The man who spoke looked to be in his mid-30s. Because he had taken good care of himself, even though he had been pampered in the past few years and his figure had become slightly lax, his foundation was still there. He had a finely trimmed mustache and was sitting in the tent sipping wine. He had a unique look. Leisure attitude.
He sits high on the throne and has a sharp eye.
There is a lamp in the tent, and the light is dim.
Judging from the breathing of several people, they are not ordinary people.
The warrior general below laughed loudly and said with ridicule: "Reporting to my lord, there is no news in Longwu County. We really doubt it. The person who took half of Shiwu's life two years ago is really Chen Shen. Young pear? Could it be that he is an impostor?"
The man put down his wine cup: "Are you really silent?"
General: "Every word is true! My lord is wise and has a thorough understanding of Shen Youli. It is true that he is 'too kind and not enough to kill'. We are stuck in the autumn harvest season. Come to think of it, he doesn't dare to give up harvesting food and attack us." If you are serious, you can only suffer a loss."
It's not that the generals are arrogant and underestimate the enemy and don't treat Shen Tang as a meal, but that Shen Tang's sense of external presence is really too low. He became famous for a short period of time. The first battle in Xiaocheng and the first battle in Shiwu were short-lived, and he immersed himself in running his own acre after everything was done. In three places, even being forcibly transferred to Longwu County by Zheng Qiao didn't make a fuss. The outside world talked about it for a while, but was replaced by other fresh gossips.
The latest splash was Shiwu's defeat.
but--
To what extent was Shiwu defeated?
They don't know much.
Yongguguan, a channel for business and trade exchanges, is firmly controlled by Shen Tang. The communication between Shiwu outside the pass and many forces inside the pass is almost zero. Naturally, it is not possible to feel how much Shen Tang has done to Shiwu. s method.
Longwu County was once again a barren land that had been ruined by Shiwu, and it also rejected the Dragon Slaying Bureau, which was led by Huang Lie and fought fiercely. It "hidden itself" for two years. The other forces in the pass had no time to fight each other, so they had no time to pay attention. Shen Tang is transparent?
The only sense of existence that Shen Tang has in the past two years is that Wu Xiangu Renzhanghe occasionally mentioned it, but Shen Tang has never been seen in person. No matter how good his reputation is, his taste has changed. From "a benevolent gentleman" to a "cowardly coward" The transformation took only two years.
Qiu Cheng, that is, a man, has never met Shen Tang with his own eyes, and all his impressions of this neighbor come from other people's mouths.
At first, I thought that this young man must be extraordinary when he became famous, but after two years of cold observation, I found that this neighbor seemed to be too gentle and harmless, as if he was living in two different worlds. He was fighting life and death outside, and his neighbor was still intoxicated with farming. Extricate yourself.
In the first year, the harvest in Sibao County was acceptable, and Qiu Cheng did not want to provoke Shen Tang at this time. At that time, Shen Tang had not long finished his work in Shiwu. His anger was strong and his morale was sufficient. He was barefoot and not afraid of being provoked if he wore shoes. If you get mad, you may fight yourself.
But this year is different.
The harvest in Sibao County this year was dismal, the government's land tax was difficult, the people under the rule fled one after another, the soldiers and generals began to run out of pay, and the Allied Army of the Dragon Slaying Bureau also fell into a stalemate. The two sides entered the stage of competition for manpower and food. Zheng Qiao held the country in his hands. Seal, and the National Seal can change the weather to a certain extent. From the perspective of endurance, it is stronger than the Dragon Slaying Bureau Alliance Army who purely depends on the weather for food.
Qiu Cheng also began to worry about food.
Then, someone reminded him that his neighbor was a fat sheep.
Qiu Cheng hesitated at first: [I'm afraid it's inappropriate...]
Wu Xian and others were quite wary of Shen Tang. They themselves had never dealt with Shen Tang. They didn't know the other party's background, so they would probably suffer a lot if they took action hastily. Qiu Cheng could pretend to decline once, but he couldn't decline the second time and the third time. Finally, he was People move.
Be sure to do your research before taking action.
The person who gave him advice was very familiar with Longwu County, and even knew the location of the granaries in Nanyu County and Beishang County.
Qiu Cheng hesitated for several days and finally made up his mind.
If the food crisis is not solved, the diet will have to change.
So, I took Nanyu County to test my skills.
The whole process was surprisingly smooth and smooth.
There was almost no decent resistance or counterattack. They just burned a few places, killed some common people, and then diverted the Nanyu County garrison. Qiu Cheng's troops moved away the granary, and they were still in a daze - this was really not an invitation from the enemy to put you in a urn. Strategy?
Normally, there should be an ambush?
They waited and waited, and they all returned to their own territory. They had not waited for the pursuers, let alone an ambush. Looking at the new food that still smelled fresh, some soldiers gave themselves a slap to confirm that they were not dreaming - -This is actually true!
Qiu Cheng rubbed the rim of the wine cup with his fingers.
He smiled and said, "Not necessarily."
He was not as optimistic as this general.
"A dog that bites doesn't bark."
"Who knows if Shen Tang is a dog that doesn't bark?"
This success may be due to the fact that Shen Tang did not set up defenses at all. An easy success cannot prove anything. We still have to see how the other party arranges the back-up plan. However, the information brought back by the spies once again exceeded their guesses. Shen Tang could not only increase his vigilance , the autumn harvest is carried out step by step, and there are no other actions.
Is it really a waste to swallow this dumb thing?
Qiu Cheng was suspicious.
At this time, a female voice sounded in the tent, sarcastically saying: "A dog that bites doesn't bark, but what if this dog is mute?"
The general and Qiu Cheng both looked over.
This woman was not very old, only about nine years old. She was dressed in light black clothes, with plain makeup. She was as calm as water. There was no pearls on her temples. She just sat quietly from beginning to end. She could only hear people talking about "Shen Tang." "There was only a slight reaction.
From time to time, a hint of joy and hatred flashed across his eyes.
Qiu Cheng said: "Don't underestimate the enemy."
This was said in a very gentle tone.
Qiu Cheng would not show off to a meritorious minister easily, and at the same time he also understood that the woman was involved in private affairs, and was prejudiced and disliked against Shen Tang. Who asked Shen Tang to take away all the men in the woman's household registration? There was a dispute between the two parties. There will be a blood feud.
The woman lowered her eyebrows.
His eyes fell on the monogram on his waist.
Flick the tassels with your fingers from time to time.
Qiu Cheng put down his wine cup.
"Send people to pay attention to Beishang County's actions..."
The granary in Nanyu County can only meet his immediate needs. If he wants to spend this year safely, there is still a big gap.
Since the neighbor is so fat and easy to attack, a fool would only visit once. Nanyu County is just a small test to test Shen Tang's reaction and bottom line.
The main meal has not yet been served.
According to the information provided by the woman, Beishang County has a flatter terrain and more cultivated fields than Nanyu County. Shen Tang has put a lot of effort into this area and naturally produces more grain. A rough estimate of the grain storage capacity The grain could solve the salary problem for the soldiers under the army for more than half a year, so Qiu Cheng had to be moved.
However, this time we have to do it more thoroughly.
"only!"
Seeing that it was getting late, the general shared the good news and retreated wisely, leaving Qiu Cheng with the woman. Before the two of them could speak, a few whispers came from outside the tent.
Not long after, a middle-aged woman dressed smartly came in, carrying a food box in her hand, and said with a smile: "Seeing that the master is so late and hasn't handed over the meal, I know he is greedy for drinking again. How can my sister get it? Give him some advice?"