Tashan Fort now has nearly four thousand soldiers and horses, and both the stables and the military quarters are overcrowded. But even so, Chang Yu still arranged a separate room for Li Guo and his entourage.
It's just that a dozen people were crowded into a room, without even a place to put their feet.
Li Guo pushed the door open and entered. He couldn't help but be startled by the scene in the room. There was a table in the middle of the room with some bowls on it. The ground around it was covered with weeds and bedding. A dozen followers were huddled on it, chatting in low voices. They stood up and quickly got up when they saw him coming in. There was a particularly short Taoist among them.
Needless to say, this short Taoist is Song Xiance.
Song Xiance's official position in the Chuang Army was the founding military advisor of the People's Republic of China, but after Li Chuang negotiated peace with the court and accepted the recruitment, Song Xiance did not hold any official position and was a free man. To put it bluntly, he was only Li Guo's follower now, and he was also a free man. Therefore, he was not qualified to go to the reception banquet over there just now.
There was no stove or teapot in the house, only a bucket. Song Xiance scooped up a bowl of water and handed it to Li Guo: "How are you chatting over there, young master?"
Li Guo took the water bowl and put it on the table, then sat down on the thatched bed and sighed: "I have no energy and nowhere to use it."
Song Xiance's expression became solemn: "No, don't let go, he is still suspicious of the young master."
Li Guo smiled bitterly: "Although I can't guess his thoughts, I can be sure that he has no intention of killing me." Then he told what happened there. Song Xiance was shocked when he heard this: "How could the young master be so reckless and say those treacherous words in front of him? Fortunately, he is different. If it had been anyone else, he might have been killed!" After winking at the two attendants next to him, they got up and went to stand guard outside the door.
"We have been doing treasonous and unethical things for more than ten years, why can't we talk about it?" Li Guo laughed and said: "Although he has no intention of killing me, he is always wary and does not dare to give me military power. Is it possible that he really just wants to let me go?" Is it okay if I just follow the instructions and kill a few Tatars?"
Song Xiance was silent for a while: "If you think about it carefully, what he and his men said is right."
Um? Li Guo raised his eyebrows, then nodded slightly.
"His subordinates won't obey you, and they won't let you climb up on them. We would have the same reaction. Even if he forced him down and handed you the military power, would you be able to command him?" Song Xiance Duan He took a sip from the water bowl and said, "What's more, the eunuch doesn't trust you either!"
"You mean..." Li Guo was startled.
"Although we have surrendered now, we and the imperial court are still suspicious of each other and wary of each other. There are so many things at stake, and a single move can affect the whole body. How can he easily hand over the military power to you? Besides, I have Zu Dashou here. , with Marco, and him personally in charge, which one of them is not a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles, and needs the young master to take command?"
"Then what did he mean when he said those words? Why did he leave it hanging for a while?" Li Guo narrowed his eyes.
"Perhaps he is testing you, young master."
"What are you trying to test me for?" Li Guo was a little confused. Song Xiance shook his head: "I can't guess this either. That eunuch is acting very unusually. I can't figure it out, let's wait and see."
"Master Governor, do you really plan to let that Li Guo take command?" On the other side, as soon as Li Guo left, Li Muchian couldn't help it, and Tu Yuan also shouted: "If there are no tigers in the mountains, he can also put that one Bring the monkey out to block it, but right now, are we short of people? General Zu or General Ma, whoever is worse than him should not be alone!"
"That's right, the Governor spent so much effort to replace General Zu, and General Zu has been preparing for this for more than a year. If the Governor wants to change the commander temporarily, doesn't he consider what General Zu is thinking?" The always calm man Ji Jike was also anxious.
Marco, on the other hand, remained silent.
Chang Yu smiled and raised his hand a few times to signal everyone to calm down: "It is taboo to change the commander before the battle. How could our family not know that the previous words were just a test move? To be precise, it is the governor who will try again." He, Li Guo, was a rare general, and it would be a pity not to be used by the imperial court. However, he had been in the enemy camp for a long time, and his thoughts were solidified and paranoid. Even if he surrendered, he was always hostile and repulsive towards the imperial court, and he could not integrate into this. He comes to the circle, and our family wants to polish him up."
After hearing what Chang Yu said, everyone suddenly realized.
"And to be honest, he is indeed more experienced and experienced in siege than the governor, everyone here and General Zu. This time we counterattack, he can really help."
"What does the Governor mean?" Li Muchian raised his eyebrows.
"It can be used, but it cannot be reused!" Chang Yu breathed out, and Li Muchian said: "First test the water with Songshan, and then polish it with Jinzhou. Is this what the Governor meant?"
Chang Yu smiled: "Taoist master understands people."
It was dark and the wind was picking up.
The cold wind in the north is ruthless and extremely arrogant. It is always whistling by. Just hearing the sound will make you shrink your neck with cold. If it blows on your body, it will be like being cut with a knife, cold and painful.
Most of the soldiers who had eaten dinner had nothing to do except some who were on duty and on patrol, chatting in the barracks. Although most of the barracks did not have stoves, it was warm if there were many people crowded together, and for them it was a good time. During the most relaxing and comfortable time of the whole day, more than ten or dozens of people crowded together and talked about various things from all over the world, including government affairs, the situation, military affairs, gossips and rumors, and romance.
But no matter what they were talking about, they could analyze it very clearly. They even analyzed that a war would start soon. Either the Tatars would attack Tashan, or the Ming army would attack Songshan.
As for whether the war will start tomorrow or when, how it will be fought, and whether it can be won, that is all the people above are worried about.
What are the people above doing?
Li Guo, who wasn't the boss, never left the house again.
The superiors on Chang Yu's side seemed extremely leisurely. Ma Ke and Ji Jike were immersed in looking at maps and sand tables as always, arguing in low voices. Wang Zhengnan was always watching and listening silently, rarely. Speaking of which, he was injured. Although it was not serious, it was the kind that would be unbearable for ordinary people. Although Chang Yu repeatedly asked him to rest more, although he said yes, his feet did not move.
Tu Yuan was also injured on his body, but because he was wearing armor and went into battle, the injuries were not critical or serious, but he was more obedient and went back to his room to rest early, because he knew that there would be a fierce battle next, so He needs to bounce back early and stay at his peak.
Chang Yu also went back to his room. Like Li Guo, he also lived in the same room with his bodyguard. The only difference was that his room was a suite with a bed inside and his bodyguard sleeping outside.
But at this time, the bedroom inside was given to Su Jing.
Su Jing didn't leave the room after she arrived. Chang Yu slept outside in Datongbu with Kuang Ren and other relatives. Of course, it was just dark, so he was not sleepy at all. He was leaning against the corner with a book in his hand, but his eyes were But he was staring at the roof in a daze.
