Henan is in a hurry, and Wang Duanchen, who is going out to inspect the place and arrange for the enemy.

"Congratulations to Duan Shuai..."

The soldier in charge of liaison whispered with irrepressible joy on his face.

"The Huaibei River Boat Regiment from the downstream has arrived near Heyang Beiguan,"

"The stationed subordinates are stepping up loading and unloading,"

"I am afraid that there are no thirty or forty thousand stones in the rough estimate, and there are many canned food, salted vegetables, clothes and quilts, and wine."

"At least for the next few months, everyone will be well fed."

"It's only been three days. It looks like that. It's really hearty.。。 ”

Wang Duanchen, who controlled the horse's head and temporarily stayed away from his relatives on the left and right, sighed in a deep voice again

"It's been a long time since you've had a good meal."

"In this way, I can more or less let go with peace of mind."

"But before leaving, I will leave one last military order. lest you continue to be troubled."

"In this way, whether you stay or not in the future, you can choose for yourself."

Speaking of this, he looked at the familiar mountains and rivers of the north with deep eyes, and was a little embarrassed.

"I just hope everyone is doing it for themselves. Maybe the next time we meet, it won't be so easy. ”

。。。。。。。

With the budget and chart of additional war investment, it was sent to the rear of the Huai Land.

Under the banner that covered the sky and the sun, the rolling army that was divided into countless large and small military formations rushed to the west like a gray iron stream spreading across the field.

The majority of the First Army and part of the Inner Guard Army, which followed me from Youzhou again, passed through state after state, city after city; There was not the slightest stop or obstacle, and even the local "representatives of the fathers and elders" who came out to greet them only met each other on the march, said a few symbolic and beautiful words, and then hurried away.

Because a large number of chariots, horses, and animals were used to travel on their behalf, and the light and rapid march along the relatively intact roads in the plains, and the slower brigade was followed by heavy baggage, it took only two days to reach Dingzhou/Zhongshan County (now Dingzhou, Hebei), which was adjacent to Zhenzhou (present-day Shijiazhuang, Hebei).

The offensive against the enemy in Zhenzhou launched by the Shanhou Strike Army had already begun before I arrived, so as soon as I arrived, I received the news that Zhang Xian, the commander of the strike army, had personally led his troops to the three cities of Quyang, Xingtang, and Cigu in the north of Zhenzhou.

However, after all, Zhenzhou is a rare state, and the area and household registration under its jurisdiction are not comparable to other places, and the territory is full of defense towns and walled cities left over from the era of feudal towns, as well as the Jingcheng Tianhai of the Taihang Eight Paths, the closer to the west of the Hedong Land, the more mountains and hills are dense, so it is not so easy to take it down at once.

However, in addition to increasing the pressure of the military siege, I have come here to launch a political offensive. For example, he met with some generals of the Hebei Army under Zhang Bangchang who had communicated with them in the past, and gave them corresponding conditions and promises.

After all, there are some things that require my own personal statement to be more effective and convincing; Or to be able to achieve the result of oppressing the other party.

In the original Hebei Pingding Regulations, there was no such plan and plan, or there was a similar plan but it was placed on the lowest choice; Although it seems simple and trouble-free to directly surrender and rebel, it will also leave a lot of sequelae and troublesome hands; It is far less than relying on the advantages and strength to push the past, and then slowly sort out the residual impact on the place.

However, the Tongguan defensive line, which the Huai army had been trying to support, collapsed due to the back attack of the Han army in the northeast of the river; Under the tremendous risk and crisis of the western's large-scale eastward advance, which was blocked by Guanzhong, it could only use the lesser of evils to use the means of rights and interests to first resolve the worries of the one side and then concentrate its forces to deal with the crisis and trouble in the west.

Fortunately, because of the long-term various secret communication curves and famous transactions, there is no shortage of channels for internal negotiations with the Hebei Army. So, at the Kaiyuan Temple in Anxi City, Dingzhou, where I was temporarily staying, I saw the results of the first secret front activities.

