In Donghai County, Suiling County, there is a village called Xiaoqiao.

A man and a woman rode slowly to the small bridge by the river.

Bai Yunbian also changed into a strong outfit at this moment, and after more than ten days of baptism of war, most of the scholar's immature tone was washed away, and the whole person was a little more mature and stable.

He stared at the calm river flowing slowly in front of him at this moment, with a face of vicissitudes, "The fish and dragon roared in the ancient sea, and the avenue was empty of the river." ”

Ye Hongluan skillfully stretched out his hand and twisted it, "Speak human words!" ”

Bai Yunbian instantly broke the gong, crooked his neck, "It hurts, it hurts!" ”

After Ye Hongluan let go, he touched his ears, regretfully lamenting that his great cause of poetry was afraid that the middle way would collapse, and said weakly: "I mean that this river is the old way of the big river, and now standing here, I feel a little bit of vicissitudes." ”

"And then?"

"And then?"

"I thought you had some way to get in!"

Ye Hongluan pursed her mouth, turned over and dismounted, asked the horse to go to the river to drink water, and found a stone to sit down.

Bai Yunbian did the same, came to her side, and sighed, "I don't know what the situation is in Zhongjing City." ”

Looking at the sorrow between the man's eyebrows, Ye Hongluan spoke: "If there is smoke everywhere today, the imperial court is not the same as before, there are a lot of anxious things waiting for them to deal with, we can all do this now, Lord Qincha is so powerful, it should be fine." ”

Bai Yunbian frowned, "But the situation in Zhongjing City is different, Xiao Fengshan, the British Duke, the crown prince and the prince succeed to the throne, how can this be overturned!" ”

As soon as he heard his man's words not be hard to save his respect, Ye Hongluan knew that Bai Yunbian was really worried now.

She stood up and said simply: "Today, it is a heavy tax and servitude, corruption is rampant, and the people are not able to make a living, now we should not survive and rise up, Cao Gang tens of thousands of people, plus you thousands of elite soldiers, if Lord Xia can reverse the situation in the future, we will echo each other from afar, revitalize the dynasty, if he is gone, you will lead everyone to continue to move forward, this Great Xia world was also fought by Taizu hundreds of years ago, can't we?" ”

Ye Hongluan stretched out his hand, "Let's not do it for ambition, just to catch corrupt officials, kill corrupt officials, pacify thieves, and pacify the people, and kill all the way!" ”

Bai Yunbian looked at the woman beside her, the autumn wind blew from the water, blowing the tips of her hair, making her more and more energetic, and the old road of the big river behind her was like a jasper belt around her waist, lining her already slender and upright son.

Her eyes flashed with confidence and determination, gradually illuminating Baiyunbian's slightly confused heart at the moment.

These days, he has been thinking about what he is doing all this for.

At the beginning, he felt that he wanted to help Xia Jingyun control the situation in Longshou Prefecture, and then he came to the present step by step.

Dozens of miles away, Longshouzhou City was already close in front of him, but he was confused, what could he do if he really laid Longshouzhou City?

Now that he knows, there is a lot he can do, not to mention anything else, just to calm down the order of this Longshou Prefecture and give the people an environment to live and work in peace and contentment, it is enough to comfort his life.

Self-cultivation and family governance of the country and the world are not the dreams of my generation of scholars!

This time, without him Xia Jingyun, this son will create miracles!

Bai Yunbian stood up excitedly, his expression confused, "Let's go!" Back to the camp, let's discuss how to take the state city! ”

Turning over the horse, Bai Yunbian was suddenly stunned, no, the sentence just now that the self-cultivation Qi family ruled the country and leveled the world was not written in the book, who said it?

Looking at Bai Yunbian's stunned appearance, Ye Hongluan wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

Bai Yunbian's face fell, "It's nothing, let's go!" ”

Damn, I heard it from Xia Jingyun, dog thing, it's really ghostly! ——

"Like, it's raining."

Concubine De stood at the entrance of the secret passage, listened to the sound of the rain outside, and spoke softly.

Feng Xiuyun stood aside, sniffled slightly, and said with a smile: "The taste that I haven't seen for a long time." ”

The door at the end of the secret passage was opened, and Chen Fugui personally guarded it outside the door, after all, it was impossible to really lock a person like Concubine De for ten days and half a month like an underground rat.

Xia Jingyun raised his head when he heard this, looked at the secret passage, put down the pen in his hand, and stepped forward with a smile.

"Wait another half a month, I hope we can stand outside the gate in front of the Imperial Palace, quietly enjoy the rain in Zhongjing, the wind in Zhongjing, and the snow in Zhongjing."

