The aunt said it so naturally and sincerely, as if she was sure that he would be successful in the future.
Zhou Shiliu felt that his face was burning at that time, and he was embarrassed to accept his aunt's praise. He knew his temperament. He was afraid of hardship, loved pleasure, did not like reading, and had no talent for marching or fighting. He was mediocre and not very capable. He was like this Can a person like his uncle become a general in the future? I can’t even think about it on Saturday.
He ran away amid the laughter of his aunt and Qingxue.
His aunt believed that his words of encouragement were always in his heart.
On the 16th, he was bent over and sitting cross-legged on the top of the rockery, but the facts proved that he was just a loser? He can't even look at people well, his aunt trusts the wrong person, and he can't do anything well at all.
He took off his helmet, which was red as blood, and threw it down.
No sound was heard.
Zhou Shiliu looked down and saw that Tuoba Mu had arrived at some point. After catching his helmet, he placed it on the snow beside him.
Zhou Liu raised his head, no longer as weak as before, his face looked particularly cold in the snow. Tuoba Mu didn't react at all. Originally, he was just passing by. He walked along the stone path under the rockery. Zhou Liu sat on the rockery. When they saw each other, Zhou Shiliu asked.
"Is Qingxue okay?" He never dared to look at her.
Tuoba Mu seemed to be thinking about how to answer, and finally said: "She will be fine. After finding the princess, she will be fine."
On the 16th, he jumped off the rockery and picked up the helmet: "My uncle just gave me a task in the study. He asked me to take my cousin's letter back to Langge and ask my cousin why he released the Lu family."
"Uncle is very angry."
When he put on his helmet again, he found that Tuoba Mu had returned and was standing in front of him: "Do you want to read your cousin's letter?"
"Why did you say this to me?" Tuoba Mu asked a question.
Zhou Shiliu calmly replied: "Because I found that you are actually very smart, and I want to know why uncle is so angry this time."
He handed the crumpled letter to Tuoba Mu.
Tuoba Mu took it and read it again: "Did my lord know about the transfer of the Lu family from somewhere else?"
Zhou Liu frowned, of course. The cousin didn't mention it in the letter, which meant that the uncle had other channels to know what happened in Xunjiang County.
"Young master," Tuoba Mu said carefully, "I didn't ask the master for instructions in advance."
This matter is big or small.
According to his understanding of the prince's character, during normal wars, when the young master sees that the war situation is tense, it is understandable to mobilize him. If the prince is angry, the mistress can calm it down with a few gentle words, because it is really impossible to let the young master's mother clan Trapped in Xunjiang County all his life.
Moreover, when there is a war, people are far away, so it doesn’t matter.
Under normal circumstances, the prince would not care.
"Is this important? The war situation is changing rapidly. It's better to use some people first. Cousin Shen Zhi will explain the situation in the next letter." Zhou Shiliu said: "When the Lu family fights, they will only focus on letting Youzhou win. , they will not betray Youzhou, I think this is the reason why cousin Shen Zhi used the Lu family. If we can really capture Wei Guogong's Taiyuan lair, the pressure on Jianghuai will be reduced drastically, and the process of finding my aunt will be advanced."
Tuoba Mu couldn't refute, it was very likely that the young master used the Lu family for this reason.
"My uncle told me before that I should put the overall situation first, but now he seems to have forgotten this." Zhou Shiliu said: "Do you think the killing order issued by my uncle is right?"
Tuoba Mu was silent for a while and replied: "I am only responsible for following orders."
Zhou Liu sneered: "Look, you also know that uncle's killing and surrender order is wrong."
Zhou Shiliu said softly: "Uncle, he was not like this before."
"People will change after certain things." Tuoba Mu held the handle of the knife, thought for a while and said: "I think the young master may have forgotten that the master is now a half-dragon when he was transferred."
The monarch is benevolent and dictatorial, not to mention that now is a time when the will of heaven is unpredictable.
