Chapter 16: Courage
When Lu Wende entered the house and saw the young Wu Shaogang, Li Siqi's words echoed in his ears: Wu Shaogang is not simple, although he is young, he has the posture of a dragon, he must be included in his command, otherwise he will be destroyed, and he must not let this person be used by others. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Siqi is one of Lu Wende's most trusted advisors, and his most outstanding ability is to recognize people.
After so many years, it was the first time that Lu Wende heard Li Siqi comment on a person like this, and at the same time he felt shocked in his heart, he also became more and more curious, could it be that this Wu Shaogang is really a hidden dragon in the abyss.
"I'm Lu Wende, and this is General Wu."
"Wu Shaogang, the general of the Imperial Army in Ezhou, visited Deputy Envoy Lu Chengxuan."
"You're welcome, this is not in the official residence, whatever, General Wu, sit down and talk."
Lu Wende is slightly fat and of medium height, but his body reveals the temperament of the superior, not angry and arrogant, which makes people feel afraid and surrendered, compared to Zhang Sheng, much stronger, think about it, Lu Wende is a Jinshi, and he is involved in the affairs of military generals as a civil official, which can be described as both civil and military, Zhang Sheng is a military general, and under today's special circumstances, he commanded the imperial armies of Ezhou and fought against the Mongolian army.
The comprehensive temperament of a military general is definitely not comparable to that of a literati.
However, why Lu Wende deigned to see a general, Wu Shaogang still didn't figure out this question.
Dr. Cha Fan and Dr. Liquor did not enter the house, including the guys.
Wu Shaogang looked at Lu Wende and took the initiative to take the wine jar.
"Deputy Envoy Lu Chengxuan, this banquet is ruined, and his subordinates dare not invite the adults to sit down, so they can only toast the adults."
There was also an empty bowl on the table, Wu Shao had just poured about eight points, and his bowl was full.
"My subordinates salute my lordship."
Lu Wende has always paid attention to Wu Shaogang's movements, and at this moment he nodded slightly and picked up the wine bowl.
Speaking of Lu Wende, he has read countless people, I don't know why, when he saw this Wu Shaogang, his feeling was also strange, it is said that he is a deputy envoy of Chengxuan, and he deigns to see a general, the other party should be grateful, incoherent is good, it is possible for the body to tremble, and I don't know how to be good, but this Wu Shaogang is neither arrogant nor humble, and he is calm in his bones.
In any case, Wu Shaogang is only fifteen years old, not yet sixteen years old, that is, a young man who has just grown up, unless he has experienced countless twists and turns and tempering, he must be young.
However, Wu Shaogang did not show any greenness on his body.
Based on this, Lu Wende believed Li Siqi's judgment.
Wu Shao just finished drinking, and Lu Wende also finished drinking.
"Your Excellency, please take a seat, my subordinates have called Dr. Tea and Rice and Dr. Wine to add dishes. . . ."
Before Wu Shaogang finished speaking, Lu Wende waved his hand.
"Today is Li Siqi's banquet for General Wu, why is General Wu anti-guest, no, it's okay to sit down and talk."
When Lu Wende sat down in the main seat, Wu Shaogang also sat down.
Lu Wende didn't speak immediately, but looked at Wu Shaogang.
Facing Lu Wende's eyes, Wu Shaogang did not flinch, but his attitude still showed respect.
This kind of temperament is by no means something that ordinary people can show, Wu Shaogang before the crossing has also experienced many big scenes, and after several exercises, he has such a temperament.
Perhaps sensing Wu Shaogang's attitude, Lu Wende opened his mouth expressionlessly.
"The courage of the Wu generals, I have also heard, it is not simple, under serious injuries, they can still rise up to kill the enemy, and reverse the decline of the battlefield, in the face of the cattle generals of the urging army, they meet the cavalry with foot soldiers, and win a complete victory, at a young age, they have such skills, I don't know which family they are from."
"Report to the lord, the subordinates come from ordinary families, the parents are farmers, when they were young, the storyteller in the village often told the story of Yue Wumu, the subordinates yearned, looking forward to being able to go into battle to kill the enemy, to serve the country, when the subordinates were six years old, herding cattle in the mountains, met an old man, the old man taught his subordinates knowledge and skills, for eight consecutive years, until the subordinates entered the army.
This story was thought of by Wu Shaogang a long time ago, and he can only make it up like this.
A glimmer of light burst out of Lu Wende's eyes.
"General Wu, your situation is good, no wonder you are so brave."
Lu Wende did not get to the bottom of it, which made Wu Shaogang slightly relieved.
"More than two hours ago, you went to the Assassin Yamen and met Mr. Su."
Wu Shaogang, who was still immersed in luck, turned pale in an instant.
He finally understood why Lu Wende deigned to see him as a general.
"Yes, my subordinates have seen Mr. Su."
"Well, do you know that Zhang Du has discussed with me and has already sent an urgent letter to Lord Jia in Jiangzhou, and we expect that this Ezhou crisis should be resolved soon."
