In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the eighth day of October, the hour of Chen.

Dongming Avenue was temporarily controlled, and the fifteen knights galloped on horseback and stopped in front of the state government school. Wu Kang wore a red scarlet robe, an official hat, and a horizontal sword around his waist. The reins were thrown to the officials, motioned to the bodyguards to wait, and took Xiucai and Chu Shenke into the door. Go straight to Wuzhou Yasantang, which is a military conference room, which is basically closed in peacetime.

Came to the door of the conference room, motioned for the two to wait, pushed the door and walked into the hall. The north wall hangs a large map, including Wuzhou bordering six states, the long conference table is placed in the north and south, and the nine officials of the east and west sit opposite each other, which are the six major military officers and three military officers.

Only those with the phrase "military participation" in their official titles are eligible to participate in such military meetings. When the little brothers saw the big guy coming, they all got up and saluted, and greeted in unison: Congratulations to Wu Beijia.

Wu Kang signaled to excuse himself, strode to the main seat in the north, pressed down lightly with both hands, and the younger brothers sat down one after another. Cui Yixuan was successfully pitted, lying in bed and unable to get up, yesterday he convened all the officials, officially authorized Wu Beijia, full authority to deal with the military and political affairs of Wuzhou. Raising his eyes and scanning everyone, similar to the commander's headquarters in film and television dramas, it is called a sour.

Coughed dryly twice, and said lightly: "I believe you have all heard that there was a rebellion in Muzhou, and the thief leader Chen Shuozhen led two thousand rebels to break through Muzhou City five days ago. Muzhou assassinated Shi Jiang Yuanzhu, abandoned the city and fled without a trace; Records of joining the army and Liucao joining the army, all of them died unexpectedly, and the head of the north city gate of Muzhou was shown to the public. ”

Everyone empathizes, their necks are cold, a state official, if he says he will die...

Wu Kang knocked on the conference table and said lightly: "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, this official is absolute, it is necessary to introduce Chen Shuozhen." She was born in the third year of Wude (620 AD), is three years old in Chinese New Year's Eve, a little widow, and her ancestral home is Muzhou Pheasant County, Zitongyuan, Tianzhuang Li (Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou City, Chun'an County, Zitong Town). ”

Get up and take the whip, point to the corresponding position of the map, and leave your seat in a moment. The whip kept tapping his left hand, posing as a teacher's teaching, and pacing around the conference table: "Since I was a child, my parents died, and I relied on my little sister for my life, and I became a widow at the age of seventeen. The little sister was adopted by the neighbors, she went to the village eunuch's house to help, and she was also a hard-working person, do you think so? ”

However, if it was a fart, everyone's faces were weird, and Di Renjie rolled his eyes. Don't make political mistakes, big guys, criticize and fight to the death! What you said, are we villains?

Wu Kanghehe: "In the first year of Yonghui, Qingxi County was hit by a catastrophic flood, and the corpses of my colleagues in Muzhou were vegetarian, and they didn't want to find a way to relieve the disaster. Seeing this, Widow Chen was anxious in her eyes and in her heart, so she stole the owner's granary to put grain, and was beaten up in defeat. Later, he was rescued by the people, and in order to avoid the pursuit of the government, he fled to the Covered Boat Mountain in Qingxi County. ”

Di Renjie felt that he had to correct the big man's thinking, so he stood up and said: "Chen Thief's family is poor, which is really embarrassing. However, in any case, without the permission of the owner, the prison guards and self-theft, and the law of the country does not tolerate it. The incident is even more despicable to abscond. ”

Colleagues speak in unison and give a thumbs up, this is the correct way to open.

