Meng Shanming understood and said slowly: "The princes were retreating steadily, and the rebels were wreaking havoc. The imperial court had to delegate power to Nanzhou. The Taoist master was really a good method, but...the rebels expanded rapidly, and the war affected the land, and I don't know how many people there were.
I want my family to be destroyed."
Niu Youdao understands the truth and encourages the rebels to expand the combat area. In the final analysis, it is ordinary people who suffer.
"Meng Shuai, the world is like this. Some things are inevitable. If we don't fight for the initiative, the initiative will fall into the hands of those people. They will never change. The people will not be able to wait for the dawn if they stay up all night. If we have the will
, everything you do is worth it.”
Niu Youdao's tone was heavy. He knew that making this decision would kill countless people. He slowly stood up and wandered around the room.
"Although I don't know how to march and fight, I still know some basic principles. Encourage the rebels to expand the battle situation. The rebels will be exhausted after fighting for a long time. When the battle situation expands, the troops will probably spread, making it difficult for the head and tail to look at each other. The princes will not be able to work together and retreat.
It can accelerate the tendency of the rebels to act like this and drive them to the end of their crossbow. If external force is applied at this time, the bowstring will be broken!"
"Although the princes are defeated at this time, the troops of all parties are in place and can counterattack at any time, just waiting for the order from Commander Meng! At this time, the worse the situation is, the more beneficial it is to us. The court is incompetent, and the people of Yan are disappointed! The princes are incompetent
, the subjects of Dayan were disappointed! Who in the world can save Dayan? At this time, the son of King Ning raised his arms and gave orders to the princes. The Nanzhou army rushed out like tigers and wolves, sweeping away rebellions internally, frightening powerful enemies externally, turning the tide and saving the country.
When swallows are in water and fire, what is the human heart like?"
He walked up to Meng Shanming and leaned over to ask.
Guan Fangyi, who was listening in, was shocked, and only then did she truly understand Niu Youdao's true intention.
Meng Shanming was silent for a while, with only a solemn look in his eyes, and finally sighed softly: "Master Tao has a far-sighted vision, I will write the letter!"
Niu Youdao straightened up and signaled to Guan Fangyi, who immediately hurried away, took pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and personally grinded the ink for Meng Shanming.
After tonight, Niu Youdao did not let Meng Shanming leave, but kept Meng Shanming here temporarily, letting Meng Shanming analyze the battle situation and the trend of the battle for him at any time.
…
In a land with lush vegetation, close to mountains and rivers, a large army was stationed. Xu Jingyue, the governor of Gongzhou, and several generals were wandering by the lake to discuss matters.
A soldier ran over and reported: "Sir, there is a person outside asking to see you, saying he is your old friend."
"Old friend?" Xu Jingyue turned around and asked, "Who is he?"
The pawn said: "I don't know. He refused to tell. He said that the adults would know it after seeing him."
Soon, the so-called 'old friend' was brought, and a monk who came with him whispered in Xu Jingyue's ear: "He is a monk. He has been controlled and searched. There is nothing else. Only
A letter." The letter flashed in my hand.
Xu Jingyue looked at the 'old friend' and found that he didn't recognize him, so he asked, "Who are you and why are you pretending to be an old friend of mine?"
The visitor raised his chin towards the letter and said, "Your Excellency, you will know the reason after reading the letter."
Is the letter for me? Xu Jingyue's eyes returned to the letter.
The monk on the side immediately tore open the envelope, shook out a piece of paper and checked it. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he handed it to Xu Jingyue.
Xu Jingyue took the letter and scanned it casually. When she touched the familiar handwriting on the letter, her expression was moved for a while, and then she looked at it carefully.
The more he looked, the more complicated his expression became. Finally, he looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, closed his eyes and slowly shook his head, with a miserable look on his face.
The letter was written by Meng Shanming. In the letter, Meng Shanming denounced and asked Xu Jingyue why he didn't kill the enemy to serve the country when Dayan was in danger. Every word in the letter revealed the desire to go to war, but he was helplessly rejected by the court.
