Although there is still some darkness at this time, the sky is getting closer to the light.
The mountain wind blew by, and the pine waves roared like a continuous roar. Looking at the orange-red glow rolling across the sky in the east, like the rushing waves of the sea, Wang Zheng was stunned, and suddenly there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Even though it has been more than two years since he traveled through time, he is not rich in material resources, but his life is fulfilling enough. But even so, occasionally some weird ideas will come into Wang Zheng's mind.
Now that we have the power in our hands, we are ready to give orders to the armed forces, and no one dares to disobey. Is this just a dream?
The world is a big dream, and the years are like blades. The time travel and the emergence of the system are so inexplicable. Then one day, something will appear inexplicably again, completely cutting off the current dream, allowing myself to return to the world again. In that vulgar and ordinary reality.
Or even if it's not a dream, it means that he really conquered the world and fulfilled the heroic words he made when he started the uprising. In the eternal vastness of heaven and earth, in the long time and place, it is just a ridiculous lie at best, right?
Another gust of hot wind blew, and Wang Zheng couldn't help but unbutton his armor a little to get some air. In this midsummer season, wearing heavy armor and rushing on the road, even if he was out at night, it was actually quite a piece of clothing. For hard work.
From Wang Zheng's own point of view, armor is actually not that important. After all, the level 5 iron bone talent can actually provide sufficient protection. However, he still remembers what an old leader in the workplace said in his previous life. As a person, For superiors, the most important thing is to manage well, but sometimes only two things are enough, one is to make rewards and punishments clear, and the other is to lead by example.
The latter is sometimes even more important than the former, and it is also far more difficult than the former.
Because in most cases, when you are required to set an example, it is actually not a good thing or a good thing. It is precisely when you are enduring hardships that it is even more valuable for a superior to set an example.
Everyone, especially your subordinates, also know this.
While he was thinking wildly, suddenly there was a noise in front of the team. Wang Zheng immediately raised his eyes and looked up. Wang Xiong even jumped up when he heard the sound and shouted: "What happened?"
Wang Zheng listened for a while and found that there was no sound of large groups of people around. He felt relieved, thought about it, and then ordered: "Wang Xiong, go over and take a look."
"Here!"
Not long after, Wang Xiong brought an uncle over. The uncle bowed first and then explained: "General, there are a few refugees in front of us who suddenly appeared and want to ask for some food from us."
Refugees?
Wang Zheng's expression changed, he looked at Nadu Bo and asked: "How many people are there? Can I ask where they came from?"
"There are only more than ten people." Uncle Nadu said, "It is said that they came from Wancheng."
"Oh?" Wang Zheng thought for a while, then nodded: "In that case, they will be brought here after they have eaten. I have some questions to ask."
The predecessor of the Tianjun was the Peasant Rebellion Army. Wang Zheng and his current direct descendant General Qingzhou were basically refugees. Coupled with the words and deeds of General Tiangong over the years, this team naturally had a gentle and friendly attitude towards the refugees. In order to keep their whereabouts secret, many common people they met were detained on the march of the army, but they were not treated harshly. Therefore, Wang Zheng also knew that Uncle Du must have arranged food for them.
Soon after, Uncle Nadu came back, and this time he brought three ragged people, who were eating ravenously as they walked. It wasn't until he got closer that Wang Zheng heard the words and said, "Are these people...
The people of Wancheng?"
There were three people, one old and two young. The eldest was a man in his forties, and the younger ones were male and female. The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, and the boy was only fifteen or sixteen years old. They were probably a family of three. Wang Zheng heard that
If so, the three people looked over and were immediately startled, as if they were extremely surprised by Wang Zheng's youth.
However, under the scolding of Uncle Du on the side, when he knew that the young man in front of him was indeed a general, they quickly knelt down on the ground together. The man said: "General, we are refugees from Wancheng, and this is my son.
Daughter, we have not eaten for three days, thank you general for your mercy."
Hearing this, Wang Zheng looked around and looked at the three of them carefully. The middle-aged man had an ordinary face, and the young man kowtowed to the ground, but was still devouring the food. Only the young girl looked a little strange, her appearance was quite ordinary.
He was upright, with a calm expression, and a pair of big eyes that were looking and full of energy. At this time, he was secretly looking at the soldiers around him with curiosity.
Similarly, the soldiers of the Tianzhu Camp who were guarding Wang Zheng were actually looking at her secretly at the same time, because the clothes on these three people were already in disrepair, and the girl's shoulders revealed a patch of snow-white skin.
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Not bad looking...
When he noticed this scene, Wang Zheng took another deep look at the girl and commented secretly that although she was far inferior to the Mi Zhen and Bu Wan'er he had seen, she was definitely a beauty in a county.
If it were a peaceful time, there would be no problem marrying into a good family, but in today's troubled times...
