Jiangbei, Jingzhou, Mengshan City.

"Report to the Metropolitan Governor, a letter from the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion!"

A lieutenant walked briskly into the hall, and a loud voice interrupted the military discussion in the hall.

Li Liangyu took the secret letter with intact fire paint from the school captain, opened it and handed it to Li Tianrun.

On the handsome position, Li Tianrun, who was slightly pale, briefly looked at it, handed the letter to Li Liangyu, and said lightly: "Read it." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke."

Li Liangyu lowered his head in response, and then in the attention of the full hall of military generals, he read unhurriedly: "Huai'an County Gongzunjian——"

He was interrupted by Li Tianrun just at the beginning: "Let's get to the point." ”

Li Liangyu skipped Li Jingda's greetings and politeness, and said concisely: "Since mid-September, the puppet Yan ranger scouts have repeatedly appeared in various parts of the Dingzhou border, especially the three main roads of Dingfeng Road, Qingliu Pass and Leize Plain. At present, it seems that the Jingguo army is gradually moving south, or it will raise troops to invade the border in the near future. The Dingzhou Governor's Mansion will follow His Majesty's will and hold on to all the passes and cities, and will not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of it. The only concern is that if the main force of the Jingzhou army attacks south, the strength of Dingzhou may be insufficient, and I hope that the comrades of the Jingzhou army will rush to help at the critical moment. ”

He paused slightly, his eyes fell on the last paragraph of the secret letter, and said: "This matter has also been informed to the Duke of Rongguo of Huaizhou." ”

Li Tianrun looked around at the generals and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Everyone was familiar with the temperament of their own governor, so no one pretended to be posturing, and everyone spoke freely, and the atmosphere was quite warm.

Generally speaking, these generals thought that there was nothing wrong with Li Jingda's secret letter, and that Jingjun would basically use Dingzhou as a breakthrough point, after all, it had only been less than a year since it returned to the rule of Great Qi, and the number of troops was the smallest among the three prefectures.

What's more, compared with Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, Li Jingda is definitely not valued by the nobles of Jinglian.

But then there will be a problem, if you agree with Li Jingda's judgment, then the Jingzhou reinforcements must be prepared as soon as possible.

The two places are far apart, and if the Jingzhou army breaks through the Dingzhou border defense line, it will be too late for the Jingzhou army to go north to support.

As for who to send troops to help Dingzhou, all the generals obviously did not want to miss this opportunity, because the defense line on Jingzhou's side was stable, and there might not be a war in a short time.

In the midst of the disturbance, Li Tianrun coughed a few times, and the festival hall instantly fell silent.

Li Tianrun noticed Li Bingxue's worried expression next to him, waved his hand to show that it was okay, and then said to Li Liangyu: "Reply to Li Dudu on behalf of the governor, the letter has been known, and I hope he will abide by His Majesty's decree, stick to the passes everywhere and never go to war." The three states of Jiangbei should watch and help each other, and when necessary, the governor will send troops north. ”

Li Liangyu lowered his head and said, "Obey." ”

Li Tianrun said again: "Take the sand table." ”

Later, a simple sand table was placed in the center of the festival hall, Li Tianrun slowly got up, came to the side of the sand table and looked at it for a while, and said calmly: "Since the battle at the beginning of the year, the army of the pseudo-Yan Moyang Road has been desperately building the pass fortress under the command of Niu Cunjie. You should be able to see that from Xinchang City in the east to Yanwu City in the west, on this border line of more than 700 miles, there are countless strongholds of the puppet Yan army, do you know what this means? ”

Huo Zhen, the commander of the Yang Zhai army, muttered: "The enemy's defense line is strong, and it is very difficult for our army to break through from point to surface. ”

Fan Wending, the commander of the Guangji Army, shook his head and said, "It's more than that. The enemy's defense line is so solid, they don't need to blindly defend it, if the elite iron cavalry of the Jing army attacks southward from somewhere, even if they can't shake our army, because the defense behind them is very strong, it is a big deal to retreat calmly. ”

Li Tianrun glanced up at him and bowed slightly.

