As spring turns to summer solstice, the weather becomes hotter and drier.
After several days of deployment, the entire army was assembled, and Zhang Rao and others were finally determined to be on the same team. Wang Zheng arranged for them to go to Dongguan first, and then to Mount Tai from the west. They were responsible for attacking Gaixian, Mouxian, Laiwu, and finally garrisoned in the north to oppress Fenggao.
, responsible for intercepting the reinforcements from the north and instructing the main force of Taishan County to use rat weapons and not dare to act rashly.
Among them, Zhang Rao was naturally the commander of this road. In addition, Chen Jiao led 3,000 ground troops first. As a pioneer, Wu Niu led 3,000 new soldiers to directly attack Laiwu City in the north of Taishan County and guard the main road to Qingzhou in the north.
At the same time as a warning.
As for the other route, Wang Zheng personally led it with eight thousand heavenly troops heading towards Taishan County from the south.
Wu Sheng had set off two days in advance to Linyi to prepare for the road opening.
In fact, there is a third way.
On the day when the strategy was determined, Wang Zheng ordered the sentry cavalry to quickly return to Qi County in Pengcheng, and asked Xu Fang, who was stationed there, to take 3,000 men and horses to cross the state of Lu and attack Mount Tai.
At that time, although he was mainly led by the Heavenly Army, he still brought some new soldiers with him. If the new soldiers are not tempered, they will never become veterans who can fight. In addition, although these people cannot do frontal attacks, they can also do it.
Build bridges and pave roads, and be responsible for the transportation of baggage.
I even thought in a dark way, "This time we take Mount Tai, siege battles can be expected to be extremely frequent. If we encounter a strong city with both a moat and high walls like Linzi, we will always need cannon fodder."
If the purpose of attacking Pengcheng is to gain a strong gateway, ensure the stability of the rear, and defend the city, then attacking Mount Tai and setting foot in Yanzhou is a strategic advance!
Even this is a statement.
Even though there was a false position offered by Yuan Shu at this time, which could be immediately cleared, Wang Zheng's identity as a yellow turban bandit still made him make the decision to form an alliance with Yuan Shu, and even in the short term, the other party may be his only ally.
Not to touch the East China Sea, apart from not wanting to proactively provoke the three Taoyuan brothers, is also a consideration on this level.
The so-called distant friendship and close attack, Yuan Shu's ambition is in Xiapi and Guangling, everyone in the world knows that if the East China Sea is still in Liu Bei's hands, it will become a natural buffer zone, so that the two sides will not have direct conflicts of interest for the time being.
Wang Zheng won, but it was a bit troublesome. He could ensure that he would not be eager for quick success, but he was afraid that Yuan Shu would be short-sighted.
Therefore, if we want to expand our territory and continue to expand our basic base, we directly veto it in the east and Yuzhou in the south. Based on the same reason, it is not convenient at the moment. Therefore, from the beginning, whether it is Beihai Kingdom that Wang Zheng moved or Ni Heng insists on
Taishan County is the only option.
Compared with Beihai, the deeper meaning of taking Taishan is to continue to weaken the strength of Cao Cao, the herdsman in Yanzhou, when he is exhausted.
He was also indirectly expressing his stance to Yuan Shu.
Look, I have already taken action against the Yuan Cao Alliance!
This battle was of great importance. Before the army left the city, not only the prominent families and officials in the city, but also the newly-attached Wang and Yan families each had their own congratulations. Even the Huo family's mother and daughter came to see him off for the first time.
"General."
As if knowing that after this trip, the two of them would not be able to see each other for a long time, Huo Si's eyes were red and she sobbed: "Although we have the protection of Huang Tian, we must know that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the swords and arrows on the battlefield have no eyes."
, When facing the enemy in battle, be sure to pay attention to safety and never take risks."
"I heard that the roads in Mount Tai are rugged and require long journeys. Don't be too hasty when riding a horse..."
"Also, you are good at wearing light clothes and thin fur. You stay in a military tent at night and it is cold in the wild. You must wear more clothes. Don't get sick for a moment of refreshment..."
After talking about it for a while, Wang Zheng felt helpless and signaled to Huo Qi repeatedly. After the little girl tugged on her mother's sleeves several times, Huo Si reacted and felt that it was quite unlucky to have such tearful eyes before the army set off, so she stopped.
He said more, and even forced a smile to add:
"I'm raising my feet to open the sun, waiting for the general's banner to return in triumph!"
