On the fifth day of March, the awakening of insects occurred.

The warm spring breeze breezes past the octagonal wind chimes on the eaves of the pavilion, lifts the bamboo curtains, and happily stirs up the light smoke of sandalwood.

Zhang Chu, who had put on a large, plain off-white robe today, with his snowy hair tied on top of his head with a small silver crown, was sitting on the ground leaning on a soft chair, holding in his hand a Confucian classic annotated by Situ Ji, the great master of the dynasty.

Looking through it quietly.

Hongyun knelt and sat opposite him. Her red pomegranate skirt stretched on the ground, which was the brilliant camellia blooming in the mountains. It was so bright that it was not tacky at all. Her white hands were washing and cooking tea in an orderly manner, showing her feminine beauty in every move.

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The bright sunshine passed through the bamboo curtains, casting mottled shadows on the two of them.

The long river of time flows quietly...

Unfortunately, an uninvited guest broke this quiet time.

"Dong dong dong..."

Zhang Chu looked at Liang Yuanchang's muddy boots stepping on the neat rush mat, step by step, and felt as awkward as if he had eaten a hair after eating, and any good mood was gone.

It just so happens that this person is still my senior brother.

You can't hit or scold...

Liang Yuanchang walked into the pavilion, rushed Hong Yun to the side without any politeness, sat down opposite Zhang Chu, picked up the tea that Hong Yun cooked for Zhang Chu, and drank it all in one gulp: "I heard that you are going to march to Yanbei?

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Zhang Chu put down the book helplessly, nodded and said: "It was decided last night that we will go on the expedition tomorrow."

Liang Yuanchang looked at him strangely: "What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly think of marching into Yanbei?"

Based on his understanding of his junior brother, this guy has the body of a Bull Demon King, but has the teeth to eat grass.

As long as he doesn't bully him too much, he can live in peace with anyone until eternity.

This time they actually went out to attack, and the iron tree was really blooming!

Zhang Chu picked up a teapot as big as his palm, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and said softly: "There are too many sand troops stationed in Xiliang Prefecture and they can't be conquered. We are the ones in Yanbei Prefecture.

It is the only life channel to communicate with the outside world, so it is imperative to march into Yanbei!"

Liang Yuanchang looked at him and pondered for a few breaths, then suddenly asked: "No food again?"

Zhang Chu frowned slightly: "Where did you hear that?"

Liang Yuanchang put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "No one told me that there was a flaw in your own words. Now is a good time to march into Yanbei Prefecture, but it is also a good time for us to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, secretly accumulating strength.

, as soon as you hit us, the fire will immediately burn to us... With your temperament, you can only take risks if you have some compelling reason!"

Zhang Chu showed a wry smile: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from my own people... The documents requesting food from the Jingyuan Army and the Dangdi Army have been on my desk for five days, but the alliance really can't get any food. If this continues

If we go down, within half a month, the 200,000 brothers on the front line will have to confront the hundreds of thousands of sand people in Xiliang Prefecture on an empty stomach."

Liang Yuanchang looked surprised: "Has it reached this point? Didn't a batch of grain enter the customs just two days ago?"

The bitterness on Zhang Chu's face became more and more intense: "It's all sand, just to coax the people in the pass..."

Liang Yuanchang was silent for a few breaths, then suddenly heaved a long sigh and said softly: "The only option is to beat him!"

Outsiders can only see Zhang Chu, the leader of the Grand Alliance. The leader of the Peiping Alliance is so famous and arrogant.

How many people know how heavy the burden is on his shoulders?

After a pause, Liang Yuanchang asked again: "How many troops and horses do you plan to bring?"

Zhang Chu sighed softly: "With the little surplus food in hand, how many soldiers and horses can I bring with me, let's decide on the Xinjiang Army. They happen to be stationed in Fenglang County, so they don't have to travel back and forth in vain..."

Liang Yuanchang: "How many Sharen troops are left in Yanbei Prefecture?"

Zhang Chu: "Two hundred thousand."

Liang Yuanchang picked up the tea cup in front of him again: "If one hundred thousand people fight against two hundred thousand people, is there any chance of winning?"

Zhang Chu said thoughtfully: "It's more or less. Fifth brother has gathered ten thousand warriors in Dongsheng Prefecture. My father-in-law and several major martial arts families in Yanbei have also secretly linked up twenty to thirty thousand soldiers and horses. As long as we can do it in the shortest time,

Within a short period of time, we can open up a communication line to the east. If we join forces with them, there will be 150,000 people. With Yanbei Prefecture’s advantageous location and people, it’s not a big problem to fight 150,000 against 200,000.

