On November 26, the thirteenth year of Wankang, a month has passed since Yan Guo crossed the Tiange River in the south.

In the first few days, the Yan army was overwhelmed. Starting from Congzhou, their march in three directions has achieved results that are almost impossible in normal terms. There are many reasons for this, such as the lack of training of soldiers, the lack of awareness of responding to the enemy, the lack of wisdom and experience of the generals, and the lack of knowledge that they have been in the process for several years.

But their success will always come to an end one day. It is impossible to let this gap crack all the way to the capital Liangjing. The old general Gao Jinxia was ordered to urgently recruit or transfer 400,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country, and drove to the jurisdiction of Congzhou.

Perhaps the previous march was too smooth, and the ability of the Yan army to deal with traps was really degraded a lot. In all directions, there are a lot of covers at the same time. Heavy losses caused the Yan Kingdom to begin to shrink its front. Until now, the periphery of Congzhou has become the front line of confrontation between the two sides.

The Stragglers will become more elite in war. On the other hand, the cost can be infinitely heavier than training. As Gao Jinxia's army became more and more sharp, the army of the Yan Kingdom began to be cautious and did not dare to advance easily. Today, more than a month later, the situation has reached a stalemate, and a suffocating peace has emerged.

There were three people sitting in a vermilion hall in Liang Jing, three high-ranking and powerful people.

At the bottom is Ma Chengjiang, the general of Zhaoguo Town, and to his right is Lingyun, the prime minister of Zhaoguo.

As for being able to sit on the top of their civil and military ministers, the identity of another person is of course about to come out - Li Zongxu, the son of Zhaoguo.

The man in the yellow robe laughed and looked in a good mood.

"Do you expect to expel the Yan army in the spring, although it is a little long enough, but it is always a good thing. Through this battle, we can be regarded as a purge from top to bottom, and if everything goes well, then maybe this war is not a disaster for Zhao. ”

"Your Majesty, what the general said is indeed reasonable, but I'm afraid ......" The prime minister stopped talking.

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, there are only three old friends here." Li Zongxu waved his hand at him.

"Then, in the opinion of the ministers, is Congzhou too close to Liang Jing?" The prime minister seemed to be grasping his words little by little, and he seemed to be cautious. And as he spoke, he bent his right thumb and shook his hand lightly twice in front of the Son of Heaven.

"Oh, really?" Li Zongxu fell into deep thought.

Of course, he can understand the meaning of the Prime Minister's words, and he is very thorough. The prime minister's gesture is a "four", which probably refers to Gao Jinxia's 400,000 army. Congzhou is indeed not far from Liang Jing, if Gao Jinxia turns back the horse's head and takes Liang Jing directly, then probably no one can stop him.

General Gao is indeed loyal, but he still has to be guarded against. After all, his surname is Gao, not Li. What's more, if there were spies under him who colluded with Yan Guo early, assassinated General Gao, and then secretly went south to Liangjing. And once there is a gap in the Congzhou defense line, Zang Pang's soldiers and horses can show their ambitions, and there will be no difficulties ahead.

It's too dangerous to be guarded against.

Among the three people present, only General Zhenguo didn't know what to do.

"It's very close, so General Gao is under a lot of pressure now." As soon as the words came out, he felt that the atmosphere was slightly wrong, so he closed his mouth knowingly.

Who would have thought, the prime minister took over his words, "In this way, in order to reduce his worries, how about taking his grandchildren to the palace to study, it is better than the Gao family's private school." ”

Ma Chengjiang pondered for a long time, "It's okay." It's just that Gao Wenyuan, the eldest grandson of the Gao family, has been crowned (20 years old), and I'm afraid it's not suitable to go back to the palace. ”

"Is he in the army now?" The Son of Heaven asked.

Ma Chengjiang thought for a while, "Your Majesty, Gao Wenyuan is indeed in the army. ”

"Oh? Prime Minister, I heard that Miao Guo has made some moves recently, has it? The Son of Heaven turned to Gui Lingyun and asked.

Of course, Miao Guo has action, in fact, Miao has never been without action, and in the south of the Jiufeng Mountain Range, fighting is not a new thing. It's just that that place is the fiefdom of the king of Yunnan, and every time he fights, the king of Yunnan handles it well, and it rarely affects the Central Plains. (Note: The location of Jiufeng Mountain is shown in the section of the preface on the map)

From this point of view, the question asked by the Son of Heaven to Gui Lingyun is certainly not a simple question. "The report from the front, there is indeed a relatively big move, I don't know ...... Your Majesty"

The so-called "report from the front" is, of course, just made up by the prime minister himself, since the Son of Heaven needs this step to continue to play, of course he wants to give it to him.

It's just that there will always be some people who can't be seen, such as Ma Chengjiang. "Really? Why do I ...... about this?" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Zongxu.

"Since the Miao State is eyeing the tiger, I think it is better to let Gao Wenyuan draw 100,000 soldiers and horses from the defenders of Congzhou to Shannan to deliver the king of Yunnan?"

"It's a brilliant plan." Before Ma Chengjiang could react, the prime minister had already kowtowed.

