"This should be Xu Shiren, right?"
Still on Zhongtu Mountain, behind the new wall, Xue Changxiong looked at the heartbreaking scene on the battlefield ahead and turned to consult.
It turned out that although one corner of the Deposed Dragon Thieves chessboard camp in front was damaged, the remaining four battalions still relied on the earthen bungalows to maintain the front line and maintained a basic fighting posture with the officers and soldiers who had built bungalows on the earthen hills. Only the commander-in-chief in charge of the crossbowmen on the front line has obviously changed. He has the same Duanjiang Zhenqi and the same amazing archery skills, but his power is even better.
Not to mention the soldiers throwing torches between the battle lines, even the officers on the mountain would be killed immediately if they showed up.
Of course, this immediately reminds people of the unexpectedly deposed Dragon Gang Chengdan master who was exposed yesterday because of his intimidation of Pingchang City, that is, the Lujun hero Xu Shiren.
"It's him." Murong Zhengyan blurted out. "He was a little older than me, but he entered the customs in the same year, and we worked together in Daxing for several years. Later, I was first transferred to the governor state and went to Longxi, and we never saw each other again... But I still recognize the method. "
Xue Changxiong narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts wandering inexplicably.
Speaking of which, although Murong Zhengyan was a well-known family in the world, and he himself lived in all directions during his reign, his main roots and experiences were all in Hebei. When the Eastern Qi fell, Murong Zhengyan was brought to Kansai, where he lived with other powerful people and cultivators. The essence of "Shen Shen Zhe" means to flatten the place and bring the capable people of Dong Qi there to centralize management and restraint.
It's just that everything in the Wei Dynasty was divided into three, six or nine grades. Not to mention the older Jin family, even here in the hometown of Dong Qi, the Murong family received a little more preferential treatment than people like Xu Shiren because of their family background. ...The transformation period is also short, and promotion is quick. Even if it is difficult to progress in career, he can return to his hometown in Hebei and settle down early.
Even thinking about it again, Murong Zhengyan obviously only took the throne last year, and the gap became even more obvious.
It's a standard two point five.
However, now that the Wei Dynasty is in decline, this is in the mainland of Hebei after all. Whether it is Xue Changxiong or Li Cheng from Youzhou next door, as a famous family in Guanlong, they all have to face the problem that the local forces in Hebei are ready to move. We should also pay attention to 2.5.
Otherwise, that one will accidentally take over the host.
Of course, for General Xue, who was born in the core family of Guanlong, he would never even think about such low-level stakes. But yesterday, there was a chaotic fight with Zhang San's guy here. Although he didn't distinguish between opponents, he was also a little entangled in the words of the other party... It wasn't that he believed it himself. The fighting window had only passed one-third. He still had enough means, but he was just worried about the other people in the formation. It’s just that the will is not firm.
"What is that?" Just as Xue Changxiong was thinking wildly, Marching Sima Chen Bin suddenly pointed to the westernmost camp and asked. "Is there smoke? Is our fire attack effective?"
Everyone turned their heads in surprise, and sure enough they saw that the westernmost part of the first row of the rebel chessboard camp, that is, the camp closest to Ban County in a straight line, was already filled with smoke, far exceeding the small fireworks after throwing torches in other places. . Moreover, just when everyone was looking to see, the smoke was getting bigger and bigger visible to the naked eye. After a while, an open flame appeared in the field of vision, which seemed to be involved in some wooden materials and buildings in the camp.
The thief soldiers in the camp also panicked... The thief soldiers in the front room even took the initiative to evacuate.
On the mountain, all the generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Logically speaking, after fighting for several days, two corners were finally chewed up, which is of course a good thing. However, the sudden effect of the fire attack seemed to be a bit unprepared, especially after yesterday's battle. Although it was not visible on the whole, it was actually , many of the senior officers here seem to be a little languid.
"General." At this moment, Wang Yu, the commander-in-chief, was the first to react and spoke. "There are so many fireworks in this camp that the rebels have actually given up. When the fire clears up, it will be natural to send troops forward to occupy it. However, compared to this... there are only three camps left in the first row of the rebel army. It is difficult to connect them together. Why not concentrate on them?" Forces, break through the center, take down the middle camp, and isolate the other two battalions, then can all the first row of camps be removed?"
Xue Changxiong was a little surprised, but he immediately asked: "Is General Wang going?"
"Ask one of the three generals Murong, Gao and Dou to take the lead in the frontal attack, and then send the two armies to attack from both sides without hesitation in the chessboard formation... The last general is willing to be one of them." Wang Yu did not hesitate and formally invited war.
"Okay!" Xue Changxiong cheered up and turned around to give instructions. "Lao Liu, you and General Wang send troops together to assist General Murong in taking this village!"
The sixth brother, Xue Wancheng, immediately bowed his head and obeyed the order. Murong Zhengyan was caught off guard, but he could only agree quickly... After all, there was indeed a sudden opportunity for war and we could not relax.
Moreover, who could allow himself to be a bad-mouthed person and admit that he had an old relationship with the opposite party Xu Shiren and knew the other party's methods?
Just like yesterday afternoon, the war suddenly became tense, and a large-scale offensive that was hastily organized due to a fire in the Qianlong Army camp quickly took shape.
