The distance from Dongmu Mountain to Liaoyang is slightly farther than Shenyang.

In order to meet Pan Mei, Guan Duo sent an army, drove fifteen miles east of the city, and camped on the bank of the Taizi River. In this way, Liaoyang and Dongmu Mountain were connected into a line, and with external support, Pan Mei was out of the danger of being alone, and there was no longer any need to be afraid of Shenyang's counterattack.

After the arrangements were made, Guan Duo and Pan Cheng improvised to go down to the city and inspect the camp, and all the soldiers they saw were excited. Affected by the victory in the first battle, there are many generals who ask for orders to fight.

"Morale is available." Pan Cheng looked at the noisy scene of the people around him and was quite satisfied. I've been bored in Quang Ninh for a few days, and no matter what, it's finally done.

"As long as you are willing to make a move, the deadlock can always be broken." Guan Duo said with a smile.

"Is that Xiao Deng's army?"

Because of the arrival of the two Pingzhang adults, all the garrisons left the camp and lined up on the side of the road. The dress of the Shuangcheng military horses is roughly the same as that of Liaoyang, but the red and black epaulettes and the pawn plate with the establishment and name written on the chest are somewhat conspicuous.

Pan Cheng rode on the horse, looked at it critically, and said, "It's not good,...... I saw Yang Wanhu and He Guangxiu in front of the standing formation, both of them were thin and small, and compared with the other officers on the side, they were dwarfed in size at first; Standing side by side again, chickens and cranes are like a flock of cranes.

Pan Cheng laughed, urged the horse over, circled around them twice, grabbed the reins, and the horse stood on its legs and neighed.

Yang Wanhu is arrogant, even Deng She, who was not in his eyes at the beginning, was also a series of victories, and then slowly convinced. Who is Pan Cheng? He was humiliated in Liaoyang again, although it was not Pan Cheng who offended him, he Yang Wanhu took care of it a lot! even held back a fire, held his head high, and had a cold face, just as if he didn't see it.

He Guangxiu is different, he can't see the big officials, he knows that Pan Cheng and Shuangcheng don't deal with each other, and he doesn't have any good feelings and respect for Pan Cheng, as if he was subconscious, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and nodded his head.

Pan Cheng raised his horsewhip, clicked twice, and asked, "Under Deng Shuai?" ”

Yang Wanhu ignored him, and He Guangxiu said: "Yes, yes." The villain Mitsuhide River. Wanhu ,...... "Look at Yang Wanhu, don't dare to call him by name," this Yang Wanhu. "Deng She was promoted, and they followed suit.

Pan Cheng was very puzzled, glanced at the beard on He Guangxiu's lips, not sure, and asked, "Eunuch?" ”

He Guangxiu's face changed slightly, he didn't care before, he joined the army and experienced many bloody battles, and witnessed many comrades who died in tragic battles, no matter how dignified he was, his blood would inevitably boil. He wanted to be a man for a long time, so he gave himself a beard; Therefore the higher his ranks, the more beards he has. Eunuch? It's been a long time since anyone called him a eunuch, he quietly clenched his fists, pulled his face and smiled, and said, "Yes, yes." "I added," Pan Shuai saw it accurately. ”

Pan Cheng said: "Haha, Xiao Deng is really eclectic in employing people. ”

Guan Duo injured his leg and couldn't ride a fast horse, so he hurried over slowly, only hearing his last sentence, his eyes swept away, and he was embarrassed and ashamed to see He Guangxiu, and guessed the reason. The details of the generals of the two cities, Yao Haogu's letter made it clear, and he smiled: "Guarding the camp and fighting at night, against Zhang Jujing and Shijiabao, Hewanhu has made great contributions." Let the old man think about it, it's not just a great achievement, it's ,......"

He Guangxiu's face was flushed, and he said, "Miraculous work! ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Raising dust and retreating from the enemy is rare in ancient times. Those who can make good use of the right time and place for the sake of the general can be described as a famous general. It's amazing, it's amazing. He praised He Guangxiu for being excited and excited, changed the topic, looked at Yang Wanhu, gasped, and asked, "This one, dare to be General Yang, named Wanhu?" ”

Yang Wanhu snorted.

