The devil is coming

Chapter 324 Praise for General Zheng
"Ali."
"Yes, my lord."
"Go and see if the two salted fish are ready. If so, hang them up on the tower with your own hands for an exhibition."
"Yes, my lord."
Fan Li turned around and went directly.
Zheng Fan reached out and patted the battlements and said, "What should we do next?"
Liang Cheng said: "My lord, we have actually gone quite far."
The land of Sanjin is very large, but Chengguo, the original sphere of influence of the Situ family, is less than half of the land of Sanjin. In terms of size, it is larger than the Helian family and Wenren family alone, but It is still smaller than the two combined.
Wangjiang almost cuts through Chengguo vertically from the origin of Tianduan Mountains, dividing Chengguo into two. At present, Shengle's army has crossed Wangjiang and is hundreds of miles deep. It can be said that it is already quite east.
A Ming, who was standing by the side, said, "What nonsense?"
Zheng Fan nodded and said, "I understand."
A Ming: "......"
A Ming suddenly felt that after Fan Li left, a new IQ depression appeared here.
A person who is usually cool and indifferent will often panic and feel very uncomfortable when he finds that he suddenly cannot participate in the topic and understand the points of his friends.
Fortunately, Zheng Fan immediately continued:
"Theoretically, it's possible, but if it goes too far, will it have any negative effects?"
Liang Cheng smiled and said:
"My lord, Marquis Jingnan treated us as a surprise force and went deep across the river. He did not regard us as a specific means, nor did he place any restrictions on our specific goals.
His only request is for us to preserve and survive in Jiangdong as much as possible, and to maintain the effect of our existence as much as possible.
Therefore, theoretically speaking, no matter what kind of big battle is going to happen in Wangjiang, our troops should not appear in the Jingnan Hou table case. "
The meaning is very simple. Since it is a surprise weapon, it may have miraculous effects. At the same time, it may not make any splash at all.
This is a variable. According to Jingnan Hou's strategy of using troops, if he plays this move, he will play it. When the game is played head-on, he will not naively expect this chess piece to perform any miraculous effects.
Therefore,
Even if Sheng Le's army is working as a foreigner in Fengxin City to bask in the sun, it will not have much impact on the battle situation on the front line.
A Ming continued to have a cold face, and at the same time reached out and took out his bottle of wine and took a sip to relieve the embarrassment.
he,
Still didn't get it.
Zheng Fan opened his arms, stretched, and said to Liang Cheng:
"Up or down?"
"If you go down, it won't have a particularly good effect."
Zheng Fan smacked his lips and said, "But if you go up, you may never come back."
A Ming felt that the two of them did it on purpose, and what surprised A Ming was that, without knowing it, Zheng Fan had grown to this level, and could actually make himself feel for a while...unconscious.
then,
A scene that made A Ming very nervous appeared.
Zheng Fan turned to look at A Ming,
asked:
"A Ming, what do you think?"
I don’t understand what “up” and “down” mean, so how can I feel it?
But I can't be like that idiot Fan Li, patting his head and admitting with a simple smile that he doesn't understand.
A Ming could only say:
"Actually, it all makes sense. You still have to listen to the Lord's decision."
immediately,
In order to get rid of this embarrassing whirlpool,
A Ming said:
"My lord, the wine bottle is a little empty. I'll fill it with some blood."
After a war, blood is the cheapest drink.
It would be too embarrassing to stay here any longer, so I could only escape with blood.
Zheng Fan continued to say to Liang Cheng:
"It's actually safest to go down and go to the border of Chu State."
"But your lord needs to know that since the Qingluan Army has been able to come over, it proves that the checkpoint originally used by the Situ family to defend Chu has been occupied by the Chu people.
Not to mention whether our army can pass the border when it goes south, even if it passes, it will be difficult to get any benefits if it goes deep into the Chu State.
