Zhao Kuo and Lian Po......

was reminded by Zhuge Liang like this, Su Chen's thinking was also opened, and the current Zhao Guangshi was not like Lian Po at the beginning, adopting a conservative defensive style of play, wanting to drag Su Chen's offensive rhythm and logistical baggage.

"Zhao Guangshi is a general of the clan, over seventy years old, and he is highly respected, but Liang feels that the word clan has the biggest shortcoming as a leading general."

Zhuge Liang lowered the feather fan with a smile and walked to the side, probably letting the generals in the tent listen together.

"The generals of the clan seem to be the emperor's relatives, and the commander of the army has a very high trust, but that depends on the age of the emperor, the age is too young and too big, and the clan commanders are a great threat to the throne, especially with heavy troops, in fact, it will attract suspicion, after all, the identity of the clan is easy for them to sit on the throne."

Oil lamps sway, moths swirling.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and asked with a smile: "Guess, why is Zhao Guangshi so old, but stationed in Huizhou?" ”

"Prevent him from sitting big in Gyeonggi. Huizhou is close to Luyang, and he can not only leave the court, but also look at him. "Zhang Liao, a general who commands the army, can naturally guess the thoughts of the Emperor of Wei in his heart.

With Zhuge Liang's analysis and the discussion of the generals in the account, Su Chen gradually had the outline of the plan in his mind, and An Lushan was now the talisman of Zhao Guangshi.

And he needs to show respect for Zhao Guangshi in front of the opposing army...... Give him the Wei Emperor behind him eye medicine.

After discussing the back, Su Chen sent people from the Embroidery Division overnight to find a way to sneak into Luyang to contact An Lushan, who was an official in the capital, and let him do the rest of the work.

Waiting for the crowd to leave from the big tent, Zhuge Liang did not rush to leave, but talked about Fang Xuejun.

"Why is she here?" Su Chen frowned.

"Su Lie and Su Ting transported grain, she was also helping, and when she heard that the 400,000 army was besieged and the north road was blocked for a period of time, she said that she would follow her, and after the two roads were reopened, she and Liang and Qi and Zhong led the Shengnu army to kill all the way, just when Qi and Liang attacked Guangfu."

Zhuge Liang knew what Su Chen was worried about, "But it's okay, she and her senior sister followed Zhou Cang to garrison Guangfu to help settle the wounded soldiers and prepare the wound medicine." ”

"Well, that's for the best."

Su Chen let out a sigh, sat back in the chair, and leaned back: "She is very good, but the righteousness of the rivers and lakes is not easy to change, but it makes the prime minister worry." ”

"Hehe, now surrounded by famous generals and celebrities, sharing the burden, I don't know how much easier it is when I was in Shudi. Rest early, King, and you'll be up and running tomorrow! ”

The Fang family has also calculated some strength for this Xia King, and it also has weight among the scholars, plus the prestige of the people, the middle and lower plates have been stabilized, as long as the Xia princess saves snacks, then the entire Yan Kingdom is basically in the hands of the Xia King. Zhuge Liang thought about what Xun Yu said to him when he was in Ding'an before, smiled, and left.

Following.

With the set strategic direction, at dawn, the 40,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Lijiaping moved, plus the two armies of Youyan and Yizhou that came later, more than 70,000 people suddenly took a threatening posture and advanced towards the main force of Wei, and put down a position at a distance of ten miles.

Over there, Zhao Guangshi, who got the news, had a serious face, in the second half of the night yesterday, he already knew the news of the defeat of Qi and Liang in Guangfu, and now the other party put on such a posture, and had to let this old man wait for him.

Immediately stepped on the chariot and led the main force over, and the four armies of Wu Yue and Suiqing on the left and right flanks were also deployed about 30 miles away to deter the opponent's 70,000 soldiers and horses.

The sound of war drums and trumpets continued to sound.

Dust and smoke rise and fall.

The dense military formation spread out on the vast field, and the huge banner of "Yan" and "Xia" stood in the middle of the formation. Below it, on the left and right, in front and behind, there were arrays of two thousand people one after another, and on the two wings were two cavalry of white horses and wolf riders that maintained an attacking posture, crowding people's field of vision.

"The army of the Yan Kingdom, murderous!"

The 70,000 Wei army, which was also in the middle of the battle, was not small, the military appearance was neat, and the words and deeds were stopped, and it could be seen that under the control of Zhao Guangshi, there was no less drilling, but it was just that the Yan army on the opposite side lacked murderous spirit.

"The Grand Governor, there is a lone rider on the opposite side, as if he wants to talk to the Governor!" Meng Tuo's vision was excellent, and at a glance he saw a figure riding a black horse on the opposite side coming out of the crowd, urging the horse to the middle position.

