"So under the same conditions, the elite army even has to overwhelm those elites, so this is a rare place to learn."

"This is a rare learning opportunity, you can feel the atmosphere here, and you can also ask Zhao He for a while, Zhao He has a good impression of us now, as long as you don't ask too secret things, he won't have anything to hide."

Xue Rengui listened carefully to Shen Lian's words, nodded and said, "The last general knows." ”

Shen Lian smiled and said no more.

Xue Rengui is very smart and loves to learn, he is young now, like a sponge, he can absorb a lot of things.

As a person with potential, at this time, you should try your best to enrich yourself.

Then when you've learned about the same thing, you can throw out useless or problematic things.

Then something useful comes to mind and becomes your own ability.

This is the method of rapid growth formulated by Shen Lian for Xue Rengui.

It is also the method he has been helping Xue Rengui openly and secretly.

Soon, they arrived in front of the big tent of the Chinese army, and the soldiers who led them said: "Lord Shen, General Xue, and Commander Zhao are waiting for the two of them in the big tent, and the two of them can enter directly." ”

Shen Lian thanked him and walked in with Xue Rengui.

As soon as you enter, you smell some extremely fragrant smells.

Shen Lian said with a smile: "It seems that we have a good mouth." ”

Zhao He laughed, stood up, and arched his hand: "Lord Shen is right, this is a big eagle that the general shot down two days ago, as the so-called water swims in the sky is the most delicious, it just so happens that Lord Qin and General Xue are in a hurry as early as possible, today I directly asked people to stew it directly, let's taste the game together." ”

Shen Lian said with a smile: "The food is in front of me, so I won't be polite to Commander Zhao." ”

Xue Rengui also smiled: "Lord Shen knows me, I am the most greedy, I really have a good mouth today, I will eat too much in a while, and I hope General Zhao will not pull out a knife to cut me." ”

Zhao He listened to Xue Rengui's words, and only felt that he had the right appetite.

He laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's enough!" ”

The crowd quickly took their seats.

They chatted while eating their food.

After a while, Shen Lian said: "General Zhao, you have been stationed here, you must know Nanzhao very well, we have just arrived, and our eyes are black, so I hope General Zhao can introduce us to the situation of Nanzhao." ”

Xue Rengui also said: "I was young, and it was the first time I led the army to fight, so I was really nervous, but after seeing Brother Zhao, my heart suddenly calmed down. ”

"Because I know that I have met a noble person, Lord Zhao is here, and he will definitely help me a lot."

"So I hope Lord Zhao can solve our doubts."

When Zhao He heard the words of the two, he only felt comfortable in his heart.

The generals are straightforward, but they also like to listen to good words.

Especially this time, Xue Rengui, who has a higher status than himself, has such a sincere attitude, and he is even happier.

Shen Lian also looked at Xue Rengui with a smile and nodded slightly.

Xue Rengui is indeed very smart, he has just taught him how to behave in the world, and he has begun to use it flexibly.

A few words are enough to make Zhao He, the big brother, dig out his heart.

Xue Rengui's change made Shen Lian very happy.

And after Zhao He heard Xue Rengui's words, he gushed even more and didn't hide anything.

He said: "General Xue is asking the right person, I have been here for several years, and there are many conflicts with Nanzhao, and I am worried that Nanzhao will attack my Tang Dynasty, so I have secretly sent people to Nanzhao to understand the situation." ”

"In short, I promise, when it comes to understanding Nanzhao, I say second, and no one dares to say first."

When Xue Rengui heard this, he was also overjoyed.

He said, "Please also ask General Zhao for guidance." ”

Zhao He said: "Nanzhao's national strength is not very strong, in my estimation, it is about the same as Tuyuhun, and it is likely to be incomparable with Tubo." ”

"The total strength of Nanzhao's national army is 600,000 in the sky, and this is still counted in all their troops, even the guards of the imperial city and palace."

"More...... It's not more than 600,000. ”

"Of course...... This is a sign of Nanzhao recruits, if you forcibly sign into the army, I don't know how many people there will be. ”

"But even if you forcibly recruit new soldiers, but recruits are recruits after all, and they have no combat power for a year or two, so your next enemy should be dominated by the 600,000 army."

