Outside Xi Ping Pass, Yan army's frontline. Guan Fangyi looked around and came to the tent. The guard did not stop her and let her in.
Shang Chaozong gave special permission for Guan Fangyi to enter and exit the tent without permission. The guard at the door shouted, "Master Guan is here."
Inside the tent, Shang Chaozong was discussing with the generals in front of the map. These days, they have been discussing with the generals about the possible scenarios of the battle, planning and coordinating.
Hearing the greeting, Shang Chaozong and the others looked back and nodded with a smile. There was no need for them to greet each time they stayed together.
Guan Fangyi glanced at the generals and nodded at him, asking him to step aside and talk.
Shang Chaozong was puzzled but he still walked over from the map.
Guan Fangyi covered her mouth with her fan and whispered in his ear for a while before continuing to wave her fan leisurely.
Shang Chaozong looked at her in confusion but he still did as she said. He waved at the generals and said, "All of you can leave first. Pass down my order. Without my permission, no one is allowed to come within ten feet of the tent. "
"Yes." The generals left.
Shang Chaozong waved at Luo Daan who was standing behind Meng Shanming's wheelchair, asking him to leave as well.
In the end, only Shang Chaozong, Meng Shanming and Guan Fangyi were left in the tent.
When the area within ten feet of the tent was cleared and isolated, Shang Chaozong, who was peeking his head out of the tent, walked back and asked in confusion, "Hong Niang, what is so confidential?"
Guan Fangyi said, "Pass down Daoye's order. Prince and Meng Shuai are to retreat secretly."
"Retreat secretly?" Shang Chaozong was stunned and looked at Meng Shanming.
Meng Shanming said in a low voice, "The scale of the army is huge. If we want to retreat, there is no secret."
Guan Fangyi said, "Meng Shuai is overthinking. It is Prince and Meng Shuai. You two are the ones to retreat secretly."
Shang Chaozong was surprised and asked, "Why? Now that the war is imminent, if the commander-in-chief were to retreat now, I'm afraid there would be great chaos. "
Guan Fangyi paced back and forth between the two of them and sighed, "If we don't leave, there will be real trouble. I'm afraid the Prince and Meng Shuai's lives will be in danger. Daoye had pretended to join hands with Wu Chang to deal with Lan Daolin and Du Wuxu. At this moment, Daoye should have led his men to attack the Cloud Tool Sect. I don't know if I can succeed, but Wu Chang should quickly react and know that he has fallen into Daoye's trap. I'm afraid that Wu Chang will immediately rush here and destroy the command center of the Yan army. Who here can stop Wu Chang? "
Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming were shocked, Daoye actually dared to join hands with Wu Chang, isn't this asking a tiger for its skin? Daoye had actually brought people to attack the Cloud Equipment Sect? Why would the mighty Heavenly Devil Saint Venerable personally come to deal with the two of them? Unbelievable!
Meng Shanming said in a deep voice, "Hong Niang, this is not a small matter. Can you tell us the details so that we can make arrangements for the army? We have so many men and brothers, we can't just abandon them!"
Guan Fangyi said, "Daoye said that the army can retreat openly. As for how to deal with the threat of Wu Chang not being able to find you and how to arrange for the army to retreat to minimize losses, Daoye believes that the two of you will be able to deal with it. There is no need for him to interfere with the deployment of the army.
"As for the details. Meng Shuai, don't ask me. Daoye's actions are unpredictable, I only know the gist of it and don't know the details. But this is Daoye's order, no matter if he succeeds in attacking the Cloud Equipment Sect or not, you must hide first.
"Prince and Meng Shuai only need to hide and wait. Later, Daoye will bring people to meet up with Prince. At that time, Wu Chang will be dealt with by Daoye. As for the rest, there was no need to ask too much. In short, the Taoist Grandpa was already facing Wu Chang head-on this time. It was like a white knife going in and a red knife coming out. It had reached the point of life and death. One of the two sides had to fall before the other side would be willing to stop. Therefore, it was better to execute it as soon as possible. I have already prepared a hiding place for the two of you. "
This was indeed Niu Youdao's order. This was the preparation that Niu Youdao had to make in advance.
From the moment he brought people to the Cloud Equipment Sect, Niu Youdao was very clear that regardless of whether he succeeded or not, Wu Chang would take further measures. So some important people and some exposed people had to retreat to avoid the brunt of the attack.
At this point, what else could Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming say?
Shang Chaozong quickly walked to the map, pointed out a few locations, and then discussed it with Meng Shanming. After that, he immediately summoned the generals for a meeting.
Rather than a meeting, it was more like an order for the whole army to retreat.
Retreat? The generals were puzzled and didn't know why they should retreat. Shang Chaozong told them not to talk nonsense and just to carry out the order.
The retreat method was also to break up the whole army into parts. However, with so many people breaking up into parts, it was not an ordinary sporadic one, but tens of thousands of people. He also asked the generals to find a way to hide their identity, and the scattered army rushed to several locations to gather.
