Compared with Cao Guangbi and Xiao Tienu, Yang Kaiyuan is really a person with "no character". He is not as lustful as Xiao Tienu, and in fact he has almost no flaws in terms of personal morality - this is not necessarily a appearance that he has deliberately created, perhaps just because his desire in this area is not very strong. But he is not as persistent as Cao Guangbi, when Zhang Hao came to the matchmaker, he agreed when he saw that the other party's conditions were good, and he did not take the Guanwai and Bohai Song nationality as mustard at all. However, this marriage made him a "son-in-law" in the eyes of the Bohai people, and the Bohai Zhang family continued to move the family business south, largely believing that they could establish the family's status in the Han Dynasty around him - something he did not expect.

Compared with several other generals, the third general is not a person with a dazzling halo on his head. In everyone's impression, his talent is not as good as Yang Yingqi, his martial arts are not as good as Aluman, his wisdom is not as good as Ouyang Shi, and his soldiers are not as good as Xiao Tienu and Cao Guangbi. However, perhaps it is precisely because of his "mediocrity" that everyone does not have too much wit for him. Whether in Jinmen, Liaokou or Huining, he has a good relationship with everyone, from Zong Han and Zong Wang to Wu Qimai and Xianye, everyone knows that there is such a person, but everyone doesn't pay much attention to him.

And within the Han Department, Yang Kaiyuan's interpersonal relationship is also quite good.

He and Zhi Yanchong have a very good relationship, although they have never reached the same intimacy as Xiao Tienu or Yang Yingqi, but the general and the three generals standing together will always give people a feeling of intimacy and harmony. He was often in charge of logistics when Orihiko Chong personally sent troops, and when Orihiko Chong was in charge of logistics for Aguta, he often served as Orihiko Chong's deputy, and on many occasions the figures of the general and the three generals overlapped - of course, everyone noticed the general at the time, but if you recall it afterwards, you will vaguely remember that there was a third general standing next to the general.

Yang Kaiyuan and Cao Guangbi's friendship is even better. In Liaokou, Yang Kaiyuan has served as Cao Guangbi's deputy for training and recruiting soldiers and horses many times, Yang Kaiyuan does not have Cao Guangbi's talent to integrate the old and bring forth the new, but he has cooperated with Cao Guangbi for a long time, coupled with years of accumulation, so that his military literacy and war skills are not much worse than Cao Guangbi. And for Cao Guangbi, Yang Kaiyuan also cooperated with him the most among the brothers, Cao Guangbi was not in Liaokou and Yang Kaiyuan presided over military affairs often happened, and most of the generals of the main military system of the Han Department thought that the three generals had such qualifications.

As for the relationship between Yang Kaiyuan and Yang Yingqi, let alone that. Among the seven brothers, Yang Kaiyuan is the person who reads the most books except Yang Yingqi, whether in Huining or in Jinmen, he has assisted Yang Yingqi in handling some government affairs, Yang Yingqi's civil officials are very willing to believe in this somewhat elegant, amiable and quite poetic general, the Confucian students of Guan Ning School also like to associate with him, although he is not as knowledgeable as Yang Yingqi, but also more humble to discuss problems with everyone, many students are too frightened to speak in front of Yang Yingqi, but when they meet Yang Kaiyuan, they can talk openly, and often can play an extraordinary level because of this. In addition, Yang Kaiyuan is still the only person among the brothers who is related to Yang Yingqi, which no one deliberately highlights it, but the titles of "General Yang" and "General Yang Xiao" still reveal some clues. Not only in the eyes of outsiders, but also in Yang Yingqi's heart, Yang Kaiyuan is also a natural and trustworthy object.

In addition, if Ouyang Shi was asked to choose one of the seven brothers he trusted the most, it would probably not be Xiao Tienu, who was closest to him, but Yang Kaiyuan, because the latter did not have the former's fearsome minions.

In short, our three generals seem to be a man who can work with anyone and be friends with anyone. He didn't seem to have any outstanding talents, but among the seven brothers, Xiao Tienu was as arrogant as Xiao Tienu and couldn't bear to say that Yang Kaiyuan was far from qualified to be his brother. Such an incisive person is among the Seven Heroes of the Han Dynasty, and he may have been just a dispensable shadow for the rest of his life, but the history that is always unpredictable has pushed him to the center of the most eye-catching stage at this most confusing point in time.

"Three generals! The army in the direction of Pingzhou seems to be coming towards us! ”

"Oh?" Yang Kaiyuan was quite surprised, and he didn't hide his surprise, but the years of experience made him shocked but not confused: "Send Hou Qi to reconnoiter carefully, don't let go of any clues; Send messengers to ask them what they are coming for; Urgent report to Jinmen, Dading Mansion; Notify the Liaohe merchant ships to recuse themselves; Inform the villages outside the city to be on alert. Liaokou Lang will gather in the military conference hall after half an hour. ”

There is nothing surprising and no flawed order, after finishing speaking, Yang Kaiyuan called up the latest map of Liaokou and the latest intelligence of the northern country to look at it again, he is not a person who is unforgettable and extremely smart, and he is used to making sufficient preparations before doing things.

Half an hour later, the military meeting was held, and after Orihiko rushed to Dading Mansion, it was already on alert, so the generals did not seem to panic about the occurrence of emergencies.

Yang Kaiyuan looked around at these middle-level generals in front of him, most of these people were young and middle-aged men who had gradually been trained in countless battles and trainings, they did not have the aristocratic atmosphere under the hereditary system, and they lacked the irrepressible arrogance and viciousness of Xiao Ziqi, but they often seemed more resolute in the face of war.

