Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

"Your Highness, the Hu Yanming we caught finally spoke." Tianshu stood in front of Zhao Can with a solemn expression, and handed him the confession, "It is said that this time the Changhe Tribe, Beidi, and Xirong are united to deal with the Dalai Lama. Chu. I'm afraid the situation in the northwest is not optimistic!"

With a "bang", the cup in Zhao Can's hand fell to the ground.

Zhao Can took the confession and read it at a glance. Then he clenched his fists and frowned, "It's unreasonable!"

Tianshu didn't speak, and was silent for a while. The anger in Zhao Can's heart dissipated, and he unfolded the confession again, reading it word by word.After reading it, his mood has completely calmed down, "Tianshu, find out which family leads their alliance, and...is there anyone involved in Dachu?"

The Huyanming they captured was a little prince from the Changhe Tribe.

It is said to be the "little prince", but in fact the leader of the Changhe Tribe, Hu Yanxu, has several wives. He may not be able to tell clearly. He has given birth to more than [-] sons, big and small, and Hu Yanming put them among them. It's really inconspicuous, and the water splashes can't even catch a single one.

Otherwise, he would not be stuffed into the army, and he would still be a vanguard officer to fight Da Chu.

As a result, they were caught by Zhao Can after a face-to-face meeting.When Zhao Can thought of this person, he still found it quite interesting. In the past...in his previous life, he had pityed himself and hurt himself for his life experience, and always felt that the emperor was very sorry for him because he didn't show enough love.Now think about Hu Yanming, think about the chaotic royal family relationship in the Changhe Tribe, in fact, the emperor treated his sons quite well.

It is also because Hu Yanming is not an important person, even in the Changhe Tribe, he can't even compare with the leaders of the affiliated tribes who have soldiers in their hands, so he knows too little.To be able to find out that he has connections with both Xirong and Beidi is already due to his alertness and eavesdropping on other people's conversations.Nothing more can be said.

So to find out these things, you can only send someone to investigate.

However, the most important thing now is not this, but... "Go and call the generals to discuss something important."

Zhao Can plans to take people to the northwest to help.

As soon as the idea came out, all the generals were frightened by his audacity.Of course, it is not impossible to send troops from Hebei to the Northwest for reinforcements, but Zhao Can's status is firstly the prince, and secondly, he is the supervisor of the army, but in fact, the Hebei military is now completely in his hands. It's all over.If he leaves, what will happen here?

"Your Highness, please think twice!" Immediately, someone jumped out to object.

In this era, it is very important that the son inherits the father's career, so it is easy to become a general.Most of the military power in the four prefectures of Hebei is concentrated in the hands of the Chu family.Of course, the military power belongs to the imperial court in name, and they can only mobilize the army with the Tiger Talisman.But the Chu family's foundation is in Hebei, and the family has a big business. Among the middle-level generals in the four states, almost [-]% are members of the Chu family.

Even because most of the soldiers in the army were recruited locally in Hebei, for them, the Chu family was the patron saint of Hebei, and the court was too far away from them, so their so-called loyalty was mostly to the Chu family, not the court.

The Changhe Tribe was a confidant of Chu, so even though the court knew that problems might arise if the Chu family occupied the land like this for a long time, they could not act rashly.Because they still need to continue to guard the frontier.

This point, the court and the Chu family are well aware.So although they were paid by the imperial court, they were actually very arrogant.Although he admits that he is a citizen of Great Chu and protects his family and the country, he is not absolutely obedient to the court, which is somewhat rebellious.

But it was precisely because of this that Zhao Can was given the opportunity to subdue them.Otherwise, if everyone is loyal to the emperor and the court, there will be nothing wrong with him.

Because of one experience, it was easy for Zhao Can to make the people of the Chu family return to him.Although it was only a few months, the war has deepened the contact and understanding between each other a lot.Zhao Can is a wise and wise person, and the Chu family also needs to consider the future situation, so the two sides basically hit it off.

Now that he has been implicitly loyal to him, the Chu family will naturally consider for Zhao Can.At this moment, it is very inappropriate for Zhao Can to say that he is going to the Northwest without caring about it.

Someone stood up and analyzed, "Although the situation in the northwest is difficult, the Western Army is also experienced in the flames of war, and it is enough to deal with it. Besides..." Moreover, there were already two armies in Hebei rushing to reinforce the Northwest. There was already a shortage of manpower. If Zhao Can left again and was discovered by the Changhe Tribe, the situation would be bad.

Maybe the Changhe tribe is waiting for him to leave?After all, just now Zhao Can informed everyone about the alliance between the Changhe Tribe and Xirong Beidi.

"I've made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore." Zhao Can frowned and said, "The two troops we sent out before may have encountered Beidi and Xirong people. Since they joined forces and made such a big commotion, Naturally, it is inevitable. If they are not unexpected, how can they win?"

