She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 81 Preparation
Sure enough, as Xu Shu expected, after Xu Shu did not explain the capture of Al, the Al tribe seemed to have finally waited for the opportunity to send troops.

Almost two days before Pei Wei's original wedding date, the Hu soldiers who had been lazing under the city wall felt an atmosphere of urgency and were about to take action.

Zhou Keping gave full authority to handle the war to Captain Meng, and Xu Shu also included her family's troops in the deployment of the battle plan.

As for the two school lieutenants sent by Fucheng and the team they led, in view of the fact that the situation has changed, Xu Shu and the others had expected that "the Albanians lacked resources and went south to plunder" and "the King wanted to divert internal conflicts." It is all because of Al's disclosure and Xu Shu's speculation that it has a different meaning, so it is difficult for Xu Shu to fully trust these people sent by Fucheng.

After all, no one can be sure whether the mastermind behind these calculations has penetrated into the officialdom of Taizhou Prefecture. In comparison, it is Zhou Keping and his family and his entire career who are tied to the carriage in Chengyang County. Lieutenant Meng is more worthy of Xu Shu's trust.

In contrast, Zhou Keping and Captain Meng had the same idea. They did not dare to believe the loyalty of the two captains in Fucheng, but there must be no problem with the troops sent by Xu Shu.

The battle was gradually arranged in the tacit understanding of the two sides. It was not that the two people from Fucheng did not participate in the discussion at the meeting, but in comparison, they were still marginalized by tacit understanding.

Fortunately, they were only sent to rescue the situation and didn't have much say in the matter, so they acquiesced to this arrangement.

They acquiesced, but some people felt that things were beyond their expectations. For example, Captain Zhou had a military advisor named Li.

In the military, due to the difficult conditions and the risk of death at any time, fellow countrymen are almost the most natural allies.

When you are developed, you can pull your fellow villagers to the top, which will also help you to hold on to your interests.Even if you die, you can still count on your fellow villagers to send you messages or save money for you.

Li Junshi is such an existence. He and Zhou Xiaowei are from the same hometown. He studied for a few days when he was a child.

Lieutenant Zhou trusted him very much. After he was assigned the task of flanking attack, he called Master Li to discuss how to deploy his soldiers.

Master Li was not satisfied with this arrangement and could not help but admonish Captain Tian:

"Brother, they are too much. Although we were arranged to support Chengyang County, but the battle has not yet been fought, they still have plenty of manpower, but they have arranged for their men to defend the city, let us attack, and then win the battle , the benefit does not fall to us, and if we lose, our brothers will suffer heavy losses."

Captain Zhou explained:

"Their manpower is arranged to fight frontally. To be honest, they are still considerate of us. And since we have been sent here, we can't do nothing."

Military Advisor Li suggested:
"It's not like we don't do anything. We can guard the city gate."

"It's impossible for them to agree. Guarding the city gate is as important as attacking. The people under them are familiar with this kind of thing. If we replace it with our people, if there is any omission, it will be over."

Master Li continued to persuade:
"They don't agree, but what if the order comes from Fucheng? The barbarians are about to attack the city. Shouldn't they report it to the court to show that Chengyang County is in danger? Once reported to the court, Fucheng will have the power to intervene in the matter. When the time comes, it must be Isn’t it easy for our military governor to remotely control the war and place you in the position of guarding the city gate?"

Is it……

Captain Zhou felt that what he said made sense. Indeed, several counties in Taizhou were on the border, and they often had conflicts with the Hu people, so they would usually report it to the emperor.

Although Chengyang County borrowed soldiers from Fucheng, it did not report the current situation in detail, let alone hand over the command power. Even if the princess Xu Shu was present, it did not comply with the regulations.

Captain Zhou is a very rule-abiding person, so he naturally hopes that others will also obey the rules.

Regarding Chengyang County's unruly self-assessment, he originally felt that it was not easy to intervene because he was only sent to support him, but he changed his mind after being persuaded by Master Li.

He sat upright at his desk and wrote a "Note Detailing the Military Situation of Chengyang County" to his immediate superior, Governor Feng, and asked Governor Feng whether he should report it to the court.

After Captain Zhou finished writing, he hesitated again. Although he didn't like Colonel Tian's smoothness, he also knew in his heart that Governor Feng trusted Captain Tian more.Even in the army, others thought Captain Tian had a better future.

Captain Zhou is not a person who likes to flatter others, but he also doesn't want to submit a letter alone, as if he is trying to put on Xiaowei Tian's shoes, so he went to find Colonel Tian with a straight face and took the written document.

"Old Zhou? Why are you here? Have you arranged your affairs?"

Only then did Captain Zhou remember what his purpose was in finding Military Advisor Li, but now that he had been convinced, he was not in a hurry to deploy the soldiers. Instead, he handed the document in his hand to Captain Tian.

"Look at it, I think we should write a joint document and report it to the Overseer."

Colonel Tian read the beginning and clarified Captain Zhou's purpose, and then read the end. When he saw the suggestion that Governor Feng should report to the court, he put aside the pages with straight handwriting.

He rarely restrained his habitual gentle smile and asked:
"When we were discussing with Colonel Meng and the others, you didn't expect this. Why did you go back for a while and suddenly you were about to report it?"

Colonel Zhou was a little proud:
"It was Li Junshi under my command who reminded me."

"Really? I vaguely remember that you invited yourself to Chengyang County because someone gave you an idea. Was it also Military Advisor Li?"

"Yes, he has always been smart and helped me wholeheartedly."

Captain Tian felt a little ridiculous and asked:

"Really? That's a man of great talent and righteousness. I wonder where Brother Zhou found his talent?"

"Excavation doesn't count. Our two families are from the same village. When he was a child, he studied with the son of a wealthy family in the village, but then he stopped studying. When I joined the army, he said he also wanted to make a career, so we decided Went together."

Tian Xiaowei returned the document to Zhou Xiaowei, and reminded him with a rare kindness:
"As for the situation in Chengyang County, since Fucheng doesn't ask too many questions, we don't need to talk too much. After all, there is a princess mansion here. People have their own considerations. If we act casually, it may cause serious problems. If you Believe me, go back and burn this letter."

Captain Zhou was ashamed and annoyed, always feeling that he was being taught a lesson by his colleagues, so he replied with a stiff neck:
"What about the princess mansion? Can the princess mansion not obey the rules?"

Then walk away.

(End of this chapter)