"The Datong troops have moved."
Jin Chipeng raised his eyebrows and looked sideways at Zhang Yuan, who was standing beside him on horseback.
Zhang Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he also noticed the strange movement in the north. A group of followers also followed Zhang Yuan and looked to the northwest.
The gate of the originally closed camp in the north of Hanzhong City was now opened, and a large number of soldiers poured out of it. Countless red flags blocked his vision for an instant.
"Winter!" "Winter!" "Winter!"
The sound of high-spirited war drums boomed from the distance, and everyone's expressions, including Zhang Yuan's, were extremely solemn.
The strategy of seducing people from the east and attacking in the west seems to have successfully led the group of soldiers out of the military camp, but the real test has only begun now.
In the past few days, Zhang Yuan has figured out where the battalion of soldiers who appeared outside Hanzhong City came from.
It was not difficult to find out the news. He had sent people to infiltrate the people who were fleeing before the siege of Chenggu County.
Following the flow of people fleeing, some mixed into Chenggu County, and some mixed into Hanzhong City.
Sending agents to blend into the crowd of refugees is just a common occurrence for rogue bandits.
They defeated many cities by relying on the internal and external coordination.
The rogue bandits were not very capable of attacking fortresses, and the pursuit of officers and soldiers gave them no time and opportunity to build large siege equipment.
When the siege army only has a simple long ladder, then even a city wall with a height of ten feet is already considered a natural moat.
Soon after the uprising in Shaanxi, he led his people to follow Wang Jiayin in his expedition to Shanxi. At that time, he encountered the Datong soldiers.
Zhang Yuan looked solemn and his eyes were slightly stern.
Zhang Yuan himself was born in the border army, and Datong was an important town. It fought with Mongolia all the year round, both in terms of the quality of its soldiers and the military expenditures and weapons it received were much more than those in Yansui Town.
At first, they won several battles with their large numbers, but then they were defeated one after another. Even Wang Jiayin was killed by Cao Wenzhao, and in the end they had no choice but to flee to Henan.
Later, I heard that Cao Wenzhao had taken over the identity of the general soldier of Datong Town...
"Cao Wenzhao..."
Cao Wenzhao, these three words are undoubtedly the nightmare that haunts the hearts of all rogue bandits.
Zhang Yuan's eyes were fixed on the officers and soldiers in the northwest. The government seemed to have no intention of hiding the news. The news they got was very clear.
This guerrilla battalion is affiliated to Datong Town. The leading general is named Chen Wang. He was originally a servant of Cao Wenzhao and was promoted to the battalion general through his meritorious service.
He defeated Li Zicheng first, pursued and killed Li Guo, captured and killed Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan, and won consecutive battles, making his name famous in Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth. The words Cao Wenzhao were like three mountains pressing on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
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Although almost three years have passed, he still remembers the battle in Nanyuan.
In that battle, they gathered a total of 30,000 people, not a single woman or child, not an old or weak person, they were all young and elite in the team.
They first used thousands of cavalry to show weakness and successfully led Cao Wenzhao into the encirclement.
When the cannon sounded, soldiers and horses from all directions moved together, and 30,000 soldiers and horses surrounded Cao Wenzhao...
However, the encirclement net they had laid out so painstakingly was torn open by Cao Wenzhao, who was holding a spear and riding a horse, leading a group of armored cavalry, like a rag sack with ventilation on all sides.
Wherever the spear pointed, spears, shields and armor were all shattered, and soldiers and generals were invincible!
Holding a spear and rushing left and right, the horse is surrounded by thousands of people!
Jin Chi Peng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked sideways at Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan's sudden silence made him feel that something was wrong.
Zhang Yuan's heart was heavy, but he was also paying attention to Jin-wing Peng, and he had already seen the change in Jin-wing Peng's expression out of the corner of his eye.
Zhang Yuan thought in his heart, knowing that his gaffe might make Jin Chi Peng have some other thoughts.
However, Zhang Yuan was such a fine person, and immediately his face darkened, his expression was serious, and he changed the topic in a deep voice.
"Although the Datong soldiers left the camp according to our plan, my dear brother must not be careless and underestimate the enemy."
In the past few days, the two have called each other brothers, and even swore sworn sworn vows and exchanged name cards.
Jin-chipeng called Zhang Yuan his brother, Zhang Yuan called Jin-chipeng his brother, and the two groups joined forces.
It's just that although the two call each other brothers, they only seem to be close, but in fact they have their own thoughts.
Even if the troops are united, they are not completely integrated. They are still divided into two armies, and they only support each other.
"My dear brother started his army from Feng County and won consecutive victories all the way. However, the officers and soldiers he encountered were all guards and did not know the interests and dangers of the camp."
Zhang Yuan raised his riding whip and pointed at the army that had stepped out of the camp in the northwest. Jin Chi Peng also followed the riding whip and looked northwest. Sure enough, he was guided by Zhang Yuan's words.
Jin-chi Peng's expression became a little more solemn, and his heart sank involuntarily.
To be honest, he used to be just a farmer with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky. He didn't even know how many people there were in Feng County and how much land there was in Feng County.
If he hadn't been desperate and this thief was forced to make it impossible for him to survive, he would probably still be the Lu Shi Lu Sanlang with his face turned to the loess and his back to the sky, and he only knew how to work hard.
