Chapter 67: Gangneung Raiders

"This is the case, from now on, Xiangyu is the military division of our army, do you have any objections?"

In Li Xianshuai's tent, when Xie An revealed this matter to the generals present, the entire tent was silent.

"What's the situation?" Liang Cheng, the commander of the Great Liang Army, asked Fei Guo, the commander of the Jizhou Army, who had a good impression, and asked in a low voice, "She...... Who is that lady? Why do adults respect her as a military advisor? Even His Royal Highness King Xian is silent about this? ”

During the questioning, Liang Cheng secretly looked at the [Eight Sages King] Li Xian, the commander of the Jizhou soldiers, who was now the chief on the right side, and gave the boss's sleeping seat to the pregnant eldest grandson Xiangyu, and to Liang Cheng's surprise, Li Xian only smiled bitterly at this, but he was not displeased at all.

"Shh Fei Guo made a silent gesture towards Liang Cheng, signaling him not to intervene without authorization.

"Isn't it just the Great Liang Army?" After a long time, Li Xian had a wry smile on his face, and he exchanged glances with Xie Anxin tacitly.

Obviously, he understood the meaning of Li Xian's words, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu shook the folding fan lightly, and said with a chuckle, "The stage, naturally, the bigger the better, or do you want to fight with Mrs. Ben?" ”

After [Pit Man King], is it [Crybaby]?

The couple......

Li Xian shook his head with a smile, waved his hand and was about to speak, but suddenly heard Xie An cough and pouted at him in the direction of Changsun Xiangyu.

Glancing at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a high bulge in his lower abdomen, Li Xian's heart suddenly understood, and he changed his words and said, "Senior sister, don't underestimate Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang has also studied the way of using soldiers under the seat of Duke Yin since he was a child......"

"Yes, forcing the three kings into such a desperate situation, my grandfather, who wants to be a concubine, will also be proud to have accepted such an outstanding disciple of His Royal Highness King Xian!" Eldest Sun Xiangyu interrupted with a smile.

Li Xian's face stiffened when he heard this. Half loud speechless.

What a poisonous tongue, this woman......

In Qin Ke'er's slightly buried sneer, Li Xian and Xie An exchanged glances, coughed and said, "I'm ashamed of Yin Gong's teachings!" - However, Xiao Wang also held on to the front and back of the three kings for a month and a half......"

"Amazing...... "Great," the eldest grandson Xiangyu clapped his little hands and smiled admiringly. But the disdain and disdain in her eyes were so obvious.

"Total ...... In short," raised his voice a little, Li Xian said in an irrefutable tone, "The commander of the Great Liang Army is Xie Shangshu, Xie Shangshu handed over the authority to command the soldiers and horses to his junior sister, Xiao Wang didn't say anything, but the Jizhou army ...... Xiao Wang thought to himself that he could deal with Li Shen! ”

"How dare you say it!" Squinting his eyes, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pouted and said. "Some people, obviously they were relieved by the concubine's husband...... Originally, he was used as a clerk, but what kind of military affairs were he involved in? A little self-aware, okay? ”

Li Xian's face turned red, and at this time, Xie An, who was sitting on the left side, said with a smile, "Xiangyu, don't be disrespectful to His Royal Highness King Xian!" - Anyway, you just want to compete with Liu Qing, right? There is no need to take the power of His Royal Highness the King of Virtue. Right? ”

"......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu looked at Xie An angrily when he heard this, and just then he and Li Xian frowned. How could she not have seen it?

You don't have to guess that Xie An is afraid that she will work too hard, so she secretly signaled Li Xian Mo to hand over military power to her, if it weren't for this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu didn't think that Li Xian had the courage to argue with her, after all, when she was a child, Li Xian was bullied by her miserably.

"Second lady. The body is heavy! As Xie An'an's confidant, Gou Gong also persuaded from the side.

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at her high bulging lower abdomen, once the matter involved the child in her arms, Rao is the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, is somewhat worried in his heart.

