Chapter 64 Betrayal 2

After the second update, the Song military camp has fallen into silence. Except for the soldiers standing on the post and the patrol, half of the whole battalion can no longer be seen. After a hard day, the soldiers have fallen asleep peacefully. They must refresh themselves to reserve strength for tomorrow's battle. In this environment, in the handsome tent in the middle of the camp, the lights are still the same, and there are some wine and dishes on the table.

Two old men over 60 sit opposite each other on both sides of the table, drinking spirits and recalling the past years. Naturally, these two are Wang Chong, the commander of the Southwest Army, and Yunlan, who has just arrived in the army and is still confused.

After giving the other party a large bowl of spirits, Wang Chong smiled and said, "Brother Yun, do you remember the last time we drank in the barracks like today?"

"Of course, how can I forget this kind of thing? It was the autumn 20 years ago, when the barbarians invaded our border. We were drinking and formulating a battle plan on the eve of the decisive battle with the barbarians! Today, on the battlefield of fighting with the barbarians again, you and I are talking about wine again. It's really touching!" Yun Lan said in a bold tone, picked up the wine bowl and poured a large bowl of wine into his mouth.

Of course, Wang Chong was not willing to show weakness. After seeing the other party finish drinking the wine in the bowl, he also drank his wine bowl in one gulp. Then he wiped his beard with alcohol on his chin and said, "For 20 years, I haven't had as much fun as I am today! However, one thing is different from 20 years ago. At the beginning, we were the defending side, but now we are attacking!"

"Yes, after drinking like this all night, we killed the barbarians and fled the next day. I hope this time, we can still win a hearty victory as before!" Yun Lan picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl of spirits for the two.

Wang Chong suddenly looked at Yunlan's face carefully. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "Old man, why did you come here thousands of miles? Don't you still want to say it?"

Yun Lan was stunned, and then laughed again: "I still can't hide it from you, but how can you be sure that I didn't just send you that detailed map of the barbarian land?"

"Although we don't know much about the terrain of the barren land, and getting a map is also a great help, I still don't believe that the Duke of Dingguo will work hard for this map and take such a big risk to come here. Although I, Wang Chong, are not old enough to be confused. Wang Chong laughed and said, "In those years, your ideas can often work in the battle against foreign enemies. This time, you must have some way to defeat the enemy. You couldn't help looking for me for a while, right?"

"I can't hide anything from you!" Yunlan shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Yes, I did come here to give you advice, but this idea may not be what you want to hear!"

"What's your idea? Let's talk about it." Wang Chong picked up a bite of vegetables and chewed it carefully, but his eyes did not leave the other party's face. He still trusts his judgment and strategy for this former good brother.

"You have been in the wild for some time. What do you think of the situation here?" Without rushing to get to the point first, Yunlan first raised a question.

"The barbarians are really not the place where our Song army can stay for a long time. At the beginning, we didn't take advantage of the situation to come in after defeating the invasion army of the barbarians, and it was the right decision." Wang Chong did not hide his true thoughts and said bluntly, "If it hadn't been for the fact that I really had no way this time, I wouldn't have made such a determination to send troops!"

"Yes, the danger of the wild land, this is just the beginning. You have also seen the barbaric map left by the previous dynasty. That immortal sorrow is really a dangerous place that can't be opened. How sure are you to take it down?

"No!" When it comes to immortal sorrow, Wang Chong's face is also full of sadness. This fairy sorrow is not like the Black Mountain Cliff and there are other ways to break it. The long mountain road is more than ten miles straight, and there are mountains and cliffs on both sides. As long as the barbarians put a man and horse on it over there, it is enough to stop the footsteps of the Song army. No matter what Wang Chong thinks, he can't think of a way to pass it.

"When I saw this map, I was as helpless as you. It was because I was afraid that you would be forced by those people in the court that I took people to bump over, and finally ruined my life. Not to mention the wisdom, I was so tired that countless soldiers were worried that I hurried to see you.

Wang Chong heard this, but smiled bitterly: "You look up to me too much. Even the Black Mountain Cliff in front of you, I, Wang Chong, have no sure to take it. I have to rely on the risk, not to mention the immortals behind me."

"Yes, I haven't seen it here, and I wouldn't have thought that the Black Mountain Cliff is so dangerous. However, I am still very optimistic about this virtual combat method used by your soldiers. It's just... Even if you can take down the Black Mountain Cliff, I'm afraid this immortal sorrow can't get through!"

"So, did you come to persuade me to accept it after taking down the Black Mountain Cliff?" Wang Chong guessed. But then he shook his head helplessly: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I can't retreat this time unless the court gives a formal order."

"I also thought of this. You are also forced by the imperial court to use troops, and you can't help it. It can be said that the advance and retreat of this western expedition is actually no longer under your control. Am I right?

