The mountains and forests near and far are blurred, and the white fog is boundless.

The sticky tide and cold fog, like undulating waves, like ancient beasts, swallowed the sky and the earth. The towering cities are like small black spots, which disappear from time to time with the fluttering of the mist, and they cannot be seen clearly until they are near.

Huihe City.

Deng She stepped out of the door, raised his eyes and looked around, into the soaring mist, three or two steps away, he couldn't see the figure clearly. There are many temples in the city, and on a sunny day, the temple towers high into the sky, but now it is hazy, and only a little light can be seen on the top floor. Occasionally, I heard the voices of people nearby, but I couldn't hear them, and everything was annihilated in the fog.

In the courtyard, the conscientious soldiers stuck to their posts, and everywhere there were many shadows of people, guns that appeared and disappeared from time to time, and the fog hazy their figures, if you didn't look carefully, it was almost difficult to distinguish them from the trees and flags in the courtyard.

A person walked in from outside the courtyard, and before it was dark, he lit a torch. In the overwhelming fog, the faint light had nothing to do, but it made Deng She see clearly and know that someone was coming. Seeing that light was drilling around in the fog, it took a long time to turn around, and then it seemed to be touching the road, and I was not sure, so I hesitated and walked over.

When he got closer, Deng She raised his eyes to see, but it was not alone, there were Tong Shengyang, the Lu brothers, and seven or eight generals. The one who lit the torch was none other than Lu Qianxi.

Deng She couldn't help but feel funny, and said with a smile: "Lighting torches in the fog, can you see clearly?" ”

Lu Qianxi snorted and said, "Although it's useless, it's called eating 'sharpening the knife water, including the delicate spirit', looking at this torch, just trying to feel at ease." He couldn't help but complain, and said, "The weather on this dog day, yesterday was good, but today it is foggy, and there is no one on the other side." ”

All the generals echoed and said yes.

The battle situation is at a critical moment, and it is time to race against time, when suddenly there is a fog, which is really not beautiful. You must know that the Deng She Department is different from the Nangjia Division, and if the Deng She Department wants to move, it must go out of the city, and now that there is such a big fog, it will definitely delay the march. And outside the city of Quang Ninh, the garrison of the Nangjia Gangbu had fog, which was conducive to their offensive.

In autumn and winter, the north is already foggy, especially in the morning and night, this fog is estimated to not go down for a while. Deng She glanced outside, hid his anxiety, smiled, and invited everyone to come in and talk.

Everyone sat down, and Bi Qianniu beckoned the soldiers to bring tea and water, and when they saw that the room was getting dark, they ordered someone to turn on the lights. Everyone's eyes lit up, and they suddenly felt that they were breathing much better. Deng She picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said slowly: "Our army has been fighting for days, and the brothers have worked hard. While there is fog, it is also good to make some adjustments and recuperate. ”

"The sons and daughters came to report that the Tartars had a move to increase their troops in Sichuanzhou. Sichuan Prefecture is only 100 miles away from our army, in the words of the general, that is called, that is called lying, lying ,......" Lu Qian12 said that he forgot the next sentence, Tong Shengyang is more knowledgeable than him, and made up for him, and said: "On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?" ”

"Yes, yes. If you don't take it early, the last general and others will be uneasy, so they will come to meet the general together. ”

"Sichuanzhou, a small town, is not enough to worry about. With Uiju threatening it from the flank, it will not have the courage to take the initiative to attack our army. Dunshe smiled.

He was very relieved, he didn't look for the generals, the generals came to him first to ask for advice, which is very good. It shows that they have thought about it, whether they have to worry about the problem or not, whether they think about it correctly or not, at least they know where their personal responsibilities lie, and this is a progress.

Tong Shengyang joined the army late, let's not talk about it for the time being. For example, Lu Qianxi, he never took the initiative to think about anything.

"There will be a suggestion at the end, I don't know whether to say it or not." Tong Shengyang said.

"What should my brother not say? Speaking of which. ”

"As the general said, Sichuan is a small town, and it is easy to take it. In the opinion of the last general, regardless of whether it will take the initiative to attack our army, anyway, there is a fog, why not take advantage of this fog, a hundred miles of surprise attack, conquer it in one fell swoop, and remove this thorn in the eye. At the same time, Sichuan is very close to the main force of the Tartars, but it is only about 100 miles, and taking it will also be beneficial to the next offensive of our army, which can pose a greater threat to the main force of the Tartars. ”

It sounds reasonable, and it can eliminate the potential threat to your own army, and in turn, it can further threaten the Yuan army, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

But the crux of the matter is, what kind of reaction will the Yuan army have after further threatening the Yuan army? Deng She said: "If you are a Tartar, and the enemy is approaching your main force a hundred miles away, except for some frozen rivers and a few mountains in between, there is no other obstacle, what will you do?" How to deal with it? ”

Before Tong Shengyang made a suggestion, he had considered this consequence, and he said: "If there is only this one group, the army will be raised in the end and the enemy will be destroyed first." But general, now it's not just our army all the way, but also Pan Cheng. The last general thought that the Tartars would not attack our army rashly. ”

"What will happen to the Tartar?"