Let's just let Li Xian deal with Li Shen. Anyway, it was a battle between their brothers, and they had to be involved, as long as Liu Qing was locked up in the southeast......

Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stroked the folding fan and pondered, and after half a sound, he pondered and said, "Mo Fei! ”

With a bang, an assassin dressed in black appeared in the center of the tent, knocking on one knee and bowing his head with a fist.

"In!"

I have to say that Rao is used to seeing Xie An, who has come and gone without a trace, and Xiaoxiao was also taken aback, not to mention the generals of the Great Liang Army.

"That Liu Qing...... Have you entered Gangneung? The eldest grandson Xiangyu asked while playing with the folding fan.

"Not verified!" Mo Fei said succinctly.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu nodded, and suddenly turned his head to Qian Xi who was standing beside him and said, "Qian Xi, what Mrs. Ben asked you to prepare a few days ago, are you carrying?" ”

"Take it, take it!" Qian Ximei smiled, revealing a smirk, and took out a stack of things that seemed to be brocade cloth from the bag next to him, and when he shook it off, it was a banner that was a full man high, with black edges on a white background, and the word [eldest grandson] written on it.

Sure enough, I came prepared!

Qin Ke'er, who was waiting beside him, muttered secretly in his heart, and then secretly glanced at Xie An, wanting to see if he had seen something.

This time, Xie An did not disappoint Qin Ke'er, looking at this exquisitely crafted banner, he also sensed that something was wrong.

"Xiangyu, you ...... When was it prepared? ”

"Well, the concubine forgot, maybe it's a little time......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled and blinked, revealing a very innocent expression.

"It can't be before leaving Beijing, right?"

"Lord Husband, the concubine can't understand this......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu looked innocent.

Glancing at Qin Ke'er who showed a [look] expression, Xie An smacked his lips a little depressedly, although he didn't have Qin Ke'er's intuition as a woman, Xie An was not stupid after all, if he thought about it, where would he not understand.

"A word is out, and the horse is hard to chase!" may have seen something, the eldest grandson Xiangyu took the lead in speaking with a smile, and blocked Xie An's mouth with words, making the latter feel helpless.

Seeing this, the corner of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's mouth raised a somewhat smug smile, and said to Qian Xi, "Qian Xi, hang this flag and hang it under my husband's flag!" ”

"Yes!" Qian Xi nodded, and ran out of the tent with the flag.

Looking at the back of Qian Xi leaving, Li Xian frowned and asked, "What does Second Lady Xie mean by this?" ”

"What?" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, turned his head to look at Li Xian.

To tell the truth, for the eldest grandson Xiangyu to command the Great Liang Army instead of his husband Jun Xie An. Li Xian can be said to raise his hands in agreement, although Xie An is also worthy of a great responsibility and has rich experience in leading troops, but in Li Xian's opinion, Xie An is still inferior to his wife, Sun Xiangyu.

There's so much difference between the two, and that's why. Li Xiancai called the eldest grandson Xiangyu the second support army.

With such a strategist who is proficient in military affairs to deal with [King of Chu] Li Yan and [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing who arrived later, Li Xian is very at ease, but there is one thing he can't figure out, he can't understand why the eldest grandson Xiangyu took the lead in sacrificing the banner she specially asked someone to sew.

Isn't this a clear telling [King of Chu] Li Yan and [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing that her eldest grandson, Xiangyu, will take over the war with them in the future?

This is undoubtedly a big bargain for the Jiangling soldiers and the Taiping army!

Facing Li Xian's questioning, the eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled slightly and said lightly, "Mrs. Ben just doesn't want to win!" -- Again. His Royal Highness King Xian thinks that Mrs. Ben will lose to the yellow-haired girl opposite? ”

Seeing the slightest hint of fierceness in the beautiful eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Li Xian shook his head helplessly, and exchanged glances with Xie An.

Wayward! It's so capricious!

