The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Master Zhang,"

"General Li, what's the situation today?"

"Not yet, it's just that the less there is, the more uneasy I feel. Logically speaking, it's already reached this time, and there should be some movement in general, but there is no movement at all, which is too much." unusual, "

Early in the morning, Zhang Fan found Li Chengliang's place. Of course, he wanted to ask about the changes. Of course, this was just a habitual routine. The answers that can be obtained there are also the same, all of which are no news.

At the beginning, there was no news, and there were no changes, which made people understand. After all, even if the war will start soon, it may not be so soon.

But after so many days, there is still no movement over there, which makes people feel a little strange.

And today, Zhang Fan also came to see Li Chengliang early in the morning, and asked about the current situation as usual, but the answer he got was still the same, no news, no movement, and there was no change on the other side. Li Chengliang said that Zhang Fan could also feel that there were indeed many things that were wrong.

"Perhaps..." Zhang Fan wanted to find comfort, "Perhaps the people from the Taining Department just arrived, and even Wang Gao wanted to launch a surprise attack, but he knew he couldn't hide such a big movement from us. Besides, there was some gap between the people from the Taining Ministry and the Jianzhou Jurchen Ministry. Now that they have just got together, I am afraid it will be a lot of trouble. Wang Gao wants to come here because he wants to stabilize his soldiers a little bit, otherwise when the time comes I'm afraid he doesn't want to see what problems are causing trouble on the battlefield." Although Zhang Fan was looking for comfort when he said these words, what he said was not unreasonable.

"That's a good thing to say, but..." Li Chengliang obviously couldn't let it go, "But this is the time of the battle after all, even if it takes a little bit of grinding, it's not that there is no movement at all, and, now Over there, there is no movement at all, not even a single scout has been released, which is really strange," Of course, while being strange, there is also anxiety.

Speaking of scouts, during this period of time, Li Chengliang sent hundreds of scouts to investigate first every day, but there was no news until now, which is really strange.

"Although so, it's just that there is no movement on the other side, and there is nothing we can do," Zhang Fan sighed, and said, "Now Wang Gao's people, including those from Tumot and Taining, are all there. He wants to hide, what kind of surprise attack, there is nothing to hide here, the small ones are not afraid, the big ones can't hide, we have nothing to be afraid of, "

"That's true." In fact, Li Chengliang is more familiar with this matter than Zhang Fan. Of course, he has thought of this situation a long time ago, and now he is only worried because of the unforeseen circumstances. It just made him a little worried. Seriously speaking, there is really nothing to be afraid of. The so-called soldiers come to block, water comes to the soil, that's the truth. What's more, he is now fully prepared Now, there shouldn't be any problems in dealing with it, and even if there are any problems, it won't be difficult to solve them.

"However, there is one thing that I feel relieved," Li Chengliang said, "The people in the area closest to Jianzhouwei have been taken in in advance. If Wang Gao's people come out first, there should be no people. As a result, Wang Gao came to attack this time, I guess he will mainly attack two places, one is Shenyang Zhongwei, and the other is Liaodong Dusi.

"These two places are not far from Jianzhouwei. If you travel alone, you can get there in a day. But after all, Wang Gao has a lot of soldiers, and even they can't all ride horses, so marching over, I'm afraid it will take three days. In this way, it will take two more days. However, according to the current situation, I am afraid that it will be two more days. It is impossible for all the people to be taken in. So I used to ask people to take in the people from Liaodong Dusi to Jianzhouwei, but even if there are only people there, there are nearly 5 people who are still outside the city. Now it seems that the number of people taken in is indeed not enough. less, but those are just some that are easier to find. I am afraid that the remaining nearly [-] numbers are not so easy to find. sent people there,"

"General Li doesn't need to be like this." Zhang Fan understood some of Li Chengliang's thoughts and why he said that. After all, Li Chengliang was still afraid that this kind of thing would cause many civilian casualties in this war. At that time, I am afraid it will not be easy to handle.

