When night fell again, Deng Shu and Dai Shulun left Qingzhou silently, and Lu must have eagerly offered to send a team of men and horses to escort them, but they were also refused. Standing on the city wall, looking at the figure of Deng Shu and his party engulfed in the night, Lu must have stood silently on the city wall for a long time, standing speechless.

"General!" As soon as Han Kun spoke, Lu must have shook his head. "Let's go back and talk about it."

Back in the secret room of the General's Mansion, sitting opposite each other, Lu Certain's face became even heavier.

"Han Kun, you say, how many of my soldiers are theirs?"

Han Kun was very embarrassed. Lu must have been in charge of military power in Deng Hong's most closely related army, and he is Deng Hong's most trusted general, and this army has been favored by Deng Hong for many years, and now although Deng Hong has fallen, how many of them are still loyal to Deng Hong, no one can say.

"It's scary to think about." Lu must have clenched his fists: "Xiao Qiang has been operating in the Tiger Prison Pass for many years, and most of the generals under his command are Xiao Qiang's hand-picks, but now the tone of Miss and Dai Shulun saying that they want to take his life is as simple as crushing an ant to death, not only that, but you can also easily control this army, Xiao Qiang is like this here, and I am here, what should I do?" ”

Han Kun thought for a while before he said, "General, the truth may not be as unbearable as you say. Xiao Qiang has been disobedient for a long time, and this point, the prince also has a premonition, and Dai Shulun is sure of the layout in advance. But general, you are different, the subordinates you are now commanding were the prince's Chinese army, and Dai Shulun didn't have the courage to plant a large number of people in the Chinese army! If he really dares to do this, how can the prince tolerate him? ”

"I'm worried that as soon as the eldest lady appears, the morale of the army will fluctuate, and if most of the soldiers are willing to continue to be loyal to the eldest lady, it will be troublesome." Lu must have rubbed his temples and said.

"It's not that this situation is impossible, but it's not the same as it used to be, General. If the Qingzhou Army continues to follow the Deng family, where is the future? Han Kun asked: "This is the most core question, if we follow the eldest lady, where will she take us?" ”

"If she has mastered the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Prison Pass, and then has my allegiance, she will have nearly 200,000 horses in her hands, this force, what can she not do?" Lu must have sighed.

"Not necessarily." Han Kun shook his head: "The general now has 100,000 heavy troops in his hands, what can he do?" Isn't it the same that can only shrink in Qingzhou and struggle to support? ”

Han Kun's words were extremely unkind, and Lu must have only shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"General, even if the eldest lady has mastered the army of the Tiger Prison, coupled with your allegiance, she can have great power, but what is she going to do next? I thought that there were only two ways, either or to counterattack the imperial court and march to Yongdu. Either way, it is to wave the army to the north and launch an attack on the Ming State. ”

Lu must have been stunned, "Why do you think so?" ”

"General, isn't this simple?" Han Kun smiled and said, "If you are loyal to the eldest lady, will the Ming people be so generous and import a large amount of grain to Qingzhou?" The situation in the Tiger Prison is a little better than ours, but it's not much better, right? They also relied on the newly built trade road in Yongping County to maintain the most basic lifeline. If Xiao Qiang dies, the Ming people will inevitably cut off this trade route, and the food and grass in the tiger prison will also be urgent. When the time comes, the eldest lady will have to maintain the expenses of this huge army, and if she does not start a war, where will she have a second choice? Therefore, it is either to Yongdu or to Mingguo! ”

Lu must have nodded, "You have a point. ”

"But no matter which one you hit, it's a huge risk. It can be said that the win rate is extremely low. Han Kun judged: "If she fights Yongdu and wants to save the prince from coming out, this is a possibility, because with this excuse, you can unite people's hearts." At least the Qingzhou Army will be high-spirited because of this excuse, after all, our Qingzhou Army is the foundation left by the prince at the beginning. ”

"You're right."

"But the question is, while we march towards Yongdu in a big way, what will happen to the Ming people? Do they watch our civil strife break out and remain indifferent? Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then come out to clean up the mess? Han Kun asserted: "With Qin Feng's temperament, it must not be like this, when we start the war with the imperial court, it must be when the Ming army marches into Qingzhou, and even when the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

"What if it's a Ming army?" Lew must have asked.

