Guan Duo was irritable.

In the defensive battle of Liaoyang, he was injured and supervised the battle, and the injuries on his legs were aggravated, and he was seriously suppurated, so that he was not good at walking, and he was carried by people in and out of the soft couch. He was old, he didn't sleep well, and his head hurt from time to time. I invited a doctor to come and see it, saying that it was suffering from the wind and cold, and there was phlegm and fire in it, and the two forced each other, so I became ill.

This kind of disease is not easy to treat, Cao Cao can get it, and it is called a head wind. When the attack occurs, don't talk about the elderly, and the young people can't bear it. Not only does the headache be cracked, the face is paralyzed, or the smell is extremely fragrant and smelly; Sometimes there will be symptoms of insensitive tongue and not knowing the taste of food; Severe deafness and eye pain, often dizziness.

The doctor prescribed a prescription, but the effect was not very good, so he could only persuade: "Adults have a lot of opportunities every day, and they need more maintenance; Relax your mind and treat the root cause of the disease, so that the condition can slowly improve. In other words, please don't be too anxious, relax, and rest more; In this way, go to the inner fire, and then slowly heal.

Guan Duo endured the pain, smiled and nodded in agreement, and asked someone to send the doctor out; Find a place in the palace to settle it, so that it is convenient to be on call.

Mao Jujing, Zheng Sanbao, Li Dunru, and Fang Buzhen waited in front of the bed, echoing the doctor's words, relieved and comforted. Guan Duo looked at them, sighed, and said, "The wind and rain are like obscurity, and the roosters are crowing. Resting and resting? It's easy to say, but it's too hard to do. How can the old man not know your intentions? Just, where is the time! ”

What he worries about has nothing to do with Shenyang.

Yes, he fell for Naha, stealing chickens and rice, Liaoyang won a miserable victory, and his strength was damaged, but these were not in his heart. Victory and defeat are commonplace, and it is rare in the world to win a hundred battles. What is a setback? At the very least, no matter how heavy the price was, he won the battle and the Liaoyang crisis was resolved; Compared to Naha, I don't know how much better it is.

He worries, on the inside.

As soon as Naha retreated, Sha Liu Er sent someone to send a military newspaper to inquire about the situation in Gaizhou. The slaves of the Gao family were defeated, and they fled in the wilderness and did not know where to go; Gaizhou fell into the hands of the red scarf. He asked Guan Duo when he planned to send troops across the sea, take advantage of Shandong, return to the land of Huaisi, and rescue the lord King Xiao Ming.

That's it, angry Pan Cheng. He changed his style of prevarication, reported three times a day, spoke earnestly, and cared about the situation in Liaoyang.

He said: "Although the Tartars were defeated, Naha's strength remained. A hundred-legged insect that does not stiffen until death; The trapped beast is still terrifying. Now, he thought about the change and retreated thirty miles; Guangning has a little spare time, and the foolish brother is not talented, so he is willing to raise 100,000 troops to return to Liaoyang, and to strengthen the prestige of Pingzhang to ensure the stability of Liaoyang. ”

When the Yuan army besieged the city, you didn't come; The Yuan army has retreated, and you have to come. In the end, in order to "ensure the stability of Liaoyang", or do you want to take advantage of the weakness?

Guan Duo asked, "Did Pan Cheng's army outside the city retreat?" ”

Previously, Pan Cheng had sent a total of several thousand people twice to save Liaoyang, and stopped dozens of miles west of the city. Mao Jujing broke the Yuan army, and they sat idly by. On the day the Yuan army retreated, Guan Duo issued an order to return to Guangning, but the horse survey reported that this army had not moved for a long time.

Mao Jujing replied: "Back to my lord, the military situation in the morning, they still haven't retreated. ”

Guan Duo snorted and said, "Send someone to deliver the order again." ”

"Are you still telling them to go?"

"No, invite them into the city. It is said that in order to thank them for their hard work and help from afar, the old man has set up a banquet in the city, and he will personally feast their generals and reward their soldiers! You don't need to send too many people to invite you, just send one. "Take retreat as advance, and see if they can go.

"Yes." Mao Jujing agreed, called his own soldiers, and arranged it immediately.

Sha Liu Er is loyal, upright, and bent on saving the driver, so that he can send it away; Pan Cheng is ambitious, stupid, impatient, and has low eyes. The troubles of the two of them, Guan Duo is confident, and if he is given more time, it will not be difficult to resolve them one by one. There was a big trouble with his henchmen, which really made him sleep.

"Shique, over there in Shuangcheng, is there any news?"