At the same time, the Deposed Dragon Army seemed to be aware of the problem and reacted extremely fiercely. Not only did a battalion rush to the open space directly behind the middle camp for preliminary support, the camps on both sides and the rear camps also moved their troops to the flanks in preparation for a flanking attack. , and what's even more terrible is that the red flag with the word "Deposed" took the initiative to move forward and came to the inside of a camp in the second row, staring covetously at Xue Wancheng's troops.
Obviously, Xue Ziqi attracted the deposed dragon army.
Xue Changxiong was a little uneasy, and turned around and ordered Chen Bin: "Chen Sima, go and make preparations, dispatch all the ministries to stand behind Tushan, and be ready for support at any time... Don't forget to let the officers with outstanding cultivation among the ministries gather forward."
Chen Bin nodded, but after taking a look at the burning camp in the west, he hesitated to speak, but finally left in a hurry.
The battle below began to become fierce. The intensity of the crossbow arrows and the volume of the shouts of killing were significantly increased. However, the officers and generals on the mountain were somewhat distracted.
After a while, inexplicably, many people began to become anxious.
"General."
At this moment, Cao Shancheng, the governor of Qinghe County, suddenly stood up and reminded him seriously. "Is there too much smoke in the burning camp?"
Xue Changxiong looked away from his sixth son in front, turned to the west, and observed carefully. Sure enough, as Cao Shancheng reminded, the fire was real, but the smoke was too thick, and the largest smoke did not come from What was generated around the burning multi-story continuous building in the front was more like a continuous stream of fire coming from behind a collapsed building in the center of the camp.
"Are there any backup sections and materials piled there?" Zhonglang asked Feng Duan in surprise.
"It's not like that." Qian Tang, the governor of Pingyuan County, replied with squinted eyes. "No matter how much they are piled up, there should be more open flames than green smoke... there is too much smoke over there."
"What do you mean?" Xue Wanbi couldn't help but ask after listening for a moment. "Is there something weird about these fireworks? Did they set the fire deliberately to lure us? Do they want to eat Lao Liu?"
"Not that..." Feng Duan shook his head in denial. "How do they know that we will definitely send troops? But their camp must be destroyed..."
"But this smoke..."
"So, unless they are sure that there will be some results, the fireworks are just abnormal and there is no other explanation?"
Everyone was talking about it, and they were puzzled for a while.
But no matter what, the feeling of uneasiness has escalated to a higher level.
"Is there a scam?" At this moment, Chen Bin, who was moving troops to the rear, spoke from a distance. "General, I asked a few prisoners yesterday... One of them said that there seemed to be something unusual in the rooms in the middle of the front row camps. Leaders often came in and out, and it took a long time after entering... Wasn't the place where the smoke was the most intense today? Is the west village the most central?"
Xue Changxiong was stunned. He who was already very alert almost stood on his head and shouted on the spot: "Why are you only talking about yesterday's things today?! How did you become a military supervisor?!"
Chen Bin lost his voice on the spot.
"Go over quickly!" Xue Changxiong immediately pointed his riding whip at the opponent. "Remove the troops from the westernmost mountain! The thieves are probably digging tunnels!"
Chen Bin was stunned for a moment, but immediately turned around and mounted his horse.
Unexpectedly, Xue Changxiong scolded him again on the spot: "What kind of manners do you need at this time? You have years of hard work! Is it okay to jump over?"
Chen Bin did not dare to say anything. He quickly rolled up a stream of aqua blue energy, leaped into the sky, and quickly reached the westernmost earth mountain.
At this time, it was Cao Shancheng who came to persuade: "General, we have waited for hundreds of thousands of people to build these few hills. How can the other side dig in so fast in just a few days? There is really smoke in the tunnel. I can't say it's just them who are worried. , mistakenly burned the support inside..."
"You know nothing!" Xue Changxiong was furious. "Our earth mountain was built in a hurry. When tamping the earth, we only compacted it slightly from the gentle slope at the back. The front is steep and the back is gentle. It is easy to collapse... Can we be lucky in this situation?"
Everyone fell silent and looked towards the west.
At this time, Xue Wanbi couldn't help but become anxious: "Chen Sima really made a mistake... My father-in-law trusts him so much!"
"It's not like... Although it was a mistake, he is still loyal, reliable and capable..." Xue Changxiong waved his hands quickly, but when he said this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the battle ahead. At this time, the general I already regretted launching the attack rashly.
On the other side, Chen Bin came to the westernmost Tushan. He didn't say much. He just ordered the general stationed here and his subordinates to retreat in an orderly manner. Then he couldn't help but look down at the steep slope in front of the Tushan, and then on the spot Shocked.
It turned out that on the steep slope on the south side of the earth mountain, there was actually some disintegration, and there was even a trace of green smoke looming over a certain crack.
So far, the supervisor Sima didn't know that Xue Changxiong was right, the other party had indeed dug a tunnel, and at this time, the supporting wood below was already burning.
Chen Bin's face turned pale when he thought of this, because this seemed to confirm his guilt of slacking off and neglecting his duties last night. But after everyone went back last night, Xue Changxiong didn't even hold a military meeting. All the senior generals were almost weak. Why should he blame this matter on himself in public?
Moreover, he just scolded and humiliated himself in public like this?
