I won't say it before, including after the change, I haven't dared to read the book review, but today I have the courage to take a look, and I thank the students so much for their understanding and support.

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After waiting for a short time, Hong Jixun entered the Yanwang Mansion for the second time.

At this time, it was late, the sun was sinking in the west, the bluestone slab floor that had been basking in the sun for a day was hot and hot, and several locust trees in the courtyard were also wilting, and the branches and leaves were drooping down, looking listless.

When Hong Jixun came in the afternoon, he wore a white coat, a round-necked embroidered robe, probably because he sweated too much, and then re-entered the palace after more than two hours, changed his clothes, narrow-sleeved robe, wore cloud shoulders, tied jade belts, carried jade pendants, and wore sewn boots on his feet. Compared with the one he wore when he first came in the afternoon, this outfit was obviously close to Hu Feng.

The Hanfu is wide, and when it is hot, the clothes are soaked with sweat, which is very uncomfortable and inconvenient to move. Hong Jixun grew up in Shuangcheng, so it is not surprising that he changed into a narrow and convenient Hufu at this time.

"On a hot day, Mr. Trouble ran twice in a row. Hard work. ”

Deng She gave up his seat and watched the tea, and the two sat down as guests. When the wind blew, Deng She only felt the fragrance in his nose, and he was suddenly surprised: "Huh? When did Mr. also like lavender? ”

Hong Jixun's outfits have always been refreshing and clean, not to mention "lavender", even sachets, accessories and the like are almost non-bring, and there are very few times when the "fragrance is fragrant". At this time, after listening to Deng She's question, he seemed to be a little embarrassed for the first time, and replied: "The little slave in the family doesn't know anything, and yesterday he took it upon himself to smoke all the minister's clothes. I wanted to change something else, but I had no clothes to change. I had no choice but to do so. ”

"Oh? That's amazing. I heard that the rules are very strict, what little slave dares to assert himself like this? ”

"This, this,......。 Insignificant, insignificant. ”

Deng She laughed out loud and said, "Let me guess." ......, if my expectations are correct, this 'little slave' should be called 'Guanyin'? ”

"Guanyin", "Little Guanyin Slave" is also, that is, the girl who Hong Jixun was admitted to the house a while ago, singing and dancing, and her posture is enchanting. Deng She had long heard Li Shousheng say that Hong Jixun was obedient and spoiled to her. Some time ago, the two talked about this topic, but they didn't talk about it in detail at the time; Now it seems that Hong Jixun really loves this woman very much.

"A few days ago, my husband said that when the Heavenly Demon Dance is completed, please invite me to watch it. I don't know if I can practice? ”

"The ministers have been busy with government affairs these days and have not asked about this. If the lord wants to see it, he will go back later, and urge the little Guanyin slave to be. ”

"No hurry, no hurry. I'm just saying it casually. ……。 ”

After a few words of gossip, turning to the topic, Deng She picked up Liu Futong's "private message", handed it over, and said: "Mr. must have met the Caozhou messenger, and he should already know about the withdrawal of our army from Caozhou. This time, Mr. was invited, not only for Caozhou, but also for this matter. ......, this is a private letter written by Liu Futong to Liu Shijiu, which has just been sent to Yidu. Please sir watch. ”

Hong Jixun thought that Deng She summoned him to "Zhao Guo's withdrawal from Caozhou", but he didn't expect to meet for only two or three sentences, but he suddenly talked about "Liu Futong's private letter", and he was suspicious and took a look. As mentioned above, the letter was not long, and he quickly read it, and after reading it, his face was overjoyed.

Without saying a word, he got up and knelt down and said loudly: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord!" ”

Deng Shezhang Er King Kong was puzzled, inexplicable, helped him up, and asked, "What is the joy?" ”

"This is a God-given opportunity, just in time for the Lord to 'lure the snake out of the hole'!"

'Oh?' Lure the snake out of the hole'? ......, 'Luring the snake out of the hole' is about Chahan, and this private message was written by Liu Futong, what about these two? After being reminded by Hong Jixun, Deng She was halfway through his words, paused, his heart moved slightly, and he realized a little.