Fang complements the truth, and the word picks up. He shook his head and said, "Lord Yao, General Qian, there has been no paperwork to send back." In the twin cities, there is no news of the spies we have deployed. A few days ago, the lowly government sent two groups of people to inquire about the twin cities, calculate the distance, and it is estimated that it is almost there. ......, oh, don't worry, as soon as there is news, report it immediately. ”

Guan Duohu was suspicious, and faintly felt that it was not good. He said: "Min Qiu agreed with the old man to report every five days." Liaoyang has been besieged for many days, and there should be no news to send. "Min Qiu, it is Yao Haogu's word. From the Analects, "I am not born to know, I am ancient, and I am keen to seek it."

He pondered for a long time, and judged, "The twin cities may change." Mao Jujing? ”

"The end will be."

"Eight hundred miles in an emergency, send more good hands, don't take one road, go to Shuangcheng by different roads. Be sure to find out what happened. Guan Duo thought for a moment and added, "Gaizhou will also send a few, and Zhao Guo will not be unaware of the changes in the twin cities." Look at their city defense deployment, look at the circulation of goods, and always see some detail. ”

"Yes."

There are some things that I dare not think about. Guan Duo propped himself up and sat up, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became. His head ached excruciatingly; Legs, the pain is unbearable. Li Dunru saw that his face was pale, his eyes were closed and his frowns were frowned, and his appearance was very unbearable; Two maids were hurriedly summoned, one to help rub his head, and the other to inspect the wound on his leg.

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't guess what would happen. With Yao Haogu's sophistication and tactfulness, there will be no major problems. It was useless to think too much, Guan Duo put down this thought and turned his gaze to the present.

"Although our army is victorious, it has suffered heavy losses. Ladies and gentlemen, do you know what the priority is? ”

Mao Jujing said: "Repair the city wall and guard Shenyang." ”

Li Dunru said: "Pan Cheng must be guarded. ”

Zheng Sanbao lost face in the Po Sao Inspection Division, and his arrogance in the past was greatly restrained. He did not forget his former enemy, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhao Guo of Gaizhou, with nearly 20,000 troops, all of them are fierce generals, taking advantage of the chaos to occupy more than ten prefectures and counties, and sit back and watch my Liaoyang not be saved, and his heart is unpredictable." My lord, you need to guard against them. ”

"What do you see?" Guan Duo asked Fang to fill in the truth.

"I think that Shenyang is not enough to worry about, Pan Cheng has a thief's heart but not a thief's courage, and Gaizhou Zhao Guo can't be the master. The first thing to pay attention to is the Shuangcheng Xiao Deng. Twin cities, Pyongyang, and Gaizhou, from north to south and from south to west, are connected in a line to form a semicircle, which just encloses Liaoshen, Quang Ninh and other places. He has to have different ambitions, and the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"He's not 'going to have different ambitions', he's already having different ambitions!" Zheng Sanbao hated and hated, "I knew that today, when he was in Liaoyang, the adults should have killed him!" ”

Guan Duo shook his head gently, he didn't regret not killing Deng She, after the thing was done, only those who had no ambition would regret it. He enjoyed the kneading of the pretty maid, paused for a while, and said, "Xiao Deng, it's a problem. You know what's going on? The difficulty is that we can't wait, we have to solve it quickly; If you want to solve it, you and I will be defeated, 20,000 or 30,000 people, how to solve it? ”

This is a contradiction, and if it is not resolved quickly, the threat of the twin cities will only grow; If you want to solve it, no one has a lot of territory, and no one has strong soldiers and horses, so if you build a state, you will be on par with Liaoyang. If there is no battle with Naha, Gaizhou is in the hands of Gao Jianu; can also wrap Pan Cheng and Sha Liu Er, and force each other with momentum, but now? It's too much trouble.

"What do you mean?"

"The top priority now is not on the outside, but in this Liaoyang City!"

Mao Jujing, Zheng Sanbao and others were confused and puzzled. Li Dunru understood a little and said, "My lord said that? He pointed to the west.

In the west of Liaoyang City, there are miscellaneous officers such as Hu Zhong and Liu Daqing. Several people suddenly realized, Guan Duo nodded, and said: "On the day of the enemy, the old man invited Liu Daqing, Hu Zhong and others to the banquet outside the city. You haven't seen Liu Daqing's appearance, Bahu! He slapped the bed hard, very annoyed, "I have no respect for my superiors, and I am smug." On the first day of the enemy's destruction, he was like this; How much more time will it take? It's still good! ”

"Your Excellency is angry."

