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Chapter 182 Ma Suan's Deception

Chapter 182 Ma Suan's Deception
What this guy meant was that there was no need to intercept Huangfu Jian's men, even if they wanted to join forces with them to stop the Fanyang Army.

With just that small number of men, it is not enough to serve as evidence.

So, let Huangfu Jian go, and then let the Fanyang army deal with Huangfu Jian and Hengyi's gang.

It would be best to bring their heads to the imperial city, and then I would personally hand them over to Emperor Yongjin.

Just imagine how devastated the emperor would be.

It would be best to wait for Prince Jin to arrive and then show him Hengyi's head. That kid Prince Jin would probably collapse on the spot.

Chu Shixu had already started fantasizing.

Unfortunately, Chu Shixu had planned everything, but he had not expected whether Lu Yi was absolutely loyal to him.

Will she stand on his side?

……

At the same time, Huangfu Jian and Heng Yi led hundreds of troops and galloped towards the Fanyang army.

After walking for a while, the journey became smooth.

There was no interference from Chu Shixu's men.

This made Huangfu Jian a little puzzled.

That shouldn't be the case. Everything they do here is naturally under Chu Shixu's eyes. Their move this time is obviously aimed at the Fanyang Military Region.

How could Chu Shixu just let it go?

But then again, with such a small number of people, even Chu Shixu might not be impressed.

I know they will die if they go.

Therefore, they are too lazy to intercept and interfere at all?
Thinking of this, Huangfu Jian became even more depressed.

Looking at the small scattered team behind me, I felt very sad.

Thinking back to the 5,000 elite soldiers he had brought to the imperial city and how they had met with misfortune, he felt even more upset.

As soon as Hengyi heard Huangfu Jian sighing, he knew that he must be thinking about the 5,000 Liangzhou garrison troops again.

Hengyi comforted him.

Since ancient times, the key to warfare is to use all means of deception.

No matter it was calculation or trickery behind the scenes, if you lose, you lose. When Zhuge Kongming borrowed arrows from a straw boat, could you say he was despicable?

It's fine as long as the goal is achieved. In the final analysis, it's because I didn't plan well enough.

All is fair in war. We should look for problems in ourselves, sum up experiences and lessons, and understand the enemy's methods, so that we can know ourselves and the enemy and win every battle.

It is wrong to keep getting hung up on one issue and always blaming the enemy for being cunning and treacherous.

Huangfu Jian also understood this truth, but when this happened to him, he just felt unhappy. He secretly swore in his heart that he must make up for this loss.

To avenge the five thousand elite soldiers and to restore face for oneself.

"Hengyi, are you sure this plan is feasible?"

Huangfu Jian rode on his horse with a worried look on his face, "We have so few people, but we are not enough to fill the gaps in the Fanyang Army's teeth."

Hengyi: "Don't worry, General Huangfu. I know what I'm doing."

"But... Lu Yi and Ma Su'an are both old foxes. Will they be fooled so easily?"

In fact, for Huangfu Jian, he believed that the best way at the moment was to go directly to the palace to protect the emperor first, and together with the guards of the Wude Division in the palace, resist the first wave of offensive of the Fanyang Army and buy more time for the Liangzhou Army and the Jinyang Army.

But Hengyi's attitude was very firm, making it difficult for Huangfu Jian to say anything.

At this time, on the way to the imperial city, less than two hundred miles away, an army of one hundred thousand was marching towards this side in a mighty manner.

This army was none other than the Fan Yang Army from Fan Yang.

Ma Yin led the army in the front and cleared the way, and his father Ma Su'an followed closely behind.

Governor Lu Yi felt uneasy all the way.

Ma Su'an, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression.

Seeing that Lu Yi looked nervous, Ma Su'an remained calm, but in fact he had already seen through it.

He knew that this trip to the imperial city would create a turbulent situation in both heaven and earth.

All of them were heading towards the Imperial City to cause chaos and to suppress the rebellion.

But it is not known which party was suppressed.

Of course, Fanyang Governor Lu Yi would not say everything.

Only by taking this ambiguous attitude can we minimize the risk.

On the one hand, they ordered the army to advance quickly, and on the other hand, they were on guard against the Jinyang Army and Liangzhou Army arriving first.

Naturally, we must go all out and rush to the Imperial City as quickly as possible to help the Eastern Palace.

