Zang Ba looked at Xiao Jian and said in a deep voice: "Why did the envoy participate in the Taiping Dao back then? Isn't it because you want the innocent people in the world to live? For more than ten years, looking at today, in addition to the generals, who else cherishes the lives of the people in the world? Who else fought bloodily for the survival of the people? ”

Zang Ba suddenly raised his voice and said sharply: "Did the envoy forget all the oaths he made to participate in the Taiping Dao?" ”

Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment, sat there and thought for a long time, and then asked, "Have you seen Li Yi?" ”

Zang Ba nodded and said, "I've seen him, not only that, I also fought side by side with him for a while last year. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

He ...... Look...... Like ......, "Xiao Jian wanted to ask something."

"He's ordinary, he looks like a tall and mighty pawn." Zang Ba said admiringly, "Although we don't know much about him, but looking at today's Hebei and today's northern frontier, we have to admit that today is the only one who can save Sheji, save the people in the world, and let thousands of people in the world enjoy a peaceful world." ”

Xiao Jian hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Xuan Gao, what if the Northern Frontier Army is defeated?" ”

"Envoy, as long as Hebei wins the Central Plains War, the days of pacifying the world will be numbered." Zang Ba smiled and said meaningfully, "If Hebei is defeated, how much strength will the parties in the Central Plains have?" In Qingzhou, in Mount Tai, as long as we raise the banner, within ten days and a half months, we will be able to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to kill the Central Plains. At that time, whether it is Hebei, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Liu Bei, they will all look at our faces and form an alliance with us. Maybe one day, the dreams that the great sages and good teachers, Xu He Dashuai, Sima Ju Dashuai and others failed to realize can be realized in our hands, and the peaceful world in the dream may really come......"

Xiao Jian, Zang Ba, and Xu Sheng discussed all night, carefully weighed the pros and cons, and finally Xiao Jian decided to accept Zang Ba's suggestion, return to the Jicheng court, and take refuge in Hebei.

"Can you tell me where your army is now?" Xiao Jian looked at Zang Ba and asked, "Is it on the other side of the Yishui River?" ”

"There were only three thousand people on the other side of the river." Zang Ba spread out the map on the desk, stretched out his hand to a place, and nodded, "The army of Li Feng and Wu Dun is already approaching here. ”

"Tancheng?" Xiao Jian's eyes widened in surprise, "Your army has killed Tancheng in Donghai County, and you cut off my retreat." ”

"How many defenders are there in Tancheng?" Zang Ba asked casually.

Xiao Jian said with some despair: "A thousand people, only a thousand people." ”

Then Xiao Jian asked suspiciously, "How did your army approach Tancheng?" The land and water routes from Tancheng to Kaiyang have been transporting grain and grass and heavy baggage, and the defense is tight, and your army will definitely be discovered if it goes south? Are you lying to me? ”

Zang Ba smiled: "You have all forgotten that there is a large naval army in Northern Xinjiang. When the general conquest of Xu He and Sima Ju, he used this naval army to transport 50,000 troops to Qingzhou by sea, and then suddenly launched an attack from behind the Yellow Turban Army, resulting in the destruction of the 2 million Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. ”

Zang Ba pointed to the map and continued: "Now General Gao Shun is just repeating his old tricks. Your men and horses are all focused on the battlefield of Yangdu, and it is normal for them to be negligent in the rear and not find out. If I'm not wrong, Wu Dun will attack Tancheng today. ”

Xiao Jian and Xu Sheng looked at each other speechlessly. Zang Ba cut off his retreat, and in the case of cutting off food and grass, it was difficult for the army to support, and he would soon break through and withdraw from Langya. Why is he in such a hurry to take Langya? Do you want to take advantage of Liu Bei's reinforcements before they come back, kill Pengcheng, and deal with the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefield in the Central Plains?

It turned out that since the Northern Xinjiang army crossed the river and headed south, the task of the Navy's First Fleet and Second Fleet was basically only to escort the grain convoys that were constantly being transported to the Central Plains on the big river.

After Gao Shun determined the strategy of sending troops to attack Liu Beijun's rear, he sent a book to Chang Yuchun in Hebei Province and asked him to send a fleet to help in the war.

Chang Yuchun agreed with Gao Shun's idea of raiding behind enemy lines, and immediately ordered Han Dang to lead the Second Fleet of the Northern Xinjiang Navy to the south, transport the troops of Li Feng and Wu Dunbu, who raided behind the enemy, to the south from the sea, and after landing on Yuzhou Mountain, they attacked Qu County, and then quickly marched west to attack Tancheng.

"Xuan Gao, are you going to kill Zhu Ling?" Xiao Jian looked at Zang Ba and sighed softly, "Over the years, Zhu Wenbo has gotten along well with us, is it necessary for you to kill them all?" ”

Zang Ba didn't answer Xiao Jian's question, but asked, "How much grain does he still have in his hands?" How many days can it last? ”

"At least half a month's worth of food." Xu Sheng said, "There are still nearly 10,000 troops in Yangdu, and with Zhu Ling's ability to command troops and the fierceness of Danyang soldiers, it is definitely not a problem to hold on for half a month." ”

"Let him go." Zang Ba waved his hand without hesitation and said categorically, "You immediately send a letter to Zhu Ling, saying that you have returned to Hebei, and the Northern Frontier Army has killed the East China Sea and occupied Tancheng." Zhu Ling was cut off from the back road, cut off from grain and grass, and the East China Sea was in an emergency, so he had to retreat rapidly along the west bank of the Yishui River. ”

Xiao Jian was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I will immediately write to Zhu Ling and ask him to retreat from Wushui and return to the East China Sea." I guarantee his safety while crossing the river. ”

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After Zhu Ling received Xiao Jian's letter, although he was furious, he also expressed deep incomprehension about Xiao Jian's practice of revealing the news to him, after all, now that the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Central Plains Princes' Coalition Army are in a big war, if they can destroy his army, it will be very beneficial for Northern Xinjiang. However, Xiao Jian told him the news, which was too unreasonable. But at this life-and-death juncture, time is everything, and Zhu Ling has no time to take care of these, so he will withdraw from the Wushui River first.

