Song Dynasty

Chapter 39
With an order, the Huaixi Army immediately changed from the front army to the rear army, and the rear army changed to the front army, and returned to Tianchang.

Looking back at Wang Shen and Lu Can's receding backs, Li Qiong's face was gloomy.He is very powerful in the Huaixi Army, and he is the second person under Liu Guangshi.My nephew was killed by these two people. If he doesn't come back with revenge, who will be afraid of him in the future?
However, Liu Guangshi seemed to trust the two of them very much, which made Li Qiong helpless.

"National treasure, in fact, we all know whether His Majesty's edict is true or not." Liu Guangshi looked at him and smiled.

Li Qiong: "Uncle Ping, what's the use of talking about this at this time?" The two are close, and they call each other in private: "You are the head of Huaixi Huaibei and our family. If you say it is true, who can say it?" Fake? I just think that Li Cheng is absolutely untrustworthy, and you shouldn't recruit him."

"So what if you don't recruit security, is it really possible to fight with him, can this Pingyuan Town be defeated?"

"Why does Uncle Ping increase the ambition of others and destroy his prestige?"

"The soldiers are fierce and mighty, and Li Boyou is a vicious wolf. How could I not know that? The thing about fighting has nothing to do with ambition or lack of ambition. If this battle cannot be won, even the main force of our army will be lost in Sizhou. Don't worry." Speaking of Li Yu, even the current test cannot be passed. Without the army, what are you and me?"

"Our official family, don't look at how much he trusts us and the generals who command the army, but since the two thieves Liu and Miao forced the palace, it seems that everyone is wary. Whenever you have soldiers on hand, you always want to take your The military power was taken away, and someone else was replaced. He was worried about changing someone else, and he wondered whether to change another one. This time, if the gate of Yangzhou is opened, once someone kills and crosses the river, my official career will also come to an end Now. Who can take this responsibility?"

"Li Cheng is going to be recruited. Regardless of whether the imperial decree is true or not, we must make it true. Later, we will report to the imperial court with a [-]-li urgent report, saying that Li Cheng has surrendered, and I recommend him to be in charge of the Huaixi war. As for Whether he can repel Li Yu or not is none of my business, Liu Guangshi, the imperial court wants to punish him, so he has to find Li Cheng himself. Whether Li Cheng will give the officials face or not is not a matter of my concern." Liu Guangshi smiled lightly.

Li Qiong was very clear in his heart. Liu Taiwei was not only scared of being beaten by Li Cheng, but even Li Yu was as scared as a tiger. It was more uncomfortable to let him go to the battlefield than to kill his head, and he refused to take any responsibility.This Uncle Liu Ping, who has figured out the official's intentions to the core, really knows how to be an official!

Recruit Li Cheng, let Li Cheng fight Li Yu, and it's done. As the highest military officer in Huaibei and Huaixi, Liu Guangshi will naturally take the first part of this great contribution.If it can't be done, it doesn't matter, the Huaixi Army didn't fight the battle, and the bad luck of the court can't be blamed on everyone.

The most important thing is that he doesn't have to fight Li Cheng, the killer, on the battlefield.

In this way, wouldn't it be beautiful to have national security and people's happiness?

However, it is so difficult to just watch Wang Shen and Lu Can live, so, can Yi Jie under the spring close his eyes, and how can I swallow my breath?
A bad breath welled up in Li Qiong's chest: "Uncle Ping, why did you send Wang Shen and Lu Can to Li Cheng's place? From my point of view, the man surnamed Wang didn't have a single word of truth in his mouth. I'm afraid he will give birth to Luo Mo again. It ruined your big business. If you really want to use him, just stay in the army."

"Stay in the army? What are you doing here? To vent your anger on the national treasure?" Liu Guangshi smiled: "I'm not afraid of [-], just in case, in case he is really Zhang Deyuan's disciple. If that's the case, everyone must look bad. One thing more is worse than one thing less. When his matter is over, Wang Shenai can go wherever he wants to go. If he is really a member of Zhang Xiangmen, he will stay with Li Cheng to communicate with the top and bottom. If it is fake, he will naturally rub the soles of his feet. One A humble person, national treasures and rivers must be on your heart?"

Liu Guangshi has no other abilities, but he understands people's hearts very well, and he doesn't want to cause any trouble for himself.

Hearing him explain this point, Li Qiong has yet to say more.

Liu Guangshi sat on the wobbly saddle and yawned long: "National treasure, there is one more thing I have to tell you. Since you already know that Li Yu's main force bypassed Daze, why didn't you send reinforcements to Pingyuan Town? It’s not impossible to talk about personal grievances, but it depends on the occasion? What kind of person are you, and you lose your identity by getting angry with a dusty villain!”

The voice seemed ambiguous, but it made it clear that his avenging his personal revenge and delaying the military plane was brought to light.Li Qiong was in great embarrassment.His swarthy face turned slightly red, and he paused for a long time, trying to say something, but couldn't say it.

