"Yang Zhao, the army has been in Xuzhou for seven or eight days, why haven't you entered the army?" It was Fan Chongmin who said this, he was a member of the household department, and he was a good hand at calculating grain and grass, and he was very dissatisfied with Yang Lian's not entering the army, only to see him pinching his fingers and calculating, and shouting again, it was nothing more than how much grain and grass was consumed in the past seven or eight days, and the Tang Dynasty sent troops to attack Xuzhou and seize more land, not to empty up grain and grass. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, in the past few days, the Tang army has been building siege equipment, when he is idle, Yang Lian and Huang Fuhui and Li Jinquan discussed the countermeasures to attack Xuzhou, and also led troops to inspect the terrain of Xuzhou.

The defenders said that there were only 5,000 men, but in fact the defenders had the advantage of the city, and with the cover of the walls, they could devote very few troops to stop more enemies. Although the Tang army had more than 30,000 people, it was impossible for them all to be consumed in Xuzhou City. If you beat the soldiers almost in order to capture Xuzhou City, how will you fight in the future?

Only by preparing sufficient equipment can the casualties of the soldiers be further reduced, and the sharpening of the knife does not mistake the woodcutter, this truth, Yang Lian understands, Huang Fuhui understands, Li Jinquan also understands, only Fan Chongmin does not understand, he often urges Yang Lian to enter the army in the name of supervising the army.

Yang Lian also explained at first, but later Fan Chongmin urged him too much and ignored him at all, Fan Chongmin was very angry and secretly wrote a letter and sent it back to Jinling.

However, the Son of Heaven did not receive this letter, and it was Prime Minister Sun Sheng who received this letter. Sun Sheng received the news and immediately rushed to the Yanwang Mansion to tell Li Hongji the good news.

Li Hongji pursed his lips and read it with a serious expression, and couldn't help but say, "Prime Minister Sun, this is a good opportunity." ”

The old minister also felt that Yang Lian sent troops to Xuzhou, was passive and slacking off, and did not think about Datang at all. If it is said that Xuzhou is difficult to bite, it is enough, but he has been stationed in Xuzhou for more than half a month, and he has not attacked Xuzhou once, which is enough to prove that he has selfish intentions. Sun Sheng said.

Li Hongji nodded, although he has been very low-key for more than a year, it does not mean that he has given up, he is dormant, looking for an opportunity, a chance to bring down Yang Lian. He can't fail anymore, and if he fails, he has nothing.

Sun Sheng said again: "In the past two days, Lao Chen asked people to write a few excerpts to impeach Yang Lian for inaction. Such an impeachment cannot affect Yang Lian's troops, but it can urge Yang Lian to attack Xuzhou as soon as possible. After all, Sun Sheng is an old man, and he knows that when the two armies are fighting, they must be well prepared, and if they are not well prepared, there is a great possibility of failure. As long as Yang Lian's attack on Xuzhou is unfavorable, the trust in front of the Son of Heaven will gradually disappear.

Li Hongji nodded, the meal had to be eaten one bite at a time, and things had to be done step by step, he didn't think about knocking down Yang Lian all at once.

The next day, there were several excerpts in front of Li Jing, two of which were excerpts from the household department, in which Yang Lian was impeached for sending troops to Xuzhou, but he did not attack, and wasted grain and grass. The officials of the household department control the rice and grain of the imperial court, this person is very professional, and he calculates one by one, and the food consumed by more than 30,000 troops makes Li Jing very painful.

Li Jing read a few excerpts in a row, and one-fifth of them were impeached for Yang Lian's unfavorable dispatch of troops, and these excerpts were from the household department, the military department, and even the etiquette department. Li Jing pursed his lips, very unhappy, these people are very well-informed, and they seem to know more than him.

Li Jing patiently finished reading it, and asked Gao Ze to call Li Jingsui and hand him these folds. Li Jingsui finished reading it, frowning, it was obvious that someone was stumbling against Yang Lian.

Li Jingsui thought for a while and said: "Brother Huang, as the saying goes, the general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, Xuzhou has always been a battleground for soldiers, and it is good for Yang Lian to be cautious." ”

Li Jing understood this truth, he thought about it, and said: "In this way, you secretly send someone to tell Yang Lian, so that he can handle military affairs with peace of mind, I don't ask him to recover the Central Plains, but it is good to be able to achieve the goal he said." ”

"Whoa!" Li Jingsui agreed, and the two brothers chatted a few more words, and Li Jingsui retreated.

A few days later, Yang Lian looked at the letter sent by Li Jingsui, crying and laughing, Xuzhou City is strong, it will be able to take it for a while? These people who impeached him just wanted to disgust Yang Lian. The king of Qi sent people to appease him, which must have been the intention of the Son of Heaven, and the purpose was to appease him.

Yang Lian finished reading the letter, put it on the lamp and burned it, and told the person who came that he already knew, and King Qi could rest assured that war was a major national event, and he would not play with it.

Xuzhou is located in the plain, Surabaya, Yishui around the city, Xuzhou east gate, north gate have water gates, the moat is very wide, Yang Lian and Huang Fuhui and others walked a few times, inspect the geography of Xuzhou, only the north of the city and the east of the city have a series of low hills, climb high and look into the city, can only see half of the city, Xuzhou city also has hills, Fu Yanqing built a fortress in the city, can monitor the situation outside the city.

Yang Lian carefully observed the city and found that where he could see, the guards in the city were very tight, and after observing half a sound, he had to go down the hill.

