Pinggu County, Qingliangshan.
It took more than a thousand people two days to reach the two hundred-mile journey.
Fortunately, Pinggu County had received the news in advance and sent officers to block all the important roads at the foot of the mountain... Otherwise, at this speed, the gangsters would have escaped long before they arrived.
There was no way, who could let the army of the Song Dynasty behave like this?
It's not that these soldiers are too weak, but that under the constraints of various rules and regulations, even if you want to do something serious, you have to be forced into useless by these rules.
Cao Anyou wanted to give a few words of encouragement...
But after being vaccinated in advance by the two big guys, they also knew that it was not advisable to interfere too much in this matter, otherwise it would turn into a civil and military dispute.
I saw noon.
"Master Cao."
Wang Jian at the front of the team slowed down, and after Cao An caught up, he said: "Qingliang Mountain is ahead, and I plan to send scouts to investigate first."
"Go ahead, isn't that how it should be?"
Cao An was riding on the horse, his crotch was so painful, and he twisted his body naturally: "General Wang, don't be too restrained. Everything in the battle formation is decided by you two. I will not interfere."
Not only did he smile helplessly in his heart...
These generals really frightened the civil servants.
"There's one more thing..."
Wang Jian looked around and then whispered: "The Privy Council gave me the formation map when I came here."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms.
It depicts various road locations in detail, and also marks how troops should be used and how to deal with emergencies.
The formation map of the Song Dynasty?
Cao An couldn't help but laugh, and took the formation diagram and looked at it carefully for a while.
I had heard before that the Song Dynasty relied on drawing pictures to fight its wars. From generals to soldiers, everyone had to rely on the command of a group of civilian officials to fight. Today I saw it.
"Isn't this nonsense?"
He threw the formation map back casually and said unceremoniously: "If you rely on the formation map to fight, what if you encounter an uncontrollable situation? Isn't this a waste of human life?"
"What Mr. Cao said is absolutely true!"
Niu Feng was an upright person, so he came up to him after hearing this: "When we came here, we were worried that you would have some 'instructions', but we never thought that Mr. Cao, you are also proficient in battle formations!"
Bullshit!
If you don’t fight according to the formation diagram, does that mean you are proficient in the formation?
Cao An looked at the two of them dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were so pitiful. They were almost driven crazy by those civil servants.
Even with the army approaching the city, we still have to worry about these things.
"Haha, General Niu, there is no need to flatter Cao. I understand what you mean."
Cao An laughed and said calmly: "How to arrange the troops for this battle is entirely up to you two. Don't worry, I won't say much about the formation map."
To put it bluntly, these two people were worried that Cao An would report him later.
But they also know...
If they fight according to the formation map, they will probably mess up, and they will be the unlucky ones then.
This is the tragedy of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. They were determined to make contributions, but they were so tightly locked by these regulations that they did not dare to take one more step.
"Haha, then the general will be relieved!"
Wang Jianlang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Cao Sijian, they are just a bunch of clowns! Within two days, someone will definitely annihilate them and rescue your guards!"
Cao An didn't hide anything, he cupped his hands and said: "Since the two generals are so happy, then Cao will stop talking nonsense! Once these gangsters are eliminated, Cao will be grateful!"
"You're welcome, this is what we should do."
The two received a positive reply and politely surrendered to Cao An.
"One yard owned by a yard."
Cao An waved his hands grandly and said sternly: "In the final analysis, this matter was caused by Cao. Don't worry, Cao is never stingy with his friends! After this time, I will hold a banquet at Wanyue Tower to express my gratitude to the two generals. I can tell you a favor!"
No one knows that Cao An's family is rich.
Not only were the two Wanyue Houses making money every day, but he also opened up loans and gambling privately. To say they were making money every day would be putting it mildly.
"Haha, then it would be disrespectful to refuse!"
Niu Feng was much more sincere than Wang Jian, and said with a smile: "I've heard a long time ago that the dancers in Wanyue Tower are not only outstanding in appearance, but they are also good at their work!"
"What's this called?"
The corner of Cao An's lips curled up and he said grandly: "I'll find ten for you later. It's a lot of work! Just a little, don't make it worse!"
"Ha ha!"
Men's friendships are complicated.
Sometimes they fall out if they don't agree with each other, but sometimes it only takes a few words to become close friends.
Especially when it comes to women, the distance suddenly gets closer.
…
Qingliang Mountain is huge.
There are more than a dozen small hills in front and behind, and the interior is lush and green.
Half an hour later, the scout came back, accurately reported the location of the gangsters, and clearly marked all the mountain paths.
"Damn, luckily I didn't follow the formation diagram."
After hearing the scout's report, Cao An's eyes were slightly unhappy: "With these mountain trails, if one or two are missed, the consequences would be disastrous!"
"Don't worry, Cao Sijian."
Wang Jian was riding on his horse, looking at Qingliang Mountain: "It's just a bunch of clowns! The court didn't know about it before, so it only allowed them to survive for a few days. Now we have more than a thousand people to attack, and they can't even run away!"
Then, Wang Jian divided a thousand soldiers into five brigades and conducted indiscriminate searches from five mountain roads.
"ah!"
A scream started the battle.
Just in the mountains and forests to the east, the soldiers discovered the fleeing bandits.
In just one meeting, more than a dozen gangsters were killed.
The soldiers hardly expended much effort and continued to advance into the forest. From time to time they could capture some fleeing gangsters and quickly subdue them.
The army of the Song Dynasty was actually not weak...
It's just that the limitations of the imperial court are too great, and they can rarely show their strength.
Uphill to the east.
Cao An looked out from a high place and suddenly frowned and said: "That's not right! General Wang, why do you feel that these people don't look like gangsters? They are too weak and they don't seem to have the strength to fight!"
Isn't this normal?
No matter how powerful the bandits are, they will only be crushed if they encounter an orderly army.
Wang Jian felt that Cao An just didn't understand battle formations and was worried too much.
He smiled and said: "They are just a group of ruthless bandits. Cao Sijian is too flattering to them! The last general's men are all the elites of the Forbidden Army who are as good as ten, so they are naturally capable of destroying even the dead!"
"Still not right."
Cao An frowned more and more: "Qingliang Mountain is so big. If those gangsters wanted to escape, they wouldn't be discovered so quickly. And...the gangsters who were killed were obviously coming after us!"
What's the point of coming forward to die even though you know you can't beat him?
Wang Jian rode on the horse and had a wider view. After looking carefully for a while, he also frowned: "Yes, they are running around like this, they are obviously seeking death!"
"And you didn't find out."
Cao An's eyes were as bright as fire and he said in a deep voice: "These people who were arrested seem to be scattered, but the locations where they appear are all along our marching route."
"south!"
Wang Jian suddenly saw the clues.