Of course, if it's just to refresh your face and reputation, the effect may be good. "
"I understand, it would be embarrassing if they were directly blocked by the Chu people's city walls, and the Chu army only sent Qingluan troops to participate in the battle this time. Although there is still internal strife in the country, at least it is not as messy and self-care as it seems on the surface. "
"Yes, if you go up and approach the front line of Snow Customs, it will actually have a very great containment effect on the savages. What the Savage King is doing now is actually recruiting warriors from the snowfields to go south to enter the customs to supplement his frontline troops. , on the other hand, they transport the looted people, property and other things back to the snowy plains. Although they say verbally that this is the birthplace of their holy clan, so they must guard it, but anyone can protect their business. made.
The Qingluan Army of the Chu people occupies the front line of Yupan City. It is more like a nail. Nailed there, it plays a great clamping effect on the battlefield. The subordinates feel that even if we cut off the food route of the Chu people, Yupan City will be destroyed. The Chu army in Pancheng may not come out. In fact, they are a lone army just like us.
As for whether reinforcements will be sent from the Chu State, my subordinates feel that unless the situation on the front line is completely corrupted or the new Chu Emperor has pacified the Chu State, the Chu people should not send more troops northward in a short period of time.
Therefore, the role we are stuck here may not be that big. "
Hearing this, Zheng Fan nodded, took the words, and continued:
"Besides, there is another advantage to going up. Aren't the savages constantly transporting the things they looted back to the snowfield? Then let them work for us while we cut off the beards."
When it comes to looting things, there are really not many people who are more professional than the savages. Because there are sword masters in the team, and at the same time, the two factors of Emperor Yan wanting to rule this place instead of completely destroying it make Zheng Fan even if he wants to plunder. For a while, you have to pay attention to how you eat, but the savages are different. The savages completely scraped the ground three feet away. It is said that even the tombs were dug up.
If these things can be snatched away, Shengle will no longer have to worry about financial crises for a long time.
After the things you grab have been accumulated to a certain extent, you can find a place to bury them. In the team, there is Xue San, a master of traps, and Liang Cheng, a big zombie, who is often buried.
So their ability to hide things is absolutely superb.
Even if you want to find someone like Jin Xiaowei, Xiling Lishi, etc., it will be extremely difficult.
Of course, all this is based on the fact that Yan State finally defeated the barbarians and recovered the entire Jin land, but Zheng Fan still believed that with Jingnan Hou in command, this battle would be won.
Going up, there is a high probability that you will encounter the savage army. If you poke the savage's anus, the savage's reaction will definitely be very big.
But if you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cubs?
Most of the businesses that really make big money can only be done with your head hanging on your belt.
However, Zheng Fan still suggested:
"Let's stay in Fengxin City for three days first. On the one hand, we will let the troops rest and recuperate. On the other hand, we will also take a look at the Chu people's reaction."
"My lord is wise."
"Okay, that's it, but inform Xue San that he can take action first and turn north to open up the field of view for the army."
"My subordinate understands."
Zheng Fan breathed a long sigh of relief and said leisurely:
"Although the route has been decided, I still feel a little guilty. Are we being too reckless?"
"We have nothing to lose. Even if we really lose, we can still make a comeback. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. It's just a game. To put it bluntly, even if the Yan Kingdom is gone, we can still disarm and return to our fields. At worst, we can start again. Just open an inn.”
"Haha, don't say it. Sometimes I really feel that if I had continued to open an inn in Hutou City, life might not have been as exciting as it is now, but I could still have a sense of tranquility."
"But we might have died in the civilian camp."
The mood of recalling was ruined by this sentence,
Zheng Fan nodded,
With emotion:
"Yes."
Seeing that Zheng Fan had stopped talking, Liang Cheng turned around and was about to leave, but Zheng Fan spoke again:
"Ah Cheng, the next step is up to you."
Liang Cheng was slightly surprised, turned around and looked at Zheng Fan, and said:
"Lord, what did you say?"
"I don't think you are worse than Tian Wujing, either in terms of strength or in terms of leading troops."
This is the truth, the upper limit of every devil is terrible.
Liang Cheng is no worse than Tian Wujing, the difference lies in his master.
Above Jingnan Marquis is Yan Guo, who is the Emperor of Yan, and above Liang Cheng is Sheng Le, who is Zheng Fan.
