Ping An Biography

() In the evening of Jiujiang City, if the vision is only limited to a square inch, it must be considered a very peaceful and peaceful place and even a bit boring.Very quiet, you can hear the chirping of sparrows outside the door.

This room is a suite, located in the inner courtyard of Governor Xingyuan, Zhang Ning has lived here for several months.The door was usually open, and he was already very familiar with the same scene day after day while sitting next to the desk.From near to far, there are two broad-leaved trees in the yard. They have no flowers and no fruits in winter. Zhang Ning has looked at them thousands of times and didn’t pay attention to what kind of trees they are. Vitality; some withered weeds on the ground, the corridor under the opposite eaves, the old pillars with faded paint and worn floor tiles can be seen a little farther away... This picture is so featureless, but it may exist in Zhang Ning's mind for a long time Years, because I watched it too many times.

The light of the next night has gradually dimmed, but the night is far from approaching, making the scene covered with a layer of dark gray, as hazy as a fog, like a layer of light ink.

Zhang Ning went around for a whole day to observe during the day, and it was getting late before returning to his residence.He was writing and drawing, and habitually raised his head to look outside for a while from time to time. Maybe there are still things from his previous student days in his subconscious. A teacher said that after class, he can look at the scenery to rest his eyes, so he looked at the outdoor scenery and low cost. Rest is an equal sign.

But at the same time, he also noticed that Xin Wei, who was sitting next to him, said without raising his head when he picked up the pen again: "You have nothing to do while sitting, and I can't talk with you, isn't it boring?"

Zhang Ning felt that she was shaking her head, so she stopped asking.

It was a long time before I heard her speak, speaking very slowly and softly: "I think of the days in my hometown many years ago, sometimes I was weaving on the loom, sometimes I was cooking, or feeding chickens, I still remember drying When I was under the quilt, my mind was soft, because the things are very broken... Am I talking too much?"

"It's nothing, you say." Zhang Ning said casually.He was slightly distracted, and the scene of the ancient farmhouse involuntarily appeared in his mind, but Xin Wei's tone was very good, which made people feel at ease.

"At that time, the whole family was busy with things, and there were endless chores to do when we got up in the morning. Most of them did it by ourselves, and rarely talked." Xin Wei said in the same soft voice, and the more he spoke, the quieter he continued. , almost inaudible, "If there were... you... I was just thinking about it, I would definitely not find it difficult to pass the time." Wei Wei was a little quieter, "As long as I can be by your side, I feel good , even if you don’t have rich clothes and fine food, or even if you are imprisoned in a small room like a prisoner, as long as you can see you..."

Zhang Ning's brush flicked, and the paper was stained with ink. No matter how stupid he was, he could understand that this was a special confession from an ancient woman.He raised his head and glanced at Xin Wei, but didn't say anything for a moment. Her forehead was flat and her eyes were big, she was a little dull at the moment, and her lowered eyes highlighted the shape of her eyelashes, which made her less aggressive and more aggressive than usual. Graceful.

Xin Wei said quietly again: "I can feel that the prince will win soon, and I can also think about the situation after winning this battle, but I don't know why I feel a little lost. When you return to the luxurious palace, how can I compare with Chu?" A beautiful wife and concubine in the royal palace is not qualified to compete with others, and can no longer be alone by the prince's side like now..."

Zhang Ning was speechless, and his heart was moved, but after a little thought, he agreed with her statement.As a result, a trace of guilt arose in my heart, not only because I thought of what Xin Wei had done for me in the most difficult days, but also felt that it was rare for her to express such thoughts... Although it is difficult to determine whether this is due to a woman's scheming, But it did move Zhang Ning in an instant.Maybe it wasn't anyone's scheming, but he himself had changed, becoming so numb and worldly, as if everyone wanted to get a share of the interests of his group.

The phrase "I won't treat you badly" stuck in his throat, Zhang Ning still couldn't say it, even he felt it was a kind of blasphemy.

"We can't be complacent now, it's still too early to think that we have the chance to win." He said calmly.

... After such a long period of danger and suffering, Zhang Ning had a thought in his mind that he must not make a mistake in the last step, so he appeared extra cautious.

But the situation is really good, Zhou Mengxiong has successfully passed the news to the city before.Based on the deployment situation of the officers and troops visited by Jiujiang City, Zhou Mengxiong seized the opportunity to quickly break through the Shili River, and boldly penetrated its junction while the officers and troops were unprepared, and deployed the army between Bali Lake and Gantang Lake without a fierce battle.The current situation has made Zhang Fu's official army layout very unfavorable.

Judging from the military fortification between Bali Lake and the Yangtze River, it can be guessed that Zhang Fu’s previous strategic intention was to form the northern line of defense in the land corridor between the rivers and lakes (Bali Lake in the Yangtze River); The line blocked the reinforcements to clear the siege.

