Chu Huan nodded slightly. Of course he understood this truth. Looking back now, if Gan Hou's Northwest Army had not raided behind the scenes and turned against each other, the Xiguan Army would not have won the victory, but would have been afraid that it would have been annihilated.

"Actually, we have been thinking about what can we do to lead Zhu Lingyue's Tianshan Army out of Tianshan." Pei Ji said solemnly: "If Zhu Lingyue is not eliminated, the northwest will never be peaceful, but it is not that simple to get rid of Zhu Lingyue. If he really stays in Tianshan and takes every step forward, his second brother may not be his opponent at all."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "He has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, and he has sufficient money and food. I have thought that if he eats it step by step, I really have no way to deal with him."

"There is only one way to completely annihilate him, that is, to lead him out of the Tianshan Mountains and have a decisive battle with him." Pei Ji said slowly: "It is better to fight early than late battles, and it is better to fight decisively than small battles."

Chu Huan touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Zhu Lingyue was able to leave Tianshan because of his confidence in his strength, and another extremely important reason was because of Gan Hou. I think he has not acted rashly for a long time, so it may not be because he is afraid of me, but because of Gan Hou's Northwest Army."

"Yes, this is crucial." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Before understanding Gan Hou's mind, Zhu Lingyue was indeed concerned about the Northwest Army, so if he wanted him to leave Tianshan to fight you, the most important thing was to make him no longer put the Northwest Army as a pressure. Even so, Gan Hou could not take the initiative to show kindness to Zhu Lingyue. Zhu Lingyue was suspicious. If Gan Hou took the initiative to approach, it would make him suspicious. On the contrary, Gan Hou did not move his troops, but he would be anxious...!" Then he smiled and stroked his beards and said, "The second brother went to Yanmen Pass, but it was also quite important. This made Zhu Lingyue even more anxious. He thought that the second brother wanted to win over Gan Hou. If the second brother and Gan Hou's Northwest Army joined forces, even if he could not get rid of him, Zhu Lingyue, he would have to plan for the Northwest again, it would become extremely difficult."

Chu Huan immediately said: "So Zhu Lingyue was not willing to be outdone, so he immediately sent someone to contact Mr. Gan. For him, even if Mr. Gan did not help him, as long as Mr. Gan did not form an alliance with me, it would be considered a great achievement."

Pei Ji smiled and said, "That's right, Gan Hou is still racking his brains to think about how to get close to Zhu Lingyue. Zhu Lingyue took the initiative to come to the door, so he naturally wanted it. Moreover, Zhu Lingyue proposed to marry Gan Hou. The meaning of it is self-evident!"

"Marrying may not be true. Being able to take Gan Yujiao as a hostage may be Zhu Lingyue's main purpose." Chu Huan's expression became serious: "Since Zhu Lingyue is determined to win over Gan Hou, of course, he has investigated Gan Hou's situation very clearly. Of course, he also understands that Gan Hou's only relative in this world is Gan Yujiao. As long as Gan Hou promises to send his only relative to Tianshan to marry the Zhu family, the foundation of the Zhu and the Zhu family will inevitably be very strong."

"It's true." Pei Ji sighed, "Of course Gan Hou also knows Zhu Lingyue's purpose. Of course he knows that once Gan Yujiao is sent to Tianshan, if she is the hostage in Zhu Lingyue's hands, life and death will be unpredictable... But marrying the Zhu family is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Only in this way can he win the trust of Zhu Lingyue. He did not hesitate too much. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, he finally agreed to Zhu Lingyue's request."

"So that's it, so that's it...!" Chu Huan smiled bitterly, "After Gan Yujiao learned about this marriage, she didn't know the inside story. She really thought that Gan Hou was trying to cling to Zhu Lingyue. The girl was upright and came to Shuoquan alone and told me about the marriage. Of course, she also knew that Zhu Lingyue and Gan Hou had an alliance, and the purpose was to deal with me, so she came here specially to remind me to pay attention."

Pei Ji stared at Chu Huan and said, "Actually this was beyond our expectations. We didn't expect Gan Yujiao to go to Shuoquan secretly... Although Gan Hou found Gan Yujiao missing, he did not expect she would go to find you. After all, you and Gan Yujiao only met once... But my second brother was elegant, maybe Miss Gan had a good impression of you for the first time she saw her..."

Chu Huan was a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Brother is joking. Maybe Miss Gan hates Zhu Lingyue. In her eyes, since Zhu Lingyue is not a good person, I am against Zhu Lingyue, so I am a good person..."

"That may not be." Pei Ji smiled and said, "If you were just a good person in her eyes, she would not go to Shuoquan alone to find you..."

Chu Huan smiled bitterly and said, "I just don't know how she is now... Brother, she can leave Shuoquan and willing to marry into Tianshan. Naturally, she also knows the reason, so she is willing to sacrifice herself?"

Pei Ji's smile on his face was retracted and he nodded slightly: "It's important to be important. The marriage with Zhu Lingyue is related to the overall situation. There must be no mistakes, otherwise all plans will be wasted." Looking at Chu Huan, he showed a hint of guilt and said, "I went to look for Gan Yujiao without hiding it. I can't resist you, I just hope you don't blame me."

"Brother is also for the overall situation, so I naturally don't blame him." Chu Huan said.