"If you want to succeed in 'luring the snake out of the hole', you can't do without Jiangnan's response. The lord feinted to attack the capital, and Jiangnan responded to Henan. One 'feint', one 'containment'. Proper cooperation can ensure that nothing goes wrong! ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Liu Futong wants to ask the lord to borrow troops, 'capture Bianliang and restore the old capital', isn't this a natural strategy? As the saying goes: 'unintentionally inserted willows into the shade'. He thinks he has taken advantage, but in fact, he is cooperating with our army's strategy of 'luring the snake out of the hole'! ”

Deng Shedai was enlightened, suddenly realized, and said: "So, according to Mr., should I lend him soldiers?" ”

"Not only should you lend him soldiers, but you should lend him elite soldiers! And, while lending troops to him, it is best to put on a table again: 'Lonely wood is difficult to support', and it is recommended that Liu Futong ask Zhu Yuanzhang to borrow some soldiers and horses again! ”

"Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to borrow some soldiers and horses again?"

"With the lord's borrowed troops first, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to refuse. ......, speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang, since our army occupied Xu and Su, Chen has always had a worry. ”

"What worries?"

"Xu and Su control the passage between the north and south, choke the throat of Huaisi, close to Jinling, and the distance is only hundreds of miles. Chen has always been worried that Zhu Yuanzhang will have different ambitions because of this. After all, Xu and Su in the hands of Zhang Shicheng are completely different from those in the hands of the lord, Zhang Shicheng is the lord of success, the lord of the lord's enterprising, although the lord and Zhu Yuanzhang are in the same hall as the minister, but they have not met, they can be described as 'looking like gods', and he will not feel pressure. ”

"I've thought about that, too, and what the gentleman said is very true."

"How would he react if he was stressed?"

"It's nothing more than two, or tear your face and take me Xu and Su; Or wave the army to the east and capture the western part of Zhejiang. ”

"Yes! ......, it seems that 'tearing the dough' will not be for the time being, but it is very likely that 'waving his army to the east and attacking western Zhejiang' will reduce the pressure caused to him by the lord! It can be seen only from the fact that he was stationed in the Haozhou area, but he refused to go west to Henan for more than half a month, and it can be seen that he must be 'thoughtful'. This 'thinking', in Yichen's opinion, just wants to fight Zhexi! ”

"That's what the gentleman said."

"Without Xuzhou and Suzhou, Zhang Shicheng has fallen behind in momentum, and he is no longer 'building from a high house'. Once Zhu Yuanzhang starts a war with him, according to the minister's estimate, he will definitely be difficult to resist. And once he is difficult to resist, all the plastered places in western Zhejiang will fall into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, Jinling and Songjiang were connected, and although our army occupied Xu and Su, we wanted to go south and reach the end of the world. ”

"Hmm."

"In today's situation, we must calm down the north as soon as possible; As for the south, it needs to be divided and fought. Therefore, Zhexi is resolutely not allowed to give up to Zhu Yuanzhang. Does the Lord approve of this? ”

"Agreed."

"Therefore, Liu Futong's private letter is really 'timely rain'. And the lord lent him troops, as he had asked; As the minister said, he also asked Zhu Yuanzhang to borrow some soldiers. In this way, it can not only respond to my plan of 'luring the snake out of the hole', but also curb Zhu Yuanzhang's westward expansion to a certain extent. Kill two birds with one stone! ”

"Listening to what Mr. said, it is really like seeing the sun and the moon through the clouds!"

Hong Jixun is very talented, and probably there is also the reason why he has been thinking about the strategy of "luring the snake out of the hole" in recent days, and from Liu Futong's private letter, in a moment, he came to the conclusion that "borrowing troops is beneficial to Haidong".

Deng She was very impressed and said, "Then according to the sir's meaning?" When the decree comes, if there is any content in it that asks me to borrow troops, I will say yes! ”

"That's exactly how it should be. ......, it's just that there is one thing that the lord needs to pay attention to. ”

"What?"

"It's okay to lend troops to Liu Futong, but the command of the army can't be handed over to him. When borrowing troops, you need to select a general who can be the main general of this army. ”

"I don't need to say, I know what is important. Listen to the tune and don't listen to the announcement' that is. ”

Hong Jixun strongly advocates his strategy of "leading the snake out of the hole", and everything can be applied in this regard. And Deng She originally said, "Wait and see Yao Haogu's opinion", but at this time, he seemed to have changed his mind, made a choice, and approved Hong Jixun's plan. Not really.

