As Zhang Zhongzhi said, as long as Ye Chang led 30,000 soldiers, he had never been defeated. Even more than 20,000 soldiers, he had never been defeated.

Even as An Lushan said, Ye Chang gathered the army mainly consisted of the people, according to Ye Chang's previous customary style, at least about 30,000 of them were veterans with combat experience. As long as these veterans were the core, this army was an army with considerable combat effectiveness in Ye Chang's hands.

At least Zhang Zhongzhi didn't feel that he could save Cui Ganyou by bringing him 10,000 troops.

"So, the general thinks that the king is not Ye Chang's opponent?" Wang Wujun asked again.

Zhang Zhongzhi did not answer, turned his head and looked at him for a while, then sneered: "Do you want to replace me?"

"Why did the general say this?"

"If that weren't the case, why would I be asked to say such words?"

"The general misunderstood his humble position. How dare he have other plans for a humble position?" Wang Wujun was shocked. At this time, An Lushan's temper turned over and made many of his generals in danger, and their suspicion was very deep. If Zhang Zhongzhi misunderstood Wang Wujun, he thought he was going to An Lushan to slander him, he would have to cut him to protect himself first.

Thinking of this, Wang Wujun looked around and saw that they were Zhang Zhongzhi's confidants. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "I just have other ideas."

"What's the idea?"

"If Ye Chang really has hundreds of thousands of people, how could Cui Ganyou escape safely? With the view of humble duties, the king's order should not be violated, and Ye Chang's military power cannot be touched. The general should take the first step in his departure."

"Wait and see?"

"See if Cui Ganyou is still there. If he is there, he can save him, and if he cannot save him, he can protect himself."

"If the king pursues it, what if he can do?"

"If Cui Ganyou is defeated, what the king has to worry about is how to face Ye Chang's hundreds of thousands of troops, so how can he have time to pursue the general? Now the signs of troubled times have been revealed. The general has soldiers and generals under his command. As long as there is another piece of territory, why worry about not being able to settle down?"

Zhang Zhongzhi was stunned, saying that he was trying to stand on his own

Although he did not establish himself as a king, he at least separated from An Lushan's subordinates and no longer tied himself to An Lushan's gang of rebels.

Zhang Zhongzhi was moved.

He actually couldn't understand the situation now. Logically speaking, An Lushan had an absolute advantage in a short period of time because he had much more troops than Ye Chang. As long as he could defeat Ye Chang in an absolute advantage, even if he drove him out of the pass, then the victorious Libra would still be inclined to An Lushan.

However, Ye Chang "changed" a large number of troops. An Lushan could not only not drive Ye Chang away, but also had to fight Ye Chang in a decisive battle with Ye Chang in the pass. Everyone knows that if a protracted battle is carried out in the pass, Ye Chang will definitely be able to get the support of the Jiedushi in the pass, Beiting and Jiannan Towns, while other Jiedushi will mostly wait and see. Under this situation, Ye Chang's troops will become more and more powerful soldiers, and more and more battles have been experienced on the border for a long time.

Therefore, quick battle and quick decision is An Lushan’s only choice for victory.

"General, although this is a bit dangerous, it's better to go over Ye Chang to die." Wang Wujun said everything to this point, without any temptation or hiding, and said to Zhang Zhongzhi directly: "If you keep getting the chance, you will lose something."

"All this requires a condition... Nonsense, send someone to find out the situation ahead.

He ordered all his troops and took the lead. When he arrived in Zheng County, the second batch of Cui Ganyou's envoys also arrived in front.

"General Cui has been defeated and has lost most of his troops. In order to prepare for another battle, he retreated to Qiyang?"

The news came to Zhang Zhongzhi's ears. He felt something was wrong. He had to look at the map for a long time and summoned Wang Wujun with a gloomy face: "Wu Jun, look at it."

When Wang Wujun heard that Cui Ganyou retreated to Qiyang, he was also shocked: "Why didn't he retreat to Qishan County, but Qiyang?"

When retreating to Qishan County, we go southeast, and we just meet with An Lushan army. When retreating to Qiyang, we go east, and we can only be considered parallel to An Lushan army.

"It is fake to retreat to Qiyang, but it is real to retreat to that state," said Zhang Zhongzhi.

If it weren't for Wang Wujun's previous words, Zhang Zhongzhi would never have thought so, but now, he has to think so.

