Gu Zhan was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "One of our own? What do you mean? There is a traitor?"

After the group of soldiers left, Yang Yunzhi sighed and said: "Those people just came from Longguan, and the leader of them was the ceremonial officer, who was a good friend of mine. He told me the truth.

Originally, everything was going smoothly according to the death plan. General Longguan designed to lure hundreds of thousands of White Lotus Sect elite troops into Longguan's horse-throwing mouth. However, when they arrived at the horse-throwing mouth of Longguan, the Langya army that was supposed to appear did not appear.

Appear.

Not only did they not show up, the White Lotus Sect seemed to have known the top secret of the ambush at Daomakou in advance. They actually made preparations in advance and launched a counter-siege. The general led 300,000 soldiers in Longguan to fight bloody battles for three days and three nights.

, and finally died of exhaustion, and Long Pass was lost.

The Langya army arrived belatedly on the night of the third day. The leader was Liuhou, who was known as the victorious general. However, Longguan had been lost. Even Liuhou had no way to recover. He could only urgently formulate strategic opportunities.

Abandoned the northern border of Yunzhou, led the army to retreat to Tianyuguan, and used Tianyuguan as the main force, and the eighteen cities in central Yunzhou as auxiliary, to open a long front to resist the White Lotus Army."

Having said that,

Yang Yunzhi sighed, closed his eyes slightly, and said: "However, although the White Lotus Sect was temporarily blocked due to Liuhou's prompt decision, Longguan was lost. With 300,000 soldiers, they would not have been without a fight.

The failure of the death plan led to the complete defeat!"

Yang Yunzhi slowly opened his eyes, looked at Gu Zhan and said: "Mr. Gu, do you know that before Wu Yang died, he was still telling me that Daxia was already rotten and could not be saved. I didn't agree at the time, at least.

The military who is willing to cooperate with the Death Plan is still very good.

For example, General Longguan, such as Liuhou, they are all steadfast and unyielding. They all have no hesitation and have sacrificed a lot for the success of the Death Plan. However, I never expected that Daxia has already deteriorated to this point.

Even the military has deteriorated to this point. The secret letters of Liuhou and the general are handled by very few people, but without exception, they are all the mainstays of Daxia, and they are all the pillars of the country.

But even so, the secret letter was still modified. Someone changed the secret letter from the general to Liu Hou, causing Liu Hou to arrive three days late, causing the fall of Longguan, causing the general to die in battle, and causing 300,000 soldiers to become

Dry bones, three hundred thousand!"

Gu Zhan said in a deep voice: "Have you found the traitor?"

"It is still under investigation," Yang Yunzhi said: "There are very few people who know about the death plan. Junior Brother Wan and I are the lowest status, and everyone else is a very important figure. I have never thought that among this group of people,

There will be a traitor, Daxia...has it become this bad?"

Yang Yunzhi's tone was very calm,

But the more this happened, the more Gu Zhan could feel Yang Yunzhi's despair.

He paid too much for the Death Plan,

The failure of the death plan can be imagined, and the blow to him is obvious.

But now he is so mediocre,

All I can say is, there is nothing sadder than dying of one’s heart!

…

After being silent for a while, Yang Yunzhi said slowly: "Master Gu, there is one more thing you need to prepare for. The front line headed by Tianyuguan and supported by eighteen cities has begun to open up. One of them is our Linjiang

city."

"Huh?" Gu Zhan said in surprise: "Linjiang City has been pushed to the front line?"

Yang Yunzhi nodded and said: "Liuhou made a plan based on the terrain of Yunzhou. Several cities in front of Linjiang City have been abandoned directly. There is a military fortress called Jimingyi in front of Linjiang City. It has been

Thousands of garrison troops are stationed there, so it is well preserved and can serve as a good barrier and become one of the battle lines."

Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes and said: "I'm afraid, this is also the reason why Wu Yang and others couldn't wait to seize the city. Although they can't predict what will happen next, they also know that Jimingyi is a military town."

Yang Yunzhi nodded.

Gu Zhan said in a deep voice: "However, the combat effectiveness of the garrison is very poor. They are all soldiers eliminated from the major military regions. It is impossible to resist the White Lotus Army. As for the Jinyi Guards, although they are large in number, they cannot go to the battlefield.

In the charge against the military formation, the imperial guards will not play a big role."

Yang Yunzhi shook his head and said: "We don't want the Jinyi Guards to go to the battlefield. Unless the city is destroyed, otherwise the Jinyi Guards will go to the battlefield. Not only will they not be able to help, but they may disrupt the order of the army and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Yunzhou has dispatched elite soldiers and generals from the military region to various war zones. In three to five days at most, elite troops will arrive in our Linjiang City. What the Jinyi Guards have to do is to be responsible for logistics. The government office will

We are raising military supplies, and Jinyiwei is responsible for transportation. Sir Gu, this matter is very important and will directly affect the battlefield of Jimingyi, so you must be cautious."

Gu Zhan nodded and said, "I understand."

Yang Yunzhi added: "The troops coming to the rescue this time are elite troops from Langya Pass, and the leader is General Li Feng Jing Zhan. This General Jing Zhan is a new star that has only emerged in the Daxia military in recent years. He has participated in

There have been many battles. The leader is very strong, and his personal combat power is also very strong. It is said that he is a great Taoist practitioner. He has led 10,000 elite soldiers to guard Jimingyi this time. It should not be a big problem. Let's do our part.

Just do it.”

"A great practitioner of Taoism!"

Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes.

Yang Yunzhi nodded and said softly: "That's all for today. Mr. Gu, you are still young and have a bright future. You must take every step carefully to avoid wasting time. If there is anything you don't understand, come anytime.

Come to me and I will tell you everything."

Gu Zhan cupped his hands and said, "Thanks for the advice."

Yang Yunzhi nodded slightly, turned and left.

It’s just that I haven’t seen you for a few days,

Yang Yunzhi's figure seemed to have become more stooped, his hair was much whiter, and he walked darker and lighter, walking away step by step, becoming haggard step by step.

…

Three days later, early morning.

As soon as Gu Zhan had breakfast and was about to go to the bedroom, Rong Yichu walked in with a box in his arms. He hurriedly put the box on the table, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, there is news from the government office that there are about five people in the White Lotus Sect.

Tens of thousands of troops are rushing to attack, and it is expected that they will arrive at Jimingyi in about five days."

Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes and said, "It came very quickly."

Rong Yichu continued: "However, the reinforcements sent from Yunzhou have also arrived. The government office is hosting a banquet to welcome them. Magistrate Yang sent someone to invite you to come over."

Gu Zhan nodded and said, "Let's go now."

"By the way, sir, your lancet is ready!"

Rong Yichu opened the box on the table and inside there were several willow leaf-shaped daggers about three inches long pinned to a black belt.

Rong Yichu said: "Sir, these flying knives are made of fine black iron. Are you satisfied with them?"

Gu Zhan touched the flying knives, nodded, put on his belt and went out.
Chapter completed!