"That's it!" Gently clapping his little hands, the eldest grandson Xiangyu looked around at the generals in the tent, and said, "The three battalions in the north of the Jizhou soldiers are not moving, Li Xian, Fei Guo, and Ma Dan. You and the other three of them fought with Li Shen, Tang Hao, Su Xin, Li Jing, Qi Hao, Zhang Dong, and Liao Li. The six of you are temporarily transferred to the Great Liang Army! ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!" As Li Xian rolled his eyes and shook his head helplessly and sighed, Tang Hao, Su Xin, Li Jing, Qi Hao, Zhang Dong, and Liao Li walked out of the queue and clenched their fists to receive their lives.

"Alright, let's disperse!" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, clapped his little hands and motioned for the generals to leave.

This made the generals of the Liang army, who did not know the way the eldest grandson Xiangyu used his troops, were stunned and looked at each other.

"This ...... Doesn't the second lady hold a combat meeting? "Before leaving. Liang Cheng pulled Fei Guo and asked in a low voice, after all, among the Jizhou soldiers, he had a good impression of Fei Guo, and it was a pity. Later, Fei Guo had to leave the main camp and return to his sub-camp in the valley to beware of Li Bo, the prince of Qiuyang, on the opposite side.

"Combat meeting?" Fei Guo glanced back at Liang Cheng, looked around, saw that no one was paying attention, and said in a low voice, "How can I say it, the second lady's use of soldiers is very different from that of Lord Xie, well, talk less, yes, talk less, just fulfill the orders issued by the second lady, and don't do anything else." -- This is the experience of my Jizhou generals, the second lady tells you to pick up the chicken, you will catch the chicken, the second lady tells you to pick up the dog, you will pick up the dog, or ......"

"Or else?" Liang Cheng subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and he instinctively heard something from Fei Guo's words.

As if noticing Liang Cheng's expression as if he was facing a great enemy, Fei Guo smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the second lady's temper has improved a lot since she married our lord, and she won't move still...... Ahem, anyway, as long as you wait to be obedient, nothing will happen! - Tang Hao, aren't they fighting with you and the others this time? Just pay attention to their reactions! - Okay, Fei has to rush back to the Sichuan Valley, don't stay here too long, say goodbye! ”

"General Fei!"

"Kind to ......"

Looking at Fei Guo in the distance, Liang Cheng was still full of doubts.

Inadvertently, he saw the main flag they had erected in the camp, and on the thick flagpole that was hugged, there was originally only one flag with the word [Xie], but now, under this flag of thanks, a new flag has been added.

[Eldest grandson]!

"I always feel that General Fei Guo is vaguely warning himself about something...... "Shaking his head, Liang Cheng went to fulfill his duties, after all, the camp where they were located, that was the southern camp of Li Xian's base camp, was not only the rear of the [King of Qin] Li Shen, but also the front line of the battle against [King of Chu] Li Yan, therefore, there were 40,000 troops stationed here, more than Li Xian's base camp.

However, since the arrival of the 60,000 Liang army, the strength of the southern camp has reached 100,000, and the original camp can no longer meet the needs of 100,000 soldiers.

It is no wonder that after all, after Li Xian and Xie An divided the labor, Li Xian had handed over the southern camp to Xie An, and he himself concentrated on dealing with Li Shen, the king of Qin, and handed over the [King of Chu] Li Yan and the Taiping army behind him to Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu to deal with.

I have to say that even though Li Xian is stronger than using soldiers, but in the case of being attacked by the enemy on his back and abdomen, he can also be said to be tired of coping in the past month and a half, and he is tossed and emaciated by the two strong teams in front of him and behind him. Now that Xie An and eldest grandson Xiangyu are sharing the burden for him, Li Xian is really relieved.

At the same time, in Jiangling, which is thirty miles away from Nanying, after Qi Zhi, one of the six generals of the Taiping Army, led 8,000 vanguard troops to Jiangling yesterday evening, Liu Qing finally led the remaining 32,000 troops to arrive at this city smoothly.

