Haiyan

In the evening, Chang Sheng fell into a drowsy sleep, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch the side, but there was nothing there, and his sleepy mind suddenly woke up.

The north wind was blowing bleakly, and the torches patrolling outside shuttled and threw into the window, illuminating the originally dark room with a glimmer of light. Chang Sheng struggled to sit up, his head was numb for a moment, and then he put on his fur and went out the door .

The cold air outside instantly woke up most of the drowsy heads. Today is the second day of the new year, and the outside is brightly lit. According to King Dingxi's request, even during festivals, patrols and guards must not be neglected. Take a good rest, those who should be on duty have to cheer up, so after walking a few steps, I saw Xiang Yi and Yang Zhenzheng who were on duty at night talking in a low voice. The atmosphere in the room was harmonious, which surprised Chang Sheng a little.

A frivolous whistle sounded with the night wind, and the two raised their heads one after another, and smiled at Chang Sheng: "Third Prince."

Chang Sheng's face was flushed by the wind, and it could be seen that the pajamas under his eyes hadn't been completely taken off. When he walked up to the two of them, he heard Yang Zhen ask, "Why are you out so late?"

Chang Sheng smiled and said, "Come out and see if you can't sleep, why don't you two stay in the night duty room, it's so cold outside."

Yang Zhen bowed and said, "In a few days, the army will leave Chuguan. In the last few days, the general will be careful to start arranging the soldiers stationed at Chuguan."

Chang Sheng glanced at the faces of the two of them thoughtfully, and asked in disbelief, "You two discuss it together?"

Yang Zhen smiled: "It's a matter of business, and we will eventually be able to tell the seriousness."

Chang Sheng rubbed his hands excitedly, and said with satisfaction: "General Yang still knows the general idea."

Yang Zhen said with some embarrassment: "Guan Chong and the others are young, and sometimes they talk outspokenly. Please don't take it to heart. Now that our Guangming Army is joining forces with the Expeditionary Army, we should focus on the overall situation. Now we If we can’t be single-minded, I’m afraid we’ll just wait for the Han army to feed us.”

Changsheng raised his eyebrows, feeling that a big rock in his heart had fallen a little bit in the past few days, he couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knew in his heart that Chuguan was able to be saved, thanks to the expeditionary army of King Dingxi, Even if the Guangming Army doesn't recognize Dingxi King as the leader anymore, no one can change the established facts. Moreover, Liang Xiao is still leading troops to block the gate of Bianjing. They are now grasshoppers on a rope, accompanied by honor and disgrace.

Chang Sheng couldn't help but feel that the meaning he expressed to them before was misunderstood by them. The Guangming Army will always have only one leader like the Wei family. Will take the place of King Guangming in their hearts, and Chang Sheng didn't intend to let anyone replace Wei Shuyou, but now the situation is forcing them, they have to be led by a real commander to lead them down step by step On this point, Changsheng thinks that Li Su is a very suitable candidate, not because he wants the Guangming Army to treat Li Su as Wei Shuyou, after all, the Guangming Army is the Guangming Army, and he will always belong to Wei Shuyou.

Xiangyi said: "It's late at night and the dew is heavy, the third prince should go back to rest earlier."

Chang Sheng thought that they were probably discussing something, so it was inconvenient for him to interrupt, so he smiled at the two of them, turned and left.

"General Yang meant just now that he hoped to send our troops through the Eastern Han Dynasty..."

Chang Sheng didn't go back to his room directly, but pretended to turn a corner inadvertently, and walked to Li Su's door as if by chance.

As soon as the soldiers on guard saw him, they were preparing their luggage, but Chang Sheng stopped him with a 'shush' gesture, and asked in a low voice, "Are you asleep?"

The soldier turned his head and looked inside, a warm yellow light overflowed from the inside, he shook his head and said, "Not yet."

Chang Sheng looked at the sky, it was past midnight, and this New Year's Eve had to work all night, so he couldn't help but feel a little distressed, he waved to the soldiers, pushed the door lightly and went in.

Li Su was sitting on a chair, looking down at a map in front of him intently. When he heard the door opening, he thought it was someone from his subordinates coming in to add fuel to the fire. He didn't even lift his head. Walked over on foot, stretched out his hand and slipped in through Li Su's slightly open neckline, but before he could succeed, suddenly his waist tightened, and the whole person subconsciously let out a low cry, and staggered all of a sudden. Falling into someone's arms.

