The gates of the twin cities have recently been heightened and solidified, and the original only iron sheet has been replaced by five points of iron and five points of wood. The tower was changed from two to three floors, and the ditch outside the gate was dug wider. Not far away, there is the large school field, which is full of columns of soldiers, and the shouts of killing can almost resound throughout the city. In addition to this large school field, there is also one near Nanying. Most of the newly recruited soldiers were trained there.

Most of the people who came in and out of the city gate were Ding Zhuang, who was farming, and there was a team of Han soldiers and a team of beautiful soldiers standing guard. In order to prevent the Goryeo fine work from entering, those who entered and exited had to go through their inspections, and those who could not get the newly issued household registration certificate of the Great Song Dynasty were executed on the spot.

The Twin Cities are in the rear, and the management is quite loose. On the front line, Dingshu and Tokugawa were under stricter management, and they were not allowed to enter or leave at will, except for cultivating the fields. Even if the land is cultivated, it must be led by the protector, Jiasheng, and the military guards in the fang.

The government army is a local army composed of disabled soldiers and weak soldiers in the army, with some beautiful soldiers, and some activities related to the organization of Ding Zhuang in peacetime are arranged by them. At the same time, he is also responsible for patrolling after the night curfew. The number of people is not much, and each city is one or two hundred people.

According to Hong Jixun's plan, the government army will gradually change to be composed of all Li pawns, and the people of their own clan will manage their own people, which will not cause too many contradictions. It's just that it can't be implemented at the moment, and we need to wait for the ground to be further stabilized before we can start.

The roads outside the Twin Cities are very well trodden because of the frequent movement of people. Occasionally, the wind blew and the dust was filled.

In the afternoon, more than a dozen horsemen passed through the survey at the city gate and slowly galloped out. The leader was Yao Haogu, and he was going to find Deng She. Deng She was not in the house, and soon after the meal he went out of the city to inspect the smelter.

A few days ago, Yao Haogu received a military report from Liaoyang that the situation was very bad.

The Mengyuan three-way army besieged Liaoyang, temporarily cutting off the possibility of Guan Duo going south. In the event of a war, the winner can be the difference between victory and defeat. Victory, it's good to say; If he is defeated, there is no other way but to go south to Goryeo. At this moment, the status of Jiashan and Shuangcheng in Guan Duo's mind has risen to a pivotal level by the strange soldiers.

But Yao Haogu is still on the verge of being ostracized in Shuangcheng, and he has been here for a month, and the government can't intervene, and he has been repeatedly attacked to win over the localities. He must reverse it as soon as possible, otherwise, when Liaoyang is defeated, everything will be over.

In fact, in the morning, he went to the Dunshe Mansion, but was turned away by the guards on the pretext that the general was deliberating. He was upset.

"Looks like I'm going to have to work a little harder." He thought. Pinch your fingers, where else is there to make a fuss? Wooing the Jurchens, failing; Wooing local bigwigs, failure; Creating public opinion that Deng She was Guan Duo's subordinate was half the battle; Wooing Mrs. Wang, I can't see the effect.

Looking at Qian Shide, who was with him, he asked, "How is the situation in the army?" ”

"The same old way. Although most of the officers with real power under him are old soldiers, they are all promoted by him himself, and the salary is also high. In the past, in the Liaoyang Army, they were just ordinary pawns; Today, let alone a hundred households, there is land, land and money. The last general went down to the army, and the most he heard was that without General Xiao Deng, there would be no them. One by one, they are loyal. ”

"What about Huang Zhenfu?"

Qian Shide sighed and said, "Huang Zhenfu? He's not as good as the last general. Deng She'er had set him up as early as the beginning of the army. There is no cronies, and there is no descendant under his command, and even the three hundred soldiers allocated to him by Deng She, he can't move. After a pause, he added, "But he claims to be great." I asked him what he was talking about, but he refused to say. ”

"I don't want to say that I'm afraid that we will cross the river and tear down the bridge." Yao Haogu said sympathetically, "It's no wonder that he, when he was promoted, he was demoted." is dignified and calm, and even a personal soldier is almost gone. After thinking about it, he said, "You are familiar with him, and you are easy to deal with." Tell him that the official is not a person who beats a monk after reciting the scriptures, and as long as he says it, he will immediately repay him. ”

"Yes." Qian Shide hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Deng Xiao'er refuses to let go of power, what countermeasures do adults have?" ”

Yao Haogu also has a headache, no matter how capable he is, he has no chips, and he can't be a white wolf with empty gloves. The only thing that can be borrowed is the potential of Liaoyang Guan Duo; Liaoyang is besieged, and it is estimated that Deng She will know sooner or later, and he is afraid that he will not be able to borrow it.

