It is not surprising that Naha will participate in the battle, as early as Dunsher predicted. However, Pan Cheng of Quang Ninh would actually defect to the enemy, but he did not expect it.

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, he admitted that he was a little too much for Pan Cheng.

He used Hong Jixun's strategy, first of all, to repeatedly increase troops in Luyang and other places, firmly encircling Quang Ninh and restricting its space for outward development. Secondly, Guangning is short of grain, since the beginning of the year, he has begged for food three times, each time, Deng She is a basket of good words, half a grain of grain, politely refused.

The former is fine, and the latter is really murderous without seeing blood. In this February day, Pan Cheng was trapped in a city, there was no external assistance, and the lack of food was really critical to the point of burning his eyebrows.

In just over two months after the year, half of the tens of thousands of people in his city fled, leaving behind the old, weak, sick and disabled. The remnants of the army in their early 10,000s were so embarrassed that they were about to eat the soil, and the army's heart was fluctuating, and many people secretly discussed, wanting to mutiny and sacrifice the city. How could Pan Cheng not know? Deng She is clearly forcing him to his death!

In this case, instead of sitting and waiting, it is better to fight to the death.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Deyu went, he agreed to surrender, and the day after Naha sent troops to besiege Liaoyang, he changed his banner, broke through the city, responded to Shenyang, and attacked Luyang.

The news came to Haidong, and Hong Jixun came to see him late at night.

"Pan Cheng surrenders to the enemy, and he has the responsibility of a minister. Please punish the lord. ”

Hong Jixun's two strategies to clean up Guangning, although vicious, are actually not reckless. The two strategies before and after inherit each other. Guangning is located in the heart of Liaodong, surrounded by Deng She's army, to be placed in ordinary times, Pan Cheng resolutely did not dare to change. Even after Pan Cheng learned the news of the war in Haidong, if it weren't for Zhang Deyu's narration, he learned about the progress of the battle situation, and the general reality of Haidong, he probably wouldn't have the courage to act rashly.

In the final analysis, Shenyang's fine work, the one named Liu Dan, played a key role in this.

If all the causes and effects are strung into a line, that is: Liu Dan first learned from Haidong that Haidong was going to use troops against Goryeo, and after implementation and determination, he contacted the Goryeo envoy and relayed this information to them. Subsequently, Goryeo signed an alliance with Shenyang. Haidong sent troops, in order to promote Shenyang to participate in the war, Hong Yanbo sent an envoy to Shenyang for the second time, and told Naha about the specific situation of the Haidong war in 1510. Zhang Deyu took these first-hand information and said that Pan Cheng was moved.

These behind-the-scenes transactions are very cumbersome. Deng She has the greatest ability, and he can't guess it. However, with the instincts he had honed on the battlefield, he quickly discovered the unusual strangeness of Naha's rapid entry into the battle and Pan Cheng's surrender.

"Since our army began to fight on the Eastern Front, I ordered the blockade of the Haidong border. Monk Li's entire army was dispatched to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front, and it has been less than ten days since then. and reacted so quickly, daring to come out of the city, and rebelled against Pan Cheng. ”

Deng She frowned, muttered to himself, and said, "It's weird." ”

As soon as he said this, Hong Jixun also felt strange, got up from the ground, pondered for a moment, and said, "Unless ,......"

"Unless they judge the main force of our Haidong, there is absolutely no spare strength to return to Liaodong at present."

How could they tell? The main force of our western front has penetrated deep into the territory of South Goryeo to this day, or sneaking in the mountains and forests, or disguised as Goryeo bandits, or disguised as fishermen, driving small boats to the sea, or disguising the rout of the Lili army on the eastern front, and has been reduced to pieces, and even the Goryeo people have not discovered it so far. How did Nahachu and the others decide that our army was unable to return to help? ”

If something is abnormal, it will be a demon.

The night was quiet, and the drizzle outside the hall fell on the eaves with a slight sound. The oil lamp on the desk jumped in a dim light, reflecting the faces of the two people, flickering bright and dark. Deng She was silent in thought, Hong Jixun shook the folding fan, remembered a possibility, he shivered, and said, "Could it be? ”

"How?"

