Chapter 148: Conspiracy

At the gate of the tall city in Liaoxi County, Zhang Shouyue was fully armed and stood on his horse. Groups of soldiers walked past him and drove towards the two border counties of Liaoxi County, Fufeng and Chima. Behind him, Lu Hong, the new former general, and Grand Duke Zhang Junbao were also by his side.

On the road with the sound of horseshoes, Zhang Shubao and Huang Desheng appeared in front of Zhang Shouyue. The scars on Huang Desheng's face were throbbing. He rode on the horse and clasped his fists towards Zhang Shouyue, saying, "Prefect, but please don't worry, I will definitely let those Donghu barbarians who come to make trouble know that I am Da Yanxiong again." The army is great."

Zhang Shuding looked very relaxed, "My lord, my son is gone, my son won't embarrass my lord father."

Zhang Shouyue's face was serious, "You two, remember well, whether you are in Fufeng or Chima, your task is to defend the city, and you must not attack lightly. If you defend, you will complete the task. His strength is not enough to fight with most of Donghu's troops, do you understand?"

"Yes, father, the son must act in accordance with the strategy determined by the father, and dare not rush into battle."

"Go, be careful all the way, Zhang Han has gone ahead and made the preliminary preparations for you, and when you arrive, everything should be in order."

"The son is leaving!" Zhang Shubao nodded, "Father, take care."

"Prefect, I will take my leave." Huang Desheng saluted with fists in his hands, turned around and galloped away.

Zhang Shouyue, the prefect of Liaoxi County, sent the left and right armies to the border, which caused a sensation in Liaoxi County. Following Zhang Shouyue's order, the entire dozen counties under Liaoxi County were preparing for war. Not many, only more than 3,000 people, and the left and right armies only have more than 1,000 elite soldiers under their jurisdiction. If a war with the Donghu people is about to start this time, soldiers from all counties and counties will be recruited, as well as the usual reserves. The county can mobilize tens of thousands of troops in a few months. The quality of these troops varies, and it is difficult to fight a frontal war with the Donghu people. But for the Liaoxi people, what they have to do is to defend the city and rely on the county. In the densely populated city, it is enough to fight a war of attrition with the Donghu people. The Donghu people have limited ability to attack the city. If they are not resolved for a long time, they will inevitably retreat. And Liaoxi County's counterattack will also start when they retreat.

The entire Liaoxi County began to mobilize, and Gao Yuan, who started this incident, was naturally the target of verbal criticism. If he hadn't provoked border quarrels in Fufeng, how could the Donghu people become angry and retaliate, thus triggering this big war between the two sides? You know, Donghu and Dayan have been at peace for more than ten years. Of course, from the perspective of the interior of Liaoxi County, the small fights on the border have little to do with them.

In Liaoxi City, Lu Hong also endured great pressure because of his special relationship with Gao Yuan.

Zhang Shouyue stayed in his study in the eunuch's mansion, and there were only two people accompanying him, one was his eldest son Zhang Junbao, and the other was Zhang Shouyue's commander of the guards, who was also the cavalry of the Western Liaoxi Army General Zhang Zhuo, even Lu Hong was not allowed to attend the meeting.

Zhang Shouyue stood in front of the huge map on the wall with his hands behind his back, but his eyes did not fall on Fufeng, Chima and other places on the border with Donghu, but on the vast expanse of Langya County in the south, on the border with Liaoxi County. on the land. After a while, he turned around and sat behind the big case full of papers.

"Zhang Zhuo, are your cavalry ready?" Zhang Shouyue asked in a deep voice.

"Prefect, please don't worry. In the name of training, our 1,000 cavalry are heading towards Liangshan in batches. Their routes have been carefully planned by the general, and they will never arouse suspicion. Besides, our cavalry has just After being formed, the training should be done as it should be, and it will not attract too much attention from others." Zhang Zhuo said with a smile: "When the day comes,

They found that something was wrong, a thousand cavalry had already assembled, and a thousand cavalry was enough to destroy all the enemies in front of them. "

"The cavalry has just been formed, can it have the combat power to destroy the enemy?" Zhang Shouyue asked a little worried.

"The prefect has always wanted to form a cavalry army, but we have not been able to form an army because of the shortage of horses. Although we don't have many horses, we have not let go of training. This time Gao Yuan sent a thousand horses, and we can finally get what we want , although there is no cavalry tactics to talk about, the soldiers' riding skills are not a problem at all. Besides, to deal with those people, whether there are cavalry tactics or not is second. Thousands of cavalry spread out and charge across. Break their will, they are not Donghu people, and Langya soldiers are not our Liaoxi soldiers, how can they be hit!" Zhang Zhuo laughed.

Zhang Junbao sat across from the desk and looked at Zhang Shouyue, "My lord, speaking of it, Gao Yuan has helped us a lot this time. If we didn't have these thousand horses, we would have had to spend a lot of time on this operation. Now Zhang Zhuo's cavalry has already formed an army, and this time things will be much simpler."

