Back Off, Let Me Come

On the day she received Huang Lie's letter, Shen Tang did not rush to inform everyone, but chose to sleep comfortably for the day. The next day, she announced the matter in public at the morning meeting. Although everyone had different expressions, there was no hint of timidity or worry.

They have been waiting for this day for too long.

Just need to reorganize the troops and horses before setting off.

Shen Tang's mentality was similar, calm and calm, but there was one thing she couldn't figure out: "I've always had a doubt in my heart."

Liao Jia was very curious: "What doubts are there?"

"How did Zheng Qiao survive until now?" Shen Tang held his chin and looked at the letters that were circulated to him again and again, "In other words, how did he persevere under the siege of many forces after doing so many things that angered both people and gods? Until now?"

Judging from the meaning of Huang Lie's letter, it is estimated that this joint attack is not completely sure that Zheng Qiao's forces will be wiped out.

Shen Tang's ability to grow with peace of mind was partly due to the fact that Zheng Qiao's hatred was stable enough to prevent her from being attacked when her power was budding. However, Zheng Qiao's life was so strong that it was indeed beyond her expectation. Is there any way here?

Among the people present, only Qiu Cheng's old subordinate had participated in the Dragon Slaying Bureau and knew first-hand information about the front line. Shen Tang turned his questioning eyes to Luan Xin: "Back then, it was predicted that Zheng Qiao would not survive more than three years, but now he is about to enter his fifth year. Already..."

What trump card does Zheng Qiao have?

Luan Xin instantly became the center of attention.

He sighed: "The warriors under Zheng Qiao's army are extremely loyal, brave and fierce. In the initial confrontation between the two armies, Zheng Qiao's soldiers and horses were able to win at least two of the three battles, and many times they won all three. The coalition army once fell into decline. If it weren't for Zheng Qiao, Unpopular, civil strife continued, and the outcome was unpredictable. During this period, Leader Huang and others also thought of various strategies to instigate rebellion against his generals, but they never worked..."

During this period, a beauty trap was also used.

As a result, the beauty's head was found hanging high above the city gate.

Shen Tang paid attention to the battle situation on the front line, but not comprehensively.

Luan Xin's intelligence impact was even greater.

"So loyal? Did Zheng Qiao save the families of these brave warriors in his previous life?" Luan Xin's answer still could not solve her doubts, "Logically speaking, Zheng Qiao only inherited Pan Geng's family fortune and part of Xin's inheritance. , although there are many brave and brave warriors at his disposal, but the overall strength should not be strong enough to achieve such a strong record. Furthermore, Zheng Qiao has often used cruel methods to kill Zhongliang in recent years. He has these A brave warrior doesn’t have any sense of danger? How strange!”

Luan Xin still didn't adapt to Shen Tang's metaphor, and said seriously: "It's not clear whether there was any life-saving grace in the previous life, but there is a reason why Zheng Qiao makes them die loyal."

Fighting is more fierce than Huang Lie's heavy shield warriors!

Shen Tang was very interested, and the others also looked curiously.

Luan Xin hesitated for a few seconds, as if hesitating whether to say anything, but finally said it: "Because what impresses these courageous warriors is not just powerful positions, beautiful cars and beautiful women, but also enough martial luck. Zheng Qiao asked Mo He is currently known to be the most powerful person in control of the national seal, and his vassal ways can complement the national seal and give extremely powerful gains to the warriors under his command."

The courageous warriors who can collude with Zheng Qiaohan are naturally not people of noble character, and they are more likely to surrender to worldly desires. Those present were either literary scholars or courageous warriors, and they knew best the attraction of literary and military fortunes to them.

After hearing this, Shen Tang understood that there was a reason for the coalition's poor record, but what followed was more doubts.

"Zheng Qiao's way of the princes?"

This information should be considered confidential.

At least the people sent by Shen Tang didn't get wind of it.

Qiu Cheng's old subordinate looked at Luan Xin with the same probing and curious eyes. Shen Tang knew that not many people knew this information, at least it was not made public under Qiu Cheng's account. It is very likely that the only people who know about it are Luan Xin and Qiu Cheng, and it is even possible that even Qiu Cheng is kept in the dark. Seeing Luan Xin's expression slightly twitching due to her inquiry, Shen Tang changed the topic directly.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, this isn't right."

Luan Xin asked: "What's wrong?"

"Civil and military fortunes all originate from national destiny, and national destiny originates from governance, including but not limited to people's hearts, people's livelihood, and civil affairs... Does Zheng Qiao have these? If he worked hard to govern, how could millions of refugees respond to Huang Lie in these years? Call?" No matter how Shen Tang calculated, Zheng Qiao's national destiny would not be profitable, let alone using his military fortune to bribe a group of brave warriors to fight for him.

She has worked very hard over the years, relying on a pitiful piece of land to save a little bit of national fortune, and she is still struggling every year.