"Yes, since the dispatch of troops, I have no possibility of turning back, just like the pawn crossing the river. Only when we achieve the final victory can we be truly successful!"

Yun Lan smiled understandingly: "Those people have not been struggling to deal with you for a day or two. Naturally, they won't let you retreat this time. But have you ever thought about how many soldiers will die here in vain? Is it really worth it for your honor and disgrace? In the end, his face is already very serious.

"I am not for my own success or failure, but for the country and society of the Song Dynasty. If even I am removed by them, the seven people will be more unscrupulous, and then the world will no longer be the original world! In order to stabilize the country of the Song Dynasty, I have to preserve my military power, and the barbarians must win!" Wang Chong's response was powerful.

"After all these years, you still haven't changed at all!" After sighing, Yun Lan continued, "You are right. Now what you shoulder is not only the victory or defeat of a battle, but the stability of my Song Dynasty. That's why I came here thousands of miles away. You and I killed the barbarians who invaded together and kept the stability of my southwest for decades, so today, we can also protect my Song Dynasty together!"

A gentle smile appeared on Wang Chong's face: "I knew that Yunlan was not that kind of person. You have always been loyal to the court and the emperor. Come on, what the hell are you talking about?"

"Since you have analyzed all your mind, I will no longer hide it. In addition to conquering the southwest by force, there is actually another feasible way. That is to make the barbarians take the initiative to surrender, so that we can naturally avoid the danger of attacking the immortals and save the lives of the soldiers!"

"How easy is this...? How can a barbarian bow his head with such a heavy natural danger in his hands? Wang Chong shook his head disapprovingly.

"You have this idea because you don't know one thing, one thing about the internal cohesion of barbarians!" Yun Lan said that he first picked up the chopstick dishes, tasted them carefully, and took a sip of wine before looking at his old friend in front of him. However, he found that the other party did not mean to be impatient at all. He was also chewing with chopsticks and vegetables, so he said with a wry smile, "It seems that this trick is no longer easy to work."

"In those years, you used this trick to make us generals anxious. But if you use it too much, it will lose its function. Wang Chong said slowly and took a sip of wine: "You came here to give me advice. Since you are not in a hurry, why should I be anxious?"

"It seems that you can't look at people with old eyes anymore." After laughing at himself, Yun Lan continued to say, "I got this map of the barbarism from a remnant of the previous dynasty. Although the Wu army was defeated under the Black Mountain Cliff, their scouts had spread all over the barbarians, so they could draw everything here. At the same time, those scouts and minors also detected one thing. It turned out that the barbarians were not a family..."

"I have known this for a long time that barbarians are made up of many tribes." Wang Chong couldn't help reminding.

"What you said is only part of the truth of the matter, and there is one thing that the barbarians themselves don't know. That is, the tribes of the barbarians are actually divided into three parts, called black, white, and flower. Although they are no different from us, in fact, there is still a big difference between them.

"If there is a difference, there will be contradictions..." Wang Chong has also understood the meaning of the other party's words: "Do you mean that we can alienate the relationship between these three races and thus weaken the power of the barbarians at the root?"

Yun Lan nodded: "Yes, this is what I got from the notes of Da Wu in the previous dynasty. If it hadn't been for the instability of the foundation of the Wu Dynasty because of the defeat of the war, coupled with years of natural disasters, which finally caused beacon smoke everywhere and finally collapsed, I'm afraid that this barbarian would have been subdued by Wu Jun!"

"Although we say so, how can we alienate them? Now we know too little about the barbarians and don't know where to start.

"I've also thought about this. Let's start with those prisoners. People always have selfishness and separate tribes, and there must be contradictions. As long as we have enough patience, we will definitely find their flaws. However, before that, we still have to take down the key point of the Black Mountain Cliff, so that we can advance and retreat freely!"

"Yes, the geographical location of this Black Mountain Cliff is very critical, and this battle is indeed not allowed to be lost!" Wang Chong couldn't help but be a little worried and said, "I don't know if the soldiers in the scout camp can achieve the task and make the greatest contribution for us to seize the Black Mountain Cliff!"

When the two old people were about to clean up their drinks and vegetables to rest, a voice suddenly sounded outside the tent: "Marshal!"

"Huh? It's Xianqing. What can I do for you?" Wang Chong asked strangely when he heard that the voice was his second son Wang Xianqing. Although it is a night tour hosted by him today, there is no need to see himself at this time.

"The general, our people caught a spy in front of the camp, but the man insisted that he was not a spy, but came to meet the general with an urgent matter. We dare not make the decision without authorization, so we are here to ask for instructions!" Wang Xianqing said his intention outside the account.

"Oh? Is there such a thing, is it the barbarian who was caught? Wang Chong also asked with interest.

