Shen Xuangan and Du Zitong looked at each other, and Du Zitong immediately said: "Brother Yingming, this matter really can't be delayed. If you wait one more day, Long Ruijun's side will be stronger." Suddenly he stood up and knelt on one knee on the ground.
, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, my younger brother is willing to lead troops to attack the Long Rui barracks. Even if we cannot annihilate them all, we will definitely drive them out of the pasture."
“Get up and speak.” Zhou Hongji raised his hand and said, “Fourth brother, it’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that... if we want to fight this battle, the second brother is the most confident in leading the troops.”
"My good brother, isn't it because he doesn't want to?" Du Zitong smiled bitterly: "If he is willing, we have to wait until today?"
Zhou Hongji was thoughtful, and after a moment he said: "How about we persuade him together and let him lead the troops to fight?"
"Brother, you must not do it." Shen Xuangan waved his hand and said: "The second brother is determined not to fight Long Ruijun. To be blunt, he also hopes to use Long Ruijun to get the court to recruit us. His day
If you don't wake up from the dream, you will never be able to lead the troops to fight. On the contrary, if he knows about it, he will try his best to stop it."
"Yes, let him know that nothing can be done." Du Zitong said: "Brother, I admit that I am not as good as him in leading troops and fighting, but I am not useless, right? I have won several battles in these years.
I have never failed in hunting grass. By the way, Yuanbao, there is Yuanbao, let Yuanbao go with you, with him there, there will be no problem. "
Zhou Hongji was still hesitating, but Shen Xuangan had already persuaded him: "Brother, if you have to count on him every time we fight, his arrogance on the mountain will only become more and more arrogant. This time we will leave him alone and let our fourth brother and Yuan Bao lead the troops.
After fighting through, fighting a good battle, and returning victorious, the second brother will understand that he is not the only one who can win the battle in Montenegro."
"Yes, this battle is not only to drive away Long Rui's army, but also to let the second brother understand who is the leader in this Black Mountain." Du Zitong said excitedly: "Brother, we don't need to pay attention to him. We don't need to send troops this time.
We have one soldier and one soldier in the village, secretly mobilizing people from other villages, and before he has recovered his senses, we have already set off. By that time, he will not be able to stop him even if he wants to."
Zhou Hongji stroked his beard and hesitated.
"Brother, you can't hesitate any longer." Shen Xuan sighed: "If you continue to cut off, you will suffer chaos!"
Zhou Hongji looked at Du Zitong: "Fourth brother, are you really sure?"
“My younger brother is willing to issue a military order!” Du Zitong was very concerned.
Zhou Hongji looked at Shen Xuangan and saw Shen Xuangan nodding. He pondered for a moment and finally said: "Well, this matter must be resolved sooner or later. It is better to resolve it sooner than later. You two mobilize the brothers in the village. There is no need for Huangtu Village.
I inform you that in addition to the men and horses left behind on the mountain, you must gather six thousand soldiers and horses and fight to Long Rui's military camp at night. Fourth brother, I will let Yuan Bao go with you to fight. You are responsible for leading the army. You must drive Long Rui's army out of the pasture and let them
They understand that this is not the place for them to stay."
Du Zitong said happily: "Don't worry, brother, I will never let you down."
Zhou Hongji did the math and said: "We will prepare for the next two days tomorrow and set off in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. When it is late at night, Long Rui's army will rest and make a sudden attack. Come, let's discuss how to fight this battle then."
The climate in the Northeast is getting colder day by day. Qin Xiao sent people to Shunjin Fucheng to urge the Armament Department that the first thing to do was to buy Long Ruijun's winter clothes. In addition, he also needed to buy charcoal.
Songyang Caoshang is located in the northernmost part of Yingping County, and the climate is even colder. Most of Long Rui's army from top to bottom are from the south. Although it has not yet reached the extreme cold season, the soldiers are already a little impatient.
After all, it was the first time for most people to leave the country. This first winter was indeed difficult for them to adapt to.
