In the city of Tongzhou, Wang Yuan led the generals to solemnly welcome Zeng Guozhong, Qian Gaozhi, Wang Changling and the 4,000 soldiers who defected led by the three. On the square in the east of the city, Wang Yuan delivered an enthusiastic speech, praising the great merits made by everyone, and promised that he would go to the imperial court and all those who made meritorious contributions would be rewarded.

After that, the soldiers were arranged by Song Jiangong to go to bathe, eat and rest, Zeng Guozhong, Qian Gaozhi, Wang Changling and more than a dozen generals were invited by Wang Yuan to the palace hall to celebrate the achievement. At the banquet, Wang Yuan personally raised his glass to toast one by one, giving these people enough face. Many of these people were familiar with Wang Yuan in Yangzhou, and now they are very happy to see Wang Yuan again, and they have made contributions and received courtesy. The atmosphere at the banquet was very warm.

After the banquet, all the generals were arranged to take a bath and rest, and Wang Yuan left Zeng Guozhong, Qian Gaozhi and Wang Changling to drink tea and talk.

"General Zeng, General Qian. Unexpectedly, Yangzhou was goodbye, and it was half a year. We're fighting side by side again. It seems that we are still good partners, and it will be a big move as soon as we make a move. This time, you burned Li Guangbi's military rations and materials, which can be said to be famous in World War I. Hahaha. Wang Yuan laughed.

"Hahaha. Li Guangbi didn't dream that we stabbed him in the heart. However, our fame in this battle is still due to the marshal. If it weren't for the great commander's strategy, it would be difficult for us to make contributions. Zeng Guozhong's excitement had not yet passed, and his face was glowing.

"Yes, it's all up to the great handsome. To tell you the truth, Zeng Guozhong came back to tell us about this time, and I was beating the drum in my heart. I'm worried that it won't work. I didn't expect us to do it, and we came out alive. It's incredible. Qian Gaozhi also laughed.

Zeng Guozhong said with a smile: "Brother Qian almost peed his pants at that time." Look at Brother Changling, he was still a weak scholar, and he didn't even say a word at that time. What is the iron courage of a scholar, this is. ”

Qian Gaozhi smiled and said, "Yes, I'm not as good as him." Do I admit that it is not possible? But I didn't pee my pants. Are you so cowardly to my Qian Gaozhi? ”

Wang Changling, who was sitting quietly drinking tea, hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You two are joking, but don't take it up and down." I'm so nervous, but I didn't say it. If it weren't for the two of you, I wouldn't have dared to do it. ”

Wang Yuan turned to Wang Changling and smiled: "Brother Changling, we met, do you remember?" ”

Wang Changling bowed and saluted: "Wang Dashuai, how can you not remember." On the second day of February in the fourth year of Tianbao, on the pear blossom poetry meeting, Wang Dashuai amazed the world with a song of climbing the building. Wang Mou is not talented, he sat on the seat and witnessed it with his own eyes. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Brother Changling has a very good memory, and I have a deep impression of Brother Changling. It's just that I was a cloth cloth at that time, and I didn't have a chance to talk to Brother Changling. But I didn't expect you and I to meet in such a situation. I didn't expect Brother Changling to be unexpected, not only a leader in the literary world, but also an iron-blooded man. ”

Wang Changling said with a smile: "Wang Dashuai, if you want to say that you didn't expect it, it should be that Wang didn't expect it." In just seven or eight years, you have been born from a cloth cloth at the beginning, and now you are a powerful figure. Who in the world doesn't know the name of Wang Dashuai? Wang Dashuai's experience is unbelievable. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "That's it, we don't have to praise each other, I am very happy to be able to meet Brother Changling." Even if it weren't for the war, I'm very happy. Because there are only a few people who participated in the poetry meeting back then. It's not easy to meet an old person. ”

Wang Changling was stunned, nodded and said, "Yes, there are indeed not many people alive." Li Linfu and Li Shizhi have long passed away. Wang Majie was gone the year before last. Li Beihai is also long gone. and Yan Zhenqing, Gao Shi...... In this way, there are indeed very few people alive. Hey, it's only been a few years, how can there be such a big change. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, a few years have passed, but it seems like decades have passed." Not only did the old people wither, but even the world changed. The vicissitudes of the sea have changed into mulberry fields, and great changes have changed in a snap of a finger. ”

"The world has changed!" Wang Changling looked at Wang Yuan and repeated.

