Chapter 96 Imperial Edict

Chapter 96 Imperial Edict

In the commander's tent, Geng Lie was admiring calligraphy and painting.

"Master, look, this is an authentic work left by Xu Ziming and his masters from the previous dynasty. The brushstrokes are elegant and free. Just looking at it makes you feel like a fairy." Geng Lie clicked his tongue in surprise.

The master beside him quickly agreed.

After getting along for a long time, he naturally understood his master's temperament.

He usually seems fine, but in reality he is violent, irritable, and jealous. But fortunately, his abilities are pretty good and he has 60-70% ink in his belly, so those shortcomings are covered up.

If we were in Liangdu, there would be many old foxes in the court, and they would be a little depressed. After arriving at the border, their true nature would become more and more exposed.

Twenty days ago, it was said that they had discovered the location of the new army of the Northern Wei Dynasty and wanted to imitate Wen Yue and become famous in one battle.

Who would have thought that after just a glance, he quickly evacuated, directly throwing away Annan Bo's flank.

As a result, the Northern Wei army poked the opening and interrupted the central army and flanks.

This move of the Northern Wei Dynasty was very risky. If the main force and the flanks were sandwiched together and wrapped in dumplings, the Northern Wei Dynasty would be the fat meat delivered to the door. Who would have thought that Geng Lie had no such idea at all and actually ran away on his own.

The more Wen Yue listened, the angrier he became.

If you don't know how to fight, just stay in the city.

Doesn't Geng Lie just want military exploits? Isn't that enough to give Geng Lie a few big bites of meat for the battles he and Wen Yue won?

"Report!"

"Commander, General Wen wants to see you."

Geng Lie quickly put away his calligraphy and paintings, corrected his manner, swept the food box aside and covered it.

"Please."

"No need."

The sound of footsteps sounded, and Wen Yue entered the meeting hall of the Marshal's office.

He had not yet disarmed, and his body was covered with dry wind and snow.

Entering the main hall where the floor was warm, the frost that had condensed on his body immediately melted away, turning into cold water flowing down the gaps in his armor.

Wen Yue looked at Geng Lie, who was intact and without any lack of energy, and suddenly became angry.

But he couldn't beat anyone. The first priority was to rescue his father-in-law from Jiangyun Valley.

Wen Yue cupped his hands and said coldly: "Commander."

"Give me 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I will go to Jiangyun Valley to rescue people."

Geng Lie didn't care about Wen Yue's attitude. Instead, he looked embarrassed and sighed: "General Wen doesn't know something. There are only 45,000 defenders left in the city. If you want to go, I can only give you 50,000." Thousands of soldiers and horses.”

"Five thousand soldiers and horses? Do you think I'm a beggar?"

Wen Yue's tone suddenly became high-pitched.

What's the use of five thousand soldiers and horses? How can he tear open the Northern Wei army without 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Moreover, in this battle, the Tongguan army still needs to contain the main force of the Wei army, otherwise it will be difficult to rescue.

"Chang Shuai left behind 10,000 soldiers and horses when he left. We brought 45,000 soldiers and horses from Liangdu, and recruited 15,000 soldiers and horses from the people of Tongguan."

Based on this calculation, there are at least 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city's standing garrison.

If you include the general's personal soldiers.

Wen Yue only had three hundred soldiers, and he was still a small number.

Senior generals have more than five hundred soldiers, and the total number of generals is at least thirty or forty.

The number of these elite soldiers and horses must be 15,000.

A mere 20,000 soldiers and horses, but Tongguan can’t get them out now?

"Are you blaming me?"

Geng Lie suddenly turned cold.

He had beaten at least 20,000 people, so his face was naturally dull.

Now that he heard Wen Yue's scolding again, he couldn't look good.

Immediately he looked gloomy and scolded: "How shameless, do you want a vanguard officer to see my battle report?!"

Wen Yue was originally upset, so he immediately took out the imperial edict in his arms and said, "Your Majesty has an edict."

"Geng Lie still not polite enough to obey orders?"

When Geng Lie saw the imperial edict, his expression turned green and white, he stared at Wen Yue with wide eyes, and finally knelt down reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, Geng Lie accepts the order."