Concubine De and Feng Xiuyun's eyes naturally flashed with strong expectations.

It's just that it's because of that scene or because of [us] that it's not known.

Feng Xiuyun said softly: "I don't know what happened to Longshou Prefecture." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled comfortingly, "Don't worry, I've made all the arrangements." We're going to win. ”

Concubine De's hand hidden in her sleeve shook it gently and silently, as if Xia Jingyun was holding her hand and talking about us.

——

The rain fell like a bead curtain, and Xiao Fengshan stood in the water pavilion with his hands in his hands, looking at the same rain through the curtain.

The guards stood behind the side, as if their anger had not subsided, and they were indignant, "Xiong Bao raised this son of a bitch, and he actually did such a wolf-hearted and ungrateful thing!" ”

On the desk on the side, there is the detailed information of Longshou Prefecture that has just been received.

The breeze is blowing, and the footer is swaying slightly, just like the situation that is a little precarious right now.

Xiao Fengshan's expression was not happy or angry, and his thin lips pursed slightly, "Don't blame them." This matter is too secretive, I didn't even tell you, he is in Chuning County, and it is normal for him to be desperate when he encounters a big change. ”

He sighed lightly, "I originally thought that if Xia Jingyun didn't react so quickly, it would only take three or four days to make new changes, and everything would still be under control, but I didn't expect that this young man was indeed bold enough and eloquent, and he could actually think of such a way, although he didn't fight directly, but he could see that he was a talent." ”

"Now, Xiong Bao has no way to turn back, so naturally he can only follow Xia Jingyun to the dark."

Hearing this, the guards were slightly nervous, "Then what should we do now?" Old Xiong, they are hard stubble, and they are also familiar with Longshou Prefecture, in case"

Xiao Fengshan smiled calmly, "You can think of things, am I not prepared?" ”

He turned around and sat back on the tea table, slowly brewed a pot of tea, and poured himself a cup, "On the second day after the Zhongjing affair was decided, I had already arranged all the affairs in the state, and I have been in operation in Longshou Prefecture for more than ten years, and they don't have the ability to grab it." ”

The guard's expression moved slightly, "General, it seems that in the letter, Xia Jingyun's whereabouts were not mentioned. ”

Xiao Fengshan paused for the teacup on his lips, thought about it, and said slowly: "The uprising in Surabaya and Yunmeng is very close to Zhongjing, but fortunately, Xiangyang has not been lost, and it can still resist the enemy, so I can still suppress the hearts of important ministers in the court." But if Longshou Prefecture is lost, the rebels can drive straight in, and the troops will be in front of the Bishui Pass, and the Chen army will be in front of the Bishui Pass, and at that time, the DPRK and China will inevitably be shaken. ”

He smiled coldly, "So, this champion will definitely be in Longshou Prefecture and fight for his only way out at the moment." In that case, let all his expectations be shattered in Longshou Prefecture! ”

He drank the tea and soup in one gulp, and between his slashed eyebrows, he swept the wind and snow of the first ten years of the dragon.

——

Longshou Prefecture City, the center of the world's faint attention, the key to determining the direction of the Great Xia Dynasty, is still prosperous at the moment.

It's just that this prosperity has a bit of a panicked undertone.

This background color comes from the fleeing refugees crowded in the streets and alleys;

from the sudden increase in the number of soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys to maintain order;

From behind many high-gate compounds, the nursing homes that are waiting for battle;

It also comes from the state governor's mansion, which is almost day and night.

At this moment, the army that was thirty miles away was like a bow aimed at everyone, and it was not known when it would shoot over, but everyone knew that it would definitely shoot.

And the real key is whether they can stop it.

For a time, both the large gentry and the small people in the city looked at the governor's mansion.

The Governor's Mansion, the main hall, has a large table.

A gentle middle-aged man sat calmly in the center, and three generals with different bearings sat in the remaining three positions.

The middle-aged man's surname is Ma, his name is Lirong, he is Xiao Fengshan's childhood companion, a classmate of the academy, and then the two sides have their own chances, ten years ago, gathered in Longshou, Ma Lirong naturally became Xiao Fengshan's number one staff.

At the beginning, when Xiao Fengshan sent troops to Sixiang Prefecture to quell the rebellion, and he lacked skills, he naturally presided over the overall situation of Longshou Prefecture as Xiao Fengshan's most trusted person.

After the bad news that Xiao Fengshan was captured, it was also his familiarity and trust with Xiao Fengshan, with resolute perseverance, that he carried the overall situation of the state city, and finally waited for the surprising upheaval in Zhongjing.

