Jiangxia County borders the official road. Under the moonlight, there is a fire dragon swimming quickly. It is three hundred horses galloping on the official road.
At night, it was freezing cold again, so it was not advisable to mobilize troops, but it happened that in such terrible weather, some people mobilized troops.
The leader was a burly military lieutenant colonel, who was carrying a very long knife. This man was none other than Zhang Tieniu, the lieutenant colonel of Xunyang County.
Tieniu still remembers what the captain said before setting off. It is taboo to use troops at night. Everyone knows this, but the more we know about it, the more we have to send troops. I will give you three hundred military experts and pull out all the nails along the way.
Clear obstacles for the army.
Tieniu and his three hundred riders took advantage of the darkness and cleared the checkpoints along the road without much effort. They did not stop until dawn when the spies reported back and they would reach Jiangcheng in another sixty miles.
Tieniu people are honest, but Tieniu is not stupid. There are 59,000 households in Jiangxia City, and the population is no less than 200,000. Let alone attacking such a large city, I am afraid that even before we reach the city, these few people will be shot into a hornet's nest.
Tieniu knew that his mission was to pull out all the checkpoints, eat the opponent's scouts, and make Jiangcheng blind. At that time, the captain would bring two thousand infantry as bait to lure Jiangxia soldiers out of the city, while he would lead two thousand cavalry in the field.
Defeated the main force of Jiangcheng in the first battle...
Jiangxia City has 10,000 infantry and only a few hundred cavalry. Except for the hundreds of old soldiers who survived the battle of Jinyang, they have no combat effectiveness.
When Xunyang County soldiers appeared and camped a few miles outside the city, Fei Mi, the head of the Fe family, boarded the city with an angry look.
"Zheng Tianqi of Xunyang County ran to my castle without saying a word. What did he want to do? He thought I was easy to bully."
Fei Mi turned around as he spoke, stared at his son who was wearing a helmet, and cursed: "Your eldest brother is a waste, are you a waste too? You don't know until people come under your nose."
Fei Daozheng held military power and was considered the second-largest figure in Jiangxia County, but in front of the old man, he was scolded and could not hold his head up.
"It's my child's negligence. I'll order all my troops and horses now..."
"Nonsense! What are you doing with all your troops? Are you going to fight with others? You don't know how many pounds you have."
Feimi raised his chest and looked up at the old man and said: "My child is not afraid of death, my child..."
But Fei Mi said angrily: "Shut up. Who is Zheng Tianqi? Outside Jinyang City, he could defeat thousands of foreign leopard divisions with only three hundred soldiers. Are you planning to show off our family's wealth outside the city?"
Yet."
Fei Daozheng was about to say anything, but he was pulled away by Fei Daoqing, who was dressed as a scribe.
"Dad, it's all the children who are incompetent..."
Fei Mi glared at his eldest son Fei Daoqing and snorted coldly.
"They say a tiger father has no sons, and I am a hero all my life. How come I gave birth to you two losers?"
As he spoke, Fei Mi pointed at the Xunyang County soldiers camped in the distance and said without any doubt: "Only defend but not attack, and freeze them to death under the river city."
Fei Daozheng reluctantly accepted the order, while Fei Daoqing smiled bitterly along with him. Suddenly, a young general ran up from the top of the city and hurriedly gave a military salute to Fei Mi.
"Dad, the baby is late."
But I saw Fei Mi immediately put on a smiling face like a loving father, with his eyes full of love. "Look at how sweaty he is from running, don't catch a cold."
"With your eldest brother and second brother here, Lin'er doesn't have to go up the city wall. If you become the commander of an army in the future and have to strategize, you can't rush forward..."
Fei Mi took his youngest son Fei Daolin and talked and laughed. It was really a picture of a loving father and a filial son.
Fei's three sons, the eldest and second were born to Fei Mi's first wife, and the youngest son Fei Daolin was born to Fei Mi's new wife.
He got a son at an old age, and his first wife passed away, and the new wife was an eloquent one. Fei Mi was particularly fond of this younger son, and even doted on him too much. As for the eldest son and the second son, Fei Mi became more and more displeased with him.
They are both sons, but sons are different from sons. One is in the sky and the other is on the earth. How can there be no resentment.
Fei Dao was looking at his father and third brother who had descended from the city wall, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Fei Daoqing on the side shook his head and sighed: "It stands to reason that a son should not talk about his father's faults, but my father should not be so partial to his third brother."
Fei Daozheng snorted coldly
, said unceremoniously: "I think the older you get, the more confused you become. Just talking about the marriage between King Qi and Xiaoer is a mistake in my opinion."
Fei Daoqing nodded and said: "Now that the prince has ascended the throne and has an army of 50,000 tigers and wolves, King Qi will not be able to capture Daxing City even if the God of War reincarnates. I also heard that the prince incited the people and stood on the wall all day long to persuade Erlang to go home.
The 100,000 troops in the hands of King Qi are already less than 80,000."
Fei Daozheng shook his head and said: "The news just came yesterday. The King of Qi has led his army to the north. It seems that there is not enough food and grass. Now that the tiger has fallen on the plain, life is probably getting worse day by day. At this time, if our family comes over, won't it become a target of public criticism?
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Fei Daoqing pointed to the soldiers of Xunyang County in the distance and said, "Otherwise, how could Zheng Tianqi dare to take advantage of our family?"
With that said, Fei Daoqing ordered people to get the topographic map of Daqian and give guidance to each county...
