Chapter 421: Beijiang uses the scheme against them

The head responsible for external military affairs had a solemn face.

"According to the sporadic information transmitted by spies who risked their lives, Wei Wenlie frequently summoned core generals like Murong Ke and Tufa Yan to discuss secretly in the Luoyang Royal Palace recently. The content is unknown, but the atmosphere in the palace before and after the meeting was excited.

People entering and leaving Cui Yan's mansion have also increased, mostly with Guanzhong accents, suspected to be secret envoys of internal responses in Guanzhong."

Every piece of information gathered in Wang Hou's heart.

"They are going to do it."

Wang Hou understood immediately, Western Liang was deceived by Luo Feng's acting, so they had already started to prepare.

This is not a small harassment and infiltration, it is a big move to plot Chang'an!

General Luo Feng's "shaking" made them see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Internal responses like Dou Wen are responsible for further bewitching Luo Feng and creating incidents to aggravate his contradiction with Beijiang.

Western Liang main forces like Murong Ke and Tufa Yan are secretly gathering, preparing to take advantage of the change in Chang'an or when our army is contained, to strike and kill in one fell swoop!

What a wonderful inside and outside attack, internal and external pinching!

He stood up suddenly and said quickly to the confidant beside him: "Immediately present all the above information, together with my judgment, to the Lord with the highest secret level! Request the Lord's decision!

At the same time, notify General Luo Feng to be vigilant, be tight inside and loose outside, continue to deal with Dou Wen and others, but need to make response preparations, especially for the troops under his command, strengthen control, and guard against internal traitors inciting!"

"Yes!" The confidant took the order and left in a hurry.

Western Liang's layout this time, it can be said to be poisonous and ruthless.

Once they succeed, Chang'an changes hands, Guanzhong shakes, Beijiang's operation in Guanzhong will be destroyed, and the Lord's great cause will also suffer a heavy blow.

He must never let this happen!

Two days later, Shuoning Ming King Mansion.

Jiang Jinshi spread out the emergency secret report sent by Wang Hou, as well as the Western Liang military movement and internal response network diagram he drew overnight based on the secret report and other information he mastered.

Core generals like Han Xiao, Bai Ting, Zhang Honghong, and Jiang Ze also received emergency orders and gathered here.

Everyone's face was solemn, and the air was filled with the oppressive and heavy atmosphere unique before a big war.

Jiang Jinshi briefly informed everyone of the content of the secret report, and the room fell into a brief silence.

"Lord!"

Zhang Honghong was the first to be unable to hold back, "Western Liang dog thieves are too bullying! They actually want to use such despicable means to plot our Chang'an and harm our great general!

Please order the Lord, the end will immediately lead the army to return to Chang'an, work inside and outside with Luo Feng, first destroy the miscellaneous pieces like Dou Wen who eat inside and out, and then hit Tufa Yan head-on!"

Han Xiao said steadily: "General Zhang, don't be impatient! Western Liang's planning this time has been long, coming fiercely, it is by no means a partial division that can be solved.

Internal responses like Dou Wen are entrenched in Guanzhong, deeply rooted. If you act rashly, I am afraid it will startle the snake, and instead force them to jump over the wall in a hurry,

Although General Luo Feng is brave, he is at the center of a vortex; he must guard against open spears while remaining vigilant against hidden arrows, and the pressure is immense.

"Our main force is scattered across various locations. To rush back for reinforcements might not only cause us to fall for the enemy's 'luring the tiger from the mountain' strategy, but it would also disrupt the Lord's overall deployment."

Jiang Ze sighed: "The poison of this Western Liang scheme lies in the human heart. They have calculated that at the moment of implementing the new policies, those whose existing interests have been damaged are harboring resentment, and they are even attempting to sow discord between me and my meritorious generals.

General Luo Feng's situation is indeed perilous. One wrong step, and the whole game is lost."