Why is Zheng Qiao so generous?

Shen Tang couldn't help but "hate the rich"!

Unexpectedly, Luan Xin looked at Shen Tang and then at Qi Shan, who was in the first place diagonally, with a slightly strange look on his face. Qishan noticed his gaze, raised his eyes and said, "A gentleman stands in the right place in the world and walks the right path in the world. Why should he learn the heretical methods?"

Luan Xin: "..."

Shen Tang: "???"

Her intuition told her that Yuanliang was unscrupulous again.

In fact, he didn't hide anything. Both he and Chu Yao hoped that Shen Tang would take the right path and the high road from the beginning, rather than the heretical way. What is heresy? Obtaining national destiny is not the only way to manage territory diligently, there is a shortcut.

Shen Tang almost jumped up: "Shortcut?"

Qishan: "It's useless if my lord knows, you can't leave."

Shen Tang angrily knocked on the table in protest.

"Why can't I leave? Is there a broken sign on this road saying 'Shen Tang and dogs are not allowed'?"

Luan Xin: "..."

My lord, this is not a secret at all.

Several of Qiu Cheng's former subordinates who attended the morning meeting also came to their senses, their eyes widening - wasn't the conversation too full of information?

Qishan: "Because my lord's way of being a prince is special."

I don’t know the exact name, but it must be related to farming.

Qiucheng's old department: "..."

Is this simply on the bright side?

The "shortcut" mentioned by Qi Shan is actually the way of using the princes to the extreme. There is a typical example. There was a king who had a dissolute and dissolute character. Originally, he was incompatible with the position of king, but he couldn't stop this man's bad luck. After he succeeded to the throne, the way of the princes was to "happy to Shu", and he I don't like government affairs either, so I simply obeyed my desire and became a hands-off shopkeeper.

From the time he ascended the throne to the time he was overthrown, he never went to court for a single day, just because he really transformed into a flower to have fun and indulge in as much as he wanted!

If my protagonist wants to take a shortcut, how can she do it?

Shen Tang: "..."

A mouthful of old blood choked in his heart.

"Why is there such a weird way of princes?"

Qishan said: "There is also the way of the king and the princes to 'enclose the wolf and live in Xu'. From the time he succeeded to the throne to the destruction of the country, there were constant wars, large and small, both externally and internally. Compared with managing the territory bit by bit to gain national destiny, it is obvious that It’s easier to indulge.”

If the way of the scribes is to inquire into one's own heart, the way of the princes is more like an evil ghost trying to arouse the greatest desire in the monarch's heart until the king succumbs to the evil ghost. In the more than two hundred years since the birth of the Thief Star, so many countries have changed frequently, which is also related to this.

Precisely because of their understanding, he and Chu Yao made the same choice tacitly, hoping that their lord would be in the right position and follow the right path, even if the pace was slower. The people who joined later didn't mention it, either because they had the same idea, or they thought the person who came first mentioned it.

"This setting is so unfair to me!" Shen Tang felt like she was going to have mammary gland hyperplasia with anger, feeling aggrieved and depressed. "Since I can't leave, what's the point of hiding it from me?"

Qishan: "Yes."

Shen Tang is going to break the casserole and ask the truth today.

"What's the point? They're already farming anyway!"

"I'm worried that my master can't wait to plant the land in someone else's house."

In order to have more land for planting, why not go to war?

In fact, he had many private discussions with Chu Yao, but he still couldn't understand why his lord's inner desire was farming. This thing had nothing to do with worldly desires such as money, power, power, and sex. But given the facts, I accepted it.

Shen Tang: "..."

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"Ahem, let's bring the topic back." She chose to change the topic. The topic just now hurt her heart too much. "If Zheng Qiao really relied on this method to forcefully extend his life, it would make sense. But we will have a tough battle. ...By the way, what is the highest level of strength among the brave warriors under Zheng Qiao?"

Luan Xin said: "Sixteenth grade is made by a great master."

Shen Tang was just about to say, "It's okay."

Unexpectedly, Luan Xin added: "Two people."

Shen Tang: "..."

At this time, there was an old member of Qiu Cheng who couldn't hold it in any longer.

"It's not just one person, why two people?"

Luan Xin said: "Because the other person didn't show up."

It was Zheng Qiao who forcibly promoted him, so the outside world naturally doesn't know.

"Why do you know so clearly?"

Shen Tang interrupted appropriately to suppress any conflicts that might arise.

"Two sixteenth-level great masters, with this strength and an elite force, they can sweep through not only the northwest countries, but even less than half of them. But I see Zheng Qiao and the coalition forces fighting several big battles, the later the stage, the more powerful they will be. The smaller the advantage Zheng Qiao has..."

This is different from what Luan Xin said.

Luan Xin: "The way of the princes is the same as the way of the scribes. The stronger the strength, the greater the burden, and the more careful the use. Some even have to use longevity in exchange. Zheng Qiao is probably the same."