"The ,......? in our army"

Deng She Huoran got up, what Hong Jixun wanted to say was exactly what he thought. With a cold face, he called Bi Qianniu, who was standing outside: "Wang Laode, who passed the political secretary, came to see me." Go now, go now! ”

Naha was able to react so quickly, and concluded that Haidong did not have the ability to return to Liaodong for the time being, and nine times out of ten, he already knew Haidong's operational deployment, and knew that in addition to the eastern front, the main force of the western front had already been dispatched. So, where did he know such classified information? There is no second explanation, there must have been a mole in the Haidong army.

- Although he and Hong Jixun reasoned the wrong process, they guessed the result correctly.

Waiting for Wang Laode to come, Hong Jixun, the person who did great things, had already calmed down, he was silent for a moment, turned the topic back to the present, and said: "If the lord's guess is right,......。 May I ask my lord, what are your plans for the next move of our army? ”

Naha knows about Haidong's overall deployment, will he tell Goryeo? If he had told Goryeo that Goryeo had not found the main force on the Western Front so far, would it be just an illusion? Wang Jing of South Goryeo is calm and unprepared, could it be just an illusion? In fact, a trap has already been set, waiting for Zhao Guobu to throw himself into the net?

This is one of the problems.

If the main force of Haidong's western front fell into a bitter battle, it would not be able to quickly defeat Wang Jing in a short period of time, and it would not be possible to return to Liaodong. At the same time, Naha was well aware of this, and lost his deterrence against him. Under his all-out attack, can Liaoyang be able to support it? How likely will it be that Liaoyang will be lost? Pan Cheng's participation in the war and disrupting the interior of Liaodong will have a great impact on this matter?

This is the second question.

Even Pan Cheng and Naha did not forget to rebel, and he would definitely not fail to contact the family treasure department in western Liaoning. If Shijiabao participated in the war, there would be no heavy generals in Liaoxi, and after being transferred back to Qingqianxing, only Shirong, Li Ye and others can be counted now. Shi Jiabao and Zhang Jujing, also known as the "Liaoxi Shuangbi", have a set of command operations, can they resist it?

This is the third question.

Deng She couldn't make a decision for a long time, and he asked, "In your opinion, what should I do?" ”

Hong Jixun's answer is just like his usual character.

He said: "The main force of our army on the Western Front, the lone army went deep behind enemy lines. In the afternoon, the military reported that the forward Yang Wanhu's troops had arrived at the foot of Wangjing City yesterday and were assembling in the mountains outside the city. According to the time calculation, I am afraid that as early as the early hours of this morning, an attack on the mountains outside Wang Jing had already been launched.

"Zhao Guo's follow-up troops are also arriving one after another. Hitting the grass has scared the snake. For example, in a fight between the two, our army's fists have already reached under the nose of South Goryeo, and if we retreat at this time, not to mention the previous efforts, it will have a great impact on morale. Even if there was no interception by the South Goryeo army on the way back, Wangjing to Liaoyang was thousands of miles away, and it was impossible to put it into the Liaodong battlefield in a hurry.

"Taking a step back, even if our army successfully transferred to the Liaodong battlefield, trekked through mountains and rivers, and rushed to Liaoyang, it would have become the end of the strong crossbow as soon as possible. The enemy army in Shenyang waited for work, and if the city was besieged and reinforced, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

He developed a habit with Deng She, and when he thought about problems, he liked to pac. While pacing, tapping his arm with a folding fan, he pondered the organizational language, and accidentally touched a rhododendron on the high table next to the hall, straightened it casually, and continued: "This is an analysis from the perspective of my Haidong. From another point of view, from the perspective of Liaodong.

"Naha will take advantage of the fire to rob, didn't the lord predict this a long time ago? The time for him to do it, although it was a little earlier than the lord's speculation, was still out of his grasp. General Chen Hu Chen of Liaoyang, who has been preparing for war for many days, is at the time to show his skills. General Chen's soldiers are perseverant and patient, fierce and ruthless, and it may be a little difficult to defeat Naha, but it is not a problem to defend the city.

"Yes, Pan Cheng's surrender was beyond the expectations of our army. However, with his 10,000 men, what storms can he withstand when his remnants are defeated? There is a shortage of food in his army, and as long as Luyang can hold out for a while, his troops will definitely be in chaos.

