Chapter 3 Choice (IV)

"Get orders!" Xiang Xun had never liked his mother-in-law and mother, so he agreed and walked away quickly. After a while, he packed a basket of bloody heads and brought them back.

The military tent was immediately filled with a strong smell of blood. The civil servants held their breath and frowned. However, the military generals seemed to have eaten mellow wine, and they shouted, "Well, kill them! For these bastards who recognize thieves as fathers, it is time to kill them!"

"Well, let Zhao Yanshou see with his own eyes tomorrow, what will happen if those who betray their ancestors will end up!"

"Kill, kill Zhao Yanshou tomorrow and avenge the elders and villagers who died under the Khitan sword!"

"Kill, how can there be so many bullshits? The real seal is under the knife!"

"My general and the emperor are brothers, how can you get apart..."

"That's right, if the general is the emperor..."

"Hmm!" The more the generals shouted, the less they could control their mouths. Guo Wei coughed gently, and then reminded with a smile, "Okay, I've killed the person. Now everyone has different ideas. From now on, concentrate and think about how to defeat the enemy tomorrow!"

"That's what it should be!"

"Abide by the order!"

The civil servants and military generals naturally divided into two waves and responded one after another.

Indeed, since all the messengers and their entourages have been killed, everyone does not have to consider whether they should be killed. So they began to discuss the combat plan for the next day with all their hearts.

"The biggest trouble now is that Zhao Yanshou's troops are mostly cavalry, and they are wandering around. However, the Left Army of the Saint Guardians is mainly infantry, and the cavalry is only a small number. Compared with the Northern Army, there is no advantage in terms of scale or combat effectiveness." Wei Renpu, the chief secretary, was once a minor official of the Privy Council of the Later Jin Dynasty. After being captured last year, he was locked up in the Liao army for a long time and worked as a miscellaneous bookkeeping company, so he knew the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us.

"Well, you continue!" Guo Wei glanced at him with admiration and urged with a smile.

Wei Renpu made a move and continued to talk, "The purpose of Zhao Yanshou's trip was not to defeat us, but to drag the entire Left Army here, so that we could not help the emperor attack Yedu. So he made full use of the advantages of the cavalry, fought if he wanted to, and left if he wanted to. When he saw the advantage, he rushed forward. He suffered a little loss and rode his horse far away. Even if our army won, he would not be able to expand the results. If there were some flaws, he would suffer heavy losses. He chased too far, and he would always worry about the cavalry of the Northern Army's roundabout and cut our vanguard and the rear team into two sections. So in the past few days, no matter how the soldiers used their lives, the results were very low."

"Don't talk about these useless things! Just tell me how to fight? Didn't the Lord kill the Liao envoy? I'll go in front of the formation tomorrow, and Zhao Yanshou and others must express their opinions no matter what!" Guo Chong, the governor of the Sixth Army of the Left of the Guardians, frowned and reminded him bluntly.

"So what Wei means is, we might as well set a trap and move the central army back a little at the beginning of the battle. The two wings unknowingly protrude..." Wei Renpu knew that he was so impatient, and smiled and added patiently.

"Are you saying that you are cheating and then encircling your wings and catching a turtle in the jar?!" Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted loudly by Guo Chong. When the generals heard this, their eyes lit up and turned their heads to Wei Renpu, waiting for him to make further supplements.

"Indeed, you are all veterans who have been through the battlefield for a long time. You can see what Wei wants at a glance!" Wei Renpu smiled and bowed his hands, responding with a bit of flattery. "Although Zhao Yanshou is a hawk of the Liao people, the Liao people may not be completely relieved of him. The reason for entrusting important tasks is that his subordinates are strong and strong. If we can eat a small part of them, Zhao Yanshou and several other thieves are worried that their military strength will be abandoned by the Liao people after they are weakened, and they will definitely passively avoid the war next. At that time, our army will turn around to besiege Yedu with His Majesty, or take big steps to penetrate Beizhou, and will be much more relaxed!"

"good!"

“This idea is delicious.”

"It's worthy of being a boy from Jiujiao, and it's just a ruthless move!"

"Old Wei, you are here right here. If you still stay in Bianliang, you will definitely not have the chance to show your strengths!"

“…”

Everyone called Wei Renpu's nickname and praised him in a singular manner.

