Chapter 179 The letter without words
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The closer to the Broken Iron City, the more embarrassed the position of the Northern Army Commander Liu Kunsheng, and the more uneasy he felt. Suddenly, he found himself a key figure, which was exactly the identity that General Left Han Tong tried his best to shirk and he was forced to accept.
On the evening of the day when he arrived at Shenxiong Pass, the army commander Chai Zhi brought three generals to visit, and some words were to be explained clearly to the Northern Army Commander in person.
After all, Liu Kunsheng was the official who was the chief sealer. Chai Zhi and others were polite on the surface and brought wine and meat, but they did not give the "boss" any choice. They directly ordered people to set up a banquet and asked the Northern Army Commander to sit in the chief. They first drank quietly, then drank happily, and finally they could not avoid the order of boxing and shouting.
When everyone's faces turn red, they can speak with all their hearts.
Chai Zhi raised his wine glass, raised his head slightly, and asked, "Viet Liu, who do you think we are?"
Liu Kunsheng drank a lot, his face turned red, and his mind became dizzy, but he didn't dare to get drunk, so he said with a smile: "What, can you bully me so hard to drink? You are the Northern Army Junzheng..."
Chai Zhi shook his head repeatedly, "I'm not talking about military positions."
Liu Kunsheng burped, "Do you guess the riddle? Can't guess it... I'll drink it, I guess it, you guys drink it? Let's get this cup first."
The five people drank it all at the same time, and Chai Zhi smiled and said, "This is not a guessing riddle, it is just a clear explanation of the facts. Liu Duwei, we are not the same type of people."
"You... are younger?"
"Haha, I'm just a teenager younger. Was Liu Duwei inherited Ling Zun and Ling Zun's military post?"
Liu Kunsheng scratched his head, "Oh, I understand. If we trace it up, our Liu family is relatively ordinary. Our grandfather is from the capital and farms for his job. His father was selected as a good son to join the border army and died in the battlefield. I joined the army as an orphan and grew up in the army. So far, I have never made great military achievements. You are all children from the Marquis, and their ancestors have made extraordinary achievements for the Great Chu. We are indeed not the same type of people."
"Does Liu Duwei think it is fair to have made contributions to his ancestors and children and grandchildren enjoy it?"
Liu Kunsheng said in surprise: "Of course fair, how can it be unfair? If the credit cannot be passed on to children and grandchildren, why is it for everyone to fight to the death?"
The other four laughed, Chai Zhi put down his wine glass, "That's right, the inheritance of the aristocratic family is not only the merit, but also the loyalty, loyalty to Your Majesty and Da Chu, this is the biggest difference between us."
Liu Kunsheng glared at the wine and put the cup on the table, "Are you doubting my loyalty?"
Chai Zhi hurriedly apologized with a smile, and persuaded the other three generals to drink together. When Liu Kunsheng turned anger and laughed, Chai Zhi continued: "Loyalty is different from loyalty. Liu Duwei is loyalty to achieve success and loyalty, and we are loyalty to the top level. It doesn't matter whether we make contributions or not, but it is important to ensure the stability of the Great Chu country."
Having said this, Liu Kunsheng couldn't answer, so he laughed and raised his glass to greet him, and he did it first.
Chai Zhi picked up the wine glass and said, "There are millions of soldiers in the Great Chu, who will fight against barbarians and ugly enemies outside and kill traitors inside. But there is one thing that ordinary Chu soldiers never participate."
Liu Kunsheng lowered his head and said nothing.
"The Chu army does not participate in the royal family's housework. This is a rule. Although there is no such regulation, and although some people occasionally break the rules, a loyal and intelligent general will never cross the line. We are different. From the day our ancestors made meritorious service and were qualified and obliged to participate in the royal family's housework. Everyone is walking on thin ice, which is more dangerous than fighting on the battlefield. After the matter is completed, the merits are usually not announced to the public."
Liu Kunsheng laughed twice again.
"Di Wei Lie understands the difference?"
Liu Kunsheng nodded, "I understand, I always understand."
"Don't blame me for being too verbally accused. I heard that when Liu Duwei was serving as a guard in the palace, he made great contributions to the Pingding Palace Transformation. He seemed to have had contact with Juehou...?"
In the public statements of the court, the story of Liu Kunsheng taking Taizu's sword out of the palace was vague. Most people thought it was the order of the queen mother, but there were other rumors among the noble family.
Liu Kunsheng could no longer pretend to be confused and said seriously: "As Chai Jun said, ordinary soldiers are not qualified to participate in the royal family affairs. Liu was dull, but he also understood this truth. When he was a guard, he luckily made some small contributions and the court had already given him a reward. For me, the matter was over, and there was no need to even think about it, and there was no need to talk about it."
Chai Zhi raised his wine glass and shouted: "I just said that Liu Duwei is a smart person. Come and drink this cup. I wish Liu Duwei was appointed as a marquis as soon as possible and become the same type of person as us!"
The five of them were drunk and the banquet ended until the primary school came in to remind them that they would march tomorrow.
When he said goodbye, Chai Zhi hugged Liu Kunsheng's shoulder and said with his tongue: "Put the Great Sima Seal, and then wait to defeat the Huns' army and be rewarded for merit. Just watch other things."
Liu Kunsheng also said vaguely: "I don't care about other things, why should I look at them? If I don't look at them, I won't look at them at all."
Chai Zhi was very satisfied when he left.
