In the famous and huge Heidiguan courtyard in Yongnian City, Wu'an County, a competition to seize the dragon is being held. Li Ding and his wife are sitting in person. Almost all the officers in the county army come to watch, and the leader of five hundred soldiers Fan Lihua's subordinates were clearly superior and were killing everyone on the field, almost forcing their opponents into a desperate situation.
Let's say that although she is a female general, she has superb martial arts and profound cultivation. As soon as she joins the army, she has extraordinary cultivation. When she enters the army, she is a little arrogant at first, but she is soon punished by Li Ding. To be honest, the military regulations and military drills are all good. With Mrs. Li here, it is impossible to defeat them. The dozens of trusted knights who came with them were scattered, and they could not escape, as if they had entered a den of thieves.
In the end, as he gained experience, he gradually became heroic, energetic, and somewhat military-like.
Everyone in the Wu'an County army regarded him as a weirdo.
However, Mrs. Li personally took care of her very well, and coupled with the rumors about her family background, no one dared to be a matchmaker.
Just when everyone was getting bored watching Fan Lihua's tribe slaughter everyone on the field, he rode into the courtyard and dismounted in front of the Black Emperor's Hall. However, it attracted almost everyone's attention - according to the rules, This is first-class military treatment.
A document was passed by Su Jingfang to Li Ding, who was sitting in front of the huge statue of Black Emperor. The latter opened it and read it. After only a few glances, he became speechless and handed the document to the captain beside him. , in the hands of Su Jingfang's biological father Su Mu.
Su Mu also laughed after reading:
"Mr. Cao Fu is still deceiving himself! How many soldiers does the Deposed Dragon Gang have? And how can a group of county soldiers who have been recruited for less than half a year fight so many bloody battles and seize so many weapons and horses from the Hejian Camp?" Come and fight with a battalion? I heard that the deposed dragon army now has three thousand armored cavalry. Not to mention the gathering of masters on the opposite side. Even if he persuades Cui Gong to come out, he is afraid that it will also affect Cui Gong's life and the end of the festival. And now that the river is clear, the Eastern Territory can use all its strength to cover the retreat at any time. If we go to support now, we will just die."
"Where do we need support from the East?" Li Ding also sneered. "Cao Shancheng's troops are tight, but he can only have four cities and one line. The result is that one city is defeated and none of the lines are lost, and the whole game is lost... If Zhang San is too lazy to care, there is nothing to say if he just chooses a weak one to attack head-on. Go directly to Gaotang, which has the most elite soldiers and the largest city, and pretend to besiege the city... That is to deliberately be evil and use Cao Shancheng's dead horse as a live horse doctor, and use this person to hook other fish. Such as My guess is not bad, maybe some city has secretly surrendered to him."
"Then we don't want to go?" Su Mu asked seriously.
"Go, let the whole army set off, and you will be the vanguard." Li Ding sighed. "In this way, we can ask Wei and Ji for food, weapons, and rewards, and then seize the Zongcheng and arrange it properly."
Zongcheng is a county to the west of Qinghe River, and it also happens to be on the west side of Qingzhang River. Li Ding is very aware of Zhang Xing's strategic plan and the power of the court, as well as the military and political bottom lines of both sides, so this is called taking the opportunity to ask for a sip of soup.
Also cowardly.
Su Mu woke up and stood up and handed over his hands.
In late March, the sun was shining brightly, and Zhang Xing waited under Gaotang City for three days without moving.
"So, the soldiers and horses of Wu'an County stopped in Zongcheng, and the soldiers and horses of Xiangguo County stopped in Jingcheng?" Zhang Xing, wearing a white cloak, stood on the rammed earth general platform that had just been formed outside the city, half-smiling.
No one around said anything. After a while, Wei Xuanding twisted his beard and smiled awkwardly: "It's normal, they are not stupid."
It is indeed not stupid. Jingcheng County is in the northwest corner of Qinghe County and on the other side of Qingzhang River. It is to Xiangguo County just like Zongcheng County is to Wu'an County.