Guan Duo was not angry with his arrogance, and said: "I have long heard that there is a tiger and a courage in the Shuangcheng army; A tiger and a tiger are brave and arrogant. On the same day, Deng Shuai attacked the twin cities, it was you, the first to go to the city, before the generals; Braving the rain to fight Dingzhou, it's you again, and the head of the general in the 100,000 army is taken, like a bag to get something. is a good Yang Wanhu, who is really the wings of Deng Shuai. ”

These two incidents were Yang Wanhu's smug strokes, scratching the itch, his face was slightly gentle, he reluctantly hugged his fists, and said, "I've seen Guan Shuai." He glanced behind Guan Duo and asked, "Didn't my general come?" ”

"The Dongmu Mountain reinforcements have just come out of the camp, and Deng Shuai is supervising the follow-up grain and grass in the left and right divisions."

Yang Wanhu nodded, and Guan Duo smiled: "As the commander of the Eastern Route Army, Deng Shuai is responsible for supervising the baggage. The war in southern Liaoning is about to start, and Shenyang is ready to move,...... General Yang, the old man asks you, when will Haiqing spread her wings? When will you show your teeth, you tiger? ”

Yang Wanhu said: "As an eagle dog, but wait for the owner to release the line and open the sheng." ”

Guan Duo held his sword and laughed, "Good, good!" The old man will wait and see you come out of the tiger. ”

One of them asked implicitly, and the other answered directly. Pan Cheng looked sideways, disapproving Guan Duo's hints, and sneered in his heart: "Xiao Deng is entrenched in Goryeo and has become an army of his own; Will his corners be easy to pry? ”

He guessed wrong, Guan Duo had no intention of prying the corner, at best, a small temptation.

A total of 230,000 red scarves, more than 50,000 in Shaliu 2, and more than 70,000 in Pan Cheng, most of which are stationed in western Liaoning, Guangning and other places; In order to participate in the war in southern Liaoning, more than 10,000 people returned from each of his two divisions. There are more than 60,000 Guan Duo departments, plus more than 30,000 miscellaneous brands, which are stationed inside and outside Liaoyang. There are more than 10,000 people left, staying in Shangdu.

Among them, Pan Cheng's department has the most people, but its combat power is the lowest. There are two reasons, one is that he expanded his army too quickly, and there were many new soldiers; Second, he doesn't pay much attention to training. In other words, he paid attention to it, but his ability to govern the army was limited, his eyes were high, he couldn't do what he wanted to do, his training was very sloppy, and his military discipline was poor.

The vast majority of Sha Liu's second tribe are devout White Lotus followers, and they sincerely believe in Maitreya's next life.

As soon as people have faith, they have goals in doing things. If a person's life is compared to a road, each goal is a milestone, and faith is the end. With a goal, there is a direction to struggle; With faith, we often have the courage to sacrifice our lives and forget our deaths. Not only did he forget about death, but he also regarded death as his home, feeling that he had died a well-deserved death. Even happy to die.

Therefore, although the second division of Sha Liu has few people, its combat power is very high, and the cohesion of the army is very strong.

The Guan Duo Department has the strictest military discipline, many veterans, and rich experience. He does not have the paranoia of Sha Liu Er, nor does he have Pan Cheng's roughness, for example, Sha Liu Er's part is like an arrow, the bowstring is pulled, there is no return, too sharp, easy to break; Pan Cheng's department is like a knife, with a thick back and a thin blade, and he can cut and chop by chance, and if he is reversed, he will flee, and he will be scattered and have no edge.

In other words, the Shabu has no stamina, and the Pan Department will fight a tailwind battle, and if there is a protracted war or a tug-of-war, the armies of the two of them will not be able to do it.

but the priest, sharpening his parts like spears and swords. The gun is the ancestor of a hundred soldiers, the sword is the king of weapons, the gun can be far, the sword can be close, the gun can be stabbed, the sword can be sharpened, the gun can be horizontal, the sword can be blocked, and any battle can be fought. Ten years of sharpening a sword and ten thousand days of hard gun training, the reason why Liaoyang Red Turban has been able to crisscross Liaodong for many years is that his army is the real backbone of it.

Coupled with his Confucian background and respect for scribes, the shogunate is outstanding, and he can be called: fierce generals like clouds, and ministers like rain.

