On the morning of the seventh day of the first month of February, on the east and west streets of Tingzhou City, Wang Yong seemed to be riding on a Wuli horse easily, chatting with Li Dingbang without saying a word.

Wang Yong and Li Dingbang are both well-known young generals in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and they can be said to be the most dazzling "riding double walls" among their peers.

Although Ma Lan's performance is eye-catching, after all, he is a newcomer and has a low official position, so he can't stand shoulder to shoulder with the two. However, the tooth soldiers with good things commented in private that it won't be long before the "Riding Foot Double Wall" in Beiting should be renamed "Riding Arrow Three Heroes".

Although they have been famous for a long time, Wang Yong and Li Dingbang do not have much contact on weekdays, and it can even be said that there is basically no communication.

On the surface, this alienation is due to the fact that the two have specializations in art and are good at different fields. Wang Yong is best known for his cavalry and horizontal sword, while Li Dingbang is the Mo sword general second only to Li Siye of Anxi in Moxi.

But the real reason, both of them know. Wang Yong was suddenly brought to Tingzhou by Wang Zhengjian a few years ago, and he was clearly labeled as Wang Duhu from the beginning, and Wang Yong has been willing to serve as Wang Fei's personal guard since then, which clearly shows his position and attitude.

Li Dingbang came to Tingzhou early, and there was no obvious inclination at first. But in recent years, he has become closer and closer to Ashina, and he is also responsible for guarding Ashina Jiang from time to time.

Although Wang Zhengjian and Ashina Yang have a harmonious relationship and are harmonious, Wang Yong and Li Dingbang coincidentally choose to keep a delicate distance from each other.

Of course, there was no animosity between the two. When they meet by chance on various occasions, they can even rack their brains and find some topics to talk about, just like the two of them are discussing the upcoming expedition at this moment.

"Erlang, judging from your experience of fighting with the Great Food Assassin, where is the other party superior to our army?" On the night of the Battle of Broken Leaves, Li Dingbang was responsible for intercepting most of the Turks in Suqing Gorge, so he never fought against the black-clothed man from Dashi.

"The Great Eater Assassin's horse is very tall and sprints extremely fast, and its short charge is superior to that of our Turkic horses. According to later investigations, the Great Food Rebels had 40,000 elite cavalry in Khorasan, all of whom rode tall and long-legged Great Eating Horses. Once you face the rebels, you must do your best to guard against the surprise attack of the opponent's cavalry. Wang Yong was very impressed by the black-clothed assassin's warhorse.

"To deal with cavalry assaults, our army can use bows and crossbows from afar, heavy cavalry from the middle, and Mo knives from near, and there are still many means. However, our army's war horses are longer than endurance and shorter than charge, and they may not take advantage of riding against riding. "Li Dingbang, as a Mo sword general, has his own insights on how to restrain the cavalry.

"The cavalry is attacking, and our army is likely to suffer a small loss. But when it comes to bows and crossbows and Mo knives, our army still has enough advantages. However, the cost of bows and crossbows is huge, and the number of strange sword soldiers is limited, so they need to be used accurately to defeat the enemy. What I am more worried about is that our army and the Great Food Army have very few battles, lack of understanding, and do not know what secret weapons and tactics the opponent will have. Wang Yong considers the difficulties he may face more seriously.

"Fortunately, Captain Ma saved the county lord of Huaiyuan outside Broken Leaf City, and tomorrow you can learn about the situation of the Great Food rebels through the personal guards of the county lord of Huaiyuan." Li Dingbang knew that the so-called asking the county lord of Huaiyuan to explain the situation of the Great Food Rebels was just a pretense, and the key role of Ainise was not here. On the contrary, as the court guard of the Great Food Country, Sai Yifudin, may have a deeper understanding of the Great Food Rebels.

After nodding in agreement with Li Dingbang's opinion, Wang Yong continued: "In fact, what worries me the most is that our army's labor division expedition has too much pressure on logistics and supplies. Khorasan, the hometown of the Great Food Rebels, is close to the Zhaowu Nine surnames and has a geographical advantage. ”

"In the sky, the Great Food Rebels and our army are evenly divided; Geographically, the Great Food Rebels have an advantage; In terms of people, our army has the support of the Bakhana, Qarluq, Shatuo, Hui, and Gansi departments, and should have a slight upper hand. To sum up, our army still has a slight advantage. Li Dingbang made a comparison from three aspects: time, place, and people.

