"Lord, the Tiger Prison Pass has started a war!"

"Oh?!" When Xiang Ao heard this, he led Zhao Yun and Dian Wei to the map to think carefully.

This time, Xiang Ao only brought Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, and there was no military division with him. It's not that there is no one to take in the Northern Regions, it's just that Xiang Ao feels that even Xu Shu, Xi Zhong and others can't compare to him in battle.

"Yesterday, the scouts reported that there were about 20,000 defenders in Mengjin, all of whom were the elite of the eighth captain of the West Park in the past!" Xiang Ao pointed to the banner representing Dong Jun on the map and said: "And our army, plus the remnants of the army that has been collected in the past two days, is only a look at the early tens of thousands, and it is far from Dong Zhuojun. ”

"If you want to capture Mengjin, I'm afraid that the attack will cause great losses! Moreover, General Yuan Hei also said that the reason why the previous Gongjie Taishou was so badly defeated was mostly because of arson by Li Dao, Guo Yan and others. Xiang Ao said with a little worry: "I just don't know, how much tung oil is still in Dongying on the other side at this time, I have to guard against it!" ”

Zhao Yun followed Xiang Ao's guidance on the map, and he was constantly thinking about it in his heart. As for Dian Wei, he didn't care about this, he just made a show when he came over and listened, and just waited for Xiang Ao to arrange it.

"My lord, although it is not Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Iron Cavalry that defends Mengjin, the soldiers and horses of the Eighth Captain of Xiyuan are even more complete, including cavalry, infantry, and archers. Even if our army forcibly enters Mengjin, the mixed arms on the other side of the bank are more conducive to defense. Our army has only a few thousand cavalry and more than a thousand infantry, I'm afraid..."

Xiang Ao nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhao Yun's worries. Xiang Ao's 'Feather Killing' and 'Righteous Servant', if they fight against the Xiliang cavalry, Xiang Ao is confident that he will defeat the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is twice as large as himself. But fighting against the positions of the mixed arms, Xiang Ao is not too sure.

Han Hao, who was temporarily obedient to Xiang Ao's orders, was also bowing his head and pondering. In the past two days, Han Hao has admired Xiang Aozhijun, not to mention the rewards and punishments, and the daily training has made Han Hao's eyes stare at him. Han Hao had also seen the troops that were forbidden by order, but just like the Northern Regions Army, one station was motionless for several hours, and when thousands of soldiers and horses marched, they were as neat as one person, which made Han Hao exclaim.

What puzzled Han Hao the most was that among Xiang Ao's military laws, there were only two punishments. First, it is the usual killing without forgiveness, most of which are aimed at soldiers who have committed major mistakes. Second, it was just confinement, no food, no water to drink. Depending on the offense committed, the length of confinement varies.

At first, Han Hao felt that such a punishment was not of much use to the rebellious soldiers. However, every time I saw the training, some generals said that whoever remembered how long and how long they were locked up would tremble, and both the soldiers and the generals would tremble with fear. While Han Hao was curious, he also felt that confinement would definitely not be so simple.

"Xiang Gong, the last general thinks that we don't need to be too anxious. Now that the Tiger Prison has launched a strong attack, Dong Zhuo's layout will change soon. When the layout of Dong Jun changes, it will be our opportunity to break the enemy. Han Hao clenched his fists and said to Xiang Ao: "Besides, there are two people on the southern line, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian. Sun Jiannai is the originator of the art of war, after Sun Bin, he is brave and unparalleled in battle, and he will definitely pose a big threat to the southern front in the near future. ”

"General Yuanhe's wisdom is extraordinary!" Xiang Ao chuckled and glanced at Han Hao appreciatively. Zhao Yun on the side heard the words and suddenly realized. It is true that in order to fight a war, we must look at the overall situation in order to formulate a detailed strategy for the local situation.

"Xiang Gong praises!" When Han Hao heard this, he humbly hugged his fists in return.