Chang Sheng: "..."

"You did it on purpose!" Chang Sheng's face was flushed by the wind, and his body was covered with a layer of thin snow and a heavy chill. With his warm hands on Li Su's legs and waist, he felt a little tight all over.

Li Su flicked his index finger on his middle finger, then flicked it on his forehead, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping?"

Chang Sheng straightened his clothes, got off his lap, squeezed into a chair with him, leaned against him tightly, and said: "I just woke up, seeing that you didn't come over, I thought you were asleep. Come and see you."

Li Su smiled and pulled the map on the table towards his eyes, grabbed his hand and put it in his arms to cover it, but looked at the map with his eyes, and said softly: "Is it because I don't accompany you? can not fall asleep?"

Chang Sheng gave him a gouged look, and said with a sneer: "What's the matter! I used to sleep well when you were not around."

Li Su nodded thoughtfully, and said lightly, "That's good."

Seeing that he seemed to be busy with business, Chang Sheng didn't want to chat with him, so he stretched his head and glanced at the map, only to see that the sheepskin map was covered with dense marks written in vermilion. It seems that it came from the hands of Li Su. He said: "The way forward in the Eastern Han Dynasty is now blocked by us, but they still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Bianjing. Being forced so hard, I think it will definitely give us a dog jumping over the wall."

Li Su said: "Well, this is what I am worried about now."

Chang Sheng said: "The last time my brother... Chang, um, when you came that day, Liu Fei's army was defeated because they were defeated. After chasing and fighting fiercely, they were unable to parry for a while and were forced to roll back to Bianjing, but after so long, the army of the Eastern Han Dynasty must have recovered. If they want to fight us to the death, we will definitely not be able to ask too much the benefits of."

Li Su rarely frowned, and said: "Although the Eastern Han Dynasty is not as powerful as the Western Han Dynasty in terms of military strength, it is still a hundred-year-old empire with a strong army in the east. It is impossible to collapse so easily. Feng Tang is left, and the Chiyan army is short of horses, but there are Jiuluqin Wangjun who can supply them. We can ignore the imperial guards, but we have to guard against the other two troops and give them a little chance to breathe , they will come back and bite us.”

Chang Sheng laughed and said, "So at that time you didn't deploy enough troops to allow Liang Xiao to directly enter Bianjing, did you want to use a long line to catch big fish?"

Li Su turned his head to look at him, his phoenix eyes were shining brightly, and said, "Tell me about it."

Chang Sheng took out a hand, pointed his index finger at Dasan Pass and Changping Pass on the Eastern Han Dynasty section of the sheepskin map, and said, "Now Liang Xiao is stationed outside Changping Pass with [-] troops. The nearest pass, the terrain is dangerous, and the watchtower can observe the enemy's situation for nearly a hundred miles. When the ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty built Changping Pass, it was to build an impenetrable gate for the heart of the empire. With the help of the geographical advantage of Changping Pass, it can last for at least half a month, and within this half month, the army and horses of the Eastern Han Dynasty are enough to bypass the Dasan Pass from the rear. Dascattering is the arsenal of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the head of Changping Pass, the Eastern Han Dynasty will not be afraid even if thousands of troops are approaching the city, because any weapon of the enemy army cannot easily destroy Changping Pass unless they fight a protracted war. Unfortunately, in many cases, protracted wars If it doesn't last long, it will be wiped out by the innate geographical advantages of Changping Pass with artillery fire. And you, you have already thought about this point, knowing that our soldiers and horses will not easily break through Changping Pass anyway. Pass, so first spend time in Pingliang City behind Changping Pass. The reason why I chose Pingliang is because it is difficult for the artillery fire from Changping Pass to hit this place. Recharge your batteries. When they come back to their senses and react, it is definitely impossible to keep our soldiers blocking the door. At this time, they have to come out even if they don’t come out. Then you will just avoid Changping Pass when they come out on their own initiative. , In Pingliang City, you will eat the troops of the Eastern Han Dynasty little by little. You can’t finish it at one time, and you can eat it several times. In order not to be discovered by them during this period, you will use a small amount of troops to confuse them. They know that you are slow to move forward because there are too few troops to dare to take action easily. When they fought against our military force, you have already thought of a way to win more with less... Well, let me do it Guess what your idea is... um."

