"Shaohou, please go back, the prince has already made up his mind, and he will definitely not change it again." Lu Chongzong blocked the way and persuaded.

"Yuhou, please give it another time, if the prince can't change his mind, I will leave immediately, and I will never make it difficult for Yuhou again." Meng Yan swore and said.

Lu Chongzong looked very embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and said, "That's it, I'll report to Shaohou again." ”

Meng Yan waited anxiously, but Lu Chongzong came out at the time of two teas, and when he saw Lu Chongzong's expression, Meng Yan knew that he had failed, Meng Yan bowed and said, "Trouble Yuhou, I'll go first." ”

"Shaohou and stay!" Lu Chongzong stopped him, walked up all the way, and whispered: "Shaohou, I know your difficulties in this matter, but since the prince has already made up his mind, you should obey it, don't cool your relationship with the prince!" ”

Meng Yan is very willing to accept Lu Chongzong's kindness, Lu Chongzong is the closest person since Xiao Huli went south, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a brother of the opposite sex, someone once wanted to buy Lu Chongzong, the tragic consequences can not be recalled, Lu Chongzong's kindness is not to himself, but out of loyalty to Xiao Huli, Lu Chongzong does not want one of Xiao Huli's right-hand men to have a rift with Xiao Huli, and he is always a little inexplicably close to Meng Yan, "Thank you Yuhou for your kindness, I have admonished many times but it is the duty of a courtier, since the prince has made up his mind, Whatever the outcome, we are responsible as courtiers! ”

Lu Chongzong looked at Meng Yan with an appreciative look, although he was young, he was responsible, and Xiao Yu was not comparable to this, "Shaohou, please do your best, if you can't do anything, you can send someone to me directly." ”

With Lu Chongzong's assurance, Meng Yan's hanging heart was somewhat stable, Meng Yan really couldn't understand why he wanted to attack the Zhuo family now, he discussed with Xiao Yu, and eliminated the family feud, both of them felt that it was the best way to solve the Gu family first, and if the Gu family was solved, it would ensure the stability of the Tu Shan clan, and it could also threaten the Zhuo family to bow down, and at the same time, it could also give Dongyang City a guarantee, which was even more of a pressure on the Central Plains. And now dealing with the Zhuo clan, not to mention whether Dongyang City, an unreliable ally, will send troops to attack, the Gu clan will definitely copy their own back road when they see it, and they will fight on both sides at the same time, and even if they win with their current strength, they will lose both.

The more Meng Yan thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he didn't go back to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and said to Meng Xin, who was driving: "Uncle Xin, you go to the Governor's Mansion to inform Zhanchuan Gong to let him come to the Military Aircraft Pavilion as soon as possible, I have something important to discuss." ”

After finishing speaking, he released a horse and quickly galloped to the Military Machine Pavilion, which was the original Chongsheng Mansion, and as soon as he entered the Machine Pavilion, he saw that Xiao Yu was already in the lobby, and Xiahou Ming, Geng Xuan, and Zhong Ju were also there, and they seemed to be waiting for themselves.

Meng Yan looked at these people suspiciously, and Xiao Yu smiled: "Eat deflated again, right?" I told you a long time ago that it's useless, we've been waiting for you here early. ”

"Shaohou, now we still have to think about how to remedy this battle plan." Geng said comfortingly.

Meng Yan looked up at Xiahou Ming, just forget it, he knew that Xiahou Ming didn't look down on himself, and he didn't bother to care, he was just an official in the same dynasty, on the equality of the public family, on the private, Lao Tzu is a one-word Hou, you have to give me a salute.

Xiahou Ming saw that Meng Yan's casual and rude actions suddenly turned the color of pig liver, Xiao Yu had long been accustomed to it, and when he saw this, he shook his head and began to gag, "Father-in-law, Mrs. is also here with me today, and I have to bother my father-in-law after today's discussion." ”

Xiahou Ming's face immediately turned a flower when he heard Xiao Yu's words, what this kid said was comfortable no matter what time he said, but today was a discussion in the Military Aircraft Pavilion, so he immediately recovered his straight face, coughed lightly and blamed: "Zhanchuan Gong is discussing in the main hall, since Shaohou has arrived, let's start." ”

"The plan set by the prince to attack Jiangyou will not be changed, and the information collected by the military intelligence department will be all here, and please worry about the rest." Zhongju was refreshing, and put his bottom directly in front of everyone.

