"Fan Gong, according to your opinion, the Yellow Turban soldiers and horses that entered Yanzhou from Qiao County must be the soldiers and horses that massacred Sui in Yangzhou?"

Chen Sheng held his arms and walked slowly around the map of Qiaojun.

He had actually seen before that the Taiping Taoist Association would use Qiao County to enter Yanzhou and break the stalemate in Yanzhou.

He was just not sure whether it would be a partial force from Ren Xiao in Xuzhou or the main force from Tu Sui in Yangzhou.

After Fan Zeng pointed out the important strategic significance of the route from Yanzhou to Sizhou for the Taiping Road, he was able to determine that most of the people coming to massacre Yangzhou would be the main force.

This is the difference between the tactical level and the strategic level.

Sure enough, Fan Zeng heard his question, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Nine times out of ten!"

"Tu Sui..."

Chen Sheng murmured the name to himself and shook his head in disappointment. He had no impression of the name.

"What is the history of slaughtering this person?"

Fan Zeng replied: "Back to your Majesty, this man's ancestors were engaged in butchering dogs. He had a reputation for bravery when he was young. He joined the Bolang Army and fought in Baiyue. He has many meritorious deeds. He has accumulated two to five hundred merits. He is not allowed to be promoted. He will remove his armor and return to the fields.

He opened a restaurant and restaurant to make a living. Later, he met the great sage Zhang Ping in Kuaiji and entered the Taiping Road. He traveled around the counties of Yangzhou for several years. He was generous in righteousness and wealth, and valued righteousness over profit. He was highly praised by Jiangdong heroes..."

After Chen Sheng listened carefully to what he said, he said, "How many troops does he have?"

Fan Zeng clasped his hands with a look of shame on his face: "I am marching north in front, and the Bolang army is behind when they enter Jingzhou. At the right time, Tu Sui has not yet raised his troops, so I..."

Chen Sheng waved his hand casually: "No need to worry too much, you just entered my door today, how could you have known that this would happen to you?"

After a pause, he looked at the vast Yangzhou area in the south of Qiao County and sighed: "This test is not going to be easy!"

Entered Chenliu from Qiaojun.

Or go through Liangjun.

Either go through Chen County.

Liang County has 50,000 soldiers under the command of Meng Tian.

If Taiping Dao is really eager to open up a channel to attack Sizhou, Tu Sui will not go to Liang County to entangle Meng Tian now, and there is a high probability that Ren Xiao will continue to hold Meng Tian back.

Therefore, it can only be Chen Jun!

In order to ensure the logistics supply and retreat, even if Tu Sui's army did not pass through Chen County, Tu Sui would most likely send a partial army to Chen County to hack Chen Sheng to death and occupy Chen County.

Logistics supplies and retreats are so important!

No commander in chief would allow an enemy who has a grudge against him to stay in his rear area!

Only by hacking Chen Sheng to death and replacing him with a close confidant can we continue heading north with peace of mind.

This is the real person who sits at home and disaster comes from the sky...

Chen Sheng stared at the vast territory of Yangzhou in distress.

The first thing that came to mind was the eight thousand red-coated troops under his old father's command.

Those were most of Chen Jun's soldiers and horses, and they were also the only soldiers and horses that the father and son had in their hands that could fight.

But as soon as the idea of ​​calling in his old father to lead the army to return reinforcements arose, he rejected it.

It will take at least seven or eight days to rush back to Chenjun from Dangshan!

Judging from Meng Tian's reaction, Tu Sui must have already invaded Qiaojun... We can't scare Meng Tian from Dangshan into retreating fifty miles while Tu Sui is still in Yangzhou, right?

Calculating time, if Chen Shou is urgently mobilized to come back for reinforcements, he will hit Tu Sui's blade right in front of him!

But excluding the eight thousand soldiers and horses under Chen Shou.

Now he has less than 7,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.

Among them, the four thousand red-coated troops led by Zhao Si were a new army built not long ago based on the gang strength of the Qinglong Gang, and had only been trained for less than ten days.

Such soldiers and horses can survive in a smooth battle, but if they are allowed to fight a tough battle in which they kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to themselves, if he dares to send them, they will fall apart and show him!

Chen Sheng's face was as dark as water and he thought for a long time, then suddenly shouted loudly: "Ji Bu!"

"The mark is on!"

Ji Bu responded with a long voice and quickly rushed into the hall, clasping his fists and cupping his hands.

Chen Sheng: "Immediately select two elite platoons, take the eagle slaves, and rush to Xinyang and Ruyin at night to check the movements of the Yellow Turban rebels in the direction of Qiaojun. If you find anything, report back immediately!"

Ji Bu: "Wei!"

He clasped his fists, turned around and quickly exited the hall.

Chen Sheng held his hands, walked back and forth in the hall for several times, and shouted again: "Here comes someone!"

The visitor bowed to enter and bowed to the end: "Your Excellency."

Chen Sheng: "Go and ask the warehouse official Chen Hu to come see me immediately!"