Xue Rengui nodded slightly.

The main army of 600,000 may also have new recruits, but the recruits are not strong in combat, so you don't need to worry too much.

In the absence of the support of the Beidou Society, this is the full strength of Nanzhao.

He quickly memorized the information in his heart, and then continued to ask, "What about the others?" ”

Zhao He continued: "Your next first battle, no accident, is Xin'an City. ”

"This Xin'an City is the closest military fortress in Nanzhao to here, and it has also confronted us, the area of this city is not large, and it can live in it with more than 100,000 troops."

"However, the walls of this city are still quite high, so it may be a little difficult to attack next."

"But ......"

Zhao He said proudly: "I can give you a suggestion, maybe you can reduce many casualties." ”

Shen Lian and Xue Rengui were both moved in their hearts.

Xue Rengui hurriedly asked, "Please also ask General Zhao for advice." ”

Zhao He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said: "In the north of Xin'an City, there has been a ground movement in the past, which caused the northern city wall to partially collapse, although they repaired it later, but compared with the original city wall, the gap is still very large. ”

"Don't talk about the thickness, there is no comparison, the previous Nanzhao was relatively rich, but in the past few years, he has been very poor, and the money to repair the city wall is not enough, and the guards of Xin'an City are also secretly greedy, and in the end, the city wall there is a little fragile compared to other city walls."

"And it's made up later, and it hasn't been repaired yet, and there are some cracks with the original city wall, once it encounters a heavy blow......"

He smiled and said, "I think maybe I can just knock it out of the way." ”

"It would be interesting if you could knock this hole open during the siege, don't you think?"

Shen Lian and Xue Rengui's eyes were bright.

This information is unknown to Qin Wenyuan and Xue Rengui.

Rao is Shen Lian, even if his eyes are good, when he sees the city wall of Xin'an City at first glance, he may not be able to think that there is a huge problem with this city wall.

He looked at Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui hurriedly said, "General Zhao's information, the source is reliable?" ”

Zhao He said with a smile: "I treat you as my own brothers, so naturally I won't tell you things I'm not sure about." ”

"After all, it's about the life and death of brothers, how can I talk nonsense."

"Don't worry, this news is absolutely reliable, I have been blocking Nanzhao here for many years, and I still have these skills."

Shen Lian and Xue Rengui saw Zhao He so confident, and their hearts also became active.

If Xin'an City really has this loophole, it will really be a great thing for them.

Shen Lian said to Xue Rengui, "How is it?" These pots of wine don't have white belt, right? A few kind words were not in vain, right? ”

A few bottles of wine, a few nice words.

I got such an important piece of information.

Value!

It's really worth it!

Shen Lian struck while the iron was hot, asked for a pen and paper directly, and then drew a simple city wall, he said: "General Zhao, the problematic place you mentioned, what is the approximate direction, you can help us mark it, and it will save us from being black in front of us when the time comes, and it will be difficult to find." ”

When Zhao He heard this, he smiled and said: "It's still Lord Shen who is meticulous, if we are careless martial artists, we will definitely only remember that there is a problem with the city wall, and then we will be dumbfounded, the city wall is so big, where is the problem, we have to find it bitterly." ”

Shen Lian said with a smile: "General Zhao also knows the officer's own task, and the official is what he does to solve the case, so he naturally cares about some details." ”

Zhao He laughed: "I have turned over Lord Shen's legendary deeds and listened to them too many times, and I admire a smart person like Lord Shen." ”

"So Lord Qin doesn't have to be modest, Lord Shen is powerful in my heart, there's nothing to say."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and drew a circle on the paper, saying, "This is probably the location, and there is a difference in the color of the new part of their city wall from the old wall, if it is daytime, it is still easier to see." ”

"But at night, the light is not very good, so it's not easy to spot."

Shen Lian nodded slightly and wrote down these words.

Zhao He may have said it casually.

But Shen Lian knew that this was extremely important information, and once the war really started, with just such a sentence, he might be able to kill thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

He folded the paper and carefully placed it in his arms.

Then he picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine with Zhao He.

The atmosphere suddenly became more enthusiastic.