"Actually, these two families are not from the same family as Qinghe. Both Xiangguo and Wu'an receive more support from Taiyuan, so they are from the same family. Qinghe, Wuyang, Weijun and Jijun are all from the east capital. If we really want to Looking at the reinforcements, we still have to count on Wei County and Ji County." Chen Bin was standing by to smooth things over. "Soldiers and horses from Jijun and Weijun may come."
"I can't come." As he spoke, Xiong Bonan took the stage behind him and spoke simply. "Xu Dalang sent a message saying that Qu Tuda sent troops from Ji County and combined with the troops and horses of Wuyang County. It looked very majestic. As a result, after a day's walking, there was a county town along the river with 3,000 more soldiers to protect it. Wuyang County was halfway there. It is estimated that Ten thousand people have already been left by the river. Then there was a message from Wuyang just now, which means that Wei County and Ji County have already discussed it, and finally they will join forces and stop at the Tangyi-Liaocheng line to see if they can We cannot pull Cao Shancheng or Xue Wanbi out...especially Cao Shancheng, it is said that Uncle Cao of the Eastern Capital made the statement."
"Ignore Cao Shancheng, can we do something in Tangyi and Liaocheng?" Zhang Dalongtou was obviously unwilling.
"It's difficult." It was Wang Shuyong who spoke. "The main reason is that it is too far away from us, and the area along the river is too heavily guarded. Any movement in the east will be noticed..."
"What if Chiping and Zhangnan can just let go?" Zhang Xing hesitated before telling the key information.
Unexpectedly, the leaders who knew this news for the first time only glanced at each other a few times, but there was not much surprise.
"If you let Zhangnan go, you can directly capture Wucheng and Junzhi Qinghe, and cut off the overall situation of Qinghe. If you let Chiping go, you can easily surround Boping, but if you hope to encircle Liaocheng and Tangyi in one fell swoop, it's still difficult... because The three cities form a triangle. Boping and Liaocheng are fifty miles apart, while Tangyi is seventy miles away from each of the two cities." After hesitating, Xu Shiren also participated in the discussion. "It's impossible to cover such a large area by expecting to be caught off guard."
"The most important thing is the military strength and the lack of reconnaissance." Chen Bin said seriously. "The three thousand soldiers of the top three cavalry battalions, plus the four thousand soldiers of the two light cavalry battalions, totaling seven thousand cavalry, can't be used to directly go to Baotangyi and Liaocheng. But Tangyi and Liaocheng belong to Wuyang County, and we have just made it clear The reinforcements from Wei County and Ji County will also pass by. The number of soldiers and horses is hard to know. If the situation is unclear, it may not be possible to stop them. In order to prevent the enemy from being alerted, our sentry cavalry did not spread so far. We have to consider the risks... "
Zhang Xing nodded slowly: "Indeed, we don't have the experience of outflanking a large army, and once we bite off more than we can chew, we will easily be choked, not to mention being frightened by another victory."
No one was prepared to say any more.
Shan Tonghai, on the other hand, frowned and said, "But let me tell you, Zhang Longtou, because he doesn't have this kind of outflanking experience, we should try it while the overall situation is in our favor, because we can't contain him at this time." , the later advance will be faster, and the losses will not be too great. Unless we try again when we have no choice but to do so, we will be completely defeated. And it is necessary to cross the border and eat something to scare the surrounding states and counties, right?"
The generals were still silent, but they just came to see Zhang Xing.
It should be noted that this is not only because the leader Shan wants to sing the opposite, but also because this guy is leading one of the three battalions of armored cavalry in the newly reorganized battalion, which makes sense from the perspective of the display of military arms.
Of course, this kind of question depends on whether you are a revolutionary optimist or a revolutionary pessimist. If you are optimistic, it means that Rendan Tonghai is not afraid of war, takes the initiative to seek war, and is not afraid to contradict his superiors, making the Deposed Dragon Army full of revolutionaries. Vitality; pessimistically speaking, the army, which was originally a mess on the hilltops, will soon have new problems due to the military formations born from this reorganization.
