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Twilight is dying.? Outside the west gate Chinese of Fangcheng County, half of the sky illuminated by lanterns and torches was red. The newly arrived Han army was stationed here. The marshal Guo Wei, the deputy marshal crown prince Liu Chengxun just set up a banquet, entertained Gao Xing Zhou Xing, Wen Yan condolences at the same time, but also brought the new branch emperor Liu Zhiyuan to Gao Xingzhou and others reward, canonized Gao Xingzhou as the military department of Shangshu, Songzhou Festival envoy; Gao Xingzhou also looked back on the past with a tearful face, looked forward to the future, expressed his gratitude to Liu Zhiyuan, and expressed his willingness to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.

After the dinner, the generals returned to their respective stations. Guo Rong gave Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Pu a look, and the three of them quietly gathered in Guo Rong's barracks. The candlelight was dim, and the three of them had different expressions, and they didn't know where to start for a while.

Seven days ago, Liu Zhiyuan entered Bianjing City, and immediately sent people to Yecheng, found Du Chongwei, and read out the holy decree to move Du Chongwei to Shaanzhou Jiedu envoy. Yecheng is the foundation of Du Chongwei, how could he move to Shaanzhou, where he is not familiar with his life, and immediately drove this angel out of Yecheng and refused to be called.

Liu Zhiyuan was furious and convened the generals to discuss and crusade against Du Chongwei. On Liu Zhiyuan's way south to Bianjing, the white-clothed army led by Guo Rong performed well, so he was also fortunate to participate in this pre-military meeting. According to the plan discussed with Wang Pu in advance, Guo Rong tried his best to overcome public opinion and mobilize Liu Zhiyuan to postpone the crusade against Du Chongwei, but to go south first to deter Chu and Li Tang in the south, and then fight a decisive battle with Du Chongwei. The reason is: three days ago, the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang died of a sudden illness, the Khitan was in chaos, the princes were vying for the throne, and a large number of Khitan troops were stranded in Hebei Prefectures, waiting for the orders of the new master. Du Chongwei waved the banner of expelling the Khitans, and fought with the Khitans many times, and they had a great dislike for each other. There were Khitans stranded in Hebei, Du Chongwei did not dare to go south to Bianjing, and second, he did not dare to fight hard with the Khitan, so he could only send a small number of troops and take the opportunity to seize some cities. Du Chongwei can do this, and our justifiable Han Dynasty can do this. also send a small number of troops to the north to contain Du Chongwei. At present, the greatest threat to the Han Dynasty is not Du Chongwei, but the Chu State and Li Tang in the south. The state of Chu has Longwang Shu, Xiangzhou, Dengzhou, Dengzhou, Dengzhou, and Tangzhou, and Li Tang is even more impatient when he looks at it. If we are in a stalemate with Du Chongwei, and they find out our truth and kill from behind, we will be in danger from the enemy. Therefore, we might as well take advantage of the fact that Du Chongwei does not dare to officially turn his face with us, strike first and send troops south to repel Chu and Li Tang, first, stabilize the southern defense line, and have no worries, and second, our army can establish our invincible prestige, which will improve the reputation of the king and deter all the feudal towns, why not?

Liu Zhiyuan was a little moved, in Liu Zhiyuan's opinion, Li Tang was vulnerable, but the affairs of Chu State were very difficult to do, if he didn't ask, how big the ambition of Chu was, no one knew if he would continue to go north after swallowing the entire Weisheng Festival Envoy? If Chu Guo stabbed him in the back during the decisive battle with Du Chongwei, then things would not be easy to do... He discussed it with Guo Wei again at the moment, and then he made up his mind to go south first. Before going south, Liu Zhiyuan repeatedly told Guo Wei that if the Chu army is weak, it can be won in one battle, and if the Chu army is strong, then it must be done cautiously, don't fight the snake, but hurt yourself, the capital of the Han Dynasty is not much...

