Outside Wangjiazhuang, the team officer Wang Wenzhen was wearing a well-made cotton armor and riding on a war horse. Next to him was the flag officer Jia Hongyu, and behind him were fifty elite servants.
In front of Wang Wenzhen, all the men and horses from Yandun and Tunbu have been assembled. With the 130 soldiers from Wangjiazhuang Hundred Household Hall as the center, the troops from all places have lined up. The total number of soldiers and horses in these places is more than 200, but the Dapanbao Dun Army led by Liu Yan alone has more than 100 people, accounting for about half.
However, at this time, the eyes of the commanders and officers in charge of the villages in Yandun and Tunbao were focused on the soldiers and horses of Dapanbao.
I saw Liu Yan wearing iron armor, standing in front of the team with his head held high. Wang Bo, Wang Yue, and Xu Ming, three small flag officers, also wearing iron armor, stood behind Liu Yan with excitement in their hearts. Looking at the glances from around them, the three of them felt very excited. pride.
The three-banner troops dispatched by Dapanbao totaled 108 troops, all of whom were wearing armor. This alone made everyone, including Wang Wenzhen, stare wide-eyed, not to mention the dozens of sophisticated guns. Bird guns, as well as more than 30 magnificent war horses that never close the flag at night, this kind of force is top-notch not to mention Wangjiazhuang, even the entire Lingshan Guard.
"It's just that the number of troops is too small, only about a hundred people!"
After Wang Wenzhen was excited, he sighed again.
Originally, Wang Wenzhen knew that Liu Yan was good at training troops and had trained many Dunjun troops, but he did not expect that Liu Yan would actually train a new armored army, but the number was only more than a hundred. If there were more, he would In the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village, you can straighten your back and speak.
What Wang Wenzhen didn't know was that Liu Yan had only mobilized half of his troops this time. There were more than a hundred equally elite Dunjun troops in various parts of Dapanbao, and Liu Yan had already planned to continue to expand and prepare to At least double the existing military strength.
It's just that Liu Yan hasn't freed up his hands yet, but he has already begun to plan for the expansion and other issues.
"The soldiers and horses of Dapanbao are really capable. How rich Liu Yan must be. Everyone in the army is wearing armor!"
"Who says otherwise? Nowadays, even the elite soldiers in the Jimo Camp, Wendeng Camp, and Dengzhou Camp cannot make everyone wear armor."
"And those blunderbuss. I have never seen such fine blunderbuss. The black blunderbuss tube is made of fine iron. Mr. Liu Qi is really generous!"
All the armor commanders around were talking in low voices, and even Shen Tuo couldn't help but take a few more glances, especially when he saw the more than 30 war horses that kept their flags at night, Shen Tuo's eyes could be seen. The constantly flashing light is very eye-catching.
Wang Wenzhen coughed a few times, and then said loudly: "Okay! Now that the troops and horses have been assembled, let's set off now. The army will march north towards Tiechu Mountain!"
The various troops began to march north one after another. The Dapanbao soldiers led by Liu Yan were placed at the back, next to the Wangjiazhuang troops led by the Chinese army Wang Wenzhen.
At the forefront of the army is the Huangshan Dun army led by Shen Tuo. There are about twenty people. Although the clothing and equipment of these Dun Jun are not very good, just like the people of Dapanbao, but the spirit of these Dun Jun is The troops were in good condition, and they formed a tight formation during the march, which was clearly in contrast to the rest of the troops.
"It seems that this Shen Tuo also knows how to train troops?"
Liu Yan thought to himself as he rode his horse forward, and then heard Jia Hongyu calling him loudly in front of him, so he hurriedly followed him.
"Mr. Liu Qi, the supervisor has asked you to come over."
"good."
Liu Yan rode horses with Jia Hongyu to the central army. Wang Wenzhen also rode horses at this time. He insisted on riding horses with his men in the cold wind, which also impressed Liu Yan. Whether it was superficial or not, at least Wang Wenzhen This move was very useful in the hearts of those Dun Jun.
"I've met my lord."
Liu Yan clasped his fists on the horse, and Wang Wenzhen said with a smile: "Previously, Mr. Shen Qi detected that there were signs of bandit activity in the Tiexu Mountain area. However, after searching for a while, Mr. Shen did not find the bandit's lair. It is estimated that even if If there are bandits, they have probably left our Wangjiazhuang territory. Let's go over and take a look. If we encounter bandits, we will fight and get some heads. If there are no bandits, we will go out and take a look."
Then Wang Wenzhen added: "If there really is a fight, these good soldiers under General Liu Qi will be the main force."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, this is what you should do!"
Most of a day later, Wang Wenzhen saw that all the troops were exhausted, so he ordered to rest on the spot and asked Shen Tuo to lead people to explore the road ahead.
After Shen Tuo took the order, he took several Dunjun troops under his command and set off. Wang Wenzhen had just dismounted when he saw that more than 130 Wangjiazhuang soldiers and horses under him, as well as more than 100 Dunjun troops everywhere, were all or Sitting or lying down, everything fell into a mess.
The fifty servants led by Jia Hongyu were better. Although they did not all fall down to rest, they were still swaying around, and many of them even started to curse, looking like soldiers.
You must know that these servants are riding war horses and do not have to travel on foot. Even their equipment is carried on the war horses. Even so, these servants are complaining that they are too tired.
But when Wang Wenzhen's eyes fell on the Dunjun of Dapanbao, his eyes suddenly widened.
I saw more than a hundred Dapanbao Dunjun still standing in place at this time, all standing tall and straight, even the formation was very neat, without a trace of chaos, and they looked like a strong army.