Seeing this, Xiang Ao didn't say more, turned around and picked up the flag representing Meng Jin's 20,000 soldiers and horses on the map, and said with great meaning: "The time is to wait, but the time can also be created!" Zhao Yun and Han Hao saw that Xiang Ao was so confident, and they were curious about Xiang Ao's strategy. However, after Xiang Ao put down the flag, he didn't seem to plan to say more, and the two of them didn't want to ask too much, so they had to think about it on the side.

That night, Xiang Ao ordered Zhao Yun to lead 2,000 'righteous servants' and more than 1,000 infantry to Xiaopingjin to garrison. At the same time, let Dian Wei be the messenger and carry Xiang Ao's letter to the Mengjin Dong Zhuo military camp on the other side. Dian Wei looked at the river with a little silver light with a bitter face at this time, waiting for the fishing boat, preparing to cross the river bank, and rushed to the Dong Zhuo military camp on the other side overnight.

Although Xiang Ao has been deliberately cultivating Dian Wei, Dian Wei is so natural that he doesn't like to delve into knowledge, and often complains. Now that he was sent to Dong Zhuo's military camp by Xiang Ao as a messenger, Dian Wei was unwilling in his heart.

"Ah Wei, my Northern Region has always been extremely lacking in talents, and this time I failed to bring Zhicai, Yuan Zhi and others with me. Awei worked hard this time, let's run and lie down Mengjin! ”

Thinking back to Xiang Ao's helpless expression at that time, Dian Wei couldn't bear the troubles of the lord and agreed, and now that he was about to get on the boat, Dian Wei realized that he seemed to be biased by the lord again. Ay... Dian Wei sighed and reluctantly followed the fisherman to the boat. However, thinking of Xiang Ao's advice before leaving, Dian Wei also looked solemnly at Meng Jin on the other side of the river, with firm eyes.

At this time, in Pingxian between Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, there was a lot of peace.

"I've seen Jiang Yushi!" Jiang Lu flipped down the cloth hat covering his head, nodded, and followed this person to the back hall of the grocery store.

"The main soldiers and horses have rushed to the other side of Mengjin, can you find valuable information?"

"Go back to the imperial history!" This person is about forty years old, and he bowed to Jiang Lu and said respectfully: "Mengjin and Xiaopingjin have already explored the reality of the soldiers and horses, and the places where grain and grass are hoarded in the two passes have also been known. ”

"That's it!" Jiang Lu nodded, and said with a gloomy face: "Tomorrow, the Lord Guild will send General Dian to envoy Mengjin Dong Ying, and you will try to hand over the information to General Dian." ”

"Don't worry!" The middle-aged man bowed and said very respectfully.

"Are there down-and-out talented people around Luoyang?"

"Originally, after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, many people left Luoyang." The middle-aged man thought for a while and said: "Now that everyone in Luoyang is in danger, I'm afraid it's not easy to get in touch." ”

"Put this matter aside for the time being, don't expose it." Jiang Lu Si discussed for a moment, and instructed the middle-aged man: "After that, concentrate on protecting the great Confucians in the court, especially Cai Gong!" ”

"Don't worry, the lower officials know the severity." The middle-aged man took the conversation solemnly. As Jiang Lu said, the next day, Dian Wei was ceremoniously taken from Mengjin to Pingxian County, like a guest.

"Haha... Zhenguo Gong is really full of talents! ”

When Wang Kuang's army was defeated, Li Ru, who rushed back to Pingxian County, learned that Xiang Ao's envoy was coming, and put down all the affairs in his hand to come to meet him. When he saw that it was a reckless man who was dispatched, he was stunned, so he had to laugh out loud to hide his embarrassment.