Wu Shaogang, who lowered his head, only thought for a while, and then calmly spoke.
"The subordinates thought that the Mongolian army should soon evacuate Ezhou and return to the grassland, the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge was killed, the Mongolian army attacking Sichuan has completely withdrawn to the grassland, and the remaining Mongolian army is difficult to support alone, and the situation in the grassland is unstable, if the Mongolian army commander Kublai Khan blindly attacks Ezhou, and waits until the backyard fires, he is afraid that he will regret it."
A slight smile appeared on Lu Wende's face.
"The analysis is very good, and it is almost the same as Mr. Su's opinion, but I still have a question, the Mongolian army is preparing to evacuate Ezhou, how should we respond."
Wu Shaogang raised his head and looked at Lu Wende.
At this moment, he saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The best opportunity must be seized and not lost.
"The subordinates think that the army should take the initiative to attack, if Kublai Khan leads the Mongolian army to evacuate Ezhou, he will definitely leave behind the army of the broken queen, under the current situation, it is difficult to attack Kublai Khan's army, but it is still feasible to completely destroy the Mongolian army behind the palace."
Lu Wende stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in the room, thinking slightly.
Then, Lu Wende high-fived his hands.
The door of the house was opened, and Li Siqi, whose face was still a little red, entered the room, holding a map in his hand.
Li Siqi didn't pay attention to it, and spread the map on the ground.
"The Mongolian army under the command of Kublai Khan is divided in three places, the army led by Kublai Khan himself is stationed in Huangzhou, the general under his command Batuer commands the army to be stationed in Jiangling Mansion, and the Mongolian army is in the area of Qizhou.
On the map, the markings are very clear, and Wu Shaogang can see it at a glance.
"General Wu, if Kublai Khan plans to withdraw his troops, what do you think he will do?"
"The subordinates believe that Kublai Khan must leave a large army in Huangzhou to protect the safety of the entire evacuated army, as for the Wuliang Hetai in Qizhou, it is in the process of continuous movement, and it will also evacuate as quickly as possible, not to mention Batuer, in addition, if Kublai Khan leads the army to evacuate, he must want to be safe and sound, and he does not want any changes, so the news of the evacuation will not be leaked, it will be kept strictly confidential, and if necessary, he will also make measures to attack Ezhou."
"Yes, then my army should make a move."
"My subordinates believe that our army should take the initiative to attack and completely annihilate the Mongolian army after the break."
"That's for sure, even if Kublai Khan made a move to attack Ezhou City, it wouldn't be a big deal, General Wu, if your judgment is correct, then everything is fine, if there is a mistake, then Ezhou is in danger."
"The subordinates don't think so, the city of Ezhou is strong, the Mongolian army is impossible to capture, more than a month ago, the city is not enough troops, still resisted the attack of the Mongolian army, now if part of the army is sent out of the city, the defenders in the city of Ezhou can still hold on, and even if the Mongolian army is a strong attack on Ezhou, my army out of the city can contain the Mongolian army in the periphery, so that it can not do its best to attack the city."
"Then tell me from what direction the army should attack from the city."
"It's best to attack head-on."
Lu Wende raised his head sharply and looked at Wu Shaogang.
"General Wu, don't you know the bravery of the Mongolian army."
"The subordinates are clear, but the Mongolian army is also a human being, and it is impossible for them to hold out if the troops are insufficient and there is no backup."
"Oh, do you mean that the army that took the initiative to attack encircled Huangzhou in one fell swoop and completely wiped out the Mongolian army behind the town?"
"That's what subordinates mean."
"Do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
"Subordinates obey the orders of adults."
"Good, good, good."
Lu Wende walked in front of Wu Shaogang, stretched out his right hand, and patted Wu Shaogang's shoulder hard.
Lu Wende turned around and left the house, while Li Siqi stayed.
At this time, the young lady also entered the house.
"The marshal knows that Wu will still be alone, no one around to take care of him, specially arranged for the young lady, take care of the life of Wu general, Wu will still be in the barracks, there are many inconveniences, the marshal has already given Wu General a house in the south of the city, Wu will go down to see it."
"It's useless, Lord Lu is so arranged, I really don't dare to do it."
"General Wu is not polite, the marshal will find you many times in the future."
The smile on Wu Shaogang's face froze slightly, and he fully understood the meaning.
The house is only 500 steps away from Lujiang Tower.
This is a small courtyard, the area is not very large, at most it is about 300 square meters.
There are six large and small houses, including a study, a bedroom, a reception room, a hall, and so on.
On the table in the hall was a wooden plate, and when the brocade was lifted, ten ingots of silver were neatly placed on the plate.
Wu Shaogang had a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes.
These rewards are not so good, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the whole city of Ezhou will know about it.
Wu Shaogang is just a general, and he doesn't have enough strength to deal with all this, but there is an opportunity in front of him, as long as he can seize it, many things can be dealt with calmly.
"Mr. Li, thank Master Lu for his arrangement on my behalf, but the military situation is urgent recently, I will not live here for the time being, I will still be in the barracks, everything here, please take care of it."