Wang Yuan smiled: "Don't mention it, it's sad." But there's one that's still there, and you should know it. Du Fu, do you remember him? ”

Wang Changling hurriedly said: "Why don't you remember?" Didn't I hear that he went to Youzhou to seek a job, and he disappeared when An Lushan rebelled? ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "He has been in Chengdu for several years. He is now serving as the chief farmer in Chengdu. It's a position he chooses for himself, and he says it's a good fit for him. He now mingles with the people every day. He led the people to open up barren mountains, repair ditches, and build farm tools, which was very leisurely. Oh yes, I gave him a place next to Huanhua Creek in the south of the city, and he built three grass houses, named them grass halls, circled a small courtyard, and lived outside the city with his wife and children. It's also very laid-back. He would have been glad if he had known that you were coming. ”

Wang Changling said with a smile: "He knows how to enjoy." It's not good to be an official, but to be a farmer official. I must visit him. I don't know what he has done lately. In the past few years, I have been like a deaf and blind person in Jiangning. No one exchanged poems and texts, and I didn't know anything about the literary world, but I was in a hurry. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Changling is still a scribe, and he can't do without poetry." Brother Du wrote a lot of good poems, and on the way to Chengdu, Brother Du also wrote several long poems. The three officials and the three farewells are all famous articles through the ages, and it is fascinating to read. ”

Wang Changling said happily: "Then I have to read it, I don't know if Xiangguo has a collection of his poems?" I'd like to read it. Also, does Xiangguo have a new work recently? I'd like to read it more. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I am leading the army to fight, but I don't have any poetry collections. I myself have been exhausted in the past few years, and I haven't written any good poems. However, I have read a lot of Brother Changling's recent masterpieces, and Brother Changling has been highly productive in recent years. ”

Wang Changling said happily: "Has Xiangguo read my poems? ”

"That's nature. The wilderness is full of sorrowful winds, and the yellow artemisia grass is fluttering. Tie the horse leaning on the poplar, who knows if I am in my arms' Is this the new work of Brother Changling? Also: the sword travels thousands of miles, and the micro body feels a word. He used to be a big Liang guest, and he lived up to his trust. Wang Yuan smiled and chanted these two poems.

"Oops, Sangkook really read it. It's a real pleasure to be here. The clumsy decision made Xiang Guoyi laugh. ”

Wang Changling's eyes lit up, he was not surprised that Wang Yuan did not have a new work, after all, he is now in a high position, dominating the world, where is there still leisure to write poems. But Wang Yuan read his own poems and could recite them with his mouth open, which shows his affirmation of his poems. Of course, Wang Changling was very happy.

"Brother Changling doesn't have to be humble. Your poems are impassioned, majestic, and heroic. It was famous all over the world a long time ago, how can you not read it? Several poems are well-known all over the world, and reading Brother Changling's masterpiece is quite happy. ”

"Thank you for your praise. I'm just a vain sigh. Sangkook is the real hero. Ride your horse and whip and gallop the world. Wang can only stir up words and talk on paper. Shameful. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Don't think so. But speaking of which, I really like this one by Brother Chang Ling: the lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus is open to both sides of the face. I can't see it when I enter the pool, and I feel that someone is coming when I hear the song. ”

Wang Changling was stunned and said: "How could Xiangguo like this one? This one is mediocre. It's just an ordinary play. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I like the comfort and poetry of this one. Brother Chang Ling has many passionate voices and a sense of hesitation, and in this case, there are many masterpieces. Before there was 'but made the dragon city fly will be, do not teach Humadu Yin Mountain. Later, there is "Tie the horse leaning on the poplar, who knows my arms", although the poem is good to the extreme, but the mood is inevitably sad and low. When Brother Changling can write sentences like 'I can't see it when I go into the pool, and I feel that someone is coming when I hear the song', then it is the happy Brother Changling. I hope that Brother Changling can produce more such masterpieces, and at that time, it will mean that the world is peaceful, and the unevenness and barriers in Brother Changling's chest have been eliminated. That's also my expectation, so I would like to see Brother Changling's pen can pick more lotus songs and less in the military, which means that the world is stable and the world is peaceful. And the world is peaceful, and the people live in peace, which is Wang's lifelong hope. I believe it is also Brother Changling's wish. ”

