The two of them were talking, and the guard Gao Qiang came. He brought with him a few official documents from the Wei Mansion that had just arrived.

Shang Cheng glanced at the stack of official documents in Gao Qiang's hand, and neither spoke nor wanted to take it. A month ago, when he had just fallen from a horse and suffered a recurrence, he sent an urgent letter to Shangjing, one was to describe his illness and ask for permission to leave his post to recuperate, and the other was to recommend Guo Biao to immediately take over as Admiral of Yanshan, so as to facilitate the smooth implementation of the autumn combat strategy. At the same time, he also informed the various yamen of the Yanshan Health Department that Guo Biao would temporarily exercise the right of governor on his behalf until the appointment of the imperial court was issued. But things turned out to be more than he expected. He originally thought that after receiving his submission, Shangjing would be able to have an eyebrow, and no matter whether this battle was fought or not, whether it was a big fight or a small fight, the Prime Minister's office would inevitably react quickly and make a decision. How do you know that things will drag on in Beijing for half a month; Here, Sun Zhongshan has set out from Liuzhen to enter the grassland for more than ten days, Guo Biao is also preparing in Beizheng, and he may launch it at any time, and he will officially take over the appointment of the admiral before he is sent to Yanshan. Lu Ji and Zhang Shao both wrote letters expressing some concern. They said in the letter that due to the delay in Guo Biao's appointment, officials from various yamen of the Health Department have begun to speculate and wonder whether behind such a move in Shangjing is a subtle hint that there will be major personnel changes in Yanshan; There were also some rumors about the appointment of the new governor in Yanzhou City. However, fortunately, Shang Cheng had clearly divided the powers and responsibilities of each yamen when formulating the autumn campaign strategy, and the operations in the two directions of Yandong and Yanxi were all handed over to the generals leading the troops in the front to deal with them with full authority, so these new situations in Yanzhou City would not affect the war on the grassland for the time being.

Zhang Shao also specifically mentioned a person in the letter, Shangzhu Guozhu. At present, a lot of gossip in Yanzhou is related to this Zhaoyu County Marquis.

Shang Cheng and Zhu Xu met, and they met in the Prime Minister's Mansion this time when they entered Beijing. But the two of them just nodded and exchanged words, and they didn't say a few words. He only knew that Zhuxu was the title of attack, and he followed Xiao Jian to fight in the southwest and northwest very early, although there was nothing worth boasting about, but first, he had deep qualifications, second, he had a background, and third, he was the son and daughter of another important figure in the Xiao family, An Guogong, so when he was transferred from Longxi Weifu to Liyuan Camp as a general of the rear army a few years ago, he was easily promoted to Shangzhuguo. Of course, what kind of abilities this person has, and some clues can be seen from the positions he has held: the rear army of the Liyuan battalion is actually the grain, grass and ordnance that supervises the forbidden army; However, because the territory under the jurisdiction of Longxi Wei is too large and limited by road conditions, it is impossible for the garrisons in various places to ask the Admiral's Office for instructions on everything, so all armies have a high degree of military autonomy, so the rights of Longxi Wei Mansion are very limited. In addition, the governor of Longxi is strictly in love with power, as long as it happens within his jurisdiction, no matter how small it is, he has to personally inquire about it, so the Wei Mansion in Longxi is almost a decoration......

Duan Si took over a stack of papers.

Several of the documents were summaries or transcripts of military intelligence transferred from Yanzhou. He flipped through it and said to Shang Cheng, "Sun Zhongshan, they have occupied Luhe. ”

Shang Cheng nodded silently, indicating that he understood.

Gao Qiang said with some surprise: "So fast? When was this military situation? ”

"The sixth day of junior high school." Duan Si handed back several documents to him and said, "I walked two hundred and forty miles in ten days, this is also called fast?" ”

Gao Qiang listened to Duan Si's tone, and seemed to be very disgusted that Sun Zhongshan's pace of marching was too slow. He felt that Duan Si couldn't eat grapes, so he said that grapes were sour. But he didn't argue with Duan Si, he just pouted quietly unconvinced. During this time, he had been clamoring to go down to the barracks to lead the troops, but he was only cleaned up by Duan Si two days ago, so he didn't dare to show his dissatisfaction now. But his fuss wasn't all without good. At present, Duan Si and Shang Cheng are dealing with some official documents from Yanzhou, and he will follow the light, and he will have the opportunity to hear Shang Cheng and Duan Si analyze and discuss the development of the war and predict the subsequent changes. He himself felt that this was more to learn than if he went down to lead the troops. It's a pity that there is no military merit to be taken, and the promotion of the rank is too slow!

He looked at Shang Cheng to see if the governor had any evaluation.

Shang Cheng was silent for a long time before asking, "Is there any news that the king of Donglu Valley is in the Bailan River Valley?" ”

Duan Si nodded and said, "Sun Zhongshan, they have already confirmed, the king of Donglu Valley is in the Bailan River Valley. He also brought with him 6,000 soldiers. ”

Gao Qiang said happily: "It's okay now!" Waiting for him to return to help Mogan, Guo Dasima will lead the troops to wipe out the Bailan River Valley, and when he turns around and comes back, our three cavalry brigades in Beizheng will just rush to Mogan, and the horse will step on the black water flag and roll the grassland! He shook his fist excitedly, as if Blackwater had now been defeated. But he immediately lowered his head again and sighed. It was so frustrating that he couldn't catch up with such a beautiful victory.

