"Bu Laoshan? What happened in the world should have nothing to do with the imperial court. My nephew is just a bit playful. Otherwise, among the third generation children of the Kong family, Miaozhi would be the best." The Imperial Master looked at it. Du Jie looked at Peng Xianzuo again, shook his head and said
Peng Xianzuo saw that the two of them were talking about the same thing, so he took over the conversation: "Master Kong, my northwest army has garrison duty. It cannot be mobilized without the order of the Holy Emperor. Master Kong, please don't make things difficult for me. If the imperial edict arrives tomorrow, I will We must gather all our troops and horses for you to take away."
The Imperial Master gave a wry smile and nodded: "I know that my request is a bit too much. Marshal Wu has already gone to the imperial capital to request an order. I will bother you here for a few days and wait for the imperial order."
Marshal Peng naturally had no objections, and after a few more pleasantries, the Imperial Advisor left the tent with the three generals.
After the four people left, it felt like a pot was boiling in the big tent.
"Commander, you must not lend troops to them."
"It's a lie that the little emperor borrowed troops, but it's true that he reduced your military power. If I borrow them, I'm afraid I won't get them back."
"I don't know if it's credible that the Tatars want to invade our border. We can't listen to their words."
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Several hot-tempered generals finally couldn't bear it anymore and loudly expressed their thoughts in front of their own families.
Peng Xian waved his hand to tell them to be quiet, and then called someone: "Bring up the map!"
Bring up the map and everyone gathers around
Peng Xian pointed to the left of the Yanshan Mountains and drew a line toward the west.
"There are only two ways for the Tatars to invade the Central Plains. One is to attack from the remaining mountains of Yanshan. There are two chokepoints nearby. Shujun City and Lanyan Fort. There is no danger to defend other places. More than half of the northern army is there. Assemble here, this place should not be attacked in a short time." Peng Xianzuo said while pointing on the map.
"The other way is to detour through the desert in the northwest and penetrate diagonally from the edge of the desert to the east of Yongzhou. This place is far away from the Central Plains. Unless they attack thousands of miles away, the imperial court will definitely have time to react."
Peng Xianzuo pointed to the other side of the map
Du Jie also looked at the map, thinking secretly about Peng Xianzuo's words. These two roads were common routes used by grassland nomads to invade the Central Plains in past dynasties. If the army does not slack off. There shouldn't be any opportunities for the prairie people.
Peng Xian saw Du Jie frowning at the map on his left and patted him with his hand.
"Du Jie, if you were the master of the grassland, which path would you choose?"
Du Jie looked carefully from left to right, and then from right to left for a long time, and finally said calmly:
"Uncle Peng, you are right. These two roads are the two most efficient. If you attack from the remaining mountains of Yanshan, as long as you capture Nujun City and Lanyan Fort, and then go south to flat plains, the imperial court will have no danger to defend. If Cutting diagonally from the edge of the desert east of Yongzhou, you can take a detour to the north of Sichuan and avoid most of the imperial troops. But..."
Peng Xianzuo smiled and said, "Nothing but what?"
"But if I were the marshal, I would lead people all the way east from Yanshan, bypassing Changguan Customs, and then go straight to the Imperial Capital after passing Changguan Customs. If we control the Imperial Capital, the imperial court will definitely be in disarray."
"Chief Customs? This place is so impregnable that it can't be conquered within three to five years. Xiaojiezi, with your little head, you can be a pioneer, but you are far from being a marshal."
An old general with white hair and beard next to him looked at the map, shook his head and said
"Grandpa Jia, you are right. But as military strategists say, what is false is real and what is true is false. Those two roads are the lessons of several dynasties. In order to prevent grassland rebellion, our dynasty made new arrangements. If there is a surprise attack, it will be long. Customs, if it gets results, it can directly determine victory or defeat."
After Du Jie finished speaking, everyone started talking.
"With your strategy, the first battle is a decisive battle. It is impossible for our government to abandon Changguan Pass. If the grassland captures that place, it will definitely be captured within two days. If they wait for the imperial capital to react, they will not have any other chance. .”
"Yes, a decisive battle is a taboo for military strategists. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the two sides will never directly fight to the death."
Basically all the generals disagreed with Du Jie's opinion. Du Jie knew that these people were more experienced than him. He originally thought that it was wrong to think this way, but when he saw Chang Customs, he didn't know why he felt that this place was really real. Especially suitable for surprise attacks.
Peng Xianzuo said to the generals: "Okay, let's talk about this today. We will go back to the camp first and pass on my orders. After an hour, we will serve wine and I will take care of Duke Wu An."
"yes!"
After waiting for everyone to go out, Peng Xian sighed and complained to Du Jie
"If I had known better, I shouldn't have listened to your grandfather's words, left this miserable job to me, and hid in the south of the Yangtze River to enjoy happiness."
Du Jie was a little confused after hearing this and asked, "What did Uncle Peng mean? I didn't understand."
Peng Xianzuo asked Du Jie to sit down, and he walked around the map, looking at it, and said: "When the little emperor sent people to serve as marshals in the army, your grandfather used a trick to drive them away. The little emperor knew that it was your grandfather's intention. There was no other way. In the end, he only asked your grandpa not to lead the Northwest Army. Of course your grandpa knew that he had great achievements, but he knew even better that the end of the bird was gone. Your grandpa recommended a few people in the end, and others Everyone strongly recommended me, but I just said a few simple words, which made the little emperor mistakenly think that I was just a Confucian scholar. In the end, I was made the Marshal of the Northwest."
