Chapter 392 Advice

   "What song is this? It's so weird? Sister, can you understand it?"

  On the top of the mountain, Zhang Ji looked at Feng Yong and his party as they drifted away, and turned to look at Guan Ji who was standing quietly beside her.

  With a soft smile on her face, Guan Ji shook her head slightly, "I don't understand either, but I know that this is the words of my elder brother's teacher. I have heard him sing before."

  When he went to Hanzhong the year before last, didn’t he just sing in Shimen’s words for several days along the way?

  At that time, I still thought it was extremely unpleasant, and I almost couldn't help but want to stop it several times.

  And by the river in Nanxiang, my brother even sang for her alone.

  Thinking about it now, my heart still feels sweet.

"I see!"

  Zhang Ji tilted her head slightly, thought for a while, then clapped her hands, and said with a coquettish smile, "Ha! I also remembered, Feng Langjun taught me."

  As soon as she opened her mouth, she sang, her voice was very clear and crisp, "The pond is full, the rain has stopped, and the mud beside the field is full of loaches. I am waiting for you every day..."

  Guan Ji's expression froze upon hearing this.

   Huang Yueying, who was standing behind them, frowned slightly, trying hard to remember Feng Yong's accent.

  At the same time, I thought in my heart, since this is the words of his teacher's school, if I have the opportunity to hear it in other places in the future, wouldn't that place be bound to be connected with his teacher's school?

  The people below were about to disperse when they suddenly heard someone singing an incomprehensible tune.

  So they couldn't help but look at each other, and a thought popped up in everyone's heart: Sure enough, to marry a wife, you still have to marry a virtuous man!

  Bie County, Ke County, is the northernmost county controlled by the rebels after the Nanzhong Rebellion.

  At that time, at the beginning of the rebellion, Zhu Bao, the former prefect of Zangke County, wanted to pass through here, go around to the back of Pingyi County, and cut off Li Hui's retreat.

  Later, due to the poor cooperation among the rebels and their own selfishness, Zhu Bao could not compete with the Dudu Mansion on his own, so the plan fell through.

  Going to the back, due to someone's vicious plan, the militias swarmed south like locusts, and the northernmost Bie County was the first to bear the brunt of the militias.

   Not to mention the cowardly and disorderly people and barbarians, even Zhu Bao's own soldiers disappeared from time to time. At night, they dared not step out of the city gate.

In addition, this place is too far to the north, far away from Qilan, his old nest, and Zhu Bao came to the back. Before the big man sent his troops, he was forced to abandon this place and retreat all the way to the south. It is also a strange thing thing.

The rebel army threatened most of the people and retreated to the south, and the rest of the people also fled and did not dare to stay any longer. However, when the militia went south, they basically supplied supplies in Pingyi County. When there was no profit here, who would come over?

  So this county, which was considered prosperous in the past, has now turned into a ghost town.

   Today, this ghost town finally ushered in a large group of people for the first time.

   "Look around, be careful, don't make mistakes."

   Zhao Guang stood at the gate of Bie County and shouted loudly.

  The soldiers behind Qiqi agreed, and then divided into small groups and filed into the city.

  At this time, I saw a piece of music coming to report: "My lord, the militia in the mansion sent people over."

   Zhao Guang raised his eyebrows and said, "Let him come over."

   "I have met Mr. Erlang and my third uncle."

  The person who came was wearing a simple leather armor, with a knife on his waist, a package, and a water bag, and nothing else.

   First saluted Zhao Guang, and then saluted an old man beside Zhao Guang.

  The old man squinted at him, nodded slightly, and closed his eyes again.

  Seeing the appearance of the old man, Zhao Guang knew that the person was right, and looked at the person carefully. He felt that he looked familiar, and he seemed to be someone from the family.

   "There is no need to be too polite. A few days ago, how did you go about what I told you?"

