Because the enemy troops in Baiya Mountain lacked a commander, they were all wiped out by Zhang Liao's army in the next few days, and the army immediately broke camp and continued to advance south.
At the same time, Zhang He, who was across the river from Zhang Liao's army, also broke through the enemy's defense line and began to attack Jiugong Mountain.
Chen Lan placed 6,000 soldiers in this mountain to defend the area. Zhang He's army was unable to capture the enemy's stronghold for a while, and then fell into a bitter battle.
"嘘嘚嘚" A rapid sound of horse hooves rushed through the gate of Chen Tao's camp and rushed outside the big tent. A messenger soldier dismounted from his saddle and rushed into the big tent holding a bamboo tube in his hand.
"Chen Sima takes the order!"
Chen Tao hurriedly stood up and took it. He saw that it was Zhang Liao and Zhang He who had negotiated for Zhang Liao's army to attack Kaihua County. It was the enemy's flank at Jiugong Mountain and was also where the entire enemy army north of the Lujiang River gathered grass and gathered grain. If they could capture it, From here, the entire central and northern parts of Lujiang River can be pacified.
This place is located in a flat valley in the mountains on the east bank of the Lishui River. The terrain around it is only gentle and passable in the north and south directions. To the east are steep mountains, making it impossible for the army and its baggage to pass.
The enemy army set up two huge barracks in the north of Kaihua to protect the granaries behind them. At the same time, they also built a dock on the shoal facing the river to the west of the barracks to transport grain, grass and luggage to the troops in Jiugong Mountain.
Chen Tao was not completely ignorant of military matters. Seeing this situation, he was immediately embarrassed.
Zhang Liao thought that Chen Tao's uncle and nephew were brave, so he asked them to be the vanguard of the attack, and also gave him a thousand soldiers.
After the messenger left, Chen Tao's face suddenly sank. The few men under his command were not enough to put a gap in the enemy's teeth.
At this time, Chen Kang said: "Uncle, how about letting that Song Xin go? We will suppress him with military orders. If he dares to disobey, we can just deal with him."
"Well, I will try my best to satisfy him with whatever he wants, so that I won't be afraid of him saying that we deliberately borrowed a knife to kill people."
Chen Tao nodded, sent someone to call Song Xin to the tent, and told him his arrangement with a hypocritical smile.
He originally thought that Song Xin would refuse, but the other party agreed without thinking.
"Captain Song, if you are short of food, wages, and weapons, just bring it up and I will satisfy you." Chen Tao also promised, patting his chest hypocritically.
Song Xin sneered secretly, but with a flattered expression on his face, "Thank you very much, Chen Sima. The military situation is urgent. I'll leave now."
Chen Tao was also very curious about his straightforwardness and confidence, and asked, "I wonder what Captain Song is going to do with you?"
"Your Excellency, please prepare some small boats for me. I will go around from Lishui to the back of Kaihua County, land behind them, and quietly burn down their grain depots."
Chen Tao frowned slightly when he heard this, "I see, it's just that there are many enemy watchtowers on the river bank, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Song Xin chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sir, I already have an idea. As long as we pretend to be a merchant ship selling salt, we should be able to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears."
Chen Tao laughed and secretly thought that this guy had a lot of ideas. The enemy troops were camping in the north of the county for defense, so the county must be empty! Hearing that it was so easy, Chen Tao suddenly started thinking wrong again, and even regretted asking Song Xin to go. Wouldn't it be better to get this easy credit yourself?
He nodded in pretense of approval and said, "Captain Song is indeed a resourceful person, but this trip is still too dangerous. I think you might as well cross the river here and then take a detour from the other side."
Song Xin gave a thumbs up, "Well, Chen Sima is still thoughtful. My method is a bit risky. Then I'll leave now."
"Okay! Then we'll meet in Kaihua County! I'll help you triumph!"
Then he stood up and said, "Give me the order, and no one will be in trouble if Song's leader asks for any baggage or weapons."
Song Xin thanked him and led his people to the quartermaster's office. He received a hundred strong bows, each equipped with 150 arrows, as well as some kerosene and marching rations. The quartermaster accepted Chen Tao's order and did not dare to embarrass him any more. He honestly allocated what he wanted.
When Song Xin was preparing the ship with great fanfare, Chen Kang was also watching secretly, feeling secretly happy in his heart. Because there are enemy troops on the other side of the river, Song Xin and others will die if they go there.
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He cursed secretly: "You brat, who made you unaware of the enemy's situation? I think you will never come back this time. Hehe, your credit is mine again!"
Late that night, several small boats launched into the water next to the camp and rowed to the other side.
But Chen Kang and the others didn't know that it was just Luo Yao and a few soldiers who arrived on the other side. They hid themselves as soon as they arrived on the other side. Chen Kang thought Song Xin had gone to the West Bank and secretly laughed at his stupidity. But he didn't realize that Song Xin had quietly gone southeast with Zhang Hu, Zhou Zhong and others, dived into the mountains, and disappeared.
"Is everyone here?"
Song Xin came to the mountain and walked for half an hour when he saw Song Yu waiting here with a hundred people. Zhou Zhong saw that these one hundred captives seemed to have been transformed, and he was so surprised that he was speechless. Unexpectedly, Song Xin could train such a strong team in ten days.
After Song Xin distributed the bows, arrows, kerosene and dry food he brought to them, Zhou Zhong came over and asked quietly: "Master, where are we going?"
"You just come with me. However, the road is steep and you cannot ride a horse. We must reach the southeast of Kaihua County within two days."
Zhou Zhong was surprised, "Are you planning to take a detour from the east? But this road is extremely difficult to march due to the high mountains and dense forests."
"It's because it's so difficult to march that the enemy is defenseless."
Zhang Hu cursed, "Sir, please don't tell them your plan next time. They must want to take your credit again."
Song Xin laughed and said, "I'm afraid Chen Tao won't be able to enjoy this credit."
Zhou Zhong also understood at this time, "It turns out that the young master deliberately let Chen Tao go south by boat!"
Song Xin nodded approvingly, "How could the enemy not expect that our army would come by water, so they must be on tight guard. Huh, Chen Tao, a stupid pig, didn't expect this." Then he waved his hand and led the troops to set off.
Now, except for Zhou Zhong and a few of his personal followers, all of his men have been tempered by the flesh of monster beasts, and they feel as if they are walking on flat ground when walking on mountain roads. Only then did Zhang Hu realize why Song Xin had asked them to practice marching with heavy loads before. He must have thought about today's situation.
I marched in the mountains for several days. When I was hungry, I would shoot the wild animals in the mountains to satisfy my hunger. When I was thirsty, I would drink the mountain spring water. But the mountain road became narrower and narrower, and finally there was no road.
At the same time, when Chen Tao heard that Song Xin had crossed the river, he ordered the ships to be gathered together, covered with straw, disguised as salt-selling ships, and prepared to go south to bypass the enemy.
When the ships were ready, Chen Tao couldn't wait to order boarding. But when their uncle and nephew got on the boat, they were dumbfounded. It turned out that they were going upstream.