Wu Kang hehe: "It was at that time that she bred rebellion, believing that only by overthrowing the Tang government could the people live a good life." began to plot a rebellion, using the Taoist Pavilion Soap Sect and the Secret Sect Manichaeism to create the Xuannu Sect Fire Phoenix Society. Claiming to be a disciple of Taishang Laojun, he claimed to be a goddess of the Nine Heavens, relying on old-fashioned deception to fool good men and women into joining the religion, and accumulating strength for rebellion. ”

Di Renjie scoffed, and the rest were full of disdain, Wu Kang continued: "However, the people also have people who understand, and they reported to Cheng Shuli, the commander of Qingxi County, that it is false to say that the widow Chen became an immortal, and the plot is true. Cheng County ordered officials to send officials to arrest him, and reported the history of Muzhou to the assassination of Muzhou for the crime of making evil words and demon books. How is this crime sentenced, do you understand? ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and those who made evil words and demon books, once the crime was confirmed, they were sentenced to hanging.

came to Di Renjie's side, played with the whip in his hand, and said with a bad taste: "Believers raise money, work up and down, go through the door, join the army in the judiciary, reprimand Cheng County, and order acquittal." This incident happened in March of the second year of Yonghui, what do you think of Huaiying? ”

Di Renjie stiffened his face and said lightly: The corrupt official should be killed.

Wu Kang was noncommittal, and continued to flicker: "Widow Chen sensed that her intentions were exposed, and accelerated the process of rebellion. Brother-in-law Zhang Shuyin publicized: The eldest aunt finished her studies in heaven and returned to Qingxi, with vast magical powers and boundless mana, and she can summon gods and ghosts. The people were all convinced, bowed down to her, and regarded her words as the voice of the gods. Sun joins the army, what do you think about this? ”

Sun Yingyuan was filled with righteous indignation, and reprimanded him sternly: Foolish and stupid women, delirious, and evil cults harm people, their hearts can be punished!

Wu Kang nodded and continued: "In April of the third year of Yonghui, Jiang Hong and Zhu Ren Muzhou assassinated the history, this is not a thing compared to the predecessor. 'Zhu' is homophonic with 'pig', so the people are forbidden to raise pigs and kill the people's pigs. This official's ancestral home is Muzhou, he has heard it with his own ears and seen it with his own eyes! ”

The rhythm was successfully deviated, and everyone was indignant, Di Renjie slapped the table directly, bluntly saying that he was foolish.

Wu Kang hehe: "This year, there is a great drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial court allocates relief grain. Jiang Hongzhu took the lead, and the younger brothers followed, and they were harsh. Relief rice porridge can illuminate people's shadows, refugees surge, and hunger is everywhere. Seeing that the time was ripe, Widow Chen raised a banner in Qingxi County to rebel, sealed Shuyin as a servant, and proclaimed herself Emperor Wenjia. Colleagues, she is the first empress since the First Emperor, right? ”

Everyone is confused, what are you kidding, women dare to be emperors, where do you put men's faces?

A few minutes later, Di Renjie said: "The Book of Wei records that Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty died of illness, and the Empress Dowager Hu came to the court to listen to the government and registered the princess of Emperor Xiaoming as a prince. In just one day, the baby empress stepped down and was known as the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

This time it was Wu Kang's turn to be stunned, and when he saw them nodding one after another, he couldn't laugh or cry. The heart said that my sister Mei, I thought that Widow Chen would rob the business and make you the second child. Now it is in third place, I can help you clean up Widow Chen, but I can't clean up Emperor Yan of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Coughing dryly, he went to the map, taught the whip to point, and briefly described the rebellion: "On September 28, Chen Bu Qingxi rebelled, broke through the county government, killed Cheng Shuli, avenged the revenge of one arrow, and led the army to attack Muzhou. On the same day and night, Zhang Shuyin led 1,000 troops to attack Tonglu County; On the same day and night, Tong Tianbao responded, broke the Pheasant County Ya, and sent Muzhou support. ”

The whip drew a circle in Muzhou City, and sneered: "On the third day of October, Muzhou City was broken, and the people responded. The thief army of 30,000 marched all the way west, on the fourth day of October, crossed the Xin'an River, entered Shezhou, attacked Shexian, and Jiang Bao, a native of Yi, raised troops in response. She County had already taken precautions, suppressed Jiang Bao first, and showed the public. Stick to the city again, fight with Chen, and the two sides are deadlocked... What do you think? ”

About five minutes later, the priest Wei Dingzhou spoke: "The lower officials think that the thief army will return in vain. Shezhou Assassin Shi is my friend, who has suppressed the rebellion of the Yi people several times, experienced in a hundred battles, brave and strategic. And the government is well-governed, the people live in peace, and the rebels cannot bargain. ”