However, Zhou Mengxiong's bold and quick "coincidentally" interspersed between Bali Lake and Gantang Lake, and the status quo has completely destroyed Zhang Fu's official army's strategic deployment; Otherwise, the only option is to shrink the line of defense and form a second, smaller encirclement... the narrow land corridor between Gantang Lake and the Yangtze River to the west of Jiujiang City blocks the northwest; the Baishui Lake and Yangtze River corridor in the east is not very threatening because of the wrong direction. ; The focus is to gather heavy troops on the southern line of defense in the open area in the south of the city. The siege circle is already very small and has no depth.

The officers and troops on the eastern and southern fronts are integrated; only the officers and troops on the northwest line have been divided.The officers and troops located in the narrow land corridor between Gantang Lake and the Yangtze River were originally weak due to the narrow and long terrain, and now they were even more divided... They faced the Yangtze River to the north, Jiujiang City to the east, and Gantang Lake to the south; Going out from the west, the south exit, the left bank of Gantang Lake, and Bali Lake are blocked by Zhou Mengxiong's army. The only way out is to go west along the Yangtze River. However, Ruichang County in the west has been captured by Zhou Mengxiong's army. It can be said that there is no way out. can go.Although the Yangtze River water control power is in the hands of the government and the army, there is no situation of being surrounded and killed, but it is almost a lone army.

The above are all the contexts that Zhang Ning unilaterally analyzed through the chaotic and intertwined battlefield, but he believes that as long as people do things, they have their own ideas and rules to follow. A normal person with a clear mind will not be confused about important things. He had no idea at all; after discussing with Yu Qian and others, the people around him also agreed with Zhang Ning's conjecture.

Now Zhang Ning’s tactic is to leave the city with the main force and take the initiative to attack the siege fortifications of the government army in the northwest. The temptation of this idea is obvious: not only can it break through the encirclement and join forces with Zhou Mengxiong’s army, and escape the dangerous situation, but it can also completely eat the isolated Northwest. A part of the front line officer army further severely damaged and weakened Zhang Fu's strength.

The risk is also obvious. The enemy is defending and we are attacking. Zhou Mengxiong's new army is very weak in attacking the fortifications. Once Zhang Ning's army fails to attack the fortifications, it will exhaust the few remaining ammunition in vain; Jiujiang City fell into the embarrassing situation of being unable to advance forward and unable to defend behind, like a "lonely wandering ghost", and the entire army was in danger of being wiped out.Then Zhang Ning's hard work until now was all in vain, and he lost it in the first battle.

Often important things are only in one person's thought, full of chance.People are often faced with such a choice. There are few things in the world that take all the benefits. There must always be a trade-off between letting go and holding on.

"I once read a story about a family. It said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei Yan suggested to take the strange soldiers to take the Meridian Valley and go straight to Chang'an. If the Kingdom of Shu adopts this tactic, it may be able to settle the Central Plains. But Zhuge Liang refused, so that it was impossible to prove the feasibility of this way. Can't Research, but we can lament that being cautious is often not all good, and it will delay the opportunity of the war.”

Zhang Ning is usually a cautious and well-behaved person, but this is his appearance; a kind of rebellion is deeply planted in his bones, and this is the essence.Many years ago, when he was young, he dared to run away from home with his friends and wandered around the train station. He almost went all the way to the dark. Something is doomed to lurk in your blood.

If it weren't for the doomed restlessness, he wouldn't have thought of rebelling after he suddenly found out that he was of the blood of the Taizu. At that time, the ambition in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

... Early the next morning, after repeated deliberation and deliberation all night long, he has decided to adopt a risky tactic of active attack.Even rejected everyone's dissuasion, seemed a bit headstrong, and prepared to go all the way to the dark.No one in the army can check and balance his great power, civil servant Yu Qian and military official Wei Bin are not at the same level as his reputation and authority in the army.

Considering the sudden nature of the attack, Zhang Ning ordered the governor's office to prohibit the spread of decision-making news, and only prepared secretly on the same day, and will mobilize to launch a surprise attack tomorrow morning.

He dropped everything early and went to sleep, but he woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep.

In case of failure, I am afraid that I will have to stomp my chest. I dare not imagine the serious consequences... Zhang Ning decided not to imagine.Things have come to this point, it is no good to look forward and worry about gains and losses, it is better to think about success.It's like a gambler who fantasizes about how to spend the money he won before the market opens. It is precisely because of this that he can devote great enthusiasm to participate in gambling.

His behavior gradually became strange, tossing and turning on the bed showing an ambitious "yin|smile", and then sitting cross-legged beside the bed.Before dawn, he called Li Zhen, who was on duty outside the Nuan Pavilion, and asked him to find someone to boil hot water for a bath and change clothes.

Early in the morning, Zhang Ning soaked comfortably in the bathtub for a long time, heating the water continuously during the period, and even took a nap for a while, the bones were almost softened.