Cangzhou, the residence of General Pingyan right.

Ping'an and Sheng Yong sat opposite each other, the two of them were not familiar with each other before, but only after being recruited by Zhu Yunwen to work together in martial arts, they gradually became familiar with each other, Ping'an is good at cavalry, Sheng Yong is good at infantry and firearms, so their opinions are often different, but they have nothing to do with each other. This time, Zhu Yunwen handed over the responsibility of Pingyan to the two of them, and did not set up the post of General Pingyan, which also gave them a hint that if anyone plays well and has greater credit, they can be appointed as General Pingyan, so that after Pingyan, it is the inevitable choice of the duke. Now it seems that Ping An has taken the lead, and General Zuo is above General Right, which makes Sheng Yong a little angry, but it also arouses his fighting spirit.

The character and body shape of the two people are very different, Ping'an has a bold personality, tall figure, good at using guns and knives, unstoppable, and his cavalry under his command includes some Mongolian cavalry in addition to the elite of Shaanxi, this surprise attack on Beiping, fully reflects the use of its cavalry tactics and the ability to dominate; Sheng Yong was introverted, of medium stature, somewhat thin, good at raising soldiers, and was very interested in the use of infantry formations and firearms, and his army was equipped with a large number of spears, arquebuses, and tiger squat cannons.

After the two had eaten, Sheng Yong led Ping'an into his war room, the furnishings in the room were very simple, the only thing that caught the eye was a map hanging on the wall. Sheng Yong stood on the edge of the map and said in a deep voice: "General Ping, this time General Geng Lao unfortunately died in battle, the emperor was prosperous, promoted the general to General Pingyan Zuo, presided over the overall situation of Pingyan, I don't know what countermeasures the general has?" ”

Ping'an looked at Sheng Yong's appearance, and his heart was bright, this guy was not resentful of living under himself, but he was not afraid, walked to the map, and said: "Now the general is killed in battle, but except for the Yanshu people colluding with Mongolia, it is all expected by the emperor." Since the completion of Zhigu, the emperor has restricted the food supply of Beiping Dusi, and only let Beiping keep three months' grain at a time, so what the Yanshu people want most is food. ”

"There is only a corner of Beiping, although it is claimed to be 200,000, but the lack of food is its biggest problem, as long as our army remains undefeated, it is actually a victory."

"Hehe, according to what General Ping said, is it impossible to wait for the Yanshu people to starve to death?"

"General Sheng, the general has not received the emperor's edict here, but you should have it here, can you tell me what the emperor thinks."

Sheng Yong smiled, took out a letter from his arms, and said, "This is a secret letter from the emperor to the general, take a look." ”

"Even if it's a secret letter, I don't think it's inappropriate."

"No, the emperor made it clear that you also have a secret letter, similar to the content of my letter."

Ping An didn't shirk it, opened the letter, looked at it carefully, then closed the letter, returned it to Sheng Yong, and then fell into deep thought. After Sheng Yong received the letter, he didn't speak, but stared at Ping'an.

After a while, Ping'an clapped his hands and said: "Emperor Shengming, I was originally worried that the emperor would urge the army to go north and break the Yan within a time limit." At this moment, I have not yet reached the real decision, you have just received an order, the army integration has not yet been completed, and it is very likely that you will be defeated in a hasty battle. ”

"Yes, when the general received the order, he was also surprised, but it is not surprising that the emperor was very sober and pointed out: 'Beiping should not be attacked, and the rebellion should not be suddenly quelled, and it is advisable to plan for the long term.'" However, some civil officials feel that it is easy to eliminate the Yanshu people by gathering a national army and overwhelming Mount Tai, what do you think? ”