"Old man, meet him."

Zhao Guangshi laughed and refused to be dissuaded by others, "I know what you want to say, but the old man is upright and upright, and he looks at his opponent in front of the three armies, what's so dirty!" ”

A large banner with the word 'Wei' written on it was waving in the wind, and a chariot pulled by four war horses slowly drove out under the canopy on the left and right guards.

The wheels rolled, and the rows of soldiers in front of them stepped back left and right, making way for them.

The soldiers between the two armies watched in silence as the chariot slowly came to the middle, and stopped at a distance of three feet. The old man in the car held his sword, slowly got up, straightened his spine, looked at the young commander riding on the black horse opposite, and couldn't help but slowly arch his hand.

"I often hear that King Xia of Yan Kingdom is young, and when I see it today, I know that he is so young."

"No matter how young Lone is, he is not as steady as the old general."

In the eyes of the two of them, Su Chen returned the salute on horseback, and said with a smile: "The old general and my enemy country, coming out like this, are you not afraid of your emperor's suspicion?" ”

Zhao Guangshi kept a smile on his face, and his voice was full of anger: "The old man stands upright, not to mention that he is still His Majesty's imperial uncle, at such an age, he still needs to be suspicious?" ”

"The old general is open-minded and admires Lonely!" Su Chen's face was gentle, and he arched his hand again: "I admire the old general's steady soldiers, unlike the emperor of your country who has been defeated by his lone commander three times and five times, a general like the old general, I'm afraid that the Wei State will not be able to find a few." ”

"King Xia still doesn't want to use the method of separation, the old man doesn't eat this set."

"It's not to come to distraction, I came here today to ask the old general, Qi Liang's soldiers and horses have been defeated and left, 400,000 troops, and now there are only 160,000 available, are you really sure that the soldiers and horses under the command of Gu will be defeated?"

"Haha, 160,000 soldiers and horses are in the hands of the old man, it's enough!"

The bright sky light was a bit dazzling.

Su Chen closed his eyes and arched his hand: "Respect the old general's majesty, but the soldiers under the lonely command are not so giving up, after resting, you and I will fight again, can you dare?" ”

"Why don't you dare!" Zhao Guangshi has been using soldiers for many years, and he has never underestimated anyone, don't listen to the other side and say 'after resting' and feel that there is an opportunity, on the contrary, for the young man in front of him, he also has a respect for the opponent in his heart.

After the two finished speaking, they returned with peace of mind when they came, and in less than a moment, the Yan army began to retreat, heading in the direction of Guangfu in an orderly manner.

Here, the generals came over to persuade the whole army to cover up the killing, but Zhao Guangshi refused.

"Its soldiers and horses are not defeated and retreat, not to mention that Qi Liang's soldiers and horses have been defeated, and the morale of the other party is booming, and they will be ambushed by the other party if they come forward to chase and kill!"

The words of the generals in the army were suppressed by the old marshal's words, and the generals who followed out from Gyeonggi were naturally a little unconvinced, but because of the prestige of the other party, they didn't dare to say anything, but just wrote a letter and delivered it to Luyang.

At present, the war situation is changing, the Wei army has been defeated again and again, first 90,000 in Sanzhou, and then 90,000 in Qiliang, and the war reports of successive defeats have been transmitted to Luyang, up to the court, down to the people are panicking, and the price of grain in the city is rising day by day, giving rise to a lot of complaints.

There are already voices calling for an early end to the fighting.

On July 19, the battle report from the front entered Luyang in the night, and the horse rushed into the palace, and the news was immediately pressed by the emperor.

It's night.

Shangshu Yuan Feng was in the house, the old man twisted the tip of his beard, looking at the old fat man in front of him who was about the same age as him, but looked extremely deferential, and his tone was gentle.

"Although you have some skills, but you don't have enough qualifications, how can you lead the army."

"Back to Shangshu, I know that I don't have enough qualifications, but I can't bear to serve the country......" An Lushan sat on the ground with his ass and crossed his legs, "Today I heard that Qi Liang's soldiers and horses were defeated, and Yan Guo did not advance but retreated, but General Zhao Lao did not move, so anxious that my urine was about to drip out!" Don't you come to Shangshu here to complain a few words, and talk about the depression in your heart. ”

The old fat man's words seemed to have no rules, but in Yuan Feng's ears, he really regarded him as a confidant, the old man smiled, "The governor of the capital acts, naturally he has his reason, Your Majesty didn't say anything, what do you and I care!" ”

"Why don't you worry about it, the Yan army has hit outside, and it will hit Luyang one step closer, we are all in the city, or the Chinese and martial arts, in case ...... I speak so upright, and it's not strange to be a scholar. If we get in, we'll be subordinate...... I won't be able to get ahead in the future, and I can't keep my current official position, how can I not be in a hurry! ”

Yuan Feng kept smiling and listening, but a look flashed in his eyes.