In the room, Liu Kunsheng looked heavy and he thought for a long time before he fell asleep.
The army was about to set off at dawn. Liu Kunsheng slept late but woke up early. He sat by the bed and recalled the series of nightmares he had had last night.
"What can I do?" Liu Kunsheng asked himself, suddenly raised his head and looked around alertly. The room was very dark, and his entourage and his personal soldiers were sleeping outside and had not woken up yet.
Liu Kunsheng stood up, lit the oil lamp himself, and turned around in place, confirming that there were indeed no outsiders in the room, and he felt a little relieved. At this time, it was not safe to even talk to himself.
He sat on the bed again, but he couldn't sleep anyway, so he planned to wait for dawn silently.
When he put it on the bed, he suddenly encountered something strange. Liu Kunsheng turned his head and looked at the place where he had just lying, there was actually a letter.
The envelope was smooth, obviously just put on it.
Liu Kun stood up in anger, took off his waist knife from the wall, circled around the room, and strode to the door, trying to push the door, but changed his mind, and listened to the door. There was a faint neighing of horses outside, and there was no other sound.
Liu Kunsheng returned to the bed, stared at the letter for a while, and finally reached out to pick it up, opened the envelope, and took out the letter inside.
There are no words on the letter, only a sword is drawn.
Someone knocked outside, "Sir, are you awake?"
"Yes." Liu Kunsheng responded, hurriedly folded the letter twice, put it in his arms, picked up the envelope and put it on the table. This was a room in the Shenxiongguan Yamen. There were ready-made pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The empty envelope was not eye-catching.
It is not easy for a 50,000 army to leave the pass. After the three teams of outpost, forward and front-drive, Liu Kunsheng led the team to set off. After him, a large number of troops stopped in the pass and could not fully pass the Shenxiong Pass until the afternoon.
During the march, Liu Kunsheng was restless. When someone asked, he pretended to be the result of a hangover.
Two days later, the army walked out of the mountains and could see the broken iron city.
The Broken Iron City was too small to accommodate the 50,000 Northern Army that rushed to reinforce. The camps were already set up in Lingnan outside the city, and teams of Northern Army entered in sequence.
After all, Liu Kunsheng was a seal officer and could not interfere in the royal family's family affairs. He had to be responsible for the battle between the Northern Army and the Huns. He was still dozens of miles away from Shattered Iron City. He led the guards to a hillside, looked northward, and observed the terrain around Shattered Iron City.
As a veteran of the city guarding, Fang Daye was called over with several guides to answer various questions from the Northern Army Commander.
Liu Kunsheng lived in a military camp since he was a child. He was not unfamiliar with wars, but he was a little uneasy in commanding the army. The specific combat plan was all drawn up by his subordinates. He could only ask some painless questions and sighed, "I remember that Emperor Wu had not had such a large-scale battle several times. After this battle, he could fight for the Great Chu for at least ten years."
Fang Daye had no official or post in the Northern Army, and was not even a staff officer. He could only stand with the guide, but he dared to speak, "This battle may not be able to fight."
"Why did you say this? Do you think the Huns really want to have a peace talk?"
"I don't know whether the peace talks are true or not. I only look at the terrain. The Chu army and the Huns were separated by a river and wanted to fight, they could only cross the river and line up. The advantage of the Chu army was that there was a broken iron city to defend, while the Huns were backed by the grassland. Please see, the Huns had a broad terrain. Once they noticed that the momentum was wrong, they could escape immediately. The Chu army could not catch up, and the decisive battle would naturally not be able to fight."
Liu Kunsheng nodded, thinking that Fang Daye's words made some sense.
A general came forward and said, "General Fang only knew one thing but not the other. Master Duwei didn't have to worry. The Chu army had already formulated a detailed plan. The peace talks were false, in order to confuse the Huns. The generals in front had already obtained the consent of the Huns. When the peace talks tomorrow, the Chu army would send 10,000 people to cross the river. The river was frozen, and the Chu army secretly built dozens of simple wooden bridges, which could be carried to the riverbed within two quarters of an hour to communicate with the two sides. The Chu army could attack the entire line at that time, at least 30,000 people headed west to cut off the retreat of the Huns, and then headed north. The siege could be achieved."
Liu Kunsheng nodded in praise.
Fang Daye shook his head, "The military strategy says, 'If you want to surround him, 5 if you want to attack him.' How can the Chu army be divided into surround him?"
The gens general sneered: "The old general is too ambitious to others. The Chu army's equipment is far superior to the Huns. It is well-trained and everyone fights. Since the reign of Emperor Wu, a Chu army has been worth five and ten Huns."
"That's all the past. Even Emperor Wu's general Deng Liao did not encircle and annihilate the Huns with the same number of Chu troops."
The generals also had to refute, and Liu Kunsheng said: "Don't fight. The army has arrived. There is no need to worry about a war. The old general Fang does not need to worry. Even if the Chu army can't surround the Huns, it is always possible to defeat them."
Fang Daye shut up, Liu Kunsheng took a few steps, called Fang Daye over, and asked, "Which direction is Liusha City?"
Fang Daye pointed out the direction, Liu Zhisheng turned his back to everyone, took out the letter paper, opened it, and asked Fang Daye to take a look, and then put it away immediately.
Fang Daye was stunned for a moment, and as he spoke, he also took out a note with the same sword on it.
The two looked at each other and felt confident in their hearts, thinking that General Zhenbei not only noticed the danger, but also had solutions. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!