"Don't worry, madam."
Although he was a little annoyed by Huo Si's tearful behavior, after all, the other party was also concerned. Wang Zheng laughed and asked the Jian sisters to take Huo and his daughter back. Then he looked around the whole place with tiger eyes and said loudly:
"You are all the pillars of our army and bear important responsibilities. I will leave it to you all to go north to Kaiyang and Langya this time. Please come back!"
"The heavenly army is victorious!"
"Wish the general good luck in military affairs!"
Yu Jin and other generals bowed in congratulations, while Wang Rong and other scribes bowed their heads. In the complicated eyes of the crowd, the mighty army galloped away on horseback and gradually disappeared into the distance.
Looking from a distance, it seems to be like a long black snake, winding forward, with occasional red flags shining in it, brilliant as fire in the sun and as red as blood.
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Wang Zheng: General
Level:20
HP:200/200
Experience value: 1319
Remaining experience required for upgrade: 198681
Strength:48「43」
Min:27「22」
Wisdom:12「05」(2)
Charm:30「25」
Skills: Iron Bones "4" Running "4" Recovery "1" Persuasion "4" Riding "3" Control "2" Power Attack "3"
Affiliated teams:
Heroes: Lan Zhi Shan Yu Jin, Feather Capturer Pan Zhang, Yu Yu Zhang Rao "3"
Withdrawing his gaze from the transparent box, Wang Zheng reined in his mount again and stopped by the roadside to look at the military appearance for a while.
That day, in order to save face and boost the morale of the army, Wang Zheng directly used up all the experience gained from capturing Pengcheng Kingdom before fighting with Sun Ce. After that, the Heavenly Army entered a state of recuperation and experienced no reinforcements.
Although the daily training has yielded some results, it is like a trickle, not much. It was only after Xu Fang was ordered to capture the only three remaining cities in Pengcheng some time ago that Wang Zheng was lifted out of abject poverty.
Before the evacuation, Wang Zheng weighed again and again. One part was to let the nearly a thousand people in the ground army who had recently joined the system team be promoted to the second level, and the other was to let the second level three soldiers appear in his own camp.
Tiger and leopard riding.
The name of this third-level soldier of the heavy armor route comes from Cao Cao's representative elite soldiers. The reason for going to Mount Tai this time was largely to cause trouble for Cao Mengde. Thinking of this, Wang Zheng also felt a little secretly.
Is this the Three Kingdoms version of "Li Gui meets Li Kui"?
He looked at his own army again.
After many battles, the elite Tianjun lineup became more and more rigorous. At this time, when marching, it can be seen that the battalions are clearly hierarchical. The infantry is equipped with red badges, the cavalry with red hairpins, the Tianzhu camp in the front, and the unified Xuanjia Tianzhu camp.
The army is in the middle, and at the end are the new soldiers driving the baggage, the Tianfu camp, and the civilian camp in the back.
In the endless flow of water, all the soldiers, no matter which unit they were from, walked past him with their heads high and their chests high and full of energy.
Anyone who sees it will immediately make a judgment. This is an army with extremely high morale!
Past experiences have made most of them firmly believe that under the leadership of Wang Zheng, they will move from one victory to another.
Everyone's dark faces were filled with excitement and hope, because for a warrior, victory means not only glory, but also wealth, fame, and promotion.
Seeing that each soldier held his head higher and his chest straighter when he passed by him, Wang Zheng tried his best to smile and nodded repeatedly. It was not until the young man with an amazing physique felt that his facial muscles were a little stiff that Wang Zheng stopped.
He looked sideways, rubbing his face and looking at Wu Sheng: "Where is Xu Fang at this time?"
"No news has been sent back yet." Wu Sheng shook his head, took out the map and looked at it, and added: "The outpost cavalry was dispatched on the seventh day. Based on the time, it is estimated that A Fang left earlier than us and should have arrived in Lu State by this time.
Yuzhou) territory."
"It takes at most three or four days to get from Lu State to Nancheng."
"Yes." Wang Zheng nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, we can meet at the foot of Nanwu City. Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for a long time."
Then he raised his head and looked at the sky: "A Sheng, let's speed up the march and try to reach Fei State first within two days."
"Here!"
They were walking through a mountain pass in Taishan County. They entered the mountain at nearly noon. The road was not wide and was entangled with vines. The trees on both sides were deep and dense, with lush canopies and leaves. The layers of trees blocked the sky and the sun. Groups of them
Wild birds, hares, and wild foxes were alarmed, and there were antelopes in the mountains, and they ran away in groups.
