After a simple and hot meal, Wu Qing wiped his mouth. After describing the current situation of the army in Chuzhou, he also mentioned what he saw along the way: along the way, he encountered not many Zhou soldiers, mainly concentrated in Qingliu. Guan and Haozhou, especially Haozhou, are besieged by tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers and are attacking desperately. They seem to be in danger. In response, Lin Feng shook his head slightly and signaled that Haozhou was fine. Although Lin Feng had suffered a lot under the hands of Guo Tingwei, the governor of Haozhou, and had accumulated injuries, Guo Yanwei said that he definitely had two skills. , if Lin Feng were asked to choose the most difficult city to attack in Jiangbei and Huainan, besides Shouzhou, Haozhou would be the most difficult to attack, especially after he wrote a letter to remind this second-generation official who is proud on the outside but calm on the inside. "By the way, my subordinates observed the west camp of the Zhou Army and found that the overall security was not too tight. I am afraid that the emperor of Zhou Kingdom, Guo Wei, has left the military camp and returned to his country." Wu Qing reported again. Lin Feng nodded in agreement with this inference. With the end of the Shouzhou offensive and defense, the battle in Jiangbei and Huainan has essentially reached a stalemate. Guo Wei left Tokyo City this time to fight in the east and west, and then went south to conquer. After a long time, he returned to Tokyo City to take charge. It is also a matter of course. Afterwards, Lin Feng asked for a few more details and asked Wu Qing to take a break while he wrote a secret letter to King Qi. On November 11th, Wu Qing hid in the special garbage truck and left the city again, successfully hiding in the garbage dump. That night, suddenly torches were everywhere at the top of Shouzhou City, and the city was crowded with people. He had been used to it for days. The soldiers who came to patrol the city in a peaceful and peaceful state felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy and quickly reported to their superiors. Taking advantage of the chaos, Wu Qing looked at the opening of the patrolling soldiers under the city and quickly disappeared into the darkness. After that, Wu Qing went west around Anfengtang, then around Luzhou and Hezhou, hurried all the way, and finally rushed back to Chuzhou City on the night of November 15th. He spotted an opening in the city's defense and sneaked up to the city wall. Three birds chirped from the northeast corner tower, and the brothers who had been waiting at the top of the city rushed into the city and rushed to the Governor's Mansion to see King Qi. Li Jingsui met Wu Qing immediately and asked him how the battle in Shouzhou was going. "A great victory, a great victory for Shouzhou. Not only was Shouzhou's city defense not lost, but it also wiped out more than 50,000 enemies and suffered only 10,000 casualties." Wu Qing replied quickly, and then recounted the process of the offensive and defensive battle when Li Jingsui asked. and details. During the narration, the civil and military ministers of Chuzhou arrived one after another after hearing the news. The good news spread quickly, and the mood in the study was extremely exciting. The gloomy atmosphere that had been like this winter haze suddenly became much clearer. The accounts were settled easily. Zhou Jun, in total There are only 200,000 soldiers, and a quarter of them were lost under Shouzhou City. At least a quarter will be left to continue the siege of Shouzhou. With only 100,000 soldiers left, it will not be so difficult to deal with. Li Jingsui opened the letter and read it carefully. Slowly, someone noticed that Li Jingsui was sometimes happy and sometimes frowning, secretly reminding each other, and the study became quiet for a moment. After finally reading the letter, Li Jingsui folded more than ten thick pieces of paper, put it in his arms, raised his head and said: "Master Lin pointed out that after the Shouzhou offensive and defense, Jiangbei and Huainan have entered a strategic stalemate. As long as we persist, we will soon be The strategic counter-offensive phase will soon begin, and guidance for victory is awaited.¡± All the civil and military ministers were beaming with joy. Li Jingsui frowned slightly, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and continued: "But Mr. Lin emphasized that entering the stalemate stage will be more difficult than before. It is strongly recommended that all places hold on to the city, rely on the strong city to consume the opponent's strength, and wait for the trend to change. "This is of course a statement that Li Jingsui has tactfully beautified. In his letter, Lin Feng learned the profound lesson from later generations that traitors were more common in China during the stalemate period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He said it very bluntly: In the stalemate stage, things are most likely to go wrong. The generals of the Tang Army and the military and political officials from various places are mixed, and there must be some who are not firm-minded enough, whose vision is not broad enough, who cannot see the development trend of the war, who will not be able to withstand the pressure, who will not be able to withstand the temptation, and who are very likely to rebel and