"There is a situation in the east," Yang Kaiyuan said: "If the purpose of the soldiers and horses in Pingzhou is really Liaokou, then they will arrive in the city at this time the day after tomorrow, do you have any opinions?" ”

Unlike Cao Guangbi, Yang Kaiyuan would not put pressure on his subordinates not to speak out. Generally speaking, once a leader's ability is at a certain distance from his subordinates, it will cause greater psychological pressure on his subordinates and make them dare not speak casually. If this leader forms the impression of "wise and powerful" in the minds of his subordinates, then his subordinates may not even dare to say a word. But Yang Kaiyuan does not have this kind of temperament, his status determines that he has the qualifications to lead Liaokou, and his ability is neither too weak nor too strong, so his subordinates will not disobey him under him, and they can exert a higher enthusiasm for thinking than under Cao Guangbi.

"Hit!" The first to speak was Zhang Zhonghan, the general of the Wuwei Battalion. This young general is Zhang Laoyu's adopted son, born as a blacksmith, and he was still a teenager when he crawled out of the valley of death with Zhi Yanchong, and he has already experienced fierce and abnormal training in the past ten years.

"We should still first straighten out our military defense, first be invincible, and then seek victory in stability." Speaking is the Lang General Luo Ziying of the Jingjia Battalion, a Cangzhou farmer who wandered to southern Liaoning, five years ago through the selection of the Upper Twelve Villages to become a warrior, and then accumulated merit, and was promoted to Lang General last year, he learned everything from Cao Guangbi in his mind, whether it is the style of fighting or the style of command, it is on par with a stable word.

The generals of the battalions spoke one after another, and after talking for a while, Yang Kaiyuan realized that there was a person in the field who had not spoken from beginning to end, but it was Li Shi, a soldier from Liaokou, who was a little obscene-looking and a shepherd before entering the army.

"Don't you have any opinions?" Yang Kaiyuan asked.

"Uh......" Li said honestly: "The general should know about the affairs of the Pingzhou Army, right?" ”

"Absolutely."

"So...... If there are no accidents, the general should return to Liaokou before the Pingzhou army. Li honestly said: "In that case, we just need to keep Liaokou." Because once the general and Xiao Ziqi return, the form of our army's operations will completely change. So if the general is coming back, we don't need to go too far at the moment. ”

Yang Kaiyuan nodded secretly when he heard this. Compared with the Xiao Ziqi, the Liaokou Army is like a giant shield with a front on the edge, although it can attack and defend, but if the Xiao Ziqi comes back, most of the tasks such as charging and assault under the leadership of Zhi Yanchong will be the Xiao Ziqi, and the Liaokou Army is also relatively high as the backing and auxiliary attack team of the Xiao Ziqi.

Many of the generals here knew this -- and they used to do so when they cooperated with Xiao Ziqi. But Zhang Zhonghan snorted at this time and said: "Xiao Ziqi, what can we do well, what are we waiting for those guys to do!" ”

Although they both belonged to the Han Dynasty, the Liaokou Army and Xiao Ziqi always seemed incompatible, fortunately Yang Yingqi arranged Xiao Ziqi's station on the west bank of the Liao River instead of the Liaokou City from the beginning, otherwise the two troops would only be afraid of getting up early and dirty - but even across a big river, the people who came out of Cao Guangbi's men and Xiao Ziqi still looked down on each other.

Luo Ziying also said: "Now there are 12,000 mobile troops in Liaokou, and the small walls of Liaokou City are strong, and the sappers, guards, and even civilians in the city can help in the battle, and only 2,000 people need to be left, which is more than enough to hold Liaokou in a short time." So we can send the soldiers and horses out, 'dissuade' the Pingzhou soldiers and horses, and then come back." ”

Yang Kaiyuan said: "This time, they raised troops to raid our hometown during the meeting of the great general going to Dading Mansion, but there is no reason at all!" If there is a conflict, we are justified. However, according to the spy report, they have more than 10,000 horses! In a field battle with Zongwang's soldiers and horses, we may not have a chance of winning. ”

Zhang Zhonghan said: "Ten thousand horses will not arrive at the same time!" We should get in touch with their pioneers! It would be best if you could give them a head-on blow! In case of disadvantage, our army will never be defeated, and after retreating to Liaokou, we can still hold on, and wait for the general to come back and settle accounts with them! ”

"But the question is, what if the general doesn't come back?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and looked at Li Laoshi, who was speaking: "The general is not coming back?" ”

Li honestly said: "Dadingfu, Pingzhou and Liaokou are like a triangle, Pingzhou is the longest line from Liaokou, while the other two lines are shorter. Therefore, once there is movement in Pingzhou, the first person to receive information is not us, but the general. Under normal circumstances, the general will definitely go to the army immediately, and according to the distance between Dadingfu, Pingzhou and Liaokou, Xiao Ziqi should be able to return to Liaokou before the Pingzhou military horse. ”

Zhang Zhonghan said: "Maybe Xiao Ziqi is rushing back now!" ”

"Nope! My opinion is the opposite of yours, I don't think Xiao Ziqi is on the way back to Liaokou at this moment! Li honestly said: "If Xiao Ziqi returns to the division, it will come faster than the Pingzhou army, that is to say, if they return to the east, the information of the return to the east will also be faster than the Pingzhou army!" From Dadingfu to Liaokou, there are our secret sentinels all the way. If Xiao Ziqi rushed back, even if the large army could not arrive in Liaokou in time, the news of their return to the east should have arrived a long time ago. But now...... No! ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

"I mean, it's not normal anymore." Li honestly looked at Yang Kaiyuan: "Third General, things may not be good, we have to prepare for the worst." ”

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