The Founding of the Red Chamber

Compared with the last battle to conquer the south led by General Lu, it is obvious that this battle is of great significance.Not only was it a special book in the current dynasty, but thousands of years later, there are many unsolved mysteries about the Southern Conquest, which are still topics that are talked about by the historians.

Let's not mention the unsolved mysteries for the time being, but in this battle, there is a person who, because of this battle, was an ordinary general of the imperial capital, and thus went down in history and was famously written about by the people.This person, whose surname is Gao, has a single name of Fan.

Although the name is very ordinary, what this person does is not ordinary at all.

Because, many historians of later generations believe that it was because of this person's mistakes in the battle that the Guanwai Army, one of the strongest armies in the empire, was almost wiped out.However, this is not the worst thing.The most tragic thing is that the defeat of the Guanwai army directly led to Tu Xiaosan and Lin Jing's complete divorce from the imperial court.And it was these two people who eventually led to the collapse of the old empire and the birth of a new empire.

And during this lifetime, how many heroes have returned to the loess, how many heroes have thrown their heads, how many families have declined, and how many wealthy families have become prominent.When the blood flows into a long river, the history pen like a knife will eventually record the shameful or glorious or indescribable names in later generations.

And Gao Fan is one of the characters who can't get around.

No matter how later generations describe or evaluate Gao Fan, at least, when Lin Jing saw this person for the first time, he really felt that this person at least looks like his name, very ordinary.Gao Fan's appearance is not outstanding, he can barely be regarded as the kind of passer-by, he is already in his prime, and ranks as a third-rank general.Such an official position is naturally nothing in the eyes of Lin Jing who became famous at a young age.

If there is anything about Gao Fan that impresses Lin Jing, it is that this man's handwriting is not very good.Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan said, "Look at this character, it really doesn't look like a character written by a general."

Tu Xiaosan smiled, "How about the general's handwriting?" He leaned over to take a look, and said, "This man's handwriting is much better than mine, you see how neat it is."

Lin Jing didn't think so. Lin Jing said, "Third brother, even though your handwriting is not very good, but your handwriting is horizontal and vertical, with hidden muscles and bones. It can be seen that you must have persistence in your heart. Even if it is smooth on the outside, it is also He has a round outside and square inside. If you look at General Gao’s handwriting, at first glance, it is much stronger than ordinary military officers, but the turns are soft and soft, and there is no muscle and bone. Therefore, this word is only good on the surface. In terms of Come to think of it, compared to third brother, your handwriting is completely different."

Tu Xiaosan loved to hear Lin Jing praise himself, saying, "Is my handwriting really that good?"

Lin Jing said, "If you don't know your handwriting, you won't be able to see it well. If you know it, you can tell it at a glance. Although you have not learned handwriting for a long time, your handwriting has a charm. How much is this?" A realm that cannot be reached in a lifetime of writing."

Tu Xiaosan suddenly looked very beautiful, Tu Xiaosan said, "When I have time later, I will practice my calligraphy better."

Tu Xiaosan said, "This General Gao, although according to what you said, his handwriting is not very good, but I think he is a good man, very calm, and he does not have the bad habits of the generals of the Imperial Capital Army. I think General Gao is an extremely hardworking man. A person with a good temperament. Besides, ordinary military generals can read and write well, and they are incomparable to you scholars."

In fact, Lin Jing only casually said that because of his high aesthetic taste, he was somewhat picky.In his mouth, there are very few people who are worthy of attention, even if it is Tu Xiaosan, he can pick out a basket of faults casually.It's just that Gao Fan's official document has arrived, and Lin Jingshun is just commenting on Gao Fan's calligraphy.Lin Jing didn't think much about it after writing the reply letter and putting aside the official documents by category.

Because there is still a big battle this year, both the Imperial Capital Army and the Guanwai Army are busy training troops, even Duan Tianyu on the other side of the river is also preparing for the upcoming battle.

In the entire battle, there were only three people involved in the battle plan, Guan Tingyu, Lin Jing, and Tu Xiaosan.The strategy was proposed by Lin Jing. Lin Jing said, "The backbone of the rebel army lies in Duan Tianyu. Last year, the Imperial Capital Army also encountered Duan Tianyu, resulting in the death of a major general and two second-rank generals. My guess is that although the rebel army There are also generals, but the most difficult one should be Duan Tianyu. This time, as long as we take Duan Tianyu down, the rebels will have nothing to worry about. Therefore, I think the key to this battle is how to kill Duan Tianyu .”

Guan Tingyu smiled, "Ah Jing coincides with me. I studied all the war records of the Jiangnan rebels, and found that in all the wars involving Duan Tianyu, the imperial court always lost more than they won. This is a hard nut to crack. Ah Did Jing intend to nibble on it?"