At this time, the officers and soldiers stationed nearby also noticed something was wrong, but they noticed it from Chen Sima's military order and his face, and then they all looked forward to take a look. Of course, there were many smart people who suddenly woke up and immediately ran away at all costs. Some even shouted out.
A riot immediately formed.
At this time, Chen Bin just came back to his senses and couldn't help but feel furious. He could imagine how Xue Changxiong, who was across the hill, would blame himself for this incident.
But there was no time to think about anything else. At this moment, whether it was because many people fled desperately during the riot, or whether the wooden supports in the tunnel below were burned to the core, suddenly, the entire mountain shook on the spot.
Chen Bin was also frightened so much that he wanted to jump up.
However, neither he nor the soldiers around him soon realized that the earth mountain was just shaking a little, and there was nothing in the way of collapse as imagined.
Only the fortifications on the top of the mountain suddenly appeared slightly crooked.
Chen Bin laughed when he saw this. He temporarily suppressed his previous emotions and calmed the soldiers a little: "Why are you panicking? I won't hide it from you. The thieves dug tunnels, but they obviously have never been a miner. Our soil mountain is also Impregnable..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he felt like the world was spinning again, and then he found himself leaning to one side.
In panic, Chen Sima did not dare to hesitate anymore. He jumped up on the spot and walked slowly towards the rear. At this moment, he turned back in the air and clearly saw that half of the mountain was split in the middle as if cut by a knife. Then the whole thing slid down the steep face on the south side. Some buildings on the top of the mountain were torn and turned over in the process. Many soldiers were like ants being let go from the soil, but without the ants' grip, they just fell into it on the spot. At the same time, he couldn't help but scream in fear.
Chen Bin landed on the gentle slope and was startled when he looked at the collapsed earth mountain that almost collapsed to the fire camp opposite. He was about to say something to the stunned soldiers around him. Unexpectedly, the front slipped again, and another small piece of earth turned over. He went down and buried many wailing soldiers below.
Seeing this situation, Sima, the Nanchen royal family and the supervisor of the Great Wei Hejian camp, was completely heartbroken.
But it's not over yet.
The collapse of this earth mountain was like a signal. The flags of the deposed dragon thief chessboard camp in front suddenly waved, drums and horns sounded loudly, and all the camps opened their doors together. The deposed dragon thief cheered and shouted to shake the sky. Almost the entire army The officers and soldiers rushed to the front line where they were stunned and counterattacked.
The banner of the deposed dragon thief even formed a Zhenqi army formation on the spot, and then ignored it and rushed out from the camp to Xue Wancheng's tribe together with the surrounding soldiers.
It was as if he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and try his best to cause damage.
In stark contrast, the three armies on the front line were shocked by the collapse of the mountains on their sides and rear. They were almost stunned in place. At this time, they were counterattacked by the rebel army from all sides, and almost fell. To be unable to stand still.
Seeing this scene, Chen Bin instinctively turned his head to look in the direction of the mountain in the middle, where Xue Changxiong and his generals used to watch battles. However, the mountain he was on had collapsed, and he was in the lowlands, so he could not clearly see the situation there. , you can only see the earthy mountain between the two. The soldiers and officers were all panic-stricken and were abandoning the mountain and fleeing.
Following the figures of these fleeing people, Chen Sima simply turned to the east and looked hard. Sure enough, he saw soldiers fleeing down the gentle slopes from the other mountains. There were fewer people escaping from the central mountain where Xue Changxiong was. , and still formed a scale. What's even worse is that the fleeing troops were almost pushed together with the reinforcements gathered at the foot of the mountain behind them, and the reinforcements were also timid for a moment, and some even cleverly retreated slowly before the military order was received.
Obviously, in a short period of time, these mountains have quickly transformed from a condescending and relatively safe strike zone to a taboo place representing death for the officers and soldiers.
Chen Bin stood there, feeling strong fear and shame.
There was no need to say much about fear. He could fully imagine General Xue's anger at this time.
After all, this man is a Guanlong military leader. Before, he became rude and regarded himself as a vassal because of getting along with him for a long time. Now he is angry and attributes the inevitable losses to his family. I am afraid that he will not Know what the humiliation will be.
As for shame... It's ridiculous to say that it comes from this fear. This is not a play on words, but to say that when things came to pass, this descendant of the Nanchen royal family clearly realized his fear of being angry at Xue Changxiong... And He had always thought that he was from the royal family of the Southern Dynasties, that he could see things more clearly than anyone else, and that he had a higher attitude than anyone else, and that he was just going with the flow and calmly playing in troubled times.
However, when he faced Xue Changxiong's possible anger and humiliation, he was surprised to find that his first instinct was fear, which made him feel a great sense of shame.
Of course Xue Changxiong didn't know how one of his confidants was suffering from the Nanchen noble disease. He stood on the mountain in the middle, already frustrated by the situation.
You know, the collapse of the earth and mountain is definitely not a direct casualty... He can imagine that the casualties are estimated to be less than yesterday evening's offensive, at most a few hundred people. How many people can stand on the top of the mountain?
But at this moment, under the landslide, the impact of the few casualties was seized by the thieves on the opposite side and amplified to the extreme, so that the entire army became timid and fell into crisis.
