During the regular court meeting, the central officials gathered in the main hall in great numbers.
The emperor sat in a high position, looking down at the ministers amid the fragrant fragrance of elixir.
It was still Huangmen Shilang who came out of the palace to announce the edict.
When there is something to do, start the court, and when there is nothing to do, leave the court.
Then General Yang Ming stepped forward to salute.
"Your Majesty, General Qin Hu from the right and General Yuan Zong from the North have written letters one after another, stating that 'the army under the command of Shenggong Yaodao has reached its end, and will lead the army to launch a general attack in the near future.'"
"oh?"
When the emperor heard this good news, he was really happy.
These days, what he is most concerned about is the rebel bandits of the Wanping Army sweeping across several states.
The rebels have shaken the foundation of the rule. If not dealt with in time, they may become an irreversible trend.
Fortunately, after Qin Hu was dispatched, the situation immediately improved.
The banditry in Yuzhou gradually subsided, and it was difficult for the rebels to cross the thunder pool. The divine barrier was unbreakable, and the divine capital was as stable as Mount Tai.
The emperor smiled lightly and said: "The demons in the palace are acting against nature, and they will be defeated sooner or later. Qin Qing and Yuan Qing are both veteran generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They led the army to put down the rebellion. I feel very at ease."
After hearing the emperor's words, the ministers below inevitably felt a little sad in their hearts.
But there was nothing they could do to change the situation.
Now the emperor has great trust in Qin Hu and Yuan Zong. One of them is the emperor's bodyguard, and the other is a classmate who studied with the emperor in the past. Although they are both from poor families, they are close relatives of the emperor, so they are trusted by the emperor.
In addition, the two men are very sophisticated in their methods, which is also very different from Lin Xiao.
Battle reports came to the palace every three days, and any small victory results would be shared with the emperor. When the emperor saw the good news, he felt relieved and would not touch these two people again.
Hearing the emperor's affirmation, General Yang Ming once again reported a happy event: "Your Majesty, the 'rebel general Liu Chuang' was escorted to Shendu City yesterday and is now being held in the prison of Shendu City."
Liu Chuang!
The Emperor has heard of this name.
As early as after Liu Chuang was captured, Qin Hu passed this newspaper on, emphasizing that Liu Chuang was "the first rebel general in Jiangzhou" who led more than ten thousand soldiers to rebel against the imperial court.
How could the emperor know whether he was the first, but Liu Chuang was indeed the first "rebel general" sent to the capital since the war began.
Then this means a lot.
After the emperor heard this, his eyes showed coldly, and he said sternly: "Order the three departments of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple to jointly review, and together with the Gongwei Department to strictly supervise, the charges must be formed within three days, and the world will be held accountable!"
Upon hearing this, the heads of several institutions named by the emperor immediately walked out from among the ministers, fell to the ground, and said they had received the order.
In the eyes of these ministers, temple ministers and senior officials, Liu Chuang was just an insignificant pawn.
But Qin Hu and Yuan Zong thought of sending him to the capital of the gods, which was undoubtedly a clever move.
Now the emperor is extremely concerned about this matter and is waiting to find this person guilty through formal judicial channels. At the same time, taking this case as an example, social pressure and strong public opinion offensive are once again formed against Wan Pingjun.
The Wanping Army was already in a difficult position, and it was not only the imperial court that wanted to suppress them.
The landlords and gentry class who control a lot of wealth are also against them, and at the same time, there are countless passionate people who are rushing towards them.
If the states can spread out quickly and sweep in like the first few states, then the advantage of the tens of thousands of troops can be formed.
But now, they are trapped in Lushan by several large armies of the imperial court. Their advantages cannot be used at all, and they are gradually heading towards defeat.
.......
Late September.
In the area south of Xinfeng Town, Fan Long's army, which had been stationed for nearly a month, detected the enemy's traces.
Wan Ping's army came in a big way, and the two Qu commanders gathered together, a total of fifty or sixty thousand elite troops, a mighty force.
Wu Dun was riding a horse slightly behind Pei Shi by half a body.
Pei Shi is a veteran gangster, ranked among the top ten Qushuai, and a third-level master.
Pei Shi was different from Wu Dun. Wu Dun was talented and rebelled halfway. He gathered a large army and joined the Wanping Army. He won the reputation of Daqu Commandery and had many soldiers under his command.
And Pei Shi is a master trained by Wanping Cult, and he has been planning secretly in the world for a long time.
As soon as there was an uprising, he revealed himself as a third-grade master and shocked the whole party.
Pei Shi was well trained and had a huge body, not inferior to Wu Dun.
Because Henglian has built a body as tall as a mountain, he is also called "Pei Shitou", which means that his body is harder than a rock.
Pei Shi led more than 10,000 elite soldiers, plus Wu Dun's original troops and horses. The two armies joined together and attacked the officers and soldiers in the north.
To say it was a raid, it wasn't really a surprise.
Both of them are decent people, and they are more disciplined than officers and soldiers like Cao Su.
After arrogantly reaching Fan Long's army, he even issued a letter of challenge, meaning that there would be a decisive battle the next day.