Wu Kang nodded, looked at the pensive Di Renjie, and the corners of his mouth pulled a strange smile, "Huaiying, what do you think?" ”

In about two minutes, Di Renjie's brows stretched and he began to speak at length: "What Wei joined the army said is true, the rebels can't break through Shexian. The rebels have two major sources of soldiers, the Xuannu Cult and the victims of the Muzhou disaster, both of which are Muzhou specialties. There are no believers in Shezhou, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and will not respond on a large scale, and even cooperate with the official army to snipe and defend their homeland. ”

Di Renjie continued: "Although the rebels have 30,000, they are a rabble! Most of them were ordinary people, with no military training and no large siege equipment. Xia Guan believes that Chen Bu's retreat from Shezhou will be a matter of time sooner or later. ”

is worthy of Di Lao Xi'er, he is indeed talented, Wu Kang couldn't help but praise: "Wei joined the army to the point, and Di joined the army to the point, revealing the essence of the rebels." The official now says that Chen has no way to go west and will return to Muzhou. After I say that, who is in favor? Who is against? ”

Looking around the conference table and seeing that they were silent, Wu Kang picked up the charcoal pen and crossed the map "Shezhou".

The whip pointed to Yuqian County, Hangzhou, and continued: "Uncle Zhang's Yinbu broke Tonglu County, passed through Fenshui Township, entered Hangzhou, went around Fuyang County, and raided Yuqian. On the first day of October, Yuqian County was broken, and the rebels marched eastward to cover the attack on Lin'an. In Lin'anxi, encountering the officers and soldiers, the spies returned, and the battle was fierce... What do you think? ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, and then their faces showed disdain, and Sun Mao laughed shamefully: "They are crazy, if they dare to attack Hangzhou, they will swallow bitter fruits." The two armies were stationed in Hangzhou, both of them were Shangfu, and they participated in the defense of Tingzhou, and they were all strong soldiers. The rebels and the government soldiers are not the same! ”

Di Renjie saw that the big guy was puzzled, and explained with a smile: "In July of the second year of Yonghui, the Western Turkic Shabaluo Khan led an army to attack Tingzhou and killed thousands of people. The sage's edict: Qi Bi He Li, sent 30,000 troops, united with Hui, more than 80,000 people, in Jinman County, broke the thief army, and killed countless people. ”

Wu Kang returned to his senses, and Tingzhou should be located in the Western Regions and belong to Xinjiang in later generations. Since the soldiers of Hangzhou are so good, they will sit back and relax, turn around with charcoal, and cross out Hangzhou. The whip pointed to the map and said lightly: "The northward advance is blocked, and around Muzhou, only Yuezhou and Wuzhou remain. What the rebels will do, you can say what you want. ”

There was silence for a long time, and for about a quarter of an hour, Qin Li, who joined the army, said: "The rebellion in Muzhou, caused by drought and famine, the rebels stayed in Muzhou, which was tantamount to sitting and waiting to die. They must have found another base, either east to Yuezhou, or south to Wuzhou. ”

Di Renjie said: "Yuezhou is the location of the Governor's Mansion, which is close to Hangzhou, and is stationed in Shangfu. In Zhuji County in the west, the Puyang River passes north and south, and the water is turbulent and dangerous. On the other hand, our Wuzhou has no danger to defend, and the Zhichong Mansion is not there. If I were the leader of the rebels, I would not choose to go east, and I would definitely go south to Wuzhou. ”

When everyone heard this, they finally got rid of the mentality of watching the show, we are the next goal, brothers wake up. Wu Kang smiled knowingly and threw a flattering look at Di Renjie, worthy of Sister Mei's right-hand man, why not be reused by Li Jiu?