Liu Guangshi smiled: "National Treasure, I mean, don't worry about it, the matter is over and it will be over. What a friendship between you and my family, it's not worth it to face this matter."

"Yes, thank you Taiwei." Li Qiong cupped his hands slightly, admitting his mistake.

Indeed, as Liu Guangshi said, Li and Liu are family friends, both of whom were from the Western Army.

At that time, Li Qiong had a close personal relationship with Liu Guangshi's father, Liu Taiwei Liu Yanqing. In fact, he was still Liu Guangshi's uncle.

Liu Guangshi looked at the fortified Pingyuan Town again, and when he saw the mighty and majestic Li Chengjun's military appearance, he relaxed: "The Huaibei War has finally come to an end now. I have been here day and night, and my bones are about to shake off. .National treasure, you have been stationed in the sky for several months, and my commander-in-chief has arrived, shouldn't you do your best as a landlord?"

"Naturally, there are a few famous prostitutes in the city who came here from Tokyo in the year of Jingkang. They have excellent lyrics and music. Uncle Ping can go and have a look."

Liu Guangshi said with a smile: "It would be a good thing if we could see Tokyo Fengyue again. A certain newly filled out "Bodhisattva Man" is about to ask someone to sing it. I hope that the famous prostitutes mentioned by the national treasure will not disappoint people. .”

Li Qiong smiled and said, "Naturally."

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The Huaixi soldiers were so strong that they withdrew for an hour before going far.

From Li Cheng's side, scouts came back constantly, reporting Liu Guangshi's movements.Knowing that the Huaixi army was really retreating, the string that everyone tensed up relaxed.

Today was the first time Wang Shen saw the large army fighting, and he also contributed to Li Cheng being recruited and the two armies to stop fighting.After returning to Pingyuan Town, he has been standing on the watchtower.According to real historical records, at the end of this year, Jurchen will go south to search the mountains and pursue Zhao Gou.The Jiangnan area, which has never experienced war in the past, will soon be turned into ruins, and the nation will experience an unprecedented catastrophe.All the strength of all the troops must be used to deal with the future aggression of the Jin Kingdom, but they cannot kill each other.

Li Cheng was very happy to be able to shake hands with Liu Guangshi and make peace.

Dark clouds began to pile up above the head again, it seemed that the weather was going to get worse day by day, and the late autumn of Xiao Sha was coming.

As the light dimmed, Li Chengjun in Pingyuan Town lit up the lights one after another, and the sound of fighting Jinduo came from the shadows, and there were patrols walking through the camp.

The town of Pingyuan was not very big, and thousands of soldiers squeezed in at once. The houses were unusable, and tents were set up everywhere, which looked crowded, but there was no noise at all.

Being blown by the cold wind at a high place, Wang Shen's churning heart finally calmed down.Today he made a promise to take Li Yu's head on his own behalf for Li Cheng. Although Li Cheng also promised Liu Guangshi to lead the army to attack Li Yu, he was still uneasy.

After calming down for a long time and sorting out his thoughts, Wang Shen went to see Li Cheng.

"But Wang Daosi is here." Walking into Li Cheng's camp of the Chinese Army, it was different from the peace and tranquility here before. The eaves were already full of heavily armed guards.Li Cheng's cold voice came, and it was no longer as gentle and generous as before.

"It's down."

"Come in."

Just as Wang Shen was about to go in, a guard stretched out his hand, signaling Wang Shen to hand over the weapon in his hand.

Li Cheng's Zhongjun Hall is very large, at least two hundred square meters, and there is nothing in it, it looks empty and cold.The same is true, there are more than a dozen candles lit inside, and a small stove is lit.

As soon as he entered the hall, Wang Shen felt a gust of cold air rushing towards his face. It was hard to imagine that the past few days were still scorching hot summer, and the cold weather in Huaibei was almost here!
Li Cheng was wrapped in a cloak and sat in front of the fire.Seeing Wang Shen, he cast a sharp gaze over him.

When Wang Shen was on the watchtower earlier, he had already thought of a countermeasure. Before Li Cheng could speak first, he took the first step and said, "Heavenly king, today I have made the decision to promise the king to be Liu Guangshi's pioneer. Please forgive me. Wang Shen just wants to say In a word."

Li Cheng drank in a low voice: "Say it."

Wang Shen: "How can you allow others to sleep soundly by the side of the couch."

Li Cheng: "Just this sentence?"

Wang Shen: "Just this sentence, I have finished what I have said. The king of heaven wants to fight and kill, and Wang Shen has no complaints." After speaking, he raised his head and looked at Li Cheng with piercing eyes, his expression was extremely firm.He knew that for a big man like Li Cheng, if you give in to him, you might be dragged out and killed.