Painstaking management for many years, success or failure depends on the present day. After inspecting the camp, Pan Cheng had something to go back, and Guan Duo went to the provincial capital. In front of the provincial capital, I happened to meet Mao Jujing who was about to go out to find him; Mao Ju bowed down and said that he had gone out to explore the horses and returned to the city, and he had been waiting for a long time.

Guan Duo held his legs, carefully stepped on the guards who leaned over the horse, and asked casually, "From Gaizhou?" ”

Mao Jujing shook his head, whispered in his ear, and said, "One is from the east; One came from the north. "Goryeo to the east and Shenyang to the north; From these two lands it is not so much a horse as a messenger. Mao Jujing was afraid of leaking the news, so he deliberately said so.

Guan Duo suddenly forgot about his leg injury, threw away his horsewhip, and strode into the mansion. Mao Jujing trotted to keep up and asked, "Which one did the adults see?" ”

"Northern."

The messenger from the north brought back a message. Pan Mei attacked Dongmu Mountain in a hurry, Guan Duo sent a message to Naha in advance, asking Na Ha to deliberately let him go up the mountain, otherwise, how could Pan Mei be so smooth? The messenger said, "Naha has spoken and said, 'He has shown his sincerity by letting Pan Mei go up the mountain; Next, it's up to the adults. ”

"How did you answer?"

The villain reassured him. Just wait for Liaonan to be sure, Shenyang will casually send troops to Dongmu Mountain, and the adults will definitely not save it, Pan Mei's head is the first letter of nomination. ”

"What did he say?"

"He avoided talking about it, and only said that most of them sent reinforcements to supplement the military horses of Wei Sijian, claiming to be 300,000."

Mao Jujing said: "This is threatening the adults with Na Wei Si Prison." ......" Guan Duo smiled and said, "It's natural for me to cheat." He asked the messenger, "Shenyang Junrong, have you seen it?" ”

That's a question he asks every time. The messenger said, "Naha is very well guarded, and the villain cannot go out of the pavilion except to see him." However, when I came back, I saw a Tartar that had changed its defense at the head of the city, the military flag was sluggish, the morale was low, and many of them had vegetables, and there were all kinds of weapons, including bone arrowheads and wooden guns. ”

"What about the cavalry?"

"To the north of Shenyang, there are many pastures and horses. The villain lives in the pavilion, and the horses in the camp outside the city are neighing all day long. ”

Asked the strike army to ask about the civil and military, Guan Duo said: "What about the civil and military? ”

"There are not many people who have seen it, there is a Tartar named Narawu, once drunk, in front of the villain, drumming bravely to raise the crown, it is really a bit brute force."

"Well, Narawu? The old man has heard about it. ”

It is good that a general is brave and has a good military might, but it is not necessarily a fierce general who can bring out soldiers who can fight. The so-called "uncontrolled soldiers, capable generals, invincible"; If you can't have a system of soldiers, "although the virtuous will be in danger", no matter how fierce the general is, it is useless. Nai Rawu is drunk, frizzy, looking at his actions can know his person, a brave man, not worthy of attention.

Guan Duo didn't care very much, asked a few other words, said a hard job to the messenger, praised him, and told him to go down and rest.

When the messenger went out, there was no one else in the room, Mao Jujing said: "My lord, our army has not paid at all, Naha will give up Dongmu Mountain, he trusts us too much, right?" …… My lord, something extraordinary is a demon. The villain thinks that there may be fraud in this. ”

Guan Duo was silent, he and Nahachu had been in private correspondence for more than a month, and they had been in contact with each other many times, and the messenger reported that Nahachu was not like a sinister and cunning person, he was decisive, he knew what to do, and he looked like he had achieved great things.

He also basically figured out the situation in Shenyang, and like Liaoyang, there were many factions. Not to mention the two ten thousand households, there are seven or eight kings alone, each with its own people; In addition to the large and small green armies and the army of cadres and prisoners, the total is divided into three or four major departments.

Nahachu is only the largest of them, and in terms of situation, it is similar to Guan Duo, with a superficial position, but it is difficult to grasp all the power in reality. This is the most unbearable for a person who is about to achieve great things.

