"General, calm down, they are just some helpless women and children! If you lose it, you lose it!" Mei Cheng quickly persuaded, appeasing Chen Lan's anger to prevent him from doing anything ridiculous in anger.
"Report!" At this time, another scout rushed up the mountain panting, rolled and knelt down and cried: "General, several of our army's grain depots have been robbed..."
Chen Lan's scalp went numb for an instant. She stepped in front of the scout, grabbed his collar and asked, "What's wrong with the grain depot? Where's my grain?"
"The grain depot, 20,000 bushels of grain are gone!"
"What!?" Chen Lan and Mei Cheng were like falling into an ice cellar, their bodies shaking involuntarily. Chen Lan asked in a trembling voice, "How much food is left? Why are you reporting now?"
"Last night the enemy used some unknown method to evacuate several of our army's granaries without anyone noticing. This morning when the grain officer opened the warehouses for an inspection, he discovered that the grain and grass were missing. Even the ordnance and 400,000 yuan in salary were gone. It’s all gone!”
Chen Lan suddenly felt that all his strength and spirit had been sucked away by something. He knew better than anyone what the loss of food, wages, and weapons meant. It took him a while before he managed to squeeze out a few words, "The grain officer must be having an affair with the enemy! Let me behead him!"
At this time, Mei Cheng hurried over and persuaded in a low voice: "General, calm down. This matter is important and must not be leaked to prevent the morale of the army from being unstable. Our army camp still has food and grass that can last for half a month. I immediately ordered people to go down the mountain and order people to send food up the mountain in order to Relieve your eyebrows."
Chen Lan clenched his fists tightly, wishing to kill the scout in front of him with a knife. Then he asked: "How many grain camps are there in the mountains?"
The scout lowered his head and said, "There are three more, and they can store about 10,000 hu of grain."
"Send the order, send them all up the mountain immediately!"
Mei Cheng stepped forward and said: "General, let's report to General Lei quickly and ask him to send reinforcements quickly. When the time comes, we will cooperate internally and externally, and we will definitely turn defeat into victory!"
Chen Lan calmed down and nodded quickly, "I'm going to write a letter right now, and then I'll have the courier go down the cliff to deliver the letter!"
When the war came to an end, Song Xin was about to go back to his tent to practice. When he came back, he saw more than a hundred soldiers surrounding his tent.
Song Xin frowned and walked over and asked, "Why are you gathering here?"
Hearing Song Xin's voice, the soldiers all knelt down in front of him. Even Song Yu and Luo Yao beside him were stunned.
I saw Zou Yi kneeling out with tears in his face, kowtowed several times and said, "Thank you, Master, for rescuing our family members. Zou Yi and his brothers are so grateful. From now on, they will follow the Master's lead and never have second thoughts. If there is any violation, he will be punished by heaven and earth." !」
Hundreds of Di soldiers also said in unison: "If there is any violation, heaven and earth will destroy you!"
Only then did Song Xin realize that they were here to express their gratitude.
Last night, Song Xin took advantage of the battle between Yu Jin and Chen Lan and divided his troops into two groups. One group was led by Zhang Hu Zhouzhong and went with Zhang He to meet Yu Jin, while the other group was led by Song Xin and sneaked into the camp where the family members of the descendants were imprisoned at Tianzhu Peak. Rescued Zou Yi and other family members. At the same time, Song Yu evacuated several camps where the enemy troops were hoarding grain and grass, and swept away the 20,000 bushels of grain, weapons, armor, and wages inside, filling up seven or eight storage rings.
"Everyone, please get up. Song Xin doesn't dare to accept it." Song Xin quickly stepped forward to help Zou Yi up. "You are all my brothers. Your family members are my family members. How can I not save him?"
Zou Yi and others were even more moved when they heard this and burst into tears. The power of example is infinite, and the subordinates who were surrendered had no worries. Even those who had no family members began to cry, and at the same time they were determined to fight against Song Xin. They didn't expect that this young man was not only powerful, but also as close as a brother to his opponent's soldiers, and he was willing to take risks to save their relatives for them.
"Quick, come out and see Mr. Song!" Zou Yi did not get up, but shouted behind him.
