At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 44

late at night.

Dingyuan.

General's study.

At this moment, Jueshengwei delivered the battle report written by Feng Guoyong to Cheng De in its entirety.

It could have been earlier, but when Jueshengwei sent the battle report to Haozhou, he found that Cheng De had left, so he turned around and rushed to Dingyuan.

After hastily flipping through the battle report, Cheng De was both happy and worried.

Then, Cheng De put down the battle report in his hand, turned around and looked at the Huai'an Road, the territory map of the Yuan Dynasty in the study, with thoughtful eyes.

soon.

Cheng De summoned Deng Youde, Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Hua Yun and others who were in Dingyuan now.

"It's so late, I called you over because I have a few things to discuss." Cheng De spoke first, his eyes calm.

Everyone present looked at Cheng De, waiting for the next sentence.

A smile appeared on Cheng De's face: "First thing, Feng Guoyong has captured Hongze City."

As soon as these words came out, Deng Youde's eyes showed joy, "Congratulations, general, for adding another city."

Several other people also congratulated.

Seeing this, Cheng De waved his hands and said, "In this battle of Hongze, the victory of Hongze City is due to the bloody fighting of the frontline soldiers. This battle performed very well Xu Da, Tang He, Zhou Dexing, Geng Zaicheng, Zhang Liuyi, Zhang Chongwu, Li Siqi and others were all promoted to be heads of a hundred households. As for Feng Guoyong, He Sanwu and others' contributions, remember that there will be rewards after taking Huai'an Road."

After finishing speaking, Cheng De didn't wait for everyone to speak, instead he picked up a brush and quickly wrote what he just said into an official document.

At the same time, it is written at the end: Deng Youde will be sent to take over Hongze City in the near future, seize the Qingjiang River, and go down the Qinghe River. You can discuss it with He Sanwu.

After finishing writing, Cheng De hurriedly arranged for the people of Jueshengwei to rush it to Hongze Feng Guo for use.

After doing this.

Cheng Decai looked around the scene, "Deng Youde listens!"

"The subordinate is here!" Deng Youde bowed and saluted.

"From now on, immediately gather five thousand soldiers and horses for the captive camp, and rush to Hongze City in the starry night to serve as the guard of Hongze City. Everything captured in Hongze City must be transported back to Sizhou City as soon as possible. Feng Guoyong will explain this matter clearly to you." Cheng De Zheng said.

Deng Youde replied: "Follow the order!"

Cheng De looked at Deng Youde, and said earnestly: "Besides, when you are stationed in Hongze City, guard against attacks by the Jinhu City Yuan Army and Huai'an City Yuan Army. You must not go out of the city to fight blindly. Your mission here is to defend Hongze City. Hongze City cannot be lost. Note Are you staying?"

Deng Youde looked solemn, and immediately replied: "Yes, General! Your subordinates must guard Hongze City well."

Cheng De nodded, feeling a little relieved.

Originally, he didn't want to send Deng Youde there, but now Xu Da and the others haven't grown up quickly.

There are still too few people available.

Xu Da and the others need to be given time to grow up.

Seeing that Deng Youde was about to leave, Cheng De stopped him, "Wait!"

Deng Youde turned to look at Cheng De, "General, do you have any other explanations?"

"Take Hua Yun with you." Cheng De replied.

"Yes." Deng Youde replied.

Afterwards, Deng Youde left here with Hua Yun.

Only Cheng De, Feng Sheng, and Chang Yuchun were left in the room.

Cheng De looked at Feng Sheng and found that he was a little more calm than before, so he thought about it, "The enemy is very harmful, so take advantage of the situation, tough and soft. What do you mean?"

Feng Sheng replied without hesitation: "If the enemy harms you inside, you will rob the land; Planted it and planned to attack it, and the later soldiers took advantage of the time when Wu Bei met the princes in Huangchi, and the country was empty, so they smashed it and won a complete victory."

Cheng De nodded, "Good! I want to entrust you with the position of guarding Dingyuan, but I have the confidence to guard Dingyuan well."

"Thank you general for your trust." Feng Sheng's eyes showed surprise, and his face was a little excited.

"Can 5000 men hold Dingyuan?" Cheng De asked, staring at Feng Sheng.

