Invincible son

Chapter 371 Chapter 370

After hearing Pei Cheng's very solemn admonition, Yin Dao's expression remained the same, without showing the slightest anger.

If the time was pushed back to two years ago, when they were still in the capital, he would never have believed that Young Master Pei would be so decisive.During the two years in the western region, Yin Dao watched Pei Cheng grow step by step, especially the experience on the battlefield made him mature quickly.There are a total of 24 guerrillas in the Jingyu Camp, and Peicheng is undoubtedly the first in terms of combat achievements in the past two years, so Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng appreciates and values ​​him very much.

If Pei Cheng himself hadn't refused, he should be promoted to commander now.

The reason why he refused was not because Pei Cheng was pretending to be noble, but because he only had the goal of the commander of the Jing Yu battalion, and he would rather stay here as a guerrilla commanding 500 people than to be the commander of other guards.

Today's Pei Cheng is very assertive, Yin Dao is not surprised that he will say such words.

He sighed softly, sat down beside Pei Cheng, and said slowly: "Your concubine brother has gained an excellent reputation now, the emperor values ​​and favors famous ministers, and the people in the northern region regard him as a living Buddha. But you and I both know that Pei Yue is gentle on the outside but cruel, and if he seizes a chance, those who stand in front of him will undoubtedly die."

Pei Cheng frowned and said, "Brother Dao, what exactly do you want to say?"

Yin Dao said solemnly: "Of course I am not talking about this great war. You are now the successor of the Dingguo Mansion, and your uncle is in such a situation. Only you can carry the flag of the Pei family in the army. Guess why Pei Yue Want to join the army? Wang Pingzhang is old, Li Bingzhong has been deposed, and he has Gu Liang's unreserved support, obviously he has taken a fancy to the surname Pei."

In the past, Pei Cheng might not have been able to figure out the twists and turns, but now he could immediately hear Yin Dao's implication.

Everyone's surname is Pei, so how can you, Peicheng, inherit the glory of your ancestors as a matter of course?Why can't I, Pei Yue?

But Pei Cheng, who wanted to understand this, was not vigilant. Instead, he shook his head in annoyance and said, "He has already cut himself off from the Pei family. What's the point of saying this now? Brother Dao, I know you're thinking for me, but you have Haven't thought about one thing, from the time Pei Yue entered Hengduan Mountain to suppress bandits to now becoming the Commander of Zangfengwei, did he ever take advantage of the Pei family's power from the beginning to the end?"

He raised his hand to prevent Yin Dao from saying what he wanted to say, and continued: "The Pei family is no longer what it used to be. Those generals may give me a bit of respect, but do you think they will obey me? The military only looks at military merits." , this is the most realistic truth, otherwise why would I choose to stay here after the two-year period expires?"

Yin Dao was left speechless by what he said, and he sighed after a long while: "I hope it's just my imagination."

Pei Cheng raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Third brother can get to this point, half strength and half luck, even I am very envious. But we don't have to mess up because of this, the most important thing is to do the things right now .”

"Right."

Yin Dao smiled softly, tried his best to get rid of those distracting thoughts in his mind, looked at the bright stars in the sky, and said with a little expectation: "Marshal Xiao finally agreed to send troops out of the city. This battle may be earth-shattering."

Pei Cheng remembered the instructions of the Marquis of Xiangcheng before leaving Hucheng, nodded slowly and said: "As long as the Beijing camp can stop Zhang Qingbai's first wave of offensive, our army will surely win this battle."

Yin Dao repeated the word "must win", looking at Pei Cheng's resolute side face, there seemed to be a haze that could not be dispelled forever in his heart.

This made him secretly frightened.

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Dark clouds came quietly, covering the Gaoyang Plain, and the originally clear night became misty and hazy.

The heavy rain fell with the wind, and the raindrops hit the felt cloth, making a dull and heavy sound.

Candles were brightly lit in the handsome tent, and the counselors were talking in low voices around the sand table. Even in the middle of the night, they didn't look tired at all. Their eyes were bright and frightening. They were obviously discussing extremely important military matters.

Zhang Qingbai sat behind the table, holding a secret letter in his hand, his eyes slightly squinted.

His safety is of paramount importance. Even if he is in the command tent in the army at this moment, there are still six guards around him. If he leaves the command tent, the number of guards will increase exponentially.These guards were all imperial guards of the Great Wu Palace City, and His Majesty the Emperor personally sent them to Zhang Qingbai's side to protect this general who did not know martial arts.

After the sound of rain, Zhang Qingbai opened his eyes, got up and put the opened secret letter into the brazier, watched it burn to ashes with his own eyes, and then slowly walked to the side of the sand table.

"General, after my analysis, I believe that Liang Jun's recent transfers are not suspicious. They want to fight our army on the plain south of Lulongzhai." Among the five advisers, the oldest one said respectfully.

Zhang Qingbai moved his eyes to the position of Lulongzhai on the sand table, and said calmly: "Ning Zhong suffered a defeat here, and Lu Min also wants to try the sharpness of Wu's cavalry? Tell me, that guy from Hucheng is very stable Will my Lord Hou send troops to help this time?"

Another counselor said sternly: "According to the news from the scouts, the Liang Kingdom sent the Beijing Army's North Camp to the west this time, with a total of only 4 people. Even if the North Army's combat power is better than that of the frontier army, Lu Min should not You will feel that you can defeat us with 4 people, obviously it is the arrival of the opponent's Beijing army that gives Hucheng a reassurance."

Zhang Qingbai looked up at him and asked: "In your opinion, this time Tiger City will definitely leave the city with a large army?"

The man hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "At least [-]% sure."

The faces of the others varied, but no one publicly refuted it.

Zhang Qingbai was noncommittal, and said calmly: "As the number two figure in Liang Guo's army, Lu Min shouldn't be so superficial. Now that the two sides have formed a stalemate, as long as he holds the Jiming Village firmly, he can naturally find opportunities for fighting. He He's not a young man eager to do great work, and the Emperor Liang's hand can't reach thousands of miles away, why should he take the initiative to attack when our army is at its most powerful?"

The counselors fell silent. As Zhang Qingbai's confidantes who had been with him for so many years, they knew very well the strategy of this Confucian Marshal in this battle.

Unlike Xie Lin, who rushed to the north and directly occupied the east side of the Beishao River, Zhang Qingbai was very calm at every step. Now he has digested the four military strongholds of Daokou, Wufeng, Tribulus and Lulong in Liang State, and rebuilt a complete defense system. The city has become a truly isolated city.

As long as the Jiming Village in the southeast is captured, Liang Guo's military system will completely collapse.

In the eyes of these advisers, the most important thing for the Liang people right now is to keep the Jiming Village, rather than hoping to defeat the Great Wu cavalry in a single battle on the Gaoyang Plain.Everyone knows that this is the easiest and most labor-saving way to do it, but Ning Zhong's lesson from the past is in front of him, how much stronger can Lu Min be?Or do you really want to let the main force of the cavalry stationed in Hucheng come out in full force, and use the crowd tactics to pile up Zhang Qingbai alive?

If war was really that simple, the world would already be full of famous generals.

Zhang Qingbai raised his head and looked out of the tent, his eyes seemed to penetrate the heavy rain to see Liang Jun's real situation.

"I'm very curious what Lord Lu is thinking."

Zhang Qingbai shook his head slightly, put aside some thoughts that even he thought were absurd, and then said seriously: "Order all the generals, enter the commander's tent for military discussion, and those who fail to arrive within a stick of incense, will be executed immediately!"

The atmosphere was suddenly sharp and chilling.

(End of this chapter)