Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - It is difficult to solve the problem of disturbing the situation and the auxiliary soldiers.

At night, the voices of people in the main tent of the barbarian army were quiet.

A lamp in the tent was dimly lit, and a moth was flying around the lampshade, but it couldn't find the entrance.

"Remember, don't be greedy for victory and lose to them on purpose these few times." Sha Lihu whispered to Rong Ze.

Rong Ze frowned: "General, the Yan people have not been fooled these few times, and the ambushes arranged in the rear are useless...doing this...does it really work?"

"I didn't say I want the Yan army to enter the ambush circle," Sha Lihu said deeply, "Such tricks can't fool the Yan people."

"What is that for?" Rong Ze wondered.

"You don't need to ask so many questions," Sha Lihu said with his thick eyebrows revealing some unfathomable inscrutability, "you just need to know that we don't need to fight head-on with the Yan people now."

Rong Ze's doubts did not diminish. Since the last time the Yanchuan was set on fire, General Sha had been secretive about this marching strategy, and he didn't dare to ask too much. He only knew that there might be long-term considerations in it, and he just obeyed the order.

"But..." he hesitated, "I'm afraid it's hard to say about General Wuma... If there is no definite reason, General Wuma has always been unwilling to compromise and admit defeat on the battlefield. I am used to knocking down the opponent's defender on the court."

"He can do whatever he likes," Sha Lihu said with indifference in his eyes, "You don't have to worry about him, just tell your brothers to do so."

Seeing that Rong Ze was still hesitant to speak, Sha Lihu said: "This time the whole military command plan is ordered by the Lord, don't worry about others, as long as you earnestly follow the orders, the Hui people will give you military merits, Now that Wu Masun has been demoted, you are now the best general, don't you want to fight for merit?"

One sentence might touch Rong Ze's heartstrings, Sha Lihu saw that his expression was restrained, and he was ironic and proud in his heart. He patted Rong Ze on the shoulder and said, "Okay, let's go ahead with this order first."

While talking, a guard came in from outside and said, "General, I just saw a small group of people coming over from the rear army. They may be from the Yan people in their costumes."

"When did it happen?" Sha Lihu frowned, "Can you see who it is?"

The soldier said: "I just noticed it when the guards outside the camp were patrolling the night. It's just that the number of the opponent is small, the speed is fast, and they are hidden in the dark. Before the guards who were watching the night called someone to come over, they disappeared there."

"A small group of people...could it be... come to find out the news?" Rong Zesi said.

"Oh," Sha Lihu sneered, "They really can't find anything here, let him go."

"Yes." The soldier withdrew again.

Rong Ze said worriedly: "It seems that the people of Yan have also sensed something is wrong, and they are afraid they will start to act."

"It's nothing," Sha Lihu thought, "We have enough food and grass now, why are we afraid of fighting with the Yan people? Once they panic, you just wait and see the good show."

Sha Lihu took his rough palms away from the table, got up and said: "It's already late at night, you should go back and rest."

Rong Ze left after hearing this.

After Fu Chen returned to the army late at night, he ordered the soldiers who went with him to disperse first, and returned to his sleeping tent alone.

At night, I only heard the buzzing of insects outside, which was full of noise for no reason.

He opened a simple topographic map, under the dim light, he observed carefully for a while, picked up a piece of gravel on the ground, marked a few places on the map, and then scanned back and forth several times in silence.

After something happened, Fu Chen felt sleepless, looked around, then got up and went out again, a gust of wind made him shiver suddenly.

After a few steps, he didn't go back to get his coat.

Fu Chen led the war horse alone again, kicked it up, slowed down, and walked slowly at night.

Passing through the sandy ground of the military camp, he actually returned to the way he came from just now.

In the quiet night, there was a rhythmic sound of kicking horse steps, and he looked straight ahead at the road ahead.

Gradually hearing the sound of water ringing like a ring in the dry night, Fu Chen lowered his eyelashes, then dismounted and walked.

The young man's brown clothes melted into the night, and he looked at the rushing water in the river.

Mountains and rivers have always been joyless, and there have been joys and sorrows in the world.

It is not the first time he has seen water. Where there are mountains, there will be water, but where there are no people, there are often mountains.

The landscape is lonely because of its longevity.And he is lonely because he doesn't live.

Fu Chen stared at the water, stiffened, and sat aside.

He looked at balls of black and scorched reeds by the river, some of which had become dust and stuck to the bank.It's like the charcoal ash I saw next to the stove of my boss when I was young.

It was dark, dark night obscuring its color.

The young man stared at it for a while, then lowered his eyes again.

