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On the morning of the next day, the Tanma reported that the Yan army had left Dezhou on the night of 7 November and boarded a ship heading south along the canal. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info generals finally quieted down and stopped shouting. Shen Ruoyu sent people to Zhending, Dezhou, and Jinan, and about three soldiers and horses attacked together, attacked the Yan army in Dongchang, and at the same time inquired about the general's injuries.

The messenger to Jinan soon returned, and Xu Huizu and Tie Xuan replied that they were ready, and when the time came, the general gave the order. Zhending's messenger also rushed back, bringing back the same message as Ping'an and Wu Jie. Only the messenger to Texas was nowhere to be heard.

Two more days passed, and there was still no movement in Texas. The general's condition is unknown, and the Yan army is approaching, and Shen Ruoyu is becoming more and more anxious.

On November 11, the battle report came, and the king of Yan went down the river, captured Linqing, and turned from Linqing to Weihe and went to Guantao.

Shen Ruoyu is in Dongchang City. The war report was sent to the camp, and He Fu hurriedly sent people to Dongchang City to report to General Zuo, and said that Zhuang De and Chu Zhi asked Ying to save Guan County, and they would not be able to stop it immediately, so General Shen was asked to return to the camp quickly.

Shen Ruoyu hurried back to the camp, and ran into Zhuang De at the door, shouting impatiently why didn't he prepare the horse to come. The generals were all watching, and He Fu was relieved when he saw him.

"General Shen, look at this-"

Shen Ruoyu asked coldly: "Commander Zhuang, what do you want?" ”

Zhuang De replied confidently: "Yan Bing is under the pavilion Tao, and Guanxian is in danger." If you don't save it at this time, will you wait for Guanxian to fall into the hands of the enemy like Linqing? ”

Shen Ruoyu was as cold as usual: "The general went to save Guan County, who was the order?" ”

"Zhuang has to judge with common sense and be sent by conscience! If you wait for General Zuo to come back and give an order, Guanxian is afraid that it will be lost long ago! ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "When I came back, I didn't want to order to save Guan County. Of course, I know that Guanxian is in danger; But if the 300,000 Yan army attacks a county, even if you go, can you save it? How many soldiers do you have to bring with you? In addition to Guan County, there are also Shen County, Dong'e, Chiping, Gaotang and other places, what should I do? Send troops to rescue them one by one, how many rescuers do you need? And what about the army here? We only have 200,000 people in total, if we disperse our forces like this, how can we turn around and confront the 300,000 Yan army? ”

"General Zuo kept saying that he would use the surrounding counties to fight the Yan army with the help of the surrounding counties. But now? The Yan army has already conquered Linqing. When the Yan army was taken away one by one around Dongchang, we talked about supporting each other and containing the enemy army, but in the end, it became the Yan army surrounding us. The 200,000 troops are in the hands of General Zuo, and they are all going to be dead ghosts. General Zuo had nothing to do at all, so he kept his troops moving and his troops not moving. General Zuo, please continue to stand still, I will not sit still. ”

"The military order is not unknown, the general is not ignorant either, and now he is making an assertion and deliberately violating the order, is he trying to defy the law?"

Zhuang De sneered: "General Zuo doesn't have to lift your Shang Fang sword out at every turn to scare people. If you really dare to kill me, why do you want to stay here and be a turtle with a shrunken head? ”

The generals had only those who agreed with Zhuang De, including Chu Zhi, who had been standing by Zhuang De's side, and now they couldn't help but be speechless when they heard this. He Fu was busy with the round field and said:

"Command Zhuang to stop! How can such nonsense be said! - General Shen, Commander Zhuang is also in a hurry, although reckless, always out of loyalty, the general does not care about him. ”

Shen Ruoyu noticed that He Fu was giving him a look, as if he was looking forward to showing Shang Fang's sword to show his majesty. After all, it was a gift from the Son of Heaven, no matter how much Zhuang had to shout, it was impossible for him to really dare to contradict Shang Fang's sword Long Yi.

However, at this moment, Shang Fang's sword was still in the big tent of the Chinese army. If he went to take it, wouldn't it be more true to the generals' opinions, he Shen Ruoyu could only rely on Shang Fang's sword, the fox and the fake tiger.

He opened his mouth, his voice neither high nor low, word by word, clearly:

"I, Shen Ruoyu, have always relied only on a sword-"

A golden sound was deafening, the autumn wind and thunder came out of the sheath, and it was already standing tall in his hand, the blue and deep blue light was like the water of Dongchang Lake in late autumn, and the 200,000 troops were cold to the spinal cord in an instant. The generals were speechless for a while. He Fu was taken aback and persuaded in a panic:

"General Zuo is angry, and he is angry!"

