Pei Ziyun and Prince Chengshun went straight into the tent, and then the cavalry who followed took over the defense of the tent.
The tent is spacious but also deep and dark. A general situation map is painted on the west wall. On a desk in the middle are the Four Treasures of the Study, a penholder and a paperweight.
The soldiers quickly lit the candles and put all the important items on them. Of course, the most needed ones were the shelves with the golden order of "I am here in person" and the Emperor's Sword.
Then there is the seal held by the eunuch. From now on, official documents will be issued here.
Chen Yong took the map and presented it and laid it on the floor. Pei Ziyun looked around and said with a cold smile: "You're not busy, Chen Yong, what's going on with them?"
"There are no outsiders here now, you just say it, or do you also want to deceive me?"
Chen Yong knelt down on one knee with a bang and said, "How dare you, general? The general is about to report."
"Get up and talk." Pei Ziyun's expression changed.
Chen Yong's eyes were bright, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Zhenjun, it has been a while since the end of the world. In fact, what I just said was not false."
"King Lu's soldiers are so elite that they often fight ten with one. Now there is a vague belief in the army that they are invincible, which has led to instability in the morale of the army."
Pei Ziyun nodded and just listened without speaking.
"Those of us who came from the south are not bad, but some of them have suffered repeated defeats, which are even more shocking. Now that I have said this, I would like to say something for them - although I have not had a big battle, I have personally visited a small formation."
"A Colonel Lu Wang, with a few hundred cavalry, dared to chase down two or three thousand people, and even showed off his power near the camp. How could they have the courage to do so?"
At this point, Chen Yong wanted to say something, but then he kept silent.
Pei Ziyun felt bright and said: "I'm afraid it's not just the shock of the defeat, or it's precisely because of the shock of the defeat that I feel that King Lu is the son of Taizu, and with such a strong army, he may be able to aspire to the divine weapon, so Are you disobedient at both ends?"
These words were heart-breaking. Chen Yong would never dare to speak out. Even Prince Chengshun and the eunuch changed their expressions after hearing this. Pei Ziyun flicked the corners of his clothes again, showing disdain: "Besides, I am a Taoist, some people Or maybe he still refuses to accept it and wants to put some constraints on him, don’t you think so?”
Chen Yong was convinced and said: "Yes!"
Pei Ziyun sneered and said, "Don't worry about them yet, let's look at the map first."
After saying that, they turned to the table. Everyone looked at each other and followed Pei Ziyun forward. Seeing the places pointed by Pei Ziyun, Su Rong said: "Now there are imperial envoys sent to various places, but the distance is a little farther, and some may not arrive. Even if Now that we’ve arrived, there’s been a period of adjustment.”
"For this plan, my first priority is to buy the court time for deployment."
Prince Chengshun and Chen Yong both nodded. Seeing that Pei Ziyun was not moved by the soldiers just now, they secretly admired them. They also heard Pei Ziyun say unambiguously: "This is one of the main purposes, but we must Achieving this goal is not easy.”
"Our army has suffered repeated defeats, its morale has dropped, and there are many hidden dangers. If we go to war now, we will be afraid of them like tigers, afraid to use our lives, or even secretly restrained. I am afraid that we will be defeated in one battle."
"That's the rub."
Chen Yong saw Pei Ziyun talking eloquently under the candle. It was the same way when he dealt with the Marquis of Jibei. In a few short sentences, he had insight into the secrets of heaven and had the heart to win, which made people heartbroken. After a long time, he said: "The true king is really true." One insight: there are fifty thousand troops here, but they are all rabbits.”
"It's just a moment of anger. It has only been ten years since the imperial army conquered the world. The military discipline and spirit are still there. Although it has suffered setbacks, as long as it takes a while, it will gradually recover without me even needing to interfere." Pei Ziyun said lightly.
Chen Yong murmured after hearing this: "But King Lu also knows this and will not sit back and let us recover."
Pei Ziyun smiled coldly: "Why is this so difficult?"
After hearing this, Chen Yong's originally confused eyes lit up, and he bowed: "Zhenjun, what should I do now? You just tell me."
"Your status is not enough, but with the king's presence, you will preside over the military camp in the name of the king, conduct training, recovery, supplies, and training. After a period of time, your morale will gradually recover."
"It doesn't matter whether you are digging for gold in the sand or digging for gold in the sand. Anyway, after the soldiers have recovered, those who are not willing to fight, are wavering, or even have different aspirations will be exposed."
"Don't take action yet, record the list and wait for me to deal with it in one fell swoop in the future." Pei Ziyun said coldly, issuing the order unambiguously.
"As for containing the enemy, I have brought over 7,000 cavalry. They are all elites who have never suffered any setbacks. Together with the 2,000 cavalry in the military camp, the total is 9,000. Now they are divided into three groups. I will lead 3,000 cavalry to attack across the enemy area. , behead the enemy and boost the morale of the army."
Chen Yong was shocked when he heard this: "The real king is the commander-in-chief. An Neng will take the risk himself. If he wants to go, it is the last general who will go. Otherwise, if something happens to the real king, the whole line may collapse."
After listening to these words, Pei Ziyun shook his head: "You can't go. Why do you, King Daolu, have such amazing troops? Do you really think it is destiny or the Qin people are brave? There is a mystery here, and only I can break it."
"And there are not many of these weird soldiers. Even King Lu probably only has more than 10,000 soldiers. Don't worry, they can't surround me. So what if they surround me?"
Having said this, Pei Ziyun sneered.
