Sha Po Lang

On the first night after Gu Yun left the capital, he had just put the glazed glasses on the frame, when the clip suddenly broke inexplicably, and rolled down the bridge of his nose, hitting the black iron shoulder armor on one side, cracking it.

The general is about to go out for an expedition, and damage to his belongings is an ominous sign. The soldiers were taken aback, afraid that Gu Yun would be jealous.

Gu Yun rubbed the bridge of his nose: "Tsk, did I learn the golden bell mask and the iron cloth shirt without a teacher?"

The soldier shouted cleverly: "This is Sui Sui Ping An, Commander, I'll get you another one later."

The soldiers took care of his daily life, and knew that he must have a spare glazed mirror in his luggage, but during the search, he accidentally saw a large envelope in Gu Yun's pile of clothes. It was sealed with wax paint, and the words "Gu Shuai's personal letter" were written on it.

An Ding Hou has a lot of things to do every day, so he definitely doesn't have the hobby of writing letters to himself. This thing is mixed in the clothes, no matter how you look at it, it has the meaning of "skin-to-skin contact", which naturally brings a sense of ambiguity and intimacy.

Who would tidy up Gu Yun's clothes?

Except for the old servants with white beards in the Hou's mansion, I'm afraid there are only confidante friends left.

The sealant on the envelope was not removed, and Gu Yun probably hadn't noticed it yet. The little soldier was clever, and brought the spare mirror and envelope to Gu Yun together, and said in a thief-like way: "Marshal, you There is an important letter in the clothes, take a look quickly, don't forget to delay things."

Putting on his glasses, Gu Yun took a subtle look at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, then looked up at the wretched look of the little soldier winking, and cursed with a smile: "What are you looking at, get out of here."

The soldier laughed "hehe", stopped poking around, made a grimace and ran away.

The envelope is quite heavy in the hand, and it looks like a thick book when you hold it. If it is a love letter, it must be written from the time when His Royal Highness King Yan wore crotch pants. Gu Yun opened the envelope while fantasizing Said: "House deed? Land deed? Beacon ticket? Silver? Or the secret book of immortality?"

However, when he opened the contents, he was almost shocked by what was inside.

It was a thick stack of blueprints, all drawn on soft and tough sea-weave paper, sea-weave paper is invulnerable to water and fire, but some places are still yellowed and curled. It can be seen that it has been drawn for some time, and the ink on the paper is of different shades , probably because the original owner explained it many times, and it didn't happen overnight.

On the top is a huge map of the entire territory of Daliang. After unfolding, it can cover the entire floor of the house, three rivers and five lakes, wild thorns and Ouyue... everything is in detail, all on paper, and there is another layer on top of the map. There is a dense layer of teeny-headed lowercase for marking - where do you want to build mountains, where do you want to set up factories, where are the green mountains and green waters rich in fish and rice, where are the ports suitable for expansion and facing the four seas, where can be put down can be truly prosperous How can Cheng Wanli's Haijiao open a special passage for Ziliujin...

Where will the official road be rebuilt, where will giant kites and improved eagles be connected to each other, and where there will be tracks drawn on paper that look like arteries and climb all over the territory - that's what Chang Geng mentioned to him The track of that kind of western steam car runs like a long dragon, winding and fast, and can travel thousands of miles in one day.

Attached to the bottom of the map is another drawing of the design of the railway steam car, with Feng Hangong's professional annotations, and Du Caishen's calculations of transportation capacity and money and food written next to it.

In addition, in this thick stack of sea pattern paper, there is also an explanation of the future Daliang's official system. The "Military Aircraft Office" and "Canal Office" have been realized, but it also includes many positions that Gu Yun has never heard of. The hierarchy is clear and efficient. oddly high.

And so on, and so on -

If Gu Yun had seen these things five years ago, he might have thought it was the whims of some folk tale master. Now, although many things have not been completed, they are already on the verge of coming out, success or failure is no longer a myth.

And under these fanciful drawings, there is a painting, the brushstrokes are not delicate, it can be seen that the painter is not good at this, but the artistic conception is straightforward, with a few strokes, a child setting off firecrackers on the side of the road is outlined, Behind him there is a fruit tree that does not know what it grows, with a large area of ​​bright colors on the branches, it is unknown whether it is flowers or fruits - and the distant mountains and rivers are layered and smudged on the edge, which looks festive and peaceful.

There was no inscription or poem on the painting, only a title "Heqing Haiyan" was hung as if it were marked.

Infinite rivers and mountains are like brocades, all in pen and ink.

Gu Yun's heart became hot, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand to press it, only to realize that he subconsciously held his breath, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and laugh silently. The little Chang Geng who can act like a baby is pitiful and cute, but the King Yan who writes Sheji That moved him.

In a blink of an eye, Gu Yun and Shen Yi arrived at the front line of the northern border. At the same time, they secretly dispatched a part of the Xuantie Tripartite to meet behind the northern city defense army. The original commander of the northern border city defense army was killed when the barbarians invaded. The veteran has been temporarily replaced by General Cai.

