When Shi Zhuang received Chen Changping's 800-mile express report, he was taking a group of guards around him out of the morning class. Although it is a cold winter wax moon, a group of Angzang big men are bare-armed, and the whole person is bubbling with white gas, but it is like an ordinary god descending to earth.

When Zheng Wenjun walked in with the official document, Shi Zhuang was playing with the stone lock, and the stone lock that was dozens of catties big was like a toy in Shi Zhuang's hands, flying up and down, causing a group of relatives around him to cheer loudly.

Seeing Zheng Wenjun, Shi Zhuang's thick arm jerked upward, and the stone lock that stopped on his arm flew up, and with a push of his palm, the stone lock flew steadily to Shi Ping on his side, Shi Ping shouted, steadied his horse step, and dragged his hands along the direction where the stone lock flew from, and he was already firmly in his hand.

Eighteen-year-old Shi Ping is now a head taller than his father, and his strong muscles are not inferior to Shi Zhuang.

Facing a group of ** big men, Zheng Wenjun didn't even raise his eyelids, walked straight to Shi Zhuang, and said in a low voice: "General Chen Changping's urgent official document." ”

Shi Zhuang took the official document sealed by fire paint, tore it open with a thud, hurriedly browsed it, but his face became grim, returned the official document to Zheng Wenjun, walked back and forth in place a few times, suddenly stopped, and said, "You go and inform Governor Qian, and I will come to him to discuss it later." ”

Zheng Wenjun nodded and turned around to leave, but Shi Zhuang stopped her again, and said with a smile: "Tell Governor Qian, I'll go to his place for breakfast, the last time he gave me the mash fish, and prepared a plate of it." ”

Zheng Wenjun showed a smile on his face: "Do you want to prepare wine?" ”

"Not then." Shi Zhuang shook his head and said, "This time, it's a bit big!" ”

Zheng Wenjun was stunned at first, and then hurried away with a little nervousness.

If Shi Zhuang said that it was a bit big, then I was afraid that it would be a big deal.

Shi Zhuang turned around and clapped his hands, and a group of men who were still dancing with knives and sticks immediately stopped, and in the midst of shouting, they stood in front of Shi Zhuang in a neat queue of several rows.

"That's it for today, Shi Ping, inform all the generals in Yueyang that from now on, the whole army will enter the highest level of readiness." Shi Zhuang said.

"Is there going to be a war?" Not only Shi Ping, but everyone present had a look of surprise on their faces.

Shi Zhuang patted his bare chest muscles and said with a smile: "I've gained weight, and my muscles are a little loose, it's time to move." ”

After Shi Zhuang finished washing up and took several guards straight to the governor's mansion, Qian Biao, the governor of Hunan, had already prepared a table of sumptuous breakfast and waited.

It's breakfast, but there are more than a dozen things on the table. The mash fish named by Shi Zhuang prepared two large plates.

Shi Zhuang honestly and unceremoniously sat down and munched directly on the case, and said with a smile while eating: "Governor Qian, if those supervisors in Chang'an see this breakfast between the two of us, I am afraid that they will be heartbroken and say that we are poor and extravagant." ”

Qian Biao also laughed: "If everything is according to what these guys say, then we won't be alive?" We don't have greed, we don't exploit, we all get from our own salaries, and we have the conditions to eat well and dress well, so why don't we eat well and dress better? If we don't eat or eat, how can those who sell grain and vegetables make money? Could it be that we can make the people's lives better by hiding all the money at home, and then wearing sackcloth and eating coarse grains every day? ”

"That's right!" Shi Zhuang said with a smile: "Those imperial historians have no experience as local officials, and most of them are the kind of people who read books and read roundabouts. However, it is precisely because of these people who admit death that it can also play a role in some warning, right? ”

"That's right." Qian Biao nodded and said, "But Wu Jin is not a fool at all, and he is very shrewd." ”

"This guy is fishing for big fish with a long line." Shi Zhuang said: "This guy is holding back his big moves, don't look at the supervision committee under his current leadership seems to be working hard at the grassroots level, but as long as he exerts his strength, I am afraid that he will be shocked." ”

Qian Biao laughed, not to mention, after Wu Jin took the position of vice chairman of the Supervision Commission, for them, it was really like a thorn in the back.

It's also a very helpless thing to say. To be an official to the point where they are, you insist on saying that they have no problems at all, and they are selfless, this is simply a paradise. As a local official, I don't know how many people and things are involved in my every move, and sometimes I can't help myself. The only thing they can do is not put in their pockets. But sometimes, if you don't put it in your pocket, it's okay?

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no fugitives.

Ordinary people speak black and white, right and wrong.

But for people like them, there is another area between black and white, right and wrong, but it can't be declared.

"The general came here today, what official business is there?" Qian Biao asked with a smile.

"Did your daughter-in-law give you a breath?" Shi Zhuang drank the porridge in the bowl in one go, took a big bite of a steamed bun, and asked.

"She only said that Chen Changping had an urgent official letter." Qian Biao said.

