There are two war gods in the Jin Army. In the eyes of the outside world, both of them are known for their abnormal brains.
Yan Tao, Yan Kuai, in the left army, and Du Tan, Du Yelu in the rear army.
Although Yan Tao's troops were more elite and better equipped, Du Tan was the most difficult to deal with.
The donkey's stubborn temper dares to compete with the tiger, and it can last forever without drawing a circle.
Du Tan was ordered to guard the country and he already had strong opinions, but he actually refused to let his rear troops go into battle. This clearly showed his contempt for Lao Du.
Du Tan, who drinks alcohol every day, is angry at the waves of messengers and soldiers. In order to relieve his boredom, his captain suggested to exterminate the bandits.
When Du Tan heard this, he suddenly became enlightened and happily led two thousand people around the Kingdom of Jin. Bandits and strongmen, big and small, had suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck. They abandoned their mountains and strongholds and fled for their lives, which actually caused the entire Kingdom of Jin to wander. The public security has improved several levels in a very short period of time.
For this reason, Kou Qiaocha, the young secretary of the Jin Kingdom, has written to Liujie several times. The prison in Jincheng County is already overcrowded, and he even directly asked Du Tan not to send any more prisoners to Jincheng County.
But how could a young minister, Kou Dutan, take it seriously? The prisoners were sent as usual, and the bamboo slips requesting supplies of food and grass were piled up into a small mountain on Dou Qing's desk.
When the bamboo slips of the leader of the Kingdom of Jin were returned, Qiao Cha finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly delivered them to Du Tan for 600 miles.
When Du Tan received the news, his first reaction was that this was probably not a trick of the little old man Qiao Cha, but it was unmistakable that it had the stamp of the Lord of the Kingdom of Jin on it.
Du Tan was shocked. Yan Tao actually killed 5,000 people by the Jin army.
With more than half of the casualties, how could the number one throne remain untouched?
Immediately, a strong interest was aroused.
If we could destroy this Jin army, how could the reward be so small?
But Du Tan also knew that Yan Tao must have some strength to make him suffer such a big loss. At present, the army in the Kingdom of Jin only has one of his rear troops to support the field. Naturally, it is impossible for them all to assemble. Even if they assemble, they may be enemies. It has already escaped the borders of the Kingdom of Jin.
But when there are less people, maybe it’s just food delivery.
While Du Tan was struggling and hesitating at the stall, Yan Tao sent a letter, willing to help Du Tan just so that he could kill Guan Cheng and avenge his previous shame.
He was really dozing off and was offered a pillow. Du Tan would not refuse, so he confidently and boldly summoned four thousand troops and chased him towards the west.
While Guan Cheng was training his troops all the way west, his march was seriously delayed by the Jin army, and he was eventually overtaken by Du Tan in Anchang County.
Guan Cheng and his superiors all understood that a fierce battle was inevitable. Although Du Tan was chasing after him in a hurry, there were not many soldiers left behind. When Du Tan could see Guan Cheng's flag, he still had more than 3,800 soldiers under his command. , and the morale is high and full of energy.
Du Tan felt that the depression in his heart had been swept away. The opponent who could defeat Yan Tao and let the king personally order that he must live and die and see his body must not disappoint anyone.
After catching up with the Jin army, Du Tan divided two companies of more than 400 men to harass them and spread scouting intelligence, while the rest of the army camped on the spot to repair.
This made Guan Cheng and others feel even heavier. This Du Tan might not be the donkey-tempered person rumored to be.
A general will be able to be calm and not arrogant, and a soldier will be decisive and dedicated to his life.
It is impossible for Du Tan not to know the huge advantage of his own strength, but he can be so cautious. This alone shows that Du Tan has some abilities.
The Jin army was busy in an orderly manner, but Guan Cheng and others had to deal with the pressing Jin soldiers. After an hour, not only the soldiers and the common people were exhausted, but the distance traveled was less than two miles. At most, the big flags in the Jin army's camp were visible. It got a little smaller.