Cai Bin is really old, getting older every year, the last time Gu Yun and him joined forces to suppress the bandits, he felt that his waist was not as bent as it is now, and his hands were not trembling as much as now.

In fact, thinking about it is also true, how many years can a man live indomitably in his life?How much blood can be thrown at will without getting cold?At the age of 30 or [-], there are many battlefields and great achievements. When you are old and tired, even if you still have the spirit of steel and cast iron, you can only start to work hard. Isn't it just as hard to last as a beauty?

The battlefield in northern Xinjiang has been stalemate, but unlike the Jiangbei front line across the Yangtze River, although the barbarians dare not make big moves, there is a lot of daily friction. There will be a medium or small battle between the people of the Central Plains and the barbarians every three to five days. The whole army has to stand on guard, patrolling day and night and dare not relax.Fortunately, the youngest pair of twins under Cai Bing's knees were almost twenty years old, and most of their children were adults. "Cai Jiajun" was already very handsome, so he could take some of the burden for him, so the old general didn't die of exhaustion here.

Now along the way, the villages and towns near northern Xinjiang are empty. They are not very rich places, and there are many wars and bandits. If you don't give up the territory, you can only give up your life.

"It stopped after the peace talks with the barbarian envoys came to Beijing," Cai Bin coughed twice, and said, "The scouts came to report that the barbarians are raising Ziliujin for the annual tribute according to the terms of the peace talks. It is estimated that it will be two days. Now, if that's the case, I'm afraid this time the peace talks are not without sincerity—the commander-in-chief is here for the Ziliujin they have paid for?"

The news about the arrest of the barbarian envoys in the capital is still blocked, Gu Yun and the others are traveling too fast, even if there is a leak, it has not yet leaked to the front line, Cai Bin still does not know that something has changed in the peace talks.

Gu Yun and Shen Yi looked at each other, he was in charge of the whole territory and knew it in his heart, but just to be on the safe side, he asked about the various situations of the Eighteen Tribes in detail.

"That's right," Cai Bin said, "The winds hit the north side this year. Many cattle and sheep died. There is not enough meat. The food grown in the field is definitely not enough to eat. Let alone the war. The barbarian supply transportation line has been cut off, but I heard that the foreigners in the south of the Yangtze River are having a hard time, even if it continues, I'm afraid they may not be able to manage them."

Shen Yidao: "I learned from another way that it seems that the second prince's usurpation on the side of Sirius was not out of intention, but because there was a problem with their Eighteen Tribal Alliance."

Cai Bin thought for a while, nodded and said: "General Shen's statement is reasonable. In fact, when winter just entered this year, some barbarians secretly dug purple gold for food. I'm afraid it may not be done by a single civilian. At that time I felt that the Eighteen Tribes might be disbanded, and sure enough, not long after, the second prince imprisoned his father and brother."

Shen Yi glanced at Gu Yun, who nodded slightly to him.

Cai Bin sensed something was wrong, and asked in confusion, "Marshal, what's wrong?"

Only then did Shen Yi briefly explain the ins and outs of the barbarian envoy's detention in Beijing.

Cai Bin was taken aback, and shook his head solemnly after a while: "Commander, General Shen, even if there are discord among the eighteen tribes, it doesn't matter if Calais wants to lure the outside station to settle down, or he just wants to be crazy." It doesn't matter if everything is burned, why bother to send people into the capital? Even if you come to my northern Xinjiang station and set fire to it, the effect will be more direct. Does he have no one else to deploy except for one guard?"

Shen Yi shook his head: "Although that is convenient, but the people who are actually in power in the Sirius Department are likely to push one or two out for the dead ghosts, and let this matter go."

Eighteen tribes have been united under the banner of the Wolf King for hundreds of years. The Wolf King family has a high prestige in the hearts of the tribe. It is already a bit like the royal family of the Central Plains. He pushed out the second prince as a puppet.And if, as the barbarian envoy Chikuyou planned, triggering Urgu in the main hall and controlling the Yan King, even if Daliang made it for the people of the world to see, it would have to go straight to the hinterland of the Eighteen Tribes and demand the Wolf King to hand over the antidote ——Calais wants to force the traitor to the situation of "either confront the leader" or "tear your face and hand over the wolf king to bear the infamy".

Cai Ping frowned: "Calai Yingzhuo is a mad dog, but it may not be that crazy. If you can bear it, you will bear it. Now that you are starting a war, what does he rely on? People from the eighteen tribes who starved to death?"

Shen Yi stopped him from asking.

However, Gu Yun walked to the edge of the sand table and stood with his hands behind his back: "He is indeed something to rely on - if the Jiangnanyang people want us to shift our strategic focus to the north."

Shen Yi and Cai Bin were taken aback together.

Gu Yun stretched out his hand and skimmed over the sand table: "The material line is blocked, ammunition and food are exhausted, and if we drag it on, there is only a dead end. Either surrender or fight to the death, unless the north and the south make a joint effort, there will be no room for Liang to breathe, and he will go deep into the hinterland if he is caught off guard. , I was caught off guard and forced to open the connection again, so there is a way to survive, if I were Calais Yinghuo, I might take such a risk... The premise is that foreigners are willing to cooperate."

