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Chapter 400 The war is anxious, and Changwu is fooled

With the arrival of Changbai, Gu Er put down all the stalls in the rear and concentrated on the front-line war. He joined forces with the rest of the court soldiers and horses and surrounded Haozhou for seven days. He laid an ambush, using an old trick that was used in Luzhou.

However, the rebels were eager to save Haozhou. They knew that there might be an ambush on the road, but they had to save him.

Haozhou is the place where the anti-thief troops were raised. There are more than [-] anti-thief troops in Haozhou City, and nearly half of them are veterans who were the first to follow the anti-thief troops and are the elite among the anti-thief troops.

Previously, the rebels lost consecutive battles in Dingyuan and Zhongli, losing more than [-] troops one after another, and the losses were not insignificant.

Some of the more than ten thousand men and horses in Haozhou City stayed behind to defend Haozhou against the official army, and some were the defeated troops who fled to Haozhou after the defeat of Dingyuan and Zhongli. The remaining recruits were recruited by Maitreya. He is a Maitreya believer who has just joined the anti-thief team.

Gu Er thought that Haozhou, which had become an isolated city, would be able to go down sooner or later, but he didn't want to encounter unprecedented strong resistance under the city of Haozhou.

Each of them had some kind of pattern painted with paint on their face, and tied a yellow scarf on their head. They shouted the slogan "Maitreya comes to the world to save all sentient beings!". They rushed towards the officers and soldiers without fear of death, but were shot. The spear pierced the body, and he shouted with a ferocious expression and stabbed the soldiers with the sword in his hand.

According to the information returned by the scouts under his command, there are several high-ranking members of the Maitreya Sect in Haozhou City. Blessed by Buddha's light, after death, you can enter the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss, a vacuum home.

Gu Er led more than 3000 troops from his headquarters and more than [-] troops from other prefectures and counties. They fought hard for seven days under Haozhou City and lost thousands of troops. He climbed to the top of the city countless times, but was defeated by those who could not be brave. The thieves who were afraid of death drove down again.

However, all the rebel teams near Haozhou were wiped out by the army, and either became prisoners or fled into Haozhou City. Only a few escaped into the mountains and forests, and it is unknown where they fled.

Haozhou could not be captured for a long time, so Gu Er simply stopped fighting and allowed the rebels to occupy the city. He only led his people to move all the surrounding people into Dingyuan and Zhongli counties, cutting off all roads leading to Shouzhou. After hearing the news from Haozhou and Shouzhou, they secretly sent people to Shouzhou to spread the news, saying that the imperial army was arriving and that Haozhou City was in danger and could be destroyed soon.

Gu Er never likes to play his cards according to common sense. Since he can't get enough of Haozhou City for the time being, he will simply use some intrigues to give this group of rebels a taste.

Gu Er was sure that the rebels would never give up the five or six thousand elites in Haozhou City. Sure enough, the rebels in Shouzhou no longer expanded their territory to the surrounding areas, but mobilized troops and horses, divided into three groups, and headed towards Haozhou. .

In the Dingyuan County Yamen, Changbai, who had already begun to grow a beard, was wearing a green official uniform, embroidered with goblets, sitting behind a desk full of official documents, reviewing them carefully, and picking up a pen to make annotations from time to time.

"Master!" the close-knit Khan Niu walked in quickly, and greeted him with folded hands.

"What's the matter?" Changbai asked without raising his head.

Han Niu said: "General Gu sent someone to send back a group of people. The villain asked them. They are all people from around Haozhou. There are about 3000 people. Most of them are women, children, old and weak, and few are young and old!"

Changbai thought for a while and said: "Isn't the temporary military camp by the Yao River empty? Place the people there first! As for the food and grass, let's allocate two hundred stones there first!"

As he spoke, Chang Bai suddenly raised his head and looked at Khan Niu: "For the food and grass matter, you go personally and bring the soldiers left by Zhong Huai. If anyone dares to defraud Tan Mo, he will be punished for colluding with the rebels."

"promise!"

Khan Niu took the command and left with Changbai's handwriting stamped with the county magistrate's seal.

Time passed by every minute and every second, Changbai looked out of the window, the sun had already dyed a little yellow, walked out of the room, stretched his waist, raised his eyes to see the fireball that was already fading away, and squinted under the glare of the sun Eye.

"Msanggong! Master Youyang is here, and he has been waiting in the front hall for a while!"

"Uncle Wei?" Chang Bai glared at him immediately: "Why didn't you say it earlier!"

Han Niu hurriedly saluted and explained: "It is the Elder Master who heard that Xianggong is handling official business, and he is not allowed to make small announcements, so as not to disturb Xianggong!"

"From now on, Uncle Wei must notify you as soon as possible when he comes. Next time, go get the board yourself!"