After Tuoba Mu left, Zhou Shiliu stood there with tears on his face, but his uncle was different.
In his heart, his uncle has always been a hero who saved the world with his sword.
Not the suspicious, jealous, and cruel Banjun now.
Chapter 273 (War)
When Tuoba Mu arrived at his lord's study, it was brightly lit and full of people. The air was filled with the anxiety and tension before the war.
The elder of the Lian family quietly bowed his head and stood on the right hand side of the study room. Now he is not only the salt and iron transfer envoy of Guangling, but also the official of the capital of the Jianghuai region. He is in charge of the documents and finances in the Guangling Military Mansion. He also holds important positions. Behind him are three people. The local Jianghuai upstarts who took refuge in the state, the newly established You Yamen and several Yamen, the newly promoted Yamen who have soared into the sky because of their master's glory. Mo Wanxia smiled at General Tuoba who came in.
Tuoba Mu held the handle of the knife and walked naturally from the direction of Hu Dali on the left to the prince.
On the left are Yang Dong, Yi Fan, Hu Dali and others who have outstanding military achievements, as well as all the military commanders under the prince's command. Most of them are military generals from the prince's original vassal town, and Tuoba Mu is naturally the same.
Although the two sides are not clearly distinct, they can still be regarded as very distant.
Zhou Xu was looking at the map of the Jianghuai area when he heard Tuoba Mu coming and asked him to step forward. Tuoba Mu tensed up and saluted first, then stood behind the prince and looked at the map of the Jianghuai area.
Discussions like this will happen every three to five days since arriving in Guangling.
"I see that Wei Yunzhou is very tight on guarding us. They claim to have 300,000 troops stationed to quell the rebellion." Hu Dali raised his head.
"There are not that many. We should have included the miscellaneous soldiers and logistics." One of them said, "Many generals will do this during the war. If the strength of the troops is too large, in a real fight, half of them will be enough." OK
"They rely on the advantage of Jinling's terrain and the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, so they should not be underestimated." Yi Fan said.
Lian Dalang listened quietly without interrupting.
The escort behind him suddenly said: "General Yi's words are wrong. The natural dangers of the Yangtze River are not foolproof. In winter, the water level of the Yangtze River drops and the channel is narrow, which is not conducive to the navigation of large warships. However, the large naval vessels led by Wei Yunzhou have a draft of It's quite tight and moves slowly, but as long as you make good use of it, you may not be unable to win."
Yi Fan looked at Chu's Yamen. The Lord also had the post of Yamen in the Jiedu Mansion in Langge. It was held by a veteran general of the Zhou family. He was the Yamen of the Congdu of Yuan Dynasty. Yamen was one of the envoys under the vassal town. There was no such official. Rank, but he is the nominal confidant of the palace master. The Yuan Congdu Yamen of Langge Mansion is naturally the official. As for this one, Yi Fan looked at Chu Yamen of the Jianghuai faction and said with a smile: "Chu Yamen said It makes sense.”
Yi Fan was not angry, he still had some courage.
"Recently, there have been reports from scouts that Li Ruinian from Fengzhou is dispatching troops and horses towards Jinling. It seems that he wants to unite with Wei Yunzhou to besiege Guangling." Zhou Xu leaned back on a high chair, his eyes still bloodshot: "The counties in the two Zhejiang provinces are also If you are ready to move, if you continue to defend, you will only get stuck in the quagmire.”
"For today's plan, taking the initiative is the best strategy."
"My lord is wise." Hu Dali was the first to say. He had wanted to fight for a long time. After more than a month, the Youzhou elite who had won the victory in Guieryan Plain had been taken to Guangling and Daizhou by Yang Dong one after another. Chang Shuanglin took over and they recruited many soldiers from the three states. In total, they had 50,000 available soldiers.
The rest of the people had no objections.
The snow was falling heavily, Zhou Xu put his hands on the desk: "In that case, let's start from Xuanzhou."