Is Zheng Qiao a person who cherishes his life?

Although he was afraid of death, he was even more afraid of not being crazy enough. Countless people are now paying for the pain they suffered when they were young.

Shen Tang felt inexplicably that an arrow had hit his knee.

If risking one's life is the criterion for measuring strength, then she, who is a prince...is she considered strong or useless?

Shen Tang wanted to talk about something, but Qi Shan happened to have a scratchy throat. He looked at her and coughed twice, his eyes filled with unkindness.

The meaning is very clear——

Don’t let the topic of the morning meeting go too far.

Shen Tang could only suppress his thoughts, change the topic to the right track, and discuss with everyone how many troops would be appropriate to send out this time. It was also at this time that Luan Xin and a group of Qiu Cheng's old men realized where Shen Tang's military strength beyond normal logic came from.

The co-author is the garrison at Yonggu Pass!

This was something they couldn't even think of at that time.

This time, Shen Tang wanted to concoct it again.

Qi Shan shook his head, not agreeing.

Before he came, he discussed with Chu Yao about sending troops to participate in the Dragon Slaying Bureau, and also mentioned the issue of troop strength. The two of them had a tacit understanding and agreed that no more troops stationed in Yonggu Pass could be transferred.

"Why not? Is Shiwu not enough of a threat now?"

Qi Shan said: "It does not pose a threat, but -"

"but what?"

"Before coming, Wuhui said bluntly, 'If we don't have an absolute chance of winning this dragon-slaying battle, and we can't control the loss of troops, the troops stationed at Yonggu Pass should not be moved lightly.' This is also for the sake of border peace, even if Shiwu There is no apparent threat.”

These words successfully dispelled Shen Tang's thoughts.

If we don’t move this elite group, the rest will be uncontroversial.

With Shen Tang's original troops and the troops integrated with Qiu Cheng's old troops, it wouldn't be too shabby to be sent to the Dragon Slaying Bureau. It's just that the two armies have different training methods, and some areas still need further adjustment. The increase in troop strength means that the supply of food and grass will also increase, which will be a test for the rear supply line. The manpower to transport food, the routes to transport food, and the troops to transport food and supervise the troops all need to be carefully considered and carefully considered.

Except that the topic went far away at the beginning, the rest of the morning meeting was focused on these topics. To the surprise of Qiucheng's old subordinates, Shen Tang did not avoid them because they were newly promoted and still in the "internship observation period". Instead, he made reasonable arrangements based on each person's ability. The original old man did not raise any objections or show any dissatisfaction.

finally--

"Will Zhengyi go out with the army this time?"

Shen Tang adheres to the principle of giving sweet dates after squeezing.

Although Luan Xin's scribes can bring rain, his resume is not comparable to that of Hu Caoba. He seems to be a more radical literati scribe than Qi Shan. Shen Tang let him work in Hu Cao, and occasionally let him ride on familiar battlefields.

Luan Xin was surprised: "If we go out into battle, the cotton fields..."

Shen Tang said: "Those who have calculated in advance, this year's farming fortunes are good, and the drought has eased. Even if there is a drought, digging canals and wells in the past few months should be able to alleviate it for a while. If it doesn't work, we will use the national luck to use 'good weather' to ensure This year's harvest went well, and now that we have a batch of drought-resistant cotton seeds, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Zhengyi is familiar with the situation in the Dragon Slaying Bureau and also knows Zheng Qiao's side. It would be best if he is willing to join the battle."

For this reason, Luan Xin naturally agreed.

Luan Xin was the first to decide, followed by Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng seemed a little surprised to be named.

According to Shen Tang's temperament, she likes to have both rain and dew, and she takes turns going out to the battle and looking after the house. Jiang Sheng's scribe's ways are of little use on the battlefield, so he will most likely stay behind to look after the situation this time. Faced with his doubts, Shen Tang's response was simple: "Didn't I owe you a head before? Try to get this one."

Zheng Qiao's head was reserved for Jiang Sheng to perfect the way of being a scribe, which was really perfect. Although it is difficult, what if?

Jiang Sheng accepted.

The third person on the list was not in the morning meeting.

Shen Tang: "Let Tunan join the battle this time."

The third person is Ning Yan.

If Ning Yan is here this time, I believe she will definitely fight for her reason, just to avenge her late husband Yan'an and bring his body back to her hometown, where the fallen leaves return to their roots. Shen Tang is a considerate master and will naturally try his best to help his subordinates achieve their goals.

These three people are easy to arrange, but others are in trouble.

Stay here to look after the house, overdoing it with resources.

Take it away, you won’t feel safe in your home nest.

After all, there is still a lack of people to make trouble.

Shen Tang's eyes rolled around as he looked at Qiu Cheng's old men who were present. They seemed to be thinking about something, which made them uncomfortable.

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