Chapter 475 Scored twice

"Ah!!!"

The moon is bright in the sky, and the sky is full of twinkling stars.

The maroon warhorse suddenly raised its front hooves high and stopped abruptly on the deserted official road. Wei Changtian, who was on the horse, had a look of astonishment on his face.

In his left hand he held the still warm jade and in his right hand he held the new code book.

He suddenly turned around to look at the darkness behind him, then turned back to look at the road ahead, his expression turning pale and blue.

Damn it!

The imperial army had already set out for four hours, but Ning Yongnian suddenly asked Han Zhao to go to Jinyuan instead? ? What was going on? ?

Could it be that Ning Yongnian had noticed that there was something wrong with Han Zhao? But that was impossible.

All the decisions Han Zhao has made so far have been very standard and there have been no mistakes.

And if Ning Yongnian really suspected Han Zhao, he should have directly dismissed him from his position as the commander. So, Ning Yongnian was worried that there might be problems on the Niutou Mountain front? Damn! So cautious? !

With his mouth slightly opened, Wei Changtian suddenly felt overwhelmed.

But now it doesn’t matter why Ning Yongnian suddenly made this decision.

The most important thing is what you should do.

"call"

Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian jumped off his horse, found a stone on the side of the road and sat down, forcing himself to calm down.

Han Zhao said that currently he is the only one who knows about this order.

That means I still have a choice.

Simply put, it can be divided into three options.

First, let Han Zhao block the news and even order the march to be accelerated, so as to send the imperial army into the "tiger's mouth" of Niutou Mountain before Ning Yongnian realizes it.

Although Han Zhao would inevitably be exposed in this way, the main force of the imperial army had been destroyed at that time, and his mission was basically completed. It seemed that there was no difference whether he was exposed or not.

Well, it sounds good at first glance, but Wei Changtian quickly rejected this option.

The reason is simple, because it is simply impossible to achieve.

In the army of more than 200,000 people, except for the main general Han Zhao, almost all other senior military leaders including the governor You Wenzon were Ning Yongnian's men.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Han Zhao to conceal the holy order for too long. One or two hours might be okay, but if it is longer, there will be problems.

If he really let Han Zhao block the news for a long time, he would probably be tied up by a group of deputy generals and taken back to the capital for trial before tomorrow morning, and these 200,000 people would not be able to enter Niutou Mountain in the end.

Therefore, this is no different from letting Han Zhao "self-destruct".

What if we allow the imperial army to change its route to Jinyuan?

Jinyuan County is located in the southeast of Guanghan County. The terrain is flat, and there is no place to set up an ambush on the road leading to Shuzhou City.

Although it would take the imperial army at least five more days to reach Shuzhou City via the Jinyuan route, the extra time was meaningless to Wei Changtian.

Without the terrain advantage, it is impossible to set up an ambush, so we can only return to Shuzhou City to deploy it. The only advantage is probably that we can wait until the reinforcements from Dali arrive.

In this way, the war will turn into an offensive and defensive battle around Shuzhou City.

The imperial army of more than 200,000 people attacked the city.

There were more than 30,000 Shu troops and 100,000 Li troops, a total of no more than 150,000 people defending the city.

With a difference of nearly 100,000 troops, this battle will undoubtedly be very difficult.

What's more, Dali also has his own little calculations. It is hard to say whether he will try his best on the battlefield at that time. This won't work, and that won't work.

Wei Changtian clenched his fists slightly, feeling as if he was in a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat.

The entire plan revolved around Niutou Mountain, which meant that if the imperial army did not fall into this trap, everything done before would be meaningless.

The Tengu Army that has yet to appear, the dragnet laid by Shen Ran on Niutou Mountain, and the hundred thousand monsters lurking in the Shiwanda Mountains. The strategic significance of all these arrangements will be greatly reduced, or even cease to exist.

Unless he has a way to "force" the imperial army into Niutou Mountain. Yes, this is Wei Changtian's last option.

Although the probability of success is not high and it is very dangerous, he must give it a try at this moment.

"Damn it, done!"

Suddenly standing up, Wei Changtian cursed through gritted teeth.

He used the burning jade to quickly send a message to Han Zhao and Chu Xianping respectively, then he jumped on his horse and whipped it hard.

“Bang!”

Amid the sound of the whip, the warhorse neighed in pain.

It suddenly turned around, raised all four hooves, and ran back the way it came at the fastest speed.

Two hours later, it was the hour of Yin.

"Huff, huff."

Beside the gravel-strewn official road, a large chestnut horse was kneeling on the ground, its breathing sounding heavy and sad.

If a horse breeder saw this scene, he would be able to make a judgment immediately -

This horse is dying. It's been worked to death.

And he died not because he ran continuously for too long, but because he ran too fast in a short period of time and overdrawn too much physical energy.

The horse was run to death. It was obvious that the rider was in a hurry to do something important.

Now there is no one around the warhorse, so this person must have been gone for a while. At the same time, two hundred miles away.

"Please come here, Master You!"

In the carriage traveling behind the army, Han Zhao put away a piece of mother-and-child jade and shouted to the outside of the carriage.

"yes!"

The personal guards responded immediately and quickly rode to another carriage further back. Soon, they invited You Wenzong to Han Zhao's carriage.

"General Han, why are you so anxious?"

Sitting down opposite Han Zhao, You Wenzong asked with a smile, "But has the situation on the rebel side changed?"

"That's not the case."

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Shaking his head, Han Zhao said calmly, "Lord You, I just received a secret order from the capital. The emperor wants the army to immediately change its route to Jinyuan and head to Shuzhou City."

“.”

Clearly more than two hours had passed, yet he said that the order had just been received.

Although there will inevitably be delays in the transmission of military orders, such an error is a bit too long.

However, Han Zhao had to wait for these two hours.

Fortunately, judging from You Wenzon's current expression, he should not have noticed anything unusual.

"Go to Jinyuan instead?"

He asked in surprise, "Is there any problem with the Niutou Mountain line?"

"This was not mentioned in the secret report."

Shaking his head, Han Zhao replied in a deep voice: "I think your majesty must have his own plans."

"Um"

He nodded without comment, and after pondering for a moment, You Wenzon did not ask any more questions.

"General Han, I know about this."

"Since the emperor wants us to go to Jinyuan instead, we will follow his orders."

"Okay, that's what I planned. I asked you to come just to tell you first."

Han Zhao nodded calmly, "Then I will call the commanders of each camp to arrange the turn."

"Well, thank you, General."

“.”

Soon, the brief conversation between the two ended, and Han Zhao was ready to call the messenger in.

But at this moment, a huge muffled sound suddenly came from a distance.

“Boom!!!”

It was as if a huge rock rolled down from the top of the mountain, and the heavy sound was like the roaring of waves.

You Wenzon's face suddenly changed and he immediately lifted the curtain to look outside.

But at this moment, a complicated look appeared on Han Zhao's face.

There seems to be admiration and shame.

The two of them just looked at the sudden explosion of golden light not far away with different feelings, until a dozen breaths later, a deputy general rode his horse hurriedly to the side of the carriage.

"General!"

"The central army was attacked by the enemy!"

"What?!"

Han Zhao's face darkened: "How many enemy troops are there? Where are they ambushing? Why didn't our scouts notice it?!"

"this."

After swallowing his saliva, the deputy general quickly replied: "General, there was only one enemy soldier, and he was lying in ambush on the roadside, so we didn't notice it."

"one person?"

"yes"

The deputy general's expression suddenly became strange, and he seemed a little helpless.

"General, Lord You, it's Wei Changtian again this time."

(End of this chapter)