"General, have you been to the Northeast before?" A group of soldiers gathered around the bonfire and looked at Qin Xiao. On the bonfire was an iron pot with firewood burning at the bottom and hot water in the pot. After training, they were bragging around the stove.
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Common things.
Yu Wen Cheng was very strict in running the army. During training, he was extremely strict, but during breaks, he also allowed everyone to talk and laugh easily.
The soldiers were accustomed to Qin Xiao sitting around with everyone and bragging.
After leaving the garrison pasture, when the soldiers gathered around to talk, they would always accidentally find General Zhonglang standing nearby.
General Zhonglang is indeed very young. In fact, there are very few people younger than him in the entire Long Rui Army, but no one dares to underestimate Qin Xiao because of his age.
Long Ruijun directly participated in the team that put down the Suzhou Rebellion. Knowing that Zhonglang would single-handedly rush into the rebel formation at Shuning City, not only did he not die in the rebel formation, but he directly captured a star general. Storyteller
The story Mr. Meng talked about about taking the head of an admiral in the formation of ten thousand troops was talked about a lot, but everyone just thought it was a story, but General Zhonglang actually staged this scene.
If this only proves that General Zhonglang has the courage of the three armies, then killing Prince Bohai in Kyoto made everyone respect General Zhonglang, and that kind of awe truly comes from deep in the heart.
Most of the soldiers of Long Rui's army were from the south. When they learned that they had to go to the four northeastern counties to train in the cold weather, many of them were actually unwilling to leave with the army. Firstly, the conditions were too harsh and difficult to adapt to, and secondly, they were far away from their hometown.
, I don’t even know when and what month I will be able to return.
But precisely because of General Zhonglang’s feat of killing the Prince of Bohai, most people were willing to follow General Zhonglang.
After General Zhonglang came out of seclusion, he shared the joys and sorrows like everyone else. He was not different just because he was the leader of an army. He ate rice from the same pot and slept on the same wooden bed. He could still be with everyone at ordinary times.
Let’s brag and laugh together.
Apart from being in awe, everyone also felt that Zhonglang would be kind to others, and even had a businesslike air about him.
"I haven't been here before." Qin Xiao shook his head: "If I had known it was so cold, I would have begged the saint not to send me here. I heard that the climate in the southeast is warm and close to the sea. If I had known, I would have chosen to train troops there, while
You can train and eat seafood.”
There was a burst of laughter all around.
"General, I heard that your hometown is in Xiling?" A soldier said: "An uncle of mine went to Xiling when he was young. The climate there doesn't seem to be very good. You grew up there and adapted to the northwest climate.
The climate here won’t be a problem for you either.”
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It's different. No matter how bad the weather is over there, you can still see the girl when you look up, but you can't even see a sow here. How can it be the same?"
The crowd burst into laughter again, and someone laughed and said: "General, do you think a girl from the northwest is better-looking, or a girl from the south of the Yangtze River?"
"Each one has its own advantages, just like flowers, peonies are better than peonies, narcissus are better than daffodils." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Girls from the south of the Yangtze River have slim figures, tender skin, and soft-spoken voices.
Like tea, you have to savor it carefully. Although the skin of this girl from the northwest is not as good as that of the girl from the south of the Yangtze River, she has a plump body and tighter skin. To tell you the truth, I like the big butts of the girls from the northwest. They are like strong wine, the more I drink, the more
Higher and higher."
Everyone laughed and said, "General, there are still many unmarried brothers in the army. Should we find wives for them in the Northeast in the future?"
"Everyone who hasn't gotten married should sign up later." Qin Xiao waved his hand, "I'm instructing the Armament Department to help you get married. Not only will the Armament Department provide us with money and food, but there will also be one more thing to do in the future, which is to find a marriage partner for us.
daughter in law."
Everyone cheered. At this moment, a soldier came close to Qin Xiao and whispered a few words. Qin Xiao stood up and said with a smile: "I will go back and write to the Armament Department and ask them to take care of this matter. You continue.
"After returning to the main tent, Yuwen Chengchao was already waiting. When he saw Qin Xiao coming back, he didn't waste any time and handed a letter directly to Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao opened the envelope, took out the letterhead, opened it and looked at it carefully. He was a little surprised and asked: "Is this letter?