It is undeniable that since learning the news that Xie An led 60,000 Liang troops to come here to support Li Xian. [King of Chu] Li Yan was also quite worried in his heart, after all, he only had 40,000 people under his command, and at present, the combined army of Li Xian and Xie An had reached 150,000.

And now, with the 40,000 Taiping army of [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing as a new force. Li Yan's courage increased a lot, and under joy, Li Yan personally went out of the city to greet Liu Qing.

"I can't think of it...... This king really didn't expect that His Royal Highness Liu Ji would lead reinforcements to arrive! -- I can't thank the king enough! ”

Under the city gate, Li Yan, who is the king of Chu, clasped his fists and greeted Liu Qing with a smile on his face.

I have to say that Li Yan is actually a careful person, as can be seen from his name for Liu Qing.

It's not Liu Shuai, it's not Miss Liu. It's Liu Ji, you know, whether it's in the Great Zhou or the Southern Tang Dynasty. Ji's original intention is to be an honorific title for women, and it's not something that ordinary people can use.

Especially in the Southern Tang Dynasty, it specifically refers to a woman with the blood of the royal Liu family, that is, a princess, in other words. Li Yan is vaguely calling Liu Qing a princess.

The clever Liu Qing naturally saw the meaning of Li Yan's intention to deliberately win over the relationship between them [the Three Kings] and the Taiping Army, after all, as far as the current situation is concerned, the [Three Kings] cannot be said to be smooth sailing.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is polite! -- The three princes and our army were originally allies, one was prosperous and the other was lost, and now His Royal Highness the King of Chu is in an unfavorable situation. The little girl naturally wants to bring troops to help! Liu Qing said with a smile, not mentioning that she was inferior in the war with Xie An, but said as if she had driven Xie An away and came to support Li Yan.

Hearing this, a hint of discoloration flashed in Li Yan's eyes, and he must have heard something, but he didn't say anything, raised his hand and said with a smile, "With His Royal Highness Liu Ji helping this king, it is better than 100,000 soldiers!" - Please! ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, please ......," Liu Qing bowed.

Not to mention that the 40,000 Taiping troops slowly entered Jiangling City, and said that Liu Qing took Yang Yu and other generals to Li Yan's Chu Mansion in the city, but he couldn't see Chen Bei who was thinking about it before and after, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Brother Chen...... Hmm, where are the three generations of commanders of our army? ”

"General Chen?" Li Yan was stunned, and after coming back to his senses, his face couldn't help showing a little respect, and he sincerely admired, "General Chen is really a peerless general!" Don't hide it from His Royal Highness Liu Ji that this king has fought against Li Xian these days, with five wins, four draws and four defeats, of which four wins and two draws, all of which rely on General Chen! It's amazing, it's really amazing, since the battle, 32 generals and generals under Li Xian's command have been killed, and countless soldiers have been killed, and they really live up to the reputation of [one person into an army]! ”

Seeing Li Yan praising Chen Bei from the bottom of his heart, Liu Qing was also sweet in his heart, and asked when he heard the words, "That's ...... I don't know where our army Chen Shuai is now? ”

"This ......" Li Yan frowned when he heard this, and after glancing at Liu Qing, he said in a low voice, "In fact, since yesterday, this king has looked at General Chen a little wrong...... Sitting alone on the roof of the palace and drinking......"

"What's going on?" Liu Qing frowned and asked.

Li Yan thought about it, and told Liu Qing about the letter Xie An had sent to Chen Bei yesterday, including Chen Bei's reply to a letter that broke off his kindness, and Liu Qing suddenly realized.

"The little girl will go to meet the commander of our army first, and then discuss with His Royal Highness the King of Chu how to deal with the combined army of Li Xian and Xie An, what does His Royal Highness the King of Chu think?"

"Yes, yes!" Li Yan nodded and said with a smile, "Although this king wants to be close to General Chen, he always feels that he can't intervene, and I hope His Royal Highness Liu Ji can persuade General Chen...... In this battle, General Chen's force must not be missing! ”

Liu Qing nodded, and under the guidance of Li Yan, he and Yang Yu went up to the attic of the palace, pushed open the window of the attic on the top floor and looked outside.