He said twice, sat on the main seat, and said lightly: "Then the question is, when and where will the rebels land in Wuzhou?" ”

Wei Dingzhou said: "The Chen Department attacked Shezhou and returned to Muzhou for rectification; Zhangbu Hangzhou is blocked, and will also return to Muzhou. The two armies will meet and rest in situ for ten days. Before the fifteenth day, the rebels regrouped and must go south to Wuzhou. ”

The atmosphere was silent again, Di Renjie agreed with Wu Kang, pointed to the map and said: "The two counties of Xin'an and Longqiu in the west of Wuzhou, there are Chongshan in the north and Qujiang in the middle, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Beilanxi County, Wuzhou, there is no danger to defend in Pingchuan. The lower official believes that the rebels must pass through Pheasant County, enter Lanxi County, and march to the north gate of Wuzhou City. ”

Wu Kang continued: "Wuzhou Zhichong is not here, I communicate with Yu Hongzhi, we can recruit troops, and it will not exceed 20,000." There are 5,000 militias, and the rest are all people, not much different from the rebels, all of them are ordinary people who are negligent in training. How to deal with it? How to defend Wuzhou City? ”

put down the whip in his hand, and his eyes became more and more fierce: "If the rebels break through Wuzhou City, everyone here, including this official, will count one as one, and all of them will have to move their heads." Therefore, please work together to express your views and come up with practical and effective coping strategies. ”

The venue was silent, everyone wrinkled their eyebrows and pondered, and about two quarters of an hour, Di Renjie spoke: "The lower officials think that Muzhou must be blocked, divided into two aspects. First of all, the population is blocked, and all the people who have entered the community must be strictly investigated, and Taoists and monks must not let go. ”

Everyone nodded, and Wu Kang smiled, this is a good idea. A few neighbors in Muzhou, those people who have been oppressed, or those who are depressed and want to fish in troubled waters, are like carp crossing the river. They will find a way to infiltrate Muzhou to join the rebels and make waves with them.

Di Renjie continued: "Secondly, the heavy blockade prohibits the flow of foreign goods, especially grain, medicinal materials, cloth, weapons, livestock, etc. It is strictly forbidden to trade any goods to the rebels. Turn Muzhou into a pool of stagnant water and weaken its strength to the greatest extent. ”

My God, there's something a little bit of it, brother, everyone is impressed.

Wu Kang pondered for a moment and instructed the military staff: "According to Huaiying's opinion, draft a restriction ban, and order Xin'an, Longqiu, and Lanxi counties to impose martial law on the border from now on." It is forbidden to make peace among the people, and anyone who deals in rebels will be punished with capital punishment for the crime of financing the enemy. ”

As soon as this remark came out, including Di Renjie, everyone was stunned, our boss was even more ruthless, and he was directly under martial law?

As for the other states, they couldn't be instructed, and Wu Kang didn't hold out hope, and continued to order: "The official document will be sent to Shezhou, Hangzhou, and Yuezhou, and I sincerely ask for the cooperation of the assassins." After you finish drafting, hand it over to Wang Senjun and Di Senjun for review, and then find the official to stamp the history seal. ”

The three of them got up and agreed, Wu Kang signaled to sit down, knocked on the table rhythmically, and looked at Sicang to join the army. Sun Yingyuan sat down in a precarious position and quickly rummaged through the documents: "Wu Bei is good, the lower officials count the grain stored in the warehouse overnight, and if 20,000 people are requisitioned, it can be consumed for two months." ”

Two months should be enough, and the history books record that the rebellion ended in mid-November. Thinking that he had just copied the Du family, the household was more full, and he looked at Sun Mao and said: "Yesterday, the official discussed with Cui Gong to rent the people's cattle and horses, organize Wuzhou Langzhong for a fee, and buy a large number of medicinal materials for backup. ”

named the two grandsons to join the army, and directly ordered: "The two of them will jointly study and determine the rent of livestock, compensation for casualties, labor payment in Langzhong, and the price of necessary medicines." I'll give you two days to make sure I'm ready to show it. In addition, the medicinal herb dealer was notified that those who dared to sit on the ground and raise the price would be imprisoned. ”

Everyone thought it was inappropriate, Di Renjie wanted to persuade him, but he was stopped by waving his hand. Wu Kang saw the soldiers join the army, and Qin Li immediately reported: "The ordnance in the barn is enough to equip 20,000 soldiers, and all kinds of equipment for defending the city are complete. It's just that there is too little armor, and the Mingguang armor was taken away by the Zhichong Mansion, and there is only a small amount of silk armor. ”

Wu Kang said that he was helpless, as long as he could equip weapons, don't expect armor.

