Cheng Chen

Southern Xinjiang, the border city of Daqi.

The climate in southern Xinjiang is humid and hot, and there are many insects, snakes, mosquitoes and flies. Lou Yan smoked insect repellent incense all day and all night in the tent, which was fine, but he suffered when he went out with Zhao Kuan for inspection. There were several more insect bite wounds, and even a red rash was bitten on the forehead, which looked a little funny.

Zhao Kuan's command is extremely strict, and the soldiers are more afraid than respectful of him. On the contrary, Lu Cheng, the captain of Southern Xinjiang, has a very good reputation in the army, and he looks like a local snake. Lou Yan intends to win him over.

The best way to deal with the enemy is to disintegrate from within.

It is completely unworkable to treat this kind of alliance composed of superficial interests, but it can be lured with more worthy interests, or point out the situation, and give him a clear way. The alliance will fall apart, and immediately, the [-] elite soldiers in Beiling on the outskirts of Beijing will not be able to make a difference.

Soldiers have always looked down on literati since ancient times, and this Captain Lu is obviously an individual spirit. A man with a soldier's arrogance will spurn the literati and shake his lips, but he will seriously consider the admonitions of his comrades. For a proud person, to gain trust and win over, first of all, he has to get into the eyes of Captain Lu.

Lu Cheng was in charge of the Grain and Grass Battalion when the troops were ordered in the school grounds, and the supervisors never confronted the enemy directly, so they were naturally arranged to stay in the Grain and Grass Battalion.

Seeing Lou Yan, Lu Cheng looked him up and down, and decided he was a badass, so he snorted coldly to express his disdain.Lou Yan was not angry either, and just smiled.

This campaign is a counterattack. The Daqi army has established a firm foothold. Now it is going to the distance to fight back against the enemy to establish national prestige. However, the alliance of several small southern Xinjiang countries that violated the border has been defeated in a row. At this moment, the morale of the army is broken. There was no suspense in the crushing battle, so the logistics team like the Grain and Grass Battalion was very idle.However, Lou Yan keenly felt that things would not be so simple.

Since ancient times, food and grass must be contested on the battlefield, so how could hostility not attack food and grass?Although the enemy's army is scattered, it is an indisputable fact that there are many people. Moreover, the enemy's barracks are scattered, which has planted even greater hidden dangers. At this moment, the Daqi army is committing a big taboo in marching. The team is too long, and the food and grass camp Although the guards are strict, once something happens, it is too late to remedy it.

And Lu Cheng was obviously aware of this, and he reported to Zhao Kuan's adjutant twice to request to slow down the marching speed, but both were rejected, and his expression was very bad at the moment.

"Captain Lu, I have a proposal." Lou Yan walked to Lu Cheng's side calmly, and looked at Lu Cheng with a half-smile.

Lu Cheng was taken aback by his unfathomable eyes, and said with some disdain: "You might as well tell me, Da Situ."

Lou Yan nodded: "General Lu's face, I'm afraid he thought of some hidden danger?" Seeing Lu Cheng's eyes change, Lou Yan continued, "Although this battle is simple, but the food and grass are lagging behind and too concentrated, this is a big hidden danger. Since the lagging problem cannot be solved, why not allocate it to reduce possible losses?"

"It's easy for Da Situ to say. The biggest guarantee of the Grain and Grass Camp now is the strict guarding. If it is divided, the defense will be weak. If the enemy takes advantage of the loopholes, you and I can't afford it."

"Focus on one thing, and use the other waves as a cover, just make a choice." Lou Yan didn't say much, and if Lu Cheng still doesn't understand, then he doesn't need to continue to guide.

Confusing the enemy with a pretense can keep the most real food and grass; if it is seen through, a small part of the food and grass used as a cover can still support the arrival of new food and grass, and the enemy is unable to separate two or even three groups of forces to attack all the food and grass at the same time .

Lu Cheng looked at Lou Yan for a long while, then cupped his hands and bowed: "Thank you, Situ, for your advice."

That night, the enemy really outflanked from both wings and raided the rear of Daqi's army.Lou Yan was originally assigned to the most guarded food and grass team. When the enemy attacked, Lu Cheng thought that Lou Yan, a civil servant, would be frightened to the point of being frightened and desperate, but the fact is...

