Zhao Mingyuan gradually mastered this army through disciplinary drills and heart-to-heart talks.
Although I dare not say that it is a capable army, at least it looks like a qualified army.
But more importantly, it is faith. The soldiers in Zhao Mingyuan's army have bright eyes, full of hope and longing.
An army with faith in its heart is different, and Zhao Mingyuan knows it all too well.
He is looking forward to the team's performance this time.
And the opportunity soon presented itself.
Soon, Wagangzhai launched mobilization to formally attack Luokoucang. And Zhao Mingyuan's team is on the way to dispatch troops.
Zhao Mingyuan had expected this and was even prepared for it. Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan's team soon sent troops.
To reach Luokou Cang, you must pass through Xingyang. The famous general Zhang Xutuo has already been guarding there, and a tough battle is inevitable.
Zhao Mingyuan knew that it was a battle that decided the fate of Wagang Village, the Battle of Dahai Temple. It was also there that Li Mi emerged.
Li Mi offered advice to Zhai Rang, pretended to be defeated, and lured the enemy deeper. Later, he personally led 1,000 cavalry into the battle, reversing the situation of the battle.
Even Li Mi killed the famous Sui general Zhang Xutuo in this battle and achieved a decisive victory.
Zhang Xutuo is the most powerful general in the Sui Dynasty today. He has wiped out countless rebel armies. He is a veritable pillar of the Sui Dynasty.
In this battle, even Zhang Xutuo was killed. Suddenly, the uprising among the heroes of the world intensified.
As soon as Zhang Xutuo died, the Sui Dynasty's court completely lost control of the Central Plains. From then on, the Central Plains became a battleground for various rebel armies.
For such a warrior who shed his last drop of blood for the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty later awarded him the posthumous title of Doctor Jin Ziguanglu and the Sheriff of Xingyang County. In the end, he was only awarded a fifth-grade official.
This makes people all over the world see it, how can they not feel chilled?
No one is willing to shed blood and sacrifice for the Sui Dynasty anymore.
After that, the situation suddenly changed, and the reputation of Wagang Village was at its peak.
In the past, Wagangzhai was beaten everywhere by the Sui army. Now with this great victory, it is no longer afraid and dares to confront the Sui army head-on.
In this battle, Wagangzhai showed courage and courage.
And Li Mi, who made a decisive contribution to this victory, was naturally reused by Zhai Rang.
Zhai Rang even asked Li Mi, who had made great achievements, to build an army alone, so that his commander and deployment could form its own system, which was called "Pushan Public Camp".
Since then, Li Mi's reputation has increased, attracting many followers, which also provided a lot of help for him to later seize the power of Wagang Village.
But although Zhao Mingyuan knew this clearly, he couldn't control it.
After all, others speak lightly, and even if they know many things, it is difficult to change the outcome even if they are spoken out.
In this case, it would be better to find a way to increase your own strength first.
Zhao Mingyuan believed that as long as he was not sent to death intentionally and experienced several wars, he would definitely grow.
In fact, Zhao Mingyuan now only has 2,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people on hand. Naturally, no one would ask him to take charge of any important work.
Doesn't that mean he is openly asking him to die?
Even if someone really hated him, it would be impossible to arrange such an obvious murder mission.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan can only be regarded as the main guard and guard force. It is about twenty or thirty miles away from the main army, exploring and guarding forward.
There are many teams like this surrounding the main force, and Zhao Mingyuan's 2,000 people are just one of them.
In fact, Zhao Mingyuan's 2,000 people are actually just auxiliary troops rather than an army. No one has high hopes for them at all.
In fact, in the eyes of the Sui army, they were just assembled refugees. These old, weak, sick and disabled people were not considered an army at all.
In Zhang Xutuo's eyes, only the tens of thousands of young men under Zhai Rang's command in Wagang Village could be considered an army, and they could not be ignored by him.
With only 20,000 Sui troops, Zhang Xutuo dared to face an army of more than 100,000 people in Wagangzhai. Zhang Xutuo even believed that he would win again as before.
Zhao Mingyuan's unit is located in front of the main force. Although there is some danger, it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't hit the main force of the Sui army.
After all, they are mainly responsible for guarding and exploring. Even if they really encounter a large group of Sui troops, they only need to report the news as soon as possible and then run away.
No one really expected them to compete with the large army, and no one even gave them that kind of order. Because everyone knows that giving an order that cannot be done is in vain, but it will destabilize the morale of the military.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan's mentality is still very stable now.
After all, as a master of communication between heaven and man, if he really encounters danger, he will sense the difference in advance. Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan has absolute confidence.
Zhao Mingyuan led his troops to continue moving forward, and now they were getting closer and closer to Xingyang. Sui troops might appear at any time, so Zhao Mingyuan naturally had to be careful.
After all, although he will not be in any danger and no one can keep him, the same cannot be said for his soldiers.
Zhao Mingyuan heard a voice in the distance and gave a cautious order. Immediately, the flags of the messengers around him were waved. In less than three breaths, the entire army fell silent from near to far.
Zhao Mingyuan nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the training effect was not bad.