——As Hong Jixun said: "Lending troops to Liu Futong is killing two birds with one stone." Responding to "luring the snake out of the hole" is a gain; "Contain Zhu Yuanzhang so that he can't take western Zhejiang immediately" is a success. In other words, even if the strategy of "luring the snake out of the hole" cannot be implemented in the end, at least after borrowing troops, there is still a "gain" to "contain Zhu Yuanzhang". Therefore, Deng She happily accepted his opinion.

- As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang will be as Hong Jixun speculated, "I will definitely agree to borrow troops"? This one doesn't really matter. Even if his speculation is wrong, "Zhu Yuanzhang refuses to borrow troops", it doesn't matter much. If you refuse to borrow troops, you are clearly short of troops. Since the troops are insufficient, how can they turn their faces and go to fight western Zhejiang? spread out, but the word of mouth is too bad. Zhu Yuanzhang is a peerless hero, and he will definitely not make this mistake. In other words, no matter whether Zhu Yuanzhang borrowed troops or not, at least there will be nothing to do in western Zhejiang in a short period of time.

After talking about "borrowing troops", he talked about "withdrawing troops from Caozhou".

Hong Jixun said: "Zhao Zuocheng's battle of Caozhou is remarkable, although the army was finally withdrawn, but 'withdrawn but not defeated'. Chahan will leave sooner or later, and Caozhou will still return to my Haidong sooner or later. The top priority at the moment is not to care about the temporary gains and losses of Caozhou District, one city and one place, but to immediately find out the next move of Chahan. ”

"Sir's opinion is the same as mine. I have written a palindrome and ordered someone to send it to Ah Guo urgently for 800 miles, and told him to investigate it quickly and understand the movements of Chahan. ”

"Although Caozhou didn't win it today, it is actually a good thing for the lord."

"What do you mean by that?"

"A Zhao Zuocheng hooked Chahan to go all the way and come to help. What if the lord is changed? ”

Deng She was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Do you think the minister is patting on the back? ”

"No, no."

Recalling that during the Battle of Yidu, Chakhan Timur used the old and sharp soldiers, Deng She put away his smile, sighed, and said solemnly: "......, even if I change the army, Chahan is also a strong enemy." ”

"The lord's words are also right and wrong."

"How?"

"Last year, Chahan invaded on a large scale, besieging our Yidu, and when it was dangerous, the city was difficult to protect. How high-spirited was Chahan at that time? It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a 'strong enemy'. ”

"And now?"

"But since the beginning of this year, there has been the Polo Rebellion, and Zhang Liangbi in Guanzhong is ready to move, disturbing his rear; Then Zhao Zuocheng attacked Juye and attacked its front line; Subsequently, our army and Wu army joined forces in Shanzhou, joined forces and fought, and defeated Wang Baobao. ......, in just a few months, the situation in the Northland has changed dramatically. ”

Deng She nodded: "That being said, it is still not to be underestimated. 'The tiger is still dead, not to mention the live tiger of Chahan! The Polo rebellion was settled in a few days. The reinforcements arrived at the city, and the siege of Caozhou was lifted. Sir, the edge is so far, several heroes from the north and south, who can compare with it? ......, I'm far inferior! ”

"The views of the ministers and the lords are different."

"I want to hear and see."

"Although Chahan is sharp, it is difficult for people in the world to be sharp. But what does his personal assistance illustrate? It shows that he is already overwhelmed and dwarfed. Is there a lord of a nation who does everything himself? ......, when he was in the Chu and Han dynasties, how heroic was Xiang Yu? Gallop left and right, invincible! When it is prominent, the heroes are silent and the heroes bend their knees, but in the end? But it is precisely because of his 'running left and right' that he is very easy to break, and he fights next and kills himself in Wujiang. ......, the so-called 'weak is better than strong', is yes! ”

"Well, what the gentleman said makes sense."

Therefore, the minister thinks that the current Chahan, the lord says that he is a strong enemy, right and wrong. It is precisely because of this that the minister boldly proposed the strategy of 'luring the snake out of the hole'! ”

Hong Jixun's remarks evoked some memories of Deng She's previous life, and he remembered that there was an eloquent essay called "On Protracted War", which put forward three concepts: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counteroffensive. - At this moment, is it time to launch a strategic counteroffensive against Richardham?

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Two days later, the envoy who sent Anfeng returned, and the holy decree he brought back really contained the content of "borrowing soldiers". Deng She had already discussed with Hong Jixun, and there was no difficulty, so he agreed on the spot. Such a refreshing feeling made the court official who came from Anfeng from afar and came to announce the decree very surprised.

