Jiuxi

Chapter 92 Chapter 091

The sun was scorching, and the cicadas kept singing.

In the back house of the Governor's Mansion, Xiao Wangzhi looked at Su Yunqing's leaving figure and said with a smile: "Although this Su Inspector didn't mention anything about you, I know he feels very sorry in his heart."

Lu Chen, who was sitting next to him, asked curiously: "Why are you sorry?"

"Because although you still have the status of a cadre, you have been recruited by me into the Governor's Mansion. You will definitely be promoted in the army in the future, and you will no longer be able to follow the arrangements of the Sutra Weaving Department. If you are willing, he will definitely let you You will take charge of the Weaving Department and come to the Yamen, and you will take over as the inspector of Huaizhou in the future. If you are good enough, he will not even mind taking the initiative to step aside and return to the capital or go to Jingzhou."

Xiao Wangzhi sighed in a rare emotion.

Lu Chen hesitated and said, "Isn't that true?"

Xiao Wangzhi shook his head and said calmly: "Su Yunqing's ability alone is far inferior to that old fox Qin Zheng, but he is loyal enough to Da Qi and never cares about his own honor and disgrace. After Guang Lingxi's crime was over, he could have With this merit, he will be promoted to a higher level, from Huaizhou Prospector to Third Grade Promoter."

Lu Chen remembered that Su Yunqing had mentioned this matter in the tavern opened by the Sutra Weaving Department in Guangling City.

According to Su Yunqing, the reason why the matter failed to take place was because someone in the Sutra Weaving Department hated him, so in the end he chose to take a step back.

Xiao Wangzhi looked at him with gentle eyes and said slowly: "From the information I have, Qin Zheng did not believe those people's criticism of Su Yunqing and still wanted to promote him. But Su Yunqing took the initiative to give the credit to you, That’s why Qin Zheng promoted you from a white person to the head of the warp weaving department.”

Lu Chen was slightly startled.

He didn't expect that this matter would take such a turn.

I originally thought that this was Qin Zheng's appreciation for me from the warp weaver, but now I think it's unreasonable. Qin Zheng is not Zhan Hui or Xiao Wangzhi, how could he directly appoint him without even meeting him? What to do?

Now he already knows that the cadre office has a very special position within the Warp Weaving Department, and it has always been held by the trusted aide.

The reason why Qin Zheng did this was simply because of his respect and trust in Su Yunqing.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen couldn't help but exclaimed: "Previously, School Inspector Su wanted me to lurk in the North. I really didn't want to do that. Now it seems that I really owe him a favor."

Without this identity, he would not be able to intervene in Guangling's city defense so smoothly.

Xiao Wangzhi said: "How can you owe him a favor? Not to mention that Guangling's several harvests have made his position in Qin Zheng's heart more and more stable. Just this time, you helped him fish out of the army. A big fish, this credit is enough to make him far away from the other three inspectors in the Warp Weaving Department. Seriously speaking, Su Yunqing owes you a big favor. If necessary in the future, you can ask him to help with a few things. .”

Lu Tong's evaluation of Su Yunqing came to Lu Chen's mind. Being able to get almost the same conclusion from him and Xiao Wangzhi showed that the Huaizhou inspector was indeed worthy of trust.

Xiao Wangzhi added: "Of course, the premise is that the things you ask him to do do not betray the interests of Daqi. As long as this is not touched, if there is a dispute within the imperial court, he will definitely help you."

"I understand, thank you Uncle Xiao for your guidance."

Lu Chen nodded in agreement, and then said with emotion: "I just didn't expect that the dignified commander of Nanyadu of the Beijing Army would be the secret agent of the puppet Yan Police Office."

Hearing this, Xiao Wangzhi first shook his head and smiled, and then said meaningfully: "The water in the capital is very turbid, and it is far more complicated than you think. That's why your father left you in Huaizhou and didn't want you to come into contact with those flies and dogs. Comparatively speaking, the frontier army can still maintain a certain degree of purity, and at least Chen Lanyu and the others will not fall like Xu Wen."

"It's true... people die for money."

Lu Chen sighed softly.

In fact, he realized after the fact that Xiao Wangzhi not only wanted to show his face that day, but also had another plan, which was to let him inform the generals of the plan in advance, and then Xiao Wangzhi's personal guards and the elite of the Sutra Weaving Department Cooperate with each other and keep an eye on all the generals participating in the military meeting that day.

