"Wait a minute," Zhou Qin stopped him: "Don't be busy yet. I just said there are two reasons, and you just said one. What is the other one?"
"The other one is 'Li, my brother! Although Yin Tuo was a Buddha before, he is still a bandit leader now. He needs food, silver and weapons to raise his troops.
Why didn't the Lou family try their best to confront us before? Because he found that Sanlang could make wine and could help him make money. The Lou family and his son now had no money and no food, and were worried to death. Wouldn't this solve the shortfall?
So he didn't do anything cruel. Of course, in the end, he asked us to slow down and gave him a big slap! "
The people listening laughed softly, and Yang Yi then brought the conversation back and said: "The Lou family and his son are all about profit in doing things. I don't believe Yin Tuo is not like this. Xianfu is right!"
What's to the north? Mountains, woods, official roads, all night long, you have to be careful not to get ambushed while running around in the dark.
What's to the south? Grain, carriages, and baggage piled up on both sides of the strait, as well as the bridge and Guangxin City behind the bridge.
This is a profit, and for Yin Tuo, it makes him drool. In other words, if he gets these, his strength will be reversed compared to Lou Zi's.
Do you think he would take the northern route instead of coming to the south? Even if Lou Thief ordered him, he would not be so stupid. I think he must come here and he is determined to win! "
"well said!"
"That makes sense!"
Seeing that everyone had basically settled on the topic of where the main battlefield was, Li Dan said, "Since we all agree that the enemy's main force will come to seize Banqiao, what can we do, or how should we do it?"
"If they really want to seize the bridge, grab the baggage, and occupy Guangxin, can they withdraw the rear camp and even the first squadron in the north?" Zhao Jingzi crossed his arms and said in thought.
"It's too late to start a fight and then retreat, right? We just have to try to prevent the other side from noticing, otherwise they'll be in trouble when they cross the river at night."
Song Jiuyi's words gave Zhao Jingzi a reminder, and he immediately turned to look at Zhou Qin:
"We didn't move the Dayuan Pier and the ship because the two sides reached an agreement to trade prisoners for passage. If Dayuan Ferry is really taken over by Yin Tuo, can we burn it down?"
"Hey, you're trying to find a job for me!" Zhou Qin said happily:
"But my people are all here. It will take time to rush there, and it will also weaken the combat power of our team.
Why not ask Mr. Zhu to go? His people are helping to count the goods and load the trucks on the other side. They can get on the carriage and move to Dayuandu faster than here! "
"This is a good idea!" Li Dan nodded immediately and said to Zhao Jingzi:
"Let Master Ma Jiu pay attention to the situation on the other side. If it is true that the village has changed hands and been replaced by Yin Tuo's people, it means that the Lou family has completely pushed him to the front line and has completely retracted. It is even possible that they will relieve the siege and evacuate in the near future.
Then Zhu Erye's people can do two things: burn the dock and rob the ship.
Taking advantage of the enemy's loose and chaotic handover, destroy the dock and bring the ship back to the right bank as much as possible. Tan Yingzheng and Tie Linglong then boarded the boat and went ashore to ambush near Lujiadun.
This can not only attack the enemy's flank and rear on the south road from north to south, but also prevent the enemy from Dayuan from going south to support. The role of this wedge is very important! "Li Dan emphatically explained:
"If there is no sign of Dayuan's enemies moving out after arriving at Luodun, Master Zhu's fleet will be on standby at Shangban Ferry.
Tan Yingzheng and the others headed southeast and ambush in the woods south of Wutang. Watching the fireworks rising into the sky, they decisively headed southeast to cut off the road between Wutang and Litang that leads back to Jiyang Mountain!
Xianfu, please send the most appropriate staff officer to follow the order. Be sure to explain my intentions clearly to Tanying Zheng! "
"Understood!" Zhao Jingzi immediately answered with clasped fists, feeling very excited that his suggestion was approved by Li Dan. "What about Master Ma Jiu? What are your orders to him?"
"Keep the official road, just these four words. If the enemy crosses the river at night, or tries to cross the river after dawn, he must try to block the enemy between Huangling and Luoqiao, so that they can't advance even an inch until reinforcements arrive!"
"Understood!"
"Map!" Li Dan ordered, Mao
The younger brother immediately turned around and went into the tent to get the picture. On the other side, Zhong Siqi held a candle to light it up for him.