He said, "Take a step, just take a look." In a word, solve it as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed. ”

The situation in Liaoyang is approaching day by day, and the most of the month that Deng She is not in the city for half a month should have been an excellent opportunity, but in the end nothing has been obtained. Wu Henian is not enough, Hong Jixun has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and he has been ridiculed a lot.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help scolding: "Fuck Hong Jixun's little white face, Wu Henian's old turtle, provoke Lao Tzu, give you a red knife in, and a white knife out." Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, he laughed and slapped his horse.

The smelter is at the foot of the mountain, not close to the twin cities, and it takes more than half an hour to run the horses. Up close, the mountains are lush and green, and the trees are very lush in the middle of summer. The narrow mountain road winds and turns to the mountain, where there is a mine, and the sound of people is faintly heard among the trees.

He was stopped by the guards on the periphery from afar. Yao Haogu didn't wear official clothes, took out the sign of the governor's mansion, and the ten-captain who led the team was not very old, eighteen or nineteen years old, glanced at it a few times, and said, "Are you from the governor's mansion?" The general of my family has an order, and the smelter is in charge of the important land, and unless there is a special assignment, idle people are not allowed to enter. ”

Qian Shide was furious: "Idle people, etc.? Open your dog's eyes and see clearly! This one is Lord Yao, the head of the Governor's Mansion. ”

"Lord Yao?" I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. The army joined by the tenth commander Yongping, and Deng She was born and died, and he didn't take the officials of Liaoyang seriously, and said, "I only know the military order, I don't know Lord Yao." When the king of heaven comes, he must also have the general's token. Is there one? I didn't ask for a reply. ”

Qian Shide was so angry that the green tendons on his forehead burst high, and he was about to pull it off when he raised his horsewhip. The ten-captain took a step back, pulled out half of his waist knife, and said, "Ho, you want to do it?" The soldiers behind him raised their guns and rushed over, and one of them picked up the gong and was about to strike it.

Yao Haogu hurriedly stopped Qian Shide, jumped off the horse, and said with a smile: "Little brother, don't be annoyed." This Qian Qianhu, who came out of the fierce battle on the battlefield, was a little short-tempered. ”

The ten-division ignored him, stared at Qian Shide vigilantly, and waited until he angrily accepted the horsewhip before returning the sword to its sheath. There was not a single Qianhu in Deng She's army, and the ten-master guessed who Qian Shide was, snorted to the ground, and said, "From the fierce battle on the battlefield? Ask the brothers, which of Lao Tzu did not come out of the fierce battle! Cow what cow. ”

"Yes, yes. That's what the little brother said. Yao Haogu smiled and said, "He has this dog temper, don't be angry, little brother." It was the official who came to be presumptuous, so he asked the little brother to go in and report it, and said that Yao Haogu asked to see the general of tens of thousands of households. He added, "If you have something important, you have something to see." ”

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, he had a good attitude and apologized, and then he said that he also had an official body, the ten-master snorted and said, "The general is not in the smelter, he went up the mountain to see the mine." Wait a minute. "Left two soldiers to guard, left Yao Haogu and the two of them, and went by himself.

Qian Shide is a descendant of Guan Duo, and there are only people in the army who let him, not him. Plainly despised by a little ten-man commander, he was furious, and four words squeezed out of his teeth: "Arrogant and domineering!" He turned his head and said to Yao Hao, "My lord, is it tolerable or unbearable." ”

Yao Haogu's smile remained unchanged, and he said: "The military management is important, and it should be strict, but the official is not thoughtful. He pulled Qian Shide and walked away a few steps, far away from the soldiers who had to be left, and his face sank suddenly. He was not angry at being despised, but he saw Deng She's prestige in the army from the Ten-Commander. Even, I saw Deng She's attitude towards Liaoyang.

He had studied Dunsher before he came. Deng San's reputation is not small, and there are many people who know their details. In the past, he was a well-known thief on the horse, crisscrossing Lu and Henan, and he was used to killing people and setting fires, so he had no choice but to join the army in order to save his life. He had never expected them to be faithful to Guan Duo.

Therefore, Qian Shide was specially transferred to accompany him, in order to deter. Unexpectedly, Deng Shelu was brave and brave, and it developed rapidly, covering several cities in ten days, with tens of thousands of people. The thousand cavalry he brought was like a chicken rib, and it was useless.

