"Your Majesty, we encountered enemy scouts ahead!"
"Follow-up response."
"Take orders!"
Groups of cavalry rushed to reinforce them.
Later, the battle report came.
"Your Majesty, our army joins the infantry and defeats the enemy's cavalry."
"good!"
This is a good start.
Han Ji smiled and said: "It's a good time to open the door!"
Later, the soldiers who had made meritorious service in this battle were brought.
"This... I just saw it yesterday, and I have made a contribution today."
Yang Xuan pointed at Zhao Yong.
The general leading the team introduced: "Your Majesty, Zhao Yongchu is not afraid of fighting. He killed two enemies with one shot. One of them was an enemy general."
"Oh! One shot penetrated two people. Strength and courage are both indispensable. Tell me, what drove you to be so brave in the first battle?"
Yang Xuan asked with a smile.
Zhao Yong felt a little sad, "Your Majesty, the villain is guilty."
"Why?" Yang Xuan likes such simple young people and thinks there is no need to use his brain.
Zhao Yong raised his head and said, "At that moment, the villain should be thinking about serving the envoy, but the villain, the villain was thinking about my mother's words and wanted to go home."
"The courage to go home!"
Yang Xuan's calm tone made Zhao Yong feel uneasy.
"Who isn't?"
Yang Xuan patted him on the shoulder, "This is a living warrior! Record your merits!"
"yes!"
There are paperwork and records around me.
Zhao Yong was taken away, looking a little depressed.
"He violated his oath." Jiang He'er said.
"He is just an ordinary young man. When he goes into battle for the first time, you can think of fighting bravely for me as your commander. That is unrealistic.
When I went into battle for the first time, my mind was empty and I relied on my intuition. At that time, the only thing I could think of was, survive! Go home!"
Jiang He'er asked: "Is this also the case for Langjun's first battle?"
"Um!"
But at that time, Yang Xuan had no family.
But it’s different now!
Yang Xuan thought of his wife and children, especially A Liang.
That boy's howling was earth-shattering.
"Your Majesty."
The scout came to report, "The enemy's rangers have retreated."
"good!"
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "We won the first battle and spread the word to the whole army."
"Wan Sheng!"
Amid cheers, the army marched forward.
…
"Your Majesty."
In the lobby, He Lianrong and Xiao Manyan were studying the battle situation.
The clerk came in and said, "The scouts came to report that they were defeated in the first battle."
"As expected." Xiao Manyan said with a smile: "Our army is a scout, and the Tang army is a large army."
He Lianrong said: "Being undefeated is not good!"
The two smiled at each other.
The clerk resigned, and Xiao Manyan said: "With a victory in the first battle, the enemy's morale will naturally be greatly boosted. When morale is boosted, there must be a place to vent. But Tanzhou has closed its city gates tightly, and how can Chenzhou's army vent? The only way is to attack the city.
Attacking a city is easy to say but difficult to do. How many people are Yang Gou prepared to die when the ants attack the city?
Even if he can break a small county town, with heavy casualties, how can he resist the counterattack of the main force of our Tanzhou Army? Let alone go to Taoxian County to resist our Liao army going south?"
This is the first battle that was deliberately lost!
Xiao Manyan said: "Your Majesty still claims that he doesn't understand battle formations, but I am speechless for planning this time. I am ashamed of myself!"
"What you see is only victory or defeat, but what I see is the overall situation." He Lianrong was not proud, and said calmly: "Winning or losing does not matter at the moment. The key is to boost the morale of Chenzhou Army and force Yang Gou to attack the fortress.
City. In this way, our army took the initiative while waiting for work. And all of this was for the purpose of preventing Yang Gou from reinforcing Taoxian County!"
The admiration in Xiao Manyan's eyes was undisguised, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
War is never a one-time victory or defeat!
To be able to overcome victory or defeat and see the strategy behind victory or defeat, this is the most handsome thing.
He Lianrong spied on the strategy, which made Xiao Manyan feel ashamed.
"In a battle, I'm not as good as you, so I have no choice but to come up with ideas." He Lianrong smiled.
"Envoy." The clerk came again, "Ning Xing has come as an envoy."
"Please come."
When the envoy came in, He Lianrong and Xiao Manyan stood with their hands tied.
"Your Majesty has made up his mind to march south!"
"Your Majesty, you are wise!" The two of them were delighted.
"Your Majesty ordered Tanzhou to contain Chenzhou's army and not allow it to reinforce Taoxian."
"Take orders!"
The envoy asked: "When I arrived, I saw that everything was on guard, and the city gate was even more tense. People are allowed in but not allowed out. But is there something wrong?"
"The envoy doesn't know that Chen Zhoujun is here." He Lianrong said.
"Oh! That's good." The messenger said, "Your Majesty asked me to stay and send the news back at any time."
This person actually has some intentions of supervising the army.
It must be the case that the Emperor's uncle secretly hoarded ores!
He Lianrong said: "Welcome."
