Chapter 437

The main generals of both sides fought into a ball instantly, and the surrounding soldiers also killed until their eyes were red, and the battle situation was abnormally tragic.

Although Zhang Honghong was brave, she was at an absolute disadvantage in military strength, and the left wing cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the impact of Tufa Yan's army, and the formation was gradually compressed.

At the same time, the central army infantry also bore huge pressure under Helian Bobo's desperate impact, and the defense line was crumbling.

Just at this critical moment, the sound of killing suddenly shook the sky from the direction of the ravine mouth!

The elite of the first battalion and second battalion left by Bai Ting finally arrived!

They were like fresh troops, crashing fiercely into the side and rear of Helian Bobo's division!

"Reinforcements are here! Kill!" The Beijiang army's morale was greatly boosted!

Helian Bobo's division was caught off guard, the flank suffered a violent impact, and the formation was in chaos!

With a solid spear formation in front and reinforcements flanking from behind, they instantly fell into a bitter battle, and casualties increased sharply!

Tufa Yan saw Helian Bobo's division fall into a desperate situation, and seeing Zhang Honghong brave and difficult to stop, although his side had the advantage in military strength, it was difficult to eat the other side for a while, and instead, he was dragged down.

He had the intention to retreat in his heart; Si Wushuang's calculation was indeed poisonous, this was clearly a mud pit!

If he continued to fight, even if he could win, it would be a tragic victory; what about the Lantian lair?

"Retreat! Retreat toward the Lantian direction!"

Tufa Yan made a decisive decision, feinted a move to force Zhang Honghong back, and immediately ordered a retreat.

Zhang Honghong saw Tufa Yan wanted to run, how could she let him go?

Just as she was about to pursue, a messenger covered in blood rode over: "General Zhang! Urgent order from General Bai! Wuguan has been broken! Helian Bobo's division has become a turtle in a jar!"

"Wuguan is broken?!"

Zhang Honghong was both surprised and happy, instantly understanding Bai Ting's intention.

Taking Wuguan, the strategic goal had been achieved! Tufa Yan ran away, so let him run; cleaning up Helian Bobo was the top priority!

"Tufa Yan ran away! Brothers, don't worry about them! Concentrate your strength and destroy Helian Bobo!"

Zhang Honghong turned her horse's head, and her long spear pointed at the chaotic Western Liang army formation.

The Beijiang army's morale was like a rainbow, rushing toward Helian Bobo's division like a tide.

Helian Bobo saw Tufa Yan retreat, himself trapped in heavy encirclement, and heard the bad news from the Wuguan direction, instantly falling into despair, letting out a desperate roar...

On the city wall of Wuguan, when the elite led by Bai Ting appeared under the almost undefended Wuguan City, the small number of Western Liang defenders left behind completely collapsed.

The flag symbolizing Western Liang's rule was cut down, and the flag of the Beijiang Bright Army was inserted on the city tower of Wuguan!

Bai Ting stood on the city tower and let out a long sigh of relief.

Wuguan, taken! The Lord's strategy, half succeeded!

He immediately ordered: "Quickly report to the Lord! Wuguan is taken! Also, strictly deploy defenses, and be vigilant against Tufa Yan's counterattack!"

When the war reports of Wuguan falling, Helian Bobo's entire army being wiped out, and Tufa Yan being defeated and retreating to Lantian were delivered almost at the same time, Si Wushuang's face still had no expression.

"Sure enough... still lost."

He whispered to himself; Helian Bobo's death was in his expectation, and it was even part of his plan.

Si Wushuang remembered the scene of the two secretly plotting that night after Wei Wenlie's rage that day.

Wei Wenlie was not stupid, and Si Wushuang was even less of a fool; the two didn't say anything on the surface, but they both understood one thing in their hearts, and that was that there must be a traitor among their own people!!

That night, Wei Wenlie said angrily: "Thirty thousand elites! Eight thousand iron cavalry! And the inside contact in Guanzhong... overnight, wiped out!"