"In terms of people, the Great Food Rebels may be supported by Zhaowu countries such as Shiguo and Anguo, as well as the servant army of the Tocharian region, so the gap between the enemy and us may not be obvious." Wang Yong knows slightly more information than Li Dingbang: "The biggest advantage of our army is that the civil war is in full swing, and the main force of the rebel army is advancing westward. Taking advantage of the weakness, our army can make the Great Food rebels suffer from the enemy on their backs and fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. ”

"The timing of the dispatch of troops proposed by the Metropolitan Protector is just right, no wonder the Sage and the Political Affairs Hall immediately approved the Metropolitan Protector's proposal." Li Dingbang praised it.

Wang Yong smiled and reciprocated: "Actually, the key is to rely on Ashina's efforts to protect the court, not only to get the sage to agree to send troops, but also to pull the Anxi army in." ”

Li Dingbang hesitated for a moment before sighing: "The intervention of the Anxi Army has certainly shared the pressure of our army, but it may also dilute the credit......

Wang Yong smiled: "If it is a simple attack on Shiguo, many Anxi armies will indeed have more credit." But if you face the Great Food Rebels, with the Anxi Army, you can be more at ease. ”

After Wang Yong finished speaking, Li Dingbang hesitated for a long time, as if he was judging how true and how false Wang Yong's words were. Wang Yong still chuckled, as if he didn't care what Li Dingbang thought.

When Li Dingbang was about to speak, Du Huangang and Ma Lu in front of him finished whispering, turned his head and asked, "Erlang and Balang are chatting so lively!" ”

Wang Yong kicked the Wuli horse lightly, hurried a few steps, came to the outside of Du Huan, and marched hand in hand with Ma Lan.

After listening to Wang Yong's retelling, a smile appeared on Du Huan's thin face, and he said to Li Dingbang, who had just caught up, across Ma Lan: "Balang, you and Erlang Temple have been counting for a long time, and you don't consider Shi Guo's feelings, I really feel sad for Shi Guo!" ”

Li Dingbang was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. Wang Yong and Ma Lan laughed even more.

The two of them discussed for a long time, and from beginning to end, they regarded the Great Food Rebels as their imaginary enemies, and never put the stone country where the battlefield was located in their eyes.

"If Shi Guo doesn't have the support of the Great Food Rebels, a partial division of the Beiting Army alone will be enough to destroy it." Li Dingbang said the true thoughts of the north court.

"Fang Cai Erlang and Hachiro are very right, the biggest disadvantage of our army's expedition lies in logistics and supplies. Although there are Bow Moon City and Broken Leaf City to supply along the way, and there is also the support of the Bakhana Kingdom, the logistical pressure is still very high. Therefore, our army must defeat Shi Guo as soon as possible, and obtain Shi Guo's food and resources before the Great Food rebels react, and strive to achieve the goal of feeding the war with war. However, for the Beiting Army, the most pressing question at the moment is not these things? As Wang Zhengjian's confidant, Du Huan's perspective on the war is still different from that of Wang Yong and others.

"What's the most pressing thing at the moment?" Wang Yong frowned, not knowing what Du Huan said. Li Dingbang and Ma Lan were also confused, obviously not knowing what Du Huan meant.

"Beiting and Anxi are concurrent, what is the priority?" Du Huan asked faintly.

"Du Hu's qualifications are much deeper than Gao Xianzhi's!" Li Dingbang and Ma Ling both had scruples about this issue, but Wang Yong responded directly to Du Huan's question.

"If the political affairs hall is going to take the capital protector as the commander, the matter should be settled when the Yuan and Japanese courts are meeting. The delay shows that there will be twists and turns. Now, there is another fire in Tingzhou, do you think there will be people in the political hall who make a fuss about it? Du Huan never left the "political hall".

After hearing this, the three of them all fell into deep thought.

"Don't you fight for it?" Wang Yong was still a little unwilling.

Du Huan said helplessly: "Du Hu is exhausted, but he just hopes to take this opportunity to consolidate the Tang Dynasty's control over the land in the river and curb the pace of the eastward invasion of the Great Food. Otherwise, why would Du Hu ask for his own hardships and propose a plan for an expedition of laborers? ”

After Wang Yong heard this, he first sighed at Wang Zhengjian's high style and bright festival, and then became even more resentful of Li Linfu, who controlled the political affairs hall.

He was sighing with emotion, and suddenly found that after Du Huan said it, his eyes had been paying attention to Li Dingbang's reaction. I suddenly realized in my heart that Du Huan's remarks were actually deliberate, that is, for the people behind Li Dingbang.

