Zhao Guo made a plan to use the "bait the enemy" strategy to deceive Chahan. The next day, the wind was released. Soon, the news spread to Caozhou.

When Xizuo delivered the news, Wang Baobao was on duty in the camp.

After hearing this, he suddenly changed color, caught the information, swept it at a glance, immediately got up, and said: "The matter is very important, and you need to tell your father immediately." "A few men were left in the camp in case any more urgent information was sent; Greet his attendants, and then go out of the tent, turn on his horse, and go to Chahan.

When I saw Chahan, Chahan was rarely idle, and he was rolling up his sleeves and barefoot in the vegetable garden to serve the green seedlings.

This vegetable garden was left by the former Caozhou Zhizhou, and it was in the backyard of the yamen.

Born as a landowner in Chakhan Timur, he was no stranger to crops; When the army is not raised, he often goes to the field. Of course, he didn't go to the field to work, but mostly to supervise the tenant farmers or check the harvest, but under the perennial hearing and witnessing, it seemed that he was fiddling with the vegetable seedlings at this time.

Li Weixin stood on the side, pointing and laughing with him. Seeing Wang Baobao coming over in a hurry, the two stopped talking.

Chakhan Timur stood up, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Baobao, what's wrong?" What's wrong? Look at your urgency! ”

"Father, why are you still here!" To be honest, Wang Baobao didn't understand Chahan's actions. There are fierce enemies outside, there is a shortage of food and straw inside, and there is no way to advance or retreat, and there is a dilemma. Isn't it just confusing to the point of confusion?

Chakhan Timur probably bent over for a long time, and stood up suddenly, a little sore; While turning around a few times, he raised his head and looked at the sky, and said with a smile: "Yan Yun: 'Wisdom is like Yu soup, it is better to cultivate often'." Don't underestimate these vegetables. Stay until the autumn harvest, enough for you to eat for half a year! ”

"Father!"

Richard Han laughed, walked out of the nursery, took the wet wipes handed by the attendant, and wiped his hands slightly; Then he ordered a small horse to be brought and sat on it, stretched out his mud-stained feet, and ordered the maid to bring water and wash it. Then, he asked Wang Baobao: "Say, what's wrong?" ”

"Military newspaper: Xiao Deng will personally raise 200,000 people to fight a decisive battle with his father!"

The hand of the maid who washed Chahan's feet trembled, and she almost threw Chahan's feet away. Chakhan Timur glanced at her, remained silent, and said, "Oh? Xiao Deng personally raised 200,000 yuan and is going to fight the old man? Where did you get this news? ”

"It's been spread all over Chengwu City! It is said that Zhao Guo personally said it to the generals in the army! and showed the generals the letter of the Deng thief. The letter said that within ten days, Deng Thief would be able to gather all the military horses, and at most half a month, he would be able to come to Chengwu. ”

"Is there any news from Yidu's fine work?"

"Not yet."

Chakhan Timur asked Li Weixin and said, "What does Mr. think?" ”

Li Weixin groaned and said, "In my opinion, this matter can't be taken seriously!" Eighty percent of this news is fake. ”

"Why?"

"Most of the main forces of Yidu are in Chengwu, and there are not many military horses left in the mainland. Don't say 200,000, I'm afraid there are 20,000! Unless the Deng thief will scatter beans into soldiers, otherwise, where did he get the 200,000 military horses, and he is still 'going to fight a decisive battle with the lord'? ”

Chakhan Timur nodded, asked Wang Baobao, and said, "That's what the military newspaper said?" Anything else? ”

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"It is said that the Deng thief gave a strict order to the Zhao thief, ordering him not to take half a step back, and to be sure to drag his father firmly in Caozhou, so as to wait for his main force to arrive, so as to have a decisive battle with his father."

Chakhan Timur asked Li Weixin again and said, "What does Mr. think?" ”

Li Weixin frowned and said, "It is impossible for the Deng thief to gather 200,000 horses, and this so-called order to 'drag down the lord' is naturally nonsense. ”

The maid washed Timur's feet, put on his shoes and socks, and stepped aside.

Tsakhan Timur glanced at her, then at the surrounding retinue and soldiers, and saw shock, fear, or confusion on their faces.