The best outcome is probably just to go to some wealthy houses and become a maid, right?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng sighed secretly and said to Uncle Du: "Go get some clothes and some dry food."
Uncle Nadu took three pieces of clothing. There were only some military uniforms in the army. Wang Zheng stepped forward and handed them to them in person and said warmly: "I'm really sorry. Our army is traveling lightly this time. We don't have much baggage with us, so we can't give it to them."
There are too many of you.”
"But this place is not far from Hefei. If you save some food, you should be able to make it there."
The man had a look of joy on his face when he took the thing, but he was startled when he heard Wang Zheng's "sorry". Then tears suddenly fell from his eyes for some unknown reason, and he kowtowed and said: "Thank you, general, thank you, general."
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Wang Zheng waved his hand and said, "You can rest here today."
The man Wen Yan shook his head repeatedly: "General, you have military affairs. We don't dare to disturb you. It's a blessing to be able to ask for something to eat. A Niu, A Hua, come and kowtow to the general."
The man led the two young men away with great gratitude. Wang Zheng looked at their backs with twinkling eyes, as if he was thinking about something. At this moment, Wang Xiong's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "General,
There is something wrong with these three people."
"Oh?" Wang Zheng looked sideways after hearing this: "Did you see it?"
Wang Xiong was immediately taken aback. He had clearly seen what the general said, so why did he let them go?
Although he was confused, he still answered first: "General, that man has calluses on the index finger and thumb of his right hand, which are caused by frequent bow pulling."
"The girl's clothes were shabby. Normally, the first thing he did after taking the clothes was to put them on her, but he didn't. And the clothes were so shabby, so she should be very dirty, especially what the weather is like now, it's June.
, How harsh is the sun? Even a few days are enough to cause sunburn,”
"But their exposed skin has no traces of sun exposure, so I think... these shabby clothes may have been put on temporarily."
"That's right." Wang Zheng nodded appreciatively: "The key is that the biggest problem with these three people is that they pretend to be refugees in front of our heavenly army... Hey, they obviously don't know what real refugees look like!"
"No matter how hungry the refugees are and don't choose what to eat, when facing a so-called general, the young man should not just be eating, and the young girl should not be so calm."
"Then General, you..." Wang Xiong opened his mouth wide and was speechless. He stopped talking.
"Whether it's true or not, it's a fact that they have been hungry for several days." Wang Zhengdao said: "And the "son and daughter" may not be refugees, but the man should be of the same origin as us, so let's let them go for the time being."
"Besides..." Wang Zheng sneered: "If you really have bad intentions, wouldn't taking down these three people at this time be just a warning?"
At this point, Wang Zheng looked around and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, please be on guard and don't be careless. Send my order to the general to send sentries and cavalry to explore the front fifteen miles to collect terrain, especially locations where the enemy may ambush.
Mark the returns one by one."
"Here!"
Nothing unusual happened that night, which made Wang Zheng feel a little relieved. He felt that the identities of the three people might be suspicious, but it was more likely that they were the wealthy nobles in Wancheng who habitually concealed their identities when they fled, and were not enemy spies.
However, just in case, we still dare not be careless and ask the entire army to be more careful.
After another day's journey, the sentries in front reported that there was a vast dense forest called Tiger Roar. If there was an enemy setting up an ambush, this was a very likely place.
It is an ancient saying of military strategists not to enter the forest, and Wang Zheng naturally knows it. However, the ancient dense forest of the Celestial Dynasty is completely different from the modern one. The roaring tiger forest has a radius of 200 miles. If you want to completely bypass it and find another way, you will have to delay a few more times.
time of day.
In view of this, seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Wang Zheng thought for a while, and then asked the entire army to stop and rest for a few hours. They could set off at ten o'clock in the morning when the daylight was clear, and marched through the roaring tiger forest in one go.
When entering the Tiger Roaring Forest, Wang Xiong and Wang Zheng walked side by side. As they walked, they looked around. There were towering trees and spreading weeds. There was also the sound of wind roaring and tigers roaring all around like ghosts crying at night. It was so continuous that it made people speechless.
He said: "General, this place is really weird. It's a hot day, but when you come in, you feel so gloomy. How could it be named like Tiger Roar?"
"We should make ghosts cry, wolves howl or something like that."
"It is the strong yin energy that is called the tiger's roar." Wang Zheng smiled when he heard this: "In our mythology, the tiger is the tiger, and the wind follows the tiger. It can also drive away ghosts, and the people eaten by the tiger are more likely to be killed."
It will directly turn into a ghost, dedicated to leading the way for tigers to eat others."
But when Wang Xiong heard this, he was stunned and said: "People eaten by tigers will turn into ghosts? General, I have never heard of this saying."