"The generals of Liaoxi, few can stand alone. But our army still has Liaozuo, Liaoxi is not supported, and Liaozuo can fully support. The most important thing is that there is still me in Pyongyang behind the left side of Liao. Last year, the Lord decided that Liaodong was Pyongyang's supply of grain and straw in the rear, and the soldiers were endless, and the situation today is very similar to that day. There is a lord sitting in the rear, taking charge of the overall situation, and the minister asserts that the war in Liaodong is not dangerous. ”

When you do things, you are afraid to be serious.

No matter how difficult the situation is, once analyzed, it seems that the difficulties can be solved. There is no endless road, and there is no dilemma, which cannot be solved. If it can't be solved, it can only mean that the best solution has not been found. At this point, Hong Jixun's suggestion is about to come out.

He snapped open the folding fan and closed it again,—— and those who knew him well knew that this little action often occurred whenever he came to a conclusion about something.

He stopped and looked at Deng She, his eyes revealing resoluteness and determination, and he said: "To sum up, the minister thinks that the main force of our army's western front must not be retreated. Not only is the Western Front irreversible, but the Eastern Front is also irreversible. The east and west lines are combined, with the power of thunder, forming a positive and strange trend.

"There are so many troops in South Goryeo. If there is an ambush in Wang Jing, the western front will turn into a surprise, and the eastern front will turn from strange to positive, which can be used as the main force and quickly advance. If Wang Jing has no ambush, the eastern front will still be empty, and the western front will be the main force, and the original plan will remain unchanged, and strive to capture Wang Jing within ten days! ”

His words were fierce, and his face flushed when he spoke of excitement. Deng She was very calm, and in the sound of rain and flowers, he took a few steps with his hands in his hands. In the top position, you can't be gentle, you don't have the courage to decide, but you can't make decisions quickly. Too fast, inevitably sloppy.

He had a few questions, and just as he was about to ask, Wang Laode came.

At the critical juncture of the war situation in South Korea, Wang Laode, as the actual person in charge of the General Administration Department in Haidong, had not slept when Bi Qianniu found him, studying all kinds of information from various places. Deng She looked at him, saw that his eyes were red and bloodshot, I don't know how many days I hadn't slept well, I had the heart to reprimand him twice, the focus at the moment was not here, after all, I didn't care about him, let's talk about it later.

Hong Jixun briefly explained to him the situation of traitors in the army. The Department of Communications has the task of collecting intelligence externally and the duty of keeping information confidential internally.

"Give you three days, can you find out who leaked the secret?"

"It won't take three days. Within two days, if the villain can't find out, he is willing to come to see him. "There are not many people in Haidong who know about the battle plan, and they are all high-level officials. The scope is not large, as long as you are willing to work hard, it is not difficult to find out. Wang Laode has been doing intelligence work for a while, has accumulated a lot of experience, and on the orders of Deng She, he has also laid out a lot of secret lines, and two days should be enough.

When he had arrived, he said no more to him, "Go down." ”

Wang Laode came in a hurry, went in a hurry, turned around and retreated, and went to do things without mentioning it. He was in such a hurry that he forgot to take the robe that he had placed outside the hall, and Bi Qianniu sent it to him. Deng She saw him go away, turned his head, and said to Hong Jixun: "Sir's words are very reasonable. However, the situation on the battlefield can change day and night. Since our army has learned the news of Pan Cheng's surrender to the enemy, it cannot ignore it, and it is still necessary to make some countermeasures. I don't know what do you think, sir? ”

Hong Jixun has a quick talent and quick thinking, and replied: "Of course, there needs to be countermeasures." But the lord, the art of war: the disaster of the three armies was destroyed by suspicion. The more critical Liaodong is, the more our army on the east and west fronts must not be transferred back! Before talking about countermeasures, the minister first asked the lord if he had already made up his mind to fight a decisive battle against Goryeo. ”

Deng She said: "Sir, let's talk about countermeasures." ”

"There are three countermeasures. First, our army has thousands of Jurchen cavalry in Guanbei, which can be used to cross the Yalu River in the west and advance in the direction of Shenyang. As a reinforcement for Liaoyang, but not in a hurry. After all, these Jurchen cavalry lacked sufficient training, and the power to confuse Naha and use them as a threat was enough, and if they really wanted to engage in battle, it might not have a good effect.