"Lu Yuan at the mouth of the Shuangjiang River suddenly ran away with five thousand Hunan cavalry." Shi Zhuang finished eating a steamed bun in two bites, clapped his hands, looked at Qian Biao and said, "Chen Changping sent troops to occupy Shuangjiangkou, and at the same time sent me an urgent official document. ”

Qian Biao was stunned: "Why does this thing sound so weird?" Lu Yuan is a veteran of Hunan and an old brother of Ding Taiyi, and when he ran, he tore a big hole in the Yiyang defense line, which is equivalent to giving Yiyang to us, where did the so-called come from? said that this old thing betrayed Ding Taiyi, I don't dare to believe it. ”

"Giving us this great gift is naturally asking for something." Shi Zhuang exhaled: "Do you remember the letter Ren Dagou wrote to me that I told you a month ago?" ”

Although Qian Biao has now become a civilian, he is also a person who has led soldiers for half his life, and when he heard it, he suddenly understood: "Their target is the 10,000 right cow guards of Ren Dagou." But just those men and horses in Xiangtan, plus Lu Yuan's five thousand cavalry, can they swallow Ren Dagou in one bite? If Ren Dagou was so useless, I am afraid that he would have become a dead dog long ago. ”

"yes, why?" Shi Zhuang looked at Qian Biao.

"Unless they have another backhand!" Qian Biao knocked on the table, looked at Qian Biao thoughtfully, and looked at it for a long time before asking tentatively, "Liu Xinda?" ”

Shi Zhuang nodded heavily.

"It is very likely that Liu Xinda colluded with them." Shi Zhuang said: "If this is not the case, it is difficult to explain the enemy's actions. And I'm more worried about Jiangxi. ”

"Isn't it intelligence that there is infighting in Jiangxi? Do they still have the energy to take care of Hunan's affairs? Qian Biaoqi said.

"Governor Qian, if there are only Xiangtan soldiers and horses plus Liu Xinda, it is possible to eat Ren Dagou, but will Yu Xiaowen's department watch Ren Dagou being eaten? So there must be a group of men and horses as reinforcements to attack Yu Xiaowen, where did this army come from? It can only be Jiangxi. If you want to block Yu Xiaowen's 10,000-strong army, how many Jiangxi soldiers are needed? At least double it. ”

Qian Biao thought so.

"Therefore, this operation against Ren Dagou is actually a joint effort between Jiangxi and Hunan!"

"And Lingnan." Shi Zhuang said: "Don't forget, there is still a Lingnan army in Jiangxi, and no one in Jiangxi and Hunan has the ability to complete this operation, which requires this person to have a high status, popularity and courage." ”

"At the cost of Yiyang, in exchange for the elimination of Ren Dagou?" Qian Biao shook his head and said, "This is not quite understandable. ”

"Of course, it's not just Ren Da Dog." Shi Zhuang narrowed his eyes, "If it's me who operates this matter, then Ren Dagou is just an introduction." My goal must be the entire Right Qianniuwei. ”

Qian Biao suddenly sat up straight.

"Think about it, the right Qianniuwei has a total of 35,000 establishments, controlling the entire Eyue and Jiujiang in Jiangxi and other regions, and now the troops are already very scattered." Shi Zhuang said: "Ren Xiaonian has now gone deep into the Xiangtan area, Yu Xiaowen is still in Jiujiang, and Li Yu's Chinese army is still in Ezhou. ”

Dipping his fingers in the tea, Shi Zhuang casually marked the current military deployment of the right Qianniuwei on the table.

"Ren Dagou jumped into the trap, Yu Xiaowen must go all out to rescue, and Li Mi will inevitably go out with the whole army, as Yu Xiaowen's follow-up troops. So, if I have absolute certainty that I will take down Ren Xiaonian within a certain period of time, and then gather all the troops to fight back against Yu Xiaowen, what do you think the result will be? ”

"Yu Xiaowen is likely to suffer as well!" Qian Biao said solemnly.

"Yes, Yu Xiaowen will also suffer, and then the entire Right Thousand Niu Wei will only have 15,000 people left in Li Yu's Chinese army." Shi Zhuang's fingers poked heavily, "At this time, if the Southern Coalition Army goes all out to storm Eyue, will Li Mi be able to defend it?" Once you can't hold it, you will lose it. What if we take Yiyang? The other party has retaken Eyue and killed one of our guards, and from a strategic level, they have won a big victory. All our efforts this year have been in vain, and everything is back to the starting point of a year ago. ”

"So?"

"So, we're going to do a big deal." Shi Zhuang said: "I want Yiyang, and Ren Dagou can't let him become Ren Death Dog." He must be fished out of this Hades palace. ”

"Do you mean to mobilize the whole group?" Qian Biao was a little surprised: "But we have not received a notice from the Supreme Council, and the Military Council has not issued an order. And before, the center meant, did not prepare for a full-scale conflict with the south at this time. And, General, all of this is still based on your personal judgment. ”

Shi Zhuang smiled slightly: "I think, His Majesty the Emperor will have more comprehensive information, now I must have known the other party's intentions, but the road is far away, it will take time to deliver the order, if we sit and wait for the order to arrive first, then I am afraid that everything will be too late, and the only thing to do is to clean up the mess." How can a Yiyang make up for such a big loss for us? Does Governor Qian dare to do this with me? ”