Guan Duojun is prestigious, he gave a military order, and Pan Mei bowed his head to his ear. At that time, it was decided to give Pan Mei five days, and after five days, the whole army left the camp and urgently took Dongmu Mountain. Grain, grass, baggage, etc., are the sole responsibility of Li Dunru's left and right divisions.

Looking back on the whole process of the dialogue, Guan Duo first started with the transfer of troops from Goryeo; and pulled to the Taizi River, cloudy and foggy, knocking on the side; Then take a sharp turn, and the key parts will be decided in a few words. An article is done and run, which is wonderful. Pan Mei's previous provocation, compared with it, is suddenly inferior, this is the difference between great wisdom and small cleverness.

Deng She was watching from the sidelines, although he didn't know Guan Duo's intentions, he only looked at this superficial method, and he couldn't help but admire it after revisiting it. He and Pan Mei, one bowed his head and the other bowed, thinking in their hearts: "No matter how sweet Xiao Li is, he is not as good as Lao Jiang." ”

After dealing with this matter resolutely, Guan Duo changed the topic back and said: "Deng Shuai, I have heard for a long time that you have a penny and a tiger in the army, and you can be called your right-hand man. ”

"Your Excellency. Munhwa is stationed in Pyongyang and cannot stay away; The last general will dispatch Chen Hu. ”

"It's not Chen Hu, who can't take on this responsibility. You can go to Shuangcheng as soon as possible, and send a military order to inform General Pan that he is about to leave Dongmu Mountain to make a plan. "For the overall plan of leveling Liaonan, killing Pan Cheng, and fixing Liaodong, now is a critical moment, Gaoli must not afford to lose, Guan Duo looked at Deng She with a smile, thinking in his heart, do you want to give him some benefits?

Deng She respectfully accepted the order and said: "My lord is strategizing, Shenyang will definitely have no worries." Shenyang is worry-free, and southern Liaoning will win; The last general will first congratulate the adults. ”

"Haha, the old man is old, fame and fortune are outside the body, He Xi Yunyun, where to start?" Guan Duo sighed and said, "The old man ignores the old age and pain, sighs all night, and exhausts his energy, all he wants is to save the king of Qin, the lord's worries will not be solved for a day, and the old man's armor will not be taken off for a day." Ladies and gentlemen, this sincerity is the autumn of the Song Dynasty's critical survival, do you dare to work hard? ”

Everyone was awe-inspiring, and they should have heard in unison.

Guan Duo continued to say to Deng She: "Then again, there is a way that the emperor is not a hungry soldier. The old man knows the situation in the Liaoyang army well, but in your Goryeo place, is there any difficulty? ”

Deng She said: "The lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and for the savior of the lord, even if the whole army returns to the division and goes out of Goryeo, the last general is not half a word." If you want to say that it is difficult, there is no one. Guan Duo nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Very good." Deng She said: "However, there are three things, even if Lord Lao asked, the last general did not dare to prevaricate with lies, if the rescue was delayed, it would not be beautiful." ”

Guan Duo said, "Oh? Despite the word. ”

Deng She clenched his fists and bowed, and said, "My lord forgives my sins, and the last general will speak bluntly." "A rare opportunity that cannot be missed; The lion's big mouth will definitely not succeed, and the measure needs to be grasped well, he carefully considered it, and said, "The first thing, there is no medicine in the army. ”

Guan Duo waved his hand: "Little things, the medicine allocated to you last time was a little less, and the old man will order the left and right divisions on the same day to supplement the dosage for 10,000 people?" ”

In the event of a war, the amount of 10,000 people can save at least 8,000 old soldiers, and Deng She is happy and grateful. Guan Duo said: "What about the second thing? ”

Deng She said: "It's October, the Yalu River is high and the weather is cold, and among the last generals, there is a lack of coarse cloth thick clothes, if the adults can ,......" Guan Duo laughed and said: "According to the amount of 10,000 people, I will allocate you thick cloth clothes." What about the third thing? ”

"Last time, the lord allocated thousands of armor, weapons, and firearms and gunpowder to the last general, which really solved the urgent need. Once there is a change in Shenyang, if there is a big war, the end will be worried, afraid of supply difficulties. ”

Medicine, cloth is fine, this weapon? Liaoyang is actually lacking, and there is a lot to give, not to mention what you don't have to say, will it strengthen Deng She's military strength? Guan Duo thought in his heart, and without hesitation on his face, he said, "How can you fight if you are unarmed?" It's the old man who doesn't think it through. Well, in this way, I will allocate you another 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, and arrows will be given to you according to the amount of 5,000 people, and as for the fire guns and gunpowder, Liaoyang is also lacking,......"