He spun around twice and muttered, "It's hard to win without surprises." No surprises, no surprises, no winning. "Strange moves?

Qian Shide glared viciously at the soldiers watching them from afar, anxious, and said, "Deng Xiao'er didn't take us seriously. My lord, Liaoyang is in danger, it all depends on the back road of Shuangcheng, one day after another, and it is not a way to go on like this! ”

"What do you say?"

"Kill!"

"Confused!" Yao Haogu was tired of standing, no matter whether the ground was dirty or not, he sat down, shook his head and said, "You have a thousand people, not enough for people to fill in the gaps!" Next step. ”

"What do you mean?"

Yao Haogu said honestly: "I haven't thought about it yet." He firmly believed that there must be a road before the car reached the mountain, and he was not as impatient as Qian Shide. The grass on the ground was soft, so I simply turned over and lay down. He propped his head in his hands and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Qian Shide didn't dare to disturb, shut up, and stayed on the side. The afternoon sun was very poisonous, and for a short time, sweat profusely. Qian Shide sat down and stood up again, I don't know how long it took, but I saw the sun gradually setting in the west. One of the soldiers suddenly shouted softly, and he raised his eyes to see the group scurrying down the mountain road.

Yao Haogu opened his eyes: "Has General Deng come down?" ”

"Yes." Qian Shide glanced at him a few times, his expression was as usual, and he couldn't see anything; I couldn't help but ask, "My lord, do you have an idea?" ”

"Hmph, what is the difficulty of dealing with a stinky boy. Two strategies are enough! Yao Haogu jumped up, Zhiduoxing's nickname was well deserved, and he was confident in a blink of an eye; He was in high spirits, so he got on the horse first, "Go, and then fight him!" Let's take a retreat first and see if it works. ”

When Qian Shide saw Deng She, Deng She also saw them, and he had the heart to turn around and go another way, but it was too late. He pretended to have a smiling face, rushed down, and blamed himself from afar: "When did Lord Yao come?" If there is anything, wait at the governor's mansion, I will be on call. It's hot, why wait here? ”

Qian Shide sneered: "On call? Deng Wanhu is good at talking. Lord Yao and I, two idle people, etc., did not dare to work for thousands of households. ”

"Where does this start?" Deng She was stunned, noticed the soldiers in the distance, and immediately understood, "Dare the soldiers speak ill of each other?" ”

Qian Shide was about to speak, but Yao Haogu stopped him and said with a smile: "Outside the Xiliu camp, the emperor can't enter." Besides, the civil officials should not have come to the military to manage the important places. It has nothing to do with the soldiers. ”

The second time he mentioned the fine willow camp, he assumed that Deng She's guess was right. Deng She was immediately furious and called out Zuo Che'er: "Lord Yao is what I rely on, and General Qian is Guan Pingzhang's favorite general, who dares to be angry?" Go and check, heavy punishment is waiting! ”

In normal times, Yao Haogu would definitely take the initiative to stop him, saying that he didn't care, so as to gain Deng She's favor. At this moment, he smiled and said nothing. It was also Deng She who issued a military order prohibiting idle people from entering, and it was also Deng She who had to punish those who strictly abided by military discipline at this time. See how he ends.

The left car promised to get out of the queue, turned around and left. A person came out behind Deng She, in his forties, without armor, wearing civilian clothes, wearing a Tang scarf, and a black beard that was smooth and shiny, but it was a Luo Guoqi.

He grabbed the left car, played a round game, and said: "The general is angry, the temperament of the Qiu Ba, the general is not ignorant, and he is often unintentional. It's not worth making a fuss about it. He bowed his hand to Yao Haogu, and continued, "I'm not afraid of Lord Yao's jokes, the subordinates of the last general often call the dog in front of the last general." He said to Deng She, "I think about it at two ends, there is something wrong with the soldiers speaking disrespectfully, then again, those who don't know are not guilty, and they may not know the identity of Lord Yao." ”

Qian Shide didn't give up, and wanted to speak again, Yao Haogu stopped and said with a smile: "What General Luo said is not bad. For small things, the general does not need to be angry. Orders are forbidden, as they should be. After finishing speaking, he glanced at Luo Guoqi's eyes. Luo Guoqi is low-key, and Qian Shide has invited wine several times, but he has lightly refused. Later, I heard Brother Huang Donkey say that this person's prestige in the army did not seem to be high, so he gave up wooing. I really didn't see it, but I was very tactful and spoken.

