Chapter Thirty-Nine: On the Way of the Troubled Times
"The danger of the snow peak in the north barrier, the beauty of the five mountains in the south screen, the water crossing, the confluence of Shao water, the pearl of the basin, the undulating hills, a rare good place, Zhuohou can cherish it." Meng Yan and the others looked at Shao Ling on the west bank of Zishui and sighed.
"Lao Zhuo is a Pixiu, this Baoqing City is already in his pocket, and he will cherish it." Ye Bohuai will always maintain his disappointment as always.
"Ye Shuai is right, my Zhuo Bailing is a Pixiu, Shaoling is the last barrier connecting the Central Plains, Baoqing City has been a place guarded by royal heavy soldiers since ancient times, one Shaoling can be worth half of the Gu family, can I be willing to let it out?" Zhuo Bailing was accustomed to Ye Bohuai's language art, and said jokingly.
"My Bai Zejun since July out of the south to Linwu, Lingling two battles and two wins, the morale of the army is very high, this is not a good thing, Shaoling is different from Linwu, Lingling, since ancient times there are 'three turns of Zishui, three cities are difficult' said, the Baoqing Mansion in front of us is a thousand-year-old county, to outwit, can not destroy the hard work of this ancestor, Wugang City is at the junction of Wushui and Zishui, it is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack, General Jin Qian has led the division alone, Longdong City hangs over our heads, the terrain is high, and it is connected to the north end of Zishui, who do you think can take on this responsibility?" Meng Yan changed his previous peace, and it was rare to exude a majestic atmosphere.
Everyone was not very accustomed to Meng Yan's changes for a while, and at this time, only Ye Bohuai didn't care, and said: "Jungong, I thought that General Deng Gang, who joined the army, was the main general, supplemented by General Yu Geng of the Kaiyang Battalion, and the captain of the Tianquan Battalion led 5,000 troops to the flank, with 2,000 sailors from the Yuheng Battalion and 3,000 soldiers from the Shaoguang Battalion, a total of 15,000 people marched into the Dragon Cave. ”
"Chaoqun? Is it credible? Nie Huan asked suspiciously.
This will not be a man, Chao Qun is Zhuo Bailing's subordinate to the Tianquan Battalion, this kind of questioning is scolding people as soon as it is said, and it is Zhuo Bailing who is scolding, you must know that Zhuo Bailing is also a general, this belongs to stabbing the old nest, sure enough, Zhuo Bailing immediately retorted and said coldly: "Lao Changshi is worried, if Chaoqun is not credible, then please ask the county prince to behead me!" ”
"Uh, Zhuo Hou I didn't mean that, I just..." As soon as Nie Huan said it, he knew that he had offended people, and he wanted to explain, Zhuo Bailing stopped it, they were all colleagues in the army, he understood what Nie Huan meant, and was worried about the ability of the Chaoqun to control and surrender troops, but Nie Huan was very shrewd on weekdays, how could he say such brainless words, it was simply a fight with Jin Qian, the topic terminator.
"Zhuo Hou, do what Ye Shuai wants, I'm going to see Yu Geng." Linwu matter he and Jin Qian had an unpleasant quarrel, vowed not to deal with Jin Qian again today the generals gathered in Zishui, Yu Geng did not come on the grounds of wind and cold, just didn't want to see Jin Qian, who knew that after Jin Qian received the military order to go to Wugang, he immediately led the troops to set off, and he, the commander of the three armies, still had to go to see the first person under his command to capture the flag.
After everyone received the order, they returned to the camp one after another, only Ye Bohuai followed Meng Yan on a horse, chattering: "Okay, put away your majesty, it's okay to deal with the small soldiers, these are all cronies and generals, is it necessary?" Playing attitude should also be divided into occasions and time. ”
"What do you think of the matter between Yu Geng and Jin Qian, these two people obviously have incompatible aura, Jin Qian is withdrawn and paranoid, Yu Geng is witty and tenacious, two completely two people, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to cooperate in the future." Meng Yan originally planned to use Yu Geng and Jin Qian as horns to stabilize the front army, but now it seems unlikely.
"That's right, if the two can live together in harmony, they can not only stabilize the front army but also strengthen the flank arms, but you used the wrong person, and you let go of the battalions so much, don't you just want them to have the ability to take charge on their own?"
"Letting go is not the same as indulgence, after taking Shaoling, I want to have an adjustment to them, the army is headed by me, the formation of the secretary and supervisor of the Bai Ze Army, and the addition of divisions and battalions in each battalion to strengthen the cohesion of the military spirit and the education of non-commissioned officers, and in wartime, it is not allowed to interfere with the command and dispatch of troops; The local officials under the jurisdiction of Bai Zejun are not allowed to put officials first, and the wealthy families and the people are equal, and the land is equal to the people's livelihood. After speaking, he glanced at Ye Bohuai and said vigilantly: "You'd better not talk about everything with a big mouth." ”
"What are you doing here?!" Ye Bohuai was frightened by Meng Yan's thoughts, if this thing is successful, it is definitely a big disapproval of the world, the army is divided by the generals, but the thoughts are unified in the battalions, Meng Yan is not in charge of the army, this is preaching, and he is preaching his own teaching.