"Lord Zhong, is there any news from the Gu family?" Xia Houming was the first to ask.

"Lord Xiahou, the Gu clan has not moved for the time being, all the soldiers and horses of the Gu clan have gathered on the south bank of Dushui and Yunmeng, the Gu clan has been maintaining pressure on the Tu Shan clan, I think Shaohou should be more aware of the situation over there, after all, the interaction with the Tu Shan clan has always been a matter of Shaohou." Zhong Ju directly shifted the focus of the matter to Meng Yan.

"Lord Zhong, I have always thought that we should take the opportunity to take Lin Cheng and Lingling first, so that we can not only put pressure on Jiang You, but also relieve the pain of the Tu Shan clan." Meng Yan didn't care about Zhongju's dumping.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's far away, what we're talking about now is to attack Jiangyou first, not Xingtan." Xiao Yu saw that the dispute was about to start, and immediately stopped.

"According to the established plan, we will send troops to Luling at the beginning of next month, mainly using the Xuanwu Army stationed in Shaonanguan, supplemented by the White Tiger Army, a total of 60,000 horses, Shaohou is the commander of the Xuanwu Army, tell me your plan." My uncle has spoken, and my father-in-law can't look at the joke, Xia Houming answered.

"Xianghu County, if we take Xianghu Lake, we can form a confrontation with Jiangyou, if we can't take Xianghu County within a month, this northern expedition has no chance of winning." Meng Yan was polite and said the point directly.

At this time, everyone stood up and looked at the map behind Xiahou Ming that covered a whole wall, this map is the masterpiece of Xu Tianya, the youngest son of the Central Plains Xu who came south, Xu Tianya loves to travel through mountains and rivers since he was a child, and he will draw a map in detail everywhere, he was unwilling to give it at the beginning, Meng Yan knew that he was good at wine, and countless wines deceived the map, Xiao Yu immediately reported to Xiao Huli after seeing it, Xiao Huli was also unambiguous, and immediately asked people to draw dozens of copies, and divided them into garrisons according to the region, in addition to the palace, Meng Yan and Xiao Yu only have a copy in the Military Aircraft Pavilion, Xiao Huli is not a stingy person, Xu Jialang is Xu Tianya's eldest brother Xu Tianji is now in the Military Aircraft Pavilion as the Situ Lang, and Xu Tianya gave a knighthood of Youchuan County, and let Xu Shi establish a hall number in Youchuan County.

I have to say that Meng Yan's approach is right, Xianghu County is close to Shixing County, just like a sharp sword hanging over the head of Zhenbei Wang Bazhou, and it is also a natural barrier for Jiangyou to fight against the south, if Xianghu County is taken, Luling will have no danger to defend, and it will not be difficult to take Luling, Xingzhou and Lizhou, and at that time the 31 counties of Jiangyou's six states will be in the bag.

"What Shaohou said is right, after Xianghu County takes Luling, it is naturally not a problem, but the Zhuo clan is not a fool, Xianghu County has always been the top priority of their troops, and the commander of Xianghu is Zhuo Bailing, a rare martial arts master among the children of the Zhuo clan, and it is not easy to deal with." Xiao Yu said with a frown.

"Zhuo Bailing, the third brother of the Zhuo clan, Chinese New Year's Eve, the commander of Xianghu, the commander of 50,000 troops, the martial vein has been passed through the Tibet, the cultural context has been cultivated to the realm of knowledge, no special hobbies, unmarried, the only possible drawback is that he comes from the three-room concubine room, the level is not high in the Zhuo clan, and the others have no weaknesses, which is really difficult to deal with." Zhong Ju poured beans and generally explained Zhuo Bailing's situation clearly.

"It's true that the level is not high in the clan, but the Zhuo clan can really show their trust in him by handing over so many soldiers and horses." Xiao Yu analyzed.

"What if it's true or not?" Geng, who had not spoken, said slowly.

