Flowing Years

Chapter 34

Bai Zezhi opened his eyes, looked at the person standing in front of him through the light mist, but couldn't tell what his mood was at the moment.Bai Zezhi narrowed his eyes, stood up and stepped out of the bathtub, took the robe hanging beside him, put it on, and went straight to the outside.

Lan Yu thought about it all the way but didn't decide how to speak. Watching Bai Zezhi walk outside, she also followed.

"Eat?" Bai Zezhi sat at the table, opened the lid of the casserole, took a bowl of fish porridge, and looked at Lan Yu.

Lan Yu shook her head, she was in no mood to eat fish porridge.

"It's on the battlefield..." Bai Zezhi put the lid on and started eating on his own.

"En." Lan Yu looked at Bai Zezhi and responded.

Bai Zezhi took the last bite of fish porridge, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and looked at Lan Yu.

"General Bai was arrested." Lan Yu said firmly.

Bai Zezhi frowned, as expected he had been feeling uneasy recently.

"The news will be sent back to Kyoto tomorrow." Lan Yu said.

"How did you get arrested?" Bai Zezhi asked, concentrating.

"General Bai was the first to discover the problem of grain and grass when he came to Bogu. Bogu and the surrounding area, which was originally rich in grain and grass, were all sold out, and there was no way to find out." Lan Yu did not answer Bai Zezhi's question first, but informed the first suspicious point Bai Zezhi.

Afterwards, Lan Yu talked about the situation on the battlefield over there.On the first day of the battle, there was a thick fog over Jiyue, and General Bai ordered him to go down and wait and see what happened.Unexpectedly, the fog became thicker and thicker, and by noon it had spread to Bogu.The whole country of Luo Na is a rainforest area. Everyone has lived in such an environment since childhood and is familiar with the jungle area, so they took advantage of the thick fog to approach the Xia army.If Luo Na's army were to say that their strength was not as good as that of Yunxia, ​​they were better off by surprise, and they were more familiar with the rainforest climate than the people of Yunxia.The Xia army's combat effectiveness was far superior to that of the Luo Na people, but they were not very familiar with the weather and the jungle, so they did not dare to venture forward now, so they had to fight back when attacked.And the weather in those two days was really changeable. The sun came out for a while in the morning, and it was immediately covered by thick fog, and then it started to rain heavily at noon, and it stopped raining in the evening.The soldiers had to deal with the cunning enemy army, the weird weather, and the strange snakes, insects, rats and ants. They were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties.After two days and two nights of fighting like this, neither side took advantage.

In addition, there was no supply of food and grass at all, and the news could not be concealed at all. It spread throughout the Yunxia barracks on the first day of the battle.There is not much stock in the vicinity for thousands of miles. If it is forcibly taken over, it will inevitably cause turmoil among the people.The emperor ordered to be transferred from distant counties, and found that the stock was not much, but he was trying his best to raise money.

There must have been meticulous work in this battalion, and the ration matter must have been prepared for a long time. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, General Bai personally led it into battle.Who would have thought that General Bai's personal bodyguards would have secret operations, cooperating with the Luo Na people inside and outside, setting up a trap, and arresting the general.

"Is General Huo holding it now?" Bai Zezhi asked after a while after hearing this.

"Yes," Lan Yu said, "The emperor sent me to go there right away."

"Immediately send a letter to Song Yunyi to deliver the grain and grass stored in Qinshuiguan." Bai Zezhi thought for a while and said, "The battle with Mosang has just ended, so Mosang is also waiting to recuperate. Emperor Mosang is currently in the territory of Yuxia , rush to the capital, during this period of time there will be no war at Qinshui Pass."

"I think so too." Lan Yu nodded.

"Now, let's see how to attack Luo Na." Bai Zezhi walked towards the study, and Lan Yu followed.

Bai Zezhi tossed the roll of paper and spread it flat on the desk.He took the pen in one hand and dipped it in the ink, before it fell onto the paper.

Lan Yu watched as he drew the border between Yunxia and Luona, and then added rivers and mountains. The whole process flowed smoothly without stopping at all.After finishing the painting, Bai Zezhi looked at the brush and bowed his head in thought.

"This place is Jiyue, this place is shallow water, and this place is Lanqiao," Bai Zezhi said after a long silence before pointing out a few places, "and this place is our Pogu, which is surrounded by stars and moon. "

Lan Yu looked at the mark that Bai Zezhi pointed out, and Bogu was surrounded by those three and a half places, and said: "Bogu is in such a dangerous situation, this is what we have always known. Our army has been holding on to the bayonet position. , so as not to be besieged."