Li Dan looked down for a while, pointed out the locations of Wutang and Litang to Zhao Jingzi with his finger, and then said:
"Gentlemen, please take a look. According to the map of the other side drawn by our detective team before, there is a dense forest near the outer wall of the water village to the east of the bridgehead. The terrain is higher, which is where we are staying now;
There are also woods to the west. Although the terrain is not that high, there are three raised ridges sandwiching two half-mile long ditches. The ridges and hills are all trees, and the ditches are filled with shrubs.
It is said that this place was formed when the rainwater from Jiyang Mountain drained into the Lixi River over the years. This terrain is like the mouth of a bottle. If thousands of people come, we only need to guard the two wings, and he will have to go in the middle.
The bridgehead is less than half a mile wide from left to right. As long as we hold the left and right sides, it will be difficult for the enemy to attack. If we want to capture the bridgehead, we can only invest a thousand men to attack each time. "
"What if the enemy goes around to attack the ridges to the west?" Zhang Bo asked while squatting on the ground and raising his head.
"It's difficult because the large army cannot get around it." Zhao Jingzi answered on his behalf: Kanshu La
"Behind the furrows are either rice fields or swamps or dense reed swamps. It's useless if there are too few people there, and it's wasteful if there are too many people." After speaking, he pointed to the area on the map:
"These three furrows are like three walls, which can be fought one after another, and there are ponds in some places in the ditch, so a few people guarding the back can prevent the opponent's attack.
During the reconnaissance, the Second Squadron had sent people to escort the detective team to that area. During the inspection, I suggest that the Second Squadron be allowed to guard the west wing. "
"Isn't it enough to have only the 2nd Squadron?" Zhou Qin rolled up his sleeves and said, "Why don't you let me go to the right camp for inspection?"
"I'll do it!" Gao Hanzi suddenly spoke up and said, "I'm familiar with Brother Lin's work. We have often fought side by side in the past. If you ask me to cooperate with him, I will live up to the inspection expectations!"
"Okay!" Li Dan nodded after thinking for a moment, looked at Gao Hanzi and said:
"Monk, the north wing will be left to you two, but this is not enough." He turned to Zhao Jingzi and ordered:
"The general's gun on the other side will be moved immediately. Two gates will be moved to the north wing, and two gates will be pulled here. Then we will attack from three directions. I want to see if Yin Tuo can withstand it?" Then he said:
"He explained the situation to Shanda people and asked the army to take over the defense of the bridgehead. The front camp immediately moved closer to us. Shi Sannian's troops were hidden in the reed swamps in the northwest and were on standby. Iron Haozi were hidden in the woods in the southwest, ready for reinforcements at any time!
Monk, go to the prisoner camp and select more people to make up for the manpower shortages of you and Lin Squadron due to casualties in the previous battles! "
After listening to Li Dan's arrangement, everyone knew that this was going to be a fight! Yin Tuo can be said to be the most dangerous enemy we have encountered since our departure, with the largest number of troops. The danger is unprecedented.
"I have a suggestion." The monk raised his right hand unaccustomedly and asked to speak. When Li Dan agreed, he said, "Please allow the inspector to let me tell the brothers that we are fighting Yin Tuo."
"Huh?" Li Dan felt strange: "Why, what's the difference?"
"We are soldiers of the Lou family, and we have never been convinced by Yin Tuo's men. Lou Shuai, the Lou thief gave Yin Tuo food and supplies as much as he wanted, but we were not convinced.
The two families used to fight with each other when they were together, so he went to the mountains and ignored us. If we talk about beating Yin Tuo, I guess there will be many people jumping out screaming! "
"Hey, there's still this matter?" Li Dan laughed: "Then how many people can you invite?"
"I guess... half of the people always have it."
Li Dan was shocked: "Is that so? That's far beyond your establishment."
Zhao Jingzi reminded from the side: "How about setting up a new squadron for them?"
"Hey, this is okay." Li Dan thought about it: "Where is the hero trial?"
"On the other side, didn't you ask him to help Mavericks?" Zhao Jingzi replied.
"That's good. Let's ask Master Shen to organize another squadron and temporarily ask him to take over the position of squadron leader. He will pull the team behind Lin Shuntang as a reserve team and prevent the enemy from taking a detour to attack Sandaogou from the side."
Li Dan's words made the monk extremely happy, and he had two hundred and fifty more people behind him.
Ten people, which is certainly good news.
When the messenger came to tell Sheng Huaien the news, he was also surprised. One table of meals was prepared, but three tables of guests came (three times the enemy).
