Chapter 204

"Brother Li, we can land in Linhai County in a few days. How are you feeling now?" Ye Zhiqiu stretched out his palm and felt the sea night wind with it.

"Hey, forget it." Li Chang said with a bitter smile, "when I was in the Academy, I always wanted to be able to lead the country's elite to invade the enemy and expand the territory, just like the generals of Tianhuo 20 years ago. But when I really command a battalion, and my army is an elite and powerful army, I know that this kind of pressure is really beyond ordinary people's ability to bear. "

Speaking of this, Li Chang walked up to Ye Zhiqiu, looked at the waterline formed by the warships in front of him, sighed and said, "the predecessor of the 2500 scouting battalion is the Yulin scouting battalion, which is an elite made by the whole force of the Yulin army. To tell you the truth, if we only talk about the combat skills and actual combat experience, any ordinary soldier in the scouting battalion will be better than me, In addition to studying in Fengming Academy for several years, I am a little better than them in the overall situation. For the time being, I really can't convince them with my real skills. If it wasn't for the army commander's order, it would not be easy for me to control the scouting camp. "

Ye Zhiqiu nods after hearing the speech. Meng Cang and Li Chang are appointed as the captains of fengqiying and scouting camp respectively. However, their circumstances are different. Meng Cang is a natural fierce general. A big axe moves like a fast-moving wheel. The water can't be splashed in, and they are extremely brave. If we compare the characters of the previous generation, Meng Cang was more like Ning Darong, the commander of Shanyin army, who was famous for his bravery.

Li Chang is a natural military talent, and he is better at giving advice and making up for deficiencies. Although self cultivation is not weak among people of the same age, it is nothing compared with the experienced scouting camp. Therefore, although Li Chang has such talent, it takes time to show it, which is far less simple and direct than Meng Cang's violent way. Fortunately, the scouting camp is all elite in the army. It has always been forbidden and respected Lu que. I know that Li Chang is a school captain appointed by Lu que himself, and I didn't disobey his orders.

"I believe that after this battle, the brothers of the scouting camp will understand brother Li's talent." Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile.

"I don't think so much. I believe that as long as I treat my brothers sincerely and bring them back to Daqian completely, they will understand that I am not a useless captain who can only convey orders." Li Chang looked to the north and said, "but now I admire Lu Shuai more and more. I heard from the veterans in the scouting camp that when Lu Shuai led them to raid the rear army of the mad lion army in Danshui, they had only 300 people. Facing dozens of enemy troops, they could win all the battles, and even captured Qiu Ao, the son of Qiu lie. If it was me, I would not have done that."

"Brother Li and Lu Shuai are both students of Fengming Academy. I think they should be very familiar with him. Moreover, I heard that brother Li and brother Meng had an intersection with Lu Shuai during the contest for the chief executive last year?" Ye Zhiqiu asked.

"Yes, there was an animal tide in the mountain and sea paintings at that time. If it wasn't for Lu Shuai, maybe we would all be trampled into flesh mud by the animal tide. I still owe Lu Shuai a life." Li Chang can't help but recall the figure holding a dragon wrapped around a thorn gun in the mountain and sea scroll to block the tide of beasts. He will never forget that picture. At that time, he felt that the rumors about Lu jiajunjie in Beijing were not false. But I didn't expect that just one year later, Lu que had already become a military commander and offered advice to Pingnan.

Li Chang has been in the scouts' camp for some time. Thinking of the fact that all the officers and soldiers in the camp have more trust in Lu que, he feels more and more that the young man who is a few years younger than himself in the imperial capital is so unattainable. Even though he has always had a high spirit, he can't compare with Lu que. In his mind, Lu is no worse than the Duke of Wei, and even stronger in some aspects.

