The second-day king Lou Shiming drank very happily. Although he was not drunk from the drink, he was extremely happy!
He knew that cooperation with Li Dan required each other, and he also knew that sitting and watching thousands of troops and tens of thousands of stones of grain and fodder entering the city would cause trouble to the subsequent siege, but he just wanted to see the boss joke.
From the bottom of his heart, he had always disapproved of his father's proclaiming himself king or emperor early, which would make the Lou family a target of public criticism. Li Dan once said when they last met that proclaiming himself emperor means that he can no longer accept recruitment and there will never be a way back. He took this statement seriously.
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Lou Shiming hoped to make his reputation bigger, but he should not be too opposed to the government, let alone massacre the people and officials.
He believes that whether you rob or plunder, as long as you don't get things done, you will be able to accept the government's recruitment one day. The greater your reputation, the more benefits the emperor will give you when you recruit someone.
Recruitment means that the son of a mine supervisor like himself, who has no foundation and no fame, can also get an official position, so that his descendants can get rid of their lowly status.
Unfortunately, in the eyes of the boss, this idea of mine is not as enjoyable as being a prince or an emperor, so it is not surprising that he is often left out.
Maybe Lou Shifan knew that he had contacts and did business with people like Li Dan, but this elder brother was thoughtful enough, and there was a reason why he wouldn't expose it unless he exposed it.
For Lou Shiming: let him be! If you don't expose me, then you can go your own way! Li Dan came up with a good idea, which made Lou Shiming's eyes light up.
Taking this opportunity to recruit two major canal commanders, they suddenly got tens of thousands of troops, and then established a stronghold in Guangxin City. Even Yin Tuo knew about it and had nothing to do.
I snatched it from the Green Shirt Team, not from your Yin Shuai arms. Your general Cheng Shisan is too stupid. Who can you blame?
The corner of his mouth curled up slightly when he thought that although he had sold his brothers, he would be able to occupy Guangxin County in exchange. Well, now we have to think carefully about how to play this scene and how to assign the generals?
Looking at his back as he walked away, Lu Jiu smacked his lips: "Why didn't he want this umbrella and iron stove? After all, he still doesn't like them? It's a pity that we spent a lot of effort to bring them here."
"What's the point? The most important thing is that Sir Alex wants to talk to him about all the things he wants to talk about!" Mao Xiulu said with a smile while cleaning up: "I'm definitely here not just for drinking and eating meat, Sir Alex is doing big things!" "
"What else is there to do? Isn't it that we want him to see this umbrella and the stove, and then let him place a large order from us? Isn't this a big deal?" Xiao Wan'er was also puzzled.
"Think about it, when will this business be closed? But the key thing now is that the Lord must deliver the grain into the city in accordance with His Majesty's will.
As long as this second general doesn't go down to cause trouble, and we can go back and deliver the mission after completing the mission, this is the top priority, right? Mao Xiulu spoke in a calm manner, which made Li Dan, who was still watching Lou Shiming off by the forest floor, smile slightly.
"Oh, Master Jiu, what he said seems to make sense!" Xiao Wan'er said seriously.
"Whatever you say makes sense!" Lu Jiu snorted. After a while, he couldn't help but ask: "Hey, are these two generals very powerful? Why didn't the Lord find someone else but him specifically? "
"I heard a rough idea from the side, and it seemed that the second general had a disagreement with his brother and was being left out in the cold. The Lord wanted to use the empty city of Guangxin to reward him for his great achievements and help him establish his prestige among everyone. Moreover, It sounds like out of the three brothers, the second general, he is the best at fighting, and the rest are not worth mentioning!"
"Oh! No wonder!" Lu Jiu seemed to understand: "Maybe others are easy to deal with when they come, but it will be difficult to fight him if he goes down the mountain?"
"Ah Jiu is right!" Li Dan came back, looked at the big umbrella that had been pulled out and put it on the ground, and said:
"This Lou Shiming fought with us on the other side of the river. Three hundred people fought against the government troops, and it took eight hundred people to annihilate them.
