"Caozhou!"

Li Yu pointed to the red circle on the sand table and said.

"As soon as Caozhou is broken, Yunzhou will be directly exposed to the front of our army."

On the map behind Li Chen, two huge red arrows pointed to Yunzhou, but the tips of the arrows stopped at Caozhou and the other in front of the stage. In addition, there are two small red arrows, one pointing to Mizhou, which is Li Ting's department, and the other is pointing to Taishan, which is Wang Zhixing's department.

"Li Yu should be ordered to leave Li Ting and Wang Zhixing's troops as partial divisions, and he should lead the main three armies to join Wang Pei and storm Caozhou."

"This Wang Pei, I handed over 20,000 Xuanwu troops to him, except for the test city, there is no bright spot at all so far. There is also Li Guangyan, who has long told him that he will solve the Puyang problem as soon as possible, but he still grinds and waits, and as a result, he cannot advance or retreat, and he wastes money and food in vain. Most of the generals of these feudal towns were mercenary and capricious, and earlier he Li Guangyan had many powerful soldiers, so people begged for peace from him. Now that Tian Ji'an has rebelled, the situation has changed, and people may use knives behind his back at any time. This Li Guangyan is indeed inferior to Gao Chongwen in this regard, and Gao Chongwen is the most disdainful of these wall grasses. Wasn't Xing Jun killed by Gao Chongwen? ”

Seeing the sand table, Li Yu became a little chattering. Seeing that Lu Zhen didn't speak, Li Yu realized that he was under too much pressure. I am under a lot of pressure, so why not a lot of pressure on my subordinates? What he said was originally the truth, but it might sound like a complaint under his subordinates, and if it was used by someone with a heart, it would cause the monarch and the ministers to be centrifuged and make the front-line soldiers chill. Immediately closed his mouth and said:

"But it's not their fault. After all, Wang Pei is a newcomer, and he will command the soldiers with foreign generals, and the soldiers will not be killed. He wasn't easy, either. As for Li Guangyan, let's do it, Lu Xianggong, what do you think about sending ministers to the labor army? ”

Sure enough, this time Lu Zhen spoke:

"Your Majesty's compassion for your subordinates and care for your soldiers is a blessing for the common people. The minister thought that the front-line soldiers would be grateful to Dade and strive forward. If His Majesty wants to reward the three armies, the minister wants to let Zheng Jing accompany His Royal Highness King Ju down. ”

Li Chanted:

"Exactly. can first issue an edict, allowing Wang Pei and Li Guangyan to rest for three days. Wang Pei gave him two more days here, slowly. Such a strong army cannot collapse without a battle. Another edict was given to Li Yu, asking him to camp twenty miles away from Caozhou and fight a war, but he was not allowed to rob Wang Pei's role. Aiqing can first calculate the money to be rewarded. ”

Zheng Jing, a member of the household department, inspected the drought situation in Jianghuai more than four years ago, and won the support of the people. As for not letting Li Yu rob Wang Pei's role, it is estimated that Wang Pei and the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army will definitely be grateful if they know it. For no other reason, it is a respect for their military status as men. Who says respect isn't a punishment? Lu Zhen smiled so much:

"Your Majesty sees it."

"King Ju and Zheng Jing, let's enter the Ming Palace tomorrow."

Li recited. Lu Yi bowed down and slowly withdrew from the hall. Leaving Li Yu alone, staring at the curling green smoke in the incense burner in a daze:

"Wu Ciyou, there is no news yet, how is it now?"

The southerners who came in turn entered the camp in front of the 52nd Army. Originally, when the camp was set up, Hou Weiqing was on the left, Li Dingjin was in the middle, Li Yuanyi was on the right, facing the river and the village, but now Li Yu put them all in the back and led the 55th Army and the Guards to cross the river and camp. Li Dingjin, Li Yuanyi and Hou Wei were angry, and ran to question, Li Yu said:

"Who let you come here for so long, and you haven't even touched the edge of Caozhou?"

Hou Weiqing said:

"Marshal, this responsibility is not on General Li and the last general. It was really Xuanwu who knew the soldiers and horses, and General Wang only let our army flank and clear the two wings, and did not let our army attack the city. Our army was a guest later, and we can't save face for General Wang. ”

Li Yu's face was still cold, and he said:

"Ben Shuai, no matter what your reason is, if you lose face with my southern army, Ben Shuai will not agree."

The three generals had no choice but to get out of the handsome tent. The secretary in charge, Zheng Lu, couldn't hold back a smile and followed out of the tent.