He killed dozens of people in a hurry at the top of the mountain he was standing on, but couldn't stop the others from evacuating the mountain, let alone other places? Not to mention the reinforcements that are blocked in the rear?
This is what really matters.
After taking a deep breath, General Xue suppressed all kinds of emotions and bloomed the "big sun" again. Then he waved the straight knife in his hand and ordered the surrounding high-ranking officers:
"Follow me down and meet the little dog in charge again!"
The surrounding officers naturally know the pros and cons... Who doesn't know what happened now? In fact, this general cherishes his life like everyone else and is not willing to fight for it. He went down yesterday to provide cover for the Youzhou Army, and today he went down not only to save the situation on the front line, but also to save his son's life... The reinforcements were temporarily It's hard to stop him. He can't just sit back and watch the other side kill his own son and swallow up these three soldiers, right?
In terms of emotion and reason, we have to fight again.
As a result, all the generals did not dare to neglect, and they all worked hard to accompany them.
Arriving at the foot of the mountain, Murong Zhengyan, Wang Yu and other generals took the initiative to gather together.
This time, there was one less Chen Sima in the military formation and two more generals from the Youzhou camp. However, after the two sides collided face to face without any scruples, the officers and generals felt even more shocked than yesterday.
Thinking about it, I have an extra Ning Dan, and my opponent has an extra Cheng Dan. Although the comparison of strength is not earth-shaking, the changes are obvious... And if this is the case, wait for the rumored Wu brothers to be more powerful. When Bai Sanniang arrived, she didn't know what the situation would be like.
At this moment, everyone seemed to be able to feel some kind of helplessness in General Xue's heart, and they also understood why the general was reluctant to take advantage of his own cultivation and use his full strength to fight head-on... If both sides had tried their best Master, it’s not certain who will lose!
But if that's the case, wouldn't what Zhang San said yesterday be extremely true?
However, Zhang Dalongtou was obviously not in the mood to give a speech this time. Fighter opportunities were rare. He did not expect that the officers and soldiers would take the initiative to attack after seeing the fire. So at this time, he only wanted to kill as many people as possible and cause a double blow to the opponent's morale and attrition. .
And Xue Changxiong just wanted to save the front line as much as possible and facilitate the withdrawal of troops.
Therefore, the battle took more than half an hour to stop, and Xue Wancheng was indeed rescued. Neither side had the momentum to fight to the end.
But the casualties and chaos caused were unprecedented... After the war, the official army organized the troops, strictly enforced military discipline, and regained control of Tushan. The deposed dragon army carefully cleaned the battlefield, and actually could not stop until dark.
"The officers and soldiers have reoccupied Tushan. Do we want to attack them at night?" Returning to the barracks for a military meeting, the leader Shan Tonghai was very excited.
"I think it's okay." Zhang Xing's hands were all bandaged, and many of the other leaders listening under the lamp were also injured. "What do you think?"
However, it is obvious that there are significantly more leaders with calm postures in military discussions, and the frequency of everyone's speeches has also increased significantly. Therefore, when Zhang Xing asked back, many people responded.
"I think we can fight!"
"Why can't we fight? Now the officers and soldiers are in panic, give him another blow!"
"However, the officers and soldiers also specially rectified military discipline and boldly sent troops back. They only stationed themselves on the gentle slope of the mountain. I'm afraid the defense will be tight."
"That can be fought... They have been frightened for a long time."
"Tell me, we have about a dozen less people in the formation than yesterday. Why do we feel more powerful? Is Leader Xu that powerful alone?"
"Of course Chief Xu is powerful, and the hero of Lu County is not fake, but let me tell you, the officers and soldiers are still timid and only want to get people back. Compared with the majesty of yesterday, they dare not fight with us today, so We are at a disadvantage... What Big Dragon Head said yesterday is all true."
"I see."
"It makes some sense."
"If that's the case, then why are we still afraid of him? Just give him another shot."
"Can you give him a try without hitting the mountain?" At this moment, Dou Lide suddenly spoke. "If they want to take precautions, they will probably take precautions on the Tushan side. Wasn't the west corridor broken by them? Let's go from there and follow the example of the first day when the leader of the king led their hundred horses to rob the camp."
Everyone was stunned, and the discussion became more intense, but in the end most of them looked at Zhang Xing.
"Robbery the camp, rob the mountain, rob everything!" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and came to a conclusion. "Spread out your troops, and on the one hand go to rob the camp, and on the other hand go out to attack the gentle slope behind Tushan... In fact, you are letting Tushan serve as a cover for the robbed camp! Send out troops here first!"
All the leaders were excited and discussed again. This time there were so many people who wanted to fight... In the end, Zhang Xing had no choice but to draw lots again, but he chose the four battalions of Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Tang Bairen, and Fan Bao to attack the four mountains in front of them. The four battalions of Fu Boshi, Wang Shuyong, Zhuge Dewei, and Xiahou Ningyuan went around to flank the enemy camp; Xiong Bonan and Xu Shiren led the two battalions of Cheng Mingqi and Shang Huai'en to provide intermediate support.
Once the arrangements are properly made, all the generals will carry out their duties.
Zhang Xing also returned to his base camp to have dinner.
However, just when he returned to the base camp to finish his meal and the night attack troops were preparing to set off, Yan Qing and Wang Xiongdan suddenly came looking for him.