"Open the meat for the brothers!"
Under Wang Zheng's order, the Qingzhou infantrymen and the generals who were good at shooting in the army shouted and jumped off their horses, caught up a few steps, and some of them shot, triumphantly dragged the prey back, and won a round of applause. It was not like fighting,
But it's like going on a picnic to hunt.
The next day, after crossing the mountain, at noon, the city closest to Xuzhou in Taishan County was faintly visible.
...
At the beginning of summer, the poisonous sun has begun to show off its cruelty, shining scorchingly on the earth.
At noon, several sentinels came roaring from the deserted official road, trampling the dust into the air, and quickly galloped into the city.
Not long after, the city gate quickly closed amid a burst of noise.
Immediately, countless officers boarded the top of the city, bent their bows and arrows, and stared nervously into the distance, as if facing a formidable enemy.
At this time, the county government hall.
"A group of cavalry are coming?"
"No flag?"
"Suspected to be Chang Xi's vanguard, here to inquire about the defensive strength of nearby counties and counties?"
A series of words popped out from the mouth of the sentry knight, which made the county prince break out in a cold sweat and even cursed secretly.
Oh my God!
Why did the thieves come to cause trouble so early this year?
Although the county monarch took office not long ago, he had already heard from some veterans in the county government that Chang Xi was one of the famous giant bandits in Taishan County. He had more than ten thousand thieves under his command and was very powerful.
In 190, he directly attacked the Pengcheng Kingdom of Xuzhou, which frightened the king of Pengcheng Liu He and took refuge in Yanzhou East County. He has never returned to his hometown.
Now this plague is coming to invade my Philadelphia?
this....
Thinking of this, the county magistrate couldn't stop complaining. The powerful passes in Pengcheng almost didn't block each other. Wouldn't it be possible for this small county town of ours to be drowned by spitting?
The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, and the more I panicked, the more I lost my sense of control. The county master screamed and shouted,
"Quickly, go to Qizhuang and Zhaojiabao. The thieves are so powerful that we must gather our troops."
These days, the private soldiers of the local Wang family are more numerous than the county guards, especially in places like Mount Tai. If they can gather together, there are as many as two thousand soldiers and horses.
If the main force of Changxi really invades, the county prince will realize that after adding the soldiers and horses of these wealthy families, the defensive force in the city will reach 4,000 people, and then it will be possible to defend it.
Even taking a step back, if you have more people and more guns, you will have more ways to survive.
"That's right!" The county king remembered something again: "The noble Yingchuan who stayed in our county yesterday can leave now?"
"That's a big shot with a letter from the state pastor. Go and bring it to the county government so that you can take good care of him!"
The county king didn't know that the big shot he was talking about was not only absent from the county government office at this time, but also only got wind of it in the evening.
A man swabbing water by the river saw the passing of the Sentinel Cavalry from a distance, and heard someone in the neighboring village say that Fei Guo suddenly closed the city gates, not only in the county seat, but also in Qizhuang, and no strangers were allowed in or out.
The strangeness made these Taishan people, who had experienced cholera for a long time, react instantly.
There must be a thief coming again!
Everyone was talking a lot, either feeling anxious or restless, or scolding endlessly.
"These damn gods of plague are not letting anyone live anymore!"
"Didn't I just come here and snatch it at the end of last year? Why did you come here again just a few months later?"
Even if you scold, you still have to escape.
As a few people returned to the village, soon there was an explosion in the nearby area. The old ones were crying and the young ones were running around, hastily wrapping up their belongings that they could carry. Hundreds of people from several villages stumbled towards the county.
Although the county wall is low and low, it is at least a barrier and a psychological comfort. If you can survive two days, the state government will send troops to rescue and kill the thieves. People do not have to leave their fields and abandon their hometowns.
They are also fleeing, but Taishan people are really different.
But I saw that among these young men, no one had a hatchet, and they were surrounded by women, children, the elderly, and a mule cart. There were not many belongings neatly stacked on the cart, which seemed orderly among the chaotic crowd.
It can be seen that if they really meet a thief, these Taishan people are not ready to tie up their hands.
But compared to these villagers, the dozen or so people among them were different.
"Don't go to the front. It's getting late now. If the guards on the other side of the county see the dark crowd approaching and misunderstand that they are rioters, they will just shoot them with arrows."