The Nine-Obular Boy is the nickname that Wei Renpu won in his hometown when he was studying. Ordinary people, even children prodigy, only have seven orifices. And he has two more orifices than others, so he looks at problems more accurately and gives advice and always gets the answer.

However, Wang Jun, the chief of military commander, was very dissatisfied with everyone's pursuit of Wei Renpu. He suddenly coughed a few times, and interjected with his pair of horoscopes, "This plan seems good, but it is a bit wishful thinking. Zhao Yanshou is also a veteran on the battlefield. How can he not see the trap that you can see at a glance? If you don't do it well, everyone will lose a handful of rice tomorrow!"

"Mr. Chief Superintendent reminded me very much!" Wei Renpu was not as good as Wang Jun in terms of position or qualifications, so he did not dare to care whether the other party's attitude was rude. He smiled and bowed, and explained in a low voice, "This strategy will definitely not deceive Zhao Yanshou and others for too long. But the purpose of our army in this battle is not to wipe out the Northern Army in one fell swoop. As long as we grasp the scale, we can achieve miraculous results. In addition, the cavalry under Zhao Yanshou's command moves quickly, and the faster the movements, the shorter the time for Zhao Yanshou to find that he was trapped. When he realized that he was deceived and was eager to blow the horns and gather the troops, the cavalry had already penetrated deeper, and our army's left and right wings could already encircle the center!"

"Will the person surnamed Zhao be fooled? You just want to cut the Northern Army into two pieces, and Zhao Yanshou will not be able to suppress the entire army and cooperate with the besieged inside and outside?" Wang Jun was still dissatisfied, frowned in the middle of his forehead, like a ball of ink that could not be melted.

"This..." Wei Renpu was so confused when asked, but he had to add again, "When our army's wings closed towards the center, we will naturally leave enough troops to withstand another part of the Northern Army. Then..."

"Sweep" A stream of air conditioning spurted out from Wang Jun's nostrils, and the questioning sounds were like arrows. "It is of course easy to talk about war on paper. How can the real situation on the battlefield be as you imagined? What if the soldiers and horses left behind did not set up their formation in time? What if they could not withstand the counterattack of the Northern Army? What if..."

"Okay, Brother Xiufeng, how to implement the specific details is the matter of us old corps. Don't be too embarrassed for him!" Seeing Wei Renpu's forehead beads rolling with sweat and blushing on his face, Guo Wei, the commander of the Han army on the left, had to interrupt him.

"Hmph! Even if you like to promote newcomers, you don't see if he is worthy of your support!" Wang Jun turned his head and glanced at Guo Wei, shrugging unwillingly.

He is two years older than Guo Wei, and he has a deep friendship and is trusted by Liu Zhiyuan. Therefore, Guo Wei calls him brother both publicly and privately. Although Wang Jun is narrow-minded, crazy, and what he does, he deserves Guo Wei's respect in most cases. When looking at the problem, he is mostly on Guo Wei's side and rarely seeks for his own personal interests.

"Ming Gong is not completely favoring personal personalities. Xiufeng, you have to change your bad temper!" Among everyone present, Zheng Renhui, the chief minister, was the oldest and the oldest. He was afraid that Wang Jun's actions would make Wei Renpu feel cold. Therefore, without waiting for Guo Wei to speak again, he took the initiative to stand up for the two sides to smooth things out. "Since it is a matter of discussion, it is necessary to work together. Secretary Wei's plan is not complete, so everyone can check for shortcomings and make up for them. Why ask his plan to be perfect as soon as he comes up? If he could really do it, he would not stay with the adults. He had already soared into the sky and was promoted to the position of Privy Councilor by the emperor!"

Wang Jun dared not be too contemptuous of Zheng Renhui, who is nearly twenty years older than him. After thinking about it, he nodded with a smile, "Well, since you, Zheng, have said that, let's continue to add it! Wang, just now, actually wanted to make up for his omissions, instead of picking in the eggs!"

"Of course everyone knows what you, Wang Xiufeng, look like. The so-called pouting mule, can't sell a donkey for the price, that's it!" Zheng Renhui saw that he was willing to give him face, quickly joked loudly, and then quickly brought the topic back to the point, "If Ming Gong thinks that Secretary Wei's plan is beneficial, everyone might as well follow this idea and add and improve it together. Ming Gong, what do you think?"

