After hearing Pei Cheng's very solemn warning, Yin Dao's expression remained as usual and he did not show the slightest anger.

If the time was pushed back to two years ago, when they were still in Kyoto, he would never believe that Young Master Pei would be so decisive. During the two years in the Western Region, Yin Dao watched Pei Cheng grow step by step.

Especially the experience on the battlefield made him mature quickly. There were a total of twenty-four guerrillas in Jingyu camp, and Pei Cheng was undoubtedly the first in terms of combat merit in the past two years, so Xiangcheng Marquis Xiao Jin admired and valued him very much.

If Pei Cheng had not refused, he should have been promoted to commander now.

The reason why he refused was not that Pei Cheng was pretending to be noble, but that he only had the goal of being the leader of Camp Jingyu, and he would rather stay here as a guerrilla commanding five hundred people than serve as the commander of another guard.

Pei Cheng is very assertive nowadays, and Yin Dao is not surprised that he would say this.

He sighed softly, sat down next to Pei Cheng, and said slowly: "Your concubine has now gained an excellent reputation. The emperor is highly favored by famous ministers, and the people in the north regard him as a figure like a living Buddha.

But you and I both know that Pei Yue is gentle on the outside but actually ruthless. Anyone who gets an opportunity by him will definitely die if he stands in his way."

Pei Cheng frowned and said, "Brother Dao, what exactly do you want to say?"

Yin Dao said solemnly: "Of course I'm not talking about this war. You are now the inheritor of Dingguo Mansion, and your uncle is in such a situation. Only you can carry the flag of the Pei family in the army. Guess why Pei Yue

Want to join the army? Wang Pingzhang is old, Li Bingzhong has been deposed, and he has the unreserved support of Gu Liang. It is obvious that he has taken a fancy to the surname Pei."

Pei Cheng might not have been able to figure out the twists and turns before, but now he immediately understood the implication of Yin Dao's words.

Everyone’s surname is Pei, so why can you, Pei Cheng, inherit the glory of your ancestors as a matter of course? Why can’t I, Pei Yue?

But Pei Cheng, who wanted to understand this, was not vigilant. Instead, he shook his head in disgust and said: "He has already renounced the Pei family. What's the point of talking about it now? Brother Dao, I know you are thinking about me, but you have

I have never thought about one thing. From the time he entered the Hengduan Mountains to suppress bandits to now becoming the commander of the Tibetan Front Guard, has Pei Yue ever relied on the influence of the Pei family?"

He raised his hand to stop what Yin Dao wanted to say, and continued: "The Pei family is no longer the Pei family it used to be. Those generals may give me some respect, but do you think they will obey my words? The military only values ​​military merit.

, This is the most realistic truth, otherwise why would I choose to stay here after the expiration of two years?"

Yin Dao was speechless by what he said. After a long while, he sighed: "I hope it's just my imagination."

Pei Cheng raised his hand and patted his shoulder, smiling and saying: "The third child can reach this stage with half strength and half luck. Even I am envious. But we don't have to be in chaos because of this. The most important thing is to do the things right now.

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"That's right."

Yin Dao chuckled softly, tried his best to get rid of those distracting thoughts in his mind, looked at the bright stars in the sky, and said with a little anticipation: "Marshal Xiao finally agreed to send troops out of the city. This battle may be earth-shattering."

Pei Cheng remembered the instructions of the Marquis of Xiangcheng before leaving Hucheng, and nodded slowly: "As long as the Beijing camp can block Zhang Qingbai's first wave of offensive, our army will win this battle."

Yin Dao repeated the word "must win" and looked at Pei Cheng's resolute profile. There seemed to always be a haze in his heart that could not be dispelled.

This made him secretly frightened.

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Dark clouds came quietly and shrouded the Gaoyang Plain, and the originally clear night became hazy and vast.

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The heavy rain fell with the wind, and the raindrops hit the felt cloth, making a dull and heavy sound.

