Lianshan Midnight Green

Chen Guo's army has fought in all directions over the years, and the military equipment and sergeants are all first-class.Since they attacked Shencheng at night, they naturally made complete preparations.The cavalry took the lead, scattered the scouts, and the chariots and horses rolled quickly towards Shencheng.Since Shencheng is a frontier fortress, there are scouts out all the year round for reconnaissance, no matter how bad the scouts are, they will always report back the news before the enemy troops approach the city thirty miles away.However, this time the enemy army was already ten miles away, and the scouts had to report back, and the city tower had time to light the beacon. From this inference, there would be no other reason except that the scouts had a secret operation.

If the scouts were to work carefully, it would be difficult to keep the rest of the defenders clean. Even Fu Lang understood this truth, and the defenders of Shencheng could not reuse it.Chen Jun had already arrived outside the city gate, and the scouts were useless. Pei Se simply ordered the defenders to withdraw from the city, and the [-] elite soldiers left by General Lin would defend the city instead.

When the military order was transferred, the sergeants lined up and went back and forth in the city several times, and the noise could not be concealed.Even though it was late at night, the city was already in chaos, no one cared about the curfew, women running away with their children in their arms, businessmen running away with money and belongings crowded the streets.Jiang Wang hurried over with his family soldiers, and this is what he saw along the way.

These days, General Lin led troops southward, but there was no one from Pingyang to force him, so he always felt that the situation in the court was like the first rain, and Pei Se's faction might return to Pingyang, but he didn't expect it He fell into purgatory overnight.He walked into Pei Se's mansion worriedly, and was surprised to find that the inside was still in order, but there was some busyness added.

Pei Se was sitting in the main hall, burying his head under the lamp and writing something, when the doorman beside him said loudly: "My lord, Shen Cheng can't hold it anymore, we should retreat to Shen Qiu!"

Jiang Wang knew that he was telling the truth, but Pei Se didn't even raise his head, "Mr. Qi, if you can't keep it, you have to keep it."

Ding Jue glanced at Fu Lang, but still asked: "My lord, will they besiege the city?"

Pei Se still didn't look up: "No, they dare not wait until General Lin returns."

Mr. Na Qi said: "Young Master, the situation is like this, or is it that you intend to learn from the previous kings and use an empty city to retreat from the enemy?" He was talking about the strategy that King Qi used when he fought against Song State in the southern border 15 years ago, when King Qi was at the right time In the heyday, several cities in the southern border were lost, and the king of Qi was sitting in the city. Before the reinforcements arrived, he opened the gates of the city calmly and waited for the enemy to arrive.The opponent's coach was suspicious, afraid of being caught in the urn, he hesitated again and again and retreated. After missing this good opportunity, he was beaten to death by the Qi army in the next few months.

When Pei Se heard the words, he immediately answered: "Mr. Qi, this is different from that time. At that time, the opponent knew himself but did not know the enemy. Now, in addition to careful work in the defenders, we don't know how much the opponent knows about us. If Commander Chen Jun knows We only have [-] soldiers here besides the defenders, and if we really opened the city gate, wouldn’t it mean that Shencheng will be handed over to others? The strategy of suspicious soldiers can be used, but we can’t copy that time.”

Jiang Wang's heart sank, "How does the other party know that we only have [-] soldiers? General Lin has more than that many men, not to mention that not many people know about General Lin leading troops south—"

Pei Se turned her head when she heard the words, but stared at him without speaking.Her gaze was very quiet, Jiang Wang opened his mouth, and suddenly remembered for no reason the handwritten letter written by Pei Se to the new King Qi in Pingyang City, requesting that the four realms be pacified before discussing the return of power. Of course, General Lin's affairs were also written in it. .Thinking of this, I already felt a "boom" in my head, and thought of that terrifying possibility in a blink of an eye.He heard himself speak slowly: "Princess means, Your Majesty...?"

Your Majesty colluded with Chen Guo, and your Majesty wanted to use Chen Jun's hand to get rid of Pei Se in Shencheng. This was not something he should say, and he didn't even dare to think about it.

Pei Se did not answer, but suddenly asked: "Has the person who went to investigate come back? Who is the coach?"

In the chaos, someone responded: "Young master, the opposing coach is not sitting in front, so I can't tell who it is!"