Of course, Zhang Dalongtou is a revolutionary optimist. After thinking for a moment, he immediately nodded: "What Leader Shan said makes sense. He is indeed one of the three pillars of our army when we founded the gang. He has a certain style of advancing with the times. ...Then can we just try to use the cavalry to outflank a closer Liaocheng?"
I don’t know if it’s a compliment at the beginning, but later I’m asking others for new plans.
"But can using cavalry on Baolia City ensure that Boping is besieged? What if Cao Shancheng takes the opportunity to escape?" Dou Lide asked seriously. "I don't want to delay the meritorious service of the cavalry brothers. Liu Heifu, who I brought with me, also led a battalion of light cavalry, but the brothers from Hebei want to return to Qinghe safely and safely as soon as possible without causing trouble and return to their hometown as soon as possible. "
"Don't be afraid, Cao Shancheng will not escape on his own initiative." Zhang Xing was quite sure of this point.
"Then we can outflank Liaocheng first!" Shan Tonghai couldn't wait. "The cavalry will cover Liaocheng. I will lead them there. The infantry will cover Boping. It will come later."
"But there are no troops stationed in Liaocheng yet. It's just news now." Chen Bin slowly reminded him. "We cannot decide on a set strategy just because of a piece of news. Military rations are precious and cannot be wasted."
"Well, the deadline is the day after tomorrow." Zhang Xing blurted out. "Let Guo Jingke send the scouts over... If the Wei thieves have less than 10,000 troops entering Liaocheng tomorrow and tomorrow, we will follow the strategy of the leader Shan. If not, we will launch a full-scale attack the next day and send troops from Chiping. Encircle Boping, send troops from Zhangnan, and go straight to the county to control Qinghe; but we must also consider the situation where the opponent has too many reinforcements, or go directly to Boping... Let the staff make a detailed plan, and don't run out of plans in the face of the battle. Anyone who has an idea should go to my big tent to talk to the staff and discuss the plan together, then return to camp and prepare to send troops, but do not disturb the city."
Everyone cupped their hands and naturally followed the words.
However, Chen Bin followed Zhang Xing closely, lagging slightly behind, and took the initiative to remind: "Longtou, the stall is getting bigger and bigger. Apart from me as the internal affairs officer of the public security department, Leader Yan's personnel review, and several direct leaders, there are obviously still many people here. There are only three serious auxiliary officials... the so-called Sima, Neishi, and Jijiu... Even the soldiers who join the army should give extra grades to a few outstanding ones so that they are qualified to compete with the leaders, otherwise they will have to do everything. You were there.”
Zhang Xing nodded: "Military left officer, clerical left officer, foreign affairs etiquette left official... the last one can actually be done by Xie Minghe, clerical..."
"Ci Erlang, the clerk, is quite suitable."
"Let's see what he says. There should be no big problem after this war, but the military left officer is in a dilemma... The foundation of the Deposed Dragon Gang is that powerful men came with private soldiers, so this is the camp head system. A little bit It’s really hard to find someone who wants to be the commander of a battalion and is qualified to compete with all the big bosses for military affairs.”
"But don't rush it. Take your time. Anyway, military is the biggest problem. The leader will always personally deal with it, and everyone will be a counselor."
"If Cao Shancheng can surrender, it would be inappropriate." Zhang Xing made a hellish joke.
Chen Bin couldn't help but laugh.
"What a pity." After laughing, Chen Binfu sighed again... He is knowledgeable, serious, and not afraid of authority. He is indeed perfect.
Zhang Xing also shook his head, but instinctively thought of Zhang Shizhao who was far away in Jiyin... Zhang Shizhao said that day that after the stalls were opened, in order to ensure the stability of the system and personal authority, multiple independent but intersecting stalls should be set up. The team... As for the development of things now, it is actually gradually consistent with what Zhang Shizhao said that day.
He was thinking that if Zhang Shizhao could come, it would be inappropriate to be a strategic left-hand official, and his internal reference team would have a real ballast stone.
