The sun is scorching and the cicadas are chirping.

In the back house of the Governor's Mansion, Xiao Wangzhi looked at Su Yunqing's departing back and said with a smile: "Although this Su inspector didn't mention anything about you, I know that he is very sorry in his heart." ”

Lu Shen, who was sitting next to him, asked curiously, "Why do you regret it?" ”

"Because although you still have the status of a cadre, you have been recruited by me into the Governor's Mansion, and you will inevitably be promoted in the army in the future, and it is impossible to move forward according to the arrangement of the Warp Weaving Division. If you are willing, he will definitely let you take charge of the warp weaving department to secure the yamen, and you will take over the inspection of Huaizhou in the future. If you're good enough, he doesn't even mind taking the initiative to let Xian go back to the capital or go to Jingzhou. ”

Xiao Wangzhi sighed rather rarely.

Lu Shen hesitated: "No, right?" ”

Xiao Wangzhi shook his head and said indifferently: "Su Yunqing's ability is far inferior to that old fox of Qin Zheng, but he is loyal enough to Daqi and never cares about his own honor and disgrace. After Guangling's meticulous crime was over, he could have risen one level with this merit, and was promoted from Huaizhou Inspection School to Sanpin. ”

Lu Shen remembered that in the tavern opened by the warp weaving department in Guangling City, Su Yunqing had mentioned this matter.

According to Su Yunqing, the matter failed in the end because there were people within the Warp Weaving Division who hated him, so in the end he chose to take the initiative to take a step back.

Xiao Wangzhi's eyes looked at him gently, and said slowly: "Judging from the information I have, Qin Zheng did not accept those people's attacks on Su Yunqing, and still wants to promote him. But Su Yunqing took the initiative to give you the credit, so Qin Zheng promoted you from a white body to a warp weaving officer. ”

Lu Shen was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect this matter to have such a twist.

Originally, I thought that this was the appreciation of Qin Zheng by the Warp Weaving Division, but now that I think about it, I feel that it is unreasonable, Qin Zheng is not Zhan Hui or Xiao Wangzhi, how can he directly appoint himself as a cadre without meeting at all?

Now he already knows that the position of the cadre office within the warp weaving department is very special, and he has always been promoted by his cronies.

The reason why Qin Zheng did it was nothing more than because of his respect and trust in Su Yunqing.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Shen couldn't help but mutter: "Previously, the Su Inspection School wanted me to go to the Northland to hide, but I really didn't want to do this, but now it seems that I really owe him a favor." ”

Without this identity, he would not be able to interfere in the city defense of Guangling so smoothly.

Xiao Wangzhi said: "How can you owe him a favor? Not to mention that Guangling's successive harvests made his position in Qin Zheng's heart more and more stable, just this time, you helped him catch a big fish in the army, and this credit was enough for him to get far away from the other three inspectors of the Warp Weaving Division. Speaking seriously, Su Yunqing owes you a lot of favors, and if necessary in the future, you can ask him to help you do a few things. ”

Lu Shen's evaluation of Su Yunqing came to Lu Shen's mind, and he was able to get almost the same judgment as Xiao Wangzhi, which showed that this Huaizhou inspector was indeed trustworthy.

Xiao Wangzhi said again: "Of course, the premise is that you let him do things that don't betray the interests of Daqi." As long as you don't touch this one, if there is a dispute within the court, he will definitely help you. ”

"I understand, thank you Uncle Xiao for your advice."

Lu Shen bowed his head and said with emotion: "I just didn't expect that the commander of the dignified Beijing Army and the Southern Yadu would be the secret son of the Pseudo-Yan Inspectorate. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Wangzhi first shook his head and smiled, and then said meaningfully: "The water in the capital is very muddy, far more complicated than you think, so your father left you in Huaizhou, and he didn't want you to come into contact with those flies and dogs. In comparison, the border army can still maintain a certain degree of purity, at least Chen Lanyu and a few of them will not be willing to fall like Xu Wen. ”

"Really...... Man dies for money. ”

Lu Shen sighed softly.

In fact, he realized afterwards that Xiao Wangzhi not only wanted him to show his face that day, but also had another plan, that is, to let him inform the generals of the plan in advance, and then Xiao Wangzhi's personal guards and the elite of the Warp Weaving Division cooperated with each other to stare at all the generals who participated in the military discussion that day.