Jiang Jinshi listened quietly to the discussion, his gaze never leaving the schematic diagram.

"Western Liang wants to swallow Chang'an in one gulp and drive us out of Guanzhong."

Jiang Jinshi spoke slowly, his voice calm, "They think Luo Feng has developed a grudge, they think their internal agents are everywhere, and they think that by moving their main army without anyone noticing, they can secure victory.

They underestimate Luo Feng too much, they underestimate the loyalty of my Beijiang soldiers too much, and they... underestimate me, Jiang Jinshi, too much."

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the generals: "Since they have laid out such a grand scheme and dug such a deep pit, if we merely fill it in, wouldn't we be wasting their 'painstaking efforts'?"

The group's spirits lifted as they looked at Jiang Jinshi.

"Does the Lord mean... to use their own strategy against them and strike back?" A flash of brilliance appeared in Han Xiao's eyes.

"Exactly!"

Jiang Jinshi stood up and walked to the massive sand table, "Western Liang wants us to be in chaos, wants internal changes within us, and wants us to be exhausted from running about.

Then we shall... let them see the 'chaos' and 'change' they want to see, and then, when they think they have succeeded and pounce with all their might, we will bite off a piece of their flesh—preferably by breaking the very claw they have extended the furthest!"

He pointed to the sand table and began to deploy: "First, send a secret order to Luo Feng: the act must continue, and it must be performed even better!

Toward Dou Wen, Fu Qingshuang, and the others, he can show more 'trust' and 'reliance,' and even 'inadvertently' reveal some trivial 'troubles' and 'hesitations' to make them feel the time is ripe.

At the same time, Luo Feng must secretly purge his internal ranks, especially the middle and lower-level officers. Closely monitor suspicious personnel and, if necessary, take control of them beforehand, but it must be done discreetly; they must never realize that our army has already seen through their plot.

The Chang'an city defenses should be loose on the outside but tight on the inside, ready for battle, but maintain an 'everything as usual' appearance on the surface, or even intentionally reveal some 'flaws' to lure the Western Liang army to attack."

"Second, Wang Hou must continue to closely monitor every move of Dou Wen and all other known internal agents, recording their contact networks, personnel lists, and action plans.

But do not act yet; just ensure they cannot cause substantial, major damage to our army. When the time is ripe, we will round them all up!"

"Third, and this is the key, the movement of our main force."

Jiang Jinshi's fingers tapped heavily on several key points on the sand table, "Han Xiao!"

"The subordinate is here!"

"Your unit will immediately and secretly draw out twenty thousand elites, disguised as laborers and merchant caravans, moving in batches by night and resting by day, secretly maneuvering toward the southwest of Chang'an, and gathering in concealment at the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains.

Your mission is not to directly reinforce Chang'an, but to act as a surprise force, lying in ambush on the flank of the path the Western Liang army must take as they pounce on Chang'an from the directions of Tongguan and Qishan!

Once the main force of the Western Liang army pounces on Chang'an with all its might and engages with Luo Feng, you will strike from their flank and rear, cutting off their retreat, and coordinate with the Chang'an garrison to attack from both sides, aiming to severely damage or even annihilate a portion of them!"

"Bai Ting!"

"The subordinate is here!"

"Your unit in the Hebei direction will continue to maintain high pressure, creating a posture of potentially moving east at any time, firmly pinning down the Western Liang forces in the Heluo region so they dare not move their full strength west.

At the same time, secretly dispatch five thousand elite cavalry, led by your Vice General, to travel south along the west bank of the Yellow River and secretly infiltrate the Zhongtiao Mountains north of Tongguan to monitor the movements of Murong Ke's troops at Tongguan.

If Murong Ke divides his forces to reinforce Tufa Yan, or if Tongguan is left empty, you may seize the opportunity to harass them, or even create a posture of a feigned attack on Tongguan to force them to return for defense, thereby reducing the pressure on the front of Chang'an."