"Wait a minute and do it."
Song Xin walked up to Zou Yi and nodded approvingly to him. Then he looked at Chen Tao and his group.
"Master Junzheng, if I hand over the troops to Chen Sima, can I help them register and get rid of their status as prisoners of war?"
"That's natural."
"Well, that's settled. Zou Yi, you and your brothers will be at Chen Sima's disposal for the time being."
"What!" Everyone was surprised. Even Chen Tao and Jun Zheng were surprised. They thought Song Xin would resist, and they were even ready to throw Song Xin into prison.
Seeing Zou Yi and others in a daze, Song Xin's face sank, "Didn't you hear what I said?"
Zou Yi trembled and quickly bowed and clasped his fists, "No!"
The clerk next to Jun Zheng felt that Song Xin was timid, so he jumped out again and said flatteringly to Jun Zheng: "Sir, it just so happens that your horses are too thin. Song Xin also captured a few good horses this time. I don't think it's better." Let him hand it over together."
Jun Zheng raised his brows, and felt itchy when he heard that there were good horses. "Oh, bring them here and let me see." The clerk laughed, and without asking Song Xin, he went directly to the stable next to him and brought out the three horses.
These horses have been tempered by spiritual energy in the mountains and rivers, and they are extraordinary. Jun Zheng saw that these horses were tall, dressed in pure black, without a single hair. Looking at the horses' huge hooves, they climbed mountains and rivers as if they were walking on the ground. Jun Zheng's His eyes were instantly attracted, and he praised repeatedly, "What a horse, what a horse!"
When the junior official saw that Jun Zheng liked them, he thought that he was flattering the right one. He turned around and said arrogantly, "Song Xin, why didn't you bring these good horses out earlier to honor Jun Zheng and Chen Sima?"
Song Xin smiled faintly, "I've given you all my people, why don't you even leave me a horse?"
The junior official shouted: "You are a little general. I ask you for horses to give you face. Hand them over quickly! I know these are good horses and you are reluctant to part with them. I will allocate a few military horses to you later to compensate you." .”
Zhang Hu couldn't bear it any longer, and took a step forward with his hand on the handle of the knife, wanting to rush over and chop them down immediately. The clerk was so frightened that he instinctively took a step back, glared at Zhang Hu and shouted, "What are you going to do!"
Song Xin stretched out his arm to block Zhang Hu behind him. Seeing that Zhang Hu was about to explode, Zhou Zhong quickly grabbed his arm and dragged him into the crowd, shaking his head desperately, "No!"
Song Xin glanced at Jun Zheng and said, "Sir, is this what you mean?"
"Your horse is quite good. If you are willing to offer it, I will not hold you accountable for your rudeness this time."
Song Xin smiled and said, "Since you like it, let me take it."
The soldiers behind him did not expect that Song Xin could even endure such an insult, and they all clenched their fists. Especially those Di soldiers, they even felt that the Song Xin here and the Song Xin on the battlefield before were not the same person at all.
Jun Zheng smiled with satisfaction, waved his hand and turned to leave. Before leaving, the clerk turned his head, sneered at Song Xin, and whispered, "You're a smart kid!"
Zhang Hu saw the soldiers who had finally surrendered followed Jun Zheng and the others and left. He was so angry that his eyes were splitting. He slammed the riding whip in his hand to the ground, "Sir, why are you doing this?"
Song Xin smiled, called him in and looked at him with a smile: "Zhang Hu, how long can our food and salary last?"
Zhang Hu was startled, "Food and salary?"
At this time, Zhou Zhong said: "Our food and salary can't last for two days, because Chen Tao and the others distributed it to us based on the number of one hundred people. Later, there were more than a thousand people, and it was not enough. As time goes by, I'm afraid it will Causing mutiny.”
At this time, Zhang Hu seemed to have some realization and said: "Could it be that you want Chen Tao and others to help you raise troops..."
Song Xin raised her finger, made a hissing gesture to Zhang Hu, and then explained: "Didn't you see that this was a trap set by Chen Tao and others for me?"
"I can push them back, but then they will use military law to punish me, and they will also deliberately withhold food and salary. It is not a small sum to support more than a thousand people."
After Zhang Hu heard Song Xin's explanation, he calmed down and said with a guilty look on his face: "Zhang Hu was just rude just now. I hope you won't do it."
Strange. "
Song Xin patted him on the shoulder, "You and I are brothers, you don't have to be like this."
At this time, Zhou Zhong whispered: "But if Zou Yi really takes refuge with Chen Tao, what should we do?"
"If that's the case, then I've seen the wrong person." After Song Xin finished speaking, he showed a playful smile.
After Zou Yi followed Chen Tao back to the camp, he was immediately entertained by Chen Tao's uncle and nephew at a banquet. During the dinner, Chen Tao repeated his old tricks, implying that Zou Yi helped him prove that Kaihua County was captured by Chen Tao, and he also severely disparaged Song Xin. .
Zou Yi was naturally not stupid and nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, sir. It was actually too dark last night and I didn't see clearly who was leading the troops."
Hearing what he said, Chen Tao nodded repeatedly and praised Zou Yi.
In the next few days, Chen Tao was ordered to rest on the spot, and Zou Yi's subordinates were all incorporated into the army and given food and wages.
In the past few days, the story of Chen Tao's uncle and nephew's night attack on Kaihua gradually spread in the military camp. Of course, this could not escape the careful ears of the enemy female soldiers. They silently took note of Chen Tao's uncle and nephew's appearance and characteristics, and stayed overnight. The report was given to the enemy commander Chen Lan.