If you don't know the coach, you don't know the style of marching.Pei Se didn't speak for a while, and after a long time, she lowered her eyes, continued to write a few words, then signed the seal, and handed the book to him. Jiang Wang took it and glanced at it, and was about to refute, but Pei Se said: : "Jiang Wang, I am not begging you, I am begging the Jiang family in Shencheng."

Jiang Wang stopped talking, and Pei Se continued: "You are the eldest son of the first clan in Shencheng, and I will give you the command of the garrison. From then on, the garrison of Shencheng will obey your orders. You ask them to help and save the people in the city. How many days will it take to transfer to Shenqiu?"

She hides half of her words and reveals half of her words. Jiang Wang has known her since childhood, but he can hear the overtones, pinching the thin piece of paper in his hand, "Princess, how about you?"

Pei Se said: "General Lin is very strict with his army, you and I know it well. His [-] elite soldiers are here, and it is not a problem to block him for three days. The other defenders are difficult to reuse, but this matter can still help—" She avoided the serious, Jiang Wang interrupted her for the first time in his life, the thin paper in his palm was almost soaked in cold sweat, "Princess, that's not what I asked."

His voice was not loud, but what he asked was what everyone thought.There are no more than a hundred diners here than at Canglangtai, but there are only 30 to [-] people, all of whom have been with Pei Se for many years.Mr. Na Qi also slowed down his voice, "Young master, what Mr. Jiang said is not unreasonable. General Lin just went south to rescue the crisis, and Shencheng's defense is as usual. Why did Chen Jun attack at this time and even make a subtle move? What we mean is, Shencheng wants to defend, but the king has to be suspicious - of course, the king will not kill the young master, but it seems that he wants to label the young master as a traitor. For the current plan, the young master should lead The army retreated to Shenqiu, and made plans when the reinforcements arrived. As for Shencheng, it can be regained in the future."

Fu Lang never dared to ask, but only now did he realize that it was so.Now that Pei Se is far away from Pingyang, there have been discussions all over the place.The defenders of Shencheng listened to her orders, but they were so easily defeated by Chen Guo's [-] troops. Anyone would suspect that she was collaborating with the enemy and traitorous to blackmail Pingyang.No matter how Pei Se was, she was also the eldest daughter of the clan and the granddaughter of the king of Chu, and she had a benevolent voice, so of course Changyu would not dare to touch her.If you can't move her, it will ruin her reputation.Once the reputation of a wise government is destroyed, even if Pei Se's men are strong and strong, they will never be able to stand up again. He can preserve his authority and reputation without even touching a hair of Pei Se.

Such things as being connected with foreign countries were actually done by the king of a country, and Fu Lang felt a little chill in his chest.The first time she met Chang Yu was because Chang Yu wanted to plot against Pei Se.At that time, she thought that Chang Yu was just eager to fight for power, and Pei Se also felt that Chang Yu was too young to hold his breath. Now it seems that they all underestimated Chang Yu's ability and intentions.

But, to abandon Shen Cheng?

Pei Se stared at Mr. Qi, but tapped his fingers on the table with a careless expression.Others are fine, seeing her expression, Chiyu knew that she was really angry, and she didn't know when she would show it.

Everyone in the room was waiting quietly, but it was Fu Lang who was sitting in the corner and said, "Mr. Qi means to hand over Shencheng to others? Does Mr. Qi know what will happen if the city falls into the hands of Chen Guo? Even the common people Everyone retreated, how about the society of the ancestral temple in Shencheng, Mr. Qi, have you ever thought about it?"

Of course, Mr. Qi knew about the situation in Xuezong City that year, but he still gritted his teeth, "Miss Fu, you are a royal family, so you can't be buried with Shencheng. It is necessary to sit in the town without the young master. A Shencheng, and the huge state of Qi, which is more important, I think the young master has his own calculations. A gentleman can never beat a villain. Young master, your life is more important than others. Those who achieve great things— —”

Pei Se stopped the movements of his hands and took over his words: "Mr. Qi, this is not a matter for a gentleman. Whether it is a big deal or not, I am one of the people of Qi State. My life and the lives of others have nothing to do with it." There is no difference in importance. If Mr. Qi's life is to be exchanged for one hundred of our soldiers, I will not exchange it. One life is as valuable as a hundred lives. Similarly, a country and a city are equally valuable. Which is more important, Mr. Qi?"

The author has something to say:

How to put it, it is a very philosophical proposition, in fact it is very utilitarian.