Li Dingjin and the other three were walking to the other side of the river with a full stomach, watching the soldiers of the baggage battalion erecting a new pontoon bridge over the river. At this time, the three generals of the battalion could not hear the noise of the three generals. Hou Weiqing touched his chin and said:

"That's not right. Dashuai is not usually such a temper. ”

was wondering, and saw Zheng Lu hurriedly walking by the side, and said as he walked:

"Three generals, Zheng has something important to do, and he is rude."

Seeing that Zheng Lu was still in a hurry to move forward, Hou Weiqing hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him, saying:

"Secretary Zheng, go slowly, delay you for a while."

Zheng Lu only said, "There is something else to do with the lower officials", but he couldn't walk. Li Ding Jindao:

"You will naturally keep you busy if you have something, you just need to tell us why Li Dashuai is so atmospheric today, and we will let you go."

Zheng Lu saw that he couldn't break free, so he had to say:

"That's okay, let me go after that-this matter was originally not allowed by the marshal, but who let it be the three of you - today the marshal is not for anything else, but for the emperor to issue an edict, asking our army to camp ten miles after the Xuanwu army, and not allowed to cross the Xuanwu army camp to fight, so the handsome is not enough. Okay, that's it, Xia Guan is gone. ”

But he was stopped by Hou Weiqing and said:

"Ask me again, why did the emperor issue this edict? It doesn't make sense! ”

Zheng said:

"The emperor's mind, how can this official know? The three of you are also- well, I'll tell you, but the news isn't necessarily reliable. The lower officials heard that the emperor wanted the Xuanwu army to make this great achievement. I guess it must be the marshal who thought that the three generals did not actively cooperate with the Xuanwu army during this period of time in Caozhou, causing the emperor to think that our southern armies could not cooperate with friendly forces to fight together, so he made this will. You must know that the emperor has always emphasized the coordination of all armies. ”

Li Yuanyi:

"Hey, what kind of truth is this, he Wang Pei didn't let us help, do you think that our tens of thousands of people are willing to watch them in the back. For so many days, they have just swept the surrounding counties and fences, and they are holding back in their hearts. Seriously, Sun Tzu thinks like Li Dashuai! ”

As soon as the words came out, seeing Zheng Lu's unhappy face, he knew that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly said to Zheng Lu with a smile:

"Master Zheng, brother, I didn't mean to offend the handsome just now, you can help cover it up."

Seeing Li Yuanyi like this, Zheng Lu sighed in his heart:

"Yongzhen was a soldier and horse envoy during the year, and now he is still a soldier and horse envoy, no wonder."

Seeing that he was pitiful, he said:

"Zheng naturally wouldn't say this to Dashuai. But the marshal was not happy, and the three generals had to make some credit for the marshal's joy. ”

Li Ding Jindao:

"Master Zheng, don't you think we want to? But the emperor has ordered us not to fight, what should we do? ”

Zheng said:

"Ahem, the three of you are really smart for a while, and confused for a while. The emperor's edict said that we are not allowed to cross the Xuanwu military camp to fight, does the emperor say anything else? Besides, the emperor didn't let Li Dashuai go, and he didn't say anything else. ”

Li Dingjin patted the door of his head and said:

"Oh~~ Secretary Zheng means"

Zheng Lu stopped Li Ding's approach:

"That's not what I meant, the lower officials can't afford it, this is what the three generals realized by themselves, and it has nothing to do with the lower officials."

The three of them were busy:

"Yes, yes, yes, the three of us realized it, and it has nothing to do with you, Master Zheng. Come on, Master Zheng, you're busy, I'll invite you to drink another day. ”

Zheng said:

"Well said, well said. Three, goodbye! ”

With that, he gave it up. The three generals hurried back to the barracks.

Zheng Lu shook around, returned to the handsome tent, and said to Li Yu:

"Dashuai, it's done."

Li Yu's face had already shown a smile, where was the cold look just now. Road:

"Thank you for your hard work."

Zheng said:

"Dashuai, it's just that this is a loophole in the edict, but in the future, when the emperor knows, won't he blame us?"

