Chapter 192: The Eve of the Great War(1/2)
The three of them sat around the Tianji sand table, Qiankun said: "Helianlang and Helianyue have considerable forces in their hands. If they admit it on the day when the truth is revealed, it would be fine if they admit it, but Helianyue worked hard to deploy for so long, and he would not give up easily. We should also leave behind the move just in case."
The train agreed with this and analyzed it carefully: "Tianji's millions of troops are under the jurisdiction of Taiban. Only 100,000 troops are controlled by the two princes. If it is in normal times, I will not take them seriously. But at this time, Tianji is attacked from both sides, and most of the troops in my hands should be placed in the important areas of the border, and the few capable generals under my command cannot be transferred back at will to prevent the vassal state from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
Qiankunjiu nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said to the train: "Uncle still has half of the military talisman in Helianlang's hands."
The train smiled confidently, "I have spent most of my life in the iron and iron horses, and I have learned some truths. The strategies for governing the army in the world are divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower levels. Lower-level military relies on violence. Use violence to control violence. The soldiers are respectful and obedient on the surface, but in fact they are resentful and have a weak morale. The central military relies on discipline. The so-called "no rules, no square, no reward or punishment, clear judgment, reasonable and well-founded, the soldiers' actions are strict and the morale of the army is stable." Speaking of this, the train suddenly slapped and looked deeply at the Qiankun wine opposite, "The best strategy is to govern the army, then
Rely on faith. Think about what the soldiers think and pray what the soldiers want. Those who join the army always have some strong nature and loyalty that are different from ordinary people. They are either ordinary friends or life and death brothers who can thrust their swords! Just like a fierce horse, after taming, life and death follow each other. Only by allowing the soldiers to follow willingly can they be an indomitable iron army. I and the soldiers under my command are brothers who have waded through the river of life and death together. I am proud to say that even if I give all the military talismans to Helianlang, the soldiers under my command will not exceed 50,000 soldiers who are willing to follow him for his life and death."
If you listen to this, you might think that the train is ill-behaved. All soldiers and generals in a country should be loyal to the emperor, not the generals who lead the troops. But Qiankun wine was so passionate that he wished that time would go back more than ten years, and he would definitely find a way to enter his command, go to battle together and kill the enemy, and fight happily!
"Okay!" Qiankun's palm was stroking his hands, "Uncle only said that the number of people who can be drawn back, no matter how many, I will definitely win!"
The train pointed to an open area on the sand table, "Now, the remaining troops can be assigned to two groups. At that time, some of them can be secretly stationed on Baizhang slope three miles away from the capital. The terrain is smooth and thick vegetation is used as cover, which is very suitable for secret ambushing. If Helianyue or Helianlang wants to draw troops from elsewhere, we can take action to deal with them first."
After the train said the train, Qiankunjiu still had a good understanding of it. He immediately continued the conversation and pointed out several red houses on the sand table. "The remaining part can go to the vicinity of these subordinates' mansions first and take the initiative. Especially the confidants of Helianyue and Helianlang, keep their families firmly in check, so as not to cause trouble again."
When the sharp minions are broken, no matter how powerful the flood beast is, it will lose half its power. It is too difficult to win by just one's own strength in the face of a powerful enemy.
The train thought of a place with him and couldn't help but respond. Qiankunjiu then remembered something and said to the train: "Although Helianlang and Helianyue are in the same situation as water and fire now, it is difficult to guarantee that they will form an alliance to deal with me. At that time, they will have to think of ways to deal with it by 100,000 troops in their hands."
In the face of interests, there are no eternal friends or enemies.
The train carefully calculated that the palace ban camps and the palace guards were all in the palace, and they were in charge of the guards in the palace, and the Wangdu Cavalry Camp was outside the palace, and they were in charge of the guards in the imperial city. The battalions and guards of the third battalions all went out of their own command and had good governance. However, the number of people was very different. Once Helianlang and Helianyue united, they should have the ability to delay for a period of time, but it seemed difficult to expect them to be able to quell the traitors.
The two stood there, their eyes swept through the sand table of the royal capital little by little, and the entire capital was full of sight.
