Of course Shen Zangfeng is going to Yanzhou.
And it wasn't just that he replaced Shen Zangli - to be precise, Shen Zangli returned to the imperial capital for medical treatment and recuperation due to injury, while Shen Zangfeng led 20,000 Xiliang troops to reinforce Yanzhou.
After all, wars are raging all over the world, and Yanzhou City, which has the largest hoard of luggage, has been unable to be recaptured, which has made the nobles completely lose their patience. Before, I had to worry about the Holy Emperor's reaction and didn't dare to make too big a move, lest I get into trouble with the royal family and create unnecessary variables. But now the Holy Emperor has made it clear that he has let go and no longer cares about anything but enjoyment to the end, and the nobles no longer cover up their own purposes... The credit for killing Lu Haozhi and recapturing Yanzhou City is secondary. Who is responsible for the mountains of baggage piled up in Yanzhou City? No one wants to take a share of the pie.
Therefore, Shen Zangli was not seriously injured this time. However, after being hit by an arrow, he immediately ordered his own soldiers to send him back to the imperial capital for treatment. At the same time, he sent people to rush back to the imperial capital day and night to deliver a message to his father Shen Xuan - on the pretext of avenging his eldest son's shame. Regarding revenge and the fact that Yanzhou could not be captured for a long time, Shen Xuan and Shen Zhou rolled up their sleeves and negotiated with various families for a while, and then they got the DPRK's agreement to let Shen Zangfeng lead the Xiliang army to go on an expedition.
After knowing what happened, Guard Chief Ying was very worried: "I heard that the Yanzhou City is high and deep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Lu Haozhi was born in a poor family, and he was promoted to the position of Yanzhou Guards through his true talents and knowledge. "Yanzhou is a hot potato now!"
"Is it true that a husband is nothing more than an embroidered straw bag?" Shen Zangfeng joked with a faint smile and said, "As for Yanzhou City being high and deep, the husband has his own sense of propriety, so you don't have to worry."
It would be strange not to worry!
It's just that Wei Changying couldn't talk about military matters. No matter how worried her husband would be when he stepped down, he could only ask over and over again whether his safety was guaranteed. Maybe it was because his wife was too worried, Shen Zangfeng pondered for a moment. , finally revealed the truth to her: "Actually, my eldest brother deliberately gave me the opportunity this time."
Guard Chief Ying said in surprise: "Did brother already have a plan to break the city?"
"Although the idea is not from my eldest brother, I know it. My eldest brother's injury this time is not very serious. If he continues to stay under Yanzhou City and provide advice to my third uncle, the credit will naturally belong to my eldest brother." Shen Zangfeng sighed. , said, "But the eldest brother insisted on letting me get the limelight. He even deliberately allowed himself to be shot by a stray arrow during the last siege. He claimed to be seriously injured and ordered someone to send him back to the capital..."
"Brother, he..." Wei Changying frowned and asked in confusion, "Then who came up with the idea of destroying the city?" In fact, Yanzhou has been defeated repeatedly since the war, although the Su family, Shen family, The Liu family was all embarrassed, but anyone who knew how convenient it was for Yanzhou to defend the city would not be surprised by this result. Because in an important town like Yanzhou, as long as the defenders don't make mistakes and the city's baggage can support it, theoretically it can be defended forever.
Although the three families of Su, Shen, and Liu were all descended from martial arts, and the generals and soldiers they sent out were mediocre, Yanzhou had unique conditions for defending the city, so there was nothing they could do about it.
In the current situation, we either increase our troops and attack Yanzhou until Yanzhou is as heavy as a mountain and there are not enough soldiers to defend it, and watch the city fall; or we have to hope to persuade them to surrender or open the door to civil strife in the city... In addition, no matter how genius you are, It is impossible for a general to break the city in a short time.
But now Shen Zangfeng said that someone had an idea to destroy the city, and he was given the go-ahead by the Shen brothers before he even put it into practice? Wei Changying became very curious and blurted out, "Who is so powerful?"
When Shen Zangfeng heard this, he glanced at her and said meaningfully: "Do you still remember that Uncle Wei Liu went to Yanzhou during the Yanzhou Civil War?"