"The commander-in-chief of Tongguan, Geng Lie, was greedy for merit and advanced rashly..."

Wen Yue immediately read out a long list of words to Geng Lie, but Wen Yue, who originally looked normal, looked solemn.

Emperor Liang actually only said that he would try his best to rescue, rather than rescue with all his strength, which meant that he should first save the great city of Tongguan, and then think about rescuing Annanbo.

Geng Lie had a solemn look on his face. He didn't sneer after receiving the decree after reading it out: "General Wen, your Majesty also said that we will try our best to rescue him."

"I still have important duties to defend the city."

Geng Lie waved his sleeves: "I don't have 20,000 soldiers and horses. I will give you at most 10,000 soldiers and horses. It's up to you to decide what to do."

Without the handsome tiger talisman, he would not be able to mobilize his troops at all.

These 10,000 soldiers and horses were due to the imperial edict of Emperor Liang. Otherwise, Geng Lie would only give him 5,000 soldiers and horses.

What can we do with five thousand soldiers and horses?

Ten thousand is still a chance to give it a try.

Jiangyun Valley is not far from Tongshan, and there are narrow roads on both sides of Jiangyun Valley, so the army cannot enter, which avoids the battle between the armies to a certain extent.

If thousands of soldiers and horses were fighting, Wen Yue felt that he had a chance to snatch his father-in-law out of Jiangyun Valley.

He took the general order from Geng Lie.

Wen Yue stared at Geng Lie, and finally left with a cold snort.

Geng Lie also didn't have a good look on his face, it was just right now that he had lost his face this time. Anyway, he just didn't send troops. As long as he stayed in Tongguan City, he wouldn't make any mistakes.

Besides, it remains to be seen whether Wen Yue will be able to come back from this trip.

Walk out of the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion.

Wen Yue looked at the sky and saw that it had not darkened yet, so he should still be able to catch up with the dispatching army.

Ten thousand horses are enough for him to perform.

Moreover, he is still a monk himself, so there should be no problem if there is a large army to support him.

The three hundred personal guards who had followed him on a long march were resting.

I was really tired and didn’t take much rest on the way.

It was a rare hour or two to sleep, and it was already a wonderful time for them.

"The armies are gathering."

Under the general's order, an army of 10,000 was quickly assembled.

If there are more than ten thousand people, there will be no boundaries or shores.

Ten thousand can already be called an army.

The main road of Jiangyun Valley must be guarded by a large army, and since there has been no news of the death of his father-in-law for so long, Wen Yue has already concluded that the Wei army wants to use Annanbo Song Hao as an anchor to trap the Tongguan army.

Even if Geng Lie doesn't go to the rescue, as a son-in-law, will he go to the rescue?

Yes, and must go.

This is a naked conspiracy, laid out in plain sight.

Wei Jun even told you clearly that Jiangyun Valley is just a piece of bait. Do you, Wen Yue, dare to come and eat it?

If you don't eat, well, Wen Yue will never be able to take off his reputation as unfilial. From now on, let alone becoming a general or becoming a prime minister, even if he returns to Liangdu, he will be drowned by the spitting stars of the common people.

What's more, Wen Yue lost power and left such a big vacancy. It was best to die. Even if they, the scholar-bureaucrats, deserved a share of the great credit for annihilating the enemy's army of 150,000, they would still be able to eat a few bites of Wen Yue's warm corpse.

And to Wen Yue, that was his father-in-law.

He himself is a person who values ​​love and justice. Even if he knows it is a trap, he will jump in regardless of his own safety.

Because he is Wen Yue.

"Your Majesty, I will take my brothers with you." Tietou walked to Wen Yue's side and said.

Wen Yue shook his head: "No, you and your brothers stay in Tongguan to keep an eye on Geng Lie. I'm afraid he will stumble me."

Tietou is steady and Wen Yue can trust him.

And even if Tietou didn't say anything, Wen Yue would still have to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Geng Lie.

It doesn’t matter how big of a role Geng Lie can play, as long as he doesn’t hold him back.

Ten thousand troops left in a mighty manner.

On the tower of Tongguan City, Geng Lie stared at the backs of the army with a cold expression and a coldness in his eyes.

Then he went down to the tower.