Cai Bin: "The commander-in-chief is saying..."

Shen Yi suddenly realized: "Westerners occupy the fertile soil in the southern half of our country, and they have been using war to support war, plundering the people's fat and anointing, and arresting a large number of laborers to drive them back to the country in exchange for domestic support. , is also playing the idea of ​​"rest and recuperation". Recently, General Zhong has been constantly adjusting the deployment of the navy, and the Lingshu Institute has sent a new batch of sea dragons to the Jiangbei front line, making foreigners uneasy, so the pope tricked Calais into desperate action. , push out the eighteen tribes as a shield. Once our strategic focus shifts to the north, we will have no time to look south. When the Pope sends a signal for peace talks, the imperial court will have to recognize it. Maybe the south of the Yangtze River will fall to them justifiably. I have it!"

Cai Bin was stunned for a moment: "Marshal, what should we do then?"

Gu Yun laughed: "Wait, it's not just foreigners who will cause trouble."

Three days later, the secretly assembled Xuantie Battalion blatantly appeared on the front line in northern Xinjiang, and the atmosphere on the front line, which was originally ambiguous in the atmosphere of "peace talks", suddenly became tense.

The Eighteen Tribes had a deep-seated fear of Xuantieying, so they couldn't sit still that day, and galloped over to ask questions. Gu Yun directly ordered someone to tie up the future envoy, and released the news of the barbarian envoy Chi Kuyou's rebellion with great fanfare. At the same time, Xuantie Hufu ordered the Jiangbei station to close the waters, stop daily cruises, and withdraw most of the people in the southern part of the Lingshuyuan, creating the illusion of cross-strait peace talks in the south.

The barbarians had their own eyes in the south, and within a few days, news spread along the two rivers.

The Eighteen Tribes exploded, and General Cai reported from Beiman’s nail, saying that there were two internal conflicts in one day in the Eighteen Tribes Alliance.

The next day, the barbarians sent two human heads and a part of Ziliu gold hastily raised to the front line in northern Xinjiang. Gu Yun took the things and threw them out when the envoys came.

The enemy's civil strife is imminent.

Shen Yi was in a hurry, and went straight to Gu Yun's tent: "What about Miss Chen?"

Gu Yun was discussing something with He Ronghui and Cai Bing, when he heard the words, he raised his head calmly and asked, "Which Miss Chen?"

Of course Marshal Gu wanted to share this kind of gossip, He Ronghui and Cai Ping obviously knew it well, He Ronghui smirked, and Old General Cai shook his head helplessly.

Shen Yi didn't care about that much anymore, and said bluntly: "Don't pretend! Ms. Chen may have reached the Eighteen Tribes now, they are so chaotic..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a person wearing a bamboo hat walking in outside.

Shen Yi: "..."

Chen Qingxu brushed off her veil, and asked strangely: "Is General Shen talking about me?"

Linyuan Pavilion has its own wooden bird communication, and Chen Qingxu received the news on the way, and came directly to the northern border garrison.

All the generals roared with laughter, He Ronghui blushed, stepped forward to grab Shen Yi's shoulder, ready to make a joke.

At this moment, a black eagle suddenly fell from the outside. When it landed, it somehow failed to stabilize. It fell to the ground with a "plop", and the dust flew up high, almost knocking over half of the handsome tent. If it weren't for the guards in the eagle armor With a buffer, I'm afraid people will have to fall out of good or bad.

Xuanying is well-trained, and such accidents rarely occur. The generals were quiet for a moment, and then burst into laughter, asking which scout team recruit this was. This time, He Ronghui's face turned purple, and he let go Shen Yi was about to speak out to reprimand him.

Before he could speak, Xuan Ying, who had fallen to the ground, raised his head in disgrace, and He Ronghui was taken aback on the spot—he was a veteran of the third team of scouts, and he had registered with him before.

"Commander," the Xuanying scout ignored the other people's jokes, took out an urgent letter from his pocket, and said quickly, "an urgent letter from the military plane!"

There are generally three types of urgent mail sent from the military plane to the garrisons in various places. There is a ribbon at the end of the letter box. The yellow is the emperor's order, the green is the cc when something important happens in the court, the black is military affairs, and the red is urgent military affairs— —For example, when foreign enemies invade, the beacon orders issued by Gu Yun to various places are red-marked beacons.

Xuanying was holding a red-labeled beacon in his hand, and it made people's scalps explode when they saw it. Gu Yun stood up abruptly, and his heart suddenly emptied—as if his steady heartbeat suddenly met a threshold, and then it rose and fell randomly in a mess.He had a dry mouth for no reason, and He Ronghui didn't dare to neglect, he had already quickly received the red-labeled letterbox, and offered it with both hands.

I don't know how many words were written on that red-label letter box, and it took Gu Yun to read it for a long time. Slowly put down the letter.

He Ronghui lost his temper and hurriedly asked: "Marshal, isn't the red label rushing? What's the matter?"