After Wu Yuan left, Zhu Can drank tea for a while, and was about to go to the back hall to find his new concubine, when he saw Zhu Feng'er hurriedly walking in. As soon as they met, Zhu Feng'er said angrily: "Father, I heard that you are going to send troops to attack the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty. Is this true?" Zhu Can glanced at his daughter and said angrily: "It's not because you let him go. The King of Chu in Li Tang caused me a lot of trouble. He captured my city, so I will naturally send troops to take it back!"
"Father," Zhu Feng'er raised her voice an octave, "Do you have to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty?"
When Zhu Can heard this, he became angry and glared: "It's not that I want to be their enemy, it's them that are my enemy! Li Tang's envoys insulted me in public, and they seized my territory and wiped out my five thousand troops. , how can you not take revenge for this? If you are my daughter, don’t speak for them in the future, otherwise, don’t blame me for denying you as my daughter!..."
Li Zhiyun invented the barrel cart to divert river water to irrigate the fertile fields, and the wheat seedlings in the fields grew well. On this day, Li Zhiyun, Zhang Zheng, and Cai Hu were patrolling the fields. Scarface came over in a hurry, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the scouts sent by the general to Jutan came back to report that Zhu Can sent his general Wu Yuan. , led 30,000 troops to attack us!"
oh? When Li Zhiyun heard this, his expression became solemn. He began to quickly think about strategies to deal with the enemy. The enemy army had 30,000 troops, the new army only had 3,000 troops, and the self-defense army only had 5,000 troops. The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. According to common sense, we should hold on to the city. Due to the superior firepower of the new army, the enemy would most likely not be able to break through the city, but they could destroy the crops outside the city. If that happens, in winter, the soldiers and civilians in the city will starve. Therefore, the plan to hold on to the city was quickly rejected by Li Zhiyun.
Since we cannot be on the defensive, we can only take the initiative to attack and give the enemy a head-on blow. Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun said loudly: "Wang Baoqiang, gather the team immediately and set off to meet the enemy!"
"Yes!" Scarface said loudly.
Li Zhiyun left the self-defense army to guard Champion City and set off with three thousand new troops. The team walked for a day and set up camp after dark. After breakfast the next day, the army was about to move out again. Just as Li Zhiyun was about to walk out of the tent, a general came in, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty."
Li Zhiyun took a look and saw that it was Zhang Da. During the Battle of Hedong, Li Zhiyun rescued Zhang Da from the executioner's ghost-headed sword at the gate of Jinyang. Zhang Da is good at leading troops in battles and is a rare general. Li Zhiyun planned to make him the standard commander, but the third regiment of the new army had not yet been formed, so he had to be forced to be a battalion commander first. After Li Zhiyun returned the courtesy, he said, "General Zhang, are you okay?"
"Your Majesty, Wu Yuan's army is still far away from the Champion City, and it must be unprepared. The general is willing to lead a death squad, sneak into the enemy camp, and act on the spot!"
After hearing this, Li Zhiyun thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay. General Zhang, I would like to give you four words: be brave and careful. You take the first step, and I will arrive with my army soon!"
"yes!"
After Zhang Da returned to the camp, he handed over the team to the command of his deputy general. He selected more than 20 brave soldiers and replaced them with enemy armor captured in Champion City. In order to pack lightly, they did not bring any firecrackers. Each of them only brought a waist knife and a few grenades hidden on their bodies, and then set off.
Everyone walked quickly for a day, and at dusk, they arrived at a place more than ten miles away from the enemy camp. Zhang Da discovered that many enemy soldiers were walking toward the camp from all directions, carrying looted food and vegetables on their shoulders. Zhang Da had an idea and led everyone to a nearby market town. When the stall owners on the street saw a group of "suffering troops" coming, they quickly packed up their burdens and were about to run away. Zhang Da ran a few steps and stopped several vendors, saying, "Aren't you selling something? I bought it!" He took out a piece of silver and asked, "Is ten taels of silver enough?" The vendor was overjoyed when he saw it and said quickly: "That's enough! That's enough!"
Zhang Da asked the soldiers to carry grain and vegetables on their backs, and when passing by a house, he bought another set of cooking utensils. When everyone came to the gate of the enemy camp, they saw enemy soldiers in groups of three and five, carrying the looted things on their shoulders and walking into the camp in an endless stream. The soldiers standing guard at the gate did not check and allowed everyone to enter as they pleased.
Everyone entered the camp smoothly and moved around freely to explore the situation in the enemy camp. Zhang Da discovered that the enemy's camp was divided into three parts: the left, middle and right. The left army and the middle army were the main forces of the army, and the right army was the supply and supplies.
As night fell, they picked an open space, sat down, lit a bonfire, and began to make pots of rice. There were many enemy soldiers sitting around piles of bonfires, eating plundered food, talking, laughing, and laughing.