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He is also a veteran on the battlefield, so he still has some confidence.

Liang Yuanchang hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "I have something to ask you for help."

Zhang Chu lowered his head and drank tea: "Say it!"

Liang Yuanchang glanced at him and said: "It's your senior sister, mother and son. Her relationship with us cannot withstand investigation. I'm worried..."

Zhang Chu put down the teacup in his hand and slowly frowned: "As far as I know, the officials and their families who were evacuated from Yanbei Prefecture did not go to Beijing, but stayed in Zhongyuan Prefecture and Yanbei Prefecture.

Fengtai County, which borders Yanbei Prefecture, is the bridgehead for the confrontation between the imperial court and the Sharen army in Yanbei Prefecture, and Ran Lin's Northern Expedition Army is stationed there... This matter is not easy to handle."

The difficulty was not just due to the conquest of the Northern Army.

It's because of Liang Yuanyuan's husband's family.

If we just bring back Liang Yuanyuan, mother and son, any Feitian Grandmaster can bring them back to Taiping Pass.

But after all, Liang Yuanyuan is a member of the Duan family, and her two children also have the surname Duan. She only has three of them, mother and son, regardless of the Duan family. If one person is not handled well, Liang Yuanyuan and her children will turn against each other and do bad things with good intentions.

But when it comes to bringing all the Duan family members to Taiping Pass, not to mention whether the Duan family members themselves agree or not, even if they agree, it is not an easy task... The Duan family members have a great career, but Liang Yuanyuan's father-in-law is the only one.

There are dozens of people, and it is not easy to get them out under the eyes of an army of two to three hundred thousand and several flying masters!

How could Liang Yuanchang not know that this matter was difficult to handle?

If this matter was easy to handle, he would have done it by himself, why would he come to Zhang Chu.

"I know that this matter is difficult to handle, but no matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way to deal with it. We can't wait until one day the court takes the mother and son to the front of the battle to threaten us two senior brothers?"

He sighed.

Zhang Chu said nothing and moved the tea cup in front of him expressionlessly.

When Liang Yuanchang saw this, his heart sank...

After a while, Zhang Chu finally spoke and said slowly: "I can think of ways to do this, but I have a condition!"

Liang Yuanchang's pupils shrank slightly, but he replied with no trace of emotion on his face: "You said, whatever I can do, I will do it without any hesitation!"

"You said that yourself!"

Zhang Chu said seriously: "My condition is... give me half of the 'swordsman' you hide!"

Liang Yuanchang was stunned: "That's it?"

Zhang Chu finally laughed out loud: "What do you think?"

Only then did Liang Yuanchang react: "Did you know that this was what I was talking about?"

Zhang Chu said with a "hahaha" smile: "Seeing that you have been grinding and twisting for a long time, I am worried for you! I was already making arrangements for this matter a month ago. If I had waited for you to think of it now,

?The flowers have gone cold! Don’t worry, our people have already sneaked into Fengtai County. They are all smart and capable people. They will definitely not go wrong. When we start working in Yanbei Prefecture, we will attract the attention of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

They will take the people to Dongsheng Prefecture, where I will say hello to Fifth Brother and ask him to send someone to help. If nothing happens, you will be able to see the senior sisters and the others in the pass in the middle to late ten days!"

Liang Yuanchang: "That family..."

Zhang Chu: "Don't worry, they will find a way to send those who are willing to come. With such a big Taiping Pass, they will not be left without food. As for those who don't want to come, they will be liquidated by Dali in the future. No wonder

On the head of senior sister, mother and son!"

It is difficult for an upright official to stop household affairs.

He can only go so far.

Liang Yuanchang had nothing to say.

Even if it were him to handle this matter, he wouldn't be able to handle it any better than Zhang Chu.

He finally let out a long breath of relief.

This matter has been weighing on his mind for more than half a month. He still doesn't know how to tell Zhang Chu, and it has almost become a worry in his heart.

The burden on Zhang Chu's shoulders was already heavy enough, and he was unwilling to cause trouble to Zhang Chu with such trivial matters.

This time, I learned that Zhang Chu was going to attack Yanbei Prefecture, so I finally couldn't bear it and came to Zhang Chu to find some ideas.

"As you said, you are now one of the top figures in Kyushu!"

Liang Yuanchang looked at Zhang Chu with disdain: "You still have some ideas about me all day long, are you embarrassed?"
Chapter completed!