Cai Yan hugged Xiang Ping, who couldn't stand yet, and looked at Xiang Ao's departing figure, his heart was full of worry. It is almost the end of the year, and Cai Yan is still looking forward to the first Chinese New Year's Eve and the first New Year as a family.

Cai Yan didn't see that at this time, Xiang Ping's eyes were a little expectant, like a sensible adult, full of certainty.

At this time, in the plain realm, Gongsun Zhan had led the soldiers and horses to confront Zhang Chun for more than half a month, but Zhang Chun had many soldiers and horses and high morale, so he was unable to get benefits from his hands. In his heart, he was worried about the urging of the imperial court, and anxiously looked forward to the arrival of Xiang Ao's reinforcements.

"Brother Bogui worked hard!"

"Zhan is looking forward to it day and night, and finally looking forward to Brother Fengyuan's coming!" In the camp of Gongsun Zhan, Xiang Ao had already led the men and horses to arrive, which made Gongsun Chan very happy.

"I've seen General Gongsun!" The accompanying Xi Zhong, Jiao Meng, Zhang He and others also made a salute.

"Gentlemen, generals!" Gongsun Chan invited everyone to sit down, although the people who came were all Xiang Ao's retainers, but Gongsun Chan had also heard about the achievements of the people, and he also had some respect for Gongsun Zhan, the general who accompanied him. I have more confidence in defeating Zhang Chun as soon as possible this time.

"Brother Fengyuan's elite soldiers and strong generals are the envy of Zhan!" Gongsun Zan still had the scene of Xiang Ao rushing to help in his mind at this time. Not only are they all strong, but the armor is even extraordinary, especially the heavy armored cavalry, which shocked Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Chan has always fought against the cavalry outside the Saiwai, and never thought that the cavalry could be trained like this. It may be difficult to make contributions in the grasslands outside the Saiwai, but if there are such strong soldiers in the Central Plains, who can compete with them.

The leader of the light horse and Xiang Ao hedged against the heavy armor, and Gongsun Zhan's legs trembled when he thought about it.

"Hahaha..."Xiang Ao laughed and said: "Brother Bogui is very envious, today Ao Jian is fortunate to see the 'White Horse Righteous Servant' outside the Wei Zhen Sai, which opened Ao's eyes." "Gongsun Zhan is the White Horse General, and the elite led by him is 'White Horse Yicong, and the three thousand elites are all white horses, not to mention the combat strength, but the eye-catching lineup makes Xiang Ao envious.

"Haha... If Brother Fengyuan likes it, how about sending a little! ”

"Brother Bogui is generous, but a gentleman doesn't like people, even if he envies Ao, he won't ask for it!"

"Brother Fengyuan is very polite, the two of us are like brothers, what does it matter if some soldiers and horses are given to Brother Fengyuan!" Gongsun Chan patted his chest and said straightly: "Besides, Zhan also likes Brother Fengyuan's heavy armored cavalry very much!" ”

"Haha... Since Brother Bogui has made it clear, it would be a little hypocritical for Ao to shirk again! When the two of us triumph, what about exchanging some permissions? Xiang Ao also laughed and happily agreed.

"Very good, very good! Hahaha..."

The two were happy, but the drama on the side was loyal and stopped. Heavy cavalry can cost a lot of money in the Northern Regions, and the White Horse Yicong is certainly also elite, but compared to heavy cavalry, it costs more money. However, Gongsun Chan and Xiang Ao were good friends, and it was inconvenient for Xi Zhong to say much, so he had to sit on his knees and drink with a little dislike.

Gongsun Chan is not a dull person, how not to see it, how to exchange the way he has already planned in his heart. Gongsun Chan was even more unangry, and it was a good thing that his brothers and courtiers were so considerate of their confidants and brothers!

"General Xiang!" Gongsun Fan, who was kneeling beside him, was a little embarrassed and asked, "General Xiang, the last general, can the last general Xiang try the heavy armored cavalry?" ”

"Haha..."Xiang Ao smiled when he saw this: "Ameng, take General Gongsun to try!" ”

"No! Checkmate! ”

"Shame on you!" Seeing this, Gongsun Chan covered his face and sighed.