"only!"

The visitor clasped his hands again and bowed to retreat.

Chen Sheng: "Here comes someone!"

Another visitor bowed in and bowed to the end: "Your Excellency."

Chen Sheng: "Draw up a book!"

The visitor hurriedly climbed up to the hall, took out the brocade magic stone from the desk, polished it and lifted the pen.

While pacing, Chen Sheng said thoughtfully: "My dear father, I have learned about the changes in the battle situation in Dangshan. I speculate that there may have been changes in the battlefield in Taishan County. I have prepared troops and horses in advance to ensure that all strategies are in place. I hope that my father can fight the enemy with peace of mind. There is no need to

Keep your family in mind, and if there are any changes in the future, we will discuss it again."

The visitor drafted the letter and presented it to Chen Sheng with both hands.

After Chen Sheng took it and inspected it, he took out the private seal from his arms and handed it to the visitor.

The visitor returned to the hall with Chen Sheng's private seal, quickly put the silk book into the bamboo tube, sealed it and stamped it.

After finishing, he handed Chen Sheng's private seal back to him with both hands, took the bamboo tube and walked out quickly.

Fan Zeng stood on one side, quietly watching the people coming and going in the hall. When there was no third person in the hall, he said, "Your Majesty, you have decided to fight against the Yangzhou Yellow Turban Army led by Tu Sui?"

"If there is any other way, I don't want to fight."

Chen Sheng shook his head slightly with a serious face: "But I have no choice, and I am not afraid of fighting!"

Fan Zeng walked slowly to the map of Chen County and asked softly: "How many troops and horses do you still have in your hands?"

Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "Less than eight thousand, half of them are new soldiers."

When Fan Zeng heard this, his sparse eyebrows trembled violently, and then he sighed and shook his head and said: "The chances of winning are too small."

Chen Sheng's expression remained unchanged and he said softly: "It all depends on human effort!"

Fan Zeng didn't know what to say.

A wise counselor's advice is based on knowing himself and his enemy.

Those who make blind suggestions without knowing anything are not counselors, but sticks!

A quarter of an hour later.

Chen Hu walked into the county governor's office panting quickly. He wanted to tease Chen Sheng a few words, but seeing that there were still outsiders in the hall, he bowed and saluted honestly and said: "I pay my respects to you, sir."

Before his waist could bend, Chen Sheng had already walked in front of him to support him, and said with a smile: "My child cannot afford your gift, it will shorten his life."

Chen Hu straightened up and habitually opened his mouth to retort, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and changed his words: "Your Excellency, you have summoned your officials to come here. What are you doing?"

Chen Sheng snorted, "What you said is wrong."

He took Chen Hu's arm and invited him to the map of the Twelve States: "If the superior doesn't open his mouth, how can the subordinates ask what the superior asked them to do?"

This smells like a beating.

That's right...

"You're almost done, kid!"

After all, Chen Hu still couldn't hold back his serious look, and scolded angrily: "I'm going to save your face, so you can just take it for granted. Do you have to let me scold you a few words to make you feel at ease?"

Chen Sheng made a "tsk" sound and said in his heart, "That's it..."

"It's just a gift for others to give to the child."

He said with a smile: "You also come to greet me? Isn't that a slap in the child's face? Have you forgotten why we came out to cause so many things in the first place?"

Chen Hu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that it was because he was escorting Qing Niang on the street and saw Old Nineteen making a living by filling urinals for people in Paradise that Chen Sheng decided to take the lead and lead the family to talk without being coy. Have a full meal...

He actually still remembered this incident.

But immediately, he looked at Chen Sheng alertly and said in a deep voice: "It's just for no reason, why are you bringing this up? What happened?"

Chen Sheng pointed at him at the location of Qiaojun on the map: "You should be familiar with Qiaojun, right?"

"Quite familiar!"

Chen Hu nodded: "In the past, when traveling to Yangzhou, one had to pass through Qiao County."

"Oh, it's good that you are familiar with it!"

Chen Sheng said with a smile: "Now I am 80% sure that the Yangzhou Yellow Turban Army will pass through Qiao County and go north to Chenliu, passing through Chenliu to Sizhou. There is a high probability that they will pass through our Chen County, and there is a high probability that they will send troops to destroy us easily. Family, seize control of Chen County."

When Chen Hu heard this, he opened his eyes as big as bells and was about to explode, but then he heard Chen Sheng continue to say: "My dear, please come. First, I want to ask you, which way should the large group of people go north from Qiao County?" Road, what dangerous place is there on the road!"

"Second, I want to invite you to visit Xiang County and ask Xiang Liang and Xiang Shibo to help!"

Chen Hu stared at the position of Qiaojun on the map, twisted his bushy eyebrows tightly, and asked: "How many soldiers and horses does the Yangzhou Yellow Turban Army have? How many soldiers and horses do you still have?"

"You answer the child's question first."

Chen Sheng smoothed his vest for him and said calmly: "I'll answer your question later, kid."

