Game of Thrones Volume Seven: The horse sings in the wind, and the young man raises his sword. Chapter 496: The mediocre leader is ignorant, and the straight minister is easy to break.
Volume Seven: The horse sings in the wind, and the young man raises his sword. Chapter 496: The mediocre leader is ignorant, and the straight minister is easy to break.
Shen Jizhou sneered and said: "Dashu, didn't you understand just now? The Qiwei Nest has been captured. Is there Xiao Yuanche's heavy army there? Our army is going to attack the Qiwei Nest? Isn't this a joke?"
Zu Dasheng waved his hand and said: "My lord, at this time, there are more Xiao thieves in Old Zhang, or Xiao in Qiweichao?"
"This... there is no usable information, but I think there will be no shortage of soldiers coming to Qiwei Nest, otherwise Jiang Qiong, Ding Mu, Ding Xu, etc. will not be defeated so miserably..." Shen Jizhou said.
"My lord, may I ask, what is the purpose of our army's battle this time?" Zu Dasheng asked again.
"Of course we must concentrate our forces to annihilate Xiao Yuanche's troops and destroy them in one battle!" Shen Jizhou said.
Zu Dashu shook his head, sighed and said: "That's all... Lord, please think about it, the key problem of our army now is that the army is in short supply of food and grass, so where can we find food? Of course it is Qiwei's Nest. !The terrain of Qiwei's Nest is flat and there is no danger to defend it. However, the biggest problem is that it is too small and large forces cannot be deployed. Does your lord agree?"
Shen Jizhou thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"In this case, even if Qiwei Chao has Xiao Yuanche's elite troops, how many of them will there be? Therefore, I assert that Qiwei Chao currently has no more than 10,000 soldiers. If our army mobilizes the full strength of the Halberd Guards, led by General Zhang Wuyi, One group entered the Beishan Mountains and attacked the Qiwei Nest, and the other group, led by General Zang Xuanba, entered the Nanshan Mountains and attacked the Qiwei Nest. Xiao Yuanche and his men immediately stopped looking at each other, and the Qiwei Nest was recaptured in an instant!"
Zuda taught the words word by word.
Before Shen Jizhou could speak, Guo Tu sneered first, glanced at Zuda and said, "Haha, that really makes Guo laugh. The Qiwei Nest is an important granary. Our army knows its importance. Xiao Yuan How could Che not know this? As you said, the inside of Qiwei's Nest is small and the army cannot be deployed, but how can they not pay attention to the granary that they worked so hard to capture?"
As he said that, he cupped his hands towards Shen Jizhou and said, "My lord also knows that Xiao Yuanche is cunning. If he lays a heavy army around the mountain and lays an ambush for our army, I'm afraid our army won't even see Qiwei's nest by then. You have fallen into his trap! In this way, wouldn't it be a futile effort... Furthermore, since Xiao Yuanche occupies Qiwei's nest, why not try his best to carry food and grass for his use? I'm afraid our army will arrive At that time, the Qiwei nest was empty, and our army was struggling in vain. In the end, the problem of food and grass was still not solved. If at this time, Xiao Yuanche saw that all our elite halberd guards had left the camp, and ordered all the main forces of Jiuzhang to attack our camp. , How can my lord resist the enemy when the time comes?"
As he said that, Guo Tu glanced at Zuda and said, "Our army will definitely be caught in a two-pronged attack by then, and the consequences will be disastrous! I hope my lord will think twice, and it is better to attack Jiuzhang with all his strength!"
When Shen Jizhou heard this, his heart was in confusion.
He felt that Zu Dashu's words made sense. If he really regained the Qiwei Nest, he would have no worries from now on, and he would be able to kill Xiao Yuanche.
But he also felt that what Guo Tu said was reasonable. It seemed that the two people's words were indistinguishable and it was really difficult to decide.
The dilemma made it difficult for him to make the right decision.
After a while, Shen Jizhou had an idea, nodded and said: "What Guo Qing said is more reasonable... If our army concentrates its forces and captures the old Zhang City, then the Qiwei Isn't the nest easily accessible... If it's like what Dashu said, if the Qiwei nest is really well-prepared..."
Zu Dasheng was so anxious that he didn't care much. He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "What if the Qiwei Nest is undefended? Or how can my lord conclude that there is really an ambush army waiting for us in the Qiwei Nest?"
Shen Jizhou was quite dissatisfied with Zuda's words and secretly thought, "Aren't you trying to defeat me? You are a minister who was just acquitted, so you don't take me seriously anymore!"
However, he also thought that Zu Dashu had suffered a lot, and he was eager for the moment, so he said patiently: "Dash, you have never dealt with Xiao Yuanche, but I have known him since I was young. , this person is cunning, cunning, and has many tricks, so we must be on guard against him!"