Zhuang De was also shocked, only saying that General Zuo really wanted to kill, but he refused to admit defeat, still standing in place with his chin held high and disdainful.

Shen Ruoyu glanced at He Fuhe and the generals indifferently, and then looked directly at Zhuang De, his eyes did not blink, his eyes were like the blade of the autumn wind.

"The autumn wind is here; If you want to leave the camp, just ask him if he will let you. ”

With that, he threw his sword to the ground, and the autumn wind went straight to the ground; Then he stepped past Zhuang De, walked away without looking back, and went straight back to his tent.

When everyone saw Shen Ruoyu leaving, they all stared at the autumn breeze on the ground for a while; The long sword and flagpole were as deep as the dirt in the middle of the gate, cold and hard, with a sharp edge.

After a while, Chu Zhi raised his hand, patted Zhuang De on the shoulder twice, did not speak, turned around and followed the generals, and went back to their respective accounts. Zhuang De looked at the autumn wind, stomped his feet stupidly, and did not call for a horse after all.

Two days have been peaceful. The autumn wind stood at the gate of the camp, as if a mountain was cutting off the road, and the 200,000 troops did not dare to approach the door half a step from top to bottom. Among the generals, no one is looking for trouble with Shen Ruoliao for the time being.

However, this calm is only temporary. Two days later, suddenly the sergeant guarding the gate brought in a soldier who had fled back, his face was covered with smoke and dust, and entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and he wept bitterly on the ground, saying that he had just escaped from the daimyo, saying that the Yan general Zheng Heng led a light horse to attack the daimyo, and fell in half a day, plundering all the grain and grass of the imperial army in the city, and then burning all the official and military grain ships in the water outside the city.

The Chinese army's big tent was in an uproar, and it was impossible to hear what the generals were shouting for a while. Then, the noise gradually became neat, and they all asked General Zuo to come up with an idea, since ancient times, the army marched and fought, grain and grass were the most important, and the imperial army hoarded grain and was attacked by the Yan army, what should I do.

Tang Li sneered below: "Why do you bother to ask? General Zuo's answer, didn't we know it clearly? This time, it must be again! Isn't that right, General Zuo? ”

Zhuang De also laughed, but he was no longer as unscrupulous as before.

Shen Ruoyu said: "Commander Tang, according to the general's meaning, what should it be?" ”

Tang Li sneered contemptuously, "How do I know? I'm not a general left, so I don't need to make a war strategy; Even if I wanted to, I didn't have the wisdom and courage of General Zuo. ”

"The daimyo hoarded grain, but the defense was so weak, in the final analysis, I can't help but think that it was a miscalculation by the general." Chen Hui said worriedly.

He Fu shook his head and said, "The responsibility is not only on the general. King Yan is well versed in the art of war, and he has been in the camp for a long time, so it is not surprising that he has such a plan to attack food. If we are not prepared, we are all at fault. ”

Zhuang De squinted at Shen Ruoliao and said: "Having said that, if General Zuo could have made a decision at the beginning, sent troops as soon as possible, fought back against Dezhou, or rescued Guanxian, at least he could intercept the Yan army and kill the momentum of King Yan, and now he would not have ended up in such a passive situation." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I ordered the army to stick here to prepare for war, and it was always clear that it was not a constant decision. At present, the name has been broken, the grain and grass have been lost, and the top priority is how to solve the crisis of grain and grass. When our army came with little food and grass, it was only enough to support it until the end of the month. Dongchang's grain accumulation is also insufficient. ”

Chen Hui said: "Let's ask the general for food." Texas still has enough grain stockpiling. Texas is not enough, the general can still ask the court for it, just now, Texas has no urgent need for the Yan army. ”

"So, of course, it's better to stay put." Tang Li said with a smile.

Shen Ruoyu pondered for a moment, but suddenly said: "Commander Tang, I ordered you to be the vanguard to welcome the Yan army, are you willing?" ”

Tang Li was stunned: "What? ”

Shen Ruoyu didn't answer directly, but ordered Zhong Kexi to say, "Take the pen and inkstone." Take another letterbox. ”

The generals looked at each other, all of them puzzled. Zhong Kexi quickly took all the stationery he needed and prepared the bookcase. Shen Ruoxiao picked up a pen and wrote a few words, and after the ink dried, folded it and put it in a letter box and sealed it with a wax seal. Then, he looked up and picked up an arrow.

