Chapter 485 Development
Shen Mu said lightly, "Where did the news come from?"

Xu Xingzhi showed attention, but Bu Tianzhi and Chen Laomou were still at a loss.

Xuan Yong began to understand a little bit, hesitantly said: "Of course I got the news from Qifei, there will be no problem with Qifei, right?"

Ba Fenghan smiled and said, "Does the young commander want me to act for you?"

False action and so on will never change color, if Luo Qifei is a traitor, because he controls the intelligence agency of the entire Young Marshal Army, he will be involved extensively, not only revealing the falsehood of the Young Marshal Army's deployment, but also causing very serious damage to the Young Marshal Army. Frustration, just finding a competent person to replace him is already a headache.

Shen Mu laughed and said: "I can guarantee that there is no problem with Qifei, but the problem must be due to the subordinates of a certain link he belongs to."

Turning to Xuan Yongdao: "Call me to fly here."

Chen Laomou jumped up and said, "I'll call him."

Shen Mu didn't talk about this anymore, he chatted and laughed with everyone, until Luo Qifei was summoned to sit down, Shen Mu first transported the grain to Luoyang, and was chased by the Tang army, the enemy was even more prepared to deal with the falcon's vulture Speak up and let everyone know why they suspect that there is a traitor in the young commander's army.

Shen Mu smiled and said: "It must be that God still doesn't want to kill my young commander's army. On this journey, Lao Ba and I happened to meet Li Shiji's navy army. There were nearly [-] warships, and the strength was around [-]. It is far from the intelligence of Qifei, and the leader is Li Shiji, which shows that Li Shimin attaches great importance to us."

Luo Qifei's face turned pale, he left his seat and knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "Does the young commander suspect that Qifei is a traitor? By heaven, if I, Luo Qifei, are such a despicable person, I will die without a place to die. "

Shen Mu moved from the seat and helped him up, laughed and said, "If I doubted you, why would I invite you to eat at the same table?"

After helping him back to his seat, Shen Mu walked around the table with his hands behind his back. Except for Xu Xing, everyone's expressions were gloomy, obviously they couldn't clear up their doubts about Luo Qifei, but because Shen Mu strongly trusted him, they didn't do anything. express.

After Shen Mu came to the virtual chair, he put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Why does Xingzhi disagree with Xiaoyong's proposal to attack and open the seal?"

Xu Xingzhi said happily: "I just feel that something is suspicious. With Li Shimin's wisdom and experience, and we know that we are stationed in Chenliu, it is impossible not to guard against us. If we attack Kaifeng, once he cuts off our way back, we will fight against you." The bad luck of being wiped out."

Ba Fenghan patted the table and shouted: "Okay! Mr. Xu lives up to the name of a wise man, Ba Fenghan admires it. Now that the young commander is ready to reveal the truth, why do you dare to guarantee that Luo Qifei did not betray you?"

He said what Xuan Yong and others dared not say from the bottom of his heart.

Shen Mu moved behind Luo Qifei, stroked his shoulders and said with a smile: "I can ask you to analyze it for me."

Xu Xingzhi said calmly: "The key point is the battle of Liangdu Shuixia, which shows that Li Zitong didn't know anything about Yang Gong's five thousand soldiers, so he mistakenly thought that Liangdu had become an empty city. The whole army is wiped out, if Qifei is a traitor, how could Li Zitong make such a serious mistake."

Everyone was stunned, and all admired Xu Xingzhi's intelligence.

Shen Mu patted Luo Qifei on the shoulder, returned to his seat and toasted, "Let's have a drink to find out the traitor!"

Chen Laomou raised his glass and said blankly: "Who is the traitor?"

Shen Mu smiled and said, "After drinking this cup, Qi Fei will tell you the answer!"

Luo Qifei's thin body trembled violently, swallowed half a glass of wine with a gulp, put down the glass, and said dejectedly: "The most likely is Liu Zhicheng, the inspector of the cruising station under my jurisdiction. He screened and concentrated, reported to me, and I informed the Xu military division. Alas! I can't think of it, from the Pengliang meeting to our young commander, he has always been my most trusted confidant."

Bu Tianzhi said in a deep voice: "Zhicheng doesn't seem to be this kind of person, could it be someone else? For example, those who collect intelligence on the front line can intentionally send back fake news."