Zhang Xing originally thought that Yan Qing wanted to discuss who would own the battalion of Sun Xunzhi, so he didn't care, but he was frightened as soon as he opened his mouth, so that the leader of the left wing of the Deposed Dragon Gang and the commander-in-chief of the Hebei front line stood up in shock. :
"Niuda lost Chanyuan City?!"
"The current news is like this...it was just sent." Wang Xiongdan said with a serious face. "There were a few good riders among the defeated soldiers who had just arrived. According to them, the leader of Niu followed the military order and waited for Qu Tuda to pass before he raised the flag and went out to fight. He wanted to peck the opponent back... but what happened? Qu Tuda went back and forth to Jijun several times. I don’t know if he was prepared in advance or if he was really powerful. Anyway, he turned around and attacked with all his strength, directly defeated Niu Datou’s entire army, and counterattacked Chanyuan City."
"So..." Zhang Xing hesitated and continued to ask. "Chanyuan City is lost, what about Niuda himself? Is there any news?"
"These people only know that Leader Niu failed to enter the city and fled westward." Wang Xiongdan was obviously powerless.
Zhang Xing slowly sat back behind the desk, not knowing how to respond or what to say for a moment... Niu Da was defeated and Chanyuan was lost. It was definitely this man's responsibility, but it was also the responsibility of him as a big leader. .
Because if you think about it carefully, you will know that with Niuda's military strength, no one expected him to defeat Qutuda. They just hoped that he would delay for a moment or two. Now that he has been completely defeated and lost the city, it seems that it should be expected. After making calculations, he opened his head and thought that he could make a perfect exchange.
It seems that I pursued rigor, completeness, and caution too much at the beginning.
But it seems that now is not the time to reflect on this, because no matter what, the original plan has been implemented.
Moreover, the war situation has clearly entered a critical period at this time - Xue Changxiong and his Hejian camp have exposed their background. They are afraid of casualties and are afraid of death. They should have taken the opportunity to intimidate them. With the strength of the past few days, Scared the opponent away, but now what if the elite Dongdu troops led by Qu Tuda arrived from the flank in time with a group of soldiers from several counties in the west of Hebei Province?
An important question here is, is Qu Tuda, a general directly under the Eastern Capital, a military leader? As the elite troops of Dongdu under his command, do they dare to fight tooth and nail?
If the answer is that Qu Tuda is willing to lead these 10,000 elites to undertake the main attack mission with the greatest casualties, it will probably trigger a chain effect, making the Hejian Camp willing to join in the decisive battle, and even lead those county soldiers to fight. .
Cao Shancheng was already gearing up.
It is natural for Xue Changxiong to have thoughts about the military leaders within the Hejian camp and the governors stationed in Hebei counties, but what does he have to worry about when it comes to the reinforcements from Dongdu? As long as the other party is willing to fight, he will do his best to promote this matter.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xing felt his scalp numb.
If this is the case, he will barely hold on in the end, and the loss will be enough to drink a pot. The twenty-five battalion soldiers here in Hebei will not be able to stand in front of the Eastern Border, and there will be countless troubles.
"Do you want to... cover this up?" Yan Qing asked with difficulty.
"Can you live under cover? We can't cover up here or on the other side." Zhang Xing breathed a sigh of relief. Even in his military tent, he could still vaguely feel the chill of early spring. "But we still need to try our best to gather the escaped soldiers... First verify the accuracy of the news. Was the city lost? Did Niuda escape? How much was the loss? If the information is accurate, we will tell all the big bosses tomorrow morning ! Leaders, let’s take a look at the results of my discussions with several big leaders.”
"The big boss also has six people, plus Chief Wei, there are seven people... just in case..." Yan Qing tried his best to remind. "What if there are one or two who are not firm?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. If they don't even have this support, then what kind of leader are they?" Zhang Xing blurted out, but after a moment's pause, he lowered his voice. "But I understand what you mean. Hundreds of thousands of lives are here. We really can't gamble... Okay, Wang Xiongdan, you go make arrangements. After today's night attack, Gao Shitong and Zhai Qian's camp will be destroyed." Move your head to the middle of the two rows behind."
Wang Xiongdan nodded immediately.
"That's all it can do." Yan Qing just sighed.
Zhang Xingfu thought about it again, but felt that he was too weak and his whole body ached, so he lay down directly and said no more words.
Just when Zhang Dalongtou was frightened into a cold sweat by the latest battle report, the atmosphere in the army camp was also not good.
After this battle, the morale of the officers and soldiers suffered a huge blow.
When it comes to casualties, it’s not necessarily who is stronger than the other, but the collapse of the earth and mountains and the direct burial and killing of hundreds of soldiers gave this battle a clear sign of victory or defeat. All middle and low-level officers and lower-level officers The soldiers all believed that this battle was a disastrous defeat. Of course, the senior officers were not so confused, but the severe blow to morale that the entire army suffered seemed to be an obvious failure in itself.
What's even more terrible is that today's war and yesterday's war, from the cause to the process to the result, seem to echo Zhang San's decisive words yesterday - everyone seems to be unmatched, but at the critical moment, everyone from Xue Changxiong down The military leaders are not willing to fight hard.
If the capital is gone and you stand aside, who is willing to move?
In this case, speculation and capital preservation have become some fundamental ideas, and all losses must be calculated carefully.
