The devil is coming

Chapter 157 Foreshadowing
"Haha, you didn't see Xu Wenzu's face."
Zheng Fan grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the blind man's hand and chewed them while chattering.
Blind Bei smiled and said:
"I can understand it. I've finished the foreplay and prepared everything, but it turns out it's a man."
"Blind man, I noticed that after you overdrafted once, your whole style changed a bit." A Ming joked next to him.
"Who doesn't have a young age? It's a pity that this world is set in ancient times. Otherwise, I would have pushed you all the names starting with A in WeChat."
When Fan Li heard this, he rubbed his head and asked, "What do you mean?"
Siniang glared at the blind man and said to Fan Li:
"Children's family, please don't interrupt when adults are talking."
"Oh."
Fan Li continued to squat by the threshold and continued to listen to everyone talking.
Ever since that night when everyone was chatting in the pavilion and Fan Li directly said, "How about we kill the master?"
When everyone was chatting, they tacitly excluded this idiot.
There was no need to fight anymore. To be precise, there was no need to fight that kind of war. Everyone was actually quite happy, so they deliberately spoke cheerfully to liven up the atmosphere.
Closer to home,
Blind North Road:
"Qianren is going to completely strengthen the wall and clear the country."
Simply abandoning the fortress group, no more, seems to be an extremely passive way to avoid fighting, but it is also like withdrawing one's fist, which makes it even harder to deal with.
The fortress group was originally a defensive measure to prevent the Yan people's small group of cavalry from going south. This is indeed the case. After Ganren's defeat a hundred years ago, small-scale frictions between the two sides were actually common, and then Ganren Construction of fortifications began, and slowly, small groups of Yan cavalry no longer went south to clear grass in the valley.
Later, the decline of the desert barbarian royal court led to the rise of the East-West Silk Road. Everyone began to be busy making money and doing business. The border between the two countries was more like a large transit market.
However, at present, it is a foregone conclusion that the Yan people will move south on a large scale, so the Qianguo's fortress defense system is actually of no real significance.
Because you are no longer required to give early warning, it is difficult for you to play a real blocking role.
When Zheng Fan led only [-] cavalry south to the territory of Qian Kingdom for the first time, he first pulled out a nail in front of him, and then carefully inserted it.
But when he led more than 1000 cavalry to the south for the second time, he just did it casually, more like practicing his skills. When he came back, he did it more openly.
Just light the beacon fire. You can't catch me anyway, and the soldiers in the fortress don't dare to attack to stop me.
Therefore, after this measure is implemented, Qian Guo can stop losses and no longer have to invest too much in the fortress group, while also shrinking its troops.
However, the Qian Kingdom was dominated by scholar-bureaucrats, and what the scholar-bureaucrats liked most was to talk nonsense and shout slogans regardless of reality. Such a decision could be made in the court of the Qian Kingdom, and it must have been carried out by the court's ministers against all opinions.
Zheng Fan opened his mouth and said:
"In this way, Dayan's army no longer has to face the forts of small groups, but directly faces the three towns.
Liang Town, Wei Town, and Chen Town are the big fortresses on the three sides, and the elites of the three sides of the Qian Kingdom are stationed in them.
This is the first line of defense for the Qian Kingdom.
The second line of defense is mainly composed of the Western Army and is deployed on the front line of Mianzhou City. There are 15 Western Army and more than 4 Wolf Soldiers.
Mianzhou City is not very big, but what the Western Army is best at is the defense of civil fortifications. Relying on Mianzhou City, it has built an extremely strong defense line.
The third line of defense consisted of [-] forbidden troops, [-] ancestral troops, and more than [-] soldiers similar to those from the Yan State, built at the junction of Chu County and the three towns in the north.
This defense relies on several cities in Chujun, and when needed from the front, troops can be mobilized from here to supplement the first two lines of defense. "
A Ming looked at his master with some surprise. Originally, the blind man should be responsible for these tasks, but it seemed that his master was not completely idle.
"The three lines of defense add up to nearly 70 troops. And because Yan State is coming so aggressively this time and takes the initiative to start a war, some things can no longer be hidden."