Then a young woman walked out of the crowd with two children. They all knelt down and said, "Thank you Mr. Song for saving my life."
"Sister-in-law, you can't do this gift!" Song Xin hurriedly went over to help Zou Yi and his wife, and also picked up one of his children. "Come on, everyone, get up. Everyone worked hard last night. General Zhang knows that I have won a great victory. I specially rewarded you with some wine and meat. We won’t go home until we get drunk tonight! After this battle, I will definitely ask the Prime Minister
Prime Minister, I will arrange for you well. ".
As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more moved. At this time, Zhang Hu laughed and said: "Why don't you get up quickly? After winning the battle, why are you crying and crying!? Let's go and drink!"
Seeing them leaving happily, Luo Yao walked up to Song Xin and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you are good at winning people's hearts. These people will follow your lead from now on."
Song Xin laughed noncommittally, "Have you accomplished what I entrusted you?"
Luo Yao took out a roll of sheepskin from her arms, "I have marked all the enemy camps hidden in the mountains for you." She watched Song Xin unfold the map and looked at it carefully, and then said, "You don't want to cover all these camps." Take it down, right? These hidden camps are built according to dangers, no matter how hard Zou Yi and the others try, they can't do it."
More than a hundred of Song Xin's subordinates were killed in the battle, leaving more than a thousand of his men.
"Absolutely not." Song Xin smiled, looked at Luo Yao and said, "Although there are many enemy camps, if I don't attack them, they will just waste their food, which is not useless at all."
Luo Yao was startled, "What do you mean, you have an idea?"
"Just wait and see the good show."
"Mysterious!" Luo Yao said pretending to be angry when she saw Song Xin betraying her.
Last night, Zhang He and Yu Jin saw the enemy troops retreating and stopped pursuing them. After counting, they found that Yu Jin's 10,000 troops had suffered more than 3,000 casualties. The 30% casualty rate meant that his Taishan Army could no longer go into battle. .
Many of these people were Taishan's old brothers, which made him heartbroken.
A few days later, Cao Cao received the battle report and ordered Yu Jin to temporarily provide food and fodder for Zhang Liao's army. At the same time, he removed Song Xin's position as Sima of another department and officially gave Song Xin the official position of school captain. This means that Zou Yi's consigned soldiers have been officially established by the imperial court and can receive monthly pay. Zhang Hu, Zhou Zhong, and Zou Yi were also appointed as military commanders, each leading 500 troops. Zhang Liao also handed over to Song Xin the one thousand people whom Song Xin had captured and surrendered at Baiya Mountain. Now Song Xin had nearly two thousand people in charge.
Because there was no court establishment for the thousand soldiers who had been surrendered in Baiya Mountain, and Song Xin did not have a fiefdom, he had to rely on himself to raise military pay. Fortunately, several enemy grain depots had just been looted, so the urgent need could be solved.
In the days that followed, Song Xin selected five hundred heroes. Not only did these people have to be absolutely loyal to him, but they also had to be as skilled as a hundred. He asked Song Yu to go into the mountains with monster meat, weapons, money and food to secretly train these soldiers and help them temper their bodies. These five hundred people would become his sharpest swordsmen and their dead soldiers who would be absolutely loyal to him.
After waiting for several days, the drums of gathering generals sounded again in Zhang Liao's camp. Song Xin walked into the big tent with the generals and waited at the last seat. At that moment, a military general strode in. Song Xin saw that he was nine feet tall and ten inches wide in waist. With every step he took, he could feel the ground shaking slightly, like a head. Strong bull.
When he saw Song Xin, he asked, "I heard that a few days ago, the brave young general who rescued Jiang's family and captured the enemy's baggage was you, right?"
Song Xin stood up and bowed, "I'm Song Xin, do you know the general's surname?"
The general laughed and said, "I am Niugai, the general of General Wenyuan."
While he was talking, Yu Jin walked in and saw that Song Xin was also sitting there. Not only did his expression change, he snorted coldly, then lowered his head and sat in his seat. Niu Gai heard Yu Jin's hum and said to Song Xin with a smile: "However, don't be complacent about a victory, otherwise you will be like some people who underestimate the enemy and rush forward, losing troops and generals." After that, he turned around and walked to his seat to sit down.