Luo Qifei said: "I am very careful in this aspect. Those in charge of frontline reconnaissance are divided into groups, and they will isolate any information. The problem will only come from the cruiser who is in charge of intelligence. If Zhicheng intends to play tricks, tamper with and forge it, that's a big deal. Those who help him are all selected by him, alas! This is my fault, please punish the young commander."

Shen Mu smiled and said: "Qifei must have made mistakes. Fortunately, your achievements more than make up for your mistakes, so take it as a lesson." Then he said with a serious face: "I always say that people who can deceive you must How someone you trust and someone you don't trust can lie to you."

Xuan Yong's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said in a deep voice: "Young Commander, please hand this matter over to your subordinates, I will uproot the traitors and leave no one behind."

Shen Mu said relaxedly to Ba Fenghan: "What does Lao Ba think about this matter?"

Ba Fenghan said indifferently: "A traitor can be very useful. It can give us false news, and of course it can turn around and provide wrong information to the enemy. Therefore, General Xuan, please don't let yourself get carried away and miss the opportunity."

Xuan Yong said embarrassingly: "Ba Ye is right."

Shen Mu said: "Now we are calculating with our minds but without intention. Qifei should be the most aware of Liu Zhicheng's activities and the accomplices who may be secretly bought by him." Turning to Xuan Yong, he said: "This matter must be done quietly, and you, Xuan Yong, Personally select someone who is loyal, reliable, tactful, and more proficient in hidden reconnaissance, and temporarily transfer them to Qifei's command to monitor Liu Zhicheng day and night to see what methods he uses to release news. As long as he understands his methods, The evidence is convincing that the good man has not been wronged, and we will let him send false information in turn. Maybe we can teach Li Shiji to suffer a big defeat and reduce his threat to our young commander country. .”

False way: "Then will the young commander return to Luoyang with Master Ba as originally planned?"

Shen Mu's eyes sparkled and he said: "Luoyang has at least a month to live. During this period, we don't have to worry about it. Master Ba will go back alone and join Young Master Ling before helping us attack Kaifeng."

Xuan Yong and others were astonished. If the situation in Kaifeng was as Shen Mu said, with their strength, they would not be qualified to attack Kaifeng at all.

Shen Mu further explained: "This is called creating false appearances. What Liu Zhicheng has done is shady, so he will only release information that is of great importance. Now we will provide a piece of news that he has to send, so that we can There is a chance to get the stolen goods on the spot, and then calmly decide."

Ba Feng smiled coldly: "This kind of person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory must be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I don't think he won't be obedient under the torture."

There was a chilling ruthlessness in his tone that made one shudder, more grateful that he was his friend rather than his enemy.

Luo Qifei said ruthlessly: "If what I expected is correct, he should have secretly conveyed information to the enemy by means of flying pigeons."

Chen Laomou said with a smile: "The person who monitors him must be a sharpshooter with a hundred shots."

Shen Mu said: "That's how everything was decided. We were very lucky this time, but we found the traitor in such a short period of time. Such a big boss in charge of intelligence is like a knife aimed at the heart of our young commander, causing us to be stabbed to death. Still don't know what went wrong."

Then he raised his glass and said with a smile: "This banquet is supposed to be a farewell to Lord Baba, when Li Shiji thought we were caught in his tricks and was so stupid as to attack Hebei, expecting to join forces with Dou Jun in Hulao, that's the moment when we beat him hard. "

Everyone raised their glasses loudly, and their morale was greatly boosted.

No matter how bad the situation is, Shen Mu can always bring them vitality and hope.

Shen Mu personally sent Ba Fenghan to the road, and after walking nearly ten miles along the canal, Ba Fenghan stopped and said, "I'm just crossing the river here, you still have a lot of things to go back to deal with, so don't send them off!"

Shen Mu observed the situation on both sides of the strait with great concentration. Ba Fenghan smiled and said, "Don't forget how I have lived all along. Besides, since I was sensible, I have to guard against others. Don't worry! No one can stop me from going to Luoyang. Including Bi Xuan. I have never had such confidence in myself."

Shen Mu smiled and said: "If I'm really worried, I'll leave everything behind and accompany you to Luoyang. That night you dealt with Shimin, Yuan Ji, and all the masters of the Tang Dynasty, no matter the strategy or technique, you were brilliant. Obviously, you are in the middle of the desert. Heavenly cultivation is not in vain."