"Maybe in his eyes, the old man is another Dunshe?" Guan Duo said as he paced. It was too difficult to guess people's minds, so he turned around and carefully deduced the entire plan and details, and made up his mind: "Even if there is fraud, at most one Pan Mei will die; Let's be careful, be more careful. ”

"Yes."

When he could afford to take it and put it down, and when the matter had been done, he stopped looking back, turned back to the desk, sat down, and commanded, "Call the messenger from the east." ”

If Deng She was there, he would also recognize the messenger in the east, one of the few ministers who entered the Twin Cities with Yao Haogu. I haven't seen Guan Duo for a few months, Guan Duo didn't ask about business first, shhh

The messenger was very grateful, and said, "There is Lord Lao's concern, and everything is fine with Chief Yao, General Qian and others." The humble people of Liaodong are also obedient to the water and soil of Goryeo, so there is no problem. There is one point, it is uncomfortable to be idle every day, Hong Jixun and Wu Henian have a tight grasp of the real power, and they can't intervene in the lowly ranks,...... "He said ashamedly, "I really have the high hopes of the adults." ”

Guan Duo didn't take responsibility, and said warmly and comfortably: "He is the master, you are the guest, you can't intervene, I don't blame you, blame the old man." He sighed and said, "The situation in Liaoyang is too tight, and I can't help you build momentum." ”

The messenger was so moved that he said, "My lord blames himself, and he really dare not be a lowly position." Only blame the incompetence of the inferior ranks. After a pause, he said, "When I entered the city, I saw the military horses gathered in the camp outside the city, my lord, but do you want to start fighting southern Liaoning?" ”

"Yes, didn't you see Zheng Sanbao?"

"It was precisely when I saw General Zheng that Chief Yao sent his humble post back." The carriage he sat in was slow, not as good as the messenger sent back by Zheng Sanbao before, and it was two days late.

"Oh? What about the Twin Cities? ”

"The military horses surrounding Shenyang have already left the city, and Chen Hu, who led the troops, and the 10,000 people he brought were all elites. On the orders of your lordship, General Qian Shide Qian did not accompany the army and is still stationed in Shuangcheng. The messenger took out a letter from his bosom, "Mr. Yao has a letter here, please read it." ”

Guan Duo took it, unsealed it, a short piece of paper, four or five lines of neat letters. He quickly looked at it at a glance, and it was nothing more than talking about the military politics of the two cities. Military drills have been carried out day by day, and various measures in domestic affairs have gradually been perfected. In a word, the order is gradually stabilized, and the cause is thriving.

There is a sentence that caught Guan Duo's attention, Yao Haogu wrote: "Xiao Deng is far away, he is very lowly and misses, and he sends a message to the adults, telling what he hears: Although Liang Yuan is good, it is not his hometown." Yao Haogu was worried about the road and the loss of letters, and this paragraph was vague and vague, and it was inexplicable at first reading.

Guan Duo closed the letterhead thoughtfully, and asked the messenger: "Has there been any change in the Twin Cities recently?" ”

Before the messenger came, Yao Haogu had an explanation, and as soon as he heard it, he knew what Guan Duo was asking and replied: "Chief Yao wants to tell the lord that Xiao Deng is leaving, leaving a military order, and the military and government will listen to Hong Jixun." It's okay to have a short day, but once it's long, it will inevitably change. ”

"How?"

Mao Jujing interjected and asked, "Hong Jixun has two hearts?" ”

"It's not, Hong Jixun is a little arrogant, but he is by no means an ungrateful villain; Deng She is regarded as a kind of acquaintance with him, listening to Chief Manager Yao, there is a screen in the middle hall of his house, on which are written eight big characters. ”

"What are the eight big characters?"

"Do your best, and then die." The messenger said, "Since Kong Ming, Xiao Deng is Liu Bei." ”

Mao Jujing sighed: "I can't do it." ”

Guan Duo was silent, and after a while, he said leisurely: "He and Mr. Yao have been fighting for several months, and he has the upper hand, although he has the advantage of the landlord, he can also be called a great talent." Do your best, and then die, hehe, if he is sincere, Xiao Deng can win the hearts of the people. ”

In fact, Yao Haogu has said this a long time ago, and he has repeatedly reminded Guan Duo that Deng She should not be underestimated. There is a saying that hearing is false, seeing is believing. Listening to what others say, it is always difficult to get into the heart; If you don't see it with your own eyes, trust will always be reduced, and the more confident you are, the more so.