"If he comes to attack me, then there will be Pan Cheng. If he attacks Pan Cheng, then there will be my department behind. The Tartar will be caught in a dilemma, and the Admiral will speculate that he will most likely ,...... Withdrawal. ”

That's a matter of vision. The difference in status leads to the difference in vision. Tong Shengyang only saw the victory or defeat of one battle, but what Deng She saw was the future of the entire Liaodong. Do not seek the overall situation, not enough to seek a corner; If you don't seek the general trend, you can't plan for a while.

He shook his head slightly, first tactically negating Tong Shengyang's opinion.

He said, "Do you only see that our army has two roads, but you don't see that the Tartars also have two roads?" Although the main force of Daning and Xingzhong Prefecture was annihilated by our army, there are still thousands of remnants, and if you want to add the Qing army, there are quite a few people. If Sichuan Prefecture is captured, there is a possibility that the Tartars will fall into a two-front battle, and our army will also have the possibility of falling into a two-front battle. ”

Deng She, into Liaoxi, brought 10,000 foot soldiers and 20,000 cavalry.

Yizhou Li Ye's troops had 10,000 foot soldiers, 7,000 guarded Yizhou, and 3,000 guarded Huihe. 20,000 cavalry fought one after another, killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 themselves, with no less than 3,000 casualties.

Next, he analyzes from a strategic perspective.

He said: "Dogs will jump over the wall when they are in a hurry, and rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry." If our army is too sharp, it will only cause trouble. In the cities of Yiju, the most military horses are only thousands, how can they stop the full force of the Tartars from attacking? Yes, it is possible that the Tartars will not attack, but will withdraw their troops, and after it has withdrawn, it will not come? ”

For several years, the war in eastern Liaodong has been raging. It was easy to have a chance for a decisive battle, how could Deng She let it go gently. Instead of returning to the mountains with endless troubles, what he wants is to settle Liaodong in a war.

"Then, what does the general mean?"

"When the fog comes, our army will be safe. The generals have worked hard for many days, so take a good rest. Wait for the fog to dissipate before making plans. ”

Some words can only be understood but not spoken, what is the meaning of waiting for the fog to dissipate before making plans? Why did Deng She reject Tong's proposal? Listening to his tone, he wanted to settle Liaodong in a war, so why did he fight non-stop and race against time when he was fighting Yizhou, Huihe, and Wuping, and when he entered Huihe City, he suddenly stood still?

Is it really because of the fog? I wanted to attack Liaoyang that day, but it was still snowing. The generals glanced at each other, and quickly understood that Deng She clearly had no embrace.

Not bad at all. Dunsher did have other plans.

The brazier in the corner of the wall dispelled the cold of winter, and the fog outside the door became thicker and thicker, almost condensed, like a white curtain. Deng She picked up the tea bowl and casually glanced at the map hanging on the wall.

Liaodong is located in the northeast, and there are two land routes leading to the belly.

One goes south to Liaoxi, and the other goes west to Quanning, and no matter which of these two roads, Wuping is a must-pass place. Deng She's occupation of Wuping is equivalent to choking Liaodong's throat, it is equivalent to occupying the upper hand, and no one can get out without his consent.

In other words, a trend of closing the door and beating the dog has been formed.

What he needs to do now is not to take the initiative, but to sit back and watch the changes. On the one hand, it threatened the Yuan army, forcing them to speed up the attack on Quang Ninh; On the one hand, recharge your energy. So, when is the time for him to strike? When Nang Jialu and Pan Cheng split the victory and defeat, it was time for him to intervene.

The twilight is deep and the night is falling.

Imagine outside the city of Quang Ninh, in the night and fog, thousands of troops and horses confronted each other.

The shouts in my ears shook the sky, and the sound of cannons tore through the night. The faint city in front of me, the fog covered the blood. Countless dense arrows pierced through the dense fog and shot from unknown places. In the quiet fog and boiling night, the bewildered soldiers, as if floating in a sea of clouds, threw away their torches, picked them up again, and fell into an invisible trap at any moment.

