Xiao Sheng deprived Xiao Ce of his military power
"Is Childe really going to let her go like that?"
Ning Yu behind Xiao Ce stepped forward and said.
Xiao Ce glanced at him quietly and said, "Go and find Zhao Yi." ”
What happened just now should be taken care of, and Ning Yu naturally knew this in his heart: "Yes." ”
The first thing Xiao Ce did when he returned to the camp was to meet his general Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi naturally knew what was going on in his heart, after all, it was something he did, since he dared to do it, he dared to do it alone, and since Zhao Yi planned this matter, he knew that there would be such a day.
"I've seen the second son."
Xiao Ce had already let the other people in the tent retreat before he came, and now there were only two of them in this tent, Xiao Ce looked at him and asked seriously:
"If I'm not mistaken, you've been in the Luoyang military camp for almost ten years, what do you think of me?"
It is not so much that Zhao Yi is loyal to Luoyang, not that he is serving the Xiao family, when the Li family rebelled against the imperial court, he also resolutely rebelled.
Zhao Yi shook at the person in front of him and said the words in his heart:
"If it falls apart today, the only one who can unify it is the eloquent second son."
Xiao Ce said loudly: "Okay, if you believe in me so much, why don't you trust even the general I trust the most?" ”
Zhao Yi immediately knelt on the ground: "I don't know what the second son means?" ”
In fact, he knew very well what it meant.
Xiao Ce threw the cold arrow found in the Purple Mountain Pavilion on the table next to him at that time:
"I guess you know this, right?"
At that time, some soldiers only recognized that the assassin was from Zhao Yi's military camp, Zhao Yi was strict with the soldiers, and Xiao Ce's psychology for so many years was naturally clear, not that he couldn't control it, but he didn't want to take care of it.
"Of all the generals of the older generation, I trust you the most, why do you think I would do such a treacherous and incompetent thing? If even my own subordinates can't trust me, how can I do what you just told me? ”
Zhao Yi had nothing to say for a while, and he was willing to be punished for what he did wrong.
Outside the tent, at this time, a soldier suddenly came over, but Xiao Ce had already ordered here, and no one was allowed to come in casually today, Xiao Ce saw the figure printed on the tent and asked:
"What?"
There was nothing important, and they did not dare to come and disturb him at this time.
"If you go back to the second son, someone from Luoyang will send an order to come over, please ask the second son to come over and have a look."
Xiao Ce left the camp where they were, opened the camp first, and when he went out, he turned sideways and glanced back at the old general kneeling on the ground: "The general should do it to himself in the future."
Even Xiao Ce didn't expect that the person who came turned out to be his brother Xiao Sheng.
I had to salute and said, "Xiao Ce has seen my brother and His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
After the king of Luoyang rebelled, his elder brother was the crown prince of the Luoyang army.
"Flat, the second brother and I don't have to be so polite."
He had thought that Xiao Sheng would come, but he didn't expect him to come so soon.
Xiao Ce saw his good brother and said as if greeting: "This battle ahead is stalemate, and the danger is abnormal, I don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came in person?" ”
Xiao Sheng naturally understands his younger brother, when Luoyang became a younger brother, he was cheated by this younger brother, and he never received military power again, but unfortunately this world is different from the past.
Xiao Sheng looked at Xiao Ce in front of him quietly and said: "I am naturally here for important events this time, and I brought the holy decree given by my father before I left, which is to convey my father's instructions." ”
Behind his back with his hands behind his back, he took out an imperial decree.
"Second brother, let's take the order first today."
Xiao Sheng had yellow paper in his hand, and he didn't think he had the courage to forge the order of the King of Luoyang, which was indeed their father's order.
Xiao Ce had to kneel on the ground and listen to him read:
"Yes, Xiao Ce took the order."
Xiao Sheng spread out the holy decree in his hand and said loudly: "Order the crown prince Xiao Sheng to be the commander of the Luoyang Army, his adviser Xue Nianzhi is the military advisor, and the second son Xiao Ce is the deputy general. ”
Xiao Ce frowned, and Ning Yu, who had been listening to all this silently, glanced at him.
"Chen Xiaoce is grateful."
Xiao Sheng looked very satisfied, and after handing him the holy decree that had been read out in his hand, he left the camp with his lieutenant.
Ning Yu frowned and looked at Xiao Ce: "How could the second son, King Luoyang, suddenly make such a holy decree?" ”
Changing commanders before the battle is a taboo, and since the last time Luoyang became a thing, I believe that the king of Luoyang should also be very aware of Xiao Sheng's ability to lead troops into battle.