In terms of strength, Liang Cheng's own strength is far from recovered, and it is still due to his own limitations.
So, in short, the difference between Liang Cheng and Jingnan Hou is that they have their own master who is holding them back crazily.
Liang Cheng nodded.
"A Cheng, there are only so many soldiers and horses at the moment. The old rules are still the same. You have the final say on how to fight the war. What I mentioned earlier about the hype and packaging, the most fundamental thing is that we still have to rely on the actual results to speak for ourselves.
A hundred years ago, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou became famous in one battle, but we may not be able to do it. "
Liang Cheng smiled,
Road:
"Don't worry, my lord, ten thousand riders are enough to do a lot of things."
Zheng Fan walked up to Liang Cheng, stretched out his hand and started patting his shoulders habitually,
"Just like what you just said to me, don't be afraid of destroying your family's foundation. If it's destroyed, we can just make more money. Isn't it just to earn money hard to be cool at critical moments?"
"I understand, Lord."
……
"All the food and grass were burned by someone!"
Metal skills can be used to command subordinates.
They had just defeated a small-scale Chengdu rebel team that had returned from searching for food in the east. They didn't know what happened to this team. They were so unlucky that they didn't meet their companions who had escaped from Fengxin City earlier. , and foolishly focused on rushing towards Fengxin City, but Jin Shuke led his two hundred cavalry to rush and collapsed.
I was too lazy to chase him, but the food he had collected must be destroyed.
The grain depot in Fengxin City actually has the same treatment. In order to meet the food and drink expenses of the small court, the rebels under Situ Yi did a lot of harm. After all, it is a bandit den. If you want to live a life of eating meat and drinking wine, you have to Mass looting.
There is actually a lot of food accumulated in the granary, but food is different from goods after all. Goods are easy to store and hide, but food is difficult to handle. Because Shengle's army needs to be transferred, so keep enough that you can carry. After the grain was harvested, all the rest was burned to the ground.
The cavalry even divided into several groups to break up the Wubao near Fengxin, burn their grain stores, and try to make this area enter a grain shortage as much as possible.
These things were actually done without the knowledge of the Sword Master. However, the Sword Master seemed to have had a premonition and had been vaccinated by Zheng Fan before. Therefore, during this period of time, he stayed in the military camp tent to meditate and recover without going out.
Jin Shuke reached out and patted the eldest prince on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"My lord, are you okay with your injuries?"
The eldest prince nodded and said, "It's not a big problem."
During the battle to seize the gate, the eldest prince was injured. In fact, the injury has not been cured yet. It may affect his fighting, but it does not affect his activities very much.
After all, it is a warrior's physique that can endure roughness.
Jin Shuke raised his saber and shouted to his men: "Be quick, cook the food, and explore further north."
"Are we going north?"
The eldest prince has been serving as his captain honestly, and the stingy General Zheng really treats him as a captain and resolutely refuses to give him the opportunity to enter the commander's tent and meddle with his own military power.
Therefore, the eldest prince does not know the general policy of Sheng Lejun.
Jin Shuke replied: "I don't know either, but I guess it is. The general asked us to explore more to the north. We have to be careful on the next road."
You have to be careful, because if you go north, you will enter the savage-controlled area.
In the next few days, the eldest prince saw the caution of the barbarian general named Jin Shuke, although he had been verbally looking down on the barbarians and scolded them as being raised by little servants.
But when he was actually on the battlefield, every decision he made showed extremely clear caution.
The dispersion of sentries, concealment during marching, arrangements for resting at night, etc. are all meticulous.
These experiences all come from the survival of Jinshu in the desert.
But at that time, his opponents were other barbarian tribes or the Zhenbei Army, but now, his opponents were replaced by savages.
While maintaining contact with the follow-up army, he continued to explore forward. Three days later, when everyone was chewing dry food by the stream, Jin Shuke showed a relaxed look on his face,
Road:
"These savage brats may have been extremely happy after entering the customs. From what they saw along the way, they probably forgot all about the people who ate."