The sounds in the distance became clearer and clearer. Not only Zhao Mingyuan, but also other soldiers gradually heard clearly that it was the sound of a group of cavalry galloping towards them. It sounded like there were more than a hundred cavalrymen.
Everyone looked at Zhao Mingyuan, to fight or not to fight?
Zhao Mingyuan also had a headache. The cavalry had always had a crushing advantage over the infantry. They could often defeat one against five, or even one against ten.
Moreover, most of the people led by Zhao Mingyuan were old, weak, sick and disabled. They were afraid that they would be pierced by these hundreds of cavalry at once. As long as they charged back and forth a few more times, they might be killed and scattered.
Fortunately, this place is in a forest. Although the woods are sparse, they are not very dense. But except for the road opened in the middle, the woods next to it are really not suitable for cavalry fighting, and there is still a fight.
After thinking about it, Zhao Mingyuan decided to fight.
After all, morale is high. If you see the enemy but are afraid to fight, then your morale will inevitably plummet. I'm afraid that they will shrink back when they encounter enemies in the future and will not dare to fight against them.
Zhao Mingyuan thought to himself, the worst he could do was cheat and show off his martial arts skills.
After all, almost every senior executive in Wagang Village now has good martial arts skills. If Zhao Mingyuan didn't show some martial arts, he would be looked down upon.
Although Zhao Mingyuan has never said that he does not know martial arts, people mostly judge people by their appearance. Seeing him as young, no one has ever thought that his martial arts is so advanced.
In this case, it would be a good idea to show off your skills. Of course, there is no need to use all your strength. Considering Zhao Mingyuan's age, as long as he is an innate master, he will never be underestimated.
Now that the decision was made, Zhao Mingyuan sent an order and ordered everyone to ambush on both sides of the road, obey the order, and prepare for an ambush.
The order was immediately passed on. Soon, everyone was hiding on both sides of the road, their eyes eager to fight, ready to fight.
After all, Zhao Mingyuan has been encouraging for such a long time, and everyone is already excited. They wish they could fight the Sui army earlier, but unfortunately there has never been a chance.
Now that we finally have the opportunity, no one is willing to miss it.
Soon, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves.
But Zhao Mingyuan immediately realized something was wrong. From the sound, it seemed that there were only five or six horses. This was a small team, and they should be exploring horses.
Naturally, Zhao Mingyuan would not attack and let them pass.
Fortunately, everyone hid well, and the scouting horses galloped past without discovering them.
After a while, two riders turned around. He should have gone back to report the news.
Zhao Mingyuan found that this team was highly disciplined. Although it was only a team of more than a hundred people, the rules during the march were extremely strict.
Obviously, this team must be elite. They may have accidentally encountered a big fish, and they don't know who the leader of this cavalry team is.
However, it seems that this person is definitely not an ordinary person.
In the Central Plains, cavalry has always been scarce. Although Zhang Xutuo was a famous general in the Sui Dynasty and had repeatedly destroyed various rebel armies, he was not actually liked by Yang Guang.
Therefore, there are not many cavalry under his command, probably only a thousand cavalry in total. In addition to the need for scouting horses to deliver messages, the actual cavalry is estimated to be only a few hundred.
And there are more than a hundred cavalry here. I'm afraid they must be Zhang Xutuo's favorite generals, and they must be somewhat capable.
For a moment, Zhao Mingyuan regretted that he had been reckless and underestimated the enemy. Maybe it would be better to let them go like this.
But the arrow was on the string and it had to be fired.
It would have been okay if there had been no order just now, but now that an ambush had been prepared, it would be even more disappointing to see the enemy right in front of them and let them leave. Just leave Wagangzhai and don't take this road.
Zhao Mingyuan thought like this, and soon there was another sound of horse hoofbeats.
Listening to the sound, Zhao Mingyuan immediately judged that there were more than a hundred riding horses coming, and the speed was not fast. It should be a cavalry team coming.
As they got closer and closer, everyone knew that a battle was imminent, so they all held their breath and remained silent.
Zhao Mingyuan looked at the Sui army soldiers and horses approaching in the distance.
I saw a person in front of him who was wearing full body armor with a yellow gelding on his hip. He looked majestic and he should be their leader.
It's just that this man's temperament definitely doesn't look like the captain of a hundred-man squad. It seems that Zhao Mingyuan has really met a big fish.
The opponent's horse speed was not very fast, but it was getting closer and closer. They were about to step into the encirclement of Zhao Mingyuan and the others.
But Zhao Mingyuan suddenly saw that the leading general suddenly raised his brows, raised one hand upward as if to stop the team, and reached out to the saddle with the other hand.
Found!
Zhao Mingyuan understood immediately.
Before he had time to think about it, Zhao Mingyuan shouted, "Come with me!"
Saying that, he immediately led the crowd to rush over.
Showing the courage of the generals, when the soldiers saw Zhao Mingyuan charging forward without hesitation, they also shouted and rushed out of the woods on both sides of the road.
In an instant, they blocked the Sui army's path and surrounded them.
(End of chapter)
