The Wang brothers at the front didn't want Li Hanzhi to come to practice martial arts, but he killed him in the blink of an eye.
He even played a little trick on the way and asked two thousand people to carry his big banner southward. The sky was filled with smoke and dust all the way, and it was suspected that there was a large army of soldiers and horses. I personally led the main force and rushed to Xiuwu County quickly, taking advantage of the situation.
Be prepared and defeat the city in one battle.
In Xiuwu County, Li Han stood with one foot on the beard bed, holding a meat cleaver in his hand, eating meat happily.
There was still a naked woman lying at his feet, who had been dead for a long time.
People were coming and going on the street, and Zezhou soldiers carried large and small bags on their backs, laughing and joking.
They immediately controlled the only two city gates, not allowing anyone to leave the city, and then it was a complete carnival.
But there are too few people in Heyang, and even fewer in Xiuwu County. The soldiers are not happy, and they will probably burn, kill and loot in another place soon.
In addition to murder and robbery, Li Hanzhi also liked Latin to join the army.
His army implements a very cruel elimination system, with the old backbone as the core, and drives a large number of newcomers to rush and kill. Once the newcomers are defeated, the old people will kill without mercy and will not be overwhelmed because they have psychological expectations and are prepared.
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Newcomers who perform well or have survived several battles, and if their martial arts skills are still up to standard, can be incorporated into the old army, where women will be available, and there will be no shortage of money and food.
Generally speaking, this kind of troops actually don't have the courage to fight hard and dare to fight, and they don't dare to fight tough battles... But Li Hanzhi has a unique way of controlling troops, with clear rewards and punishments, and his core veteran subordinates also have the bravery of outlaws.
Therefore, he often acted as a vanguard for Li Keyong, or was behind the scenes. Each time, he lost a lot of people, but he recovered after a while, and he has not suffered a devastating blow so far.
It has to be said that this team of beast soldiers with extremely poor military discipline is a strange flower.
Zhang Yuande hurriedly walked in.
Li Hanzhi pushed a naked woman into his arms. Zhang Yuande took it and touched it twice. Then he walked up to Li Hanzhi and reported: "Commander, there are troops coming from Huaizhou."
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"How many people?" Li Hanzhi wiped his hands with a cloth and asked.
"It seems that there are more than three thousand, at least two thousand are elite soldiers of Bian and Song Dynasties." Zhang Yuande replied.
The so-called "Elite Soldiers of Bian and Song Dynasties" are actually the Yamen troops sent from the south of the Yellow River. They are not necessarily the soldiers of Bian and Song Dynasties. It is just a general term.
"What are these people doing out of the city? Are they looking for death?" Li Hanzhi asked suspiciously.
If a warrior in troubled times can only be reckless, he will not live long at all.
It may not be appropriate to describe a scumbag like Li Hanzhi as "brave and resourceful", but he has managed to survive till now, so his level is still good. Li Keyong loves and hates him, he loves him.
He is extremely brave and his troops are particularly good at fighting. What he hates is that the military discipline is so poor that he can't stand it. He is also too independent and has limited loyalty.
Li Keyong's number one male adviser, Gai Yu, often fought for Li Hanzhi's treatment because he was afraid that he would run away and defect to outsiders.
But this kind of "talent" costs a lot to use.
"The general made some inquiries and found out that the Xia Army was seen on the banks of the Qinshui River, more than 20 miles south of Hanoi County, and the Bian Army had a group of grain transport ships passing by. Perhaps fearing that something would happen, they sent infantry troops to respond. This
After the group of people come out, it is estimated that there are not many troops in the city, and it may be possible to attack." Zhang Yuande expressed his guess.
Li Hanzhi did not comment and asked: "How many soldiers are there in Huaizhou City?"
Zhang Yuande couldn't answer.
Who would tell you such military secrets? You can observe them while marching in the field. How do you know when they are hiding in the city?
"Isn't Xiuwu County the ancestral home of Bianjiang Wang Ban? Can we find his family? Contact Wang Ban and tell him that if he doesn't cooperate with us, we will dig up his family's ancestral graves and dig out his father's body and behead him."
Li Hanzhi said matter-of-factly.
Zhang Yuande was a little hesitant, not because he was unwilling to cut off the skull, but because Wang Ban's family might have been enlisted in the Latin army. As for the women, everyone knew that they might have been played to death.
Yes, Li Hanzhi's army is such a freak, a bit like the Cai thieves of Qin Zongquan. Most of the Cai thieves are actually victims. Their homes were destroyed, their wives and children were separated, and then they were drafted into the army.
