There is a tradition in Daning that every time the generals lead the army on an expedition, they will send a supervisor to supervise the battle ahead and report to the court at any time. The supervisors were mainly civilian officials in the court and even some eunuchs in the palace.
The supervisors did not usually lead troops, but they were all people trusted by the emperor. Because they held the imperial edict, they had more power than the generals who led the troops at critical moments. Moreover, many of them are not willing to hide behind the scenes, and always like to come out from time to time to show their presence.
The general who came with the soldiers from the Songzhou camp this time was called Zhao Lian. He was originally a eunuch serving a princess in the palace.
In the early days of the war, Chen Zhi also knew that these people from the capital were not to be offended, so he always served him with good wine and good food every day, and specially arranged for soldiers to accompany him on sightseeing tours to prevent him from gesticulating in the camp and affecting the platoon. Soldiers in formation.
But he fell into a state of anxiety for the time being. Eunuch Zhaolian took a tour of the nearby scenic spots and lost much interest. As soon as I returned to the camp, I heard someone talking about Ningyuan General Chen Zhi deliberately releasing water because of his good relationship with the bandits, and he immediately became energetic.
Zhao Lian sent people to inquire around the camp and found out everything that happened between Chen Zhi and Ye Ying. They even got news that Chen Zhi admired Ye Ying very much. Later, Chen Zhi went to Fuhu Mountain and returned unharmed, but when the bandit leader Ye Ying arrived at Songzhou Camp, Chen Zhi not only did not arrest him, but also personally sent him out of the camp.
Finally, a key piece of evidence was found in Chen Zhi's camp, which was an autographed letter written by Ye Ying, the head of the Flying Eagle Club, to Chen Zhi. The letter originally did not discuss anything important, but the many deliberate alterations in it became evidence that Chen Zhi was collaborating with the enemy.
After some investigation and judgment, Supervisor Zhao Lian determined the authenticity of this matter. So an imperial edict was issued to temporarily suspend Chen Zhi's right to command, and then appointed the deputy general of Songzhou Daying to act as his deputy.
When the news reached Fuhu Mountain, Zhuge Ying and Ye Ying looked at each other and smiled, because their alienation plan finally succeeded.
The war entered a stalemate. Although the officers and soldiers were unable to attack Fuhu Mountain, they blocked the bandits' way down the mountain. In these days of fighting, a lot of supplies on the mountain were consumed and there was no way to replenish them. There were already complaints from up and down the mountain. sound.
If this matter is allowed to develop, the morale of the bandits will be low, but it is not easy to defeat these well-equipped officers and soldiers. In particular, Chen Zhi has many years of experience in leading troops, so it would be like going to heaven to get benefits from him.
After everyone thought about it, they decided to adopt the suggestion of Jiang Jin, the White Tiger Army's military advisor, and let people bribe the civilians in the officers and soldiers camp and let them deliberately spread rumors that Chen Zhi and Ye Ying were good friends and intended to protect Fuhu Mountain.
The letter sent to Chen Zhi was also deliberately done by Ye Ying under the instruction of Zhuge Ying, Jiang Jin and others. After a series of actions, the Flying Eagle Society finally got what it wanted and dragged Chen Zhi off the stage.
The young general who succeeded Chen Zhi was originally a descendant of the imperial family. This time he followed Songzhou soldiers to Fuhu Mountain for the purpose of gilding.
The young general was overjoyed when he unexpectedly got the opportunity to lead the army. He thought that his chance to make a contribution had come, so he quickly made arrangements to capture this group of bandits at all costs.
Under the command of this young general, the officers and soldiers began to attack Fuhu Mountain crazily. Under the fierce attack regardless of casualties, the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society were forced to retreat. In just two days, they defeated the two defense lines of the bandits and advanced several miles.
The officers and soldiers won consecutive battles, which made Zhao Lian ecstatic. He became more and more convinced that it was a wise decision for him to capture Chen Zhi.
"If we break through the last pass of the bandits, we can directly reach the Flying Eagle Club's stronghold. This time we will not hold back. Except for leaving one battalion to guard the tent, we will send all the rest of the people up. Tonight we will Let’s have a celebratory drink at Fei Ying Hui’s village.” The young general is in high spirits now that he has won battles in recent days.
"General, I feel that the bandit's defeat was a little too sudden. I'm afraid there was some fraud involved!" Military Advisor Hu Huaizhi frowned and said slowly.
"What kind of deceit can there be? After passing the mountain pass ahead, we will reach the Feiyinghui Village. There is an open space there. Even if they set up an ambush, it won't have much impact." The young general pointed to a topographic map and said confidently.
Hu Huaizhi failed to convince the young general. The next day, almost all the officers and soldiers mobilized, taking turns to attack the last mountain pass away from Huifei Yinghui's village.
Perhaps to confirm what the young general said, although the Flying Eagle Bandits fought desperately, they could not stop these wolf-like and tiger-like officers and soldiers. In the end, the bandits had no choice but to set a fire at the mountain pass to block the advance of the officers and soldiers, and then fled.
Shortly after noon, the officers and soldiers finally cleared the roadblocks and successfully passed the last barrier in front of the Flying Eagle Club. There was a large house in front of them. According to the previous news, that was where the Flying Eagle Club bandits lived.
"Brothers, let's quickly enter the mountain stronghold and clean up the bandits inside." Seeing the mountain stronghold in the distance, the young general looked proud. This time he had accomplished a great feat, and his return to the court and promotion was a certainty.
After the officers and soldiers entered the bandit cottage, they discovered a strange thing. The Flying Eagle Club cottage was actually empty. Even the old people and children who originally lived there had disappeared. There were also traces of the transfer of food and other materials.