It was said that Lin Jing was rebellious, but in fact, Lin Jing at this time, at least in Guan Tingyu's view, was still on the court's side.Even, Lin Jing is not the kind of short-sighted and caressing person.Lin Jingdao, "Killing Duan Tianyu, the task of suppressing the bandits will be half finished. Besides, when we rushed to help the imperial capital, the third elder brother fought against Duan Tianyu. Fight. Don't mention each other's identities, Duan Tianyu is really one of the few famous generals in the world. My brother and my third brother fought Duan Tianyu together, and he was able to retreat calmly. Look at last year when he fought against the main force of the Imperial Capital Army. The Imperial Capital Army occupied Zhenjiang and Jinling Erchong Town, using defense instead of attack, still can't get any big advantage. Duan Tianyu, if he wants to kill him head-on, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult."

Guan Tingyu smiled, "I know that Ah Jing has a plan in mind."

"It's not a trick." Lin Jing paced in front of the military terrain sand table, "If you want to kill Duan Tianyu, you must have the right time, the right location, and the harmony of people. Only then can you kill such a famous general."

"I discussed this matter with my third brother in private. We decided on this place." Lin Jingsubai's fingertips pointed to a flat place, and Guan Tingyu said, "I don't see any advantage here?"

"If there are mountains, rivers, and dangerous valleys, how can Duan Tianyu fit in?" Lin Jing said, "Our advantage does not lie in the location. Our advantage lies in the fact that we have two main forces. The army outside the pass and the army of the imperial capital are armies in two places. , what will others think of us? I am famously out of place, and there are only a handful of people who can get along with me. It is the nature of General Lu at the time. After passing away, Your Majesty must have considered for a long time before letting the general come over because I am not good at talking. If I send someone who has no friendship with me and who has a bad temper, I think there is no need to fight this battle."

"There are quite a few people in the imperial court who think this way, so the King of Jinling will think the same way. Including the last time, when we conquered the rebels, it was our Guanwai army who came down the river from Jingzhou. General Lu's Imperial Army originally planned to From the two Huaihe Rivers. We have always fought separately. This time, if we want to kill Duan Tianyu, even if our army wins, it will only be a miserable victory. But if we want to join forces, not only It can kill Duan Tianyu with greater certainty. It can preserve the strength of the army to the greatest extent, and the world is getting more and more chaotic. There is no harm in leaving more soldiers and horses for the court."

Lin Jing's words showed his heart.

Guan Tingyu admired, "At the beginning I said that you two are famous generals, but I was still too conservative. Ah Jing and Xiaosan, our generation will eventually grow old. From now on, the flames of war and the smoke of the imperial court will be over. It depends on you to give the world a peaceful country."

Lin Jing laughed, "The general is overwhelmed."

Guan Tingyu continued, "Ah Jing, you continue to talk about the joint army."

"As for the joining of soldiers, if it is disturbed and joined together, it is definitely not appropriate. Each battalion has its own general, and whoever has the soldiers is his own. When I say join forces, I mean, let us pass the battle first. The army faced Duan Tianyu's main force outside Taiping Town, and then retreated all the way here. Ahead is the famous Savage Valley, where no one would dare to enter, even the army would not take such a risk. Only by escaping here, Duan Tianyu will believe that we are really defeated, not pretended to be defeated. After luring him here, General, please don't send a reliable and unknown person to lead an army here. You know that our defeat is a feint, but if we want to lure Duan Tianyu into the set, we will lose a lot of troops. However, I can assure you that at least Duan Tianyu can't take advantage of it. When he came here, he suddenly saw our army lying in ambush. If nothing else, his army's morale was disturbed first. Taking advantage of this golden opportunity, we can kill this thief!"

Guan Tingyu nods, the army outside the Guan has the current weather, last year they were able to fight directly from Jingzhou to Lin'an, surrounded Lin'an city for half a month, and the King of Jinling didn't dare to take the lead, it was really not a fluke.Even Guan Tingyu admired Lin Jing's deep planning and meticulous thinking.Guan Tingyu said, "Who do you think is safe, reliable and not famous?" If you are a famous general, you must have the vision of a famous general.In order for Duan Tianyu to fight against Guan Waijun, the most important thing is that Duan Tianyu will first confirm Guan Tingyu's location.If Guan Tingyu's location is unknown, then Duan Tianyu will be careful in everything, because Guan Tingyu's name as a military god resounds throughout the world.

Therefore, Guan Tingyu must be in a place where the rebels can confirm and be convinced.