"What do you mean by this? The two of us are like brothers, and General Gongsun Fan is the younger brother of Bogui and my brother. Xiang Ao looked solemn and pretended to be angry.

"Haha... Brother Fengyuan's ridicule is too obvious! ”

"Uh..."Xiang Ao knew what Gongsun Chan meant when he heard this, and he was embarrassed and speechless.

Except for Gao Shun's tense face, which seemed to be uncomfortable, Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others all covered their mouths and laughed, especially Xi Zhong, who did not hide it.

"Ahem..."Xiang Ao coughed lightly twice when he saw this. When they sat down, everyone heard the sound and forcibly suppressed their laughter.

However, Gongsun Zhan nodded from the side, there can be such feelings between the lord and the minister, but Xiang Ao is extraordinary.

"Brother Fengyuan, Zhang Chun has stationed heavy troops in Pingyuan, Ganling and other counties, and there are many soldiers and horses, which is indeed difficult to attack." After the joke, Gongsun Chan solemnly talked about the battle: "And when the thieves attacked the counties, they were even more engulfed with tens of thousands of yellow scarves, and the momentum was very great. ”

"Zhang Chun, this person Ao also sent someone to check a little!" Xiang Ao took over: "Although this person is useless and powerful, he is extremely good at demagogy, whether it is Zhang Ju, the kings of the Wuhuan tribes, or the ignorant people, they are all used by him. In addition to suppressing it with the righteous power of the army, this counterinsurgency must also use the people's speech as the best policy, if it is a strong attack, I am afraid that the two of us will suffer a lot of losses. ”

"Zhan also knows, but the court urges, the two of us don't have much time!"

Gongsun Zhan said with a little embarrassment, and Xiang Ao also frowned and thought deeply when he heard this.

"Lord Gong, General Gongsun!"

"Ambition is a good strategy?" When Xiang Ao heard this, he hurriedly raised his head, and Gongsun Zhan was also staring at Xi Zhong, looking forward to a plan.

"Zhong does have a plan, and I ask the lord and General Gongsun to decide!" Xi Zhong stood up and bowed.

"The anti-thief Zhang Chun raided by sea, and most of his grain and grass were still transported by sea or land from Youbeiping, except for the looting of his grain and grass from various counties and counties." Xi Zhong thought for a moment and then said: "There are many water flows in the plains and Qinghe areas, which are not suitable for transportation, and our army can send a small number of soldiers and horses to cut off its grain routes. Dispatch the army to press on Youbeiping, so that the rebels in Youbeiping cannot support Zhang Chun. As for Zhang Chunshan's demagogy, it is also simple! ”

The eyes of the two lit up when they heard this, at first they thought too much about the strength of the thief army, and neither of them had ever thought about the heavy weight of grain and grass, and they were more interested in what Xi Zhong said later.

Xi Zhong didn't whet people's appetites, and said directly: "As the old saying goes: If you say too much, you will lose, and disaster will come from your mouth!" Since Zhang Chun likes to trick and deceive the people, we can do everything we can and spread some rumors to break it. ”

"But I am also a good debater in our army!" When Gongsun Zhan heard this, he felt that it was feasible, but except for Xi Zhong, all of them were military generals, and Xi Zhong was a literati, so how to say it.

"General Gongsun thinks too much!" Xi Zhong's eyes were determined, and he said with great confidence: "Our army is indeed not good at rumors, but we don't want to distinguish right from wrong, we just need to let the people who follow Zhang Chun's rebellion have doubts in their hearts, and mess with their army's hearts!" ”

"Brilliant plan, brilliant plan!" When Xiang Ao heard this, he unabashedly praised loudly: "Bogui, the art of war is cloudy: the teacher is famous!" No matter how Zhang Chun can speak well, he is an anti-thief after all, and what he uses is just Baixin's ignorance. Since this thief can lead the people to rebellion, we can also lead the people to distinguish between right and wrong! ”

"In this way, it will be according to the strategy of the general!" Although Gongsun Chan was not sure whether this plan could be used, there was no way to do it at this time, so it didn't hurt to try.

