Fortunately, the sudden pain in the skull came and went quickly, although the dull pain was still unavoidable, but no matter what, Shang Cheng could finally concentrate on the ever-changing military affairs in front of him.

He struggled out of the pain, and immediately noticed the complicated expression and thoughtful look on Guo Biao's face.

Worst! What did he just say? He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Napoleon's story can still be made up a little nonsense to confuse the past, but how to explain the words of the crown prince? I seem to have said something about the prince who is probably arsenic poisoning, and he can say this to others casually? Isn't this self-inflicted trouble! Alas, I am too careless, I am happy to point to the mountains and rivers, and I always make this kind of mistake between words and deeds, why can't I change it?

He was so remorseful in his heart that he couldn't find anything to explain himself in his hurry, so he picked up the book and said, "...... In a few moments, we should be pulling out. Set up camp in the evening and start the war tomorrow......" In the end, he couldn't say any more, so he could only smile reluctantly and pretend to look down to read the file. Because of his panic, he didn't realize for a moment that he had turned all the documents upside down.

Guo Biao was also confused, listening to Shang Cheng's preface and words, he tried to settle down, squeezed out a smile and said: "Yes, the enemy intercepted the road, I don't think it's easy to deal with ......" said two sentences, even he himself felt that his words were messy and could not reach his meaning. raised his head and glanced at Shang Cheng, just as Shang Cheng also looked at him with a stunned expression, his eyes met and he couldn't help but laugh.

Shang Cheng pointed to his temples and said, "The headache has turned over again." I don't know what I'm talking about......"

Guo Biao smiled understandingly. Before the war, he had seen a lot of people who behaved abnormally, and the more generals and commanders were more likely to make such mistakes, there was no other reason, just because they needed to think about many more things than small captains and soldiers, and the responsibilities on their shoulders were far heavier than those below. In comparison, Shang Cheng was just "a little confused in his speech" in the square room, at least there were no others here, and there was no morale disturbing the morale of the army...... He changed the topic and said, "Sun Zhongshan and Duan Xiu, there is still no news. ”

Speaking of military affairs, Shang Cheng smiled and said, "I know." As he spoke, he straightened over the paperwork, bowed his head and read without saying a word.

Guo Biao thought that he was thinking about Sun Zhongshan's lack of news, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see anything before he realized that Shang Cheng's mind was not here. He walked to the corner of the tent and poured himself a cup of hot water, took the bowl and didn't drink it, and said in a deep voice: "If Sun Zhongshan doesn't find Duan Xiu, if the Zuo camp has been completely defeated......" He turned around, said with a solemn expression and a heavy tone, "Then we should look back now, maybe it's still too late." ”

Shang Cheng still didn't speak, took a pen dipped in ink and signed a few documents, called the junior colonel on duty to come in and ordered, "Give it to Wen Zhan and let him deal with it immediately", and then said to Guo Biao: "You can't return now, and you can't return it." Why can't he return, he didn't explain to Guo Biao. He also believes that Guo Biao is not unaware of the reason why he can't retreat; It's just that because the two people have different footholds, there are naturally some differences in the perspective of looking at the problem. No matter what, Guo Biao is only on temporary duty in Yanshan, and he will return to Beijing after the war, and what he is judging is more about the gains and losses of a temporary war, but he needs to consider how to deal with the "neighbors" in the north for a long time in the future......

Guo Biao came back with the water bowl and sat down, and was silent for a long time before asking, "There is something I have been thinking about ...... badly."

"What's the matter?" Shang Cheng put the pen down and asked.

"Staying in the town and sending troops, in fact, it is just a diversion role, the focus of this battle is still in Yandong, what can be the result of Li Shen's attack on the Bailan River Valley. Now that the enemy's main force has moved westward, Li Shen's complete victory can also be expected, and whether he fights the king of Donglu Valley or not is actually not so important......"

Guo Biao's words came to an abrupt end here. He raised his head and stared at Shang Cheng, waiting for Shang Cheng to give him a clear answer.

This was a bit harsh, and Shang Cheng couldn't answer it for a while. It was difficult for him to explain the necessity of beating the king of Donglu Valley at once. As far as this matter is concerned, he does have his own considerations. This matter has been buried in his heart for a long time, to be exact, he has been thinking about it since he took over Yan Shanwei; Moreover, he never discussed his ideas with others.

He lowered his eyelids, stared deeply at the pile of documents on the military case, and said slowly after a long time: "To tell you the truth, I am afraid of this Donglu Valley King......"

Afraid of the king of Donglu Valley? Guo Biao blinked, a little bit unsure of what Shang Cheng meant. Shang Cheng certainly couldn't be a coward who cowered and avoided war; In fact, this person is more courageous than anyone else, otherwise he would not have fought in the ring with the three provinces and six departments, and resolutely sent troops to the grassland with the strength of one guard. But how to explain the word "afraid" in Shang Cheng's mouth? Is it fear? Not like; So is it fear? It doesn't make sense; Awe, perhaps? But how could a general of Great Zhao be in awe of the king of Donglu Valley? This is ridiculous......