Li Yu said:

"You don't understand that. Do you know that this edict was drafted by Lu Xianggong himself? What kind of edict does Lu Xianggong want to do it himself? Lu Xianggong has always been a big deal, how could he leave such a loophole for Ben Shuai to drill? With the combat strength of the Xuanwu army, it is enough to attack the city, but it is not enough to gather and annihilate the remnants, will the imperial court watch our army of 80,000 people surround a city of 20,000 or 30,000 people, but let most of the enemy army flee? Most of these 20,000 or 30,000 people are Ziqing elites! Behind these two or thirty thousand, there are more than 10,000 reserves. ”

Zheng Lu's face suddenly realized, and said:

"Dashuai means that this is the emperor wants to boost the morale of the Xuanwu generals, and"

Li Yu laughed and said:

"I can't say it, I can't say it, you realized it yourself."

While the two were talking, Li He begged to see him outside the tent. After coming in, Li He first saluted Li Yu, and then saluted Zheng Lu, and then said to Li Yu:

"Marshal Qiqi, there was a villager in front of the barracks who wanted to see the marshal, but the soldiers expelled him but refused to leave. The subordinate dared to bring him into the camp for questioning, and he claimed to be a secret envoy of the Su Qi army, and specially came to see the marshal. The subordinate officials did not dare to make their own decisions, so they asked the commander to decide. ”

"The rebel army of the Soviet Union," Li Yu was stunned for a while, and then remembered under Zheng Lu's reminder, and said:

"Is that the guy farmer that the emperor asked us to contact?"

Zheng said:

"Exactly."

Li Yu said:

"Can a group of peasants with kitchen knives and sticks be able to form an army? The emperor really exalted them. Can you rely on the farmer to calm the inside and outside? If we rely on farmers, what else do we need our officers and soldiers to do? The emperor will raise them like this, but it will break the rules. In this way, Secretary Zheng, you go to see this farmer on behalf of Ben Shuai, and check the truth a priori. If he has any requirements, such as weapons or something, he will pick up some broken ones captured in the army and give them some. Eternal swords and the like must not be given. In addition, ask more about the geographical situation, and if there is any valuable information, give him a reward. ”

Zheng said:

"The handsome man is high, and the lower official will go to see the farmer."

Li He blinked his eyes, didn't say anything, and led Zheng Lu away.

The farmer really didn't say anything, and Zheng Lu lazily dealt with the farmer. After a few words of comfort, he asked Li He to settle the farmer and send him away tomorrow.

No one knew that when he left the barracks the next day, the farmer waited for no one around, and muttered:

"Bah, what kind of officers and soldiers, like Li Shidao, look down on us. If we hadn't disturbed the five states, would we have your scenery? Grandpa, I have Ziqing's military situation, but I won't tell you how many people you will die! ”

At that time, the farmer was carrying two hangs of money in his clothes, and the money still carried Li He's body temperature. The army used treasure money, which was specially exchanged by Li He, looking at Li He's thin figure in the morning breeze, the farmer thought:

"This Li Guan'er is a good person, and he has lived a hard life, not a person who looks down on us for being bitter. What a pity! I'd better tell Brother Su to find another way out. ”

As Li Yu expected, as soon as the camp was set up here, Wang Pei arrived over there. Wang Pei not only came, but also brought rich gifts. Therefore, Li Yu also summoned the generals of the whole army to welcome Wang Pei ceremoniously.

Although Li Yu put up a solemn guard of honor to welcome Wang Pei, Wang Pei clearly felt the pressure in the eyes of the generals of the southern armies. The emperor's will not only made the Xuanwu army grateful, but also made the whole army feel pressure. Wang Pei knew that in order to fight this battle well, he had to lower his posture.

"The last general, Wang Pei, see Liang Gong! The last general did not know that Liang Gong arrived, greeted the late, and asked Liang Gong to forgive his sins. ”

As soon as he saw Li Yu, Wang Pei greeted him and gave a formal military salute. Li Yu smiled and grabbed Wang Pei and said:

"General Wang is polite." Then he said to the generals:

"Generals, this is the Xuanwu Army who first broke through the enemy formation in the Battle of Xiaoluhe, and later saved the crown prince, and set up a special honor, the Xuanwu Army is a soldier and horse envoy, and General Peiwang of Wanqiu County."

This introduction immediately made many people's eyes glow with jealousy and envy. Now that the boss has made a grand introduction, the generals have to be polite. The later generals of the Wuning army were nothing to Wang Pei. The generals of the three armies who came first had some eyebrows that were not right for their eyebrows, and their eyes were not for their eyes. Wang Pei didn't care.

After the guests sat down, Wang Pei got straight to the point:

"Duke Liang, General Li, General Li, everyone, Wang's visit this time is to welcome you and get acquainted with you, and secondly, to discuss with you how to fight the battle of Caozhou and live up to the emperor's trust."

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