A few days later, Zhang He and Zhang Liao's armies joined forces and headed south to the enemy's Huoshan Camp. This was the last barrier before the enemy's base camp could hide in the mountain. Once this was breached, the rebels would be able to break through it.
"Chen Tao takes the order!" A messenger rushed into Chen Tao's camp and shouted loudly.
"Order Sima Chen Tao of the other divisions to lead his troops forward and join forces with General Zhang He to set up camp ten miles north of the Huoshan camp."
Chen Tao did not dare to neglect and accepted the general's order. However, after looking at the map, he felt troubled. If he stepped forward, he would become a target for the enemy again. It turned out that Zhang Liao and Zhang He thought that Chen Tao was brave in fighting and had frightened the enemy, so they ordered him to attack again.
Chen Kang saw his uncle's worry and whispered: "Uncle, don't panic, we will let that boy Song Xin attack when the time comes, and we will just reap the benefits."
When Chen Tao heard this, he thought it was very good, so he ordered the camp to break out.
When they passed Kaihua City along the way, they found that it had been occupied by Zhang He and served as his temporary base camp. Reinforcements and grain and grass are also continuously shipped here.
Song Xin set off with the team. Zhang Hu looked at Chen Tao in front of him with a proud look on his face and coldly snorted: "Huh, without us, let's see how he defeats the enemy this time."
In the past few days, Song Xin had asked Song Yu to quietly go out and explore the terrain near Huoshan Mountain. And made detailed sand table and map. Huoshan Camp is located on the south-facing road and has more than 20,000 troops stationed there. There are high mountains on both sides of the camp, and camps of various sizes have been set up on the main roads into the mountains, with thousands of people stationed on each side to prevent the enemy from sneaking into the rear of the camp from the mountain road. There is a mountain stream behind the camp that can provide drinking water for the army. It is difficult for the enemy to cut off the water source. Chen Lan also set up several camps on the road north of the camp and sent heavy troops to guard them as a layer of defense to stop Cao's army.
Song Xin and Song Yu used the sand table to deduce offensive strategies in Shanshui Lingze every night. They found that the enemy's defense was tight and if they attacked by force, they would suffer heavy losses. Therefore, Zhang He temporarily stationed in Kaihua, waiting for Zhang Liao's army to arrive before attacking together.
After resting for a few days, Zhang He and Zhang Liao joined forces and began to advance south. Soon they encountered the enemy's first fortress, which was an important stronghold in front of Huoshan Dazhai. If they could capture this place and do In order to advance the base, it will have a profound impact on the entire Huoshan Campaign.
The general guarding this camp, whose surname was Xiang Hong, was nine feet tall, extremely powerful, and brave as any man. He was very prestigious in Chen Lan's army and was called "Barbarian Elephant" by his sergeants.
When Manxiang heard that the enemy troops had already entered the stronghold, he couldn't wait to lead two thousand soldiers out of the formation and faced Zhang He's army.
However, this barbaric elephant sounds reckless, but he is not stupid. He doesn't know that fighting against two thousand people and tens of thousands of the opponent's army is to fight with an egg against a stone. Moreover, Zhang Liao and Zhang He on the opposite side are both men who have experienced battles for a long time and are well versed in the art of war.
Manxiang knew the terrain of this place very well. Five miles before his camp was a valley between two mountains. His two thousand men were deployed at the mouth of the valley, but the enemy army was unable to deploy due to the terrain, let alone outflank him. So he wisely chose this place to prepare for a decisive battle with Zhang Liao and Zhang He's coalition forces.
Wait for Song Xin to arrive with the army
When we arrived here, we discovered that the enemy had already set up a formation in Jiagu.
Seeing the enemy's arrival, Man Xiang galloped out, raised his sword and shouted arrogantly: "Xiang Hong is here! Come up and die!"
His voice was as loud as a bell, reverberating in the valley and making the soldiers of Cao's army on the opposite side tremble.
Zhang He saw that the enemy general was arrogant, so he ordered one of his generals to lead his troops into battle. This general had also made contributions in the northern expedition to Wuhuan, and his martial arts was not weak, so he obeyed his orders and led his troops to attack.
When Xiang Hong saw the enemy troops going out to fight, he smiled and rode back into the formation. The general thought that Xiang Hong was afraid and ordered an attack. Just when the two armies were about to engage in battle, there was only a sound of clappers and a hail of arrows shot out from Xiang Hong's formation. Then arrows and stones also fell on the cliffs on both sides, and General Pian's men were immediately in chaos. .
Xiang Hong saw the right moment, rode out, and cut off the general's head with a knife in the chaos.
He shouted and grabbed his head, "The enemy general has been killed by me. I will make a contribution in the near future. Kill!"
The soldiers under his command were infected by this brave strategy, and they raised their arms in excitement and shouted, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Two thousand men rushed into Jiagu and fought with the remaining generals. Cao's army was without a general, and the formation collapsed at the first touch. Xiang Hong did not pursue them, but retreated to the mouth of the valley.
Zhang He felt heartbroken when he saw that his subordinates were killed. Zhang Liao felt angry when he saw the enemy's arrogance, and immediately ordered one of his subordinates to fight, but Xiang Hong also beheaded him.
"Wenyuan, the terrain of this valley is narrow, which is not conducive to the expansion of the army!" Zhang He saw his generals losing one after another, and the soldiers were afraid when they saw Xiang Hong.
Zhang Liao nodded, "If we don't kill this person, the army will not be able to move further south. Why don't we withdraw our troops temporarily and discuss a solution?"
Zhang He also nodded helplessly, and the two ordered to withdraw their troops. When Xiang Hong saw the enemy retreating, he laughed loudly and said, "Come on, hang up the heads of these two generals!"
