Guangyuan House.

After the two armies of Rhino Horn and Silence attacked the 12 guards of the Beijing Division, they took the Guangyuan Warehouse ten miles away by the way, snatched about 100,000 stone of grain, temporarily solved the supply problem of the army, and established an advance base to continue to advance northward on this basis.

On May 22, the 17th year of Hongwei, the Black Flag Army, which came later, broke through thirteen cities including Shunyi, Chongzhou, and Guangde, and defeated the right guard of the Chinese army and the right guard of the tiger ben who tried to divide and surround it at Guirongpo, 60 miles southwest of Guangyuan.

On May 24, the Black Flag Army arrived at Guangyuan Mansion and joined forces with the two armies of Rhino Horn and Annihilation, so far, the more than 100,000 Wuling troops who had arrived by surprise had marched more than 400 miles north from Xichuan, and there was only half a month's journey from Changxing City.

"Brother Xian has finally arrived, this time it went well, right?"

In front of the marshal tent of Guangyuan Mansion, the flags were unfurled, the war drums were rumbling, and the generals of the Wuling pro-army were lined up on both sides to welcome the commander back to the camp, and the smiling Lu Dongqing stood at the head of the generals, and he greeted Zhong Qingyuan from afar.

Zhong Qingyuan walked forward, and the generals hurriedly saluted, and finally came to Lu Dongqing's side and said: "Let Xu Rui's kid run away again, but my brother and Tong Shuai fought well, and Ben Shuai is really ashamed." ”

"What did the virtuous brother say, that kid is just a grasshopper after the autumn, there is nothing to be afraid of, when we capture Changxing and destroy the northern country, it is not too late to free up our hands to clean him up."

Lu Dongqing patted Zhong Qingyuan's shoulder and said with a smile.

Zhong Qingyuan nodded: "That's right, when there is more time, he won't have so much space to play tricks, let's go, let's discuss the next plan." ”

"Brother Xian, please!"

Lu Dongqing opened the tent curtain, Zhong Qingyuan strode in, Lu Dongqing and Tong Yang followed, and other generals also entered according to their status.

As soon as Zhong Qingyuan returned to the camp, he immediately convened an operational meeting, in order to naturally formulate the next battle plan as soon as possible according to the current situation, and strive to quickly defeat the main force of the northern country.

In the past few days, the commanders of all armies have been thinking about this matter, and they already have their own drafts in their hearts, Zhong Qingyuan raised his head slightly, and everyone will talk about their opinions one by one, and I will talk about their opinions one by one.

Lu Dongqing talked eloquently, and he didn't see anything unusual at all, but Qin Zizhong, who was standing in the crowd, was always a little weak-hearted.

Ever since Lu Dongqing decided to cooperate with Tianhai Pavilion Qing Jun on that day, he has fallen into incomparable torment.

On the one hand, he was fascinated by the dream of being a dragon and achieving a lifetime of hegemony, and on the other hand, he was terrified to deal with the god-like King Wuling.

In the midst of intoxication and horror, Qin Zizhong tossed and turned, often waking up in the middle of the night, in pain.

At this time, he looked at Lu Dongqing, who was foaming at the mouth and had no abnormality, with a sigh in his heart, he couldn't reach the height of a general, just a vague and unknown future was struggling like this, what would happen if he faced such a temptation as King Wuling?

"Zizhong, what's wrong with you?"

Just thinking about it, Shu Gesheng, who was dressed in heavy armor, suddenly called him.

"Ah, what?"

Qin Zizhong woke up in shock, and he was even more afraid of being discovered by others under the weakness of his thief, and immediately looked at Shu Gesheng nervously.

Shu Gesheng was taken aback by his reaction and said, "What's wrong with you?" This one is shocking! I see that you are absent-minded, sweaty face, you must be sick, right? ”

Qin Zizhong found that he unconsciously broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm too tired during this time, and I'm a little distracted." ”

"If you can't hold on, go back to rest, and if you fall ill, what kind of battle will you fight?"

Shu Gesheng glanced at him suspiciously, concerned.

"Thank you Brother Shu, the little brother can still hold on."

Qin Zizhong thanked him softly, and Shu Gesheng stopped paying attention to him and listened intently to the combat meeting.

"At present, the main force of the North Korea is close to 400,000, and it seems that it intends to confront our army for a long time on the main roads of our army, and it seems that we should make full use of the mobility of our army, bypass the enemy's main force, and go straight to Changxing."

After some analysis of the situation, Tong Yang, the commander of the Silent Annihilation Army, pointed to the map and expressed his opinion.

