Beiyan, Moyang Road.

It is backed by the land of Gyeonggi in the north of Yan, bordered by Jingzhou and Daozhou of the Qi Dynasty in the south, Jiangbei Road in the west, and the endless Twin Peaks Mountains in the east.

Before the Yuanjia Change, this was originally the heart of the Great Qi Heartland, and it had the convenience of the Quartet, and it was a very rich area of the Qi State for a long time.

The mountains and rivers were shattered, the Chengping years of the past disappeared, and Moyang Road became the front line of the Northern Yan against the Southern Qi, and the war never really stopped for ten years.

In the capital Yongqiu City, the main hall of the rear house of the General's Mansion.

The waiter in the Prosecutor's Office tasted the tea unhurriedly, his face was stained with wind and frost, and the tiredness in his eyes was extremely deep.

Another person in the hall was looking upright and square, it was Chen Xiaokuan, the general of Moyang Road.

He occasionally glanced at Wang Shidao while tasting tea, and his heart couldn't help but feel indescribably complicated.

For the ministers of the Northern Yan and Manchu dynasties, Wang Shidao, who was in charge of the procuratorate, was a character that was difficult to portray in words.

Nearly 20 years ago, Wang Shidao was originally a member of the border army of the Qi Dynasty, and after the Jinghe defense line was breached, he surrendered to the Jing Dynasty, and gradually entered Qing Yugong's sight by virtue of his good advice.

After the founding of the Northern Yan Dynasty, Wang Shidao naturally entered the Prosecutor's Hall and reached the peak in only a few years. Although Qing Yugong's secret boost is indispensable, it is also inseparable from his own efforts.

Especially in the seventh year of Northern Yan Xiande, the Prosecutor's Office discovered in advance the plan of the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion of Southern Qi to attack Yongquan Pass, and notified the Dongyang Road army to set a trap. Although Xiao Wangzhi did not succeed in the end, this incident still made Wang Shidao famous.

In the ninth year of Xiande, the Prosecutor's Office launched a thunderous blow in Heluo City, killing 36 people from the Southern Qi Weaving Division. Wang Shidao shook the government and the opposition with this name, and his position in the court became more and more stable, almost on an equal footing with the prime minister and privy envoys, and even slightly better in some cases.

The world fears his methods, and at the same time does not see what he stands for.

He has a very close relationship with the Jing Dynasty, but he has worked hard for the Northern Yan Court over the years, but both Emperor Yan and Qing Yugong trust him, and he can be called an outlier in this puppet court.

Chen Xiaokuan knew more than others, he looked at Wang Shidao's tired face, and sighed lightly: "The battle situation in Huaizhou has been settled, and now we can only wait for the result, why should my brother be so bothered?" ”

Wang Shidao put down the teacup and said leisurely: "It's just a hard life." ”

Chen Xiaokuan knew his temperament well, so he changed the topic and said: "I don't know where Qin Chun's troops have arrived now, and according to the time, it should be able to approach the eastern foot of the Shuangfeng Mountain Range. Even if Xiao Wangzhi has been fighting for half his life, I am afraid that he would not have thought that his brother had made a surprise attack on Guangling seven years ago. ”

Wang Shidao's eyes were calm, and there was no sense of self-pride.

For Beiyan, only by capturing Huaizhou can he ensure his own safety, but this hard bone is really difficult to bite.

After the tragic tug-of-war of that year, Wang Shidao found a different way and decided to spend a lot of time in the vast mountains to find a way to climb and avoid the three ancient roads.

Capture Guangling, choke the back road of the army led by Xiao Wangzhi, and then attack the north and south to take the Chinese army directly, and capture Huaizhou in one go.

Such a simple single sentence contains countless painstaking efforts, because it involves coordinating the deployment of troops on Dongyang Road and Moyang Road in Beiyan, and at the same time, it is also necessary to calculate the two veterans of Nanqi Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, and to place Neiying and Houjian in Guangling, Huaizhou, which is an extremely vast and complex plan.