Turning back to the present, after everyone withdrew, they finally stopped complaining and complaining, especially the losses of various ministries. Then, at Xue Changxiong's request, they discussed military affairs first, but then there was a natural debate about whether to continue to control Tushan.
Led by Wang Yu, quite a few generals believe that the southern slope of the mountain has been proven to be extremely steep and is very easy to be dug down. Even if they think that the other party will dig a tunnel, it is difficult to stop them... Of course, in addition to everyone's heavy losses, it is necessary to Rest... So, it’s better to give up for now.
However, this view was quickly suppressed, because it was easy to give up the Tushan, but the problem is that even if the political significance and morale impact of this move are not considered, it must be considered that the deposed dragon thief can in turn occupy the Tushan, and then consolidate and repair it on his own. , using the manpower and material resources previously spent by the government and army to build a stronger line of defense.
Giving up means giving up, but giving up to the enemy is another matter. So how can a large row of mountains of earth be allowed out?
This is why Xue Changxiong insisted on leaving a heavy guard on the gentle slope of the mountain before withdrawing.
And Wang Yu and others were gradually convinced.
Then, the next question becomes how to reinforce the earth mountain so that it can be tamped properly so that trenches can be dug on the south slope to prevent tunnel attacks.
"It's very simple. Why can the bandit army stand up in their house?" There are still people in the army who have experience. General Feng Duan, the lieutenant general, immediately spread his hands and started talking. "It's because there is earth outside the building, which has bones and flesh... On the other hand, if you want the earth to be stable, the easiest way is to build it on the south slope!"
"Why didn't you do it before?" Xue Changxiong's face was ashen.
"I didn't expect that." Feng Duan continued to spread his hands. "I really didn't expect that before today, who would have thought that the thieves would dig tunnels and dig them so fast? Normally, it would take at least ten days to dig from the front camp to the bottom of the mountain, and then separate several roads, and finally burn them together... ...After the collapse there today, I have been thinking, are the thieves some big leaders who went out to dig on their own? Didn’t Chen Sima also say that there are leaders who go in and out of those central rooms. But this is too unbelievable. "
"Chen Sima missed a big event!" Xue Wanbi suddenly shouted loudly. "My sixth brother was almost killed by him!"
Chen Bin had no expression on his face and remained motionless, waiting for Xue Changxiong to speak.
Unexpectedly, Murong Zhengyan stepped out at this time and took the initiative to explain to Chen Bin before Xue Changxiong could speak: "General, let's be honest, Chen Sima is really not to blame for what happened... Who would have thought that he was actually a thief? Why don’t the big leaders and leaders of the army personally dig tunnels with the level of condensation?"
"Yes." Xue Changxiong also took a long breath. "If we can be so united and work hard, what does it mean to be just a bandit? Everyone, if you ask me, the war will only start in five or six days. The war is already early, and the reinforcements have not arrived... Why don't we all have a truce for a day or two? If we can It only takes a moment to clean up people's hearts, clean up the situation, regroup, and win the battle."
After Murong Zheng said this, everyone nodded in agreement.
However, after nodding, Wang Yu asked again: "So, we just want to add a section on the south slope?"
"No." Feng Duan objected on the spot.
"What do you mean?" Xue Wanbi's expression changed again on the spot. "Didn't you just say it yourself?"
"It's the upper block, but the southern slope is too steep and the mountain is too high, so we have to use large wooden blocks." Feng Duan explained.
Everyone was relieved.
"Then go to the big wooden board." Xue Changxiong was also speechless.
"The key to a large woodblock is good wood." Feng Duan had no choice but to explain three times with his hands spread out. "We need big wood! Long wood! Big wood that can be used as a pillar! Not counting the small one on the east side, the remaining four mountains that were later increased in height require hundreds of such big trees!"
Xue Changxiong was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses: "You mean it's too late to cut down the trees?"
"It's not just a matter of being too late." Feng Duan said with some helplessness. "As I heard before... when it snowed last winter, the bandits cut down the surrounding large trees to keep warm."
"Why did they cut down the big trees?" someone wondered.
"Since ancient times, when defending a city, we must try our best to clear away the surrounding large trees to prevent them from being used as siege fortifications." Feng Duan continued to explain.
"If you put it this way..." Wang Yu was a little frustrated. "Aren't the thieves prepared to retreat to Ban County and continue to hold on to the end if necessary? So what if we capture Qipan Village? This battle..."
"Don't say unnecessary words, just talk about Damu." Xue Changxiong couldn't bear to interrupt the other party. "If there are not so many big trees in the surrounding forests, will we have time? Will the big trees be transported? The ice on the river will have opened long ago."
"It's really possible." Feng Duan became increasingly helpless. "First of all, you have to look for it. This is a matter of luck... After you find it, you can then find someone to luck it out. If the road is not good and the road is not facing the road, the people will be exhausted. How can you decide within a few days?"
The field fell silent for a moment.
And just when Wang Yu was about to speak at the right time and say something else.
Suddenly, General Xue Changxiong, who was sitting at the top, smiled instead: "We are confused... Isn't the big tree that can serve as the backbone behind us? I am sending an urgent message now, and I will be lucky tomorrow if I can't say it. Work harder, and tomorrow You can get there at night if you don't want to."