Li Cheng's eyes were also sharp and sharp, and when their eyes met in the air, it seemed as if sparks were about to burst out.

"Haha!" After a long time, Li Cheng suddenly let out a loud laugh, which made the window paper rustle and echoed endlessly in the hall.

His laughter resounded, Wang Shen didn't understand, and although he was a little flustered, he gritted his teeth and straightened his chest.

"Haha, haha, well said, I am sleeping soundly in Sizhou, and Li Yu, a fly buzzing around someone's head, makes everyone want to slap him. Don't mention your suggestion, even without you, There is no such thing as recruiting security, so I want to give Li Yu some color." Li Cheng continued to laugh and said, "You are not my subordinate, and you can't talk about acting without authorization, and Lao Tzu's military law can't be compared to your head. But ..."

It can be seen that Li Cheng really appreciates himself.In fact, this is not surprising, Wang Shen was able to face the tens of thousands of bandits with two hundred crossbowmen, and he insisted on defending for four days.If it wasn't for the sudden torrential rain from the sky, maybe it would really be a war with zero casualties.The means required are already respectable and awesome.Li Cheng's favor and respect for him were achieved by Wang Shen's sword and gun.

Seeing that Li Cheng agreed to attack Li Yu without blaming himself, Wang Shen heaved a sigh of relief, but when he heard the word "but", his heart tightened: "But what?"

Li Cheng suddenly put away his smile, and shouted: "However, I have three to five thousand soldiers at hand, and Li Yu has one hundred thousand soldiers. There is a huge difference between strength and weakness. Wang Shen, tell me, how should we fight this battle? Tell me what you want to do with all the soldiers and horses, I have never done this kind of loss-making business. If you don’t come up with a charter, our army can’t rule you, and you must be spared.”

Wang Shen: "What the king of heaven said is that the grandson of the sage of soldiers has a saying: All fighters win with the right combination and odds. This sentence means that the division of troops is right and odd. When fighting the enemy with the right army , There will always be an extra surprise reserve team ambushing. When Cao Cao and Cao Mengde commented on Sun Tzu's Art of War, he said: "It is right to fight first, and it is strange to go out later."

He actually talked about the art of war with Li Cheng. Of course, what he said was the understanding and interpretation of later generations.

"During war, the role of surprise soldiers is to surprise and disrupt the enemy's deployment by surprise during the battle. If you can directly enter the enemy's central army and cut off the enemy's command communication, the battle will be won/"

"Now that the King of Heaven has already occupied the land of Pingyuan Town, Li Yu's attention has been drawn to him, and he is coming with a large army. The King of Heaven is leading the main force to garrison the old camp in Pingyuan. That's a surprise soldier. If you don't expect it, you will be able to do your best."

Li Cheng snorted: "Tutu."

Wang Shen hurriedly found out the map of Sizhou on the big case, and spread it at Li Cheng's feet.

To be honest, the maps of the ancients were really sloppy and the scale was wrong, but the general mountains, rivers and rivers can still be seen.

Li Cheng suddenly pulled out the waist knife that was placed beside him with a slap, pointed at the map, and said coldly: "Wang Shen, you are also a person who knows how to fight. Look at the situation, how can you be surprised?"

Seeing him suddenly draw the sword, Wang Shen was terrified, thinking that Li Cheng was going to make a move, he almost rushed forward to fight to the death.

Seeing this situation, he hurriedly stopped and looked intently.

Li Cheng walked on the map with the tip of his knife: "This is our Pingyuan Town, and the west is blocked by Duliang Mountain. To the north of Pingyuan Town is the Huaihe River, and to the east is the Great Lake of Hongze. In this way, our army is now confined to a small area. In the triangular area, there is no room for maneuver. Pingyuan Town has been fighting for several days, and Li Yu's main force is still rolling in. It is conceivable that the battle between Duliangshan-Huaishui-Hongze must have been scattered. There are quite a few bandit troops scouting and cavalry. This line is only about fifty miles wide, and as long as our army moves, no matter how strange it is, it cannot escape their eyes. Tell me, how can we make a surprise?"

There was doubt in his eyes, but also sarcasm: "Wang Shen, don't you tell me that you want to bypass Hongze Lake to the east? This is several hundred miles away. By the time you go around, Li Yu has already killed the plain. Town, the day lily will be cold by then. Wang Daosi, yes, you are a talent. However, you have never led soldiers before. The battle where tens of thousands of people catch each other is not that you bring two hundred crossbowmen and deploy a Formation."

Wang Shen suddenly smiled: "Heavenly King, did I say I wanted to bypass Hongze Lake to the east? I didn't even think about learning from Li Yu, and I can't show my skills even if I pick someone up."

"No detour?"

"Yes, no detour." Wang Shen said, "We can cross the lake directly, and it's only a few steps away!"

"What!" Li Cheng yelled, "Ridiculous!"

(End of this chapter)