There are now shrinking vermilion red mansions, and the plaques on the mansion are divided into two types. One is the red letter on the black background, which represents the military official's mansion, and the other is the black letter on the red background, which represents the civil official's mansion.
Qiankunjiu's eyes were on the residences of civil servants and military officers, and after a while he clapped his hands, "Uncle, what if we only focus on civil servants, not military officers?"
The train didn't understand what he meant at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized.
Military officers have no real power in the court, and they are just a "military officer". In fact, they have not used swords, guns, swords and halberds for a long time. Even if such people are allowed to play, they cannot bring half a soldier to work hard for them. However, civil officials are different. Don't underestimate the scholars who are powerless. There are many rumors outside Tianji that are fabricated by these literati. Be optimistic about them, so as not to say that the black ones are white and to reverse right and wrong. Compared with military officers who cannot achieve success, controlling civil officials is much more practical and convenient. Moreover, most literati are weak, so it is easy to control them.
"Your Highness is a good plan. The palace is full of people and many things cannot be placed in the open. If Helianlang and Helianyue have courage to mutiny, they also need to dispatch troops outside. This action focuses on the word "fast". After the emperor announced the edict, we immediately made it clear to the world, and at the same time we mobilized troops to control military officers, unite with the palace guard camp, the palace guard camp, and the Wangdu Xiaoqiu battalion attacked inside and outside. Helianlang now feels that it is inevitable to win, and there is little possibility of deployment in advance. We still mainly work on Helianyue. His support from the army relies on Yue Fei, but Yue Fei is now bedridden and difficult to make a living. If we calculate the time, the chance of victory is quite high."
In a huge area north of the sand table, the nine-story palace pavilion that was stacked out inside was extremely conspicuous. Qiankunjiu stared at the gorgeous palace, her eyes becoming sharper.
Helianyue, your retribution is coming.
The main plan was decided, and the rest was the details. Qiankunjiu asked several deputy generals of the generals of the train and the battalion commander of the third battalion to discuss. After the train left, Qiankunjiu saw that Yan Xun had not spoken, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yan, what do you think?"
After asking, he was quietly behind him. Qiankunjiu was confused. He looked back and saw that he had fallen asleep in the chair at some point. He was breathing for a long time, and he had a snot bubble from time to time, and he slept so much.
Qiankunjiu frowned and thought to himself what he was doing recently. Even if he was shopping in the kiln the night before, he wouldn't be so tired.
"Hey!" Qiankunjiu kicked him, and when he saw that he was still moving, he simply pinched his nostrils. Yan Xun, who was sleeping, suddenly couldn't breathe, frowned and struggled a few times, and woke up. Qiankunjiu's hand quickly retracted his hand, looking at him with guilt.
Yan Xun was sleepy and had not recovered yet, and asked blankly: "What's wrong?"
Qiankun Wine pretended that nothing had happened and shook her head, "It's okay. Look at you sleeping soundly, I want to ask you to sleep on the back couch."
"Oh..." Yan Xun rubbed his eyes, obviously not awakening. While muttering, "No, no, I have a place to sleep", he stood up lazily and walked out shaking.
"Hey! Don't you listen to our plan?" Qiankunjiu called Yan Xun from behind. Maybe it was because he was used to asking for his opinions during this period, or maybe he had already divided him into his own brothers and sorrows. Qiankunjiu himself could not tell which emotion he had more, and subconsciously wanted to let him know everything.
"Qiankun." Yan Xun stopped, but did not turn back, and his back was facing him. His voice sounded a little unfamiliar and solemn, "From now on, your every word, every action, and every move will attract much attention. If you support you, there are people who want to take the opportunity to harm you. As the emperor, you should avoid suspicion and not just say anything. If you are a confidant, brothers, and relatives and friends, you should understand this principle more than me. You have done what I should do and what I can do. As for your plan... I will not listen. I wish you success." In the last sentence, he said extremely open-mindedly, which made people feel inexplicably sad.
The Tian family is rich and powerful, and it is difficult to find true love. Once they ascend to the throne and have great power, they know that the heights are cold. The unpredictable people's hearts are sometimes more terrifying than any ice blade in the world. Helian Yue and Helian Lang and his father's blood are thicker than water. They once admired and respected Emperor Helian so much, but for the sake of the emperor's great cause, they also abandoned the father-son relationship.