He felt a little tired, but couldn't sleep.

"The dead are like this, and they only leave traces in a small piece of land."

A voice came from behind, gentle and hoarse, not too abrupt and panicky at this moment.

Fu Chen was too familiar with this voice, and immediately recognized who it was, but maybe it was because of the situation that he stumbled for a while, or maybe he was tired. He was neither surprised nor surprised, nor did he salute and respond to it as usual.

He was silent, feeling his footsteps getting closer and finally stopped behind him.

The wind is blowing.

"When I was in the palace, Your Majesty once asked me why I didn't care about everything. At that time, my status was low, and I was ridiculed and slandered no less than now." Jia Yun didn't mention the prospecting, just looked at the water wave like a young man, Dao, "I said at the time that because I cared about it, I also suffered a bitter fruit... Later in the mountains and fields, I realized how big the world is, and how can humans care about it for a tiny grain of it."

Fu Chen raised his eyes, his expression moved.

After a long pause, he said, "Admiral also lived in the mountains?"

"Yes," Jia Yun said, "I was chased away by my family when I was a child, and I wandered outside for a period of time. From this, I knew the difficulties in the world...so after that, I no longer know the difficulties..."

Fu Chen was silent.

Jia Yun noticed that although the young man tonight was still reticent as usual, he revealed a few traces of his true nature that he never explained, and he also sighed slightly, saying: "It's not appropriate to do things that feel sad, let go of what you really want to do. Just do it."

"Ever since my body was damaged in the battle with the barbarian last year, I knew that my age was the hindrance, and I was no longer the same," Jia Yun continued, "So if you have an idea and desire, you must work hard when you are young. Live up to this life.”

Jia Yun squinted his eyes as he stared at the burnt black reed grass by the river.

Fu Chen still didn't speak, and he said after a long time: "When I was in the Beijing camp, some soldiers specially sent first-class books on military history and battle maps, and I took time off to read them carefully, thinking that I benefited a lot from those books."

"That's excellent," Jia Yun said, "If you want to make progress, soldiers need to be able to read and write."

"The subscript remembers that there is a saying in the history that 'the gap between the ruler and his ministers, virtue and deeds are reciprocated'. The subscript doesn't quite understand this statement, so I don't know how to explain it?"

Jia Yun replied: "In my opinion, the ministers should be loyal to the emperor, and the emperor has some occlusions. As a minister, one needs to be upright and upright, to prove himself with meritorious deeds, and help the emperor know the truth."

"Then...then there is a sentence of 'revenge against parents' at the end, so what?" The young man bowed his head slightly.

"Do you have such a statement?" Jia Yun was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't remember seeing such a statement.

"I remember," the young man raised his head, his eyes were directly facing the person above him, "It's okay if the admiral forgets about it, why don't you just tell me your opinion."

Jia Yun then said: "If you are against your parents, you should sleep on your bed and sleep on it. If you don't serve as an official, you can share the world with the world. When you meet various cities and dynasties, don't turn against the army and fight. You must be like this for a son of man."

"...The admiral's words are pleasant, and they are actually more precise than the original words in the book in my impression." Fu Chen said.

Jia Yun felt that the young man's expression was a bit strange, as if he was holding back something intentionally, and asked, "What is the original sentence?"

Fu Chen replied: "...It probably means tit for tat or something, but it's not as bold and wanton as the admiral said."

Jia Yun just smiled: "Kung fu is not counted, it's just a moment of bravado."

Fu Chen remained silent for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the sparkling water, and said, "May the admiral want to ask about the survey situation tonight?"

"No, it's too late tonight, let's talk about it during the day," Jia Yun turned and said, "Suddenly remembered that I said a few days ago that I would discuss with you after the war. There is no one there at the time, why not just compete here?"

Fu Chen turned his head back, and the person standing behind was also wearing unlined clothes, simple and slender, looking up at this moment, he could just see his broad jawbone, with a calm and peaceful face.

He clenched his fists secretly.

Fu Chen looked into his eyes, found something from the lake light, and said, "I'm too tired tonight...Please forgive me, Admiral...Let's try another day."

"That's right," Jia Yun nodded and said, "Forget that your physical strength is not at its best at this time. Since you have a mission, don't mention it for now. Find another time."

Fu Chen turned his head and closed his eyes.

The sky is getting white, and there is a little dawn in the distant mountains.

The two stood and sat one by one, and they waited until the cock crowed before they knew it.

The sky light is between black and white, and there is a faint light of blue and purple, and the faint yellow light in the distance is revealed little by little from behind the mountain, and half of the steamer is urgently waiting to get out of the mountain.

