Liu Yan returned to Dapanbao and immediately sent people to find Chen Xun who was stationed in the army camp and Zhang Yi who was stationed in the salt drying field. Together with Miao Shao, Wang Bo, Wang Yue and Xu Ming, they gathered at the general banner. A meeting was held in the official hall to make arrangements.
This attack was of great importance. Liu Yan decided to leave Wang Yue's troops to garrison Dapanbao. No one was left to garrison the military camp or the salt drying field. He also summoned all the military households working on both sides back to the fort. All the five sentinel troops attacked.
Regarding Liu Yan's decision, Chen Xun had some thoughts and said: "Commander Jia, if we fail to stop the bandits in this battle, the military camp and salt drying farm will have no defense and will be swept away by the bandits at any time."
Liu Yan said: "If we lose this battle, we will probably not be able to defend the fort. How can we guard the military camp and the salt drying field? It is better to concentrate the maximum strength and do our best to defeat the bandits."
Everyone heard the words and took it seriously.
On that day, Zhao Min led a group of military households to prepare rations for the outposts and sent out a month's military pay. Wang Yunhe also led the wine shop's clerk to transport a batch of Shaoguo wine. This batch of Shaoguo wine was all After several distillations, the alcohol content is very high and can be used as a substitute for medical alcohol.
At the same time, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le also came with craftsmen, constantly asking the soldiers on the outposts what weapons they still lacked, so that they could replenish them as soon as possible.
In this way, Dapanbao was busy all night inside and outside. Early the next morning, Liu Yan and the five sentry soldiers who attacked were packed up and gathered on the school field outside the fort to make final preparations before departure.
Wang Yue, the small flag officer, stayed behind. At this time, Wang Yunhe and other principals, as well as a large number of military households and civilians, came out to see them off.
Liu Yan asked Wang Yue to guard Dapan Fortress carefully. No matter what happened, he just had to hold on and never get out, and never fight casually. Wang Yue hurriedly agreed.
Then Liu Yan smiled and said to Wang Yunhe: "Just wait peacefully in the fort, I'll be back as soon as I can!"
Wang Yunhe nodded, then handed an embroidered sachet to Liu Yan, said something careful, then stepped aside, holding back tears and stopped talking.
Liu Yan laughed and then ordered to set off.
Several small flag officers were already in their respective teams, with the outpost led by Chen Xun as the vanguard, followed by Zhang Yi's post, Wang Bo's post, then the Chinese army posts of Liu Yan and Miao Shao, and finally a dozen vehicles pulling The carriages carrying grain, grass and baggage, flag officer Xu Ming, led the cavalry sentry at the rear to escort the convoy.
All soldiers are neatly dressed, and those who have armor must wear armor. No one is allowed to leave their weapons, and the flags of each sentry and flag must be displayed. In this way, although the entire army is only more than 900 people, The momentum is actually quite shocking, giving people the killing momentum of thousands of troops!
"Set off!"
Liu Yan gave the order, and the large group of troops began to march along the official road to Wangjiazhuang amidst the sound of bugles.
Liu Yan still uses the horn as a means of communication among the various departments in Dapanbao. Although the war drums are powerful and the sound of the drums spreads far, there are not many people in Dapanbao now, so there is no need for it yet. Regardless of the practicality or cost-effectiveness of the horn, All are the best choices.
More than an hour later, Liu Yan led his troops to arrive outside Wangjiazhuang.
At this time, more than 40 people from Huangshan Dun led by Shen Tuo had arrived first. Jia Hongyu also led 200 Dun troops from Wangjiazhuang and 80 servants lined up outside to wait.
Some gentry from all over Wangjiazhuang were smiling and rewarding the troops, standing with Wang Wenzhen and greeting each other.
"Woo~woo!"
At this moment, a horn sound sounded, and everyone was attracted by the sound. They saw an armored army approaching in a mighty manner. A bright sun and moon golden wave battle flag fluttered in the cold wind. An army of thousands of people and horses. Wu Xing marched in the biting cold wind, but there was no noise or chaos. Thousands of people were uniformly aligned, as if they were one person, which made Wang Wenzhen and others instantly dumbfounded.