And after Zhang Fan went back, it was difficult to explain to Queen Mother Li, this is the second, the most important thing is that Zhang Fan couldn’t explain to Queen Mother Li, and after that, Zhang Fan couldn’t help him say anything good, even, I am afraid that once Zhang Fan mentions Li Chengliang's name, even if Zhang Fan does not want to do so, I am afraid that Queen Mother Li may not blame Li Chengliang for the cause of this situation. The gain outweighs the loss.

In short, Li Chengliang fully understands the truth of this, and he is quite worried about it. Now that Zhang Fan is here, he also needs to explain the matter clearly. It was a situation that he least expected to see, but at the very least, as the general, he still had a way to minimize the casualties. In this way, it would be easier for Zhang Fan to talk after he returned.

So now, he wants to explain his affairs clearly and let Zhang Fan know that it's not that he doesn't do that, but because he has done everything he can, and it's not that he can't send more people. , but if another person is sent there, it will mess up Li Chengliang's plan. In this way, there will be a lot of trouble during the war, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

All in all, this matter is very troublesome, and Li Chengliang has to find the most beneficial way for him in this trouble.

And this battle is no longer a simple battle. It is not just a pre-arranged one. When the war starts, it is enough to defeat the opponent. Things are no longer so simple.

Since Wang Gao started this matter, it has involved the Jurchen Department of Jianzhou, and now it has involved all the people from Tumote and Taining, and it's not just that, even the court's attention is also important. Unusually, the most conspicuous thing is Queen Mother Li's attention to this matter, which is not low at all.

It even involves Li Chengliang's personal political issues. In short, the problems brought about by this war are ever-changing, there are many, and there are many relationships involved. It has long been no longer a simple victory. A problem that can be easily solved if you fail.

Therefore, for the people involved in this matter, they need to be extremely careful in their actions in this matter, and there must be no mistakes, and even if the development of the situation will make the situation right They are extremely unfavorable, but they still have to figure out the problems, figure out their position, and figure out what is the real victory for themselves, so as to turn the situation around, and finally find the most beneficial position for themselves. way of doing things.

Li Chengliang is like this, and even Zhang Fan, who seems to have no connection, is actually like this. In short, there are too many involved.

"By the way," Zhang Fan couldn't help asking when he thought of something, "the general has an idea in his mind about how to fight this battle. I don't want the general to give an answer, but I want to hear the general plan,"

"It's not really a secret, let alone for Mr. Zhang," Li Chengliang said, "In fact, this matter is very simple. You should always understand the principle of 'shooting the man first, shooting the horse, and capturing the thief first, the king'."

That's all Li Chengliang said, although he said he had nothing to hide from Zhang Fan, after all, he would have to rely on Zhang Fan a lot in the court in the future, so there wouldn't be too many secrets.

But in fact, it was enough for Li Chengliang to speak so far, and his words were already very clear.

Everyone understands the principle of "shooting a man first, shooting a horse, capturing a thief first, and capturing the king first", and there is nothing wrong with this principle at this time.

And especially for Wang Gao, this method is even more effective.

In the past, when Wang Gao invaded, his army rushed into the city to burn, kill and loot, but Wang Gao himself would not show up in the front, but would just follow behind. This seems to be inconsistent with Wang Gao's usual style of principal. But he did.

And this time, even though the battle hasn't been fought yet, Wang Gao shouldn't have changed much from usual.

Moreover, Wang Gao is not only from Jianzhou Jurchen, but even people from Tumot and Taining have been called. This number is already equivalent to the total number of Li Chengliang's subordinates. Not to mention, Li Chengliang still cares about so many people in the city. People, if they want to take the initiative to attack, they must think carefully. Therefore, it is indeed difficult to defeat them head-on.

The easiest and most convenient way is to go straight to Huanglong and kill Wang Gao directly. At that time, it doesn't matter whether Wang Gao is captured alive or killed. As long as Wang Gao gives the leader, these enemy soldiers will retreat without fighting.

What Li Chengliang is fighting now must be this idea, but what should he do at that time, in the face of so many enemies approaching the city, how can he fight directly without attracting their attention, even if Li Chengliang already has I have made a plan, and everything has been prepared, but whether there will be any changes at that time, these are not certain things.

But still the same sentence, Li Chengliang is the chief general, this matter can only be handed over to him, and Zhang Fan can only watch silently from the sidelines,