"The Shu army has an imperial edict and a puppet new emperor. It will take more than a month to arrive at Yiling County. Nangong Shou has 50,000 left and right Yi guards, and he has not surrendered to anyone. Even if he does, it will not be the King of Qi's turn.
.Our family has chosen the wrong master now. In the eyes of these people, he is just a piece of fat that makes people drool, otherwise Zheng Tianqi would not have come so soon..."
After hearing what his eldest brother said, Fei Daozheng couldn't help but said hurriedly: "Brother, wouldn't our family be in danger?"
Fei Daoqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The old man doesn't think so. He thought that the King of Qi would have soldiers in his hands and he would quell the chaos and become emperor sooner or later. When Xiao'er gets married, our family will take the credit of supporting the dragon."
Fei Dao was frowning and circling the city wall. After a while, he suddenly said: "Our family can't be eaten like this. Since the old man is stubborn and can't listen to advice, why not big brother..."
Fei Daoqing's eyes stood up and he said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense."
Fei Daoqing has always given people the impression that he is submissive and like a weakling with no independent opinions. But is this really the case? Obviously not. Just look at Fei Daoqing who dared to talk back to the old man and immediately shut up. You can know that what you see with your eyes
is not necessarily true.
"Don't do anything now, don't say anything, just defend the city."
Fei Daolian was watching his eldest brother facing the cold wind and looking at the rising sun. He believed that his eldest brother must know in his heart that he had to make the final decision in this family. Fei Daolin, that little brat, couldn't even think about it.
It was freezing cold. The Xunyang County soldiers set up camp and drank the broth, which made them all feel energetic.
After the two thousand foot soldiers had eaten and drank enough, they lined up and stood 500 steps in front of the city. They started yelling and cursing for the whole day. Yes, they were not attacking the city with their swords and guns, but they were cursing like a shrew. What's more,
It's as unpleasant as it sounds.
At a distance of five hundred steps, neither the trebuchet nor the military heavy crossbow could reach it. Jiangcheng County soldiers and Fei Daozheng could only stare and scold them. This situation continued until the master of the County Sheriff's Office arrived.
A turnaround.
The master taught the lieutenant colonel a lesson, and this business of swearing had a direction.
Swearing requires technique, and it doesn't just work with your mother in tow. You have to scold the other person to the point of being ashamed and regretful.
This is a shouting match, a shouting match with no winner.
The two groups continued to curse until the sun was high in the sky, and their throats were dry and hoarse before they stopped fighting. In the afternoon, after eating enough and sleeping well, they began to curse each other again on and off the city...
Zheng Tianqi was actually a little puzzled. Two thousand people were there, and the scoldings were so unpleasant, but the Fei family could bear it. The old man Fei Mi didn't seem to be as violent as the rumors said.
For Zheng Tianqi, this was a bit embarrassing. Obviously he didn't have enough manpower and equipment to attack the city. If the opponent huddled in the city, there was really nothing he could do. There was another thorny problem, he didn't bring so much food and grass.
One day passed, and the old boy Fei Mi didn't even raise his head. Zheng Tianqi could tell that the opponent would not go out of the city to fight.
This is not Xunyang County. It is difficult for Zheng Tianqi to raise food and grass unless he shows his knife and robs it. But once he shows his knife, he will lose the support of the people. Even if he takes Jiangxia County, he may not be able to hold it.
At night, Zheng Tianqi, who was worrying about food and grass, suddenly ushered in an old man of about half a century in luxurious clothes...
Early the next morning, a convoy delivered more than a dozen cartloads of grain and grass, as well as hundreds of fat sheep, to the Xunyang County soldiers.
Zheng Tianqi here
Only then did I believe that the man yesterday was not just talking nonsense. It seems that there are some things that need to be discussed in the long run.
At noon, Fei’s house.
Fei Mi, who had just eaten, saw the chief manager who had been out for a few days, and the old man's mood suddenly became bad.
"I came back alone."
The chief manager lowered his head and said with a grimace: "Something happened, Miss..."
With a snap, Fei Mi threw the tea bowl in his hand and said coldly: "Fei Xiao is only in the fourth grade. You led a dozen masters to arrest someone, but you came back empty-handed. You still had the nerve to tell me about the accident."
The head manager of the family eats and drinks the food of the Fei family and wears the clothes of the Fei family. If the head of the family thinks that he is of no use, then the whole family will have to sleep on the street. Besides, Fei Mi doesn't care about his own son.
Emotions, not to mention his old dog, it's hard to say whether his legs will be broken by then.
The chief steward's legs went weak and he knelt down in a hurry: "Master, it's not that this servant is unwilling to do his best, it's that the young lady found a helper. That man only used one sword, and we were defeated."
"Fart! Don't make excuses for your incompetence..."
The chief manager did not dare to say a word, but kept kowtowing to admit his mistake.
Fei Mi snorted coldly and said, "In consideration of your loyalty for so many years, I will spare you this time. However, the death penalty can be avoided and the living penalty cannot be spared. Let's go to Daozheng and serve as a top soldier for a year.
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The general manager didn't dare to have any objections, so he knelt down and thanked the master for being extra gracious.
Looking at the hunched back of the general manager as he left, Fei Mi shook his head and said, "The older he gets, the less useful he becomes. It seems like the Fei family should replace him with a new general manager."
The general manager changed the soldiers' armor and came to the city wall, which surprised Fei Daozheng.
I saw the chief manager shaking his head and smiling bitterly, looking at the official road in the distance and just about to sigh, when his face changed drastically.
"Yes - it's that person. He - he is really here..."