At the end of the alley, a young man suddenly turned out and hurried towards the house deep in the alley. His little head glanced left and right from time to time, his eyes full of vigilance.
After a while, the young man came to a house, glanced left and right to make sure no one was there, then tiptoed forward, knocked on the door twice, paused, and knocked again.
Squeak—!
The door opened a gap.
The young man lowered his voice and said: "Emergency."
Immediately a voice sounded from inside the gate: "Come with me."
The young man nodded: "Yes."
Immediately.
Enter the house sideways.
This is a courtyard with three entrances, with many people walking around and busy.
The young man followed a man in blue and kept walking through the corridors and courtyards, and finally came to a side hall in the inner courtyard: "Wait a moment, Young Master will be here soon."
"good."
The young man nodded, sat aside, and waited quietly.
After a while, a man in Confucian robes hurried over and said softly: "It turns out to be Ajun. Why are you here free? Where is your father?"
"Li Shaoshi."
Ajun stood up hurriedly and hurried to meet him. He frowned and said with a worried look, "Something bad is going to happen."
Li Shaoshi frowned and asked tentatively: "Oh? I wonder what happened?"
Ajun did not dare to hesitate at all and blurted out: "When I was delivering food to my father, I encountered officers and soldiers searching from house to house. Anyone who raised birds was arrested."
"We have hundreds of homing pigeons here. If officers and soldiers investigate here, I'm afraid you, Shao Shi, will also be implicated. You'd better leave quickly and don't get implicated."
hiss-!
Li Shaoshi was surprised and couldn't help but gasp.
He couldn't believe it.
At this critical moment, the Chang'an court would actually send people to arrest people who raise birds?
At this moment, Li Shaoshi clearly noticed something was wrong. Could it be that Chang'an Court had realized the special nature of Nanyang Hanting's intelligence transmission, and even thought of Feiniao?
Have to admit it.
It is indeed possible.
After all, the speed of homing pigeons is much faster than that of war horses, especially when they encounter terrain that has to cross mountains. They have an absolute advantage in speed. It would be strange if such a long confrontation did not arouse Yuan Wei's suspicion.
only......
What Li Shaoshi didn't expect was...
Yuan Wei would launch such an attack on Nanyang Hanting's intelligence system at such a critical moment.
"Ajun, your information is very timely. On behalf of all my colleagues in the school affairs office, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
Li Shaoshi patted Ajun's young shoulder, gave him a faint smile, then suddenly turned around, left the side hall, went straight to the main room, and called to the attendants:
"quick!"
Li Shaoshi did not dare to hesitate at all, and said sonorously: "Quickly release all the carrier pigeons, and finally send a letter to the court, saying that the carrier pigeons have been exposed and the intelligence has been interrupted."
The attendant looked in disbelief: "Ah, this..."
Li Shaoshi frowned: "Go quickly, why are you standing there in a daze?"
The attendant cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Turn around and leave, heading straight to the front yard.
Not long after, the flying pigeons flew away from the courtyard and soared into the sky.
However, Li Shaoshi still did not leave. Instead, he took the people around him to burn all the information in the room, including some information that had not been sent in time, and disposed of it all.
"Burn them all and leave no one behind."
"Those who have finished dealing with their part should leave quickly and do not linger."
"As for what will happen in the future, we will still wait for notification from the court. It will be the same as before."
"Be fast!"
"..."
Just as the staff in the house were burning relevant documents one after another.
Suddenly, an attendant hurried over, bowed and held his hands, and said with a worried expression: "Young Master, a group of officers and soldiers are coming towards us. It may be because of the carrier pigeon just now."
"kindness."
Li Shaoshi had expected it, nodded, and calmly ordered: "Quickly summon the guards, follow the emergency plan for the hidden cave to be exposed, prepare for the battle, and buy time for the brothers to retreat."
The attendant leaned forward and cupped his hands: "Here."
