The winter wind is sharp and the stars and moon are dim.
In the Kowloon City Lord's Mansion, poor generals who were picked up by Chen Shen in the middle of the night, many of them had just fallen asleep and were rushed out of bed by an emergency assembly order.
The worst among them is the newly surrendered Prince's Army... Well, no, the deputy commander of the Xianden Army should now be called: Zhang Youde.
Yesterday, he was terrified because of Chen Shen's ruthless determination to kill Fu Tiansheng instantly. He was deeply afraid that the young man would anger him, so he stayed up all night in fear and fear.
Today, Zhang Youde finally adjusted his mentality and prepared to have a good night's sleep. Unexpectedly, because of Marshal Chen's emergency assembly order, he was unable to get up or down, and he looked increasingly tired...
"That's it...do you all understand?"
"Understood!"
"Do you have any questions? If you have any, ask them immediately."
Chen Shen sat firmly on the throne and looked around: "Once you leave this room, you will no longer have the right to raise opinions. At that time, all you have to do is obey, absolutely obey!"
When Chen Shen and Zhang Youde looked at each other, the latter's eyes were a little dodgey.
"Zhang Youde, do you have any questions about my commander's combat deployment?"
"Ah? Oh no no, I just think...oh no, it's nothing. I am willing to obey Admiral Chen's orders 100%!"
"Don't do this!" Chen Shen curled his lips and said, "If you have any problems, just tell them openly. Just be honest, I won't blame you."
Hearing this, Zhang Youde murmured for a long time before finally making up his mind and saying in a low voice like a mosquito: "The general just wants to know how the general can have such a thorough grasp of the enemy's troop deployment?"
"The general is a little worried. Could the troop deployment of the Huainan rebels and Taikoo be a bait deliberately released by the enemy, waiting for us to take the bait?
"If this is the case, the combat plan you formulated, Marshal, almost never leaves you with an escape route. It may put our army in danger and turn it into an isolated and helpless army."
"Well, your idea is worth considering."
A relieved smile appeared on Chen Shen's lips: "But you don't have to worry about the accuracy of the intelligence."
Zhang Youde raised his head slightly and caught a glimpse of the smile on Chen Shen's lips. His worried heart suddenly calmed down: "It seems that Marshal Chen is not unhappy because I questioned him. That's fine, that's fine..."
As a result, the middle-aged man immediately raised his hands and clasped his fists: "In that case, I no longer have any doubts about the fate of the general."
"good."
Chen Shen nodded slightly and said: "Li Dezhi, Chen Qibing, inform the Xiaoqi Army and the Blood Guards to follow my commander to the north of the city at noon tomorrow to escort a batch of important supplies to the Equipment City."
"yes!"
"Zhang Youde, after you go back, let the brothers who are the first to join the army recuperate and set off in three days, pointing at the Huaijiang River!"
"I will obey your orders!"
…
The next day, noon.
The sun was obscured by dark clouds and the temperature was around freezing point.
Light snow falls from the sky, mixed with drops of rain, gently washing the earth.
Chen Shen led the Knights Cavalry and the members of the Blood Guard out of the north gate. After entering the Xuan Beast Mountain Forest, the young man suddenly pinched the horse's belly lightly and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order and turns around to the southwest and goes to Huafeng City!"
"Xiyuyuyu!"
The war horses stirred for a while, seeming to protest on behalf of the knights on their backs: "Isn't the original plan to go to Mechanical City? Why did Marshal Chen, who has always said he is right, go back on his word?"
Although a small number of people in the Knight Cavalry and the Blood-killing Guards had some doubts, the vast majority of them resolutely followed Marshal Chen's instructions. Their minds were completely empty, and they would just hit wherever the Marshal pointed them out.
Not long after, the entire team was redirected.
The second elder, Chen Qibing, rode up to catch up with Red Rabbit and quietly sent a message: "Young Patriarch, do you suspect that there is some enemy action in the First Army, so you deliberately released a fake news to confuse them?"
Chen Shen curled his lips and said in the same voice: "That's right. Do you still remember the guy who secretly delivered the note to Dean Deng when City Lord Xiao was there?"
"I have said before that he is either a righteous man or an enemy spy who wants to stir up trouble within our army."
"And now, I can confirm that there is indeed a spy in the First Army, and whoever can probably guess it is close to home."
Guess? No!
In fact, he used his eye for discerning people and discovered that the vast majority of people in the Prince's Army had a neutral or slightly friendly attitude towards him.
There is only one slender and short primary school student with a blood-red halo on his head, which represents hatred!
Through an insinuation, Chen Shen learned the name of this person: Huo Feng.
He now holds the position of Prince's Military Academy Lieutenant, and his strength is at the peak of the Nine-Star Xuanshi. His achievements are not obvious on weekdays. When encountering problems, he is never the first to rush, nor will he be the last.
After several days of careful observation, Chen Shen discovered that Huo Feng was mediocre in all aspects, and he was the kind of person who was completely inconspicuous among the general team.
The more this kind of person is, the easier it is to be ignored. Unfortunately, the coach he met was Chen Shen, who had the special skills of "omniscient map and human eye"...
Chen Qibing spoke again: "Since the young master is convinced of the enemy's spy, why didn't you capture him earlier?"
"There's no rush. You know, sometimes the spies sent by the enemy are more effective than our own people if they are used well!"
After saying that, the young man smiled mysteriously and stopped talking.
Seeing that the other party didn't want to say anything, the second elder Chen Qibing was also very sensible and didn't ask further questions, and just returned to the team.
…
At this time, in the west of Kowloon City.
On the platform by the window on the second floor of an inconspicuous restaurant, a soldier wearing leather armor seemed to have eaten and drank enough.
After paying the money, he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and wiped the oil on his mouth casually, then threw the handkerchief on the dining table, stood up and left.
He had just taken a few steps when an old man in slightly shabby clothes passed by the table. Without anyone noticing, he quietly took away the handkerchief left by the leather-armored soldier...
An hour later, in a weapons store in Kowloon City, an old man in slightly shabby clothes appeared swaying here.
After he bought two meat cleavers, he handed a bag of copper coins to the shopkeeper.
After the shopkeeper accepted the money, he said, "Sir, please go away quickly." Then he went to the kitchen, looked at no one around, and unfolded the handkerchief wrapped with money.
There are words on the handkerchief!
It turned out that the leather-armored soldier was the spy who had been dormant within the Prince's Army for many years: Huo Feng.
In the handkerchief he deliberately left behind, he wrote the news that Chen Shen was preparing to send troops to Huaijiang in three days.
And the old man who picked up the handkerchief and left was Huo Feng's contact person...
"Chen Shen's unified army is heading south. This news must be sent out as soon as possible." At this thought, the old man was walking as fast as flying. How could he still have the dejection of an old man in his twilight years?