Everyone was surprised.
Only Qian Tang's expression suddenly changed, and he stood up on the spot to protest: "General Xue is digging his own grave with this move! Even if we are victorious, all the dragon thieves will be deposed south of the Qingzhang River!"
The people present were still surprised, but soon some people followed Qian Tang and reacted.
Wouldn’t it be enough to go directly to Ande City, Pingyuan City, and Jiangling City to dismantle the large logs that can be used as pillars? ! Three big and famous cities, but they still lack these lumber?
"Qian Fujun." Unexpectedly, Xue Changxiong was not angry at all, but just looked at him coldly. "When the Saint was guarding the city in Yanmen, he demolished the entire city... You can say that the Saint should not have gone north to Yanmen, but can you say that the Saint should not have demolished the house after the city was besieged by the allied forces of the Wu clan?"
Qian Tang remained silent.
"I am the commander-in-chief of the march in Hebei, and the stability of Hebei is my duty." Upon seeing this, General Xue continued to speak. "Today, to depose the dragon thief, we must break down the house and seek victory... This is what I said, even in front of the saint! Even if Cao Zhongcheng is here, I feel confident and he will agree! Do you believe it or not? ?”
When Qian Tang heard the last sentence, he looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling a little relieved: "So that's it! That's it!"
At this point, without waiting for anyone else's reaction, Qian Tangfu solemnly handed over his hand: "General Xue, you can demolish the Yamen Mansion first."
Xue Changxiong nodded slightly: "Okay."
"Thank you, General Xue." Qian Tang nodded, looked around at everyone again, and still held his hands. "Everyone, I'm feeling tired today, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he walked out.
"Qian Fujun!" At this moment, Xue Changxiong suddenly called the other party from behind and gave a solemn reminder. "You are not allowed to leave the camp without military orders!"
Qian Tang turned around and handed over his hands, then turned around and left. When passing by Cao Shancheng, the latter grabbed him but did not hold him back.
The matter was settled. Next, we should talk about Chen Bin's mistakes, the gains and losses of this battle, etc. However, everything was interrupted by the sudden emergency report from outside - the deposed dragon thief began a night attack on the gentle slope behind the mountain in front. The officers and soldiers stayed behind.
"Here comes the one who takes advantage." Xue Changxiong didn't panic at all. "General Dou Pi took two lieutenants, Xue Wanbi and Xue Wanping, to Tushan to provide support. General Gao Zhan took two lieutenants, Wang Changhe and Wang Changxie, to also make preparations. They will be on guard here. If the enemy comes, they will Taking the initiative to fight, General Murong Zhengyan inspected the camp to ensure that the camp was in good condition, and the other generals returned to their bases and were not allowed to move lightly."
Everyone naturally had nothing to say, and they left.
"The rest are also going on. Let's stay with Chen Sima and Lao Qi." At this moment, Xue Changxiong suddenly remembered something, and shouted two people.
The rest of the generals were slightly moved, but they had different responses, but most of them hurried away with the guards.
The crowd left, and General Xue watched his confidant and young son, silent for a long time.
Chen Bin wanted to invite sin, but he still had some frustration, anger, fear and shame, and the scene stiffened for a while.
For a long while, Xue Wanquan carefully arched: "Father handsome, can you explain?"
"It's not your business, let you listen to me and Chen Sima, learn something." Xue Changxiong said coldly. "Chen Sima, those people just now, do you see clearly?"
Chen Bin paused before he responded: "I don't know who the general is said?"
"Everyone? There are!" Xue Changxiong sneered, full of gas. "There is a silent Ronaldo is the biggest slippery head. I treat him like him and treat him as the acting deputy in the Youzhou Camp, but he obviously eats. How, when we are with Li Cheng's side, how can our Youzhou Camp, with Murong just tells them how we can fight about our Hebei ... Let him fight, but he will put on the pot and take a dragon thief. If the descending person is not willing to move ... the soldiers and horses are not moving, and the personal operations are not moved. Today, there is no force in the real gas array! Is it fake when my master is fake? Can't detect it?! "
"More than the two of Youzhou." Chen Bin sighed. "Although it is not in the Qi Qi Array today, I can also know that there are not many people who really give their lives ... I can also use the internal injuries yesterday as a statement, which is not very blame."
"It's not just that in the military array, it is mainly to say that he just tested it." Xue Changxiong said here, stood up directly, and paced his hand in the wide tent. "You said, how did Wang Yu and Feng Duan hook up? I have always been regarded as Wang Yu as a confidant. As a result, this is to force me to withdraw my troops? If Wang Yu is afraid of today, Feng Duan It is even more of his heart ... He is a famous siege. Why not say that Tushan is not consolidated enough at first? Why not say the Daimu version at first? Why not say that it is missing at first? Didn't you see that the burning hole was burned? So that I forced me to demolish the city temporarily, and it was completely disgusted with Qian Tang! "
"Among these people, Qianfujun is the clearer." Chen Bin inevitably lamented.
