Chapter 49: Contest Part 2 "Clang!"
The Yanling sword that had just been sheathed jumped out of the sheath at Wu Yongchun's waist again.
The few local gentry are not terrible.
No matter how many servants they have, the Fourth Army can quickly smash them to pieces if they randomly send a battalion of auxiliary troops.
The scary thing is that although Mingli Academy in the hands of Liu Ji and Liu Bowen is a private school, it has attracted many scholars who were frustrated by the New Deal to defect to it, and it has formed a faint force in Yangzhou City.
Most of the people this person made friends with were senior civil servants in the shogunate, such as Shi Naian, Luo Guanzhong, Chen Ji, and Ye Dexin.
If one or two of them were pulled over by him, it would make the situation worse.
Almost out of instinct, Wu Yongchun planned to send his personal guards to follow Old Master Lu to catch all the people who had secretly gathered in the afternoon.
However, when he saw the old Jinshi's furious look, his heart suddenly shuddered.
The words that had already come to my mouth were swallowed by force.
The old master is famous among the entire Huai'an army for his fragile mentality.
If it is just about talking on paper or deducing on a sand table, as long as the real rules are not used, I am afraid that even the Grand Governor himself will not be his opponent.
But if each army is leading a simulated actual battle, there is no need for Wu Yongchun to take action on his own.
Even the commander of the Fourth Army, Song Ke, who has just joined the army a few days ago, can easily capture him.
Therefore, even though the old man was related to the governor as son-in-law, the governor never allowed him to take charge of his own affairs.
What I'm afraid of is that at this critical moment, I will lose my mind again and do something to dig a hole for myself.
"What, twenty-two, do you still doubt that I will be harmful to the general manager?"
Seeing Wu Yongchun slowly retracting the pulled waist knife, Lu Zeng became more and more anxious, stamped his feet, and asked with red eyes.
"I am buried up to my neck in loess.
Even if Meng Yuan promised huge benefits, I can only enjoy it for a few days."
"No."
Wu Yongchun shook his head, feeling very determined, "You are not a person who harms others.
You are..."
I was scratching my head, thinking about how to calm the old man down and make a long-term plan.
But there was another sound of boots stepping on the water outside the door, "Papa, papa, papa" "Papa, papa, papa" followed closely.
His soldiers all shook their heads.
Wu Si pushed the door.
After entering, "report to the commander Luo Zhifu, Shi Xuezheng and Liu Shanchang to ask for an audience at the gate."
"Why are there only three of them?"
Wu Twenty-Er's brows jumped, and his palm tightly grasped the handle of the knife.
"Hurry up and send someone to look around to see if there are any ambush soldiers around."
Lu Zeng's face instantly became extremely excited, and he gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"If they come with their minions, they can catch them all in one fell swoop."
"Just, there are three of them.
And there is also a driver who drives the carriage."
Wu Si, the head of the private soldiers, was confused after hearing this, thought for a while, and responded in a low voice.
"My subordinates were afraid that they would get wet, so they took it upon themselves to hide in the doorway.
If the commander doesn't want to see them, my subordinates would tell them that you have already gone to bed.
Let them come back tomorrow morning."
"No need."
Wu Yongchun smiled and gently let go of the knife handle, "Go and ask them to come up.
Let the cooking team boil a big pot of strong tea.
The rain is so heavy, don't let the three scholars get wet."
"This" Lu Lu once thought for a while, but hesitated to speak.
Liu Ji and others came hand in hand on a rainy night, they must have ulterior motives.
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But with just three scholars, it was impossible to get Wu Yongchun in the slightest.
After all, the latter followed General Manager Zhu and reached the commanding position with one knife and one shot.
In a close fight, not to mention Liu Ji and the other three scholars, the next thirty scholars may not be his opponents.
While hesitating, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian and Liu Ji had already filed in.
Seeing that Lu Luzeng was also present, he was stunned for a moment, and then said hello with a smile, "Commander Wu, Commander Lu, please forgive me for disturbing you late at night."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I happened to be discussing the enemy's situation with Lu Changshi.
You guys are here, maybe you can help with the details."
Wu Yongchun cupped his hands at the three of them and responded with a smile.
"But the war situation over Jiangwan has changed."
When Shi Naian heard this, he immediately took over and inquired unceremoniously.
Robben's performance was much calmer than his teacher.
He smiled and quickly stopped him, "Teacher, please don't make random guesses.
General Wu is a veteran of hundreds of battles and has made up his own mind.
The three of us who have never even been on the battlefield will be doing a disservice if we give random ideas."
"That's okay."
