Before Wei Jin left, Emperor Tai repeatedly instructed him to focus on the overall situation, thinking of the heavy responsibility of attacking the Wagang army, Wei Jin no longer asked about Wei Wentong, and nodded, "Let's go into the city and talk about it in detail!" ”

He urged the horse and went to the city, Duan Da and Yang Qing inadvertently exchanged glances, and the two understood each other, so they also followed Wei Jin into the city.

In the military hall, Yang Qing hung out a map and said to Wei Jin and Duan Da: "This time the Wagang army attacked Luokoucang mainly by the army of Shan Xiongxin and Hao Xiaode, with a total of about 100,000 troops, Zhai Rang is currently in Liang County, probably preparing to intercept Yu Wenhua and go north, and his main army is also deployed on the front line of Liang County and Pengcheng County, so the Wagang army is now in a two-line combat state, which is an opportunity for us." ”

"How many people are still in the Wagang Army on the Western Front, and where are they now?" Wei Jin asked.

"After more than a month of fierce fighting, there are still about sixty or seventy thousand, and now they should retreat to the area of Xinzheng County in the south of Xingyang County."

"Your Highness can be sure?"

Yang Qing nodded, "Their military rations are mainly supplied by Yingchuan County, so Xinzheng County is their military food logistics center. ”

Duan Da asked again: "Then how does His Royal Highness King Xun think we should deal with the Wagang Army?" ”

Yang Qing stroked his silver beard and smiled: "I have dealt with the Wagang Army for many years, it can be said that there is no second person in the world who understands the weaknesses of the Wagang Army better than me, the biggest problem of the Wagang Army is that the handsome and weak generals are strong, not so much that Zhai Rang is the master of Wagang, it is better to say that Zhai Rang is the largest force in the Wagang Army, and the other generals have their own armies, and no one can command anyone, everyone is in their own positions, this attack on Luokoucang is Shan Xiongxin's army and Hao Xiaode's army, the two have always been at odds, and the camp will not be together. Therefore, the best tactic to annihilate the Wagang Army is to concentrate forces and break them individually. ”

This is the most hateful thing about Yang Qing, he is obviously very aware of the weakness of the Wagang army, and he can unite with Zhang Xutuo to annihilate the Wagang army in one fell swoop, but for his own interests, he blindly surrenders and compromises. Constantly indulging the growth of the Wagang Army, it can be said that Yang Qing has to bear the greatest responsibility for the rise and growth of the Wagang Army.

Wei Jin thought for a while and said: "Your Highness's plan can be adopted, today you can rest for a day, and tomorrow you can send troops to the south, and strive to annihilate the Wagang army within ten days." ”

As the night wore on, Wei Jin paced back and forth in the tent, considering the details of tomorrow's troops.

This time, Wei Jin did not just come to the rescue of Luokoucang, he was named the generalissimo of the Eastern Crusade. Emperor Tai actually hoped that he could annihilate the Wagang Army on the Western Front in one fell swoop and remove the threat of the Wagang Army to Luoyang, Wei Jin felt that he had a great responsibility, so he didn't dare to be a little careless, and he must fight the first battle since Emperor Tai ascended the throne.

At this time, there was a soldier outside the tent who reported, "General Qiyu, Du joins the army and asks to see you!" ”

Wezin nodded. "Let him in!"

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Du Ruhui, who joined the army, walked into the big tent. Du Ruhui was born in the Du family of Jingzhao famous family, Wei Du and the two families have been married for a long time, Wei Jin's wife is the daughter of the Du family, and Du Ruhui is the nephew of Wei Jin's wife, about 30 years old, is a young man in the Du family. Wei Jin admired the talented Du Ruhui very much, so he always took him with him, and this time he led the army to the expedition, and Du Ruhui joined the army as Wei Jin's soldier.

"Is there something wrong with Kemin?" Wei Jin asked with a slight smile.

"Doesn't my uncle think it's strange to send troops this time?" Du Ru said in a deep voice.

Wei Jin sat down, took a sip of tea and said, "I don't see anything wrong. Tell me about it. ”

"I feel that this is a well-planned conspiracy, it is very likely that Wang Shichong wants to get rid of his uncle by the hands of the Wagang Army, and then he can monopolize the military power, and then dominate the court, doesn't my uncle think that Wang Shichong is too sick in time?"

"This is Wang Shichong's usual means, he doesn't do anything to fight, he is the first to fight if it is beneficial, I will not worry about this kind of villain, since the saint asked me to lead the troops to the battle, of course I am duty-bound, as for the conspiracy, I think you are a little too worried."