"This, are these the men and horses of Dapanbao?"
Wang Wenzhen looked at Jia Hongyu beside him in disbelief. Jia Hongyu was also stunned at this time. When did Liu Yan train so many elite armored soldiers!
At this time, the sentry officers and soldiers in Dapanbao were all spearmen in front and gunmen in the back. Therefore, Wang Wenzhen and others saw that all they saw were armored soldiers, and they thought that all the Dunjun soldiers in Dapanbao were wearing armor.
The few gentry were even more frightened. They gathered together in timidity, and the calm demeanor they had just talked about was gone.
Shen Tuo looked at the men and horses in the distance, but a fire ignited in his heart, and said to himself: "Mr. Liu Qi is really a god!"
After a while, the sentries of Dapanbao came closer. Liu Yan rode his horse to the front of the team, raised his right hand high, and Miao Shao, who was following behind, immediately shouted: "Stop!"
In an instant, the marching team of thousands of people stopped on the spot, and there was no sound in the team. This scene made Wang Wenzhen and others completely impressed. Jia Hongyu even said in an awkward tone: "Even the Qi family army back then was nothing more than this!"
Wang Wenzhen coughed, covering up his loss of composure when he was in a daze, and then led Shen Tuo and Jia Hongyu forward to greet him.
"Ha ha!"
Wang Wenzhen laughed and said: "General Liu Qi, let me tell you what you are good at. You are my lieutenant. How on earth did you train such a team of people!"
Jia Hongyu also smiled and said: "Now that's good, with Mr. Liu Qi here, we will win this battle!"
Although Shen Tuo didn't speak, he looked at the army in front of him with a smile, with envy on his brows.
Liu Yan smiled and said to himself: "If you spend a lot of money, you can also train a strong army, but you don't do it!"
"Haha, I've met the leader of the team, Brother Jia, and Mr. Shen Qi."
Seeing that Liu Yan was just chatting, Wang Wenzhen didn't hesitate to ask more questions. Anyway, he knew that Liu Yan was rich and it would not be difficult to train such an army. However, he didn't expect that Liu Yan was so willing to spend money and had the ability to train troops. .
A few people chatted for a while, and Liu Yan asked about the money and food mentioned yesterday.
Wang Wenzhen naturally saw the convoy behind the team, but this time he had to rely on Liu Yan, so naturally he would not think Qian Liang was saying anything, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, Qian Liang is ready. The car over there is only prepared for two hundred people, and the quantity is definitely not enough. Mr. Liu will take it first. I will supply the rest to you when we return in triumph."
Wang Wenzhen kept his word, and Liu Yan agreed immediately.
At this time, Wang Wenzhen felt reassured and his mood naturally improved. Wang Wenzhen waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go to the ancient town immediately and meet up with Lord Zhang to defend him!"
Subsequently, 1,200 to 300 troops from various departments in Wangjiazhuang gathered together, with Liu Yan's tribe in front, and the troops from Huangshandun and Wangjiazhuang behind. They marched north from Wangjiazhuang, and finally arrived at the Ancient Town Inspection Department in the evening of the same day. Outside the fort.
Defense officer Zhang Hailin has already led various troops to arrive here, and Wangjiazhuang's troops are the last batch.
At this time, the outside of the ancient town inspection fort was like a large military camp. There were more than 2,000 people and horses everywhere, which was already much more than what Wang Wenzhen, Liu Yan and others estimated. It can be seen that the defense officer Zhang Hailin was The determination was so great that it cost almost all of his wealth.
When thousands of Dapanbao soldiers led by Liu Yan arrived here, Zhang Hailin and other superior officers were immediately alarmed. Even the soldiers of the Dun Army were shocked and came to watch the armored army of Dapanbao!
Wang Wenzhen brought Liu Yan, Shen Tuo, and Jia Hongyu forward to pay homage to Zhang Hailin. Wang Wenzhen's face was full of concern and he said in a trembling voice: "It's so cold that your Excellency led his troops here in person. It’s really uncomfortable to do this, adults must take care of themselves!”
"Haha, Wang Baihu is interested!"
