The night is thick, just like Fang Xuanzao's heart.

With Li Wenxiang being beheaded, deserters finally no longer appeared, but this powerful method is by no means a long-term solution. If the Sui army cannot break out of the encirclement, the army will escape sooner or later. Judging from the current situation, the Wei army was completely suppressed by the Sui army. After Yang Tong occupied Dingyuan City, he remained silent, like a sharp sword hiding his edge in the sheath. Once it was unsheathed, it would burst out with a force of looking down on the world. The hearts of the Wei army soldiers had already dispersed. To fight Yang Tong, who was waiting for his work, was purely to die in vain. What's more, Yao Junsu came to his head like a wolve. If the Wei army attacked Dingyuan fiercely, how could he ignore the safety of the Sui Emperor?

Fang Xuanzao knew exactly how likely he could win this battle, but the emperor still had fantasies and did not want the hero to cut off his arm and retreat to Huaibei. What should he do?

Before he knew it, he walked to Nandaying where Meng Rang was. After pondering for a moment, he walked into the camp and asked someone to inform Meng Rang.

Meng Rang was a native of Qi County. He was about forty years old. He was gentle and kind, and had the style of a Confucian general. When the troubled times came, he led an army to fight against the Sui Dynasty. In the battle with the government, his army continued to expand. Later, he joined forces with Wang Bo, who had the first righteousness, occupied the Changbai Mountain area of ​​Qingzhou, and occupied Qi County and Beihai County. Because Zhang Xutuo and Zhou Fashang were advanced by water and land, he led troops to fight against Jianghuai, with a total of more than 100,000 troops. He took Liangshan, the capital of Jiangdu, as his foothold, and attacked Jiangdu City in the south. He was defeated by Wang Shichong, who was then the chief of Jiangdu. Meng Rang led his subordinates to the Wagang Village in Beitou, and was highly valued by Li Mi. He was appointed as the chief of the army by Li Mi, and was successively appointed as the chief of the army by Qi County Duke. After Li Mi ascended the throne, he was named the prince of Qi County and the general of the left guard.

He was a person with extremely rich war experience and was extremely worried about the Wei army and the Wei army, which had a chaotic morale and a sluggish morale.

When he heard that Fang Xuanzao was visiting, he quickly got up and welcomed him into the tent himself. After taking a seat, he asked with a smile: "Mr. Fang, why don't you rest yet?"

Fang Xuanzao shook his head and sighed, "With our army's current situation, how can I sleep? I have something to discuss with the general, but I wonder if it is convenient for the general?"

"It's convenient, it's natural and convenient." Meng Rang smiled bitterly, "To be honest, I have escaped more than a thousand people under my command. Now I'm in charge of the six gods. Please give me an idea."

Fang Xuanzao smiled bitterly: "Is General Li's head invalid?"

Meng Rang sighed: "It's okay now, it's hard to say in the second half of the night."

"The general is a man who has experienced many battles. Naturally, he knows the current situation, so I won't say much." Fang Xuanzao was silent for a while, looking at Meng Rang and said, "At night, I advised the emperor to take advantage of the Sui army's encirclement, and went north to Tushan overnight. After a little rest, he returned to the Central Plains. After stabilizing the morale of the army, he captured Qingxu, and then threatened Luoyang from the east, joined forces with Li Tang to fight against Sui, sharing pressure with each other. This is the only feasible solution at present, but the emperor is indecisive and has not made up his mind for a long time. I am anxious now."

Meng Rang pondered: "This area was my former foothold. At the highest number of troops, it was as high as 160,000. When I was defeated by Wang Shichong, the only soldiers who followed me north were more than a thousand old soldiers from Qingzhou, and there was no one Jianghuai soldier. From this, it can be seen that the people here are very nostalgic for their hometown. Once we go north now, it is probably exactly the same as I did back then. The Master also understands this principle, and I am afraid that we need to consider it. After all, this involves tens of thousands of soldiers. We cannot say that we give up."

"We cannot have both fish and bear's paws. We cannot cover everything. We must make choices. I mean to give up these southern soldiers and take these old soldiers north overnight. With these south as cover, we will definitely be able to go north successfully. We have more than 40,000 old soldiers, plus General Wang and General Xu, and we have nearly 200,000 soldiers. If Huaibei cannot defend it, at most, we can enter the mountainous areas of Runan from Ruyin, both water and land." Fang Xuanzao said.

Meng Rang was slightly stunned. Runan was now under the hands of the Sui army, and he had never considered it. However, the southern part of Runan County was the vast Huaiyang Mountains, and Tongbai Mountain was even more steep. If it could retreat into the Runan Mountains, it would be a good choice. When the battle between the Sui and Tang Dynasties fell into a stalemate, it would be a complete comeback.

He pondered for a while and said, "Our army finally transformed from a chaotic bandit into a regular Wei army. I am afraid the emperor will not want to be a bandit again."

"I know this, so I didn't tell the emperor about this choice." Fang Xuanzao nodded and continued: "What I'm talking about is the final choice, and it may not necessarily enter the mountain. If you can stand in the Central Plains again, why enter the mountain?"

"The sir has agreed with the Lord, and we can only wait for the Lord's decision now."

Fang Xuanzao said: "I am worried that the Sui army cavalry will come as soon as the sky is dawn. Have the general forgotten that Li Xiaogongzhi was defeated?"