"The last general is already grateful for the armor and bows that the adults have rewarded, and he does not dare to ask for guns and gunpowder."

Guan Duo smiled and asked, "Are there any other difficulties?" "Deng She is very content, and if he wants it again, Guan Duo is afraid that he will be provoked, and the gains outweigh the losses. Guan Duo said: "In this case, I will allocate it to you tomorrow to escort those who go to Goryeo." "Dunsher bowed down and thanked him.

The two of them sang and harmonized, Pan Mei regretted that she was reckless and provoked yesterday, and today she was unlucky, and she asked Deng She to pick up a bargain. He thought to himself: "An old thief, a little thief, whatever medicine and cloth he pulls, he will talk like weapons." The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, but the grain and grass pretended to be confused and did not bring it up! ”

Of course, he knew that the military weapons were close to Guan Duo's bottom line, and even if the grain and grass were proposed, Guan Duo would definitely be sloppy, and Deng She would be bored. It can be seen from this that although the contradiction between the two has not been provoked, sooner or later there will be problems. Pan Mei glanced at Deng She and thought: "If you can't provoke it, maybe you should change your strategy?" ”

After the business was basically discussed, Guan Duo had some words with the generals, reiterated a few principles around the defense of Shenyang, and told Deng She to take the time to go down to the army in the past few days, and seize the time to familiarize himself with his subordinates in the future.

After talking for a while, everyone bowed their respects, and Guan Duo inadvertently explained to everyone: "Starting tomorrow, martial law will be imposed in the city, and after a watch, those who do not have a military order will be banned." The public should send it down in the morning, so please pay attention. If the order is violated, the face needs to be unpleasant. ”

Deng She understood in his heart, and after beating Pan Mei, this sentence was obviously beating him. The subtext is: "The benefits are given to you, you should be honest." Then hand it over to others, so that the old man knows that his face needs to be not good-looking. ”

He followed everyone's awe-inspiring orders, saw that it was still early, broke up with everyone, went back to his official hall, went around, asked his subordinates, and there was no urgent matter that needed to be dealt with. Still refusing to leave, he stayed in the hall and sat straight until dusk, and then got up and went home.

He looked the same as before, Bi Qianniu, as a person around him, sensitively noticed the difference, endured and endured, and finally couldn't help asking: "General, is there any happy event?" ”

"Happy event?"

"It's a pleasure to see the general."

Deng She looked up at the sky: "The weather is good today. ”

Whip the horse and kick the dust away. He is indeed in a good mood, counting into Liaoyang, trembling, and gradually getting better in recent days. During this period, the good development of Goryeo was not mentioned, but it was only said that in Liaoyang City, Hu Zhong and others had to take refuge first, and the beauties in the city were also smooth sailing in the handover of Ha Guangxiu, and the situation was finally opened, and the retreat was slightly guaranteed; Today, I have gained a lot of benefits, and the goal in the early stage has basically been achieved, and the only thing left is to sit and wait for the war in southern Liaoning, wait for Chen Hu to cross the Yalu River, and coerce the Han people to enter the country.

Back in the house, as usual, Fang Buzhen was invited, and the two had a conversation over tea and had dinner together. Fang Buzhen has a chess addiction, and when he moved to Deng She's mansion, it was difficult to find chess friends, so he was interested, so he had to hold Deng She's hand to talk. Deng She didn't know how to play Go, Fang Buzhen was helpless, and chess was barely enjoyable. After several rounds in a row, I went away with all my fun.

At this time, the jade rabbit has already risen in the east, the clouds are like flocculents, and the stars and the moon are shining. In the courtyard outside the window, the shadows of the trees are rich, only there is no wind, and it is unbearably hot.

When Deng She came to Liaoyang, he knew that he would have a lot of leisure time, so he brought a few military books; I also got Hong Jixun's advice, and I chose the Confucian classics, and when I had nothing to do, I often read and recited them. At this time, I didn't feel sleepy, so I simply picked up the lamp and read at night.

