Since returning to the Tongyuan Army in Beijing, Wang Shao's mood has not been good, as evidenced by the fact that he left first at the banquet on Shangyuan Night. And in the following month, Wang Shao's mood did not improve.

The atmosphere in the yamen is like the air before a summer rainstorm, which makes people feel depressed. Dozens of officials, large and small, even spoke softly. Although when he came into contact with Wang Shao, he was not angered. But the appeasement of the Marginal Pacification Division made the pair of critical eyes like an awl tremble.

Now even Gao Zunyu feels that the yamen is too depressing, and it is difficult for people to stay. Nominally in charge of Tuntian, but he has never been careful, he hurried out of the city to check the growth of wheat seedlings in various villages. Go out early and return late, and try not to meet Wang Shao.

Gao Zunyu is on his way back to Guwei Village. It's already mid-February, and there is still a little snow in the sunny place, but most of the land has already melted. Colorful grass flowers bloom on the roadside, and the stubble wheat seedlings become more verdant after a winter.

The sun is shining, the Weishui is murmuring, the gentle spring breeze is blowing, and the moving spring light scattered on the fields makes Gao Zunyu have a little bit of poetry to compose. Compared with the gloomy yamen, of course, the outside makes people feel more happy. If you're in Tokyo, it's already time to go out.

Bidding farewell to the moving spring, Gao Zunyu returned to the yamen. Because of the need to increase the defense power, and to build an extraordinarily low and solid yamen building, after walking in, there is a sense of oppression. Walking to the front of the main hall, the originally relaxed mood disappeared little by little with the steps, Gao Zunyu was about to say hello and leave, but saw Wang Shao looking at it with an official document, unable to hide the joy on the corners of his lips.

"What's wrong?" Gao Zunyu stepped into the hall and asked in surprise, "Why are you in such a good mood today?" ”

"No ......" Wang Shao immediately changed his serious expression, handed over an official document, and his tone suddenly became heavy, "I just received the news that the 3,000 people of the Guangrui battalion in Gyeongju rebelled, and the deputy governor Zhang Yu happened to lead the army to Luowu, and Wang Guangyuan failed to suppress it in time. Xuanfu Si ordered Jing Yuan and Qin Feng to send troops together, and now Yan Da has probably rushed to the east. ”

"Luo Wucheng is in danger!" Gao Zunyu immediately exclaimed, this was his first reaction after hearing the news. And the second reaction was to think that it was no wonder that Wang Shao's mood would improve. At first glance, when he heard that there was chaos in Han Jiang, Gao Zunyu now has the urge to sing and dance like the Tubo people outside.

"Of course it's dangerous." From his expression, he couldn't see that Wang Shao was a little gloating, but he couldn't help but feel a little brisk in his speech, "Luo Wu was originally alone, and after the fall of Funing, he was besieged by the Xia people, and he was barely able to support it. Now that Gyeongju in the rear is in chaos, it is difficult for Luo Wucheng to defend it! ”

Gao Zunyu pursed his lips: "If you go outside, you must first settle inside, and I'm afraid that the court will give up Luo Wucheng." ”

"Who's to say it isn't? The external problem is just the disease of ringworm, and the internal worry is the problem of the heart. Gyeongju is far more important than Luo Wu City, Luo Wu can be lost, but Gyeongju is not in chaos. Wang Shao raised his finger and pointed to the official document that had just been handed to Gao Zunyu, "What's more, the scope of the mutiny is no longer limited to Gyeongju. ”

"Where?" Gao Zunyu opened the official document and looked at it carefully while asking.

Wang Shao didn't have an interface, so let Gao Zunyu see it himself. A veteran serving in the yazhong happened to come in with tea, and when the veteran put away the two cups of tea and bowed to leave, Wang Shao said: "The rebels have been confirmed to be led by Wu Kui, the Marquis of Yu, the Guangrui army who was imprisoned the day before yesterday. ”

"Pizhou?" Gao Zunyu read the official document at a glance, shook his head and said, "Wu Kui's courage is really not small. And then there's Jingzhao Mansion, I don't know if Pizhou can stop it?! ”

"Wu Rui's full name is the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Guangrui Army in Suining, and most of the soldiers who rescued him from prison were transferred from Pizhou to Qingzhou, and everyone inside and outside the city should know about it. The guards of the city may have defected to the rebels. Wang Shao sneered again, "Also, have you forgotten a few pieces of Sima Twelve's recitals some time ago?" ”

"It was Sima Guang's opposition to Hengshan, and he did tell him the right time, and now that Han Jiang miscalculated, his foresight will show his face."

"Prescient?!" Wang Shao shook his head with a smile: "It's another copy!" Oppose the strengthening of Chang'an's city defense, and increase the part of the defenders of Pizhou! ”

Gao Zunyu sighed, and finally remembered: "...... Looks like it's really in trouble! ”

"It's really a big trouble...... Wang Shao sighed, "even if this mutiny can be successfully quelled." But as soon as Guangrui rebelled, the military morale of the entire Huanqing and Yanyan roads would be suspected. The strategy of opening up Hengshan may have to be put on hold for the time being. ”

Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of smiles that could not be hidden. In terms of the priority of the Kansai strategy, the expansion of the land and the mountains is far ahead of the opening of the river. It is impossible for the ministers of the DPRK and China to support the simultaneous launch of two wars in Kansai, and even if they had such a plan, they would not be able to supply money, food, and materials.

