Cao Guang rubbed his chin with his fingers and said: "Since Cao Wenzhao has arrived, Sun Chuanting will also arrive in Liaocheng soon. Do you think we should deal with Cao Wenzhao first and then deal with Sun Chuanting, or wait until Sun Chuanting arrives and deal with him together."
"No, let's wait." Wu Chunguang said.
Cao Guang was stunned and asked: "You mean we don't take action and wait for the other party to do it?"
"Yes, you just said that Cao Wenzhao might come to Xin County on his own initiative." Wu Chunguang said with a smile.
After hearing this, Cao Guang said: "I am not afraid of Cao Wenzhao's arrival, but Sun Chuanting is different. Once Sun Chuanting arrives in Liaocheng, Liaocheng's military strength will exceed 10,000 and nearly 20,000. The strength is far greater than ours. We are under too much pressure." .”
"I thought of this." Wu Chunguang said, "Recently, a group of militiamen escorting grain and grass from Henan arrived. Although the militiamen are not as good as our soldiers and equipped with armor, they still have no big problem against the ordinary Ming army. In this way, Come, the problem of troop shortage can be alleviated."
Cao Guang pondered for a moment and said: "If the militiamen are to be put into the battlefield, I am more optimistic about the militiamen here in Xin County and Yanggu. The fields have just been divided. I am afraid that the militiamen in these two counties least want the Ming army to come back."
"I've thought about what you said. I'm afraid that if the local militia is hit too hard, the local government won't be able to suppress it. After all, we just occupied Xin County and Yanggu for a short period of time, and some opposition forces just lurked. , and it has not completely collapsed." Wu Chunguang expressed his worries.
Cao Guang said with a smile: "This is simple, take out half of the peasants and soldiers. Although this will have some impact, it will not have a big impact. Moreover, we still have a combat soldier camp stationed in Xin County. Even if there are a few ghosts and snake gods, If you dare to jump out, you will be crushed to death immediately."
"Okay, then I'll do as you say and send some local peasant soldiers over." Wu Chunguang said, "Do you want to keep the peasant soldiers from Henan?"
Cao Guang thought for a while and said: "If you can go back, let the peasants and soldiers from Henan go back. The more peasants and soldiers are left, the more food will be consumed. Moreover, when the division is going to attack Yanzhou Prefecture, the demand for food and grass is greater than ours." .”
The first battle camp was left behind to guard against the Ming troops in Dongchang Prefecture and Beizhili, while Chen Xunping took the remaining two battle barracks and a baggage battalion to directly attack Yanzhou Prefecture.
Yanzhou Prefecture is the larger state capital in Shandong. It has not only vassal kings, but also the Kong family lineage that has been in the family for thousands of years. Dealing with Yanzhou Prefecture is far more troublesome than Dongchang Prefecture.
Because the key to Yanzhou Prefecture is not Ziyang, let alone King Lu, but Qufu and the Kong family.
The army of the Tiger Character Banner has already captured Jining Prefecture, and the next step is to capture Ziyang, the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture.
"Shizheng, the Kong family from Qufu has sent someone." A soldier from below came in to announce.
Chen Xunping, who was sitting in his seat, turned his head to look at Qin Rong aside, and said with a smile: "The Kong family's people arrived much later than I expected."
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"I hope they don't send anyone here, so that I can take a high look at them." Qin Rong said with disdain.
The Kong family in Qufu is one of the few thousand-year-old families, but they cannot change their behavior of being both a snake and a mouse, sellers seeking glory, and no bottom line.
"You look down on them, and I look down on them, but they still need to be seen." With that, Chen Xunping said to the soldier who reported the news, "Bring the people here!"
The soldiers retreated.
In addition to Chen Xunping, Qin Rong, and Sun Chuang, the three senior generals of the First War Division, there were also Chen Xunping's guards in the house.
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing cloud boots and silk robe was brought in.
"I've met several generals." The person who came was none other than Kong Yinjing, who had gone to Datong to meet Liu Heng.
Chen Xunping looked at the man from the Kong family in front of him and asked, "You shouldn't be the Yan Shenggong from the Kong family, right?"
Although he has never seen the contemporary Yan Shenggong, he can tell that the person in front of him is not Yan Shenggong.
"I, Kong Yinjing, came to see several generals on the orders of Duke Yansheng, and I have met General Liu in Datong." Kong Yinjing introduced himself and stated that he had met Liu Heng.
After hearing this, Chen Xunping said: "I remembered who you are. I didn't expect that you and Yan Shenggong are still siblings. You really can't tell the difference between a person and a person."
At that time, Duke Yansheng was named Kong Yinzhi, and the person in front of him was named Kong Yinjing. They also went to Datong to participate in a marriage, so they naturally thought of them as brothers.
"He's a clan brother." Kong Yinjing showed a hint of pride.
He and the contemporary Yan Shenggong are not members of the fifth server clan, so it is not wrong to say that they are brothers in the clan.
Hearing this, Chen Xunping said: "Hello brother, I can be more or less the master of the Kong family. Tell me, what do you want to do when you come to me? Or what do you want to ask for?"
Speak plainly.
The Kong family sent such an important clan member here, and he didn't think it was to establish kinship relations.
"Gong Yansheng knew that the general had arrived in Jining Prefecture, and wanted to ask the general, when will General Liu ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?" Kong Yinjing asked bluntly.
Chen Xunping tapped his fingers on the table and said, "What if my lord proclaims himself emperor? What if he doesn't proclaim himself emperor?"
"If he is proclaimed emperor, Duke Yan Sheng is willing to submit a petition to express Kong's attitude. If General Liu has never thought of proclaiming himself emperor, Duke Yan Sheng hopes that the general can lead his troops to withdraw from Yanzhou Prefecture." Kong Yinjing State the purpose of your arrival.
Chen Xunping laughed when he heard this.
When his laughter stopped, he looked at Kong Yinjing in front of him and said, "You Kong family are so proud. You actually think that you can let me retreat with my army. What if I don't retreat?"
As he said that, Chen Xunping's eyes turned cold.
"If the general does not withdraw his troops, Duke Yansheng will have no choice but to write a letter to General Liu personally. Thinking about the relationship between General Liu and me, the Kong family, he will not deny this face." Kong Yinjing was not intimidated. Instead, it threatened Chen Xunping.
In his opinion, the Tiger-Character Flag belongs to Liu Heng, and everyone else is Liu Heng's subordinates, and their Kong daughter is now Liu Heng's wife, the mistress of the Tiger-Character Flag.
The Kong family in Qufu can be said to control half of their family with the tiger-character flag.
Chen Xunping looked at Kong Yinjing and said: "Whether you write to the lord or not is your own business, but whether you retreat or not is my business. I have to lead my troops into Ziyang before your letter is sent to Datong. No. , maybe Qufu."
Kong Yinjing's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
He also felt the threat in Chen Xunping's words.
At this time, Qin Rong said: "Mr. Kong, if you Kong family really care about the relationship between the two in-laws, I think it is better to let the garrison of Ziyang surrender earlier. My lord and mistress will probably do the same if they know about it." "It's good to say "Kong", what do you think, Mr. Kong?"