Deng She stepped down, pretending to be angry, and said, "Since Lord Yao said so, let him be spared for the time being." Solemnly apologized, "Lord Yao, you don't know, there are many mud legs in our army, I have never seen big people, and my vision is narrow, so it is inevitable that I don't know how to respect and inferior." In a word, I was not strict with discipline and apologized to the adults on his behalf. ”

Yao Haogu said with a smile: "The mud legs endure hardships and stand hard work, and since ancient times, the elite soldiers have been out of the farm, why do generals need to be too humble?" As soon as they entered Goryeo, they received good news one after another, isn't it their credit? ”

Deng She smiled and asked, "Lord Yao is here, do you want to see the smelter?" ”

"Definitely. Something else. ”

"I still have a few things that I need to deal with personally. My lord will go back to the city first, and when I go back, how about talking? Yao Haogu's "other things", except for the power, there will be no second thing. Use a delaying tactic.

"It's okay, the general will deal with it himself, and the officer is waiting here." Yao Haogu didn't eat this set, and easily resolved it, and said.

I just apologized, and then let Yao Haogu wait in the desolate land, it's a bit too much, and it's not okay. Deng She smiled: "I am uneasy to tell my lord to wait for a long time. It's nearly twilight, and it's not early. Why should adults be in a hurry? ”

"It's not the official's urgency, it's really urgent." Yao Haogu did not let go of a single step.

"This is not a place to talk. The way back to the city is also far, the adults show their talents, unlike me, I am afraid that the night road is not used to walking, the road is rugged, and I can't rest assured. In this case, I asked General Luo to accompany the adults to go back first, if the adults don't want to go to the governor's mansion, they can go to my mansion. Last night, all the generals were there, and I didn't have a chance to talk to the adults, tonight, let's talk by candlelight, how about it? ”

"To your house? If you don't return, what's the use of me going? Yao Haogu was not fooled, and said: "It is because of the long way back to the city that I want to be with the general, so I can talk about it." Walk on the moon, happy? ”

Luo Guoqi coughed, came out again, and said, "The general has something to deal with; Lord Yao has an urgent matter, why don't you talk to ...... first" paused, he wanted to say that he didn't have enough position, and then said, "Why don't you talk to Hewei Wanhu first?" ”

He Guangxiu first went out with Wenhua Kingdom, but he did not make any contributions, and he felt ashamed of Deng She's cultivation. Recently, I got an errand in Tuntian, determined to forge ahead, without rest, tired and haggard. When he heard this, he was refreshed, he first looked at Deng She's eyes, straightened his chest out, and before he could speak, Yao Haogu hit him back with a stick: "The matter of this official is not only urgent, but also important. It must be said at this time, and non-Deng Wanhu can't listen. ”

Deng She was at a loss and said with a smile: "In this case, we can't delay the urgent matter of adults." I'll just listen to the adults first. "Take a step back.

He looked left and right, and said, "I don't even have a table or chair,...... frowning, covering his stomach, and taking a breath of cold air. Yao Haogu said for him: "Is the general unwell in his abdomen?" Is there a cool breeze on the mountain? Deng She was about to nod, and he said again: "This official ate two more cups of herbal tea at noon, and it was also uncomfortable. ”

The two looked at each other for a moment and laughed in unison. Since you can't go, you won't go. Deng She sat down cross-legged and asked, "Your Excellency, please take a seat." What's the matter? I'm listening. ”

"This official congratulates the general first."

"Where does the joy come from?"

"The Wanhu Mansion of the Shuangcheng City Wing Army will soon be promoted to the Marshal's Mansion of the Shuangcheng Wing Army. Generals were promoted from tens of thousands of households to marshals, including generals, and all those who had meritorious service were all promoted from 1,000 households to 10,000 households. Guan Pingzhang will have a generous reward. Promoted to make a fortune, life is happy. ”

"In the Liaoyang Army several times, there are only a dozen marshals, how can I be qualified for such a high position? Don't laugh at adults. ”

Yao Haogu Zhengse said: "The general won ten cities in two months, and in the Liaoyang army several times, there are not even ten people who can have this credit." The general is not qualified, who is qualified? The generals are in Goryeo, and their prestige has reached Liaodong. Guan Pingzhang has always been rewarded for meritorious service, and he will never wear out talents. The official asserted that within half a month, the documents for the reward would arrive. ”

"Guan Pingzhang's love is hard to repay." Deng She was grateful, and said.

