Chapter 324

Shen Zhang looked at Gu Qingcheng with admiration. In fact, Gu Qingcheng's strategy is not difficult to understand, but it is not ordinary people who can think of such a strategy in such a short time.

In Gu Qingcheng, Shen Zhang seems to see the shadow of Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi when they were young more than 20 years ago. She not only has Gu Jieyun's determination, but also su Leyi's strategic change. She also thinks of Ye Zhiqiu, Nie Pingjing, Meng Cang and Li Chang, who have made a lot of military achievements in the battle of the stars. In addition, she also has Lu Qian, who is in the outer pavilion to plan the overall situation, The new generation of talents in Daqian have already begun to rise in their own way.

At this time, Shen Zhang could not help admiring the Lu family. Lu Chun, the Duke of Wei, was granted the title of Duke of Wei more than two years ago. He was granted the title of "Dan Shu tie Quan" by the emperor. It can be said that Lu Chun, the Duke of Wei, has the shortest time, the shallowest foundation, and the thinnest Foundation among the palaces of the great powers of Da Qian.

But this is the family of Ding Danbo. The last generation has Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing, two time heroes, and the new generation has Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng. It can be seen by discerning people that perhaps only the accumulation of Lu Chun and Lu que, the Wei government can really sit up and down in all aspects with those of other governments which have been handed down for more than 200 years. Because father and son are the heroes of the world, and the two generations of housewives are the strange women who support the country with plain hands, and the water sleeves are full of wind and thunder. Even the Zhuge family with many talents can't match this pattern.

In this way, Shen Zhang could not help but think of his own Wuyi Marquis's house. The title of Wuyi Marquis was created by his fighting on the battlefield with one shot and one sword. Although it was not comparable to the official residence, it was also ranked in the thirty-six civil and military Marquis's house, which was almost the acme of the title of great chieftain. However, Shen Zhang sighed when he thought of his son who was more conservative and less enterprising, Marquis Wenwu can only inherit one generation. Perhaps in the grandson's generation, the present Marquis of Wuyi will be reduced to the Marquis of the county. Thinking of this, Shen Zhang can't help but smile bitterly.

"Qing Cheng, since it's a feint attack, what do you think we should do, like it or not?" Just as Shen Zhang was feeling, Gu Huairen still focused on the current war and looked at Gu Qingcheng and asked.

"Father, there is not much difference between daughter's feeling like it and not like it. Feint is always feint. Even if she does it again, it will inevitably show flaws. What we want is to hold Qiu Xu and Yan Tuohai together and wait for the arrival of Fengxiang army and Yulin army. What we need to do is to firmly grasp the initiative in the battlefield and let Qiu Xu and Yan Tuohai dare not move without permission. " Gu Qingcheng thought about it and said, "it's not appropriate to say feint attack. It's more appropriate to say attack without attack."

"Attack without attack?" Gu Huairen and Shen Zhang look at each other, and both of them don't understand Gu Qingcheng's meaning. Gu Qingcheng's saying "attack without attack" is not difficult to understand for a veteran like them, because these four words, in other words, are to use force without exerting force, but now the two armies are facing off with Zhongxing city and outside, with clear barriers, there is no room for them to use force, Some of them couldn't understand what Gu Qingcheng meant by these four words. Thinking of this, Gu Huairen said, "some of you don't understand me. Please tell me more."

"Father, the so-called" no attack "means that we don't send troops directly to the city, so that we won't lose our troops because of the battle. But it doesn't mean that we don't put pressure on Star cities, such as using this." As he spoke, Gu Qingcheng went to the simple sand table in the middle of the tent, picked up a model of a catapult, shook it at Gu Huairen and Shen Zhang, and then looked at it with relish.

"You mean using siege equipment?" Looking at Gu Qingcheng holding the simple model, Gu Huairen's eyes lit up.

"That's a good idea." Shen Zhang also instantly understood Gu Qingcheng's mind and could not help nodding his head.