The maid sent by Guan Duo crept in, made the bed, stretched the quilt, and brought water and tea; Deng She never asked her name, she was clumsy, the movement was not small, and she couldn't stand it, so she remembered to ask: "Listen to the slave maid in the courtyard, call you Xiuniang, is this your name?" ”

The maid was stunned, Deng She rarely spoke to her, and after a while, she reacted and said, "En." ”

"Lord Pingzhang said, you are the daughter of a Tartar dignitary, what is your surname?"

"Lee."

Among the officials left behind in Shangdu, Deng She knew that there was a surname Li, whose ancestor was originally a Song official, and after the surrender of Meng Yuan, he made many meritorious deeds and produced several big officials. Such a family background can be called noble.

"Li Xiuniang?"

The maid shook her head and corrected, "Li Jixiu." ”

Her skin is tender and smooth, she can deceive jade, and the spring melting snow is also similar; Although some people are not used to serving people, they are quiet, wearing the clothes of slaves and maids, and always exude beautiful manners, elegant posture, and the name of "lady" is well deserved.

It's just that she is mechanically numb, asks and answers, cherishes words like gold, and has no interest at all; is not as cute as Luo Guannu's later childhood, and it is not as good as the petty style of Mrs. Wang.

Deng She thought to himself: "Seeing that she is not very old, the poor family is ruined and fell into the hands of Guan Pingzhang." A young lady who was trained as a doll in her life, I don't know how much she suffered. ”

From her experience, she thinks of herself. He has been bumpy and licking blood since he was a child, isn't his father and stepfather in this life the same as her relatives? Not in the midst of the war. Recalling the teachings and care of the past, it is still vivid, and people are already insignificant, separated by yin and yang, and it is difficult to see each other forever. Deng She was distracted and sentimental.

and pushed himself and others, without his father-in-law, he still has a group of old brothers to support and help, what about her? It is true that her family is a former Song Dynasty rebel and Meng Yuan eunuch, but can she be blamed for this? She is a daughter, she is young, what does she know? Who is to blame? It's just that she was born in troubled times.

In the past, he was a slave in his hand, and his glory and wealth were gone, and he couldn't be a commoner. It was sent to and from the victor as a gift. Deng She was slightly compassionate, but only compassionate. Becoming a king or defeating a widow, although Guan Duo regards her as a gift, doesn't he also give the Goryeo official eunuch to others?

He smiled at her and said, "It's been hot and humid for days, and it's about to rain." I'm going to read a little longer, and I don't need you to wait. ”

Li Jixiu was wiping his sweat, Deng She took the towel and wiped it casually twice, seeing that she was also hot, under the candlelight, on Qiong Yao's forehead, the fine sweat of the hair was crystal clear, signaling her to bend down, wipe it gently, patted her hands, and said, "You go, it's cooler in the yard." ”

His warmth is rare, Li Jixiu is very uncomfortable, her expression has not changed, and the pace of withdrawing from the room is obviously much more chaotic than usual.

It wasn't until her back disappeared that Dunshe withdrew his gaze. His actions were four parts sincere and six points selfish.

He observed for a few days, Li Jixiu was Guan Duo's monitoring tool, as a tool, she was dumbfounded, completely erased of personal emotions, seemingly perfect, but in fact it was not. It's like a flame under an iceberg, it's not impossible to change.

Nothing was said all night.

For the next few days, martial law was imposed in the city. Deng She was ordered by Guan Duo to go out of the city every morning and go down to the camp to familiarize himself with the military horses assigned to his command. In the afternoon, I sat in the hall and worked to deal with all kinds of trivial things, the only thing worth mentioning was to deal with the left and right divisions a few times, and approved the amount of grain and grass supplies needed by the East Route Army.

At the same time as the Eastern Route Army was assembled, the military horses of Guangning and Liaoxi to fight in southern Liaoning were also transferred back from the front line one after another.

Shuangcheng sent an eight-hundred-mile urgency, Zheng Sanbao sent by Guan Duo had arrived, and Chen Hu had reorganized 10,000 elite soldiers, and he would soon be pulled. Hong Jixun's secret letter was sent, everything went smoothly, and everything was fine. Pyongyang and other places, gradually restore order; Another envoy came to the Goryeo court the day before yesterday, asking about Deng She's whereabouts, and his words flickered, as if he had another meaning.