"Uncle Six?!" Guard Chief Ying said in shock, "Did he come up with the idea?!"
This uncle... why does he have a hand in everything? This was the case in Fengzhou, and when Wei Chief Ying Tanfu went to Xiliang, he got involved with him again. Although Wei Xinyong himself was not present at that time and only sent his close subordinates... Now he is actually involved in Yanzhou's affairs!
"The idea is nothing, the key is the manpower he arranged." Shen Zangfeng said with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, "As early as when he was ordered by our grandfather to go to Yanzhou to quell the civil uprising led by the Qin family, he expected that Lu Hao Eighty-nine times out of ten, he would rebel, and ninety-nine percent of Yanzhou City would fall into his hands, so he had a backup plan at that time... He asked Mo Binwei and other henchmen to pretend to be wanted bandits from other states. He sneaked into Yanzhou while Lu Haozhi was hiding in the countryside, allowing the Qin family to launch a civil uprising and put pressure on the court to punish Wei Qingming. "
Wei Changying sighed - it would be fine if Wei Xinyong arranged for other internal affairs to be in Yanzhou City. In fact, from the troubles caused by the Qin family and the fact that Lu Haozhi went away with his seal, it can be inferred that Lu Haozhi is definitely not only dissatisfied with the imperial court. Wei Xinyong is one person. In Yanzhou City, even now, there are many secret rooms among various families. In such an important town, who would not keep a close eye on it
But the key point is that Lu Haozhi is not a fool. Just because there is a secret room does not mean that it will definitely happen. Those secret rooms that were particularly capable were quickly cleared out after Lu Haozhi's rebellion - Lu Haozhi was a local snake in Yanzhou. It was just a matter of paying off before. These secret rooms were basically sent by the nobles. When he was a military general of the Wei Dynasty, he could not afford to offend the nobles. Even if he knew about it, he could only pretend to be confused.
But now, Lu Haozhi's acquiescence in allowing the Qin family to cause trouble has offended Zhi Bentang, which is tantamount to offending the noble clan as well. In that case, what else is he afraid of
Those who remain after this cleanup can also pass on the message. As for just passing the news, everyone now knows the news about Yanzhou City: there are sufficient soldiers and they are all soldiers who have been stationed in the local area for many years and are familiar with every brick in the city; the guards are shrewd and have been promoted along the way based on their talents; and most importantly, It's baggage! The baggage is abundant!
On the defensive side, the city itself is strong and the trenches are deep. If we have these three advantages, what can we do even if we draw the position of each soldier standing during the garrison and show it to the siege side
But Mo Binwei is different. This talent that Rui Yutang missed is actually not a good candidate for the secret service because he is good at military strategy rather than disguise. However, Wei Xinyong arranged the opportunity for him to enter Yanzhou very cleverly, just before Lu Haozhi felt rebellious but did not take action. Later, the civil uprising launched by the Qin family was suppressed, and Lu Haozhi quietly appeared in the city and rebelled brazenly - what he lacked most at this time was capable men.
Mo Binwei is simply a blessing from heaven to him!
Wei Changying could imagine that Mo Binwei didn't even need to fabricate his identity. He only had to tell his story from the beginning - that is, the part where he was coaxed and abducted by Wei Xinyong was cut out, and it became that he killed the Ruiyu Hall guard. After escaping, just fall into the trap of being a bandit as a last resort.
Even if Lu Haozhi has no time to send someone to Fengzhou to verify his identity, Mo Binwei's talent will become strong evidence.
Because although Mo Binwei is a commoner, which family can win over such a natural talent and not cultivate or hide it for future use, but is willing to send him out to work in a secret room? You must know that now is the time when troubled times are approaching. No matter how stupid the head of the family is, he should understand how important it is at this juncture that one of the clan's disciples is good at military strategy. No matter how many private soldiers there are, without effective generals, there is nothing more than a loose sand. What's the difference? !