The young man kept giving instructions in a low voice along the way. Although he was a little panicked, he tried his best not to show his face and remained calm.
"Xiao Man." He whispered: "Immediately go to the nearby villagers to borrow some clothes. Let's change quickly. If we really encounter thieves, this outfit is too conspicuous!"
"Since Fei Country has closed its doors, it is very likely that it will not open again, and there is no point in going there!"
"If it is true that the Taishan group has invaded, the county town has more resources than those of us who are fleeing. Let's go around the city and go directly to the northwest. The closer to Nanwuyang, the safer it will be."
"Sir, they are just thieves." A rough man beside him shouted angrily: "We brothers will definitely protect your safety!"
"What a child."
The young man shook his head. After getting along with him for a long time, he already knew that although this rough man was tall and had a sinewy face, he was actually not that old, not even taller than his crown.
It’s just that both the face and the figure are too anxious to grow.
"Even if your father is here and has no heavy armor to protect himself, he can't fight one against a thousand." The young man said seriously: "Speaking of which, this disaster is still to blame on me. If this body is not useless and can't endure the hardship, we can't.
If we don’t stay here and delay, we won’t end up in the current situation.”
"But it's useless to blame ourselves now, let's run away quickly!"
...
When we were still three miles away from Feiguo County, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the other end of the official road.
This was so frightening that countless people started to stir up chaos. In addition to the loud noise, they all started running wildly. Everyone just hated their parents for having two legs.
The young man and others were also running after him, but before they could run a few steps, the young man was panting heavily and waving his hands repeatedly, seeing that he could no longer run.
"Sir, let me carry you."
A big man was just about to walk away when his body became confused and he immediately found himself free. Immediately, several people rushed past him, pushing the young man so hard that he almost fell to the ground.
"Insolent!" Seeing that the person Zhou Mu liked was treated like this, the people who had been guarding the left and right rolled their eyes strangely, and they all cursed. The tallest one among them directly pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, and he was about to be violent at the sight.
Start killing people.
"No!" The young man who had just been helped up immediately stamped his feet to stop: "It's too late to run for your life at this time, so don't cause trouble again!"
At this time, his face turned pale, not because he was frightened, but because he was exhausted due to lack of energy.
As he spoke, the young man listened attentively, but heard the sound behind him getting closer and closer, and his heart suddenly sank.
"You guys go first!" The young man gritted his teeth and wised up in his haste: "I'll hold you back!"
"Sir, we have been ordered to lead you to Dongjun. If something happens to you, sir, it will be useless for us to die!" Several personal guards heard this and became anxious: "If you want to block it, we will wait for it. Leave someone behind to help you break out."
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"I'm confused, how can two legs run faster than four legs?" The young man smiled bitterly: "It's even more impossible if someone carries me on their back."
"I asked you to go quickly because I could easily escape by myself!" the young man cursed, "I haven't lived long enough!"
"this..."
Perhaps it was these days of getting along that made a few of them aware of the capabilities of the young man in front of them.
Although the other party is weak, he is a first-class smart man. When he and others encounter such a situation, they can only stand and run away, but from the perspective of a thoughtful person like him, maybe there are other ways?
With this thought and the young man's repeated shouts, everyone finally had no choice but to say, "We will wait for you in Nanwuyang. If we don't see you, we will never leave!"
Then they merged into the crowded crowd and staggered forward,
...
After the young man was left alone, he calmed down completely.
Naturally, he made such a decision not because he thought he would live longer.
Letting these Yanzhou Mu soldiers leave first is not a sign of sacrificing oneself for others. In the eyes of young people, ten of them are not as good as any of them in terms of bravery, but in terms of value, these people together don't even have a hair of their own.
important.
Taking the initiative to throw away one's own guarding power is both helpless and necessary.
There is no way, the military aura of these people is too conspicuous, and they are definitely not the defenders of ordinary cities, comparable to the generals of wealthy families.
If you stay by your side and encounter thieves later, wouldn't you just tell them that your identity is unusual?
After adjusting his clothes and resting for a while, he finally regained some strength. The young man looked around, panting, and moved an abandoned trailer with a broken bearing. He placed it in the road and immediately sat on the ground.
As he walked up, he hummed a tune softly, with a calm expression on his face.
bring it on.
He said secretly.
...
In just one cup of tea, dozens of horsemen and horses seemed to jump out of the darkness and come towards us like they were tearing apart the night!
