"Yes."

Li Hongzhang's answer made Yang Yanzhao break out in a cold sweat.

The two have been working together in Yanmen for a long time.

Li Hongzhang is sophisticated, and can even be said to be a little slippery. Yang Yanzhao didn't like Li Hongzhang's character very much, but he had to admit that Li Hongzhang had indeed made a lot of achievements in Yanmen.

Mining, trade and cooperation with the Maison are there for all to see.

Li Hongzhang, who is so sophisticated, actually wants to hide the military situation!

"General Yanzhao, it's not that Li wants to hide the military situation, but he has to do it."

If it is replaced by Shichiro Yanji, I am afraid that he will already draw his sword against him. Although Yang Yanzhao was anxious, after all, he was the commander of the first army, so he held back his anger and listened to Li Hongzhang's explanation.

"At present, the overall situation of the state is in the east of the river. The Hedong strategy is the key to the south of Bingzhou to the Central Plains. ”

Of course, Yang Yanzhao understands the significance of the Hedong strategy.

"To the east of the river, there are two strong enemies of the Baibo Army and Pusaka, and their strength is several times that of our annexed state. However, we are not a state with three counties, and the terrain is long and narrow, and the north and south cannot take care of each other. Although the Hedong strategy was the top priority, the lord had to arrange most of the soldiers and horses to garrison the three counties, but could only mobilize four or five thousand soldiers and horses to enter the east of the river. ”

The annexed states are vast and sparsely populated, and the problem of military strength has always been a bottleneck that restricts the further expansion of the annexed states.

"General Yanzhao, the lord is in Hedong, outnumbered by the enemy, he is already exhausted, if he learns that the Xiongnu have committed the border army, he will be even more anxious. If you have to transfer troops from Hedong to support Yanmen for this reason, it will affect the implementation of the Hedong strategy, and at worst, it may endanger the safety of the lord! ”

"This ......" Yang Yanzhao broke out in a cold sweat......

Yang Yanzhao, a loyal and brave general, a straightforward man. After listening to Li Hongzhang's words, he finally understood his good intentions.

Get up and bow deeply.

"Yang Jing's words are offended, and he apologizes to Li Taishou."

Li Hongzhang hurriedly helped Yang Yanzhao up. "What did General Yanzhao say. The lord trusted and ordered General Yanzhao to preside over military affairs, and Li Mouxi was in charge of political affairs. You and I will work together to ensure the stability of Yanmen. Live up to the trust of the Lord. ”

"Yang Jing understands, this matter will be handled according to Li Taishou's opinion, if the lord asks about the crime of concealing military information. Yang Jing and Li Taishou are carrying it together! ”

"The lord is open-minded and open-minded, you and I are both open-minded, and the lord will not ask for guilt. However, the border affairs of Yanmen are related to the safety of thousands of people. This matter must not be sloppy. The reason why Li hesitated was because he was worried about this. ”

When Yang Yanzhao heard this, he smiled slightly, and his pride burst out. It's not Yang Jing boasting. At this time last year, the Xiongnu army invaded the territory, and Yang Jing only led 800 strong men to stick to the Yin Pavilion for more than a month, and did not let the Xiongnu step into the hinterland of the state. Now, my Yanmen defenders are strong and strong, why are you afraid of the Tartars?! ”

Li Hongzhang nodded. "There are several generals and 3,000 elite soldiers, holding on to Yanmen. No problem. It's just that sticking to it is too passive, once the Huns get an inch inch, enter the territory of my Yanmen, although the city can be defended, but the cultivated land and pasture will be trampled by the Huns' iron hooves, as well as the iron ore and graphite mines in the area of the Huren, which is the lifeblood of the development of my state, and there must be no mistakes. ”

Yang Yanzhao was excited. "What do you mean by Taishou, we have to take the initiative?"

Li Hongzhang nodded. But there is still worry on the face. "Taking the initiative to attack and retreat the enemy outside Yanmen is the best policy. It's just that there are 3,000 garrisons in Yanmen. If you take the initiative to attack, you will inevitably have hidden worries in the back. A certain party has been thinking about it, this matter can not be reported to the lord for the time being, but it should be reported to General Su Dingfang of Jinyang immediately. ”

"That's great!"