Zhao Kuangyin was the first to break the silence, and he asked: "Mr. Wang, what is the reason why this Chu army does not retreat but advances?" Could it be that they really want to fight with our army under Fang City? In today's battle, it can be seen that the strength of the Chu army is not weak, but they have even defeated the Khitans. If we are tough, we are naturally not afraid of him, but in this way, won't it go against our intention to go south? "The idea was made by Wang Pu, but it was said by his third brother in front of the emperor, in case it is self-defeating and fights with the Chu army in Fangcheng, then even if he wins, the loss of troops is inevitable, and the third brother may not be able to eat and walk around."

Zhao Kuangyin's meaning, Wang Pu immediately understood, he ignored Zhao Kuangyin, but asked Guo Rongdao: "General Guo, what do you think?" ”

Guo Rong smiled indifferently and said: "At present, there are three problems in the state of Chu, first, the progress of the Chu army is true, but it is precisely because of the progress that it has occupied Xiangzhou, Fangzhou, Junzhou, and Dengzhou in just over half a month, but the people's hearts are not completely attached, most of the officials in these states are still officials of the Great Jin, and they do not have much good impression of the state of Chu. Second, the Chu army claims to be 100,000, but in fact it is only 60,000, plus the division of troops in various places, I am afraid that there are only 4oooo people left in Dengzhou, and the others are all newly surrendered troops, and the soldiers and horses of the Weisheng Jiedu envoy have always been weak, and those surrendered troops may not be big; Third, the Chu army has worries, today, the Han is the strongest, followed by Li Tang, and then the Chu State, the elite of the Chu army's northern front are all in Dengzhou, if there is a decisive battle with the Han here, no matter who wins or loses, it is not what the Chu State wants to see. ”

Wang Pu twisted his beard and smiled, but Zhao Kuangyin looked a little suspicious, Guo Rong explained: "If the Great Han wins, Xiangzhou, Fangzhou, and Junzhou may rebel again, and the Chu army can only retreat south in a hurry, and the elite will be lost, and it will be difficult to do much from now on." If the Chu army wins, the army will also lose more than half, and at that time, he will not be able to continue the Northern Expedition. At this time, Li Tang sent troops to Huainan, whether it was the Han Dynasty or the Chu State, they were unable to deal with it, so the land of Huaibei and Henan probably belonged to Li Tang. Chu Jun made wedding clothes for others in vain. Seventh brother, do you think the twelfth brother will be so stupid? ”

Guo Rong sneered slightly and asserted: "The Chu army is advancing north, I'm afraid it's more just a show, trying to gain the upper hand in the negotiations." Brother Twelve is gambling, betting that we won't fight them! ”

Wang Pu sighed and said, "There is no shortage of talents in the Chu army. If it weren't for Du Chongwei in Hebei, I would definitely encourage Guo Dashuai to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army in Fangcheng and completely destroy Ma Yun's ambitions! Ay... In the future, those who will compete with the Han Dynasty for the world will inevitably be Da Chu. ”

Zhao Kuangyin turned his eyes and asked: "Mr. Wang, if we negotiate peace with the Chu State today, and when our army returns north to fight with Du Chongwei, and the Chu army suddenly goes north, then won't we suffer from the enemy on our backs?" ”

Wang Pu looked at Zhao Kuangyin carefully, Zhao Kuangyin was such an idiot in politics, which made him feel a little incredible. He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "General Zhao, you are too worried, didn't General Guo say that the Chu army has three concerns?" Although Xiangzhou and other places are in the hands of the Chu State, and many of the soldiers and generals of the Weisheng Jiedu envoy have also surrendered, but the Chu State wants to completely control Xiangzhou and other places in its own hands, and turn the weak soldiers into its own and into elite soldiers, I am afraid it will take a while of effort, and he will definitely not be able to do it without a year or two. And we only need half a year at most, which is enough to deal with Du Chongwei. ”

Zhao Kuangyin was suddenly, and he was about to speak, when he heard someone outside the tent walk in and said, "Third brother, a messenger came to the military camp, and Tangzhou Thorn Shi Ma Quanjie sent someone to deliver the letter." "This man is a man who keeps his word.

