Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. But it is the future of Qingqianxing.

Deng She was overjoyed, that is, he personally went out to the suburbs with Hong Jixun, Zhao Guo and others, picked up Qing Qianxing and others, and arranged for the soldiers they brought with them to enter the city hand in hand. Back into the city, into the palace of King Yan, divided the monarch and ministers to sit.

Deng Shenna looked at it and saw that Qing Qianxing and the others were all covered with dust, and said because of condolences: "You have traveled hundreds of miles through mountains and rivers. Across the ocean, you can come to Yidu within ten days. It's the road. ”

Generals Qing Qianxing, Xu Ren, and Li Jing have all been fighting abroad for a long time in recent years. Especially Qing Qianxing, first fought in Shenyang, and then went to Liaoxi. For more than a year, there is hardly a half-day break. At this time, when I looked closely, I saw that several of them had faces as black as iron, and their hands were as rough as thorns, all the color of wind and frost.

A few days ago, Hong Jixun was stimulated by Yao Haogu and had the idea of winning over the generals in the army. Although he was mercilessly rejected by Deng She last time he intervened in the affairs of Yidu, but since he already had this intention, his attitude towards the generals in the army was naturally slightly different from before.

What's more, Xu Ren and Li Jing don't talk about it, just say that this Qing Qianxing, he is also very different from other generals.

In the battle between the two cities that year, he almost captured Dunshe. That battle can be said to be the most dangerous battle since the Deng She uprising. Therefore, if Deng She respects Wen and Chen, and Zhao Guo is pro, he respects Qing Qianxing a little more. In the face of the strong enemy in the past, although he has become his subordinate today, he will inevitably feel sorry for each other. What's more, Qing Qianxing has also read the books of sages since he was a child, and he is both civil and military.

Therefore, even with Hong Jixun to Qing Qianxing, compared with other generals, he also has a higher view. Although he had previously objected to Qing Qianxing's advice to open a yajun for the beauty, this does not mean that he also opposes this person.

He caught Deng She's words and said with a smile: "Since the general was given a big task, the heavy army fought in Shenyang first, then pacified Pan Cheng's rebellion, and then defended Liaoxi. For more than a year, he has been in the war and exposed to the wild; Fight strong enemies, outstanding feats. It can really be described as a pillar of my Haidong. Before the general arrived, the lord had talked to me many times, praised the general, and was full of praise. I am very much looking forward to the general's coming. ”

Qing Qianxing said: "Qianxing treats Liaoxi with a meager body. Although there is a slight inch of merit, the upper part is because of Chen Pingzhang's proper command, the middle is because Li Du commanded both wisdom and bravery, and the lower part is because the officers and men in the army forgot to die and dared to fight. If it is said that the meritorious service, the meritorious service of these three is also. Qianxing has no outstanding talents, how dare he be praised by Mr.? ”

Li Du commanded the envoy, and Li Ye was also. He is now leading the Andong Army and stationed in western Liaoning. He Qing Qianxing was a local general in western Liaoning. "Treat the guilty Liaoxi" is the humble resignation of the officials. It means being ready to be punished for dereliction of duty.

Deng She smiled and said, "Why should the general be so humble! He talked to Xu Ren and Li Jing again. Said a few words. I said goodbye and asked about hard work. The topic changed and asked about the war in western Liaoning and other places. Qing Qianxing replied: "Li Du commanded the envoy to be fierce and very strategic. Shijiabao has violated my realm many times, and I can't enter an inch. In the past few years, there have been tens of thousands of Tartars killed by General Li! The sound is far away. The enemies of western Liaoning are all called 'iron walls'. Saga Treasure is thus in a dilemma. Although the war in western Liaoning continues, it is very stable. ”

"How is the deployment along Chifeng?"

"Chifeng New City was built by Mr. Hong himself the year before last. The materials used to build the city are all large stones and huge bricks, which are very strong. There are elite soldiers stationed. Near and Liaoxi horns, far and on the corresponding, and then there is Liaoyang as the support. out, it is enough to take the plug outside; Retreat, too, is enough to defend. The solidity of the golden soup is also called this! ”

"How's the battle going in Shenyang?"

"Chen Pingzhang is aggressive, and Naha is out of breath. According to the policy of the lord, Chen Pingzhang raised a small army in January and a large army in February. The small Xingbing soldiers used two or three hundred people, and the large Xingbing soldiers used two or three thousand people. Or take Shenyang livestock, or flatten and refuse. Naha was confronted with the discontent of the tribes from within, and from the oppression of strong enemies outside. It's long been powerless. It was only because of the order of the lord to take the city that he was allowed to survive to this day! ”

"How is Kanbei?"

