A Piece of Li Song Changting Twilight

Although Qin Xiaolou was in the capital this year, his eyes were always on the border war.

He placed a sand table in the room, with wooden sticks painted in different colors to represent different arms.Every time he received a battle report from the frontier, he would set up a drill in front of the sand table; if there was no new military situation for a long time, he would look through ancient books to find the war drills recorded by the predecessors.

Zhao Pingzhen would write to Wu Yi's every formation and decision-making, the terrain of the battle and the casualties of both the enemy and the enemy. Compare, and then learn the strengths of Wu Yi's formation, and analyze why it is so arranged.Qin Xiaolou is talented, and once he puts his mind to it, he will improve quickly. After half a year, he can rehearse some simple and commonly used formations to be basically the same as Wu Yi.

But Qin Xiaolou was practicing on the sand table after all, only talking on paper and lacking actual combat experience.There were many times when he couldn't figure out why Wu Yi arranged the formation like this just by thinking about it with his head, so he wrote down the doubts on paper, or waited for the opportunity to ask for clarification, or asked Zhao Pingzhen to inquire.

Wu Yi's behavior is not authentic, but in some respects he is very intelligent.Zhao Pingzhen asked military advisers to recruit apprentices to train military talents, and others worked hard to train students, but Wu Yi pretended to be crazy and foolish, and refused to teach others.Zhao Pingzhen had already started to kill him, but Wu Yi's military talents were unmatched so far. Zhao Pingzhen not only could not kill him, but had to spoil him.

Qin Xiaolou went to Wu Yi after resting for two days after receiving the banquet.After all, Wu Yi had scruples about Zhao Pingzhen in his heart, so he respected Qin Xiaolou a little bit, at least he didn't dare to make a move, but he still took advantage of his words.Qin Xiaolou chatted with him, and somehow led him to play a sandbox game.

Wu Yi is very shrewd, but he is not wary of Qin Xiaolou.Maybe Qin Xiaolou's acting skills are too good, or maybe because Qin Xiaolou introduced him to Zhao Pingzhen, Wu Yi actually believed that he wanted to play games with him, so he seriously practiced with him on the sand table.

When Qin Xiaolou launched a formation, Wu Yi would break the formation; when Qin Xiaolou designed a terrain, Wu Yi would design a suitable marching route.Not only that, Wu Yi was willing to show off and explain all the reasons to him in detail: "The Mo Dao hand is equivalent to two-legged cavalry. This is the most critical part of breaking the Golden Cavalry formation, so the archers must cover them. If there are In an unexpected situation, the sword and shield hand even has to commit suicide to cover the Mo knife hand in exchange for victory. This is a key part of military training..."

Qin Xiaolou calmly formed a more complex formation on the sand table, silently remembering the main points Wu Yi said.

Qin Xiaolou showed great enthusiasm for the battle, and Wu Yi was happy to get along with him, so the two of them almost stuck together, rehearsing in front of the sand table for several hours a day, and often arguing with red faces.Sometimes Wu Bing turned around to test him, and what he thought was an answer, but the actual answer often showed many flaws on purpose, which made Wu Bing feel that he didn't have any military talent, so he was useless in teaching. Hidden.

In the past, Qin Xiaolou always thought that the most important thing in fighting on the battlefield was the courage and quality of the soldiers. After all, fighting depends on their blood and blood, so Mu Bing will retreat steadily when facing the golden soldiers and cavalry.But Wu Yi changed his concept and made him believe that the difference between soldiers is only a secondary factor, and the key to decisive victory on the battlefield is the ability of the coach.

After the two got along for a long time, Wu Yi gradually changed his view of Qin Xiaolou.

At first, in Wu Yi's eyes, Qin Xiaolou was just a prince's pet boy who looked like a lady. Even though Qin Xiaolou had a delicate heart, Wu Yi chose to turn a blind eye.And his words to Qin Xiaolou are often insulting, because he looks down on men who are interested in Israel from the bottom of his heart—just like when he was a soldier, he was the last to insult those men who were willing to be fucked by other men. Positive, but he's also the one who misses other people's asses the most.

However, ever since Wu Yi learned that Zhao Pingzhen was sincere to Qin Xiaolou, he became a little more curious about Qin Xiaolou, wanting to see what benefits Qin Xiaolou had other than his superficial appearance.Qin Xiaolou was also happy to show him.You need to know that if Qin Xiaolou has the intention, it will be enough to make people feel like a spring breeze.Later, Wu Yi really fell in love with Qin Xiaolou.

On this day, Zhao Pingzhen received information that the Jin soldiers in Mingzhou were ready to move and were waiting for an opportunity to go south.So the military divisions quickly formulated a plan to face the battle.

After Qin Xiaolou and Wu Yi finished rehearsing the combat modes on three possible terrains, Wu Yi proposed to stay in Qin Xiaolou for dinner, and Qin Xiaolou agreed.