"Is it Qing'er?"

Just when Liu Qing was thinking about how to talk to Chen Bei, Chen Bei took the lead in speaking, sat up, and looked at Liu Qing and Yang Yu standing at the window.

"Brother Chen......"

"Chen Shuai!"

Liu Qing and Yang Yu called each other.

"Wait there. I'm over! With that, Chen Bei stood up, stretched, and then jumped into the window on the tiles.

"How does Brother Chen know it's me? Isn't it...... Isn't it ......" Looking at the admiring man in front of him, Liu Qing's face flushed and asked happily.

Chen Bei didn't know that Liu Qing wanted to say that he had a heart. Glancing at Liu Qing suspiciously, Chen Bei said very humorously, "The movement at the South City Gate is so big, how can I not hear it for my brother?" ”

"Yes...... yes, say...... That's right, heh, hehe......" Liu Qing, who was self-inflicted, smiled a little embarrassedly, and secretly sulked in her heart.

Ah......

Looking at Liu Qing's appearance, Yang Yu smiled bitterly in his heart. Breaking the deadlock, he said, "Chen Shuai, listen to Li Yan, the king of Chu, you and that Xie An yesterday? ”

"......" Chen Bei frowned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Yang Yu.

As if he had guessed what Chen Bei was thinking, Yang Yu clenched his fists and said, "The matter between Chen Shuai and that Xie An has already been known by the last general." Even, Qi Zhi and they also knew! -- I really didn't expect it. Chen Shuai turned out to be the son-in-law of the Liangqiu family in the four towns of Zhou Guo and Jijing and the Donggong Mansion, and he was actually Xie An's wife and cousin! ”

"......" Chen Bei's eyebrows furrowed tighter when he heard this, and he subconsciously glanced at Liu Qing, Liu Qing was startled, and waved his hand again and again and said, "It's not what I said." It was Xie An who said it! As she spoke, she hurriedly explained to Chen Bei what had happened at the negotiation table between her and Xie An that day.

Hearing Liu Qing's explanation, Chen Bei was relieved, supported his hands on the windowsill, and said melancholy. "Yes...... Even now, does he still want me to go back to Liangqiu's house? Scold! ”

Secretly glancing at Chen Bei's expression, Liu Qing cautiously interjected, "Yes!" Although Xie An is rumored to be very unbearable, he seems to attach great importance to Brother Chen......

"He is supposed to be the ancestor of the family...... Hmm, it should be entrusted by Liang Qiu Gong, as for the cousin ...... for his brother" Thinking of Liang Qiuwu's expression when he raised his knife and glared at him, Chen Bei shook his head with a wry smile.

"Brother Chen, you ...... Will you leave us behind? After hesitating for a long time, Liu Qing bit her lip and asked weakly.

"......" Chen Bei turned his head to look at Liu Qing, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

"Chen Shuai......" Yang Yu couldn't help but scream, maybe he was also a little uneasy.

"How so?" Raising his hand and rubbing Liu Qing's head, Chen Bei let out a long breath, looked at the sky in the distance and muttered, "I promised her ......"

"She......" Seeing the heartfelt smile on Chen Bei's face when she spoke, Liu Qing only felt a tightening in her heart, of course she knew who Chen Bei was referring to.

Unconsciously, Liu Qing's original joy when she saw Chen Bei, a man who admired her longing for a long time, disappeared without a trace, and at this moment, in her heart, there was more disappointment, frustration, and inexplicable loss.

This made Liu Qing look confused all afternoon, even when Li Yan invited them and his group to discuss dealing with Li Xian and Xie An's combined army after the evening, Liu Qing was unable to concentrate his attention.

"Her Royal Highness Liu Ji? Her Royal Highness Liu Ji? In his ears, there was a surprised inquiry from Li Yan, the king of Chu.