"Second, the 20,000 men of General Wen, the main force of our Western Front, will stop after sneaking to the border area according to the predetermined plan, and when the Battle of Wangjing begins, he will launch an offensive against the western frontier of South Goryeo as a cooperation. Now that the situation has changed, it is better to simply raise the banner and immediately go on the offensive. After quickly conquering several cities in Goryeo, first increase the number of villages, and then decrease them. Then disguised and assembled, and made a posture to march towards Liaoyang.

"The lord has just ordered Wang Laode to find out who he is within three days. The minister thought that after finding out, there was no need to touch him first, and deliberately told him the news of the disguised assembly of General Wen's headquarters, and passed it on to Nahachu, so as to confuse Naha's judgment, so as to give me Liaoyang a powerful reinforcement.

"Thirdly, the sea route Liu Yang Division, and our Pyongyang naval army, at the same time advance the attack time. The sooner we control the sea area and conquer Ganghwa Island one day earlier, the main force of our Western Front will be able to end the battle one day earlier and achieve a quick victory. ”

At a time when most of the elite in Haidong are invested in South Goryeo and Pyongyang's troops are stretched, it is rare that Hong Jixun can put forward such three strategies in the blink of an eye, taking into account both combat and support. However, in the end, the troops were insufficient, and among his three strategies, although two of them were focused on supporting Liaoyang, the second was actually a virtual and genuine reinforcement, and there were only a few thousand Jurchen cavalry in the first one.

When I think about it, it still doesn't seem to be stable enough. Deng She spun around a few times, muttering indecisively.

At this moment, Yao Haogu came.

After Deng She learned that Pan Cheng had defected to the enemy, he notified Hong Jixun and Yao Haogu at the same time. It was half an hour after Hong Jixun came, and he arrived. Deng She knew that he had a reason, but he didn't ask, and said Hong Jixun's opinion again, and asked him: "Mr. Hong is fighting with all his might, what does Mr. think?" ”

Yao Hao's ancient words are concise: "This battle with Goryeo is a battle to destroy the country." If we take a lead and move the overall situation, we will destroy our country if we do not destroy the enemy country. ”

"Sir is also in favor of a decisive battle?"

"Not bad."

"But why did Liaodong Naha know my details, Pan Cheng surrendered to the enemy, and turned into elbows and armpits?"

"In addition to Mr. Hong's three strategies, the minister also has a strategy that can be dealt with."

"Tell me about it."

"Chen Shi went to find the messenger from Shangdu."

The remnants of the upper capital, the leader Cheng Sizhong. Earlier, Deng She had given Yao Haogu an order, instructing him to get in touch with him as soon as possible, not to ask them to vote, but to at least reach a strategic alliance. Yao Haogu had a very high prestige in the remnants of Guan Duo, so he didn't have to go in person, so he sent a messenger to tell Cheng Sizhong what he meant.

"It turns out that Mr. is late, and he is going to meet the envoy of Shangdu. I don't know what the messenger of the capital said? ”

The minister told him truthfully about Pan Cheng's defection to the enemy. And he had already said that he would go back to Shangdu immediately and persuade Cheng Sizhong to go out of the city and go to Shenyang to exercise. ”

There are tens of thousands of red scarves in Shangdu, if they are willing to move, the crisis in Liaodong will not be a problem. Deng She was overjoyed and asked: "Then the envoy of Shangdu, how sure is it to persuade Cheng Sizhong?" ”

"The Shangdu army, Cheng Sizhong is the leader, and Lei Timur is not a supplement. The messenger who came to my Pyongyang, that is, the brother of Lei Timur Buhua. There is this level of relationship, and the minister thinks that the possibility of him persuading him to go out of the army should be more than eighty percent. "Yao Haogu is familiar with the inside story of Guan Duo's remnants, and he said that if he is eight points sure, he must have eight points of certainty.

"That being the case. According to the opinion of the two gentlemen, the decisive battle against Goryeo! ”

The three of them reached a unanimous opinion, either restrained or exposed, through their eyes, it can be seen that what is the same is the fighting spirit and pride that are aroused in their hearts at the same time. In such a stormy night, they didn't pay attention, in the corner, the cuckoo was lonely and open, a wisp of dark incense floated, and the flowers slept coldly.