"General Tang, I now order you to be the vanguard of the army, lead 3,000 elite soldiers, and immediately set off south, cross the Daqing River to the village of Huakou, and wait for the Yan army."

Tang Li asked rhetorically: "Why should I go?" ”

Shen Ruoyu frowned slightly, and couldn't help laughing: "General Tang, let you stick to your refusal, let you fight, but you still don't do it; What do you want to do? ”

Tang Li said loudly: "I'm afraid that General Zuo can't get used to me, so he let me go to the front, right?" I lead 3,000 people, how can I be able to defeat the 300,000 Yan army? If you want to get rid of me, you can do it directly in front of the account, why bother to borrow the hand of King Yan, and think that others can't see it. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "According to what you say, no matter who is this striker, I will find a chance to get rid of him?" 3,000 is not enough, is my 200,000 army enough? How can I give you 200,000 men to be the striker? ”

Tang Li couldn't find the words to refute, so he could only ignore it arrogantly.

Shen Ruo waited for a moment, didn't see him move, and asked coldly:

"Commander Tang, my military order has been issued, will you take it or not?"

Chen Hui quietly stabbed Tang Li below. Tang Li was helpless, stood up, and took the arrow stupidly. Shen Ruoyu smiled slightly, and picked up another arrow.

"General Sun Lin, you bring 2,000 elite soldiers, and General Tang Li is the vanguard, set off immediately and go to the village of Slip."

The rest of the people were taken aback again. Sun Lin got up hesitantly, thought about it, hesitantly took the arrow, and then looked at Tang Li blankly.

Shen Ruoyu looked at the two of them: "The slip is thirty miles southwest of Pingyin County, and there are mountains on the south bank; There is a small river coming down from the mountain and flowing into the Daqing River, which is across the river from Dong'e County on the north bank. The two generals were to go down on both sides of the estuary on the south bank. ”

Tang Li replied disdainfully: "Both of us have been in the barracks much longer than General Zuo, and we have been here several times, so we naturally know where the slip is and where to go down." ”

Sun Lin asked suspiciously, "Why on the south bank?" Why do you want to divide the two sides of the estuary? In case the Yan army came down from the south mountain, it was like a bamboo; Our army is blocked by the Daqing River, cannot retreat north, and is cut off by a small river, and cannot help each other on the left and right, is it not certain to die? In my opinion, it should still be a village on the north bank. The north shore is gentle, and our army is still on the north bank, so even if the Yan army comes from the north, it can deal with it. ”

Shen Ruoyu picked up the letterbox: "General Sun, don't worry. The estuary on the south bank is divided into villages; When the Yan army came, he only opened this box, and it had its own countermeasures. ”

"This ......" Sun Lin hesitated, reluctantly took the letter box, and glanced at Shen Ruoliao with great suspicion.

Shen Ruoyu said with a smile: "In addition, the two generals are the vanguard, which is actually the meaning of the great general. I've just met two generals, and I don't know you well. However, the general has known the two for a long time, knows the temperament of the two, and firmly believes that the two can be entrusted with such a heavy task. I was just instructed by the general to do what I was told. ”

Tang Li and Sun Lin glanced at each other. Sun Lin saluted and said, "I'll wait until I understand, and I'll go and prepare to go." ”

"Please two of you remember that there are two sides of the estuary on the south bank."

Shen Ruoyu watched the two of them take the order to leave, was silent for a moment, and got up to leave. He Fu hurriedly stopped him.

"General Shen, what General Sun Lin said is very true, the estuary on the south bank is divided into villages, and there are many harms but no benefits. What is the purpose of the general's move? What's in the letterbox? ”

Shen Ruoxiao looked at He Fu, felt the gaze of all the others in the big tent, and said embarrassedly:

"General He, I wrote it down and put it in the box, precisely because it is inconvenient to say it at this moment. The general and wait patiently, and the time will tell. ”

He Fu shook his head and sighed, "It's okay if I don't know; It's just that Tang commanded, he didn't know what to do, and he had a fierce temperament, so he was afraid that he would not obey the general's orders at all, and insisted on going down to the village on the north bank. Wouldn't it be bad if there was a deep meaning in it? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "The general told me earlier that General Tang Li was brave and General Sun Lin was cautious, and these two are both pioneers and can be guaranteed." Thinking that General Sun Lin would stop him, it should be fine. ”

He Fu sighed: "I hope so." ”

Chen Hui asked, "General Zuo, what about grain and grass?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I have my own way, and I will not let the army run out." Generals just have to rest assured. ”

Zhuang De muttered: "The fate of the 200,000 army hangs by a thread, I hope General Zuo really has a way, not to play tricks." ”