Chapter 69: Actively Preparing for War

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Although there was a cover of night, Shangguan Rou was still ashamed to get into the quilt, and only poked her head out after a while, and quietly asked Song Yuanlan, "Third sister, can I ask you a question?"

"Okay!" Song Yuanlan said: "I can't sleep either, I want to talk to you!"

Shangguan Rou thought for a while and asked innocently, "Third sister, what does it feel like to sleep with a man?"

"Ahh So he grabbed Shangguan Rou's hands first, and the other hand bent back to Shangguan Rou's ribs.

A burst of laughter like silver bells rang out, and Shangguan Rou curled up in a ball begging for mercy.

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In the following days, the Jade Dragon Prince still took Shangguan Rou out hunting and playing around, and occasionally went to the military camp to let Shangguan Rou show off his excellent swordsmanship, and was intoxicated by the envy of the generals.

Song Yuanlan is still Shangguan Rou's "flower messenger", and Shangguan Rou no longer rejects the third sister, the two sisters have nothing to say, and they are very affectionate.

Although the Jade Dragon Prince was jealous of Chai Shaoning's prestige in the rivers and lakes far exceeding his own, he had a faint desire for Song Yuanlan to be close, and secretly sighed that the flowers were inserted in the cow dung, so he was even more jealous of Chai Shaoning.

Chai Shaoning didn't care about Prince Yulong's attitude towards him, and began to work with his wife Sheng Yue to follow King Sichuan to contact officials at all levels, inspect the conscription, and go out of the city to participate in the training activities of the soldiers.

Originally, in order to restrain the feudal kings in various regions, the court allowed them to have their own armies, but the local officials were still sent by the court and received a salary from the court. This would weaken the feudal king's absolute control over the territory, and in the case of limited fortune, it would also prevent them from expanding their armies without limit.

But all this, of course, is difficult to become the rebellious King Shuntian and the King of Hainan. Through the influence of the court, the two of them either exchanged the officials of the territory with their own people, or secretly opened up wasteland, befriended the local local people, and at the same time concealed the harvest and reduced the taxes they paid to develop their personal power.

The king of Sichuan has always been cautious and has never secretly engaged in fraud. But the world was in turmoil, and those officials in Sichuan judged the situation and took the initiative to show their loyalty to the king of Sichuan. And because of the wealth of Sichuan, the large camp outside the city soon gathered another 200,000 troops, and under the leadership of a Geng general, they practiced day and night to deal with the further deterioration of the situation.

This General Geng is the playmate of King Kawanaka in the court since he was a child, and there is absolutely no problem in terms of loyalty. As for the safety of the city, it was entrusted to Wang Ke.

When Chai Shaoning first arrived in Chengdu, it was the general Wang Ke who led him into the palace in central Sichuan, so the two also knew each other.

Chai Shaoning soon became familiar with the two major generals inside and outside the city, and often accompanied the army to train men and horses, and at the same time sincerely asked the two generals for advice on the art of war and strategy, in order to make up for his shortcomings in leading troops to fight as soon as possible.

Xue Nianci was anxiously waiting for King Sichuan's subordinates to bring news about the second brother as soon as possible, and on the other hand, she took on the responsibility of supervising Chu Jiying and Shen Rong's martial arts training.

Thinking that last year at Song Shoucheng's home outside Taiyuan City, it was he who was teaching the old boxer's grandson and granddaughter to practice swords, and now that the person is slim, Xue Nianci was very sad in her heart, so she taught Chu Jiying and Shen Rong's swordsmanship more diligently, hoping that these two people can have enough strength to protect themselves, and they will not repeat the mistakes of the grandson and granddaughter of the old boxer when they encounter danger.

Although Chu Jiying used a gun, she had long admired the swordsmanship of Xue Nianci and others, and at this time, she had the opportunity to be guided by Xue Nianci personally, where was she not practicing diligently?

Although Shen Rong secretly admired Miss, he also knew that his identity and skills were not worthy of Xue Nianci, so as soon as Chu Jiying appeared, his attention shifted somewhat, and when he practiced swords, he made each other appear to be equal in swordsmanship. In this way, Chu Jiying's confidence has increased greatly, and his interest in practicing swords has become stronger and stronger.

The two get along day and night, coupled with Shen Rong's care everywhere, so that Chu Jiying gradually has a good impression of him, whether it is above or below the martial arts field, they follow Shen Rong's side, and they have become a pair of sweet lovers.

Bai Feiyu saw that Shen Rong had also found someone he liked, and he was secretly happy for him in his heart, but looking at the joy of this young man, and then thinking about his daughter's suffering from lovesickness every day for a disabled person, he hated and felt distressed, and he didn't know whether to continue to persuade her to break this idea or help her find Xiao Ting and make her daughter happy as soon as possible?

Half a month passed, and General Zhou returned that day.

When Chai Shaoning and Sheng Yue accompanied King Chuanzhong to welcome General Zhou into the living room of the palace, Bai Feiyu also rushed over when he heard the news.

Asked about the battle situation on the front line, General Zhou said: "Yu Huansheng has been dry several times, and I sent someone to cut his men and horses into several pieces, which made him suffer a few small losses, and now he no longer dares to attack rashly." It's just that our army's men and horses attacking Guizhou have lost several battles one after another, and I have ordered Meng Jingming, the marshal of the South Road, to suspend the army, and I have made a special trip back to see the prince!"