He thought in his heart: "The old man made a seedling garden because someone leaked the rumor that the army general was going to run out of food, so rumors spread everywhere, so he showed his leisure and reassured the army's heart." Only then did the general's heart settle down, and the news came that Xiao Deng was going to come in person. ......, hey, hey, this news came at a good time! ”

Thinking of this, he suddenly moved in his heart: "In time? ......, it's weird! Mr. Li is right, Xiao Deng will never have 200,000 horses. Moreover, because his main forces are on the front line of Chengwu, the rear is completely suppressed by himself, and he will definitely not easily go out of the city to fight with me. ......, this news is clearly false! Nine times out of ten, it was deliberately released by Zhao Thief. ”

He got up from his chair, paced a few steps with his hands on his shoulder, and turned to the shade of the tree at the edge of the garden, and then thought, "So, why did Zhao Thief deliberately release this false news?" What is his purpose? ”

Wang Bao Bao Zhang's second King Kong was confused and asked, "'What is the purpose'?" Father, what are you talking about? But it turned out that Chakhan Timur was fascinated and said it unconsciously.

At this time, Wang Baobao asked, he woke up, smiled, told what he had just thought of, asked Li Weixin and Wang Baobao, and said, "What do you two think Zhao Thief is for?" ”

Wang Baobao thought about it seriously and said, "Father is reasonable! From this point of view, it is indeed impossible for Xiao Deng to bring the military horse over in person. ......, the reason why Zhao Thief released this fake news ,......" he said tentatively, "maybe it was to scare us?" ”

A word wakes up the dreamer. Chakhan Timur and Li Weixin glanced at each other, Li Weixin suddenly realized, and said: "The young general is brilliant!" Not bad at all, the purpose of Zhao Thief's release of this fake news must be to scare us! ”

"He scared us, but why?"

Li Weixin and Wang Baobao thought at the same time. Wang Baobao shouted: "Zhao thief wants to withdraw the army!" ”

Li Weixin used as a boxer and said: "Not bad! The battlefield is competitive, and it is easy to advance and difficult to retreat. The two armies faced each other, and what he was most afraid of was being pursued by the other party when he retreated, so he was afraid of being discovered by us, so he released false news in an attempt to confuse the lord. ......, what a 'Ming Xiu plank road, secretly crossing Chen Cang'! ”

Wang Baobao asked: "How should our army respond?" ”

Li Weixin and Wang Baobao told what Chakhan Timur was thinking, but he became cautious, thought for a while, and said: "If you don't deal with it first, you don't know." Send more people, scatter out to find out the news, and closely monitor the Chengwu Yan thief. ......, take a look at Zhao Guo's next move and demeanor, and then make a decision. ”

Wang Baobao hesitated for a moment and said, "If Zhao Thief really wants to withdraw his troops, the opportunity to pursue him must not be missed. If it's easy, maybe you can even recover Jining again! ......, but the father ,......," he leaned over to Chahan and whispered, "What is the grain in our army?" ”

"Send envoys to Gaotang and other states to urge."

"Yes!" Wang Baobao received the order, turned around to leave, stopped again, looked at Li Weixin, looked at Li Chahan, and stopped talking.

"Why do you look like this? Say whatever you want, just say it! ”

"Father, military affairs are important! The matter of this vegetable garden is irrelevant. If the father really likes this vegetable seedling, the child can find you a few farmers, and you can leave them to take care of and work. Why do you do this every day? ”

Li Chahan and Li Weixin looked at each other and smiled. Li Chahan said: "'The seedlings are planted in Donggao, and the seedlings are full of strangeness. Although there is a lotus, the turbid wine is comfortable'. My son, how can this pastoral joy be faked to others? ”

……

Yidu.

Recently, Yidu has been busy, and even the people in the city have seen that it is unusual.

Unusual in two places, one is that the movement of organizing and training the new army outside the city and reorganizing the Xu and Su troops has been significantly accelerated, and almost every day, generals keep going in and out of the city. One is that there has been a marked increase in the number of messengers and military newspapers coming from outside, and at most, there can be more than a dozen calls a day.

Those who have quick brains and are more sensitive to current affairs are talking in private: "Is there another big battle?" "There are all kinds of speculations and discussions.

Regarding this situation, although Deng She is in the palace, he also knows everything.

I have to admit that under the command of Li Shousheng, the operation of the General Administration Department is becoming more and more mature. From the initial collection of intelligence, to the intermediate inspection and classification, and then to the final report to the Yanwang Mansion, every step and every link is efficient and fast, without any delay. - Even, often the things of the first night can be delivered to Dunshe's desk early the next morning.

……

"Li Shousheng is becoming more and more capable." Deng She flipped through the fold in his hand and said to Hong Jixun.