The messenger nodded, "Do you have confidence in this battle?"
He Lianrong said: "Yang Xuan wanted to reinforce Taoxian, but he was afraid of our Tanzhou army, so he took the initiative to attack. In the first battle, I ordered my men to pretend to be defeated..."
"Arrogant enemy?" The envoy didn't seem to be a stickler, and he knew some common sense in the military.
"Yes. Let Chenzhou Army win the first battle and the morale will be high. But morale cannot be maintained for a long time. If we don't find a place to continue our efforts, morale will fall quickly. Therefore, Yang Gou can only lead the army to attack. But I, Tanzhou, stay behind closed doors. He
We can only attack fortified cities!"
"What a good plan!" The messenger felt that it was appropriate. "Can we be sure of defending the city?"
He Lianrong nodded, "I have been preparing for a long time, just waiting for Yang Dog to bump into me."
"Okay!" The messenger smiled and said, "If it's critical, I can also go into battle!"
He Lianrong smiled, "At first glance, the envoy is very brave. This battle needs warriors like the envoy. I think the victory in this battle is also due to the envoy."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The messenger was taken to the place with satisfaction.
Xiao Manyan sneered: "You've learned how to take credit for your own merit, which is shameful!"
"Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. Credit is money and power. Who doesn't want it? When the time comes, report the victory, add his name, and give a few heads. There is no need to be angry."
"Yes." Xiao Manyan ignored the matter, "Envoy, Ning Xing actually sent an envoy, which is a bit unusual."
"The matter of the emperor's hoarding of ore has been leaked." He Lianrong smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty sent an envoy here just to beat you up. If we lose this battle, I will be in danger!"
"Why do you need to worry? The emperor's uncle is here!"
Xiao Manyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you regard the Emperor's uncle as your own son!"
This is so shameless.
The emperor's descendants were all killed in a palace coup, and they also lost the ability of men to reproduce.
"If this were not the case, this ore incident would allow His Majesty to put the Emperor's uncle into the cold palace!" He Lianrong felt that this matter was really God's will.
"The Emperor's uncle's stable status is a good thing for Tanzhou." Xiao Manyan hinted.
Xiao Manyan is just a marginal figure, but He Lianrong is the emperor's uncle and knows many things.
He Lianrong said solemnly: "Don't get carried away. You must know that there are countless clan members. If the emperor's uncle makes your majesty disgusted, for no reason, your majesty will replace him... He is not of his own blood, so it doesn't matter where he is!"
"
Xiao Manyan's heart trembled, "In this case, this battle must be won, otherwise it will be difficult for the Emperor's uncle to do anything."
"It's good that you know!" He Lianrong took a sip of cold tea, "Yanbei County is on the right front of Tanzhou City. Chenzhou Army's left wing can advance and flank Chenzhou Army. If it retreats, it can defend the city. This is a must in this battle.
We are fighting for the land, so Yan Biao and Zong Xu guard it."
"Yes." Xiao Manyan agreed, "Yang Gou is surrounded by dozens of big men, who are unparalleled in bravery. They originally gave Yanbei County two slaves, is it too little?"
"Pass two more." He Lianrong put down the tea cup, "It turns out that the bed slaves belong to the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty. The Liao Dynasty asked the Southern Zhou Dynasty for it but they couldn't ask for it. Unexpectedly, after the Tang Dynasty's southern expedition, the Southern Zhou Dynasty took the initiative without the Liao Dynasty asking for it.
I gave you the method of making a bed slave, this guy! It’s obvious that he is a bitch.”
"The bed slaves are indeed good, but there are a few of them, and they are not as good as those of the Tang Dynasty and Southern Zhou Dynasty." Xiao Manyan felt a little regretful.
"Our craftsmen are not very good." He Lianrong said: "For some reason, the craftsmen of the Southern Zhou Dynasty are great, but the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty are great."
"Your Majesty, both sides are from the Central Plains!" Xiao Manyan said: "The Central Plains people are smart and capable, and they are the best slaves."
"Yes! It's a pity that when the Chen Kingdom fell, Daliao failed to occupy the Central Plains. Otherwise...that's all, what's the use of talking about this? You should quickly go to Yanbei County and other places to inspect and supervise them."
Xiao Manyan left.
Then Kanazawa came in.
"Your Majesty, this messenger is not a good person!"
"Your Majesty must show favor to the Emperor's uncle, otherwise the country will be uneasy, and Lin Ya and others will take the opportunity to stir up trouble. Your Majesty will also be afraid of the Emperor's uncle, but His Majesty cannot take action against the Emperor's uncle, so... we become two sides
A tool of wrestling.”
The tool man He Lianrong was not dissatisfied with being exploited, "The Emperor's uncle has too few men. The fewer people there are, the less suspicious His Majesty will be. But how can these people build momentum for the Emperor's uncle? This battle is an opportunity."
Jin Ze said: "I just came back. I heard they said that Yang Gou will arrive in two days?"
