Two hundred and eighty second chapters of the imminent battle
Lieutenant Gao stayed in the capital for more than ten days. The emperor repeatedly issued decrees urging the army to rise. Gao Qiu first sent the imperial camp troops and horses out of the city, and then selected more than thirty singers and dancers from the teachings to accompany the army for entertainment until the day of flag sacrifice. , Gao Qiucai resigned and set off. It was exactly half a moon since he was ready to arrive. It was the end of winter, and officials of all sizes were bidding farewell in the long pavilion. Captain Gao was dressed in military uniform, riding a golden-saddled war horse, with five jade bridle sculptures placed in front of him. An Congma, with two brothers Dang Shiying and Dang Shixiong lined up on the left and right, and behind him many palace commanders, commanders, commanders of the army, military and horse defense regiment drills and other officers, following behind, the army and horses were very well controlled. tidy.
Captain Gao led the army out of the city, dismounted in front of the pavilion, said goodbye to the officials, had a farewell drink, climbed on his saddle and mounted his horse, and set out to see the Henan Prefecture. On the road, he indulged the sergeants and went to the villages to plunder at will, causing harm to the people. Not just one end.
However, it was said that ten armies and horses arrived at Henan Prefecture one after another. Wang Wende, the military commander, led a group of troops and horses from Jingzhao Prefecture and other places, and rushed to Henan Prefecture at starry night. They were still more than forty miles away from the prefecture. They rushed the troops and horses that day and rushed to a place. The people call it Fengwei Slope. There is a large forest at the foot of the slope. The former army happened to pass by the forest and only heard the sound of a gong. Behind the forest, a group of soldiers and horses came out from the foot of the hillside. They came down and drove all the way. The first general blocked the way with a pair of whips. The general put on his helmet and armor, inserted arrows and bent his bow. On the inside of his bow bag and quiver were two small yellow flags. On each flag were five gold characters that read: " "Heroic general with double whips, strong and powerful general of ten thousand households," holding two double whips in his hands, this general is none other than Hu Yanzhuo, a brave general in the Green Forest Army who is always at the forefront.
Hu Yanzhuo stopped his horse, stopped the road and roared at the crowd: "What kind of soldiers and horses are coming? After seeing grandpa, why don't you dismount and be bound early? When will you wait?"
When Wang Wende saw Hu Yanzhuo holding his horse, he laughed loudly and said: "Pingers and cans also have two ears. You must have heard that we and other ten Jiedu envoys have accomplished great achievements and become famous all over the world. I don't believe it. You haven't heard it." Said General Wang Wende,"
Hu Yanzhuo laughed loudly, pointed at Wang Wende and said: "You accidentally killed Mr. Wan's boy, and you still dare to call yourself a general even though your breast hair has not faded."
After hearing this, Wang Wende was furious and cursed: "How dare you insult me, an anti-national grassroots bandit?" After that, without saying a word, he patted his horse and pointed his gun, and went straight to Hu Yanzhuo.
Hu Yanzhuo also came to greet him with both whips raised. The two generals fought for thirty rounds, with neither victory nor defeat. Wang Wende never thought that he would meet such an opponent in this half of the mountain forest. He knew in his heart that he would not be able to defeat Hu Yanzhuo, so he shouted: "Young Master Let's rest and fight again." Hu Yanzhuo relied on his own ability, so he let him go and everyone returned to their own formation.
Wang Wende returned to the formation and secretly ordered all the troops to stop fighting. When he gave the order, they would directly seize the road and rush over, killing anyone on sight. The whole army was ready. At that moment, Wang Wende held his gun in front, and the three armies Behind him, he shouted, and then the generals were killed in a mighty manner.
Hu Yanzhuo never expected that this guy would have such a move. The formation on the road was suddenly opened up by the officers and soldiers, and ten thousand horses roared past. Leading the army to pursue them, they had just passed the woods. As they were chasing and killing, another group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the front. The leader was a general, Xie Qianqiu. He shouted on the horse: "Don't leave, keep your head," and held it in his hand. He had been playing with his bow and arrows for a long time. When he heard the sound of the bow string, an arrow was about to be shot. Wang Wende galloped his horse and whipped his whip. He was unaware of it. When he was about to hide, the arrow feathers had already brushed against the top of his helmet. Wang Wende looked frightened. He was so pale that he walked away from his saddle, and his soldiers and horses were running away with the general.