……

Su Dingfang received the top-secret military information from Yanmen and agreed with Li Hongzhang and Yang Yanzhao's ideas.

He immediately replied and instructed Yang Yanzhao to be cautious about dealing with the Xiongnu's offense. promised to transfer part of the defenders of Jinyang to assist in the defense of Yanmen.

Yanmen is important, and Jingcheng is equally important.

Su Dingfang weighed again and again, and in order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, he sent Cheng Yanjin to lead 1,000 Jinyang infantry soldiers, and stationed in Yuanping County at the junction of Yanmen and Taiyuan in the name of training and changing defense.

Going north, you can quickly rush to the aid of Yanmen. To the southeast, you can help defend the well at any time.

After that, Su Dingfang replied to Liu Mang, saying that there was nothing abnormal in the military affairs of Yanmen Taiyuan, and asked the lord Liu Mang to rest assured.

……

Between Shushui and Gufeng Mountain, Xu Huang Shi Jinbu was secretly going to the area of Jiucheng according to the deployment.

To the east of the river, the big war is imminent.

……

In the Lujiang River in Yangzhou, two thousand miles away from Yanchi, there is also a team that is secretly marching.

This is Sun Ce's team who has just broken away from Yuan Shu and is about to return to Jiangdong and make a big effort.

This team of only two or three hundred people, everyone's face was full of excitement.

After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce led his father's old ministry and attached himself to Yuan Shu.

For more than a year, Sun Ce led his troops to conquer the east and west, and opened up territory for Yuan Shu, making countless meritorious contributions. But that Yuan Shu always just boasted about it, but he never fulfilled his promise to return to the old department.

For this reason, Cheng Puhan became a general and had a grudge against Yuan Shu. However, after more than a year of campaigning, they saw that the new lord Sun Ce continued to grow and had become a fierce general and master who was not inferior to his father Sun Jiang.

Now, finally getting rid of Yuan Shu's control and entering the Yangzhou realm, everyone can hardly suppress their excitement.

"Report! Discover a team ahead! ”

The scout's report, Sun Ce did not have the slightest nervousness, turned his head and smiled at his uncle Wu Jing and the generals: "It must be Gongjin who came to greet us." ”

Wu Jing Laocheng reminded: "In the north of Yangzhou, there are bandits and waters, so it's better to be careful." ”

Sun Ce Langlang laughed a few times, raised his sword eyebrows, and his heroic spirit was revealed. "Hehe, bandit Shui Kou, you don't have the courage to block my Sun Ce's way!"

On the opposite side, a team of about 500 people came head-on. This team is very neatly dressed and the formation is even more rigorous. The small team of 500 people actually showed the momentum of thousands of people!

"Haha, everyone, look, Gong Jin not only pays attention to his appearance, but also brings the family soldiers, and he is so neat and well-behaved."

At the front of the oncoming team, on the red horse, a young general. The green silk scarf, the soft armor cover the white robe, is spotless.

The clothes are fluttering, with a pink and white handsome face, it is Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, who are known as Jiang Zuomei Zhou Lang!

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were born in the same year and have been friends since childhood.

When Sun Ce lived in Nanyang, Yuanshu, Zhou Yu went to visit. Yuan Shu regarded it as a big material and wanted to hire him as a general. Zhou Yu saw through that Yuan Shu was by no means a person who achieved great things, so he politely declined.

Sun Ce deliberately broke away from Yuan Shu and sent someone to contact Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu didn't say a word, poured all his family wealth, organized his family soldiers, and came to welcome Sun Ce.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who are friends of Mo Rebellion, finally joined hands and wanted to break out of the world in Jiangdong!

Sun Ce introduced Zhou Yu to his generals. Everyone knows that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are good at the general horn, and they are polite to Zhou Yu. But Cheng Puhan was Huang Gai, and he was an old man who had been fighting with Sun Jian for many years, and he didn't think that Zhou Yu, a beautiful boy, was very capable.

Zhou Yuhun didn't mind, and after seeing everyone, he smiled and said to Sun Ce: "General Bofu, let's hurry up and rush to Shu County, there, there is a big famous person who is rushing from Pengcheng to Shu County, coming to follow Zuo Bofu." ”

"Pengcheng people?" Sun Ce frowned slightly, and then said happily: "Could it be him?" (To be continued.) )