Suzhou City.

Standing on the city wall, Tang Piddi looked outside as if he was in a daze, holding the city wall with his hands and moving his fingers rhythmically.

After receiving the military newspaper sent by Li Chi to urgently deliver it, Tang Pidian gave up Hangzhou without any hesitation. It was a strategic location that could influence the situation of the war and even affect the world.

Taking down Hangzhou was like smashing a big nail into Brother Li’s back, Brother Li had to consider the defense at all times.

In order to pull out this nail, he had to send heavy troops to attack. Brother Li relied on a large number of people and he would be defeated if he divided his troops.

After taking Suzhou and Yangzhou, Ning Jun could really enjoy watching the tiger fight, waiting for Prince Wu and Yang Xuanji to compete for a short and short position.

Tang Pidian had even made a judgment that at most two months, before the twelfth lunar month, the Ning army could take advantage of the situation and take over Jingzhou.

As for Daxing City, why should we rush to attack? There is no support or material reserves. No matter how strong Daxing City is, it cannot withstand the siege for three months.

From the siege of the twelfth lunar month to February, there is no need to attack. If the people in the city cannot hold on, they will rebel, and if the wealthy families cannot hold on, they will surrender.

In Tang Pidian's plan, the gift he wanted to give to Li Chi was to help Li Chi take over the throne next spring, before Li Chi's birthday.

Li Chi didn't know what birthday he was, but the day his master picked him up was his birthday.

However, the black warriors came, and the coalition forces of the Sang people and the Bohai people came, breaking all the plans of Tang Pidian.

It doesn't matter, just hit it again in the future.

Tang Pidian pondered for a long time, then turned to look at Zhuang Wudi and Luo Jing: "You two need one of you to lead your army back to Yuzhou immediately."

Luo Jing said: "If Lao Zhuang goes back, he is mature and persistent, and he is better than me."

Zhuang Wudi glanced at Luo Jing, and the meaning in his eyes was, if you don’t want to go back, just praise me? You still praise me so perfunctorily? You don’t even leave your heart.

Luo Jing smiled, and his eyes meant that he was unhappy to go back to guard his family, so it was better to fight here.

Tang Pidian said: "We originally had an army of 300,000. Shen Shanhu led 100,000 troops to Yanzhou. I will send another 120,000 troops to return to Yuzhou and Laozhuang, so you can go back."

Zhuang Wudi said in surprise: "Why do you have to divide the troops so much? Just give me 50,000 troops, there are no strong enemies in Yuzhou."

"Not now, maybe there will be some soon."

Tang Pidian said: "Yang Xuanji is not the opponent of Prince Wu, he will definitely lose at this time. Jingzhou is ours. The lord returns north, but Jingzhou will not leave less than 100,000 troops. It is enough to use it for defense. Yang Xuanji has no courage to fight hard."

Luo Jing nodded: "If he cannot quickly defeat our troops in Jingzhou, Prince Wu will block him there. Our people ahead are ours behind him, and the old thief's Zuo Wu Guard will undoubtedly die."

Zhuang Wudi understood: "So Yang Xuanji will break out to the north, enter Yuzhou, or return to the south or capture Yuzhou City."

Tang Pidian said: "So you have to bring most of the troops back."

Luo Jing said: "Will the old thief take advantage of the situation?"

Tang Pidian said: "If there were no black warriors who betrayed the border, he would. He was the best warrior in this world. He had all the ways to win. But now the army of black warriors is approaching. The coalition of Bohai people and Sang people is in Yanzhou. If Prince Wu takes advantage of this, he will be a sinner for the ages."

Luo Jing was still a little worried: "That old man is full of treacherous in his mind. Who knows if he will do it?"

Tang Piddi didn't say much, but what he was thinking was...so I hope Zhuang Wudi would go back.

If Luo Jing brought his troops back, with Luo Jing's temper, he would be unable to control himself by knowing that Prince Wu is not far from Yuzhou.

If Prince Wu doesn't go to attack Yuzhou, he will take the initiative to fight Prince Wu to avenge his father.

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There is no place to be calm or not in such a thing? Who can persuade Luo Jing to be stubborn?

So it seems that Tang Pidian asked who you two will go back, and he calculated that Luo Jing would definitely not be willing to go back.

"Then I'll prepare now."

Zhuang Wudi clasped his fists and said, "I'll go down to the city first."

Tang Pidian nodded, and Luo Jing said, "I'll go down with you and give you some weapons from my camp."

The two men went down the city side by side, Luo Jing said as he walked: "Although the general concluded that the old thief would not make things difficult for us at this time, you must not take it lightly. The general is right. The old thief is the person who knows the best in the world to win. Once there is news in the northern border that the black warrior retreats, the old thief will take action immediately."

Zhuang Wudi nodded: "I know."

Luo Jing sighed: "He has won all his life..."

Zhuang Wudi knew Luo Jing’s thoughts and patted Luo Jing’s shoulder: “Wait for the future.”

I don’t talk much, but I understand the meaning very clearly. Your hatred is the hatred of my brothers. When the time comes, everyone will help you.

Luo Jing slowly let out a sigh: "Actually, I know that the general wants you to go back, so I said I would ask you to lead the troops... If I go back, I will not be able to help it."

He looked up at the sky: "The old thief knows me so much. Even if he doesn't fight Yuzhou, he will tempt me to fight. Killing me will also solve a major problem for him."

Zhuang Wudi said: "You know him too much."

Luo Jing shrugged: "My shortcomings are too obvious, so I am a little short of the general. Unlike you, you are so much different from the general, and you no longer want to catch up with you."