The remaining three are the only three remaining lieutenant generals of the Dragon Head Army.

At the beginning, of the six deputy generals of the Longshou Army, Xiao Fengshan took two away, Xiong Baoquan was one, and there were three left, all of whom sat in the field.

"Mr. Ma, General, what do you say?" The youngest general on the left asked eagerly.

"What general, you want to call Xianggong!" Sitting across from him, a general with a calm face opened his mouth to correct him.

"It's all at this time, what do you care about!" The rough-looking man below snorted coldly.

Before this was discussed, it was about to start a commotion, which shows the irritability and pressure in everyone's hearts at the moment.

Ma Lirong smiled lightly, "The three generals don't have to be so worried, think about it, we only had one state before, and not all of them were obedient and could survive so many storms." Now that Xiao Xiang has raised the thunder fairly, supported the crown prince to ascend to the throne, and the important affairs of the military state are decided by him, we seem to be facing the battle in this state and city, but in fact, we are backed by the support of the entire imperial court, what do we have to worry about? ”

He knocked lightly on the table, "Xiao Xianggong has sent several handwritten letters in the past few days, and has made a lot of arrangements for Longshou Prefecture. Moreover, how much have we arranged this Longshou City over the years? Just with a few thousand of them, it is simply wishful thinking to capture the state city that we have been operating for so many years! ”

He looked at the three of them and commanded, "Wait and this and this."

A gust of wind blew, dragging the discussion into the night.

This night, I don't know how many people have no sleep.

Anyway, Baiyunbian didn't fall asleep much.

Yesterday, I swept away the confusion, cheered up, and after I went back, I led everyone to discuss.

It's okay not to discuss it, but when I discuss it, my head is big.

Xiong Baoquan and the rest of the subordinate officials were all members of the Longshou Army before, and they were very familiar with the city defense of Longshou Zhou City.

This familiarity did not bring everyone much convenience and excitement to gain insight into the inside story, but it made them more and more headaches, because the city defense of Longshou Zhou City was too stable.

Sometimes the ignorant are fearless, and they can maintain unrealistic expectations for the future with enthusiasm and simplicity, but the reality is often so cruel that people's hearts are cold.

Xiao Fengshan is both civil and military, and has operated the state city of Longshou Prefecture for nearly ten years as a state pastor, which is built according to the idea of the base camp, which cannot be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, at least it is impregnable.

After discussing it all night, and didn't come up with a good solution, Bai Yunbian had to temporarily order everyone to go and rest first, camp here for a day, and slowly figure it out.

But Xiong Baoquan and Ye Hongluan denied this decision almost at the same time, and now that the morale is booming and the military spirit is available, if they hesitate like this, I am afraid that something will be wrong.

Most of the soldiers under his command are former dragon-headed soldiers, and once the morale is low and people's minds are moving, there may be accidents.

Therefore, Xiong Baoquan suggested that he should march fifteen miles and then set up camp, which could also put some pressure on the defenders and people in the city.

After thinking about it, Bai Yunbian agreed to this strategy.

Sure enough, when the army outside the city was raised, the scouts immediately reported the news, and there was naturally a commotion in the city.

"How many of them are there?"

Ma Lirong asked the deputy general beside him, and the man raised his eyes and swept it, "Six or seven thousand are indeed there." They are not exaggerating. ”

Generally speaking, the team of 10,000 people is basically a bit of a covering, and the six or seven thousand people under the command of Baiyun at the moment can indeed be called huge.

"But we are defending the city, not to mention one for ten, one for five is stable, there are 3,000 defenders in the city, there are so many young and strong people, and there is plenty of food and grass, so there is no need to worry too much."

Ma Lirong snorted, "What you said is good, give the order, let the soldiers prepare, if they dare to attack at this moment, then give them a blow to the head first!" ”

The lieutenant general took the order and left, but found that the team had stopped on an open flat ground more than ten miles away from the city wall.

Then they began to set up camp.

The soldiers in the city who were waiting for the battle were dumbfounded, and when the news spread, the people in the city, who were already in some nervous commotion, were also stunned.

"Hahahaha!"

Ma Lirong on the city wall suddenly laughed, "What can I do when they do!" With the power of a great victory, but he cowered, and he didn't even dare to attack the city! The city is worry-free! I don't have to worry about it! Hahahaha! ”

He smiled happily as he spoke, turned and strode down the wall.

As he spoke, the defenders on the city walls began to cheer and cheer.

When this voice reached the side of Baiyun, which was encamped, many of the sergeants' faces became a little unnatural.