"You are the Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming?。。"

I looked at the general who was not tall but had exceptionally thick hands and feet, and a broad face, and he could be regarded as an old man on Liangshan in the past, although he may not remember the traces of my existence; But I didn't expect that the first one to take the initiative to descend would be him.

As one of the only three firearms generals under Zhang Bangchang's command, after the army was disintegrated by Zhang Xian in the first battle of Songzikou behind the mountain, he was able to escape with a henchman looking for an opportunity, and he should have persevered until the end.

However, he took the initiative to leave the troops under his control and surrendered alone, and it seemed that the situation under Zhang Bangchang's command was really a little bad, so that he thought that he, the only one of the three army backbones and core generals who mastered the firearms unit, had to have a different mind and find another way out.

"It's the villain."

He lowered his tone and said respectfully.

"Then tell me what you know."

According to his statement, although Zhang Bangchang prepared and accumulated a large amount of grain, grass, armor and equipment in Zhenzhou, Hengzhou and other places, and made a posture of preparing to resist stubbornly to the end, in fact, the morale of the local army was depressed and full of contradictions;

In particular, there are also considerable differences and contradictions between the defeated foreign guest army and the local army in the rationing of materials and the replenishment of troops, as well as in the attitude and stance toward the enemy. It was only the pressure from the outside that forced them to stay together for the time being.

"Then what do you want by doing this?"

I looked at the other person with deep eyes, as if I wanted to see through his details and intentions.

"I just want to save something when the future is hopeless"

He continued to say with a sad expression, in which the despicable state was hard to imagine, this was once a figure on the battlefield who was known as like a fierce wind and fire, which terrified the rebels and rogues of the Quartet.

"Then for the sake of these sons, just ask for a way out"

"That's all."

I asked quietly.

"As a pioneer, if you want a future, I can give you a chance."

"But don't expect to keep the old genus."

"Don't even think about the idea of continuing to sit on one side."

"Those who surrender dare to ask for more."

Instead, he showed a certain joy and relief, and thanked me.

"Your Majesty, please give orders."

"What do you think?"

After the arrivals said goodbye repeatedly, I turned to the staff group waiting in the four walls and said,

"How many possibilities are there for truth and falsehood."

Nowadays, with the relative abundance of talents under my command, I have completely arranged such professional personnel who are good at getting along, or who are good at observing words and feelings, and finding clues from details, to speculate and analyze each other's attitudes and reactions; It is also a matter of course for all kinds of people who come to meet and visit me with various purposes and motives, to make on-the-spot judgments and deductions, and even to be cautious and to pick up and fill in the gaps.

"The main content should be true, basically corresponding to the situation we have mastered through multiple channels"

The group's staff officer, Masase, replied

"But there is clearly something to hide and mislead in the details...

"So?"

"Therefore, it is not ruled out that there is a possibility of a fraudulent surrender or a false shot, delaying time or even delaying the army."

"Even if he has some ideas and motives, there is a certain probability that it is the smoke released by the other party."

"Do you use such an important person as smoke?"

I continued.

"That's a real big deal."

"But it doesn't hurt."

"Now that this has been started, the rest of the matter can't help but be as he wishes."

"Just bring me the other list of people you want to get in touch with."

。。。。。。。。。。。

And in the old road of Hangu from Tongguan to Taolinsai, sporadic battles are still going on one after another, and in the deep valley between the two mountains, two teams of different sizes are also facing off under the banner of Tang characters.

"The credit for breaking through the barrier and capturing the enemy's generals first has been given by your Liangzhou soldiers and the Daxue battalion."

"Next, the matter of lightly chasing and attacking the enemy will be handed over to our Ganzhou athletes and the wolf army."

"Now the imperial court has a fifteenth route military division, and it is not only the most capable under the banner of the king of Beiliang."

"Even if your son personally leads the army, you can't ignore the common will of everyone"

"Today's sentence, do you give way or not."

"Because you missed the fighter plane and left the remnants of the enemy, I am not afraid of this lawsuit even if it reaches the king."

(End of chapter)