"Damn it, I'm still surrounded here after the Chinese New Year. What's the matter? Is the old guard here?"

Tong Yuanwei threw his wine glass, walked out of the tent, and looked down at the mountain.

He stationed troops on the hillside of Junbao Mountain.

Junbaoshan is located between Xuzhou and Huai'an. Although it is closer to Xuzhou, it is actually under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Fengyang Prefecture, in the southwest.

Of course, Fengyang Prefecture also has troops from the southern court, but it will definitely not come to rescue him.

If Dong Yuanwei was in Suzhou himself, he would not have sent troops to rescue other military towns. Perhaps he would have to drink while laughing, "I'm stupid, I'm telling you to run to beat Wang Xiao, but I won't have a memory."

But now, he has become the surrounded fool.

It was a bit embarrassing to say it. He and Guan Ming had a total of 60,000 troops, surrounded by more than 10,000 people in Cai Wuzhen.

It is not accurate to say that it is a surround. Even ten thousand people cannot surround 60,000 people. However, Cai Wuzhen had 5,000 cavalrymen, so he did not dare to retreat. As soon as he retreated, he was chased to cut melons and vegetables.

Among the 60,000 troops, there were more than 10,000 elite servants. Tong Yuanwei knew that these servants could fight others, but if they wanted to fight against the border troops of hundreds of battles, the result would definitely be bad. His mother still had half of the cavalry.

I can't run away, I can't beat it, I'm so worried...

After a while, Guan Ming led the people over.

The two of them were going to discuss military affairs, but they started arguing after a few words.

"It's all because you have a pig brain. Fifty thousand people were beaten to pieces by two thousand people and ran to my territory. If I hadn't been to help you get back the territory, could I come out of Huai'an? Can I reach the current situation?!"

Guan Ming shouted: "At that time, you said that Xuzhou was empty and Wang Xiao was seriously injured. You forced me to send troops. I will soon defeat Xuzhou City. If your back formation was not dispersed, would you lose like this?"

Tong Yuanwei said: "If you want to be able to defend Xuzhou, why should I force you to send troops?"

"What's the use of saying this now? Let's find a way to withdraw..."

When it was someone else in front of him, Tong Yuanwei cut the other party into two pieces with one knife. When he didn't want to fight with Guan Minghuo now, he saw that Guan Ming was so embarrassed that he no longer forced him.

"I said that today is New Year's Eve, and the northern troops must have no intention of fighting. The spies found that Wang Xiao had already been to the barracks to work in person, which means that I guessed well that the morale of the northern troops had declined. We went to the camp tonight and became Wang Xiao, but we might not be able to win."

Guan Ming heard this and fell silent.

Tong Yuanwei said again: "Since you are here to help you attack Xuzhou, you will lead the troops as the vanguard, and I will hold you up."

"Wang Xiao is here in person, we can't win." Guan Ming said in a silence: "I have fought with him. He is hard to say about his other abilities. He is still good at defending the camp."

"What do you think you should do?"

"Let's retreat tonight?"

"What should I do if the cavalry catches up?"

Guan Ming said: "I have thought about it these days and waited for today. Tonight is New Year's Eve. The morale of the northern army has dropped. Our people are homesick and must have run fast. We lost our baggage and escaped the canal overnight. When Wang Xiao reacted, he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to. When we escaped to Suqian, we guarded the city, and there were food and grass, so why are we afraid of him?"

Tong Yuanwei said: "If you are found out, you will lose all the people under your hands."

"I sent a horse to explore. The Northern Army transported pigs and sheep from Xuzhou, and wine to the camp. They were slaughtering animals to prepare for the New Year. This big man will have few people to watch the wind at night..."

Tong Yuanwei was still unwilling to accept it and thought it would be better to let Guan Ming attack Wang Xiao's camp.

In this way, Guan Ming held Wang Xiao and he could retreat calmly. Even if Guan Ming's entire army was wiped out, he would save trouble from his territory.

But since Guan Ming was unwilling to go to steal the camp, he had no choice but to follow this idea.

Tong Yuanwei pressed the knife and sneered: "It's okay to withdraw, you can cut off the rear..."

"More than two hundred years ago, the soldiers in Xuhuai were so fierce that they were called the "Huai Shang Jinzhang". At that time, in the battle of Jiahe, they were penetrated through the formation by the northern iron army three times. The commander was beheaded. The Huai Shang Jinzhang still fought hard without breaking down, and they forced themselves to join the main force and return to the camp."

Wang Xiao nodded and said, "With this will of a fierce soldier, looking at the present, Jiannu's Eight Banner Army cannot do it."

"Yes." Chen Weizhong said: "It's a pity that more than two hundred years have passed, and the Great Chu army system has been in name only. The fierce soldiers of that year are no longer seen. How can Xu Huai soldiers have the charm of their ancestors now? One soldier is a bear, and the general is a nest. Here we can see the Duke defeated Guan Ming and Tong Yuanwei and others."

Wang Xiao tried Chen Weizhong's talent for civil and political affairs and took advantage of his military strategy. At this time, the two of them were standing in front of a large map and pointing fingers.

Chen Weizhong said: "If you want to win, the Duke of the State will definitely win. The difficulty is to capture their soldiers as much as possible. This is also the reason why they can survive until now. The Duke of the State deliberately did not defeat them or let them go back to Huai'an. I guess he would have to use up all their food and grass and consume their morale?"

"almost."

Chen Weizhong said again: "Tonight is the last chance to turn defeat into victory. If I am Guan, I should attack the Duke's camp on New Year's Eve. If I have good luck, I may not be able to kill the Duke."