Tuoba Mu glanced at the map.
"In Xuanzhou, Fu Nan was a rat. He lacked courage and was timid. He was not afraid of anything. Tuoba Mu and Yi Fan will lead the troops in this attack. When Fu Nan saw your fierce attack, he would not hold on until he was captured. After Xuanzhou, you all split up, Changzhou is short of troops, Yi Fan leads Haiyundu to attack Changzhou, and Tuobamu attacks Runzhou," Zhou Xu said.
Is this an assault from the east of Jinling? Tuoba Mu thought as he and Yi Fan went out to respond at the same time, and later finalized some details. The Lian family elder was calculating the military requirements in his mind, and he only felt a toothache. What he was fighting for in the war was logistics. The food, grass and military supplies must keep up, but if everything goes well, the expenditure at this moment will be worth it if we can occupy three more states.
The Dalang of the Lian family was inexplicably excited. After the officials from the three nearby states left one after another, there were only five people left in the room, and one of them was the Dalang of the Lian family.
Hu Dali looked at his lord and asked eloquently: "Do we really want to attack from the east?"
Seeing that all the generals in the hall seemed to have questions, Zhou Xu asked them to sit down and said, "If you have any questions, please tell me."
Yi Fan, Yang Dong, and Lian Dalang took their seats.
Tuobamu stood up and said respectfully: "Jinling Mountain is high and far away from the river. It is mostly surrounded by natural dangers. Among them, Caishiji in the west is at the heart of the river. The terrain is dangerous. If you want to capture Jinling, the general will think it is better to attack the quarry first." He felt in his heart that it would be better to attack Jinling first. The west portal has the best attack.
Tuobamu had long studied how to capture Jinling. For example, the direction of Runzhou is the eastern defense line of Jinling, and Caishiji is the west gate of Jinling. Moreover, it is only thirty kilometers from Caishiji to Jinling. The cavalry can almost be said to be Arriving in a blink of an eye, we can see how important the geographical location of Caishiji, which occupies the north and south of the river, is.
"What General Tuoba said is that it is better to attack from the west." Hu Dali agreed.
Yang Dong and Yi Fan did not express their opinions.
After Zhou Xu finished writing the military letter he was going to send to Luzhou and Shouzhou, he looked at Tuoba Mu and Hu Dali: "Caishiji will naturally be attacked, as well as Bailuzhou and Stone City. If these peripheral border defenses are not opened up, If it’s gone, Jinling won’t be able to take it down.”
"If Li Ruinian joins forces with Wei Yunzhou, they will deploy too many troops around Jinling." Zhou Xu stood up, an old-fashioned Youzhou sword hanging on his waist, making a slight sound when it collided with the armor. He looked at Jianghuai area: "I asked you to lead troops to attack Runzhou. Firstly, it is to prevent Li Ruinian's troops from reaching Wei Yunzhou in time and prevent them from joining together. Secondly, it is to confuse the enemy. Therefore, the more intense the offensive, the better."
Tuoba Mu: "I obey my orders."
Hu Dali said carelessly: "The previous analysis of Chu Adya's warships was similar to what he thought. However, most of the Guangling navy is now in Xiapi, Xuzhou. If my lord, your side wants to attack the Wei Yunzhou navy, I am worried that we will lose. …”
After all, when he attacked Xuzhou, Cao Heilong took away most of the Guangling navy.
Hu Dali carefully observed the blood color in Lord Jieduzhi's eyes, and became a little nervous when he said the above words. Although judging from the general's tactics just now, the general has not lost his mind. His mind is clear, but He still had some worries in his heart, after all, their shortcomings were obvious.
And if the lord insists on having his own way...
Zhou Xu looked at Hu Dali.
Just as Hu Dali was about to apologize for his mistake, he heard the general's voice.
"Guangling Navy is useless, then use Youzhou Navy."