Everyone's eyes instantly shifted to him, Geng Yu was embarrassed to be stared at, and hurriedly said: "I mean that Shaohou can send troops in a real and real way to confuse Zhuo Bailing." ”

Meng Yan needed to digest Geng Yan's words, and didn't speak, turned his head and continued to look at the map, and the others began to ask Geng Yan how to play the virtual and real ways, when everyone was discussing the dry mouth, Meng Yan said expressionlessly: "What if the truth and the falsehood are true, and the truth is true?" ”

Xiao Yu was the first to react, his expression was pleasantly surprised, and when he was about to praise Mengyan, he suddenly thought of a crucial question, "No matter how true or false, Zhuo Bailing only needs to keep an eye on you alone, you must be the main force in the place, Wang Zongqing has not the ability to resist Zhuo Bailing." ”

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm just staying here!" After speaking, he pointed to a place on the map, and everyone followed his point, this time Xiahou Ming understood first, "Do you want to set up a camp in Gushan?" It's a Jedi here, it's not easy to get in or out, it's a big taboo for soldiers, what do you think? "Xiahou Ming has been in charge of the army for many years, the terrain of the valley mountain is like an isolated island on the ground, surrounded by mountains, only a narrow valley road can enter and exit, once the valley road is lost, as long as the soldiers and horses in the valley are blocked outside, it will be basically explained, the reason why he did not directly refute it is that he always feels that Meng Yan has a backhand, but he really can't think of how to break the game.

"That's right, I set up a large camp in Gushan, and the Xuanwu Army and the White Tiger Army each sent 10,000 soldiers and horses on both sides to attack Xianghu, and only 3,000 people were left in the camp, and the rest of the soldiers and horses all went up the mountain." Meng Yan briefly stated the plan.

"Is Shaohou planning to use himself as a bet to lure Zhuo Bailing into the valley?" Zhong Ju was surprised with a look of appreciation, Zhong Ju is also a person who knows the soldiers, this approach is really too risky, but I have to say that this is a good plan.

"Yes, Zhuo Bailing has no shortcomings, then I simply expose my shortcomings to him, the fat of 40,000 horses, I don't believe he can bear it." Meng Yan said confidently on the surface, but in fact he was very panicked.

After everyone listened, they didn't speak, it's not that there is nothing to say, what else can the main generals of the Northern Expedition say if they have thrown themselves into the tiger's mouth.

"In this case, the plan for the Northern Expedition has been decided, let me remind you that the matter agreed upon today is only in the Military Aircraft Pavilion, Lord Zhong, you may have to get busy." Xiahou Ming said solemnly, no matter how much he disliked Meng Yan, he still had ethics in major matters.

"The responsibility lies." Zhong Ju replied lightly.

"Then let's do their own duties, Shaohou rest assured, the food, grass, and ordnance on the day of your departure will definitely not be delayed, and the local officials involved will be in trouble with Lord Zhong." Geng said calmly.

After getting everyone's assurance, Meng Yan still had a confident face and was worried in his heart, and it was okay to stuff himself into the tiger's mouth, but he was afraid that the tiger would not be able to take the bait if he took a nap, and if Zhuo Bailing could not live or die, all his operations would be in vain.

"Second brother, it's too risky for you to do this, I know that your martial arts cultivation is high, but this is a battlefield, not a personal fight, let's change someone in the camp." Xiao Yu is really worried about his brother.

Xiao Yu's words were Meng Yan's awakening, Meng Yan suddenly had a plan, and said with a smile: "Zhanchuan Gong, thank you for reminding me!" I'm really going to have to ask you a favor. ”

Xiao Yu was confused by Meng Yan's words, and didn't know what he wanted to do, "You have a brain disease, how can you help?" ”

"Borrow your drape, Qinglong Army Banner and Uncle Cong, in the past two years, it has been rumored in the world that you are the first person under the command of King Zhenbei, I think Zhuo Bailing also knows, the Xuanwu Army is the main force this time, and the auxiliary can't be bad, the commander of the Qinglong Army makes Xiao Yu's name still easy to use." Meng Yan teased.

Xiao Yu knew that Meng Yan was making bad intentions, and also smiled, "Second brother, you are too yin, you are poisoning Zhuo Bailing!" Regardless of whether I am in the army or not, Uncle Cong can't be underestimated in Zhuo Bailing, okay, it's so decided, on the day I take Luling, I will personally bring wine over! ”