When choosing the location of a secret cave, the school administration will comprehensively consider many factors, among which safety factors are the most important, including road conditions, combat conditions, etc.
In the daily management system of the school affairs office, the emergency management system is a large part of the content. After all, we are behind enemy lines, and all aspects must be considered.
This is Liu Bian's optimization of the management of the school affairs office. This point really comes in handy today. It is related to the safety of every school affairs office.
"Be quick, the enemy is coming."
"After burning the information, immediately put on makeup and leave without making any mistakes."
"If you can't get out, take the secret passage."
"Everyone needs to be fast!"
"..."
Li Shaoshi took command in the mansion and arranged the departure of everyone.
Outside the house, there was a faint sound of gold and iron clashing, as well as shouts of killing.
Although the secret cave is equipped with a certain number of guards, their fighting ability cannot compare with that of Chang'an's Zhi Jinwu. Such a battle is unsustainable and can only be delayed for a while at best.
However......
Li Shaoshi remained as stable as Mount Tai, comforting his subordinates.
As long as he doesn't leave here, these people will be able to stabilize.
The sound of golden screams continued, getting louder and louder, and the shouts of killing seemed to be right in front of them, constantly frightening the minds of the soldiers in the mansion. If Li Shaoshi had not left, they would not have been able to hold on for so long.
Squeak!
The door opens.
A man covered in blood hurried over with a sword in hand: "Young Master, please leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late. Our brothers will not be able to bear it anymore."
"I won't leave!"
Li Shaoshi refused without hesitation: "There are still a lot of materials here that have not been burned. If they fall into the hands of the Chang'an court, they will definitely have an impact on Nanyang. If you hold on a little longer, let me burn all these things."
"well!"
The man sighed and suddenly turned around: "Young Master, I don't know how long I can hold on, but I will definitely not come back again. After you burn the information, be sure to leave. Do you understand?"
Li Shaoshi nodded politely: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
The man waved fiercely: "Brothers, follow me!"
Hooray!
Three or four brothers left again and left the house.
Li Shaoshi sighed and immediately called out: "Gather all the information into the kitchen and burn them all with kerosene. This will make it a little faster."
Everyone stood up one after another, carrying stacks of information, and walked towards the kitchen. Jars of kerosene, including the kitchen, were poured twice around, and the huozi was thrown in directly.
boom!
Immediately, a fire spread across the sky, like a fire dragon slowly burning.
Li Shaoshi did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "You must leave as soon as possible without making any mistakes."
Someone asked: "Master, won't you come with us?"
Li Shaoshi's eyes were bright: "There are still people fighting. As a Shaoshi, how can I leave? I'll leave as soon as possible. When the imperial court enters Chang'an, you can help us take revenge!"
"If Shaoshi doesn't leave, I won't leave either. I'll stay with you."
"Yes, if we go together, we may die."
"Both my parents are dead. There is no point in living. Let's go and fight."
"Fight with these idiots from the Chang'an court!"
"..."
In an instant, more than a dozen soldiers expressed their willingness to accompany Li Shaoshi to fight against the troops of Zhijinwu from the Han court in Chang'an.
Li Shaoshi was extremely excited, his eyes swept over the crowd with burning eyes, and tears flowed down unconsciously: "Okay, in that case, we will live and die together, advance and retreat together."
"Walk!"
More than a dozen figures walked straight to the front courtyard gate without any hesitation.
*****
Tufu's Mansion.
Yuan Wei held a homing pigeon with arrows stuck on its body and stared at the small wooden tube tied to its leg in disbelief. He was stunned for a long time before he said:
"In other words, let's get it right. King Hongnong's information transmission really relies on this kind of bird?"
Yuan Ji nodded affirmatively: "Yes, it is this kind of flying bird called homing pigeon. Our people caught some assassins and called them pawns in Nanyang. It was them who told the story."