Fu Chen stiffened, stood up and moved forward, scooped up a handful of water from the river, and washed his face immediately. He couldn't help but hold his breath if there was a faint fishy smell.The confusion and doubts of the night suddenly cleared up a bit, and when the morning breeze blew, there was another chill, and he gradually returned to his senses.

He turned his head back and faced Jia Yun, who was alone for a long time, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Seeing his movements, Jia Yun said, "Now let's go back to the military discussion and the deployment of troops."

"Yes."

When Fu Chen got on his horse and wanted to go back, he turned his head and looked back. At some time, that golden dot jumped out from behind the mountain.

Jia Yun sat down and unfolded a scroll of topographical maps, while Fu Chen sat aside and looked at it.

Jia Yun circled a place with his fingers and said: "The fights in the past few months have been around the edge of the forest outside Tongcheng. If you go further east, you will directly reach the land of the Nanman. No worries about food and grass, obviously we are preparing for a long-term battle, and we can't be in a hurry now."

"Last year, the battle in Tongzhou was just over, and the army came here from the eastern border. If they were preparing for a long-term war, why did they engage in such a huge roundabout tactic? At this point in the war, they have not been in the territory. Admiral...isn't it strange to get something out of it?" Fu Chen asked, with a clear and serious look in his eyes.

"That's a good question," Jia Yun nodded, and said calmly, "That's exactly what I'm worried about, or it's just a cover-up on the surface, and Fu Xuan still has plans to break through from him, and take this opportunity to show his strength Transferred to the east, I have not transferred all the red-armored troops here now, just because I am afraid that he will use the same move to catch him by surprise, the army was guarded by generals before, if now... I may not be so lucky..."

"Or?"

"Either he is deliberately delaying time, waiting for something that is about to happen and expected."

"Biao Xia thinks the former is more reliable." Fu Chen bowed his head.

"I also think so," Jia Yun admitted, "Xingzhan documents have been sent to various places, and I have ordered the Yiwei guards in each city to raise their guards, so don't be sloppy."

He turned to the topographic map, and said, "The north of here is the lower reaches of the river, which is also blocked by natural dangers. It is inconvenient to ambush from here. When you went to investigate the terrain last night, did you find anything special about this place?"

Fu Chen shook his head: "The banks of the river are narrow, the river water is wide, and the downstream river water is extremely turbulent. Blocking or crossing the water are not feasible strategies."

Jia Yun moved his eyes down on the map, and said: "The following is the boundary known to us and the barbarians, and it may be difficult to conceal the movement here in time..."

Fu Chen raised his eyes to see Jia Yun's frowning eyebrows, then lowered his eyes and said, "Biaoxia had an idea in his mind when he went there last night, I wonder if it's feasible?"

"Come on."

Fu Chen still pointed to the northern area of ​​Tongcheng and said, "I think our army is still going to break through from the north. Although the forest road here is narrow, it can still accommodate a small team. Last night, during the survey, I happened to find the barbarian army." The granary is located in the northeast of the barbarian army camp. The bidder believes that a small army can enter the army from here and burn down the barbarian army's granary. , and if the barbarian army is angered by this move, they will no longer delay the battle like this, as long as they dare to send troops to fight, we can defeat them with force."

Jia Yun carefully considered the feasibility, and Fu Chen added: "No matter what the purpose of the barbarian army is to spend the whole day fighting like this, there is no harm in disrupting their plans by acting in advance."

"In addition, I marked the Southern Barbarian territory that went deep into the east last night. Although it belongs to the territory of the barbarians, the place is desolate and uninhabited, and there is no farmland for cattle and sheep. It can be seen that the barbarian army still has to rely on long-distance food road transportation to get here. timely supply."

"Yes," Jia Yun said, "this method is feasible. It's time for the whole army to prepare for this fierce battle."

"It's not too late. I'll consider this deployment plan carefully. Now go and inform Liao Hui that they will come here to discuss matters together."

"Yes."

Tang Lan was practicing in a corner of the training ground. Fu Chen walked half a circle around the training ground. Seeing him here, he rushed over again.

"Tang Lan."

"Zijie?" Tang Lan stopped swinging the sword forward, and looked at the person with a smile, "How did you find it?"

Hearing his voice, Fu Chen was rarely relaxed. He glanced at the sword in his hand, paused, and asked with a smile, "How did you practice the sword? Aren't you used to wielding the sword?"

"Hey," Tang Lan put the sword back into its sheath, and smiled nonchalantly, "Barbarians use both swords and swords. Things on the battlefield are uncertain, and it doesn't hurt to practice. What's the important thing to come here at this time in the afternoon?"