"Back to Mr. Erlang, the villain has found all the militia managers in Nanzhong these days. They are very talkative, and they all told the villain what they know, so the villain probably knows about Zhu Bao's movement. .”

   "How could it be difficult to talk?"

  Zhao Guang sneered, "Who dares not give my brother some face in the militia in Nanzhong? My brother has already found the gold master behind them in Jincheng a few days ago, and those people are counting on my brother to find a way for them!"

  The corner of the mouth of the steward of the Zhao family's militia twitched, and Mr. Erlang yelled "brother" really smoothly.

   "You continue to talk."

"Yes. Back to Mr. Erlang, this Biecheng has long been empty. Not only that, Zhu Bao heard that the imperial army was under pressure, and he had gathered all the soldiers and horses to Qilan, so he went all the way from Biecheng to the south. , until the area of ​​Qilan is unimpeded."

   "Zhu Bao gathered troops, do you want to defend Qilan or flee south, you know?"

  Zhao Guang looked to the south, and all he could see was grass and trees, and even the official road had been submerged in the grass, let alone any people.

The face of the visitor showed shame, and he shook his head and said, "This villain doesn't know. If it is north of Qilan, not to mention the rebels, even if there are barbarians hidden on any hill, you can tell Mr. Erlang about the small ones." come out."

"It's just... after Qilan goes south, it's already been regarded as a place where barbarians have lived for generations. The militia has gone, and at most it's just to explore the road. It's extremely difficult to inquire about news, let alone find labor. , even if you find it, I'm afraid you won't be able to bring it back..."

  Zhao Guang looked at the old man of the Zhao Mansion in front of him speechlessly, thinking that with this little thing in your hands, you have forced Zhu Bao to retreat to Qilan, which is unbelievable, and you want to go further south?

  Then what do you want the imperial army to do?

   Besides, when did I ask you about labor? Are you looking for labor to find addiction?

  But... labor is indeed a good thing!

  Zhao Guang rubbed his chin, thinking that his brother is going to open more manors in Nanzhong, so of course the more labor the better, "Laoli... are you still looking for labor?"

  The militia manager shook his head, "Since this year, Jincheng and Pingyi counties have stopped selling dry food. Without dry food, how can I find it?"

   "Then how did you know about that Zhu Bao?"

   "Although there is no way to find any more labor, the imperial court has said that if they can provide useful information when the army marches south, they can sell some dry food as appropriate, so many people are now trying to find out the news."

  When Zhao Guang heard this, he thought to himself, this method is not bad.

  Thinking of this, he asked again, "You just said that there are barbarians in the hills north of Qilan, and you know it? Could it be that there are barbarians in the north of Qilan?"

  The militia manager grinned, "Not only are there, but there are quite a few. It's just that these barbarians are hiding in deep mountains and old forests. If no one leads the way, there is no way to find their cottage."

"And here in Nanzhong, there is a lot of miasma in the forest. If people accidentally stray into the miasma forest, four out of ten people will die. But those barbarians who have lived here for a long time have long been used to it, but they are not harmed by it. Therefore, ordinary people dare not went looking for it."

   Zhao Guang heard it, and he couldn't complain. I also wondered when you were so kind and willing to let them go.

   "Okay, I see. You go down first."

  Zhao Guang waved his hand.

  The visitor saluted, then went down, and after a while, he disappeared into the wild grass.

   After a while, the soldiers who entered the city came to report that there was no one in the city.

  Zhao Guang nodded and said, "Go to the city."

   Ma Zhong, who led the Chinese army one day behind the forward, received the news from the forward Zhao Guang, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, and the whole army will speed up."

  The order was passed down layer by layer, "speed up!"

  So the army walking on the official road began to gradually speed up their actions.

   "Also, send someone to deliver a letter to General Zhao, let him rest in Bie County for a day, and then go south immediately without delay."

   "No!"

