When he saw Chahan camping on the city tower for a long time, Deng She roughly knew in his heart where there were more Yuan troops and where there were few Yuan troops.

As he had judged before, the direction of Chahan's main attack was the southern city wall. There is a river to the north, and on the inner side of the river is the Haidong army. Chahan did not go to seize the position, but only transferred a group of men and horses to be stationed on the opposite bank, across the river. Obviously, the posture is open, just look at it. As for the eastern and western city walls, there were not many military horses divided. Another example is the example of Wang Baobao's siege of Jinan, which is also digging heavy trenches and building long enclosures. In total, they were added in one place, and dozens of camps were arranged around the city. From a distance, the flag is like a forest, covering the sky and the sun; People are like ants, all over the mountains. The sky is about to be dusk, and the sound of drums and horns is dozens of miles away, as if hearing heavy thunder.

The Yuan army had a meal, and the Haidong soldiers at the head of the city also had a meal.

The food is not bad, the big pot dishes, the steamed buns are full. Deng She personally inspected it and nodded in satisfaction. A guard from the palace came on horseback and said that the lady had prepared a meal and invited him back to eat. The soldiers have already eaten, how can Dun She go back? He smiled at Hong Jixun and Guo Conglong: "Everyone, sharing weal and woe is the foundation of governing the army. Shall we eat with the soldiers? ”

He used to eat with his soldiers. If there is something good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom, and military generals such as Monk Li and Guo Conglong are often like this. It's just that because Hong Jixun, Ji Zongzhou, Wang He and others were present, he used a consultative tone. Hong Jixun naturally had no objections.

Chahan undressed and fed, and Deng She shared weal and woe with the soldiers.

Since he ascended the tower, Deng She has always been high-spirited, talking and laughing freely, and seems to be full of confidence. But in the face of a fierce opponent like Chahan, who would dare to take it lightly? He was worried. So, the appetite is not good. But as the head of an army, he can't show it at this moment. Not only could he not show it, but he had to pretend to be hungry, and ate three bowls in a row, until his stomach was full and tumbling upwards, and then he gave up.

He put down the dishes and chopsticks, stroked his abdomen, and said, "Full? Full! "A few full burps. In a blink of an eye, I saw Guo Conglong in front of him, good guy, like a small mountain, stacked with five or six empty sea bowls. Deng She laughed and said, "Ah Long, you are really the prime minister!" "The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly. Describe Guo Conglong's large amount of food. Ask him, "Are you full?" ”

Guo Conglong was really hungry, he fought fiercely for a long time, his physical strength was very large, holding a bowl in his hand, while picking up rice in his mouth, he muttered indistinctly: "Sixty percent full, there are still three bowls left." ”

No wonder he became an outcast, and no wonder he joined the army. With his amount of food, even if it is peaceful and prosperous, it will be difficult to feed it in ordinary people's homes. Deng She laughed, brought him two more bowls with his own hands, and said with concern: "You have only fought hard, so you can't eat too much." Three bowls is too much, two bowls! ”

Governing the army must not only be mighty, but also have appropriate means of tenderness. Deng She's demeanor when he spoke was like the elders in the family. Guo Conglong was very moved, holding the bowl and finishing the meal.

Deng She waited for him to finish eating, so he first invited Wang He and others to go back, and then inspected the city wall for a week, shouting at the soldiers, not having a little shelf, and laughing and scolding when he met the familiar. Guo Conglong was supposed to be on duty at night, but Deng She saw that he was too tired, so he changed Monk Li to take the shift, and carefully arranged and told him all defensive matters. It wasn't until late at night that he turned back to the house.

When he entered the house, he smelled the fragrance and saw a person standing behind the door. The guard carried the lantern and shone it high, but when he saw that the man was clear-eyed and weak, standing in the wind, wearing a thick winter skirt, jumping up from time to time, stomping on it twice, or retracting his hand, and leaning in front of his mouth to breathe.

It was Mrs. Wang.

In front of him, Deng She vaguely knew each other. I suddenly remembered that it seemed like a long time ago, and it seemed like it was yesterday, in the Twin Cities. But I can't remember if it was also the time when the enemy was besieging the city. I only remember that he seems to go out early and return late every day, and almost every time he returns late, there is always Mrs. Wang waiting in front of the door, looking forward to it.

He stayed on his mount for a moment, and then stopped at the bottom of the doorway. The cold breeze blows through the face, and the tall lanterns reflect the red light. Looking at Mrs. Wang's face, inexplicably suddenly thinking of the past, Deng She suddenly had a strange feeling. There was even a moment, as if even the fierce battle under the city in the afternoon, and the anxiety about the future of the battle, were gradually blown away by the wind. But soon, he came back to his senses. The chill of the winter night came up, and the armor was a little cold.