Chong'e intended to build Luowu City, which was based on the recovery of Suide City in the first year of his Xining. With this record as the bottom, in the past two years, the direction of Hengshan has been given priority support, and even Han Jiang, who is in charge of the overall situation, was promoted to prime minister because he needed to be able to command Shaanxi and Hedong at the same time.

Since the end of the Battle of Weiyuan, both materials and manpower have been weakened to the point where they can only protect themselves, and the only support of the imperial court is to order the establishment of the Tongyuan Army in Guwei.

Wang Shao touched the hot teacup and sighed infinitely: "Why do I bother to open a field in Guwei Village, isn't it just to save some money and food for the action of opening up the Xihe River, and save people from making excuses." ”

"But now it's different!" Gao Zunyu immediately said in a loud voice.

Wang Shao nodded again and agreed: "It's indeed different!" ”

Since the Hengshan direction has failed, the Xihe direction, which has always been ranked in the second line, will naturally be on top. Kansai has no other choice, as long as he still wants to save a little face militarily, the Son of Heaven and the court can only choose to support the Yuanbian Pacification Division and choose to support Wang Shao.

"As soon as the leaves fall, you know that the world is autumn, Luo Wu's army is defeated, and you can make a comeback. But Gyeongju rebelled, and the court dared to order troops in Huanqing and Yanyan? The Yokoyama affair has been a complete failure! ”

"Wang Xianggong needs a victory. The officials also want to see a victory. Han Jiang and Chong Ge can't give it, but we can give it here. ”

Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu have a sentence for you, and I have a sentence, almost to celebrate each other. Once there is the support of the court, Hehuang can do it at any time.

"That's right!" Gao Zunyu suddenly remembered, "Han Gang is not under the tent, maybe he is in Luo Wu." He ...... there."

Wang Shao smiled without worry: "Is Yukun the one who needs to be worried?" ”

"That's right!"

Gao Zunyu sincerely agreed. With Han Gang's ability, even if the sky collapses, I'm afraid he will be able to survive.

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Han Gang didn't think that his life could be the same as that of cockroaches that had lived on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. He was struggling to speak in the city of Rawu for his own safety.

It took Han Gang a night to convince Zhang Yu and Gao Yongneng that they finally nodded and agreed to let the wounded soldiers leave first. At the same time, the civil and military officials who were in the city and did not actually lead the troops would take advantage of this opportunity to return to Suide—except for Han Gang himself.

The people who were lucky enough to get out of the sea of suffering, heard that it was Han Gang's idea at the military meeting, and immediately made him gain a lot of grateful eyes.

'This is popularity! Han Gang thought a little proudly. Anyway, it's useless to keep them, and if you send them away early, you can still get a gratitude.

And through this suggestion related to himself, Han Gang smoothly intervened in military affairs. When the whole army is about to leave Luo Wu City, will Gao Yongneng not ask his opinion?

Zhang Yu hit it off with him at first sight, and he was a friend who forgot about the year - having said that, except for Dou Shunqing and Xiang Bao, the other generals he knew generally had a good relationship with him, Guo Kui, Zhang Yu, and Chong Ge were all like this, and there were also friends with Gao Yongneng who nodded. But interjecting in official affairs that does not belong to his name is not something that can be done by relying on personal relationships, and it is also a taboo in officialdom, and Han Gang also put a little thought into it.

However, Han Gang's mind was more on the outside. Until the permission of the imperial court was obtained, Luo Wucheng would never be abandoned. He wouldn't have the luxury of leaving Luowu City before that, otherwise even if he could return to Suide, the final result would not be much better.

The key now is to stabilize the morale of the army, and let the wounded soldiers leave first, which is also for this reason.

Zhang Yujiu is in the army and has a very high prestige. And Han Gang has also become famous recently, and his status in the minds of the soldiers is not below the veteran Zhang Yu. As long as Gao Yongneng, the coach, does not leave, Zhang Yu and Han Gang will continue to sit in the city, and they don't have to worry about chaos in the army at all.

But sooner or later, the Tangut people would get the news of the Gyeongju mutiny, and in order to prevent the soldiers from being abandoned after being injured and unwilling to use their lives when retreating, they needed to remove the hidden danger first.

Facing the small-scale fine sand table around Luo Wu City, the Luo Wu officials, led by Gao Yongneng and Zhang Yu, were planning a plan to allow the wounded soldiers and the team escorting them to return to Suide smoothly.

But no one came up with an idea to sneak away from Luo Wu under the nose of the Western Thief. After discussing for a long time, whether it was Chong Pu and Gao Yongneng, or other staff members of the counselor's military affairs, they were all a little depressed.

"It's just one or two, and thousands of people are leaving, so that the thieves won't find out, unless they all become blind." One of Gao Yongneng's staff members sighed and shook his head to indicate that he had no choice.

"Then on the premise of being discovered, lure the thieves out to fight, so that they don't dare to pursue." Han Gang remained silent, and only when everyone gave up did he stand up and remind them to think differently. If he wants to establish the authority of his own speech, he will only choose to speak at the right time.

"If a team with carts and horses suddenly and quietly leaves Luo Wu and goes south, what will happen in the eyes of the party members?" He asked the people in the tent.