Guo Weishuai's army went south, Zhao Kuangyin took the white-clothed army as the vanguard, but Guo Rong was his father's bibliographer, following Guo Wei's left and right, handling some official documents, and learning some ability to grasp the overall situation of marching and fighting, which is also Guo Wei's intention to train Guo Rong when he saw that Guo Rong was doing well in Daizhou. At the same time, it is also because Guo Rong and Liu Chengxun have a good relationship, and keeping Guo Rong by his side is also to accompany Liu Chengxun, deepen the relationship with His Majesty the future emperor, and make emotional investment. In this way, all the military information will be sent to Guo Rong first.

Guo Rong opened the envelope and took out the letter, which was written with Ma Quanjie's own suggestion, this guy heard that the reinforcements were coming, and immediately mobilized the troops and horses of Tangzhou, and marched south day and night, to capture Huyang, the back road of the Chu army, and encircle and annihilate the Chu army in Dengzhou. Guo Rong was overjoyed after reading it, if Huyang was in the hands of the Han army, there would be an extra bargaining chip in the negotiation, and the Chu army would probably not be able to sleep peacefully.

Wang Pu on the side read the letter, shook his head and sighed: "Crazy horse, it's too reckless." If my army really wants to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army, then this move is naturally the best policy. But now that the Chu army is in danger, it can't defeat our army if it advances, and if it retreats, he's afraid that our army will be the closest along the way, so he will make a chaotic move and completely confuse the situation in Dengzhou, Tangzhou, and even Shenzhou. If you don't fight, it will be difficult to preserve the military prestige of the Han Dynasty. Besides, is this Huyang really that easy to attack? If he misses the sneak attack, then Tangzhou is in danger... Ay... What a mistake, what a mistake! ”

Guo Rong stood up, picked up the letter, and said, "The situation is urgent, I have to report this matter to my father as soon as possible." ”

"Wait," Wang Pu walked up to Guo Rong and asked, "If the marshal asks you, what should you do, I don't know the general, how to answer?" ”

Guo Rong was stunned for a moment and said: "Naturally, we will divide our troops to go south to Tangzhou, and stabilize the situation in Tangzhou first." If Tangzhou is lost, Dengzhou and Tangzhou will become horns of each other, and the superiority of our army will be lost. ”

Wang Pu glanced at Guo Rong approvingly, in terms of specific tactics, Guo Rong may not be good, but his strategic vision is much stronger than others, so he asked again: "If the marshal asks you, how many soldiers and horses should you send?" ”

Guo Rong said: "At least 20,000 people." ”

Wang Pu shook his head and said: "The situation is critical, if the Chu army wants to take Tangzhou, it must use cavalry, and the cavalry of the Chu army was originally only more than a thousand people, even if it defeats the Khitans now and obtains some war horses, it is estimated that there are only three or four thousand people." If our army wants to send troops, it should also send troops equal to it. It is only necessary to take the Tangzhou Prefecture Prefecture, and as for Shangma County and Tanghe County, they will be given to the Chu army. If we dispatch a large army to completely control Tangzhou, the situation of the Chu army is critical, and we may take risks. What about a dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, and a rabbit biting in a hurry? Ma Yun, a person who once pretended to be a Taoist priest and confused the emperor, was extremely bold and reckless, and forced him to be anxious. There will be a battle between Chu and Han sooner or later, but it shouldn't be born now. We need to do our best to restrain ourselves and not make the incident more out of control. In addition, the general can ask the marshal for his life and rush to the Chu army camp to negotiate peace! Feel the bottom of the Chu army and see what they really want? ”

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