Zhou Wei obediently pulled the sweet potatoes out of the charcoal fire. The hot sweet potatoes, whose outer skin had been burnt black, were thrown to the ground, like several black charcoal balls.
The old Protector put down the topographic map, picked up a sweet potato, peeled off the skin and showed it to Zhou Wei, "Look, I haven't lost my craftsmanship, right? The flesh is yellow and orange, and it looks sweet at first glance."
Zhou Wei has not eaten sweet potatoes like this for many years. He remembers that when he was a child, his grandfather took them to the barren mountains to train soldiers. It was also winter at that time, and they would cook sweet potatoes over charcoal fire. He said that in the middle of winter, when marching and fighting, this is all.
, which can keep him energetic for several days.
Zhou Wei nodded with a smile, picked up one, peeled it open, and took a bite, "Well, my grandfather's craftsmanship has not been lost, and the taste is still the same as when I was a child."
The old Protector laughed loudly, "As long as you still remember. It proves that you haven't forgotten what I taught you."
While eating roasted sweet potatoes, he said to Zhou Wei: "Your brother is in Nanping, and that little girl Su Rong has also gone. With the two of them here, even if Nanping has 30,000 troops, they can find a way to defend Nanping City.
, so that Nanping will not be in chaos."
"There are 200,000 troops in northern Hebei, and it is said that Zhang Cheng leads the troops." Zhou Wei was still very worried.
The old protector of the country said: "You have to believe that in critical moments, people's potential can be brought out to the fullest. Your brother, he has lacked experience in the East Palace these years. It is right for him to go to the capital to gain experience."
It's just a pity that his good grandson will never come back after his experience. As long as that little girl is not stupid, she will take him in, not let him go, tie him to her side, and stay in Nanchu in the future.
Why.
He is an old man, and the one he taught so hard has run away, and now he still has to teach his eldest grandson.
His eldest grandson is a talented general, but he lacks training, insight, and the art of understanding people's hearts. He did not teach him. He thought that in the future, they would be brothers with one civil and three military. As long as they are not stupid, it will be fine. With Zhou Guli in the government
Tang, being resourceful is enough, but the other three don't need it. Who knows, now we have to start all over again.
Let’s start with the battle of wits and courage before the fight with Zhang Ping! If you get it right, this is the best lesson.
After eating two sweet potatoes, the old protector patted his belly and said, "I am old. When I was young, I could eat seven or eight of these things in one sitting. Now, with only two, I can't eat them anymore."
He waved to Zhou Wei, "You can take them all and have a good rest tonight. Early tomorrow morning, we will go to Changzhou. When we get there, we will stand still."
Zhou Wei was surprised, "Grandpa, Changzhou is still hundreds of miles away from Longxi County, why is it not moving?"
"We arrived in Longxi County in a hurry. We are short of men and horses. How can we defeat Zhang Ping? What's more, he still has 250,000 troops and horses." The old protector of the country said: "When we arrived in Changzhou, we stationed in Changzhou.
Prefecture, make good preparations and wait for Zhang Ping to come, and you still have a chance of winning, otherwise, we will have two hundred thousand soldiers and horses..."
The old Protector shook his head regretfully, "The 100,000 soldiers and horses from Beijing in your Majesty's hands have not been properly trained for many years. They are just beautiful flower displays. They look like good cabbage, but in fact they are rotten at the core. They are useless to others."
It’s more like giving someone a head.”
Zhou Wei fell silent, "Listen to your grandfather."
The old Protector waved to him and saw him picking up sweet potatoes on the ground. He suddenly thought, "Where is that boy Su Xingze? Why haven't I seen him all day?"
Zhou Weidao: "He seems to be studying the topographic map."
The old Lord Protector said to him: "Stop picking it up. Send someone to call that boy and let him eat it."
Zhou Wei responded and immediately sent someone.
Su Xingze's tent was not far from the old Protector's tent, and he arrived quickly. After he entered the tent, he handed over to the old Protector and said, "Old Lord."
"Eat freshly cooked sweet potatoes." The old Protector sat aside to drink tea and pointed to the ground.
Su Xingze smiled and thanked him, picked up a roasted sweet potato, sat on the mat, peeled it and ate it.