Zu Dashu shook his head and sighed: "Everyone in the world says that Xiao Yuanche is insidious and cunning, but in fact, they are all frightened by this rumor. Xiao Yuanche is just an ordinary person. How can he do everything right? What? My lord, soldiers are deceitful! The march of soldiers is dangerous, is it possible that my lord is also afraid of him in his heart and does not dare to give it a try?"
Zu Dashu's words already contained a hint of irony. If Shen Jizhou felt unhappy while he was there, it might not happen right away.
But today, he was already ill and was frightened because of the collapse of Qiwei's nest. Hearing these words from Zuda, he couldn't help but feel angry.
"Bang——!" Shen Jizhou slapped the table and angrily shouted: "Zu Dashu! How presumptuous! You are a guilty person, and I will pardon you regardless of past grievances, but you have made rude remarks over and over again without repentance! It’s really annoying!”
Hearing this, Zudashu's heart trembled and he was speechless.
"Do you think I'm really afraid of him, Xiao Yuanche? He was just a thieves back then, so he's very capable! The reason why I don't want to take risks is for the sake of the overall situation! I have a large army. If I insist on going my own way and take risks, How can you put the safety of the army in danger!" Shen Jizhou shouted angrily with eyes burning.
However, Zu Dashu also tightened his strength, raised his neck, and said tit for tat: "Master, if it is for the overall situation, if you are a soldier in the army, you should use the words of the professor! If you don't use the words of the professor, great disaster is not far away!"
"You bastard!" Shen Jizhou stood up and overturned the desk in front of him with all his strength.
"Hula -" with a sound, books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones were scattered all over the floor.
Shen Jizhou pointed at Zuda and said: "Zuda! You are the only one who can use this camp full of soldiers and civil servants? Without your words, I will be defeated? What a joke! Arrogant! I will tell you clearly that what you said today Yes, I can’t even say a word, let alone!”
As he said that, he suddenly shouted coldly: "You will obey my order!"
The entire camp was in solemn silence.
"Immediately order Zhang Chunyi and Zang Xuanba to lead all the soldiers except the Chinese army, together with all the troops of the Changji Guard, to attack the old Zhang city. We will not withdraw our troops until the city is broken! The fall of Qiwei's nest is kept secret. Who dares? If you leak it, shoot without mercy!"
"Here! - My lord is wise!" Guo Tu was the first to kneel on the ground, and loudly agreed, shouting that Shen Jizhou was wise.
Hearing this, Zu Dashu suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said bleedingly: "My lord! My lord, you must not do this! When Qiwei Chaofang is lost, concentrate your forces to recapture it, instead of fighting with Xiao Yuanche at this moment." A decisive battle! If this happens, our army will be defeated like a mountain! Lord!"
Shen Jizhou covered his ears and shouted: "Noisy! Noisy!..."
Seeing that the cry and bloodshed confession was no longer effective, Zu Dashu suddenly stood up and said with a decisive look on his face: "My lord does not listen to Dashu's words, Dashu should die to remonstrate with him!"
As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of the large banner in front of the tent, suddenly took two steps back, and was about to rush towards the banner, hoping to touch it with his head and die.
But Shen Jizhou looked at it and shouted: "What do you want to do! You want to kill me to make my reputation humiliate! Stop him quickly!"
Shen Zhengnan, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, came up to Zu Dashu as an afterimage, stopped him and hugged him.
The sergeants on the left and right arrived and held Zu Darshou down with all their hands and feet.
Until then, Zu Dashu had tears streaming down his face, and he still struggled and shouted: "My lord! My lord, listen to my advice! Listen to my advice!"
Shen Jizhou said in a cold voice: "You want to die now, but I won't let you get what you want! I will let you live and see with your own eyes how I win this battle, and then I will imprison you and Xiao Yuanche together. A prison car, I will deal with you properly when I return to Bohai! Press him down and keep him under good supervision. He will not be allowed to leave the cage without my order!"
The soldiers obeyed the order and dragged Zu Darshou away.
Until Zudarsheng was dragged far away, his loud voice was still clear.
"Lord, I don't need to tell you that a disaster is coming! A disaster is coming!..."
After dealing with Zu Dashu, Shen Jizhou finally suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "My lords, do you have anything else to say?"
Everyone was speechless.
Shen Jizhou then stood up and said: "In that case, Guo Tu takes my military order and tells Zhang and Zang to go out to fight immediately!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and turned around to go inside.
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Jiuzhang.
The Prime Minister went to the palace.