To a certain extent, the snowfield savages are similar to the barbarians in some aspects because of their harsh living conditions.
But based on what I saw and heard in the past three days, including the results of two tentative ambushes of small groups of savage soldiers, at least in this rear area, the savages can really be said to be a little unscrupulous and overly careless.
The eldest prince ate fried noodles in silence and listened to Jin Shuke's analysis. In the past, even if he was sent to the military for training, he was still one level behind the real grassroots level.
Furthermore, the Zhenbei Army has always suppressed the barbarians in the desert. If you don't have the environment and mentality of a weak person, you really can't understand and understand some things.
"My lord, a little further north, there is a city there."
"Ming'an City." The eldest prince said.
As a former commander of the Eastern Expedition Army, the geographical symbol is naturally imprinted in his mind.
"Oh, so that's what it's called, haha, it must be a sales pitch."
The population, property and other things looted by the savage troops in front will pass through here when they are transferred back to the snowfield. According to the capture and distribution, each tribe will send out escorted small leaders here to conduct transactions here.
Some tribes are short of people, some are short of iron tools, and some are short of other things. The spoils of war are redistributed here;
Then people from each tribe will continue to transport them back in batches, pass through the snow customs, and enter the snowfield.
Robbery in the front and division in the rear is a very primitive mode of war, because one of the major characteristics of war is plunder.
Jin Shu is very familiar with this method, because the desert tribes do this every time they join forces to attack a place. In Mr. Bei's words, this is the behavior of a group of uncivilized bandits.
In this regard, Jin Shuke also felt deeply ashamed. It turned out that his previous self was so unbearable.
Fortunately, Mr. Bei taught them what they should fight for. Following General Zheng's banner, they will fight for their homeland, their future, and their beliefs and beliefs.
What belief and belief are, metallurgy doesn’t understand.
Mr. Bei explained that it seems to mean your children, your wife, for example, Shengle City has no worries about food, clothing and your good life.
Jin Shuke sometimes wonders, because in the past when tribes were fighting in the desert, robbing things was just so that the children, mother-in-law and aunt could live a better life. What is the difference between the two?
However, Jin Shu didn't think that Mr. Bei was wrong. He felt that he probably failed to understand the true meaning of Mr. Bei's words. Yes, that must be the case!
"Are we going to attack here?" The eldest prince asked, "This city has no less than [-] households stationed inside and outside the city."
The military system of the savages is easy to observe. Each household has its own unique flag or tribal totem.
Ming'an City is the last barrier before the savages reach the Snow Customs, and is also the center of the market. It is naturally heavily guarded. Moreover, if the battle on the front line goes bad, it can also support the main force of the savage army back to the snowfield.
It would be very difficult for Sheng Le's army to attack a city with [-] savages stationed there, with a full force of [-] cavalry, because the morale and fighting faith of the savages were far higher than that of Situ Yi's small court in Fengxin City.
At Wangjiang Station, the savage army forcibly attacked the Left Army's camp and finally drove the Left Army off the river. As the commander-in-chief at that time, the eldest prince naturally remembered this.
And there is a barbarian military stronghold on the west side not far away from here. It is only a few dozen miles away. Once there is a situation in Ming'an City, troops and horses can be sent back at any time.
"Let's take a look first. Since General Zheng is leading us north, there will always be somewhere to poop."
It is targeted.
But the eldest prince was already used to Jin Shuke's method of forcing Xia Yu.
"I think it will be dangerous if we continue to go deeper." The eldest prince hesitated for a moment and then said.
He abided by his duty at this time. No matter what he thought in his heart, he would not go to Zheng Fan to talk to him. In an army, how could there be any reason for a captain to go and talk to the general?
Therefore, some things can only be said to one's own peak, which is Jinshu.
Jin Shuke turned to look at the eldest prince, pointed at his nose, and said with a smile:
"My lord, do you mean we are in danger, or the army?"
"Army."
"Oh?"
"The news of Fengxin's defeat was not concealed at all, because too many defeated troops escaped. According to the schedule, the barbarians and Chu people on the front line should have received the news.