Zhuang Wudi: "I'm gonna be!"

Luo Jing laughed loudly.

Zhuang Wudi said: "It's hard to fight here. Brother Li suffered a great loss and lost 200,000 soldiers. He won't be good at slapping off. You have to calm your temper and don't let the general worry."

Luo Jing said: "I'm better by the general's side. After all, I'm afraid that the military stick will hit the butt for dozens of times, hahahaha... But I still dislike defense the most. If you want to fight, you must charge forward."

Zhuang Wudi sighed, "So, it's really not a little bit different from you and the general."

A few days later, Ning Jun packed up his weapons, equipment, food and supplies, handed over the 120,000 troops to Zhuang Wudi, and returned to Yuzhou.

The tens of thousands of Ning troops left in Suzhou City may be trapped in siege at any time. After all, Brother Li still has so many troops.

Since the rebellion, Brother Li, who suffered a great loss for the first time since the rebellion, would not swallow this breath.

From Yuezhou to fight, attack Yangzhou and Suzhou, and then to Jingzhou, Li Brother Hu's team basically never lost.

Even when he confronted Prince Wu's army at the border of Jingzhou, he never suffered any losses, but neither side could do anything to each other.

This time, Tang Pidian plotted hundreds of thousands of people, and Brother Li was eager to get back this face.

Moreover, his sworn brothers also had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and were still in the south of Jingzhou at this time. If Brother Li sent someone to call him, and if such a powerful enemy came, Suzhou City would become an isolated island in the sea.

However, Tang Pidian was not very worried, because Brother Li’s target was not this Suzhou city, nor was it just his Tang Pidian’s head.

After returning to the army, Tang Pidian ordered to raise and mobilize materials and put them into Suzhou City as soon as possible, and prepare for four months to six months.

Tang Pidian speculated that Brother Li's patience was at most half a year.

If his million-dollar army was dragged by a Suzhou city for one half year, he would basically lose the opportunity to compete for Jingzhou.

Yang Xuanji could not defeat Prince Wu, but Prince Wu could not destroy him. When reinforcements from Shuzhou came, Yang Xuanji was the most in Jingzhou.

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Contender of strength.

By then, Prince Wu’s biggest enemy will not be Yang Xuanji, but he will have no food.

It was already November, and the food and supplies raised by the court for Prince Wu could not last long. After the Chinese New Year, the Qinghuang would not be able to handle it. No matter how good Prince Wu's team was, what would it take to fight against Yang Xuanji?

That peerless lion will not be powerless because of age, but will only be thin because of hunger.

Tang Pidian personally sent Zhuang Wudi to lead his army away, and then began to arrange the defense of Suzhou City.

Just as he was patrolling the treasury, a personal soldier ran over quickly: "General, someone outside asked for a visit and said it was your younger brother."

"My brother?"

Tang Piddi was stunned and thought to himself, where did my younger brother come from?

But because of this sudden emergence, Tang Pidi was inexplicably panicked, not only panicked, but even fear that he could hardly suppress.

Without asking his subordinates to bring the people in, Tang Pidian quickly walked out of the treasury, moving faster and faster, and then he ran.

Outside the treasury gate, a young man who looked seventeen or eighteen years old stood there waiting, wearing a simple cloth dress and carrying a small package.

It can be seen that he is in a state of dust, but he does not sit down and rest, but keeps standing very straight.

After Tang Pidian went out, he saw the young man, looked up and down, and confirmed that he had never seen this person before.

The young man also saw Tang Pidian, and looked at him carefully, then confirmed that this person was the brother he was looking for.

The young man quickly walked to Tang Pidian, then tidied up his clothes, and fell down on his knees: "Brother."

Tang Pidian reached out to help him, but saw the black veil on the young man's arm.

In an instant, Tang Piddi's eyes widened, and the next breath, he was shaking unsteadily.

"My father went nine months ago. I was an orphan adopted by my father. I followed my father shortly after my brother went south. It has been several years since then. After I finished the funeral, I went south to find you. It has been nine months since I left."

The young man knelt down there and spoke, and Tang Pidian slowly knelt down: "Thank you... for sending my father on his last journey."

Half an hour later, the General's Mansion.

In the study, the young man said to Tang Pidian: "My father was seriously ill last year, but he didn't ask me to write to you, saying that you want to accomplish great things and not disturb you. After the Chinese New Year, the medicine was useless, and my father left."

Tang Piddi sat there, already burst into tears.

At this moment, my mind was filled with the way my father was talking to him on the grassland, telling him that since he was going back, he would be a big hero.

That day on the grassland, the Master and the two chatted for a long time. When the sun set, the laughter of the two sitting on the grass drifted so far.

"How did you... follow your father?"

"I was originally Ai Jin's slave. I was from the Central Plains. After I followed my family to go shopping. After being robbed by the grassland people, our family was arrested. My parents died of illness, and I was the only one left. When my father saw that I was pitiful, he went to ask Ai Jin to bring me over."

The young man's tone was very calm when he spoke, but the sadness in his eyes made people feel ache in his heart when he saw it.

"My original name is Yuan Wuyou. In order to make the grassland people not suspicious, my father changed my name to Tang Qingyuan."

Tang Pidian raised his hand and patted Tang Qingyuan on the shoulder: "Stay with me in the future."

Tang Qingyuan nodded: "Okay."

Still so calm, he was like a child who was afraid of disturbing others, and calm was just his concealment of his own care.

"Come with me."
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