Jiang Tao looked up at the gloomy sky, as if it was about to snow again. The wind slashed his exposed skin like a knife. His hands were covered with frostbite, swollen like a steamed bun, and many places were broken. He wrapped the cloak outside tightly and walked towards a military tent in front with some difficulty.

He is a weak scholar who does not understand martial arts. In the past two years, he has led 50,000 eastern border troops as a real deputy general of the Eastern Frontier Army. This is unique among the entire world. His clear mind, exquisite strategic layout, and clear tactical ideas have made him stand out among the Eastern Frontier Army, and he valued it for Cheng Wuben and promoted it all the way, and of course he has been marked by the Cheng system.

When Cheng Wuben was removed from his post, he was naturally in the ranks of being cleansed. After two years of following Cheng Shuai to the Ming Dynasty. Although he was far away from the center of power, he saw more and learned more. He even once was very grateful for his trip to the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, which made his thinking much broader.

The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty was indeed a rare hero.

Later, when he returned to the Eastern Frontier Army, he had real power, but his life was extremely difficult. Luo Liang, the head coach of the Eastern Frontier Army, made things difficult and suppressed him without any concealment, making his life extremely miserable. But he finally gained a firm foothold among the Eastern Frontier Army and firmly held the 50,000 people. When the head coach Luo Liang was not good at making a move on the main front of Kunling Pass, he made many attacks and made many achievements, trying hard to stabilize the front and not be too oppressed by Qi people.

He firmly opposed this war. In the two years of the Ming Dynasty, he did not do his best to support Qin Feng's rise like Cheng Wuben. After he handled his own affairs, he spent more time observing, observing Qin Feng, observing the officials of the Ming Kingdom, observing their methods of doing things, and studying their policies.

His understanding of Qin Feng is much deeper than Cheng Wuben

He always thought this was a trap. Unfortunately, even though he was the deputy general of the eastern border army, it was not enough to affect Min Ruoying's judgment. Especially when the Ming army won consecutive battles against Qi, he defeated the Qi people step by step. When too many people in the Chu State thought that Qi was working hard outside the country, he did not change his judgment.

Finally, even his mentor Cheng Wuben recognized the battle against Qi in Chu.

Now, everything is revealed to the world. Ming and Qi together dug a big hole, which makes Da Chu jump in. Qi used the land of three counties to exchange for the possibility of completely annihilation of the main force of Da Chu.

His steps stopped slightly, and he sighed heavily at the snow under his feet that was not over his ankles. It was not possible, but it had happened. More than 100,000 troops of Da Chu were besieged within a radius of less than a hundred miles near Chen County, Luzhou. The support was cut off, the food route was cut off, and the entire army was destroyed.

What is even more tragic is where their emperor is. This makes Jiang Tao even more pessimistic. Min Ruoying is not a wise emperor, but he cannot be said to be a foolish monarch. It’s just that his ambitions and his talents are not matched. But as long as he can return to his country alive, at least Chu can still maintain peace and have the strength to struggle dyingly. If he cannot come back, the young prince is only over ten years old, what should Chu do?

The war has become corrupt and there is no hope of saving it. Now we need to consider the future. This battle will make Chu lose its power to fight for the world, but it is not enough to make Chu lose its country. What we need to do now is to ensure as much as possible to leave more athletes for Chu. Save more strength today, and Chu will have more hope of rising again in the future.

Decades ago, the crisis faced by the former emperor Min Wei was no better than now, but after decades of lying on firewood and tasting gall, Chu finally became a confidant of Qi. Now, the Great Chu wants to do this process again.

Although there is no Yang Yihe in the Great Chu now, heroes have emerged in troubled times. Jiang Tao believes that the Great Chu, who has been raising scholars for many years, will inevitably emerge one after another in this crisis.

Before stopping the big tent, he stretched out his swollen right hand, lifted the curtain, and stepped in.

"Master!" he shouted.

Cheng Wuben has been staring at the map in front of him. For more than a month, this old man who was originally energetic has become much older. The old man spots on his face are particularly obvious, with swollen bags in his eyes and haggard expressions, which makes him look much older than he was.

"Jiang Tao, are you back? Is it still impossible to open up the situation in front of you?" Cheng Wuben walked out of the case, sat in front of the brazier, signaled Jiang Tao to sit down, picked up the tongs, and turned the fire more vigorously.

He stretched out his red and swollen hands and roasted them on the brazier. Flashes of numbness and itch came straight from his hands to his heart. Jiang Tao couldn't help but scratch each other's hands, but the bright places were scratched a few times, and pus would flow out wherever it would come out.