Bai Zezhi looked up at Lan Yu and shook his head: "It's both a crisis and a turning point."

"You mean..." Some thoughts flashed through Lan Yu's mind, but he was not sure.

Bai Zezhi nodded: "Although I, Bogu, is under siege, our forces are concentrated. If we can take advantage of this advantage, we will be able to break through the Luona line of defense."

After hearing this, Lan Yu looked down at the three places in Luo Na, thinking: "The scenery in this shallow water is pleasant, attracting rich people to gather here to build houses and other gardens. Merchants in shallow water gather here, the trade is prosperous, and the area is quite rich. There is a considerable part of the shallow water that comes from taxation. If you attack here, the nobles of Luona will definitely ask the emperor to defend the shallow water."

Bai Zezhi nodded.

"This Lanqiao is flat, and the Dongda Mountains in the distance block most of the strong wind and rain, so it is very worry-free to grow food. Most of the here are plantations, and most of the grain in Luo Na country is produced in Lanqiao." Lan Yu thought, "If the news of the running out of food and grass came from the secret agents of Luo Na in the camp, when we attack here, Emperor Luo Na will definitely think that we want to rob food and grass, and will definitely allocate a large number of troops to stop it."

Bai Zezhi nodded again.

"This Bogu has always been a garrison station. It is normal for us to attack Bogu." Lan Yu raised his eyebrows.

"The reason why this Bogu was chosen as the garrison station is because of this place," Bai Zezhi added a few more strokes after writing to Bogu, and said, "This place can be called a natural moat. If you beat Bogu and take the natural moat directly, you can directly attack the emperor." city."

"Well," Lan Yu looked at and smiled, "The Pogu troops will not withdraw."

"Let's retreat first, we don't have to fight in Bogu, and put our troops to Lanqiao." Bai Zezhi pointed to Lanqiao, and said, "Luona definitely doesn't want us to get food, and will definitely send heavy troops to Lanqiao."

Lan Yu looked at Bai Zezhi's calm analysis and secretly admired it.It is really admirable for the father to be captured, but he can still come up with such a clever plan in such a calm manner.

"I will fight at Lanqiao with [-]% of my power," Bai Zezhi raised his eyebrows, "If we win, we will get food and grass to prepare for the next stand. If we are evenly matched, we will fight back to Bogu after a battle. At the same time, I sent troops to attack the opposite direction of 'shallow water'. In this way, Emperor Luo Na must divide a large part of his troops to resist."

"After attacking east and west, the troops remaining in Jiyue will be greatly weakened, and we can attack Jiyue directly. We withdraw our troops quickly, but Luo Na divides troops into east and west lines. When they withdraw their troops, we will go straight to attack Imperial City." Lan Yu nodded repeatedly.

"There is only one thing to remember," Bai Zezhi said sternly, "I must control the position of the Bogu bayonet!"

"I understand." Lan Yu nodded solemnly.

"When are you leaving?" Bai Zezhi asked.

"Let's go right away." Lan Yu said, seeing Bai Zezhi's unconcealable worry about his father in his eyes, he reached out and patted, "I will try my best to save the general as soon as possible!"

Bai Zezhi thought for a while, swallowed what he wanted to say, and only nodded.

Lan Yu saw that he was hesitant to speak, and said, "When you see the emperor, don't ask to go to battle. If you go there with a broken bone, you may not be able to fight." Going to the battlefield may become a weakness.

Bai Zezhi was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

"I'm leaving immediately, waiting for my good news!" Lan Yu said.

Bai Zezhi nodded, thinking of Bo Yan again, he held Lan Yu back and asked, "Have you told Bo Yan?"

Lan Yu shook her head, looked at the dancing candles and said, "He is here, so I can feel at ease."

Bai Zezhi sighed secretly.Lan Yu didn't want to put Bo Yan in a dangerous place, thinking that it would be best to keep Bo Yan in a safe place, but she didn't know what Bo Yan really wanted in her heart.Bai Zezhi selfishly thought that it would be best for Bo Yan to follow, after all, Lan Yu had never been on the battlefield in the rainforest, and there were naturally many dangers in it.Although Bo Yan can't go to battle, his medical skills are extremely high.Besides, judging from the last time Danshui was attacked, Bo Yan can use poison, which is better than those doctors who rushed to guard when they went into battle.However, when Lan Yu said that, Bai Zezhi didn't say anything.

"Protect him for me." Lan Yu's eyes were full of tenderness.

"Okay!" Bai Zezhi nodded.

Seeing Bai Zezhi nodding, Lan Yu quietly left with peace of mind...