Later, it was discovered that the Dingwei army commanded Xu Wen's abnormality.

However, under Xiao Wangzhi's advice, the Warp Weaving Division did not prevent the other party from transmitting information, and did not even pull out the hidden stake belonging to the Prosecutor's Office in the city, but quietly strengthened the surveillance.

Fortunately, there was only one Xu Wen, and none of the others found the problem.

This somewhat relieved Lu Shen, if the three commanders of the Beijing army had problems, then he felt that there was no need to fight this battle, Xiao Wangzhi only had to guard the acre and three points of land in Huaizhou.

"Xu Wen's problem doesn't have to be accidental."

Xiao Wangzhi suddenly said in a deep voice.

Lu Shen's eyes condensed slightly, and he quickly realized the meaning of his words, and couldn't help frowning: "Uncle Xiao is saying that someone deliberately let Xu Wen take the Dingwei Army north?" ”

Xiao Wangzhi's eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "It's very likely." ”

Lu Shen thought of the Gu family in Guangling City, as well as the Qu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry behind Gu Zisi and Gu Junye, his mood couldn't help but become heavy, and he briefly said this matter to Xiao Wangzhi, and then said with a straight face: "Are there any good people in the court?" ”

Xiao Wangzhi smiled dumbly, shook his head and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you think." The pattern of the DPRK and China is extremely complex, but it can be roughly divided into several parts, one is the royal family and magnates who crossed the south in those years, the second is the local family in the south, the third is the new upstart Wenchen who has gradually gained momentum in recent years, and the fourth is the strength of the military. These factions were constantly strife, which gave the pseudo-Yan Prosecutor's Office and the Jing Dynasty spies a chance to see the needle. ”

Lu Shen knew that these were very valuable analyses, and he carefully kept them in mind.

Xiao Wangzhi said again: "Xu Wen can't move for the time being, after all, he can't represent the entire Dingwei Army." Judging from Yuan Xingqin's statement, the officers and soldiers of the three armies of the Southern Ya can still be trusted, and they are also required to undertake the task of attacking the city. When the time comes, I will arrange for someone to remove his military power, and you don't have to worry. ”

Lu Shen pondered back to the battle in front of him, and said with a little apprehension: "Uncle Xiao, will the enemy really take the bait?" ”

"It's inevitable."

Xiao Wangzhi's expression was gentle, and he said unhurriedly: "The strategy you came up with is similar to Yang Mou. Yongquan Pass aside, after knowing the plan of our army, the enemy will inevitably send some additional troops to the pass, although this amount of troops is not enough to affect the overall situation, but after all, it can drag down their already not very many elites. ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said, "What I'm worried about is that they will give up supporting Qingtian City and turn to defending it with all their might. ”

Xiao Wangzhi smiled and said, "That's why I said that your strategy is Yangmou." Now that the enemy knows our strategy, there are only two ways in front of them, one is not to send reinforcements to support Qingtian City, so as not to be surrounded by our army. However, if the enemy really does this, our army can turn a feint attack into a strong attack, and it is not impossible to forcibly take Qingtian. ”

Lu Shen said: "Indeed, you can't always pin your hopes of winning the war on strategy, and sometimes you still have to rely on hard power. ”

The praise in Xiao Wangzhi's eyes became more and more obvious, and he said: "The beauty of your strategy is that no matter what decision the enemy makes, we have a way to counteract. In fact, in my opinion, the enemy will not choose to let Qingtian City defend to the death, they will inevitably gather heavy troops, and first use a strong city defense to consume the strength of our army, even if this time is a month or two, they can afford to wait. When our army was exhausted, they sent the main force south and fought a decisive battle with our army in the Qingtian Valley. ”

Lu Shen pondered his eyes and said slowly: "Because of the defeat in the Battle of Qingxia, the enemy commander must want to turn defeat into victory, so they will definitely choose to fight at the last moment." ”

"That's right, whether it's Zhang Junsi or Chen Jingtang, they don't think how strong our army is, and they only attribute the reason why they can't capture Huaizhou to the fact that the Lai'an defense line is too tough. In essence, these people all felt that the strength of the Qi army was low, far inferior to the puppet Yan army, not to mention the old pawns of the Jing Dynasty. Qingxia had planted such a big heel in the first battle, how could they swallow their anger and defend Qingtian? ”

After Xiao Wangzhi finished speaking, Lu Shen was finally able to settle down in his heart.

