf King Chen Fubi. Li Guanyi raised the weapon in his hand, pointing at the quiet Wolf King and the other side's 50,000 chaotic guards, the Canglang Cavalry.

"Then, now is the strategy of alliance encirclement."

Li Guanyi said: "Wolf King, we."

"The offense and defense have changed!"

Li Guanyi looked at the wolf king, and the wolf king looked at Li Guanyi. They surrounded and attacked from all directions, pointed east and attacked west, and broke through. After breaking through, he had a backup plan.

The art of war is all about deception, which has been fully demonstrated between the attack and defense.

Li Guan waved his arm and looked like a famous general.

"Fire arrows!"

(End of this chapter)