"Huh?" Liu Qing, who had just woken up from a dream, subconsciously raised her head, and she realized that they were discussing the military situation right now.

may have seen Liu Qing's previous absent-mindedness, Li Yan, the king of Chu, frowned slightly, and seemed to be a little displeased, but when he thought that Liu Qing was a strange woman whose wisdom was above him after all, Li Yan pressed the blame in his heart and repeated what Fang had just said.

"With 40,000 reinforcements from His Royal Highness Liu Ji, we also have 80,000 soldiers at the moment, although it is still not as good as the 150,000 combined army of Li Xian and Xie An, but it is not without the strength of a battle! - Wu has General Chen, and Zhi has His Royal Highness Liu Ji......"

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has praised it," Liu Qing smiled slightly, settled down, and said, "The little woman thinks that although Xie An and Li Xian have many soldiers and horses, they also have drawbacks, and that is military rations!" -- Li Xian was trapped here for a month and a half, the grain route was cut off, the grain and herbs in the army were exhausted, and now there are 60,000 more Liang troops in Xie An...... When Xie An withdrew from Jiangxia to Jiangling, he did not prepare much grain and grass. -- Grain and grass are a big problem for Li Xian and Xie An!

However, when she came, the little woman had sent someone to investigate, and it was not difficult to guess that Li Xianyue had mobilized a large number of troops to hunt in the mountains and forests and fish in the rivers and rivers. Li Xian had already thought of this, so he tried to minimize the consumption of military rations...... Therefore, he did the opposite, and when he was attacked by His Royal Highness the King of Qin and His Royal Highness the King of Chu in front of and behind him, he also had to use a large number of troops to occupy such a large territory, most likely considering that he would fight a protracted war with the three princes, therefore. It is impossible not to think about the issue of food.

Therefore, if you want to drag out the food in Li Xian's army by trapping and guarding, this is probably not a perfect strategy! ”

Li Yan nodded with satisfaction, although he also knew this, but he had to admit that Liu Qing, after calming down, was indeed more thoughtful than him.

"What His Royal Highness Liu Ji said is extremely true, a while ago, Li Xian deliberately pretended to be running out of food in the army. The king thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he immediately led his troops to attack, but he attacked him for a while......" Speaking of this, Li Yan hammered the table in annoyance.

Glancing at Li Yan, Liu Qing said with a straight face, "The problem is not that our army knows that Li Xian's grain and grass are running out, but how long can the military food in Li Xian's camp last." If we are not sure of this date, our army will have to be vigilant. Be wary of whether Li Xian deliberately created a food run out to lure me to attack his barracks! ”

In fact, this king has also considered this, and even asked General Chen to visit his barracks at night, but it is a pity. Li Xian's kid is really cunning, in order to prevent our army from attacking his camp at night and burning his military rations, he dug several cellars in the barracks to pile up grain and grass, specific things. Except for his henchmen, no one knows about it......" As he spoke, Li Yan spread his hands helplessly.

"That's fine." Smiling slightly, Liu Qing said lightly, "To know whether Li Xianjun's grain and grass are exhausted, it's actually very simple, just look at his attitude towards Jiangling!" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"With the little military food in Li Xian's army, it is absolutely impossible to support him and Xie An's current army of 150,000, although Li Xian also uses various means to supplement the consumption of food, but this is still not enough. And the only one who has a large amount of grain and grass hoarded nearby is Gangneung! In other words, if Li Xian and Xie An were desperate to storm Jiangling, it would mean that their army would run out of food and grass. ”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded suddenly in understanding.

"According to the little woman, the purpose of Li Xian and Xie An at the moment is undoubtedly Jiangling, only by capturing Jiangling and getting enough military food, can the 150,000 army under their command have the capital to continue to spend with His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Li Xian may not be able to free up his hands before, but now he has Xie An's 60,000 Liang soldiers......"