"Who said isn't it?" Xue Changxiong was weak. "I actually like Qian Tang as a person. I knew that he was a thing that he could do. The key was still young. It was still a master of Ning Dan. Dongdu and Taiyuan were all related. I am not right. But even so, I don't want to really offend him. I still think that since Zhang Fujun said that this person is credible, then I am old and cannot use him. In the future, the old seven may be able to use He. But he regarded Zhang Fujun with his last words before his dying as a statement. It really ignored everything that the county was safe ... The clear is true, and the pedantic! "
Xue Wanquan's heart is surging. This is the first time that his father has understood something. The Hejian Camp may be him in the future. Hebei may be, and even the whole world may be.
At the same time, Chen Bin also wanted to talk. He wanted to say to General Xue, "Is it clear or pedantic. Now, you have pierced the last thought of people, and you are not afraid of what people do.
Of course, Chen Sima was like Xue Wanquan on his side, without saying a word, just nodded.
"There is also Murong just saying." Xue Changxiong suddenly stopped in front of him. "What is this 一? At the beginning, I thought he was loyal and kind, but now I realized that he was a disaster!"
Chen Bin was surprised for a while because he really didn't think Murong was just talking about chaos. Although it is hidden in trouble, no matter what the argument is, who hasn't moved the bad thoughts? I also moved myself, the key is to see what people do, do you hold back?
"Mu Rong just said to see that you are in trouble today, but he has repeatedly maintained in turn to draw? Don't be ridiculous?" Xue Changxiong couldn't help shaking his head, and seemed to be dissatisfied with Chen Bin's madness. "What does he want to do?"
Chen Bin said nothing, but he was cold in his heart, and Xue Wanquan on the side was also shocked.
"Ask you!" Xue Changxiong became even more angry. "You have been my personal person, how can you just talk to Murong with Murong? And why don't you see me quickly after dealing with Tushan today?"
"Yes." Chen Bin suddenly spoke, but slightly stiff. "Xue Gong taught that his subordinates made mistakes and had a good luck in fear.
After all, the two got along for a while. Xue Changxiong saw the other person like this. He knew that the other party was some kind of perfunctory, which was light and light, so he was even more angry: "What do you look like? I will entrust the camp secretly with you with you You can not handle it well, and let them go into the party privately. In this way, is there still a look of this river camp? "
Chen Bin, who was very dissatisfied in his heart, felt once again, and he was superimposed to a certain amount of shame today. Finally, he couldn't bear it: "General, I am incurable person, but how to look like Hejian Camp, how Only in me? "
"So in me?!" General Xue understood instantly.
"Father." Xue Wanquan hurriedly persuaded. "Chen Sima doesn't mean this."
Chen Bin replied to Qingming, and quickly converged anger, and took some kind of panic to his head and saluted: "The end will be lost ..."
Xue Changxiong sighed and pressed hard, but asked him again: "What happened to the prince of the Bohai Sea? Let you deal with it."
"That's it. Zhou Fujun replied and said that there was a thief in the coastal area. He suspected that the dragon thief was reinforced by the army ..." Chen Bin also stressed all kinds of emotions and quickly reported.
"Why tell me now?" Xue Changxiong changed his face.
"Mainly, I will feel that he is temporarily sharing excuses." Chen Bin explained immediately under amaze. "I didn't mention it a few times a few times. At this time, I suddenly said this ... In addition, there should be ice on the Bohai Sea!"
"You know a fart!" Xue Changxiong was completely furious. "There are only more ice on the Bohai Sea in the north, and the direction of Dengzhou Bay in the south and the direction of Dongyi is very poor at all. Sham Shui Port will not be freezing at all ... If you set off from Jishuikou in Dengzhou, you log in by bypass Dahekou. Yi Ru's palm ... how did I forget this?! "
Chen Bin looks pale.
Still, like this afternoon, he was afraid and shame -but he dared to pack a ticket, and he did not perceive the evasion and scratching psychology of Bohai County Zhou Taishou, and basically had a new reason to refuse to move the nest every time.
Therefore, he doesn't think things will be like that.
Xue Changxiong was too lazy to care about any extra incidents at this time, and no longer taboo, but just continued to ask: "There is a soldier and horse in Le Ling?"
"yes."
"Immediately support the past ... no, let Leling stabilize there, and send another soldier horses ... You have to find a one who can fight, let Wang Fuxi go, go to Yangxin, and get stuck in the east head of Douzanggang . "Xue Changxiong immediately gave the answer. "Go quickly!"
"Yes." Chen Bin made a simple response again, and couldn't help reminding. "In fact, why do you need Wang Fuxi, just keep the city, so why not let the two supporters of Youzhou who are unwilling to force again?"
"Also." Xue Changxiong nodded immediately, but couldn't bear it. "Aren't you very smart? Why don't you report early and generate this countermeasure?"
Chen Bin pressed all kinds, but nodded randomly and was ready to leave quickly.
"Also ..." Seeing that the other party was about to leave the camp, Xue Changxiong suddenly shouted again. This time, he opened his eyes and said fiercely. "Tell Zhou Taishou, if I finally let me know that he was to avoid military affairs, and coaxed us twice twice, I killed him!"
Chen Bin was shocked, and quickly raised his mind.
Turning up and out of the camp, Chen Sima breathed a few breaths, which relaxed. At the same time, as the dragon thief was expected by Xue Changxiong, he came to rob the camp again. However, Chen Bin couldn't panic.
what is this?
Compared with the unbearable Xue Changxiong's big account, what is this?
There is no war tonight.
(End of chapter)