When the soldiers of Grand Sergeant Fan Long in the camp saw so many flags on the other side, they all became a little panicked.
The decisive battle on the second day was so protracted that the whole army was a little nervous and could not sleep at night.
At night, Fan Long summoned all the thousands of generals to discuss matters.
There are a total of eight thousand generals in Fan Long's camp.
Among them, Cao Su, who was titled "General Fenwei" and had made many military exploits, sat on the first seat under the main seat and was the second person in Fan Long's army.
Fan Long also focused his attention on Cao Su first.
He opened his mouth and asked: "Cao Fenwei, tens of thousands of enemy troops are approaching now. Tomorrow there will be a roll call battle. Can you teach me any strategies?"
Cao Su's previous three strategies of "up, middle and down" were quite effective and won Fan Long's heart.
There are thousands of generals below, and there is no one who is dissatisfied.
Hearing Fan Long's question, everyone listened silently, wanting to know what Cao Su had in mind.
Cao Su frowned and said, "Sir, the enemy's army is strong and they want to take a direct move and force us to fight with them head-on."
Fan Long nodded: "Indeed, it should be two Daqu commanders coming together. Forget about Wu Dun. I heard that his martial arts skills are ordinary, but Pei Shi is known as one of the top five generals in the palace, and his strength should not be underestimated."
Cao Su glanced at Fan Long.
No matter how strong Pei Shi is, it has nothing to do with him. The matter of the top grade can only be solved by the top grade.
Cao Su thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since the enemy wants to take the right approach, we can't 'just follow their wishes'."
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Fan Long understood what Cao Su meant. Cao Su wanted Fan Long not to abide by the agreement of the war, and the officers and soldiers should fight as they should.
But Fan Long was hesitant.
Although he is not a pedantic person, he still wants to save face.
The rebels are so regular. If the officers and soldiers act randomly, wouldn't it be a little hard to tell?
Cao Su noticed Fan Long's concerns, then walked to him and whispered a strategy to him.
"Sir, you only need to do this, this, and this..."
The more Fan Long listened, the brighter his eyes became, and he kept nodding his head.
The thousands of people below all pricked up their ears, but for some reason, with such a small distance, they couldn't hear Cao Su's voice at all.
I feel anxious like a cat scratching my head.
"Damn, the sound is transmitted into the secret!"
Some of them finally realized that Cao Su was clearly transmitting a secret message.
He also deliberately walked up to Fan Long and pretended to whisper in his ear.
Too much.......
I don’t know what Cao Su said, but when he returned to his seat, he looked confident.
Fan Long also looked relieved and his brows were no longer frowning.
Fan Long smiled and said to everyone: "Cao Fenwei has given me a good strategy. The generals can relax and decide for themselves when we go to battle tomorrow."
Don't you tell me what a good idea is?
The generals scratched their heads and were speechless. Fan Long smiled and waved, signaling for them to retreat.
This military meeting ended soon.
"Cao Fenwei stays."
Cao Su was immediately left by Fan Long to carry out secret discussions.
The soldiers lamented in their hearts that after all, this outsider had the upper hand. In the past, everyone at least listened to their opinions, but now, they are not even allowed to listen, and they have become outsiders.
However, even though the mentality of the generals was not very good after doing this, at least they no longer had any anxiety about tomorrow's battle.
The two adults have made arrangements, just wait for them to take a different approach tomorrow.
After the Thousand Soldiers returned to their tents, they also told many captains and centurions about this matter.
The captain and the centurion told the commanders and soldiers below about this matter, and the whole army gained confidence again.
Except for those who are on duty at night, others who should sleep should sleep and recharge their batteries.
........
At dawn the next day, the enemy troops a few miles away blew their trumpets.
A big flag with the word "Pei" and a big flag with the word "Wu" were hung high.
The sound of the drum is like thunder, inspiring people to move forward.
Wuyangyang's Wanping soldiers walked out of the camp, formed a formation of "with shields in front and spears in the back and bows and arrows in the back", and slowly marched towards the camps of the officers and soldiers.
Mucha camp is the simplest way to camp, although during this month, Fan Long's army continued to reinforce and dig trenches.
But overall, the defense here is not much better than that of Cangjiang City.
Therefore, Pei Shi concluded from the beginning that the local camp would definitely go out to fight.
Unexpectedly, he was mistaken. The officers and soldiers did not leave the camp at all. On the contrary, archers were shooting arrows from the camp. They seemed to have made up their minds to use the camp to deal with the enemy.
"This is Fan Long's way of self-destruction!"
"All armies listen to my orders, crush the enemy camp and kill the general!"
Pei Shi no longer hesitated, made a decisive decision, and ordered the entire army to attack, which was bound to annihilate this partial division of officers and soldiers in one fell swoop.
As Pei Shi's order was given, the monks deployed in the army also flew out.
There were three monks in black robes, covered in black mist.
Fly into the air and mutter some words.
Then the fog turned into a dark cloud and floated above the officers and soldiers camp.
There was no thunder in this dark cloud, and it was so low that it felt like you could reach out and catch it.
After floating above the camp, black raindrops immediately began to fall "tick-tick-tick".