Xiao Jian's guarantee, whether it is true or not, he has to take a risk, otherwise he will really be wiped out, and he will be killed.

It is nothing that his life is gone, but if it leads to the destruction of the army, it will be extremely detrimental to the great cause of the lord Liu Bei.

Although he didn't know the specific situation of other battlefields, Zhu Ling knew very well that the current situation of the lord Liu Bei was very bad, and he had to retain the living force.

Liu Beijun, under the command of Zhu Ling, retreated in a hurry overnight.

Gao Shun, Xun Di, Li Yi, Wu Ba, Yin Li and others led their troops to occupy Yangdu and Linyi successively, and the army immediately divided into two routes to the north. One route was led by Gao Shun and Yin Li, crossed the Wushui River, and killed the Lu State. One route was led by Xun Di, Li Yi and Wu Ba, and directly killed the southern part of Taishan County.

Zang Ba and Xiao Jian rushed to meet in the camp before Gao Shun left Linyi.

"Garrisoning Langya State, blocking Liu Beijun's counterattack, and containing Liu Beijun's forces will be entrusted to the two." After Gao Shun and Zang Ba and others discussed the details of the division of the troops into three routes, they said solemnly, "The battle on the Central Plains battlefield is getting more and more difficult, and most of Liu Beijun's troops will definitely be put into the Central Plains battlefield for a period of time in the future." Although Zhu Ling had the heart to counterattack, he was powerless and it was difficult to make a difference. Whether or not they can hold Langya and threaten the hinterland of Xuzhou will be of considerable help to the offensive of the main force of the army in the Central Plains battlefield, so the two of them will have to worry a lot. ”

"General Gao is relieved to go north. Zhu Ling suffered a heavy blow from this, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and the possibility of counterattacking was too small. Zang Ba said, "I will do my best to raise and transport the grain and grass." Although Qingzhou can supply very little food, a little more is better than a little less. ”

Gao Shun thanked him repeatedly.

"After Li Feng and Yin Li occupied Tancheng, they seized a large amount of grain and grass. Considering that Zhu Ling's attack will be very fierce, it is better for you to organize the people to transport the grain and grass from the city to Kaiyang as soon as possible. Gao Shun thought for a while and instructed Zang Ba, "After the army went north, you only had 10,000 troops in your hands, but Zhu Ling had almost 20,000 troops in your hands, so it would be unwise to fight with them. In order to preserve your strength, you should withdraw from Tancheng as soon as possible and stick to Kaiyang to avoid accidents. ”

Zang Ba nodded again and again, wanting to speak and stopping.

Gao Shun naturally saw Zang Ba's performance and said, "Xuan Gao, if you have something, just say it." You have made a great contribution this time, no matter what conditions you put forward, I believe the imperial court will agree. ”

"In the Central Plains War, the loss of troops must be amazing. Now that almost all the armies in northern Xinjiang have been dispatched, Hebei's reserve forces have been exhausted. Qingzhou's troops were also all dispatched, and the counties and counties of Qingzhou had no troops to defend. Zang Ba said cautiously, "I want to play the imperial court, immediately recruit troops in Qingzhou, and protect Qingzhou, I don't know ......."

Gao Shun was slightly surprised, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

Qingzhou has been submitted to the table, Qingzhou's military and political power will be handed over to the imperial court immediately, Zang Ba and Yin Li, Wu Dun and others may want to enter the court as officials, or command the army in Qingzhou, Zang Ba at this time to submit this piece is obviously inappropriate. After the implementation of the new military system, the imperial court has abolished the conscription system and changed all to the conscription system, and Zang Ba's proposal will definitely be vetoed.

In addition, what made Gao Shun uneasy was that the imperial court would doubt Zang Ba's submission because of this recital, and the consequences were unpredictable.

Seeing that Gao Shun didn't speak for a long time, Zang Ba was a little frightened, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't it okay?" ”

"Nope." Gao Shun shook his hand categorically, and explained the reasons without hesitation, "The Han military system has been revised, and it is absolutely impossible to recruit soldiers. If Brother Xuan Gao is worried about the safety of Qingzhou, it is best to report this worry to the imperial court first, or write a letter to the lord and General Chang Yuchun first, and ask them to play the imperial court on behalf of him and try to solve it. ”

Seeing that Gao Shun said so seriously, Zang Ba couldn't accept it for a while, and said suspiciously: "Isn't Hebei the general who has the final say?" Can the imperial court still restrain the generals? ”

Gao Shun shook his head and said solemnly: "In Hebei, it is the Son of Heaven and the imperial court who have the final say. (To be continued.) )