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There is a signature, who wrote it?"
"I don't know." Yu Wen Chengchao shook his head and said, "The two sentries in the north noticed a man in ordinary clothes coming towards the military camp, so they stopped him. The man didn't say his name, but just left this letter.
The eye whistle must be handed over to the general."
Qin Xiao handed the letter to Yu Wen Chengchao. Yu Wen Chengchao looked at it carefully and looked surprised. He raised his head and looked at Qin Xiao.
“It’s not signed, so I don’t know who wrote it.” After Qin Xiao sat down, he frowned and said, “In this case, it’s impossible to determine whether the content in the letter is true or false.”
Yuwen Chengchao pondered for a moment and said: "I would rather believe that it exists than that it doesn't exist."
Qin Xiao was thoughtful, walked out of the big tent slowly, and looked to the north. Under the sky, the outline of the Black Mountain was vaguely visible.
It was dusk. Less than a hundred miles northwest of the Longrui Military Camp, there was a dark forest. The branches were already bare, but the trees were still there, so it was difficult to be discovered by people.
Thousands of Black Mountain bandits in the forest are already gearing up and eager to try.
There are few things in the world that can be gained without hard work. Only the early bird catches the worm. Even bandits have to work harder to gain something.
Long Rui's army has stationed in Songyang Caochang. The news has already spread throughout the villages in Heishan. Not only the big and small bosses are a little panicked, but the bandits also feel uncomfortable. After all, a knife hanging above the head always makes people feel uneasy.
Fortunately, the boss finally gave the order to send out troops.
For a long time, every time the Black Mountain bandits go to war, they have been led by the second master. Following the second master, they have always been successful. Even if they are as powerful as the Liaodong Army, they will still be defeated by the Black Mountain Army.
Although the Second Master did not take action this time, and the Fourth Master led the troops, everyone still felt at ease. After all, in the eyes of the Black Mountain Army, the strength of the newly arrived Long Rui Army could not be compared with that of the Liaodong Army, and even the Liaodong Army was defeated.
, Long Ruijun is not even worth mentioning.
I heard that Long Rui’s army didn’t have many horses and horses, but they had a lot of equipment. There were a lot of weapons and equipment stored in the warehouse. I heard that there were also a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in the warehouse.
Soon, those will all be the spoils of the Montenegrin Army.
5,000 Montenegrin troops outnumbered Long Rui's troops, and they launched a night attack on the ground they were most familiar with. There was no suspense about the outcome of this battle.
"Yuanbao, we will act according to the previous deployment tonight." Du Zitong looked at Yuanbao sitting under a big tree and said with a smile: "I will ask Song Lun to lead a thousand people to attack from the front, and you and I will go around at night.
Go to the south of Long Rui Army Camp. When Song Lun attacks, rockets will be used as trumpets to attract Long Rui Army. Then we will attack from behind Long Rui Army. They will never expect us to go around behind them. Then you can follow
Stay with me and don’t lose me.”
Yuanbao, who was dressed in a leather jacket, was sitting under a thick tree trunk with his eyes closed and a huge hammer beside him. He didn't seem to hear Du Zitong's words.
“Hey, Yuanbao, can you hear what I’m saying?” Du Zitong came closer and patted Yuanbao’s shoulder gently.
Yuan Bao then opened his eyes, looked up, and said expressionlessly: "Why don't you let the second brother know?"
"Why are you still asking this question now?" Du Zitong whispered: "Yuanbao, please remember, this is the order of the first master. You are the adopted son of the first master. You must listen to what the first master says. The second master only thinks about it.
He was recruited by the imperial court and did not consider the other brothers in the stronghold, and he is getting further and further away from our hearts. He has always opposed the attack on Long Rui's army. If he knew about it, would we still fight this battle?"
Yuanbao crossed his arms across his chest, closed his eyes again, and said nothing.
Du Zitong frowned, but he was obviously very wary of Yuan Bao. Seeing that Yuan Bao closed his eyes and said nothing, he said no more.