"I know I was wrong!" Hanniu didn't defend himself, and immediately admitted his mistake, saying that he would never do it again.

Changbai didn't chase after him, but asked as he walked out, "Only uncle?"

"And Master Changwu!" Han Niu said.

Changbai nodded, and couldn't help speeding up a bit.

When he came to the front hall, he met Sheng Wei. After saluting and exchanging a few words, Chang Bai also began to ask Sheng Wei's purpose of coming: "I wonder why uncle came here?"

Sheng Wei said: "It's not because of you, brother Changwu! He went to Tokyo to participate in the martial arts exam, didn't he fail? I wanted him to go to Quanzhou with Zihou to find an errand, but I didn't want this evil person to come back and say I want to go to the front line to join the army, kill thieves and serve the country! I also asked Zihou to ask for a letter recommendation, and I want to join the Wuwei Army."

Sheng Wei sighed and said helplessly: "I couldn't defeat him, so I had to comply with his wishes. It just so happened that your father wrote a letter saying that he had arranged an errand for you to be the magistrate of Ningyuan County, so I thought of stopping by to see you!"

"Thank you for your concern, uncle." Although Chang Bai has become an official, as his elder, in front of Sheng Wei, Chang Bai still behaves as respectfully as before.

"The battlefield is dangerous, brother Wu is really going to the front line?" Chang Bai frowned slightly, looking at Chang Wu.

Changwu said: "Man, if you can't defend your family and country, make contributions to your career! Wouldn't it be a waste of this martial art?"

Changbai looked at Sheng Wei, and Sheng Wei's eyes were full of reluctance.

Chang Bai suddenly understood why Sheng Wei had to make this trip in person, why he had to come to him first instead of asking Chang Wu to go directly to Gu Er.

In an instant, Changbai had an idea in his mind: "Now the battle on the front line has reached a stalemate. The officers and soldiers attacked Haozhou for seven days in succession. They lost troops and generals and suffered heavy losses. However, they still failed to conquer Haozhou. According to the battle reports sent back from the front line, The rebels in Haozhou City are all elites of the Maitreya Cult. They are not afraid of death and are very brave. They still insist on charging and killing despite being equipped with swords and axes. Their morale is so high that they even surpass our army.

Although Brother Wu has martial arts skills, he has never been on the battlefield. The situation on the battlefield is changing, and the sword and gun have no eyes. At the risk of his life, has Brother Wu ever considered Uncle Wei and Aunt Wei?Brother Wu just got married last year, has he ever thought about his sister-in-law who just entered the house? "

"That's true!" Changwu's expression changed slightly at first, but he quickly became firm, and he said directly: "Since I have decided to join the army, I am ready to die! As the saying goes, the earthen jar should never leave the mouth of the well." Since I have decided to go to the front line, I have already made the mental preparation to put my head on my belt, or I will seal my wife and son, make meritorious deeds, or die in battle, shrouded in horse leather.”

Changbai looked at Changwu and couldn't help being moved, but then looked at Sheng Wei who had a helpless face, and couldn't help sighing again.

"It's just that the battle ahead is at a stalemate. If you go alone, you will easily encounter bandits. It happens that a batch of food and grass will be sent to the front line in a few days. It will be sent to the Wuwei Army. How about Brother Wu going with the army?"

"It's so good!" Chang Wu hurriedly smiled and thanked Chang Bai.

Changbai said: "They're all from my own family, so there's no need to say these things."

"I feel sorry for my uncle and brother to stay here for the time being!" It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the bright moon was high in the sky.

Sheng Wei couldn't sleep. After watching the lights in his son's room go out, he quietly put on his coat and walked out of the room. As soon as he got out of the yard, he saw the Hanniu beside Changbai coming up with a lantern.

"Master!" Khan Niu bowed his hands respectfully.

"Sweet? Why are you here?" Sheng Wei was very surprised.

Khan Niu said: "My husband specially ordered me to wait for you here!"

"It's Bai'er?" Sheng Wei was very surprised.

"Master, please take a step to speak!" Han Niu pulled Sheng Wei aside, and said: "My lord specially sent me to deliver a message. Please rest assured, my lord. My lord knows his concerns and has already thought of a countermeasure."

Sheng Wei couldn't wait to ask: "What countermeasures?"

"Presumably the lord also knows that our Xianggong and General Gu are best friends. Just after dinner, Xianggong has already sent a letter to General Gu, and sent someone to General Gu overnight. After a few days, Mr. Wu will go to General Gu." Under the account, General Gu will arrange it properly."

"It's just that in the past few days, I must not let Young Master Wu see the clues!"

"It's nature, it's nature!"

