"Fierce General Lu Zicai, maybe Your Majesty has just heard his name, but you must know this person's brother, Lu Xingshi." Wu Mingche said unhurriedly.

Lu Xingshi is the general of Nanchen Lu Zilong, the word Xingshi, the former Nanchen Jingzhou Thorn History, Yunlu General, once sat in the lonely city when Hua Jiao rebelled, and finally insisted on the rescue of the Nan Chen army, and the main force inside and outside the attack, so that Hua Jiao was defeated, is a rare general who is proficient in defending the city, his character is steady, not humble or arrogant, has always been respected.

It's a pity that Lu Zilong died eight years ago, but the children of the Lu family are still serving in the Southern Chen Army, and the Lu Zicai that Wu Mingche said is naturally one of Lu Zilong's younger brothers.

Chen Ji still has an impression of this name, and for Lu Zilong, he also remembers it deeply after eight years: "I didn't expect that Lu Xingshi's brothers have all become fierce generals, and they can be regarded as worthy of his brother's spirit in the sky." ”

Whether it is Wu Mingche or Chen Ji, they all participated in the battle to pacify Huajiao, one is the main general, and the other is sitting in Xiangzhou as the regent, so they have great respect for this fierce general who resisted Huajiao and Xiliang with the strength of the lonely city, and when his name was mentioned at this time, the two of them had some sadness in their hearts.

I don't know if I don't think that nine years have passed in a flash, and the famous generals and handsomes who were on the battlefield back then are already dying.

"Perhaps, how much do you know about this Lu Zicai?" If Chen Ji was still a little hesitant before, now that he thinks of Lu Zilong, Chen Ji has made up his mind.

Wu Mingche breathed a sigh of relief, and Chen Ji asked this, indicating that he had not checked much in his heart to determine the candidate: "Lu Zicai followed the old man to fight in Lu Liang, which used to be a lot of credit, and this person has a similar personality to his brother, they are both stable people, maybe they will be worried about attacking, but let them defend, Your Majesty can rest assured." ”

Chen Ji nodded slowly, and Wu Mingche remembered something, and then said: "If Your Majesty is not at ease with Lu Zicai, you can also mobilize the dog to lead the army to support Northern Yanzhou, the dog is not talented, but the old minister who has the ability to defend the side still thinks that there is still there, so General Fan is in Liang County, Lu Zicai is in Zhongli, and Dog is in North Yanzhou, there are so three generals on the front line, it is better than General Fan to support independently, and the defense line is foolproof." ”

"Good, good, good!" Chen Huo Ran stood up and clapped his hands excitedly, "What Sikong said is very much in line with my heart!" ”

Wu Mingche breathed a sigh of relief. His son Wu Huijue is a member of Nan Chen's scattered cavalry, leading troops to garrison Nan Qiaozhou, after all, Nan Qiaozhou is still in the north of the Jiangbei, there is still a certain distance from the Huainan front, Wu Mingche was ordered to lead the army to the north, Chen Hui specially ordered Wu Huijue to take over his father's duties, mainly responsible for the affairs of the states on the south side of Huainan, so that Wu Mingche can wholeheartedly go on the Northern Expedition, but also shows Chen Xu's trust and reliance on the Wu family.

But as a general, if you want to make a contribution, you have to go to the battlefield after all, just stay behind, even if it is because of the same merit in transporting grain and grass, building blades, etc., and it is even possible to be promoted to a knight because of this, but it will inevitably make people look down on it.

Now that Wu Mingche is old, if his son still does not have the opportunity to make contributions in the rear, I am afraid that he will only be able to stay in the position of a regular attendant for a long time. Maybe such a position is nothing outside, but there are many in the capital.

There is a good saying, if a tile falls from the eaves of Wuyi Lane, it is possible to smash a foreign waiter to death, which shows how many kinds of waiters there are in the capital.

Therefore, Wu Mingche is also a little selfish at this time, this opportunity to go to the front line in Huainan to be independent, of course he will not give it to others in vain. Lu Zicai is his subordinate, Wu Huijue is his son, no matter who the two of them can be promoted, it will be a good thing for him Wu Mingche.

Chen Ji obviously understands this truth, but he doesn't think much about it, Wu Mingche is not the kind of person who "does not avoid relatives and does not avoid suspicion outside" - or in other words, there are only a few such people in this world after all - so Wu Mingche will definitely recommend his relatives and subordinates.

What's more, Wu Mingche has been in charge of the Dachen army for many years, and his protégés and former officials are all over the world.

At the same time, from another point of view, Chen Ji's understanding of the new generation of generals in the Southern Chen Army has no way to compare with Wu Mingche, otherwise he would not have visited the door specifically, so it is better than no one is available.

As long as Wu Mingche is still loyal to Da Chen, even if Wu Mingche really wants to cultivate his own children and subordinates, Chen Ji has no need to stop him.

Silently watching Chen Ji get into the carriage, Wu Mingche exhaled softly, and sent him away anyway. Fortunately, Chen Ji obviously expected that Wu Mingche would not really want to go into battle in person, so he did not strongly ask Wu Mingche to go on the expedition, which also made Wu Mingche a lot easier.

But I offended the Fan family this time!

Wu Mingche smiled bitterly, everything has advantages and disadvantages, but I don't know whether this time is a pro or a cons.

His gaze slowly turned to the northeast after the carriage following Chen Ji disappeared around the corner. He didn't hand over Zhongli's command to Fan Meng, which was equivalent to severing the connection between Fan Meng and Yangzhou Thorn History, what does this mean, Wu Mingche knows that the old foxes in the East Palace must also know it.

No matter how you say this, it's a big favor, as long as those people in the East Palace are not stupid, they will definitely repay it in the future.

In this way, it is not a loss-making deal to offend the Fan family in exchange for the favor of the East Palace and the experience of Lu Zicai and Wu Huijue.

Wu Mingche stood quietly at the door, a smile flashed across the corner of the old man's mouth, but compared to the previous bitterness, this smile was more relaxed.

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Nanchen, Bazhou, Baling County.

Baling County, also known as Baqiu, located at the mouth of Dongting Lake, is the fortress in the middle of the river. Baling guards the throat of Dongting Lake, and if you want to go north from Xiangzhou and Yueyang to the river, you must pass through Baling.

This is from Baling to the south, and from Baling to the north, you can spy on Jiangbei, Yingzhou in the northeast, Jiangling in the northwest and other important towns along the river, all under the deterrence of Baling. Of course, in other words, from Jiujiang to Yingzhou, then to Baling, and finally through Jiangling to Yidu, this pearl-like cluster of towns constitutes the defense line of the entire middle section of the river.

Throughout the ages, around these nodes, I don't know how many wars broke out, and I don't know how many bones there are in this section of the river.