Shang Cheng and Duan Si didn't speak.

Shang Cheng picked up a half-withered jujube leaf from his feet and casually took it in his hand and spun it around. Sun Zhongshan Sun Huan led the army out of the town on July 25, and twenty days have passed now, such a long time, the news that Da Zhao sent troops again should have spread all over the grassland now, and the king of Donglu Valley must have known. But it's one thing to know, it's another thing to know what the Turks might do next. He and Wei Fu both judged that the king of Donglu Valley would first make plans to return to Mo Gan, and after Guo Biao attacked, he would mistakenly judge that Yan Shanwei would reuse the strategy of the last battle, and then he would plan to defeat Guo Biao's troops first and then capture Yandong. However, if the king of Donglu Valley did not come back and directly led his army to attack Yandong, how would the battle situation develop? In this case, can Guo Biao still make up his mind to send those three cavalry brigades to Mogan? Or, Guo Biao grasped the wrong timing of the attack, and acted when the king of Donglu Valley hesitated and did not move, but the result was that the reality of the Zhao army was exposed, and the enemy caught the flaw......

A sudden stinging pain in the right skull forced him to give up his deduction and thinking about the battle situation.

This damn headache!

Yan Dong's battle has the most variables, the fighter plane is fleeting, but Guo Biao and Sun Zhongshan are both cautious personalities, so he can't really rest assured that either of them will fight. But this damn headache made it impossible for him to command it himself!

He clenched his fist in pain and slammed it his head.

The headache gradually went away. He frowned and asked, "Today is August 14, right?" ”

Duan Si and Gao Qiang nodded inexplicably. Duan Si said: "The famous day is the Mid-Autumn Festival. At noon, I also heard that the young lady said that people should prepare some good walnuts, lotus seeds, pine nuts and sugar. It seems that the young lady is going to make her own mooncakes......"

"Guo Biao is also going to do it in Yandong."

Duan Si didn't say anything, and only after a while did he say uneasily: "I estimate that it will be in these two or three days." But we hardly know the movements of the Turks, and the timing of the troops is all up to speculation and speculation. The victory or defeat is also half people, half people, and half relying on God's help. Guo Biao's mind is too detailed, if he hesitates a little, one bad thing is ......" He didn't say any more. The following words are too unlucky.

Shang Cheng's gaze fell fixedly on the jujube leaves in his hand. Duan Si said the same old saying. Guo Biao must have a hard time going to fight the Bailan River Valley; It's not much better to change to Sun Zhongshan. More critically, the progress of the Liuzhen army was too slow, and the shock to the Turks was too small. Hey, in his letter to Sun Zhongshan last month, he repeatedly emphasized that he should be fast and fast, but Sun Zhongshan is such a performance, ten days and two hundred and forty miles, and only hit Luhe on the sixth day of the first month......

Duan Si pondered for a long time and made a suggestion: "Why don't you write a letter to Sun Zhongshan and ask him to speed up his pace?" ”

Shang Cheng shook his head without hesitation. The journey is too far, and when the letter is delivered to the front line, I don't know what the situation is; Don't let this letter mess with Sun Zhongshan's thoughts! The only thing he can do now is to sit in Fangzhou and wait for news. The worst outcome, he thought, would be nothing more than a failure in both directions, right? He wasn't worried at all about whether Yan Dong would be in danger. With Guo Biao and Ximen Sheng sitting there, it is strange that the people of Tuqi can enter Yandong. He was more worried about the army of staying in the town led by Sun Zhongshan. According to Sun Zhongshan's marching speed, when the army of Liuzhen hits Mogan, Alegu's reinforcements should also arrive, maybe there are also soldiers from the Da Tengliang Department and the Wannuer Department, plus the Tu Du Ci people who went south from Heishui City, 20,000 against 20,000, in the face of this situation, what will Sun Zhongshan, who has no advantage in time and place, do?

The sun is almost setting. Everywhere you can see the white smoke rising from the stove when cooking dinner. The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning firewood. There were also few figures to be seen on the barracks playground. In front of the room at the far end of the playground, soldiers carrying soup buckets and baskets were lining up to receive food; There was already a circle of soldiers in front of the barracks......

Another guard brought two documents that had just arrived. One is an approval document from Beijing officially allowing him to leave his post and recuperate; The other is a copy, in which the imperial court appointed Guo Biao as the temporary governor of Yanshanwei until he recovered from his injuries.

He read the paperwork, stood up and said to Duan Si, "Write a letter to Yanzhou for me, so that they must ensure Sun Zhongshan's food and equipment supply no matter what." I don't care what method they use, in short, the grain road can't be broken! One by one, oh, the letter can't be in the tone of command, just say it's a suggestion. How to write it, the two of you will discuss it. He walked out of the grass pavilion, suddenly stopped, frowned as if thinking about something, stood for a long time without saying anything, and walked down the mound along the path he had stepped on.