Last year, the battle for the chief of Fengming academy opened a picture of mountains and seas. Ye Zhiqiu also heard a little about the news. With Li Chang's narration, he outlined the whole process in his mind. He could not help sighing and murmuring, "Lu Shuai is worthy of being called the first person of the younger generation. His heart is sincere and his nature is pure. He can take the exam in the same year as him, and he is still a little higher in the ranking, Ye Zhiqiu, I am not in vain in my life. "

Li Chang nodded in agreement. Lu que was just like Lu Chun in those days. No one could hide their light. It was their luck and sorrow to be born with such a person in one era. Fortunately, they were lucky to see another person who was dominating one era. Lu que was not only the leader of the country, Even with his own talent and personal cultivation, he had more capital than all his contemporaries, but this was also the reason why they were sad, because they could only stand behind Lu Que and look up at him, but could not surpass him.

"Well, I'm under a lot of pressure." Ye Zhiqiu took a look at Li Chang and said with a bitter smile, "Jing Navy, Fengxiang army, Yulin army, benlei army, Huxiao army, Fengfeng army, and the imperial capital are all looking at us. We are a strange force, a strange force to break the deadlock. Once we fail, we can only defend our troops in the right way and crush the Star Kingdom with our national strength. However, we don't know how many soldiers will be killed in this way. This kind of pressure really makes people sleepless all night. "

"Yes, the three of us are not only related to the whole war situation in southern Xinjiang, but also related to the rise and fall of poor families in the future. The pressure is too heavy." Li Chang nodded with the same feeling.

All three of them haven't had a good sleep since they were appointed. If you can give them 10 to 15 years, ye Zhiqiu, Meng Cang and Li Chang will have the confidence to grow into a commander-in-chief of the 12th army. But now, Meng Cang and Li Chang have just graduated from the school for less than five months, and ye Zhiqiu has just entered the second year of the school. Although he is already the chief of Qingquan school at this time, it is still too early for him to shoulder such a heavy task.

This kind of mountain like pressure is on them. The chief of the academy and the proud children of the academy are all illusory. It is only true that they lead the army to break through the Guangji river. This is a battle that must be won for Daqian, but a task that must be completed for them.

"I don't think it's a good thing to have pressure." At this time, a rude voice appeared behind them. Meng Cang came over from the other side of the deck. "There is a saying among the people that it's a donkey or a horse that comes out for a walk. Since the three of us have paid for our talents, we naturally have to shoulder heavy responsibilities. Otherwise, we might as well go home to farm, so as not to bring disaster to the people."

"Then why do you get up in the middle of the night to patrol the camp? You're not afraid of accidents." Li Chang looks at Meng Cang and says that the relationship between them is the best when they are in the school. They have no scruples when they speak.

"I just heard a word from my brother in the camp during the day. I felt that I should not let down my duty as a captain."

"Oh? What are you talking about? " Ye Zhiqiu asks curiously. Through this period of contact, ye Zhiqiu naturally feels that Meng Cang is a man with thick outside and thin inside. If he can be touched, it must be extraordinary.

"Today, after changing from Han navy to Jing Navy, I went to arrange cabins for officers and soldiers at all levels in the battalion. I heard the soldiers talking about the battle of xiaoqingshan a few months ago, which destroyed 250000 lion legions. There were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood on the battlefield. In the end, although I won the battle, I still lost tens of thousands of soldiers. I asked them at that time, when they faced 250000 mad lions, they were afraid. Guess what they said ~ "Meng Cang said. He sold a pass here and looked at Ye Zhiqiu and Li Chang.

"What do you say?" Li Chang asked curiously. Seeing that Meng Cang looked at him with a smile, he quickly pushed him and said, "what's the point? Speak quickly."

"The veterans said that since they are the elite soldiers in the army, they usually get the highest salary, eat the best food and receive the most rigorous training, but in wartime they have to go to the most severe battlefield and face the most powerful enemy. Otherwise, what's the use of these elite soldiers." At this point, Meng Cang patted them on the shoulder. "Mr. Ye Junshi, Lao Li, to be honest, I was very ashamed when I heard that. We are all poor students trained by Da Qian. As long as we do our best in this battle, we are not ashamed even if we lose. Instead of worrying about it every day, we should consider how to win it."