When Mrs. Wang saw him, she smiled, picked up her skirt, and trotted to meet him: "Your Highness, you are back." Dunshe smiled and wanted to dismount. Madame Wang grabbed his reins, took the guard's lantern, smiled cleverly, and said, "Don't dismount yet." Your Highness, you are tired for a long time, you should take a good rest. Teach the slave to lead the horse for you, okay? ”

The guard on the left was interested, slowed down, and fell behind, not to disturb the two of them.

The moon stars are scarce. The horse's hooves gently beat on the ground of the bluestone slab, and the night was quiet and far away. The air in the courtyard was cold, the stone slabs on the ground were covered with dew, and the lanterns were shining, and the desolate trees were covered with frost flowers. In the distance, the rockery and flowing water, only hear its sound, do not see its shape, and increase the coldness.

"Your Highness, what is the situation outside the city?"

Chahan attacked, Deng She couldn't go back to Haidong, and he was going to send Mrs. Wang there. Who knows, but she refused to agree. Contacting her previous greed for life and fear of death, this time it was unusual, to be honest, it really surprised Deng She. Mrs. Wang is not a fool, there is a reason why she refuses to go to Haidong.

She has no roots in Haidong, and she doesn't even have an acquaintance, so even if she goes, what's the use? What's more, I heard that Deng She has a lot of concubines in the backyard, and there are several who are favored. Who is she as a water slave? When did you get off the job? Since she has followed Deng She, she has to be a master. This siege of Chahan is dangerous in the eyes of others, but in her opinion, it is a rare opportunity. Just happened to share the hardships with Dunshe.

She thinks she knows a lot about men's mentality. Why does Wang Shicheng have 3,000 beauties in the harem, but he still respects and favors her? Isn't it because of Wang Shicheng that when she got into trouble, she followed left and right, no matter what danger she encountered, she never left a little? For Deng She, she also plans to repeat her old tricks.

Then again, isn't she afraid that the city will not be protected? If Yidu is not guaranteed, as long as Deng She can break through successfully, then she will be fine. So what if Dun She can't break through? If Deng She can't break through successfully, it will be even more useless for her to go to Haidong. Therefore, she made up her mind that she would never leave Dunshe.

Naturally, you can't speak directly, you can't tell the truth. Her excuse was: "Since the slave has belonged to His Highness, he should be born as a person of His Highness and die as a ghost of His Highness." How can His Highness be in danger, and the slave is high in Haidong? This is not the reason for being a wife. I am willing to live and die with His Royal Highness, and never give up. "The righteousness is awe-inspiring.

Dunshe was almost impressed by her. Although only by the hand. However, some of the dislike and disgust for her in the past have been slightly alleviated because of this. He stretched out his hand, felt the cold wind for a while, answered Mrs. Wang's question, and said, "Chahan has just arrived. In the afternoon, I played him once, and I won by a small margin. ”

"But about the time of Shen?"

"Not bad."

"The slave was in the house, and he also heard the sound of shouting and killing outside the city. The drums and horns at the head of the city sounded, and the sound shook the roof tiles. Although the slave is a mentally handicapped woman, she can't help but be excited when she hears it, and she can't wait to turn into a man, put on armor and go to the battlefield with the warriors, and be a pawn for His Royal Highness. Congratulations to Your Highness, for your victory. Madame Wang let go of the reins, took the lantern, and went before the horse, and blessed herself. Beaming with joy, his face was full of joy.

Deng She smiled and said: "If the lady becomes a man, there will be one less beauty in the world." There is no shortage of warriors under my account, so let's continue to be your daughter. "On the battlefield, you are dead and I are on fire, and there is intrigue in the temple. When I come back to Fuzhong, I can't still be nervous. Occasionally laughing with concubines is a good way to relieve stress. One piece and one relaxation, the way of civil and military.

Mrs. Wang got up, raised her face, her eyebrows were full of affection, and whispered: "Although the slave is a daughter, she also wants to be a warrior in His Highness's tent." The "account" that Deng She said refers to the handsome account. The "inside the tent" she said has the meaning of "guest in the curtain".

Deng She's index finger moved. Recently, he has been busy with defense, and he hardly goes to the backyard. In the afternoon, I started victoriously and talked to Mrs. Wang for a while, and my mood was a little relaxed at this time. In fact, I want to open it, anyway, Chahan has arrived, and it is useless to worry. Let's wait for how he makes a move, and then see how to dismantle the move.