"Oh!" the king of Sichuan said, "Could it be that General Zhou has another good plan?"

Zhou Zhiming shook his head and said: "Our army suffers because there are too few soldiers who can fight habitually. In the past, the prince never concealed the development of his own power from the court, although he took advantage of the unpreparedness of the king of Hainan to capture Yunnan and collect 100,000 surrendered troops, but the real reliance is still the 200,000 horses in the headquarters, and they are divided into two fronts in Yunnan, Guizhou and eastern Sichuan. Therefore, once the king of Hainan sends his own elite troops, it will be difficult for us to do anything again, if we insist on attacking Guizhou, I am afraid that it will lead to further dispersion of people and horses, and there is a danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the other party!"

"Then what should I do?" The king of Sichuan was timid, and then quickly stabilized, and said sincerely: "I also know where our weaknesses are, so in the past few months, we have continued to recruit troops and horses, except for the 50,000 horses led by General Wei Chen to the Sichuan-Shaanxi border to pretend to go north, there are still 200,000 soldiers and horses in the camp outside the city who are practicing day and night, General Zhou, do you see if these people are available?"

General Zhou nodded and said: "The soldiers are in the hearts of the generals, as long as they are used properly, this force can exert its due power." It's just that their training time is too short, and they rashly face the elite men and horses of the King of Hainan, I'm afraid that they will mess up!"

The king of Chuanzhong did not panic again this time, but asked in a deep voice: "General Zhou must have a plan to come back this time, and this king wants to listen to the general's opinion first!"

Bai Feiyu, Chai Shaoning, and Sheng Yue all nodded secretly when they saw that although King Chuanzhong's cowardly nature had not changed, he had learned to control himself.

It is not wrong for a person to be timid, as long as he does things seriously, he is still promising, especially as the king of Sichuan, he only needs to be polite and virtuous, treat people with sincerity, and everyone will naturally assist him sincerely.

Since none of the three of them knew the art of war, they focused their attention on General Zhou.

General Zhou stood up, hugged his fists solemnly with the courtesy of his subordinates, and said: "The elite soldiers and horses of the King of Hainan are stationed in the southern provinces, and the officials of the northern state are at a loss because of the discouragement of the people. The last general had a proposal to change the feint attack to the main attack, and lead the troops north first. First, the main force of the court was dragged in Shandong by the King of Shuntian, and for the time being, we were unable to take care of the northwest provinces, and there was no need for too elite men and horses to capture the pass; second, there were 100,000 male soldiers of the court on the northwest border, and if we could persuade Lu Zhengchao, the marshal of the border pass, to throw himself on the side of the prince, then our prestige and strength would be greatly enhanced, which would be conducive to long-term competition with the king of Hainan in the future!"

Chai Shaoning became happy when he heard it and said, "General Zhou is right. Now in Shanxi, my old brother Zhao Yinian has persuaded Sanguan Marshal Fan Li, and the two and Sun Daxia led an army of 100,000 all the way south to Taiyuan. If we can capture Guanzhong, it will be connected with Shanxi and Hebei, and then half of the country will not be under the control of the king of Hainan, and the minds of the people of the world will change, and his means of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes will not be very bright!"

General Zhou didn't say much about Chai Shaoning's agreement with him, but nodded at Chai Shaoning and said, "That's right!"

Chai Shaoning saw that this General Zhou was so calm at any time, and he admired it even more in his heart.

The king of Chuanzhong nodded and asked, "General Zhou is here, how many soldiers and horses should he bring?"

General Zhou knew that the king of Sichuan was moving, and thought about it: "As soon as the army moves, the cost of money and food is huge, and this time the north is mainly to persuade to surrender, so I will bring 100,000 horses, plus General Wei Chen's 50,000 horses, which can play a shocking role." As long as the means are appropriate, the local officials in the counties of Guanzhong can be successfully ambushed. ”

King Chuanzhong fully agreed: "In this way, according to the general's words, I will let Yulong and Shaoning go with the army and be your assistants." ”

General Zhou shook his head and said: "The prince is grateful for his kindness, and the Jade Dragon Prince can accompany the general, and it is best for the master to stay in the palace and protect the safety of the prince." The tragedy of the former emperor must not be repeated. ”

The king of Chuanzhong thought for a while, nodded and agreed: "Then the king will hand over the jade dragon to General Zhou, you have to teach him more." ”

General Zhou clasped his fists and saluted: "Don't worry, the prince will do his best to assist the prince." ”

Everyone stopped arguing, and it happened that Prince Yulong took Song Yuanlan and Shangguan Rou back to the palace.

As soon as he heard that he was going to lead the army north with Zhou Zhiming, Prince Yulong immediately objected: "I won't go! Why don't you let Chai Shaoning lead the troops to the battle, but you want me to go to the front line to fight?"

King Chuanzhong frowned and said, "Your brother-in-law wants to stay here to protect the safety of your father." As the prince of Sichuan, you should naturally learn more from General Zhou the skills of leading troops to fight, so that you can inherit your father's career and take over the great cause of Sichuan. ”

"I'm not going!" Prince Jade Dragon categorically refused: "Learning the art of war can also be learned in the palace, and besides, I have read all those military books, so it's not a big deal." Fighting a war is about planning and winning a decisive victory, and what can you learn from marching with the team in addition to enduring hardships?"

When Wang Chuanzhong heard this, he said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you talk about it on paper, you will suffer a big loss in the future!"

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