As if he understood something, Li Yan touched his chin and said with a chuckle, "In other words, in fact, this king only needs to continue dragging it?" ”

"Not bad! - It seems that His Royal Highness the King of Chu fought with Li Xian before, and both sides lost their troops, but in fact, they helped Li Xian, His Royal Highness the King of Chu should not forget, compared to the troops, Li Xian is more lacking in grain and grass at present, and every time the army under the command of His Royal Highness the King of Chu kills a soldier Li Xian, it means that Li Xian can save a ration...... Dead people don't need food! ”

Li Yan frowned when he heard this, he was still complacent about his results before, and his brows furrowed when he heard Liu Qing's words.

"Although there are casualties in the fight, but in this case, fighting with Li Xian is very disadvantageous to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"This is the king's loss......

Seeing this, Liu Qing smiled slightly and said with relief, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu don't care, it's still too late!" ”

"It's ......"

At this moment, two soldiers hurried into the house, dressed as cavalry scouts.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it! -- What is the movement of the enemy army? Li Yan asked.

A scout clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Lord Qiqi, there is no movement from the Jizhou soldiers, and the newly arrived Daliang army is cutting down trees, and it seems that they are planning to expand the barracks......"

"Expand the barracks at this time?" Liu Qing's face was a little puzzled.

Li Yan said with a smile, "His Royal Highness Liu Ji doesn't have to worry too much, the Zhongnan Battalion of Li Xian's base camp was originally a military camp with an establishment of 40,000 people, but now that Xie An has 60,000 Liang troops, he naturally wants to expand the military camp!" ”

"This is an unwise move...... Liu Qing said with a slight shake of her head.

"That's right!" Li Yan was amused when he heard this, and said with a smile, "I really don't know whether to live or die, Xie An!" ”

It's no wonder that Li Yan laughed, after all, everyone knows that when people are doing heavy physical work, they consume the most food, and now, with so much effort to expand the barracks by the Great Liang Army, they will naturally consume more grain and grass than usual.

And he, Li Yan, has made up his mind not to continue to fight with Li Xian. Seeing that Li Xian and Xie An were consuming their precious energy and grain and grass in unnecessary places, Li Yan was naturally happy.

"I always feel that something is not quite right...... Liu Qing rubbed her head tiredly, probably because of Chen Bei's words, today's intuition is much inferior to usual.

"Anything else? - If there is nothing urgent, quickly retreat. Don't disturb the king and everyone here to discuss the military situation! Glancing at the two scouts who were still kneeling on the ground, Li Yan frowned and said.

The two scouts looked at each other, and one of them hesitated and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just ...... The flag hoisted in Nanying is different......"

"Isn't that nonsense? Li Xian gave up the southern camp to Xie An's army to be stationed, and naturally hung the banner with the word [Xie], and this kind of meaningless trivial matter also wasted the time of the king and everyone here? - Stand down! Li Yan shouted angrily.

"Not ......"

"No, what's not? Retire! ”

"Yes......"

The two scouts exited the house in a panic, and finally didn't say the key information, that is. Under the banner of Xie An's [Xie] character handsome, there is another banner with the word [eldest grandson] written on it.

Glancing at the two scouts who left in a panic, Liu Qing frowned slightly, she vaguely felt that she seemed to have missed a shocking piece of information.

――Half an hour later, the southern camp of the Zhou armyβ€”β€”

In the tent that was originally Xie An's private account and has now become the special tent of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, the eldest grandson Xiangyu is smiling and combing the little girl Wang Xin's hair with a comb.

Seeing Wang Xin's enjoyment, Qin Ke'er was angry and funny.

Obviously he broke in with a wooden stick with a fierce face, and shouted at the eldest grandson Xiangyu [Bad women don't bully Sister Ke'er]. But a moment later, it was the same scene......

Unrighteous little girl!

Qin Ke'er sighed helplessly. After glancing at the eldest grandson Xiangyu, he asked in a strange tone, "Doesn't the second lady care?" ”

"What do you care about?" Combing the little girl's hair, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said lightly.