Madame Wang saw that he had something on his mind and asked, "What is Your Highness thinking?" ”

Deng She thought, of course, to defend the city, and at the same time pondered what kind of strategy Chahan would use in his next move. However, these matters involve military aircraft and cannot be shared with women. He smiled slightly and said, "What I think has nothing to do with you. Let's wait until the siege is lifted, and we'll talk about it later. ”

came into the backyard, Deng She dismounted first, and the two entered the room hand in hand. inevitably: the spring night is warm in the hibiscus tent, where can the jade teach? In a strong place, Deng She naturally fought for a spear, and then jumped on the horse to fight on the battlefield. is the so-called: the twenty-four bridges are bright and moonlit, and they are still singing across the river*. Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, Deng She woke up early in the morning and was refreshed.

Before he got out of bed, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and someone rushed to hear and whisper to the maidservant. The door creaked and opened gently, and the maid who was waiting outside walked in, and saw that Deng She had woken up, so she hurriedly knelt down, bowed her head, and said, "Your Highness, Master Hong and Master Xu are here, and they are waiting in the study." ”

Hong Jixun rarely came to him early in the morning. Dunshe knew that there must be something important. Mrs. Wang also woke up, her eyes were like silk, she half-hid her jade body, took Deng She's hand, and left if she didn't want him to leave. Deng She didn't care about Wen Cun, broke away his hand, put on his clothes, and asked her, "You were in pain last night, do you want to call a doctor to show you?" ”

Mrs. Wang's cheeks suddenly flushed, as if she was resentful, and she was shy, and said, "How can you ask a doctor to come to see such a place?" Shame on people, too! He added: "Even if it hurts, His Highness can't get in." Don't worry! ”

Deng She bowed his head and said, "It's about the first time, so you're a little overwhelmed." Maybe next time it will be much better. You are so good that you will be raised. I'm going to see what happened to Mr. Hong. Tell the maid, "The lady is injured, you should serve well." "I got dressed, washed up hurriedly, pushed the door out, and went straight to the study in the front yard.

Hong Jixun brought a piece of news.

Seeing Deng Shelai enter the room, he, who had always been chic and free, looked anxious, got up suddenly, didn't have time to salute, took a few steps forward, and said urgently: "The minister went to the yamen this morning, and met an envoy from outside the city on the way, and arrived from the southeast coast before entering the city. But there was an urgent report, and I had to come and tell the lord quickly. ”

Deng She heard the "southeast coast", his heart jumped, stabilized his mind, did not rush or impatient, stepped into the main seat, sat down slowly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

In addition to Hong Jixun, there are also Jizu, Ji Zongzhou, and others, all of whom stood up and stood down. Arranged on the left and right sides behind Hong Jixun. Hong Jixun said: "A few days ago, Chahan sent his subordinate generals to Guan Bao, from Tai'an, to the southeast. The southeastern coastal counties have all fallen. ”

Deng She pressed the armrest of the chair and almost jumped up! His complexion changed suddenly, his eyes turned to the left and right, and in the blink of an eye, he had clearly seen the expressions of the people of Ji Jizu and Ji Zongzhou. The forehead of the step-ancestor was sweating, and Ji Zongzhou looked in a hurry. Deng She laughed and said, "Richard Han's technique is like this!" ”

Including Hong Jixun, everyone was stunned. Hong Jixun asked: "If the southeast falls, I will be in danger!" But why did the lord say this? ”

Deng She covered his hands with his sleeves, clutched the sides of the chair tightly, his brain teaser was racing, he smiled and groaned, and said, "I thought Chahan was a hero in the world. Now it seems that he is overestimating. Chahan claims to have 300,000 military horses. I would like to ask you, do you think he will have a great deal of manpower? ”

Xu Jizu, Ji Zongzhou and others have different opinions, some say 100,000, some say 150,000. Hong Jixun also said: "150,000 may not have, 100,000 will always have." ”

Deng She shook his head and said, "No. I have Liaodong and Haidong. Thousands of miles of land in Liaodong, three thousand miles of splendid rivers and mountains in Haidong, do your best to raise no more than 100,000 troops. Although Chahan has Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Henan, these places are not rich. And he also has the responsibility of helping the capital. Most of the cities have a population of one million, and there is no transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is not a small amount of food that needs to be rescued by Shaanxi and other places every year. In this way, after deducting all kinds of expenses, he may be able to raise an army of 150,000 in total.

"A total of 150,000 troops does not mean that he has 150,000 troops available. In the south of Henan, he has Huaisi as his enemy. In Hebei and Shanxi, there are also Polo tigers. Shaanxi is close to Sichuan, and the Ming Yuzhen in Shu is also a time of heroism. In these places, he couldn't help but leave heavy troops to garrison. In this way, it would be remarkable that he could mobilize and use it to conquer Shandong, and there were 50,000 or 60,000 people.