"But in this way, if the battle against Changxing cannot be completed overnight, our army will be in danger of being blocked under Changxing City and attacked from both sides."

Lu Dongqing stared at the map and shook his head.

Tong Yang said: "General Lu doesn't have to worry too much, the main force of the Northern Dynasty is pouring out, Changxing is already an empty city, and our army will definitely be able to fight down." ”

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what happens, our army has the initiative on the battlefield, there is no need to take such a risk, the general still thinks that a decisive battle should be fought in Guangyuan Mansion first, and then go north to Changxing after defeating the main force of the Northern Dynasty, although it will take a long time, but the risk will be much smaller."

Lu Dongqing rubbed his chin and said firmly.

At this time, the whole person was covered under the black cloak, and the dark chess concealed the sky, and also interjected: "The dark chess has received reliable information, the Northern Dynasty has dropped the 60,000 border troops in the northwest into Beijing, and it will arrive in a few days, and the emptiness of Changxing City will not last long." ”

"Is there such a thing?"

All the generals were shocked, especially Tong Yang, who advocated a surprise attack on Changxing, and his face suddenly sank.

"As soon as the western border army leaves, the grassland will immediately lose control, and the Northern Dynasty doesn't even care about the northwest grassland, it seems that they are ready to fight hard......"

Lu Dongqing smiled slightly: "Actually, it doesn't matter, the combat strength of the border army is low, even if there are hundreds of thousands, how much can it help?" As long as we defeat the main force of the Northern Dynasty head-on, the entire Northern Dynasty will be like a fat sheep that has been skinned, and it is not for us to use. ”

Tong Yang stared at the map and muttered for a moment, and finally sighed: "The Northern Dynasty has already prepared, and the opportunity for a surprise attack has been lost, and it seems that this is the only way." ”

Opinions were unanimous, and the generals immediately looked towards Zhong Qingyuan, Zhong Qingyuan's eyes scanned back and forth on the map a few times, and said hesitantly: "The enemy is stationed in different forces, and each city is a horn between each other, and every place is a tough battle, how can we complete the battle?" ”

Lu Dongqing seemed to have known that he would have this question, and said lightly: "It depends on whether the handsome man has the patience!" ”

"Oh?"

Zhong Qingyuan seemed to be aroused and asked, "What other mysteries are not here?" ”

Lu Dongqing waved his hand and said: "I can't talk about the mystery, it's just that the art of war will save the enemy when attacking the enemy, and we will encircle the point to help, as long as we surround a place that they have to save, can't we force them to fight a decisive battle?" ”

Zhong Qingyuan's eyes lit up: "I understand, you mean to feint to attack the location of the enemy commander, force them to ask for help, and then free up your hands to destroy the support forces first, and then capture the city where the commander is located." ”

"Exactly!"

Lu Dongqing nodded with a smirk.

When Zhong Qingyuan saw his smile, he suddenly shuddered for no reason and frowned slightly.

In the end, the combat meeting reached an agreement, adopted Lu Dongqing's strategy of encircling the point and sending reinforcements, and prepared to defeat the Northern Korean army in a first battle before continuing to go north and attack Changxing.

After the meeting, the generals gradually dispersed, and just as Lu Dongqing was about to leave the tent, Zhong Qingyuan stopped him.

"Brother, if you have a decisive battle with the enemy, you must prepare for at least three more days in Guangyuan Mansion, you have always advocated the speed of soldiers, why did you do the opposite this time?"

Zhong Qingyuan poured two cups of tea, handed one of them to Lu Dongqing, and asked casually.

Lu Dongqing took the teacup and drank it all, and said with a smile: "At this time, at that time, I still remember the first time you and I followed the prince on the expedition, his old man once said that soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and it should be used skillfully to be invincible." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Qingyuan's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and subconsciously looked at him.

Lu Dongqing smiled faintly, and said with some emotion: "It's been more than ten years in a blink of an eye, and the ignorant boy at the beginning has now become a pillar of my dynasty......"

As he spoke, he patted Zhong Qingyuan's arm and said, "When we were young, we each made a grand wish, and now it's time to come true, let's encourage each other." ”

After speaking, Lu Dongqing handed the cup back to Zhong Qingyuan with a smile, and then walked out without saying a word, his figure was indescribably lonely.

"Marshal, General Lu's words are so strange, what do you mean?"

Shu Gesheng on the side asked Zhong Qingyuan puzzled, but Zhong Qingyuan looked at Lu Dongqing's back when he left in a daze, and fell into deep thought.