Zhang Da walked to a nearby bonfire, sat down next to a soldier, nudged him with his elbow, and said, "Brother, please ask, what is the code for the camp tonight?" The soldier glanced at him. , asked: "Didn't your commander tell you?" Zhang Da smiled and said: "We just returned to the camp and haven't seen the commander yet." The soldier nodded and said: "Well, I tell you, you can Remember, tonight’s code is to serve tea.” Zhang Da thanked him, stood up and returned to his group.
After eating, Zhang Da led everyone towards the Chinese army camp. As soon as they entered the camp, they met a group of patrolling soldiers. The leading officer shouted: "Password!" Zhang Da quickly replied: "Tea!" The officer came over and shined a light with the torch in his hand. They asked, "Where are you going?"
"We're heading back to camp."
"Okay, go back quickly and don't run around!"
Zhang Da agreed and continued to move forward with his people. They walked for a while and saw a large tent appearing in front of them. There were hundreds of soldiers sitting around the campfire around the tent. Zhang Da estimated that this was the enemy's Chinese army tent. He called a close confidant to him and whispered: "Take a few people to the back of the tent to open fire!" The confidant nodded and walked away with a few people.
Zhang Da waited for a while and heard an explosion from behind the tent. The soldiers sitting around the campfire stood up and looked over there. Zhang Da gave an order, and everyone drew their sabers and rushed towards the enemies, killing them like melons and vegetables, killing more than a hundred enemies in an instant.
There was a mess in front of the enemy's central tent. An enemy general ran out of the tent and looked around. He was surrounded by five or six soldiers. Zhang Da estimated that it was Wu Yuan. He wanted to lead people to rush over and kill Wu Yuan, but it was too late. Many enemy soldiers saw the fighting here and rushed over to reinforce him. More and more enemies gathered. Zhang Da had no choice but to take out a grenade, pull off the fuse, and throw it towards the enemy general. With a huge explosion, the enemy general fell to the ground.
Seeing that the enemy's general had been killed, Zhang Da immediately ordered his men to retreat. Everyone fought and retreated. They ran for fifty or sixty feet, and were suddenly blocked by a group of enemy soldiers. There were about a hundred people on the other side. Zhang Da shouted: "Throw the grenade!" Everyone took out the grenade and threw it towards the opposite side, causing the enemy soldiers to flip over and howl like ghosts...
When Li Zhiyun arrived with the new army, the enemy's camp was already in chaos. It was too late to set up the cannon, so he asked Scarface to order an immediate attack. Scarface asked the bugler to blow the charge bugle, and the New Army soldiers rushed into the enemy camp with blunderbuss in hand. Heavy bullets flew everywhere, and the enemies fell to the ground one after another.
The enemy troops simply could not withstand the ferocious attack of the new army. They were running around and trampling on each other. They completely lost their command and were helpless to resist. By daybreak, except for a small number of enemies who escaped, most of them were eliminated.
The new army seized a large number of weapons and other military supplies, and everyone was very happy. The team beat the victory gongs and beat the victory drums, and the class teacher made a triumphant return.
Wu Yuan was not killed, but seriously injured. He was carried by several soldiers and fled the battlefield, returning to Jutan City. Wu Yuan was sent home to lie on the bed to recuperate, and Zhu Can came to visit him. Wu Yuan took the other person's hand and said with tears and snot in his nose: "Brother, I lost 30,000 horses, I'm sorry for you!"
Zhu Can comforted him and said, "Brother, I don't blame you. It's because I underestimated the enemy. I didn't expect that King Chu of Li Tang was young but brave and resourceful. He was even harder to deal with than his brother Li Shimin!" Yuan wiped away the tears on his face and said: "Brother, do you really not blame me?" Zhu Can nodded and said: "Brother, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs. Don't think too much about it. It's important to take good care of your injuries! ... "
Wu Yuan lay in bed for more than half a month before he could get out of bed and move around.
Nanyang, about a hundred miles away from Jutan, is the hometown of the Four Sages and the land of Wolong. Here were born Zhang Zhongjing, Zhang Heng, Fan Li, Zhuge Liang and other celebrities. The streets of Nanyang City are bustling and bustling with people. There are many shops on both sides of the street. There are cars and horses on the road, and people flow like a weave.
This morning, a mother and daughter were walking among the bustling pedestrians. The lady has a beautiful face and raven hair, and her skin is as radiant as snow. Her daughter is about thirteen or fourteen years old, with picturesque features and innocent beauty. This mother and daughter were obviously the wife and young lady of a wealthy family. Not only were they well-dressed, but they were also followed by two servants wearing Gebu shirts and turbans.
The world is unstable, and the mother and daughter usually stay at home. Today they finally took the opportunity to go shopping. Their eyes were overwhelmed and everything they saw seemed new. The two of them walked around in front of each stall, picking and bargaining. At this time, a group of soldiers walked over from the opposite side. The officer walking at the front saw the mother and daughter who were shopping. His eyes lit up and he immediately pointed with his hand and said: "These two ladies are good, let me take them away!" As soon as he finished speaking, several soldiers rushed up, grabbed the mother and daughter's arms, and dragged them to the carriage behind them. The two were so frightened that they struggled and cried. The people nearby couldn't afford to offend these soldiers, so they ducked and got out of the way.