Ning Yu lowered her voice again and sighed to Xiao Ce, who was one step away: "How can you let the second son assist him?" At present, we have all hit Fengyang City, and we are only one step away from Huai'an City, so isn't it equivalent to giving up all our efforts? ”
And what is the amount of what they have been giving all these days?
Xiao Ce glanced down at the holy decree and took it in his hand, what is the reason for this? They are flesh and blood, and naturally they know in their hearts:
"My brother has basically no construction since today's prince, and he has been defeated repeatedly, so my father may want me to help him, and the current attack on this Huai'an has been very smooth all the way, as long as my brother takes advantage of the situation, plus I am assisted on the side, he will definitely be able to take Fengyang City, and then attack Huai'an."
Or the king of Luoyang, his biological father was also jealous of him.
Ning Yu knew it in his heart, but there was really injustice in his heart, he just felt that it was not worth it to serve the person he was loyal to in front of him:
"But along the way, it's clear that all of this is the credit of you, the second son."
This suddenly killed a Xiao Sheng, but at the last moment he picked up his credit, maybe those of them who have been leading troops all the year round know that all this is Xiao Ce's credit, but the people in Luoyang City and the people outside will not think like this anymore.
Xiao Ce knew it in his heart, but the matter of credit was nothing to him:
"That's it, maybe my father is also using this matter to test me, so why not be a little more generous this time?"
If his father and brother's thoughts are really just like this, then for him, the lieutenant general is the lieutenant general.
The next day, Xiao Sheng sent someone to call Xiao Ce to discuss matters early in the morning, where did he know some camp tents, but he met a familiar face.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this person is-"
Xiao Sheng quietly glanced at Xiao Ce and explained: "This is Han Ye who came to surrender to Cheng, he was originally from Huai'an City, but Li Zhao exiled him from his house, and he was originally going to be left in the Beiling area, but I met him on the road, so I asked someone to bring him back." ”
Xiao Ce, the name Han Ye, had also heard it, because of Li Hanning and Li Zhao, he had always been very concerned about the news of Huai'an City in the past, and such a person should have been shameless.
Xiao Ce quickly asked in a deep voice, "Does that brother know why Li Zhao wanted to raid such a person's house?" ”
Xiao Sheng said quietly: "I naturally know. ”
Xiao Sheng didn't care about this, as long as it could be used for his benefit, he didn't bother to care about the past.
However, Han Ye, who has always been good at observing words and feelings, saw that Xiao Ce didn't like him, although he didn't know when he offended Xiao Ce, but now that Luoyang was willing to take him in, he didn't want to offend Xiao Ce.
"I heard that the second son of the king of Luoyang has always been open to the way to recruit righteous people, and the soldiers and horses led by the second son of the king of Luoyang are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, so I came to defect."
Han Ye waved at Xiao Ce and then said unhurriedly: "Besides, I think the second son will definitely accept me, so I came to defect in advance." ”
This man has a mouth with sharp teeth.
It's a pity that Xiao Ce knows too well what kind of person this person is in front of him, Xiao Ce frowned and asked, "How do you know why I won't kill you?" ”
Han Ye seemed to be confident when he heard this: "If today's soldiers and horses are the strongest in the imperial court, followed by Luoyang and Huai'an City, I naturally have my purpose in coming to defect, not to mention that if the second prince rejects me now, then those who will defect to the Luoyang Army in the future will definitely feel cold." ”
In the end, Xiao Sheng came forward to play a round, since he brought it back, he wanted to reuse him, so Xiao Sheng got up and looked at Xiao Ce, who was dissatisfied, and said:
"Now that Han Yeren has come to our Luoyang army, then don't worry about your previous grievances."
Xiao Ce glanced at him meaningfully and asked, "Even if I don't care about this, after all, he used to be a person from Huai'an City, how can he prove his sincerity to come to surrender to us like us?" Brother doesn't know that he and Li Zhao are not willing to fight and suffer, and are they still connected? ”
Han Ye said in a deep voice to the two sons in the camp: "Second son, don't worry, I will definitely not be like this, I use a strategy to make Li Hanning resign from his official position, Li Zhao and Li Hanning, the two high-ranking and powerful people in Huai'an City, now hate me to the core, there is no place for me to live in that place, if I appear at the right time, then Li Zhao will definitely fall for it, even if he doesn't fall for it, I am also very familiar with Huai'an City, and I know the deployment of the surrounding organs and the terrain and terrain well, In the future, the Luoyang army is attacking Huai'an City, and I will definitely be able to help you. ”
Xiao Ce snorted coldly, frowned and said: "The sword on the battlefield has no eyes, when you serve our Luoyang in the future, you must be careful, once something goes wrong, you can't blame me at that time." ”
Although Han Ye didn't understand where his hostility came from, it was inconvenient to attack with his identity right now:
"Thank you for the reminder from the second son."