"This is indeed a good way," Ping An pondered for a while, and said: "This is the best way to deal with the rebellion, but there are many difficulties, first, the army is dispatched, the grain and grass go first, once the grain and grass are insufficient, the army will collapse without a fight, but it will take more time to collect enough grain and grass, which will also lose its suddenness; Second, the north is cold, and the south and the north must choose to send troops in the spring, and then fight in the summer and autumn, otherwise the winter battle will be very unfavorable to the southern army, and now it is November, and it should not compete with the northern army; Third, it is too risky to gather troops from all over the country, and once the battle is defeated, the general trend will be gone. ”

"Well," Sheng Yong stroked his chin and said with a smile: "What the general said is the same as the last general, and the last general also thinks that he should slow down and not be in a hurry." ”

"Well, General Sheng, what do you think of the emperor's division of us into two war zones?"

"It should be that the emperor is looking at which of the two of us is more suitable." Sheng Yong hesitated.

Ping An laughed: "General Sheng, when it comes to this, General Ben will not give in, General Pingyan I want to decide." ”

"Hehe, not necessarily, I'm Sheng Yong also going to fight."

"Well, then let's see the real chapter on the battlefield, haha!" The two raised their fists together, laughed, and felt that the blocks in their chests were gone, and their feelings deepened.

Ping'an pulled Sheng Yong to sit down and said, "An thinks that the emperor's meaning is not just that, brother, look," Ping'an clicked on the map and said: "Beiping is about four hundred miles away from Zhending, Zhending is about two hundred and fifty miles away from Cangzhou, and Cangzhou is about two hundred miles from Beiping." We will be in this circle when we fight with the Yanshu people, these distances are not far, my cavalry from Zhending to Beiping, day and night, can be reached in five days, but the cavalry of the Yanshu people is not inferior to me, and there are many of them, if we rescue each other, they will be broken by each in the march. ”

"Presumably the emperor saw this, so we fought separately, the emperor used Peng Yue's strategy of scratching Chu, no matter who the Yanshu people attacked, the other side should not rescue, just need to go straight to Beiping, so that the Yanshu people will be difficult to care about each other, and they will be defeated for a long time."

"However, it's easy to be defeated by each of them."

"So we have to be cautious every time we go out and remain undefeated, which is one of the reasons why the emperor did not limit our time."

"Oh," Sheng Yong somewhat understood: "However, wouldn't it be better if the whole army went north and the Yanshu people were not allowed to return to the army to rescue?" ”

"Yes, that's the best, but it's a pity that there are no handsome talents like King Zhongshan and King Kaiping in the imperial court now."

Listening to Ping'an's words, Sheng Yong couldn't help but be silent and sighed slightly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, since the emperor has given us a heavy responsibility, we will repay it with death." Ping An was the first to recover from his low mood, he stood up, pointed to the map and said: "Starting from Zhending to kill Yan, the best route is to go north through Baoding, but Baoding Xiongcheng is not easy to attack; The second is the line of Xiongxian and Bazhou to the north, but the rivers in these places are vertical and horizontal, and the troops cannot be deployed, which is beneficial to Yan and not to me, and it is often a decisive battle. ”

"As for your ......" Seeing Ping'an talk about his side, Sheng Yong smiled: "The best way for my side is to follow the northern expedition route of the two kings of Zhongshan and Kaiping, advance by land and water, and join Guo Jian of Zhigu, attack Tongzhou, and then conquer Beiping." ”

"Yes, what General Sheng said is very true, I will plan to attack Baoding after I go back, and your side can consider approaching Zhigu and threatening Beiping. However, "Ping'an paused and said: "If Wei Guogong can conquer Juyong Pass and Geng Xuan can conquer Yongping, it will be much simpler." ”

"yes." Sheng Yong also sighed and looked at Juyong Pass and Yongping on the map......

The next day, Ping An led the army back to the west, and when they separated, Ping An earnestly told Sheng Yong: "Yan Shu has many cavalry, even if it is a hundred miles away, it cannot be taken lightly, because overnight, the Yan army may be in front of you." ”

"Well, don't worry, brother, brother understands."