Xie Ming

Chapter 156: Liupan Mountain, Night Discussion on Military Affairs
On April 27th, Xiao Jingchuan's troops arrived at Niugang.

On the 28th, we marched quickly to Langya Mountain.

On the evening of April 18th, at :, the entire army arrived at the designated assembly point, Liupan Mountain!
After a few days, the entire army was forced to march and the soldiers were exhausted!
So after the large army arrived at Liupan Mountain, Xiao Lang ordered the entire army to set up camp halfway up the mountain and prepare to rest well for a night!
However, at the first quarter of the night (21:15 pm).

Qiu Zhizhong suddenly received a call from Baoding Prefecture in the camp to report urgent military information, so he hurriedly got up from his tent.

He thought the information was timely, so he changed his clothes and went back to Xiao Jingchuan's tent.

"Old Xiao?"

"Old Xiao, get up, get up!"

"There's news from Baoding Prefecture again?!" Zhizhong leaned into Xiao Lang's tent at night and woke him up.

"kindness"

"Hmm? Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), what's the urgent news?!"

"Can you still let me sleep well?!" Xiao Jingchuan was sleepy and was very annoyed because his sweet dream was disturbed.

"Oh, the news just came from Baoding Prefecture."

"It is said that starting from the closing of the city gates at dusk tonight, Baoding Prefecture will begin to strictly check the guide signs of people entering the city!"

"No one can return to the city without a guide!"

"Old Xiao, the method you had planned to disguise yourself and enter the city may not work!" Zhizhong said hastily.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan's eyes suddenly widened and he sat up straight.

Thinking, Xiao Lang pondered for a moment.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), go, go and wake up all the generals!"

"We will hold a meeting to discuss this again."

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Zhizhong wanted to turn around and leave the tent.

But before he could take any action, Xiao Lang spoke again.

"Ah, there's more!"

"My Lord, go and invite my Lord to my tent so we can discuss this together!"

"So as to prevent him from making trouble!"

Xiao Jingchuan rubbed his face, speaking helplessly.

"Okay, got it!"

"I'll go call them one by one. You should get up quickly and add more wood to the fire in front of the tent."

"It's cold in the mountains at night, don't let anyone get sick!" Zhizhong also gave an order.

After he finished speaking, Xiao Lang nodded in agreement.

Zhizhong ran around everywhere.

After Qiu Zhizhong left, Xiao Jingchuan also walked out of the tent.

As Zhizhong said, he walked to the fire in front of the tent and added firewood one by one.

The fire, which had not been stirred for an hour, had not much left to burn, but now, with Xiao Lang adding new firewood, the fire gradually became stronger again!
It didn't take long before crackling sounds began to appear again at the center of the fire.

All the generals and officers from various departments also gathered in front of him.

"oops"

"General, what's going on? I finally got a good night's sleep, why are you waking up again?!"

Li Huchen narrowed his eyes, pouted, and looked a little angry.

"Hey, things have changed!"

"Do you really think I'm willing to stay up late at night just to gather a bunch of rough old men like you around to chat?!"

Xiao Lang retorted, and after he finished speaking, all the generals had smiles on their faces.

"General, I just saw Master Qiu go to the prince's tent. What's going on? The prince wants to come over to discuss matters with us too?!"

Peizhong was careful and noticed that Generals Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu had not yet arrived at the fire, so he interrupted and asked this question.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan paused for a moment.

"Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he wanted to experience military life." "Before the Crown Prince arrives, I'll give you a few simple instructions!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is of noble status. From now on, whenever His Highness is present, you guys should be careful with your words and don't be disrespectful to anyone!"

"We can do whatever we want in private, but in front of others, even if you have to pretend, you have to act like a decent person!"

"Did you hear that?!"

After he finished speaking, Huchen, Peizhong, Chuanwu and Jizu all grinned to themselves.

After a while, Generals Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu squeezed in beside the fire.

Not far away, Zhizhong and the prince also arrived slowly.

Seeing the prince's dignity, Xiao Jingchuan stood up quickly out of courtesy, and at the same time waved his hand to ask all the generals to stand up and pay their respects.

"General Xiao Jingchuan pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Following Xiao Lang's lead, all the generals came forward to pay their respects.

"Haha, General Xiao, get up!"

"All the generals, please stand up!"

"Xiao Jingchuan, when discussing matters in the army from now on, you don't have to lead the generals in being so polite!"

"This kind of empty ceremony is really unnecessary."

"Everyone, sit down!"

"You guys discuss your own business. When it comes to military affairs, you are experts. I am only attending the meeting to listen and understand the situation!"

"Don't be too restrained. It would be ugly if you were like that!"

In just a few words, Zhu Cilang had already walked among the generals.

"Xiao Jingchuan, you sit down too!"

"You should continue to hold meetings the same way you did before. Don't change any rules because of me."

"Come on, everything is still under your control!"

After Zhu Cilang finished speaking, Xiao Jingchuan let out a long breath.

I thought to myself, what a great way to turn the tables! After just a few words, I ended up being controlled by the other party.

Although this prince looks frail, his scheming and cunning should not be underestimated.

"Yes, it's Your Highness!"

"It's so late, and we're all being dragged out of bed. It's because Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong) has sent us new intelligence from Baoding Prefecture. The situation may have changed!"

"I was afraid that my plan would be hindered by this, so I called all the generals and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince together overnight, just to pool our wisdom and discuss it together!"

As they were talking, Xiao Lang sat down and roasted two dry biscuits with a knife on the fire. When one side was golden brown and done, Xiao Lang reached out and turned them over.

"Today, the Crown Prince is attending the meeting for the first time. Your Highness may not be very clear about the previous intelligence."

"Then I'll be brief and start with the big picture!"

Having said this, Xiao Lang looked at Zhu Cilang, and the prince nodded seriously.

"A few days ago, Feiyu sent back intelligence saying that a large number of Dashun enemy bandits in Yi County, Laishui County, and even in Fangshan have already begun to move to the capital in batches!"

"We passed through Zijing Pass along the way. Liu Fangliang's troops also drew a lot of troops from the original garrison at the pass and headed north."

"The last time we went to Yi County, the cavalry that had been chasing us was actually going to be sent to the vicinity of the capital!"

"Then what do you think it means for the entire North Zhili and Southwest regions to send troops to the capital on such a large scale?"

"Haha, it can only mean one thing, that is, something big must have happened in Beijing right now!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Lang paused.

The generals listened carefully, each of them looked hesitant, and no one spoke for a while.

Looking at the situation, Xiao Jingchuan continued.

"Haha, but, having said that, the incident in the capital is also a good thing for us right now!"

"The enemy troops that originally blocked the various state capitals have now been withdrawn, so our room for maneuver is getting bigger and bigger!"

(End of this chapter)