Shu Chen

Chapter 487

But they said that Guan Xing and Jiang Wei felt that the Prime Minister's noncommittal was because they were waiting for news from Zheng Pu and Wei Yan.

In fact, this is only one of the reasons.

It is true that military struggles cannot be ignored.

Naturally, we have to wait for the information to be complete and brainstorm before making a decision, so that there are no mistakes.

But the biggest reason why the prime minister didn't continue to discuss with them was that after listening to Guan Xing and Jiang Wei's advice, he suddenly felt that he could delegate power even above the military decision-making.

Yes, the big man who has been lingering in his heart "should have a successor", the prime minister feels that it is already done now!
Needless to say, Zheng Pu, who has always been different from others, has already proved that there is such a conspiracy as Fazheng in the past.

But now Jiang Wei and Guan Xing's calm analysis of the battle situation has a faint sense of overall planning, almost summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves, and taking into account the character of the general and the commander. It can be alone in the town.

In this way, the prime minister also felt that these juniors were no longer "young".

In other words, the prime minister felt that it was time to delegate power and let them freely display their talents and learning.

Anyway, they will have to walk their own way in the future.

With such a heart of relief, the prime minister also had a heart to discuss with them.

No more beaking, no more?

When the letter from Wei Yan and Zheng Pu arrives, just seek common ground while reserving differences, and make a decision based on their respective advantages.

After Jiang Wei and Guan Xing were sent home, the soldiers on duty brought evening food, and the prime minister ate slowly, feeling that the barley rice grown in Wuzhang was extraordinarily sweet.

Perhaps, this is the joy of tasting new wheat.

Huh~
Zheng Pu's letter arrived on the second day.

As predicted by Guan Xing and others, Wei Yan did indeed plan to supervise the troops going south to Siwei in advance.

Even after Zheng Pu learned about Jiangdong's defeat, even if he galloped all the way from Chaona County to Yangcheng under the escort of more than a hundred Xiliang cavalry, he only saw empty barracks.

Well, Wei Yan didn't even give him a chance to discuss it together.

"Zijin, General Wei knows you will come."

The person who came out to greet him was Jufu, and the first thing he said was to tell Wei Yanzhi, "So General Wei asked me to tell Zijin, claiming that the speed of soldiers is very important, if you keep delaying, there may be accidents, so I will follow the previous strategy and go ahead." The military governor has gone south, and let Zijin act according to the policy, so as to restore the entire territory of Longdong for our great Han as soon as possible."

Yes, Wei Yan also left Jufu and Wang Ping outside Yangcheng.

First, it was to clean up the mess he left in a hurry to go south.

For example, many military camps needed to be dismantled, and the materials such as barbed wire and horses that were originally used in the besieged city were taken back. They could not be discarded in the wild, and the Wei army in the city came out at night and stole them. Wang Ping and Jufu each supervised three thousand soldiers, It is no longer possible to surround the city.

The other is to let Jufu and Wang Ping belong to Zheng Pu's restraint.

The obvious meaning is that Wei Yan feels that Zhao Guang's troops are under his control, Zheng Pu's troops are much smaller, and it may be difficult to complete the task of capturing Longdong.

But Zheng Pu knew the actual reason for Wei Yan's scheduling.

Because the ministries who followed him to the south, such as Wu Ban, Liao Hua, and Zhang Yi, were all veterans of the late emperor's period.

Due to the fact that they are already old, they are all worried that they will die with regrets like Zhao Yun and Wu Yi, so they are all very eager to return to the old.In other words, this time Wei Yan turned the strategy into an established fact. It was really not his "stubbornness" alone, but the expectation of everyone.

However, what made Zheng Pu speechless was.
He also holds the idea that he doesn't need to return to Longyou this year!

He rushed to Yangcheng in a hurry, originally intending to invite Wei Yanyi to write a letter to the prime minister, admonishing that there is no need to send troops back!

So why rush south?
And he deliberately asked Ju Xiaoxing to remind me to take care of my responsibilities.
Oh, really.

After hearing the message, Zheng Pu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly and said, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have come all the way."

"Oh, I don't want Zijin to be as cunning as before!"

Unexpectedly, Gou Fu pretended to be helpless, and joked, "Seeing that there are still some lambs in our army, he deliberately exaggerated his hard work, and wanted me to reward him with wine and meat. Sure enough, in this world, people's hearts are no longer It's ancient!"

As soon as these words fell, both of them laughed.

When he was young, Goufu put away his smile and stretched out his hand to make a false pretense, "Zijin, follow me into the army tent and rest for a while. Zijun is on the east side urging the soldiers to gather supplies, and they won't be able to return for a while. Zijin knows that. He is a person who will do everything by himself, and he is the most meticulous."

"it is good."

Zheng Pu nodded, led the horse and followed him into the barracks.

Wang Ping is a serious person, and he can't tolerate negligence in handling affairs.

This is also the fundamental reason why he is highly valued by the prime minister even though he is clearly illiterate: once any matter is entrusted to him, he will definitely fulfill the general order conscientiously, and there is no need to worry about unexpected complications.

The same is true.

When he returned to the camp at dusk, when the three of them were eating and discussing in the military tent, it was because he and Zheng Pu had fought side by side in Xiaoguan Road in the past, but he didn't have a word to reminisce about the old days. As soon as he was seated at the ceremony, he asked directly about military affairs, "General, I don't know how to dispatch our troops? Should we stay here, or go north to Chaona County?"

"Go back to that."

For this, Zheng Pu, who was familiar with his temperament, didn't take offense, and also answered solemnly, "Our army is few, and it is useless to stay here in a besieged city. It is not in vain. I think you and Xiaoxing will both leave camp and go north in three days. I don't know the time." Is it enough?"

"promise."

Hearing this, Wang Ping immediately nodded heavily, "The end will never be delayed!"

But Ju Fu is much more calm.

At this time, he was personally holding a small dagger and salt to season the broiled meat. When he heard the question, he just raised his head slightly and said with a smile, "My department can do it too, Zijin can be worry-free." And relying on the familiarity of the three of them , turned around and joked to Wang Ping, who was sitting upright, "Won't Zijun come to cut the meat? Are you waiting for Zijin to serve you wine and meat?"

"Cough, cough!"

Immediately, Wang Ping burst into a cough.

Embarrassment quickly appeared on his face, and he could no longer maintain a serious style. After staring at Gou Fu angrily, he got up and shared the meat with Gou Fu, which also made the feast of the three of them much easier .

There was a burst of talking and laughing, and everyone was full of wine and food.

After Zheng Pu took clear water to rinse his mouth and hands, he sat upright, looked at Wang Ping and said.

"A few days ago, when I sent iron cavalry from Xiliang to harass the counties in the east of the Wei Wei Dynasty, I also analyzed the topography and geography. In the Jingshui River Valley to the north of Quailgu and Yinpan counties, there is a place where the camp is backed by water and surrounded by mountains. There is quite a geographical advantage. I want Liu Xiuran to guard one place, and the other place to be guarded by [-] soldiers from the headquarters. If I can provide sufficient food, fodder, arrows and other supplies for Zijun, I will send against Wei. Thousands of people come to attack, but I don't know if you can defend them? If you can defend them, how long can you defend without losing your camp?"

(End of this chapter)