In response to this situation, it had earlier formulated countermeasures: through Fuji Mitsuhide, he financed several large groups of Japanese robbers, gave them armor and weapons, and immediately launched a large-scale raid on the southern part of Goryeo; It is necessary to make the king of Goryeo take care of himself and save him from causing trouble.

After reading the letter, Deng She was a little worried. Calm down, analyze carefully, with Hong Jixun's talent, drum Shuangcheng often wins the military might, it is more than enough to deal with a Goryeo king, there should be no difference. Let's relax, in addition to official business, there is also a small package that comes with the letter.

When Dunshe opened it, it was a pink purse. Made of thin silk, greasy and fragrant. He was stunned, looked familiar, and remembered in a trance that Mrs. Wang was leaving, leaving him a sachet of incense, which seemed to be of the same material, and said that it was cut from her bandeau breast.

He was not sure, so he picked up the purse and looked through it, but did not find a word; Shake the package, nothing else. Because of the hot weather, the purse has been held in the hand for a long time, and it is as warm as the rest of the human body, and the greasy fragrance is like the smell of meat.

Deng Shewu's heart was weak, he stood up in a hurry, came back to his senses, and was startled: how did she become so bold? Send this thing to the Twin Cities, and you won't be afraid that others will know? Fortunately, not a word was written, "It's just that she is as affectionate as the sea, how should I deal with it?" ”

It's such a difficult question, Deng She's undecided. It is absolutely impossible to reply to the letter, and it seems that it is not good to ignore it. After thinking about it again and again, he wrote a letter back to Hong Jixun: "All matters in Goryeo are all under the rights and interests of Mr. I know the talent of the gentleman, the small state of Goryeo, the king of the clown, is by no means the opponent of the gentleman. I am relieved to have a gentleman sitting in the Twin Cities.

"In the last letter, Mr. Chen Zhe had already been to Shandong once, and the road was familiar. For the sake of long-term consideration, the next time the trade is carried out, he may wish to order him to formally meet the king and continue the second marshal. ”

Since the king is visited, the gift cannot be without; Since they want to give gifts, the families of the king and the continuation are naturally among them.

On the sixth day, Pan Mei reorganized the army and left the camp on time. Guan Duo and Pan Cheng personally saw them off, and Deng Shexi was the commander of the East Route Army and accompanied him at the end. At the send-off banquet, Pan Cheng did not look out of the ordinary, it seemed that he admitted that he was dumb and lost.

In terms of distance, Dongmu Mountain is only a few dozen miles away from Liaoyang, and it can be reached by marching in a hurry day and night, and the success or failure of this battle has nothing to do with the overall situation, but how to say it, it opened the prelude to the war in southern Liaoning. After Pan Mei went out of the city, the messenger of Tanma continued, the first half of the cut was smooth and smooth, in order to stay away from Shenyang, a big bend to the east, the third day, almost to Dongmu Mountain, encountered a little trouble.

I don't know if the wind leaked halfway, and was ambushed by a Yuan army, but fortunately, the number of enemies was not large, and after a little confrontation, it was a rout. Pan Mei took advantage of the victory to pursue, although there were not many enemies, but he won the first battle. That night, they drove to the bottom of the mountain, and without firing an arrow, the Yuan army retreated again without a fight, and gave way to Dongmu Mountain empty-handed.

It is not difficult to capture the mountain, but it is difficult to hold on. Twenty miles away in Shenyang City, if you want to counterattack, the red scarf has an unstable foothold, and it will definitely not be an opponent. Pan Mei stepped up his urging and strengthened the fortifications overnight, probably because his army was too fast and the mountain was too fast, and Shenyang didn't seem to react, and there was no movement for a long time.

When the good news came back to Liaoyang, Pan Cheng, Deng She and others could hardly believe it. The ease with which this battle was won shows the incompetence of the Yuan army. Guan Duo was rewarded with a military order, rewarded with a silver ingot, and was promoted to deputy marshal.

At the head of the city, facing the rising sun, Guan Duo and Pan Cheng stood side by side, Pan Cheng said: "The younger generation is just a thief, and Guan Shuai has to be promoted,...... It's so loving. "- Put small shoes on Lao Tzu? Pan Mei is competitive enough!

Guan Duo said with a smile: "Xiao Panqi's victory, the merit is in the army, how can you not reward it?" Keep up the good work, haha, keep up the good work. ”

In the camp under the city, the whole army was boiling and morale was at its peak.