Of course, just thinking about it, Zhang Dalongtou knew very well that Zhang Shizhao, who was once the sage in Jiangdu, was the de facto early-stage strategic officer. A series of strategies of Yi, and it can be said that they were relatively perfect until the final conquest of Dongyi.
As for what happened later, to put it bluntly, it was not a problem with his brain, right?
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Shizhao probably just wants to provide for his retirement. If he and the Deposed Dragon Gang succeed in the end, this guy will just be an idle official, popping up from time to time to make some bright-looking suggestions. It would be good. If If the Deposed Dragon Gang were to collapse, he would definitely jump ship.
As for Zhang Shizhao being willing to invest his heart and work seriously, he essentially needs something, something that can convince the former Nanya Prime Minister or arouse his interest.
But Zhang Xing doesn't have this thing yet, and he doesn't know if he can get it, or even what it is.
All we can say is that the road ahead is long and difficult.
With a little extra thought before the battle, Zhang Xing returned to the military tent, and as always, the advantage of the Deposed Dragon Gang's mixed background was used in the military tent - a quarter of the people were seriously discussing military affairs, and half of the people remained silent. Only wearing ears, the rest of the people were sitting around the door outside the tent, talking about the "Three Pillars", "Four Heavenly Kings", "Nine Liu Queens", "Five Biao Generals", "Eleven Taibao" and so on. .
I don’t know how a casual sentence can lead to so many opinions.
And what's interesting is that most of the rankings exclude Wei Xuanding, Xiong Bonan, and Bai Yousi, and no one mentioned the "two-headed dragon" again.
There was nothing to say that day. At noon the next day, the scouts came to report that Qu Tuda and Wei Commandery Governor Yuan Gonggan led an army of 10,000 to Tangyi. However, in Liaocheng it was only Wuyang Commandery Governor Yuan Baocun and Yecheng Palace. Ambassador Lu Daobin and his five thousand troops arrived in Liaocheng.
Obviously, they didn't know that the Deposed Dragon Army had completed a new round of army reorganization and established an organic cavalry. They were only worried about outflanking the east border from the waterway, so they let the two important ministers take on a marginal task... Think about it, The Deposed Dragon Gang had just finished reorganizing their army and sent it westward. There was really no reason for the officers and soldiers to know this information and make appropriate military arrangements.
The fighter opportunity must not be abandoned, especially when the most ideal situation appeared, so Zhang Xing summoned the generals that day and formally issued a military order at the Chinese army's tent.
"The South Road starts from Chiping, and gathers three battalions of armored cavalry and two battalions of light cavalry, namely Shan Tonghai, Cheng Zhili, Zhou Xingfan, Liu Heifu, and Fan Bao. The five battalions of seven thousand cavalry are led by Shan Tonghai, the leader, and Cheng Zhili, the leader. As deputy, with the assistance of Guo Jingke from the scout battalion and Lu Mingyue from the navy battalion, he attacked and surrounded Liaocheng;
"The North Road starts from Zhangnan. Dou Lide, the big leader who was born in Zhangnan, Qinghe, is the marching general. Zhai Qian, the big leader, is the deputy. Together with Zhuge Dewei, Shang Huai'en and Cheng Ming, they form five battalions with 10,000 soldiers and march along the Zhang River. Advance rapidly, heading straight towards Wucheng and Qinghe County to govern Qinghe County.
"On the middle road, Wei Xuanding is the commander-in-chief, Liu Zhouchen is the military legal supervisor, the leader Wang Shuyong is the marching general, the leader Niu Da and Xu Shiren are the deputy, and together with Zhang Shanxiang, Tang Bairen, Xu Kaitong, and Wang Fubei, there are 16,000 soldiers in the eight battalions. Cross Gaotang and attack Boping.
"As the commander-in-chief, Longtou continued to besiege Gaotang with 10,000 troops from King Xiongtian, Jia Yue, Fu Boshi, Wang Xiongdan and Feng Duan."
Obviously, except for Gao Shitong, Fan Wang, Hao Yide, Xiahou Ningyuan, Ma Ping'er and other five battalions who were protecting the northern line, the rest of Hebei's Deposed Dragon Army was all out.
