Yi County.

Wang Xiao sat there with a cold expression and listened to Mr. Hua’s report, obviously a little unhappy.

Mr. Hua became more and more nervous as he spoke.

"General Pei said he wanted to lead his troops to recover Taierzhuang, and he also proposed a useful plan. In fact, the general of the Imperial County was originally planning to lead his troops, but General Pei also said that he was not familiar with the defense of Yi County, so the Imperial County had to let him go. It has been six days since he was there. The Southern Army intercepted the road from Yi County to Taierzhuang, and the Imperial County... could not find out the news there..."

Wang Xiao asked, "Where are the students in the martial arts lecture hall?"

"Sui...you will go with General Pei."

"Did you agree?" Wang smiled, "If you don't agree, it was because they disobeyed the military order and acted without authorization. I will punish them by myself. But if you agree, if there is any case, you will only ask."

Master Hua lowered his head and said, "It was agreed by the last general."

"reason."

Qin Xiaozhu sat on the side, thinking that since Wang Xiao returned to Dezhou, he always praised the soldiers, but he had a cold face when he saw Master Hua. Now, if Master Hua said that he could not resist those students, he would probably have the impression of being "embarrassing and useful".

But I heard from Master Hua: "The last general was worried that General Pei was born as a factory guard and neglected the battle situation, so he agreed to let those students help him to advise military affairs."

"Do you know how much effort I have put into training those children?"

"The last general knows, but the last general is ordered to guard Yanzhou Prefecture. Since they have been dispatched by the last general, they should regardless of their identity and only have talent to appoint them. They should protect the land first, and protect the land in Yanzhou Prefecture without losing any land."

Wang Xiao stopped putting pressure on Master Hua and waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk, talk about the defense of Yi County."

"Yes. Guan Ming did not come to attack Yi County in person, but only sent Deputy General Song Xingbai to lead 30,000 people. As the last general speculated, General Pei should have successfully attacked Taierzhuang, and Guan Ming left a large army to besiege Taierzhuang."

"In addition, the camp left by General Pei is still outside the city. The last general asked someone to lead a thousand soldiers out of the city to guard the city. Song Xingbai couldn't figure out how many troops we had at first. He just tried the two days ago and only started to attack the city yesterday. The last general looked at his army formation and found that his combat power was not high."

Wang Xiao said, "What are you going to fight this battle?"

"The last general believes that defending Yi County is not a big problem. As long as reinforcements arrive, they can counterattack Song Xingbai, then go straight to Taierzhuang and save General Pei from the trap."

"There are no reinforcements." Wang smiled and said, "I only brought five hundred people, and there will be no reinforcements next."

Master Hua was stunned and his face gradually turned pale.

I made an appointment with Pei Min. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, I went to remove the siege of Taierzhuang. But now there were no reinforcements, wouldn’t it mean that I was putting him to death?

"Duke, isn't there really no reinforcements?"

Wang Xiao said lightly: "You sent Pei Min to attack Taierzhuang, have you never thought about this result?"

"The last general...the last general..."

"The students in the martial arts lecture hall dared to propose to Pei Min because Pei Min allowed them to counsel military aircraft. They dared to lead troops to attack Taierzhuang because they were ready to die there. I don't blame Zhang Guangdi or Pei Min for this matter, because they can only propose that you are the final decision. If you are the main general, the main general must make a complete consideration and take their life and death on their shoulders. Say, what are you going to do?"

Mr. Hua gritted his teeth and said, "I dare to ask the Duke to guard Yi County. I ask the Duke to ask him to go to rescue Taierzhuang."

"How many people do you want to bring?"

"There is no mistake in Yi County, and the Duke of the State cannot be misunderstood. The last general... will lead five hundred people."

Wang Xiao smiled faintly and asked, "How is it different for you to die?"

"The General of the Mo has promised General Pei to support him. If there are no reinforcements, the General of the Mo is willing to die with him."

Wang Xiao shook his head and sighed: "You are willing to act. You are still not ready to be the commander of the first army. You can be a garrison, but you can't be a general for the gang. Go down and think about it yourself."

"Then... General Pei and the others..."

"I have my own arrangements."

"yes."

When Mr. Hua left, Qin Xiaozhu couldn't help but ask: "Actually, I think he did a good job this time, why did you scare him?"

"How can he make progress without a hit?" Wang smiled. "It is of course good to be able to recover Taierzhuang, but his level is not enough. If he dares to divide his troops like this, both places may not be able to defend. I am here this time, but what if I don't arrive? There is a safer way, but he has done things beyond his ability. It doesn't matter if he is in the position of defense, but he can't take on a great responsibility..."

Qin Xiaozhu held his cheek and thought for a while, and said, "I still can't see the difference."

"The difference is that when Qin Deputy Supervisor is in Tianjin, I go to the west of Beijing when I am free; Qinshanhe guards Dezhou, I go to Cangzhou when I am free. When I am rich in flower dew, I have to hurry up and come over."

"Can it be the same? How many people have he just received?"

"I don't care about these things. No matter how much burden I carry, I have to show how much ability I have. I have to swallow it even if I have any grievances."

"What would you do if you personally guard Yanzhou?"

"If I personally guard Yanzhou, will Guan Ming still dare to come?" Wang Xiao sneered.

Qin Xiaozhu said, "Wang Xiao, I think you are very proud now."

"Yes." Wang Xiao smiled because she praised her.