Ye Zhiqiu and Li Chang were shocked when they heard that. Meng Cang was right. They really thought too much during this period. Their majesty's value, Lu Que's trust, and the expectation of the poor family all affected them invisibly. But in fact, the whole thing is very simple. They are the key to the situation that Lu que sent to the south. As long as they can complete the task and break through the Guangji River, all the problems will be solved. Instead of thinking too much, they don't focus on the war situation.

"Thanks for what brother Meng said. Zhiqiu has been taught." Ye Zhiqiu corrects his disordered clothes and gives a deep gift to Meng Cang. He is smart and brilliant. But the more he does, the more he thinks about it. If he doesn't pay attention, he will be influenced by various factors. At this time, he is awakened by Meng Cang's words, and ye Zhiqiu suddenly feels that he has grown up a lot.

At this time, ye Zhiqiu felt that it was not unreasonable for Lu que to send the three of them at the same time. Their temperaments, temperament and even thoughts could complement each other. Just like now, when both he and Li Chang are overwhelmed by this invisible pressure, they are awakened by Meng Cang's words. All this may have been in Lu's calculation for a long time.

Meng Cang helped Ye Zhiqiu up with both hands and said, "Mr. Ye, the character of Lao Li and I is only suitable for the army, and we will only stay in the army in the future. But you are not the same. I once read your strategy in the big exam. It is full of splendid and vigorous. Among the three of us, Lu Shuai chose you as the main one because he valued you the most. Twenty years ago, the three heroes led us to the rise of our humble family. Twenty years later, we also need new three heroes. Lu Shuai hopes that you can become a person like Bai Li's military adviser and Ji Shangshu. In this battle, you can let go of your hands and feet, and Lao Li and I will support you unconditionally. "

"Thank you very much." Ye Zhiqiu's eyes flashed a touch of emotion. Among the three, he was the youngest, the most junior and the most distant from Lu que. When he wanted to make some decisions, he had to worry about the feelings of Meng Cang and Li Chang. At this time, hearing Meng Cang's words, he could finally let go of his scruples and write his own pen in the magnificent battle of Southern Xinjiang.

"From now on, don't think about ourselves or the future of our humble family. It's just for the sake of the great army and the unification of Southern Xinjiang." Then Meng Cang stretched out his right hand.

"In order to unify Southern Xinjiang." Li Chang put his right hand on Meng Cang's.

"For the sake of big dry." Ye Zhiqiu took a deep breath and stretched out his right hand.

In this starry night on the ship, three young heroes from the big dry door hold their hands tightly together, but they did not expect, from this moment, the fate of the three of them are closely linked.

At the same time, the study of Weiguo government in the capital is still brightly lit. A detailed drawing of Tianxing and Nanli 36 counties is laid on the huge desk in the study. On both sides of the map, Lu Chun and Lu Que's father and son are playing chess pieces in red and black, constantly deducing the war situation in southern Xinjiang. At this time, the defensive side of Tianxing in charge of Hei was Lu Chun, the Duke of Wei, while the offensive side of Daqian in charge of Hongzi was Lu que.

"Queer, you not only sent Ye Zhiqiu as a surprise soldier, but also asked Qingcheng and zhaining to lead 10000 troops to Jieshan road. In this way, the soldiers in your father's hands are not enough." Lu Chun looks at the Feng Xiang army who is constantly mobilized and feints attacks from time to time on the map. He also looks at Ye Zhiqiu who crosses the river when the water level drops after the flood season, and Gu Qingcheng and Zhai Ning who bypass the mountain road. Even Lu Chun can't figure out how to break the situation for a moment.

Now he is simulating Qiu Xu's defense on the North Bank of Guangji, but Lu Que's strategy of feigning all the way and striking two ways makes him not know what to do for a moment. His troops are limited. Once they are intercepted separately, whether they can come because of the distance is not to say first, that feigned Fengxiang army may become the main attack party at any time, The whole strategy is the combination of yin and Yang, the combination of the positive and the abnormal, and the mutual transformation.