"The land of Kanbei is under the jurisdiction of Pyongyang. The minister fought in Liaodong, and he was not aware of the situation in Guanbei. ”

Qing Qianxing was not familiar with the situation in Guanbei, and Xu Ren and Li Jing knew it. Xu Ren replied: "There is Zhang Shuai in Guanbei. Zhang Shuai's Guanbei army was mostly indigenous from Liaodong and Guanbei. Liaodi is bitterly cold, and its people are plagiarized, and they use it as an army, which is more fierce and enough to deter barbarians. Moreover, Zhang Shuai is so deep, strategic, and willing to give favors, so there are really many mature women who are attached. Although a few biological girls are really fierce and fierce, they are also afraid of their might. ”

"Fear its power and cherish its virtue. The lord Zhang Shuai sits in Guanbei, which can be described as a good person! ”

Ji Zong's Zhou official Juyi is the right man, and it is a big event to celebrate Qianxing in the future, so he was also present. Hearing this, he sighed and said. After a pause, he said again: "During the previous Yidu war, Zhang Shuai came to help. The ministers saw his demeanor, although he commanded thousands of troops and horses, he saw that his colleagues were polite, and he was a real general. ”

Deng She asked again: "What about North and South Korea?" ”

Li Jing had previously spent time in South Korea. He had a better understanding of the situation in South Korea, and replied: "Although Yao and Yao Pingzhang are newly acquired land as civil servants, they are both courageous. Deal with things fairly, and be lenient in government. In response to the call of the lord, he regarded Han and Li as a family, impartial. However, if something happens, he is also resolute and decisive. Go、Last August, there were thieves along the coast。 Shi Shi Shi was still in South Korea.

"Incident. Yao and Yao Pingzhang immediately ordered the ministers to lead thousands of people to quell the chaos. The ministers arrived, captured their heads and servants, totaling more than 60 people, and escorted them to Hanyang.

"Yao and Yao Pingzhang interrogated him personally and asked the thieves, 'Why is it a thief?' The thief replied, 'Hunger and cold, so he is a thief.' Yao and Yao Pingzhang said, "I am your father and mother, so that you are hungry and cold." It's my fault. However, the law of the land cannot be violated. That is, he shall be beheaded and all his servants shall be pardoned."

"When the people of South Korea heard about this, they said, 'Forgive and pardon their obedience, because they are benevolent.' Whoever beheads him is the law of the land that cannot be violated. 'In the first place, because of the newly acquired land in South Korea and because of the Japanese riots, there were many bandits in the coastal areas. At this point, the thieves everywhere gradually stopped. ”

Li Jing, like Zhao Guo, is also a stammer.

However, he is different from Zhao Guo. Zhao Guo stammered, so he didn't talk much. And although Li Jing is also a stammer, he talks a lot. As early as Liaoyang, when he was still Guan Duo's subordinate, Guan Duo gave him a nickname in the army, called "Bao Inquire". It means that he is well-informed, and it also implies that he is a chatter.

Now, he has returned to Dunshe, but his temper and temperament have not changed at all. Qing Qianxing and Xu Ren answered Deng She's questions, but they were concise and to the point, and they only talked about the general idea. But he stammered and gave Jue an example. Still, this example is quite interesting. Deng She listened with great interest.

It's so easy, after hearing that he stammered, Deng She smiled and said: "Although Yao Pingzhang is literate, he came out of the battle array." People can discern the situation and are not rigid. I am very relieved to have him in South Korea. "Liaoxi, Shenyang, Guanbei, and South Korea, these places are very stable, and Yidu is more able to face Chahan without worry.

Feast that night to wash the dust for the generals.

The next day, Deng She summoned the generals again and told them in detail about the current situation facing Yidu and the combat strategy drawn up by the Haidong Academy. The military situation is like fire, and if you start preparing for a day early, you will be able to have more confidence when the war starts. Soon Qing Qianxing and Li Jing were left. Two days later, he immediately ordered the two generals to go to Yidunan and Wendeng, and began to prepare for the war.

Not long after Qing Qianxing and Li Jingcai set off, a secret message came from Dadu that night. Li Shousheng personally sent him into the palace of King Yan, and although it was dark at night, he still insisted on asking the guards to call Deng She.

Deng She met Li Shousheng in the study. For many days, he slept very late, or simply knew that he couldn't sleep, but it was rare that he slept a little early tonight, and before he could fall asleep, he was woken up by Li Shousheng again. But he was not angry, but he held back his sleepiness, yawned and tied his clothes, and asked, "What is the matter?" ”

"The secret agent of the General Administration Department sent an urgent report from Dadu. Please watch it. Li Shousheng knelt on the ground and presented a secret report. The attendant took it and handed it to Dunshe. Deng She unfolded it, and without looking at it, the hand that was tying the placket involuntarily stopped moving, and the half-yawned was swallowed back into his stomach.