The next day, Xiang Ao and Gongsun Zan sent more than 1,000 light cavalry to scatter to various places along the Bohai Sea to explore Zhang Chun's grain road. On the land route, Gongsun Chan hurriedly wrote a military order, ordering the defenders left behind in Yuyang to join the defenders of Guangyang County and Zhuo County to blockade with all their might. At the same time, Xiang Ao ordered the county to guard Jiang Yan and send 2,000 archers and cavalry to press into Liaoxi County, so that the rebels did not dare to relax.

After that, Xi Zhong found people who could speak well and make up nursery rhymes, which spread throughout the plains, Qinghe and other places, and infiltrated the rebels everywhere. However, the armies of Xiang Ao and Gongsun Zan stationed troops in Anping Guoxindu and Dongguang of Bohai County to observe the situation and wait for work.

"Who the hell is it?" Zhang Ju was furious in the county town of Pingyuan: "Who is spreading rumors? Who the hell is it? Haven't found out yet? ”

"Your Majesty, it has spread all over the city in the past two days, and Chenjue is spread by Gongsun Chan and others, which disturbs the hearts of my army!" Zhang Chun knelt down under Zhang Ju, and said with a gloomy face.

"The hateful Gongsun Chan has always been against me in Yuyang, even here!" Zhang Ju slammed it down and said, "I don't know if General Zhang has a way to end up?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, the minister is good at this, Gongsun Chan is just getting an axe in front of the minister!"

"That's it!" Zhang Ju was slightly relieved when he heard this: "Then this matter will be bothered by General Zhang!" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured!" Zhang Chun took the order and left.

"This emperor's position is really good, when I slaughter the Liu family and win the world, I will make every effort to benefit the world, hahaha..."

Scold! Stupid and cute! After Zhang Chun walked outside the door, he heard Zhang Ju's bold words, and his heart was disdainful. Chess piece, such a big dream! Zhang Chun, who was walking, was pale, although such remarks were not too threatening, but in this way, he was only afraid that the army's morale would be unstable. Zhang Chun walked towards the barracks in a little panic, constantly thinking about how to deal with it.

"I've seen the general!"

"Well, no need to be polite!"

"General, the food and grass are in a hurry!"

"Huh?!" When Zhang Chun heard this, he turned around and stared at the guard in front of him and asked, "How can this be the case, when our army crossed the river, there was so much grain and grass, and so much grain and grass was plundered in various counties and counties, how could it be urgent?" ”

"General, although there is a lot of grain and grass, I have stored too much of the rest of the yellow scarves along the way. The daily consumption of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses is really not small! Moreover, the daily consumption of the people of each city is not small. ”

Zhang Chun's face was even more ugly, and he sighed in his heart that he had never recruited a usable Wenchen, if the family was obedient and recruited one or two people to use, it would not be like this.

"The people's food is halved, and the rest of the yellow scarf is also reduced by three percent of the food, and after a few days, there should be a baggage from the sea in Youbeiping!"

"General...", the guard stopped talking.

"Say!" Seeing that the guards were so submissive, Zhang Chun was furious.

"The coast is full of enemy scouts, and our army's sea food routes have been cut off. Fear... I'm afraid that I won't be able to get baggage by sea for the time being. ”

"Bang..."Zhang Chun angrily smashed the teapot he had just picked up in his hand and said: "There is a copy of the family over there, whether it is good or bad, all of them are copied!" ”

"But the general..."

"How? Commanded to execute! ”

"No!" The guards had no choice but to take the order.

Zhang Chun was also helpless, if it weren't for Gongsun Zan being forced into such a desperate situation, Zhang Chun would not want to offend the local family. Since you want to offend, you will cut the grass and root it out and kill it cleanly.