Dian Wei didn't seem to hear the meaning of Li Ru's words, and said loudly at Li Ru: "Dian Wei, the general of the guard army under the command of the Duke of Zhenguo, come to pay a visit!" ”

The voice like thunder shook the dust on the roof of the mansion lobby. Li Ru's face was even more ugly, and his ears were roaring. If it weren't for Dian Wei being Xiang Ao's person, I'm afraid Li Ru would have taken Dian Wei down and punished him. Li Ru opened his mouth slightly, relieved the discomfort of his eardrums, and said: "General Dian is hard, I am the court's courtier, and the Taishi Shuzuo!" ”

Li Ru, who had adapted to it, chuckled and said softly: "I don't know what advice the general of Zhenguo Gong has come to visit?" ”

"The lord of my family said it, I don't dare to give advice, but I just have a little kind reminder!" Dian Wei's mouth cracked, and as if he was smirking, he took out the letter prepared by Xiang Ao from his arms and said: "My family master is on the bus side, and I hope that the master will consider it carefully after seeing the letter!" ”

Hearing this, Li Ru frowned slightly, and took the letter from Dian Wei's hand.

"Someone!"

"Captain!"

"Quickly submit the letter to Master Dong Zhuo of Weiyang Palace!"

"No!" Seeing Li Ru's solemn face, the soldiers who heard the sound did not dare to delay, turned around and left very quickly.

"Can General Dian wait a day?"

"That's nature!" Seeing that the letter was sent to Luoyang, Dian Wei seemed to be relieved a lot, and smiled a little happily: "My lord said that it is best for me to communicate with Li Yilang and exchange feelings." ”

When Li Ru heard this, his eyes lit up, and there was a play. After thinking about it, Li Ru said to Dian Wei: "In this way, please ask General Dian to go to the guest room with his subordinates to rest and rest, and after the Taishi replies to the letter, General Dian can cross the river and resume his life!" ”

"Good!" Dian Wei was like thunder on the ground again, and said with a hearty smile. This made Li Ru embarrassed again.

Is there anyone available under Xiang Ao? Such a reckless man was sent to the mission! Li Ru shook his head speechlessly, and secretly discussed in his heart: Now the so-called people with heads and faces seem to be both bitches and archways, even if Zhenguo Gong is no exception, hehe! Li Ru looked at Dian Wei's departing back, thinking contemptuously, as if he could still affirm the content of Xiang Ao's letter.

That night, Dian Wei, accompanied by Li Ru, went to Hongluan Pavilion in Pingxian County. According to Li Ru's understanding, Hongluan Pavilion has existed in Pingxian County for nearly 20 years, the land of fireworks. Three years ago, it was bought by a wealthy businessman at a high price, and after that, the land of fireworks that was originally despised by people became tall. Although it is still inevitable that there will be transactions on the table, there are many more literati who are here to recite poems and play against each other. Even most of the women who make a living again are not selling their bodies.

Under Li Ru's operation, the top card of Hongluan Pavilion was arranged to Dian Wei that night.

"The concubine has seen General Dian!"

"No need to be polite, quickly give General Ben what you need above!" Looking at the graceful woman in front of him, Dian Wei also had a little evil fire in his heart. However, Xiang Ao had confessed that he couldn't have any entanglement with any woman in the Hongluan Pavilion, and after Dian Wei got what Xiang Ao needed, he had to smuggle in overnight and rush back to the military camp on the other side of Mengjin.

Seeing that Dian Wei was so anxious, the woman chuckled softly, took out a piece of brocade from her arms and handed it to Dian Wei and said, "General, this is the imperial history!" ”

Dian Wei took the brocade, looked at it and shook his eyes slightly to confirm the authenticity. I don't want a fragrance to come to the surface, which makes Dian Wei, who was originally spring-hearted, even more uncomfortable. The military situation is important, Dian Wei suppressed the desire to look up at the woman again, and after confirming the content of the brocade, he hurriedly took it into his arms.

"General Ben still has important business, so it's inconvenient to stay for a long time!" Dian Wei was so panicked and annoyed that he turned around and opened the window and was about to jump out, and even unconsciously said goodbye to the woman with some apologies behind his back.

Seeing this, the woman covered her cherry-like mouth with one hand, and laughed coquettishly: "The general is careful all the way!" When Dian Wei heard this, he didn't delay any longer, and jumped out of the window for life.

Call... Dian Wei, who jumped out of the window, came to the uninhabited alley and took a deep breath, suppressed the evil thoughts that burst out of his heart, and quietly left outside Pingxian. The woman looked at Dian Wei's departing figure and laughed in her heart.