"What my elder brother said is what I think!" Guo Wei was extremely respectful to Zheng Renhui, nodded and expressed his opinion with a smile.

After hearing this, the civil and military officials all breathed a sigh of relief. Then they cheered up and began to discuss specific implementation details around the planning framework proposed by Wei Renpu. Everyone had personally gone to the battlefield, with all their experience, insight and courage. Therefore, soon, a complete combat plan was placed in front of Guo Wei.

"Then let's use troops according to this strategy. Tomorrow morning, I will personally lure the enemy in the central army. Brother Xiufeng, you two to the left and right wings. The first, second, and seventh army follow me, the third, fourth, and fifth army, and the remaining three armies, Brother Gui Xiufeng. "Guo Wei didn't talk much, and directly started to dispatch troops and generals. "Tomorrow morning, we will give Zhao Yanshou a ruthless move, so that when he sees the flag of the left army in the future, he will pluck his horse around!! Please go back and prepare, and work together with Guo tomorrow!"

"I wish to go through fire and water for you!" The civil and military officials stood up and bowed, responded in unison, and then left quickly.

Zheng Renhui was a little older and his legs were weak, so he walked at the end. Seeing that he was staggering, Guo Wei stood up, bypassed Shuai, quickly caught up, and held his arm with both hands.

"I'm still old!" Zheng Renhui turned around in shock. Seeing that Guo Wei was supporting him, he felt warm in his heart. He shook his head and whispered: "The mental and physical strength is not as good as before. I can't help Ming Gong any more, but I'm almost becoming a burden!"

"What are you talking about with your elder brother?" Guo Wei added a little bit of strength in his hand and shook his head to retort, "If you weren't here today, Xiufeng wouldn't know when to use his temperament with me! I don't have the heart to mess with him all night! Okay, you don't have to follow me, I'll go out with my elder brother for some time!"

The second half of the sentence was said to the trustees. The guards did not dare to disobey them, and stopped to make way. It was not until Guo Wei helped Zheng Renhui walk thirty steps away, and then quietly followed behind him.

"This guy Xiufeng really makes me helpless!" Away from the guards and subordinates, Guo Wei's expression and mood began to relax. He smiled and shook his head, continuing the previous topic, "Brother, you can stay by my side, and at least you can control him for me. If you really go home to enjoy your old age, he alone will have to mess up here!"

"He, this problem will bring disaster to yourself sooner or later!" Zheng Renhui was also very distressed at Wang Jun's sarcastic and meanness. He sighed and whispered: "That is, you are so angry that you can tolerate him. If you are transferred to someone else's command, you may die in a mess within a few days."

"That may not be possible. Everyone can see his abilities!" Guo Wei was very modest and denied with a smile. "At most, just like me, just use him and complain!"

"You have to remember to hit him more in the future, otherwise, when you return to Bianliang and stand in the court. If he continues to mess around like this, he will sooner or later cause trouble!" Zheng Renhui did not argue with him and continued to add seriously.

"That's right, Jun Qian's fault is easily caught by the censor!" Guo Wei deeply agreed with this. After thinking about it, he agreed in a low voice.

"Ming Gong, you, are you really not moved at all?" He judged with his ears that Guo Wei's personal guards were far away from him, but Zheng Renhui suddenly changed the subject, lowered his head, and asked at a level that only two of them could hear.

"I..." Guo Wei shivered when asked, and almost threw Zheng Renhui out as a weapon. But soon, he returned to his usual calm and generous appearance, sighed quietly, and whispered, "Brother, don't joke with me anymore. I am a big soldier. Even after I became a commander, I had money to hire a teacher for teaching. Now I am a high-ranking minister, how dare I expect too much?" (Note 1)

Fearing that Zheng Renhui continued on the same topic, he waved his hand and added quietly, "Besides, it has been so many years since Huang Chao entered Chang'an. We fought every day, and we were not in troubled times long enough? I thought back then, Guo was considered a descendant of the official sect, but he almost starved to death. How many people have had to cross the corpses and ditches over the years? So over the years, Guo thought about his hunger and wanted to end the troubled times sooner. Not to mention that the lord treats someone as close as a brother, even if he treats someone just like an ordinary person, he is just trying to make the troubled times end with signs of an end to him. Guo did not dare to let millions die in the wilderness for his own selfishness!"