"Will there be some instability in the city?" After Chen Bin finished reading, someone asked with concern. "Xue Wanbi is a brave general after all."
"A brave man has only courage and nothing else. He is just brave. In front of the military formation of King Xiongtian and me, he is just a mantis." Standing in the middle of the military tent, Zhang Xing stood in the middle of the military tent and answered in a cold voice before Chen Bin.
After pausing for a moment, he looked around again and gave instructions: "The war is about to begin. There shouldn't be any more explanations, but I think you all know what I have to say...that is, the fight in Ma Lian River has been hasty. Immediately It's spring plowing again, and the Deposed Dragon Gang's reputation in Hebei is only half-expanded. In this march, I want you to be brave and decisive, and the battle is fierce and fierce; I also want you to be majestic and intimidating to the reinforcements from all over Hebei; I also want you to have outstanding military discipline along the way. No matter whether it is a hair or a hair, there must be no crime, and all seizures and military exploits must be fair, just and open, and set an example! I want everything in this battle! I want the people of Hebei to know that when the Deposed Dragon Gang is here, no one will I can’t drive him away!”
By the end of his words, he was already a bit energetic and had a hint of energy.
In the military tent, all the staff documents were on both sides. Dozens of leaders shouted and responded loudly when they heard the words. They had already startled many birds. Although they did not dare to say "Zhenwa", they could also be called "Jinghong".
In the afternoon, on the tall tower of Gaotang City, Xue Wanbi, whose eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, held on to the city wall and watched as the camp of the Deposed Dragon Gang began to launch in a big way. Countless people on horseback went in batches to three sides in an orderly manner. My heart is full of uneasiness and anger.
Send troops at this time, and also send troops directly behind you. Obviously, either reinforcements have arrived, or there is something wrong with the so-called four-point and one-line arrangement... The latter possibility is greater, or infinite.
For a moment, Xue Laosi felt a trace of regret and anger with his father, but he was soon suppressed by the original anger and shame.
To be fair, among the seven Xue brothers, the eldest brother entered the court early and behaved like a civil servant due to the family transformation. The other six brothers were all working in the army, and they were all a bit vulgar as warriors, but vulgarity as a warrior also had to be classified into different levels.
For example, Xue Laosi is a negative example in other aspects, but as a general and a brave man, he is probably the most accomplished among the Xue family.
At least he dares to fight and kill without fear of death, and he does have a skill!
The so-called surge in one breath, nine times out of ten, you will lose, and you may be laughed at by many smart people, but if you win, you can also laugh at many smart people in turn.
Not to mention the arrangements when he went back in the afternoon that day, late at night, Xue Wanbi ordered the entire army to break out. He lowered the suspension bridge, opened the four gates, and at the same time cut off the moat, suspended ropes directly from the wall, and sent troops from all directions at the same time. This move Taking advantage of the deposed dragon army's smallest strength to break through was also intended to take advantage of the camp being too empty to conduct a night raid.
Regardless of success or failure, just for a moment, life and death are destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven, that's all.
However, any luck soon disappeared. Less than a moment into the battle, that is, after soldiers and horses from all walks of life successfully poured into the stronghold of the Dragon Army on all sides, drums suddenly sounded, and then drums sounded in all the camps in all directions, and then each village lit up their own fires. The prepared fires illuminated each camp like daylight, and then the well-prepared and well-prepared Dragon-Deposed Army came out from each camp.
For a time, all parties under Xue Wanbi's command were blocked in the first half of the camp, unable to enter or escape.
In front of him, the generals' platform in front of the Chinese army's tent was brightly lit and all the generals gathered.
The red flag with the word "Deposed" was actually erected early and waiting.
Obviously, the deposed dragon army either guessed it, or got the relevant information, or they were prepared for it early. Anyway, they were well prepared.
"Chen Bin! Chen Gou! Chen Gou!"