As people who used to fight together, now they are wrong, each for their own master, to the point where it is now, many non-commissioned officers, especially the leading officers, do not have any intention of turning against each other, but still have an impulse and willingness to prove that their choice is correct, but they did not expect it to be such a situation now.

Bai Yunbian and Ye Hongluan and others naturally looked at the situation of the soldiers, but the decision-makers should have their own determination, after understanding the situation of the city defense of Longshou Prefecture, rashly obey the so-called "military heart and public opinion", if they really go to attack the city, once they suffer a tragic defeat, the situation will be even more difficult to clean up.

Ye Hongluan stomped her feet, turned around and went to the camp, taking a team of guards with her unique personality charm to appease the sergeants.

Bai Yunbian looked at the city wall in front of him silently, his brows furrowed.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped over, and a scout turned over and dismounted, "My lord, reinforcements are coming!" ”

Bai Yunbian frowned, "What reinforcements?" How many people are there? ”

"There are about 2,000 people, and the leader is an old man, and he says his surname is Zhao."

Surname Zhao? Geezer?

A figure flashed in Bai Yunbian's mind, and he immediately felt unbelievable, and immediately called Ye Hongluan, Xiong Baoquan and others to greet him.

On the wall of the state city, Ma Lirong had just walked down, a little panting, and was stopped, "My lord, the rebels have come to help!" ”

Ma Lirong's face changed, and he hurriedly climbed the stairs again, holding on to the city wall breathlessly, and sure enough, he saw a team of about 2,000 cavalry rolling up smoke and dust, galloping all the way, and then slowly stopped outside the rebel army, and a team of men and horses also came out of the rebel army.

The two sides exchanged for a while, and then entered the army together.

After a while, a noisy cheer of the soldiers reached his ears.

Ma Lirong turned his head and said, "Where can they still have so many reinforcements?" ”

The general on the side hesitated: "Could it be that the Cao Gang squeezed it out again?" ”

"How good are you to be a gang, do you think this seems to be hastily trained? And it's cavalry! Where did they get their horses? ”

"Mr. Ma, could it be sent from Yunmeng Prefecture?"

Ma Lirong's face changed slightly, and his eyes narrowed instantly.

Compared with the tension in the city, the morale of the "rebel" barracks, which had been depressed, suddenly rose with the arrival of these 2,000 people.

It turns out that it's not that you don't fight, but you still have to wait for reinforcements!

If there are more people, the odds will be great!

The soldiers happily expanded their camp and rested, while the leaders reunited.

"This is the old owner of the white-clothed villa in Yunmengzhou, maybe some people haven't heard of this, but everyone always knows the white-clothed emperor of the first emperor, right?"

As soon as Baiyunbian's words fell, everyone was shocked, and immediately greeted with joy.

Although more than ten years have passed since that year, most of the people here are men in their thirties and forties, and they have heard of the name of the white-clothed emperor who assisted the first emperor with Su Lao Xianggong and concealed the atmosphere of rejuvenation.

With the help of such a person, why worry about the big thing!

Everyone who was still a little pessimistic in their hearts instantly cheered up.

The old owner of Zhao Zhuang smiled faintly, and immediately reined in his expression and said: "The prince has no virtue, killed the king and killed his father, the king of Jiaodong County in Yunmengzhou Xingyi Shi avenged the first emperor, and the world gathered to respond, and now Surabaya and Yunmeng have fallen into the hands of the king of Jiaodong County." The old man was ordered by the king of Jiaodong County to come to your aid, and he was willing to work together with all the monarchs to open a world in Longshou Prefecture, form a clamping trend with Yunmengzhou, and hit Beijing together, and it is bound to drive the man who has no king and no father from the throne, so as to be orthodox in my summer! ”

Everyone roared!

After seeing the courtesy, Bai Yunbian said with a smile: "There is a wise and resourceful person like the old owner Zhao, there must be a way to conquer the city, let's wait for the old owner to rest for a while, understand the situation, and then discuss." ”

And the people withdrew.

As soon as everyone left, Bai Yunbian restrained his smile, and took the old owner Zhao to climb a mountain bag next to the camp, pointed to the state city, and told him about the situation of the city defense.

Old Master Zhao had expected that it would not be easy before he came, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult, and he frowned when he heard the words.

Bai Yunbian sighed, "It's a pity that we only have so many seven or eight thousand people, if we can double it, we may be able to capture this city in one go!" ”

Old Zhao Zhuang comforted: "Le Xian, before the old man came, he didn't expect the situation in Longshou Prefecture to be so good, you have done a good job, don't think about it." ”

Bai Yunbian snorted and muttered, "The Bird's Ambition

Old Master Zhao was so angry that he almost wanted to do it on the spot, but fortunately he was stopped by Ye Hongluan.