Lou Yan saved him.Not the kind of rescue that sent a few henchmen to fish him out from under the knife, but when they were besieged, in an unbelievable way, he cooperated with him to kill everyone.

Most of the sparring on the battlefield is straight-forward slashing, and this frail man obviously couldn't withstand any enemy soldier's knife, but instead of holding him back, this man cooperated with him to disrupt the enemy's attack rhythm, and then Kill the enemy with one blow when they show their weakness.

At this moment, this feminine-looking man was holding a broken sword in his hand, and there were four or five corpses lying at his feet. His body was weak and vulnerable, but his aura was like a killing god.

"Thank you Captain Lu for saving me." Lou Yan's slender fingers were still stained with blood, and he made a slight trembling bow.At this moment, he had exhausted all his strength, even holding a broken sword seemed to be very difficult, and the dozen or so wounds on his body were also painful.

Lu Cheng was stunned for a while, then suddenly supported Lou Yan's wrist with both hands, and said seriously: "Situ is too modest, it should be the last general who appreciates your life-saving grace, if it wasn't for the surprise attack by the great Situ, the last general would have already died on the spot."

Afterwards, Lou Yan reported the situation, Qi Zheng reprimanded Zhao Kuan, took the opportunity to take back the Southern Border Tiger Talisman, and the disturbance on the border since March subsided.Qi Zheng sent a handwritten letter to each of the small countries that violated the border. There are two main points: first, those who violate the border of Da Qi will be punished even if they are far away; Conduct material and cultural exchanges with other countries.

Suppressing by force, pointing out the way, giving both kindness and force, this is Qi Zheng's consistent practice.

It's just that what Lou Yan never expected was that when he returned to the imperial capital with injuries all over his body, Qi Zheng almost tore Zhao Kuan's general's residence.

The folk customs in southern Xinjiang are bold and unrestrained, especially the soldiers in the army.At the celebration banquet, a bonfire was piled up, and dozens of shiny roasted whole sheep exuded the fragrance of meat. The soldiers drank and ate meat in large bowls. liquor.

Lu Cheng took a sip of strong wine, laughed loudly and patted Lou Yan on the shoulder: "Da Situ is a good drinker!" He used a tone of resentment for seeing each other late.

Lou Yan turned his head and smiled at him, then picked up the wine jar and took a sip: "Drink!"

I have to say that Da Situ's wine tastes amazing.Lou Yan is addicted to alcohol, but his capacity for alcohol is light, thanks to his good wine quality, not only does he not show his face when he is drunk, but he can also show the demeanor of a person who is not drunk, which deceives many people into thinking that he is not drunk after a thousand drinks.The matter of getting drunk can be tricked once or twice, and the truth will be revealed after too many times. Fortunately, Da Situ doesn't have many drinking friends, and His Majesty the Emperor of Daqi is one of them.

On the second day after the celebration banquet, all the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang practiced for General Zhao Kuan and Situ Louyan at the gate of the city. When parting, Lou Yan smiled and stretched out his hand, and Lu Cheng firmly held it: "This time, we will have a farewell." , Nanjiang is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital, I don’t know when I will be able to have a drink with Da Situ.”

"There will always be opportunities. Although the imperial capital is prosperous, the sky in southern Xinjiang is much wider than that of the imperial capital." Lou Yan smiled calmly.

"I can't think about it," Lu Cheng smiled, and pulled the hands of the two together, "I don't want to thank you for your kindness. Lu Chengming is grateful for Da Situ's life-saving grace and kindness to Lu. Heart, if Lu is useful in the future, no matter how Da Situ sends him, Lu will do his best."

Lou Yan let go, smiled and hammered Lu Cheng's hard chest: "Waiting for you to drink together."

Lu Cheng nodded heavily: "Definitely."

Lu Cheng is a military general, he has the talent to command the three armies, and he is resigned to the post of captain in a small border town, so he is not appreciated for his talent.Of course he wants to climb up, but Lou Yan just wants to let him see clearly that he is the best choice for them to win and win by guarding this three-acre land in southern Xinjiang.

The position of an ally is always more attractive than that of a subsidiary, and the attraction of a win-win situation is far greater than that of taking a share in a large group.People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves, Lu Cheng is a smart person, so he naturally knows how to choose.