Xiao Chaoguo stood next to Wei Ran, and the two looked side by side at He An who was walking away.
"Idiot." Xiao Chaoguo shook his head.
"In order to prevent him from reacting and bombing the camp last night, I sent people to watch him to death, but unfortunately he was not aware of it."
Xiao Chaoguo said coldly: "Sure enough, he doesn't have the demeanor of a general. It seems that those achievements are really watered down."
Wei Ran didn't know whether he should laugh or not, so he just said: "He An is a well-educated person, good at sociability, and can do things well...but he has less than real strategy, and he doesn't have that kind of sense of crisis. In fact, he is not suitable for guarding the border."
"In Beijing, being a military attache is more or less the same."
Xiao Chaoguo was disdainful: "Such a person will just sink into the sea when he returns to Beijing. He is too mediocre."
In terms of military literacy, He An is far behind Yue Pingchuan, who rebelled before.
At least Yue Pingchuan could react quickly, realize that he had been tricked by Lin Hu, counterattack, and finally escape.
But He An returned to Beijing in a hurry. He really felt that he was going to rise to the top.
"Early this morning, in the name of sending a scout, I sent a Qianhuying camp out of the customs and waited for He An on the way back to Beijing." Wei Ran reassured Xiao Chaoguo.
Xiao Chaoguodao: "One thousand versus two hundred, don't capsize in the gutter."
With this number of people, it's hard to round them up and kill them, but it's even harder to capture them alive.
There are too many roads on the border. If He An notices and wants to escape, it will be difficult to catch him.
Wei Ran smiled and said: "I don't plan to attack head-on. I will send someone with a secret order to the next military post. When they take a rest and change their horses, we can take it without any blood."
"After all, they are all soldiers from Liangzhou Camp. I can't bear to part with those two hundred people."
They didn't send many people out because they were worried that someone in the army would send a message to He An and arouse his vigilance.
It was a common thing to send out a thousand-household camp to catch tongues, and He An wouldn't think it was targeted at him.
"Get ready, I'll leave a group of soldiers from the Xuanjian Division for you." Xiao Chaoguo said.
Wei Ran was a little surprised: "The war is about to begin, won't Chief Xiao be here to supervise the army? Where are you going?"
Xiao Chaoguo turned his head and looked at Wei Ran quietly.
Wei Ran realized that he had made a mistake and quickly apologized: "I will be rude..."
"General Wei thinks I'm afraid of the battle or wants to know where I'm going?" Xiao Chaoguo narrowed his eyes, and his whole person's dangerous aura became much stronger.
"The leader has misunderstood. The general never meant this. It's just that there is no one in the army to supervise the army. Isn't it against the rules with a war about to begin?"
Xiao Chaoguo said calmly: "The Young Master and the Yulin Army are already on the way. They should arrive tomorrow. He is the supervisor of the army."
"What?"
Wei Ran was pleasantly surprised: "Young Master is the supervisor of the army, can he survive the frost, snow and bitter cold?"
The tone was concerned, not sarcastic.
Xiao Chaoguo thought about the young master's age and couldn't help but laugh.
An elderly person?
He glanced at Wei Ran, who was full of vicissitudes of life and had a calloused face: "It is said that the young master is in good health. He and the Yu Lin Army marched for three hundred miles a day without feeling tired."
"Three hundred miles a day? The Yulin Army's light cavalry set off on a rapid march. Are they going to replenish supplies along the way?"
As expected of a veteran general, Wei Ran immediately analyzed the strength of the Yulin Army.
Xiao Chaoguo nodded: "The Yulin Army has 8,000 light cavalry, and the Black Dragon Cavalry will come with at least 3,000 heavy armored cavalry. They will arrive later and prepare food and grass to support them."
"It's natural..." Wei Ran smiled, but felt a little embarrassed, "There are suddenly more than 10,000 people. I'm afraid that Liangzhou Camp's reserves won't last for two months."
Xiao Chaoguo nodded: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is following up on the follow-up food and grass. Food and grass will be delivered within a month, and the surrounding state capitals will also provide support..."
He looked at Wei Ran and said sternly: "In short, Liangzhou must not be lost!"
"Even if you die and everyone dies, Liangzhou must still be defended. It is very important."
Wei Ran said seriously: "The last general is willing to issue a military order!"
Seeing how determined he was, Xiao Chaoguo's face softened slightly.
He had some other worries, so he reminded: "By the way, let me remind you, although the young master is young, he is really the most talented person in the world... Although you are the commander-in-chief, if he comes with a good strategy, you should
obey."
"Your Majesty, the Chief Assistant and Grand Duke Ye both respect him extremely. You should be careful when getting along with him."