"Reporting to General, only 3000 men and horses are needed to keep Dingyuan safe." Feng Sheng replied.

Cheng De did not respond immediately, "If an army of 10 yuan comes to attack, can we defend it with 3000 troops?"

Feng Sheng was taken aback, "What does the General mean, the Yuan army will send 10 people to attack Dingyuan?"

"When the two armies are fighting, you can become a good fighter if you don't think about victory before you think about defeat." Cheng De looked at Feng Sheng with a gloomy gaze.

After Cheng De woke up from this point, Feng Sheng understood Cheng De's intentions, bowed and said: "The general has a good intention, and I am very grateful to you."

Cheng De smiled gratifiedly: "A child can be taught."

Feng Sheng accepted it humbly, with no abnormal expression on his face.

Seeing this, Cheng De patted Feng Sheng on the shoulder and said: "I have thought twice and decided to leave you with 2000 people from the Shenjian Camp, 2000 people from the Captive Camp, and 1000 people from the Pro-Barracks Camp. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations of you. In my eyes, you and your brother Feng Guoyong will both be great generals who can fight well in the future, and you are on par with your brother, the only thing you lack is experience."

Feng Sheng was quite embarrassed when he heard Cheng De's praise, and quickly replied: "The general's ridiculous praise!"

"Tomorrow I will bring 1 people (including Jin Yiwei) to the vicinity of Chuzhou to meet the Yuan army. I originally planned to encircle the Yuan army with Deng Youde and set up an ambush near Dingyuan to kill the Yuan army. But I have some Don't worry about the battle on Huai'an Road, I need to go to the battle in person. So tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I will put on a show and pretend to attack the Chuzhou Yuan army, but in fact order the main force of the Sizhou army to turn around and run to the battlefield on Huai'an Road. "Cheng De showed a relaxed look on his face.

Feng Sheng's face was stunned, and then he showed admiration, "The general is wise! This is a plan to hide the truth and hide the old position. It seems that the general is well versed in the art of war, and the victory is deeply convinced."

Cheng De glanced at Feng Sheng, "Who did you learn this flattering skill from?"

Feng Sheng was taken aback, "General, this—"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to pursue it, and focus on the right way in the future." Cheng De said with a straight face.

Feng Sheng only felt that June Feixue was wronged more than Dou E.

Besides, looking at the general's eyes, he was obviously very happy, but he still didn't mean what he said.

snort!
Feng Sheng secretly slandered.

"Stop sticking around here, go down and arrange for Dingyuan's troops." Cheng De said.

Feng Sheng nodded: "Yes."

Then, Feng Sheng walked out of the study without looking back, and went to select the troops stationed in Dingyuan.

But at this moment, only Chang Yuchun and Cheng De were left in the room.

There was silence.

a long time.

"Chang Yuchun, I have a task for you."

"General, please order."

"Tomorrow I will lead an army of 1000 and pretend to fight the Yuan army once in Chuzhou City, but this pretense must be so that the Yuan army cannot see it. After thinking twice, I will set up a battle under the city of Chuzhou, and then give You have [-] troops, and you will be the vanguard to attack Chuzhou City. If it is empty, it will be real, and if it is real, it will be empty. If the attack is not good, you should retreat quickly and protect yourself. In addition, I will give you a set of black armor in my room. You. This set of armor has extremely high defense and can protect you."

After hearing this, Chang Yuchun was a little moved.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

"General, if I use it, wouldn't the general—" Chang Yuchun shook his head and directly refused.

Cheng De smiled, "In the treasury of the general's mansion, there is also a set of jet-black battle armor with excellent defensive power. I can wear it. There is no need to talk about this matter. It's settled like this."

Chang Yuchun nodded: "Yes."

"Besides, at midnight tomorrow, I will leave 3000 people behind for you. You try every means to create an array of thousands of troops, so that the Yuan army does not dare to leave Chuzhou City. At least, it can hold the Yuan army for two days. And I Take the main force of the Sizhou army first, and run to Huai'an City on Huai'an Road at night." Cheng De looked at Chang Yuchun and said.

Chang Yuchun didn't hesitate at all: "General, don't worry, I will hold Yuan's army back for two days."

Cheng De showed a gratified smile: "I believe in you."

After speaking, Cheng De seemed to think of something.