He Lianrong nodded, "Xin Wuji did not dare to attack Chen Zhoujun. This was expected."
"Otherwise, Yang Gou would turn his army in anger and the southern part of the town would be vulnerable."
"However, the southern part of the town is very critical in this battle." He Lianrong said: "At the beginning of the battle, the Chenzhou Army violently attacked the city, and our army defended it. When the Chenzhou Army's morale dropped, our Tanzhou Army came out of the city to give him a blow. Yang Gou
When he was in a state of panic, Zhennan gave him a blow from behind. What's the point of not being defeated in this battle?"
…
Yanbei County is on the right front of Tanzhou City
Guard Yan Biao just sent Xiao Manyan away, looked at the two crossbows, and said: "Set them up immediately, and then practice."
Lieutenant General Zong Xu leaned over and touched the crossbow and praised: "What a powerful military weapon!"
The two stood on the top of the city, looking south.
"The scout is back."
The scouts went to the top of the city.
"Xiangwen, Chenzhou's army is forty miles away."
"alert!"
…
The second day.
"Chen Zhoujun is here."
More than a dozen scouts entered the city in confusion.
"I don't know who I met, but I looked a little embarrassed!" Zong Xu was a little dissatisfied.
"Coming."
More than a hundred riders are approaching.
"alert!"
The generals at the top of the city were shouting.
"It's just a hundred riders!" someone muttered, feeling that it was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Yang Gou has dozens of big men under his command. He is invincible when he rushes into battle, and he can also attack the city. If he is not alert, he will be attacked by them, and then the army will cover him up. Are there any more in Yanbei?"
These words flashed through Yan Biao's ears.
More than a hundred cavalry approached the city. The leading general stretched out his hand to build a pavilion over his eyes and looked at the city head.
Behind him, two sergeants, one fat and one thin, were carrying bulging sacks.
It still seems unfinished.
"It's Mr. Wang!"
someone exclaimed.
"Headed Devil!"
"Xiang Wen, do you want to give him a shot?" Zong Xu suggested, "Use four bed slaves to attack him. If you can kill this man, Yang Gou will go crazy, and Chen Zhoujun's morale will plummet.
"
"The bed is at the back, making it difficult to move." Yan Biao gave up the idea.
Immediately, the army came.
"Your Majesty, on the left is Yanbei City, and further ahead is Tanzhou City."
Yang Xuan saw it.
Wang Laoer came back with his scouts, "Mr. Lang, the enemy is heavily guarded."
"It was expected." Yang Xuan said: "Since He Lianrong has chosen to stand firm, he must have something to rely on. Set up camp and build siege equipment!"
I brought a lot of siege equipment with the army, and they are all in the baggage team that will follow. However, these equipment are consumables, so there are not too many.
Chenzhou's army retreated and set up camp.
"Yang Gou, are you going to run away?"
"Does Yang Gou dare to fight?"
Seeing Chenzhou's army retreating, although they knew they were setting up camp, they still yelled and cursed at the top of the city.
Swearing has always been one of the ways to boost morale. Whoever has a louder voice and can make up lyrics will have the upper hand.
"It's easier to yell and scold!" Zong Xu shook his head.
"People from the Tang Dynasty are still better at cursing people," Yan Biao said.
The masters of cursing in the Tang Dynasty could not rest for half an hour without repeating themselves, and they were said to be invincible.
Outside the city, Yang Xuan heard shouts and curses.
"You bitch slave, wait until the city is broken and kill all the dogs and chickens! Cut off all the tongues!"
Zhang Xu was angry.
"If he scolds you, just wait for him to scold you." Yang Xuan said, "Whoever is anxious at this time will lose, understand? Let's go and listen."
Zhang Xu: "..."
Lin Feibao glared at him, "Take your shield and follow."
"Yang Gou..."
"Yang Gou, how is your mother?"
"Yang Gou..."
The yelling and cursing gradually dissipated.
Yang Xuan was surrounded by dozens of men and approached the city. He glanced at the city and said, "Are you sure you can break the city?"
he asked with a smile.
"have!"
Dozens of big men shouted in unison, and the Northern Liao army on top of the city couldn't help but be shocked.
"That's Yang Gou?"
"So young."
Yang Xuan looked at it and said, "I stopped scolding him. It's boring. I replied."
It was night, and several waves of raiders came from outside the camp.
"Be careful."
"Don't worry, I'm not bragging, I can hear the sound of rats having sex."
Everyone quietly walked toward the camp.
"Prepare the rocket."
"Get ready to scream."
More than ten people drank water to moisten their throats, some prepared rockets, and some prepared to light fires.
"Is there no one there?" the leader asked at the end, his eyes slowly turning and looking around.
"No one, don't worry!"
"What's that on the left? That black shadow." The leader pointed to the left.
It looked like a silhouette, but the silhouette was motionless.
"Somewhat seeping."
"Don't be a ghost!"
There are countless legends about ghosts and gods on the grassland, and adults like to use these legends to scare their children.