If he really leads his troops down the mountain to intercept Shangbandu, even if he only takes one thousand out of the four thousand, the more than three thousand officers and soldiers we have assembled will be enough to be his opponent! If this happens, our plan to reinforce Shangrao will come to nothing!
Therefore, I took advantage of the conflict between his three brothers and asked him to find an excuse not to send troops first, and wait for others to suffer the loss. Then his eldest brother would definitely ask him for help. This is what he asked for.
Power, opportunity to expand strength!
Then I followed the trend and pretended to give him credit for seizing Guangxin. It was all natural and he would be happy to accept it. Compared with these, this umbrella and stove are nothing. I packed it up and took it into the city to give it to His Highness in the evening. "
"Sir, please don't find me annoying." Lu Jiu touched the back of his head: "This is a humble job...there is something I don't understand."
"Just ask." Li Dan smiled.
"I understand the first half of you, but there is no need to hand Guangxin into his hands, right? If Guangxin is handed over to him, does it mean that Shangbanbao must also be given to him? Anyway, Yintuo will come back and take it back. Why are you treating him so badly? Is it necessary to be so generous?"
Lu Jiu asked seriously. At this moment, both Mao Xiulu and Xiao Wan'er were stunned and looked over.
Li Dan nodded: "Ajiu, despite your rough appearance, I know that you are actually quite thoughtful. That's a good question! I'll tell you the three main purposes of doing this:
First, I just said that I want to help Lou Shiming establish his authority. Among the three brothers, he is the most willing to be recruited by the court, and he is also a relatively upright person.
His eldest brother wholeheartedly persuades Lou to proclaim himself emperor and he can be the prince. I never want him to succeed! His third brother is cruel and tyrannical, and only knows how to plunder people's wealth and wealth. I will also suppress him severely!
Therefore, support Lou Shiming's forces to overwhelm those two, and then recruit people when necessary. This kind of ending is better than tens of thousands of heads rolling around and Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang being in a mess, right? "
"Your Majesty is deeply thoughtful and kind-hearted, which is admirable! The fourth generation of Pei family members would like to thank you!" At this time, Pei Tianhu (Pei Si), who walked in at some unknown time, bowed deeply to Li Dan.
Li Dan smiled and held him up with his hand, listening to him say: "Sir, everything is ready, we can leave."
"Okay, let's continue chatting after we get on the horse!"
Everyone put their things on a carriage and pulled it. Lin Baotong drove the carriage himself. Xiao Wan'er sat next to the master. The others all turned around and walked back. After walking a mile, Xiao Wan'er couldn't help shouting: "Sir, there are two things you didn't say!"
"The second thing is to naturally stir up conflicts between the three brothers.
If they work together, I really don’t know whose flag will hang on top of this Shangrao city tomorrow. But if the three of them have three different minds and are dissatisfied with each other, there is nothing they can do about this big city with tens of thousands of people!
Do you think, if in the end Lou Shiming not only obtained military power but also occupied Guangxin City on his own, would he still listen to the orders of his father and brother? Can his eldest brother sleep peacefully as usual? Can his younger brother not be resentful and resentful of his second brother's success?
Combat is not only a comparison of numbers, military formations, and morale, but also the cooperation and coordination of generals.
The reason why Li Guang was so good at fighting back then was still punished was that he walked alone, or left the army to show off his bravery, or was unable to arrive as scheduled for various reasons, so he could not be granted the title of marquis. In fact, it had something to do with Wei Qing's ambition. Not big.
Another example is Yue Wumu of the Southern Song Dynasty. Everyone knows that he wanted to restore Bianjing and regain the lost territory, and his purpose was good.
But later on, he became a little insistent on going his own way. Not only did he lose coordination with other generals, but he even continued to fight regardless of Emperor Gaozong's wishes. However, in fact, the foundation of the Southern Dynasty was not stable long after the founding of the country, and the national economy was already on the verge of collapse. In the end, the Privy Council was unable to mobilize and command the Yue family's army, and the Yue Gong essentially transformed from an anti-gold hero to a warlord.
well! The consequences are depressing, but how can this be said to be the fault of one person?