"This kind of carrier pigeon has a fixed flight route. They send a large number of carrier pigeons to Nanyang every day. They rely on it to transmit information. The speed is very fast, faster than the 800-mile express."
Yuan Wei looked at the carrier pigeon carefully and pinched a strand of goatee under his chin: "King Hongnong really has a way. He can actually train this kind of bird to transmit information for himself."
"No wonder we let Ma Chao and Yan Xing get the news in advance. With the presence of such birds that convey information, it is impossible for us to hide any of our actions from King Hongnong."
Yuan Ji grunted: "That's right."
Yuan Wei asked again: "Do you know how to domesticate him?"
Yuan Ji shook his head: "I heard that there are books specifically for domestication, but it seems to have been burned, and the person responsible for domestication has left through a secret passage, and there is currently no trace."
"But uncle, don't worry..."
Yuan Ji said with certainty and certainty: "Our people are doing their best to search for survivors and must find the tamers. We will also use this method to pass on information in the future."
"No need."
Yuan Wei waved his hand to interrupt, with a smile on his face.
"oh?"
Yuan Ji was curious: "Uncle, what are you..."
Yuan Wei sighed and said softly: "We have decided to fight Nanyang to the death. We will not stay in Chang'an for long. If we win this battle, we can take advantage of the situation to enter Nanyang and take Nanyang as our own."
"If defeated..."
Yuan Wei raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Ji: "We will die without a burial place, so what is the use of these things?"
Yuan Ji thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case: "Uncle, what should we do next?"
Yuan Wei said softly: "Inform Duan Qiao, Fan Chou, Shi Sunrui and others to mobilize the army and march towards Wuguan Road. This time, we must take the initiative to ask for a battle and strive to defeat Hongnong before Ma Teng and Han Sui arrive.
king."
Yuan Ji bowed his head: "Here."
******
Wuguan Road.
Nanyang Hanting Military Camp.
Central army, big tent.
Liu Bian sat at the head, and under him were civil and military officers on both sides.
While they were discussing the military situation regarding Chang'an's abnormal behavior.
Suddenly, a long announcement sounded outside the tent:
"Report—!"
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But seeing Zhu Tong hurried in, he leaned over and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is an urgent letter from Nanyang 800 Miles."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Quick, bring it up."
Eight hundred miles urgent?
If it wasn't an urgent matter, Jia Xu would definitely not be like this.
Now, Liu Bian has realized that Chang'an must be plotting something, and he is even more sensitive to such a situation.
After taking the letter, Liu Bian started browsing and was immediately shocked: "What a Yuan Wei, he actually destroyed the branch of the school affairs office in Chang'an at this time, and also killed more than 60 people."
"ah?"
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face: "The school affairs office in Chang'an was... actually destroyed by Yuan Wei?"
Liu Bien nodded, keeping as calm a look as possible, and handed the information in his hand to Guo Jia: "We have been fighting with Chang'an on intelligence for some time, and it is normal to arouse Yuan Wei's suspicion."
"I just never thought that Yuan Wei would knock out our eyes at such a critical moment. This is bad news for our next battle in Chang'an."
"But fortunately..."
Liu Bian turned to look at Guo Jia and said softly: "Even with the carrier pigeons, we have never given up on our war horses. Our scouting system is still alive and operating normally."
After all, the route of the carrier pigeon is fixed, and it focuses on places rather than people. Therefore, the carrier pigeon is the main intelligence system, but the postal system still plays its due role.
However, today's Nanyang Postal Station system is not as important as before, and the workload has also dropped significantly. Their intelligence nature has basically become a kind of evidence for Liu Bian.
But now...
It's coming into play again.
At the same time, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Master Bian, Yuan Wei has not taken any action before, probably because of the intelligence system, and now that he has destroyed the intelligence system, there is a high probability that he will take the initiative to attack."
"After all, the longer the delay, the closer Han Sui and Ma Teng's troops will be to Chang'an, and the more dangerous they will become. Yuan Wei must be very clear about this."