He pointed out very clearly, "If the Northwest War is unfavorable this time, Da Chu will be under great pressure in the future. I think you can guess what will happen then."

As long as the enemy has a taste of the sweetness, they will not be satisfied, but will push forward and find ways to get more benefits.If the three parties form an alliance to deal with the Great Chu together, even if it is a big country, there will always be times when it can't handle it well.A little bit of nibbling and swallowing may gradually consume the national power of Great Chu.

"This is not the gain or loss of one state or one place, but involves the national destiny. I must go." Finally, he made a conclusion.He is not willing to take over a country in turmoil.

Besides, Zhao Can always had doubts in his heart.Because this is a completely different development from the previous life, although he doesn't know what went wrong, but Zhao Can understands that the real variable is actually him and Ping An.So all these changes are likely to be caused by himself, and in this case, he has to take responsibility.

Finally, there is another reason that is hard to say directly. Ping An is still in the northwest.

Although Ping'an should be in Qinzhou, but Zhao Can knows him too well, even if nothing happens, he can make troubles, let alone such a big war?Ping An had to seize the opportunity to get involved.Whether it will be dangerous or not, no one can tell.

Seeing that he had already made up his mind, the generals looked at me and I looked at you, knowing that they couldn't be persuaded, so they simply changed the subject and made up plans for him, "Then let's make up our minds and see how many troops we can allocate for him." Your Highness will take you away."

"I only brought five thousand soldiers and horses. The Changhe Tribe suffered so many defeats one after another, so they didn't dare to make a large-scale attack. The rest of them stay here, so it's no problem to stop them," Zhao Can said.

"Five thousand soldiers and horses are too few. Your Highness, take 1 people away." Even if 5000 people go to the northwest, it may not be of much use.

Everyone opened their mouths enthusiastically, and you really squeezed out 1 horses with your words.

Zhao Can thought about it, and felt that if there were fewer people in hand, it would be impossible to turn the tide.What's more, these people are naturally worried about their own safety if they follow him.He said, "Alright, just bring 1 people."

Now that it has been decided, it is natural that the sooner the better.In order to prevent Zhao Can's whereabouts from being detected by the Changhe tribe, which would be unfavorable to him, or to wait for an opportunity to attack Dachu, he did not gather the army together, but ordered soldiers from all over the place to meet at the junction of Hezhou and Xinzhou .Walking in such a scattered way, it is not easy to be found.

After gathering there, they can enter Xinzhou directly from Xinzhou.Xirong and Beidi are also difficult to detect.

Although Zhao Can said that he wanted to leave, Hebei did not allow any losses, so his subordinates only took away Tianshu, and the others stayed in Hebei to assist others.

Traveling all day and night, after more than ten days, they rushed to Hezhou territory, where they waited for soldiers and horses from all over to gather.After arriving here, it will be much easier to inquire about news in the northwest. After all, Xinzhou is also within the range of the northwest and borders on Beidi.

So Zhao Can knew that Xirong and Beidi took advantage of the unequal intelligence to lure the three armies of Dachu into the grassland, and then divided them and attacked them.Both the Qizhou Army and the Xinzhou Army had fled back in defeat. On the contrary, the Zhuozhou Army had just left the grassland when Zhao Can received the news. Although they were slightly damaged, their fighting strength was still there.

Zhao Can immediately thought about it, and sent someone to contact the Zhuozhou Army.

Originally, he had brought 1 horses himself. Although it was not a lot, it was actually not enough to reverse the situation immediately.Fortunately, I was lucky to know the news when I got here.If there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Zhuozhou Army, it will be even more sure.

In addition, Zhao Can naturally also heard about the earth-shattering noise outside Xinzhou City, which almost wiped out the [-] soldiers of Xi Rong.

Because ordinary people don't know much about gunpowder, and the matter of bombs is kept secret as a military secret, folk legends are becoming more and more exaggerated. Stories about gods descending to earth to help Da Chu wipe out the Xirong people are all made up, and there are noses and eyes. If you knew it, you would think that these people saw it with their own eyes!

This kind of thing that people don't know how to evaluate, Zhao Can subconsciously thinks that maybe it has something to do with Ping An.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.If this matter is really related to Ping An, doesn't it mean that he is also in Xinzhou City now, maybe he is in danger?

Although he had guessed it long ago, he was still worried about him.

However, in this way, the situation in Xinzhou is indeed much better than expected.In this war, since the defeat of the Qizhou Army and the Xinzhou Army, it has already suffered heavy losses for Da Chu.But if Xinzhou can be kept without losing, and the Xirong and Beidi people are kept in Dachu, it will still be a big victory.At least it hurt the vitality of Xirong and Beidi, making them unable to come and harass Dachu for a period of time.