After hearing Robben's clarification that he would not interfere in military affairs, Wu Twenty-two became more and more suspicious of Lu Luzeng's previous judgment.
He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Anyway, there are still staff, so it's not like they would be affected by one incident."
In just two sentences, you made a wrong decision.
You three are so late, do you have anything important to do with Wu?
Or have you heard some messy rumors?"
"There are indeed two things that need to be discussed with you as the commander."
Shi Naian was impatient and responded first, "This afternoon, Shopkeeper Zheng, Director He and Accountant Hu went to discuss it with my junior brother.
They and others More than 20 Yangzhou gentry plan to donate 100,000 copper coins and 100,000 stone grains to the General Manager's Office to help Commander Wu."
"Ah" Not only Wu Yongchun was shocked, but Lu Zeng simply exclaimed.
This was so far from the news he got, it was like heaven and earth.
If this is true, how will he, an old master, behave in front of his colleagues from now on?
"The second thing is about strategies to defeat the enemy.
My junior brother said that he has a plan that can make the enemy's army collapse without a fight."
Shi Naian didn't notice the other party's reaction at all, and continued to add hurriedly.
"A strategy to defeat the enemy" Lu Luzeng's brows immediately wrinkled again, and he looked sideways at Liu Bowen.
That's right, first take out 100,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of rice and grain to paralyze Wu Erer and make him lose his guard.
Then look for opportunities to join forces with the enemy troops outside the city.
In the end, these 100,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of rice were equivalent to going around in the Huai'an army's warehouse and then returned to the hands of the gentry.
You might even be able to earn back a lot of interest.
This idea is so clever.
Before he could remind Wu Yongchun not to be fooled, the latter had already smiled and handed over his hand, "In this case, Wu would like to thank the folks in Yangzhou City.
With this extra 100,000 yuan and 100,000 shi of rice, at least Wu can He also recruited more than ten thousand people.
As for how to defeat the enemy, if Commander Liu is willing to give him some advice, Wu would be happy to ask for it."
As he spoke, he turned towards Liu Bowen and bowed his head to the ground.
Seeing Wu Yongchun being so respectful to him, Liu Ji, who usually rolled his eyes at the chief manager's office, suddenly became a little embarrassed.
He cupped his fists with both hands and bowed in return, then said with a blushing face: "Actually, Liu is just talking on paper.
Whether it is feasible or not, I ask the commander to consider carefully."
"But it doesn't matter."
Wu Yongchun waved his hand gently again, "Shan Zhang Liu, you don't have to be polite.
Before I went on the expedition, my chief governor once said personally that it is a pity that I can't let the mountain chief accompany him and give him advice at any time."
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This is also one of the reasons why everyone in the Huaiyang General Manager's office always treats Liu Bowen with courtesy.
Even Zhu Chongjiu, the general manager, showed great respect to Liu Bowen.
Not only did he not care about this person blowing cold wind and making strange remarks, he also quietly asked the company to use his own dividends to use a large amount of money to fund the other party's opening of an academy.
For other civil and military personnel, it is even more inconvenient to be too serious with Liu.
Moreover, Liu Bowen usually only likes to find fault with various government orders issued by the Huaiyang General Manager's Office.
In fact, he has not done anything too extreme.
Hearing this, Liu Bowen's face turned even redder.
He smiled coquettishly and said in a low voice, "Commander Wu has Yu Yu, the general manager.
Wu has Xu Da, Hu Dahai and General Wu, and Wen has Chen Canjun and Zhang Canjun.
Why would Liu continue to cause trouble?
If it weren't for the tight war at the moment. , Liu is really worried, Liu shouldn’t even take the liberty to give advice to the commander, so as not to disturb the general’s mind.”
"What are you talking about?"
Seeing Liu Bowen becoming so humble, Wu Yongchun couldn't adapt.
He quickly waved his hand and interrupted in a low voice, "Wu can get help from the mountain chief.
If Wu can't ask for help from the mountain chief, please be polite.
If you have any clever ideas, feel free to teach me in person."
"Then, Liu, you're welcome."
Liu Bowen was not a restrained person to begin with.
Although he took a big turn today, since the other party did not take his past behavior seriously, he himself would not beg others to pester him.
Unclear.
"Liu believes that the most difficult thing for commanders now is that they have few soldiers and too many cities to defend.
However, the enemy troops are coming in full force, ten times more than mine, which is overwhelming."
"Exactly" Wu Yongchun nodded and responded candidly.
What the other party said was true.
Anyone with eyes could see it clearly.
There was no need for him to deny it.
"The second thing that makes the commander difficult is the poor transmission of information.