The golden dragon throne is a throne and a powerful tool to imprison people's hearts and test their feelings. If you want to sit steadily and do it for a long time, some things will have to make choices.
Yan Xun seems to be careless, but in fact he is a very clear-headed person who knows when to do what. His affection will not change, but sometimes he should avoid suspicion.
Qiankunjiu was stunned, and his heart felt like he had been cut by a dull knife, and a feeling of indescribable sourness was overflowing. It is said that the emperor was a lonely man, but he seemed to have experienced it a little now. If it weren't for the country's crisis and his brothers were inaction, he would only want to have a lifelong life with these brothers.
"I understand." Qiankunjiu seemed to sigh, "I, I just feel that you have been planning for me for a long time and just left like this... It's a pity."
"Ha. Don't worry, no matter what, I have made a contribution. It would be a loss to not witness at that moment." Yan Xun smiled and turned to him and blinked at him easily, with a clear look in his eyes.
"Oh...hehe..." Qiankunjiu felt a little calm when he heard what he said, and didn't know how to express it. She just smiled foolishly and scratched her hair.
Yan Xun smiled in his eyes, "I was sleeping so hard that I forgot to tell you that I seemed to have heard about Shen Ying."
"What?" Qiankunjiu seemed to be unable to believe it, and rushed to Yan Xun with a quick step, reaching out to grab his clothes, "What are you saying? Say it again!"
Qiankun wine is much taller than ordinary people, with a tight and powerful muscles, while Yan Xun is a little thin. He was held in his hand and staggered back and forth like a little chicken. He couldn't help but frown, "You are stupid! You can't understand it once and have to say it twice!"
Qiankun wine had no idea at all, and her eyes were as bright as a candle, "Where is my sister?"
"Your sister..." Yan Xun's eyes flashed, and he twisted his body agilely while Qiankun's heart was focused and listened to him. He broke free from his clamp, and oiled the soles of his feet and swept out of the room. "You beg me! Hahahaha..."
Qiankun Jiu's eyes were fierce and wanted to chase him. He saw several figures coming from afar. It must be that the train and a crowd arrived. He jumped up in anger and shouted at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, "You are trying to worry about my appetite!"
"Yes!" A swearing voice came from mid-air, "You will be the emperor soon. If you don't ask you to beg me, you will have no chance..."
"What's wrong with Your Highness?" The train had arrived at this time. Looking at Qiankun's face as dark as the bottom of the pot, I couldn't help but frown. I thought to myself, why did Yan Xun tease him after leaving for a while?
"There is news from Ying." Qiankunjiu could still see obvious excitement in her eyes, but then she glared fiercely outside the door, "This kid refused to tell me, deliberately trying to suck my appetite!"
So that's it. The train smiled and comforted him, saying, "I think your highness doesn't have to worry. Young Master Yan likes to play, but his heart has always been clear. Since he still has the heart to joke with Your Highness, the princess must be very safe for the time being. Tianji is not stable now, so why not let the princess hide properly. With Young Master Yan, I think it's okay to come."
He was not stupid, so he naturally understood this truth. But after all, it was his own sister. After all, he had no news after parting last time. After finally getting news, Yan Xun deliberately hid it. He was really anxious to do so. However, in front of the people below, Qiankunjiu was so nervous that he had to act as if nothing had happened on his face. He swallowed his heart back into his stomach, cheered up again, and entered the inner room with everyone.
One side enters the courtyard, and a pear wood flower table. The sky is dark, and the thick ones are almost dripping from ink. The low gray courtyard wall is carved with simple and atmospheric patterns, and a dim lantern is hung at every distance. The candlelight is faintly stirred by the late wind. With the candlelight, the clean ground can be vaguely seen. Unlike other noble families, the ground of the general's mansion seems to be too plain. Not to mention the flower garden, even a weed cannot be seen.
Such a simple and neat style is very similar to the owner of this mansion and the army under his command.
The atmosphere was a little silent for a while. Yan Xun slowly withdrew his gaze and fell on the other two people in the yard. After the daytime meeting, Qiankunjiu came to take him to the yard of the train. When he came, he sat dryly and drank, and no one said a word.