Shang Cheng saw that he was pondering, so he smiled and said, "Don't be suspicious." I'm just scared of this person. ”

Now Guo Biao understood. His face became a little darker. Obviously, Shang Cheng's words brought back some bad memories for him. I have to say that the defeat of Mo Gan the year before last left a lingering shadow in his heart, and he still doesn't dare to think too much about those scenes. There were many others in the same situation as him, all of whom participated in that war, and they all carried heavy shackles because of that war, not only mentally but also physically......

Shang Cheng understood Guo Biao's mood very well at this time. But he couldn't say anything consoling. This kind of psychological burden and mental torture can never be dissolved by a few empty words or shouting a few slogans, and can only be diluted by time, or washed away with a complete victory. He was also a little guilty that he shouldn't have uncovered the scar. But there is no way to do this, between the general's disagreement and his personal suffering, he can only make a more favorable choice according to the situation in front of him.

"In the past few years, the two guards of Yanshan and Bohai and the eastern states of Dingjin have been fighting almost every year, although there are victories and defeats against each other, but there is one thing you have noticed, after four years of Eastern Yuan, the enemy has rarely suffered any big losses in large-scale military conflicts, even if it is at an absolute disadvantage in the situation, we can't take advantage of it in the end. For example, in the battle of Yandong in the eighteenth year of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty, Yanshanwei dispatched nearly 60 battalions, totaling more than 26,000 people, from Duanzhou Yixian to Beizheng to block and fortify everywhere, but more than 10,000 people still returned with a full load. In that battle, Yanshan lost 50,000 people, and the border army of the Wei army suffered more than 7,000 casualties, the price was so high, but the harvest was lackluster, just a few rough gold medals. Why is this happening? Is it that our soldiers can't fight, or are our generals incompetent? ”

Guo Biao couldn't answer. He didn't think about it seriously either.

Fortunately, Shang Cheng quickly gave the answer.

"I thought that the fundamental reason was this Donglu Valley King! Prior to this, most of the Turks had been harassed by the southward movement without a plan, only for the purpose of population and wealth, and there was neither contact nor cooperation between the various ministries of the Turpents who went south, so we were relatively calm to deal with them, and we also achieved some good results. However, this situation completely changed after four years of Eastern Era. First of all, the enemy is no longer attacking in all directions without strategy, but has a clearly recognizable vein. Before the seventh year of the Eastern Era, the threat of the right wing of the Turks was mainly in Dingjinwei, and the two guards of Bohai and Yanshan were vigilant and small-scale harassment; Seven to thirteen years, mainly in Bohaiwei; Thirteen years later, the enemy set the main direction of attack on Yanshan......"

Shang Cheng said, and Guo Biao followed his words and recalled. The facts are exactly the same as Shang Cheng said, and the enemy's movements do not seem to be chaotic but traceable. But why did the Turks do this? What good is this ongoing military campaign for the Turks? He did not believe that the Tuchu people kept moving south on a large scale only to covet the population and wealth of the Great Zhao. The three guards are all borderlands, and the wealth is far less than that of the Central Plains, how many things can the enemy plunder when he fights two small frontier cities? Moreover, the Han people are not native grassland herders, although they can also play with livestock, they cannot graze cattle and sheep as freely as the grassland people......

Shang Cheng didn't know the reason either. However, he thought that the Turks must have a deep-seated strategic intention in doing so. It is a pity that so far, whether it is the four guards of the frontier or the six departments of the imperial court, there is no information in this regard to judge and reference.

However, one thing is certain, that is, this King of Donglu Valley, the purpose of his coming to Blackwater City is to implement this strategic plan. That's why Shang Chengcai made up his mind to kill this guy. And it is necessary to kill this king of Donglu Valley at all costs. Even if it's not for anything else, just because this guy has made a large number of old and young generals of Da Zhao discouraged, and he must kill this guy, otherwise whoever encounters him in the future will be cowardly before fighting, how can this battle be fought? And Shang Cheng himself was also jealous of this king of Donglu Valley, so he carefully arranged it, and spent countless efforts and spent more than half a year to set such a trap, just to be able to fight all the successes, and strive to make this culprit who has plagued the three guards in the north for almost 20 years stop from now on!

Guo Biao finally understood Shang Cheng's hardships. Yes, no matter what aspect it is, an enemy like the King of Donglu Valley must not let him stay!

…… After camping that night, the news finally came from the left camp, which made many people look forward to it. The army on the west bank of Heishui reported a victory, chased Alegu for seven miles and beheaded more than 3,000 pieces; Sun Zhongshan was stationed in a division to drive away and contain the remnants of the enemy, while the main force followed the military order to go north along the black water, waiting for an opportunity to cross the river and detour behind the enemy......

However, the Zuo Ying's report was not all good news. Duan Xiu, the former commander of the left battalion, Sima Governor of the Fangzhou Army, and the veteran general, was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse after pursuing the King of Nuer Khan......