Not only is Yangzhou a bit far away from Huai'an, but if there are any changes on the general manager's side, the people here may not be able to know immediately.
Even over there in Jiangwan New City , now it would be extremely difficult for the commander to know the details of his safety."
Liu Bowen cleared his throat, and his words became crisper and clearer.
"Indeed."
Wu Yongchun glanced at Robben, then nodded slightly.
Since Liu Bowen thought that the governor was in Huai'an, it means that Luo Ben did not reveal the secrets of the Huai'an army to him.
The inference that those three people colluded and planned to sacrifice the city is invalid.
Otherwise, at least Liu Ji should know at this moment that the Governor had sailed to Jiaozhou five nights ago and has not returned any news.
"However, the commander has never thought that it is inconvenient for you to communicate with Huai'an.
Dong Juanxiao is further away from Hangzhou, and the exchange of messages is even less timely."
Liu Bowen's voice suddenly turned high, sounding like a wake-up call.
Wu Yongchun was immediately awakened, bowed deeply to Liu Bowen, and asked eagerly: "The mountain chief's intention is to let Wu spread rumors and disrupt the morale of Dong's army."
"This is just the first step."
Liu Bowen nodded, showing a teachable expression, "Dong Thief just blindly attacked Jiangwan and ignored Yangzhou City.
He should have encircled the point and sent reinforcements.
So, General, you It's totally okay for his actions Ignoring it, they took the opportunity to send out spies to spread the news that Generals Zhang Shicheng and Wang Kerou had invaded eastern Zhejiang.
Most of Dong's Mao Hulu soldiers were the sons of the local gentry and their tenants, who would definitely be aware of the warning from their hometown.
Want to quit."
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"In the second step, the commander can send envoys into Fang Guozhen's army and bribe him with generous gifts to do his job.
Fang Guozhen was a pirate and had never had any great ambitions.
The rebellion was just to be recruited as an official, but now he helps To invade Huaiyang under the influence of Meng Yuan was nothing more than In order to get promoted and make a fortune, the commander gave him some rare treasures special to Yangzhou, which would naturally make him slack off.
However, Dong Thief and Fang Thief originally distrusted each other and avoided fighting.
However, one side suffered heavy casualties, and within a few days, there will be a rift."
"Shan" Before Wu Yongchun could respond, Lu Luzeng was already cheering loudly from the side.
After he finished praising him, he suddenly remembered that he had just concluded that the person who offered the advice was up to no good.
Unconsciously, the old face turned slightly red and his eyes darted from side to side.
"Thank you for the compliment, Chief Lu."
Liu Bowen gently cupped his hand and continued to talk, "Liu has a third step here.
If the first two steps go smoothly, Dong and Fang will have a bad relationship with each other.
Then they will no longer be willing to fight side by side with the opponent.
At that time, the commander will only need to lead an elite force to fight out.
Go to the city and attack Fang Guozhen's camp.
Fang Guozhen's men are good at water warfare, and they are not good at land warfare.
If they are in a hurry and are unprepared, the entire army will be defeated.
Once the Fang thieves are defeated, our Huai'an Navy will be able to block the river again.
It will be difficult for the Dong thief to maintain his military supplies and equipment before long, and he will follow in the footsteps of the Fang thief."
"This is a very good plan.
Thank you to the mountain chief for your advice.
If we can solve the current dilemma, I will definitely write a letter to the governor personally to ask for credit for the mountain chief."
Wu Yongchun's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he bowed down and thanked him loudly.
Lu Luzeng listened at the side and could only touch his palms frequently.
I never had the courage to mention the previous accusations against Liu Bowen and others.
If the latter was really planning to do evil, he should at least take the opportunity to persuade Wu Twenty-Er to accept some of the gentry's servants into the Fourth Army in the name of assisting in defense.
However, Liu Bowen did not mention a word about the deployment of troops, and always made a fuss about the two opponents, leaving no room for any malicious inferences.
What Liu Bowen said next made Lu Zeng even more ashamed.
"Liu didn't dare to take credit.
The general manager didn't blame Liu for being frivolous, but he repaid evil with kindness and funded Liu to open an academy.
Liu had to repay this kindness.
In addition," After looking at Lu Luzeng, he seemed to have something to say, "Although Liu has always viewed Huaiyang's New Deal, there are many things he doesn't like about it.
But after all, there are countless people living in this policy.
But it really makes Tuotuo and Dong Tuanxiao win."
If you try, Liu doesn’t know how many people are going to die without burial in the three places of Huaiyang.
One side is alive and the other is murder.
No matter how stupid Liu is, he still knows what choice to make
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