Wei Wenlie punched the purple sandalwood imperial desk. "Wushuang! You tell this King, how was this battle fought?! Are Murong Ke, Tufa Yan, and Helian Bobo all trash?!"

"And that Cui Yan! Swearing that Luo Feng had rebelled, and the result?! It was all Jiang Jinshi's trap!"

Si Wushuang didn't answer immediately; after a long time, he slowly opened his mouth: "Your Highness, calm your anger. The defeat in this battle is not the fault of the battle, nor is it that General Murong and others are incompetent."

"Oh?" Wei Wenlie raised his head violently. "Not the fault of the battle? Not that they are incompetent? Then what is it?! Could it be that this King's command is not proper?!"

Wei Wenlie did it on purpose, wanting to see if Si Wushuang was thinking the same thing as him, and it could even be said that he now suspected Si Wushuang as well.

"It's a traitor." Si Wushuang slowly spat out two words.

Hearing this, Wei Wenlie calmed down instead. "You mean... by this King's side, there is Jiang Jinshi's dog?!"

"Not by Your Highness's side, but... in the army, and even in the court."

Si Wushuang sighed tiredly. "Your Highness, think carefully, our army attacked in three routes; the route, timing, and military force configuration were all top secret.

Especially the plans for General Murong to raid Kuangcheng and General Tufa to raid the west route of Chang'an, even Cui Yan only knew a little bit. But what was the result?"

He paused: "Han Xiao set an ambush in Qishan Gorge; the terrain and timing were grasped accurately, as if he knew in advance that General Murong would take that road!

Bai Ting set up a net in Chencang Ancient Road, knowing General Tufa's light cavalry tactics like the back of his hand!

Zhang Honghong set fire on the Shangluo mountain road, even calculating that Helian Bobo would take that secret mountain road! This is definitely not a coincidence!

If our army's core secrets hadn't been leaked in advance, how could Jiang Jinshi be so omniscient?"

The anger on Wei Wenlie's face was gradually replaced by solemnity; what Si Wushuang said hit the key points.

"You mean... someone sent our plans to Jiang Jinshi's desk word for word?"

"Not only that."

Si Wushuang added. "The inside contacts in Guanzhong like Dou Wen were uprooted, the list was detailed, and not a single one was missed. This was definitely not discovered temporarily, but prepared long ago!

Wang Hou's secret pillars have likely woven a large net within my Western Liang, and... the line head of this net is very close to us, very close!"

"Investigate!"

Wei Wenlie stood up abruptly. "Thoroughly investigate for this King! Dig three feet into the ground and pull out this traitor! This King wants to tear him into pieces!"

"Your Highness, no!"

Si Wushuang immediately stopped him. "If you investigate with great fanfare, you will only startle the snake. The traitor has been able to lurk until now, and must be a person who is meticulous and holds a high position.

Rash action will not catch the person, but will force them to jump over the wall in a hurry, or hide completely, or even... bite back, creating greater chaos."

Wei Wenlie paced back and forth; actually, he didn't have a good idea in his heart: "Then what do you say we should do? Just let this malignant tumor grow in the body, waiting for him to stab us again next time?!"

"Naturally not."

Si Wushuang sneered. "Since he likes to pass information, then we will... send him a 'big gift'."

"Big gift?" Wei Wenlie stopped pacing and looked at him suspiciously.

"A carefully concocted piece of false intelligence."

Si Wushuang walked to the map, his finger pointing toward the Lantian direction. "A piece of 'top-secret military intelligence' that is enough to make Jiang Jinshi's heart move, but also enough to make him pay a heavy price."

Wei Wenlie leaned closer to the map: "Lantian? Zhang Honghong's territory? What do you want to do?"

Si Wushuang lowered his voice and began to elaborate on his plan in detail: "Your Highness, our army's morale is low after the new defeat, and Beijiang will definitely think we will shrink and defend..."