As Wang Zhengjian's confidant, Wang Yong's knowledge of secrets is no less than that of Du Huan. He naturally understood what kind of undercurrent was hidden behind the intimate appearance of Wang Zhengjian and Ashina Yang. Wang Yong is just not sure, Ashina Yang has tried his best, what exactly does he want? What kind of "grand cause" is hidden in his heart?

Thinking of this, Wang Yong glanced back at Xiao Langjun and found that he was discussing something with Ashina Jiang.

Seeing that Xiao Langjun was not pestering Ashina Xiaoyun, Wang Yong's heart was wide.

After the polo field assassination incident, Wang Yong quickly figured out the cause and effect of the incident from Du Huan, and knew that Wang Peizhong cleverly used Xiao Langjun's feelings for Ashina Xiaoyun to set up the entire assassination plan.

If it weren't for Su Sanniang's unintentional involvement, Wang Yong really didn't dare to imagine what the final result would be.

In fact, even if there is no polo court turmoil, Wang Yong does not approve of Xiao Langjun's entanglement of Ashina Xiaoyun in his heart.

First of all, Ashinayang's intentions are unclear and disturbing; Secondly, Ashina Xiaoyun has been enshrined as a county monarch, and judging from the tone he got from Du Liulang, there is a great possibility of harmony in the future; In the end, in Wang Yong's heart, with the status and identity of the Ashina family, he may not be worthy of Xiao Langjun......

However, the doubts and considerations in Wang Yong's heart could only be silently silent in his stomach, and he couldn't say it to Xiao Langjun at all.

Seeing that Xiao Langjun tried his best to get close to Ashina Xiaoyun, Wang Yong could only be secretly anxious, but he couldn't show anything on his face.

Fortunately, after the polo court turmoil, I don't know if Ashina Xiaoyun deliberately alienated Xiao Langjun, or Xiao Langjun figured out something. In short, Xiao Langjun is rarely as keen on chasing the little lady as he was a few days ago.

Of course, Wang Yong also found that the little lady of Xiaoyun retreated, but the little lady Wenxia did not hide her concern for Xiao Langjun at all. The desperate save on the polo field has clearly shown the heart of Wenxia's little lady.

"If it's Wenxia's little lady, although it's not a good couple, it's a little more suitable than Xiaoyun's little lady." Wang Yong comforted himself in his heart.

However, Xiao Langjun didn't know whether to pretend to be confused or really confused, and seemed to be ignorant of Wenxia's little lady's overtures, neither responding nor refusing, which made people anxious.

After the polo field, Xiao Langjun seemed to be completely focused on the strange craftsmanship, and fought with Zhao Dazhui and Ji Ang Xiaolangjun all day long.

Strange man Zhao Da Hammer, Wang Yong really didn't pay attention to it before. Unexpectedly, after being recommended by Ji Ang Xiaolangjun, Xiaolangjun attached so much importance to it and paid a deposit for him to create a batch of horseshoe samples.

After Xiao Langjun sent the beaten horseshoe to the Metropolitan Protector's Office, Wang Yong saw that Wang Duhu's eyes lit up.

After watching Chi Yanhua's performance after nailing the horseshoe, Wang Zhengjian immediately ordered the craftsmen of the North Court to make every effort to build it, and strive to fully equip it in the army before the expedition, and strictly ordered the top and bottom of the North Court to keep it secret.

When Du Hu asked Xiao Langjun what reward he wanted, Xiao Langjun actually made three requests in one breath.

One is to seek an official position for Zhao Dahui in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate to give full play to his craftsman talent; the second is to ask the protector to allow him to open a shop; The third is to hope that the female horse bandit and Luo Puli and her subordinate horse bandits will be handed over to him for disposal.

The third requirement is actually a bit related to Wang Yong. On the eighteenth day of the first month, just after the polo court turmoil ended, Wang Yong was invited to Ruyiju to meet Su Sanniang.

After the two drank a few glasses, Su Sanniang got straight to the point and proposed that she wanted to trouble Wang Yong, that is, to fight for a chance for the female horse bandit and Luo Puli to be lenient.

Listening to Su Sanniang's request, Wang Yong was very surprised. He originally thought that Su Sanniang and Tong Luo Puli were fighting in secret and fighting, and they should be enemies of life and death. Why did Su Sanniang intercede for Luo Puli in the end?

Su Sanniang immediately understood Wang Yong's doubts, and said softly: "She is also a poor person who has been deceived!" ”

In view of Su Sanniang's kindness to Xiao Langjun, Wang Yong could not refuse her request no matter what. What's more, Su Sanniang's brightness and straightforwardness also made Wang Yong feel very comfortable......