Chapter 549 Military Law

Li Shifang was not in a hurry to return to the capital to reply to the imperial edict, but stayed in Jinzhou for several days, so naturally others dared not say anything. They also understood in their hearts that the imperial envoy came to Jinzhou and rewarded all the officials and soldiers, but they might not have any other orders. Now, with the eight thousand imperial guards in front of the Jinzhou, there are more than 50,000 troops.

The arrival of the imperial guards in front of the Jingzhao Palace was an unexpected surprise, which made Zhao Shi's army more sufficient. However, more than half of the imperial guards in front of the Palace had to replace the Jinzhou defenders to guard prisoners of war, and the remaining 3,000 people were available for their dispatch.

The origin of the army entering Shu this time is much simpler than before. It is nothing more than the regiment training and the imperial guards. The military guards are all guarding the key points. The other southern towns have already arrived in Sichuan with the general Wu Ning. However, even so, the military preparations are quite complicated. The army is not subordinate to each other, especially the regiment training in each state, which has not been tempered by the battle formations, and its combat power is much weaker than that of the imperial guards.

Even the imperial guards in front of the palace have not fought any wars in recent years, and they cannot compare with the elite troops in the town. In short, the more than 10,000 soldiers in Jinzhou are barely considered to be the power that Zhao Shi can rely on, but other new troops have to be tested by war.

During these ten days, Zhao Shi finally began to thrive and resolutely put the troops together, and without regard for the others, Li Jinhua led his own army, with about 10,000 people, with Duan Congwen, all of which were the elite soldiers of the imperial guards in front of the palace, Du Shanhu and Zhang Sizhong, with about 10,000 people, including the Yulin Army, Xiongwu Army, and the elite soldiers of the army, Zhong Sui led his own army, Duan Rui's deputy, with ten thousand people, most of which were the soldiers of the imperial guards, and the elite soldiers of the regiment trained.

Finally, the regiments of the states were trained, with 5,000 people as the army. After some measures, seven days had passed. The reorganization of the troops was done a few days ago. However, this time it was done more thoroughly, regardless of the fact that someone would be dissatisfied, or some people said that he would arrange a close confidant, etc., especially the imperial guards in the front hall. This time there were two chief lieutenants and two generals, but they were all allowed to stay in the central army.

He had no choice but to do this. Now there are only more than 50,000 soldiers, but almost all the soldiers and horses in the four southwest prefectures. If he cannot win, he will not talk about the other side. In the next ten years, the Qin generals will no longer be able to peek at the southwest, and everyone will have to apologize to the court, and he will not be able to have any concerns.

Moreover, if there is a choice, who is unwilling to place the war-capable soldiers in the central army. When facing the enemy, he can handle the troops and generals calmly. But now, Ding Zhuang, who has never seen a formation but has a sword and a gun in his hand, is stronger than the chaos bandits. The military discipline is that he has military discipline and may not be as good as the chaos bandits in terms of fighting will. In fact, using the regiment training as the central army, he puts himself in a dangerous place. If there are still people who are dissatisfied, Zhao Shi will not be afraid to kill a few to stabilize the morale of the army.

Fortunately, after the Battle of Jinzhou, his prestige in the army was already extremely high, and most of the new troops also received the instructions from Shangguan before leaving. Although all the generals led the troops became the confidants of the general, they were dissatisfied and dissatisfied, and there was no one who complained. This entry into Shu this time was different from the previous 150,000 troops to attack Shu. This battle not only wanted to quell the rebellion, but also might encounter the barbarian army of the Shu army. The complexity of the situation in Shu was beyond ordinary people's imagination.

The 150,000 troops attacked Shu, and the people who participated in the war thought of making unparalleled achievements, increasing their ranks, and granting their wives and children. This time, when they entered Shu, the generals were a little worried, fearing that the army would be defeated and humiliated. Their mood would be far-reaching, so their actions would naturally be different.

Zhao Shi didn't care about these things. In the remaining days, in addition to summoning the generals to discuss matters, he would let the generals go back to his army, appease the soldiers, be familiar with each other, and strictly regulate the military rules. There was no other trouble.

On the third year of Jingxing, on the third day of April, Li Shifang and others were sent away. On the fifth day of April, the army finally began to rise one after another, with soldiers and swords standing in full swing, armored in a mighty way to the southwest.