Listening to Pei Ziyun's words, Chen Yong trembled and suddenly remembered the battle report. Two or three months ago, Pei Ziyun killed King Lu's generals by himself, one against a hundred, and escaped among tens of thousands of people, leaving everyone who heard it stunned.
This is not something that ordinary people can do. After this thought, Chen Yong felt relieved. He raised his head slightly and looked at Pei Ziyun. He suddenly remembered the weirdness of King Lu's army. He suddenly understood in his heart. Could it be that King Lu's army was weird? Is it caused by magic, oh, no, Taoism
"Could it be that someone from the Dao family got involved in this dispute?" When Chen Yong thought of this, he felt that everything made sense and saluted: "Zhenjun, I understand."
At this time, Pei Ziyun took a few steps, as if thinking about the overall situation, and said: "There is another purpose here. The imperial court has ruled for a long time, has a solid foundation, and has deep strength. It doesn't matter if it suffers some blows or loses some food and soldiers."
"But the newly established King Lu has little authority. Both the people and the officials are fearful. He is like a castle on the beach, like snowflakes under the spring sun."
"If you have a stable environment like Qinzhou, you can slowly return to your heart and gradually become a climate."
"But our army is about to break this point. Our army attacks, taking advantage of the rapidity of the cavalry, and plunders like fire. It not only plunders food and grass and annihilates the enemy soldiers, but also shocks the area controlled by King Lu every day. After these few times, The prestige of King Lu's victory was immediately diminished, and it was difficult for officials and people to join him, so Chenzhou was tired and wasted."
"This is a very good plan. It will draw the firepower out of the cauldron. However, King Lu also has cavalry. If the true king only brings three thousand, he may be trapped in a tight siege." Chen Yong listened to the admiration and said with a solemn expression.
The young Prince Chengshun frowned slightly at this time and nodded: "Yes, Prince Lu will definitely react and will not allow our troops to harass me. I'm afraid there will be danger."
Pei Ziyun waved his hands as he listened: "That's right, but those elites may be able to break through others, but not me. And I'm all cavalry, coming and going like the wind. At least half of those people are infantry. If we don't fight, we still have to fight." It's up to me."
"If King Lu wants to attack me, he must set a bait for me, lure me into a trap, use a pocket to open it, and then surround me with several times the number of troops."
"As long as I understand this, I will be invincible."
"The only requirement is that our army must have a response point. I will not leave the response point too far. You are in charge of the camp and must cooperate at any time - there must be a response point."
"Don't worry, attacking counties and killing enemy soldiers is just a small way, dispensable, and useless. If it is just a partial general, he may be greedy for profit and advance rashly for the sake of meritorious deeds. As the commander-in-chief, why would I be greedy for this? Some merit?"
"It's nothing more than killing several birds with one stone."
"This is one of the reasons why the camp should be given time to recuperate."
"It disrupts the situation in Chenzhou and makes King Lu unable to unify and make progress. This is the second one. It would be even better if there are spies spreading rumors."
"The next thing is to buy time so that all the imperial envoys can safely enter the states. When the Iron Curtain moves forward, it will be difficult for King Lu to take care of the beginning and the end, and it will be difficult to achieve the law. This is the third and most important thing."
The general trend of the world can be resolved with one word, and more importantly, even if King Lu knew it, there would be no way to break it. King Chengshun listened and let out a long breath, feeling that his hair stood on end, and his brother was rotten There is no one who can control one side, and they don't want to be in the big tent. Pei Ziyun said something, and the general trend of the world returned to the court.
Prince Chengshun was both secretly admired and secretly frightened. He just thought to himself: "What if I also had this kind of resourcefulness and martial arts?"
But he said: "True Lord, don't worry. If anyone dares to disobey my order, I will ask for the King's Order Card and the Emperor's Sword to behead him immediately."
"Please, your lord, don't worry, my true lord, the general will definitely put the camp in order." Chen Yong even echoed.
At this time, the group had prepared everything, and one person asked to see him. The eunuch asked and replied: "Your Majesty, your true lord, the military banquet has been prepared. Is it allowed to hold a banquet?"
"A banquet is allowed!" Pei Ziyun glanced at the people outside and ordered that with this order, hundreds of generals would carry tables and rush around the tent.
Although the tent was large, it could not accommodate many people, so those at the general level had a banquet inside the tent, while those at the captain level had a banquet in front of the tent, and were busy serving dishes and sifting wine.
Seeing Chen Yong go over to check, Pei Ziyun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, King Lu's elite team is actually very important. It is not enough for cavalry alone. I would like to ask Your Majesty to use the text to mobilize people from the Daolu Division to assist in the battle."
Although Prince Chengshun was still young, he also knew that the people of Daolu Division had suffered heavy losses last time, but the people of the imperial court would have to go through fire and water at the critical moment. He did not even frown at that moment and said: "Father and the Emperor, We all have a destiny, but I am here this time, in name only, and all orders come from the True Lord."
"Since the True Lord has this intention and sends it out with a seal, I can't help but think about these slaves, and I don't dare not to be careless."
Da Xu was relatively polite to officials and would not say the word slave. However, since most Taoist officials did not have official status and were in an embarrassing situation, it was appropriate to call them slaves.
Although Prince Chengshun didn't realize it, these words actually spoke clearly to his subconscious. Pei Ziyun nodded and smiled, but sighed secretly in his heart.
My own Taoist priests will never be truly trusted by the court, and those Taoist officials are even worse.
No matter how you perform meritorious service, one's family background will eventually make sacrifices and achievements in vain.
(End of chapter)