Chapter 517: Mao Sui
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"Newspaperβ" With the shouting of the newspaper, a dark flag officer ran in briskly from outside. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info|For every two people who watch romance, there is an account that has registered on the Internet. He first bowed to Shangguan Xiu and said, "My lord!"
Immediately afterwards, he walked up to Zhao Chen, handed him a summons, and said, "General, I just received the preacher from the front." β
Zhao Chen took the summons, unfolded it and looked at it, his face changed slightly, he waved his hand to the brother in his hand, signaling him to go out first, and then walked to Shangguan Xiu's side, and whispered: "Brother Xiu, the battle report ahead, the third and fifth legions in Ningnan did not enter the county town, but bypassed the county town, and the troops were divided into three roads, taking Luocheng and Dingcheng!"
Shangguan Xiu's eyebrows raised, and he said, "The Ningnan Army is no longer defensive, but has taken the initiative to attack?"
"Yes, Brother Xiu!"
"Isn't it divided into three ways, and where are the other roads?"
"Yes...... It was to go straight to Jinchang City, where we are now. When Zhao Chen spoke, he looked at Shangguan Xiu cautiously.
Shangguan Xiu was happy, nodded, and said: "Straight to the Yellow Dragon, right? The soldiers are divided into three ways, and the other two roads should be false, as long as the way to take Jinchangcheng directly is real, right?"
Zhao Chen blinked, looked down at the book, and said: "The two enemy forces attacking Luocheng Dingcheng are almost all one integrated corps, and the enemy troops who came to attack Jinchang City were no more than two corps. β
"Oh?" Shangguan Xiu narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously: "With only two corps, the people of Ningnan dare to come and smash Huanglong?"
As he spoke, he took the book in Zhao Chen's hand and looked down, it was true, according to the report of the brothers in front of him, the Ningnan army that attacked Jinchang City from a distance did not exceed 20,000 people.
He carefully read the biography from beginning to end, and then handed it back to Zhao Chen, without saying a word for a long time.
Around him, there are gendarmerie and cavalry battalions, totaling more than 10,000 people, and they are all elites, and the people of Ningnan are not fools, since they dare to send 20,000 people to attack, it means that they must have something to rely on.
Could it be that the 20,000-strong Ningnan Army was all elite men selected from the Third and Fifth Army Corps? Shangguan Xiu was a little puzzled for a moment about the specific tactical intentions of the Ningnan Army.
At this time, a volunteer soldier came to the inn and said a few words to the gendarmes guarding the door of the inn.
One of the captains of the gendarmes nodded, walked quickly into the inn, and when he reached the door of Shangguan Xiu's room, the captain intervened and said, "My lord, there is a native of Ningnan, who claims to know the whereabouts of the Assassin Yu Dang, and has come to ask for an audience. β
"Oh?" Shangguan Xiu smiled when he heard this, and said to Zhao Chen beside him: "Chen, this time you save trouble, you don't have to bother with interrogation." β
Zhao Chen was also happy, and waved to the captain of the gendarmerie at the door and said, "Let the messenger come in." β
"Yes!" the captain of the gendarmerie agreed, turning away.
After a short time, the captain of the gendarmerie brought in a Ningnan civilian in his thirties dressed ordinarily, followed by two volunteers. Entering the inn, the two volunteers kept looking around, but the Ningnan people were calm, their eyes were not squinting, and they were as steady as Mount Tai.
Seeing Shangguan Xiu coming out of the room, without waiting for others to speak, the two volunteers first knelt on the ground respectfully, and said in unison: "The villain sees the adult! This person was discovered by the two of us when they were patrolling the city, and he knows the whereabouts of the Assassin Yu Dang!"
Shangguan Xiu glanced at the two of them, and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes. When the Feng army entered Ningnan, it did need the help of the righteous army, but it did not mean that Shangguan Xiu liked these righteous army, compared with them, he admired those Ningnan people who fought to the death against the Feng army.
He turned his head sideways and whispered to Xiao Jue beside him, "Reward some silver and send them away." β
"Yes!" Xiao Jue nodded, walked to the front of the two volunteers, took out two pieces of broken silver from his arms, handed them to the two of them, and said with a smile: "Good performance, this is an adult's reward, as long as you do your best in the future, the adult will have more rewards, get up!"
The two volunteers took the money and thanked Shangguan Xiu and Xiao Jue repeatedly. Although the reward was not much, this was Shangguan Xiu's reward, which was different from the money they had obtained by robbing the people themselves. The two of them were so happy that they nodded and exited the inn.
After the two of them left, Shangguan Xiu's gaze fell on the Ningnan commoner. At first glance, this figure was in his thirties, almost forty, but if he looked closely, he thought that he was only in his early thirties, and after a closer look, it seemed that he was also in his twenties.
This person is not good-looking, his appearance is mediocre, his skin is very fair, and his literary quality is polite, it can be seen that his background is good, at least he is a scholar. The reason why there is such a big age gap is caused by the temperament that he exudes.
His temperament is old-fashioned, calm and solemn, and his extraordinary temperament covers up his ordinary appearance, so it makes people feel as if he is nearly forty years old, but if you look closely at his facial features, you will find that he is actually not very old.
Shangguan Xiu looked at him for a while, smiled lightly, and asked, "What is the name of the pavilion?"
"I don't know if the adult is ......" he raised his head and met Shangguan Xiu's fierce gaze without fear.
"Shangguan Xiu. β
He was stunned for a moment, then arched his hand, bowed to the ground, and said with a smile: "Villain Meng Qiuchen, see Lord Shangguan!"