When we arrived at the Han River, the army camped for only more than a year. 150,000 Qin troops crossed the river and attacked Shu here, and started the war, but they had not returned yet. A few months ago, more than 200,000 chaotic bandits crossed the river, but they were still gone without returning. The general died in hundreds of battles and returned on the battlefield for ten years. What are the vast Han River witnesses more than this?

On the banks of the Han River, the military situation was like fire. Zhao Shi did not have time to express his feelings. He left Li Jinhua and his group to guard both sides of the Han River, which was the retreat route of the army. Dushan Hu troops passed through the Han River and drove directly to Dingjun Mountain. Zhang Sizhong and his group rushed to Tiandang Mountain, while Zhao Shi led his own army to approach the Gu Pass of Yangping.

Yangping Pass was called Baima in ancient times. It was built in the Western Han Dynasty. It has been known as the gateway of Western Shu since ancient times. It is known as the gateway of Western Shu and is a horn with Tiandang Mountain and Dingjun Mountain. It can attack and retreat and defend. The world is completely dangerous. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Kongming used this as the basis for attacking Wei, and his troops were stationed for more than ten years.

But now Yangping Pass has changed hands twice, and is under the control of the rioters and blocking the world, leaving the Qin army in Hanzhong helpless.

"Report that the Qin army has reached tens of thousands of miles."

Above the city, a fierce and strong man with a black face waved his hand and cursed hatefully, asking the scout to explore again, while he supported the battlements and looked into the distance anxiously.

This person's surname is Zhou and his name is Cheng. Although his name is ordinary, no one in the Divine Sect knows that there are four tigers and two gate gods under the Qinglong Hall. This person is the black-faced god among the two gate gods. Although he has a fierce look, he is cautious in his behavior and has prestige in Qinglong Hall. Otherwise, after the Qinglong Hall uprising, the hall leader Lu Danian would not let him guard the Yangping Pass.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhou Cheng's origin. This man had served in the Qin army. If you want to say that this man had something to do with Zhao Shi, he was the cousin of Li Jizu, the culprit of the Qingyang Mansion mutiny. Li Jizu was defeated and died, but he escaped with his brothers like the Divine Sect. Now he has become the first-class confidant general under the command of the Qinglong Hall Lu Danian.

Now Qinglong Hall uses tens of thousands of troops, led by the hall leader Lu Danian, who is attacking Hanzhong City fiercely, and he leads 50,000 troops to defend the rear. Speaking of which, when Fang Banru and others led their troops to seize Jinzhou, they also borrowed troops from Qinglong Hall, but the hall leader Lu Danian was unmoved and only let him guard the pass, not sending out a single soldier. Zhou Cheng understood the meaning of this. When Liu Yan conspired to seize Shuzhong, he ordered the general Zhang Lu to go out of the Jianmen to take Hanzhong.

But how about Zhang Lu? After leading his troops to capture Hanzhong, he has since been separating the country and becoming the King of Hanzhong. The master probably has this idea, so he will naturally not lend troops to Fang Banru and others.

The hall master decided on these things, and Zhou Cheng didn't care about them, but what worried him was that Fang Banru and other wastes led more than 200,000 troops to take Jinzhou, and almost all the troops were destroyed in Jinzhou. When he received this urgent retribution, even if he had the help, the overall situation was decided and he could do nothing.

He was also a general of the Qin army back then and was familiar with the Qin army, but if he had to say that more than 200,000 people were defeated by more than 10,000 Qin army, and he was defeated so miserably that even though he had served in the Qin army, he was only dumbfounded by this battle...

After a defeated soldier fled to Yangping Pass, Zhou Cheng was shocked and cursed Fang Banru and others for being incompetent and exhausted the three armies. He was actually defeated by more than 5,000 cavalrymen of the Qin army. Yes, he could not imagine what it would be like to have more than 200,000 people being defeated by 5,000 cavalrymen.

He immediately sent someone to ask the Lord of the Hall to return troops. Obviously, after the Jinzhou was defeated, the Qin army would definitely regroup and enter Shu. Hanzhong would be the first to bear the brunt of the enemy. However, the Lord of the Hall also sent someone to reply that if he could not capture Hanzhong City, he would be at risk of being attacked on both sides. He asked him to defend Yangping Pass and various key passes. If Yangping Pass and others were lost, more than 100,000 troops would be cut off, and the troops would suddenly be at the Hanzhong City, and the wings would not fly, so there would be a disaster of overturning.