"The siege equipment that Wei Shuai brought from the north of Huangyan River are all here now, and the catapult and siege crossbow that I prepared for the attack of Pingshan pass have also been transported here. We only need to choose one to bombard the city wall with these siege equipment to make the hearts of the people in star City uncertain." Gu Qingcheng put the model of the catapult in his hand in the direction of the South Gate of Zhongxing city and said.

"In this way, we need to send troops to guard against Yan Tuohai and Qiu Xu sending troops to attack these siege equipment." Shen Zhang got up and went to the sand table. He thought about it in his heart and said.

"Fengxiang yunqi, Fengqi and Scouts under my command are both light cavalry, which can be responsible for defense. Shen Shuai's heavy thunder cavalry only needs to be ready to go in case Tianxing capital sends heavy troops out of the city." Gu Qingcheng nodded, picked up a stick and pointed to several positions on the sand table that were conducive to the impact of heavy riding.

Shen Zhang nodded after hearing the speech. Gu Qingcheng's plan is very feasible and has considered almost all aspects. However, he just wanted to nod his head and agree, but he thought that Gu Huairen was still here. He turned to give Gu Huairen a fist and said, "please give me an order."

"It sounds feasible, so try it." Gu Huairen nods and looks at his daughter Gu Qingcheng with a smile. This strategy is proposed by his daughter and can really solve the current situation. Naturally, Gu Huairen has no reason to disagree.

"If only brother Qi were here. He likes these heavy equipment best." Seeing that Gu Huairen agreed, Shen Zhangyou looked at the model of the catapult on the sand table. Suddenly, a figure flashed in his mind and said with some emotion.

"Yes, but in his present position, such opportunities are rare." Hearing Shen Zhang's words, Gu Huairen said with a smile.

The man they talked about was Qi Yu, the former deputy commander of the Longxiang army and now the commander of the Huxiao army. He was born in a humble family, and he was also a man of great achievements in the war. However, he was different from others. Among the various services, he did not like light riding and heavy riding, nor did he like swords, guns, swords and shields, but he had a special preference for heavy siege equipment.

At that time, Hou Bai Yi of Wu'an was able to annihilate the Allied forces of Tianxing and Nanli at one stroke because Qi Yu rushed to build thousands of simple bed crossbows. In that war, eight foot long giant crossbows kept flying over the battlefield like raindrops, cutting the morale and life of the Allied forces of the two countries like the scythe of death, In that war, tens of thousands of people were bound to die on the battlefield, which made the morale of the Allied forces collapse instantly. Only in this way could Bai Yi wipe out the two countries' armies and gain fame.

After that war, although most of the temporary crossbows were damaged, they also created a large-scale application of medium-sized and heavy equipment in the battlefield, which is a precedent. Among the current generals of Daqian, the experience of using these large-scale equipment is not as good as that of Qi Yu. If Qi Yu is here, he even has the ability to adjust the angle of the catapult. Through constant bombardment and calibration, he can blow down the heavy wall of Zhongxing city.

Gu Qingcheng said with a smile, "Qi Shuai's love for large equipment is world-famous. A few months ago, if he hadn't been outside Ning'an City, I'm afraid Ke Yu, the famous general of Nanli, would not have ordered the leiying army to surrender and gave up the important town of Nanli north."

"Qi Yu is really unique in the use of weapons together, but I'm afraid he doesn't like the scale of our more than 100 catapults." Gu Huairen shook his head and sighed at the thought of the most unusual man among the generals.

When Qi Yu was commander in chief of Huxiao army, he joined hands with the casting department of waige army to develop a metal strong crossbow which can be transported and disassembled quickly on the basis of the broken crossbow and Shenji crossbow. Finally, his majesty named the organ crossbow. The improvement of the organ crossbow from the beginning to the final molding and mass production were all by his hand, Gu Huairen was upset at the thought that the commander of the army at that time was as obsessed as a child, because the money spent on the improvement and production of the crossbow made him tremble.