You should know that ye Zhiqiu led Lu que, who won the two battles of Danshui and hexingyuan. Gu Qingcheng had Fengxiang yunqi and Zhai Ningjiang, who were very familiar with Tianxing. If he wanted to block the two troops separately, it would be impossible without 50000 people. In order not to make the two surprise troops occupy the city of Hebei and form a fulcrum, he had to divide his troops, However, after the division of forces, the north coast defense will become full of loopholes because of the empty force.

At the beginning, when his son Lu que sent Ye Zhiqiu to lead the army south, he only thought that on the one hand, Lu que was giving opportunities to poor families, on the other hand, he was worried about Gu Qingcheng and increased her chips. After all, the two battalions of soldiers Ye Zhiqiu took with him were the most familiar to Gu Qingcheng.

But he really didn't expect that his son Lu que had driven the Star Kingdom to a dead end in silence. In the face of Lu Que's arrangement, even he felt that he couldn't start. Because only if Gu Qingcheng and ye Zhiqiu succeed in one way, they will form a fulcrum on the north bank. Yu Tianxiang, who is stationed in Guangji County, will soon lead the remaining 35000 Fengxiang left army to follow up. At that time, no matter whether Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi lead the main Fengxiang army to contain Qiu Xu's troops on the south bank or divide his troops to cross the river, Qiu Xu has no choice.

Because once he wants to pull out Gu Qingcheng and ye Zhiqiu, he must divide his forces, and the forces should not be too small, so the loopholes left by the mobilization of forces will become the main target of Fengxiang's attack. And if he just sent some troops to contain Gu Qingcheng and ye Zhiqiu, and the main force was to defend Fengxiang army, then Yu Tianxiang who followed up would give him a fatal blow. In this way, Qiu Xu can only choose to be swallowed by a whale or be eaten. It has become impossible for him to keep the Guangji river.

"In my child's eyes, whether it's Gaoguan fortress or xiongcheng natural danger, there's never been a solid saying. Even my Xiongguan, such as Piaoxue pass, Hanshan pass and Zhennan pass, are not insurmountable, let alone a river." Lu que rubbed a blood red chess piece in his hand and said with a smile.

"It's true that there are no defenses that can't be broken or rivers that can't be crossed in this world. It seems that you've thought about the layout of the whole battle in southern Xinjiang very early, but why didn't you say it when you gave advice to the court?" Although Lu Chun is asking Lu que, his eyes are full of joy. At this time, Lu Que's talent, temperament and cultivation are almost the same as he was when he was 20 years old. Seeing his son grow up to such an extent, his heart is full of joy as a father.

"Father, is there any difference between saying and not saying? Besides, the battle of Southern Xinjiang had not yet started. It was just a plan in my heart. No one knew exactly what direction the war would evolve. It was like the battle between the four princes of Tianxing and the Duke of Wucheng, which we had never thought of before. " Lu que gave a faint smile.

"What queer said is." Lu Chun nodded and asked, "Zhai Ning is the key to the whole journey. Do you believe that man?"

Lu Que's eyes flashed. "Father, trust is always relative, just like your majesty now leans you and my father and son as pillars. But if I remember correctly, after the fall of the Qingyang Empire, your father and your army of heavenly fire were transferred back to the capital by your majesty. Although they were granted the title of father, they removed their father as commander-in-chief of Northern Xinjiang on the pretext that the war in Northern Xinjiang had been leveled off, In my father's heart, does your majesty trust you or not? "

"Ha ha ~" Lu Chun didn't feel embarrassed, but laughed happily. "If you can understand this, I'm really relieved to be your father. For your majesty, nothing is more important than the stability of the imperial power and the balance of the court. But you are wrong. At that time, it was not his Majesty's abdication as his father's commander-in-chief in Northern Xinjiang, but his resignation for his father's initiative. "