Three days later, Changwu set off with the soldiers and horses escorting the grain and grass.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Gu Er looked at Chang Wu, who was somewhat similar to Chang Bai, and asked: "Although brother Chang Wu is Zecheng's cousin and has been recommended by Zi Hou, the army is not the place to be. , I don’t know what skills Brother Changwu has?”

Since he was a child, Changwu followed Sheng Wei and invited the martial artists back home to practice riding and shooting with spears and clubs, and then followed his teacher to read military books and pass the martial arts examination.

"So, Brother Changwu has never been on the battlefield or led a soldier?" Gu Er pinched his chin, showing a troubled expression.

Chang Wu was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "It is true that he has never been on the battlefield, nor has he ever led a soldier."

Gu Er asked again: "Do you have any experience in fighting?"

Changwu said: "At the beginning of the year when Zihou took sister Minglan to Quanzhou, he encountered bandits in Jinling. At that time, I followed Zihou and killed several bandits."

This is Changwu's only record.

Gu Er said, "That won't be easy! Brother Changwu has neither fame nor experience in leading troops in war. If he rushes to a high position, I'm afraid the generals in the army will not accept it!"

"Zihou has already made it clear to me when we came here, it doesn't matter if he is a big soldier!" Changwu said calmly.

"Brother Changwu is a master of martial arts. Wouldn't it be unfair if he could only be a leading soldier?" Gu Er made a thoughtful gesture, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Well, brother Changwu, why not go to the rear camp first, and be responsible for escorting the food and grass for the time being? General Ruan, who supplies supplies, how about being the head of the army?"

"Huh? Escort food and grass?" Changwu looked at Gu Er with some puzzlement.

Gu Er said, "Brother Changwu has read military books. Have you ever heard of 'before the three armies are moved, food and grass go first'?"

"Of course I've heard of it!"

Gu Erdao: "When leading troops to fight, food supplies are the most important thing. If the soldiers are hungry, how can they have the strength to fight against the thieves? Brother Changwu thinks, is food important?"

Changwu said with a serious face: "Nature is important."

Gu Erdao: "I have ordered a few days ago to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wild areas around Haozhou, and moved all the people to Dingyuan, just to trap the rebels in Haozhou City. However, there are tens of thousands of rebels in Shouzhou." If they know the news, they will definitely come to rescue, and then the rebels will definitely send troops and horses to attack our army's food route."

"Brother Changwu, how dare you take on such an important task?"

"Why don't you dare!" Changwu immediately raised his head and chest, and replied loudly.

"Okay! Whether our thousands of soldiers can fill their bellies and defeat the rebels depends entirely on Brother Changwu!" Gu Er also cheered loudly and called to the side: "Shitou, take Brother Changwu with you." Find General Ruan!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

Shitou who stood beside him immediately answered with his hands, and then led Changwu away. Not long after, Shitou in military uniform came back.

"General, I guess Master Changwu won't be able to sleep tonight!" Shitou said with a smile on his face.

Gu Er cast a sidelong glance: "Can you sleep? If Haozhou City cannot be defeated, can you sleep?"

"Aren't we not enough troops? There are tens of thousands of people in Haozhou City. Even now, there are at least seven or eight thousand people. Isn't it said in the Art of War that ten people will encircle them, and we are the only people who bully and bully those mobs. It’s okay, but those elite rebels in the city are really hard to fight!”

"Oh! Do you still understand the art of war? How about I let you be the commander?" Gu Er said angrily.

Shitou hurriedly waved his hands again and again: "The general is joking, I don't have the ability to control."

"Hey!" Gu Er sighed, looked at the map on the table and said, "Tell me, the rebels came to rescue Haozhou in three ways, which one should we eat first?"

"If you want me to say, let's pick the soft persimmons first!" Shito suggested: "Including the reinforcements who came from Dingyuan in the past few days, we have a total of more than 3000 people under our command. That strength!"

A clever woman can't cook without rice, and the elite of Wuwei's army were all ruined by the former commander Xie Bingde. Now these troops are only assembled by Gu Er in the past six months. What's more important is that Xie Bingde led Wuwei back then The ordnance in the hands of the army also fell into the hands of the rebels, and became the accomplices of the rebels in attacking the city and pulling out the stronghold, and rapidly expanding the results of the battle.

Now more than half a year has passed. Although Gu Er is fighting steadily and is about to regain the whole territory of Haozhou, the rebels who were originally supposed to be mobs have also gradually transformed in the battles. He was strong, and gradually grew into a seasoned veteran.

"Then let's eat the southern route first!" Gu Er's eyes fell on the map and asked: "Have you received any reply from the scout? Where are the thieves on the southern route?"

Shitou said: "Two hours ago, there was only forty miles away from Xihaoshui. With the speed of the rebels, they will definitely reach Xihaoshui before this evening."

(End of this chapter)