"By the way, are you getting married?"

Chang Yuchun was a little puzzled, did the general still want to be a matchmaker for him?

Thinking of this, Chang Yuchun hurriedly replied: "General, I have married, and my wife is from Dingyuan, named Lan Yan."

Sure enough.

If the surname is Lan, then Lan Yu is stable.

"From Dingyuan? Then your wife is in Dingyuan?"

Chang Yuchun nodded: "Yes, General."

"Are there any other relatives in the family? If there are any children in the family, they can be sent to Sizhou City so that Song Lian can teach them." Cheng De had gentle eyes and a smile on his face.

Chang Yuchun smiled bitterly and said: "My wife also has a younger brother named Lan Yu, but he doesn't like to study, has a bad temper, and is especially fond of sticks. He argues every day to become a famous general in the world, I'm afraid the general will be disappointed."

"How old is Sapphire now?" Cheng De asked.

"I'm 15 years old this year." Chang Yuchun replied.

"Do you know fist and kick skills?" Cheng De continued to ask.

"Yes, Lan Yu is better at kung fu, usually a few strong men can't get close to her." Chang Yuchun smiled bitterly.

Cheng De pondered for a while, "I intend to let this blue jade run errands in front of me, so let's be a personal soldier first, and be responsible for delivering documents on weekdays, or let him be in charge of notifying when everyone is called for a meeting. Of course, I will also do it from time to time. Just remind him, maybe one day in the future, Lan Yu will really become a world-famous general?"

Chang Yuchun's heart moved, and he hurriedly bowed and said: "Chang Yuchun, thank you General for your kindness, and my subordinates thank you General on behalf of Lanyu."

"There's no need to be too polite, but I'm really looking forward to what kind of situation Lan Yu can grow in the future? Maybe, as he said, he might become a world-famous general." Cheng De waved his hand.

Hearing this, Chang Yuchun couldn't stop smiling wryly.

General, you think highly of Sapphire too.

It seems that when I go back tonight, I have to beat Sapphire a few times to make him calm down.

I can no longer be as foolish as I used to be.

"Let's stop here for the time being. You go back to have a good rest at night, recharge your batteries, and rely on you for the next few days." Cheng De patted Chang Yuchun's shoulder and said.

"Yes." Chang Yuchun bowed and saluted.

"Wait, don't forget the jet-black battle armor in my room. Zhang Wusi!"

"The subordinate is here!" Zhang Wusi walked in from the door.

"You take Chang Xianfeng to remove the black armor in my room, and then send someone to Chang Xianfeng's home. Also, give Chang Xianfeng the long knife in my room. In addition, from the mansion Take out 20 taels of silver from the treasury and send them along with ten bolts of good cloth." Cheng De ordered.

"Yes." Zhang Wusi responded with a bow.

Chang Yuchun opened his mouth, but seeing the persistence in Cheng De's eyes, he accepted it with peace of mind.

After that, Chang Yuchun and Zhang Wusi left the study.

After half an hour.

Zhang Wusi came back to report.

"Have they all been sent to Chang Yuchun's home?" Cheng De looked at Zhang Wusi and asked.

"All sent." Zhang Wusi bowed and saluted.

"You send Jin Yiwei to send this death list to the General's Mansion in Sizhou City, and give it to Mrs. Luo Yan. She knows what to do." Cheng De took out the death list from the battle report as he spoke. .

"Yes." Zhang Wusi took it carefully.

Cheng De narrowed his eyes slightly: "Send a few Jinyiwei experts to protect Chang Yuchun's family. If someone in Dingyuan City bullies them, let Jinyiwei take those people into prison. By the way, Dingyuan's Jinyiwei Qianhu Office Are you ready?"

"Yes. It has been established." Zhang Wusi replied.

"You leave three hundred Jinyiwei as the backbone, and then develop a group of Jinyiwei in Dingyuan. Remember, the candidates for the Jinyiwei must be carefully checked, and people who are hostile to the Sizhou Army must not let people who are hostile to the Sizhou Army take advantage of the loopholes." Cheng De added.

"Yes. The subordinates will definitely take good care of it." Zhang Wusi replied.

