Yi Song

Chapter 147: Be jealous before fighting

Kontsev hurriedly said: "Commissioner, civil unrest occurs every year. Although it is rare for tens of thousands of unruly people to gather to cause chaos, what do they have? Do they have armor? No, just some leather armor and cloth clothes. Do they have crossbows? No , just some bamboo bows and wooden arrows.

Are there any guns or knives? No, just bamboo spears and wooden knives. Do you know formations and tactics? I don’t understand, I just know that when they come up, they are just a rabble, there is nothing to be afraid of! "

Xie Xing continued: "The soldiers performed day and night in order to serve the court and repay the favor of the officials. In today's peaceful and prosperous age, banquets are held from all over the world, and everyone has been around the capital for a long time, and there is no chance to make meritorious deeds.

Now there is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds, to behead a few more people, to claim one more military merit, and to get one more reward. Everyone has worked hard for so long and finally waited for this opportunity. Please also ask the governor to be considerate of our brothers. "

Liu Guozhang asked with a smile: "Do you want to go to war?"

"The morale of the soldiers is high and they are eager to try."

"Okay, Kang Qian and Xie Qian, you two will each lead your troops, divide into two groups, attack Gaoxin Town together, and wipe out Tian Wenbao's bandit army in one go."

silence.

Everyone was silent, especially Kontsev and Xie Xing, who looked a little embarrassed.

"The commander just sent us out of the city to suppress the bandits. Why don't you lead the army yourself?" Xie Xing summoned up the courage to ask.

"What's wrong? If Xie Qianji doesn't have his own officers watching over him, won't he be able to fight?" Liu Guozhang asked in return.

Kontsev was smarter and replied quickly: "As far as the commander is concerned, although our army is elite and brave, it is less than ten thousand. The bandit army is a mob, but there are fifty or sixty thousand. There are too many ants, and they can chew up the elephant. So brothers Still a little scared.

Will be brave. The commander-in-chief galloped through Yujin Garden and became famous all over the world for his bravery. To be able to follow the commander and kill the enemy, the brothers must be very courageous, their morale must be high, and they must be invincible. "

Liu Guozhang nodded, "How can I win the battle with you?"

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean."

Kontsev and Xie Xing looked at each other, embarrassed to answer any more.

If you continue to pull it off, the purpose will be too obvious.

After being silent for a while, Liu Guozhang said proudly: "I have never taken these tens of thousands of bandit troops seriously. It is safe to defend the city, but only by attacking to fight can I show my ability and win more military achievements.

Tomorrow morning, all departments will organize and set off. I personally lead a group of troops to the middle route, under the jurisdiction of Kang Qian and Xie Qian. You two should go out of the city gate, cross the Bianhe River, and attack Gaoxin Town together. "

"Yes!"

After the meeting, Liu Guozhang stayed in the signing room. He held the latest military information in one hand and scribbled on the map with charcoal in the other. After drawing, stand in front of the map and look at it with concentration.

Wang Xun, dressed in military uniform, walked in with a cold air.

"came back."

"Commander, Wang Xun is here to return your orders."

"Has the strength of the field thieves been confirmed?"

"It's confirmed, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 people, there are about 5,000 strongmen, and there are more than 20,000 young people. All the strong people are equipped with swords, guns, crossbows and leather armor, and nearly half of the young people have swords and guns. The rest are basically Cut off the wood and uncover the pole.

The subordinates and their men waited for the opportunity to capture a few prisoners. Most of the powerful men had standard weapons. Most of Qingzhuang is made by himself. "

"Standard weapons?" Liu Guozhang shook his head, "The government has been so corrupted that it is normal to resell weapons and armor privately."

"Commander, my subordinates discovered that there is an elite group of field thieves. The number is about 800, and they are called Donghai Yicong. From the accent, it sounds like they are from Huaidong. They form a team of their own, very brave, and there are more than a hundred cavalry."

"There are actually cavalry?" Liu Guozhang was silent for a while, "The current march of the bandit army is divided into two groups?"

"Yes. The front army is divided into two groups, each with about 10,000 troops. Tian Wenbao leads his warriors and the main force in the middle group as the rear army. The daily march speed is about twenty miles. We can reach Xieji Town tomorrow, which is less than 100 meters away from the Bianhe River. Twenty miles.”