The soldiers and horses trained by Xie Qianqiu were all very capable. These three thousand men, armed with swords, spears, halberds, bows, crossbows and concealed weapons, were capable of anything. They fought from the flanks for a while, then joined forces with Hu Yanzhuo and rushed to kill him from behind. The Green Forest Army of Xie Ziying not only stabbed the officers and soldiers in the back, but also held strong bows and sharp arrows in their hands. They also launched rounds of horseback shooting on horseback. There were many officers and soldiers with arrows falling from their horses, and the fear of death was there. Spread during the attack.
Wang Wende was frightened out of his wits by Xie Qianqiu's arrow. As he watched, he saw a group of troops rushing past. When Wang Wende looked at it, it was Yang Wen's army and horses from another group of military governors. They sent their troops to rescue them, and 20,000 horses gathered together. Together, therefore, Hu Yanzhuo and Xie Qianqiu did not dare to pursue them anymore, and after killing them from the side, they cut out and led the team away on Pegasus.
The two armies and horses entered Henan Prefecture to rest together. The prefect Lu Shirui received each army and horse. Within a few days, the front line reported that Taiwei Gao's army had arrived. Ten Jiedu went out of the city to greet them. They all met the Taiwei and escorted them into the city together. After turning the state government office into the commander's residence, Gao Taiwei issued an order to station ten troops and horses outside the city to wait for the arrival of Liu Menglong's navy and march together. The ten troops and horses each went to the stronghold and approached the mountain. Cutting down trees and plants, people moved captives and built huts, which was very harmful to the people. Lieutenant Gao was in the commander's house in the city and decided to recruit men and horses. Those who didn't have silver taels were sent out to fight. If there were silver taels, they stayed in the middle army. False merit and undue reward, such as this evil deed, are not limited to one end.
Taiwei Gao had only been in Henan Mansion for a day or two when Liu Menglong's warship arrived and he paid a visit to the Commander's Mansion. After the ceremony, Gao Qiu immediately summoned all the envoys of the Tenth Festival to come to the hall to discuss good strategies. Wang Huan and others reported in reply: "Wei Taiwei will teach the horse infantry first." Go explore the route and lure the thieves out to fight, and then deploy water warships to attack the thieves' nest from the water gate so that they can't look at each other, so as to break up the group of thieves." Captain Gao had no other way, so he nodded. Yes.
Immediately, they assigned Wang Huan, Xu Jing as the front vanguard, Wang Wende and Mei Zhan as the combined rear troops, Zhang Kai, Yang Wen as the left army, Han Cunbao, Li Congji as the right army, Xiang Yuanzhen, and Jing Zhong as the front and rear rescue envoys. , Dang Shixiong led 3,000 elite troops onto the ship to assist Liu Menglong's navy in the battle, and then immediately supervised the battle.
All the armies were ordered, and after three days of gathering, Captain Gao was asked to inspect all the troops and horses. Captain Gao personally went out of the city, inspected them one by one, and then sent the three armies, large and small, together with the navy, to march forward to look directly at Yongning City. Come.
Speaking of Hu Yanzhuo, Xie Qianqiu returned to the city and said he knew the details. He caught up with Lin Chong and brought his troops back: Lin Chong intercepted Jing Zhong, the Jiedushi envoy, and killed Jing Zhong by surprise after more than 20 rounds of fighting. The Jiedushi envoy was caught off guard. Jing Zhong made a false move and took the opportunity to ride away. Lin Chong killed more than 2,000 people, killing all the officers and soldiers all the way, and rushed to the edge of the city before leading his troops back.
In any case, the two groups of people sent out gave this group of people more or less a lesson, which could be regarded as a wake-up call and undermined their prestige. On the other hand, Tan Ma reported that the officers and soldiers had seriously organized a navy. , all gathered in the direction of Henan Prefecture.