Peng Xianzuo looked at the direction of the Yanshan Mountains and continued: "Our Northwest Army and the little emperor are at odds with each other, and sooner or later there will be trouble. Du Jie, do you know what kind of person this National Preceptor is?"
"Are you talking about the Imperial Master?" Du Jie went through the information in his mind.
"This man is the son of Military Advisor Wenlong. According to our sixth son, this man is a unique think tank among the second generation of the Kong family. He just went to the imperial capital to serve the little emperor a few days ago. Why, is there anything wrong with this man? ?”
Peng Xianzuo shook his head: "I can't see through this man. He is different from us. This man has too many thoughts. On the surface, he behaves well, but I can see from his eyes that this man does not follow the rules at all. . If this person is a friend, it’s okay, but if he is an enemy, it will definitely cause a headache. However, he will most likely become an enemy, after all, he is the little emperor’s man.”
Du Jie didn't understand why Peng Xianzuo thought so, and Peng Xianzuo didn't want to explain. He took his eyes back from the map and focused on Du Jie again.
"By the way, Jie'er, you've been here for so long and I haven't asked you yet, what's wrong with you coming all the way to the northwest?"
Du Jie chuckled: "Uncle Peng, I haven't seen you in a while, and I miss you. I just happened to come over and take a look at you when I came to the northwest."
Seeing that he was not telling the truth, Peng Xianzuo laughed and scolded: "Little slippery man, I know all the intestines in your belly. Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly. If you don't ask, I won't tell you a word after this."
"No, no, no, no...Uncle Peng, you still have the same knowledge as me." Du Jie couldn't hide it, so he hurriedly told the truth about the news he got at Tianjimen and the purpose of the little emperor sending him to the northwest. Finally, Du Jie Ask Peng Xianzuo
At the end, Du Jie asked: "Uncle Peng, have the troops been to Mount Everest some time ago?"
Peng Xianzuo shook his head and replied affirmatively, "Bu Lao Mountain? I have never been there. That place is quite a distance away from here, and it is close to the Central Plains. Without orders, the army will not run around easily."
When Du Jie saw Peng Xianzuo say this, he suddenly couldn't understand, "That's strange. Could it be that senior brother got it wrong?"
But Peng Xianzuo seemed to have figured it out: "But what you just said made me want to understand one thing."
"What's going on?" Du Jie asked curiously.
"I think I seem to know the purpose of the imperial master's coming here." Peng Xian said with his left eye glaring at the map.
In another tent not far from the big tent, the national advisor and three generals sat down inside.
Seeing that the three of them were silent, the Imperial Master smiled and said to the three of them:
"Three generals, Mr. Wu An has a childish temper, the general can run a horse on his forehead, and a few adults have a lot, so forget it."
The three of them were secretly holding back their anger, knowing that there was nothing they could do about it.
Niu Yuanzheng said to the Imperial Preceptor: "Of course our brothers won't care, but this guy is also a little disrespectful to the Imperial Preceptor, which makes people angry."
"Haha." Seeing what he said, the Imperial Master laughed loudly: "General, this is a big mistake."
"What does the Imperial Master mean by this?"
"Guys, why are we here in this bitter cold place in the northwest?"
"Aren't you here to mobilize troops?" Niu Yuanzheng said with some confusion.
"That's right, that's wrong too. The Soldier Saint in the northwest can't be easily mobilized. The purpose of our coming here is not to mobilize troops."
"Not to mobilize troops? Then let's..."
The Imperial Master smiled mysteriously and said, "This is to leave little Du Gong with no troops to mobilize."
Niu Yuanzheng was a little confused, and the Imperial Master did not explain, but he put away the smile on his face and murmured to himself
"There is only a little left now. Why did Mr. Wu An come to the military camp so early?"
Niu Yuanzheng and the others looked at each other and said to the Imperial Adviser: "National Adviser, he only came to the military camp to mobilize troops. Is it possible that he came to reminisce about old times?"
The Imperial Advisor shook his head: "He is not here to borrow troops. He has just arrived in the northwest. The matter is not yet clear, so there is no need to mobilize troops. Is there something that requires the cooperation of the army?"
"No, he's not here to mobilize troops. What is he here for? He's not here to mobilize troops, but to collect intelligence? Or something else? If he's collecting intelligence, what kind of information will there be in the military camp?" the national advisor thought to himself. said in a language
"Intelligence! Information! That's right, that's all right..." The three generals were about to ask what they were talking about, but the Imperial Master came back to his senses and said to the three of them:
"I have something to ask of you three. I need to see the troop deployment of the Northwest Camp in the past month. Please find a way to check it out."
"This is not a difficult matter. Just ask the military officer and he will find out. The Imperial Advisor is waiting for me here."
The three of them knew that their brains were not as good as the Imperial Master's, so they didn't ask in detail. When they heard the Imperial Master's instructions, they immediately agreed. Went out in a hurry.
After the Imperial Master waited for the three of them to leave, he sat down again and tapped his fingers on the table.
"If that's the case, this is an opportunity. If not, then the wonderful thing is that you have completely concealed it from your second uncle."