The reason why I say this is because you and I may be merchants, generals or local ministers in the future, but no matter what we become, we must not forget that we are a piece on this big chessboard.
Whether you like it or not, this is the fact. If you go against the trend, your reputation will be ruined or you will die before you succeed. Wouldn't it make future generations continue to suffer? Everyone must remember this from the experience of their predecessors and the lessons learned from the future! "
Mao Xiulu was on the horse and Xiao Wan'er was in the car. Even Pei Si and others raised their hands and said, "I would like to receive your teachings from the Lord!" Lu Jiu also hurriedly followed suit. "Then what's the third one?" Xiao Wan'er continued to ask.
"I just said that Lou Shiming is very good at leading troops," Li Dan looked at him from his horse: "And this man is also quite resourceful.
Last time I was at Pine Ridge, Barren Mountain and Low Bridge
He set up an ambush in the middle, but he didn't expect that 3,000 men were ready. In the end, only 300 of his vanguard troops were killed. However, he saw through the plan and led the troops to retreat in an orderly manner. He used the method of cutting off the tail to survive to avoid the death of the entire army.
Today we revisit our hometown. Our army's priority is transshipment. Our troops are not strong enough to cover the rear, and the entire line is pressed to the south.
I have withdrawn the Dayuan garrison. Only our reconnaissance platoon and the guard platoon in Dayuan Village are pretending to be suspicious soldiers, and tonight they will also cross the river at night and return to the west bank. Do you think there is any problem here? "
"With such a small number of people, our rear troops are too weak, right?" Pei Tianhu muttered.
"Fourth Brother Pei has figured it out!" Li Dan praised with a smile, and then said: "Yes, our actual plan on the northern line is an empty city strategy!"
"I understand!" Mao Xiulu's eyes widened: "Your Majesty used the big fruit of Guangxin City to attract the second general so that he would not look at Dayuan, right?"
"Haha, Xiulu is right! But I prefer to compare it to: a carrot hanging in front of a donkey's eyes."
Lu Jiu laughed out loud: "Just ask him to follow the direction you pointed!" Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was very lively.
"But, this donkey is very smart!" Li Dan pointed out: "Sooner or later, he will realize that we are leading him away, and then maybe he will stop and wander around on his own!"
"So, what Sir Alex is saying is that we need to move quickly and complete the transfer of grain and fodder before he wakes up?" Pei Tianhu said, he now fully understood Li Dan's thinking. Read the book
"Fourth brother is right! However, we are still a little worried about the northern line!" Li Dan stopped his mount, turned his face and said to Pei Tianhu:
"So I want to ask the fourth brother to go to Dayuan to take charge. Firstly, we must set up a puzzle and try our best to confuse the enemy and make it look like we have an ambush on the northern front. Secondly, if necessary, we can lead our people to block the invading enemy. .
We plan to evacuate the last troops from Guangxin at 10:00 tomorrow morning, and they will withdraw to Lengshuipu via Songling at 0:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. So you have to plant suspicious soldiers on Luoqiao and Songling roads, and I can only give you those dozens of people, and you have to think of the rest by yourself. "
After finishing speaking, Li Dan took out a wad of banknotes from his arms and handed them over: "Here are one hundred strings. You can take them with you. It may be of no use."
"Uh, Sir, how about I follow Fourth Brother Pei to help?" Zeng Tietou raised his hand uneasily: "I don't have any other skills, so I just help him out and run errands!"
"What do you think, Fourth Brother?" Li Dan asked Pei Si his opinion.
"You can also ask him to come with me. If there is anything that needs to be conveyed or news sent, Tietou will act as my messenger first."
"Okay!" Li Dan agreed immediately.
Back at Shangban Castle, the setting sun was already setting in the west. Li Dan tidied up and put on clean moon-white arrow sleeves, cowhide arm guards, double-stringed cloud-head low-waist fast boots, plain leather belt, tied his hair with a silver ring, and wiped his forehead with light green Kui cloud patterns.
Because he was going to see the prince, he only hung a short sword on his waist. Accompanying him were Lu Jiu, Mao Xiulu, Xiao Wan'er and Lin Baotong, as well as a group of spear and cavalry guards (to protect the crown prince).