Fan Wending was encouraged, his thinking became more and more open, and he said: "The defense line of the puppet Yan army reminds me of the spear and shield array we use to deal with the cavalry, these pass fortresses along the border line are hard and thick shield arrays, and the cavalry of the Jing army is the spear hiding behind the shield array, and as long as there is a chance, they will come forward to cause damage." ”

His words were unanimously agreed by all the generals, and even Xu Gui, the most reckless commander of the Anping Army in peacetime, nodded and said: "Lao Fan is right, the cavalry of the Jing Army is the best at finding opportunities, especially our defense line is pushed to the north, just on the Jiangbei Plain, which is the most suitable for cavalry to rush in a roundabout way." ”

It's just that they have a question in their hearts at the moment, judging from the words of the Metropolitan Governor, does he think that Jingjun will take Jingzhou as the main direction of attack when he goes south this time?

Li Tianrun didn't explain too much, just looked at the sand table and said: "Huo Zhen, after you go back, lead the Yang Zhai army to move to the northeast, stationed in Juxian City, and fight with the Huaizhou Xunyang Army in Xunyang City to prevent the enemy from breaking through from the weak point of the eastern front." ”

Huo Zhen said awe-inspiringly: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Li Tianrun said again: "Zhang Zhan." ”

"The last general!"

"You led the Heyang army out of Qinghe County and camped fifteen miles south of the Guangji army."

"Obey!"

"The Emperor Encounters."

"The last general!"

"You lead the Yingze army to the northwest, change guards with the Anping army, and your department will garrison Xileng Pass. The Governor has only one request for you, even if you die on the pass, you can't let the enemy break through on the Western Front. ”

Huangfu said angrily: "The last general is willing to make a military order in front of the metropolitan governor, and Xileng Pass will never let the enemy enter the pass!" ”

Li Tianrun nodded approvingly.

Xu Gui, who was full of enthusiasm and would be uncomfortable if he didn't fight, said cautiously: "The Grand Governor, the last general will seek war." ”

Li Tianrun looked at him with a smile on his face, and said undoubtedly: "You and the soldiers of the Anping Army have worked hard in the past two years, so let's withdraw to the south to rest for a while, and temporarily stationed in Boxing City." ”

Boxing is located more than 100 miles northwest of Mengshan, which used to be a front-line position, and now it is naturally a large rear.

Xu Gui was a little frustrated in his heart, he didn't want to stay in the rear as a preparation when the big battle came, but in front of Li Tianrun, he could only honestly take orders.

Li Tianrun did not have the leisure to comfort Xu Gui, a tiger general, and after issuing a few more instructions, he said to the generals: "If a border war breaks out, don't act rashly, and wait until the governor sees the enemy's plan before making a decision." ”

The generals responded in unison, and the examples of the past twenty years have shown that their Grand Governor has an almost instinctive insight into the situation on the battlefield, and his decisions can prove that his analysis is extremely accurate, so their trust in Li Tianrun has been deeply rooted in their blood.

After the end of the military discussion, the generals retired one after another, and Li Liangyu could not stay, he is now in charge of the logistics of the entire Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and the burden on his shoulders is very arduous, and he is busy almost every day.

The hall was quiet, Li Bingxue walked to Li Tianrun's side and asked, "Daddy, do you doubt that Jing Jun will give up the soft persimmon of Dingzhou and attack Jingzhou instead?" ”

Li Tianrun said slowly: "You should know very well that since we entered October, we have never received any information from the north. Ye Qi said that the Jingzhou Yamen of the Warp Weaving Division was in a similar situation, as if a hand was choking all the passages on the border line, cutting off our watching eyes from the north. ”

Li Bingxue asked, "What does this have to do with the enemy's main direction of attack?" ”