And at this moment, another henchman from the white cloud ran over, "My lord, outside the camp, a few people came, saying that it was your old friend." ”

Old friend?

Bai Yunbian wanted to glance at the old owner of Zhao, but the old owner Zhao, who was still angry, looked away angrily.

When everyone came to the camp and saw the people, Baiyunbian suddenly became excited, "Uncle Su Shi! What are you doing here? ”

Su Yuanshang said with a smile: "Gao Yang said that Longshou Prefecture is very critical now, let me see if there is anything that can help." ”

Bai Yunbian then introduced the rest of the people to him, and as soon as they greeted him, everyone was not polite, and immediately talked about the current situation.

All in all, the city defense is strong, the defenders are brave, and the manpower is insufficient, which is difficult to overcome.

Su Yuanshang smiled when he heard this, "Lord Zhao, Le Xian, Miss Ye, what are we fighting Longshouzhou City for?" ”

Bai Yunbian said suspiciously: "Longshou Prefecture is the base camp of Xiao Fengshan, and it is also the core of the imperial court's rule in Longshou Prefecture, once Longshou Prefecture is defeated, it will have a decisive impact on the overall situation of the entire Longshou Prefecture. ”

"And then?"

"And then?" Bai Yunbian was stunned for a moment, "Then we can slowly encroach on the rest of Longshou Prefecture and take the entire Longshou Prefecture into our pockets." ”

"And then?" Su Yuanshang asked with a smile still on his face.

Bai Yunbian frowned, "Then we can cooperate with Yunmengzhou's side, attack from both sides, and attack Zhongjing City!" ”

Hearing this, Old Master Zhao suddenly thought of something, and looked at Su Yuanshang thoughtfully.

Su Yuanshang said with a smile: "Before I came, my thoughts were the same as Le Xian. However, Gao Yang said something to me, and I thought so. ”

He said that war is a continuation of politics, an extreme measure taken to achieve a certain political goal. We must understand why we are fighting this war and what kind of goal we want to achieve, so that we can adopt the most correct war strategy in a targeted manner, otherwise we will fall into the mistake of fighting for the sake of war. ”

"Now, we are in Surabaya Yunmeng, the momentum is huge, shaking Zhongjing, but it is not enough, so we need to recreate the momentum in Longshou Prefecture, once Longshou Prefecture is controlled by us, the imperial court has the risk of being attacked from both sides, no matter how tough he Xiao Fengshan is, he can't suppress the panic of the people in the court, he must personally solve the trouble in Longshou Prefecture. And once he leaves Beijing, Gaoyang, who is lurking in Zhongjing, they can have a great opportunity to reverse the situation and directly win the position of Zhongjing, which is the purpose of all our actions in Longshou Prefecture. ”

"So, we're looking for control, not necessarily conquering."

Old Zhao Zhuang suddenly said: "What do you mean is to surround the state city, and then lead the army to the west, sweep away several cities in the west, and choke the choke point, and then, whether the state city is under our control is actually not so important?" ”

Su Yuanshang nodded, "If we can open up this route, through this route to the west of Sixiang Prefecture, this way up to Bishui Pass, there is no Xiongguan danger, and then we can directly threaten Zhongjing City, at that time, this state city is not defeated, what is the matter?" ”

Ye Hongluan immediately said: "No, the people in the state city are not stupid, it is impossible to sit idly by and watch us pull out the camp to the west and remain indifferent, then we will be attacked from front to back, and the end may be even worse." ”

This didn't stump Su Yuanshang, he said with a smile: "Then let's think of a way to make him dare not go out of the city." ”

"However, we only have such seven or eight thousand people, how can we send troops to the west while intimidating the state city?"

Su Yuanshang said softly: "Gao Yang said a way, Zhao Zhuang Master, Miss Ye, you are all people who know the soldiers, do you listen to this method is feasible?" ”

Then, Su Yuanshang whispered a way.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Old Zhao Zhuang laughed, "If this is the case, we can do a little better, such as finding a way to get the people in the state city to take the initiative to write a letter for help, let's come to a siege point to help." ”

He waved his sleeves, "The old man will handle this matter, and let some birds see the ability of the birds!" ”

After speaking, he glanced at Bai Yunbian defiantly.

Bai Yunbian rolled his eyes and muttered, "What an adult, still holding grudges, like a child." ”

In the big tent, the roar of the old farmer sounded.

I send two chapters a day, and it's really a bit unbearable to be ordered.

Later this month, we will merge and send a chapter.,The number of words won't be less.,Steady and steady.。

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