The prepared carriage was specially processed by Yu Gan before it came out. The flat-top carriage has a sliding and openable sunroof above the rear half, and the roof is waterproof and wrapped with tarpaulin.
Although the outer compartment panels are made of very ordinary cypress wood, they even retain traces of ax chiseling and planing. The inner compartment panels are made of oak, beech, camphor wood and walnut wood. They are not only polished smooth but also painted three or four times, and important parts are lined in the middle. Iron armor layer.
The whole vehicle appears narrow at the front and wide at the rear, and the front wheels are small and the rear wheels are large, making it easy to walk on mountain roads.
This car looks like a big wooden box at first glance, even the windows and doors are made of wood. In fact, it is an out-and-out "armored" car.
Chen Sanwen has tested that it is impossible to penetrate the iron armor layer with a one-and-a-half-stone ordinary bow within thirty steps, or with a military crossbow at fifty steps.
Because important personnel need to be escorted, even the driver's seat has semi-armor protection (that is, there is no inner compartment layer), and there is a luggage slot at the rear of the vehicle, which can also play a certain protective role.
The carriage is pulled by four horses, and two spare horses are usually tied behind the carriage to take turns in the relay.
When it got dark but there was no need to light the torch, Li Dan listened to the final briefing.
At present, the first batch of 10,000 stones of grain and grass has entered the city safely. Due to the experience last time, the organization is more orderly this time, saving a lot of effort and time when unloading and transferring trucks.
The second batch is entering the city one after another. However, the time for feeding and drinking of livestock is relatively limited, and some livestock have already become weak.
"Don't begrudge the livestock!" Li Dan gritted his teeth and ordered: "We can't take these animals away, as long as the animals accompanying the team are kept in good condition. The rest will be left to the city, either used or slaughtered, it is up to the city to decide! "
"Okay!" Lei Jisheng smiled bitterly: "Now the command platoon has sent two squads to buy livestock everywhere around Guangxin, even cattle!"
"That's right! Give money to the people, even if you pay more, but you can't leave the livestock to them!" After Li Dan finished speaking, he turned to Mao Xiulu and said, "Remind me, you have to discuss this with the county magistrate when you go to the city. The problem of livestock placement!"
Then Shen Jie reported that no enemy movements had been found at the North Gate, and Li Dan asked to continue monitoring the North Gate and Jiyangshan Camp.
It was too slow for Lou Shiyong to mobilize troops from the east, so it was most likely that he would send these two places to intercept after getting the news. It was also possible that Lou Shifan, the stunned Qing, would lead his troops to rush over, so Shen Jie mainly kept an eye on them.
After the arrangements were made, Li Dan ordered the headquarters to move to the north gate of Shuizhai to meet Gao Hanzi, put him under his unified command, and then entered the city himself.
Shangrao is much taller and towering than Yuqian City Wall. Although the north wall is not the tallest place, it is still amazing when you look up!
The north gate of Shuizhai was chosen at the gap between two hills. When the carriages and horses were forty or fifty steps away, it was obvious that they were going downhill, and the city gate was built at the lowest point.
So when people came to the gate and looked up at the inscription on the plaque with the words "Thousand Miles Gate", they discovered that there seemed to be a height of three feet from the carriage road to the crenellations at the top of the city.
Li Dan thought maybe this was an illusion, but in short this wall was definitely higher than the rest of the north wall!
There is no trench protection on this section of the north wall because it is not needed! Entering the city is an aqueduct, which is the water source for the moat of the county prince's palace next door. There is a stone bridge on the canal and an early wooden bridge under the east wall.
At the other end of the stone bridge is the Dianmao School Ground, which is now full of people, cars and livestock. Before Li Dan entered the city, he saw that the torches were all lit, illuminating the inside and outside.
He looked back on his horse. Hanzi Gao understood what he was looking at and said, "I asked you to light the torch. This way you can move faster. Besides, don't you want to attract the enemies from the north gate? When there is a fire at night, insects will put out the fire." !」
"You did the right thing!" Li Dan nodded: "I just suddenly remembered the oil and told Guangxin to collect it all over the city and send it to Shangrao as much as possible! They will definitely need it when they defend the city in the future!"
