Jinyi Night Walk

Chapter 326 Take the initiative to attack

At Dezhou Wharf, in the hut, Xu Jiang, the current shopkeeper of Baiquanhuntang, was sitting opposite Xia Xun. He couldn't restrain his excited flushed expression, and described the news to him in a low voice.

Xu Jiang was originally a small flag guarding the southern city of Daning, the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers of Daning bought by King Ning, because of his meritorious service in dedicating the city, he was promoted to a hundred households by King Zhu Di of Yan.When Xia Xun established Feilong Secret Spy, he saw that he was alert, so he asked him to come over and became a small boss.To say that in this world, there are really no useless people, only inappropriate people who are placed in inappropriate places. Xu Jiang is just a pawn in the front line, but let him be an ear report and secret agent. The secret agents selected by Xia Xun, the director of the exhibition, are gradually growing up, and the best performer among them is Xu Jiang.

"Your Highness sent troops out of Zijing Pass in early February. They conquered Guangchang City first, and then trapped Weizhou. The defenders of Weizhou were isolated and helpless. After surrendering His Highness, Yanxia sent troops to Datong. On the way, he divided his troops to attack Baoding. The prefect of Baoding Luo Qianxian City surrendered. Datong was not captured by us, but countless money and food were confiscated from various cities along the way. When Li Jinglong entered Taihang Mountain from Zijingguan and rushed to Datong to help, His Highness had already returned to Peiping from Juyongguan.

hey-hey!This Li Jinglong didn't know how severe the cold was, he only said that it was cold in winter, and the sky was approaching, and he was rushing to help, so he didn't bring much warm clothes and tents. Twenty-three out of ten soldiers in the army have colds and fevers, and their combat power has been greatly reduced. "

Xia Xun nodded with a smile, and said, "In this way, Li Jinglong's long-prepared Beiping offensive will most likely be forced to abort, and the initiative will be in the hands of His Highness."

Xu Jiangdao: "Your Excellency is wise, Your Highness is planning to take the initiative to attack. However, Li Jinglong has suffered a big loss, so he must not dare to arrogantly arrogant the enemy again. His Highness said that although Li Jinglong is not good at fighting, all the generals under his command have experienced many battles." , if Li Jinglong can accept advice with an open mind, with the strong strength of 60 troops, it is still not something we can eat at one bite, and one mistake will suffer a big loss, so let us try to collect useful information here, and at the same time, try to create all kinds of information. kind of fighter."

Xia Xun nodded slightly: "I understand that when you stay in Baiquanhuntang, where you take a bath, people will relax as much as possible, and their vigilance will be greatly weakened, and a lot of important information will be revealed unconsciously. This news channel cannot Give up. I am here, and through the number of officers and soldiers who come and go to gambling houses and brothels, I can also collect many important information about the Southern Army, such as the time of payment and the frequency of defense changes. These can play a big role in critical moments."

Xia Xun thought for a while, then asked, "How is Tang Yaoju at Baojiacheng?"

Xu Jiangdao: "Baojiacheng has been built, and now they have moved to Hejiazhuang. He is the leader of those servants, and his whereabouts are indeed a bit secretive. You can often see him talking mysteriously with those servants. But it is difficult for our people to understand more specific things. Is there anything wrong with this person? Why do adults pay special attention to him?"

Xia Xun nodded, then shook his head again. His mood was very complicated. The struggle itself was inevitable. He was very clear about the cruelty of the struggle. He was not so sympathetic as to imagine that all conflicts could be resolved through peaceful means. , There is bound to be bloodshed if there is a struggle, but if the White Lotus Sect is involved, it is by no means a good thing. It will be a disaster for the Southern Army and the Yan Army. Will the Yuan Dynasty make a comeback?

King Yan chose to attack Xuanfu Datong instead of Liaodong. He only mentioned three reasons that were beneficial to the Yan army, but Xia Xun knew in his heart that there must be a more important reason why Yan Wang Zhu Di did not choose Liaodong, and that was the benefit of Meng Yuan. The vigilance of the remnants, with Zhu Di's great talent and general plan, it is impossible not to consider the possibility that the remnants of the Meng Yuan Dynasty took advantage of the fire to loot and make a fuss. Leaving the Liaodong garrison and controlling their flanks will make them more fearful.

Historically, the White Lotus Sect had colluded with foreign enemies to plot the Central Plains in order to achieve great things. Although they created something in the Dezhou barracks, it would be beneficial to King Yan in the short term, but... this flame, absolutely Can't let it pop out.

Xu Jiang said again: "By the way, that Tang Yaoju sent his wife and child to Jinan City. It is said that the child fell ill and was sent to seek medical treatment. He also accompanied one of his righteous sisters."

Xia Xun was secretly startled. Could it be that the White Lotus Sect is going to change something?Thinking of this, Xia Xun didn't hesitate any longer, and revealed Tang Yaoju's identity to Xu Jianghe, and ordered: "Arrange a few people to fight in, even if they just become their peripheral personnel, if they want to fish in troubled waters, they must take this stock Wildfires extinguished."

Xu Jiang said happily: "White Lotus Sect? Ah, what kind of trouble can they stir up? Why should your lord pay attention to them? If they really disturb Shandong Mansion, wouldn't it be beneficial to His Highness?"

Xia Xun said solemnly: "Confused! When His Highness King Yan returned to Peking from Daning, His Highness King Ning offered a plan to His Highness Yan. Have you forgotten?"

