When General Fan heard that Zhang Qiwei had run away, he couldn't help but become furious.
Then I felt a sense of helplessness in my heart.
If he were an ordinary general, this alone would allow him to send people to chase back the deserters and behead them.
However, Zhang Qiwei was the eldest son of the Zhang family, and his sister was one of the emperor's most beloved concubines. Even if General Fan was angry, he would not dare to kill him.
The most I can do is read one of his books when I go back.
"Forget it, guys like Zhang Qiwei are more likely to fail than succeed, so just leave."
General Fan rubbed his brows and said: "Send more scouts out to keep an eye on the Dangxiang people's movements. In addition, notify the Fan family army to strengthen patrol forces and prepare for the Dangxiang people to attack the city."
Soon, a large number of scouts quietly left the city, and before noon, the news came back.
According to the practice in previous years, after the party members passed through Qingshui Valley, they would immediately lead their troops to besiege Weizhou City.
But the news brought back by the scouts was indeed that the main force of the party had set up camp near Qingshui Valley.
"It seems that they are planning to completely surround the Tielin Army. I don't know if Mr. Jin can hold it."
General Fan sighed and asked, "By the way, what's going on over there with Qinghuai? Are you still unconscious?"
"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, General Qinghuai woke up last night, but he probably doesn't know what happened in Qingshui Valley yet."
The lieutenant replied.
"Qinghuai just woke up, it's best not to tell him the news for the time being."
General Fan arranged.
"Now the whole city is discussing when the party members will come. I'm afraid they can't hide it."
The deputy general said helplessly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the housekeeper came in and announced that Qinghuai had arrived at the door.
General Fan sighed and said to the housekeeper: "Let him come in."
"General, you'd better go out and take a look," the housekeeper hesitated and said, "Qinghou... is quite scary..."
"Scary?"
General Fan frowned and led the deputy general out of the meeting hall.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Qinghuai standing outside the door with disheveled hair and a pale face.
He also held a saber in his hand, stared at General Fan with red eyes and asked, "Where is Zhang Qiwei?"
After waking up, Qinghuai immediately asked about the situation of Tielin Army.
When he learned that Jin Feng commanded the Macedonian phalanx to defeat the party's cavalry, Qinghuai laughed happily and drank two large bowls of porridge.
As a result, just after dawn, news was received that the Dening Army failed to guard the prisoners, causing the Tielin Army to be surrounded by Qingshui Mountain.
Qinghuai was so angry that he fainted again and didn't wake up until just now.
Then he put on his shoes without even combing his hair and came to see Zhang Qiwei.
"Qinghuai, you are still seriously injured. How can you move around? Come in quickly."
General Fan motioned to the lieutenant and steward to help Qinghuai.
"Don't touch me!"
Qinghuai waved his saber, gritted his teeth and asked, "Where is Zhang Qiwei?"
"Zhang Qiwei was afraid of punishment and did not dare to enter the city. He took people back to Bianjing in the morning."
General Fan said helplessly.
"Damn it!"
Qinghuai was so angry that he struck the stone lion at the door with his knife.
Maybe he used too much force and the wound was involved, and his white clothes were stained with blood.
"Master Hou, don't get excited."
Guard Liu Qiong quickly stepped forward to support Qinghuai: "The Tielin Army has been surrounded by Qingshui Mountain, and I still expect you to find a way to save them. If you have another misfortune, what will the brothers do?"
"Yes, there are brothers."
Qinghuai was so angry just now that he wanted to settle the score with Zhang Qiwei.
Now Liu Qiong was reminded and realized that, yes, the Tielin Army was only surrounded by party members and was not dead.
Wouldn't it be enough to find someone to come to the rescue?
Thinking of this, Qinghuai knelt down on one knee in front of General Fan: "Commander, please send troops immediately to rescue the Tielin Army!"
"Qinghuai, I also want to save the Tielin Army, but you also know how terrifying the Party Cavalry is. Our best option now is to hold on to the city."
General Fan said in embarrassment.
"That was before. Now Mr. Jin has created square formations and horse traps to restrain the cavalry. We have tens of thousands of people in the Western Suppression Army. Why don't we have the strength to fight?"
Qinghuai asked back, but when General Fan didn't answer, he added: "If anyone is willing to help the Tielin Army, I am willing to provide barbed wire!"
Within two days after Jin Feng left, the porcelain kiln and iron-making furnace were all renovated.
During this period, Zhang Mancang and the people from the general camp made a lot of wire. In addition to sending most of the barbed wire to the Tielin Army, the rest was still in the warehouse of the general camp.
"really?"
General Fan and the deputy general asked in unison.
"certainly."
Qinghuai nodded without hesitation.
"Summon all the generals immediately and come to my place for a meeting!"
General Fan immediately ordered the messengers to inform the various dandy generals.
Since the Tielin Army's victory in Qingshui Valley, the dandy generals began to train their troops to form phalanxes.
In fact, the principle of the Macedonian phalanx is very simple. The shield soldiers hold shields and open the way in front, and the spear soldiers just follow behind and poke people with long bamboos.
The results of the training of the dandy generals were very good. The soldiers advanced and retreated in an orderly manner on the playground, looking more powerful than the Tielin Army.
In their opinion, the biggest reason why the Tielin Army was able to win the battle was the square formation and horse trap. They could do it if they were replaced.
Just as he was worrying about how to go into battle, kill the enemy, make great achievements, and overshadow the Tielin Army and Qinghuai, General Fan's messenger arrived.
Isn't this just a pillow for you when you feel sleepy?
Especially when they learned that Qinghuai was willing to donate the barbed wire, the dandies all rushed to the commander's house, fearing that if they arrived late, someone else would take away the credit for their work.
As soon as they entered the Commander's Mansion, the dandies grabbed General Fan and Qinghuai, patting their chests and promising to rescue the Tielin Army.
This was the first time that General Fan had seen such a high mood for war since he joined the army.
But he was not happy in his heart.
The originally extremely serious military meeting was turned into a vegetable market by these dandy generals.
All generals are like this, you can imagine the troops they lead...
In the end, Qinghuai made the decision and asked Ansu Army and Yongan Army to take action.
This was a decision he made based on all aspects.
The Ansu army was led by Ding Yunfei, the second son of Ding Zhaokui, the Minister of War.
Ding Yunfei was born as a general, and there were many veterans in the Ansu army who had experienced hundreds of battles. Their combat effectiveness was relatively stronger than that of other dandy armies.
The general of the Yong'an Army, Cheng Peng, was in his forties, a more stable man, and had the experience of facing tough situations with party members. He was not like Zhang Qiwei, who took the lead and ran away when he saw that the momentum was not right.
The other generals who were not selected left the commander's residence dejectedly.
Cheng Peng and Ding Yunfei stayed behind to discuss the battle plan with General Fan and Qinghuai.
"General Fan, Qinghou, you can rest assured that our Ansu Army will live up to the great trust, defeat the Dangxiang cavalry, and rescue the brothers of the Tielin Army!"
Ding Yunfei accepted the military order and excitedly patted his chest to assure himself.
Cheng Peng didn't promise anything, he just nodded to Qinghuai.
"Then I'll leave it to General Ding and General Cheng."
Qinghuai raised his hand and said, "If we can rescue the Tielin Army, Qing will definitely thank you deeply."