Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 41
"drive!"

The galloping horse team quickly crossed the street, and arrived at the stronghold of the Imperial City Division in a short while.

"law!"

"Lord Hou, we're here,"

Yongbyon, who was running ahead, pulled back his horse and shouted to the rear of the group.

"Understood, all dismount and go in."

Zhang Jinyu was not too polite, she just got off her horse and led someone to go in, but the guards on duty at the gate of the Imperial City Division wanted to come out to stop her, and she was immediately slapped by the hundred households around her.

"Idiot, even Master Hou dares to stop you. Master Hou, forgive me, I'm new here, I'm not sensible."

Zhang Jinyu just glanced at Baihu, and Baihu and all his subordinates knelt down in fright.

"Get up."

A word floated out and led people to the backyard.

He was guarding hundreds of households until he could no longer see Zhang Jinyu before he dared to stand up.

The little flag next to him asked in a low voice trembling with fright;
"My lord, this is Luo Yunhou, so young?"

"Yeah, if it wasn't for Lao Tzu, you wouldn't even know how you died. What a young man, that's a man-eating tiger."

"Thank you for saving my life, my lord. I would like to treat you to drink tonight to calm down the shock."

Only now did Baihu look a little better,
"Well, yes, you have to pay attention in the future and see who it is."

"Yes, yes, my lord, the little one will never do it again."

"Okay, keep looking at the door."

Zhang Jinyu led the people, walked straight into the living room with a step that no relatives recognized, and saw Shen Baichuan sitting carelessly on the main seat, holding a book and drinking tea, looking at it, leisurely.

Zhang Jinyu also made a joke;

"See Mr. Shen Tongzhi."

Shen Baichuan didn't know whether he was too fascinated by watching, or he was thinking about something. He didn't notice that someone entered the room for a while, but he realized that someone entered the room when he heard someone talking. After a closer look, it was not Lord Luoyun. or who.

"Oh, my Lord Marquis, you are making me feel so poor. Come in and sit down."

Shen Baichuan got up straight away, took Luo Yunhou's hand with both hands and led him to the main seat, while Zhang Jinyu also pushed and shoved;

"Brother, I'm out of sight, how can I sit in your seat?"

"You also said that I was out of sight. Master Hou, this is your fault. What about my seat? My seat is yours. Come on, hurry up and serve tea. I didn't see anyone coming."

"Okay, then I'm not too polite,"

Zhang Jinyu directly sat down at the head seat, and a maid came over to serve tea as soon as she sat down.

Seeing that someone else was sitting on the main seat, the maid didn't dare to take a second look, put down the tea and left.

Zhang Jinyu saw that the tea was served by maids, this old guy can do it.

"Brother, it's okay, the maids have been replaced."

Shen Baichuan didn't take it seriously,

"Master Hou, brother Yu only has such a hobby, if you like it, take it away at any time."

"It's over now. I still have two more. I'm not good at this."

The two chatted, drank tea, and chatted about the feeling of the new official taking office, which was very good.

Shen Baichuan asked after seeing that it was almost done;
"Master Hou, what's the matter here, just tell me, if Brother Yu can do anything for you, you will never refuse."

Zhang Jinyu knew that Shen Baichuan understood his hint, and they were indeed human beings, so they should not be underestimated.

"There is really something, brother Shen, please think about it."

"Master Hou, please tell me, I'm listening."

Zhang Jinyu also took a sip of tea unhurriedly, leaned closer and said;

"Brother Shen, it's been a few days, how do you write this battle report?"

Shen Baichuan heaved a sigh of relief knowing that this was the case. He had been in trouble for the past few days. Lord Hou didn't give instructions. No matter how he wrote the battle report, he didn't dare to make his own claims. Fortunately, Lord Hou mentioned it first.

"My lord, I'm also worried about this. What's going on outside? I only knew that Huang Jitai had retired, but I don't know about the rest."

"Well, the Jurchen couldn't bear the battle damage and withdrew overnight. We also picked up ready-made, so the battle report, we brothers are summing up."

Shen Baichuan looked at Lord Hou who was talking nonsense without changing his face, and thought to himself, it's amazing.

There may be hidden secrets that I don’t know, but the 15 horses on the surface can’t hide from my own spies, and the cavalry of the Jurchen tribe are amazing.

"Then write it from October 10th, and post it once on the 24rd. Today is the 23th. Four days is almost the same."

"Well, yes, then there is Pingyao City, how to count."

"It's easy to do. Didn't Lord Hou send a partial teacher? When the Jurchen was retreating, he took the opportunity to give the Jurchen a chance. The Jurchen didn't want to fight, so they reoccupied Pingyao City."