Fu Chen got down to business, and said: "The admiral just came and asked me to inform you that you will go to the commander's office to discuss matters."

"Understood," Tang Lan nodded, turned around and sighed with a smile, "I didn't expect that I would be able to participate in the discussion of important matters in the army now... I heard that several seniors in the army were sent to the local Yiwei. Is this barely a blind cat meeting a dead mouse?"

After finishing speaking, his left arm was naturally placed on Fu Chen's shoulder, and they walked towards the rest area outside the court together.

Fu Chen let him guide him, and replied casually: "The capable ones let it go, why not?"

The two avoided the scorching sun and walked to a cool shade under a tree, the shadow hit their faces.

Tang Lan pulled him to sit down, and said seriously: "I always thought that it was because I didn't hide something from you earlier that made you alienate me."

"How could it be?" Fu Chen felt guilty, but couldn't say, "I've never been angry with you because of that."

"Then you have troubles again?"

Seeing that Fu Chen was hunched over and silent again, Tang Lan continued, "I always knew you had something on your mind, but I didn't want to talk about it for many reasons. I didn't intend to pry into your privacy, but I just wanted to share as much as possible with you. ..."

"sorry."

"Forget it, now that you're being polite with me again," Tang Lan smiled, with a slightly exaggerated expression, "Fu Zijie won the three armies bravely, invincible, and will definitely become a mighty general in the future! What can trouble us to pay the general!"

Fu Chen slapped away his flailing gesture, and said with a smile, "I don't want to—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a pause in his voice, as if thinking of something, he smiled slightly and said: "People are always stumped, don't you?"

Tang Lan really thought about it, and then replied: "Yes, but I almost never stay overnight. If I sleep at night, I forget about it the next day."

"What if sleep is useless?"

"Then drink."

"What if drinking doesn't help?"

"...Whether it is useful or not is a fetter you set for yourself. If you don't think about it, how can it bother you?"

Fu Chen turned his head and looked forward: "Sometimes I have to think about it."

Tang Lan's eyes flickered, and then she pulled his shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't worry, think about it when you should think about it, and don't think about it at all when you shouldn't think about it. Let's go! Let's compare swords with me! You teach me I use the tricks you usually use."

Fu Chen saw Tang Lan's piercing peach eyes in the shade of the trees under the sunlight, and couldn't help being dazed, and couldn't help saying:

"……it is good."

At the moment of the unitary hour, all the generals and soldiers in the tent were seated.

Jia Yundao: "Liao Hui, Jiao Shiling, you two will lead the main force of the army to attack the barbarians from the front, and they will definitely hit their camp. This time we will march in batches, so we are not afraid of any ambush by them."

"Tang Lan, Wei Xu, the two of you will follow me as a surprise attack from the south, and draw troops from the side at any time."

"Fu Chen, take five hundred soldiers and go first to burn down the granary of the barbarian army, and then once you see that the barbarian army is in chaos, attack directly from the north."

As soon as the words fell, Fu Chen took the initiative to say: "Admiral... I was originally a vanguard and has sufficient experience in previous attacks. This time, I request to follow the army that is attacking from the south."

Jia Yun looked surprised, he rarely saw Fu Chen obsessed with deploying military affairs.

Fu Chen secretly looked at Tang Lan who was on the side, Tang Lan thought about seeing his eyes directly, understood, and then said: "Admiral, why don't you let Biaoxia go to the burning grain camp. Fu Chen is more agile and stronger than attacking, why not?" Or let him continue to follow the army as the vanguard?"

Wei Xu looked at them and said nothing.

Jia Yun thought about it for a while, and didn't want to be too stubborn about it, and then said: "Alright, then Fu Chen and Wei Xu, you two will be in charge of the southern surprise army with me. Tang Lan, you are the first to attack the grain land."

"Yes."

Immediately afterwards, he explained to others about the reserve of food and horses, and asked people to dig trenches to prepare for a long battle.

Jia Yundao: "Then the current deployment arrangement is like this. Do you have any objections? If you have any, you can raise them as soon as possible."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jia Yun warned again: "There is one more thing that needs to be emphasized. I will tell the soldiers of the camp about the general arrangement an hour before this operation, but don't disclose too much information, so as not to leak the news. This time, we must be vigilant in advance. , don’t miss the details.”

"Yes."

Fu Chen answered along with the crowd, then when he raised his head, he quietly turned his head to glance at Jiao Shiling, and found that his expression was normal and there was no abnormality.He turned around again, as if he didn't see anything.