Guan Duo took a deep breath, he really couldn't stand Liu Daqing's domineering, a mountain and wild robber, something! In the past, in front of him, Liu Daqing didn't even dare to let out a fart; Nowadays, all day long, triumphant, swaggering through the market, hugging and boasting everywhere.

Guan Duo heard reports more than once that Liu Daqing put the great merit of rescuing Liaoyang on him, Hu Zhong and others. Just their slippery heads? Counting on them, Liaoyang has already been broken.

If it is only his penchant for bragging, it is understandable. Then, at a military meeting two days ago, when Guan Duo ordered all departments to recount the number of people and hand over the baggage and property obtained from the Yuan army, so as to replenish the treasury, which had been prepared for later use, Liu Daqing actually refuted on the spot, thinking that the amount handed over was too much, and asked for a reduction on the threat that the brothers were not satisfied; This is tolerable, which is unbearable.

However, at that time, Guan Duo agreed, because he had to agree. There were 30,000 of his descendants left; Liu Daqing and Hu Zhong's miscellaneous cards, with more than 20,000 people, accounted for two-fifths of Liaoyang's troops.

"The sub-line is a mountain wolf, and if you get your will, you will be rampant." Guan Duo clenched his fists and said slowly, "In the long run, there will be internal troubles. What do you think? ”

Mao Jujing and Zheng Sanbao deeply agreed: "What the adults said is extremely true. ”

"Tomorrow, when Pan Cheng's headquarters retreats outside the city, the old man will have a banquet for Liu Daqing, Hu Zhong and others, and enjoy the snow together. Lord Li, the banquet will be arranged for you, and it should be sumptuous. General Zheng, you can prepare some people and join the old man. General Mao, in order to prevent the Tartars from sneaking up, take your headquarters, and from tomorrow, the whole city will be on alert! In particular, pay more attention to Hu Zhong and other departments. ”

"Yes!" The three of them bowed down to their lives.

Guan Duo's tone was soothing and murderous. Fang Buzhen's hands and feet were cold, and his forehead was sweating: "My lord, what if there is a change?" ”

"What about Xu Ren and Li Jing?"

"Drill in their respective armies."

"Hu Zhong and others, the old man is here. More than 1,000 other households, asked him to go and invite him tonight, fight Gaizhou, break Haiyang, and save Liaoyang, they have the friendship of comrades, and they are also of equal status. In the name of celebration, make an all-nighter! On Hualiu Street, the bead curtain show dedicated to in the outer building of the building, didn't he die in the war? Explain to them, take out the ability of the bead curtain show, and be sure to stay until tomorrow afternoon. You don't have to invite them all, just pick some characters that the old man has also heard of, and that's it. ”

Who has Kwan Duo heard of? Real power figures, Liu Daqing, Hu Zhong's cronies. There are not many such people, just three or five. Mao Jujing responded: "Yes." ”

Fang Buzhen's voice trembled, and he repeated it, "My lord, what if it doesn't work out?" ”

Guan Duo glanced at him, laughed, and said, "A few bedbug-like things, what can't be done?" He clicked on the two complements, and smiled kindly, "Shique, Shique, you are a scholar after all, haha." …… Tonight, you don't have to go back, stay in the palace, and be a companion tomorrow. He said earnestly, "The soldiers are in chaos, no one can do it without courage, by the way, practice your courage." ”

If you change people like Yao Haogu and Wu Henian, you will immediately understand that Guan Duo is not worried about Fang Buzhen's surface just now, and he is afraid that he will go out and show his feet; Only then did he suddenly offer to keep him in the palace. Fang Buzhen felt like a deer in his heart, thumping, he didn't have time to think too much, and nodded indiscriminately in agreement.

Mao Jujing has a question: "My lord, Liu Daqing and others are not fake; But Hu Zhong has always been very respectful to adults, and he killed him rashly, will he? ”

Yes, Hu Zhong was very courteous and looked very honest on the surface, but don't forget that his only son died at the hands of Guan Duo for violating military discipline. Compared with Liu Daqing, such a scheming person is even more terrifying, and he must be killed. However, these words are not enough for outsiders; In vain appeared suspicious. Guan Duo waved his hand, ignoring him.

Li Dunru said: "My lord, it is easy to kill them, how to explain it to the soldiers?" ”

There has to be a reason to kill.