If you want to harm other families, you still do it ruthlessly. This kind of mentality is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Li Hanzhi understood Zhang Yuande's face when he saw it. He snorted coldly and said: "To act rashly without knowing the enemy's situation clearly is a recipe for death. I have been in the military for decades and have experienced many battles."
I don’t know how many formations there are, but they are still alive today because they never act blindly. When the Bian army left the city, who was leading it?"
"Zhang Quan'en." Zhang Yuande replied.
Li Hanzhi's breathing became heavy.
Zhang Yuande looked at him, waiting for his reply.
"Where did Zhang Shensi go?" Li Hanzhi asked again.
"Went to Zhiguan."
"Why?"
"I heard that Xia General Fu Cunshen was filling in trenches and clearing roads, and might attack Zhi Pass, so Zhang Shensi went to take charge personally."
"Fu Cunshen?" Li Hanzhi raised his voice.
"yes."
"Hmph! This bitch is shaking now that he has climbed onto Shao Shude."
Zhang Yuande didn't dare to interrupt. He knew that Li Hanzhi was currently emotionally unstable, so it was better not to get into trouble.
Fu Cunshen, Wang Jianji, Li Duo, and He Wei were all Li Hanzhi's generals, but now they all went to Shao Shude.
There was also Yang Shihou, who served as a general in the Xuanwu Army and gradually rose to prominence.
They are a small force with great talent, but unfortunately they have all changed their careers, which is very frustrating.
"If you don't attack Huaizhou, go and grab grain." Li Hanzhi slammed the table and said, "Heyang is poorer than Zezhou, so it's not interesting. There isn't much food and grass in the army, so go to Qinshui and grab
Let’s wait until we get the food and fodder for the Bian army.”
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Qibizhang moved in again.
He has less than 3,000 men. Now that he knows that the Bian army is coming, why not run away and wait for death?
They traveled day and night, first running back to Baishui to replenish food and find out news.
Two days later, the army was dispatched again, but it was stationed at Taihangxing and did not advance.
The exit of Taihangxing is only thirty miles away from Huaizhou City, and it won't take long to reach the city by horseback.
At noon, in the deep valley, Wang Gun arrived again.
"Zhang Quan'en took away 2,000 Biansong yamen troops and 1,500 Tuan Tuan villagers?" Qibizhang rubbed his chin, secretly digesting the news brought by Wang Gun.
It is true that Zhang Quanyi's family are basically military commanders, but with the level Zhang Quanyi has shown in recent years, no one still thinks of him as a martial artist. Qi Binzhang doesn't know Zhang Quan'en's level, but subconsciously feels that he won't be too powerful.
"General Qibi, it's absolutely true. There are still a thousand Bian Song soldiers and a thousand Huaizhou soldiers in the city, and the guard is called Fan Jushi." Wang Gun said.
The Wang brothers didn't have a good impression of Zhang Quan'en. They originally valued the position of Huaizhou governor and thought it was a sure bet, but no one expected to replace Jiedushi. The benefactor Zhao Keyu was dismissed and was captured by the Xia army on the way. Zhang Quanyi
He served as the governor of Mengzhou, and the governor of Huaizhou was given to his younger brother Zhang Quan'en. Wang Ban was greatly disappointed.
Zhao Keyu came forward and tried to win over him, and then he was promised the position of governor, and he was willing to be the internal correspondent.
However, Qibizhang could see that the Wang brothers were still swaying from side to side.
Pang Shigu's 100,000-strong army stormed Heqing with great force. Who wouldn't be afraid to see it?
If he defeats the Xia army, recaptures Heqing County, and achieves a great victory, wouldn't you be seeking death if you make a rebellion at this time?
But ambition is also real. He forgets his life when he sees small gains, hesitates his life when doing big things, he has two ends, and he is wavering. This is a person like Wang Ban.
"Who is Fan Jushi? Does he know the soldiers?" Qi Bizhang asked.
"Fan Jushi is from Yicheng, Jiangzhou. He has been with Zhu Quanzhong for some years and is quite familiar with military affairs." Wang Gun said.
"You are such an idiot, do you know whether others will use troops?" Qi Bizhang sneered.
Wang Gun's veins were exposed on his forehead, but he still didn't say anything after all. You asked me if he knew anything about soldiers, and you didn't believe me when I told you, so you just wanted to create trouble, right?
Of course, Wang Gun didn't really know whether Fan Ju was really good or not, he only got a glimpse of it from other people's evaluations.
To be fair, this person is quite capable and has rich war experience. He has fought against Huang Chao, Qin Zongquan, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin, and has made numerous meritorious service.