After the military order was passed on, the staff member said, "General, the army has been exhausted all the way. General Zhao's troops are exploring the way ahead. I'm afraid they will be more tired. Why don't the soldiers rest for two more days?" Day, to regain strength to fight the bandit army?"

Ma Zhong, in his thirties, was in his prime. Hearing this, he smiled proudly, "Zhu Bao has no guts! Before our army arrived, we had already retreated hundreds of miles. Now we have shrunk all our troops to Qilan, and the army can just advance to Qilan." And it won't be too late to rest in Lancheng."

   "If Zhu Baoshi's plan is to treat the near to the far, and the easy to work, wouldn't it ruin the prime minister's affairs?"

  Ma Zhong listened, and immediately laughed, "If it were someone else, I still have this concern, but what about Zhu Bao..."

Speaking of this, Ma Zhong's face was full of contempt, "This person is a person with great aspirations and talents. He was sent by the late emperor to be the prefect of Zangke but turned against the big man. This is unjust. During his tenure as the prefect, he was tyrannical and merciless. Adding to the common people, who will sincerely sacrifice their lives for him?"

   "In front of the militia, he couldn't even defend the city of Turtle, so how can he talk about his strategy? Obviously, there is nothing he can do."

When Ma Zhong said this, a thoughtful look appeared on his face, "If he presumptuously defends Qilan, he will be trapped in a cage. Be afraid, if he plans to gather his troops and flee south, he will merge with the Yizhou rebels." , I'm afraid it's not beautiful."

   "Draft another military order to the forward. After arriving at Qilan City, if you find that the traitor is fleeing south, you must find a way to hold it back!"

   "No!"

Since the rebellion of Menghuo and Yongkai in Yizhou County, although Dongwu appointed Yongkai as the prefect of Yongchang, because Yongchang's meritorious Cao Lu Kai and Fucheng Wang's wife led the officials to defend Yongchang, it was difficult for Yongkai to enter the city, so he had to retreat. Divide Yizhou County with Meng Huo.

  Meng Huo was so powerful that he personally stationed in Dianchi County, and sent his brother Meng Yan to station in Wei County.

  Yong Kai, who initiated the rebellion, only won a small part of Yizhou County centered on Tanglang County, and he was dissatisfied for a long time.

  In Dianchi County in Yizhou County in the south, Meng Yan hurriedly walked into the Dianchi Mansion, ignoring the barbarians guarding the gate of the mansion and saluting him.

  He stopped the barbarians who were going to report, and crossed the front hall by himself. Before they reached the hall, he had already opened his mouth and shouted, "Brother, I'm here."

   "Ang Xiong is here?"

A man walked out of the front hall. He was short and strong, with a dark face and a purple gold crown embedded on his head. The tail hair of the wild pheasant on the side of the purple gold crown shook from time to time. He was the head of the Meng family who occupied most of Yizhou County. get.

   "It's hot outside, Ang Xiong come in first."

   "Brother, I heard that both Gao Ding and Zhu Bao have sent people over, do you want me to go to help?"

  As soon as he was seated, Meng Yan asked.

   "Exactly."

   Meng Huo nodded.

   "Then what's the plan, brother?"

   "It hasn't been decided yet." Meng Huo looked at Meng Yan with doubts on his face, "That's why I sent someone to call Ang Xiong back to discuss."

   "Brother, do you think about it?"

   "Yes, my original intention was to let Yong Kai lead the army to aid Gaoding, and I will personally lead the troops to meet up with Zhu Bao in Qielan. What do you think?"

   "No!"

  Meng Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Yizhou is the foundation of my Meng family, and there must be no loss. If brother does this, isn't Yizhou County empty? If Li Hui leads troops south, who will refuse?"

   "Naturally you."

"I?"

  Meng Yan's eyes showed a gleam of light, and then quickly covered it up, his face showed a look of doubt just right, "Brother, you mean..."