Ba Fenghan said: "Those hundred days are for potential cultivation, and going to Luoyang is for practice, both are indispensable." After a pause, he said: "Shall we sit down and have a few words?"

Shen Mu smiled and said: "It's what I wish for, these days I'm busy with traveling or worrying about all kinds of troubles, and I have to buy some time to rest when I have some free time, so I don't have time to ask about your elder brother Badel."

Ba Fenghan led him to sit down on a big rock by the bank, and said with a dumbfounded smile: "You boy is still unwilling to give up, now I don't want to mention anything about her, maybe one day I will tell you, but I really don't want to give up. It's tonight. Look! The starry sky is so deep and beautiful tonight. Whenever I look at the vast night sky, I feel that life should not have any restrictions. No matter how mysterious we think, compared to the mysteriousness of the starry sky, it is still the difference between the little witch and the great witch. Don't."

Shen Mu accompanied him to look up at the stars, and agreed: "Humans have a big shortcoming, that is, any mysterious and miraculous things can be taken for granted. The starry sky is the best example. We are too lazy to look up at it more often. .”

Ba Fenghan was silent for a while, then suddenly sighed: "Are you ready to live and die with Luoyang?"

Shen Mu was slightly astonished, looked at him, frowned and said, "Do you think that Dou Jiande has no chance at all?"

Ba Fenghan smiled wryly and said: "I don't know anything about Dou Jiande, the only thing I know is that he has never met a real rival. Xu Yuanlang and Meng Haigong are far inferior to Li Mi, Yu Wenhuaji, Xue Ju or Liu Wuzhou in their heyday. Dou Jiande's ability to subdue them does not show that he has any ability. But Li Shimin is a commander who has never met an opponent. He is clearly superior and inferior. Unless we are blind, we should know that Dou Jiande has no luck."

Shen Mu said dejectedly: "How I wish I could find a strong basis to refute your analysis, but unfortunately I am powerless. I am willing to defend Luoyang to buy time for my young commander, not for the despicable Wang Shichong. The villain is risking his life."

Ba Fenghan said: "Since we have the same opinion on the outcome of Tang Xia's confrontation, it will be easy to handle. After Li Shimin defeats Dou's army, he will do his best to destroy your young commander's army, and the more vicious method is to kill you Kou Shao Losing Luoyang, you will never be able to return to Pengliang. At that time, the young generals will be defeated without a fight. Song Que can only return to Lingnan sadly, and let the Tang army rule the world. So you must reserve a way for yourself, otherwise you will regret it. "

Shen Mu pondered for a moment, and said: "Whether Dou Jiande sent troops to attack the Tang army today is for his own benefit, or because of my affection, I have to take responsibility, and I can't just watch him sink like this. As long as I can make excuses The means of intelligence have severely defeated Li Shiji and put Chen Liu in danger, I will try to drag Li Shimin back, there are several ways, but none of them have more than [-]% chance of winning, I am dizzy thinking about it."

Ba Fenghan said: "Please forgive me for confessing, although you feel that you have to take responsibility for Dou Jiande's help, it is actually a woman's benevolence. In the current situation, Dou Jiande has no choice but to see him as a soldier in Wuzhi, even more I told you that I can cross the river in three days, so I know that he is well prepared and has the intention of attacking the Tang army. If you give him the first chance to win Luoyang, do you think he will be polite to you? Anyone who wants to be emperor will follow me and prosper , A person who rebels against me and perishes. Even though he was not this kind of person in the first place, after having tasted the taste of monopolizing power, it is difficult to turn back. You, Shen Mu, are now the leader of the young commander. You can no longer rely on your own likes and dislikes in everything You must think about the overall situation. Li Shiji rests in Kaifeng for one day, and the waterways and rivers between Hulao and Luoyang are still under the control of the Tang army. Your young commander's attempt to drag Li Shimin's hind legs is not only delusional but also wishful thinking. That praying mantis that wants to block cars with its arms. You definitely don’t like hearing these words, but I have to say them. On the battlefield, whoever is ruthless can survive.”

Shen Mu smiled wryly and said, "Your elder brother's words are good words, and the last sentence is the golden rule of the battlefield. What else can I not obey. What else does your elder brother suggest?"

Ba Fenghan said: "Siege the city and defend the city, and win the battlefield, you are much better at it than me, of course it's up to you to figure out a way."

