"I hope that those who have gained God will ride on a cloud chariot or a white deer, and go up to the gate of heaven." [Qi Chu Sings]
"Hmm." Pei Mao stroked his beard, chuckled, and asked: "Most of the great achievements in this battle must be attributed to these wild elk in the mountains. If not, how could the thieves be easily defeated? Now there are still people who want to eat it...
…But I don’t know how Mr. Xun will deal with it?”
Xun You looked up at Pei Mao and said with a smile, "Since Mr. Pei has asked this question, he must have already been calculating in his heart. Why should I show my weakness?"
"In my opinion, they should be released into the mountains and forests, leaving only a dozen strong males and females to present to the court." Pei Mao said pleasantly, paused, and then gave his own explanation: "This time
The elk broke into the camp and helped our army defeat the bandits in the mountains. This is God's will and should be made known to everyone in the imperial court."
According to Pei Mao's idea, he could write some pen and ink articles in the memorial to report the victory, hide the Qiang Di Yi's experience of driving the elk, and directly say that thousands of wild elk broke into the enemy camp at night to help our army break the barrier.
As long as this matter is attributed to God's will, doesn't it mean that the Han Dynasty received help from God? Although it cannot completely offset the negative effects of solar eclipses, earthquakes and other disasters in the past two years, if the publicity is effective, it can still prove the emperor's destiny
Return.
As for hiding the human factors in this matter, whether it will cause dissatisfaction among the Qiang Di, there is no need to worry, because the Qiang Di have no one in the court and do not care about the government, so they have no way of knowing about Pei Mao's successful letter.
As for the content of the memorial, it is enough to give them more gold, silver and famous titles when awarding them.
After hearing this, Xun You's eyes darkened. He did not expect that the other party would be so extraordinary. It seems that there is a reason why the Pei family was able to escape from the powerful disaster in Hedong. As long as this thing is done properly,
Coupled with the great achievements of the Southern Expedition, the Pei family can completely come out of the state of being lonely and weak due to the powerful events in Hedong, and stand in the court with a strong posture.
"Of course, in addition to the elk walking into the camp on its own, this battle still depends on the bravery of the generals." Pei Mao looked at Gaishun and Jujun with a somewhat thoughtful look, and said teasingly: "Don't just look at the elk.
."
Gaishun and Jujun both bowed their heads and even said they did not dare. The people responsible for attacking Shantun this time were the Qiang Di Yi Cong and some county soldiers. Pei Mao weakened their contribution, but it did not infringe on his own attack.
The interests of Xia Yangping, and the Qiang Di have made such great achievements, don't they want to compare them to others? Therefore, although they don't understand the meaning of Pei Mao's actions, they can't say anything more.
It must be that Pei Mao wanted to use this to express his gratitude and flatter the emperor.
Xun You smiled lightly and said nothing. The pros and cons of this matter all depended on Pei Mao's personal thoughts. He had no reason to interfere. Not only that, in order to ensure the morale of the army, he also tried his best to help placate Gaishun and the others. After all,
This involves the 'fairness' of military merit, and the emperor even rectified the military discipline of the Northern and Southern armies for this matter.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Gaishun. After several people finished speaking, Xun You said: "After so many days, I don't know how the infantry captain Xu Huang and others are marching on the Tangluo Road."
Ju Jun immediately became energetic. He was a smart man, but he was unwilling to use his intelligence in intrigues. He only wanted to make achievements and gain recognition. At this time, when he heard that Xun You seemed to be mentioning the next strategy, he immediately said:
"Calculating the time, they should be out of the valley, but I don't know if they can capture Chenggu County and complete the containment of the reinforcements from Golden Garrison, Xicheng and other places."
As he spoke, Ju Jun stretched out his hand and pointed at the approximate location on the rough map. According to the established plan, Chenggu County was to act as a containment and deterrent to prevent the army from attacking Yangping or besieging Nanzheng.
Reinforcements came from Huangjin garrison, Shangyong and other places. Now that they have captured Yangping, if Chenggu has changed hands, Nanzheng will be like an isolated city and can be easily captured.
"We still don't know what the situation is like over there in Chenggu. Regardless of anything else, we will be ready to march after we capture Yangping." Xun You has yet to find out any useful information from the prisoners. According to them,
In other words, grain and grass support from the direction of Nanzheng only came every few days, and messages were not exchanged every day, so Xun You no longer speculated on whether Xu Huang's partial division could successfully complete the planned strategy.