This made the night dark, and he couldn't see the expressions on their faces, and he didn't know that this veteran from the two dynasties, which had caused a big and small wave.
"Your Highness, are you afraid?" The train's voice was a little hoarse.
Qiankunjiu was stunned for a moment, subconsciously trying to shake his head and stop, denying it and feeling against his will. In the end, he only sighed heavily and said nothing.
To be fair, he has always been upright. He has seen all kinds of religions and all kinds of people in the world over the years, and has also seen the so-called evil strategies of open and secret struggles between the gangs in the world. He is not a flower in the greenhouse, he knows what killing is, and he has also smelled the smell of blood.
But he also knew that the things he had seen were nothing in the eyes of soldiers. The war between the two armies did not give people extra time to consider, nor did Xu Tuyanzhi's plan to pave the way. After the sound of the charge horn sounded, more people would raise their hands and fall, kill and chop them when they saw it. Every drop of blood came directly and quickly until the blood flowed into a river. Perhaps it was just between Shunhu. Those who had not experienced fierce battles on the battlefield would never know that there could be Shura battlefields in the world.
The train seemed to see what he meant in his heart and asked again: "Will your Highness regret it?"
There is no war without injury and death. When Qiankunjiu comes to this point, he will inevitably confront the two Your Highnesses, and there will be damage between the two sides.
Qiankunjiu still didn't answer. After thinking for a while, he asked slowly: "Uncle, have you ever encountered a moment where you don't have to retreat, no matter whether you are afraid or not, you don't regret it?"
The train nodded without hesitation, smiling, "It is said that soldiers are not for life and death. But a person only has one life, and fearing death is also human nature. As long as you are not unlucky in life, there is no place to be afraid of death. But to be honest with Your Highness, I cannot retreat every time I go to fight."
"That's it." Qiankunjiu's eyes were darker than the sky, and each word was extremely heavy and firm. "Now the arrow is on the string, I have to fire it. Tianji is surrounded by tigers and wolves, the mother died with her eyes open, and the father was seriously ill and she was seriously ill. I have to turn these three mountains even if I don't turn over. So I never thought of retreating or being afraid from the beginning."
Qiankunjiu's life is not just his own. He is implicated in too many lives. Once he takes a step back, all those who follow him will enter the abyss.
As the leader of the Tianji general, the train train has countless soldiers under its command, and I feel deeply about this.
"Then..." The train stopped talking.
"Uncle has anything to say, just say it." Qiankunjiu saw his hesitation and said directly.
"What if the two high men refused to obey, what should you do if your royal high men were ready to take them?" For some reason, today he still didn't believe that Qiankunjiu would execute them at that time.
The air around suddenly condensed, and the atmosphere became cold without realizing it. Helianyue and Helianlang were all kinds of mistakes, and finally the same blood lies on Qiankunjiu. The blood is thicker than water, but it melts into a huge amount of hatred. Helianlang is fine, but he asked this way to deal with Helianyue, which is like forcing Qiankunjiu.
The fence train realized that he was saying the wrong thing and turned his head to Yan Xun on the side, hoping that he could help the world. Unexpectedly, the latter was looking at Qiankunjiu at this time, as if he was quite curious about his plan and did not notice his gaze for help.
The train was embarrassed, and after a long time, just when he thought Qiankunjiu could not speak, he finally spoke in a low voice, with a little sadness and sorrow in his voice, and slowly said, "I am five years apart from my second brother, and seven years apart from my eldest brother. I heard from my mother that when I was born, my second brother would come to see me every day and bring me many novel things to tease me. Later, when I learned to walk, my second brother helped me learn step by step. My mother and the wet nurse almost didn't work. I remember that I grew up a little later and reached the age when I was supposed to learn things, but I didn't like the husband in the palace. My second brother taught me personally. I listened to him very much.
