has become a demon

Chapter 72 Wait for me

Last game.

After Zhao Yuan heard his words, his heart trembled, and he raised his eyes to look at him, but Xie Taichu's expression was as usual, he had already raised his hand and pushed the white chess pot to his hand, and said to him: "Your Highness, please make a move."

The chess game had already been played, Zhao Yuan concentrated his mind, raised his hand and dropped the first white piece.

After leaving Ningxia, traveling all the way, it is rare to sit down and play chess in such a leisurely way.It's just different from the past, Xie Taichu's chess moves in the past were calm and gentle, this time, the offensive was fierce from the very beginning without any reservations.

Zhao Yuan had to devote all his energy to deal with it immediately.

In a trance, the sound of war drums sounded in my ears, and countless enemies seemed to appear in front of my eyes.With the vertical and horizontal chessboard as the game, the situation in Xuzhou is already between square inches.

Nine Palaces Array, 13 soldiers are on the opposite side.

"If I were Zhou Wenyan." Xie Taichu said, "If I were Zhou Wenyan, I would never let go of this opportunity to become famous in the world."

Zhao Yuan raised his head and asked him, "Why? To please the new emperor?"

"I have so many brave people, why is it possible for His Highness to go straight to Xuzhou from Ningxia?" Xie Taichu asked.

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment, and then answered: "First, the lightning tactics of the cavalry of the Xuanlei Battalion are really powerful, and the soldiers stationed in the Central Plains are pampered, so they are caught off guard. The second is because Zhao Ji lost his harmony. Previously, in order to stabilize the situation, Zhao Yuan The halberd rode to death more than [-] scholar-officials by the Jinshui River. The court, from the cabinet down, was ambiguous about the struggle between me and Zhao Ji. This also spread to the battlefield. But such ambiguity is fatal on the battlefield Yes. If a person hesitates, he will lose his killing intent, and if a team hesitates, he will lose his chance. They will lose..."

"Your Highness is smart." Xie Taichu looked at him with some relief, "You are like this...you deserve this kind of world."

His eyes were hot, even lingering on Zhao Yuan's cheeks with tenderness and affection, making Zhao Yuan's cheeks feel hot.

Zhao Yuan lowered his eyes to observe the situation on the chessboard.

Now the white chess has taken a slanted sword, penetrated into the north wing of the black chess, but has fallen into the trap of the black chess, and saw the entire army wiped out - exactly what happened to Zhang Xiquan today.

"You haven't answered me yet, why is Zhou Wenyan different?"

"Zhou Wenyan is obsessed with the art of war, and has never participated in court disputes. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a martial idiot." Xie Taichu said, "It is also because of this that he doesn't care about the so-called reputation... from the Tumo Department I Dahan Being named the Queen of Shunyi, he has been stationed in Zhongdu all year round. The hometown of Jiangnan, Antai and peace, perhaps for most people, such a place is naturally a paradise. But for people like Zhou Wenyan... It is really a fan cage.

"Looking at the sword with the lamp on while drunk, dreaming of returning to the camp with the trumpet blowing... In his dreams, he wants to be transferred from the central capital and return to the north." Xie Taichu said, "The formation of the Nine Palaces is exactly the condensation of his painstaking efforts over the years. You are here , This is exactly what he expected. After defeating our army, the imperial court will naturally send him to evaluate Ningxia, Gansu because of his vigorous military exploits, and then go out to fight San Niangzi. This is what he wants. So he will never retreat. "

On the chessboard, more than ten pieces of white chess pieces on the north wing have been taken away, and there are not many left.

"I don't think the results of Zhang Xiquan's exploration are optimistic. As you said in the early days, the Nine Palaces Formation is unpredictable and flexible. No matter which way you go, you will fall into the situation of General Zhang and return without success in the end." Zhao Yuan said , "This is all good. I always feel that Zhou Wenyan is waiting for me to attack aggressively. If I attack, the power of his formation will fully appear, trap me inside, and eventually wipe out the entire army."

Xie Taichu raised his head to look at Zhao Yuan: "Zhou Wenyan has a mighty fighting spirit. The Nine Palace Formation and Zhou Wenyan's fighting spirit are an indestructible moat."

Zhao Yuan raised his eyebrows slowly: "Since this is the case, is it unsolvable?"

"There are no unsolvable puzzles in the world, and there is no team that can win forever. He put his heart and soul into the Nine Palaces Formation, but the Nine Palaces Formation restricts his tactics. Success is also a formation, and defeat is also a formation." Xie Taichu smiled, "The Nine Palace Formation is divided into multiple corps to fight. Because the corps are huge, to cooperate well, we must obtain the enemy's situation in time. During the period, the information transmission depends on the scouts of the Chinese army to pass the news, but even if the news is obtained, how to cooperate, how to respond, how to dispatch? The world There is no second Zhou Wenyan, no matter how smart his soldiers are, the operation of this formation depends entirely on the command of Zhou Wenyan in the central army. If he is blindfolded and his hands and feet are bound, the Nine Palaces formation will be broken! Since this formation It is the culmination of Zhou Wenyan's painstaking efforts over the years, as long as he breaks the formation, he will naturally lose all fighting spirit. Zhou Wenyan can be defeated."

