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, the general is so fierce

It snowed again at night, and the weather became colder and colder. The dripping water turned into ice, and the cold wind blew on my face, like a knife.

Xu Huai planned to leave the city overnight to rush to Shuozhou. When the horses were brought in, he was arranging the swords, bows, shields and quivers hanging next to the saddle in the alley. When he was about to get on the saddle and drive away, he saw Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong.

Come out.

"Why did my husband come out in such a cold weather?" Xu Huai asked.

"No matter how hard I work, it will never be more difficult than when you braved the wind and snow all night to go to Shuozhou. I will give you a ride!" Wang Zhen ignored the wind and snow that messed up his frosty white beard and hair, stepped forward to help Xu Huai hold the reins, and headed for

Walking down the alley, he kept asking, "Do you think Shuozhou should be guarded?"

"My husband and the princes are plotting this matter, so who am I to comment on it?" Xu Huai glanced at the Xingyuan Courtyard with the door half-opened, and said, "My husband and the princes felt that it was inappropriate, so we withdrew from Shuozhou.

Come, my husband and your gentlemen feel that Shuozhou should be guarded, so we will make a nail to bite it there!"

"..." Wang Zhen raised his head and glanced at the deep and unpredictable night sky ahead. He sighed and said, "Wang Fan was a military commander at the beginning, and he was high-spirited. If I say a few words to him, he may not be impatient. Now. Now

You suddenly have a subordinate who can't figure out the details and doesn't seem to listen to his orders at all. Don't blame him.

Indifferent. The return of the remnants of the Tianxiong Army should be entirely due to you, right? Zhu Hang has an unyielding temperament and is by no means a person afraid of death, but he is not a thoughtful person either. He cannot handle the sudden collapse of the Tianxiong Army.

The complicated situation at that time. What's more, at the beginning of his attack on Datong, his judgment of the situation was also optimistic..."

"Although we had anticipated the defeat for a long time, without Mr. Zhu Hang standing up at the critical moment and making Jie Zhong, Zhu Run, Lei Teng and others obey orders, we would not have been able to save so many people," Xu Huai said quietly.

"However, these are no longer relevant. The situation may change more than we imagine."

The attack came more fiercely and swiftly, and even discussing whether Shuozhou should be defended at this time was completely meaningless! At this time, the imperial court was not urgently aware of the threat of the Chihu people. Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and others wanted to keep Shuozhou.

Zhou, what is on his mind is not to reduce the accountability of the government and the opposition for the defeat of the Datong Army!"

"How long do you think the Chihu people's iron cavalry will go south?" Wang Xuntan asked.

"We are not yet able to send reconnaissance cavalry scouts to the north of Yinshan Mountain, but after the Eastern Route Army retreated to the south of Yanmen, the Datong soldiers delayed their actions. This may not be purely a conflict between Xiao Xinhan and Xiao Linshi.

As a result. I predict that within the next two or three months, the Chihu people will be able to

"We can capture Linhuang Mansion, Dading Mansion and other places in the heart of the Khitan," Xu Huai said. "If there had not been this northern expedition against Yan, the Chihu people might not have been in a hurry to go south. Da Yue spans thousands of miles and has a population of hundreds of millions. Simply

In terms of population size and wealth, they are far superior to the barbarians in the north. The Chihu people are

Then they annexed the entire Khitan, with a population of about ten million. If they couldn't see through our reality, they might want to digest the Khitan land first. However, the collapse of Datong tore through the last fig leaf of Da Viet. The so-called wealth was also

It simply becomes the most naked temptation. Mr. Wang Zhen, you

If he were the Khan King of the Red Hu people, would he be forbearing anymore? Two years. I estimate that the time left for us is only two years at most. Maybe next autumn at the earliest, the iron cavalry of the Red Hu people will be like a torrent, or maybe

Take Yunshuo to the south from the gap in Yinshan Mountain to the north of Datong, or go directly to Yanji and other places in western Liaoning..."

"So fast?" Wang Zhen took a breath of air and asked in disbelief.

Xu Huai held the knife in his hand and said directly without repeatedly answering this meaningless question:

"I know Wang Fanlang has opinions about me. This is human nature. I have no complaints in my heart, but in my opinion, time is so tight. So I won't take Wang Fan too much into account in my next actions.

Lang Jun’s feelings. Wang Fan Langjun should have noticed that the troops staying in Shuozhou at this time are all soldiers of Tongbai Mountain and the commander of the army.

They are all people from Tongbai Mountain; this is indeed the most taboo thing in Dai Viet. Wang Fanlang may find a way to leave the two battalions of Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong in Ningwu under his direct control, but these two battalions of Xiang troops

There are four hundred soldiers from Tongbai Mountain, and I actually separated them when we went north from Taiyuan. I also want to take these people with me!"

"Okay, just take these four hundred Tongbai Mountain soldiers with you. Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong don't seem to want to go to Shuozhou themselves, so just leave them in Ningwu," Wang Xun waved his hand.

, said, "I may have to return to Bianjing in a while. I hope I can make some recovery!"

Xu Huai didn't think that Wang Zhen's return to Bianjing at this time would have any effect. He didn't even want Wang Zhen to fall into the quagmire at this time, but there were obviously many things that he couldn't stop if he wanted to.

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Ningwu City is not big, only one mile from the county government office to the west city. After insisting on sending Xu Huai and others out of the city, Wang Zincai and Lu Xiong walked back in the snow and wind.