Then Zhang Hailin looked at Liu Yan, took Liu Yan's hand, pointed at the large group of troops not far away, and asked earnestly: "Liu Yan, is this your soldier from Dapanbao?"
Liu Yan took a step back, clasped his fists in salute, and said loudly: "Master Qi, after receiving the order from the leader of the team, my subordinates immediately gathered all the soldiers of Dapanbao to come in formal attire. They did not dare to be negligent. Fortunately, they have fulfilled their mission and are in charge of the team. Under the leadership of the leader of the team, all 937 people under his command arrived at the inspection department of the ancient town on time, please review it!"
"More than nine hundred people!"
Zhang Hailin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Who was this Liu Yan? He could actually train such an elite army. So Zhang Hailin paid more attention to Liu Yan and became more friendly with him. Wang Wenzhen and the generals I was jealous when I saw him.
All the generals from the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village beside Zhang Hailin also praised him, but one of them looked at Liu Yan coldly, looking at Liu Yan as if he was bitter and resentful.
Especially when this person saw Zhang Hailin's attitude, he snorted dissatisfiedly, then stood up and said loudly: "General Liu Qi is just an armor commander of a fort, but he actually hid such an armored army of a thousand people, no! Knowing where the money and food for General Liu Qi’s training comes from, does this act violate the rules?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned on the spot. Although Zhang Hailin frowned slightly and was not very happy, he did not refute and just looked at Liu Yan. Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu glared angrily, wanting to rush up and beat this person up.
Liu Yan looked over with a straight face, and Jia Hongyu next to him whispered: "These people are Dai Jingbin and Dai Baihu!"
"It turns out to be him!"
Liu Yan didn't expect that Liu Dayu's backer would also come with him. They were really enemies on a narrow road, so he said coldly: "Returning to Dai Baihu: These Dunjuns under me are all loyal and loyal people who are eager to serve the country. Under the order of the defense master, Is it still a crime for everyone to come to challenge me? Besides, where does my money and food come from, and what does it have to do with you! Why do you care whether I violate the rules or not!"
Dai Jingbin never expected that Liu Yan would dare to contradict him in person, and he suddenly became angry. He angrily wanted to go forward and fight Liu Yan to the end, but was stopped by Zhang Hailin.
Zhang Hailin was obviously also considering the two questions raised by Dai Jingbin, but this battle required Liu Yan's efforts, so he did not say anything to Liu Yan, but said to Dai Jingbin: "Dai Baihu, please be patient. Now is the time to employ people. General Liu Qi is dedicated to serving the country, so don’t be demanding on these minutiae.”
Dai Jingbin had no choice but to give up when he saw this, but still glared at Liu Yan fiercely, and Liu Yan glared back not to be outdone.
Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu next to them felt troubled when they saw this. Dai Jingbin would definitely not give up now. He was an insidious villain, and he would do it again in the future.
Then Wang Wenzhen, Liu Yan and others led their troops to settle down, and Zhang Hailin convened a meeting that night to discuss starting a war.
"The superior officers of Lingshan Guard have already known about this intrusion by the bandit army, and have sent me an official document, ordering me to lead my troops to exterminate it immediately."
Zhang Hailin stared at the people sitting in the tent and spoke slowly: "In this battle, we, the Thousand Households in front of Xiahe Village, must win a big victory. No matter whether these bandits are stragglers or victims of the disaster, even if they are really the remnants of Li Zicheng Even if the killer comes, I will kill him! At the beginning of the war, if anyone hinders me or shrinks from the battle, don't worry about my lack of mercy!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Hailin began to introduce the situation of various ministries.
This time Zhang Hailin brought more than 800 people from the Thousand Households in front of Xiahe Village, and more than 300 of them were servants of the Thousand Households and Hundred Households.
Zhaojiaying, Zoumaling, Xiaotanbao and other hundreds of households brought few soldiers and horses, basically around 300 people.
Song Gongming, the inspector of the Ancient Town Inspection Department, was also in the tent at this time. He brought more than 600 people, which was considered a great effort.
Then Zhang Hailin asked Wang Wenzhen to introduce the situation of Wangjiazhuang's troop dispatch.
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