"As for your remaining seven hundred brocade guards, go to Hongze City first with me, and leave four hundred brocade guards in Hongze City for the establishment of the Hongze Thousand Households Office. You must find out all the troubles in the city. The remaining brocade guards , after taking Huai'an City, he stayed in Huai'an City to form the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Office, and firmly controlled Huai'an City in the hands of our Sizhou Army. Do you remember all of this?" Cheng De looked at Zhang Wusi and said.

"General, if that's the case—then" Zhang Wusi lowered his head, with a hesitant expression on his face.

"I have other arrangements for you. I am very relieved to hand over Jin Yiwei to Zhang Qijiu, but your talent is no less than Zhang Qijiu. I am afraid that it will be a bit inferior to let you continue to be the head of a thousand households. Therefore, I plan to form the Ghost Guard, and You are the first commander of the Ghost Guard." Cheng De looked at Zhang Wusi calmly.

Zhang Wusi's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed. He raised his head and looked at Cheng De, "General, what is the role of the ghost guard?"

"The ghost guard has only one duty, and that is to guard. To guard my family and the families of some soldiers. Of course, they must be guarded secretly so that no one can find out. As for who to guard, it is up to me to decide. But the main thing is to protect me. And my family, to prevent the enemy from assassinating, poisoning and other actions. And the criteria for the ghost guards you choose are: know how to fight, know how to detect, be careful, and must be loyal to me. Ghost ghosts, dressed in black, like ghosts Let the enemy be afraid." Cheng De's eyes were dark.

Zhang Wusi nodded: "Yes, General!"

"If you ask for money, as for the candidates, you will choose secretly. Just choose in Hongze City. Of course, you are allowed to choose twenty trusted experts from the Jinyiwei and let them transfer to the Ghost Guard." Cheng De added.

"Thank you, General." Zhang Wusi knelt down on one knee excitedly.

"Go down and make arrangements for the establishment of Dingyuan Jinyiwei Thousand Households! Remember to communicate with Zhang Qijiu on this matter." Cheng De looked at Zhang Wusi and said solemnly.

"Yes." Zhang Wusi replied.

Afterwards, Zhang Wusi's figure disappeared into the study.

Cheng De read for a while, then went back to his room to rest.

the other side.

The meeting hall of Wanhu Mansion in Chuzhou.

Chi Tai has now been promoted from the head of a thousand households to the head of ten thousand households. This is an order from above.

However, Chi Tai was not at all happy.

He was even a little restless.

A few days ago, it was rumored that the leader of the rebels would bring [-] rebels to attack Chuzhou.

When he heard the news, he hurriedly asked for help from Lu Timur on Yangzhou Road, Jiqing Road, and Cheli Buhua from Hefei.

On the other side of Jiqing Road, Chuzhou must be responsible for the supply of food on the grounds of the long distance, but it also promised to send [-] troops to support it.

It is said that the journey is slow, and I don't know whether it is true or not.

But after three days, there was no sign of them.

However, Chelibuhua from Hefei sent a team of 3000 old and weak people, which made him look very ugly.

Fortunately, Lu Timur of Yangzhou Road promised to send an army of 5 yuan to support them, and Yangzhou Road solved the food problem by themselves.

According to the people below, the [-] troops sent by Lu Timur galloped in the starry night.

Such a comparison made Chi Tai have to think a little more.

It is Lord Lu Timur who is the loyal minister of Da Yuan.

As for Cheli Buhua, Chi Tai hated this person very much.

It's just a wine bag and a rice bag, if it wasn't for Tuotuo, the right prime minister of Zhongshu province, with his ability, he would be nothing.

However, the food problem of the 5 people on Jiqing Road made Chi Tai very distressed.

Originally, there was not much food in Chuzhou, but the arrival of people from Jiqing Road would undoubtedly make Chuzhou's situation worse.

After thinking for a long time, I didn't come up with a reason.

This made him have to reconsider a subordinate's suggestion.

The price of human flesh is lower than that of dogs and hogs.

If you buy in large quantities, you can solve the food problem.

However, some things that happened in Chuzhou made him scruples:

The horror of this epidemic is unimaginable.

But the real problem is that there is no food.

Chi Tai frowned, sitting alone on a chair in the meeting hall, silent.

Time is passing slowly.

a long time.

Chi Tai's eyes became more ruthless and firm.

