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"Congratulations to Lord Shangshu, another big victory!" As soon as Lu Xiangsheng came out of the tent, he saw a middle-aged scribe hurriedly walking over, smiling heartily as he walked. This person was originally white-faced and long-bearded, quite elegant, but because of the long journey, his face was covered with wind and dust, and his beard became messy.

"Boxiang, it's been hard all the way!" Lu Xiangsheng said happily, "Please enter the account quickly, the foolish brother is discussing with Boxiang about the important military situation." ”

This middle-aged scribe is Yang Tinglin, whose name is Boxiang. He is a native of Qingjiang, Jiangxi, and he is actually only twenty-six years old this year, much younger than Lu Xiangsheng. But because he was born a young man, he was similar to Lu Xiangsheng's age.

Yang Tinglin has read poetry and books since he was a child, but he has also been an old man for many years, and he has participated in three examinations before, all of which are named Sun Shan. It was not until last year that Enke was appreciated by Zhu Youzhen because he accurately predicted that the Qing army would bypass Shanhaiguan and enter the Kou, and was finally selected as a jinshi. Although he later entered the Hanlin Academy, Yang Tinglin always cared about the military, and was soon promoted by Zhu Youzhen to be the head of the Zhengliupin Military Department. When Lu Xiangsheng was appointed as the governor of the three sides and was about to replace Hong Chengchou, Zhu Youzhen asked Yang Tinglin to praise Lu Xiangsheng's army.

Coincidentally, Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin hit it off at first sight and soon became close friends. Both of them are the kind of people with strong personalities and resolute attitudes, Lu Xiangsheng's errands, others may procrastinate, but Yang Tinglin never delays, and even asks better than Lu Xiangsheng, so the two cooperate very tacitly. And because Yang Tinglin often has unique views on military affairs, Lu Xiangsheng is willing to discuss anything with Yang Tinglin. A few days ago, because the road was blocked in snowy weather, and the delivery of military supplies was slow, Yang Tinglin took the initiative to ask Ying, and went to the rear to supervise the transportation of military supplies.

After the two sat down, Yang Tinglin first reported to Lu Xiangsheng about the supply of military supplies. It turned out that the military supplies could not be transported without complaining to the imperial court, but because of the sudden heavy snow in the area of Zhangde Mansion that had not been seen in a century, the temperature plummeted, and many livestock were frozen to death, resulting in the convoy unable to move forward. After Yang Tinglin's urgent coordination with the local government and the imperial court, a batch of livestock has been urgently requisitioned from nearby prefectures and counties, and now this batch of military supplies has been re-routed and will arrive in Pengcheng in about seven or eight days. Yang Tinglin was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would be anxious, so Pegasus rushed back to deliver the letter.

Lu Xiangsheng frowned when he heard this: "Brother Fool also knows that the imperial court has done its best to ensure military supplies, if you can't fight the battle well and annihilate all the thieves, what face do you have to go to see the saint?" But I'm afraid that if we don't wait for this batch of military supplies to arrive, we will have a big fight, and the thieves will not give us a few more days! ”

Then he recounted the story of the thief's raid just now, and then asked, "Boxiang, what are you?"

Yang Tinglin pondered for a moment, and then frowned: "Lord Shangshu, the lower officials think that the thieves are very suspicious here. The captives confessed that the leader of the bandits was Zhang Yichuan, the 'sweeping king', but Zhang Yichuan's department was almost completely wiped out by the officials and soldiers, and the style of the thieves has always been to fight if they can fight, and if they can't fight, they will leave, how can they still come to die knowing that they are not defeated by the officers and soldiers? ”

"What Bo Xiang said is very true." Lu Xiangsheng raised his jaw and said, "Even if the thieves want to fight back, Zhang Yichuan's posture doesn't look like a counterattack, it will collapse at the first touch, and it is not as good as the last time." And although there are a lot of troops, they are still small compared to the scale of tens of thousands of thieves. Could it be a suspicious tactic? ”

"Xia Guan also thought of this layer." Yang Tinglin said, "If it is cold today, we will not be happy, and the thieves will also be unhappy." The area around Nanzhili has been ravaged by thieves, and now that the people's strength has been exhausted, the thieves can't scrape much oil and water here, how can they support hundreds of thousands of people? Once the spring is delayed, the supply of military supplies is sufficient, and the speed of the march is accelerated, and the situation of the thieves will only become even worse. If Xia Guan is the leader of the bandits, he must also think about taking action at this time. ”

"If it is indeed the thief's suspicious plan, then where will the main force of the thief go, and how should our army act?" Lu Xiangsheng stared at the map spread out on the table, thinking hard.

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Yang Tinglin suggested: "Lord Shangshu, the lower officials think that it is not appropriate to rush into the pursuit of troops in the first place. It is very likely that the thieves will set up an ambush somewhere, although the officers and soldiers are good at fighting, but there are too many thieves, and they are one enemy and hundreds, and the slightest carelessness will be irreparable. What's more, the military supplies have not yet arrived, and the heavy snow weather is not suitable for the use of soldiers. ”

"That's all there is to it." Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly, "Although the foolish brother really wants to level the thieves, but the defense line is too long, and the troops are stretched, Hao Yongzhong, Li Laiheng and other troops do not want to be easily transferred, giving the thieves a chance." It's just that if the thieves are not eliminated for a day, the money and grain in Jiangnan will not be able to be transported north for a day, and the foolish brother is afraid that the imperial court will not be able to hold on. Come, Boxiang, you and I will report this battle to the court first, what is the will of the above? ”

The two were drafting the recital, and the Chinese officer suddenly hurried in to report: "Lord Shangshu, Pizhou urgent report: A large number of thieves are attacking Pizhou, the situation is extremely urgent, please send reinforcements as soon as possible!" ”

"Pizhou?" The two of them were stunned at the same time, "How could the thief get there?" ”

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Originally, Pizhou was located one hundred and twenty miles east of Pengcheng, bordering Shandong in the north and not far from the sea in the east. The dense rivers in the area were not conducive to the movement of large armies; And because of the proximity to Linyi and other places in Shandong, these places are hilly areas and have always been barren land, and thieves do not bother to go. In addition, Shandong and other places are adjacent to the sea in the east, and there is very little room for maneuver, whether it is Zhu Youzhen or Lu Xiangsheng, they do not think that the thieves will develop there, so they do not have much defense for the area east of Pengcheng.

But now that the thieves have really gone to Pizhou, what should I do? If Zhang Yichuan's department is a suspicious soldier, then will the enemy of Pizhou be the main force of the thieves?

The military situation is urgent, and it will take action after playing the Ming Sheng, even if it is a flying pigeon to pass the book, it will take a day or two to go back and forth, and it is obviously too late. Lu Xiangsheng made a decision and decided to leave Meng Gongbu to continue to defend Pengcheng, while he personally led 5,000 cavalry of the Tianxiong Army to rescue Pizhou.

Yang Tinglin hurriedly dissuaded: "Lord Shangshu, if the thieves are in ambush in Pizhou, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to go with only five thousand light horses?" It is better to transfer Hao Yongzhong or Li Laiheng to Pengcheng first, and then march east after joining forces. ”

"I still don't want to move these two teams." Lu Xiangsheng said worriedly, "In case Pizhou is a suspicious soldier again, and the officials and soldiers let the thieves be exhausted, then it is in line with the thieves' intentions." ”

"Then, Xia Guan is willing to go with Lord Shangshu!" Yang Tinglin said resolutely, "In case of encountering the main force of the thieves, the lower officials can also help Lord Shangshu!" ”