Moreover, after consulting the emperor, Qi Yu also selected 20000 soldiers from Huxiao army to build a new branch of arms against the mechanism crossbow. Gu Huairen knew very well that the 20000 troops equipped with mechanism crossbow were not only the weapon to cover up the soldiers in the siege, but also the killer of the cavalry.

Gu Huairen also knows that last year, Qi Yu wrote to Ziji hall, asking the emperor to allocate a sum of money, saying that he wanted to improve the magic machine crossbow, and create a kind of crossbow car that is easy to operate and can move quickly on the battlefield. If the war in southern Xinjiang did not break out, it might have been put on the agenda by the military casting department, We should know that Qi Yu was most favored by the officials and craftsmen of the military Foundry Division.

"We just want to make trouble for Yan Tuohai and Qiu Xu in the city. Even if elder brother Qi is here, he is too talented to be useful." Shen Zhang also laughed when he heard the words. More than 20 years ago, Yu Yuanxu, Shen Zhang, Bai Yi and Qi Yu were friends living in a beautiful house. Yu Yuanxu and Qi Yu belonged to monarch and Minister respectively. No matter how good their relationship was, they were estranged. Bai Yi was eccentric and arrogant. Shen Zhang and Qi Yu had the best relationship. Thinking of many old friends, Shen Zhang felt warm in his heart.

"So it is." Gu Huairen nodded. He participated in the battle of Ning'an county. After all, Lu Que and his daughter Gu Qingcheng were not in southern Xinjiang at that time. He was the only one who could move the white wolf king and his wolves. After all, the white wolf king had been in Dingguo government for some time. At that time, Qi Yu was still dissatisfied with the surrender of Nanli leiying army. The reason was that the mechanism crossbow array, which he claimed could be worth 80000 strong crossbows, had not been tested in real battle.

Thinking of this, Gu Huairen shook his head again. He also got up and went to the sand table. He looked at the sand table that covered the tianxingzhongxingcheng and Wangji, and said to Shen Zhang, "Shen Xiandi, although this strategy was put forward by the whole city, you still need to arrange the thunder Army camp."

"Nuo ~" Shen Zhang gave a military salute by clasping his fist. In the official position, he was the military commander of the second grade, while Gu Huairen was the military Minister of the first grade; In terms of title, he was the Marquis of great Qian and Wu, while Gu Huairen was the hereditary Duke of the country. When Gu Huairen came to southern Xinjiang, he was sent by the emperor to control the Yulin army and the thunder army. Gu Huairen was always fair, so his military order Shen Zhang naturally did not disobey.

"Gu Xiang, the siege equipment is very heavy. It takes time to transport and assemble. I'll arrange it now." Seeing that Gu Huairen had no other orders, Shen Zhang said again.

"You are the commander-in-chief of the army. You can just go on with such a small matter. You don't have to do it yourself." Gu Huairen looked at Shen Zhang and said.

"I have to give an account of the arrangement, or I won't be at ease." Shen Zhang smiles, bows his hand to Gu Huairen and Gu Qingcheng, and turns around to get out of the big account of the Chinese army.

"Qing Cheng, what do you think of Shen Zhang?" When Shen Zhang walked away, and there was no sound of footsteps outside the tent, Gu Huairen returned to the throne and sat down.

Gu Qingcheng was stunned. He didn't understand why his father Gu Huairen suddenly asked her this, but he still said, "Shen Shuai has a strong and soft character, pays equal attention to both the emperor and the subordinates, is loyal but not circuitous, and is clear and good at judgment. He is really a rare commander."

"If only you could think that way, the commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief, division commander and general of each of the twelve main armies of Daqian had something more than ordinary people. Now the Deputy commander-in-chief of Fengxiang army is leading the most elite Zuo junyunqi in Fengxiang army. When this battle is over, with your credit and your Majesty's trust in Dingguo and Weiguo, you should be promoted to commander-in-chief. Since you are a uniformer of the army, you should learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of these former generals of Shahai. " Gu Huairen looked at his favorite daughter in front of him. Although he used the tone of instruction, his face was full of pride and smile.