   "If Li Hui wants to go south, he must pass through Wei County where you are stationed. As long as Wei County is not destroyed, Yizhou County will be safe. So this time I will personally lead the army, and you will guard our retreat."

   "Why don't you let me lead the troops there, and my brother will defend himself?"

  Meng Yan's heart skipped a beat, but something else came out of his mouth.

"No, although Zhu Bao is weak, he can still be regarded as one of the leaders of the four major rebel armies in Nanzhong. If you go, you will have to surrender in name, and then he will deliberately ask you to lead the army to block the Han army. You Do you want to listen?"

  Meng Huo shook his head, "If you listen, the soldiers in my hands will inevitably be damaged. If you don't listen, there will be a gap again. It's not good for both sides. It's better for me to go in person."

  When Meng Yan heard this, he sighed even more in his heart. Before the war started, everyone had their own selfishness and calculations, so how could they achieve great things?

   "Brother, can you let me talk about my opinion?"

   "Ang Xiong, but it doesn't matter."

  Meng Huosu knew that this clan brother was brave and knew the art of war, so he was asked to guard Wei County, the gate of Yizhou.

   At this time, if he wants to talk about his opinions, is there any reason not to listen?

   "The Han army is powerful, several times stronger than ours. Even if we divide our troops in three directions, we still have an advantage. What we are relying on now is the difficult terrain. If we divide our troops to meet the enemy like them, wouldn't we be in the right place?"

   "It's better to concentrate our forces and attack one of them. As long as we break through all the way, we will have a lot more room for maneuver. At that time, whether to attack or defend, then we have the final say. Wouldn't it be better?"

  Meng Huo heard this, thought about it carefully, and suddenly slapped his thigh, "This statement makes sense!"

  Looking at Meng Yan again, with a happy expression on his face, "In your opinion, which road to break?"

   "Of course it is Zhuge Liang."

Meng Yan said without hesitation, "Gaoding has the strongest force and is the closest to us, so it is convenient for rescue. Moreover, Zhuge Liang personally leads the troops on the opposite side, which is the main force of the Han army. As long as this road can be broken, the other two roads may not be the same. Retreat by yourself."

   "Right! Right!"

  Meng Huo stood up abruptly, walked back and forth a few steps, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his words were really good.

Although he is the head of the Meng family, and he is subdued by the barbarians in Yizhou County, but he also knows that it is because of the prestige of the patriarch, his bravery, and his ability to deal with things fairly on weekdays. Some people disagree.

  But when it comes to the strategy of leading troops, guessing people's thoughts, etc., it is far inferior to his brother Meng Yan.

   "Then what about Zhu Bao?"

   After Meng Huo calmed down, he asked again.

   "In my opinion, Zhu Bao will definitely not be able to defend Qilan. Why don't we just tell him to give up Qilan and continue to retreat to the south. In this way, the distance between us and him will be much closer."

   "In this way, not only can the momentum be connected to facilitate rescue, but also the dangerous terrain can be used to continue to block the Han army."

   "I'm afraid he won't."

   Meng Huo hesitated.

"If you don't agree, don't worry about him." Meng Yan's eyes showed ruthlessness, "The Han army is powerful, we must not divide our troops. Just tell him the situation. If he knows some current affairs, he will naturally know what to do. .”

   "Forget it."

  Meng Huo nodded when he heard this.

  After Meng Yan's analysis, he deeply felt that what he said was reasonable.

  At the beginning of April in the third year of Jianxing, Meng Huo and Yong Kai, the rebels in Yizhou County, led their troops northward to Yuexuan County to rescue Gaoding.

  At the same time, Ma Zhong of the Eastern Route Army led his troops in a hurry and rushed straight to Qilan.

   The cold wave is coming, the snow is about to reach the calf, and I am caught off guard, and I have a cold and a fever. The fever is dizzy, and I have no strength in my body. I lie on the hospital bed and pretend to be dead. I may have to take two days off work.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)