But if something unexpected happens and the Liangzhou army arrives first and the situation reverses, they still have a way to retreat and will not put themselves in a desperate situation.

Ma Suan knew what Lu Yi was thinking, but the news that he, Lu Yi, was determined to defect to the Eastern Palace had already spread. Was it necessary to pretend to be nice now?

But Ma Suan is different.

He maintained a neutral attitude from beginning to end, not leaning towards any side. Even if something happened, he would still have time to regroup.

In other words, you can regroup at any time.
In other words, he can choose who to help as the situation changes.

He doesn't have to worry even if either side is defeated.

Therefore, Ma Su'an was so calm and composed along the way, which formed a sharp contrast with Lu Yi's nervous expression.

"Lord Lu, have you made up your mind about going to the Imperial City this time?"

_x0016__x0016_Ma Suan asked deliberately.

Lu Yi, who was already nervous, became even more nervous after hearing this.

He hurriedly pretended to be dumb and asked, "Lao Ma, what do you mean by this? What is a good decision? What decision should I make?"

Ma Su'an smiled mysteriously and saw Lu Yi wiping the sweat from his forehead. He knew how nervous this guy was.

"Master Lu, haven't you already taken care of everything in the East Palace? Why are you saying this now?"

Lu Yi looked at Ma Suan and his heart beat even faster.

He knew that Ma Suan had always been ambiguous about whether he supported the rebellion in the Eastern Palace or not, so there were some words and attitudes that he dared not express in front of Ma Suan.

I can only play dumb.

To put it bluntly, both of them were pretending to be ignorant even though they knew the truth.

In fact, everyone knows it.

But the situation is still uncertain and no one dares to express their views openly.

Even if they did it, they wouldn't dare admit it.

Logically speaking, the governor does not have as much real power as the Jiedushi, but because Lu Yi once served as the Jiedushi of Daning Prefecture, he has certain real power in Fan Yang.

Therefore, if he makes a decision and really wants to do something, Ma Suan may not be able to stop him.

However, Ma Su'an had no intention of stopping him now. He just followed Lu Yi and did it. Anyway, they were not considered rebels now. They were just going to suppress the rebellion in the imperial city.

What's wrong with this?

Who can punish them for this?

The result is here.

A guard hurried back from the front.

Before he could tighten the reins and the horse came to a complete stop, the guard fell off the horse.

It rolled all the way to the hooves of Lu Yi and Ma Suan's horses.

"Whoa!" Seeing this, the two men immediately pulled the reins.

Questioning, "Quick report! Are there any military horses ahead?"

Lu Yi was already worried about what might happen. Now seeing the panicked guard, he had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

The guard was panting heavily, his body was covered with scrapes, and he didn't care about anything else.

"Report... Report! We spotted Huangfu Jian's troops thirty miles ahead! But there aren't many of them, probably around four or five hundred!"

"..."

As soon as he finished his report, the air around him seemed to freeze in an instant.

It took Lu Yi a while to figure it out.

Huangfu Jian's men appeared. Regardless of how many people there were, just hearing the word "Huangfu" was enough to frighten Lu Yi.

I was startled.

No one dares to say a word against the strength of the Liangzhou Army.

When Ma Suan saw Lu Yi's reaction, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I'm Governor Lu. You led an army of 100,000. How come you were frightened like this by Huangfu Jian's few hundred men?"

When Lu Yi heard this, his face turned red and blue.

He felt a little embarrassed when he realized that he had overreacted.

Ma Suan laughed out loud.

He held his waist with one hand and pointed at the guard with the other, scolding with a smile: "You are quite courageous, kid! What General Huangfu's troops? I think you have lost your mind!"

"The Imperial City is in such a mess, shouldn't General Huangfu be protecting His Majesty? Why did you come to this remote place? I think you want to scare your Lord Lu!"

The guard was already badly beaten.

He was even more frightened by Ma Su'an's retort.

He kowtowed on the ground and said, "Master Ma, please understand! Everything I said is true. I have served in the army for many years. I will never make a mistake in recognizing the flag of the Liangzhou Army!"

"General Huangfu's 'Breaking the Formation' flag is at the very front of the team. I can see it clearly!"

Lu Yi's heart was shocked. If it was really Huangfu Jian who came, then things would be...

He secretly looked up at Ma Suan.