This was the first time he had undertaken such an important task, planning a big battle related to the future of Huaizhou, although there were others to help, and Xiao Wangzhi's unsparing guidance, he was always apprehensive.

After all, if you lose, many soldiers will die on the battlefield.

Xiao Wangzhi saw the nervousness in his heart, got up and walked to the side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If I had known your talent in military affairs, even if I offended your father, I would have brought you to the Governor's Mansion." ”

Lu Shen's heart widened, and he smiled: "Uncle Xiao is not worried that his father will do it directly?" ”

Xiao Wangzhi smiled and said: "I don't know if your father's hard work has fallen over the years, and there is a chance to learn from him." ”

At this moment, marching Sima Huang Xianfeng came to the door and saluted Xiao Wangzhi: "Governor, the people have arrived." ”

Xiao Wangzhi said to Lu Shen: "Let's go, take you to see your subordinates." ”

Lu Shen was stunned, but Xiao Wangzhi didn't continue to explain, so he had to follow patiently.

Everyone came to the small school field on the west side of the Governor's Mansion, where there was a vast crowd of people, about a thousand.

Lu Shen raised his eyes and looked, and a wave of blood suddenly surged in his heart.

Standing at the forefront was Li Chengen, and the people next to him were very familiar, and Lu Shen knew who their surnames were.

In addition to Li Chengen and the Lu family's nursing home, the people who followed him in Guangling City to fight day and night basically came, and there were many more faces, but these people looked at Lu Shen with cordial eyes.

Xiao Wangzhi unraveled the mystery without hurrying: "According to the rules in the army, the commander of the regiment can command 4,000 people, and the captain can lead 1,200 people, and most of the governors are like this, of course, the Feiyu battalion of the Jingzhou Li Governor is different. Although his eldest daughter is only a captain, there are more than 4,000 people in the Feiyu Battalion, which is actually no different from the captain. ”

Lu Shen didn't seem to listen, and hesitated: "The Grand Governor, the last general is just a prosecutor and captain......

The implication is that the prosecutor lieutenant is about the same as the staff officer civilian he knew in his previous life, and it stands to reason that he cannot directly lead the troops.

Xiao Wangzhi said indifferently: "This governor said that the inspector can lead the troops, so you can." ”

Lu Shen hurriedly shut up.

Xiao Wangzhi said again: "These thousand cavalry are incorporated into the governor's personal guard battalion, and you are responsible for commanding it, and Li Chengen is your deputy. ”

He paused slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "Many of these people have fought with you in Guangling, especially those masters sent by various families, they all volunteered to join the army with you. Your father paid a lot of money to settle those merchant squires, but fortunately, the popularity he has accumulated over the years is deep enough. In addition, your father has sent you all the manpower he has secretly accumulated. ”

Lu Shen pursed his lips.

He couldn't help but think of the day when Lu Tong left Lai'an and went south to do things for the Governor's Mansion, he once said to him on the occasion of separation: "Since you are determined to join the army, my father will not stop you, I only hope that you can take care of yourself and don't get into danger in everything." ”

Only then did Lu Shen understand that the reason why Lu Tong hurriedly went south was to cooperate with the Thorn Shifu to raise food and grass on the one hand, and on the other hand, to lay the most solid foundation for him to join the army.

However, the old man didn't say a word when he left, naturally he wanted to surprise Lu Shen, and at the same time avoid too much pressure in his heart.

This is his father.

Lu Shen had mixed feelings in his heart.

Xiao Wangzhi waited for him to calm down, and continued to whisper: "You are already familiar with the subordinates in the Battle of Guangling, and you don't need to bother polishing the talents sent by your father to press the bottom of the box. As for the remaining 200 or so people, they are the elite soldiers I have personally led, which can be regarded as a little bit of my heart as an uncle. ”

Lu Shen said sincerely: "Thank you, Uncle Xiao! ”

Xiao Wangzhi shook his head, pointed to the front and said, "Go, from now on they will be your soldiers, treat them well." ”

Lu Shen saluted meticulously, and then strode forward.

Xiao Wangzhi looked at his calm and firm back, and couldn't help but smile with relief.

It will be updated tomorrow at 12 noon~

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