Blind Bei took out a letter from his sleeve,
Road:
“Now it’s getting harder and harder for the Sixth Prince’s informant in Qian Country to pass back information or valuable information, but this one is pretty good.
The story is that this time, facing the pressure of Yan State, the unbearable situation on three sides, and the chicken feathers made by the Imperial Army when they went north, caused the acne that had been covered up before to be uncovered.
Emperor Qian was very angry. Three people were expelled from the Privy Council, and one husband was even given a green parasol to return home.
At the same time, the imperial court of Qian State sent nine imperial envoys to various counties to recruit troops. I don’t know about other places, but in Beihe County alone, [-] Beihe warriors have been recruited.
Qianhuang also has some tricks. "
"After all, there are only a few emperors in this world who don't eat minced meat." Zheng Fan said.
A Ming said: "Does that mean that as long as the stalemate continues, Qian State will be able to reform itself because of the pressure from Yan State?"
"It has already begun." Blind Bei corrected, "The three sides and the Imperial Forbidden Army originally had a military scale of 80 each. According to tradition, if we squeeze out the water, there should be more than [-].
You must know that the problem of three redundancies in the Qian Kingdom is already very serious, and military expenditures are the top priority. Every year, the military expenditures of the Qian Kingdom court are fully allocated. As for how to distribute them, how much will fall on the military In your hands, this is the tacit understanding that has been established for decades.
In the past, even if the emperor knew about this problem, he would not dare to do anything about it. Qianguo did not have Li Liangting and Tian Wujing.
But now, taking advantage of the national war, we can take action. Given time, if Qianguo is really allowed to train enough soldiers and horses, let alone Great Yan going south..."
"It's impossible to extrapolate back," Zheng Fan said.
"I can't say for sure." Blind Bei shook his head, "It depends on the fate of the country and luck. God knows if there are any future generals in the Qianguo army."
At the beginning, the Yan Kingdom was almost destroyed, but the first generation of Zhenbei Hou came out and defeated the 50-strong Qian Kingdom army.
This is destiny, the so-called national destiny.
Of course, this kind of fate does not come often, and it also comes with various special conditions. Even if you ask the first Zhenbei Hou himself to do it again, he will not be able to win that glorious victory.
"Perhaps, our level is still not high enough. I don't believe that even if we can see the problem, the other three will not be able to see it." Zheng Fan said.
"My lord, what you said is just like the common people who always think that the emperor is good and the ministers around him are bad."
"This is actually true." Zheng Fan smiled and said to the blind man: "Throughout the ages, no matter how stupid the emperors are, how many of them foolishly want to destroy their own world on purpose?"
"Look, we can only watch now anyway." Blind Bei stretched out his hand to rub his temples and said: "I asked the Sixth Prince's caravan to help inquire about some situations, and found that our Dayan did not Equipment for sieges was manufactured in large quantities, and there was no large-scale collection of materials in this area.
Perhaps, as your Lord said, the three above actually have a plan in mind, otherwise the Marquis of Jingnan would not have ordered these military leaders to go south to carry out harassment when the Zhenbei Army was still busy trying to conquer the family. , isn’t this just trying to alert the enemy? "
With that said, the blind man faced Liang Cheng again and said:
"A Cheng, tell me."
Liang Cheng hasn't spoken much since he came back from the gathering place.
Seeing the blind man call his name and asking him to tell,
Liang Cheng could only say:
"Cavalry is a waste if used to attack cities."
A Ming shook his head and said: "Don't talk nonsense."
Liang Cheng nodded,
Road:
"uncertain."
……
Mianzhou City has been visited twice by Zheng Shoubei, but there will not be a third time in a short period of time.
Relying on the city wall of Mianzhou City extending out in four directions, large camps were built. Every day, soldiers of the Western Army were practicing in them.
Even if Cuiliu Fort fails to bleed successfully this time, even if Zheng Shoubei brings all his family resources over, facing this kind of unreasonable civil engineering work and spending all his family resources, he may not be able to touch Mianzhou City again. Beside the city wall.