Zhang Jinyu was simply amazed after hearing this. Dawu really produced talents, and the battle was not very good. This battle report is definitely quite standard.

"Brother Shen is bothering you, what about Pingyang County and how to write it?"

Shen Baichuan thought for a while and said;

"Then I want to see what Master Hou wants to show the court, or which one Master Hou thinks of."

Zhang Jinyu knew what Shen Baichuan meant, whether to show weakness or strength, this.

"Brother Shen, do you have any good suggestions? Let's be honest, I haven't thought about it yet."

Shen Baichuan turned his head and looked around after listening to Zhang Houye's words.

After Zhang Jinyu signaled Ning Bian to go out, Shen Baichuan whispered after seeing no one;
"Master Hou, brother Yu is also saying a few words from his heart, don't be offended."

"Brother Shen, please tell me, I know it well."

"Okay, brother, your actions are bold and shocking, but at our stage, you can't retreat. Besides, there is no way to retreat, and now is not the time. You still have to show weakness, but you can't let the court decide. So this, Master Hou understands?"

Zhang Jinyu understood, the speed is not easy to control now, it can't be too strong or too weak.

"Brother Shen can't be too strong or too weak. It makes the court have scruples but it can't be fear."

"Hey, yes, that's what it means. Lord Hou, ask me one more question, how many people are there in Pingyang now?"

"17 is a lot more, mainly because there are still 2 new troops."

"Hiss, where did Lord Hou get so many people? Didn't you say that so many people died in battle before?"

"The reinforcements in Pingyun City also have so many refugees in the city. I directly recruited them for logistics, and they stayed. You know that the refugees who can come to Pingyang County alive are all young and strong."

"That's true. Those who were not in good health died on the road. Then Master Hou's subordinates counted over 2 people including the other 2 cities. If the court knew about it, it would be a disaster."

Zhang Jinyu also thought about it. Although the court gave a lot of soldiers, it was not the real amount. I committed a big taboo, but it is impossible to dismiss the soldiers, and the emperor and I can't do it. This is what Zhang Jinyu said.

"Then what's the best way for Brother Shi? Give me some advice too."

Shen Baichuan felt troubled when he heard this, he was afraid that the imperial court would send people to investigate on the spot, and it would be troublesome to check the roster.

"Master Hou, how can I give you any advice? I'm not afraid of [-], just in case. It would be troublesome for the imperial court to send someone to check the roster. Although they may not come here, it is easy to operate here, but the number of people in the camp cannot be concealed. So It is necessary to maintain a fixed number of people in the camp."

"You mean divide the troops?"

"Your Majesty is smart. You can see through it. The 2 recruits don't go anywhere. They train in the big camp, so that others can see that they are new troops. The number of recruits is not afraid, and the number of people does not cause fear. Great. The number of campers should not exceed 10, more than 9 is best, the imperial court wants to see the results."

Shen Baichuan directly analyzed the imperial court thoroughly, so that Zhang Jinyu also understood that there are really many great warriors and don't underestimate anyone, they have expertise in art.

"Brother Shen's words made the virtuous brother Mao Sai suddenly understand! Listen to Brother Shen, I am going to disperse the soldiers, and increase the number of troops stationed in Pingyun and Pingyao City, so that there will be fewer people."

When Shen Baichuan heard Pingyun City, he suddenly thought,

"Master Hou, are there any guards in Pingyun City?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"I forgot to tell Lord Hou that the Donghu Zuoxian King is already expanding eastward. The Yuezhi people in the northern part of the Ulan Prairie border the Donghu people. After fighting several times, they didn't take advantage, so Donghu is slowly moving towards the east. Moving southeast, you will arrive at Pingyun City near the Tianbai Mountains. Master Hou must not be careless!"

It was also the first time Zhang Jinyu talked about the eastward expansion of the Donghu people, and he was also secretly paying attention. It seemed that the number of garrisons had to be increased. It was annoying. There were too many enemies in this great martial arts, and it was impossible to guard against. It would be great if there was a way.

"I see, thank you Brother Shen for reminding me."

"My lord, our two brothers are still talking about this. After this matter is finished, we will write the battle report now and send it to the capital. The court may be desperate. As for the number of Jurchens?"

"Haha! That's not right, Dawu needs a big victory to cheer up! As for the number of Huang Jitai, I only write 30 people, which is a bit exaggerated."

The two looked at each other, and wrote six big characters of Pingyang County City Great Victory on the battle report.

(End of this chapter)