The candlelight was brightly lit in the handsome tent, and the counselors were talking in low voices around the sand table. Even though it was already midnight, they were not tired at all. Their eyes were so bright that they were frightening. They were obviously discussing extremely important military affairs.

Zhang Qingbai sat behind the desk, holding a secret letter in his hand and squinting his eyes slightly.

His safety is very important. Even if he is in the military tent at this moment, there are still six guards around him. If he leaves the commander's tent, the number of guards will increase exponentially. These guards are all the imperial guards of Wu Palace City.

His Majesty the Emperor personally sent Zhang Qingbai to protect this general who was not familiar with martial arts.

After the sound of rain started, Zhang Qingbai opened his eyes, stood up and put the opened secret letter into the fire pot, watching it being burned to ashes with his own eyes, and then slowly walked to the side of the sand table.

"General, after our analysis, we believe that Liang Jun's recent movements are not based on suspicion. They want to fight our army decisively on the plain south of Lulong Village." The oldest of the five counselors.

Said respectfully.

Zhang Qingbai's eyes moved to the position of Lulong Village on the sand table, and he said calmly: "Ning Zhong suffered a defeat here, and Lu Min also wants to try the sharpness of Wu's cavalry? Tell me, the one in Hucheng is very stable

Will the Marquis send troops to help this time?"

Another counselor said sternly: "According to the news from the scouts, this time the Liang Kingdom sent the Beijing Army's Beida Battalion to the western border, with a total of only 40,000 people. Even if the Beida Battalion's combat power is better than the border army, Lu Min should not

You may think that we can defeat us with 40,000 men. Obviously, the arrival of the enemy’s Beijing army gave Hucheng a reassurance.”

Zhang Qingbai looked up at him and asked, "In your opinion, the army will definitely leave Tiger City this time?"

The man hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said: "At least 70% sure."

The others had different expressions, but no one publicly refuted it.

Zhang Qingbai was noncommittal and said with an indifferent expression: "Lu Min, as the second-largest figure in the Liang Kingdom's military, should not be so shallow. Now that the two sides are in a stalemate, as long as he holds on to Jiming Village, he can naturally look for opportunities to fight. He

He is not a young man eager to make meritorious deeds, and the Emperor of Liang cannot reach thousands of miles away. Why does he need to take the initiative to attack when our army is at its strongest?"

The counselors fell silent. As Zhang Qingbai's close confidants who had been with him for so many years, they knew very well the Confucian commander's strategy for this battle.

Unlike Xie Lin, who was rushing to the north and directly occupied the east side of the Beitiao River, Zhang Qingbai took the camp step by step very calmly. Now he has digested the four military fortresses of Liang Guo's Knife, Wufeng, Tribulus and Lulong, and rebuilt a complete defense system.

The city has become a truly isolated city.

As long as Jiming Village in the southeast is captured, Liang's military system will be completely collapsed.

In the eyes of these counselors, the most important thing for the Liang people right now is to protect Jiming Village, rather than hoping to defeat the Wu cavalry in a single battle on the Gaoyang Plain. Everyone knows that this is the easiest and least labor-intensive thing to do, but Ning Zhong has learned from his mistakes right in front of him.

How much stronger can Lu Min be? Or do you really want the main cavalry stationed in Hucheng to come out in full force and use the human sea tactic to kill Zhang Qingbai alive?

If war was really that simple, the world would already be full of famous generals.

Zhang Qingbai raised his head and looked outside the tent, as if his eyes were trying to penetrate the heavy rain curtain to see Liang Jun's true situation.

"I'm very curious about what Lord Lu is thinking."

Zhang Qingbai shook his head slightly, throwing away some ideas that even he thought were ridiculous, and then said seriously: "Instruct all the generals to enter the commander's tent for a military meeting. Those who do not come within a stick of incense will be killed immediately!"
Chapter completed!