So this seemingly thorough "stinky chess" was established in Ma Chengjiang's confusion. Looking at his back as he walked out of the hall in confusion, the Son of Heaven and the Prime Minister looked at each other and chuckled.

Immediately, Gui Lingyun's face turned grim, and he arched his hand to Li Zongxu, "Your Majesty, does your majesty trust the King of Yunnan too much?" Wang Jun himself is like a tiger, and I'm afraid this move is adding wings to him. ”

Li Zongxu glanced at the prime minister, "Anyway, the king of Yunnan, his surname is Li, and he grew up with me, as for General Gao, his surname is Gao." ”

Gui Lingyun moved his mouth, and just wanted to say something more, only to hear Li Zongxu interrupt him impatiently, with a majestic face, "My brother, it's not something you can doubt, do you understand?" ”

The prime minister nodded, "Then, Weichen also retired." ”

……

A dwelling in the defense line of Congzhou, or rather, a former dwelling.

Now this house has become General Gao's command tent. General Gao has the style of a veteran, and often sits here calmly and calmly, and wins one victory after another thousands of miles away.

But today, there were waves on his face.

"My grandson, the Son of Heaven has issued a holy decree for you to go, and of course Grandpa does not dare to delay. Just ......"

"Grandpa, you don't need to say it, I understand. When I go south this time, I may not have a fight, so I won't take away the elite soldiers on my grandfather's side. Grandpa take care. ”

"I naturally won't give you the elite soldiers, it's just Wenyuan, our Gao family has been loyal to Dazhao for generations, and you must not have two hearts, remember."

"Remember, it's just ......" Gao Wenyuan stopped talking.

"Don't complain about me, the Son of Heaven is right to do this. It is indeed dangerous to display 400,000 soldiers and horses in the territory of Congzhou, and besides, I am very old, and it is easy to make three long and two short; Besides, the soldiers are expensive but not more expensive, and Congzhou, which has no way to make a big war in a short time, really doesn't need so many soldiers and horses, and this transfer of troops is also a good thing for the transfer of grain and grass, so Wenyuan should not have any more complaints. Gao Jinxia said.

Gao Wenyuan listened, sighed, bowed to his grandfather, and left the house with the talisman.

100,000 troops, which is certainly not a small number. It should have been a joy to lead such an army at a young age, but the motive for this incident really made him unhappy.

Isn't the Son of Heaven going to hide his intentions? He scoffed.

If he was the Son of Heaven, he would not be so stiff in mobilization, he would have transferred troops several times, and one time he would have transferred a little less. As for the reason, it will not be a lame excuse for Miao to invade. I am afraid that the name he uses will be to transfer out the river to guard elsewhere. In this way, not only will the 400,000 troops be dispersed, but also the defense of Jiangnan will be strengthened, which is really a multi-task.

Therefore, Li Zongxu is really stupid. Gao Wenyuan couldn't help but scold his mother in his heart.

Of course, it will not be a pleasant thing to be separated from your grandfather. The soldiers below don't know, but Gao Wenyuan understands that his grandfather's time is running out, and his internal and external injuries, old injuries, and new injuries are all unscrupulously insolent in this half-buried body. What's more, Gao Jinxia still has old stomach problems. Originally, it was very reluctant to put on armor to deal with the invasion now.

Maybe it's goodbye. Gao Wenyuan thought to himself.

Although his heart has hardened in the war, and he numbs himself with this hardness, this is a soldier, this is a general, isn't it.

……

Shaodu Wharf

Liu Feiyong was thinking about things, he was thinking about what Zang Pang was thinking.

Opposite him was Zang Pang, who seemed to be thinking about things.

Silence, silence with the smell of blood and fire.

After the winter, the Yan army did not make much movement. And today Liu Feiyong was suddenly summoned from the station, thinking that something was wrong, but the task was to watch the marshal in a daze?

Of course, Zang Pang was not in a daze, originally he called Liu Feiyong to prepare a plan for the next attack, but before he arrived, he already had some eyebrows, and he couldn't help but start to improve.

With a plan, he raised his head and saw this Liu Feiyong, who had long been waiting for no longer knowing how long.

"Ah, here you are, come here, and show me the map."

Liu Feiyong walked up to Zang Pang and followed his fingers. It is Peach Lake.

Luotao Lake is far away from Congzhou, and Liu Feiyong doesn't understand why Zang Pang pays attention to this place.

"General Liu, you see, his 400,000 troops in Nanzhao are pinned down here by us, just to find an opportunity to annihilate us in one fell swoop, in my opinion, probably early spring is the opportunity they are looking for."

"Oh? I don't know ......."

"Although Congzhou is rich, it is not a granary, and a lot of our current military rations already need to be transported by water, and in early spring, our own grain and grass will not be very sufficient; And for such a long time, it is enough to paralyze our soldiers. Because there is an enemy on the outside, we seem to have neglected training lately. ”

"Yes, but what does this have to do with Peach Lake?" Liu Feiyong is still puzzled.

"Because Peach Lake is a good place." Zang Pang had a smile on his face that was in his hands and secretive.

"Pass on my orders, and all armies will strengthen their training. At the same time, 50,000 soldiers and horses were withdrawn one after another, and they must act in top secret, and there must be no mistakes. ”