Chen Xiaokuan only thought about it and felt that his head was big, but fortunately, he only needed to provide follow-up support for the elite of the Jing Dynasty who attacked the mountains, and to complete the task by keeping the Jingzhou army of the Southern Qi Dynasty in place.

Wang Shidao said calmly: "Don't take it lightly. Although we have made a lot of confusing arrangements, the arrangement on Moyang Road is not very reasonable after all, and Li Tianrun will inevitably notice it. ”

Chen Xiaokuan bowed his head and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have already asked the Wei Lin Department and the Gao Tang Department to force Pingyang and put some pressure on that Li Dadu Governor." ”

Wang Shidao reminded: "Beware of Li Tianrun's tactics to lure the enemy. ”

Chen Xiaokuan respectfully responded, and then considered: "If you can capture Huaizhou this time, my brother's reputation will be even higher, and he will ...... in the future."

Wang Shidao's eyes condensed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "Just put some words in your heart." ”

Chen Xiaokuan said awe-inspiringly: "Yes." ”

Wang Shidao drank the residual tea in the cup, got up and said, "Xiao Wangzhi may not be unable to see through my arrangement. If he can't see it, we'll take Huaizhou. If he uses Huaizhou as bait, someone will inevitably recapture the Wangmei Ancient Road and cut off the retreat of the elite of the Jing Dynasty led by Qin Chun. ”

Chen Xiao said with a sense of understanding: "When that time comes, I will withdraw to the rear army-"

Wang Shidao shook his head and interrupted: "I have to do something, otherwise how can I explain to Marshal Du?" ”

Chen Xiaokuan nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, I understand." ”

Wang Shidao turned his head to look at Chen Xiaokuan, who was only a few years younger than him, and said with a smile: "I'm going to rush back to Dongyang Road now, and I'll leave it to you here, cherish." ”

Chen Xiaokuan bowed and said in a low voice: "Brother, since Zhang Junsi is determined to serve the Jing Dynasty, why don't you take this opportunity to get rid of him altogether." ”

Wang Shidao said indifferently: "It's not time yet, don't worry." ”

Chen Xiao's heart was in secret, and he didn't say much, and personally sent Wang Shidao outside the house.

……

Jingzhou, Pingyang City.

In the Governor's Mansion Chamber, a small military meeting is underway.

Li Liangyu, as the marching Sima, stood next to the hanging map and introduced the movements of the enemy army: "...... In the direction of Gao Tang and Wei Lin, the puppet Yan army marched forward for more than 30 miles, with a strength of about 20,000 troops, including an unknown number of Jing Dynasty veterans. To the east, on the line from Yangzhai to Yingze on the pseudo-Yan Moyang Road, there are large troops stationed, and according to the investigation of the Feiyu Battalion, the closer to the garrison near Juwei Mountain, the more elite it is. ”

During the banquet, in addition to the Metropolitan Governor Li Tianrun, there were also several military generals in military uniform, and as for the staff and Xiangzan of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, they could only sit on the chairs against the wall in the west at the moment.

Li Tianrun quietly looked at the topographic map of both sides of the river beside Li Liangyu, and said, "Let's guess, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd in the north this time." ”

Everyone fell into deep thought, and after a while, a military general said: "Governor Yu, the real target of Pseudo Yan this time should still be Huaizhou. Judging from the current intelligence, they may have aimed at the ancient roads in the Shuangfeng Mountains and used them as a breakthrough to attack the rear of Huaizhou. The garrisons of Pseudo Yan and Jing Dynasty in Yingze and other places can probably fit this inference. ”

Another person muttered: "But the ancient road in the mountains is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Huaizhou Governor's Office has already arranged for this, so the Guangling Army is responsible for guarding the ancient road. In that special terrain, a hundred elite soldiers can block thousands of troops, even if the pseudo-Yan is willing to take human lives to fill it, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve results, it is better to knock Huaizhou to secure the defense line. ”

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

The previous general stared at the map and frowned, "Could it be that Pseudo-Yan has a strategy to seize the ancient road?" ”

Another military general interjected: "Although the ancient road is difficult and dangerous, it is not impossible to pass, the difficulty lies in the defenders of our dynasty." ”

"In this way, Pseudo Yan wants to defeat the Guangling Army guarding the exit of the ancient road first, and then the main force will quickly pass through the ancient road and attack Guangling?"