Shen Lian and Xue Rengui learned a lot of news about Nanzhao from Zhao He's mouth, some strange anecdotes, and some noteworthy enemies.

Zhao He is not as organized as Shen Lian, and basically says whatever comes to mind.

Fortunately, Shen Lian had already made a list of things in his heart about what he wanted to ask, so even if Zhao Hedong said everything he wanted to know, under his guidance, he said everything he wanted to know.

Shen Lian and Xue Rengui finished writing down these important pieces of information one by one, and it was already not early.

Shen Lian looked at Zhao He, and finally asked, "General Zhao, do you know the Beidou Society?" ”

Zhao He said: "When I heard about Lord Shen's deeds before, I had heard of the name of the Beidou Society, it is said that this organization is very mysterious, very terrifying, and very difficult, Lord Shen, is that so?" ”

Shen Lian nodded: "The Beidou Society is indeed a mysterious and difficult organization, and it is not hidden from General Zhao, another reason why we came to attack Nanzhao this time is to deal with this Beidou Society." ”

"What?"

Zhao He looked surprised.

"What does Lord Shen mean...... Could it be the Beidou Society, hidden in the Southern Zhao? ”

Shen Lian didn't hide it.

In the future, it may be useful to Zhao He, so he didn't deliberately hide Zhao He.

And it's not a secret either.

Basically, everything you need to know knows.

He said: "According to the clues we have obtained, Nanzhao is a very important stronghold of the Beidou Society. ”

"So, I want to know, has General Zhao ever found traces of the Beidou Society?"

Zhao He scratched his head and said, "Lord Shen, this is asking me, I don't know who is in the Beidou Society, I don't know who is from the Beidou Society, so I don't know if I have found out." ”

Shen Lian thought about it, changed his expression, and said, "If you don't say anything else, let's talk about Xin'an City." ”

"Has General Zhao noticed that some very unfamiliar new faces have appeared in Xin'an City recently?"

"Even, in the upper echelons of Xin'an City, a new face has appeared?"

"Well...... this"

Zhao He thought for a while, then his eyes lit up, and he said: "Lord Shen, it's really like a god, the leader of Xin'an City has indeed changed." ”

"Just two days ago, a very burly person came who didn't seem to be weak, and as soon as he came, he took over the power of Xin'an City."

"But whether that person is from the Beidou Society, I don't know."

Xue Rengui hurriedly looked at Shen Lian.

This kind of brain-using thing is still what Lord Shen is best at.

And Shen Lian, seeing Xue Rengui's view, nodded slightly.

He didn't continue to say more, and said: "Okay, we know, thank you General Zhao for your hospitality tonight, and go to Chang'an in the future, although General Zhao is looking for us, we will definitely repay General Zhao well." ”

The two left the barracks of the Frontier Army and headed for the Barracks of the Alliance Army.

On the way, Xue Rengui asked Qin Zulai, "Lord Shen, will the new person in Xin'an City be a member of the Beidou Society?" ”

Shen Lian pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "If nothing else, it is a member of the Beidou Society, and it should be a major member." ”

He rode on horseback and walked in the light of the stars.

"Normally, it is an extremely unreasonable thing to change the commander on the spot."

"The troops of Xin'an City have been stationed here for many years, just like our border army, if Nanzhao suddenly comes to attack Datang, do you think Datang will make a new general who is not familiar with those soldiers when the enemy is about to attack Datang?"

Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "Datang will definitely not do this, soldiers and generals need a period of running-in before they can become familiar with and trust each other." ”

"And at this time, at the moment when the enemy is approaching, it is absolutely taboo to change to someone who is not familiar with each other."

Shen Lian smiled: "That's right, so this operation of Xin'an City is very wrong." ”

"Only ......"

The corners of his mouth raised: "Only the reason that Nanzhao is not ready to block us from Xin'an City at all can be explained." ”

"And since they are not prepared to keep us out of Xin'an, it also shows that Xin'an is a good place to test us."

"They don't have to think about any tactics, they don't think about whether to hold on or not, they just need to think about how to maximize our strength and hole cards."

"And without putting an important military town in the slightest, and not putting the lives of those soldiers in the slightest, I can't think of anyone else doing this except the Beidou Society."

(End of chapter)