Walking back to the county government house, Wang Xuan's clothes were soaked by the wind and snow. Wang Xuan looked around in the yard to see them coming back. She jumped over and asked, "Where are Xu Huai and the others? They must sleep here at night. I just

I ordered people to tidy up their rooms and lit the brazier - it must be extremely hard for them to march and fight. I also made ginger tea, and Grandpa, Uncle Lu came to drink it too!"

"Xu Huai wanted to rush to Shuozhou overnight, but he has already left the city!" Lu Xiong said.

"Why did you leave in less than an hour after arriving in Ningwu? You don't have such a boss anymore!" Wang Xuan pursed her lips and said melancholy.

"Father," Wang Fan walked in with Zheng Shou at this time and asked, "did you personally send Xu Huai and others out of the city just now?"

"The situation is treacherous and murderous. Xu Huai has been running around for days. There is no time for them to rest in Ningwu for a night, so I will give them a ride." Wang Zhen said.

"Xuan'er, it's so late, why don't you go back to your room to rest?" Wang Fan looked at his daughter and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm not a child. I know everything. What does dad have to say that requires me to leave?" Wang Xuan pursed her lips, stepped forward and helped Wang Zhen take off his robe that was soaked by the wind and snow, and said,

"I still have to take care of grandpa!"

"Xuan'er, go and help me, your father, Uncle Lu, and Uncle Zheng make ginger tea." Wang Xuan sent Wang Xuan to make ginger tea. He walked into the house and sat in front of the brazier and asked Wang Fan, "What's going on tonight?"

Have you finished handling military affairs so early?"

"There are rumors now that Xu Huai is Wang Xiaocheng's son. My father and Mr. Lu have known about it for a long time, right?" Wang Fan sat in front of the brazier and stirred up the charcoal with iron tongs to make the fire burn brighter.

"I had some guesses for a long time, but I didn't ask directly," Wang Zhen said. "It's also true that Xu Huai can help Zhu Hang bring back the 10,000 remnants of Tianxiong's army this time."

There’s nothing to ask!”

"We may not ask, but there must be someone in the court who will make a fuss about this matter," Wang Fan frowned and took out two thick booklets from his sleeves and said, "The remnant soldiers who fled back to Shuozhou

The volume has just been sorted out in the past two days, father, please take a look!"

"What's interesting is that all the soldiers who were recruited from Tongbai Mountain last year are now staying in Shuozhou - Xu Huai is so petty, it's not hard for me to see through it." Wang Zhen did not take the booklet and looked at Wang Zhen.

Xuan made ginger tea and brought it in. She took a cup of ginger tea and drank it slowly.

"It is said that Xu Huai is the son of Wang Xiaocheng. This is just a rumor. Cai Zheng and others do not dare to dig up old cases, but the military register is clearly there. If someone says that he harbors evil intentions, how can he explain it?

Wang Fan asked in a deep voice, "It's fine if we don't know, but if we all know now and still don't care, how will we be able to get away with it in the future?"

"I have been thinking about a question these days. The Tianxiong Army was defeated by Datong so easily. Is it just because generals like Ge Huaicong are timid and incompetent?" Wang Zhen stared at the burning brazier and murmured to himself,

"Speaking of heaven

The heroic army has always been weak in combat power, and those who were incorporated into the Eastern Route Army were all elites from the northwest. The imperial court placed high hopes on it, so why were they too timid to fight? Military discipline was often corrupted, and it was difficult to control the top and bottom? Perhaps fundamental changes were needed——

"

"The imperial regulations may be unreasonable, but it cannot be changed by the commander-in-chief," Wang Fan said. "If Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou were aware of this, how could they not attack you, father?"

"Then tell them directly," Wang Chen said, "the current situation of the West Route Army, with mixed soldiers and generals, and panic-stricken soldiers, it is impossible to defend Shuozhou. If Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou have any objections to this,

Then just abandon Shuozhou, take back all the troops from Shuozhou, and then disperse them

| Carrying out reorganization will naturally not violate the rules. And if Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou still want to defend Shuozhou under this situation, they can only take a temporary measure. They may be able to defend Shuozhou with soldiers from Tongbai Mountain.

Otherwise, you ask them to replace any general and lead his troops to guard Shuozhou in place of Tongbaishan soldiers!"

"Father!" Wang Fan shouted with a headache.

"You are the commander of an army. I should not interfere with you, but you have the right to listen to me on this matter. There are two battalions of the Tangzhou Xiang Army, including four hundred Tongbai Mountain soldiers. I have also promised Xu Huai to let him take these four

The soldiers of Baitongbaishan were taken away, and the remaining troops, led by Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong, stayed in Ningwu and obeyed your orders!" Wang Chen said, "Give Xu Huai two

In two years, whether you or Zhu Hang are in Lanzhou or not, I will request an order to transfer Xu Huai! There are only three or four thousand Tongbai Mountain soldiers, even if they have ulterior motives, they will not cause any trouble; neither you nor I

We are afraid of getting involved. Today we are afraid of this and tomorrow we are afraid of that. We have to be cautious in everything and engage in intrigues. How are we any different from Cai Ting and his like?"

"..." Wang Fan frowned and said, "I can't convince my father. Looking at the new imperial decree, he seems to be disheartened about the attack on Yan. It is impossible to say that we will all return to Beijing to respond to the decree soon. In the past, I would have

I think Zhu Hang might be able to stay in Lanzhou, but since my father insists on it, I'm thinking that this matter involves too much, and Zhu Hang might not be able to stay in Lanzhou anymore to take on this relationship that we can't afford! What does father think?"

"..." Wang Zhen sighed and compromised, "Okay..."
Chapter completed!