Mao Jujing sneered: "Being arrogant and arrogant and having no supreme official is a capital crime!" ”

"No, I can't. No, you can't say that. Guan Duo shook his head with a smile and motioned to Li Dunru, "Write." "Li Dunru grinds the paper and listens with a pen. Guan Duo said:

"Check, Liu Daqing, Hu Zhong and others withheld the salaries of the soldiers and embezzled the property of the good family. soldiers, the hands and feet of the old man; Those who have a good family are the sons of the lord. Wow, if there are no soldiers, how can there be an old man? If there are no people, how can I sing? The sage said, 'The people are the most important,' and there was another saying: 'Pawn, defend the country'. The Si people are hateful, and their crimes are inevitable, so they are killed. Aren't the people who come after you be alert? ”

If you want to add sin, there is no excuse. Compared with Mao Jujing's reason, the judgment was made.

Li Dunru walked the dragon and snake with the pen, and when he finished writing, he put down the brush and praised with his palm: "Wonderful!" Guan Duo pondered for a moment and said: "Add a sentence: All the salaries withheld by the soldiers will be returned to the soldiers." The old man took pity on the hard work of the soldiers, and hereby allocated the treasury money to make up the half-year-old salary. "Give more than half a year's military salary to miscellaneous soldiers.

The maid may have been frightened, and her hand was a little heavier, Guan Duo took a breath of cold air, patted her hand, and said kindly, "Tap, tap." ”

Li Dunru said: "Twenty thousand miscellaneous cards, all of them have been in war for a long time, but the generals in the past can't do it." As soon as Liu Daqing, Hu Zhong and others and their cronies died, their subordinates were leaderless, and they were replaced by adult commanders, and with a little training, they were a strong force. The soldiers lost by our army can be replenished in one fell swoop, and Liaoyang is another monolith. Adults are clever and clever, and they are admired! ”

Guan Duo smiled: "Don't be too optimistic, the situation is very serious." Liaoyang is stable, which does not mean that Liaodong is stable. General Mao, the matter of conscription, in the surrounding states and counties, hurry up. At the beginning of spring next year, the old man will see 30,000 new troops. ”

30,000 plus 50,000, 80,000, barely restored to the strength of Liaoyang.

"Get rid of the miscellaneous cards and get a new army. As soon as my Liaoyang's strength recovers, just like Lord Fang said, Pan Pingzhang has a thief's heart and no thief's courage, he will definitely sail with the wind, and he has to bow his head to the adult. But there is one point, my lord, Shuangcheng Xiao Deng, how to deal with it? ”

Guan Duo smiled slightly, he had been thinking about it for a long time, and he was confident, and he gently spit out four words: "False Dao Cutting Down." ”

Li Dunru was taken aback and applauded: "Good plan!" ”

Liaozuo Gaizhou.

On the grounds that Sha Liu Er rescued King Xiao Ming, he borrowed from Deng She. If Deng Sheruo was willing to borrow the time, he sent an army to enter Liaozuo with Sha Liu Er and take the opportunity to seize it; If Deng She refuses to borrow it, it doesn't matter, tell Sha Liu Er. Guan Duo didn't mind watching a battle between the two tigers.

Liaoxi Front.

Sha Liu Er will not leave too many people in Liaoxi, and may even cross the sea with the whole army. Liaoxi, Guan Duo won't want it, let it be better for Pan Cheng. Pan Cheng is greedy and will not refuse. Let him fight on two fronts, and think about the prison at one end; Zhang Jujing and Shijiabao blocked the pressure from the west for Guan Duo.

Shenyang Naha out.

Guan Duo wouldn't move him, and both sides knew that the other party was a hard bone. He is also not afraid of Naha's provocation, and Naha's losses are greater than his. Guan Duo reasoned that for at least a year, Nahachu would not act rashly, and it would be enough to leave enough troops to be on guard.

Twins.

Gaizhou and Liaozuo start, Liaoyang can overlook the entire Yalu River line, stretching for hundreds of miles, Deng She does not have so many troops, it is impossible to guard everywhere. As long as there is time, Guan Duo has the banner of the lord, and in the name of Shangguan, he will pour out of the nest, and the main force will advance eastward, open up Pyongyang, and approach the twin cities. Guan Duo didn't trust it, and with 50,000 elites, he didn't believe that he couldn't take a few cities and seize some territory.

Liaoyang, Liaozuo, and the northern part of Goryeo are connected together, and there are grain and people. At the right time, he relied on Goryeo and returned to the west, Shenyang, Guangning, and Liaoxi, and he was not allowed to slaughter?

In the case of a tragic victory and inability to protect himself, he was not discouraged and ambitious. The fire dragon in the room burned too much, and the maid opened the window, and the cold wind blew in, which lifted people's spirits. Guan Duo stretched his arms, only to feel that his chest was hot, he was only in his fifties, full of ambition, and there were many opportunities to perform.

The snow outside the window is falling heavily. Wrapped in silver, the country is extraordinarily enchanting.