Chapter 92 Strange Soldiers
"Oh oh oh..."
Takato Dou was awakened by the crowing of roosters at dawn.
Rubbing his eyes, he looked around and found that he was sleeping on the bed. Gaotou Bean was a little confused for a moment. Only when he saw the woman curled up next to him peeking at him in horror did he slowly remember where he was. A ball of Yu (typo) fire rose up in his lower abdomen again, and as soon as he turned over, he pressed the woman under him again...
After Gao Tengdou put on his clothes and opened the door and walked out of the Songxian Magistrate's bedroom, he happened to bump into You Futian walking out of the master's room on the opposite side to the west. The two looked at each other and smiled.
According to the plan of the military strategist, Guan Shengyun's troops stationed in Xin'an were divided into two groups: east and south. Military advisor Luo Yonghao sat in Xin'an to respond, and Guan Shengyun personally led four battalions including Gu Baihua, Gong Derun, and Zhang Ding to attack Hangu Pass. This journey was a feint, with the purpose of attracting officers and soldiers from Henan Prefecture and Henan Province to gather in the direction of Luoyang. Therefore, it would be the best if we could capture Hangu Pass and advance directly to Luofu. It didn't matter if we couldn't defeat it, as long as we could take the opportunity to draw out the troops of various prefectures in Henan Province. Therefore, Guan Shengyun had been dilly-dallying to buy time for the South Route Army. On the south road, Gao Tengdou led the three flying beast battalions plus You Futian's two battalions and more than 10,000 auxiliary troops from Guoqinglin. Guided by the junior master Luo Shifan, they headed south to establish an advance base for the army at Funiu Mountain.
Yiyang is more than seventy miles due south of Xin'an. Luo Shifan explored it in advance and found that the road was quite easy, just across the Luoshui River.
Since Guan Shengyun's army had kept the news well sealed until they conquered Mianchi, the young master explored the road as a traveling scholar and did not arouse the vigilance of various places along the way. But everyone knows that if the army crosses the border, the news will definitely not be concealed, especially if it has to cross the Luoshui River outside the north gate of Yiyang, someone will definitely go eastward to Luoyang to report the news. That will definitely greatly affect the effectiveness of the strategic deployment of seizing the east and attacking the west. Therefore, after setting off from Xin'an, Gao Tengdou made a large arc and marched to Fuchang, one hundred and thirty miles southwest, bypassing Yiyang far away.
This journey over mountains and ridges is the hardest. However, with the support of more than 10,000 auxiliary troops from Guoqinglin, and sufficient necessary supplies, most of the baggage was left in Xin'an, and it only took Gao Tengdou less than three days to march in a hurry.
Fuchang is a small town bordering Luoshui in the south. It is still sixty or seventy miles eastward to Yiyang along the waterway. Luo Shifan brought a few guards and deceived all the boats two or three miles upstream and downstream of the river without much effort. Therefore, until all Gao Tengzube had crossed, Yiyang still knew nothing about the Southern Route Army - Luo Shifan The Fuhanguguan side was completely kept in the dark.
It is one hundred and fifty miles from Fuchang to Song County. Gao Tengdou no longer concealed his whereabouts along the way. It's just a march, the supplies are abundant, and there is no need to burn, kill, and loot along the way. Those country people would be surprised to see the army suddenly. However, despite being frightened, as long as you ignored them and calmed down, you would watch the mighty army passing by with curiosity from a distance. Not to mention that the army did not display any flags except guidance flags. Even if they did, how many farmers would be able to read? It was impossible for them to tell whether they were soldiers or bandits. At best, they would go home and brag to their mothers-in-law or neighbors about how majestic the army was. No one would be full enough to send any message to the government.
Arriving at Muce Town (today's Muce Township) was easy. In addition to the stolen boats, Guo Qinglin skillfully built hundreds of rafts and carried the supplies along the Gaoduchuan to the foot of Song County - You Futian's Tianyi Battalion already had considerable navigation experience, so it sent a team of cats in the cabin to fly past Song County, sail north directly into Yishui, and cut off the waterway traffic from the county to Luofu before the general attack.
Due to the rapid movement of the South Route Army, the magistrate of Song County, Yan Xie (pronounced "Xie" - not that I deliberately wrote a rare word, but when writing Henan, I think of Yue Fei. By the way, I would like to remind readers whether they go to Tangyin to visit the Yuewang Temple or When visiting the tomb of King Yue in Hangzhou, when you see the kneeling statue and curse a few words, you can call out the name "Wanqixi" - by the way, the two characters "Wanqi" here should be read as "Moqi", this is a compound surname, Wan Qi Don't pronounce "wansi" (haha)) Two hundred men were sent to Luoyang to assist in the defense the day before, and Gao Tengdou arrived the next day.
At this time, Gao Tengdou was no longer an inexperienced bandit who was afraid of even the mud walls of the remote county town like Shenmu. He did not take Song County seriously at all, so he only sent two troops from Feihu Camp, and even He didn't wear any iron armor, but just put on half of his leather armor as a ceremony, and took a raft and sailed straight to the north gate of Song County. As soon as they docked, the two old guards at the city gate were stunned and rushed into the city, screaming.
Yan Xi only knew through official correspondence that a large group of thieves were attacking Luoyang. Suddenly, he saw dozens of "criminals" storming into the county government office. Before he could understand what was going on, he was chopped to the ground. He died without knowing the perpetrators. It turned out to be the group of thieves that Luo Mansion was asking everyone to work together to suppress.
