Chen Xianda was not too stupid, and he had been beaten by Pei Yue over the years. Now when he saw his solemn gaze, he stood up and lowered his head as if in a stress reaction: "Master Hou, the general is wrong. You shouldn't talk nonsense."

, I will go and get the army stick myself later.”

In fact, he immediately realized that he was in trouble after saying those words, because the implication of the words was obviously to form a gang in front of Pei Yue.

It is human nature to have close relatives and alienated people wherever there are people, but words should be spoken according to the occasion. Today is an important military meeting to decide the strategy of attacking the barbarians. As the deputy commander of the Tai'an Guard, Fu Hongzhi stood in front of Tang Linfen.

There was no problem there, but Chen Xianda's words were obviously relying on past friendships to make it clear that his position was wrong.

Pei Yue said calmly: "Twenty military sticks, please note them down for now and send them out together after the war is over."

Chen Xianda breathed a sigh of relief. He was willing to accept military punishment, but he didn't want to delay going to the wilderness to kill barbarians, so he immediately put a smile on his face and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your forgiveness."

Pei Yue was too lazy to pay attention to this tough guy and said to the others: "You continue."

Interrupted by Chen Xianda, Wei Rui had already sorted out his thoughts and said calmly: "Brother Linfen, your judgment is not unreasonable, but now that all the barbarians have retreated to the wilderness, there is no danger on the border for the time being. We should be more cautious at this time.

.If the place Zhang De mentioned is not far from the border, I completely agree with your idea, but the 400-mile journey has gone deep into the wilderness, which is the territory of the barbarians."

Tang Linfen said slowly: "But we have to enter the wilderness after all, so that we can completely solve the hidden dangers of the barbarians."

Wei Rui retorted: "Yes, we will enter the wasteland sooner or later. Before that, we should understand the general terrain of the wasteland and the current situation of the barbarian tribes, instead of rashly killing a soldier because of information that is difficult to distinguish between true and false."

Tang Linfen shook his head and said: "There is no opportunity to miss on the battlefield. Once the barbarians notice our intentions and continue to retreat to the far north, it will be more difficult for us to win."

Wei Rui refused to give in and said: "That being said, what if this is a trap?"

Tang Linfen frowned slightly and said: "As I said just now, Zhang De has no reason to collaborate with the enemy and treason. Most of his comrades died in the battle. Chen Dan is out of danger, leaving only Yang Ding, whose life or death is uncertain. You and I both

As a general in Beiying, you should know that Yang Yingji

With Yang's character and temperament, his son would never betray his country in order to survive. In this case, the barbarians had no means to control Zhang De. Even if Zhang De had made concessions when he was captured, it was impossible for him to continue to do so after he returned.

Barbarian chess piece."

Wei Rui is an extremely rational person. At this moment, he also felt that Tang Linfen's analysis made some sense, but his intuition told him that Zhang De's appearance was very problematic.

At this time, a slightly worried voice broke the silence in the hall: "Master Marquis, Commander Tang, Commander Wei, I have a few words to say."

Everyone turned around and saw that sitting on Fu Hongzhi's right was the young man who had been promoted by Pei Yue to the deputy commander of the Tai'an Guard before he left the capital.

His name was Cui Meng, the son of Xining Bo Cuihu. In the fourth year of Kaiping, he was transferred to Pei Yue's command along with the old soldiers of Nanying.

From an ordinary cavalry member of the Tibetan Front Guard to the current deputy commander, Cui Meng followed Pei Yue through the Western Border War and the Southern Border War. There were more than ten battles, large and small, and he won many military honors and continued to rise in military positions.

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Say."

Cui Meng was very nervous. He was probably only slightly better than Zhang De before. After all, this was his first time to participate in a military meeting.

After calming down a little, he plucked up the courage and said: "Earlier today, I went to pay homage to my comrades who died in Jiuliguan, and walked around the pass again. Without internal support, the barbarians would never be able to break through this great pass.

You will find it very strange, how did the barbarians do this, and what ability do they have to attract our people to serve as internal agents?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the faces of the others were a little ugly.

Cui Meng said slowly: "So the general is thinking that since the barbarians can develop an internal response in Jiuli Pass, they will definitely not miss the military stations on the border, because for so many years, the border military stations have been the first place to guard against the barbarians.

A line of defense.”

Although he was the deputy commander of Tai'an Guard, these words went against Tang Linfen's thoughts and supported Wei Rui's analysis.

Wei Rui had no complacency on his face. He mused: "If Zhang De is really an internal agent of the barbarians and comes with a mission assigned by the barbarians, he will definitely lead us into the trap of the barbarians. Mr. Hou——"

Pei Yue raised his hand to stop what he was saying, glanced at the crowd and said: "It doesn't matter whether Zhang De is a spy of the barbarians. You just need to know that this matter is most likely a conspiracy of the barbarians."

All the generals looked puzzled.

Pei Yue explained calmly: "Zhang Den's ability to escape has nothing to do with him. The long journey you mentioned or the food that is enough for him to survive seven or eight days are not the point. Ethnic groups like the barbarians who live in the wilderness may not understand how to survive.

It seems to us

It is commonplace, but they must be better than us in hunting. Those two to three thousand Daliang people are their prey. For the barbarians who will starve to death if they let their prey go, they will never let it go.

De traveled hundreds of miles to escape."

He paused and said word by word: "There is only one possibility for this situation to occur, and that is that the barbarians let him back deliberately."

Tang Linfen was shocked and said in a deep voice: "That's why Zhang De has a clear conscience and behaves flawlessly. But as long as he remembers the place where his compatriots were imprisoned and then takes the Marquis there, he will invisibly commit a stupid act of collaborating with the enemy and treason."

."

Wei Rui also said: "What a ruthless strategy."

"This is just my judgment, but judging from the behavior of the barbarians since the war started, it is not surprising that they have such a scheme." A sharp light flashed in Pei Yue's eyes, and then he said: "If I guessed correctly, that place is extremely

It could be a place of death."

Wei Rui said: "Master Marquis, I suggest that you let the rangers go out to explore first. At least you need to understand the general terrain of the wasteland, so that you can counterattack the enemy."

Pei Yue smiled, feeling that the blood in his heart had not yet cooled down. Even though he had been obsessed with power struggles for more than half a year, once he actually came to the battlefield, that familiar feeling returned to his body again.

He said unhurriedly: "Of course we have to send the rangers, but that is to explore the way for the army. Regardless of whether the barbarians have set up this trap or not, we must step in."

Wei Rui remained silent, but Tang Linfen advised: "Please also ask the Marquis to sit in Jiuliguan, and leave this battle to Beizhi and Brother Wei."

Of course Pei Yue understands that a son of a rich man cannot sit in court, and with his current status, he does not need to go into battle in person, as that would easily distract the generals under his command.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "The Tibetan Front Guard will go out with me."

Everyone wanted to dissuade him, but Pei Yue said without doubt: "If I don't go, the barbarians won't take action."

This sentence contained too much profound meaning, and the expressions of Wei Rui and others became extremely solemn.

Pei Yue looked at the three generals of the Zangfeng Guard and said, "Go down and prepare."

"Obey!" The three stood up and saluted.

Pei Yue added: "Hongzhi and Cui Meng also went to help, and Linfen stayed behind."

Tang Linfen still remained calm, but was vaguely aware that he was about to shoulder an extremely important responsibility.

Pei Yue said calmly.

After a long time, Tang Linfen responded with a solemn expression: "Keep your humble position in mind."

Pei Yue raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

…

It was April 26, the seventh year of Kaiping.
Chapter completed!