"Speaking of Gao Yuan, he is really powerful. Within a few months, he defeated several Donghu tribes and robbed so many war horses. Back then, the eunuch didn't force him to come to Liaoxi City. It was a brilliant move. "Zhang Zhuo said in admiration: "Prefect, how did you know that Gao Yuan would make such great achievements?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shouyue couldn't help laughing, "I don't have the ability to predict the future, how could I know that Gao Yuan could get us so many war horses, but this person does have the ability, is unruly, and quite ambitious. Binding him to Liaoxi City, I am just one more strong general, but giving him a platform may bring me surprises. He is on the front line with the Donghu people. Gain or loss, but the loss of an insignificant pawn, why not do it? To be honest, it was beyond my expectation that he could make such a big commotion."

"Father, in order to cover up this operation, we sent the left and right armies to Fufeng and Chima, isn't that a bit of a fuss?" Zhang Junbao pondered for a while, "Thousands of troops and horses travel long distances, and the cost is expensive!"

"You say this is making a fuss out of a molehill?" Zhang Shouyue stared at Zhang Junbao with a half-smile, "Junbao, do you really think so?"

Zhang Junbao frowned, "I also ask my father to give me advice."

"Do you think that Miranda really doesn't know anything about the affairs of our country of Yan? I'm afraid he already knew some rumors. He came out of the royal court and inspected the various ministries of the Eastern Hu. This is all true. He is indeed preparing for a war. , Tell me, he is not targeting us, but who is he targeting?" Zhang Shouyue sneered.

Zhang Junbao's face changed greatly, "So, Miranda may still take action seriously. Well, then our cavalry went to Liangshan, and the Chinese army will follow up. If Miranda attacked in a big way, how could Shu Bao and General Victory be able to do so?" Can you hold it?"

"Of course Miranda is ready to make a move. He has been coveting us in Liaoxi for a year or two. How can we let such an opportunity go by? For us in Liaoxi, we will gain nothing from this action, and even lose some." Interested, I hope everything goes well, and it won't take long to take down Langya, so we will return to the army immediately, gather the soldiers and horses of Hejian County and the imperial court, and give Miranda a head-on blow, that's why I want them to defend the city to the death Reasonable." Zhang Shouyue said.

"Father, if that's the case, why did we join this operation? It's a loss-making business!" Zhang Junbao yelled. "I always thought that Miranda's attack was just a cover for my father to let go. Father, I don't understand one thing. Miranda has a close relationship with that person. If he really knew what we are plotting now, wouldn't he Should it be leaked to that person so as to take precautions, if this is the case, wouldn’t we have lost both ends this time.”

"Jun Bao, you have to think further ahead in everything." Zhang Shouyue said sharply, "We should take a long-term perspective and don't focus on the immediate benefits. I did this, although I lost the immediate benefits." Interest, but it can win the future. Why am I doing this? Isn’t it for our Zhang family? If we succeed this time, we can be completely tied to a chariot with those people and form a community of interests. , Our feudal Liaoxi County can become a reality, so what if it fails? We are in Liaoxi, and we are afraid of what will happen to that man, what he dares to do to me, and I am in a hurry, so I vote for Miranda."

Both Zhang Junbao and Zhang Zhuo turned pale with shock and dared not speak.

"Then again, the hope of success this time is great. Not only we in Liaoxi, but also four other counties have joined in. Hejian, Yuyang, and Kaiping will all attack at the same time. Even if Miranda sniffs out something Hey, he will never reveal any information to that person. He has a close relationship? Hey, in the face of national interests, so what if that person is his brother? This is our opportunity, so why not his Miranda's opportunity? He's been waiting for civil strife in Dayan, but how many years has he been waiting?" Zhang Shouyue gritted his teeth.

"Father, if this battle is delayed, wouldn't Miranda be in vain?"

"I hope this time it will go well, and this important event will be completed in a hurry. In this way, Miranda will not have much time to prepare, so it is unlikely to take risks." Zhang Shouyue closed his eyes, " He has just started to inspect the various ministries of the Eastern Hu, and it will take at least one to two months to fully mobilize and march, and we only need this time. When he is ready, we should also be done. At that time Looking back, if we work together to deal with Miranda, we should be safe."

"This, this is too risky!" Zhang Junbao murmured.

"The risk is high, and the return is high." Zhang Shouyue snorted, "Your father has been here all his life, how can he get the highest return if he doesn't invest in heavy bets, I hope Shubao can be more competitive with Desheng. Before the large-scale march, small-scale harassment will inevitably continue to test us. I hope they can give me some good news. This time the focus is on Jicheng. As long as that person is not allowed to escape from Jicheng and return to Langya County, victory will be in our hands."