Shen Mu nodded and said: "Lao Ba, your words were like a blow to the head, which made me sober up. There are rules on the battlefield. If you succeed, you will be the king, and if you lose, you will be the bandit. This is what Li Xiaozi said to me personally, no wonder He has been so successful, because he has no woman's benevolence, and he is the king of heaven and my father on the battlefield. He is either a friend or an enemy. Damn it!"

Ba Fenghan said: "Speaking of ruthlessness, Li Shimin are not as good as us Turkic people. Don't think that Tuli and you are brothers and sisters. Once interests conflict, he will never make an exception for you."

Shen Mu said: "May I dare to ask your brother a question, why are you willing to turn around and join us to deal with your own clansmen?"

Ba Fenghan cast his eyes on the vast canal flowing under his feet, and he said in a deep voice after a long while: "I didn't really understand human affairs back then, I was about nine or ten years old, but I had a crush on a beautiful little girl in my clan, She's a little bit older than me, she's very popular with the kids in the clan, she's so nice to everyone, she's the leader of the girls."

Shen Mu said: "You and I are both precocious. When I was eight years old, I went to peek at other girls taking a bath, but every time I got scolded and beaten by gangsters, I never succeeded in peeping."

Ba Fenghan said angrily: "My first love is not as dirty as you. As long as I see her and hear her talk, I am satisfied. Since my family was slaughtered by the wolf army in Gaochang, I am among the horse thieves. Like a little beggar, he can only hide secretly and use firewood as a knife to practice kung fu. He is even more inferior in front of her and dare not speak."

Shen Mu said: "It's no wonder we share similar tastes, it turns out that we all had a humiliated childhood."

As if Ba Fenghan couldn't hear his words, he was immersed in painful and touching memories.With nostalgic looks in her eyes, she said slowly and lowly: "One day, it was raining lightly in Guyuan, and the children in the clan were playing a game similar to yours 'soldiers and thieves'. On the vast grassland, she led a group of little girls, Chasing a boy my age who was taller and better-looking than me. I could only hide from the sidelines and peek at her, feeling as if I was about to bleed with jealousy, and I still haven’t forgotten the feeling to this day.”

Shen Mu said sympathetically, "It must be very uncomfortable."

Ba Fenghan continued: "Suddenly she found me hiding in the bushes, ran up to me, crossed her waist and said angrily: 'What are you doing here?'" He said the last sentence in Turkic, showing that he Unforgettable with this sentence, she naturally repeated it in her language at the time.

Shen Mu frowned and said, "She doesn't seem to treat you very well."

Ba Fenghan smiled and said, "My first reaction was that I was hurt like you, and then she raised her arms to summon the other girls and shouted: 'Let's catch this kid!' Then she and the whole group of girls came to chase me, and I While running away, I was so happy that I wanted to cry. After my family was ruined, I have never been happier than that moment.”

Shen Mu said: "This is an ordinary but very touching story. How did you develop with that girl?"

Ba Fenghan said: "There was no development. Three days later, the wolf army came, and everyone scattered to escape in the chaos. Afterwards, I returned to the camp and found her naked body. From that day on, I made up my mind to fight against the wolf army. "

Shen Mu said dumbfounded: "Even ten-year-old girls are not spared, are they considered human beings?"

Ba Fenghan said: "Now you should understand why I wanted to kidnap Badelle and why I broke up with her." Then he patted him on the shoulder and said, "See you in Luoyang."

He jumped up and threw himself into the endlessly flowing river.

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In the conference room of Yang Gongqing's temporary general's mansion in the southeast of the city, the map Xu Ziling spent half the night surveying and drawing was spread out on the table. However, Li Shimin should not be outside the city. The siege army was changed to be commanded by Li Yuanji. The main force was concentrated five miles east of Luoyang City, on a hilly highland between Luoshui and the channel. There is a temporary wharf beside the camp to moor the ships of the water division, and there are four wooden bridges across the river, which connect the traffic on both sides of the river, tightly choking the throats of the two rivers."

The Luo River and the Canal flow eastward from Luoyang in parallel to the outside of the city. They are half a mile apart and are the main waterways leading to the Dahe. The Tang army deployed its command headquarters here, showing its determination to cut off the passage between Luoyang and Hulao. meet.

Xu Ziling continued: "There are about [-] other large-scale cities surrounding Luoyang City. Most of them are deployed on strategic hills and highlands. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack. With trenches, they are indeed likely to trap Luoyang to death."

(End of this chapter)

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