Li Tianrun smiled and said with emotion: "Don't think this is a very simple thing. If the ruler in the north did not have enough prestige and means, he would not be able to do this at all, in other words, no one in the puppet Yan court had such ability, and neither could ordinary Jing Lian nobles. In fact, it is not difficult to guess that this person should be the most powerful opponent of our Daqi border army. ”

Li Bingxue frowned and said: "Daddy refers to Qing Yugong, the marshal of Jingguo Southern Courtyard?" ”

Li Tianrun bowed his head and said: "Except for him, no one can completely block the exchange of news between the north and the south. Qing Yugong used the art of military to be superb, even above his father Qing Yuding. Emperor Xiang first asked Marshal Sa Gai of the Northern Court and several princes to lead the troops to attack the Zhao State, but suffered several defeats in succession, and had to transfer Qing Yugong and the Xiashan Army under his command. You also know very well how it turned out. ”

Li Bingxue became more and more puzzled, looked at the sand table and asked: "Daddy attaches so much importance to Qing Yugong, how could he give up Dingzhou and focus on Jingzhou?" ”

"It's because it goes on and on. The Sixth Army of Dingzhou is actually the foundation laid by Brother Xiao and Lu Shen, and His Majesty asked Xu Zuo to go to supervise the army with a secret decree, Li Jingda is indeed not a famous general, but if he is just a firm defense, Qing Yugong does not have a very good way. If he directly ran into the Dingzhou defense line, Jingjun would inevitably be frustrated. In this case, you might as well jump out of the corner of Dingzhou and focus on the overall situation. Switching to attack Jingzhou does not mean that he will devote all his troops, one is just to see if there are any weaknesses in the Jingzhou defense line, and the other is to send a signal to Li Jingda to lower his vigilance. ”

After listening to Li Tianrun's analysis, Li Bingxue finally understood, and she couldn't help but sigh: "If Lu Shen is in charge of Dingzhou's military affairs...... My daughter didn't understand why His Majesty had to let Lu Shen go to Shazhou at this time, could it be that Shazhou was more important than Jiangbei stability? ”

At this moment, Li Tianrun's eyes had complicated emotions, and he said softly: "Because Your Majesty doesn't want Lu Shen to make meritorious contributions too often, he believes that we old guys still have strength." ”

Li Bingxue was slightly stunned.

There is no problem with the second half of the sentence, but the first half of the sentence is ...... What does it mean not to want to make meritorious contributions too often?

Could it be that the Son of Heaven is suspicious of Lu Shen?

Li Tianrun seemed to know her thoughts, and said gently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty is doing this for Lu Shen's good, he has risen too fast, the foundation is not solid, and temporary precipitation is not a bad thing." ”

Li Bingxue smiled a little embarrassedly, but his mind involuntarily drifted to a place called Shazhou in the west of the Yangtze River.

……

The heart of Shazhou, Gaoping Village.

This is the largest village in Tieyang, with more than 20,000 people living there.

On a gentle slope, more than a dozen young people sat on the grass basking in the sun.

"Are we really going to deal with that Qi Guoqincha?"

A young man asked, slightly nervous.

Sitting in the middle was Shen Tianyi, the eldest son of Shen Min, the head of the Tieyang Tribe.

He had a long piece of grass in his mouth, a mocking smile on his handsome face, and he said slowly: "What, are you afraid?" ”

The young man hurriedly retorted, "How could I be afraid? I just don't know what the elders will think. ”

Shen Tianyi said leisurely: "Isn't it just a Qi person who has taken shit and climbed to a high position? Since he dares to come to Shazhou, how can we not entertain him well? Besides, it's not about his life, it's just playing tricks on him, making him scared and then obediently rolling back. Your courage is too small, if you really dare not say it sooner, lest you be embarrassed by the time. ”

After all, no one wants to be a shrunken turtle.

"Qi Guoqincha?"

Shen Tianyi sneered and spit out the long grass in his mouth.

"Phew!"

(End of chapter)