Waiting for your words, Yao Haogu said: "Why should the general be insincere? ”

Deng She was surprised: "Why did your lord say this?" "It's not good to shout, I'm going to fall into Yao Haogu's trap.

"The general really wants to be grateful to Guan Pingzhang, and he should know that the situation in Liaoyang is critical. Why don't you personally command the elite and go north to rescue? Yao Haogu shook his head and sighed, and said, "Broken bones, haha, it's easier said than done." ”

"The situation in Liaoyang is critical? What do you mean by that? "Pretend to be confused and think of countermeasures.

"The general is not pretending to be confused. A few days ago, the general caravan returned from Liaoyang, how could he not know the situation in Liaoyang? "Step by step.

Deng She laughed and said, "It turns out that the adult is talking about Gao Jianu and Nahachu?" An unscrupulous person, a brave man, Guan Pingzhang has hundreds of thousands of troops, and the disease of mustard, why worry about it? "If you can't go on like this, you have to fight back and change from passive to active.

"For Guan Pingzhang, it is naturally a mustard disease. For Bianliang, it is a big trouble. ”

"Adults are talking too profoundly." Hong Jixun is right, the surname Yao is really an old horseman! It seems that he wants to rescue Liaoyang to the height of rescuing Bianliang.

"Southern Liaoning and Shenyang are unstable, how can Guan Pingzhang be able to send troops to western Liaoning with peace of mind? If you can't go out of Liaoxi and enter the belly, how can you transfer away the army of Chakhan Timur who wants to encircle Bianliang? If you can't transfer Chakhan Timur to encircle Bianliang's army, how can Bianliang be safe? Bianliang is uneasy, and the lord is in danger! ”

moved out of King Xiaoming, righteous reputation, if you don't deal with it well, you will be infamous. No, I was confused by him, why did he suddenly ask me to send an army to rescue Liaoyang? Deng She replied: "Then according to Lord Yao's opinion, what should I do?" ”

"The general raised the army out of Goryeo, and the crowd of 20,000 was enough to threaten southern Liaoning and Shenyang, and he would have no worries about the future. In this way, Guan Pingzhang is assured and bold and can enter western Liaoning. Bianliang is in danger, and the general is the first to make the contribution. ”

Twenty thousand? I'm only 20,000 people in total, and he wants me to get out of the nest. Deng She understood, this is to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, and to talk about the way, it is still for the sake of the twin cities. Huo Ran got up and said, "It's not an adult reminder, I really didn't expect this." Without further ado, he went back to the city to gather the generals and discuss the military. ”

Yao Haogu was overjoyed, got up, and said: "The general understands the righteousness, Guan Pingzhang will be happy when he knows it." ”

Deng She hesitated and said worriedly: "It's just that most of our troops are new pawns, and their combat power is not strong. Although there are 20,000, I am afraid that they are not opponents of southern Liaoning and Shenyang. ”

"What do you mean, General?" Just know you have a backhand!

"If you can get money and thousands of households to go together, the odds of winning can be 50% more. For the Savior, will Qian Qianhu not want to go? "If you fight back, you transfer me, and I will transfer you. If you don't go, you won't go. If you go, there will be no soldiers, and you will see how you seize power.

I thought you would make this move. Qian Shide opened his mouth speechlessly, and Yao Haogu said: "Under the command of General Shicai, a little ten-captain, he still knows but listens to military orders." What's more, General Qian is a thousand households? Not to mention Qian Qianhu, even if he is an official, but there is nothing to follow the orders of the ordinary chapters. How much more for the Savior? Go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate. ”

Hmph, you want to be fooled around me and follow you to obey Guan Duo's orders? Deng She said: "Yes." It is indeed impossible to have a careful subordinate first, and act alone without contact. The delay of Guan Pingzhang is small, and the delay of the lord's official business is big. "Avoiding the truth is false," in this way, General Qian just went to ask Guan Pingzhang, and I went back and made arrangements as soon as possible. Is that possible? "I only said that I would make arrangements early, not to mention when the army would be out on the same day, not to mention that if Guan Duo's general order really arrived, I would obey or not.

"It's a deal!"

"Lord Yao, please go first." and Yao Haogu's trick this time, a big victory.

Deng She and the generals got on their horses, the twilight was vast, and the horses' hooves were there. Yao Haogu moved slowly and fell behind. Qian Shide approached: "My lord? ”

"Cunning!" Yao Hao's ancient face was colorful, "In the end, I ate the old lady's footwashing water." ”