Hong Jixun first shook the folding fan and expressed his approval, and then said: "But Lao Li is getting more and more gloomy. The day before yesterday, the minister met He Guangxiu on the road, and he was elated, like the rest of his life after the catastrophe. The minister asked him what good things had happened,......, Lord, guess what he said? ”

"How?"

"'I just came out of the Yamen of the General Administration'."

Deng She was slightly stunned, then laughed and said, "I know about this. A few days ago, Feng Timu, Jing Hui and Daoyan monks set up a banquet in the name of thanks, and invited several officials to attend, and He Guangxiu was one of them. After the banquet was dismissed, the General Administration Department got a secret report, saying that at the banquet, Feng Timu and Jing Hui asked a lot about the front line, and asked whether they were going to send troops and fight a big battle again. ......, in order to verify, Li Shousheng went to Ha Guangxiu and asked for details. ”

"Oh? Feng Timu, Jing Hui, Dao Yan? The ministers knew about their treats. At that time, they also sent invitations to the minister, but because they were too busy recently, the minister did not go. ......, they inquired about these things at the banquet? ”

"yes."

"I don't know how Ha Guangxiu answered?"

"The people who went to the banquet were all low-level officials, and they didn't know much, and they weren't afraid of what news they would leak."

"......, Dao Yan is better. Feng Timu and Jing Hui, especially Jing Hui, have been very active these days! Chen heard that yesterday, Jing Hui held another debate meeting? Not only did many monks be invited, but many scholars also participated. Xiao Lu Gong and Zhang Guan also went. In addition, the left and right divisions, the Privy Council, and the Yidu Mansion were also attended by people. ......, my lord, shouldn't you be tight with them? ”

"What happened to the monk and Xiucai? ......, as for Xiao Lu Gong Lu Li and Zhang Guan, these old people of Xu and Su, I have made Li Shousheng firmly look at them. Usually they have a relationship, and I know it all clearly. Ignore it! ”

Hong Jixun nodded and said, "What the lord said is also true. As long as you look at the source, you are not afraid of Jinghui messing around. Speaking of this, he changed the topic and mentioned another matter, saying, "The General Administration Department sent a secret report, saying that Zhu Yuanzhang of Jinling had rejected An Feng's order, and refused to borrow troops with Chen Youliang under the pretext that he was pressing step by step. ......, what does the lord think about this? ”

"Didn't you and I discuss this earlier? ......, Zhu Yuanzhang borrowed troops best. If he borrows it, he can be in the same place with the military horses we lent to Anfeng, suppress the Henan Tatars, and reduce the pressure on the southern front in the decisive battle with Chahan in the future. He doesn't borrow, and it doesn't matter; At least he couldn't refuse An Feng on the grounds of lack of troops on the front foot, and the back foot would come to take away my Xu and Su. It can be regarded as indirectly relieving the pressure on my southern front. ”

"yes. Zhu Yuanzhang is ambitious, he is not a villain who doesn't care about face, he cherishes his reputation, and he shouldn't do anything to slap himself in the face. ......, when it comes to lending troops to Anfeng, I don't know if the military horses we lent out have gone south? ”

"The military report that just came in the morning is scheduled to leave from Shanzhou tomorrow."

Previously, An Feng came to borrow troops, saying that he wanted to restore Bianliang. Dunsher agreed.

This "loaned" military horse must not be sent from the Chengwu front; Nor can it be sent from Xuzhou and Suzhou; If it was sent from Yidu, the road was too far, so it simply transferred some garrisons from Shanzhou and surrounding cities in Jining, and gathered more than 2,000 people, which was called "the first champion battalion in Haidong"; And preached: Then we will send elites one after another, and we will send enough 20,000 horses to assist Anfeng in attacking Henan.

At this critical moment when the snake is about to be "lured out of the hole" and the decisive battle with Chahan in the Central Plains, there are two advantages to sending a force south to Anfeng.

One is what Deng She just said: it can form a corner with Xuzhou and Suzhou, suppress the Yuan army in Henan, and reduce the pressure on the southern front. In this way, in the future decisive battle with Chahan, there is no need to worry about enemy prisoners in the south; In other words, there is no need to worry about falling into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

One is what Deng She did not say, and Deng She and Hong Jixun both knew it, that is, they could use this to paralyze Chakhan Timur. In the early days, before the armies were in place and before they were ready, this move was used to tell Chakhan Timur: My next step is to fight Henan. Fake a shot. lest Chakhan Timur discover his true intentions prematurely and fall short.

……

While the two were talking, someone outside came to report: "The secret performance of the General Political Division, the front-line military newspaper." ”