Chapter 939 The Northwest War
Chapter 941
Some people say that the existence that a person hates most is often himself.
Now Li Xingzai deeply realized this. Fighting against opponents with such similar fighting styles is really not a pleasant thing.
However, Li Xingzai had already had quite a few strange opponents, and this time he was no worse than an even stranger.
After receiving the letter from Nohara Huo, Li Xingzai immediately took action and wrote back a letter to Nohara Huo in his own hand.
In the letter, he said that he was kind-hearted and did not want to use swords. It is certainly a good thing that everyone can put aside disputes and take a long-term view.
Not long after the letter was sent, Nohara Fire received a reply. The meaning expressed in my heart is about the same. Ye Yuanhuo expressed his willingness to stop the dispute, and the two families turned their rivalry into jade and silk.
Since both sides have the intention of a truce, everyone immediately started to implement this matter. Li Xingzai sent a peace negotiation team to put forward his demands to the Rong tribe: since everyone wants to negotiate, the Rong tribe should withdraw their troops immediately to show their sincerity.
The Rong side agreed, but it will take a certain amount of time to withdraw the troops, and let us do some preparatory work.
The Rong tribe also put forward their demands. Everyone planned to retreat from the waterway and asked Li Xingzai to open the passage on the river.
When the two sides were coming and going, and the stars were flying, Li Xingzai personally led the army and made a mess of the Rong tribe.
Ye Yuanhuo was naturally not idle, and sent elite soldiers to cut off the food passage in Luofeng City. Li Xingzai suffered heavy casualties, lost a lot of food and grass, and Hua Mulan was wounded.
Li Xingzai was furious about what Ye Yuanhuo did, and scolded the matter in his letter: "Aren't you going to negotiate?
The Rong tribe lowered their stance, claiming that this incident was just a misunderstanding, an unauthorized action by a small number of people, and definitely did not represent the meaning of the majority of the Rong tribe.
In addition, the Rong tribe also asked Li Xingzai: What do you mean by sneak attack on our army camp?
Li Xingzai also claimed that this was a misunderstanding, which in no way represented what Li Xingzai meant.
The Rong tribe said that someone saw Li Xingzai, the leader of the army, with their own eyes.
Li Xingzai replied that it was probably your misunderstanding, which was absolutely impossible.
Both sides wasted their saliva, one letter after another, you come and go. Blowing beard and staring at the negotiating table, often end up back at the negotiating table.
But the bottom of each other's hearts are like mirrors. There is no room for relaxation in this battle. Both sides have the determination to fight to the last person. Either annihilate the entire army, or completely defeat the opponent.
When arguing at the negotiating table, the two sides were not idle, and each stabbed the other's key points. The purpose of each other is the same, they all want to seal the victory before the official decisive battle.
Around this time, Cheng Dalei had already launched his own operations in the northwest.
Before the battle showed some signs, Cheng Dalei had already sent troops to Sanshuiguan and captured Runan City.
In order to prevent Cheng Dalei from attacking, Ye Yuanhuo sent a heavy army to the northwest. Now the wildfire is almost a two-front battle. On the one hand, they had to attack Li Xingzai, and on the other hand, they had to guard against Cheng Dalei.
Of course, the war in Jiangnan was more important in comparison. If Jiangnan is broken, Cheng Dalei's lonely tree will not be able to support the overall situation. If it is impossible to break through Jiangnan, defending Cheng Dalei is meaningless.
Therefore, Ye Yuanhuo personally rushed to Jiangnan, and the elites of the Rong tribe were also in Jiangnan. In the northwest, the troops defending Cheng Dalei were mostly surrendered soldiers captured by the Rong tribe when they broke through the various princes.
Their commander is Luo Yi and Luo Cheng and his son.
Compared with Li Xingzai, Cheng Dalei was much more relaxed here. He just took a big head in Jingzhou, and there is a big rear of Liangzhou behind him to deal with. If you can beat it, you can fight, but if you can't beat it, you can return to Liangzhou. Anyway, their purpose was not to defeat the Rong line of defense, and the army poured into Jingzhou. It is here to attract Rong troops.
Cheng Dalei personally led the army and gave the Rong clan a sap from time to time. When Luo Yi put on a deadly attitude, Cheng Dalei stood by the city.
In the two fronts in the northwest and south of the Yangtze River, Luo Yi and his son are the most embarrassed.
Cheng Dalei's subordinates were not without troops. The troops on both sides were almost equal, and they were ready to fight a tough battle with the Rong tribe. But he didn't show any intention to fight to the death, he just didn't stop cold knife, play sap, and under the circumstance of conspiracy and tricks, he would never fight head-on.
In the big tent, Luo Yi and Luo Cheng and his son got together to discuss matters.
"Cheng Dalei is so cunning because he wants to drag us to death here." Having said this, Luo Cheng was inexplicably angry: "I am ashamed that he is still a famous person for many years, why does he have no grace."
"If you have grace, you will not be a bandit." Luo Yi said leisurely: "My son, you don't have to worry. Our purpose is to hold Cheng Dalei and prevent him from marching into Jiangnan. Cheng Dalei doesn't want to fight, so I am happy not to fight with him. If it goes on like this, let's see who can spend more."
"Father, that's not the truth." Luo Cheng said anxiously: "Cheng Dalei conducts a sneak attack from time to time, causing huge casualties to our army. Our army is constantly reducing its personnel, and now people are panicking. If we continue like this, without Cheng Dalei's actions, I'm afraid it won't last. How long. This may not be Cheng Dalei's trick."
Luo Yi's age, he no longer has the spirit of many young people, and now he can just get by, being a monk one day hits the clock. And Luo Cheng is still young and energetic, and he is still willing to do something in his heart. He couldn't wait to go to war with Cheng Dalei, and he had no intention of being brave and winning.
Hearing this, Luo Yi frowned and said, "In this case, I have to guard against it."
Luo Chengdao: "That's the truth. Now we should find an opportunity to fight against Cheng Dalei, and defeat him once and for all. But we can't let Cheng Dalei's dull knife cut the flesh and consume us slowly."
"Decisive battle..." Luo Yi sighed: "It's not that I didn't think about it as a father. But you also know that Cheng Dalei is a very cunning thief. We attacked several times, but he avoided fighting and finally used me. The warlike spirit of the army led us into the trap, causing great casualties to our army."
Luo Cheng took it for granted, and had really had enough of Cheng Dalei's hardships recently. Cheng Dalei may not be the toughest enemy, but he must be the most disgusting enemy.
Often fighting against such opponents can easily cause psychological shadows in the second half of life.
Luo Yi rested his chin and said slowly: "If you really want to fight, it may not be impossible."
Luo Cheng's eyes lit up: "Father's clever plan, I knew that Cheng Dalei would not talk about it anymore."
"You and my father and son have taken refuge in the Rong family, and Ye Yuanhuo can be regarded as reusing us, but we still don't treat us as our own. Now let us be the bench." Luo Yi said slowly: "It's time to prove our value to Ye Yuanhuo now. already."
"What's your father's plan?" Luo Cheng.
"Fighting snakes and hitting seven inches, attacking the enemy's key points." Luo Yi's eyes fell on somewhere on the battle map, and three words were clearly written on it: Sanshuiguan.