Wang Changling grabbed Wang Yuan's hand and said: "Talking about poetry with Xiangguo is really related to my heart and has benefited a lot." Xiangguo, I want to talk to you more about poetry, it's been a long time since I've talked about poetry with people like this. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and was just about to speak, Zeng Guozhong on the side coughed and said: "Dashuai, Brother Changling, I think Lao Qian and I should retire first, it seems that you have forgotten us." ”

Wang Yuan and Wang Changling were stunned and laughed at the same time. Wang Yuan smiled: "Oh, I'm sorry, I chatted happily with Brother Changling, but I actually snubbed the two." General Zeng, General Qian, rude and rude. ”

Zeng Guozhong smiled: "Actually, it sounds quite interesting, although our brothers can't understand anything." But now is the time to talk about poetry. Brother Changling, it's not that I interrupted you rudely, at this time, you dragged the handsome man to talk about poetry, I'm afraid it's inappropriate. At the moment of the great enemy, how much do the marshal have to do, how many military affairs to plan, and the matter of poetry and literature, after all, he can't retreat from the enemy. ”

Wang Changling returned to normalcy and arched his hand: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's Wang's fault." Wang is a nerd, and he can't stop talking about these things. ”

"That's pretty much it." Zeng Guozhong turned to Wang Yuan and said: "Marshal, tell us about the current situation, I still want to hear this." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "What does General Zeng want to know?" ”

Zeng Guozhong said: "I want to know, this time we burned Li Guangbi's grain and grass, and his logistics supply route was also cut off, I don't know if the war can be fought?" ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "What does General Zeng think? ”

Zeng Guozhong thought for a while and said: "If it is Li Guangbi who is humiliated, in this case, it is naturally the best policy to retire from the army." The grain and grass are gone, how can we fight? ”

Wang Yuan turned his head and asked Qian Gaozhi, "What does General Qian think?" ”

Qian Gaozhi said: "The humble position is similar to General Zeng's opinion. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "I have different views with the two of you. I think the big war is about to begin. ”

Zeng Guozhong said: "What? Does he dare to attack the city? Is it because we didn't completely burn his grain and grass this time? Hey, we made a mistake this time, and burned most of the grain and grass, and left some for him, at least enough for them to eat for a few days. We should fight it and burn it clean. It's better if even those siege engines are burned, that's good. It's a pity we can't. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "General Zeng, once the grain and grass are burned clean, Li Guangbi is really leaving." On the contrary, I think you burned most of it, and you burned it just right. ”

"This ...... What do you mean by Dashuai, do you want him to attack the city? Zeng Guozhong and the other three were a little stunned.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Of course I hope he will attack the city." Sooner or later, there will be a war, and it is better to fight later than to fight early. I don't want them to run away. This time they are 300,000, and next time they will be 500,000 or 600,000. It's not that you don't know about Li Mao's current forced recruitment of people in various places. And now, the morale of his 300,000 soldiers and horses is low, and after most of the grain and grass have been burned, he has no time to prepare for it. That's exactly what I couldn't ask for. ”

"But...... How did the marshal know that Li Guangbi would definitely attack the city? If you think so, he must also know the situation at this time, will he launch an attack on the city as the commander expected? Qian Gaozhi was surprised. His question is also that of Zeng Guozhong and Wang Changling.