Hu Dali raised his head in astonishment. Under the candlelight, the general sat back on the high chair again. He was like an unshakable rock, tall and cold. His words were like thunder exploding in Hu Dali's ears. He slowly Put your eyes on the map behind the general, and your eyes will fall on the two states of Lu and Shou...
Hu Dali suddenly remembered that General Li Xun had been out of their sight for half a year. He had been quiet and motionless. During the several battles in the Jianghuai River, he was unknown and huddled in Luzhou. Li Xun seemed to have always lived in Luzhou.
He had almost forgotten about it. Hu Dali was so shocked that he almost jumped out of his chair.
"General Li can lead the Youzhou Navy southward from Huaixi and Luzhou. By taking a boat from Chaohu, you can enter the Yangtze River along the water network and cross the river to attack Jinling." Tuoba Mu figured it out in an instant.
A smile appeared on Yang Dong's face. He knew that the general would not fight an uncertain battle. Yi Fan took a sip of tea. It seemed that the lord did not trust the Jianghuai upstarts. What is now is the real battle plan, Lian Dalang. Just lower your head and listen.
"Not bad." Zhou Xu glanced at Tuoba Mu. The cold wind was howling outside the window, and the fine snow was like salt on his eyebrows. The wind and frost were like knives. Zhou Xu's cheeks were thin and cold, his eye sockets were slightly sunken, and the depths of his pupils were crazy. Brutal murderous intent.
"In this battle, we can only win, not lose."
He had trained the Ghost Slaughter Riders for more than a month for this war. These Ghost Slaughter Riders were also the ones he had left behind specifically to protect his wife. Unfortunately, they did not complete their mission. Zhou Xu closed his eyes slightly, filled with anger and hatred. It will be the best fuel for this group of ghost slayers.
Lian Dalang, who had been silent all this time, lowered his head lower. The sudden chill in the room reminded him of the overspending on military supplies, and what was being created in the blazing iron furnace was an even more terrifying nightmare.
Tuoba Mu's heart trembled, he lowered his head and said to the generals: "I will obey the military order."
Zhou Xu looked at several documents sent by the scouts from the direction of Daizhou. They were written by Cui Shizi. He and Lin Wenjue had arrived in Shouzhou two days ago.
Zhou Xu couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly. He had been planning for such a long time, and it was time to close the net.
Cheng Quanhai still misses Lu, Shou Liangzhou, and Wei Yanshan, but Daizhou is his now. Daizhou, which has unimpeded access to Youzhou, is under the leadership of Cui Shizi and Lin Wenjue. Under the leadership of Cui Shizi and Lin Wenjue, a steady stream of Beifu soldiers are pouring in. Last year's cleanup The alien war is very effective. This year, the Beifu soldiers will be freed up. These Beifu soldiers will wipe out the soldiers sent by Cheng Quanhai and Wei Yanshan with overwhelming force.
At that time, Lin Wenjue divided his troops into two groups. One group led the Youzhou navy and was left as a back-up force. They all joined Jin Ben to attack Xuzhou together.
No one can escape, they will all die in Jianghuai!
The war situation is urgent.
Tuoba Mu didn't have time to say goodbye to Mrs. Xiao, so he took the military talisman and led his troops to leave Guangling. Xuanzhou was not far or close to Guangling. He and Yi Fan created a large enough formation that they could not leave. As expected, Fu Nan ran very fast in Xuanzhou. It seemed that he had been paying close attention to the military mobilization in the direction of Guangling.
The occupation of Xuanzhou went smoothly.
Yi Fan led his troops to Changzhou, while Tuoba Mu went to Runzhou as planned. The movement on their side quickly attracted Li Ruinian's attention. It was obvious that the Youzhou soldiers were trying to defend from the eastern line of Jinling, and Li Ruinian had to lead his troops there. Runzhou.
If Runzhou is defeated, Jinling's eastern defense line will be in complete disarray!
The two armies fought in Runzhou.