In short, Shang Chaozong would temporarily cut off contact with them, and those locations would be the places where Shang Chaozong would contact them later.
Still need to hide their identity? The generals realized that things were not that simple.
After the generals dispersed, the cultivators of Purple Golden Cave, Spirit Sword Mountain, and Xiao Yao Palace were alarmed. Retreat now? They all ran to Shang Chaozong to ask what was going on.
At this time, the followers of Purple Golden Cave hadn't received the notice from their sects, so they didn't know anything. Some things couldn't be leaked in advance.
However, there was no sign of Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming in the central tent. They had already left, secretly transferred by Guan Fangyi.
The commander-in-chief had already retreated, and he had already given the order. What else could they do but carry it out...
A group of people galloped over. It was the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, Jin Jue, who hurriedly led his people over. In front of them, there were only some remnants of fences and stakes left by the Yan army.
When he learned that the Yan army had run away, he thought it was impossible. He wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.
In this case, how could the Yan army run away? It was more likely that Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming were sick. Not to mention that there was no sign in advance. He thought that there was something wrong with the intelligence, and it was a serious problem. Could it be that they had been infiltrated by the Black Water Group of the Jin State, just like the Qi State?
After a round of reprimand, his subordinates were all scolded and felt wronged.
However, the reality in front of him told him that everything was true. The Yan army had really run away.
Jin Jue felt like he was dreaming. He sat on the horse and looked around. He murmured to himself, "What the hell are Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming doing?"
The general said in a deep voice, "Commander-in-chief, could it be that the Yan army wants us to fight to the death with the Jin army first?"
"Bullsh * t!" The Commander-in-chief turned around and cursed, "Is his brain bitten by a dog? With such a terrain, the Jin army can march straight into the Yan army's territory and directly occupy the Yan army's territory. The Xi Ping Pass is also in the hands of the Jin army. They can attack or retreat at will. Is there a need for them to fight to the death with us? The Jin army is already powerful, and the Yan army joined hands with us because of this. Shang Chaozong is not a pig. How can he sit back and watch the Jin army break through our territory? "
He looked back at the ruins and said with a ferocious expression, "Something is wrong, there must be something wrong. Send someone to investigate and figure out the situation for me!"
"Yes!" A general ordered and galloped away.
Jin Jue, however, refused to leave. He stared at the direction where the Yan army was retreating and seemed to be talking to himself, "Old Meng Shanming, we are allies. It's too much for you to play like this without telling us!"
At the Xi Ping Pass, Gao Pin stood up and stared with his eyes wide open, "What? The Yan army retreated? "
Yin Chu nodded, "Yes, they retreated. According to the scouts, they retreated in a hurry. "
Gao Pin waved his hand, "That's impossible."
Yin Chu said, "Marshal, it's true. I just went to the frontline to have a look!"
Gao Pin walked around the long table and left in a hurry. He ran all the way to the lookout of the pass and looked down. Indeed, the Yan army retreated!
"What the hell is Meng Shanming doing?" Gao Pin murmured to himself and almost broke his beard.
He was about to launch an attack when the Yan army suddenly pulled such a trick. He started to doubt his life.
Yin Chu asked, "Marshal, should we continue the attack?"
Gao Pin turned around and scolded, "Are you a pig? If you're a pig, is Meng Shanming a pig too? Who do you think Meng Shanming is? Do you think it's so easy to take advantage of him? There's a trap, there must be a trap! Pass down the order, stop the attack and get the scouts to figure out the situation first! "
…
Cangwu County. It was already late at night when Niu Youdao and his entourage arrived.
The guards at the entrance of the villa stopped them. Niu Youdao gave them a secret signal and the butler, who had been waiting, heaved a sigh of relief. They were finally here. He quickly welcomed them in.
"Is everything ready?" Niu Youdao asked as they walked.
The butler did not know who they were, but he knew that there must be some secret operation going on. He nodded and said, "Everything is ready."
He brought them into a courtyard. There were 500 boxes, some of which still smelled of paint. They were arranged neatly and were easy to count.
The butler explained, "The horses and men are all in the county. They are on standby in the name of transporting military supplies."
Niu Youdao asked, "Is everyone in the villa here?"
The butler nodded. "They are all here."
"Bring them there." Niu Youdao gestured to Yuan Cong and the others and said to them, "Follow the butler and gather all the guards here. Open all the boxes and open them. Before I return, don't leak anything." He then pointed to Yuan Gang and Yun Ji, "You two come with me."
Yuan Cong and the others did not know what he was doing, but they did as he said and left with the butler.
Niu Youdao left with three people, including Silver 'er.
Silver 'er ran out of food and had finished all the food she brought with her. She threw a little tantrum, but Niu Youdao pulled her arm and had no choice.
They entered the mountain. When they reached their destination, Yun Ji and the others immediately went underground under Niu Youdao's signal.
While they were diving, Yuan Gang asked, "What do you mean? That underground river? "He could roughly guess where they were going.
Niu Youdao said, "I'll bring you there to broaden your horizons."
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