The winter wind is like a knife cutting meat.
Zhong Wendao stood on the city wall, and beside him stood his youngest son Zhong Tianlang.
The major general of the Western Army attacked for hundreds of miles, destroyed the enemy's stronghold, and beheaded Zheng Fan. His great achievements have been publicized. This is a victory that boosts morale.
Throughout the ages, truly outstanding generals have understood that even in defensive battles, they can never completely shrink back and passively take a beating.
The general direction is defense, but in order to boost morale, we have to gain some local advantages.
This is the fundamental reason why Zhong Wendao is willing to hand over the most precious cavalry of the Western Army to his youngest son to "make mischief".
At this time, both father and son were standing in the cold wind. Zhong Tianlang was a little worried about his father's health, but he also knew that if he persuaded his father to go back and rest because the wind was too strong at this time, he would make his father unhappy.
"It's a pleasure to be a father that you can have these understandings."
"My son was really ignorant before."
"This battle is not easy to fight. The Yan people are not the Northern Qiang, nor are they the chieftains in the southwest mountains."
"My son knows."
"Take away your arrogance and keep your sharpness."
"My son thanks his father for his teachings."
"The Western Army is destined to be handed over to you in the future. In fact, when I received the imperial court's order to mobilize troops, my father hesitated."
As he spoke, Zhong Wendao glanced around and said:
"The most terrifying thing in the north is never the weather, but the plains and smooth roads."
"Father, no matter how powerful the Yan people's cavalry is, they can't rush through our Western Army's stronghold."
Zhong Wendao glanced at his son and said nothing, but there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.
Zhong Tianlang spoke again:
"Father, if we want to make the Northern Expedition, we Dagan must provide our own cavalry."
"Northern Expedition?"
"Yes, the Northern Expedition. My son believes that one day, I will lead the Northern Expedition to Yanman!"
After hearing this, Zhong Wendao smiled.
He didn't want to talk to his son about the difficulty of the Northern Expedition.
I don’t want to explain how taboo the word “Northern Expedition” was in the imperial court.
But it is normal for young people to yearn for this.
He was the same back then.
Zhong Wendao couldn't help but think of the scene when he, Meng Gong's father and others stood beside Mr. Thornface. At that time, they were actually planning the Northern Expedition.
A part of the Western Army was dedicated to restraining the Northern Qiang, but they did not kill the Northern Qiang. The purpose was to use the Northern Qiang to sharpen the cavalry of the Qian Kingdom.
However, after the prosperity dissipated and the mood became depressed, many things that could make people excited in the past are no longer relevant.
So much so that I don’t even have the thought of making you droop your eyelids a little more.
At this moment, a group of sentry riders returned to camp, entered the military camp, and then went straight into the south gate of Mianzhou City, which was right below where Zhong Wendao and his son were standing.
Military reports that can go directly into the city must obviously reach a certain level. Ordinary military reports will be digested outside, analyzed and summarized, and then submitted.
After all, the coach is not a god, and it is impossible for one person to control everything in an army camp of nearly 20 people in every detail.
Zhong Tianlang took the initiative to go down to receive the military report.
for a while,
Zhong Tianlang came back with an excited smile on his face,
After walking to his father,
He opened his mouth and said:
"Father, my second uncle took Xishan Camp northward."
Xishan is the frontline position of the Qian Kingdom against the Northern Qiang. A part of the Western Army is stationed there, and Zhong Wen Dao's younger brother, Zhong Wen Mian, has always been in charge.
The Western Army is a huge military group. Although the Zhong family has a transcendent status in the Western Army, it does not have absolute control over the Western Army like the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. It is more like a military force formed by specific conditions in a specific era. ...freak.
Zhong Wendao and Zhong Wenmian, the two principals of the Zhong family, are symbols of the Western Army and are called Xianggong Zhong and Xianggong Xiao Zhong by the outside world.
Zhong Tianlang was very excited, because although Xishan Camp had a small number of troops, only [-], most of them were horse pawns, that is, cavalry.
It can be said that the most elite cavalry force in the entire Daqian is the Xishan Camp.