"Thank you for your father's instruction. My daughter knows." Gu Qingcheng bowed and saluted. After standing up straight, he looked at his father Gu Huairen with a smile and said, "is my father worried about what I think of Shen Shuai? Don't worry about my father. Shen Shuai's remarks about aristocracy just now are all true, not aimed at our country and family. In fact, I still admire Shen Shuai. If he can say that, it can be seen that he is enthusiastic and sincere. It's very rare in the officialdom of this generation of fathers. "

"Having said that, it's easy to climb high and fall heavily. Sometimes we have to be careful. Shen Zhang, Bai Yi and Qi Yu are talented and loyal enough to be military commanders. But if they are not the old ministers of his Majesty's hidden residence, they will never be able to sit in their present positions. But even so, they will stop here in their life. It's impossible for them to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister. You don't want to learn from them at this point. "

"My daughter knows." Gu Qingcheng nodded. The aspect of the inner and outer pavilions does not depend only on talent and disposition, but also requires the skill and means to deal with problems. A "Xiang" is not only a prime minister, but also a prime minister. Otherwise, it is difficult to survive in the turbulent imperial court. Except for Lu que, who came with the great momentum, with the favor of the emperor and the help of the noble and the poor, he may not be able to produce one in a hundred years.

Besides, Lu que was not a reckless man who did not care about everything. He was in waige for half a year, and no one found any flaws. We can see his way of stirring up the storm in silence. When he transferred all the talents of the academy to the outer court on loan, he was not planning for the future court. On this point, Lu was far more thoughtful than many people expected.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingcheng asked, "father, do you want to borrow my words to listen to Lu que?"

"Yes and no." Gu Huairen shook his head, but with a teasing smile on his face, he said, "Lu que has elder brother Lu and Princess Chang beside him. In addition, he is a man with a clear mind and a clear mind. I don't need to worry about him at all. But who wants him to be my future son-in-law? As my father-in-law, I always want to make him appreciate me, so that he won't bully my precious daughter in the future. "

"Father, what do you say? I don't care about you." Gu Qingcheng smell speech complexion big red, coquettishly stomped a foot, not according to of say. This action she will only show in front of her parents who love her most. Even Lu que has never seen Gu Qingcheng with a face of joy in her shame at this time. After all, if her father can say that, he will really recognize her and Lu que, and recognize Lu que, not just because of the emperor's marriage and the relationship between the two families.

"Well, I don't want to be a father." Looking at his daughter's appearance, Gu Huairen also shows a sincere smile. He and Lu Chun have been in the same school for many years. Is their friendship better than brothers? Otherwise, he would not have proposed marriage to Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing more than ten years ago. Today, Lu que is the most outstanding of Daqian's new generation. His talent and achievements are no less than those of his generation. More importantly, he and his daughter Gu Qingcheng are already intertwined. His daughter can have such a home, he is not dissatisfied except happy.

Gu Qingcheng looked at the sand table with a coquettish look on his face, but his eyes didn't gather at any place on the sand table. Gu Huairen coughed twice and said, "Qingcheng, did you reply to Lu's letter some time ago, and was Dongya still with you?"

"Does father have any letters to take back to the capital? Do you miss your mother? " Gu Qingcheng looked up at his father and said with a smile.

"Don't make any noise." Gu Huairen waved his hand and said, "I have one thing to remind Lu que."

"What's the matter?" Gu Qingcheng smell speech pupil a shrink, the facial expression also solemnity rises, she knows the words that father says next must be very important.

"What I want to say is Qi Yu. He is the one who understands the equipment in the army most deeply. Over the years, he has developed a lot of war methods using weapons, but he has not put them into practice. You send a letter to Lu Que and ask him to play. Your majesty will transfer Qi Yu to zhennanguan. There's nothing better than these military weapons to deal with animal tide. "