Shangguan Xiu waved his hand slowly, signaling that he didn't need to be polite. He asked, "I heard, do you know the fall of the Assassin remnants?"
Hearing his question, the eyes of everyone present fell on Meng Qiuchen in unison.
Meng Qiuchen looked at Shangguan Xiu, then looked at the people around him, and said seriously: "The villain has never seen an assassin, I don't know who is the remnant of the assassin, and I don't know the fall of the assassin's remnant. β
As soon as they heard this, the noses of everyone present almost crooked. Guang Fang, who was already preparing to go to the assassin Yu Dang to settle accounts, even had the Heavenly Punishment Tiger Spear in his hand, just waiting for Meng Qiuchen to say the address, he raised his leg and left.
He stomped his feet fiercely, picked up the spear in his hand, walked quickly to Meng Qiuchen's approach, grabbed him by the collar, pulled it back, and shouted: "Boy, are you so brave that you dare to lie about the enemy and coax us?"
Meng Qiuchen was lifted by the collar of Guangfang, and his feet were almost off the ground, but there was no panic and panic on his face, his expression was still calm, and he turned his head to look at Shangguan Xiu. The latter met his calm and indifferent gaze, his heart moved, and he raised his head to Guangfang and said, "Fang, retreat first." β
Guang Fang took a deep breath and glared at Meng Qiuchen fiercely, and finally let go of his collar, took a few steps back, and slammed the spear in his hand to the ground.
Meng Qiuchen unhurriedly pulled the placket and spread out the folded clothes on his chest, as if he didn't realize that his lie would kill him at any time.
Shangguan Xiu was not in a hurry to ask questions, standing on the steps at the door of the room, his hands behind his back, and looking at him with a smile.
After waiting for a while, Meng Qiuchen tidied up his clothes and said to Shangguan Xiu: "My lord, the villain did lie just now, but in order to meet the adult, the villain also had to lie." β
"Oh, you're lying just to see me?"
"Exactly, sir. β
"Why do you want to see me?"
"For the sake of getting ahead in the future, and glory and wealth. β
Shangguan Xiu was stunned, and then, he couldn't help but laugh on his back, he spoke very frankly and straightforwardly.
Meng Qiuchen stood on the steps, the corners of his mouth raised, and he was also laughing, but he didn't laugh out loud. After a long time, Shangguan Xiufang put away his laughter and asked, "It turns out that you are here to defect to me?"
"Exactly. β
"Are you from Ningnan?"
"The villain's ancestral home is Zhongde County, and his ancestors have lived in Zhongde County for generations. In other words, he is an orthodox Ningnan native and has good roots. Shangguan Xiu asked curiously, "Do you know what kind of people we are and what kind of army we are?"
"The adult is the wind man, and the adult is the wind army. β
"Then you, are you in the wrong place?"
"There is no vacancy for the position of military division of Haotian's various legions, but there is no military division for the time being, so the villain has come to take refuge. β
Hearing his words, there was a sneer around him, and even the angry Guangfang was laughed at by him, he really wanted to go over, pinch Meng Qiuchen's cheek, see how thick his skin was, and then cut open his head to see what the hell was inside.
This person, with the identity of a native of Ningnan, came to the door shamelessly, and unashamedly wanted to be the military advisor of the Zhenjun Army, which was ridiculous.
Shangguan Xiu didn't laugh, he blinked his eyes and said, "The four legions of the Zhenjun Army, do you want to be the chief division of the four legions of the Zhenjun Army?"
"Exactly!" Meng Qiuchen nodded solemnly.
"Why?" Without waiting for Shangguan Xiu to speak, Guangfang on the side couldn't help it anymore, raised his hand and pointed at Meng Qiuchen's nose, raised his chin, and asked proudly: "Why do you kid come to be the military advisor of my Zhenjun Army?"
"I don't know if this general is ......"
"Wide fang. β
"Oh, it turned out to be General Fang, who has admired the name for a long time, and has been disrespectful and disrespectful. Meng Qiuchen politely bowed his hand to Guangfang, and then said to Shangguan Xiu: "The four legions of the Zhenjun Army are now deep in Haotian...... The hinterland of Ningnan has become the end of the strong crossbow, and soon a catastrophe will come, the villain can help the adult, and bring the Zhenjun army back to the wind country, just by virtue of this, it is not an exaggeration for the villain to serve as the military advisor of the Zhenjun army!"
Shangguan Xiu shrugged his shoulders and didn't say a word, as if Meng Qiuchen was talking nonsense. Guangfang continued: "Bring the Zhenjun army back to the Wind Country, and use you again? Lao Tzu can too! As long as you choose to withdraw the army now, it will become a ......."
Before Guangfang finished speaking, Meng Qiuchen interrupted: "Your Excellency led an army of 400,000 to attack Ningnan, it shouldn't be done blindly, you must have planned the strategic intention of this battle before the battle." Now, of course, the Zhenjun army can withdraw immediately, but the strategic intention has not been realized, so all the efforts made before and the series of battles fought have become meaningless. β
Guangfang still wanted to speak, Shangguan Xiu waved his hand at him, and he asked with a smile: "Mr. Meng, tell me, what is the strategic intention of our army?"
"Two points, the first point, is to attract the troops from Ningnan on the border back to China. This strategic intent has been achieved. The second point is to strike at Ningnan's national strength, shake the foundation of Ningnan, and make Ningnan unable to launch a national war against the Wind Country in a short period of time. β
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