"kindness."
Liu Bian had a thought in his mind and said in full agreement: "It does make sense, but if he comes here on his own initiative, doesn't it just fulfill our wish? We can save the time to get to Chang'an and then eliminate him."
The Alliance of Military Advisors followed up and said: "Although I say so, we don't have many soldiers and horses, and the cavalry only has 2,000 dragon riders selected last year."
"Yuan Wei has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there are also many cavalry. If he attacks Wuguandao with all his strength, we still don't know who will win or lose. We must not take it lightly."
Liu Bian is still clear about this truth: "Teacher, don't worry, I won't underestimate the enemy. We still have a lot of scouts. If they are all spread out, we can also detect information."
"kindness."
The Military Advisor Alliance was very satisfied with Liu Bian's caution: "Master Bian is good. He can maintain such a cautious attitude when he has an absolute advantage. If nothing else, in the purely military field, you have already reached a certain level."
Liu Bian thought to himself: "So many experts have trained me for two years, but I don't even have this ability. How can I do it?"
There was a hint of smile in the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance: "A boy can be taught. This is very good."
Immediately.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked at the tent full of civil and military officials, and said loudly: "Everyone, although our school affairs office in Chang'an was destroyed by Yuan Wei, don't worry, our scout system is still alive and well."
"It takes a certain amount of time to cultivate homing pigeons. Therefore, it is impossible for Yuan Wei to establish a homing pigeon system in a short period of time. What he can rely on is still the scout system. Based on this analysis alone, we are by no means inferior to Yuan Wei."
"What's more..."
Liu Bian always remained calm and did not show any signs of fear or panic because of the demolition of the Chang'an School Office. This made the civil and military officials in the palace even more amazed:
"Now that Han Sui and Ma Teng are about to attack Chang'an, Yuan Wei has no time to waste. He can only fight us to the death. This is his only way out."
"So, even if the school office is destroyed, it will still not have a big impact on our march. Victory will definitely belong to us in Nanyang, because the way of heaven is always in Nanyang."
Hearing this, Guo Jia's admiration for His Majesty the Emperor grew even more: "Your Majesty is right. We currently have an absolute advantage. Yuan Wei's behavior is nothing more than a passive counterattack. It is difficult to shake the slightest advantage of our army."
"Just don't worry."
Guo Jia's eyes swept over the civil and military officials in the palace, especially the talented young man who came for internship.
He originally thought that such news might make the young genius worried, or at least a little unsettled or even panicked.
But unfortunately, these guys seemed to be even more depressed than him, especially Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, who didn't even have any strange expressions on their faces, and were even more indifferent than him.
This made Guo Jia couldn't help but marvel.
Today's talented young people are truly extraordinary.
Little Zhuge took a step forward, leaned forward and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Liang believes that Chang'an will definitely take this opportunity to make some necessary actions. We should increase the scope of the scouts' exploration and prepare countermeasures in advance."
"That's right."
Sima Yi stepped out again, leaned forward and said, "I think Yuan Wei is very aware of his situation. The reason why he wants to knock out the eyes of the school affairs office is to cover his next actions."
"Looking at the overall situation, Chang'an is already in a critical situation. If we hold on, it is tantamount to waiting for death. Although Yuan Wei's move is wise, it also reveals his intention to take action."
"I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
Sima Yi is obviously more mature than Zhuge Liang.
After all, little Zhuge is still young, while Sima Yi is slightly older, and his sense of proportion is more mature than little Zhuge.
Liu Bian originally wanted to take this opportunity to train these young geniuses, and naturally he would give Sima Yi a chance: "Sima Yi just needs to speak frankly. No matter whether it is right or wrong, you can speak freely."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Sima Yi leaned forward and held up his hands. After a little speech, he said: "I believe that Yuan Wei's previous move to concentrate his troops is most likely to fight to the death with His Majesty."
