Chapter 494: Emergency military situation, the most important person
In the dark night, a young maid wearing a green cotton robe and carrying a lantern hurriedly ran into the courtyard where Du Shu was resting. She stood on the platform outside the master's living room and said loudly in a thin voice: "Master, from Liaodong County."
I'm here, I said I have urgent military information that I want to report to you."
After the maidservant called several times, Du Shu was woken up, and the lady beside him was also woken up.
Du Shu asked through the door: "What urgent military situation does this person come from?"
The maidservant said softly: "Master, they haven't said anything about this yet. They only said that the military situation is extremely urgent and they want to report it to you face to face, Master."
Du Shu's bedmate Cui Shi held Du Shu's hand and said: "I am changing my husband's clothes. Since there is an emergency military situation in Liaodong, and my husband is the governor of Liaodong, General Jianwei cannot ignore it. However, if my husband comes to the front line in person, he must be more careful."
Just be careful."
Du Shu held Cui's hand and comforted him: "Madam, don't worry, my husband will be careful, but my husband alone is not enough for this matter. If we can persuade the Northern Expedition General Cheng Xi to take action together, we can better solve the matter."
, being a husband can also reduce some pressure.”
Mrs. Cui said with some worry: "Husband, Cheng Xi has always been at odds with you. If you ask him to help you, will Cheng Xi take the opportunity to cause trouble? After all, it is easy to cause trouble for you on the battlefield.
This man is a complete villain. At the beginning of the year, he stabbed you in the back and even framed you. For a few foreigners,
He goes so far as to suppress his colleagues with all his strength. Such a person is really not someone you can work with.
When going on an expedition with such a person, a husband should be careful and careful.
If the Prime Minister hadn't protected you at the beginning of the year, our family would have been falsely accused and imprisoned long ago. My husband is far away from Luoyang now, and even if the Prime Minister wants to help, he may not always be able to intervene."
Du Shu allowed Mrs. Cui to change his clothes and put on the official robe of the governor. He smiled and said: "Madam, please be patient. Isn't it true that my husband will learn from every hardship? I have kept my wife's teachings in mind, and I will be with you."
Cheng Xi will definitely be careful when dealing with him."
Seeing Du Shu's assurance, Mrs. Cui didn't feel like saying anything more. She just said in a serious tone: "Even if your husband doesn't think about me, a daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe, I still have to think about Yu'er!"
After a cup of tea, Du Shu had already put on his official robe. Cui got him a fur coat and put it on, and tied it for him thoughtfully. Before going out, Du Shu held Cui's hand and comforted him: "
Both the wife and the son are the most important people to a husband.
Why don't you, my husband, think about you a little, even if you are from a sideline, it's not like I haven't felt my affection for you these years."
After saying that, Du Shu pushed the door out, then closed the door again, turned around and strode towards the front hall, where the maid held a lantern to light up the front.
The maidservant reached the platform outside the hall and slowly retreated. Du Shu quickly walked into the hall. Several people sitting on both sides drinking wine stood up and clasped their fists and said: "I'll pay my respects to the governor!"
Du Shu sat down at the banquet place in the middle of the hall, and immediately greeted the people around him: "Everyone, please do it. There is no need to be formal."
Du Shu then looked at several soldiers from Liaodong who came to ask for help and said: "What is the situation in Liaodong now? But is there an invasion by Xianbei, Gao Xunli and other tribes?"
The leader, Du Bo, held an army salute and said: "I report to the governor that they are from Soochow. They suddenly landed from the sea. In two days, they have reached five counties.
Xiangping City must have been surrounded at this moment, and Xiangping City can hardly be saved. Liaodong is in danger, please ask the governor to send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"
Du Shu said in surprise: "Didn't the Wu army be defeated by the Prime Minister just a few months ago? Why did they come to invade Liaodong again?"
Nadu Bo thought for a while and said, "I don't know about this servant. It's just that the military situation is urgent. Please ask the governor to send troops as soon as possible!"
Du Shu nodded and said: "Sending troops is a top priority. How many people from the Wu army are coming this time?"
Dub pondered for a moment and said: "There should still be twenty or thirty thousand people, and they are still the elite of Wu's army."
Du Shu looked a little ugly and said: "General Zhang, quickly gather the troops and horses, prepare food and fodder, and be sure to set off early tomorrow morning!"
The commander of the Thousand People surnamed Zhang, who was in charge of the army, said with a salute: "Promise, I will do it right now."
After that, the Thousand-Man Superintendent said with some hesitation: "But you see that for this conquest, these ten thousand people are not enough. Do you want to tell General Cheng? After all, he is the General of the Northern Conquest!"
Du Shu said with some displeasure: "So what if he is General Zhengbei? I am still General Jianwei, but what you said makes some sense. I still have to visit General Cheng and try to get him to send troops. This way
Counterattacking Liaodong can also give us a better chance of winning."
The thousand-man governor clasped his fists and said, "The governor is wise!"
Du Shu finally looked at the few soldiers who came from Liaodong and said: "You guys will rest in my house tonight, and we will go to Liaodong with this governor tomorrow."
Du Shu thought for a while and then asked the old steward standing aside: "Go to the front yard and arrange a few rooms for them to rest. The fire must be lit and there will be enough charcoal. Don't let them freeze at night."
The old steward clasped his fists and said, "No, I'll do it right now."
The old steward then said to the people in the hall: "Please come with me."
The leader Zhang Dubo smiled and clasped his fists and said, "In that case, I would like to thank you, Lord Governor."
After arranging these things, Du Shu thought that he should meet with Cheng Xi, the general of the Northern Expedition, before setting off to the expedition, and try to get him to send more troops. After all, it is the responsibility of the general of the Northern Expedition to protect the country and the people.
After a cup of tea, the steward had arranged the food and lodging for several people. Returning to the lobby, Du Shu immediately ordered: "Go and prepare a carriage. I will use it later."
The steward asked doubtfully: "Master, are you going out so late?"
Du Shu nodded and said, "Yes, the war in Liaodong is urgent. I must go and see General Cheng."
The steward said with some worry: "Master, General Cheng has never dealt with you, so why bother talking to him anymore? Even if General Cheng does not go out to fight against the enemy, he has his own national laws to deal with it.
You just need to do what you should do, but you still have to be more careful on the battlefield, after all, the sword has no eyes!"
Du Shu waved his hand and said: "Hurry and prepare the carriage. Go early and come back early. You can rest for a while."
The steward reluctantly clasped his fists and said, "No, I'll do it right now." After saying that, the steward hurried out of the lobby and headed towards the stables.
Half an hour later, the steward had already called up the groom and asked him to hitch up the carriage and wait. The steward went to the lobby again and asked Du Shu to ride the carriage in the backyard.
The radius of Ji County city is only ten miles, and soon they arrived outside General Zhengbei's Mansion in the city. Du Shu asked someone to knock on the door, and soon someone came to open the door...