"If it is to fight the Ming army, most of us have to pour out of the nest, this battle does not matter whether it is won or lost, but the court of Yongdu will inevitably take advantage of the situation to send troops, Qingzhou, the tiger prison is all in the bag, really at that time, if we win, we can still occupy a piece of territory, what if we lose? Or if it's better and there is a stalemate, then what do we do next? ”

Lu must have changed his complexion: "We will be trapped in a small area, unable to advance or retreat, and eventually we will not escape the fate of destruction." ”

Han Kun nodded: "This is what I don't understand the most, no matter how the eldest lady struggles, there seems to be only one ending in the end, we lose." A war we must lose, why is the eldest lady so persistent? ”

"yes, what the hell was she thinking?" Lu must have frowned: "Talking with her one day today, it can be seen that she is a person with an extremely clear brain and deep calculations, and he will not fail to see such a dead end." ”

"So I think what the eldest lady said to the general is not true, maybe she didn't lie, but she didn't finish the words, out of ten sentences, maybe nine of them are true, but the eldest lady just missed the most critical point, that is, how to avoid this dead end."

"How can we avoid this deadlock?" Lu must have asked in annoyance.

Han Kun smiled: "The general doesn't have to be so annoyed, in fact, in front of the eldest lady today, the general's response was very decent, and he said on the spot that he would obey the order of the eldest lady, which won us enough time, at least the eldest lady and Dai Shulun will not contact the generals below again, it can be seen that their time is very tight, and the big wedding in the Tiger Prison Pass is about to start!" ”

"Time is ticking!" Lu must have been silent for a moment, "You mean that we are going to seize this rare time to carry out a round of purge of the army?" ”

"It's not a cleansing!" Han Kun shook his head and said, "First of all, we will have a showdown with the generals and explain this truth to them." General, it is impossible for the Qingzhou Army to be cleaned by cleaning, if it is really cleaned, is there still anyone in the Qingzhou Army? ”

"Showdown? What if you smash the pot? ”

"Today is more than ever!" Han Kun repeated his previous conclusion, "The generals are not all foolish and loyal, everyone will think about themselves in such a situation. Deng is already over and can't turn over again. Whether it is a path to the dark or a different path, I believe that everyone has their own judgment, and if we can win the support of most of the generals, it will be enough. ”

Lu must have nodded silently.

"General, leave this matter to me!" Han Kun said: "You will set off to Kaiping County tomorrow to meet Chen Zhihua, this is a gesture of goodwill, I believe that Chen Zhihua did not really turn his face with us for this matter." Actually, I guess that this time the Wind Chasing Camp suddenly drove to Kaiping County, is it that the Ming people have already smelled the smell and know about the eldest lady. ”

"They were worried that the appearance of the eldest lady would make me fall to the eldest lady and launch a possible attack on the Ming Kingdom, so the Wind Chasing Battalion appeared." Lu must say.

Han Kun nodded: "General, if there is still a Ming army to open up Kaiping County, then there is a chance that this matter will be over." ”

As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door outside.

"General, there is an urgent intelligence report." Someone outside shouted.

"Say!"

"There is information from Kaiping County that Chen Zhihua has ordered to stop importing all materials to my Qingzhou, and grain is the first item." The voice outside paused, and then said: "In addition, according to reliable information, the two battle camps of Huben and Yulin, led by Gan Wei, the general of the Central Theater of the Ming Kingdom, are heading towards Kaiping County. ”

Listening to the sound of the report outside, Lu must have glanced at Han Kun and said in unison: "Sure enough." ”

"General, it's time to make a decision. Qin Feng would not let his cronie Gan Wei personally lead two battalions of strong troops to Kaiping County because of a small border conflict, Kaiping has a giant wood battalion, and a wind-chasing battalion is not enough? Han Kun said. If Akito really found out about the matter of the eldest lady, then I dare to assert that the matter of the eldest lady's tiger prison will definitely not go as smoothly as he thought. ”

Speaking of this, Han Kun suddenly shuddered: "General, as soon as the Chinese New Year is over this year, Qin Feng transferred the Baoqing Battalion to Yongping, and Lu Dayuan is also in Yongping now, did he already know the eldest lady's plan, so he has been waiting for this opportunity." ”

Hearing Han Kun say this, Lu must also have changed his face greatly, "If this is the case, then doesn't it mean that the goal of the Ming people is also to get the Tiger Prison Pass?" ”

"With mental calculations or unintentional, I am afraid that the possibility of success of the eldest lady is extremely low. After dealing with Xiao Qiang, does she still have time to deal with the calculations from the Ming people? Han Kun said in a trembling voice.

"Shall we not inform Miss?" Lu must say.

Han Kun shook his head: "It won't have any effect if you say it, it will only make the eldest lady and Dai Shulun wary of you, it can be seen that they are full of confidence." And the arrow is on the line, and it has to be sent. General, have you ever thought about it, since the eldest lady has appeared with us, who will be the woman who is now under the escort of the imperial army? ”

Lu must have stood up, "I see, the fake bride who is heading towards the Tiger Prison is an assassin. ”

Han Kun raised his head and stared at Lu Ding: "The assassination is above the wedding, and there is no way to stop this." General, you have to go to Kaiping County right now, once the Tiger Prison changes hands, there are actually not many options for Qingzhou County. ”