"According to the report from the soldiers, Gangneung City is reinforcing the city walls and sending additional defenders...... Obviously, with Liu Qing's 40,000 reinforcements, Jiangling did not think of sending troops. On the contrary, the city defense was strengthened, does this mean that Li Yan, the king of Chu, has no intention of sending troops to attack our army again? ”

"Our army...... Is it? The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, glanced at Qin Ke'er playfully, making the latter blush.

"Although Li Yan is still good at using soldiers, his vision is not very good. Knowing that Li Xianbing has more food and less food, he still has to send troops to fight him, it's really stupid! - exchanged 20,000 people for Li Xian's 20,000 people, he thought he earned it? He was probably thinking, anyway, he has Jiangling City, and there are many strong men in the city, no matter how he changes him, he will not lose money, but he never thought that if he avoided the battle, Li Xian would have run out of food a long time ago! - Stupidly! ”

"Yes, it's 20,000 rations after all, which is not a small amount...... Qin Ke'er said thoughtfully.

Glancing at Qin Ke'er, the eldest grandson Xiangyu continued, "Not long after Liu Qing entered Jiangling, Li Yan asked someone to start strengthening the city wall and adding defenders. ”

"Avoiding the war is not ...... This is in line with the second lady's heart! Qin Ke'er said meaningfully.

"Oh? Really? ”

"Isn't it? ――What do you mean by cutting down trees to expand the barracks, but actually preparing siege equipment, right? Qin Ke'er's eyes flashed with a gleam.

"......" Eldest Sun Xiangyu glanced at Qin Ke'er with a little surprise when he heard this, and then the corners of his mouth raised a little inexplicable smile, and said with an inexplicable smile, "You haven't been out of this tent...... Is it so obvious? ”

"Of course! -- In the case that the grain and grass are about to run out, the little slave does not believe that the second lady will spend her precious energy and grain and grass on defense......"

"Giggles, interesting ......" Looking at Qin Ke'er's sworn expression, the eldest grandson Xiangyu licked his lips and said with a look of surprise, "Qin Ke'er...... The concubine really underestimated you! -- Tsk, talking to smart people is worry-free! On weekdays, in the house, whether it's Sister Xiaowu or Sister Ling'er, it's not very talkable...... They are so stupid, and sometimes, the concubines are really afraid that they will be affected, and they giggle......"

actually buried his own roommate like this......

Qin Ke'er was dumbfounded, and she gradually realized why the rumored eldest Sun Xiangyu was a lawless woman.

I really don't know how bad this woman was before she met Xie An......

With a long sigh, Qin Ke'er asked, "Is the second lady planning to attack the city?" ”

"Yes!" Braided the little girl Wang Xin in her hand, and the corner of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's mouth raised a little inexplicable smile, and she giggled, "What?" Haven't you heard your husband mention it? ”

"Sir? What the? Qin Ke'er asked suspiciously.

"Compared to defense, the concubine body is more advocating offense!"

"But...... Gangneung City has a lot of soldiers, even if it is the second lady, I'm afraid it will be difficult to conquer in a short time, right? ”

"Don't be afraid," the eldest grandson Xiangyu said with a smile, "Li Yan has done Mrs. Ben a great favor, if it weren't for the fact that he used the strategy of clearing the wilderness against Li Xian and took away the people of the nearby villages, I am afraid that the concubine will be severely reprimanded by the husband this time!" - Thanks to Li Yan! ”

"What do you mean?" Qin Ke'er asked suspiciously.

"You, you, you just praised you for being smart, why did you become so stupid again?" Glancing at Qin Ke'er angrily, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said with a smile, "That's it, let's just give you a look, the concubine body did secretly order someone to supervise the construction of siege equipment, but it was not the rush and well as you thought, but ...... Boat! ”

"Boat?" Qin Ke'er was stunned, her face suddenly changed, and she said in disbelief, "You...... You won't be ......."

Looking at Qin Ke'er's frightened and inexplicable look, the eldest grandson Xiangyu giggled.

"September and October, it's the autumn flood! Giggle ......"

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