The happy life of the devil and the devil

There is no eternal war, nor eternal peace.

No matter what the gift is, in short, since Emperor Jiayou's fiftieth birthday, there has finally been a rare peace between Yuxia and Great Liang.Soldiers can go out to exercise on time and return to camp on time. Although it is not much, they don’t have to exchange their arms, legs or even their heads. Farmers can also plant the land with peace of mind, without worrying that the rice ears that are about to mature one day will be trampled by horseshoes. Into the mud; the princes in the court can breathe a sigh of relief, and cross out the expenses of silver rewards, pensions, and even clothing, food and fodder after a great war from the budget, thinking that the capital will probably have more money this year. A few fireworks...

However, the tranquility expected by everyone only lasted for one year.

In May of the 11th year of Tiantong, the tigers and guards of Daliang made an urgent report: Yu Xia's Qingqi violated the border, burned the Nancang in Ning, and burned [-] shi of grain storage.

Beiliang shook.

When he was training outside the city, he was hurriedly pulled back by the Jinwu Guards. As soon as Ling Yucheng stepped into the palace gate, he found that the atmosphere was not right.

The pawns on duty at the gate of the palace were fine, those Jin Wuwei captains who often sneaked in to attend lectures and usually had some respect for him, looked at him either with avoidance or dodge, or with cold vigilance.Usually he would drive straight in, but today there was an unsightly person who wanted to stop him, but the accompanying guards gave him a drink before he moved away.

He had a special order to ride horses in the palace. He ran all the way to the front of the palace and got off his horse. He saw several good horses parked in front of Zhaoxin's gate, and the guards at the gate doubled. Nine cold winters.Stepping into the hall, there were already seven or eight courtiers gathered in front of the imperial court. It looked like they were arguing in full swing before he entered.Ling Yucheng didn't even look at it, he went straight forward and bowed to Yuan Shao:

"His Majesty."

"see this."

Yuan Shao didn't wait for him to bend down, he raised his hand to help him, and then handed over a thin note.There are only a few lines of news on the paper, and the number of words that can be understood at a glance at ordinary times, but Ling Yucheng read it for half a cup of tea.

"What do you think?"

"If the news is true, His Majesty should immediately summon Dayu's envoys and sternly reprimand him."

"That's not what I asked."

"Ningnan granary was burned, and the surrounding granaries may also be in danger. Please send envoys, one to order a warning, and the other to thoroughly investigate the grain storage situation."

"I didn't ask you this either!"

The two of them asked and answered, and the courtiers standing on the hatchback were already very anxious.The heroic general Yi Lishu wanted to interrupt several times, but Lei Yong stared back at him—Yi Lishu came from a humble background, and was originally a slave grazing on the grassland, but he was repeatedly promoted by Yuan Shao because of fighting desperately, and was promoted to Xiongwu Wei after his meritorious deeds The highest officer has always regarded Lei Yong, who was born as a slave, as the highest example.He didn't speak, but others couldn't help it anymore. An old minister in his sixties coughed and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the military situation is urgent, please make a decision early."

This old minister with white beard and hair is Zong Rang, the elder brother of Empress Shizong of Beiliang, and Yuan Shao's uncle. He is the number one person among foreign relatives today. Qian had just transferred to Zuozhu Kingdom and handed over the position of Hussar General to his eldest son.All the courtiers present were his juniors. He said that even Yuan Shao had to buy some face. He nodded to him immediately and continued to ask Ling Yucheng:

"what do you need?"

"Your Majesty, please read the military report of Dayu in the past year, as well as the intelligence about the promotion and transfer of the court; ask the envoy of the Huben Guard, and then report to Your Majesty."

Even Yi Zongrang's city government couldn't help raising his white eyebrows when he said a word.Lei Yong and Ge Shuye, who were standing side by side, glanced at each other and tried not to speak. General Xingwu Shen Shide bowed his head silently.However, the most irritable Yiliju couldn't help it anymore, raised his head, and blurted out:

"When do we have to see it? Are you delaying things!"

Ling Yucheng glanced at him, did not speak, and lowered his head to ponder the map on his own.The slightly yellowed silk cloth is covered with ink stains, showing mountains, rivers, and city passes one by one. When he was studying in the East Pavilion of the Taiyuan Academy, he had seen almost exactly the same map. The husband pointed to the map and told the past. The pain in the words is still in his memory. It’s still new——Back then, when the king and ministers of Dayu were rushing south under the front of the army, some ministers desperately took out the documents archived by the Ministry of War, but as the lord, he only cared about wealth and beauty. Short of food for a while.

