Song Xingzhou, who put forward the idea of creating a new world, although he is a heavenly spirit vein, is not a god, let alone can control the operation of heaven and earth; And Guan Beidou, as the specific implementer of the plan, is just a Taoist priest with some skills; Although his observation technique has a terrifying high accuracy, in the final analysis, it is only a mortal technique, which is essentially different from the righteous path of heaven and earth.

These people, who are only afraid of listening to their actions, have put themselves in a high position and are worried about the trajectory of human development and progress.

Even if all the forces on the stage are almost played with by Di Ting, it seems that the whole chess game is close to being fixed, and it is difficult to have any more surprises until the end; However, Shen Gui was still stubbornly not optimistic about Di Ting's plan to change the world, let alone think that they would be able to guide the sentient beings of the Huayu Continent to successfully embark on the so-called more civilized and advanced road.

In the final analysis, Shen Gui just doesn't think that the development process of human society can be pushed forward by some upper-class elite groups.

Besides, if you take 10,000 steps back, even if Di Ting just wants to make a lot of money in a national disaster, Shen Gui definitely has a good reason to smash all their pots, tables, dishes and chopsticks!

The previous truth was as hazy and vague as a mirror in Shen Gui's eyes; But as their movements get bigger and bigger, and the more top-level characters they come into contact with Shen Gui personally, the more obvious their true intentions will be. When a person or a group has the idea that something is going to be obtained, then there is no mystery anymore.

It's the same thing when you bargain.

Through Guo Xing's battle report for the first battle, Shen Gui thought that he had understood the true intention of Di Ting's move about seventy percent. He looked at the worried people in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and pointed to the map and began to arrange the troops:

"First of all, the defense of Zhongshan Road has been arranged. Ding Shuo, the general of Taining, is the person recommended by Zilin, right? As for the details, we will leave General Ding free to play and allow him to act on camera. In the general direction, Fuyu City on the Dongyou border and Fuzhou City on the Guanbei border can be used as the left and right wings of the overall defense line; Qingshan City, the capital of Zhongshan, was used as the center of the defensive line. The three cities watched and helped each other, constructing an inverted triangle of concave defense line, and distributing all the available troops on the Zhongshan Road to shrink among the three fortified cities, just waiting for Guo Xing to lead the army to attack. ”

After listening to this, Li Zilin, the governor of Dongyoulu, looked at the map of the whole area of Youbei and frowned:

"It's a good defensive strategy, but it's a little too conservative. In the face of such a strong enemy, we can only fight for a chance to defeat the strong with the weak by making some strange moves. ”

Shen Gui nodded after listening, but did not answer Li Zilin's question, but turned his head to Wan Changning and asked:

"After Xiao Yi and Fourteen had an accident, who will take over the intelligence channels of the imperial court?"

“…… For the time being, I'm here to take care of it, but I haven't traveled before, so I'm not familiar with this aspect of things, and it's already very difficult to maintain daily operations. In my hands, those Jianghu people not only cannot play their due role, but also have a faint tendency to drag each other down. It's just the right time for you to come back, so can you recommend someone to take over? ”

"In that case, then after I find a good candidate, let him go to Qingquan Tea to pick him up by himself."

After finishing speaking, he scratched his head again, looked at Yan Chongwu's dark face, and asked with some hesitation:

"Black blind man, your Flying Bear Army is now stationed in Jincheng? Is it still the original 50,000 horses? ”

"Half a year ago, His Majesty allowed me to expand my army by an additional 50,000. But the selection criteria for my Flying Bear Army have always been extremely strict, and only 30,000 have been recruited so far; Moreover, these 30,000 horses are still some newcomers who have not completed their training, and once they are pulled to the territory of the two armies, no one can predict what their combat strength will be. ”

"Okay, give me these 30,000 newcomers."

After Yan Chongwu listened, he glanced back at Yan Qinghong, and after seeing Emperor Xingping nodding slightly, he replied to Shen Gui:

"Good! Together with the 300 veterans of the Flying Bear Army who are instructors, they are all at your disposal. But why don't you want a strong army like the Zhongshan Governor's Army, but instead lend me these 30,000 new soldiers? ”

"These 30,000 people are not meant to fight head-on, and it doesn't matter what the combat strength is. Li Zilin, what is the approximate extent of your personal relationship with Chaolu? ”

After Shen Gui asked, everyone looked at Li Zilin with surprised eyes; Among them, Yan Chongwu was the most excited, and even held his right hand on the imperial sword at his waist!

Li Zilin was broken by Shen Guiyi's words and had an old relationship with the enemy chieftain Chaolu, but he didn't have any surprised look, just shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and said indifferently:

"When I was transporting grain to Mobei last year, I had a deal with him. However, at that time, Chaolu was still a slave, so I only had a few encounters with him at the time of handover. However, when Bormu Khan died of illness, he secretly sent a secret historian to privately negotiate a big deal with the Li family's firm. They wanted to buy grain in large quantities, but at that time, I had just taken over the position of governor, and I was too busy with government affairs to take care of the Li family's grain business, so I refused the secret history's request. ”

"Refused? Is it dead to say? ”

"When does a businessman talk about business?"