In a flash of thought, Mr. Sheng Qian made an extremely wise and decisive decision. He sent Dou San'er to Guangxin to meet Sun Shoubei and asked for hundreds of people to be sent as his backup. Then quickly lead the headquarters across the river to take over the bridgehead.
At this time, Master Ba also received an order from the front line, ordering the transportation to be suspended. The enemy's main force may rush to the bridgehead within half an hour. Master Ba was agitated after hearing this.
He was not afraid of anything else. It didn't matter whether he asked the transport workers to immediately make way for the government troops or to immediately turn to Gexian Temple at the southern foot of Huangling Ridge to assemble. The question was what to do if there were still three thousand prisoners in hand?
At present, the police team and three teams recruited from road construction workers are supervising the prisoners. The total number does not exceed 200, and most of them have never been on the battlefield. He panicked when he thought about this and hurriedly came to Song Xiaoniu to discuss it.
Unexpectedly, when they entered the door, they saw Song Xiaoniu happily sending people off. There were also three hundred people standing on the roadside holding swords and spears.
Looking carefully, he was shocked. Aren't they all people from the update team? Only then did he notice the two guests sent by Song Xiaoniu, one was Shen Jie and the other was Gao Hanzi from the third squadron.
"Hey, monk, Master Shen, what are you...?"
"Master is here! Look, this is a warrant for inspection and Sheng Qianhu." Song Xiaoniu handed over a piece of paper:
"The update team has established a squadron. Hero Shen is the squadron leader. There are three other squadrons to fill up, namely the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th squadrons. The monk is here to select people."
"The person you selected will be taken away now. The remaining two hundred or so brothers are all for trial." After speaking, Monk Gao handed over to Song Xiaoniu: "Thank you for the gift of the horse. I will definitely make meritorious service with this horse and come back to talk to you." ***drink!"
Only then did Mr. Bas notice that someone was holding a black horse with a complete saddle and harness next to the queue. "Isn't this...your horse?" Master Ba asked Song Xiaoniu. He recognized it as the captured black horse with colorful arms.
Song Xiaoniu smiled bitterly: "Now that I am doing this job, I rarely go to the front of the formation. I just need to have the strength of my legs. The monk can ride a horse but he doesn't have a mount, so I gave it to him."
Just as he was talking, the tall man had already moved the saddle and stirrup on his horse, took the whip from the soldier's hand and pointed towards the bridge: "Follow me!" After that, he led dozens of men quickly down the slope.
"What a monk, he's better suited to be a general. It's a shame to ring the bell in the temple!" Song Xiaoniu and Shenjie both cheered.
"Is this... a hasty formation, okay?" Master Ba was still a little worried.
Shen Jie lowered his voice and said, "Master, don't worry. Most of the posts of sentry commanders and chief commanders are made by my apprentices and veterans drawn from each team. Moreover, Squadron 5 is a reserve and will only be used at the last moment. Moreover, these people have been screened and If you participate voluntarily, there is no problem!"
"That's good, less is better, and the burden on our shoulders will be lighter." Mr. Ba reluctantly told them that this was why he came. It seemed that the inspection had already been thought of. "What about the remaining people?" He was still a little worried.
Song Xiaoniu took out another piece of paper and handed it over: "The inspection has arranged for these people to demolish Chow Dafu's camp, and then send the demolished materials to the mound south of Gexian Temple to build a new prisoner camp."
"Ah? A new prisoner camp?" Master Ba was confused: "This..., does the inspection think that we will have more prisoners that need to be taken in?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a horn horn from the bridgehead, and a firework "squeaked" into the sky, bloomed into a large flower, and then gradually extinguished. "Look, isn't this coming to deliver prisoners?" Song Xiaoniu said with a sneer.
At this time, the commander of the post and the commanders had already explained the military discipline and restrictions to each officer. As soon as they reorganized their troops, they heard the horns and saw the fireworks. Shenjie waved to his deputy: "Lao Wan, the fight is about to begin, can the team come up?"
"Don't worry, Hero Judge. It's hard to tell if we're going to fight against the inspectors, but against Yin Tuo, hehe! This kid has always been arrogant and doesn't take us seriously. The brothers have been holding back and beating him for a long time!"
Douziwan rubbed the tip of his nose, smiled and said to Master Ba and Song Xiaoniu: "That means we have the number of members on the team, otherwise we will have 1,000 people."
You can also greet me! "
This guy talks a lot, no wonder he is called "Douziwan".