Fingertips traced slowly half an inch above the map. I couldn't even look at the ancestral temple tablets back then, let alone the cadastre pictures and tax records.Judging from the color of the silk cloth, it should have been copied again later. Although some additions, deletions, additions and deletions have been made in response to changes in the defense, the few mistakes in the drawing back then can still be seen clearly at a glance.

That is, after he arrived at Yuan Shao's side, the whole map of northern Xinjiang that he silently drew from his memory, as well as the defense map of Beiliang camp opposite, were more detailed and complete than this.

Beiliang...was from a nomadic tribe that lived by water and grass after all. This skill in surveying and mapping mountains and rivers was after all inferior to that of the Southern Dynasty, which was at the height of its culture and prosperity.

However, what's the use of that.How much better is the Lord of Dayu now compared to back then?

Thinking of this, my heart ached, and the discussions and debates around me came out sentence by sentence, but I couldn't even get up the energy to respond.When he came back to his senses again, he saw a group of military and state officials blushing, and several people's voices became louder and their fingers almost poked him in the face:

"That's right, it's not like I stopped fighting without him before..."

"The southerners are really unreliable..."

"The enemy has already hit the door of the house and is still dawdling, isn't it just going to fight back, discussing what to discuss!"

"You shouldn't have called him here, who knows who else is thinking about..."

Beiliang really lacked etiquette, they could even argue like this in front of the emperor.Pulling back some erratic thoughts, Ling Yucheng turned to Yuan Shao seriously, bowing his head slightly:

"Your Majesty, as far as the burning of Ningnan Cang is concerned, there are at least five possibilities for the enemy's movements—please send someone to fetch some files from the minister, and Rong Chen will report to His Majesty in detail."

"Come on!"

The guard with the halberd flashed out, and Yuan Shao looked at Ling Yucheng, only to see him shaking his head slightly:

"Please Your Majesty to let the two of them go together."

"...Okay." Yuan Shao waved his hand casually, and another guard stepped forward to salute. Ling Yucheng nodded, untied a bronze medal from his waist and handed it over: "Send an order to my personal guards, let them open the strategy library and take the armor There are four volumes of Yin, Jiaxu, Bingchen, and Gengwu. You follow up and read, and you don’t need to open the seal, and send it immediately.”

Zhaoxin Hall, where Yuan Shao handles daily affairs and summons trusted ministers, is only a hundred steps away from Jinshen Hall where Ling Yucheng works.Ling Yucheng checked that the lacquer seal on the top was intact, carefully opened it and handed it over, Yuan Shao took a volume and read it ten lines at a glance, and handed it to Lei Yong who was next to him, signaling to circulate it one by one, and he read it one by one. It's a serious face.

"Who else has seen this?"

"After I drafted the strategy, I put it in the Jianmen Guanjun Mansion. Later, when I was imprisoned, it should have been copied and confiscated into the official. Now this copy is silently written by the minister, and it is sealed immediately after writing. No one except the minister. People have seen it." Looking at Yuan Shao's face, he added cautiously: "Back then, the one who suppressed the Northern Xinjiang camp and copied all the books and letters - was King Duan."

It doesn't matter if it is someone else, King Duan knows Ling Yucheng very well, and what he left behind will definitely be well preserved.For the first time, Yuan Shao felt that being too capable was troublesome: You said you have nothing to do so what are you doing with so many strategies?Even if the general who takes over in the future doesn't use his brain, just copying the strategy you have drawn up is enough for him to fight a good battle.

The four thick dossiers were poured down like a large ladle of cold water with ice cubes floating on them, and immediately chilled the Zhaoxin Hall, which was so noisy that it was about to boil.Ling Yucheng and Yuan Shao stood side by side, watching the stacks of papers being passed among the crowd, watching those jumping and screaming guys flipping over and frowning, their voice was a bit bewildered: "I gathered my subordinates and generals to draw up Many strategies, half of which are to prepare for future military advances, and half of which are nothing to do. Give them a topic to do, so that those guys can use their brains. What was handed up at the beginning was nothing at all—gathering the wisdom of everyone and saving the chaff from the chaff It took repeated deduction to get these—”

In the process, more than dozens of plans were abolished. He watched the generals under his command grow up step by step, from a stunned young man who only knew how to fight around, to a calm and wise general with a beautiful chest - of course, how did some people I can’t even smoke—although this dynasty will rule from the middle, specifying strategies and drafting plans should be within the purview of the Ministry of War and even the Secretary of the Ministry of War. In deduction, he would not be able to reach the point of being in charge of Northern Xinjiang.