He was restrained, his strength was nowhere to be used, and his grief and anger had nowhere to vent, so he had no choice but to write letters to denounce him.
…
In the courtyard of the key pass where a heavy army of soldiers gathered, An Xianzhao, the governor of Tuzhou, was sitting in front of the case. His hands trembling while holding the letter, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Meng Shanming screamed in the letter, wanting to go to the battlefield in person with his old, weak and disabled body, which made him feel so embarrassed.
In the end, the letter was slapped on the case with a bang. He shook his head and cried, trembling and choking, "Meng Shuai!"
…
On the official road, the army was meandering all the way, with no end in sight, and the war was urgent but it was dragging on.
Under the tree beside the road, Zhang Hu, the governor of Changzhou, was holding a letter. He suddenly turned around and punched the tree trunk several times with heavy fists. His eyes were red and the leaves were shaken off.
The deputy general on the side was surprised and said: "Sir, why is this happening?"
Zhang Hu threw the letter to him.
After the review, the deputy general sighed softly, "Commander Meng, why bother? It's no longer the time for King Ning to hold the military power. What can we do even if our brothers risk their lives? He sacrificed his life for the country and died in battle, but he became a traitor in the eyes of the court. Who can do that?"
Are you willing?"
Zhang Hu put his fists on the tree, lowered his head and said: "I was just a horseman back then. Without the support of Commander Meng, how could I be where I am today? Commander Meng cried blood and mourned with his old and crippled body. I really..." After saying that, he suddenly let go and turned around, angrily.
He said: "Who is Wu Gongling? He dares to arrogantly sweep across Dayan. When I became famous on the battlefield, his brother was still leading the prince's horse and riding it. Send an order to the army to speed up immediately!"
The lieutenant general was startled, "Sir! If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your brothers. Your Excellency has spent all his money. Who will take care of their children? Do you expect the court?"
Zhang Hu said angrily: "You dare to disobey me?"
"I..." The deputy general was speechless, and in the end he could only execute.
Soon, the army's march speed accelerated and entered a trot forward mode.
Zhang Hu and others led a group of personal guards and galloped towards the front of the army.
Almost at the same time, several monks galloped over on horseback, caught up with Zhang Hu, and shouted: "Why did the governor suddenly speed up the march?"
Faced with the questioning of several monks, Zhang Hu finally calmed down and looked at the faces of his men and horses passing by, and had to face reality, and the army began to move forward slowly again.
…
In the Imperial Palace of Yan Kingdom, Shi Sheng, the elder of Xiaoyao Palace, was standing under the eaves. He was stroking his beard with one hand and holding a piece of letter paper in the other hand to check. What he was reading was the letter Meng Shanming wrote to Su Qitong, the governor of Haozhou, and he was the backer of Haozhou.
people.
After he read the letter, the junior brother who was waiting on the side said: "Brother, Su Qitong thinks what Meng Shanming said is reasonable. There will be no eggs left after the nest is overturned. I hope I can let go and fight the rebels!"
Su Qitong reprimanded: "What kind of battle is it? The courage of an ordinary man! Is he good at fighting? Do you want to drag him to fight Han Song? Is this the time for him to show off his strength alone? Haozhou's men and horses are exhausted. When Shang Jianxiong can be merciful
Is it a great tragedy? If you stabilize the situation with your front foot, he can fill in with his back foot. Who among the reinforcements from all walks of life is not waiting for others to die, and it is his turn to take the lead? "
The junior brother said: "Senior brother, I have no other intention, I am just passing on what he meant."
At this moment, a disciple ran over quickly and said to Shi Sheng: "Master, the master has summoned you urgently."
Shi Sheng asked: "What's the matter?"
The disciple said: "The Cangzhou rebels suddenly stepped up their offensive. The offensive was fierce, and the imperial troops were retreating steadily."
The two brothers looked at each other and left quickly.
When they arrived at a palace, several senior officials from Xiaoyao Palace who had followed them had almost arrived. Long Xiu was seen walking back and forth with a calm face and his hands behind his back.
When everyone arrived, Long Xiu asked Yi Shu to report the battle situation.