At this time, the weather had become cold, and everyone slowly reined in their horses, Yang Lian suddenly stopped, and looked at the surrounding series of hills, these hills are only about a dozen zhang high, stretching along Surabaya, as long as three or four miles, such a terrain can ambush soldiers, but Fu Yanqing closed the door, and Yang Lian had no use.

Suddenly, there was a bang bang in front of him, and from both sides of the hill, more than 100 people suddenly appeared, holding hunting bows in their hands, and some even holding hoes, eyeing Yang Lian and others.

The first one shouted, "Leave the money, spare you and you won't die." ”

Yang Lian glanced ahead, smiled, and said, "What, you don't know me anymore?" ”

The man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then asked his subordinates to put down the hunting bow and walked more than thirty steps quickly, only then did he see Yang Lian's appearance clearly. His body shook, threw away the weapon in his hand, walked quickly to Yang Lian's side, knelt down, and said, "The villain Zhang Desheng has seen Yang Jiedu. ”

Yang Lian looked at Zhang Desheng carefully, and saw that he was dressed shabby, his clothes were torn in many places, and he was beating in the cold wind, Yang Lian couldn't help frowning, and said, "Zhang Desheng, why are you mixed like this?" ”

Zhang Desheng sighed and said, he was ordered by Yang Lian to persuade the thirteen families in Huaibei, and at the beginning the thirteen families in Huaibei were very powerful, plundered many villages, and obtained food and wealth. But the good times did not last long, after all, the Han State was a regular army, with good armaments and sufficient food, and the thirteen families of Huaibei fought against it, and suffered more and more losses, and later many people died, some people robbed the money and dispersed, and some people took refuge in the government and betrayed their brothers.

As a result, the thirteen families in Huaibei have already existed in name only, and more and more people have left. Zhang Desheng Because his wife and children were in Yang Lian's hands, he once asked Yang Lian for help, but he was refused, so he didn't dare to ask Yang Lian. He had to take the few remaining people to wander between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, sometimes hiding in Zhaoyang Lake, catching fish for food, and using tall reeds to avoid the pursuit of the government.

Although the food was a little worse, he could finally survive, but the weather was getting colder and colder, and there was nothing to keep out the cold, not to mention his subordinates, even he couldn't stand it, so he had to bring people out and try to rob the passing merchants. But I didn't expect to meet Yang Lian here.

There are only a dozen people led by Yang Lian, Zhang Desheng thought to himself, even if the other side has all the armor, but after all, there are many people, if they are captured and the war horses are sold, there will be no shortage of clothes this winter, but where do you think it will be Yang Lian?

Yang Lian understood Zhang Desheng's situation, thought about it, and took him back to the camp, first having people bring clothes and let them ship, and then having people cook food to satisfy their hunger.

In the big tent, Yang Lian asked about Zhang Desheng, Zhang Desheng has been wandering in Huaibei for more than a year, and he is very familiar with the geographical environment. Yang Lian carefully asked about the situation of the thirteen families in Huaibei. Zhang Desheng said in great detail in order to invite credit.

Yang Lian closed his eyes and thought, and when he was half-loud, he laughed and said, "Zhang Desheng, the envoy of this section is now recruiting envoys for the camp in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and is responsible for attacking the Han Dynasty, there is one thing for you to do, do you dare?" ”

Zhang Desheng tried hard to swallow a mouthful of pork, wiped a handful of grease on the side of his mouth, and after eating the food, he had enough strength to speak, and said: "But according to the order." ”

Yang Lian nodded and said: "If you do this well, this section will not only release your wife and children, but also give you an official son, as long as you are willing to use your life, it will not be difficult to pay homage to the marquis in the future." ”

Yang Lian drew a big cake, but Zhang Desheng's heart moved, his Adam's apple squirmed, Zhang Desheng knelt on the ground, and said: "Yang Jiedu's great kindness, Zhang Desheng is toothless and unforgettable." As he spoke, he knocked his head a few times in a row.

Yang Lian paced, and after a while, he said, "Okay, you get up." Although this section has a heart to use you, before using you, there is a word to remind you. As long as you are faithful to this section, you will be good, but if you are half-hearted, do you remember your brother? He is your example! ”

Zhang Desheng's face changed, for more than a year, his brother was killed and wounded, his brother-in-law was killed in battle, and the last brother also died, leaving him alone. Yang Lian is warning him, but at the same time, he is also telling him that as long as he is faithful, he will have a bright future.

Zhang Desheng has now looked down a lot, although the brotherly friendship is very heavy, but in the face of interests, it is not vulnerable at all, isn't the matter of the thirteen families in Huaibei explained? Zhang Desheng nodded, patted his chest vigorously, and said: "Yang Jiedu, please rest assured, I, Zhang Desheng, am only loyal to Yang Jiedu in this life, if there is a betrayal, teach me ten thousand arrows to pierce my heart, and I will not die well." ”

Yang Lian laughed twice, asked Zhang Desheng to come over with his ear, and said carefully, Zhang Desheng nodded again and again, indicating that he understood. After Yang Lian finished speaking, he slowly sat down and asked again: "Zhang Desheng, do you understand everything you said in this section?" ”

"Villain, no, the lowly position has been understood." Zhang Desheng is very sure.

"Okay, then this festival will replace the wine with tea, toast you, I wish you success!" Yang Lian raised the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"It was originally for the sake of moderation!" Zhang Desheng said, he also drank all the tea in one gulp, and after getting Yang Lian's promise, his whole person was also in good spirits, his face was flushed, and he was full of confidence in the future. (To be continued.) )