Du Ruhui sighed, "I'm just worried that Wang Shichong will become the second Yu Wenhua, once he monopolizes military power, with his wolf ambitions, the Son of Heaven will be in danger!" ”

Wei Jin laughed, "Wang Shichong is not Yu Wenhua, he doesn't have Yu Wenhua and that kind of family background, even if he has this thief heart, he may not have this thief courage, don't worry!" He didn't dare to do something rebellious, and the officials of Luoyang would not allow him to do such a thing, so stop thinking nonsense. ”

"But uncle, Yang Qing and Duan Da are both Wang Shichong's people"

Wei Jin didn't want to listen to it anymore, he interrupted Du Ruhui's words, and asked with a smile: "What did your father write to say two days ago?" ”

Du Ruhui sighed secretly in his heart, Wei Jin refused to listen to his own persuasion, and he had no choice, Du Ruhui had no choice but to say: "It was Li Shimin, the second son of the Tang King, who visited Du's house, and his father was full of praise for him, hoping that I would go back to assist Li Shimin." ”

"Oh-"

Wei Jin sighed and asked again, "What do you think?" I heard that Jang Hyun also wrote to you, is there such a thing? ”

Du Ruhui nodded, "That was in the autumn of the year before last, and he sent someone to Du's house to leave a letter for me, hoping that I could go to Beihai County to take up a post." ”

Wei Jin is really a little strange in his heart, there are so many talented people in the Guanzhong family, how can Zhang Xuan value Du Ruhui alone? Could it be that Yunqi introduced it?

He took a few steps with his hands in his hands, then turned back and asked, "Then why don't you go?" ”

"Back to my uncle, my little nephew hasn't thought about it yet, and I think it's a bit abrupt, he actually allowed me such a high official position."

"What official position did he promise you?" Wezin was even more interested.

Du Ruyan said hesitantly: "He allowed his little nephew to join the army. ”

Wei Jin was stunned, it turned out to be a record room to join the army, Zhang Xuan actually gave such an important official position to a young son of the Du family in Guanzhong, which really made people feel a little unbelievable.

"Does Keming know what he will do in the future when he joins the army?"

"The little nephew doesn't know much about officialdom."

Wei Jin laughed, "Keming is very modest!" Then let me tell you, if Zhang Xuan becomes the emperor in the future, then his secretary will definitely become the prime minister when he joins the army, and there is no exception from ancient times to the present. ”

Du Ruhui bit his lip and asked, "Then uncle thinks I should go to Zhang Xuan or Li Shimin?" ”

"I can't say this, it's your choice, you can think it over before making a decision."

The time has reached the fourth watch, Du Ruhui still has difficulty sleeping, he is worried about his uncle, although he has no evidence, but his intuition tells him that his uncle's expedition is a huge trap, is Wang Shichong's means to eradicate dissidents, but his uncle does not believe his judgment, which makes Du Ruhui very disappointed and deeply disturbed.

Du Ruhui is also confused about his future, on the one hand, the world's hero Zhang Xuan sincerely invited, and on the other hand, the young and promising second son of Tang Wang visited, Du Ruhui knew that no matter which side he chose, he would inevitably become an enemy with the other side.

Du Ruhui walked out of the big tent with his hands in his hand, and let out a long breath at the cold night sky, he is already thirty years old, as the saying goes, if he can't do anything again, his future will become bleak.

It stands to reason that he is from Jingzhao, and he should choose Tang Wang, but the words that his uncle said today seem to still linger in his ears, "If Zhang Xuan is called emperor in the future, then his secretary will definitely become the prime minister when he joins the army!" How could you not make his heart pound.

Du Ruhui has always been known for his decisiveness in the circle of friends, but today he is confused about his future

Early the next morning, the Sui army divided into three routes, Duan Da led 5,000 troops to stay in Luokoucang, Wei Jin led 25,000 troops south from the eastern front, and Yang Qing led 30,000 troops to the south from the western front, their goal was Hao Xiaode's 30,000 troops.

Wei Jin had received accurate information from Yang Qing that Hao Xiaode's army was stationed in Zaolin Town, about forty miles north of Xinzheng County, while Shan Xiongxin's army was stationed in Xinzheng County, which created conditions for them to break through.

Dividing the troops and attacking together was Yang Qing's plan, which could prevent Hao Xiaode from finding out that it was bad to retreat eastward, Wei Jin accepted this plan, and the two sides agreed to attack together in the afternoon.

Wei Jin led the army all the way to the south, on both sides of the official road is an endless wheat field, the wheat has just been harvested, the wheat field is bare, so that the army's vision is broadened, at noon, the 25,000 troops in an elm forest in Dongyu Town rested and ate dry food.

Du Ruhui found Wei Jin again and said in a low voice: "Doesn't my uncle think this information is a little strange? We only arrived at Luokoucang yesterday evening, but Yang Qing got the information we wanted at night, this speed is too fast, there is a problem here! (To be continued.) )