I finally saw Deng She with my own eyes, and at first glance, I didn't reach the weak crown. There is also a saying that for an old man with a strong heart and great talent, it is more difficult to tell him to believe in the ability of a stinky boy than to ascend to the sky.

However, with the increase of contact, whether he praised or showed favor, or tried to contain, Deng She was never angry, arrogant or impatient, and young people could have such a city government, and he had never seen so many people in Guan Duo. Hong Jixun once commented, "Wise and good at guarding, there is room for hundreds of rivers; brave and powerful, extremely worthy of the hearts of soldiers", now to chew, the meaning is completely different.

Guan Duo muttered: "'Wise and good at guarding', Manager Yao sees it very accurately." ”

"Extremely worthy of the hearts of soldiers", I have also seen it. The question is, to what extent? It is not difficult to win the heart of a fierce general like Yang Wanhu, but it is difficult to win the heart of a scribe, and it is even more difficult to win the heart of a talented strategist. I'd rather believe it than believe it, if Hong Jixun's eight words are true? Guan Duo's fingers lightly touched the case, and his understanding of Deng She changed completely. The more I thought about it, the more I thought about it, and I couldn't help but turn to "brave and powerful", if this sentence is also true, then Deng Sheke really "must not stay".

Mao Jujing looked at him and said softly: "My lord? ”

"Huh?" Guan Duo came back to his senses, smiled to himself, and thought: "It's not true, find a chance to try it." asked, "If it's not that Hong Jixun has two hearts, then where are the twin cities?" But civil and military discord? ”

"My lord clearly sees that this is exactly the case. Although Hong Jixun has a small Deng weapon, it is a pity that there is no foundation in the army, and the essence of military power is Chen Hu in Shuangcheng, and Pyongyang Wenhuaguo and Zhao Guo are controlled separately.

"Wen and Zhao are thick and thick, even if they don't have a good impression of Hong Jixun, they still obey Xiao Deng's military orders, and Pyongyang is far away, so the two of them are okay; But only Chen Hu, who has a high heart and a high heart, garrisons in Shuangcheng, often has trouble with Hong Jixun. Take this defense of Shenyang as an example, the day before he led the army out of the city, the two of them didn't know what happened, and it is said that the meeting hall broke up unhappily. ”

Mao Jujing was overjoyed and said: "My lord, just wait for the war in southern Liaoning to stop, Chen Hu to go back, Xiao Deng is not here, and in time, adults can sit back and enjoy the success." ”

"Sit back and enjoy it? It is better to rely on others than on yourself. Replying to Mr. Yao, there is this good opportunity, and we can't wait. Ask him to find the right opportunity, give them a fire, and push forward. ”

"Yes."

Guan Duo flicked his sleeves up. The noon summer sun was shining on his body, and his armor was not gone, reflecting a dazzling brilliance. Mao Jujing and the messenger couldn't help but dazzle. Southern Liaoning, Shenyang, Western Liaoning, Goryeo, although Liaodong is dangerous, Lao Ji is in ambush; Xiongguan is like iron, and he steps from the beginning.

He asked, "Do you know the old man's ambition?" ”

Mao Jujing and the two were both his cronies, looked at each other, and one thought: "The heroes of the United States rise together." One thought: "The south is called lonely, and the north is called king." The two said: "The adults should be ambitious, and the villains (lowly positions) dare not guess." ”

Guan Duo looked up to the sky and laughed, and chanted in a man's voice: "Zhou Gong vomits, and the world returns to the heart." He looked out of the hall, thousands of miles of blue sky, clouds rolling like a dragon.

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1. Mouth-to-mouth*, not doing things well.

There is an anecdote: At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, during the imperial examination during the Hongwu period, there was a candidate who was very young, seventeen or eighteen years old, Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, and said: What can you do if you are too young to do anything? Tell him to go back to school for a few more years.

It can be seen that "judging people by their appearance, losing their sons" is really human nature. Not only is it ugly, but when it is young, it is often ignored.