"Thank you, Sir, for your guidance." Wei Ran said gratefully.
The general is controlled by the supervisory army, which has been the case since ancient times.
It was originally supposed to be, not to mention that he was a young master, from the first rank, and also the second rank supervisor of the Musket Bureau... No matter which official position he had, he was higher than him, a third rank general.
…
Tonight.
"Young Master, we can arrive in Liangzhou before dusk tomorrow."
After traveling more than three hundred and twenty miles in one day, everyone was tired and fell asleep after entering the military post.
Lin Bei stared at the racecourse, sent someone to pick out the horses, and then came to pay his respects to Fang Jue.
This kind of greeting is very common in official circles. In fact, it is just to show your face in front of your boss and look familiar.
Fang Jue couldn't say anything about this kind of routine, but he just dealt with it every time.
"General Lin, wait a moment." But tonight, Fang Jue kept Lin Bei for a while.
Lin Bei was overjoyed. He had long wanted to talk to Fang Jueshen. He was a popular person in front of the emperor, and it would be best to get to know him.
However, Fang Jue did not engage in family matters with him or talk about the past.
"Have the soldiers fallen asleep?" Fang Jue asked.
"Yes, young master, we have been on the road for three days and the soldiers can hardly hold on any longer," Lin Beidao said.
Fang Jue: "Let everyone be alert. This place is not far from Suzhou. We have entered the boundary of Ganzhou. Be careful of the attack of the Beiliang Army."
Although I was tired from traveling these past few days, it was smooth sailing.
Fang Jue felt strange. It was said that there were spies from Beiliang in the court, and the news of the army's departure must have been leaked.
Luo Yang is a famous general in the world. He can definitely guess where the Yulin army is going.
But no one was sent to stop him along the way.
This worried Fang Jue, Luo Yang was probably trying to hold back a big move.
"Don't worry, Young Master. I will place the scouts dozens of miles away, and there will be fireworks specially made by the fireworks factory as signals. We will definitely respond in time." Lin Bei said, not forgetting to praise the fireworks, which belong to the Young Master.
.
After Fang Jue invented the fireworks, the Ministry of War advised that they could be used as signals to facilitate the army's communication.
This is better than smoke at night.
Fang Juedao: "General Lin, I'm always a little uneasy. Luo Yang is ranked third on the list of famous generals and has many classic battles... If he knew that I was here for this trip, would he want to kill me?"
Although the position of military supervisor was taken before leaving, the decree needs to be issued by the cabinet.
Flying pigeons can deliver messages faster than war horses, Beiliang has long known that.
Hearing Fang Jue say this, Lin Bei also became a little serious.
If others said this, Lin Bei would only think that he felt good about himself. Why would Luo Yang come to you?
But Young Master...the only one on the list of geniuses.
He also came up with new food and could make weapons that could hurt a master like Bai Qing... How could we not pay attention to such a person.
Moreover, the people on the Emperor Zun Pavilion ranking list originally liked to test each other in order to increase their own worth.
As a human being, you want fame and profit.
"After Ganzhou was captured, there was no news about the Northern Liang Army. They seemed to be hiding... This is not normal."
"Even if they want to plunder, the news about the Northern Liang Army will come quickly and they will not disappear all at once."
Whether it is the informants of the Emperor Zun Pavilion or the Xuanjian Division's informants all over the place, public information can be transmitted back in a timely manner.
The pigeon house is not unique to Emperor Zun Pavilion. There are too many homing pigeons in the world.
"Young Master, what you mean is that the Beiliang Army is hiding somewhere, just waiting to give us a blow?"
Fang Jue said: "This blow will definitely hit the vital point."
Lin Bei is not a jobber. Although he is not on the list of famous generals, he is still somewhat accomplished compared to Tian Deyi and others.
"Then it seems that they must attack with light cavalry. The large group of people is too slow and easily exposed."
"If they are coming towards us, then this inn...and the smooth road outside Liangzhou City and inside the pass will be in great danger to us."
Fang Jue frowned: "Is there any news about the Black Dragon Riders?"
He wanted to wait until the Black Dragon Riders arrived and march together.
Lin Bei smiled bitterly: "Young Master, the Black Dragon Riders are directly under the Imperial Guard. We have no way of detecting them. They even have their own supply lines."
"call out……"
Bang!
A sound of flying monkey suddenly exploded outside the inn.
Lin Bei walked to the window in an instant and looked towards the sky, only to see red flares still burning in the sky, illuminating the north.
"Are you here?" Fang Jue was worried. When he saw this signal, he immediately became alert.
Lin Bei didn't have time to say another word, so he immediately ran out and sounded the gong.