"Ye Shuai is scared? The world will encounter chaos every hundred years, even if the people of the prosperous world can only wrap their stomachs, what is the reason for such a situation, without him, the royal centralization, the family is rampant, whether it is the cultural context, the military vein or the business vein are all concentrated in the hands of a few people, the cold door rarely comes out, how can the people not suffer, what is the reason for our rebellion now, not to fight for power and profit and then form a new family control situation, our purpose is for the people of the world to get rid of the slavery of the family, and the warehouse is full. The more Meng Yan spoke, the more excited he became.
Ye Bohuai felt that Meng Yan was so terrible for the first time, just in the kung fu of these words, Ye Bohuai's underwear had been soaked in cold sweat, he confirmed that Meng Yan had not seen Meng Zhao's theory, and Meng Zhao's information was also top secret in the dark night guard, only a few people could see it, and when Meng Zhao rebelled, he proposed that 'those who are in government should be the people together, and those who think that the government should be the ancestors.' For the general, the pawn should be the soldier, the commander should be raised for the people, and the people should be raised; For the general, he should be a pawn, and the general will raise the people, and the people will be the most abandoned. Those who enforce the law should be independent, and the people should be peaceful. Now Meng Yan's mind is so similar to these words, is this the bloodline inheritance?
"Qianchen," this is the first time Ye Bohuai called Meng Yan's expression, which is the highest respect among his peers, "Do you know that the Xiao family's practice of 'three powers and two prisons' is intolerable in the world, and you are even more so, aren't you afraid of death and annihilation?" ”
"Hehe, Montessori has been tempered, and now you see that it is standing up again? Besides, if the Montessori falls again, the people will definitely follow the footsteps we have walked and continue to move forward, who can say that the Montessori clan was wiped out at that time, the reason why the Montessori fell was because it was not strong enough, and now although it is not strong, but the strength of the first battle is still there. Meng Yan talked openly.
"Have you figured it out? Do you have to take this road where there is no way ahead? Ye Bohuai said solemnly.
"The road is walked out by people, and the front is just a fog and the sky is clear, isn't there a lot of traffic?" Meng Yan was a little excited.
"You are responsible for the people, I am responsible for the war, so be it, there is no shortage of heroes in this world, there is no shortage of fools, what is lacking is heroic fools, it just so happens that you are, heroes need green leaves to set off, fools need healers to move forward, I am willing to be your green leaves and healers." Ye Bohuai made a choice without hesitation.
Cao Li in Baoqing City did not have Meng Yan's world-minded remarks on the bank of Zishui, and some were only nervous, worried, and afraid. Cao Li kept pacing in the study of Shaoling's Assassin Mansion, as if waiting for something, and the deputy general Feng You next to him was also restless, neither of them spoke, but they could see that they were both irritable.
Finally a pigeon tied to something landed in front of the window, maybe the pigeon was just tempted by the food in front of the window, it doesn't matter, Cao Li took off the pigeon and took the note to look at it, and then sat on the chair with his ass slumped and closed his eyes, Feng Youyou next to him took the note in Cao Li's hand and looked at it roughly, and exclaimed: "Shao Ling is finished?!" ”
"It seems that our hope is only Beiya, is General Yuan's letter still there?" Cao Li's heart was like ashes.
"Is Yuan Changli's assurances credible?" Feng You hesitated.
"Believe it or not, can Lord Nangong still be able to control it now? Yunmeng Tushan's attitude has always been very ambiguous with Xiao Huli, and the Gu clan is too busy to take care of himself, and now that the Mengyan army is pressing, what should we do? Cao Li seems to have given up.
"We still have 50,000 men in our hands, so it's not impossible to fight, right?" Feng You still wanted to make the last struggle.
"Brother Feng, after Meng Yan went north, he won two battles and two victories, everywhere he went, the sergeants did not disturb the people, the newly appointed officials in various places were all from the cold family, and all those who resisted from the high families of the family were imprisoned and raided, and more importantly, the fields of this family were not given to those untouchables, and these days the people in the city passed on by word of mouth, isn't that?" Although Cao Li was unwilling to admit defeat, defeat was already in sight.
Feng You was powerless to refute after listening, what Cao Li said was indeed true, and it was also confirmed from the mouth of the sergeant stationed that Meng Yan's behavior was true, in fact, the entire Baoqing City was only one battle away from the army's discouragement, "Surrender the city?" I'm not reconciled! ”
Cao Li shook his head and said: "It is not advisable to surrender the city, General Yuan means to give up Baoqing, take away all the gold and silver in the city, burn all the grain and grass in the city, leave an empty city for Mengyan, and then retreat to Hezhou on all fronts, and General Yuan will also send troops to Nanyang to put pressure on the Tu Shan clan and force Xiao Huli to negotiate." ”
"Brother Cao, if we do this, there will be no turning back, and the people of Shaoling will hate us to death." Feng You reminded.
"Surrender Mengyan? Do you think Xiao Huli will reuse us or Meng Yan will reuse us? Cao Li raised a fatal question, both of them were people who had participated in the suppression of the Xiao clan and the Mengshi rebellion, and one of the two of them was that Nangong did not transfer the two of them to preside over Shao Ling, and one of them was that he had a grudge against the Xiao clan.
"According to Brother Cao's meaning, Yuan Changli is our only chance?" Feng You was really unwilling, he wanted to compete with Meng Yan, the so-called rising star, but the current situation simply did not allow it.
"Brother Feng, don't hesitate, let's prepare separately, you go and gather the grain and grass, while Mengyan's army has not yet besieged the city, we will retreat to Longdong first, Wugang can only watch them fend for themselves."