Wang Linrui looked over, struggled for a moment and said: "Wu Bei is tolerant, the enemy is outnumbered, is it in the name of Cui Gong to ask for help from Hangzhou, She, and Yuezhou?" ”

Di Renjie retorted: "I don't think it's feasible, there is a rebellion nearby, and everyone must take care of it." In addition, without an order from the imperial court, the army could not leave the jurisdiction. The rebellion has been ten days, and if the five hundred miles are urgent, Chang'an will receive an urgent report on the fourth day of the new year. The lower officials thought that by the twelfth of this month at the latest, the rebellion would be ordered to Wuzhou. ”

Everyone also understood that only when the Holy Decree assigned Wuzhou could it be possible to ask for help. Di Renjie saw the big guy nodding and continued: "Chen Shuozhen claims to be the Nine Heavens Xuannu, and she was still active in Wuzhou before, and all kinds of gossip and gossip flowed out. The subordinate officials thought that it would cause panic among the military and the people, and would affect the morale of the army and the people. ”

Wu Kang signaled to continue, Di Renjie was a little embarrassed, and after a moment of confusion, he said: "Wu Bei burned himself to beg for rain, the people were extremely moved, and they all mythologized you, which is much better than the Nine Heavens Xuannu." The lower officials thought that it was best for you to go to the front line in person to deter Chen Shuozhen and enhance the morale of the army. ”

The faces of his colleagues were strange, and Wu Kang was straightforward: "Since this official has this function, he should not let it go." In addition, I think that we should not only defend the city, but also take the initiative to attack in the field. So I decided that Si Cangsun would join the army, Si Husun would join the army, stay in charge of logistics, and the rest would go with me to Lanxi to defend against the enemy. ”

The venue exploded, and now the enemy is outnumbered, and the big guy is still thinking about the field? Colleagues persuaded one after another, but Di Renjie was noncommittal, and the two glanced at each other and smiled.

If you have the opportunity to put on a show, you can't miss it, and you will continue with a dry cough: "If you only defend Wuzhou City, it is equivalent to throwing Lanxi to the rebels, causing the people to be poisoned by the war, which is a great dereliction of duty." This official can't bear it, and he can't be ashamed of the cultivation of the imperial court and the trust of Cui Gong! ”

The faces of the people were strange, and they were obviously not fooled. Wu Kang was not discouraged, carefully searched the history books, and recalled the records of the rebellion...

A smile gradually crept up on his face, and he coughed dryly twice and said seriously: "After Chen Shuozhen evacuates Shezhou, he will change the strategy of concentrating troops and formulate a separate attack. Movement warfare is combined with assault warfare to strike at the enemy and expand the sphere of influence. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think so? ”

Everyone pondered, Di Renjie agreed first, and Wu Kang continued: "She doesn't know the truth of Wuzhou, and she doesn't dare to make a desperate bet, she will send a small group to sneak attack and test, and the number is expected to be about five thousand." What we have to do is bite the vanguard. Chen Shuo is really very righteous and will definitely lead the main force to support..."

got up and picked up the whip, pointed directly at the border of Lanxi County, and said lightly: "We want to become nails, and firmly nail all the main forces of the rebels to Lanxi County." At that time, no matter who the imperial court sends to quell the rebellion, they will take the opportunity to enter Muzhou and cut off Chen Shuozhen's back road. Such a north-south attack, annihilating the rebels in Wuzhou, such as what do you think? ”

At this moment, everyone has finally discovered the true purpose of the big guy. As long as the rebels are completely annihilated in Wuzhou, the first contribution to countering the rebellion is Wuzhou, and no one can take it away! It's so beautiful to be promoted and make a fortune together, but at the moment, the worries are gone, and they are all replaced by excitement and obscenity.

The effect of the program was good, and Wu Kang gave an order: "Wang joins the army to transfer the official document, stamps the Great Seal of the Assassin History, and orders Yu Hongzhi to levy all the militia, with a number of at least 15,000. Before October 11, all preparations must be completed, and the pull-out must be started on time on the 12th. ”

Everyone stood up and promised, and the war was about to begin...