So he did not dare to neglect it. Although he had 50,000 troops and the city could be defended, the Qin people took advantage of the great victory and attacked with the momentum, and he felt a little unsure.

"Report." A spy rushed up the city wall.

"explain."

"Captain Zhang asked the villain to report to the general that the Qin people had sent troops to capture Dingjun Mountain."

Zhou Cheng snorted coldly, Zhang Jianyong, the one who guarded the military mountain was Zhang Jianyong. At this time, people came to report it, probably not to report the military information, but to be afraid, and wanted to hear the word "retreat" from him, "Go back and tell Zhang Jianyong that if he can't defend the village again, who else would he have the attitude to meet? Even if I don't kill him, the place where the prison hall can't let him go, let him think about it carefully."

When the man left in a hurry, Zhou Cheng looked towards Dingjun Mountain and became even more worried. The Qin people were not good at coming. The one who led the troops seemed to be the general Yingyang of the Qin Dynasty who killed the fallen waters of the general Fang Banru and others in Jinzhou. This person was not easy to mess with. I don’t know how the leader arranged it. He actually left such a person in Jinzhou. Why didn’t he send the masters of the sect to remove this person? Otherwise, the situation would not be as dangerous as it is now.

Looking back on the years when my uncle worked hard to manage his business, but he failed in one move and even lost his life. In the end, his family was confiscated and his descendants were cut off. Zhou Cheng gritted his teeth, the Qin people, Humph, even if he fought his life, he would have to dye Yangpingguan all the blood of the Qin people.

Just as he was thinking, the footsteps sounded, a group of people had already climbed up the city wall, but these people looked much stronger than the bandits under Fang Banru. They were carrying swords and swords, and their expressions were fierce. These people were brought out by Zhou Cheng's method of training the Qin army over the years. There were hundreds of people. With these people as the leaders, they were even more considered his personal army.

“Are all arranged properly?”

First, one person immediately saluted, "Report to the general, all the arrangements have been made."

Then several people surrounded him and said, "General, the person I just saw was someone next to Zhang Jianyong? Why did you come here if you don't guard the village well? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Cheng smiled, "Zhang Jianyong heard that thousands of Qin troops were going to capture Dingjun Mountain, and he was probably afraid, and he had one eye for money."

"Here," a big man responded. A scar on the man's face passed through his eyes until his jaw. One eye was obviously useless. The whiteness of the black-eyed man could not be seen. The horizontal flesh on his face was probably more solid than the muscles on others. Standing there, with his thick body, it looked like a thug. At this time, he opened his mouth indifferently, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, just like a beast that chose people to eat.

"If you bring five thousand people to Dingjun Mountain, Zhang Jianyong may not be able to defend it. You can help him at that time."

The big man laughed, with a cruel smell in his honesty, "A turtle son, 10,000 people can't defend a village. How many people have the Qin people gone?"

Another person frowned and said, "How many people Zhang Jianyong may not be able to defend it, but General, we are short of staff here, why bother to care about the life and death of Zhang Jianyong, that bastard? This person relied on Zhang Jianwu and never took us seriously. He said he wanted to go to defend Dingjunshan this time. Why? He was afraid at this time... One bastard will die less."

"A slut, Dingjun Mountain is lost, Yangping Pass cannot be defended. Qian Duoyan, hurry up and lead the troops away... I'm still blaming me. I thought that the little soldiers and horses of the Qin people would still divide the troops? I didn't expect that the Qin people's dog officials would be very brave."

"Xu Laosan, come and take the lead. Zhao Hulu, you are behind to take people and wait. Once someone from Qin climbs the city, block me immediately. Li Dadao, you are leading a team of 100 people, but if someone wants to escape, you will kill me. Also, your fierce woman is very polite. Let her tell everyone that we will die if we retreat. It is better to fight with Qin people here, and the others will follow me to fight the formation behind."

Yangping shut the figure swayed and finally became busy.