As soon as he said this, Yu Jin's face turned pale, and the several generals of the Taishan Army who followed him also had ugly expressions.
Niugai seemed to be saying this to himself, but in fact the target was pointed at Jin.
"Hmph, it's just a small victory. If General Yu didn't attract the enemy in front, how could you succeed?" A general behind Yu Jin said dissatisfied. He didn't have the guts to contradict Niu Gai, so he vented his dissatisfaction on Song Xin. On the body.
Song Xin didn't want to argue with him, so his words fell on deaf ears and he sat back in his seat without saying a word.
Seeing the generals gathered together, Zhang Liao did not say any greetings, but directly asked: "Prime Minister Cao has sent a letter to urge our army to defeat Chen Lan and Mei as soon as possible.
Success, and then join forces to strike thunder and continue. Can the generals have a good strategy? "
"A few days ago, General Wen Ze attacked the Shazhou Camp and lost some soldiers and horses. The enemy army has also strengthened its troops. The enemy Shazhou Camp has added two thousand more troops." He glanced at Yu Jin and continued:
"The enemy army occupies a favorable location. Once our army attacks, their ambush troops hidden in the mountains will come out, and Wen Ze will suffer a big loss. According to reports, the diving water level has risen to chest level at this time, and it is impossible for our army to be like Ban Yue." I swam across the river like that before."
"If we want to defeat the enemy, the sandbar camp on the diving river under Tianzhu Peak is the key."
At this point, he looked at the generals and asked, "Which general is willing to lead his troops to defeat the enemy?"
Without saying a word, Uugai stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Uugai is willing to fight!"
"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?"
"I have ordered to build a raft, sail down the river, and attack the camp from the water."
Yu Jin said disdainfully: "General Niu, please don't underestimate the enemy. Our army is not used to water warfare, let alone diving in fast currents. How can you achieve success by fighting on a raft? If you lose your troops and generals, how will you handle yourself?"
This was obviously a retaliation for Cai Niugai's verbal humiliation towards him.
"Oh, General Yu said this, do you have another strategy to defeat the enemy?" Niu Gai didn't feel dissatisfied, but tilted his head and asked.
"Our army is so powerful that it is better to surround them without attacking them and trap them to death."
"Hahaha!" Niu Gai laughed, "General Yu, can you trap Chen Lan on Tianzhu Peak? Can you trap the enemy troops in the sandbank camp and the mountains?"
"Your elite Taishan army has suffered a lot of losses. Are you not afraid that the enemy will do the same? My brothers are not like your elite Taishan troops. If they cannot return to their hometown, their little family will scold me Niugai to death."
Yu Jin's face turned pale and he shouted: "Niugai! The bones of my old Taishan brothers are still cold, and you are here to ridicule them! At Red Cliff, you led your army to a defeat and were killed by Ling Tong. You left your armor behind. How can you show your face to ridicule me?" "
"When should I ridicule them?" Niu Gai also had a hot temper, and when he heard Yu Jin expose his own shortcomings, he became angry and got into a tit-for-tat quarrel with Yu Jin. "The enemy army was stronger in Chibi, but this time Chen Lan's troops are far smaller than yours. How can they compare?"
The generals who supported Niugai and General Taishan also began to curse each other. For a while, the entire camp became a quarrel, with both sides criticizing each other's past mistakes.
Song Xin sat in the last seat and looked at them calmly. It seemed that the conflict between them was quite serious.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Song Xin would not have expected that there would be so many conflicts between the factions of Cao Cao's generals. If Zhang Liao doesn't handle it well, not only will he be unable to join forces, but his own combat effectiveness will also be weakened.
Zhang Liao listened to their quarrel and saw that the two sides were about to fight. His face became gloomy for a moment, and he slammed the table angrily, "Shut up!" He looked at the generals on both sides and said, "Before the enemy's army was defeated, our own people started to make noise first. How dignified it is!"
"Everyone, sit down! The purpose of gathering the generals today is to discuss a plan to defeat the enemy. It is not for you to curse like women."
When the coach got angry, the generals on both sides had to shut up. But he still glared at the other party, still refusing to give in. Everyone immediately fell silent, and the atmosphere in the tent became a little cold for a while.