Zhao Can and the Zhuozhou Army finally met after entering Xinzhou.

Because the Zhang family in Xinzhou is Zhao Rong's in-laws, the relationship between Zhao Can and Zhao Rong is not bad at present, so they are polite to each other, and the cooperation matter is quickly settled.

The Zhuozhou army was eager to make up for their mistakes, otherwise they would have to bear the loss of this war.And Zhao Can hopes to take this opportunity to increase his prestige.So the two sides hit it off and decided on two routes, one positive and one odd.

The Zhuozhou army was the main force, while Zhao Can hid behind them, evading the eyes of Xirong and Beidi. ——For such a large team, the opponent's scouts are not a decoration, so it is impossible that there is no news at all.But it is more difficult to find out exactly how many people there are.At most, seeing that the banner of the Zhang family was flying in front, it was inferred that it was the Zhuozhou Army, and then the number of people was inferred based on the information obtained before the war.

This also provides the possibility of implementing their plan.

The Zhuozhou army blocked the sight of several parties, pretending to join forces with the army in Xinzhou city from inside and outside.Xirong and Beidi will naturally have countermeasures, and when the time comes, Zhao Can will suddenly rush out from the side, catching them by surprise.Or if the previous battle went well, Zhao Can simply didn't show up, and ambushed them on the way back to catch them all.

After the discussion was over and the meeting was adjourned, Zhao Can returned to his residence, and someone came to see him.

Zhao Can was a little surprised.Although he is a prince, he really has no foundation in the Northwest. Although the generals of the Zhang family were polite to him just now, they sometimes encountered a sense of scrutiny and alienation.Zhao Can had no intention of wooing them, so he just pretended not to know.

That's why it was strange to hear that someone in the Zhuozhou army came to ask for an audience.

When Tianshu brought people in, the doubt disappeared.

"I have seen His Highness the Seventh Prince." Feng Yutang gave a military salute in a proper manner, and then stood in front of Zhao Can with his head bowed.

Zhao Can sized him up, "I remember you, your name is..."

"My subordinate, Feng Yutang, is the person in charge of the Xinzhou Branch of the Northwest Office of the Imperial City Division. He used to be a subordinate of Lord Qi." Feng Yutang said in a deep voice, "Master Qi valued him, and he once followed His Excellency to meet His Highness."

This is about the fact that they went to Jiangnan to meet Zhao Can.However, Feng Yutang, as Ping An's "confidant", knows more than others.The surreptitious Kai Yang next to Ping An is Zhao Can's man.Although he didn't know the exact relationship between Ping An and Zhao Can, he thought they were very close.

Otherwise, he would not take the risk to come to see him at this time.

Zhao Can nodded, "Why are you here?"

"Master Qi sent his subordinates to the northwest two years ago. The main focus of his work is to collect information about the grassland people and develop strongholds. All of this is carried out independently of the Imperial City Division. Although the war has begun, these people are all It’s still there, and I can deliver some news.” Feng Yutang said.

"So, do you have any news to tell me?" Zhao Can asked.

Feng Yutang nodded.His hard work in the past two years has not been in vain. The vast land on the grassland is sparsely populated, and it will be troublesome for a while, but on the Xinzhou side, he has arranged a lot of people.Since entering the territory of Dachu, he began to receive news one after another.Many are outdated, but some are just right.

For example, there is a very subtle confrontation under the city of Xinzhou.

He briefly explained what had happened before to Zhao Can. Although Zhao Can had received a lot of news, most of them were folk rumors, and there were some exaggerated words, which were not credible.But what Feng Yutang said was real information.

So Ping An used landmines to destroy the Xirong people, the Beidi people were restrained under the city of Xinzhou, and the Qizhou army was being chased by the Xirong and Beidi coalition forces and fled towards Xinzhou. These news were consolidated by Feng Yutang, and it seemed clear.

"Your Highness, the people from Xirong and Beidi have just arrived at the city of Xinzhou and have not yet established themselves. Even the fortifications have been done hastily. One side was shocked by the power of the mines and did not dare to act rashly. The other side was exhausted. From afar, there is no rest, and even the lack of necessary communication between the two sides does not know what the current situation is. This subordinate thinks that this is the best chance to break them!" Feng Yutang said sonorously.

It would not be so easy to break them if they were given a chance to reunite, inform each other, and become one.

Because the information he gave was very detailed, including the specific location of each unit, which could be seen at a glance with a single drawing on the map.

The Beidi people came back after chasing the defeated Xinzhou Army, so the location is west of Xinzhou City.Because there were Xirong people there before, they had the idea of ​​watching jokes, so they were stationed dozens of miles away from Xinzhou City.At present, they are restrained by a team of 6000 people sent by Xinzhou City, and it is difficult to rush over there.