Xu Jiang said calmly: "Well, His Royal Highness Ning said: 'If you lose to Li Jinglong's 50 troops, you can abandon Beiping, surrender Daning, make peace with Beiyuan, and borrow troops to fight again.'"

"That's right, what did His Highness King Yan say?"

Xu Jiangdao: "His Royal Highness King Yan only said three words, no!"

Xia Xun said again: "His Royal Highness Ning said again that the Tang Dynasty borrowed troops from the Turks and was able to establish a country. After that, although they paid tribute to the Turks for 12 years, Li Shimin tried his best to accumulate strength and finally turned back. The minister is the master, this is an expedient measure, it is not impossible to follow suit, what did King Yan say?"

Xu Jiang was ashamed: "His Royal Highness was pointing the halberd to the north, and said loudly: 'Jing Nan is really because there are national thieves in the court, and the army was killed because he was unwilling. An Neng is a country-suppressing thief, and then attracts foreign thieves? I, a man of the Ming Dynasty, must remember , don’t cede land, don’t pay compensation, don’t claim vassal status, don’t get along with each other, don’t pay tribute, if you die, you will die, and expedient measures can’t be done!”

Xia Xun showed his face and said: "That's it. If we don't attract foreign thieves for the purpose of suppressing the country, will we condone the civilian thieves? If we make our own claims and allow the White Lotus Sect to take advantage of the opportunity, we will be severely punished by His Highness!"

Xu Jiang said solemnly: "Remember the humble job!"

Xia Xun said: "Okay, you go back first. In the official warehouse at the wharf here, a large amount of supplies from the south are stored, and they will be stored separately after the completion of the Twelve City. If His Highness takes the initiative to send troops To attack Dezhou, once Dezhou cannot be conquered overnight, there will be a shortage of rice and food, and the army will lose its morale. I have to find a way to find out the strength and defense of the officers and soldiers stationed here. If Your Highness attacks Dezhou, occupy this place first. If so, then it can be done with ease.”

While talking, the sounds of gunfire outside the wall on the left one after another, and the hoarse voices of gamblers outside the wall on the right could still be heard, Xu Jiang couldn't help laughing and said: "If you can seize the wharf's official warehouse first, it will be of great help to Your Highness, but... ...Texas is so close, soldiers will surely come to seize it, and when the two fight fiercely, these poor people who live on the pier will be in trouble."

Xia Xun couldn't help being silent after hearing this, and sighed softly after a while: "Say innocent, who is not innocent? You have been outside the pass, and you should know that when those innocent rabbits on the grassland lost natural enemies such as wolves, foxes, and eagles, they It can eat up everything and make all living beings have nowhere to go. Of course, my analogy may not be appropriate. I just want to say that the weak eat the strong, not just on the grasslands. This is the Tao, not Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, etc. What people call the illusory Tao is the bloody and realistic Tao..."

With a sound of "click", the door of the room opened, and a door on the left opened almost at the same time. Xu Jiang walked out and bowed to Xia Xun, while a contented veteran walked out from the other side, followed by a middle-aged Xu who hurriedly covered his lapel. Mother, call out to the soldier delicately: "Master, let's go, come again..."

Turning her head around, seeing Xia Xun who was seeing a guest out, the girl immediately changed her expression, gave him a savage sip, and scolded disdainfully: "Bah! Dead rabbit, stealing business from my old lady!" He went back to the room with his fat buttocks twisted.

Xia Xun was embarrassed, but Xu Jiang seemed to have picked up a huge advantage, holding his stomach and laughing wildly away...

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Li Jinglong heard that Datong was in danger, so he quickly led his troops out of Zijingguan to help. Zijingguan is located on the high Zijing Ridge in the west of Yixian County. When the gate is closed, there is no danger of anyone getting ahead".

The army left the Bauhinia Pass and walked for a few days in the snow-covered Taihang Mountains. Then they received the news that Zhu Di, the King of Yan, had searched the Datong area of ​​the Xuanfu. On his way back, he bypassed the Ming army along the way and returned to Beiping from Juyongguan. .

Li Jinglong was so discouraged that he took the army out for a stroll, but they had already left before they arrived at the place.When King Yan attacked Datong, all the cavalry went all the way. Li Jinglong led the army on two legs, and had to cross mountains and ridges. How could this mobility be as fast as others?

Li Jinglong led the soldiers and horses back on the same road listlessly, trekking through the mountains and returning to Dezhou. There was no battle, [-]% of the soldiers and horses, but [-]% fell ill, so he hurriedly summoned all the doctors in the nearby counties and counties, and mobilized A large number of medicinal materials were used for treatment.

Seeing the situation in the army, Li Jinglong was very worried that he would not be able to complete the plan to attack Beiping on time. He is now "deserving meritorious service". Who knows how long it will take to hide it, if someone goes against him and secretly reports the news to the emperor, he will only accept his guilt and not perform any meritorious service, then Huang Zicheng and others may not protect him.

Therefore, Li Jinglong was eager to fight, but this time he did not dare to be arrogant. The army returned to Dezhou, rested for more than ten days, and just after controlling the illness in the army, he called all the generals to discuss countermeasures. The generals actually hated him for being incompetent. Shuai Yin is in his hands, and everyone is closely related, so he has no choice but to put aside personal grievances and make suggestions for him.

While the generals were discussing around the sand table, a post envoy in the army hurried into the commander's tent with a triangular red flag on his back, knelt down to Li Jinglong on one knee, cupped his fists and said anxiously: "Report, Beiping Yanni, personally lead the army One hundred thousand, Haohao dd, come straight to Texas!"

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