He said this, turned to look outside the camp and said, "I guess the Duke of the State is ready to invite you into the trap?"

Wang Xiao asked back, "You just entered my tent, have you noticed how many people are in the camp?"

"I couldn't see the army lined up, but I saw that the soldiers were preparing to eat and slaughter animals. I guess there were more than 10,000 people in the camp?"

"The tents are empty, and there are less than two thousand people in the entire camp, all preparing for food."

"this……"

Wang Xiao raised his hand and interrupted Chen Weizhong's words, saying, "Tonight is indeed their best opportunity, but they are not you, and they do not have the courage to attack my camp. There is a high probability that they will escape on New Year's Eve. I have sent ambush troops to wait for them in front. I will not fight this battle, and Cai Wu is enough. I will come, just prepare to eat and reward the soldiers."

Chen Weizhong asked: "Why did the Duke of the State make such a conclusion?"

"Because Guan Ming has fought with me three times, Laizhou, Taierzhuang, Xuzhou, and everything is only three, so he should teach him a long lesson."

"But if there is anything..."

"Nothing in case."

Chen Weizhong smiled bitterly and seemed to be unsatisfied in military strategy.

But Wang Xiao said again: "You are not bad, you are a master of literature and martial arts. Well, you have lost some ruthlessness. It's okay... Be a proofreader by my side first, and come back to you."

Chen Weizhong wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he bowed and said, "Yes."

After talking about the matter, Wang Xiao felt that Chen Weizhong was an available talent, so he didn't mind winning it over. However, he was not in a good mood recently and wanted to say something closer to his personal relationship, but he couldn't find any talk.

Finally, he looked at Chen Weizhong's broken clothes and neat hair and said, "Mr. Chen has a good wife?"

Wang Xiao has experience. It is difficult for him to comb such a neat hair shape for himself these days.

"Yes, Chou is indeed virtuous."

"Do you have children?"

"Have two daughters."

Wang Xiao nodded, thinking that he had just had a son recently, and he took it back together.

I had no reason to tell this to the literati from the south, because he was not his friend or confidant.

"Zhang Duan, please take Mr. Chen to settle first."

"yes……"

Chen Weizhong came with his wife and daughter, and his wife Zhang Bipu was also a lady from a wealthy family. She fled with him all the way, but she still looked sophisticated.

The family was taken to a military tent, and Zhang Bipu took out needles and thread from his casual bag, asking Chen Weizhong to take off his clothes and sew them.

"My husband is really going to join Qi Fan now?"

Chen Weizhong said: "I have been at home for the past three years, and I can see many things more clearly. The country is about to fall, and it is impossible for the Nanjing court to do it. I only talk about the past six months. Jiannu invaded like fire and Zheng Party flooded the Yellow River. Neither of these two things can defeat Shandong. No one can defeat him from now on. Today I see the extraordinary demeanor of Duke Guo..."

At this point, he was silent for a moment and stopped talking.

Zhang Bipu whispered: "But King Qi was born in a villain after all, and he was not the orthodox of the world. He was in a clear relationship with Duke Guo..."

"The prince was unethical and was deposed by the late emperor. How can he be more orthodox than the King of Qi?"

Chen Weizhong pondered for a moment and said, "Most officials in the world come out of Jiangxi and the gentry family in Jiangnan. They say orthodox words, but they are still caring about the fertile land shops. This time we were persecuted by the Zheng Party, which has awakened me. In the face of the national crisis, why should we be bound by those external things and secular human feelings? It is better to give up our wealth and not cover our eyes with the common things."

"The Central Plains is in full swing, and the great heroes are needed to fight against rebellion and aggression. We should be like Xie Dongshan to plan the enemy, and we should not be like Tao Jing's high-end and noble style."

When Zhang Bipu heard this, he was slightly stunned.

Chen Weizhong thought she didn't know, but she knew... Chen Weizhong's last sentence just now was actually what Liu Rushi said.

She even knew that Liu Rushi had the second half of the sentence.

"If I am a man, I must save the nation and serve the country with my own power."

Zhang Bipu couldn't help but think that her husband's confidant was indeed Liu Rushi...

While biting off the needle and thread, she began to make up another thrust in the sewing of her clothes. She responded: "My husband has his own opinion, in short, I will follow you wherever my husband goes."

She is not Liu Rushi, she is not as beautiful as the other party, talented, and cannot say such insightful words. She can only respond to the words of the husband and wife in a gentle voice.

Chen Weizhong shook her hand and said, "It's almost dark, don't make up for it, worrying about losing your eyes."

Zhang Bipu looked up and saw the concern in his eyes. He was confused and scared all the way, and his self-pity just now disappeared...

Outside Jinan City, Song Lan'er led people through the disaster-stricken area.

Now all civil and military officials in Jinan City are transferred to rescue the disaster regardless of their duties.

Originally, Chunning was worried that she would come with a woman, but Song Lan'er was very persistent and had to go to the front line in person.

Song Xin also tried his best to oppose this matter, but in the end he did not stop her. Song'er only said, "In the face of disaster, fight against disasters and helps the people, how can men and women be concerned?" Then she slammed the door and went out.

At this time, the flood under her feet had flooded her calves, and howling everywhere was screaming.

"Save me..."

She turned around and saw a woman in the north with half of her body drowned in Hong Zhong's hand, but she was still holding a vegetable basket on her head, her face turned pale and she seemed to be unable to walk.

"Hurry up, you guys go and rescue her... look at what's in that basket? If it's her child, take it back..."
To be continued...