"The last general is willing to be a pioneer!" Gaishun and Jujun said in unison.
Pei Mao laughed and said: "What is there to argue about? Tomorrow morning, I will wait for the army to set off and swagger along the road. This will let Zhang Lu weigh it in his heart, but whether he, a small Nanzheng, can stop my imperial court?
Army!"
So on the next day, Pei Mao, Xun You and others led tens of thousands of troops, pretending to be one hundred thousand, and headed east to Nanzheng. At almost the same time, Xu Huang and others set off from Chenggu.
Under the banner of tens of thousands of people, they marched into Nanzheng from the east.
Yangping and Chenggu were both destroyed, and Hanzhong was shaken. Nanzheng, its county seat, was suddenly attacked from the east and west. At this moment, Nanzheng County only had more than 10,000 troops led by general Yang Bo, and was not fully prepared for the battle.
This made Zhang Lu feel like an ant on a hot pot. He was frightened and frightened, and his usual celestial demeanor was gone.
"Zhang Wei, Yang Bai and the rest have mistaken me!" Zhang Lu summoned his confidants and guests, shouted at everyone, and said angrily: "And Cheng Gu, isn't the Tangluo Road a dangerous road only taken by woodcutter hunters?
?I haven’t passed the business trip in many years, how can tens of thousands of troops come here at once?"
Zhang Lu had killed many people no matter when he first took charge of the teaching or when he first entered Hanzhong. It was only in the past few years that he stabilized his power and followed Yan Pu's advice to show mercy to these people.
People mistakenly think that he is an elegant and honest "Master", and completely forget that he used a knife to kill people, used Zhang Xiu to kill the prefect Su Gu, and then provoked and killed Zhang Xiu.
At this time, Zhang Lu stood up and slapped the case. His terrifying aura made Jiang He, Li Shu and others present feel that the pores in their bodies tightened and the chill hit their bones: "Now that Yangping has lost Chenggu, Nanzheng is no longer in danger."
My morale has been dampened. What should I do? I hope you have some good plans to teach me."
Li Xiu in the seat looked calm as usual, but in fact his heart was turbulent and he could not calm down for a long time. No one could understand his excited state of mind at this moment. Li Fu had rushed to Chenggu many days ago on the pretext of visiting relatives. Now if
Not surprisingly, he must have established a relationship with the officers and soldiers who came out of Tangluo Road. The fact that Chenggu fell with almost no resistance shows that Li Fu played a big role in it.
Now that the relatives and friends of the conspirator have come ashore, it is time for him to help.
Li Xiu calmed down and deliberately made a sincere and anxious expression and said: "Master Shi, there is no need to worry! There are still thousands of elite soldiers in the Golden Guard. The Shen family in Shangyong, Xicheng and other places have always been close to Master Shi. As long as Master Shi
With a letter from you, General Yang Ang will definitely bring troops and horses from all over the country to come to the rescue. In addition, there are seven Yi kings from Bajun, five dou rice believers from the two counties, and tens of thousands of troops can also be dispatched. As long as we hold on to Nanzheng, we will be there in a few days.
When soldiers and horses come to rescue them, they will be attacked from inside and outside and cut off their food routes, and they will inevitably defeat themselves!"
Not to mention whether they dare to come to support, it is a question whether Nanzheng can hold on to reinforcements under the attack of the imperial army. They can even win a dangerous place like Yangping Pass, let alone Nanzheng County?
He deliberately exaggerated in order to keep Zhang Lu and the backbone of Wu Dou Mi Dao here so that the court could capture them in one fell swoop and avoid the pain of pursuit and arrest.
Zhang Lu's eyes flickered a few times, and he snorted coldly, looking a little unhappy.
Li Xiu's heart trembled. He didn't know what he said wrongly, or made Zhang Lu suspicious. But he didn't know that Zhang Lu himself was greedy for wealth and was afraid of the strong and the weak. Although the strategy Li Xiu just proposed sounded very feasible,
Zhang Lu is also extremely tempted, but if he wants to put himself in danger, this is absolutely impossible.
"Master, I have a plan to protect you." Gong Cao Yan Pu, who had not said a word for a long time, stood up and said.