On the second day, the news had almost spread in the court, Zhao Chuanting sat on the dragon chair, listening to the twists and turns of the various courtiers with an expressionless face, and when he arrived at the military department, Yuan Feng came out of the ranks, spoke directly, and said something different from yesterday.

"Your Majesty, please play if you have something to do!"

Zhao Chuanting's eyelids jumped, and he probably knew in his heart what this henchman was going to say, so he directly waved his hand to interrupt: "What Shangshu wants to say, I know it in my heart, so I won't play it, retreat!" ”

The old man who came out of the column below did not leave, but continued: "Your Majesty, the minister received the battle report of the military department yesterday, and the soldiers on the front line handed it over, saying that the metropolitan governor had a conversation with the Xia king of Yan State before the battle, and then the queen of Xia withdrew to rest, but the metropolitan governor did not move, why?" Since ancient times, how can a soldier speak of faith, if during the conversation, the governor and his guards suddenly attacked, then the king of Xia died, and the army of Yan was self-defeating, so why delay again and again? ! ”

His words fell, and there were also civil and military forces on both sides who stepped forward to echo.

"The ministers feel that what Yuan Shangshu said is reasonable, the metropolitan governor led the army to fight the thief, but he advanced slowly all the way, missed the opportunity, and the Qi Liang soldiers and horses were defeated, and the metropolitan governor could not escape the blame!"

"Enough!"

Emperor Wei clapped the handrail and stood up.

Below, Yuan Feng was not afraid at all, he raised his face and bowed down: "Your Majesty, most of the governors used their troops in the past, why did they not build an inch in the face of the enemy army with so many differences in strength?" On the contrary, it has been delayed again and again, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses will fight less and less, and the Yan army will become stronger and stronger! ”

The civil and military officers echoed in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

In the main hall, the rest of the civil and military forces did not speak out, firstly, they also had doubts in their hearts, and secondly, Zhao Guangshi was not a colleague in their team, so he did not choose to refute the military department Shangshu at the moment.

"Bold!"

Emperor Wei gritted his teeth and roared, took a deep look at Chao Chinese Wu, flicked his sleeves and left the Dragon Court, strode back to the apse, shouted and cursed along the way, and when he arrived at the harem compound, the most favored concubines on weekdays were too lazy to be intimate, and sat down to drink one drink after another.

In fact, he got more information than Yuan Feng knew, and even knew everything Su Chen said to Zhao Guangshi that day.

"Your Majesty, why do you drink alcohol alone?" The concubine, who had changed into a light dress, came over and sat next to him, "But what troubles did the court encounter?" ”

"An old thief."

Zhao Chuanting touched her young and delicate face, and scolded the word old thief and didn't care about her age at all, "But the old thief said some things, it is still reasonable!" ”

"What?"

"I can't say anything to you."

Zhao Chuanting raised his hand and drank a glass of wine, Yuan Feng's words in the court today, in fact, made the fear in his heart more and more serious, Zhao Guangshi is his imperial uncle, but the reputation of the clan is very high, and now he has handed over the command of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to the other party, during this time, he has not slept peacefully, and it can be said that he is more cautious when he advances slowly, but the Yan army retreats and does not move, which makes him even more unable to sleep.

Is it to fight the Yan army, or to prepare......

Once the suspicion arises and is magnified, it cannot be recovered.

Especially the sentence: "160,000 soldiers and horses are in the hands of the old man, it is enough!" ”

After the third glass of wine, Emperor Wei summoned the eunuchs waiting outside, and soon after, three generals came to the court, they were heroic and sharp, and Zhao Guangshi was completely different from the momentum.

Early the next morning, three generals rushed to the Wei army in the north with their headquarters soldiers and horses carrying the holy decree.

Almost at the same time.

The chalcedony mountain in the south of Ganzhou, southeast of Yangzhou, has finally been surveyed after more than ten days.

Zhang Jiao was dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a long cane, standing on the cliff of Duxian Peak and looking west, two large and small mountain ranges winding and undulating, like two dragons showing in front of him.

At the head of the dragon, there is a Taoist temple.

"Found you!"

Zhang Jiao muttered softly and turned to go down the mountain.

In the previous chapter, I revised it, and you were right, especially the sense of separation woke up the spring breeze.

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