However, the other party still looked calm and composed, as if not taking the 500 Liangzhou soldiers seriously.

Lu Yi cursed in his heart, this old fox is pretending to be important again!

Seeing Lu Yi's expression change several times, Ma Su'an guessed about 70% of what he knew. He slowly turned over and got off the horse.

He walked up to the guard, squatted down, and asked with a fake smile: "Did you see clearly? If you lie about military intelligence, you will lose your head!"

The guard was terrified.

He trembled and said, "Master Ma, I...I guarantee with my life that I am absolutely not wrong! General Huangfu's troops will be here in less than half an hour!"

Ma Suan stood up and brushed the dust off his hands.

He turned to look at Lu Yi and asked with a smile: "Governor Lu, look at this... should we continue on our way, or take a short break and wait for General Huangfu here?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi glared and shouted angrily.

"Ma Su'an! What are you talking about! The imperial city is in chaos, and His Majesty is in danger. As subjects, we should serve the king and save him first!"

"Why are you still wasting time here? The longer you delay, the more danger Your Majesty will be in!"

Ma Su'an sneered in his heart, this Lu Yi is really good at acting.

He spoke in a high-sounding manner, as if he were a truly loyal and patriotic person.

In fact, isn't it because they are afraid of wasting time and letting the East Palace miss the opportunity?
He didn't point it out, but just smiled and said: "Governor Lu is right, I didn't think it through. In this case, let's continue on our way!"

After saying this, he jumped on his horse, waved his whip, and set off first with his personal soldiers.

Seeing this, Lu Yi could only grit his teeth and follow.

The team continued to move forward, but the atmosphere was obviously much more depressing than before.

Everyone was silent, pricked up their ears, and listened carefully to the movements around them, afraid of missing anything.

The sound of horse hooves hitting the official road made a dull sound, as if knocking on everyone's heart.

Lu Yi was riding on his horse, feeling very confused.

He didn't know why Huangfu Jian suddenly appeared here, and he didn't know what he intended to do with these five hundred men.

In addition to hurrying on his way, Lu Yi was also thinking about what to say when he met Huangfu Jian's men.

Lu Yi squeezed his horse hard, accelerated and caught up with Ma Su'an, lowered his voice and asked, "Master Ma, what do you mean by Huangfu Jian showing up here with his men?"

Ma Suan turned his head and looked at him, and said with a smile: "Governor Lu, what do you think?"

"I...how should I know?"

Lu Yi was a little angry and said, "Don't play dumb with me! You and I are now tied to the same boat. We will prosper together and suffer together! If you have any news, tell me quickly, don't hide it!"

When Ma Suan heard this, he immediately became unhappy.

With a sullen face, he looked at Lu Yi coldly, "Governor Lu, what you said is harsh. What do you mean by tied to the same boat?"

Without having to explain in detail, Lu Yi knew what Ma Suan meant.

This guy is very cunning. He has always been two-faced and has never made it clear who he supports or who he opposes.

Now that I am faced with this situation, I naturally don’t panic.

During the whole process, Lu Yi was the only one who was anxious.

Seeing Lu Yi jumping up and down in anxiety, Ma Suan was even in a good mood and started making a joke.

"Governor Lu, you said that Huangfu Jian dared to come here with hundreds of people. This can only mean two things."

"What two points?"

Lu Yi couldn't wait to ask.

Ma Suan said seriously, "First of all, Huangfu Jian is here to pick us up."

"Secondly, it is very likely that the Liangzhou army is also approaching the Imperial City, and the distance between them and the Imperial City is about the same as ours."

The old fox Ma Suan still didn't say anything.

He still spoke without leaking a single word.

But smart people can understand what he means at once.

First, it said that Huangfu Jian came to support them, which meant that Huangfu Jian did not regard their Fanyang Army as rebels.

Or treat them as if they were your own people.

That's why he came with confidence and courage with hundreds of soldiers.

It's out of trust in them.

The second possibility is that the Liangzhou army may have already rushed over, and the distance to the imperial city is less than 200 kilometers.

If it is the second possibility, then why did Huangfu Jian bring people here?
Naturally, they were here to delay the progress of their Fanyang Army.

So that Huangfu Chong's Liangzhou border troops can reach the imperial city first.

The more Lu Yi thought about it, the more frightened he became.

I was sweating all over.