It seems that the bandits have fled to the mountains, but the young general is not particularly worried about this matter. There is lack of food, clothing, and water in the mountains. As long as the officers and soldiers guard the stronghold, it won't take long for them to take the initiative. Came out and surrendered.
"There's so much smoke, it's on fire!" At this time, some officers and soldiers noticed thick smoke rising from the bottom of the mountain. Everyone looked closely and found that the location of the fire was their camp at the bottom of the mountain.
The soldiers immediately told the young general who led the army the news. The young general was about to send someone down the mountain to see what happened, but he saw an officer and soldier covered in blood running up the hillside quickly.
"Report to the general, the bandits robbed our camp, most of the brothers guarding the camp were killed and wounded, and our food and grass were burned by them." The words of the reporting officer and soldier immediately made everyone present change their expressions.
Although the general who took over the command from Chen Zhi was young, he also knew that food and grass were the most important things when marching and fighting. If there is no food, how can the soldiers fight when they are hungry?
After hearing the news, the young officers and soldiers were so anxious that they no longer bothered to search for any bandits hiding in the stronghold, and hurriedly led the officers and soldiers to the camp down the mountain.
The officers and soldiers hurried down the mountain along the mountain road, but at this time the bandits emerged from nowhere and followed the officers and soldiers to attack, causing the officers and soldiers to suffer miserably.
The young officer was so anxious at this time that he had no intention of fighting the bandits, so he could only order to get rid of these difficult guys as much as possible. In the end, the officers and soldiers who were unable to take care of the guards paid the price of nearly 20% of the soldiers and finally returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain.
When they arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded. At this time, the camp was in a mess. Burnt tents, discarded weapons, armor, and military flags were everywhere. The most critical thing is that the granary where the military rations were originally stored has been burned to ashes, and the food inside has been completely charred.
"How could this be?" The young general opened his eyes angrily, grabbed a sergeant and asked.
"A large group of bandits suddenly came from behind our camp. We were outnumbered and were quickly dispersed by them. Then they robbed our granary and burned the rest." The sergeant said with a sad face. .
"Who told me what happened? Where did they come down from?" The young general roared to the sky. The bandits were all blocked on the mountain. Couldn't they have flown down?
What the young general didn't know was that the bandits who came to attack the camp this time were not able to fly, but the flying eagles would stay with the Xuanwu Army dozens of miles away.
After the war broke out between the two sides, Qi Jiao and Shan Fu did not participate in the subsequent war except for the vanguard battalion that initially led people to harass the officers and soldiers. They were ordered to hide in Star Point Valley, waiting for the opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.
After using the alienation plan to capture Chen Zhizhi's army, Zhuge Ying guessed that the new commander of the officers and soldiers was eager to make meritorious deeds and would definitely order a desperate attack on the mountain stronghold. This was exactly the opportunity Zhuge Ying was waiting for.
The bandits in Fuhu Mountain retreated step by step in order to lure more officers and soldiers away from the camp at the foot of the mountain. After successfully luring the enemy into being fooled, Zhuge Ying sent people down from the cliff to notify Qi Jiao and Shan Fu to attack the enemy from behind. camp, thus successfully burning the officers and soldiers’ food and fodder.
Zhao Lian, the supervisor, was also in a panic at this time. When the bandits attacked the camp, he fled in panic and hid in a hole on the roadside. He was lucky enough to survive. But his clothes were riddled with holes in the branches, and he was covered in mud and tree sap, just like a beggar on the run.
Looking at the unkind-looking officers of the Songzhou Battalion in front of him, he had no choice but to order Chen Zhi to be reinstated, because Zhao Lian saw a strong look of anger among these officers. He had no doubt that if he hesitated at all, these people would He would immediately pull out his knife and chop it into minced meat.
Chen Zhi, who had regained military power, also looked helpless. Now that there was not even a grain of food in the camp and so many soldiers had been lost, how could he continue to fight? He had no choice but to order his generals to go to nearby Yuhe, Heishan and The three counties of Caoping collected some food and then returned to Songzhou.
The evacuation of the officers and soldiers turned the entire Flying Eagle into a sea of joy. After nearly a month of fierce fighting, the invading enemies were finally repelled and the foundation that everyone had worked hard to build over the years was protected.
This battle was a huge harvest for the Flying Eagle Society. The Xuanwu Army broke through the enemy's camp and obtained a large amount of food, weapons, armor and other materials, which the village urgently needed.
More importantly, everyone has accumulated rich experience in this battle, which has changed the previous heartfelt fear of officers and soldiers. After this battle, if the imperial court wants to send troops to attack the Flying Eagle Club again, it will have to wait until at least the next spring. The village will have enough time to train its soldiers, and I believe that the battle strength will be greatly increased when they fight again.
"Master, Ling Yuntan's brothers have been taken to the stronghold by officers and soldiers. They sent people over to ask if we are willing to take him in?"
"There is internal strife in the Black Panther Hall. One of the hall masters wants to bring his brothers to defect here. What does the master think?"
The bandits of the Flying Eagle Society actually defeated the officers and soldiers. This incident immediately made the Flying Eagle Society famous.
You must know that in the past, when bandit villages encountered officers and soldiers coming to suppress them, there were generally only two ways to avoid being destroyed by the officers and soldiers. Either rely on the dangerous terrain to defend with all one's strength, or abandon the stronghold and wait for the officers and soldiers to leave and then come back. Like the Flying Eagle, it is rare to defeat them directly.
This feat of the Flying Eagle Society opened the eyes of the bandit cottages hundreds of miles away. Coupled with the good reputation among the common people, the reputation of this cottage was at its peak. Many bandits who could not survive began to use various connections to try to join the gangs. Want to join the Flying Eagle Club.