Pei Ji nodded and continued, "I found Gan Yujiao and told her the whole story. She didn't believe that she was also a thirty-six-party family, but she was also very clear about Gan Hou's personality. She knew that Gan Hou was not a person who was inclined to be in power and married to the Zhu family was very strange, so she was still suspicious. I just told her that if I wanted to confirm this, I could go back to the Northwest Camp and look for Gan Hou. Gan Hou would tell her the secret of it in its original form."

Chu Huan understood: "Later she was sent to Tianshan from the Northwest Camp, and of course she had already learned from Gan Hou that the real purpose of this marriage was."

"Yes." Pei Ji nodded and said, "Although she didn't know about Taiping Dao before, and she didn't know that her family was the source of Taiping that had been passed down for hundreds of years. As a member of the Thirty-Six-Party Family, when she needed to stand up, she could not hesitate at all. The marriage between Zhu Gan and Gan families was completed, and Zhu Lingyue certainly did not know the real purpose of Gan Hou. He was even more unlikely to think that Gan Hou would be a member of the Thirty-Six-Party Family."

Chu Huan sighed: "Don't talk about Zhu Lingyue, even I can't even think of it. If it weren't for your explanation, I wouldn't believe why Gan Hou turned against him at the last minute. I thought about it before, but I really couldn't think of the reason why Gan Hou betrayed Zhu Lingyue. Now I understand that from the beginning, Zhu Lingyue was kept in the dark, and I... the same is true!"

"I know my second brother feels a little uncomfortable." Pei Ji smiled bitterly: "Actually, before implementing the plan, I thought about whether to tell you the truth, but... after thinking about it, it would be better to hide my second brother's work for the time being. When the overall situation is settled, I will tell you the whole story."

Chu Huan said: "If my brother had told me earlier, maybe I could have helped me."

Pei Ji said solemnly: "Second brother, to the heart, if you knew in advance that I was a Taiping Taoist disciple, what would you think? Taiping Tao has been suppressed by the courts of all dynasties since the Yellow Turbans, and has been poured with dirty water. In the eyes of many people, Taiping Taoist is just a matter of nothing, and he is afraid that the world will not be in chaos...!" Shaking his head and smiling bitterly: "I know that the second brother is deeply in love with me. You value friendship with me, a sworn brother, but how about a Taiping Taoist disciple?"

Chu Huan opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

"And even if the decisive battle with Zhu Lingyue was carefully designed, it would inevitably lead to a bloody battle with real swords and guns." Pei Ji said seriously: "If the second brother did not know this plan in advance, he could truly die and live. The momentum of the entire Xiguan army lies in the second brother. As long as the second brother has the will to fight to the death, the entire Xiguan army can share the same hatred for the enemy and fight to the end."

Chu Huan nodded slightly, glanced around and asked, "Brother wrote to me to garrison Qingyuan Horse Farm. Are you ready to fight Zhu Lingyue to the death at Qingyuan Horse Farm?"

"Yes." Pei Ji said: "The Battle of Hezhou is actually part of the plan. Zhu Lingyue and Gan Hou got married and trusted Gan Hou very much, but this person is suspicious and may not fully believe Gan Hou. If Gan Hou's Northwest Army fights under Hezhou City, then Zhu Lingyue naturally cannot have any doubts about Gan Hou. Moreover, the Hezhou defenders have supported him for several days. After retreating, Zhu Lingyue will inevitably feel underestimated the enemy. Seeing that the Hezhou defenders retreated exhausted, he will definitely seize the opportunity and eagerly want to fight a decisive battle with the Xiguan Army, and lead the Tianshan Army to fight a decisive battle with them, which is also our ultimate goal." He paused and said solemnly: "In fact, this is also a dangerous move for troops. If the Hezhou defenders tear up the agreement and attack during the retreat, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"It's true." Chu Huan thought about it, and felt chilled, "Fortunately, Zhu Lingyue did not act rashly, otherwise...!"

Pei Ji slowly stood up, leaned on a wooden stick, pointed at the Qingyuan Horse Farm, and said, "Second brother, look, Qingyuan Horse Farm is flat, which is very suitable for cavalry to launch an attack. Since Zhu Lingyue knew that we would come here, he must also think about fighting with us here. The more anxious he wanted to fight with us, the more good it would be for us. The Xiguan Army is located here, and there is no way to retreat... The second brother has read military books. Do you still remember that Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, led his army to attack Zhao State? The Zhao army was ten times higher than the Han army, and Han Xin was behind her.

The water lined up and put it to death and then survived, which made all the soldiers under his command fight to the death. If the Xiguan Army wants to defeat the powerful Tianshan Army, it must fight against the water and put it to death and then survive, dragging the Tianshan Army to exhaust and defeat the Tianshan Army, and completely trap the Tianshan Army in a bloody battle with the Xiguan Army. Only in this way can Gan Hou's attack play a huge role. Otherwise, if the Xiguan Army cannot resist and collapse at one touch, it will not last long. Relying on the Northwest Army's defeat in the last battle, it will not be able to defeat the Tianshan Army."

At this moment, Chu Huan finally fully understood Pei Ji's careful arrangement. The victory of this decisive battle was certainly due to Pei Ji's careful deployment, but also because of the desperate battle of the Xiguan Army. Zhu Lingyue had Gan Hou as an ally, and with a large number of people under his command, he was determined to fight. Seeing that the Xiguan Army was exhausted and chose to fight on the horse farm, he was eager to seek a decisive battle and eliminate Chu Huan once and for all, but he didn't know that all this was in Pei Ji's calculations-

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