Shen Gui nodded with satisfaction when he heard this answer. Then he stretched out his slender fingers and tapped rhythmically against the wooden tabletop, falling into deep thought; After about ten breaths, Shen Gui's eyes suddenly lit up:

"You are holding the Li family's private soldiers, oh, now it's called Qi Yuanjun, right? When you go back and pick a team of about 5,000 people, you don't need to find those experienced veterans of a hundred battles, you only need to pick those tall and strong reckless men and equip them with the best weapons and armor, at least the kind of best goods with hidden cloud patterns inside and craftsmen engraved with their names. The 5,000 people didn't have to do anything, just north of Buyeo City, bordering Zhongshan Road, and set up camp along the way. Explain in advance, the daily training of the whole army is not allowed to stop, and it has to be changed to three exercises a day, and the slogans and snare drums are all beaten to the sky, and the bigger the momentum, the better! ”

After Li Zilin listened, he just wanted to ask for details, but after muttering for a long time, he blurted out something else:

"If Your Majesty has no objection, then Your Majesty will immediately set off and rush back to the Great Wilderness City to prepare for war."

"Go ahead, I don't know anything about things like sending troops and generals, what the King of Zhongshan says you can do, you don't need to report everything."

"Yes. His Majesty retired. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zilin glanced back at Shen Gui, who was in charge of power, a little hesitantly, and then bowed his head and withdrew from the Dongnuan Pavilion.

"Brother Gu, just as I just said; Although Zhongshan Road may seem precarious, it is actually not a big deal. You only need to guard the three cities of Buyeo, Qingshan and Fuzhou; Judging by Guo Xing's temperament today, he would never dare to forcibly break through this inverted triangle defense line. Matters such as the transfer of troops and the dispatch of generals, the virtuous brother can be handed over to General Taining to make decisions on his behalf; As for trivial matters such as people's livelihood and government affairs, the virtuous brother should listen more to the opinions of his sister-in-law. Of course, the general direction of Zhongshan Road still depends on Brother Xian personally at the helm......"

Speaking of this, Shen Guigang was about to send Gu Hui out of the palace, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned his face and solemnly asked Yan Qinghong for instructions:

"Your Majesty, Shen Gui wants to ask for a commendation for General Ding Shuo of Taining."

After Yan Qinghong heard this, he immediately took a blank will; He first stamped the seal in the lower left corner, and then signed his emperor name and year name, and then handed the will to Wan Changning casually, and then asked Shen Gui:

"What do I commend Ding Shuo? Commendation for him lost Taining County? Commendation for the entire Taining County was besieged by the enemy for nearly twelve hours, but he did not send a single soldier? ”

"Your Majesty wants to commend the general Taining for his proper use of personnel, and transfer Wan Zhihai, a sonorous general, to Taining County for garrison. Wan Zhihai would rather die than surrender, and die in battle, the loyal and heroic posture of Fang Xiu, to the people of Youbei showed His Majesty's determination to defend the land and resist the enemy, its loyalty and sincerity, its wisdom and bravery, can be called a model for thousands of generals in Youbei! ”

"Oh...... The donkey hangs an apple in front of its nose, it should be! posthumously crowned Wan Zhihai as the Marquis of Taining, and mourned with the ancient rites of the Three Princes; Summoned the eldest son of his family to study in the Taixue Museum, gave his hometown of the original county named "Zhihai", and erected a monument at the south entrance of the local area, engraved with the feat of Taining Hou who died in battle to serve the country! And so on, as well as the Zhixian He New Year who died heroically with him, and the two thousand soldiers and two hundred officials who died in Taining County, all of them were posthumously awarded silver, and the number was distributed according to the regulations of the third level of official promotion, and no one was left out. ”

After Yan Qinghong finished speaking, he smacked his lips again, and asked Shen Gui in a consultative tone:

"But after all, this Ding Shuo lost the first battle, even if I can sign a commendation with a clear conscience, it is difficult to grasp the strength......

"It's not that complicated, Your Majesty's move is just to show the world that the imperial court still has a lot of trust in General Taining, who lost the first battle. According to His Majesty, it is enough to give him a decent set of imperial general armor. ”

"Well, then I will give you, the king of Zhongshan, a face."

After Ding Shuo's handling opinion was finalized, Gu Hui immediately kowtowed as if he had been granted amnesty. And Yan Chongwu just took a pot of warm tea from the chief eunuch at the door, and after drinking a cup himself, he put the teapot on the table:

"It's none of my Flying Bear Army, is it? Then I will also go back to Jincheng to transfer troops, and by the way, I will look at the East Customs that makes you feel at ease. ”

Shen Gui stopped Yan Chongwu; Rubbing his jaw, he refocused his gaze on the parchment map; He thought for a long time, then he raised his head uncertainly, looked at Yan Qinghong and said:

"The black blind man is different from them, in the minds of the soldiers and civilians in Youbei, his status is extremely high and his influence is great, and he is a needle in the troubled times. If he doesn't get the whole picture of my plan, he's bound to make a lot of mistakes in the future. So although my thinking has not been completely straightened out, I will take this opportunity to say a rough idea, whether this plan is good or bad, and everyone will work together to ...... staff."