"Your Highness, this can't go on like this!" Wang Ye stood up again and said seriously.
"I know, but our troops are few, less than 30% of the enemy's. We still have a lot of baggage and a lot of servants' families. If we can't arrange these properly, we will definitely be dead."
"Do you have any good ideas?" Guan Cheng asked rhetorically.
But Wang Ye just shook his head, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Guan Cheng sighed and waved his hands and said: "Go down first and order the front troops to find a place to set up camp. You will personally lead an elite team to escort the baggage. I will hold them back here. At least it seems safe today."
Wang Ye felt guilty and retreated with fists in his hands.
Jin Jun reported the situation to Du Tan immediately. At this time, Du Tan was gnawing bones and drinking a large bowl of wine in the temporary tent.
"It's just setting up camp, which is just right. If Guan Cheng escapes, I will still be worried about how to attack all. In this case, he will dig his own grave waiting for me to call!" After saying this, everyone laughed together, as if Guan Cheng knew he would die and did it.
The Jin army's camp had obviously learned from previous lessons and was built without any care. After nightfall, soldiers came and went on patrol for the first time. Even if Bu Wang went out in person, it would be difficult to find any flaws.
In Guan Cheng's main account, Wu Chengju, Wang Ye and several company commanders worked in two columns to edit. After listening to Bu Wang's report, everyone's brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
Guan Cheng walked back and forth for a few steps and asked, "Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"
There was an awkward silence in the tent.
Guan Cheng was slightly disappointed when he saw this, so he asked: "Wu Sima, you have been in the battle formation for the longest time, you can tell me first."
Wu Chengju went out to salute, but he didn't know where to start, and seemed hesitant to speak.
Guan Cheng said angrily: "The enemy has four thousand people, and our army also has one thousand people. Although it is far inferior to the Jin soldiers, it is still capable of fighting. I took you five thousand miles away to conquer the world of these five thousand counties." , then we will face more than one thousand against four thousand? There are fifty to four princes in the world, and Zhao and Chu have thousands of counties and millions of troops. Don’t you have the courage to fight now? If so, why not do it now? Then disperse, or tie up the orphan and send it to the Lord of the Kingdom of Jin!"
Guan Cheng's words were extremely heavy, hitting everyone's hearts like a giant hammer.
The faces of everyone in the tent turned red. The captain of the company couldn't bear the provocation of the generals, so he turned around and stood up and shouted: "Your Highness, I am willing to personally lead my headquarters to raid the enemy camp at night, and I will definitely tie up the thief generals and present them to Your Highness."
Guan Cheng felt that the feeling in his heart suddenly seemed to be released because of these words, and asked softly: "I have never seen you before, who are you?"
"Xin Jiao, the acting company commander of the fifth company, was promoted the day before yesterday."
Guan Cheng slapped his forehead with his hand and said with a smile: "Now that I think about it, you are the Xinjiao who beheaded ten levels by one person. Not bad, not bad."
Xin Jiao was overjoyed when she heard this. She felt a warm current from head to toe. She quickly clasped her fists and said, "This is my subordinate. There is no other subordinate. With this little bit of recklessness, I am willing to smash the bandit camp for His Highness tonight."
Guan Cheng nodded and said: "I know your bravery from seeing it, but this battle is beyond your power. If you become a general in the future, you may know it."
After saying that, he waved his hand to signal the unwilling Xinjiao to retreat.
Guan Cheng glanced at the soldiers in the tent and suddenly felt a little guilty for what he had just said. The fact that these people followed him into the unknown proved their loyalty and bravery.
As for the world of five thousand counties, Guan Cheng himself wanted to laugh. It was too far away for a vassal king who had no more than a thousand soldiers and a thousand people before he arrived in the fiefdom.
Thinking of this, Guan Cheng said softly to everyone again: "It's getting late tonight. You guys should go back and rest first. Have a good rest and recharge your batteries. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle tomorrow."
The sky was dark and scary, but the dark clouds weighing on Guan Cheng's heart were even scarier than the sky.