"Where did they get their troops to appear in the territory of Guangling Mansion, and then go to sneak attack the Guangling army stationed on the ancient road?"

"That's really a critical question."

The discussion was very enthusiastic, and Li Tianrun listened patiently until his voice gradually subsided, and then he looked at Li Liangyu and asked, "Tell me your opinion." ”

Li Liangyu muttered: "Xia Guan guesses that the pseudo-Yan may cross the Shuangfeng Mountain Range with a small elite force, capture the northernmost of the three ancient roads, the Wangmei Ancient Road, and then lead the main force to quickly cross, and then surprise attack Guangling City." ”

There was silence in the room.

Li Liangyu's speculation was not a whimsy, and similar thoughts flashed in the minds of others. But the Twin Peaks Mountains, covered with vast untouched primeval forests and rugged mountain roads, are undoubtedly a death ground countless times more difficult for an army than crossing the Hengjiang River.

Li Liangyu looked at the military general who spoke first and added, "Assuming that the Pseudo-Yan Inspectorate has mobilized people to find a barely walkable path from the Twin Peaks Mountains over the years, is it possible to succeed?" Xia Guan thought that General Huo's inference was very reasonable, and the enemy must have wanted to attack Guangling by surprise, so as to conform to the deployment of Pseudo Yan's troops on Moyang Road during this time. ”

The generals nodded after pondering.

A flash of approval flashed in Li Tianrun's eyes, and then said: "This is a possibility, and there is another possibility, the pseudo-Yan is still trying to plot against Pingyang, you must be vigilant next, don't give the enemy a chance." ”

The generals commanded in unison.

Li Tianrun glanced at the young female general sitting upright in the corner, and said: "Jingzhou and Huaizhou are far apart, but these military information is very important, and it must be passed on whether it is too late or not. Liangyu, you immediately send a messenger to inform the Governor of Huaizhou Xiao Du and the Guangling Army Qi Tai of the content of today's military meeting, and prepare another copy to be sent to Yongjia, so that the imperial court can send reinforcements to Huaizhou as soon as possible. ”

Li Liangyu responded: "The lower official receives the order." ”

Li Tianrun paced to the side of the map and said slowly: "If Pseudo-Yan really wants to attack Guangling, the next step is to force Xiao Dudu to send troops back to help, and then they can storm the Lai'an defense line and let Brother Xiao take care of one and lose the other." According to my understanding of Brother Xiao, he will definitely be able to see the other party's step clearly at that time, so it is very likely that he will ignore Guangling and concentrate the main force on the Lai'an defense line, and finish his work in one battle. It's just that in this way, Guangling may ......"

He paused slightly, then turned to face the young woman and said, "Ice and snow." ”

The female general stood up and saluted: "The last general." ”

Li Tianrun said in a deep voice: "You lead the Feiyu battalion to Guangling, if the pseudo-Yanguo has the idea of attacking Guangling, you have to assist the Guangling army to block the three ancient roads and cut off the enemy's back road, and at the same time, you can't let the pseudo-Yan continue to increase the troops, so that the so-called strange army will become a turtle in the urn." ”

Li Bingxue was stunned, she knew that if she wanted to send an elite gallop to aid Huaizhou, the Feiyu Battalion was the best choice. However, the two places are far apart, and when she arrives in Huaizhou with the Feiyu Battalion, I am afraid that the situation has changed greatly.

Seeing this, Li Tianrun smiled and said: "The imperial court will hold Jingzhou and Pingyang at all costs, and the reason is that we control the middle and lower reaches of the Hengjiang River. ”

The light boat goes down the river and can go directly to Baishidu, the southern end of Guangling.

Li Bingxue's eyes lit up, and his tone was crisp and firm: "The last general will take the order!" ”