Riding back to Changyang, Chang Wei cursed his mother all the way. He even picked out the assassin's eighteenth generation ancestors one by one and greeted them all.
"General Chang, we've arrived in Changyang..." Yuchi Ding, who had followed all the way, hesitated to persuade. In the previous battle at the beginning of spring, two of Hebei Wuliang were killed and one was defeated. He was left with Xie Yu and did not make any achievements.
"I understand, don't follow me and go back to Hebei to play."
"General Chang, I miss Chang Sheng's little strategist after not seeing him for a long time. Why don't you go to Changyang with the general and pay homage to the little strategist."
"It's up to you." Chang Wei ignored it and started scolding her again. Along the way, Yuchi Ding in front of me was, after all, a little more capable than the other boys from aristocratic families.
"You plagued dog assassin, you have no control over the birth of a son, and you will have a daughter so ugly that you will have to worry about getting married!"
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"Little military advisor, Chang Wei is back... King Sha Rong has not been captured." Yan Pi hurriedly walked into the imperial study, his voice filled with helplessness.
Chang Sheng, who was flipping through the files, stopped in silence. Although I had expected it, I still sighed after hearing this fact.
"There was a rebellion by Rouran people in Yanzhou. I think they fled to cooperate with King Sha Rong."
"The little military advisor has done a good job. He personally told General Chang Wei to rush to Yanzhou to be on guard. However, the thief is too cunning."
"Foreign tribes are determined to harm us in the Central Plains. This is a serious problem." Chang Sheng rubbed his sunken eyes, "If Beiyu wins the battle for hegemony, I will immediately make a plan and advise the lord to quickly level the grassland."
"Little strategist, don't think too much. Please take a rest first. Your eyes are already red from the candles."
"Nothing." Chang Sheng waved his hand, "The matter of King Sha Rong is put on hold for the time being. Next, the peace talks between Beiyu and Xishu will be shaky. In these two days, I need to sort out the files and then rush to Sizhou. , beware of Shu people."
Under the candlelight, Chang Sheng suddenly coughed twice.
Yan Pi next to him was so anxious that he poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng held up the hot tea, slowly drank it into his mouth, and continued to speak slowly.
"By the way, Yan Pi, has there been any situation in Sizhou in the past two or three days?"
"Nothing has happened. However, due to the epidemic of the Shu people, corpses of humans and animals may have been piled up. The shoal closer to the shore has been dug out."
"I have heard about the epidemic all the time. The spies on the iron execution platform have also reported back many times."
"I heard that many people died in Dingzhou. When the corpses were burned, the iron execution platform was visible."
Chang Sheng frowned and fell into deep thought for a moment.
"The incident happened unexpectedly, and there may be something hidden in it. Is Liu Chen conducting a secret investigation?"
"I checked, but nothing was found."
Chang Sheng nodded. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he could only wait until he returned to Sizhou for another round of analysis.
"Little military advisor, I have just received information from the Shu people. I heard that the tens of thousands of Qiang slaves in the northwest, using gentle tactics by the king of Western Shu, have returned to Western Shu and become Shu people. Therefore, Western Shu people have become Shu people. Shu gained nearly 10,000 Qiang slaves who were good at riding, and formed its own organization, named the Wolf Camp."
"I've heard of the Wolf-Tanlang Pass in the northwest, but it's called the Wolf-Tanlang Camp, and it also has the ambition to conquer the grassland. The King of Western Shu is not an easy man."
Yan Pi listened, hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and moved, carefully lifted the files on the desk and put them into the bookcase.
"Little strategist, please go and rest!"
Chang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Look at you, I've almost finished reading it. You've wasted my time by being like this. You go have a snack first. There's red bean soup there. I'll be busy for a while and I can finish it."
"Little military advisor..."
"Go ahead." Chang Sheng smiled, his tone gentle.
Yan Pi sighed, turned around and walked out of the imperial study. When he closed the door, he turned around and looked at the figure still reading in the imperial study under the flickering lamp. He felt inexplicably sad and the seven-foot-tall man's eyes filled with tears.
"Commander Yan."
When he heard the sound, Yan Pi turned his head and realized that the person coming was a girl. He hurriedly rubbed his eyes several times.
"Miss Jiang Xian."
"Is your little strategist still reading the papers?"
"Exactly, I can't persuade you."
Jiang Xian was silent for a while, but did not push the door open and enter. She knew the man's temperament, and if she wanted to do something, she would try her best to do it the best.
She was carrying a food box, and after Yan Pi shook his head and left, she sat alone on the stone steps and began a long wait.
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"Military formation is a weapon to defeat the enemy. Don't stick to the rules!" Shen Tu Guan's voice suddenly sounded in the Beiyu camp in Sizhou.
After learning about the Sha Rong people, this world-famous general immediately sensed a sense of crisis coming from the west.
In the past few days, I have gotten up early to train an hour earlier. Not only to prepare for war, but also to train the 40,000 newly recruited troops.
Liu Chen, wearing a large cloak, stood silently in the corner of the training ground, watching the soldiers of Beiyu training, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Don't slack off, keep practicing!"
After setting up a military formation, Shen Tuguan walked back calmly, wearing armor.
"Commander Liu, I received news earlier that our ever-victorious little military counselor is preparing to return to Sizhou."
Hearing this sentence, Liu Chen, who was originally stern, rarely smiled. This friend of his is indeed quite good.
"Indeed, he has already sent a letter in advance. As soon as Ziyou arrives, we can start preparing for the war with Xi Shu."
"Commander Liu, there is still an agreement for peace talks."
Liu Chen shook his head, "This thing is actually dispensable. When it comes to the Sha Rong people, even if there is no peace talks, the King of Western Shu would not dare to move arbitrarily for fear of being accused of being a traitor. On the contrary, there are no Sha Rong people Regarding the matter, the peace agreement is equivalent to a piece of waste paper."
"Let me tell you something ugly, whether it is the King of Western Shu or the lame man, they are already preparing for a serious battle with me, Beiyu. Shu people like to make plans in advance and try to defeat them with treacherous tricks. The power of our army in Beiyu."
After a pause, Liu Chen raised his head.
"But this time, I am confident that I can help my friend Chang Ziyou to establish the general trend of defeating Western Shu. Ziyou is thinking about the second volume of "Qingping Lu" in Chengdu, not just in one or two days. In this case, I Liu Shen, help him and rush to Chengdu to obtain this book!"
Shen Tu Guan, who was beside him, also looked moved when he heard this.
"Commander Liu is not wrong. As long as we win this battle, considering the background of Western Shu, it will take at least ten years to recover. But by that time, I, Beiyu, have already unified the Central Plains."
Liu Chen smiled.
"In the final analysis, that Xu Buyi is still a little naive. He should know that throughout the ages, political power without the support of aristocratic families has a poor foundation and cannot withstand a big defeat. It will eventually turn into smoke. The so-called people's morality, although it can temporarily gather people's hearts, But this method of governing the country has no other advantages."
Liu Chen slowly closed his eyes in the wind, and his voice sounded cold in the wind.
"As I once said, his path was wrong from the beginning. I am not angry when he insults me. But he insults the reputation of Lord Yuan. This is what makes people hate him."
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