Liu Shijiu, who had been ordered by Deng She, came forward "just right", pretending to be confident, and nodded at the proclamator "quietly".

The proclamator immediately understood, secretly gave a thumbs up, and praised in his heart: "Before I came, there were still people in the court who said that Liu Nineteen was not doing well. What a slander! If things are not good, how can King Yan promise to be so cool? ......, when I return to Anfeng, I need to praise this Liu Shijiu, who is really a royal family! Great loyalist. ”

At the dinner that day, all the civil and military officials of Yidu were present.

When the wine was hot, Liu Shijiu whispered to the official who announced the decree and proposed: "Now Anfeng, there is a shortage of soldiers and food. I struggled to talk hard, and it was easy to say that Yan Wang was willing to borrow troops. Why not take this opportunity to borrow some people from Wu Guogong as well? Even if it's not much, at least it's strong! ”

The official who announced the decree drank too much, his status in the court was not low, and he was very clear about the ins and outs of the matter of "borrowing troops" and Liu Futong's specific plans, and said at the moment: "What Lord Liu said is extremely true. Don't hide it from adults, Liu Taibao is also planning to do so! As long as I go back, I will issue an order to ask Wu Guogong for soldiers and horses, and grain and straw. ”

Liu Shijiu pretended to be happy: "It turns out that the Taibao has made a decision!" But it's a lot of mouths. Fu pretended to be worried, "It's just that Wu Guogong has enough food and confidence in his soldiers, and unlike King Yan, he has long had a heart of disobedience, and he has always shared a different dream with the court." The Taibao asked him to borrow soldiers and food, but I don't know how much it will cost? ”

"With King Yan in front, can he still tolerate Wu Guogong hesitating and refusing? If he is willing, all things will be well; If he refuses, hum. ”

"If you really don't want to, what can you do?"

"My lord doesn't know, when I came from Anfeng, I heard that Wu Guogong had just laid down two more cities in western Zhejiang. If he really refuses to borrow troops to ,......, these two cities, Taibao said it, and he will hand it over to King Yan to govern! ”

Liu Nineteenth was overjoyed, and praised again and again: "Taibao sits firmly in Diaoyutai, left and right, smart, smart!" But he thought in his heart, "It turned out that it was the plan of 'two peaches killing three soldiers'." Hey, hey, hey. First, use the attribution of Xu and Su to force King Yan to send troops; and then used the ownership of the two cities in western Zhejiang to force Wu Guogong to send troops! When the real ginger is still old and spicy. Liu Taibao, it is good to take advantage of the situation to sow discord! ”

——This strategy seems to be clever, but how many people know about Liu Futong's helplessness and "pain"? I think that back then, there were millions of strong generals under his command, and no one could be able to dominate the world, and he broke ten meetings with one force; And now, in order to survive, he has to resort to "conspiracy and trickery".

For the real heroes, this is not an "honor", it is a "shame".

But this is also the unusual thing about Liu Futong: he would rather suffer this "humiliation" than give up "hope" and "principle". If you suffer "shame" again, it is also a day when you are struggling to survive, waiting for the day to turn over and raise your eyebrows; And even if he was "humiliated" again, he would never surrender to Meng Yuan.

It is a true celebrity who is self-effacing, and only a great hero is his true color.

Hong Jixun commented on Xiang Yu and thought that he was "rigid and easy to break". But if you are not a real hero or a real hero, I am afraid that it will be difficult to "be rigid and easy to break". He would rather kill himself than surrender to the enemy and face the south as a vassal. Xiang Yu is such a hero, and Liu Futong is such a hero!

Looking at the world now, there are really only a handful of "strange men" with this kind of perseverance and the characteristics of preferring death to surrender. It's nothing more than Liu Futong and Chen Youliang. If it was in the original history, perhaps Wang Baobao could be added. Such as Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others, "the vertical son became famous".

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A few exclamations, put aside.

It is only said that after the envoy from Anfeng read the holy decree, he received Deng She's letter, "After finding out the next move of Chahan, he will send troops south and lend troops to Anfeng", and happily returned to the court.

Within two days, the information of the Haidong General Administration Department was quickly sent to Deng She's desk: "An Feng has issued an order to Jinling and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to borrow troops and food. ”

In Yidu, thinking about Jinling, what kind of mentality will Zhu Yuanzhang have when he receives the order? It must not be happy to follow it, and it is a dilemma. Deng She picked up the tea bowl, raised his glass from afar, pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.