Xue Wanbi, who had already rushed into the enemy camp, only glanced at the banner. Even if he couldn't see the specific personnel at all, he shouted out the name with hatred at the first moment - with this person here, it seemed that all the truth and falsehood of his father and son were easily deposed by the dragon thief. After seeing through it, the army also became leaky from all sides. "The thief who betrayed his master!!"
In fact, this is indeed the case. Cui Erlang said that after Zhangnan and Chiping were surrendered, Chen Bin was not idle. He was the Sima Supervisor of the Hejian Camp and knew the soldiers and personnel of Xue Wanbi's tribe very well, so he pressed the button early. After a few hints, Xue Wanbi made up his mind to break out this afternoon, and the news came down from the city.
"This person is noisy." Although he couldn't hear clearly what the other party was shouting, Zhang Xing, who was sitting on the general stage, turned to look at Xiong Bonan. "King of Heaven, it is a blessing that this battle can go so smoothly. There is no need for extraneous matters. Please don't hold back and suppress this person quickly! After the city is broken, I will ask Jia Yue and others to help you!"
"No need!"
Xiong Bonan answered proudly, but turned to look at the big flag behind Zhang Xing. "Just lend me this flag."
Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged and he just nodded. He didn't even ask if he wanted to warm a pot of wine.
As for Xue Wanbi, who was ambushed due to the leak of military information and knew that it would be difficult to gather the troops, he wanted to jump up and take the opportunity to escape. However, he had a fierce temperament. He was frustrated this time and was a little unwilling. He cursed a few times but still couldn't get enough. Fu led his bodyguards to charge into the camp again, preparing to kill as many people as possible before leaving.
Unexpectedly, the Deposed Dragon Army didn't leave any room. Just a wave of the Deposed Dragon Army had just rushed here. Then they saw a purple light dragging its tail like a meteor and hit him in front of him. He immediately realized who it was, and then he panicked. With a curse, he quickly abandoned his horse and prepared to run away.
But at this moment, the tail of the purple light in front of him suddenly turned, and actually rolled up a huge purple infuriating barrier, as if a huge piece of cloth appeared out of thin air, covering him completely from the air.
Xue Wanbi collided head-on, and felt a huge force pressing in his face, but he had no way to fight back. He actually lost his strength in mid-air, and was knocked to the ground heavily by the direct energy.
In fact, there was no need to touch him at all. When he was in the air, Xue Laosi was already panic-stricken, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
After a long while, he got up with difficulty. Looking at the giant man holding the flag in front of him, Xue Wanbi had only one thought in his mind - it's over, this person has achieved great success in the elixir-containing meditation, and my life is over!
However, love and knowledge cannot be spared. The next moment, Xue Wanbi gritted his teeth, regardless of the pain all over his body, picked up the long stick, filled up his energy, and rushed towards the person in front of him.
Unexpectedly, just as he started, the giant man in front of him waved the flag again, rolling out a curtain made of purple zhenqi. Xue Laosi was once again rolled up in the air, and then fell heavily.
Xue Wanbi got up for the third time, only to feel pain in all his limbs, his whole body was weak, and his Dantian was a little sore in the darkness, but he still roared with all his strength, like a wolf howling, but gritted his teeth and forced the release of his energy, as if he was ready to be broken. The Dantian seeks a moment of fierceness, and the mentality of killing one is enough.
But how can Xiong Bonan make him succeed? The person had already stood still, his true energy was continuously flowing, and he just used his full amount of true energy to roll up the flag in his hand. Xue Laosi was caught three times by the huge purple true energy rolled out from the face, and then he was lifted up into the air three times. , and hit the ground hard again.
Not only that, this time, although Xue Wanbi was knocked down, he was not released from the restraints of the true energy at all, but was still wrapped in the purple true energy curtain. Xiong Bonan kept going back and forth, rolling up the man on the hard ground of the camp and smashing him about a dozen times, almost turning him into dumpling stuffing, before throwing him away casually.
As for the thousands of people under Xue Wanbi, from the personal guards on down, they were completely disorganized. They struggled in confusion for about half an hour, trying to decide whether they would die or surrender.
Before dawn, Gaotang City had fallen.
ps: Happy New Year everyone.