Xiao Yuanche also got up very early today, but just after breakfast, Guo Baiyi arrived uninvited.
Xiao Yuanche let Guo Baiyi sit down, and he lay half on the soft chair. He looked at him again, and then said with a teasing smile: "Baiyi, how well did you rest last night?"
Guo Baiyi pointed at his red eyes and said without any pretense: "Brother, you are joking. My eyes are extremely red and swollen. Brother, you can tell just by looking at them..."
Xiao Yuanche laughed and said, "Are you also worried about Su Ling and the others?"
Guo Baiyi nodded and said solemnly: "Not to mention that Kui Jia and Lin Bulang's trip was also extremely difficult. Su Ling only brought three followers, and he had to climb mountains and ridges and walk on narrow cliff paths. Going to Qiwei's Nest, I really feel uneasy..."
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said: "Young boy Su's actions this time are indeed risky, but there is no other way. Our army's food and grass cannot wait..."
Hearing this, Guo Baiyi sighed, and suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Brother, Bai Yi has something that he has been holding back in his heart. He wants to say it to eldest brother..."
Xiao Yuanche smiled faintly and said: "Between you and me, let's talk if we have anything to say. Anyway, we are waiting for news about Su Xiaozi and have nothing to do..."
Guo Baiyi then considered his words and said slowly: "Brother, actually you and I both understand that this time we fought against Shen Jizhou, Su Ling has made a lot of contributions, and he even sacrificed his life several times. , go deep into dangerous areas! Su Ling almost died from the horse plague, but when he just recovered, he went to the Bohai Sea alone and almost couldn't come back... What's more, this time, Bai Yi really didn't dare to think, If Su Ling is not careful, his foot slips and he falls into the valley..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he waved his hands hurriedly and said with emotion: "Bai Yi, don't say anything else. I don't dare to think about it. I don't dare to think about it!"
Guo Baiyi sighed and said: "Brother, how long will your test of him continue? In other words, is it time to end..."
Xiao Yuanche was startled at first, silent, his brows slightly furrowed, and his face showed a tangled look.
Guo Baiyi said solemnly: "Eldest brother's thoughts are clear to Baiyi. However, the eldest brother's second son, Jianshu, third son, Sishu, and youngest son, Cangshu, have received what the Xiao family should have from the moment they were born...
..But brother, when you were the general who conquered the East, when will you be able to consummate the deep love you had?"
"I......"
"Back then, the peach blossoms were so bright. Brother, now that you have passed those glorious years, have you ever dreamed about those trees full of peach blossoms?"
One sentence touched the softness deep in Xiao Yuanche's heart that had been dusty for a long time.
Xiao Yuanche shook his head and sighed, with a face filled with vicissitudes of life and said: "Back then... Alas! I failed his mother and son... But, is white clothes really suitable? Now my body
The situation... Jianshu, Sishu and even Cangshu all have their own thoughts. If another... situation is added at this time, wouldn't it be..."
"Then he can't have this qualification? In terms of background, merit, intelligence, and kung fu, he deserves it! Brother, are you really going to ruthlessly deprive him of the qualifications he deserves?" Guo Baiyi said every word.
Xiao Yuanche remained silent.
"Brother, the most touching thing in the world is when the family is reunited and the children rejoice! Now the eldest brother can make the whole world moved with just one word. Why wouldn't you want to? As the eldest brother gets older, how many days will it take for you to be able to look at him and truly understand him?
I am walking in the world with my identity..." Guo Baiyi said in a deep voice.
"I... But this matter has not been determined yet... After Mingshu left, the matter has been stagnant..." Xiao Yuanche defended.
Guo Baiyi shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother, I am not certain about this matter. Who he is, my eldest brother should know better than anyone else!"
Xiao Yuanche was speechless for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "That's all... After this battle, return to Longtai, discuss merits and reward him, first raise his official rank, and then find an opportunity to talk about it."
stop......"
Guo Baiyi's heart felt happy, and his face was filled with tears of excitement. He bowed deeply and said, "My lord, Guo Baiyi, would like to thank my lord for his kindness on behalf of the child who has not yet returned home!"
Just as the two of them said this, they heard someone running towards them outside the door, shouting loudly as they ran: "Lord! Lord! Good news! Good news!"
Xiao Yuanche and Guo Baiyi stood up at the same time, and suddenly turned around. The pawn had already rushed forward.
"Speak quickly!"
"Lord, good news! Su Changshi, General Huang, and General Lin have won a great victory and completely wiped out the Qiwei Nest defenders. Now Qiwei Nest has been occupied by our army, and we have obtained countless grains and grass!"
Xiao Yuanche and Guo Baiyi looked at each other and laughed.