As early as seven or eight days ago, brothers who set off from Liangshan in batches arrived in Yongding City one after another. First, Sun Xin, Sun Li and others disguised themselves as transiting officers and soldiers in the first wave, and less than half a day later came the second wave. , these are the escorts of the Asian Games disguised as Zhu Jiasanhu, Li Ying and others. So many brothers gathered in Yongding City. For a time, the soldiers in the city were inspired and there was a good fight, but Shi Jin did not I was overly happy about this. It turned out that Shi Jin was not good at water warfare. He had heard as early as half a month ago that the imperial court was planning to set up an inland water division up and down the Luo River. There were many ships and it was unstoppable. The so-called rows are separated by mountains. Shi Jin himself He thought he was not in control, and was very worried at first. Although he had Wu Yong, a wise man, and Zhu Wu, a divine strategist, as his right-hand man, there was no general in the army who was familiar with the nature of water. This really worried Shi Jin for several days. Wu Yong's suggestion One thing is to boldly use the local fishermen and people in Luohe, especially the people from the water transport gang. Shi Jin had no choice but to listen and delegate power to Wu Yong. He bought private fishing boats and recruited people from the fishing village. After more than ten days, he bought There were more than 300 ships and more than 2,000 navy soldiers and horses. After just ten days of training, they were put into service.
Shi Jin was surprised by Wu Yong's speed, and he was doubtful. After seeing it, he was disappointed. The so-called boats were just ordinary fishing boats. They could accommodate six or seven people, which was pretty good. These civilian boats varied in size. The largest of them are more than twenty sand mining ships, which can barely accommodate seventeen or eighteen people. These ships, after being simply painted and decorated with the Kowloon flag, are considered warships, and the so-called naval forces are also However, they are all ordinary men. Some have defected from the water transport gangs, and some have put down their fishing nets and picked up swords and guns. However, their strengths and weaknesses vary. In addition to being proficient in water, their combat effectiveness is completely immeasurable. After the ten days of training, they are also Wu Yong did not improve his physical skills much, and Wu Yong did not train in this aspect at all. Instead, he focused on military discipline and discipline alone for education and training, so that he could advance and retreat freely, and be dispersed without chaos.
But all this was seen in Shi Jin's eyes. Although he smiled and encouraged everyone on the spot, and later rewarded everyone, he was still complaining in his heart. With such a ship and navy, it was impossible to scare others. It didn't work, let alone fight. At this point, Shi Jin was worried. Today, he heard that the imperial navy had been assembled, so he became worried. He thought about a move and wanted to use the assassination organization [Jue] commanded by Shi Qian. , let Shi Qian lead people to sneak into the imperial military camp, set fire to all the tall ships and burn them clean.
Shi Qian took the order and sent people there several times. There were many officers and soldiers, and the Tenth Route Army envoys were not vegetarians. The barracks were neat and well-defended, and no loopholes could be found. Therefore, those who went there several times never succeeded, and watched the officers and soldiers The navy gradually came upstream. When the officers and soldiers passed by Shou'an and were stationed, Shi Qian was so anxious that he could no longer sit still. He and Kui Er took a few elites for a walk, but he didn't expect that as expected, everyone replied As mentioned in the article, these ten Jiedu envoys were really good at commanding the troops. The camps were arranged in an orderly manner regardless of the water or dry roads. They also took many precautions for the safety of the camps. They were strictly guarded and not even a rabbit could slip in. After waiting outside all night, there was nothing they could do, so Shi Qian and others had to return without success.
Naturally, no one knew about the actions of the organization [Jue], but Shi Jin's worries did not go away. Seeing the officers and soldiers approaching floods and droughts, Shi Jin was confused and became increasingly restless.
Wu Yong had been practicing his naval force in Luohe Pozi outside the city for several days, and was not in the city. It was not until one day that he heard that the officers and soldiers were camping fifty miles away from Yongding City, that he returned to the city in a hurry. Shi Jin's sorrow It's all engraved on his face, and he has accumulated thousands of questions about the navy in his heart, but they are stuck in his throat. If he says them out, it will turn into a distrust of Wu Yong. As the saying goes, "Don't doubt the people you employ, don't use them if you doubt them." ", However, Shi Jin's heart was still empty and uncertain.
Wu Yong saw this in his eyes as soon as they met. He smiled, waved his feather fan, and comforted Shi Jin: "Commander, don't worry. Now the officers and soldiers are pressing hard on the land. On dry land, we will act according to the previously determined plan. I am on the water." Just sit here and you'll be safe." After that, he smiled slightly mysteriously and said nothing.