See that the secret newspaper reads:

"In the morning, according to the custom, the villain went to the West City Gate to pick up vegetables and look around. I saw a caravan riding into the city. Looking at its flag, hanging high is the banner of Jinji. The villain secretly followed and saw that the team of riders finally entered the city building. At night, a number of horsemen rode out lightly and went straight to the palace of the superintendent. The villain often had dealings with the gatekeepers of the Governor's House, and if he had a bribe in the morning, he inquired with him. The person who entered the palace was Wang Baobao. ”

"Wang Baobao went to Dadu? On the night I went, I saw the prison in private? ”

Deng She's drowsiness disappeared suddenly, and he flicked the secret report twice, intuitively realizing that this matter must have something to do with Polo's invasion of Jining. He asked Li Shousheng and said, "What is your analysis of this secret report?" "The Department of Communications not only has the duty to collect intelligence, but also has the duty to analyze it.

Li Shousheng replied: "According to the analysis of the ministers, this matter must be related to Polo Timur's army in Jining. ”

"Oh?"

"Polo Timur left the army in Jining with the front foot, and Wang Baobao entered the capital with the back foot. What a coincidence! Moreover, Wang Baobao is the son of Chahan, and when he goes to see the Governor, it is the same as Tsakhan going to see the Inspector. If there is no urgent matter or major event, how can Chahan's autocratic place, like a prince, go thousands of miles away to send his son to see the eunuch at night? And now the major event of Jin and Hebei is only the violation of Polo Timur.

"Moreover, in the past, Chakhan and Polo Timur had many wars, and every time they went to war, one of them would inevitably go to Dadu first and go through the doorway, so as to obtain a holy decree that benefited their own side. Based on the above speculations, based on the minister's expectations, this time, it should be the same. ”

"What else?"

"If the ministers and others are right, then Chakhan must now be ready for war with Polo Timur. Although Polo Timur is narrow, he is also a strong army in the north, and if Chakhan is ready to go to war with him, it will be difficult to take care of my Yidu. In this way, he is fighting hard in Gaotang Prefecture, but in fact, it is just a fraud! ”

"What about fraud?"

"If Chahan is really a fraud, then the ministers and others analyze that the preparation strategy previously formulated by the Haidong Academy seems to be able to be changed because of this."

"How to change it?"

"Haidong Xingyuan's strategy for preparing for war is based on defense. Now, when Jochakhan and Polo Timur started a war, it was for the two tigers to fight. And the lord had an appointment with Polo Timur. In the opinion of the ministers, our army should take the opportunity to take the west. Synthesize the intelligence of Gaotang, Jining and other places. Most of the troops deployed on the front line in Chahan were concentrated in Gaotang and other places, and in contrast, Jining was actually empty. If Chahan and Polo Timur have no war, then Jining will have Henan and Jinji to rely on; Now, if Chahan and Polo Timur go to war, Jining will inevitably fall into helplessness. According to the analysis of the ministers, there is no need for many people, and 20,000 people are enough to take it. ”

"Where did these 20,000 people come from?"

"Half of them can be transferred from the front lines in Tai'an and Jinan; Half of them can be drawn from the Yidu cavalry. ”

If Chahan really has no intention of starting a war with Yidu, then the defensive force on the front line will not need much, and some of it can be transferred to attack Jining by surprise. Deng She groaned and said, "The stakes are very high, and you can't rush it. Can you bring any information about the internal military fiction in Gaotang Prefecture, Jining Road and other places? ”

Li Shousheng took out a stack of paperwork from his sleeve and handed it to Deng She by his entourage.

Deng She glanced at it and said, "Put it here for me first." Wait for me to take a closer look. "Thinking about it, just because Wang Baobao appeared in Dadu and went to see Wei Sijian, he changed the overall strategic deployment, which seemed a little rash and a little reckless. Deng She got up, took his hands, and paced around the room, thinking twice.

"My lord?"

"Maregg said in the secret newspaper that he was familiar with the disciples of the Governor's Mansion. The palindrome was sent to him, and he was sure to find out to me the content of Wang Baobao's night meeting and the two of them through that sect! If this is done, tell him, and say that I will not hesitate to reward him! ”

Somehow, maybe it was because he had just woken up from his sleep, or maybe it was because he had been overworked in the past few days, and Dunshe suddenly became a little sensitive. Perhaps, it can also be called "suspicious".