"Yes, Sir!"
The Shangrao County Magistrate, Shuizhai Guard Qianhu, and a Baihu sent by the Deputy General's Office were already waiting outside the door. They all heard that Li Sanlang was specially appointed by the emperor to rescue Shangrao, so they were very respectful.
After greeting and encouraging everyone, Li Dan told the Shangrao County Magistrate that the livestock would be left in the city, which could be used as a substitute for transportation or labor, or as meat for aid.
The county magistrate immediately understood, discussed with the guards, and decided to build a fence on the grassy slope in the south for breeding. When Li Dan saw that the matter was settled, he stopped interfering and immediately left for the palace to pay an audience.
After entering the city, this small group of people did not compete with the large group of migrant workers for transportation. Under the guidance of the hundred households of that caste, they took the wooden bridge to the east and crossed the canal. They came out of an arched doorway, and the front suddenly became clear.
Zhong Baihu led the team to the long aisle on the right. Li Dan looked back and saw that the gate turned out to be on the Shuiying city wall, and there was also a city wall on the other side.
"Sir, the wall here is the west wall of the palace." Zhong Baihu explained that they were walking on the road between Shuiying and the palace.
After walking on this road for a while, Li Dan saw a steady flow of teams transporting food in front of him, and was wondering how he and his group should get there. Suddenly the city wall on the left dented, and a city gate appeared behind the empty field.
"Sir, this is the Jinli Gate at the west gate of the palace. I can only go here. The ceremonial guard will guide you inside. I and your cavalry are waiting outside this gate."
Hearing what Zhong Baihu said, Li Dan understood that this was a handover
After accepting it, he handed it to him and said, "Thank you for your help. I will bother you when I go out later."
"You're welcome, sir." Zhong Baihu responded quickly: "Sir, you are Shangrao's savior. It's a humble honor to work for you!"
At this time, an eunuch came up to salute, claiming to be Chen Bing, the eunuch in charge. "His Royal Highness is waiting for you. Please enter the palace with your servant."
"Good work, good work." Li Dan handed over his hand, turned around and ordered Lin Baotong and Lu Jiu to lead the lancers to stay, while he went in with Mao Xiulu and Xiao Wan'er dressed as his entourage.
The general guard of the Yiwei guarding the gate stepped forward and pointed at the dagger that Li Dan was about to hit. Chen Bing waved his hand and said, "No problem, His Highness ordered: Even if Lord Li is carrying a sword, follow him in." After hearing this, the general guard retreated. The chainstays are no longer in the way.
Li Dan followed Chen Bing into the palace and turned into a side road. He saw people coming and going, and all of them were officials by the look of their clothes. Chen Bing explained that all the official offices on the right hand side were the royal palace. Because the prince ordered the inventory of the treasury, everyone was busy all night. Li Dan nodded and was speechless.
After walking a few more steps, Chen Bing secretly wondered that this young prince was so young but so mature and didn't have any extra words to say, so he couldn't help but said: "I'm sorry Sir Li, we have to walk a few more steps. I won't go." From the main hall, go directly to the garden."
"Huh? Garden? You mean, His Highness will not meet me in the main hall?" Li Dan asked quickly.
"Your Highness is currently wiping his armor upstairs at Jieyu Tower in Nanyuan. I would like to invite you to meet me upstairs." Eunuch Chen was a little embarrassed. After all, he was a foreign minister and he had come all the way here. Li Dan was supposed to be here. Meeting in a garden where beauties are singing and dancing is indeed a bit impolite and inappropriate.
Li Dan also found it a bit funny. This prince who refuses to leave goes to the garden at night to polish his armor? It looks awkward no matter how you look at it.
Qi Qi also asked himself to go to his "Jieyu Building". The name of this place was very ambiguous. What should he do with his eyes when the time comes and what he shouldn't see? However, this was "His Highness's order." Li Dan pursed his lips and replied a little reluctantly: "Okay."