Chen Hu pondered for a few moments and then spoke again: "What you are looking for is the trench road like the one to the west of Tuoxian County?"

Chen Sheng: "Yes!"

Chen Hu scratched his head and said uncertainly: "Probably not. The roads in Qiaojun are smooth and smooth, with mountains and forests, and the roads are the easiest. When our family traveled to Qiaojun, the brothers would take turns lying in the car to sleep without taking them. My back... yes, there is one spot!"

Without taking off his shoes, he walked onto the map of the Twelve Prefectures with a "dong dong dong" sound, and stood in the northwest of Qiao County. He stamped his feet towards Chen Sheng and said: "South of Qiao County, there is a section of road called, called... Shuang. Suoshan, yes, that's the name. This section of the road is close to the Guohe River, which is the only place to replenish water sources from the south to the north. Moreover, the middle part of this section of the road is low and flat, with peaks on both sides. The terrain is better than that to the west of Tuo County. That stretch of trench road is even more dangerous!”

Chen Sheng quickly walked onto the map and visually measured the distance between this place and Chen County and Yangzhou... Qiao County is close to Chen County, and it was one of the trade routes that the Chen family traveled most from south to north in the past. The geographical information is very It is complete. Although the map drawn is still not accurate, the approximate size, shape and distance are not very different from the actual situation.

very good!

The distance from Chen County to here is at least half the distance closer than the distance from Yangzhou to Qiao County.

Coupled with the large army marching, the more people there are, the slower the marching speed. They are lightly armed and simple, and they can arrive and set up an ambush before Tu Sui's soldiers and horses arrive at the place!

"I know, kid!"

Chen Sheng suppressed all the distracting thoughts in his heart, raised his head and smiled at Chen Hu: "Go and get ready, I will draft a letter immediately, and I will give it to you to take to Xiang County and give it to Xiang Shibo later."

He gave Chen Hu a gentle push.

Chen Hu said "Hey" and walked quickly towards the gate.

But before Chen Sheng could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Chen Hu coming back quickly and aggressively. He looked at him with an unkind expression and said, "Baby, are you thinking that your second uncle is an old fool?"

Chen Sheng was "dumbfounded", and then suddenly realized: "Oh, I almost forgot... Counting the third song of the red army that Uncle Zhao had just formed, the boy still has nearly 8,000 troops in his hands. If Xiang Shibo can

With all our help, it shouldn't be difficult to raise ten thousand soldiers. As for this group of Yangzhou Yellow Turban thieves, they should only be the vanguard of the bandit army. Their number should be around twenty to thirty thousand, and they are all a mob trapped by the Taiping Road... You can

Don't worry, when have you ever seen a child fight an uncertain battle?"

Chen Hu looked worried, but he didn't say much. He turned around and walked out quickly.

As soon as he left, Chen Sheng's expression gradually turned cold.

Twenty or thirty thousand?

Given that these reckless canal commanders like Taiping Dao always like to create big scenes, Tu Sui shoulders the important task of breaking the situation for Taiping Dao. If he doesn't bring one or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses to the north, he has the nerve to say hello to other canal commanders?

Even if he needs to divide his troops and station them in counties along the way to ensure logistics and retreat, he will still have at least 100,000 to 150,000 troops when he reaches Qiao County!

The key to winning or losing this battle is not him!

But Yu Mengtian!

As long as Meng Tian can get rid of Ren Xiao's entanglement and go south to cooperate with him to give Tu Sui's army a hard blow, even if he can't kill Tu Sui's army, he can be crippled!

"Your Majesty!"

After Chen Hu left, Fan Zeng, who had been standing aside for a long time and had not spoken for a long time, spoke again: "With a weak army of less than 10,000 people, to fight against an army of 100,000 thieves, it is commendable to have strong ambition, but it is not the work of a wise man! A true man stands in

Between heaven and earth, you should aim in all directions and have a mind all over the world. How can you be limited to one city and one pond?"

Chen Sheng looked at him in surprise, "You mean, I should run away?"

Fan Zeng looked calm, clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am not as powerful as others. It is not shameful to temporarily transfer it to wait for the right time!"

Chen Sheng looked at his ancient and pristine face, recalling some of this man's deeds, and suddenly felt a surge of indescribable complex emotions.

"Since you are working under me."

He retracted his gaze and continued to look at the map of Qiaojun at his feet, as if he wanted to see a flower in it: "If this happens in the future, try to say as little as possible, or say nothing at all!"

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government."

"If you are in your position, you should seek your own government."

"Now I am the governor of Chen County. Hundreds of thousands of people regard me as their parent official. They respect me, respect me, and share the same hatred with me."

"When the weather is calm, I am admired by thousands of people!"

"When the enemy comes, I will run away!"

"Then I, Chen Sheng, am no different from these pigs and dogs who are holding all the people hostage for their own selfish interests."

He pointed to the map of Yangzhou in front of him and asked calmly.

Fan Zeng stood silently with his hands down.
Chapter completed!