However, in the Imperial Capital Army, apart from Guan Tingyu, Lin Jing probably didn't trust anyone else.However, to support the troops outside the pass and at the same time encircle and wipe out Duan Tianyu must be someone Lin Jing can trust.Lin Jing is also a famous general in the world, he has a lot of foresight, and at the same time, Guan Tingyu has only seen his suspicions.Therefore, Guan Tingyu asked Lin Jing to choose this candidate.

Lin Jing said, "How about Guan Xiaoer?"

Guan Tingyu said, "Xiao Er leads ten thousand people and pays him back, and asks him to lead an army of more than fifty thousand, not to mention his rank, he doesn't have the ability right now."

Lin Jing frowned and thought about it, he really didn't have too much trust in anyone.Still just asking Xiaosan, "How about General Gao Fangao?"

Lin Jing said, "I don't always like him very much."

Tu Xiaosan said, "Except for Gao Fan, Xie Ting is the only one in the imperial capital's army who can lead more than [-] troops. Besides, it shouldn't be a big problem for the general to send a confidant by his side."

There was really no suitable candidate, Lin Jing complained to Guan Tingyu, "The general should not be too bright on weekdays. Guan Xiaoer is your own son, and it's not that he can't help him. Use it when you can. If there is a good opportunity, you have to give it to Guan Tingyu." Xiaoer, let him be promoted."

Guan Tingyu laughed, "How about letting Xiao Er join Gao Fan's army this time?"

Lin Jingdao, "Jieshi, the best restraint for the general is that the general, like the former general Fanlu, leads the army to Lianghuai. If you are willing to let Guan Xiaoer command the army, I will also find someone to pretend to be him Standing by the general's side to confuse the rebels. Now that he can't command the army, why is Xie eating all the meat in Lianghuai? Didn't the general marry for others, and let Guan Xiaoer follow him? Let the general fight against the Huaihe River."

Guan Tingyu smiled, but did not object.There is also Lin Jing's narrow-mindedness, Guan Tingyu's status may not necessarily be willing to compete with Xie Ting for the two Huaihe Rivers, not to mention, as a general, Guan Tingyu will be the first as long as the expedition to the south goes smoothly.However, Lin Jing and the one surnamed Xie had always been at odds, he wanted Guan Xiaoer to intervene, and Guan Tingyu didn't want to fight because, with his status as a great general, he was already the highest honor of the God of War.However, Guan Tingyu, no matter how good the sky is, would not sit back and watch Guan Xiao's World War II victory be taken away.

Lin Jing asked Guan Xiaoer to stay in Lianghuai just to share Xie Ting's achievements.

But this time, it was because of Lin Jing's selfishness that his best friend stayed in Lianghuai and failed to occupy a place in Gao Fan's army.If Guan Xiaoer was able to lead a large army in Gao Fan's army at that time, then at least Guan Xiaoer would not sit by and watch when Gao Fan sat and watched the Guan Wai army and Duan Tianyu's rebels fight to the death.Or, if Tingyu's second son is in the army, at least Gao Fan will not go too far, so that all the [-] foreign troops retreat to the Savage Valley except for the [-] who died in battle.

When Gao Fan's army finally agreed to help, not only the Guanwai army was missing, but also the troops led by Duan Tianyu.

If Duan Tianyu is dead, where is he?

As for Duan Tianyu's life, what about people?

Before seeing Duan Tianyu, Gao Fan's heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant. After that, the army he led wandered around the Savage Valley, looking for the Jiangnan rebels, but found nothing.

After Guan Tingyu conquered the two Huaihe Rivers, he finally received Gaofan's battle report. When Guan Tingyu saw the news that Guan Waijun and Duan Tianyu's rebels disappeared together, even with Guan Tingyu's determination, his brows were also frowned.Guan Xiaoer even asked, "How is this possible? Even if one of the teams dies and loses, there must be traces to check?"

Guan Tingyu said, "Of course this matter needs to be investigated!"

But right now, it was a good opportunity to conquer Jiangnan. Guan Tingyu, as the chief general, refused to let go of this opportunity. He personally led the army and wiped out the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River within three months. King Jinling led his descendants to plead guilty to the court.Chen Qibao was overjoyed when he received the good news from Jiangnan, and he was not stingy at all with the rewards for the troops who conquered the South.

However, the worry that still hangs in Guan Tingyu's heart is that in the past three months, even if Jiangnan was wiped out, Lin Jing and Li Yiyong (Tu Xiaosan) and others were not seen. , and the remaining [-] disappeared together with Lin Jing and Li Yiyong (Tu Xiaosan).Also missing is Duan Tianyu, the famous general of the rebel army!

As for the situation of the war at that time, it had to be explained by General Gao Fangao who was originally scheduled to respond to the Guanwai army!