Now Wang Zheng was stunned. Could it be that the allusion of being a tiger's assistant had not come out in the Han Dynasty? Wang Xiong and he were both from Zhao County. They said it was a local legend in his hometown, but they couldn't get over it, so they had to fight it. Haha, casually
He said: "This is what I heard from some great sages in Xuzhou before."
"By the way, Tiger Roaring Forest is too wide. It is not easy for our heavenly army to pass through it in one day. All armies must be careful. The front army should pay attention to exploring the road to prevent them from digging pits on the road."
"Here!"
A soldier clapped his horse forward and shouted loudly: "Chen Xiang, watch me carefully from the front."
Chen Xiang was the forerunner, Uncle Du, who was also from Zhao County. He was considered a veteran of the Third Division of the Heavenly Army. He was capable and capable. He turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sound of gongs suddenly came from the west. The sound of gongs came so suddenly that even Wang Zheng's ears were "buzzing", and his war horse was frightened by the sudden sound. Fortunately, Wang Zheng stood upright.
The horsemanship level three was just a slight tightening of the rope, and he regained his composure, and immediately shouted: "The whole army is dismounted, prepare to fight, and be on guard to the east!"
The enemy really dares to set up an ambush?
Speaking of which, this is the third time that Sun Cejun has set up an ambush and sniper attack halfway, but this time, neither Wang Zheng nor the heavenly army were panicked!
Because this time they are not on bumpy and unfamiliar water!
The horses were indeed unable to gallop in the mountains and forests, and the greatest advantage of the cavalry was naturally lost. Wang Zheng even guessed the reason why the enemy used the gong first. It was just to startle the horses of the heavenly army, causing their formation to become chaotic, and then
When launching an attack, shooting an arrow is a good choice.
The trees on both sides were towering, and although many of their leaves had fallen, they were still very lush. If someone was hiding in the trees, they wouldn't be able to see them. This created a situation where they were being beaten without being able to fight back.
It's just that almost all the cavalry on his side are second level or above. Although there is no unit panel, and the riding skills level of the iron cavalry and light cavalry cannot be seen, you can guess it with your toes. Their control of the horses will definitely win.
Compared with other cavalry of the same era, the formation chaos that the enemy attempted to cause was basically impossible to achieve.
And even if the advantage of cavalry cannot be used in the dense forest, the enemy cannot use cavalry either, so it will be an infantry battle?
It doesn't matter, as long as we keep our feet on the ground, no matter what the fighting style is, Wang Zhenghe and his men will have full confidence, and they are not afraid of any enemies.
Sure enough, although the internal panic of the Heavenly Army occurred, it only lasted for a moment before calm was restored. As Wang Zheng took the lead in dismounting and pulling the horse to the side of the chariot, it didn't take long before everyone dismounted and began to form a formation.
At this time, another shower of arrows rained down from the east, but the heavenly army was ready. Most of the arrows were blocked by the shield soldiers in the front row, but a few fell into the formation and were shot by the heavenly army.
Holding up his weapon to shoot down, Wang Zheng held up his gun and flicked away an arrow that was aimed at the horse. He stared eastward, trying to see how many men and horses the enemy had ambushed.
At this time, another gong sound suddenly sounded from the west side of the road, and the arrows that flew down suddenly became thinner. Wang Zheng was startled for a moment, then heard a sudden sound of footsteps in the distance, and his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he understood.
The thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. Seeing that the sudden attack had no effect, they wanted to escape!
It's just that he ran away without showing his face... It doesn't seem like Sun Cejun's style?
At this time, Wang Xiong also discovered this, and immediately ran over and asked for orders: "General, the enemy dares to offend our army's power. How can we let them go? I am willing to take the heads of these thieves!"
Wang Zheng looked around. Thanks to the place already available, and the superior quality of the heavenly army, the enemy's first wave of sneak attacks failed to disrupt the formation, so the casualties were very slight. There were very few injured, and only one person was killed.
None, so he nodded: "Okay, you go to the Tianzhu camp and recruit 300 people. I will go with you. It is best for the general to be captured alive and take the opportunity to find out the situation on the road ahead."
capture?
Wang Xiong touched his head when he heard this and said hesitantly: "General, if you go out, you can capture the enemy general alive. However, Zhou Taishang has not spoken yet. It may not be useful for us to capture another person. It is better for me to kill them all..."
But I feel that Wang Zheng may not be able to do what he wants.
Hearing this, Wang Zheng showed a smile and shook his head: "That's not necessarily true. Since ancient times, there have always been a few strong-willed people!"
"And I'm very curious now..."
He stared forward, his eyes flashing: "Who are these people?"
Whether it was the group of refugees Daozuo met before or the offensive he faced today, in Wang Zheng's opinion, they were all very different from Sun Cejun's previous style.
But apart from Sun Ce, who else in Yangzhou would take action against him now?