From Zhong Tianlang's point of view, after his second uncle arrived, he would be able to fight more calmly in the future. Compared with the dullness of the initial battle, he preferred the horseback battle that came and went like the wind.
however,
Zhong Wendao's face did not show the slightest hint of joy. Instead, he held on to the bricks on the wall with one hand, and his nails drew clear marks on the bricks.
"Father?"
Zhong Tianlang was a little frightened.
What every son fears most is actually his father's anger.
"Hehe...hehehe...hahahaha..."
Zhong Wendao laughed,
"Before departure, my father repeatedly told your uncle that 15 men for the Western Army to go north is enough. You must leave some capital at home for the Western Army!
Your uncle once agreed in front of his father.
but now……"
"Father, for the great cause of resisting Yan, our Zhong family can't...can't..."
Zhong Wendao suddenly stared at his son,
This horrifying look frightened Zhong Tianlang's heart.
"Do you want to tell my father that you should take into account the overall situation, the country, and the common people, and don't care about the gains and losses of your family?"
"No, my son doesn't dare. My son doesn't dare."
"That's what you mean, that's what you mean!"
Zhong Wendao gritted his teeth, his silver hair floating slightly in the cold wind.
"The transfer of the Xishan Camp is almost here, but my father has never received the news and has never seen the imperial approval. Do you know why?"
"son……"
"This must be an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to communicate with your uncle in person! Your uncle is going north under the order, hehehe, hehe..."
"Father……"
"As a father, he is already an old man. He is already old enough to indulge his grandson. For the sake of success, he has to put on his military uniform and lead the Western Army to the north.
Where is the imperial court? Where is the imperial court?
He is busy dividing our Western Army, dividing it! "
Zhong Tianlang was silent.
The imperial court has always wanted to solve the problem of the Western Army's vassal towns. This is a fact that everyone knows. This time, the imperial court took advantage of his father's absence to instigate his uncle to go north. This move actually marked the separation of the Western Army.
The Xishan Camp will no longer be part of the Western Army sequence and will become independent.
"Father, the son has something to say. Even if the father wants to punish the son, the son must say it."
"You said it, because my father asked you to say it!"
Zhong Tianlang took a deep breath and said:
"Father, our Western Army is really too big."
The southwest battlefield was under the jurisdiction of the Western Army, and the Northern Qiang land was under the jurisdiction of the Western Army. Even for rebellions in some places, the imperial court had to dispatch the Western Army to take charge.
"Big?" Zhong Wendao suddenly smiled and said: "How old are you? The Western Army that suppressed the rebellion of the southwest chieftains back then was really big.
Son, my father knows what you want to say, and my father also knows what you mean, but there are some things that you have never experienced, so you don’t understand.
It is wartime now, because the Yan people may go south at any time, so the princes in the court are so easy to talk to.
Once the battle is over, once the war is over,
Civil and military affairs will naturally begin to separate. "
What else does Zhong Tianlang want to say?
But Zhong Wendao raised his hand to stop him.
"Do you really think that as a father, you hate your uncle for starting his own business?"
"This……"
"Do you really think that my father deliberately refused to move the Xishan camp to the north this time to leave a way out for my Zhong family? To leave a bargaining chip for my Zhong family to settle down?"
"Father………"
Zhong Tianlang suddenly discovered that his father seemed to have had a lot of energy drained out of him all at once, and he looked much older.
"Hehehe...hehehehe...hahahahaha..."
Zhong Wendao laughed again,
"The man who once evaluated the princes of the dynasty:
Everyone thought that after reading a few military books, they felt that they were the reincarnation of the military immortal. "
…………
this day,
Xu Wenzu summoned nearly ten thousand cavalry but had to disperse and return to camp;
this day,
The [-] soldiers from the Xishan Camp of the Western Army entered the three sides;
this day,
Zheng Fan didn’t choose a color;
this day,
A down-and-out swordsman and an old man holding a long sail came outside Yanjing City. The old man must have caught a cold and sneezed:
"Ah!"
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This chapter is a foreshadowing, so don’t panic.
(End of this chapter)