"But he definitely doesn't just want to defeat His Majesty, but he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to break out of Wuguandao, enter Nanyang, take the opportunity to take Nanyang as his own, and escape from the encirclement of the imperial court in one fell swoop."
"That's right!"
Then, another Pang Tong took a step forward, glanced at Sima Yi, and said sonorously: "Chang'an is already a place of death. If you stay here, no matter how many times you win, you can't reverse the defeat."
"Only by breaking out of the encirclement can we really turn things around. Although His Majesty's troops are all elite, they are the smallest in number and are relatively easy to break through."
"Once a breakthrough is made, Yuan Wei will definitely seize the opportunity to invade Nanyang, and then simply move the Han court in Chang'an to Nanyang. Then he will take advantage of the emperor's reputation and promise huge profits to the wealthy families, so that they can be used by me, and then start a fierce battle with us."
Change home?
Liu Bian frowned.
This strategy indeed appears in many plans of the Military Advisor Alliance.
However, Liu Bian was a little unimpressed. He felt that Yuan Wei shouldn't be so crazy. Did he really think this was a game?
This is Wuguan Road, and it is difficult for Liu Bian to march. Yuan Wei actually wants to use this road to implement the strategy and tactics of changing homes?
The feasibility of this is really self-evident.
It's obvious.
Extremely low.
In a sense, Liu Bian only needs to line up the guards in Wuguan Road and place them there for Yuan Wei to attack. Yuan Wei may not be able to defeat them.
It is difficult to implement the tactic of changing families, but I have to admit that if it can be realized, Yuan Wei will have completely turned around.
"Filial piety."
Liu Bian turned to look at Guo Jia: "Who is stationed at Wuguan?"
Guo Jia bowed his head and said softly: "According to His Majesty's instructions, Huo Du will lead eight hundred troops to garrison."
"Hodu!"
When Liu Bian heard these two words, he felt completely at ease.
Huo Dunai was from Nanjun, and he successfully became an official by taking the imperial examination.
He may not be very famous in history, but his younger brother Huo Jun is well known to everyone.
After all, Huo Jun is a powerful general who can stop Zhang Lu's attack of more than 10,000 troops for a year with hundreds of troops.
When assigning this person a task, it was precisely because of this consideration that Liu Bian ordered Huo Du to garrison Wuguan, but this was just a routine matter and was not done deliberately.
Looking at it now, this move may be something that can be put to some use.
"That's right."
Guo Jia nodded affirmatively: "It's Huo Du."
Liu Bian smiled calmly and said softly: "Let's do this. Quickly increase Huo Du's troops to 2,000 men. Regardless of whether Yuan Wei intends to attack Nanyang or not, we have to defend him."
Be careful when sailing the ship that lasts ten thousand years.
This is timeless at any time.
Especially when facing an old fox like Yuan Wei, one must always be vigilant.
"also......"
Liu Bian glanced at Guo Jia and others: "After confirming that Yuan Wei intends to attack Nanyang, we can also use the trick to eliminate all his troops in Wuguan Road."
hiss-!
Guo Jia took a breath and kept thinking about the hidden meaning of His Majesty the Emperor's words in his mind: "Could it be that His Majesty means..."
Liu Bian raised his lips slightly: "Yes, that's exactly what he meant! If Yuan Kai goes to Nanyang, he will definitely bring King Chen Liu, civil and military officials with him. In any case, King Chen Liu is also my emperor's younger brother. We have close ties of flesh and blood, how can I
Can you ignore it?"
"I vaguely remember..."
Liu Bian took a long breath, pondered for a moment, and then said: "He is only eleven years old this year, right?"
Guo Jiaen nodded: "That's right, only eleven years old."
Liu Bian sighed: "The poor emperor's brother has suffered such misfortunes one after another at such a young age. In this critical moment, if I don't help him, who can help him escape from the sea of suffering?"