Words. During the day, I was like a little follower. Wherever my second brother went, I followed him. He was practicing swords while using an iron sword. Seeing that I was obsessed with seeing, he gave me a small wooden sword a few days later and asked me to join him. Later I realized that the sword was a peach wood sword that my second brother went out of the palace with his father to worship the heaven and worship ancestors, and asked him to ask him to go to Dahua Temple. I often had nightmares at that time, and the calming medicine prescribed by the imperial physician did not work. My second brother didn't know what he thought, but he actually found a Zhongzhou Taoist priest and said that my horoscope was soft and it was easy to attract some unclean things. Tianji naturally did not believe in the horoscope, but my second brother wrote down this... "
Qiankunjiu said, with a smile on his face, as if he was back to the life of his childhood as a second brother, "At that time, I and my second brother were almost together day and night, and if he wanted to harm me, even if he wanted to do anything, I would use some small tricks to be enough for my mother to be unable to defend, but he didn't. I believe he was treating me sincerely at that time. Later, when Ying was there, my second brother loved me in every way, even more than me."
After a pause, he raised his glass to drink, and the strong wine entered his throat, which made him feel hot all over. The rare warmth in his eyes disappeared, replaced by the cold moon.
"But now, I have a mortal hatred with him, and I will never stop!" The breath of Qiankun wine spit out is as cold as frost, and it is very light in words, but the regrets and hatred in the eyes are so heavy.
No need to say more in the future, his mind has already been clear.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn. The three of them drank in the yard, without saying anything, as if they had their own thoughts. Especially Yan Xun, who rarely spoke again since a long time ago.
"Brother Yan, you may tell me where Ying is now? Our life and death will be uncertain tomorrow. You can say more and let me fight a safe battle." Qiankun asked with a mouthful of wine.
Yan Xun paused slightly, swallowed the wine in his mouth slowly, and then turned to look at him. The moment his eyes were in contact with him, he smiled suddenly, but the smile did not reach the corner of his eyes, "Changkun, you can't die. With the support of your father, war may be inevitable, but you can't die."
Qiankunjiu heard his sarcasm and frowned, "Brother Yan blamed his father for not asking about Ying's whereabouts from beginning to end?"
Yan Xun took a sip of wine, and the smile on his lips became deeper and deeper, "How dare I? Yu Gong, your father, is the king, I am a citizen, and a foreign citizen. Yu Li Shen Ying is a member of the Helian family. My surname is Yan, and I have no position to say anything."
Qiankunjiu's expression darkened and she lowered her eyes, "You don't have to be sarcastic and sarcastic. I know, you think it's all the blood of your father, but he only planned for me, and even didn't ask about Ying's situation, which made you feel heartbroken." Qiankunjiu sighed, "In fact, the father never asked me whether it was good or bad. As a royal family, when the people of the world and their children and colleagues were in front of him, he could only choose the world first. Of course, the father now has only the energy to care for the world."
Yan Xun turned his head and sipped his wine, "I only said that there was news about your sister, but it didn't mean that I had found her. I only vaguely found out that she seemed to have been to Xilu."
"Xilu? OK, what did she do when she ran to Xilu?" Qiankunjiu frowned and puzzled.
Yan Xun seemed to be smiling, his tone was much colder than before, "Who is in Xilu, can't you guess?"
Qiankunjiu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and slapped him on the table, "Don't you want to rely on your in-laws with His Highness Xilu to bring reinforcements?" After all, he thought of everything, but he didn't expect that she would go to Xilu alone. Qiankunjiujiu felt his heart was so dull that it hurt. The mountains were high and the road was far away, and he had no food or drink. I don't know how much grievances Shen Ying, who had been in a rich and frugal food since she was a child, would have to protect her.
Yan Xun said, "That day I specially sent her away to tell you about Tianji's news, and she disappeared later. I think she must have heard our conversation and left in a hurry. Shen Ying had no real power, and the only shadow guard who was loyal to her died halfway. I thought about it, the only one who could become her power to help Tianji was probably the only one who could rely on to help Tianji. But..." He suddenly stopped.
"It's just what?" Qiankunjiu was so scared that he immediately got upset, and his mind was full of Shen Ying's grievance.
Yan Xun shook his head, "The national affairs will affect the whole body with one blow. How could Si Yunxiu send troops as soon as he says?"
Xilu was originally peaceful and peaceful, and no one would want to be involved in the wars in other countries for no reason. Shen Ying's idea of going to Xilu to bring reinforcements was probably difficult to realize.
To be continued...