Shen Jie didn't have time to chat with him. Hearing that he was ready, he took the sword from his hand, turned around and ran to the front of the team. He shouted something unknown, and then the whole team turned and followed them towards the scheduled assembly point. Run.
Douzi Wan quickly raised his hands to the two of them, shouted to those behind him not to fall behind and follow the front, and followed Shen Jie down.
Song Xiaoniu shook his head in dissatisfaction and sighed, "It's far worse than our Yu Gan. We have no choice but to do this first and find time to train later."
Master Ba stroked his beard and rolled his eyes a few times, then turned and left. Song Xiaoniu called him: "Master, where are you going?"
"Douziwan gave me a reminder." Mr. Master Ba turned around and replied as he walked: "I heard that there were a few commanders in front of Zhuhuajishou who drew their swords against him. I'll go find them.
Since Douzi is definitely not a dick to Yintuo, there is no way that it is possible for other people. Pull out a few teams to prepare and call them in when needed. Anyway, when it comes to fighting, the more people, the better! "
"Hey, that seems to make sense. Just wait, let's go together!" Song Xiaoniu came to his senses and hurriedly chased after him.
It was originally agreed that Dayuandu would be released to Lou Shifan when the fireworks started in the south. Ma Jiuye looked at the third son of the Lou family who was brought here tied up with a rope and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
Because at this time Lou Shifan was still wearing the same dirty clothes from a few days ago, his hair was down and covering his left eye, his energy was listless, and he had completely lost his original arrogance.
"Hua Jishui, thank you!" Ma Jiu took a step back because of the smell on his body and waved.
"Huh, ah? You, what are you thanking me for?" Lou Shifan raised his head, confused.
"I'm not thanking you. It's my Li Sanlang who asked me to give you a message. I don't know anything else. You can figure it out yourself." After Ma Jiu finished speaking, she turned her head and stopped looking at him. She waved her hand and said, "Take him up." Let’s get on the boat.”
Watching the last few boats leave, Ma Jiu asked the sentry commander beside him: "Have they all been released?"
"Yes, let them go. Master Jiu, is it time for us to start?" the sentry commander asked.
"Did Mr. Zhu's water ghost follow you?"
"They entered the water two hundred steps away from above. We can't see it from here. I think they must have entered the water?"
Ma Jiu nodded: "Wait a moment, wait until they can no longer see us. We must first determine the situation on the other side, then cover Master Zhu Er's men to cross the river, and finally retreat to the stronghold at the foot of Luoqiao Mountain to defend. Don't rush, just follow the order slowly. Slow down, the night is still long!"
"Master Jiu, there are only about 200 of us guarding the stronghold, who can we resist?"
"Use the topography and topography to hold on for as long as you can. If you can't hold on, retreat into the woods and wander around with them. In short, we can't let them go west easily. We have to wait until reinforcements arrive!"
Ma Jiu looked at the south and sighed: "The south will be very lively tonight. The pressure on Saburo's shoulders is much heavier than the rest of us!"
Although the staff officers and messengers sent told him about Li Dan's tactical adjustments, Ma Jiu couldn't help but worry. It was a bold decision to concentrate all efforts on dealing with the main enemy force on the southern front, while the northern front was basically exhausted.
But even so, Ma Jiu also knew that his own troops were still at a disadvantage. God knows how long those regiment training and the surrendered troops who had just defected a few days ago could withstand it. Will they turn around and run away in fear when their opponents swarm them? He was worried.
Second Master Zhu came to him at some unknown time. He was all wet, with a dagger in his waist, and a Yanling knife and an oil gourd on his back. "Haha, I haven't done this kind of water business for a long time. I'm really not used to it."
Ma Jiu didn't ask him what kind of "business" he was. He just looked around and said, "You got dressed up so early? Do you want to go there in person?"
"My hands are itchy." Mr. Zhu showed his white teeth:
"The last time I robbed a royal eunuch's boat, they went to sea to catch documents, which made me hide for four years! Fortunately, the emperor granted amnesty after taking office, otherwise how could I dare to come out now?"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the south, and fire broke out. There were shouts of killing, the roar of the general's muskets, and the continuous "crack-pop-pop" sounds of firecrackers.
numb
Jiu said nothing, looking in the direction of the Dayuan Military Village on the other side, staring at the light over there without saying a word.
I don’t know how long it took, but someone spoke softly in the dark night. Soon, the captain came back to report to him. "Master Jiu, the water ghost brothers have succeeded."