When Xie Taichu said this, Zhao Yuanmao suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is!" He suddenly realized that he lowered his head to look at the chessboard. Now he has a new understanding of the previously obscure chess moves, "If you send a vanguard team to rush into the camp, it will disturb Zhou Wenyan's vision. Then at the same time Arrange three armies, advance from the third volume to the Nine Palaces Formation... and eliminate the flexible travel notes team to turn to kill the scouts, then the information of Zhou Wenyan's army will be less and chaotic."

"No..." Zhao Yuan thought for a while and shook his head, "This can only hold Zhou Wenyan back for a short period of time, he must have other ways to reach combat deployments with various legions...such as bonfires, carrier pigeons, or building towers... …After controlling the situation of the battle, we need to think of other ways, once and for all.”

"There is a way."

Zhao Yuan looked up at him, grabbed his arm, and asked anxiously, "What method?"

The sunspot on Xie Taichu's fingertip should have landed on the flying star, but after a flash, it fell to the edge, and settled in that distant place alone.

Xie Taichu sighed lightly, seeming a little regretful.

"My chess skills are not as good as your Highness's, and I have worked so hard to achieve this rare master in this game of chess, but it can only end like this." He whispered.

Zhao Yuan was startled.

Go and see that chess board.

Although he is good at chess, but today his mind is not on the chess game, now he has pushed Xie Taichu to a desperate situation, if the black piece falls on the flying star, the white chess will lose the whole game.

Zhao Yuan's heart moved slightly, as if something was happening.

"The right time, the right place, and the harmony of people." Xie Taichu's words interrupted his thoughts, "In the battle of Xuzhou, Zhou Wenyan took advantage of the location, and His Highness took advantage of the people... Only the time is left."

"What time is it?"

"I have observed the sky recently, and there is a moon halo that starts from the northwest and spreads to the southeast. It is as bright as gold. Recently, the clouds are getting thicker, and the clouds are moving in opposite directions. Within three days, there will be strong winds from the northwest." Xie Taichu said, "I The army sat in the northwest and faced the southeast. The wind blew from behind us and faced Zhou Wenyan's troops. His Highness ordered the subordinate troops to prepare carbon ash and dust, throw it with the wind, and then cut wood for fire. The eyes of the enemy, the Nine Palace Formation will surely be broken."

When Zhao Yuan heard the last word, the depression in his heart was immediately relieved, and he said happily: "That's great."

"Why is Your Highness so happy?"

"I thought this battle would be difficult, and it would take at least dozens of days. I didn't expect that if it goes well, we can win within five days and go to Shuntian Mansion in ten days. If we win Xuzhou, there is no one on the Grand Canal that can stop us. We will arrive in the capital one day earlier , the sooner I ascend the throne, the sooner I can take you to see a doctor. Maybe you don’t need to wait until winter, maybe you can go to Qingxing Pavilion on the Mid-Autumn Festival.”

"I'm here to inform the generals to prepare. Three days later, the infantry vanguard led by Brother Feng can also reach some of the troops, which is even more powerful!" Zhao Yuan stood up and said.

Xie Taichu nodded: "Your Highness, please go."

Zhao Yuan walked to the door, stepped out of the camp gate, paused, and looked back at Xie Taichu.

The smile on his face was the happiest moment these days, and it was the most beautiful expression that Xie Taichu had seen on his face in recent days.

"In the beginning, thank you."

At this time, the sky is already dark, the setting sun outside the window spreads among the hills and plains, those leaves in midsummer are dyed golden yellow, tired birds return to the forest, fish fly in the shallow bottom, everything seems just right.

Xie Taichu heard his words and looked up at him.

That kind of sight seems to be stuck in the air, stuck in the golden afterglow, just looking at him like this, as if wanting to remember him forever, treasure him forever...

The golden sunset shot into the tent from behind him, caressing Xie Taichu's cheek gently.

Xie Taichu smiled, finally lowered his eyes, lit the oil lamp beside the desk, and replied: "It's getting dark, there are many potholes and bumps along the way, you...be careful."

Zhao Yuan was startled, and said to him: "You wait for me."

"Ok, I will wait for you."

After Zhao Yuan left, the curtain did not come down.

Warm air blows in.

Xie Taichu looked at the remnant chess in front of him, carefully put the pieces into the chess jar.

Then he let out a sigh of regret.

Zhao Yuan and the others deduced for a long time on the sand table in the tent of the Chinese army. The tactics were finally formed, and they were more or less confident, so they breathed a sigh of relief.By the time it was over, it was already midnight.

There is a golden circular halo outside the moon, emitting soft light.

There is a slight coolness in the air.

He bid farewell to the generals, and went to the back mountain to thank Taichu's tent.

When he approached, there was only a faint light in the tent.At first he thought it was because Xie Taichu had already gone to bed - Taichu's health was not good, and he was always prone to sleepiness these days.

But when he was almost at the door, he saw that the curtain hadn't been lowered.

The door curtain was raised when he left, but why didn't he put the door curtain when he fell asleep in the middle of the night.

At this moment, thinking of Xie Taichu's various abnormal behaviors today, Zhao Yuan's heart shuddered, and an ominous premonition arose.He stepped into the account two steps faster.

I saw the chess pot fell to the ground, and the black and white chess pieces were scattered on the ground.

The oil lamp that was lit by Xie Taichu in the afternoon also fell on the table, and the wick was faintly lit in the last bit of lamp oil in the lamp.

And Xie Taichu threw himself on the chessboard.

unconscious.