The horn roared, and the fog stirred; The sound of the drum shook the night.

The red flag in the courtyard was half rolled, and Deng She left everyone for a banquet as usual. Looking for the courtesan who didn't spend the flowers first, the sandalwood board sounded softly, the frost drum sounded deeply, and the courtesan's voice cracked the golden stone, singing: "The wind blows the frost and the seaweed wither, and the muscles are dry and strong." There were 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general was also the leader of Huo Yao. ”

This is Li Bai's poem "Hu No Man", the rhyme is passionate and clear, the meaning of the poem is plain, but it is generous and heroic, and it is a glorious and prosperous atmosphere. When the generals heard this, they were all moved.

Foggy outside, heroic indoors.

Deng She drew his sword and danced, and the knife wind passed everywhere, bringing the candle shadow to shake red. Since the beginning of Yongping, there have been dozens of large and small wars. At that time, nearly half of the 800 old soldiers withered, and the blood of thousands of soldiers poured out the splendid country. He was agitated and sighed in response: "The wind blows the frost and the seaweed wither, and the muscles are strong and strong." There were 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general was also the leader of Huo Yao. ”

"The meteor white feather is inserted in the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light is out of the box. The heavenly soldiers shine on the snow under the jade pass, and the captured arrows shoot golden armor like sand. The drums were rushing, the sandalwood was in a hurry, and the figure of Deng She's dancing knife came into the eyes of the courtesan, and she, who had never experienced a battle array, suddenly had the feeling of being trapped in the battlefield.

The snow is flying, the horses are neighing, braving the cold wind, crossing the glacier. The Han family has 300,000 tigers, and the wind sweeps the red flag and Yumen Pass.

Tong Shengyang and the others had never seen Deng She dancing with a knife, and under the flickering candlelight, although their expressions were different, the cold knife wind and the artistic conception in the poem caused them to think of the previous wars they had participated in. Looking back at that time, I remember it vividly. Tong Shengyang couldn't help it, drew his sword and struck the case and sang: "The Han family has 300,000 tigers, and the arrows are like sand shooting gold armor." ”

"The clouds, dragons, winds and tigers are all handed back, and the enemy who enters the moon is devastated. The enemy can be destroyed and destroyed. The intestines of the Hu are involved in the blood, hanging in the blue sky, and burying the purple plug next to the Hu Zisai. ”

He stepped on the intestines of the Hu people, shed the blood of the Hu people, hung the heads of the Hu people in the sky, and buried the corpses of the Hu people by the Great Wall. Deng She slashed it with a knife, and the case cracked: "Kill!" Tong Shengyang's blood boiled, and he also got up to attack the case: "Kill!" The generals got up abruptly and drew their knives to cut the case: "Kill!" ”

The room was full of murderous spirits.

The sandalwood stopped, the drums stopped, and the courtesan was so cowardly that she collapsed to the ground in fright.

There is no China after Yashan, and for a hundred years, the Han people are like cattle and horses, and the Han people are like pigs and sheep. When will the majesty of my Han and Tang Dynasties reappear again? My Chinese hero, who will say it again: hang Shan Yu's head in the place where they gather, to show thousands of miles, "Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away"?

Deng She was furious and sang the last six words: "Hu no one, Han Daochang." ”

As he expanded his territory, he had a distinctly different understanding. One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and ten thousand bones will wither only the success of one general? He wants to decide Liaodong in a war, is it only to determine Liaodong?

And on the eve of Liaodong, his mood was like the fog outside. He was confident that he would pacify Liaodong, but he didn't know if he could succeed. He didn't just want to pacify Liaodong, he had new ambitions, but like walking in the fog, he didn't know how far he could go.

"Hu no one, Han Daochang."

Deng She put the knife back into the sheath, and he remembered a sentence that his husband had said in his private school when he was a child. He said, "Who can travel thousands of miles in one piece?" Although the avenue is lonely, there are tens of millions of people, and I will go. ”

The fog is heavy, and the candles are bright.

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1. Purple plug.

"The Great Wall built by Qin is purple in color, and so is Hanse, so it is called 'Purple Plug'."

2, those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away.

"The ministers prolong their lives, the ministers and the soup generals will be volunteers, and they will be punished by the heavens, relying on the gods of His Majesty, Yin and Yang should respond, defeat the enemy in battle, and behead the head of the branch and the following kings. It is advisable to hang your head in the barbarian mansion to show that those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away! ”

Coupled with the first half of the sentence, it shows the inevitability of people at that time.