"Mr. Ming has such kindness, which is a blessing for all the people in the world!" Zheng Renhui was very moved when he heard this. He took a step back and bowed to the ground.

Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country, and maintain the world. Isn’t this the ideal of a true scholar? If you can follow a general like Guo Wei, who cares about the people, to end the troubled times, even if you are wearing a body, what’s the regret of this life?

"You and my brother, why should you be so polite?" Guo Wei sideways, then stretches out his hands to support him. "We will say these words privately, just let me speak out and enter your ears. There is no need to keep them on your lips every day, so that it makes people feel like a hypocrite!"

"That's natural!" Zheng Renhui thought for a while, and then looked around and continued to add in a very low voice, "Ming Gong has the heart to save the people, so he should follow him with all his strength. But when I look at His Majesty's recent words and deeds, I always feel that he is exhausted. If one day he suddenly leaves, the prince is also lingering in sickness recently. The government and the Han Dynasty will probably have to be handed over to the second prince Chengyou. By then, Ming Gong makes more preparations, the best strategy!"

"Well..." Guo Wei recently noticed that Liu Zhiyuan's body, spirit and personality had undergone great changes. So he didn't think that Zheng Renhui was exaggerating. He pondered for a moment and responded in an equally low voice, "I'll talk about it then. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask myself to leave the town and go far away, and I'm not upset. Although the second prince's temperament is crazy, as long as Guo doesn't hinder his eyes, he won't do anything to me, my uncle. Alas, God really doesn't have eyes. Finally, there was a sign of ending in the troubled times, but, yet, alas--!"

"Oh!" Zheng Renhui felt very helpless and sighed in a low voice with Guo Wei.

Like Guo Wei, he always had some kind of expectation in his heart, hoping that the troubled times would end early, hoping that the Han and Tang dynasties would return, and that the four barbarians would be convinced. He hoped that people like him could live a peaceful and prosperous life, study, read, and be an official, and could achieve fame without thinking about killing all day long.

Now, it is undoubtedly the time when the two of them are closest to their targets. Unfortunately, the emperor Liu Zhiyuan is probably not long. And Liu Zhiyuan's successor is not like a wise wise ruler.

It is easy to conquer the country, but it is difficult to defend the country. If Liu Zhiyuanxian leaves, his successor does not know the importance of the matter and acts indiscriminately. I am afraid that the Central Plains, which had just been stable for a few days, would fall into chaos and turmoil again.

But the Khitans are no longer the Khitans of the past. They already have their own court, their own fixed army, their own official system and legal provisions. Taking advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains, they once again took advantage of Yan Yun's terrain to march south...

"Can you really have exhausted your energy in the Central Plains, and the tragedy of the Five Barbarians invading China will come again?" Zheng Renhui suddenly remembered a certain period of history before the Tang Dynasty, and felt sad. He was about to work hard again to persuade Guo Wei to weigh the importance. Suddenly, a black shadow rushed over from the opposite side, and the wind passed by the two of them.

"Brother Xiufeng, where are you going?" Guo Wei was a general of war. Although he was old, his reaction was still more agile than many young and strong. He quickly freed up his hand, grabbed the black shadow's wrist and asked loudly.

"Ah--!" Wang Jun, the chief of military commander, let out a scream, and staggered a few times before he stood up again. Looking at Guo Wei and Zheng Renhui, he shouted breathlessly, "It's you, why are you two here? Lao Guo, why don't you even bring a personal guard by your side? What if the Liao people send an assassin? Lao Zheng, you are really, and you won't dissuade him!"

"Assassin, the assassin can't fly, can he still run into the military camp?" Guo Wei let go and shook his head with a smile. "Brother Xiufeng, where are you going? He is in a hurry and doesn't even have to watch the road?"

"Of course I'm going to find you!" Wang Xiufeng gasped for a few more breaths, and two cold lights shot out from his eyes, "I have a plan that will definitely make Zhao Yanshou die without a place to bury!"

Note 1: Guo Wei's father was named Guo Jian. He was once the governor of Shunzhou and died in a soldier rebellion. Wei was only a few years old at this time and fled to Luzhou with his mother Wang. His mother passed away on the way. Fortunately, his aunt Han took him in, so he had to grow up.
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