As one of the five tiger generals under Yang Yinglong, Lu Xiong did not keep the little Wulongshan bandits in mind.
His brother Lu Yong was responsible for escorting the grain that was robbed in Liping. Moreover, Lu Yong died at the hands of soldiers from the Tian clan. Therefore, regardless of whether the bandits from Wulong Mountain would help him or not, he was responsible for the murder of his brother. Must report!
A few days ago, when visiting the Si Yamen, the two envoys from Wulong Mountain said that they would help attack Liping, but Lu Xiong just agreed casually and didn't take it seriously.
As the saying goes, "Don't hit someone with a smiling face if you raise your hand." If someone climbed up the pole and took the initiative to help attack Liping, Lu Xiong naturally wanted to say thank you politely.
But after dispatching troops and generals, Lu Xiong had long forgotten about the bandits in Wulong Mountain, and he did not think of them in the entire battle plan.
It wasn't until the messenger came to report that Lu Xiong, who was on the march, remembered this incident. Unexpectedly, the bandits from Wulong Mountain actually came to help in the battle as agreed, which made him very happy.
"Haha... It just so happens that the bandits from Wulong Mountain can be used as cannon fodder, so that my soldiers will definitely minimize the losses!"
Lu Xiong stroked his thick beard and received the guy who claimed to be the envoy of Wulong Mountain, "I remember your name is Shi Renxia, right?"
"Jiang Renxia."
Zhu Renxia didn't expect Lu Xiong to remember his fictitious name. He could say the word "xia", which was already very good.
"Oh...yes, yes...Jiang Renxia, I remember you."
Lu Xiong showed a kind smile, "I remember you said that the bandits from Wulong Mountain are marching in Liping. I wonder where you are now?"
"About twenty miles east of Liping City." Zhu Renxia replied.
"very good."
Lu Xiong gave a thumbs up, "You general Yang Shen did a good job. You take my flag back and convey the general's order: let him use my flag and bluff to attract the defenders in the city to the east gate. If I lead the army to attack the west gate and the north gate again, I will definitely be able to take Liping City by surprise."
Zhu Renxia naturally understood that Lu Xiong's purpose was to use the people from Wulong Mountain as cannon fodder to attract the main force in the city, so that he could take the opportunity to sneak attack on the other two city gates.
But in terms of military deployment, there is nothing wrong with Lu Xiong's approach.
There are always people who can be cannon fodder in a war, and the people from Wulongshan are new members. If you don't want to be cannon fodder, who will?
Any person who knows the art of war would most likely adopt this strategy.
Moreover, the duty of the army is to obey orders. If this team really followed Yang Dali to surrender, they would only end up being used as cannon fodder in this battle.
But this team is not here to surrender, but to seduce the Yang family and the Tian family, so there is no need to be cannon fodder.
"General, our General Yang Shen has a plan to break the city, and he specially asked me to come and report it."
Zhu Renxia stood in front of Lu Xiong's horse, clasped his fists respectfully and said.
"Oh... you Yang Shen will have a plan to break the city?"
Although he was trying to restrain himself, Lu Xiong still couldn't hide the disdain in his eyes, "Haha... come on, let me hear what strategies your General Yang has to defeat the enemy?"
Zhu Renxia said: "Our army passed by Jinping County two days ago, broke through the city gate, and plundered a batch of official uniforms, as well as the county government's seals, ribbons, arrows, etc. Therefore, General Yang Shen wants you, General, to send an elite army to join us. , Qiao pretended to be reinforcements from Jinping County and pretended to open the city gate, so that he could enter Liping City without any effort."
"What a plan!"
After hearing this, Lu Xiong clapped his hands in praise, and the disdain in his eyes was completely gone, "Not to mention, you, General Yang, do know the art of war. If you can deceive the city gate, I will definitely ask the King of Heaven for your reward."
"Thank you for the promotion, General!"
Zhu Renxia hurriedly bent down and bowed, thanking him "from the bottom of his heart".
Regardless of whether the city gate was breached or opened by trickery, the first person to enter the city must be the first one. Lu Xiong naturally would not let this good thing happen to a team that had just come to defect.
Immediately, he summoned his trusted general Cao Bin without hesitation: "Where is Cao Bin?"
A muscular general with a strong back and strong back urged his horse to come out: "The general is here, please give me your orders."
Lu Xiong immediately crossed his sword and conveyed the battle plan.
"Immediately lead a thousand people to follow him. First send some smart men to put on the uniforms of the officers, take the command arrows and seal ribbons of Jinping County to call the door, and say that you are coming from Jinping County for reinforcements.
After pretending to open the city gate, the team behind them swarmed into the city. This general will then lead an army to reinforce you from the west, striving to capture Liping City before dawn and capture Tian Zongren alive! "
Cao Bin knew that this was the result of falling from the sky, so he hurriedly clasped his fists and nodded: "I will obey your orders."