Then they discovered something unusual about Xu Wen, the commander of the Dingwei Army.

However, under Xiao Wangzhi's instructions, the Weaving Department did not prevent the other party from transmitting information, and did not even remove the hidden stakes belonging to the procuratorate in the city, but quietly strengthened surveillance.

Fortunately, there was only one Xu Wen, and no one else noticed the problem.

This gave Lu Chen some relief. If all three commanders of the Beijing army had problems, then he felt that there was no need to fight this battle. Xiao Wangzhi only had to guard the three-thirds of Huaizhou.

"Xu Wen's problems are not necessarily accidental."

Xiao Wangzhi suddenly said in a deep voice.

Lu Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly realized the implication of his words. He couldn't help frowning and said: "Uncle Xiao is saying that someone deliberately asked Xu Wen to lead the Dingwei Army northward?"

Xiao Wangzhi looked deeply and said slowly: "It's very possible."

Lu Chen thought of the Gu family in Guangling City, and the Minister of Industry Qu Shilang behind Gu Zisi and Gu Junye, and his heart couldn't help but become heavy. He briefly told Xiao Wangzhi about the matter, and then said seriously: "Are there any good people in the court?" ?”

Xiao Wangzhi laughed dumbly, shook his head and said: "It's not as exaggerated as you think. The structure of the DPRK is extremely complicated, but it can be roughly divided into several parts. One is the royal family and dignitaries who traveled south, and the other is the local aristocratic families in the south. , the third is the upstart civil servants who have gradually gained power in recent years, and the fourth is the power of the military. The constant disputes between these factions gave the Puppet Yan Procuratorate and the Jing Dynasty spies opportunities to find opportunities."

Lu Chen knew that these were very valuable analyses, and he kept them in mind carefully.

Xiao Wangzhi added: "Xu Wen cannot move for the time being. After all, he cannot represent the entire Dingwei Army. Judging from Yuan Xingqin's statement, the officers and soldiers of the three armies of Nanya can still be trusted, and they are also needed to take on the task of siege. .When the time is right, I will arrange for someone to remove his military power, so you don’t have to worry."

Lu Chen's thoughts returned to the battle in front of him, and he said slightly uneasily: "Uncle Xiao, will the enemy really take the bait?"

"This is inevitable." Xiao Wangzhi said calmly with a gentle expression: "The strategy you came up with is similar to a conspiracy. Let's not mention Yongquan Pass for the moment. After the enemy knows our army's plan, he will definitely Sending some additional troops to the pass, although this amount of troops is not enough to affect the overall situation, it can ultimately hold back their elites, which are not many in the first place."

Lu Chen nodded and said: "What I'm worried about is that they will give up supporting Qingtian City and defend it with all their strength."

Xiao Wangzhi smiled and said: "That's why I said your strategy is a conspiracy. Now that the enemy knows our strategy, there are only two ways in front of them. One is not to send reinforcements to support Qingtian City to avoid being attacked by our army. Encircle the point and call for reinforcements. But if the enemy really does this, our army can turn the feint attack into a strong attack, and it is not impossible to take Qingtian by force."

Lu Chen said: "Indeed, you can't pin all your hopes of winning a war on strategy. Sometimes you still have to rely on hard power."

The approval in Xiao Wangzhi's eyes became more and more obvious, and he added: "The beauty of your strategy is that no matter what decision the enemy makes, we have a way to counter it. In fact, in my opinion, the enemy will not choose to let it go If Qingtian City is defended, they will inevitably gather heavy troops and use solid city defense to consume our army's strength. Even if this time is only a month or two, they can afford to wait. When our army is exhausted, they will dispatch the main force southward, and in A decisive battle with our army in the Qingtian Valley."

Lu Chen contemplated carefully and said slowly: "Because of the huge defeat in the Battle of Qingxia, the enemy coach must want to turn defeat into victory, so they will definitely choose to fight at the last moment."

"That's right, Zhang Junsi and Chen Jingtang don't think our army is very powerful. They only attribute the failure to capture Huaizhou to the fact that the Lai'an defense line is too tough. In essence, these people think that the Qi army is weak and far away. Not as good as the puppet Yan army, let alone the old soldiers of the Jing Dynasty. After such a big setback in the battle of Qingxia, how could they swallow their anger and defend Qingtian?"