You must know that all these Dapanbao Dun troops came all the way on foot, including the more than thirty cavalry. Moreover, everyone was wearing iron armor, holding weapons, and was fully armed. Each of them weighed dozens of kilograms. Under such consumption, everyone still stayed put after receiving the order to rest, and the cold wind It blew past, as if blowing through a tall and tall bamboo forest, standing still.
"It's so true!"
Only then did Wang Wenzhen realize what kind of powerful army Liu Yan held in his hands, and his heart towards Liu Yan, a subordinate, had begun to change from looking down at him to looking at him levelly.
Jia Hongyu, who was next to him, sighed in a low voice: "I have heard that Qi Shaobao led the Zhejiang army to the north to guard the border. Three thousand Zhejiang troops stood firm in the heavy rain and immediately frightened the rebellious border troops in the north. Today I saw General Liu's men. Our Dun army actually has the demeanor of the Qi family army back then!"
Over there, Liu Yan was deliberately slow in disbanding the formation, in order to let Wang Wenzhen and the commanders of various divisions take a look, so that they all knew the strong military style of Dapanbao.
At this time, the goal has been achieved, so Liu Yan said loudly: "Everyone! Rest on the spot and sit down!"
The three flag officers Wang Bo, Wang Yue, and Xu Ming shouted in unison: "All of them! Sit down!"
I saw more than a hundred Dapanbao Dunjun soldiers holding their weapons uniformly, then withdrew their left legs and sat down directly, and then everyone placed their weapons flat beside them.
More than a hundred people sat down on the spot, almost in an instant, in uniform order, and after sitting down, there was silence again.
At this time, everyone was frightened. Such soldiers were beyond everyone's knowledge. It was unheard of that there were such elite soldiers in this world!
Just when Wang Wenzhen, Jia Hongyu and others were still immersed in shock, they suddenly saw Shen Tuo running back in a hurry with two of his subordinates, and the three of them looked a little panicked.
Liu Yan frowned. Before, Shen Tuo clearly set off with three Dunjun troops to explore the road, but now there is one less person. Moreover, it looks like Shen Tuo and the three of them have obviously been through a fight, especially the two Dunjun's clothes were obviously damaged, and one of them had a bloodstain on his face.
"Master in charge of the team!"
Shen Tuo ran forward panting and said loudly: "My subordinates and others encountered bandit scouts in front. There were more than a dozen enemies. I fought hard and retreated, killing three of them. I also lost a brother!"
"What! Are there really bandits ahead?"
Now Wang Wenzhen was a little uneasy. Originally, he just wanted to lead his troops to inspect the Tiegu Mountain area, but he didn't expect that there were really bandits here.
Jia Hongyu frowned and said: "There are more than a dozen scouts alone, which shows that the number of bandits will not be small. Sir, are we still heading north?"
Wang Wenzhen also hesitated, then looked at Liu Yan and asked, "Mr. Liu Qi, what do you think?"
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, sir, I have another military achievement in my pocket."
Wang Wenzhen was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed. He had more than a hundred elite soldiers like Liu Yan under his command, so he had nothing to fear from mere thieves!
"Haha, Mr. Liu Qi said it well!"
With a wave of his hand, Wang Wenzhen immediately ordered all ministries to assemble the entire team and continue marching north towards the depths of Tiechu Mountain.
"Mr. Shen Qi, take all the troops from Huangshan Dun and go to the front to investigate. It is best to find out the exact location of this bandit's lair!"
Shen Tuo had just experienced an encounter. Although he had superior military strength, not everyone under his command was like that. And having superior force does not mean that Shen Tuo likes to go through life and death.
But now that Wang Wenzhen had given the order, all the commanders were looking at him. Shen Tuo also accepted the order with clasped fists and set off immediately with more than 20 soldiers from Huangshan Dun.
A moment after Shen Tuo's troops set off, Wang Wenzhen ordered the entire army to set off.
However, this time Wang Wenzhen changed the marching order of the army. The Dapanbao Dun Army led by Liu Yan was the vanguard. Wang Wenzhen himself led nearly 200 people from Wangjiazhuang to follow, and the remaining people from all over the place gathered together. , followed at the end.
When night fell that day, Wang Wenzhen led his troops to a valley in Tiegu Mountain.
The terrain at the bottom of this valley is gentle, and although it is surrounded by mountain peaks, it is not steep. The vegetation on the mountain is not very lush, and it is basically impossible to hide a large group of people.
So Wang Wenzhen ordered a large group of people to rest at the bottom of the valley for the night, and asked the commanders of each place to arrange for manpower to be on duty at night. All the night guards in the Yandun and Tunbao were scattered around the camp to prevent the bandits from attacking at night. Raid.
It was completely dark by the time we settled in. Bonfires were lit around the temporary camp, and dozens of torches were stuck everywhere, illuminating everything around the camp.
Wang Wenzhen was resting in the middle of the camp. Jia Hongyu had just prepared a sleeping tent for him when he heard Wang Wenzhen say: "Have the commanders from all departments come over immediately, and we will discuss the battle strategy together."
Jia Hongyu said: "My lord, it's better to take a rest first. We don't know where the bandits are now, and we can't get to the point of discussing it. We should wait until Mr. Shen Qi comes back."
Wang Wenzhen sighed and said: "Of course I know, but now I am upset and can't sleep."
After speaking, Wang Wenzhen thought of Liu Yan and asked, "Where is Mr. Liu stationed?"
"In the north, I just took a look. General Liu Qi is really talented. Not only are the camps of the Dapanbaodun Army organized, but they also dug simple trenches around the north. If there weren't enough wood here, I guess Liu The commander-in-chief also arranges to keep the deer antlers outside!"
Wang Wenzhen sighed: "This Liu Yan, only a hundred people commanded a posture of thousands of troops!"
Suddenly, a small flag officer said outside the camp: "Sir, General Shen Qi is back!"