Our march north was certainly an astonishing move, but the barbarians or the Chu people only needed to send a troop of troops to Fengxin City and follow the traces to gain insight into the location of our army.
Furthermore, you ordered us to eat several groups of savages in the past two days. The savages are not stupid. Their military system seems loose, but in fact they have their own way.
We should have been exposed, and our exposure is actually equivalent to exposing the army that has been following us behind us.
Your Excellency and I went to observe outside the city of Ming'an before. The barbarians' plundering of Jin must not be over yet. After they learned about the news that Marquis Jingnan was taking command, they would definitely speed up the plundering due to Marquis Jingnan's reputation. Everything that comes is transported back to the snowfield for maximum safety.
But look now, are there still teams transporting slaves and goods outside Ming'an City?
The whole city seems to be the same as before, but in fact it has become loose on the outside and tight on the inside. It is clearly waiting for us.
And I also concluded that in the outer area, there are probably savage soldiers and horses who are groping and investigating after bypassing Fengxin City. A fishing net should have almost enveloped us.
We are currently staring at the Ming'an City and the wealth and slaves in that city, but the savages may already be staring at us.
It is not convenient for me to say these words to General Zheng. I kindly ask you to speak to General Zheng. "
In the eyes of the eldest prince, Zheng Fan's move northward was certainly unexpected, but the savages were not fools, especially the savage king and the savage generals under his command, who were not easy to get along with.
The Ming'an City in front of them might be the bait.
Jin Shuke scratched his head, was silent for a while, and then said:
"I'm sorry, sir, I can't say these words."
"Why?"
The eldest prince has been in the Shengle Army for a long time, so he naturally understands the atmosphere in this army, an atmosphere in which all members worship and believe in General Zheng.
The eldest prince did not reject this atmosphere at all, because it was already the tradition of Great Yan. When the Marquis of Zhenbei was acting with his father, many Zhenbei soldiers dreamed of entering Yanjing and defeating Emperor Long. The sweet dream of grabbing a chair for your own prince to sit on?
The officers and soldiers of the Jingnan Army, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Marquis of Jingnan gives the order, they will really dare to accompany their Marquis to "Qingjun's side"!
But the eldest prince felt that there was a certain degree of admiration and following, and at least advice could be used.
Metal skills can remove the water bag from the hand,
Road:
"Because of what you said, nobleman, the general has already spoken to a certain person before our troops set off as the vanguard."
"He did it on purpose?"
So, deliberately killing a small group of wildling rangers was also intentional?Is it intentional to expose your location?
The purpose is to mobilize the savage forces in this area to move closer to surround him?
If all this was planned by Zheng Fan, then Zheng Fan must have considered the situation and dangers he faced.
The eldest prince felt a little lucky for a moment. He was glad that he followed the rules and did not go to the commander's tent to talk to Zheng Fan about this. Otherwise, his face would be really humiliated.
"If all this is General Zheng's plan, then I can only say that General Zheng's military skills are superior to mine."
Hearing this, Jin Shuke immediately showed a look of deep understanding on his face:
"Our general is not only superb at using troops, he is also proficient in forging, smelting, architecture, medicine, poetry, astronomy and geography.
There is nothing in this world that my general is not proficient in. It is the honor of our life to follow the general's footsteps. "
said,
Jin Shuke made a fist with his right hand and hit his left chest, making a muffled sound.
at the same time,
The barbarian soldiers who were resting around them also made the same move with serious expressions on their faces.
Every time after Mr. Bei finished his speech, he would lead everyone to do this action to show respect and praise for General Zheng.
As a prince, he would naturally feel uncomfortable in this situation.
Because if nothing unexpected happens, as long as this army continues to develop, Dayan will have another army similar to the Jingnan Army, which only knows the commander but does not know his majesty.
but,
The eldest prince immediately felt relieved again,
Anyway, this is Dayan's tradition. Besides, do you need to worry about it yourself?
I have never coveted the throne, so if I have to worry, it is my second brother who should worry.
or,
little six?
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It's a bit sluggish, so I'll just update it today. Well, this chapter still has a lot of words.
(End of this chapter)