The Xirong and Beidi coalition forces chasing the Qizhou army were in the south of Xinzhou City. When Feng Yutang received the news, the distance was also dozens of miles away.They didn't know the situation under the city of Xinzhou. They thought that the previous Xirong and Beidi armies had already occupied the territory, so they rushed forward in such a hurry. They were afraid that they would not get good things if they went late. There are other possibilities.

The Zhuozhou Army and Zhao Can's coalition army are currently in the north of Xinzhou City, more than a hundred miles away.People from Xirong and Beidi had indeed discovered their whereabouts, but they hadn't had time to send the news to Xinzhou.Now, they are the only ones who know the overall situation, and that is the advantage.

That's why Feng Yutang suggested that Zhao Can rush all night and rush hundreds of miles to Xinzhou city, and when the Xirong and Beidi allied forces arrive, he should join forces with the army in Xinzhou city and give them a head-on blow.After cleaning up these people, the remaining Beidi people are purely food delivery.

"The opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come again. Please think deeply, Your Highness."

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The first person to discover the smoke and dust in the distance is Ping An.

Knowing that there is going to be a war, of course you must prepare some necessary tools for peace, such as binoculars.

But he hasn't fired the glass yet. This pair of binoculars is made of polished glass, which is expensive. ——After all, colored glaze that is so clear that there is no trace of impurities is naturally worth a thousand gold.Of course, such a valuable thing cannot be mass-produced.In fact, Ping An only made one.

It was originally intended to be used when guarding Funing County.As a result, I didn't go there, but came to Xinzhou instead.Ping An doesn't dare to take it out and use it casually here. After all, everyone's status is higher than him. If you ask a question, should you answer it or not?If so, to give or not to give?No matter how you think about it, it's a trouble, so I decided to leave it at a critical moment.

Because Kaiyang was going out of the city today, so he was safe and prepared, so he brought the binoculars.When he found out that Kai Yang was injured, he naturally had to pay attention to his direction all the time. At this time, the telescope would be of great use.

In order to use this thing, Ping An deliberately went around in a different direction.Anyway, Kaiyang was going to the west, but the Xirong and Beidi people stopped in the south.Just bypass the officials and generals who are concerned about the war.

Then he discovered that there was a figure coming from the north, galloping in the direction of Kaiyang.Concerned about Kaiyang's safety, Pingan quickly paid attention, and then found that the other party's outfit was a bit familiar, it seemed to be the uniform of the Hebei Army.

Zhao Can is here?Ping'an's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked to the north, only to see smoke and dust billowing in the distance, coming here.

Even with a telescope, you still have to look carefully to tell the difference.But Ping An believed for no reason that it was Zhao Can who came.This discovery made him both surprised and happy. The happy thing is that the reinforcements came, which greatly relieved the pressure on Xinzhou City.Surprised that Zhao Can left Hebei, who will take care of the affairs there?

In fact, the current situation in Xinzhou City is not good.Beidi people wandered dozens of miles away before, but after several rounds of discussions, no one agreed to attack. Why?Because even with the nearly 2 horses who came back after the defeat of the Xinzhou Army, there are only more than [-] horses in Xinzhou City.

Moreover, the elites were sent out to the grassland before, and those who remained could not be said to be mobs, but their combat power was indeed worrying.It's fine to defend the city, but it is very difficult to fight.If it weren't for Xiongguan Gaocheng to defend, the officials in Xinzhou might have escaped long ago.

Before sending 6000 people to harass Beidi people, General Zhang led 5000 people out of the city. Now there are only 1 people left in the city. How can everyone not be nervous?

Otherwise, the governor wouldn't have come to see the city wall in person. These troops really couldn't afford to lose at all.And also worry about how to defend the city in the future, so that the result of this war will not be too ugly.

But with reinforcements, the situation is different.

Ping An didn't care about the telescope, and quickly reported the news to the governor, and at the same time gave him the telescope.But although Ping An insisted that it was reinforcements, the governor still had doubts in his heart. What if the enemy came?

"How many troops can Xirong and Beidi gather? Most of them are already here, and they also need someone to stay in the country, and there will be no more reinforcements." Ping An said very firmly, "But we, although the troops in the northwest are almost mobilized , but there are still people in Hebei, counting the time, they should be here too."

Time is running out, and now is not the time to hesitate.The governor knew that if reinforcements really came, they might catch the coalition forces by surprise.If he hesitated any longer and was discovered by the other party, if he had prepared earlier, it might not be so.

So he hesitated a little, and began to order the whole army to go out of the city to fight.

Ping An whispered to the governor, although some people noticed it, they didn't care.Unexpectedly, the governor would issue such an order directly!It's just that although he always speaks with discretion in normal times, orders in wartime cannot be refused.Although there were many doubts in everyone's mind, they still had to leave the city with the whole army.

The war is about to start!