He has the intention to wait and see the victory or defeat. Does Cui Ganyou have no intention to wait and see? Moreover, with An Lushan's current capricious and irritable temper, he suffered a defeat. How dare he come back to see An Lushan? If he didn't see the envoys he sent to inform the military, they were all chopped by An Lushan with one knife.

"Yes, what the general said is that he must have taken the state." Wang Wujun looked on the map for a while and said in a terrifying manner: "If this is true, our army cannot advance again, and it will be dangerous to advance again."

They headed northwest again. It would be fine if Cui Ganyou was really in Qiyang. The two armies could be horny, but if Cui Ganyou ran to that state, the problem would be big. Their more than 10,000 troops would be equivalent to diving into Ye Chang's pocket prepared. Not to mention that Ye Chang's 10,000 troops had a certain combat power, even as An Lushan said, they were the people who were temporarily pulled out, which would be enough to eat up more than 10,000 troops.

"What if I don't go in? I think Cui Ganyou's envoy has arrived at the king's side, and the person who urges us to move forward at a speed will follow."

"Go to Chen Cang" Wang Wujun looked at the map again and said.

Going to Chen Cang means going straight west instead of going northwest to fight Ye Chang. Zhang Zhongzhi thought for a long time, then shook his head: "No, no, this is to pass under Ye Chang's nose and go around his side and rear wing. How can Ye Chang tolerate me?"

"The general's intention?"

"The king's military order is to let us meet with Cui Ganyou, so we naturally have to act according to the order." A light flashed in Zhang Zhongzhi's eyes: "Go to Qiyang"

When Wang Wujun heard this, he immediately realized that he had already felt a little sinister, and Zhang Zhongzhi was even more cunning than him.

Cui Ganyou's military newspaper said that he lost more than half of his losses, so he would have fewer troops, and Zhang Zhongzhi had more troops. In this case, Zhang Zhongzhi would join forces with him. Whoever is in charge of the army will understand very well.

After annexing Cui Ganyou's troops, Zhang Zhongzhi's strength increased greatly, and he took over the situation and took over the state. Even if he chose to surrender to Ye Chang next, he would have enough room for bargaining.

"The clever plan, what Mr. Zhang said is so true," Wang Wujun shouted: "I wish to be the vanguard and serve the death of Mr. Zhang."

He is now just a general. Although he has his own plans, he must rely on Zhang Zhongzhi. But Wang Wujun is not willing to live in the underworld for a long time. Zhang Zhongzhi has his own plans. He also has his own plans. If he uses Zhang Zhongzhi's name to annex Cui Ganyou's troops, he will be alone and one day he will be able to strive for a good future for himself.

After this major change, the border generals understood that the Tang Dynasty had entered a turning point, and the powerful soldiers and strong horses would greatly enhance their voice. Even if Ye Chang turned the tide, he could not change this trend, because he himself should also be one of the powerful soldiers and strong horses.

After the plan was decided, they turned north and chased Cui Ganyou's army. Not a day, their news reached Ye Chang's place. When they heard the movements of Zhang Zhongzhi's army, Ye Chang was also confused.

Although Ye Chang had full confidence in himself strategically, he did not dare to underestimate An Lushan in tactical terms. He was not afraid of casualties, but he could avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible. Therefore, when he found out that Zhang Zhongzhi's troops and Cui Ganyou's troops were separated from the battlefield, he did not act rashly, but instead sent a scout. It took him two days to confirm that Zhang Zhongzhi and Cui Ganyou's troops no longer had the intention to fight. He was also shocked when the result came out.

"The man is now famous, and he is really a retreat." Someone among the generals of the army said: "Since that's the case, why not take advantage of the heat to strike the iron?"

"How to use the heat to strike the iron method?" Someone else said: "Mr. Lang said many times, don't pin the hope of victory on the enemy's mistakes, but on his own all-round lead. Zhang Zhongzhi and Cui Ganyou obviously have strange intentions. With these two people starting, how can An Lushan not be careful? I'm afraid that next, we will face An Lushan's full strength. Are we really ready to fight An Lushan?"

When this question was raised, everyone was quiet for a while.

Indeed, are you ready to fight An Lushan?

The enemy did not know their reality, but they knew as the generals whom Ye Chang's trusted tent. The strength in Ye Chang's hands is indeed not enough to win a complete victory over An Lushan. According to Ye Chang's always style, unless he was in a dead end, he would always rely on his all-round advantage to reduce his losses with overwhelming strength.