The young man squinted his eyes and saw that the person in front of him was quite tall and majestic, wearing armor and a helmet, and he immediately said "Eh".
Are these bandits now so well-equipped?
The cavalryman was a little surprised when he saw a man sitting alone on the road. As the leader waved his hand slightly, he saw the cavalry disperse and stop when they were one or two feet away from the young man, faintly showing a half-surrounded crowd.
Formation.
"Who are you?" The leader drove his mount forward slowly, and then shouted softly: "What are you doing here?"
This sound...
You don’t seem to be very old?
While muttering to himself, the young man stood up gracefully. First he pretended to sweep the dust from his clothes, and then he stared at the opposite side with a calm face, seemingly not flinching, and even more posture.
He didn't answer at first, but instead held his hands in front of him and said with a smile: "I'm staying here specifically to save the general's life."
The key to showing off your rhetoric is to steal the show first and shock people's souls.
But if you want to do this, you can only use big words and arrogant words to deceive people's ears.
"Oh?" When the leader heard this, he smiled, looked at the young man with interest, and said with a smile: "How do you say this?"
broken!
When he saw this person's reaction, the young man's heart sank.
This shows that not only did he not scare the other party, he even didn't believe it at all.
Why is this?
The young man was secretly surprised. His purpose was just to make the other party wary.
But if you are vigilant, you will be suspicious.
And this statement is actually not entirely without purpose.
Nowadays, the moonlight is dim, and there are many mountains and forests nearby. The only person on the road is alone, but there are traces of people running over them on the road behind...
These are all weird and surprising things.
But the other party obviously didn't believe it, and didn't even bother to look around. This made the young man know that something was wrong, but now that it was over, he had no choice but to pretend.
"Haha." The young man said loudly: "You are riding a few horses to explore. You are really a brave warrior, but you underestimated me, the Taishan people. Today, the reinforcements from the state capital are coming, and there are thousands of soldiers in the county.
Horse, sharpen your sword and polish your sword, you are already in a tight siege!"
"We are outnumbered and our troops are tired. If we don't retreat now, when will we wait?"
The young man spread his hands and held the big flag like a tiger skin. With his words, he wanted to fool him into thinking that the county town was fully prepared, setting up an ambush and telling the other party to retreat in the face of difficulties.
Of course, in the original plan, the most important thing was not whether the other party believed it or not.
What the young man wants is for the other party to be suspicious and wary, so he has no time to care about an ordinary scholar.
Even if the enemy wanted to vent their anger on him, the young man would take advantage of the situation and pretend to have insulted his mission, without saying anything about retreating from the enemy soldiers, and "committed suicide" to them on the spot.
He had prepared the blood bag! It was made of pig intestines and filled with chicken blood, just for pretending to be dead.
Once the opponent is alert, and the Han people attach great importance to loyalty, the young man thinks that the possibility of him deliberately dismounting, hacking his body, or trampling him with his mount is not too high.
Then this time it was considered an escape.
"Hahaha!" When the leader heard this, he suddenly laughed loudly. "Looking at the footprints on the road, it was in a mess. There were clothes, goods and property scattered along the way. It was obviously caused by people fleeing the disaster!"
"If you have soldiers available and want to set up an empty camp to scare people, you should set up flags in the wilderness and forests, faintly visible, and make some noise of people's voices, it may scare the general."
As he spoke, the leader raised his hand and took off his feather crown, revealing a very young face.
"When the officials of Fei State saw that there was an enemy approaching, they were panic-stricken. They did not notify the nearby people to enter the city first, but immediately closed the city gate tightly. This shows that they have neither courage nor responsibility."
"As for you." The young man looked at him with a stern look, full of heroic spirit. There was a bit of appreciation in his words:
"A scholar of literature has some courage. Not only is he not afraid of danger, but he is also a bit quick-witted. He can come up with such nonsense in a short time. Do you want to hide it from the world?"
"He is an interesting character."
This guy is so attentive!
The young man was secretly frightened. He was secretly guessing based on the other person's age, trying to identify which family member he belonged to among the thieves, when he heard an exclamation coming from behind him.
"Wang Zheng?"
The young man and the boy looked around at the same time, only to see a big man standing not far away, staring blankly at this side with a look of disbelief on his face.
"You are... Dian." The young man was also stunned, staring at that ferocious face, and it took him a while to remember the other person's name.