When the Qin army arrived before the pass, it was already evening. When they saw teams of Qin troops lined up in an orderly manner, they slowly came to the pass. Although they were still quite far away, the solemn aura that came to their faces still made many people at the pass tighten their hearts.

The Qin army set up a military formation two miles away, but only more than 10,000 people were on guard. The rest were setting up camp on their own. Someone immediately asked for a fight at the close of the Qin people, trying to fight for a while before the Qin people were stable. He was very brave, but Zhou Cheng was unmoved. He knew very well the difference between the Qin army and the soldiers led by his subordinates. Although these tens of thousands of people were so well-behaved that he was still very different from the Qingyang Prefecture's military. He could only sigh in his heart. The time was shorter. Otherwise, as long as he was given another half a year, he would dare to meet the Qin people's regiment training and the imperial guards, even the military commanders.

The Qin army had already set up camp, and it was already dark. The lights in the Qin army camp were on, and the sound of people shouting and neighing came faintly. They did not dare to relax when they were closed, and they took turns to serve on duty. In fact, this was the first time that the bandits and the Qin people were closed. It was too smooth before, and no one took the Qin people seriously. But now, there are many terrified people. There are those who were forced to come, let alone the intention of escaping, their legs were weak.

After all, the flock is a flock of sheep. Even if he is led by a lion, he will show his cowardice and timidity as a sheep in various places...

The Qin army's central tent.

The newly-standing large tent still has a scent of leather, but the atmosphere inside the tent is very hot...

"A group of ten people trained troops. When they set up camp, they shocked the pack horses, trampled on three tents, and injured more than ten people..."

"A ten-army stick, let others be careful."

"Several soldiers of the imperial guards set up camp and fought in the camp."

"The team commander, beheaded, the brigade commander, beat the soldiers, beheaded, and asked him if he needed to teach him to lead the troops."

"The Imperial Army Captain Cheng Qi led people out of the camp to hunt without authorization."

"Everything is beheaded."

The words "slashing" suddenly made the tent cold, especially the several imperial guards who had almost been seized from military power. Their faces were particularly ugly. When they were in Jinzhou, the general had never killed a single person. He didn't expect that as soon as he arrived at the front, he waved his knife. The regiment training injured more than ten people, and only ten military sticks were given. The imperial guards here were all dealt with severely. How could it be convincing to manage the army so biasedly?

When Cheng Qi's name appeared, someone could no longer sit still. One person whispered: "Master, Cheng Qi is just going to investigate the enemy's virtuality and reality, please ask the Master to understand."

Zhao Shi looked at the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and the one who spoke was the Imperial Army general, Chi Dianhu, the Fenwu general. Although the other party was a fourth-grade general, the same rank as his previous one, it was not in his eyes. It was similar to the Yulin Army. The Imperial Army officers were generally higher than the Zhen Army.

But unlike the Yulin Army, many of the leaders of the Imperial Army were from the army. For example, if you made a contribution in Tongguan, as long as the chief general did not hold on to him, then the promotion and transfer to the Imperial Army in the west would be almost certain. And if you make contributions in the northwest, it would be natural to go to the Imperial Army in the Hezhong.

This is the rule that the imperial court has been intentionally or unintentionally over the years. In this way, it not only ensures the combat power of the imperial guards, but also suppresses border generals to a certain extent, making them dare not act recklessly. It is very simple and effective.

This Chi Dianhu not only has a majestic name, but also has a tight human being. He has a big ear, a tall and strong figure, a magnificent voice, and a very imposing atmosphere.

In fact, Zhao Shi did not feel disgusted with them, so he took back their military power. It was just that because the imperial guards first arrived, they could not slowly think about it. For the convenience of command, he left several imperial guards generals to suppress the central army. Perhaps the imperial guards' combat power would be weakened a little, but he was in a hurry to take power. He would rather sacrifice some combat power than let an army be outside his own control. This is determined by his personality, not other things.

At this time, when he heard Chi Dianhu talking, Zhao Shi looked at him with a smile and said, "Is General Chi who sent him out?"

Chi Dianhu choked and his eyes shrank slightly. From the eyes of the commander in front of him, he felt a little murderous intent. It was understandable that the marching law established his authority. Especially at this time, the army was mixed, and the general needed to act decisively. He was not unaware of this principle, but Cheng Qi could not die.
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