"With 60,000 people, the land of Qilu is swallowed by whales, and it seems that it is not a small number to talk about it. However, now, Jinan and Tai'an are still in the hands of my Yidu. He went deep alone, and had to leave military horses around to besiege Ji and Tai. Out of 60,000 people, at least 20,000 were removed.

"Yes, he still has 40,000 men. If all of them are used to attack our Yidu, he will indeed still have the advantage in the number of horses and horses. However, he divided his army to attack our southeast. It seems to have cut off the way for my reinforcements, but in fact ignored the direction of the main attack! It is not divided into primary and secondary. In vain give our army a chance, and break through each one! Deng She said this freely, and finally concluded, "That's why I said, Chahan's technique is like this!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"If he does not divide his army to take the southeast of me, Yidu may have a bitter battle. Since he divides his army to take me to the southeast, then my victory is in sight! ”

"Dare to ask the lord, will the plan be released?"

Deng She didn't say it first. It's not that he doesn't want to say. In fact, he just talked eloquently, but he was just improvised. It's easy to deal with. It's really moving, but it takes time to organize your thoughts. The guard brought the tea, and he drank it calmly for a while, and a plan slowly came to mind. For the time being, he seemed to feel that he was not very mature, and pretended to be confident, so he asked Hong Jixun for a long time, and said: "Vulgar clouds: 'Mountain people have their own clever plans. 'Mr. Hong, do you have a good plan?' ”

Hong Jixun is resourceful and has not encountered too dangerous situations. Infected by Deng She's stable attitude, he also slowly calmed down. Following Deng She's analysis, he said: "According to the meaning of the lord's words, Chahan's division of the army is a self-defeating advantage. If our army wants to be broken through, it is nothing more than to be weak first and then strong, and we must first annihilate the Yuan army on the southeast coast. However, the main force of our army was trapped in Yidu and it was difficult to get out of the city. However, our army has a guerrilla army, which is located outside the city of Yidu. For example, General Zhao, Xiao Pingzhang and others. ”

Ji Zu's eyes lit up and said, "That's right! There are still guerrilla troops outside our army. You can do something with the guerrilla! ”

Hong Jixun disagreed, and said: "General Zhao's department has 8,000 people, which seems to be a lot of people, but he has the responsibility of rescuing Jinan, so he can't move around." Gao Yanshi and Li Zifan's troops have 2,000 people, and the number is not much, and they have the task of isolating the Yuan army from Jinan and Tai'an, so they can't act rashly. ”

Ji Zongzhou said: "All the road armies are immovable, then, only Xiaoping Zhang Tong's general department has thousands of cavalry troops?" ”

"The cavalry of the Ah Tong tribe is also immovable!"

Deng She's wit was brought into full play. He quickly turned his brain, and with the help of the time of Hong Jixun's conversation with Xu Jizu, he tried his best to supplement and improve the plan of the right talent. He said: "The way of using soldiers, Qi is combined. The main force of our army is trapped in Yidu, which is positive. A Guo Department rushed to help Jinan, which is also positive. Gao Yanshi and Li Zifanbu cut off the exchanges between the Yuan armies of Jinan and Tai'an, which is also positive. Counting all the armies, only Ah Tong is surprising. His thousands of cavalry must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. ”

"Yet?"

"It's amazing, it's strange! The armies of Ah Guo and Gao Yonsei are both in the field, with no support, and heavy responsibilities, so they are righteous and cannot be moved. But the main force in my city, although it is the same, has a city to rely on, and it is different from his two people. ”

"So?"

Therefore, we want to break the dangerous situation of the loss of the southeastern coastal states and counties,......。 No, it should be said that in order to seize the opportunity of the mistake of the Chahan division of the army, our army should send the main force in the city, that is, the sunrise of the city, to and from the coast! Extinguish the customs protection first. Then open the coastal passage and attract reinforcements. And then with the advantage of strong reinforcement from outside, we can overcome the disadvantages of Chahan. ”

Chahan attacked the southeast coast and cut off Deng She's foreign aid. After Deng She learned the news, he found a way to solve it in the shortest possible time. This solution, perhaps not sure to be successful, is the only best way in the current situation. Deng She smiled and said to Hong Jixun and the others without changing his face, that is, he ordered the generals to be summoned. The study room is too small to sit for many people. Changed to the main hall.

Deng She, Hong Jixun and others walked out back and forth. Soon in the empty study, there was the early morning sun, reflected on the chair where Deng Sheqi was sitting, and the wooden armrests on both sides had taught him to pinch and deform.