Afterwards, Long Xiu stopped and faced the crowd and said: "The Cangzhou rebels have suddenly stepped up their offensive. The situation may have changed. The disciples in the army confronting Han and Song must immediately remind them to be in place to prevent the opposite army from making a surprise attack."
Everyone nodded, and Shi Sheng then said: "Master, we cannot ignore the civil strife. Should we let the Nanzhou army come out to join the battle?"
As soon as these words came out, Yi Shu suddenly said: "Uncle Master, the cattle thief even dares to rob the imperial court's food, how can you expect him to do anything?"
Long Xiu glanced away coldly, as if to say, when was it your turn to speak here?
Yi Shu lowered his head, knowing that he was being presumptuous and did not dare to say anything anymore.
Long Xiu finally saw that this apprentice didn't hate Niu Youdao. Could it be that he saw his intention to marry him off?
This thought just flashed through my mind for a moment, and I pushed it aside first, and then said to everyone: "Now is the time to consume the strength of the east and west sides. This matter can be postponed for a while, and there is no rush for Nanzhou to come out to break the situation. What's more, Niu
That guy Youdao is indeed a bit difficult to control, and it’s not certain whether he will be obedient and send troops. However, the Cangzhou rebels are not a worry, and I don’t believe that several people working together to urge the princes to use all their strength can’t destroy him.”
Shi Sheng clasped his hands in front of his chest and touched the letter in his sleeve. Meng Shanming had already made it clear that as long as the imperial court issued an order, Nanzhou would definitely send troops.
However, he did not take out the letter in the end, otherwise his intention would be seen through if he refused to use force in the future.
Long Xiu then asked: "How is the food going over there in Nanzhou?"
An elder sighed, "It's okay to hand over. News came from Xue Xiao in Dingzhou that twenty more cars were handed over today. But according to his method of handing over, even after a hundred days of tossing, he can only hand over one."
Two thousand cars, I'm afraid that after the war is over, he will only be able to hand over a small amount of money, but we still have no temper with him, and we are afraid of forcing him to rebel. This guy is very confident!"
Yi Shu secretly gritted his teeth and cursed a thief!
"Hmph!" Long Xiu sneered again and again, "Let's see how I deal with him when I turn around! Hurry, keep urging him to speed up! Didn't he say there is a problem with the vehicle? Let Xue Xiao collect vehicles from Dingzhou to pick up the truck. I think he
What reason can you use to delay!"
Reason? No reason needed. Before the vehicles collected by Dingzhou entered Nanzhou, they encountered a group of masked bandits and defeated Dingzhou's escort. The people driving the vehicles fled in fear.
The robber was so angry that he failed to grab anything that he set fire to all the vehicles...
At the Thatched Cottage, Guan Fangyi quickly came to Niu Youdao's yard, found Niu Youdao who was talking to Meng Shanming, and reported: "There was news from Dachan Mountain that the grain truck was destroyed.
The three major sects did not come to us to explain, but to Dachan Mountain. The three major sects have to find the bandits within three days, which will give Huang Lie a headache."
After saying this, she couldn't help but laugh. The three major sects knew that it was useless to look here and started to make things difficult for Dazenshan.
Niu Youdao: "This is simple, just ask Huang Lie to say that the bandits have already entered the territory of Zhao State."
Guan Fangyi couldn't help laughing and said: "You must hold on to this batch of food!"
Niu Youdao shook his head and sighed softly, "This food has been transported all the way. How many people have died in the battle between the monks from the five countries in the east and west? Why is the food safe when it reaches my Nanzhou territory? Do you think I really only do it for you?
How much money do you want from Han and Song Dynasties? The same goes for later, the materials of Jin and Qi are the safest only if they go to my Nanzhou. If you go to other places, someone will definitely loot and destroy them. They will understand in the future. I am the one who really protects Dayan.
Those who have obtained this food will not be harmed at all when it comes into my hands!"
Only then did Guan Fangyi suddenly realize, looking at Niu Youdao with complicated eyes, she realized what it meant to work hard.
Meng Shanming, who was sitting in a wheelchair and listening, looked in awe, and finally understood someone's painstaking efforts.