surrender to the enemy. If this is the case in one place, There will be many imitators, and the balance may be broken in an instant, which will bring immeasurable consequences to the Tang Dynasty, including defeat, loss of territory, and the destruction of the country. Of course, Lin Feng just said it bluntly, leaving it up to King Qi to decide what to do. "Everyone go and prepare early. We will go out of the city at noon tomorrow to invite a fight." King Qi stood up and said. The other civil and military officials quickly stood up to accept the order, but they were all confused. What does this mean? I just told everyone to hold on, so why is Chuzhou preparing to leave the city now? Combat. Wu Qing, who was in the last position at the scene, saw that the military meeting was about to break up. He quickly stepped forward and knelt down to ask the King of Qi to fulfill his previous promise and allow him to lead the army on the expedition. This happened to be something that Lin Feng specifically pointed out his support at the end of the letter. Li Jingsui stood up in front of him. The generals agreed, and Wu Qing was authorized to select 500 elite soldiers in the army and act on their own. Wu Qing, who had decided to go, did not waste a moment. He took the order from King Qi and rushed to the temporary military camp. He found the life of Captain Tao Chun, Du Tou Zou, andFangge and other brothers who had followed him to the top of Qingliuguan Mountain were divided into about ten groups and rushed to various military camps in the city to encourage the elites of each army to sign up for the assault team. On the 16th, in addition to the 327 original Qingliu Pass defenders who arrived early, another 146 soldiers arrived in front of the Chuzhou Army camp on time. Just after the call for duty, Wu Qing, who had counted the number of people, went straight out of the queue and shouted: "Four hundred and seventy-three brothers, from today on, we are good brothers who serve the country loyally and will accompany each other life and death." Tao Chun , Zou Shengping, and Xin Fangge immediately raised their arms and shouted: "Serve the country loyally, and we will accompany you in life and death." The uniform shouts suddenly inspired everyone at the scene, and also attracted the soldiers who were doing morning exercises in the military camp. This way. "First of all, let me tell you some good news. Mr. Lin Fenglin has personally agreed that from now on, we will all be included in the Shouzhou Special Forces. In the future, Mr. Lin will honor the special forces treatment as promised." Since Lin Feng presided over Since its establishment, the special forces have been known to everyone for their military exploits and generous benefits. This is indeed great news, and all the brothers immediately raised their arms and shouted again. "I believe everyone already knows that Master Lin Fenglin has been in Shouzhou City for consecutive victories and has annihilated at least 50,000 Zhou troops. The Emperor of Zhou who was personally in charge did not dare to mention the siege of the city again, and even Hiding his face and returning to his hometown in Tokyo, Wu Qing continued to speak with a smile on his face. "Everyone should remember that just last year, Mr. Lin led thirty brothers to conquer the Chu Kingdom and made great achievements. This year, he easily regained the city of Quanzhang and captured Fuzhou and Chaozhou. His military exploits are unparalleled. However, with a military god like Master Lin, we will surely become heroes of the Tang Dynasty that are known all over the world." The wild shouts and strange roars of the brothers were even louder. "By now, no one will doubt Master Lin's wisdom anymore." Wu Qing suddenly shouted. "No." Tao Chun led the brothers and shouted. "No, that's right. Before returning from Shouzhou, Mr. Lin personally told me to tell everyone, don't look at the enemy's troubles now, and make a list with them sooner or later. What they eat now will definitely be doubled in the future. Spit it out." Wu Qing repeated what Lin Feng told him. These humorous words that were very characteristic of Lin immediately aroused greater laughter and strange screams. Wu Qing jumped to the horse-tying stone in front of the military camp, raised his arms and shouted: "Master Lin, what is the reason for his dominance in the world? It is his wisdom and strategy that is unparalleled in the world, and it is his courage and belief that goes forward. Now, tell me. , do you have confidence that Datang will win the final victory?" "Yes." The response was like a flash flood. "Wolves roar thousands of miles to eat meat, and eagles fly thousands of miles to eat meat. From now on, we must be wolves across the grasslands, eagles that attack the sky, heroes on the battlefields in Jiangbei and Huainan, and soldiers admired by the world. "Heroes." Wu Qing finally yelled, "Now, give everyone one morning to go back to the camp for dinner, and gather at the east city gate at noon." The brothers agreed and left excitedly, and many people from Nan Tang came to watch. The soldiers remained silent and slowly dispersed. At noon, the west gate of Chuzhou City, which had been closed for many days, suddenly opened, and the brightly armored Imperial Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty came out of the city under the cover of bows and crossbows at the top of the city.