This warrior is so fierce

Chapter 70 Situation

After Cao Su broke through and entered the power realm.

The big tent suddenly became lively.

Many colleagues in the military came to visit.

Zhao Xi's waist was straightened, showing the good demeanor of a leader of the soldiers.

Cao Su's reputation in the government army rose rapidly.

All the soldiers in the government army have heard the legend of Cao Su.

When passing by Cao Su's tent, the soldiers would glance in from time to time to see what Cao Su looked like.

Some soldiers really saw Cao Su from a distance.

Cao Su was tall and burly, with a hulking back.

Standing in the barracks, there was an inexplicable power. When the soldiers saw it, they quickly looked away, not daring to look any further.

It is said that Cao Su, the centurion of Lijing, was only 17 years old.

At the age of 17, Li Jing was born.

It ignited the discussion in Pingcheng. When it was learned that Cao Su was not yet married, the gate of the Cao family compound was almost trampled to pieces. All kinds of "relatives and friends" who came to Cao's house to give gifts made Cao's parents and Cao's mother dumbfounded.

But on this day, there was news about the war in Jiangning Mansion from the outside world.

Jiangdong Road is full of peasant armies who started uprisings, and Jiangning Mansion is the "must take place" set by the court early in the morning.

Prior to this, Jiangning Mansion was captured by the Wanping Army.

Afterwards, Lin Xiao led an army of [-] to besiege Jiangning Mansion by Huben Zhonglang of the imperial court.

The Wanping Army is also unwilling to give up Jiangning Mansion, the thoroughfare of the Fourth World War.

So continue to invest troops here.

The barracks of the two sides stretched for hundreds of miles and fought fiercely for many days.

I thought that the arrival of the heavenly army would definitely capture the rebels.

However, the morale of the rebels was very high, coupled with the large number of people and the advantage of defending the city, they were stunned to guard Jiangning Mansion for half a month.

Then, the ascetics of the Wanping Sect and the Huben Army fought for the "golden light on the top of the mountain" at Shangjing Mountain in Jiangning Prefecture.

Hundreds of ascetics fought fiercely, and finally the ascetics of Wanping Sect narrowly won and captured the "golden light".

This "golden light" is a special product of Shangjing Mountain, which blooms for a hundred years and bears fruit for a hundred years.

The biggest effect is that it can communicate with the celestial phenomena and change fate against the sky.

But the tasteless thing is that the shelf life of "Golden Light" is relatively short. If it is not used for other purposes, it will automatically dissipate between heaven and earth in less than three years.

Wan Ping taught chess better, captured the "golden light", and regained the initiative on the battlefield.

Lin Xiao, the general of the Zhonglang, had experienced many battles and knew that there was nothing to be done, so he took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles to wait for the next step.

On the battlefield, retreating and advancing troops is a matter of thought.

However, some people in the court think that this move is inappropriate, and it is to show the enemy a weakness.

Wu Cao Shangshu ordered Guo Xiao to speak of the emperor, and he joined Lin Xiao, "Knowing that soldiers are difficult to use, there is no merit for making progress."

Some people proposed to impeach Lin Xiao, while others proposed to protect Lin Xiao.

Paul Linxiao's people used such beautiful words as "advance and retreat with a degree, and fight steadily".

The emperor is also quite difficult, and what the left and right say seems to make sense.

Then he went to seek the opinion of General Yang Ming, and General Yang Ming said that it was his fault that the Huben Army did not do enough to suppress the rebels.

This time, the emperor understood.

The emperor followed the steps of the general and issued an imperial edict.

In the imperial decree, Lin Xiaoping was reprimanded for his ineffectiveness in the rebellion, and he was asked to choose a day to march into Jiangning Mansion, so that the rebels must be wiped out south of the river.

The big river is the Qingluo River, which is also the most important waterway for Jiangning Prefecture.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to gather his troops and march into Jiangning Mansion again.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, a strange strong wind suddenly encountered.

The strong wind whipped up the tens of feet of water in the Qingluo River, pouring back into the official road of the marching army, flooding Lin Xiao's tiger army along the way.

The Huben army counted 10 people, all of whom were swept away by the white river.

Two days later, Wan Ping's army marched northward, defeated Lin Xiao's tens of thousands of remnants who had no fighting spirit, and successfully transitioned to the Jiangbei area.

So far, Jiangdong Road has almost been wiped out, leaving only Pingcheng, a lonely city, still struggling to support it.

"Is this too outrageous?"

"Could it be that the royal army is unable to defeat these rebels?"

"How corrupt and depraved is this?"

Cao Su's face showed bitterness.

Relying on the imperial court to get promoted and make a fortune is the rough plan he predicted early on.

But looking at it now, the Wanping Army is attacking fiercely, and its power is rapidly expanding like a snowball.

The Wanping Sect is even more weird and unpredictable, and there are endless masters in the Sect.

On the other hand, the imperial army was slow to dispatch, march slowly, and had low morale, and was defeated in a single battle.

In the short term, there may be no more troops available in Jiangdong Province.

Wan Ping's army has completely gained a firm foothold in the early stage.

The imperial court, unable to quickly quell the banditry with the force of thunder, lost its dignity.

Even a staunch "royalist" like Cao Su has such an idea, let alone other [-]-year-olds who have long wanted to fish in troubled waters.

In Jiangdong Province, where Emperor Shan Gao was far away, the situation became more and more delicate.