After a moment of silence, the generals began to discuss again, but this time everyone's voices became much smaller.

Ye Chang sat among the crowd and did not stop their discussion.

Although he had a certain plan in his mind, he knew very well that he had been on the battlefield less and less. Most of the generals present were disciples of Lushun Academy he trained. In the future, they would become the storm on the battlefield.

It would be good to take advantage of the opportunity that I am still here to take charge and let them exercise more.

But after a while, they had not proposed a response strategy that really satisfies Ye Chang.

This is related to the origin of these people. They all came from Lushun Academy. They were all good at using strong and sharp-stricken morale. Their training was also quite good, but they were even younger when they were really playing tricks and conspiracies on the battlefield.

In other words, they will only consider the problem from the perspective of soldiers, and they will never leave the word "war".

However, a few of the imperial guards were frowning at each other, looking quite disapproving.

Because Ye Chang was attracted by him, An Yuanguang was vaguely led by the imperial guards. Although Ye Chang saw that although he had exchanged glances with his colleagues, he never spoke. He immediately pointed his name: "Yuan Guang, you have always been wise, tell me what you think."

An Yuanguang smiled bitterly.

He knew why those generals from Lushun Academy spoke so actively, but half of the reason was because of him.

They thought they graduated from Lushun Academy and were considered to be Ye Chang's direct disciples, so they naturally had a sense of arrogance. Moreover, their training and exercises were indeed quite different from the old-style army. An Yuanguang could not judge which one was better or worse at this time, but it is certain that the generals of Lushun Academy who could sit here were all unique.

In terms of success rate, the students of Lushun Academy are much higher than those of ordinary people. What they lack is only to truly train more on the battlefield and experience more outside the battlefield.

Ye Chang's emphasis on An Yuanguang made these students very unhappy. Since the war in Luoyang, An Yuanguang was entrusted with important tasks by Ye Chang. He did not disappoint Ye Chang's expectations and made great achievements repeatedly. In the eyes of these students, An Yuanguang was an "outsider" and robbed the glory and military achievements that should have belonged to them. Although this "unhappiness" has not yet developed to the point of mutual confrontation, it is normal to look at An Yuanguang and other generals of the imperial guards who were disliked.

So An Yuanguang did not want to show off this, but Ye Chang named him, and he had to show off this. He understood what Ye Chang meant, and Ye Chang needed someone like him to exist. On the one hand, he put pressure on the generals of the Lushun Academy Department, and on the other hand, he prepared for more people of different backgrounds to join their own camp in the future.

If he cannot show enough abilities, Ye Chang will support others to take on this important task.

"I think we can use the matter between Cui Qianyou and Zhang Zhongzhi." An Yuanguang said this and paused for a moment. Seeing Ye Chang's joy on his face, he knew that his thoughts were coincidental with Ye Chang. He said again: "In the news I have received in the past few days, An Lushan's tyrannical cruelty has made his subordinates unable to bear the torture. Cui Qianyou and Zhang Zhongzhi's departure also proves this. With these two people, An Lushan must be more suspicious of other subordinates. We might as well spread rumors, just say that the generals under An Lushan's tent had close contacts with Ye Gong and were willing to respond to Ye Gong. However, those who are unwilling to respond to the inside will also agree to have troops to protect themselves in the war and will never participate."

The generals of the Lushun Academy Department are not stupid, but they prefer to solve problems through the battlefield rather than conspiracy. So after hearing An Yuanguang's words, they couldn't help but hold their breath: If this plan is done, An Lushan will definitely not be at ease, and he will make trouble for everyone to betray their relatives.

It can even be said that they may not have bloodshed, and An Lushan’s 100,000 troops fell apart.

"Yuan Guang, you still have some unfinished words, so let's talk about it." Ye Chang said again.

"Yes, I think this strategy can be an open plan. Duke Ye can ask the saint to publicly pardon. Anyone who is willing to fight back will no longer pursue the crime of rebellion and followers. Anyone who can make meritorious deeds will be rewarded with honors. Duke Ye may also lobby and bribe these generals through other channels. Whether it succeeds or not, it will make An Lushan frustrated, and it can also make his subordinates suspicious of each other."

Ye Chang nodded. This was indeed an open conspiracy, but An Yuanguang still had no words.
Chapter completed!