Chang Sheng's eyes were rolling around, wondering if it was because of the frosty cold outside and being steamed by the heat, his eyes seemed to be filled with water, and with a hint of complacency, he flicked towards Li Su's face From the looks of it, after speaking halfway, he was blocked by the mouth that he suddenly stuck up, and the two of them were breathing and smelling each other, and their noses touched each other. Li Su had a slight smile in the corner of his eyes, and said in a low voice: "so smart."

But before Chang Sheng could be complacent, he heard him say: "But what you said is wrong."

Chang Sheng: "..."

"Isn't it?" Chang Sheng hissed a little puzzled, subconsciously reached out to touch his lips, frowned and said, "Do you have any deeper thoughts that I can't guess?"

Li Su raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't have any unfathomable ideas, I just want to surround them in Bianjing City and kill them all at once."

Chang Sheng: "...Are you going to close the door to catch thieves?"

Li Su nodded: "Changping Pass is indeed difficult to attack, but it is not impossible. Now Liang Xiao only has 4 troops, but there are 10,000+ troops in Bianjing City. Almost all the contact points have been cut off. The Eastern Han Dynasty was isolated and helpless. Most of the army and horses were the strength of the King Jiuluqin. Their internal disintegration, we took advantage of the vacancy and welded all the four gates, and their not very strong military morale will naturally become chaotic due to the inability to enter and exit, and it will not be so difficult to clean up when the time comes."

Chang Sheng smiled wryly: "Internal conflicts? That's not easy, and it's not easy to encircle all directions."

Li Su: "As far as I know, the Jiuluqin King's Army has been stationed outside the pass all year round, and they usually don't return to Bianjing for decades, unless it is a big festival like the emperor's wedding, the new emperor's enthronement, or the emperor's funeral. Traveling thousands of miles, this group of people are not under the jurisdiction of the royal court all year round because they are stationed in too remote a place, so many people will become kings in their own states and counties. This is loyal to the royal court, naturally Not very strong, even if the current situation is in danger, the reason why they send troops is to block the mouth of the world. After all, the emperor is in trouble, and it is really unreasonable for them not to be king. The rewards given to them are naturally generous, so for this, they will also make a move, but if it is said that they are sincerely for the empire, there are not many people at all. Such people are most likely to be tempted by desires such as power or money. , whoever pays you well, they will listen to whoever they say, and in the first place, they don’t see each other in order to snatch the emperor’s reward, so as long as you provoke them lightly, they will soon be defeated.”

Changsheng stroked his forehead and sighed: "So you are going to use a trick to draw out the bottom line first, then use a trick to separate, and finally close the door to catch the thief, right?"

Li Su: "It's not all. I also plan to make a fake way after the divorce, which will be easier."

Chang Sheng's heart tightened, and he couldn't help asking: "Whose advice are you going to borrow?"

The corner of Li Su's mouth suddenly curled into a sneer, and his eyes turned cold. He turned his head and looked at the bright fire outside the window. After a long time, he said calmly, "Naturally, it is borrowed from the Tao of the Western Han Dynasty."

......

Chang Sheng looked at the sky, it was already very late, and now he crawled up again from the lack of drowsiness. He couldn't help but yawned several times in a row, and tears flowed down his face. He raised his head from the pile of papers and said to him: "Go to sleep first, it's only a few days before you can be stable, take a good rest, it won't be easy to fall asleep in the future."

But Chang Sheng was unwilling, and forced his eyelids to shake his head and muttered: "No, I have to stay with you."

Li Su stretched out his hand and flicked his forehead lightly, and said with a smile, "I might not be able to sleep tonight, can you do the same?"

Chang Sheng said vaguely, "Yes, that's fine."

A few seconds after the words were finished, I felt that my eyes were getting more and more blurry, and then I couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep on Li Su's shoulder, unconscious. Li Su reached out and quickly helped his drooping body , looking down at his side face for a while, then carefully picked him up and put him on the bed.

When reaching out to cover Chang Sheng with the quilt, the sleeping man grabbed his arm restlessly and hugged him in his arms, murmured a few unintelligible words in his sleep, Li Su's mind, which had no idea at first, was wandering When he saw his collarbone and flushed face exposed due to his random movements, thousands of thoughts popped up all at once, and finally converged into one thought, which made him twitch his Adam's apple.

"..."

His brain got hot, and he didn't care how soundly Chang Sheng was sleeping, so he stretched out his hand to uncover the quilt and got in, and then he cleaned Chang Sheng clean with his hands and feet very nimbly.

It's so exciting to take advantage of the fire.