Pingcheng, which is closer to Jiangning Mansion, bears the brunt.

Early April.

The season of falling flowers.

The wisteria hangs on the cloud tree, and the flower vines are Yiyangchun.

Pingcheng, which recovered a little bit of fireworks, fell into depression again.

There was no one to be seen on the street.

Cao Su, who was in a hurry, led his team back home.

The Cao Family Courtyard is now a well-known family in the outer city.

A family of two males, the family is wealthy.

Except that there are fewer people, it looks like a thriving upstart family in Pingcheng.

The family recently hired two servants and spent some money.

These are the servants Cao Su wants to invite.

According to Cao's father and Cao's mother, he was unwilling to invite someone to serve him.

But now the two sons are getting more and more wings.

Especially Cao Su, no one would dare to oppose him if he raised any opinions at home.

So I had no choice but to "accept his kindness" reluctantly.

Servants don't cost much. In the current world, if you can feed yourself, you can pull out a bunch of hard workers.

The guards are really expensive, but the Cao family compound is not very spacious at present.

Even if the guards come, there is no place to sleep.

It is possible to consider hiring a guard after changing to a larger yard in the future, which is not needed at present.

Cao Su came home suddenly, and his own soldiers surrounded the yard.

The neighbors around opened the door and took a look, just in time to see Cao Su, who was as burly as an iron tower, stepped into the gate of Cao's house.

Ok?
Cao Su felt something in his heart and looked at the neighbor's house.

The neighbor just happened to look at Cao Su, and saw Cao Su's eyes were fierce and cold, and he could feel the monstrous evil spirit from a long distance away.

The neighbor was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and quickly closed the door.

Cao Su took a big step and walked into the yard.

In the yard, sister-in-law Liu Luan was tidying up the bedding. Seeing Cao Su walk in, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, showing a hint of surprise.

"When did uncle come back?"

Liu Luan is not tall, but she has been very responsible and caring for her family since she got married, and the house is well organized.

Cao Su nodded with a smile, and replied: "Come back for something, I will have dinner at home tonight, my elder brother is back?"

"My husband is on duty today, so he was resting at home."

The voices of the two were not low, and the people in the room heard it and hurried out.

"Asu is back!"

Cao's father, Cao's mother, and Cao Xing were all there, and the three welcomed Cao Su into the back room of the main hall.

The light in the main hall was dim, so Liu Luan made a pot of tea for Cao Su.

The conditions at home are getting better and better, and the tea has changed from ordinary white tea to various scented teas and health-preserving teas.

Sister-in-law Liu Luan is originally from a scholarly family, and she has done some research and study in making tea, and she is very familiar and fluent in making tea for the three elders.

The whole family sat around the Eight Immortals table.

Father Cao looked at his burly and mighty second son, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and couldn't say the opening words for a while.

It was Cao Su who took the initiative to speak.

"I admit, I was a little blindly optimistic before."

When Cao Su opened his mouth, he took the initiative to take responsibility.

When the war was about to start before, it was Cao Su who believed that the court would win and the rebels would lose.

But now it seems that the climate of the rebel army has become a foregone conclusion.

But the imperial court was so decayed that it was unable to suppress the rebels.

If something happens in the future, the whole dynasty will be even more precarious.

Of course, this was what Cao Su thought, and the others at the table couldn't think so far.

Cao Xing said in relief: "This is not just your business, what's more, it is precisely because of the experience and growth in the government army that our Cao family has a great prestige today."

Cao Shichang was deeply loved by Mr. Cheng, and he became the little leader of Mr. Cheng's personal army, and his martial arts realm was also advancing by leaps and bounds.

It is definitely incomparable with Cao Su, but compared to ordinary people, it is much better.

He is also more majestic now, speaking calmly and without leaking.

Sandwiched between the two sons, Cao's father still had nothing to say.

It took me a long time to hold back a famous saying from the teahouse: "What can I do for the current situation?"

What should I do?

Cao Su has also been thinking about this issue. On the way back, he carefully reviewed the surrounding terrain of Pingcheng. He felt that Pingcheng had no danger to defend.

Unlike before, when the army and the people were united and morale was strong, Pingcheng had not experienced a war at that time, and all supplies were available in the city, and the Jiangning Mansion had not been lost, and the common people still turned to the court.

But now, the Jiangning Mansion is gone, the imperial army has also been defeated, Pingcheng has no foreign aid, who still wants to defend the city?
As soon as this army of traitors arrives, can Pingcheng be annihilated in ashes?
Cao Xing tentatively asked: "So A Su, do you think we should shift our strategy?"

Cao Su had a serious face.

After analyzing the current situation from a professional point of view, I made a preliminary decision.

He directly denied the term "strategic shift".

"Although this statement is in place, it is still not very accurate."

"Our government army pays attention to righteousness and integrity in handling affairs."

"The bandits are approaching now, and Pingcheng is like a small boat in the waves, which is in danger of capsizing at any time. If you stick to Pingcheng, you will die."

Cao Xing was touched by Cao Su's words. He also read a few military books recently, so he hurriedly asked, "What next?"

"So it is necessary to trade in-depth strategy for time."

"What is an in-depth strategy?"

"Break the whole into parts and contain the enemy's rear, for the sake of depth."

After Cao Su finished speaking.

Father Cao couldn't bear it anymore, and blurted out: "Isn't this still running away?"

(End of this chapter)