While waiting for the servants to bring the food, Wu Yi held his chin in one hand and looked at Qin Xiaolou with great interest: "Little girl, I really like you more and more."

Qin Xiaolou acted as if he didn't hear anything, Wu Yi shrugged with a smile, and changed his words: "Master Qin."

Qin Xiaolou responded indifferently: "Thank you, Mr. Wu, for your love."

Wu Yi still smiled: "Oh, it's hard to talk to people like you. What kind of love do you have?"

When the servants brought the dishes, Qin Xiaolou knew that people like Wu Yi couldn't be particular, so he moved his chopsticks first.

Wu Yi admired Qin Xiaolou's attitude of chewing and swallowing slowly, and said, "Master Qin—how about I ask you to talk to Mingdong?"

Qin Xiaolou frowned unconsciously, subconsciously feeling displeased.Mingdong's name was given to him by Zhao Pingzhen, strictly speaking it is not formal, because in terms of etiquette, the name should be given by his father or teacher, and Zhao Pingzhen's identity is not justified.But since his parents died early, and the prince bestowed upon him his fame, he accepted it as well.Zhao Pingzhen called him Mingdong, he didn't feel anything, but others also called him, and he always felt a little uncomfortable.The emperor called him Mingdong, and he didn't dare to criticize him; the ministers of the same dynasty called him Mingdong, and it was fine if he got used to it; I felt ridiculed.The reason for this is that he himself can't explain it clearly.

However, Qin Xiaolou naturally wouldn't reject him explicitly, he just smiled slightly and said, "My lord, His Royal Highness Rui Wang set up my name for me, I'm afraid..." The meaning behind the words clearly implied Wu No, Zhao Pingzhen will not be happy.

Wu Yi pondered for a moment, recalling that no one except Zhao Pingzhen had ever called Qin Xiaolou by Mingdong.He shrugged: "Anyway, I don't call you that in front of King Rui. If I call you privately, he won't know."

Qin Xiaolou tried his best to relax his brows, smiled, and stopped answering.

After Qin Xiaolou left, Wu Yi looked at his back and kept repeating: "Mingdong, Mingdong...Qin Mingdong..."

He dipped his finger in the leftover soup in the bowl, wrote the crooked word Mingdong on the table, and then looked at the two words and smiled silly for a long time.

Qin Xiaolou went north for three months, and there were constant small frictions between the border and Jin Bing, but there was no large-scale war.The others were happy and relaxed for a while, but Qin Xiaolou was a little impatient, wishing that a hundred thousand golden soldiers would attack the city every day and give him a chance to practice.

The Jin soldiers stationed in Mingzhou finally left the customs and went south. Qin Xiaolou was almost restless, wishing to urge Zhao Pingzhen to send troops.Naturally, on the surface, Qin Xiaolou is always calm and rational, except for Qin Chengxue, there is nothing that can make him lose his demeanor.

Not long after, Zhao Pingzhen led an army of [-], and led Qin Xiaolou, Wu Yi and others to the south to meet the enemy.

In the first battle between the two armies, Zhao Pingzhen sent Wu Yi, and Wan Yanzhao sent his most important confidant, Zong Bi.This shows how much Zhao Pingzhen and Wan Yanzhao attached importance to this confrontation.

This can be regarded as the first time that Zhao Pingzhen has been so close to Wan Yanzhao in more than a year, and the day when he will formally fight against Wan Yanzhao is approaching.Even though Zhao Pingzhen and others didn't go to the battlefield in person, they already felt the blood boiling.

Wu Yi set the battlefield on a field with furrows, and sprinkled four-pointed nails all over the field.These four-pointed nails are covered by crops or soft soil, and it is difficult for sharp eyes to find them one by one.Once the cavalry launched a frontal attack, these four-pointed spikes would kill them.

In the past year, the soldiers led by Wu Yi have hardly fought against the Jin soldiers on the plain, because the combat effectiveness of the cavalry on the plain can be maximized, which is an advantage for the Jin soldiers, but a great disadvantage for the Mu soldiers.His biggest advantage in fighting is that he is not in a hurry. No matter how provocative the golden soldiers are, he just sticks to the iron-walled formation.Ordinary people don't have such patience as him, so it is often the commander of Jin Bing who can't consume him and takes the initiative to attack, and the final outcome is naturally a disastrous defeat.Therefore, Wu Yi has fought and won for more than a year.

Zong Bi is also a master this time, so naturally he won't be fooled by Wu Yi so easily.He ordered the light cavalry to harass Mu Jun's phalanx with bows and arrows all around, and run away immediately after fighting, and no one is allowed to love fighting.

Although Wu Yi's formation was strong enough and the bows and arrows were not strong enough to damage them, it was a very exhausting job. Zong Bi changed wave after wave of people to harass them, causing the infantry's physical strength to drop rapidly.It should be known that the Jurchen people grew up in the high and cold places in the northeast, and their physical strength is far superior to that of the Mu people, so the Mu army was at a disadvantage in a blink of an eye.

Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou rode horses on the hillside not far away and watched the situation on the battlefield condescendingly.Zhao Pingzhen said: "Zong Bi is indeed not an ordinary person."

Qin Xiaolou frowned slightly and thoughtfully said: "Zong Bi is the same, Wan Yan Zhao is probably even better."

Zhao Pingzhen squinted at him, and said: "It is said that Zong Bi was taught by Wan Yanzhao alone, how much do you think he can achieve Wan Yanzhao's?"

Qin Xiaolou raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I'll find out after reading it."

Wu Yi was very adaptable on the spot, and immediately started to change the formation in line with Jin Bing's offensive.If the enemy light cavalry came from the front, he would transfer the crossbowmen to the two wings to shoot at them; if the local light cavalry shot from the side, he would transfer the crossbowmen to the front and back.It should be known that even though the Jurchens are good at cavalry and archery, the range and accuracy of cavalry shooting are not as good as infantry. Only when the speed of arrows plus the speed of horses can they be better than infantry archers.Therefore, if the crossbowmen are placed on the flanks, the cavalry will not get any benefits.

Once the cavalry of the Jin people approached, they were exposed to the shooting range of the Mu soldiers, but their own arrows could not hurt the Mu soldiers. As a result, Zong Bi had no choice but to recall the cavalry archers.

Seeing that he couldn't get any advantage, Zong Bi didn't dare to attack rashly, so he could only stare anxiously.

The horse under Zhao Pingzhen's crotch neighed suddenly, and Zhao Pingzhen bent down and stroked his mane soothingly, his tone could not hear joy or anger: "Wu Yi is slightly better."

Qin Xiaolou couldn't see his expression, but he could accurately guess his state of mind—both gratified and regretful.

Zhao Pingzhen said: "How are the preparations for the school going?"——Zhao Pingzhen felt the lack of talents as soon as he arrived in the north. He mentioned this to Qin Xiaolou in his letter, and Qin Xiaolou proposed to the emperor to set up a special school for professors art of war.Since the past dynasties, the art of war has been taboo among the people, and military books are all forbidden books. Because they are afraid of the people's rebellion, the superiors will not let the people learn this kind of thing at all.Undoubtedly, Qin Xiaolou's suggestion once again met with strong opposition.For this reason, Qin Xiaolou did a lot of work, so that Zhao Nanke reluctantly nodded and agreed to set up a school in the capital on a trial basis, but stipulated that only those who passed an examination similar to the imperial examination were eligible to enter the school, and there was no promise to come out What is the future for students.As a result, naturally no one would go in to learn Lao Shizi's art of war, so that the school is still useless.

After Qin Xiaolou went north, he spent a lot of effort to get Zhao Nanke to agree to set up a school to teach the art of war in Pingcheng, which is currently under preparation.

Qin Xiaolou said: "Others are not a problem, the most problematic thing now is Shiyuan."

Zhao Pingzhen said: "You just do it freely, tie it with a knife holder and a rope, in my territory, there is no one you can't move except me."

Qin Xiaolou rolled his eyes and smiled.

The situation in the distance is tense, but the atmosphere on the mountain is very soothing.

Zhao Pingzhen looked at it for a while, and suddenly heard the person next to him cough twice.

He turned his head, and saw the wind blowing Qin Xiaolou's huge red cloak into the air, like the wings of a bird, and it was about to soar into the sky immediately.

His tone subconsciously softened, and it was as gentle as water: "Come and ride a horse with me. The wind is strong on the mountain, you are weak, I will protect you from the wind."

Qin Xiaolou got off the horse unhurriedly when he heard the words, and handed his hand to Zhao Pingzhen.Zhao Pingzhen pinched his slender and white hands that seemed to be transparent, and pulled him to him with an easy lift.

He hugged Qin Xiaolou tightly, and warmed Qin Xiaolou's cold hands with his warm palm, saying: "You are a good minister."

Qin Xiaolou relaxed all his strength and leaned against his arms, and said with a smile: "A good minister must have a wise master to be a good minister. Qin Mugong can kill the prince for Shang Yang, and Fu Jian can kill the Buddha for Wang Mengyu Buddha. If there is no wise king, they will not be successful. In the name of a good friend."

Zhao Pingzhen sighed silently, turned Qin Xiaolou's face so that his forehead was close to his own, and said in a helpless tone, "How dare you say that."

Qin Xiaolou raised his eyebrows slightly, without any sense of fear.

Zhao Pingzhen smiled slightly, and said: "I didn't have the slightest interest in the throne in the past—of course, I never thought of being a general. I live, I don't know why, probably just to make others unhappy. Now I met you , I began to think, if I were the emperor—"

After that, he didn't say any more, and Qin Xiaolou didn't have to listen any more.

When they went up the mountain, two people rode two horses and galloped away.When it was time to go down the mountain, it was two people riding a horse together, carrying the setting sun on their backs, and returning slowly.