On weekdays, Sheng Yun and Luo Yonghao were suppressed, while Gao Tengdou and You Futian didn't dare to mess around. Now that he was on his own, he arranged the four-door blockade, and the two of them took Luo Shifan and rushed into the county government office. Their personal guards had already circled the county magistrate's concubine and maidservants together. Luo Shifan, who was full of evil, was not a saint, but he would never be as greedy as those bandits. He smiled and rejected the kindness of the two of them, left the yamen and wandered on the street, and the two of them started talking to each other. A woman was dragged into the room... Of course, the two guards followed suit, and those who didn't find a woman rushed outside to look for her.
Song County is considered a large county in the county seat - it was only downgraded from a state to a county during the Hongwu period. But no matter how big it is, it is still a county town. Fifteen or six thousand people came in all at once like wolves and tigers. You can imagine the ravages they suffered.
Before this time of exploring the road alone, Luo Shifan had always been free and wandering around alone. But when he returned to Xin'an, Guan Shengyun became more and more worried as he thought about it: Of course there is no problem in running around in the army, but next time he runs out alone like this, leaving the protection of the army, and the army is in chaos. What if the young military advisor makes any mistake? Talk to the military advisor!
Needless to say, this young military advisor is smart and talented, especially his scholarly demeanor. His gestures, speech and demeanor cannot be imitated by anyone, despite the tens of thousands of people in his army. This is a very valuable skill in spying on military intelligence. The Taizu of this dynasty established a very strict household registration and road guide system. Even if ordinary people went to visit relatives in neighboring counties, without a road guide, they would be regarded as unstable factors and thrown into prison. Only scholars with meritorious titles could use their status as study tours. Wandering around in the name! Therefore, this young master will definitely be of great use in the future. Therefore, Guan Shengyun planned to select a few good soldiers from his own guard to serve as guards for the young military advisor.
Luo Yonghao also knew that his precious son had a very smart mind, but when it came to physical matters, he was really not good at fighting with a knife. Therefore, he was not humble and asked his son to accept the commander's kindness. With well-developed limbs and a simple mind... Oh, well, Guan Jianlin, who has well-developed limbs and is simply brainless at the same time, works for Luo Shifan except for his adoptive father. He has a not-so-good friendship and picks four of his most skilled subordinates to give to his brothers. entourage. And he warned him amiably again and again: If the young military advisor makes any mistakes, you guys will be torn into pieces!
Victory in the first battle.
When it was dark the day before yesterday, old Miaozi, a boatman ferrying in Luoshui River, was a little depressed. Not many people crossed the river all day, and he didn't catch many fish. Cursing in my mind, I was about to rest on the south bank when I found a long-robed scholar with several family members waving at the north bank, and I immediately became happy. This kind of customer is much easier to deceive than the usual country folk who have to fight for a copper coin for a long time. Once the boat reaches the middle of the river, they will have to knock a little more!
"It's coming, it's coming!" Lao Miaozi responded hurriedly, while he happily unmoored the boat and rowed to the other side. Halfway through, Lao Miaozi felt a little regretful: What a pity, it would have been better if this scholar didn’t bring his family! Even if you only bring one bookboy. If that's the case, when we get off the boat and reach the middle of the river, we should first chop up the bookboy with a knife, and then ask, "Mr., do you want to eat flat noodles or wonton noodles?" - do you want me to chop him to death with a knife and then kick him into the river? Or should I just take off my clothes? Jump into the river? That would make a fortune! This kind of thing happens to old people all the time, and they always come across one every one or two years, and each time they can live a comfortable and happy life like a moonlight fairy. The old man was sucking his teeth and feeling annoyed. Unexpectedly, as soon as they boarded the boat, the kind-hearted young husband laughed at him and put a few sharp knives to his neck!
In fact, Lao Miaozi was not the first to be fooled: shortly before and after that, ferrymen two or three miles upstream and downstream all encountered exactly the same situation.
When he first appeared, the young military division dressed as a scholar deceived all the ferries in Fuchang and made a great contribution. Everyone was very proud. However, after entering Song County, the good mood of these four people was greatly affected: they watched helplessly everyone snatching things to sleep with the woman. The little master did not say anything, and no one dared to make any mistakes, but the eagerness in his heart was already palpable - —The general’s bodyguards, needless to say their status and status, must at least be a general officer when they are released into the army, but now they are worse than an auxiliary soldier!
How could the cunning Luo Shifan not see what these soldiers were thinking? Smiling faintly: "You can go shopping on your own without following me. It's very safe here now."
Hearing this, a guy was about to run away as if he had been granted amnesty, but the leader Sun Chunlong glared at him, and he had to stop his steps with full of grievance. Sun Chunlong was more thoughtful than the others. He knew that if he left the young military advisor alone and was happy, if something went wrong, they might all be killed by the ugly and vicious Guan Jianlin. Even if nothing happened, they would be imprisoned in the future. The captain knew that no one could escape with a beating. So he bowed and said: "Young Master, what are you talking about? A few of you from humble positions have decided to follow you!" Then he added with a playful smile: "We know that we won't suffer any loss by following the Young Master. Young Master, don't be too thin-skinned. Whichever voice you like, leave the rest to us!"
Luo Shifan smiled again, did not answer, and walked away in the city.