Besides, Mo Binwei's temperament doesn't look like someone who can be a secret agent. Not to mention, Wei Xinyong also arranged for his confidants to go with him. Without even thinking about it, those confidants must be masters who have actually been bandits. Son! With the cover of these people, and the fact that Mo Binwei's reputation is still unknown - Lu Haozhi's eyes and ears are far away from Mengshan to inquire about it - how can we not believe him
There is such a person under Lu Hao's command, and he is calculated mentally and unintentionally. It is not only 100% sure to break the city, but it is also 80% or 90% certain. It's no wonder that Shen Zangli and Shen Zangfeng would give up this credit - Wei Changying thought for a moment: "It's really strange. We all know what Uncle Six is like. Since he has such a back-up, why didn't he find one? The Liu family went to sell it at a good price, but they found our house instead? "
Wei Xinyong is not a kind person who shows kindness without repaying it. He tried his best to send out the most powerful and valuable Mo Binwei under his command. How can he be selfless for the Wei court and Shen Su Liu? Are there any people who can solve problems? It has been delayed until now. Su Xiuwei and Shen Zangli have been defeated after several attacks on the city. The Su family and the Shen family have been embarrassed, and the elite soldiers of the Liu family have suffered heavy casualties. Only then did Wei Xinyong reveal that his backhand could be explained by Mo Bin. It also takes time for Wei to join Lu Haozhi to gain the corresponding status to ensure the degree of internal and external cooperation, and Wei Xinyong intends to take action when everyone needs it most.
But no matter what, in the entire Yanzhou rebellion, the Liu family should be the most anxious and willing to pay the price. In other words, Wei Xinyong should gain the greatest benefit from selling the information about Mo Binwei to the Liu family. Why did he choose the Shen family? Wei Changying, who was well aware of his uncle's temperament, knew that not to mention the uncle's bad relationship with him, Wei Xinyong was not the kind of person who would give up his own interests because of personal preference.
Sure enough, after listening to his wife's doubts, Shen Zangfeng explained: "This is because the previous sieges failed and the Donghu army suffered heavy casualties. The Liu family was already extremely anxious. If we had known that Uncle Wei Sixth had a reliable insider, he should be under Lu Hao's command. He must be deeply resentful if he takes office, but only reveals it now! Even if it is inconvenient to break the city, he will definitely settle the score with Wei Liu Shuxu later!"
Wei Changying understood: "So Uncle Liu sold this news to our Shen family because he wanted our Shen family to guarantee his safety?"
If Liu Jia really had murderous intentions towards Wei Xinyong, the guards around Wei Xinyong alone would not be able to prevent him. Moreover, Wei Xinyong's status is very embarrassing. Even if he dies, Wei Huan, who is far away in Fengzhou, may not fight with the Liu family - he is not his biological son after all, and to Rui Yutang, Wei Xinyong's status is not There is no substitute.
Therefore, although Wei Xinyong secretly used Mo Binwei as a trump card, if one of them is not good, not only will he not get any benefits, but he will even lose his own life - and now there is no other company in the entire imperial capital that can compare with 60,000 xi The Shen family in Gyeonggi Province that Liang Jun promised to protect is more reliable
For the Shen family, this kind of exchange is also worth it, because this time they broke the city not only to get a share of credit and a reputation, but the most important thing is that Shen Zangli returned from serious injury, Shen Zangfeng led reinforcements and avenged his brother. Here - the key point How can the benefits that the 20,000 Xiliang army can rob by leading troops can be compared with the benefits that Shen Zangli can rob by himself with at most a small "thorn fence" as bodyguards? Can we still expect that the things stolen by the Donghu Army will be handed over to Su Xiuwei and Shen Zangli
In this way, everyone is happy.
Wei Chang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile on his face: "Fortunately, the Xiliang Army is in the capital."
Shen Zangfeng smiled: "By the way, Uncle Wei Sixth wants someone else - but you have to worry about this one, Yinger."
Because of the example of Mo Binwei, when Wei Xinyong said that he wanted someone again, Wei Changying suddenly became wary and said: "He wants someone again? Who does he want this time?! Could it be Huang? Auntie? Or Auntie He?”
Shen Zangfeng didn't know that Wei Xinyong had asked Wei Changying to convey to Wei Huan that he wanted to take Mo Binwei away. Hearing this, he was shocked at first, then laughed and said: "How dare he ask for your dowry aunt? He wants it. It’s Lai Qinniang!” (To be continued)