Time passed and it was now January.
The weather in Jiangnan was no longer as cold as before. Occasionally, the sun would shine and the weather was warm. Compared to the weather in Jiangnan, the weather in the north was bitter and cold. Many high altitude areas were still snowing.
Luckily, the soldiers of Xia Xia were all wearing military coats. Every military coat was of excellent workmanship, and the cotton was of the highest quality. This was an extremely thick coat. In addition, the soldiers also wore hats on their heads, covered their ears properly, and wore gloves on their hands. Therefore, even if the cold wind and snow were to fall, it would not affect them too much.
The combat power of the soldiers did not decrease at all.
North, Ji County, Youzhou.
This was the place where Li Ke used to occupy. Ma Yuan led his troops north and attacked all the cities along the way. In a short period of time, they reached Ji County and attacked fiercely. Under Ma Yuan's powerful firepower, coupled with the fact that there were merchants and officials in Ji County who were contacting Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan eventually conquered Ji County.
On the other hand, Li Ke's side had left Ji County and retreated to the north, settling down in Yu Yang County. Li Ke's plan was to use Yuyang County's attack to resist. Ma Yuan and Lai Ji had already made plans, so they temporarily stayed in Ji County and did not go to Yuyang County directly.
Inside Ji County, in the military camp.
In the central tent.
Ma Yuan sat in the tent and warmed himself by the fire. He looked at Lai Ji and said, "Mister Lai, it is now January. We have taken Ji County and Li Ke has retreated to Yuyang County. We must take down Li Ke as soon as possible. You should know that Xiao Yuan Qi made progress later than us at the beginning. Unexpectedly, he has already taken down Li Chengqian and asked His Majesty to fight. He is about to go to Jiangnan to meet His Majesty. We can't wait any longer. According to your plan, we are going to use Yuyang County's local power. Is there no news yet? "
When they attacked Ji County, Lai Ji had already planned everything.
He was just waiting for Li Ke to enter the game.
Now that Li Ke had entered Yuyang County, he had already fallen into Lai Ji's trap.
Lai Ji smiled and said, "General Ma, I reckon that Li Ke's news will reach us in the next few days. When Li Ke was defending Ji County, we had already predicted that he would retreat to Yuyang County. Therefore, we set up a trap in Yuyang County. There won't be any mistakes this time. Li Ke can't escape. "
Ma Yuan sighed, "According to the original plan, I knew that Li Ke wouldn't be able to escape. It's just that time is tight. It's not that I don't want to wait. Without people like Xiao Yuan Qi and Su Dingfang, there would be no comparison, and we wouldn't need to care about it. But because of the comparison, especially because Xiao Yuanqi ended the war in Shu early, the situation is different. "
Lai Ji's expression was calm and unhurried as he said, "General Ma, there's no point in being anxious. Because everything was proceeding according to the original plan. If our actions disrupt the plan and make it impossible to take down Liaodong, the consequences will be unimaginable. What we need to do is to take down Li Ke. After we take down Li Ke, we can even take over Liaodong, Goguryeo, and Silla. That's the best outcome. "
Ma Yuan said, "When you first proposed the plan, I was in favor of it. I won't mess up the plan. Don't worry, Military Counselor. I was just a little impatient and grumbling a little. Thinking that Xiao Yuan Qi went to help His Majesty, I was a little anxious. "
Lai Ji said, "Don't worry, we will definitely win beautifully."
Ma Yuan nodded solemnly.
He knew that it was useless to be anxious now. The only thing he could do now was to wait.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier came in and reported.
After the soldier entered, he looked at Lai Ji and said, "Military Counselor, there are people from Yuyang County outside the camp."
Lai Ji said, "Please!"
The soldier turned to inform.
Lai Ji looked at Ma Yuan and said, "General Ma, you see, speak of the devil. We just mentioned the news of Yuyang County, and now there's news. The people from Yuyang County are here, which means that our plan has succeeded. Li Ke should have fallen into our net. "
Ma Yuan was also beaming with joy.
He seemed to be very happy.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in thick cotton clothes came in. Although it was already spring in Jiangnan in January, Liaodong in January was still extremely cold. The cold wind blew on people's bodies like knives.
The middle-aged man was called Gongsun He.
The Gongsun family was a big family in Yuyang County. They had lived in Yuyang County for generations, and their power was intertwined. Although the Gongsun family was far from the Five Clans and Seven Nobles, in a small county like Yuyang County, there was still a big family like the Gongsun family.
This was the local snake.
When Ma Yuan led the army to Youzhou, Lai Ji had already started to make arrangements in Yuyang County to rope in Gongsun He. Therefore, after Ma Yuan defeated Li Ke in Yuyang County, he was not in a hurry to send troops and allowed them to retreat to Yuyang County.
After Gongsun He stood still, he bowed and said, "I am Gongsun He. Greetings to General Ma and Military Counselor Lai."
Ma Yuan said, "Family Head Gongsun, please sit."
After Gongsun He thanked him, he said, "General Ma, Li Ke has been taken down by us. Li Ke and his troops are all under our control without bloodshed. However, there were some changes to the situation. There are some changes from the previous plan. Because there was a sudden change, I made a decision at the last minute. "
Ma Yuan said, "What change?"
Gongsun He said, "According to the original plan we agreed on with General Ma, after Li Ke's troops were defeated and retreated to Yuyang County, we would directly take down Li Ke. Of course, that's what we did. "
"After Li Ke led more than six thousand remnant soldiers and retreated to Yuyang County, we served him with good wine and dishes to numb Li Ke. Then, we used this opportunity to invite Li Ke to a banquet to discuss matters. We directly took down Li Ke and controlled his army."
"We took down this group of people, but at that time, there were suddenly envoys from Goguryeo who came to see us. Other than that, there were also envoys from Xinluo who came to see us. At that time, I represented Li Ke and met these people. At the same time, I found someone who was similar to Li Ke's age, height, and facial features. I immediately met the envoys from Xinluo and Goguryeo and figured out their intentions. "
Gongsun He continued, "Xinluo and Goguryeo came to ally with Li Ke to fight against our Xia Xia. Because they thought that once Li Ke was defeated, Xinluo and Goguryeo would also be defeated. "
"The agreement at that time was that when General Ma led his troops to attack, Li Ke would be in charge of defending Yuyang County."
"Then, Xinluo and Goguryeo would help from the side and lead their troops to attack the rear camp. In this way, we would achieve the effect of finishing the job in one fell swoop. Because I considered that we could deal with Xinluo and Goguryeo, I changed my plan at the last minute and agreed to us. "
Gongsun He smiled and spoke frankly.
He explained the plan in detail.
Ma Yuan smiled and said, "Family Head Gongsun, you did quite well. If you can take down the troops of Xinluo and Goguryeo, the two of you will have contributed greatly. It is also extremely important to our Xia Xia. "
Ma Yuan naturally hoped to earn the merit of opening up new territory. Compared to eliminating Li Shimin, it would be great if he could open up new territory when he destroyed Li Ke in the north.
Gongsun He said, "General Ma, you flatter me. I just hope that I can not disrupt General Ma and Military Advisor's plans."
Ma Yuan looked at Li Ji and said, "Military Advisor, what should we do next?"
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