Fan Jushi was also one of the generals that Zhu Quanzhong killed in his later years. The reason was "playing banditry", which was ridiculous. In fact, he just wanted to kill you, and he just wanted to accuse him of it.
During the two sieges of Taiyuan, Shi Shucong, a powerful general in Hedong, was killed on the charge of "sending troops to plunder".
His adopted son, Zhu Yougong, made countless contributions to his adopted father's expeditions in the east and west. He once led an army of 10,000 people south to rescue Du Hong, defeated Yang Xingmi, captured his general Qu Zhang, and killed 10,000 Huai soldiers. He was killed for the crime of "set up an army to rob."
"Plunder".
Huang Wenjing once defeated Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao from Ge Congzhou. More than 5,000 Jin army cavalry were defeated and were chased to pieces by the Bian army cavalry. Later, they attacked Xingzhou, captured more than 100 Jin army generals, and captured thousands of horses.
He and Yang Shihou went deep into Huainan, defeated Yang Xingmi, and killed more than 5,000 Huai soldiers. Such a "valiant and good at fighting" general was killed because Zhu Quanzhong "horse review" found that the horses he raised were too thin.
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Wang Zhongshi, a master of swordsmanship and Saburo-style brave general, attacked Yan and Yunshi in more than a hundred battles in five or six years, and suffered countless physical injuries. When he was in bed recovering from his injuries, he heard that Yun's soldiers were coming, but he got up and led his troops to fight, and suffered nine wounds.
, fought hard to capture Puzhou. Later he guarded Guanzhong, but was killed because of "undue tribute".
Needless to say, the number one general Zhu Zhen was killed early. Hu Zhen, the old man of Yuan Cong, lived in obscurity and lived a low-key life. Ge Congzhou resigned from the army to take care of his old age.
The consequences of cutting down the vassal and killing the generals were serious. Ding Hui, Liu Zhijun rebelled, and Kang Huaiying and other generals fought passively. Zhu Quanzhong had to use surrender and new people. As a result, Wang Jingren, the surrender from Huainan, destroyed the elite of the Bian army in the Battle of Baixiang. Otherwise, Li Cunxu would have most likely
They still can't destroy the rear beam, the difference in strength is too huge.
Of course, Li Cunxu also later followed Zhu Quanzhong's example in cutting down the vassal vassal, which led to the rise of religious sects.
I have to say that this may be the tragedy of the times. Everyone is a thief and a careerist.
"Might your brother control Huai Bing?" After laughing for a while, seeing that Wang Gun's face was not very good, Qi Bizhang stopped and asked another matter: "I want to attack Huaizhou, if Huai Bing can
If you respond internally, great things will come of it."
"May I ask how many troops General Qibi has?" Wang Gun asked after thinking for a while.
"Ten thousand."
Wang Gun didn’t believe it: “Really?”
"There are still eight thousand." Qi Binzhang's face dropped and he said, "Can I still deceive you? With these eight thousand elite soldiers, all you have to do is open the city gate at night and let me in. It will be a great achievement."
Wang Gun was startled. This Qi Bizhang is quite courageous, isn't he afraid of me pretending to surrender?
"What? You don't dare anymore?" Qi Binzhang sat back, played with the dagger in his hand, and said sarcastically: "You have the guts to hook up with me in private, but don't have the guts to do something big again? Don't worry, Prince Lingwu keeps his word.
As long as your brother opens the door, no matter whether it succeeds or not, if you get Heyang in the future, the governor of Huaizhou will be the king's class. Your brother's benefactor, Zhao Keyu, is working as a counselor with the Lingwu County Prince, so it's peaceful. The Lingwu County Prince does not discriminate.
Anyone who surrenders can get an official position as long as he is talented."
Wang Gun was still a little hesitant, and his attitude was actually Wang Ban's. After all, Pang Shigu's 100,000 troops were in Heqing. Who wouldn't be afraid?
"You're such a bad boy!" Qi Bizhang threw the dagger on the case, which startled Wang Gun.
The soldier outside the door also reached up and looked in, his hand already on the handle of the knife at his waist.
Wang Gun was sweating on his forehead and didn't know what to do.
"Humph, you're as stupid as a pig!" Qi Binzhang sneered again and said, "You've already been linked to this level, and you still want to stay out of it? Believe it or not, I'll let Zhu Quanzhong know directly that your brother has different intentions. With Zhu San's character,
, what do you think he will do?"
Wang Gun was really scared this time. After a long while, he finally said dejectedly: "I have to go back and discuss this matter with my brother."
"Then hurry up, I can't wait any longer." Qi Banzhang shouted angrily.