"Zhou Jiyun is also a general of Qi State. Under Cao Yun's command, I tried my best to find out the other party's flaws. I tried my best, but I tried all my strength, and I could do nothing about him." Jiang Tao smiled bitterly: "I have a lot of plans, but he has certain rules. Now in this situation, I have not led him to the general trend."

Cheng Wuben nodded: "It's time for us to leave." His voice was very low, "These days, I have been studying this war to see if we have any chance to get it back, but the more I look at it, the more I am more shocked. Jiang Tao, I even think that there should be a Qi army rushing to Kunling Pass."

"Even if there is no Qi army rushing to Kunling Pass, after this battle, we can't defend Kunling Pass anymore. Kunling Pass never wins with a steep victory. The six eastern counties and Kunling Pass are a whole. We do not have enough troops to build a solid defense line. The loss of Kunling Pass is a foregone conclusion." Jiang Tao nodded.

"There is no room for recovery in this battle, and I am going to withdraw my troops." Cheng Wuben said. "No matter what, I will preserve a force for the Great Chu."

"Ship Cheng, my subordinates naturally agree with your decision to withdraw your troops, but there is one thing you have to think about." Jiang Tao said: "It would be fine if Your Majesty died in this battle. If he broke through and returned to Shangjing alive, you decided to withdraw your troops instead of attacking Luzhou to rescue the siege. I am afraid that your Majesty will be angry."

"Attacking Luzhou?" Cheng Wuben smiled bitterly: "Not to mention whether we can break through Zhou Jiyun. Even if we defeat Zhou Jiyun and arrive in Luzhou, what is the difference between dying? I'm afraid that the people of Qi are looking forward to us doing this? I have made up my mind to withdraw my troops. No matter what the emperor will treat me in the future, Cheng has a clear conscience."

Jiang Tao was silent for a moment: "But how could Zhou Jiyun watch us retreat safely? Withdrawing troops in front of the formation has always been a taboo for military strategists. If retreating, it will cause the originally low morale to fall again. If the Qi army comes again, I am afraid that retreating will turn into a collapse!"

"What do you think?" Cheng Wuben looked at Jiang Tao and asked, "Since you have thought of this problem, you already have a complete solution."

Jiang Tao raised his head and looked at Cheng Wuben: "Master, on the way back from the front line, I have been thinking about how to get rid of Zhou Jiyun and safely bring the main force back to Chu State. Now there is indeed a plan, please refer to it."

"Tell me!"

"In addition to the main force, there are nearly 20,000 young and strong men in our army. We must arm them, and then use a certain main force to attack Zhou Jiyun's troops, causing us to break the illusion of going to Luzhou to rescue the emperor." Jiang Tao said.

Cheng Wuben was slightly shocked, "If this is the case, those young and strong men are afraid that there will be little chance of survival."

"Master, do they have a chance to survive if we are defeated?" Jiang Tao sneered: "In addition, please give me all 10,000 cavalrymen."

"What are you going to do?" Cheng Wuben asked in surprise.

"While attacking Zhou Jiyun fiercely, I will lead these 10,000 cavalry to Xia County and cross the river. I have sent spies to wherever I have to go, where Zhou Jiyun's defense is weak, and the river has frozen, which is enough for the cavalry to cross the river safely."

"Do you want to get around behind Zhou Jiyun?"

Jiang Tao shook his head: "That's useless. Zhou Jiyun can't give me this opportunity. I will not attack Zhou Jiyun, but will continue to go east and kill to the heart of Qi."

After hearing Jiang Tao's words, Cheng Wuben stood up all of a sudden.

"Super Cheng is a little restless." Jiang Tao raised his head and smiled: "Of course, these ten thousand cavalry will not come back. I will take them with them and will continue to kill until they die. Zhou Jiyun will not let us rush to the heart of Qi like this. He will definitely divide his troops to pursue us. At this time, no matter how big you retreat, he is insufficient. If you dare to pursue you, you will have a lot of chance to bite him. As long as you achieve this goal, you can retreat to Chu safely. Kunling Pass cannot defend it, and the six eastern counties are difficult to save, but as long as you retreat to Jinghu, you can regain your foothold, and only a few will defend half of the country for the Great Chu. The commander, who gave up 10,000 cavalry to save the other 40,000 main force, is of course done. And I will definitely kill enough to die with these ten thousand cavalry."

Cheng Wuben sat down slowly: "If you don't know martial arts, how can you lead a team to raid? Let's change the two of us!"

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "Shishou Cheng, if possible, I would of course want to change it with you, but what's the use of me going back alive? Only when you return to Da Chu can you use your influence to turn the tide, change the course, and suppress other forces in the court. When I go back, I'm afraid I will be swallowed up by those people!"

"You don't even know any martial arts?" Cheng Wuben's eyes suddenly turned red.
Chapter completed!