For Da Yuan, everything is worth it.

Everything I do is for Da Yuan.

After making a decision, he ordered his subordinates to do something secretly.

Thus.

The food problem is solved.

Then, just wait for Cheng De, the leader of the rebels, to attack Chuzhou City.

at this time.

The servants came to report that two soldiers and horses had arrived outside the city of Chuzhou, stretching as far as the eye could see.

One is from Jiqing Road, and the other is from Yangzhou Road.

Chi Tai was overjoyed, and quickly took people out of the city to greet him.

Therefore, Chuzhou already has an army of [-].

For a while, Chuzhou seemed a little crowded.

Huai'an Road Huai'an City.

Einban Mansion.

At this time, it was late at night.

Einban is resting at home.

Sudden.

"My lord!" With an anxious call, he pushed open the door of Einban's bedroom and broke in. He staggered and ran to the bed, and knelt down at Einban's feet.

Einban was wearing a white silk pajamas and a snow-white fox fur coat, and looked coldly at his confidant, Yelu, who was kneeling in front of him.

Yelu felt a chill in his heart, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, "My lord, I have something important to tell you. That Hongze City has been taken by the rebels."

Hearing this, Einban's expression changed.

"Where did the rebels come from?" Ainban's face was green.

"My lord, the rebels are the Sizhou Army." Ye Lu replied.

"Is that the Sizhou army who recently threatened to lead 10 people to attack Chuzhou?" Ainban asked with some uncertainty in his eyes showing astonishment.

"Reporting to my lord, it's them." Yelu replied.

Einban frowned, turned his head and looked at the other side of the bed, "Go back first!"

Yelu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Aiyinban in a daze.

Yelu straightened his eyes, and looked into the big bed through Einban's side.

A slender woman with skin like solidified snow slowly climbed up lazily from the big bed behind Einban.

——Isn't this woman the woman of his brother Tuchilu?Why is it in an adult's bed?
For a moment, Yelu's mind was buzzing.

At this time, the woman was wearing a very thin cicada-winged silk shirt, and got off the bed slowly, without looking at Yelu and the others, she just got dressed in front of her face, and left with a tired face.

Suddenly, Yelu met Ainban's snake-like gaze, and couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle, and he just bowed his head and knelt down without saying a word.

For a moment, the field fell silent.

a long time.

Einban said quietly: "Smart people know what to say and what not to say. I know you have always been a smart person."

After Yelu heard this, his hands and feet felt cold for a while.

He was worried that if the answer was not satisfactory to adults, he would not be able to get out of this room.

However, in this way, he can only hide it from his brother.

Hey, my brother is so miserable.

Forget it, I will find a few more for my brother in the future and give him a taste.

So Yelu quickly replied: "My lord, my subordinates didn't see anything. My loyalty to your lord can be learned from the world, and the sun and the moon can observe it."

Ainban narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Yelu, his gaze was dim.

"It's your blessing that this matter has been uncovered. You just said that Hongze City was captured by the Sizhou Army, but do you know how many people came from the Sizhou Army? Who is the general of the rebels?"

"I-I don't know about this." Yelu replied bravely.

"Hmph! Trash!" Aiyinban looked at Yelu with a dark face, very dissatisfied.

"Ask people under your command to search around Huai'an City to see if there are traces of rebels? In addition, send people to Qingjiang, Qinghe and other places to guard the city, so that they must strictly guard the city, do not go out of the city to fight blindly, and be vigilant against rebels. You Go first!" Einban kicked Yelu.

Yelu responded quickly: "Yes, my lord, this subordinate will go right away."

Afterwards, Yelu hurriedly left here.

Ai Yinban looked at the back of Ye Lu's leaving, thoughtful, and his eyes became a little colder.

"Come on!" Einban shouted.

"The subordinate is here!" A servant responded.

"Let the head of ten thousand households, Tu Chilu, come to me and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him." Einban said with a cold face.

"Yes, my lord!"

Looking at the empty room, Einban sat by the bed and thought: What will the Sizhou army do next after they attack Hongze City?

Put yourself in another place and think in another way.

Ainban's face suddenly changed, and he murmured: "Could it be that this traitor is coming to attack my Huai'an City? Or—"

Just now.

Tuchilu has arrived.

(End of this chapter)