After Xiao Wangzhi said these words, Lu Chen finally felt more at ease.

This was the first time that he had taken on such an important task, planning a war that was related to the future of Huaizhou. Although other people provided help and Xiao Wangzhi gave generous guidance, he was still uneasy.

After all, if we lose, many soldiers will die on the battlefield.

Xiao Wangzhi saw the tension in his heart, stood up, walked to the side, patted his shoulder and said: "If I had known about your talent in military affairs, even if it offended your father, I would have brought you to the Governor's Mansion. .”

Lu Chen felt relieved and said with a smile, "Uncle Xiao is not worried that my father will take action directly?"

Xiao Wangzhi smiled and said: "I don't know if your father has lost his kung fu in these years. I want to compete with him if I have the chance."

At this moment, Huang Xianfeng, the commander of the marching army, came to the door and saluted Xiao Wangzhi: "To the Governor, we have arrived."

Xiao Wangzhi said to Lu Chen: "Let's go, I will take you to see your subordinates."

Lu Chen was stunned, but Xiao Wangzhi did not continue to explain, so he had to follow patiently.

Everyone came to the small school field on the west side of the Governor's Mansion. There was a huge crowd of people standing here, probably close to a thousand.

Lu Chen raised his eyes and felt a rush of blood surge in his heart.

The person standing at the front was Li Chengen. The people next to him all looked very familiar. Lu Chen knew their names.

In addition to Li Chengen and the Lu family's nursing home, almost all the people who had followed him in Guangling City to fight day and night were here. There were also many new faces, but the eyes of these people looking at Lu Chen were also affectionate.

Xiao Wangzhi unraveled the mystery unhurriedly: "According to military regulations, a captain in charge of a regiment can command 4000 people, and a captain can command one to 2000 people. Most of the governor's offices are like this. Of course, Governor Li's Feiyu camp in Jingzhou is different. .Although his eldest daughter is only a school captain, there are more than [-] people in Feiyu camp, so she is actually no different from a captain."

Lu Chen didn't seem to hear it and said hesitantly: "Grand Governor, the last general is just a prosecutor..."

The implication is that the prosecutor's rank is roughly equivalent to the staff civilian position he knew in his previous life. Logically speaking, he cannot directly lead troops.

Xiao Wangzhi said calmly: "I said that the Inspector-General can lead troops, so of course you can."

Lu Chen quickly shut up.

Xiao Wangzhi added: "These thousand cavalry are organized into the governor's personal guard camp, and you will be responsible for commanding them, with Li Chengen as your deputy."

He paused slightly, then lowered his voice and said: "Many of the people here fought with you in Guangling, especially those masters sent by various families. They all volunteered to join the army with you. Your father paid a high price. Just to deal with those merchants and squires, fortunately, the popularity he has accumulated over the years is deep enough. In addition, your father has sent you all the manpower he has secretly accumulated."

Lu Chen pursed his lips tightly.

He couldn't help but think of the day when Lu Tong left Lai'an and went south to work for the Governor's Mansion. Before leaving, he said to him: "Since you are determined to join the army, my father will not stop me. I just hope that you can take care of yourself and don't do anything." Involved in danger.”

Only then did Lu Chen understand that the reason why Lu Tong hurried south was to cooperate with the governor's office in raising food and grass, and to lay the strongest foundation for him to join the army.

However, the old man didn't say a word when he left. Naturally, he wanted to surprise Lu Chen and at the same time avoid putting too much pressure on him.

This is his father.

Lu Chen had mixed feelings in his heart.

Xiao Wangzhi waited for him to calm down, and then continued in a low voice: "You are already familiar with the subordinates in the Battle of Guangling. You don't need to bother polishing the talents your father sent to you. As for the remaining two hundred people, you don't need to worry about polishing them." , they are the elite soldiers that I personally led, which can be regarded as a little bit of my uncle's kindness."

Lu Chen said sincerely: "Thank you, Uncle Xiao!"

Xiao Wangzhi shook his head, pointed forward and said: "Go, they will be your soldiers from now on, treat them well."

Lu Chen saluted meticulously and then strode forward.

Xiao Wangzhi looked at his calm and determined back and couldn't help but smile with relief.

　Will update at 12 noon tomorrow ~
　　
　
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