Meng Rang stood up in shock and began to sweat on his forehead.

When Li Tang fought in the Eastern Expedition last year, Li Xiaogong was the commander of the Western Route Army, with a total of 100,000 soldiers under his command. They rushed to several counties. Because Li Shimin, the commander of the Eastern Route Army, led his troops to the city of Luoyang, the morale of the government and the country was like a rainbow, but Luo Shixin used only 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry to wipe out Li Xiaogong. The Tang army with high morale was so miserable. If it were replaced by the current Wei army, the result would be self-evident. When Meng Rang thought of the consequences of the annihilation of the entire army, his heart was pounding and he felt a chill on his back.

"The other is that the grain from our Western Expedition was either by water, placed in Tushan County, Zhongli, or by land, and transported to Dingyuan City. There was not much grain behind us. Our current grain can only be supported for at most two days. If we do not abandon the Southern Army and set off overnight, even if we are not massacred by the Sui cavalry, this limited grain will not be able to support us in Huaibei."

"Is there really only two days of food left?" Meng Rang could no longer calm down.

"The 100,000 army consumed a huge amount. Without the support of Jiangyangcang and Dingyuan City, how long does the general think we can support it? Also, Tushan County has empty troops. If the Sui army takes it away, we will lose not only food, but even the way to the north will be cut off." Fang Xuanzao said a long time and smiled bitterly: "Our army camp is only a few miles away from the place where the 'Farewell My Concubine' occurred. Don't the general think that our situation is very similar to that of Bawu in the West Chu?"

Meng Rang said: "Besieged all over the world, ambushed on all sides?"

"Yes!" Fang Xuanzao nodded slowly and said, "The King of Western Chu refused to cross the east and committed suicide west of the Wujiang River. The emperor refused to cross the Huai River for a long time. I am very worried."

Meng Rang could no longer sit still, so he stood up suddenly: "Mr. I will go to see the emperor together. Either I will fight against Jiangdu without both sides of the Sui army; or I will go north overnight. In short, I must make a decision tonight."

"We'll go now without further ado."

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard rushed into the tent and shouted: "Report to the Lord, the scout came to report that Yao Junsu led a 40,000 army toward this side, less than twenty miles from our army camp. Please make the Lord decide."

"It's coming so fast!" Li Mi stood up in shock. The thing he was most worried about finally came. Judging from this attitude, the Sui army planned to attack the camp overnight.

Fang Xuanzao said anxiously: "Master, the Sui army has been eating meat for a long time, has strong body and excellent eyesight. They are all good at night fighting. Now the left and right attack has not yet been formed. When will we not leave at this time?"

"Yes, the emperor, twenty miles away, which is about an hour. In addition, they need to rest, we have at least two hours. Finally, we will recommend that the emperor take the initiative to fight and pull out the elite soldiers. At the same time, let the southern soldiers guard the military camp. When Yang Guang was expeditioning to Goguryeo, everyone brought their own food, so we might as well follow it, so there is no need for logistics and can reduce the burden on the road." Meng Rang also stood up, and his face was full of solemn suggestions.

Li Mi forced himself to calm down, calmed down a little, quickly took off his emperor, handed it to Meng Rang, and said solemnly, "In my name, let the 40,000 main force bring weapons and ten days of food to gather in the front camp, and there must be no slackness."

"I will obey the order!" Meng Rang took the sword with both hands and hurriedly left.

"Master, although the military camp is used as a cover, it cannot be lost so easily." Fang Xuanzao said.

"Sir, please tell me." At this time, any suggestion was Li Mi's life-saving straw.

"Wufeng Mountain to the west of the military camp is a barrier for the military camp, which can block the enemy from faraway counties. Our army camps here, and this is what we value. In my opinion, if Yao Junsu came to fight, Yang Tong would never sit idly by. Therefore, the empress suggested that the emperor send 20,000 southern troops to set up ambush in Wufeng Mountain. Not to mention that it can defeat the Sui army, but in the least, it can also buy a certain amount of time for our army to go north."

"Okay. Just do it." Li Mi was so kind. In fact, he had no other way to think about it.

While considering who to send as generals, a guard rushed to the tent and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the Sui army in Dingyuan is coming to the direction of the camp, less than ten miles away from us."

"boom!"

Li Mi's mind exploded, her expression was like seeing a ghost, her face was full of disbelief, and her cold sweat was flowing down like a waterfall. She only felt her legs were weak, and she sat on the stool, and she felt her throat was dry and she couldn't say a word.

Fang Xuanzao's eyes were dull and his brain was blank.

There was a dead silence in the tent.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but it seemed to be just a moment.

Li Mi was finally a hero of a generation. After experiencing countless storms, he recovered first, took a deep breath, and said to Fang Xuanzao: "The attack between left and right has been completed. We can't think of it now. We can only stick to the camp and die with the Sui army. You can quickly recover Meng Rang and ask him to lead 30,000 archers to defend the camp. I personally lead the elite troops to fight."

As he said that, he took out a gold medal and handed it to Fang Xuanzao.

"Affect the order."

Fang Xuanzao had nothing to say, so he took the token and went to chase Meng Rang.

"Beat the drum and gather the generals."

When the matter came to an end, Li Mi completely calmed down.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong..."
Chapter completed!