After Wang Xun finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask: "My subordinates just heard outside that tomorrow morning the commander-in-chief will lead the stationed imperial troops out of the city to cross the river to meet the rebel army?"

"Yes."

"Commander, I'm afraid there's some fraud here."

"I know, there is no harm in cheating. Before the rebels arrive at the city, we can use their fire to forge these six thousand forbidden troops. The war is coming. We don't know anything about the condition of these six thousand forbidden troops. I know. It’s a mule or a horse. Let’s take it for a walk around the battlefield.” “Commander, what if we lose the battle?”

"It's normal to lose in battle. I don't know what the fighting strength or morale of these six thousand forbidden troops are. Some of them have taken advantage of the Cai family and have ulterior motives. They want to take my life to receive the reward.

Officials of all sizes in the city were either thinking about how to escape, or trying to seize the opportunity to flatter their new boss. There are still some thoughtful people who have begun to make plans. When the bandit army besieges the city, they will burn the military rations somewhere and open the city gate somewhere, so that I can eat the bitter pill of losing the capital. "

Wang Xun's face became very serious, "Commander, since you know the situation is so critical, why do you still take risks?"

"The military system of our imperial court is so fucked up. As the commander-in-chief, except for the Bianhe Zuohu Camp, the other 6,000 forbidden troops cannot be directly commanded, but can only be commanded indirectly through the left and right commanders. Otherwise, it will be overstepping the rules and having evil intentions. , a great sin.

Then I can only borrow the hands of the bandit army to help me train the six thousand forbidden troops. After they are forged, I can lead them to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. "

"Will the commander take the Bianhe Zuohu camp?"

"No, take the command cavalry where the Divine Cavalry is stationed in Nanjing. These four hundred cavalry, according to the imperial system, I can directly command. Code, there are twists and turns here, 'Things are for defense, and twists are for System', haha."

"Controller, you are the governor of Wupinyao County, and you are sent out of the capital by imperial orders. According to the system, you should have a command of soldiers and horses as the retinue headquarters. The divine cavalry under this command has practiced with the Bianhe Left Guard Army for two or three times. The moon is also available."

"It's available. I'll take the flag bearer team and this divine cavalry army out of the city. Wang Dalang, you take the four infantry troops of the left guard camp and defend Nanjing City without any loss."

Wang Xun looked at Liu Guozhang, and after a while he responded with difficulty: "Yes!"

In the morning of the next day, Koncefu and Xie Xing led six thousand imperial troops across the Bian River and met Liu Guozhang on the south bank.

"The commander crossed the river early?"

"War is a big deal, so we need to prepare early."

"Commander, are you going with only these people?" Kantsev asked in surprise as he looked at the less than 500 cavalry behind Liu Guozhang.

"You six thousand elite imperial troops are enough. Later I will lead my army to open a gap, and you will follow to cover up the enemy and defeat the bandit army in one fell swoop."

Kontsev and Xie Xing looked at each other. This tiger was just a little sheep that knew nothing about the battlefield.

He even opened a gap and followed him from left to right.

You must have heard Zhang Hui talk too much.

The two of them remained calm and responded in unison: "Okay! We will follow closely behind the commander and kill the enemy bravely."

"Okay! Let's go!"

The army had marched less than twenty miles when they suddenly heard the neighing of horses and people in front of them, and it was extremely noisy.

The sky at this time was very gloomy, with lead-like clouds almost above everyone's heads. The north wind was brisk, carrying fine snow like sand, blowing against my face, making it difficult to see what was happening a hundred steps away.

"There are enemy troops!" Liu Guozhang shouted excitedly, raising his whip and said to Kontsev and Xie Xing: "The thieves are in front. Wait for me to lead the army to charge and kill the enemy's center. The two commanders will follow closely to cover up the enemy. Defeat the enemy. Just today!”

"Yes! We will go immediately to gather our troops and follow closely behind the commander!"

Kontsev and Xie Xing returned to their headquarters, but did not move.

I heard Liu Guozhang's voice in the distance shouting: "My sons, kill me!"

Then there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, the ground shook, and hundreds of people roared and rushed forward.

Kontsev and Xie Xing were each overjoyed. Regardless of the urging of the leaders of each department, they just restrained their troops and were not allowed to advance.

After a while, there was sudden silence in front of him. Liu Guozhang led hundreds of cavalrymen and disappeared as if they had rushed into a quagmire.

What happened ahead?

(End of this chapter)