He eats gracefully, but his skinning movements are very skillful. Unlike Zhou Wei, skinning is a bit clumsy. After all, he is the eldest son of the Duke of the State. Even in the army, the old Protector of the State deliberately raised him extensively, but Taiping
During the years, there were no wars, and even though he was training hard, he still maintained the elegance of a member of a noble family. This is not to blame him, after all, he has a grandmother who is a eldest princess, and a mother who comes from a wealthy family.
"You are quite skilled in this technique." The old Protector looked at Su Xingze.
Su Xingze laughed, "Seventh sister was naughty. She didn't like to be confined in the house since she was a child. She would go up the mountain or go down the river. When I was a child, I didn't trust her and couldn't contain her, so I could only follow her. She likes to burn in the mountains and wild fields.
Something to eat.”
The old Lord Protector understood, and said cheerfully, "That little girl is wild and tall, but unexpectedly she has a different temperament and has grown into the look of a frail and delicate girl."
Su Xingze laughed, "That's because you didn't see her fighting with others. When she was in Jiangning County, she never looked like a daughter. Only when she came to the capital did she look like a lady."
Naturally, I have never seen the old Protector, but she was the one who could seduce his most cherished little grandson. Thinking about it, she couldn't be a lady of the family. The way she came to the house that day to destroy the marriage contract, she couldn't do it.
You can imagine that when she gets into a fight, she must be very ruthless.
He handed Su Xingze a cup of tea with his own hand, "Have you studied the topographic map for a day? Tell me about it."
Su Xingze quickly took the hot tea and thanked the old protector of the country, "Junior, I estimate the time, and I am afraid that when we arrive, Zhang Ping will lead the army and have captured Longxi County. So, I am thinking, we
Where should the army stop Zhang Ping? There is already a gap between 200,000 troops and 250,000 troops. Adding in 100,000 Jinglu troops, the number is at most 50,000. Calculated in this way, in fact,
There is a huge disparity in military strength. If we do not choose a dangerous place and make complete preparations to win the first battle and greatly increase the morale of our army, we are afraid that if we rush in in a hurry, our troops and horses will be exhausted, we will suffer losses in the first battle and lose the opportunity.
If you can lose consecutively, you will no longer have fighting spirit."
The old Protector was impressed and said, "You are worthy of being taught by Xie Yuan, boy."
He glanced at Zhou Wei, "Are you convinced?"
Zhou Wei felt ashamed and said, "Grandson takes it."
He knew that his grandfather was criticizing his younger brother earlier, and he had already thought about it. However, he had been in the army since he was a child, was familiar with military books, and was often taught by his grandfather, but he was not as good as Su Xingze. He was always praised by others.
He was calm, but panicked at the critical moment, which was really embarrassing.
"You have your advantages. Although we were exhausted along the way and marched in a hurry, we did not make any mistakes. The team was neat and orderly without any disorder. This is the most important thing about marching, and you did it well. But you can only do it if you are impatient.
Sorry, if you were not impatient and calmed down, you wouldn't have thought that when we rushed to Longxi County, the day lilies were already cold." The old protector of the country said: "If we lose Longxi County, we will lose it. If we lose Qingyuan again, we will lose it.
Huai'an, Pengcheng, Changze, and Luoying are nothing. As long as we defend Changzhou, we have defended the capital. Otherwise, fearing that we will lose a place and desperately blocking it will only make us lose again and again.
If we go to the capital and let the emperor's feet become the last line of defense, we will be completely defeated. That little bastard Zhang Ping is not worthy of entering the capital. We will defeat him in Changzhou."
After he finished speaking, he asked Su Xingze: "After studying for a day, did you choose Changzhou?"
Su Xingze took out a topographic map, spread it out in front of the old protector, and said with a smile: "Juniors also think Changzhou is a treasure."
On the topographic map he took out, a place was outlined, which was the Eight Ring Mountains in Changzhou.
The old Protector laughed loudly, "Yes, the future generations are formidable. That boy Xie Yuan has taught you two, and he will have a successor."
He lamented, "What has he been doing in Jiangzhou? Your father won't let him go? Or does he not want to leave Jiangzhou?"
Su Xingze said warmly: "Mr. said in his letter a few days ago that he has left Jiangzhou. Qimei will not be able to leave for a while. He will go to Nanchu first."