After a while, he knocked on the table and pondered: "Zhang Guangdi has some knowledge, but the child is a child. If it were me, of course he would have to be more generous than him..."

~~

"General, Lord Liu went out of the camp privately and headed towards Taierzhuang."

Song Xingbai was stunned and his face looked a little ugly.

Fortunately, Xu Zhen's army did not pay attention to military discipline, and he did not pursue Liu Lanshan's crime of escape at the battle.

Although Liu Lanshan's official position was not high, he was only the head of the Ministry of War Military Selection Department, but his status was not bad. He was the grandson-in-law of Zheng's chief minister. Although he married only the concubine of the fifth wife of the Zheng family, he was talented and famous, and he was attracted by the Zheng family.

"Well, you don't have to worry about it. I asked Lord Liu to bring a ban on General Guan, let's discuss the matter first." Song Xingbai said, mainly for his own face.

You can't say "The person surnamed Liu feels that I can't conquer Yi County and then run away."

Of course, it’s one thing not to pursue the matter. Song Xingbai looked down on people like Liu Lanshan from the bottom of his heart... "A little white-faced person who wants to apply powder when he goes out to fight, just run away."

"Yes, General, Wang Xiao sent someone to send a letter out of the city. Please check it out..."

Song Xingbai was formerly named "Song Dabai". He was originally a bandit. Later, when Guan Ming was recruited, he was a rude man. He waved his hand and said, "I won't look at it. Just say what he wants to do."

"He asked the general, who were all soldiers of the Chu Dynasty, why did he attack the fief of King Qi when he was fighting against Jiannu? He also said that if it was a misunderstanding, he would ask the general to go to the city for a banquet tomorrow and explain the misunderstanding clearly."

"General, Wang Xiao not only sent someone to send a letter, but also asked the defenders to shout these words on the city wall. The soldiers were all a little doubtful."

Song Xingbai said angrily: "What a big deal about them? I really think that the rebellion will not be completed, a group of stupid soldiers."

"But... since Wang Xiao made a move, we should deal with it."

Song Xingbai thought that Wang Xiao was nominally the Duke of Guo of the Chu Dynasty. Now he personally questioned himself that if he didn't respond, the morale of the army would be dispersed.

"What's wrong? I really can't go to the banquet? I obviously want to arrange a knife and axe player to cut me off."

"The general might as well use his plan and pretend to agree to Wang Xiao. When Wang Xiao opens the city gate to welcome the general into the city tomorrow, he will attack the city with his elite troops, attack Yi County, kill Wang Xiao, and make a great contribution..."

Song Xingbai couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He is not without elite soldiers. He has three thousand servants under his command, well-trained, fully equipped with armor, and bird guns. They are all powerful men.

But these three thousand servants were raised by him for money, and were private soldiers, and were not dispatched by the court.

What was Song Xingbai able to gain a foothold in Jiangbei and plunder money to live a happy life? First, it was Guan Ming's support, and second, it was these private soldiers in his hands.

Even with these three thousand servants in hand, whoever becomes the emperor and who becomes the chief minister must be considered seriously if he wants to touch him.

It was not that Song Xingbai could not conquer Yi County, but that the salary of ordinary officers and soldiers was eaten up and their combat power was loose. Song Xingbai was reluctant to use his troops to attack the city...

But what if we can open the city gate, seize Yi County, and kill Wang Xiao?

If we could open another town outside the four towns in Jiangbei and guard it by ourselves, then the money in Yanzhou would only belong to me and we could train more private soldiers. Wouldn't it be happier than drinking soup under Guan Ming's hands?

With such a reputation, can Nanjing still control himself? Even if the Qing soldiers go south again next year, their value will be different.

"Do it! Just reply to Wang Xiao as you said, go to the banquet tomorrow. Send the order to let our general's personal guard camp rest for a night, and attack Yi County tomorrow and kill Wang Xiao..."

That night, Song Xingbai was so excited that he couldn't sleep when he thought about the future.

Although Yanzhou is worse than Xuzhou, it is also a rich place on the canal. At that time, in the name of King Qi and Jiannu, he would ask for money and grain from Nanjing, and then ask for some money from the wealthy people in Shandong.

As a result, more and more money, more private soldiers, and more status, so more and more money...

Of course, there are many tricks in these things. Fortunately, Song Xingbai and Guan Ming have been influenced by each other for a long time and have learned it.

For example, "pay money", the meaning of pay is that if the military money given by the Nanjing court is not enough, I have to go to the people to ask for it myself; for example, "pay money" means giving officials some benefits every year, so that they will write a letter to help ask for the pay...

Song Xingbai tossed and turned and thought that it was difficult to fall asleep in the middle of the night.

In a daze, I suddenly heard the masterpiece of the snare drum in front...

"The camp has been attacked! General, Shandong soldiers have attacked the camp!"

Song Xingbai was startled and shouted, "How dare he?! No... have his reinforcements come? How many people?!"

"I don't know..."

Song Xingbai was wearing armor and cursed in his heart. This bastard agreed to go to a banquet tomorrow, but today he came to steal his own camp. He was shameless!

However, before he could put on his armor, urgent reports had already been heard.

"Report! The outer camp was broken..."

"Report! Shandong soldiers have rushed towards the central army's tent..."

Song Xingbai was shocked and shouted, "Why is it so fast?"

Before the soldiers could answer, he could hear waves of shouts and shouts over him.
To be continued...