Seeing the tense atmosphere of feud between the two people, Xiao Sheng still waved his hand to let Han Ye go down first, and then looked at Xiao Ce and said:
"I came to you today to see the situation of the soldiers and horses in each battalion, so you can accompany me for a walk in the barracks."
Xiao Ce had no choice but to bow his head, then took a step back and said, "Yes." ”
While a few people were patrolling the barracks, they heard Xiao Ce say:
"The army has been attacking the city for several days, and has been resting here for more than two days, and yesterday I have checked the condition of the grain, grass and horses, and now I am in sufficient reserves, and after resting for two days, the soldiers have recovered a lot, and now they can set off at any time."
However, Xiao Ce said that he had thought of something at this point, and added:
"However, since the closure of Fengyang City, the virtual reality in the city has not been clear for a while, and if you rush to attack at this time, it will be a little hasty."
Xiao Sheng smiled when he heard this, and reminded the second brother in front of him and said: "It's okay second brother, it's up to me to decide whether to be hasty or not, now I am the commander of the three armies, and everything is up to me to decide, as for whether the army is hasty or not, it is also my own decision, the second brother only needs to obey my decision at that time." ”
The meaning of his words was already very clear, and Xiao Ce choked for a while:
"I naturally understand this, it's just that I've been taking this soldier and horse for a long time, and I know Huai'an City very well, and the concerns I just said are just for His Royal Highness the Prince's reference."
He didn't mean to influence Xiao Sheng.
Xue Nianzhi, the prince's strategist on the side, also spoke out in a timely manner: "The second prince's defense line, if the eldest prince needs you to give advice on the second son, he will definitely ask for advice in time." ”
These words were full of gunpowder, and Xiao Ce had no choice but to retreat to the back and stop talking.
Han Ye didn't know when he came over again: "If you go back to His Royal Highness the Prince, I just went to a place not far from Fengyang City to take a look, the soldiers are lax in guard, and there are people who are sleepy, it seems that since the last time they put back the princess in the Purple Mountain Pavilion, they have been thinking very highly of themselves, and I understand that Li Hanning, it is inconvenient for women to lead troops, and now is the best time to attack Fengyang City." ”
Where is the best time.
Xiao Ce, who was standing on the sidelines and listening to them, frowned.
Xiao Sheng looked at Xue Nianzhi on the side: "What does the military advisor think?" ”
Xue Nianzhi replied pointedly: "On the battlefield, soldiers have always been noble and fast, and if we can attack in a timely manner, we can reduce the loss of food and grass in our army." ”
Two people sang and harmonized.
Xiao Sheng glanced at Xue Nianzhi again and asked, "But I just came to this barracks a few days ago, and I am not very familiar with the generals, and I don't know who to appoint as the vanguard of this expedition." ”
Xue Nianzhi thought for a moment and was silent for a moment before saying, "If it were in normal times, I think General Cheng An would be the best choice, but it's a pity that he has injuries on his body, and he also has to protect His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Han Ye was a smart person, he glanced at Xiao Ce, who was standing on the side, and who had long been a little dissatisfied with him, and said:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the grass people have a suggestion, the second son of the king of Luoyang is brave and good at fighting, so far he has won many battles, and has never been defeated, the prestige of the second son of the king of Luoyang over the years has made almost all the enemies outside fearful, I think if the second prince is willing to serve as the vanguard of this attack on Fengyang City, then we must take a small Fengyang City."
Xiao Sheng paused, and looked at Xiao Ce on the side with a little smile in his eyes:
"I think this is a good idea, after all, the prestige of the second brother has always been famous, I don't know what the second brother thinks?"
Before Xiao Ce could speak, Xiao Sheng said to his younger brother again:
"But I also know that the second brother has been leading troops for a long time, and he has always been very assertive, so he may not be willing to listen to my dispatch as a newcomer."