"that's it?"

"That's all about the selection of the southern warehouse in Ning. The Jiayin and Jiaxu two volumes assume that 30 soldiers and horses will be used in northern Xinjiang, the Bingchen volume is based on one-third of the northern Xinjiang's troops, and the Gengwu volume is based on large forces. Yu Qingguo's Northern Expedition. Among them, whether to attack with the main force or to attack west at a sudden, half depends on the deployment of troops at the time, and half depends on the situation. But no matter what, it is always better to have a well-thought-out plan after deduction in advance, than to miss one thing when you officially march. "

So from the time you followed me, you put on your clothes and turned on the lights every night until the third watch, just to silence these things quickly?Yuan Shao's eyes flickered, but he finally swallowed this untimely question, and asked instead: "So this is what you want me to see, all possible strategies of Dayu's invasion?"

"How is it possible?" Ling Yucheng replied without hesitation, "The generals who send troops will also use their brains; it may not be a large-scale dispatch of troops at all, but a certain general received an unreasonable order and was forced to take a gamble. .”

Looking left and right, when he was talking, more than one person wanted to refute.The military situation is urgent and confidential, and Yuan Shao immediately summoned important military ministers, Zuo Zhuguo, Zuo Pingzhang, and four of the Eighteen Guards Generals in Beijing: Jinwu General Lei Yong, Habayashi General Ge Shuye, Xiongwu General Yi Lishu, Xingwu General Shen Shide.However, all kinds of words were blocked by this thick four-fold dossier, thinking about it, even if they are all ministers of military affairs with a long history, how can one person's momentary reaction compare with his brainstorming and years of repeated deduction?

It wasn't until Ling Yucheng said, "I'm in a hurry to take a gamble", that someone gave a low startled sound.Yuan Shao also raised his eyebrows: "With a thousand soldiers attacking lightly, you can burn Ning Nancang? Can it be done?"

Ningnan Warehouse is a military warehouse dedicated to Huben Guards. Because it is close to the front line, the maximum storage is only [-] shi. When the accident happened, only [-] shi of military rations were stored in the warehouse.However, all the houses are built of bricks and stones one and a half feet thick. The ten houses are independent of each other and are more than ten feet apart.The barn is surrounded by a high wall of bluestone two feet away, and then going outside, it is surrounded by reeds on three sides, east, west and south.It can be said that even if the surrounding garrisons are not considered, it is not so easy to set the warehouse on fire and set it on fire.

"If you really want to fight, you can still do it with secret spies. Besides, after receiving that kind of military order, you will die if you retreat, and you will die if you move forward. Both are dead ends. Why don't you try your best to survive? "Ling Yucheng's voice slowly lowered, and gradually became inaudible: "Your Majesty would not think that the minister... was attacking lightly for the sake of glory and wealth, right?"

Back then, he led [-] lone troops to fight in Beiliang for several months, sweeping across thousands of miles.In that battle, he rushed back and forth under the heavy interception of Hu Benwei and Xiaowuwei, and approached Pingluo several times, which shocked the capital of Beiliang for a while.In that battle, no more than a thousand people were able to return home.

But the reason for this is simply because the general was ordered to break through the enemy's defense line first, attracting the enemy's forces, so that the army can annihilate the enemy in one go.After entering Beiliang, the army that was supposed to follow behind did not follow up...

There are thousands of miles of red land, and several cities are burned. All he wants is to go back alive.

The back of his hand was patted twice, and when he raised his head, Yuan Shao gave him a clear look, half admiring and half comforting.Under such eyes, Ling Yucheng finally pulled his mind back from the past, pondered for a moment, and made up his last guess: "Or—Ning Nancang was not captured at all."

The author has something to say: I went to chat with my dad last night, packaged up Xiao Ling’s experience from birth to 14 years old, pretended it was someone else’s work, and told my dad about it, and asked him what kind of personality this child will have when he grows up.In the end, I found that my father's inference was basically my personality setting... In other words, the growth roadmap I deduced according to Xiaoling's personality is basically correct!

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