Lest the people from Wulongshan take the credit, Lu Xiong told Zhu Renxia: "The matter of cheating is very important. Leave it to General Cao, and you people from Wulongshan can follow behind."
This was simply a naked grab for credit. Lu Xiong was afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the people in Wulong Mountain, so he explained with a smile:
"Maybe it's easy to deceive the city gate, but after the city gate is lost, Tian Zongren's clan soldiers will definitely fight back with all their strength. I'm afraid that you won't be able to resist and there will be heavy casualties, so this task is better carried out by Cao Bin leading the elite. safe."
After a pause, he added: "Go back and tell you, General Yang, that I will truthfully report your merits to the King of Heaven. You were the ones who took back the official uniforms, command arrows, and seals and ribbons that deceived the city gates. You deserve this credit." It must be yours, no one can take it away!"
Zhu Renxia was looking forward to what he wanted in his heart. He wished that Minzhuang of Chang'an Town would stay away from the battlefield and watch the Tian and Yang families fight to the death.
"I will obey General Lu's orders!"
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists and accepted the order very wisely, "We, General Yang Shen, will definitely understand the general's good intentions. You love your soldiers like your own children and are worried about our heavy casualties, so you let us follow behind."
"Children can be taught!"
Lu Xiong found that he liked this young man a little bit.
A man who knows the current affairs is a talented person. Young people are discerning and know not to take the credit that should not be taken. If there is an opportunity in the future, I would not mind promoting him to work under him.
"I will remember you. If you are unhappy working under General Yang Shen in the future, you can come to me and I will definitely promote you."
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists again to express his thanks, with a flattered look on his face: "Thank you, General Lu, for your support. If given the opportunity, I am willing to serve the general as well as I can."
Cao Bin quickly selected a thousand elite soldiers and asked Zhu Renxia to lead the way, bypassing Liping City and going straight east to meet the bandits from "Wulong Mountain".
Lu Xiong ordered the troops to slow down their march, waiting for Cao Bin to falsely open the city gate, and then cover them up as quickly as possible.
The days in winter are very short, and the sun sets after an hour.
It was not until it was completely dark that a thousand soldiers and horses led by Cao Bin met the "bandits of Wulong Mountain".
Zhu Renxia introduced Jiang Guanjun to Cao Bin according to the previously discussed details: "This is Yang Dali, the former great leader of our Wulong Mountain. Now he has been canonized as a general by the King of Heaven."
As they were both generals, Cao Bin did not take the bandit leader from Wulong Mountain seriously. He slightly cupped his fists and said, "Cao is being polite."
Zhu Renxia turned around and introduced Cao Bin: "This is General Cao Bin sent by General Lu Xiong. He came with a thousand elite soldiers and was ordered to falsely open the city gate and welcome the army into the city."
Jiang Guanjun struggled to show a flattering expression. For him, this expression was more difficult than killing someone.
"Haha... General Cao has a strong back and a strong back. He is a brave and skilled man at first glance. With your help, we will surely be able to control the city gate smoothly."
Cao Bin enjoyed the compliment proudly and said a few words of modesty.
"Average, average, brave and good at fighting is not considered. However, Cao also participated in more than a dozen battles, killing nearly a hundred enemies with his own hands, and now he has become a general."
Zhu Renxia snickered secretly in his heart.
Let’s not talk about whether you are qualified for killing hundreds of enemies. If I tell you that the bandit leader in front of you is the number one general of the Qi family army in the past, who has participated in hundreds of battles and killed nearly 2,000 enemies with his own hands, will your jaw drop? ?
After finishing his humility, Cao Bin asked straight to the point: "Where are the official uniforms, command arrows, and seals and ribbons that you captured? Take them out quickly, and I will ask the soldiers to put them on and go to the door under the cover of night."
"Come here, bring up the captured materials."
Jiang Guanjun waved his hand, and the people quickly brought five large boxes.
Cao Bin ordered his people to do an inventory. There were more than 200 pieces of uniforms for police officers and more than 200 pieces of militia uniforms in the box.
The selected soldiers of the Yang family quickly changed their clothes, and Cao Bin personally led the team to the deception gate. The remaining 600 people were led by the deputy general and followed quietly. They waited for the people in front to deceive the city gate and then swarmed up and killed them. Tian Bing was caught off guard.
Fearing that the people from Wulong Mountain would come and take the credit, Cao Bin had ulterior motives and said to Jiang Guanjun and Zhu Renxia: "You don't want to go into the city. Stay behind and help me guard the rear, lest reinforcements arrive and cut off our retreat. Bring us a turtle in an urn."
Zhu Renxia and Jiang Guanjun understood that Cao Bin wanted to monopolize the credit and deliberately pushed away the people from "Wulong Mountain", but why didn't they want to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?
Jiang Guanjun clasped his fists politely and watched Cao Bin ride away: "General Cao Shen's words are reasonable. The important responsibility of the rear will be given to our brothers from Wulongshan!"