Wang Yuan said: "This is a problem of Li Guangbi's psychology and the overall situation. You have an army of 300,000 in your hands, and the opponent's strength is only 30% of yours, and you have been repeatedly provoked, what will you think in your heart? Li Guangbi is also a person with an extremely conceited heart, he has always disdained me, this is his best chance to prove that he is better than me, how can he withdraw his troops? Once the troops are withdrawn, all kinds of ridicule and ridicule from the outside and inside will drown him out, how can he endure it. Moreover, in terms of the overall situation, if his 300,000 soldiers and horses withdrew without any attack, Li Mao's 200,000 troops on the North Route would be in a situation of fighting alone. You must know that the reason why Li Mao dared to personally lead the soldiers and horses to attack the city on the north road was to rely on Li Guangbi's 300,000 soldiers and horses to attract the main force of our Shence army of 100,000. As soon as Li Guangbi withdrew, the 200,000 troops on the North Road could only be withdrawn, so wouldn't this campaign to mobilize the army to attack our Shu land die halfway? ”

Everyone suddenly realized that the situation here was not as simple as they thought.

"That's why I said, you've done just the right job of burning grain this time. It was all burned, and Li Guangbi had to withdraw. Leaving a part, he can't withdraw if he wants to, and if he wants to fight, he can only fight desperately. Because of the hidden danger of grain and grass, he could not strategize, so he could only choose to storm and capture Tongzhou before the grain and grass ran out. And this is the best time for our Divine Command Army to face it. Every day we defended, Lee Kwang-pil was one day closer to defeat. I estimated that after defending the city for three or five days, Li Guangbi ran out of grain and grass, and he was left to slaughter cattle and sheep. Of course I don't want him to go, Tongzhou City used to be the place where Shi Siming's halberd fell, and this time, Li Guangbi will also fold here. It's just that he doesn't know it yet. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

The hearts of the three people on the table were surging. The handsome man talked and laughed freely, which gave them great excitement. Originally, a big battle with a large number of enemies was just around the corner, and the inferior side should obviously avoid the war as much as possible. But Wang Xiangguo insisted on turning this big war into a favorable situation for his own side through a few days of nuisance, which is really unmatched. This is the style of a famous handsome who wins all battles, not only has strong self-confidence, but also can gradually turn the unfavorable situation into his favor. Even between the square inches, it is easy to navigate. It's almost a virtuosity.

"Three, you worked hard last night, let's talk about it here, the three of you go get a good night's sleep and recover your energy. I will order General Zhao Qing to arrange a place for the three of them to live. Wang Yuan got up and smiled.

"Dashuai, I don't know if our responsibilities are arranged? We don't want to sit idly by, we want to participate in the battle to defend the city. Zeng Guozhong said loudly.

Qian Gaozhi also said: "Yes, Dashuai, we don't want to sit idly by, since the big war is coming, we hope that Dashuai can arrange our position, and we will participate in the war." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "A few of you are really anxious, I plan to wait until you are well rested and then ask the three of you what they think." So, General Zeng, General Qian, what do you want to do with the soldiers and horses of my Shence Army? Our Shence army has cavalry, infantry, artillery, and three soldiers and horses, and you can choose them. ”

"We're going to join the cavalry. In the past few days, I have seen the brave posture of the cavalry of the Shence Army, and I am so envious. If the handsome man can be accomplished, the two of us will be grateful. Zeng Guozhong and Qian Gaozhi said in unison.

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "You will choose." However, the commander of the cavalry of the Shence Army is Liu Jun, he is not very old, I am afraid that you will not obey him. ”

Zeng Guozhong hurriedly said: "No, no, if General Liu Xiao's command last night was determined, it was the wind of a general to be in danger." It's too late for me to admire. Besides, the two of us are just thin and have an inch, how dare we be arrogant because of this? The two of us only want to be a member of the cavalry, not to be an official position. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "Let you be a member of the ordinary cavalry, wouldn't that be a tyrannical thing." The two of you are the leading generals, and you have made a great contribution, but you have been demoted? Then don't I, Wang Yuan, have to be scolded to death? From now on, I will grant you both the rank of General of the Cavalry. As for the specific position, I have to let Liu Jun arrange it, and I don't want to act on my behalf. In this battle, for the time being, after the imperial court is rewarded, the official position will be officially awarded, what do you think? ”

"Thank you, Sir." The two of them fell to their knees and got up to thank them. General Yun Lu is a martial artist