"It's Song people, and he is still wearing the clothes of our army."

"Bring him here to ask." After thinking about it, Wang Chongdao. He felt that this midnight visitor must not be an assassin or something, otherwise he would have underestimated the defense of the Song army too much, and he also had Yun Lan, a famous master of the Song Dynasty, around him. Naturally, he was not afraid of anyone cheating.

In a while, Wang Xianqing brought in a middle-aged man and had been tied with three ropes on his body. He was really an assassin. He was afraid that it would be difficult to break free from the shackles and hurt people in a short time.

"Who are you? Come to my barracks to see what I'm doing?" Wang Chong looked at the people a few times and found that he didn't feel like a soldier. Instead, he seemed to be a scholar, and his tone became a little relaxed.

"I was originally a counselor of Ye Hao, the governor of Yunzhou, and his name was Sun Zaiyuan." The visitor did not dare to hide anything, and immediately reported his identity: "There is a big thing to report when I come to see the general this time."

"Ye Hao's people..." Wang Chong couldn't help frowning: "Since he is from the Yunzhou army, why don't you report something to Ye Hao, but come and tell me?"

"Because... this matter has a lot to do with Ye Hao." After swallowing his saliva and calming his mind, Sun Zaiyuan said word by word, "He sent him to the Black Mountain Cliff to warn the barbarians that we will launch a raid on them from the cliff!" With that, he said all about Ye Hao's arrangements, including how he appeared under the Black Mountain Cliff without any reservations.

"What!" Rao Wang Chong, who has experienced such a strong wind and waves, can be regarded as a general who has not changed his face before the collapse of Mount Tai. When he heard this shocking news, he also suddenly changed his color. After a long time, he looked directly into each other's eyes: "Do you know what a serious thing you said? Do you have any conclusive evidence to prove it?

"I am the witness!" After saying the words, Sun Zaiyuan relaxed a lot and met Wang Chong's eyes without any escape.

Wang Chong was a little disapproving of this and shook his head and said, "It's just your words that I want to believe in a general who commands a state's soldiers and horses to connect with the enemy. I'm afraid it's difficult to convince people, right? Do you have any more direct evidence?"

"Then ask the general to take out the silver sign stolen from his body. This is also Ye Hao to take out and let me trust the barbarians."

When Wang Xianqing saw his father nodding, he handed over the silver medal. At the light in the tent, Wang Chong and Yunlan carefully looked at the rough silver medal. After a long time, Yun Lan nodded and said, "This is really not my thing in the Song Dynasty. Although we also have the habit of making things with silver, the color of those silver is obviously not comparable to this brand. Only barbaric gold and silver deposits can produce such high-color silver. And the pattern on it is not owned by my Song Dynasty. It should be written by the barbarians.

"This adult has a good vision. According to Ye Hao, this card is the token of the king of the barbarians. At the beginning, he used it as a certificate to trade grain with the barbarians." Sun Zainyuan added another sentence when he saw this.

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in Yun Lan's eyes, which seemed to think of something, but he did not say it at this time. He just looked at Wang Chong and waited for him to make a judgment on the matter.

In fact, after Sun Zaiyuan said that, Wang Chong had already believed it. Because of the operation of the camp, only a few people knew about it, and Ye Hao was obviously one of them. Now with this silver medal, Wang Chong was more sure of all this and nodded, "I know, and I will definitely find out this matter. Come on, take this Mr. Sun down and protect him well. After this war, I will thank you. Because of the other party's move, Wang Chong naturally wanted to thank Sun Zaiyuan for avoiding the danger of the strange soldiers in the camp. But now he also knows that it is not the time to settle accounts with Ye Hao, and he has to be patient for the time being.

Sun Zaiyuan also understood the meaning and did not resist. He just said, "Marshal, I have another request."

"Tpeak and listen."

"My family is still in Yunzhou. If Ye Hao knows that I betrayed him, my family will be in danger, so I hope the general can save him."

"If you can take this risk if you don't fail for my army, I won't let you down. I will send someone to Yunzhou to pick up your family, so that you have no worries. I hope you can testify to him in front of everyone!"

"As long as my family can be protected, I will definitely know!" Sun Zaien breathed a sigh of relief. He could see that what Wang Chong said was not perfunctory, so that he really had nothing to worry about.

After he was taken down, Wang Chong asked Yun Lan, "Yun Lan, what do you think of this?"

"This... In fact, you have already made a judgment in your heart. However, in order to stabilize the military's heart, let's be patient for the time being. It's not too late for us to settle accounts after the barbarians' civil strife arise.

"What, do you have any way to make the barbarians really civil strife?"

"Yes, just now, I thought of a way that can provoke the internal distrust of the barbarians and lead to their civil strife!" Yunlan raised the corners of her mouth and showed an unpredictable smile.