When he was working, he only had three or five people under his supervision at most.
When he broke into the Huang family's mansion and killed the fat yellow dog who had been bullying him, more and more people gathered behind him.
By the time he reached Baoxian County, he had already become the commander of tens of thousands of people.
It wasn't until this moment that he discovered...
It turns out that they can actually change their way of life.
It turns out that even those high-ranking men are afraid.
It turns out that those green men holding sticks are just strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
It turns out that Feng County is just a small place in the world, and the world is far broader than he originally thought.
Everything was beyond his knowledge and beyond his capabilities.
Lu Shi lowered his gaze, and his legs gradually tightened. He held the riding crop in one hand and the reins in the other.
The first time he rode a horse was actually a month ago. His riding skills were not superb. He fell off the horse countless times, but in the end he learned to ride a horse, and the brothers under his command also learned to ride a horse.
Those who had not learned how to ride a horse died in the pursuit of officers and soldiers...
The burden on his shoulders weighed more than ten thousand kilograms, but he could not show any weakness.
Lu Shi knew very well that as long as he showed cowardice and weakness, the people under his command would take his position and his life without waiting for the officers and soldiers to take action.
"What's the difference between a battalion soldier and a guard soldier?"
Lu Shi led the war horse forward a little, calmed his expression, and asked in a low voice.
Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed, and he pointed to the sky first, and then to the ground.
"One is the sky, the other is the earth, one is the tiger, and the other is the dog."
Zhang Yuan held up his riding whip and pointed at the camp formation that had been deployed in the distance.
"The guards at Jiubian are quite capable, but the guards at the Inland Guards don't even wear neat clothes, let alone weapons and armor."
Zhang originally just wanted to find an excuse to dispel Lu Shi's suspicion, but looking at the formation of Datong soldiers in the northwest, he started to feel a little scared for some reason.
Because the feeling given to him by the soldiers who had just stepped out of the camp was different from any army he had encountered before.
The more Zhang Yuan looked, the more he felt something was wrong. He did not feel the murderous aura from the soldiers, but he felt another kind of oppression.
The depressing atmosphere affected the overall atmosphere. Zhang Yuan controlled the restless war horses. The scene in front of him made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Zhang Yuan remembered that he once met a group of officers and soldiers, and the feeling that that group of officers and soldiers gave him was almost the same as the Datong soldiers in front of him.
The name of the officers and soldiers was - "Tianxiong Army", and the leader of the army was named Lu Xiangsheng, the cold-blooded and ruthless King of Hell who was famous in seven provinces!
Zhang Yuan's eyes were deep, and he kept wandering in front of the camp formation not far away, explaining to Lu Shi.
"The camp soldiers are different from the guards. Almost everyone in the camp wears armor and has sufficient weapons. They are much stronger than the guards. You can pay attention when you get closer."
"The soldiers in the camp are also divided into levels. Not all soldiers in the camp can fight. There are weak and strong soldiers in the camp."
Lu Shi frowned slightly, looked at the formation of officers and soldiers in the northwest, and asked.
"What rank does the Datong soldier belong to?"
Zhang Yuan stared at the soldiers who had formed a military formation not far away, his expression became darker and darker, but he did not forget to answer Lu Shi's question.
"Among the nine-sided Ming army, Liao Town has the strongest combat power and ranks first."
"The next level is Changping soldiers and Jizhou soldiers. These are important towns. The camps in important towns have strict military formations. If you encounter them on the battlefield, run away if you can. Don't think about winning."
Zhang Yuan's eyes were cold, and some bad memories appeared in his mind.
"Datong and Xuanfu are the third class, but Cao Wenzhao went to Datong, and now Datong can be ranked second class."
"What about our three towns in Shaanxi?"
Lu Shi frowned slightly and said doubtfully.
"After all the military towns in the front are arranged, our Shaanxi Three Towns are the last. Our Shaanxi Three Towns are the fourth class, the worst class..."
There are three towns in Shaanxi Province, namely Yansui (Yulin), Ningxia and Guyuan.
He was once a camp soldier in Yansui Town and an officer in the army. However, even though he was an officer, he could not receive the pay he deserved.
They guarded the border day and night in the northern grasslands, guarded the Great Wall, and fought bloody battles with the Mongols outside and inside the Great Wall, but in the end they gained nothing in exchange.
They are all frontier troops guarding the border, but why do they have the worst weapons and the lowest wages?
There is a severe drought in the world and there is no harvest. What is waiting for us is not disaster relief officials, but documents to increase taxes...
Millions of silver poured into the pit of fire in Liaodong yielded nothing but a worsening situation.
When war broke out, troops and generals had to be dispatched from their towns every year. Those who aided the Liao Dynasty never returned after they set foot on the official road.
Hundreds of people went there, and all they came back with was a letter filled with defeat.
Resentment rose in Zhang Yuan's heart, his whole body trembled slightly, and the uneasiness in his heart was completely replaced by anger.
Lu Shi was keenly aware of Zhang Yuan's emotional changes. He saw Zhang Yuan's hand holding the riding crop gradually turning white due to excessive exertion, and he also saw the anger and unwillingness in Zhang Yuan's eyes.