He faintly felt that Wang Baobao had traveled thousands of miles and seen the prison at night, and it would definitely not be as simple as just to obtain a holy decree that was favorable to Chahan. As Li Shousheng said, when Chakhan was at war with Polo Timur in the past, he had also sent people to Dadu many times to seek support from the Holy Decree, but he had never sent Wang Baobao, and this time, he sent Wang Baobao himself?

There must be a mystery in this. But what is the mystery? But it's hard to guess.

Regardless, this secret report is indeed valuable. At the very least, it would allow Haidong to make some inferences about the true strategic deployment of Chahan. If Maregg can find out the content of the conversation between Wang Baobao and Wei Sijian clearly, then the value of this secret report will rise even more sharply, and even in other words, it is immeasurable and not an exaggeration. Deng She has experience in this life and the next, and knows the importance of information. Perhaps, it may become the key to the success or failure of the future battle with Chahan.

Li Shousheng received the order respectfully.

Deng She thought for a moment, accentuated his tone, and said: "If Ma Lege is short of money, you can directly transfer money to him from the Yan Wangfu. If his men are insufficient, he will immediately gather good men from the General Administration Department and send them to him. Do you know what I mean when I said that I want Maregg to 'do whatever it takes'? ”

Li Shousheng raised his head, his face sank like water, and said, "The minister understands." ”

No matter what money you do, no matter what sacrifices you make, you are not afraid of being exposed. Deng She bowed his head slightly and said, "You go." ”

Li Shousheng gave a military salute, turned around, and strode out of the room, and soon, the figure disappeared into the night. To say that he is now a civil servant, he should not salute. In the end, he was originally an old man who was a thief, but at an important moment, he could not help but be inspired to raise his fighting spirit, and subconsciously performed the military salute.

Only Dunsher was left in the room.

Completely tired, he walked around the room a few times, took the strategic plan drawn up by the Haidong Xingyuan from his desk, picked up the candlestick in one hand, and came to a map hanging high on the wall. This map is very large, covering half of the area of the wall, and it is a map of Yidu and its surroundings. The mountains and rivers above are undulating, and the cities are starry. The proportion is very large, accurate to the point of county and village. Next to some of the larger cities, there are also small handwritings, which are marked with details of the number of garrisons and the number of generals and colonels.

Although he vaguely sensed that the situation of the battle might change, but without getting accurate information, Deng She still would not change the established deployment of the Haidong Academy. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I simply came back to study it. If the situation does change, it is good to be able to react immediately.

Looking at this huge map, Deng She watched by candlelight. Imagine that when the war starts, thousands of soldiers and brave generals on both sides of the enemy and us will either besiege the city, or rush, or entangle the field; or defend, or interspersed, or decisive battle on the plain. There seemed to be a shouting and killing sound that shook the heavens and the earth, rushing out from the map. In a trance, the sun rose and sunset, the wind and clouds changed color, and the continuous mountains, the towering cities, the roaring rivers, and the vast wilderness all came to life and came to life, swallowing up all his spirits and spirits.

Deng She was engrossed in the simulation and deduction.

Sometimes, he is the defender; Sometimes, he is the attacker. Sometimes, he is the king of Haidong Yan; From time to time, he seems to be incarnated as Jin Ji Chahan. Although the way of using the army is dangerous, and one step short may be a catastrophe, but if you devote yourself to it, you will feel a kind of broad and profound, and the changes are endless.

Famous generals since ancient times, competing on the battlefield. When the moment when you finally defeat a strong enemy after a battle of wits and courage, it is both relaxed and comfortable. It's like a writer who has made a good article full of flowers, and it's like a long-awaited treasure suddenly obtained. This is a kind of satisfaction that cannot be understood without experience.

Because he was so engrossed, Deng She didn't even notice the tilt of the candlestick in his hand. The wax dripped, piled up all over the candlestick, and flowed down to his hands, and he still didn't feel the slightest.

He thought, "If Chahan comes to attack, the deployment drawn up by the Haidong Xingyuan is enough to deal with it. However, if he has the support of the Yuan court, he has no worries, and even the battle with Polo has become fierce, how should our army act in order to get the greatest benefit? And if he started a war with Polo, he actually had no intention of expanding the war, and only wanted to fight a local war. So, can I Haidong add fuel to the fire? ”

A verdant jade hand took the candlestick from his hand. A charming voice sounded in his ears: "Oops, the wax oil has dripped onto His Highness's hands." Doesn't it hurt? ”

Before Dun She could react, he felt a warm lump of warmth against his skin, and then, a little softness poked out and licked it flexibly. Greasy and fragrant. He turned his head to look, but saw a woman in a dress, half-kneeling at his feet, bowing her head, putting her mouth in his hand, and helping him suck.