When Bing Tao climbed up the tower, he had already seen the Fan army formation.
It's not accurate to say it's a military formation. It's just a noisy scene, just like on an outing, with people strolling this way.
This is what the Fan people are like, there is no unified command and dispatch, and they are like scattered troops.
Bing Tao and the other guard generals are used to this kind of situation, and there is nothing to fear. Even if there are ten thousand people, they still can't get in.
Although Qiongzhou City is not like Beibianguan, the city walls are connected together, but the military camps are less than three miles apart, and there are cavalry. If the Fan people bypass Qiongzhou City, the cavalry will continue to use violent tactics to consume the Fan people's strength.
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In addition, after lighting the smoke, the towns behind will let all the people enter the city after receiving the signal.
On the wall, Bing Tao was a little tired.
He was a little tired and couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it anymore, why Fan Man would come here every once in a while.
Prisoners of war were also captured and tortured. There was no reason, they were just idle. It was mainly instigated by the chief of the Akagi tribe.
The Fan people all fought on foot. There was no cover or barrier outside Qiongzhou City, almost a plain area. For more than ten miles, the Fan tribe had to walk for half a day.
Just when Bing Tao was about to go down to the tower to confirm his defense, a confidant suddenly ran over and handed a letter to Bing Tao.
After Bing Tao took it apart and took a closer look, the expression of the Minister of War changed drastically.
"Chu...Chu Wensheng is actually here?"
Fei Ruhu's pupils on the side suddenly shrank: "One of the two great heroes of Beibianguan back then, General Chu Wensheng of the wolf-catching army?!"
Bing Tao did not respond immediately, but just looked at the letter and read it word by word. Everyone around him saw that his handsome man had an extremely nervous expression on his face.
Breathing gradually became heavier, Bing Tao finally closed the letter, with a stern look on his face: "Okay, in the Dachang Dynasty, I, Bing Tao, can count the people I am afraid of on one hand. Chang Ao is old and is under house arrest. Qin Gang
The garrison in Changjing is ineffective. Now that Chang Chengyou has become the emperor, he will not be able to lead a military expedition in person. He only has Chu Wensheng, and this Chu Wensheng can compete with me!"
Che Xiao, a guerrilla general who had followed Bing Tao for many years, quickly asked: "Could it be that the imperial court asked Chu Wensheng to come, could it be..."
"It should be just a suspicion. The boy from the Chu family turned the grassland upside down. It seems that he grabbed some tongues and revealed the commander-in-chief's plan. However, it was just a suspicion. If there was irrefutable evidence, how could he only send Chu Wensheng with him?
Dozens of followers came, presumably to seize military power!"
"Dozens of followers?" Che Xiaomeng frowned: "Commander, when did this Chu Wensheng come?"
"More than a month ago, if I count the days, it should be here. If I walk faster, it should be around ten days."
Bing Tao made a quick decision: "Post portraits, post notices, and inform the generals of the camps that Chu Wensheng is coming. If you see him, kill him. Find a few prefects and ask them to tell the people that a group of giant bandits have come to the capital. Thirty
The rest of the group, headed by a tall man with a majestic appearance, will be arrested by the imperial court. When he sees it, he will inform the government and kill him without mercy. Also, go to the various states to investigate."
"Wei." Che Xiao quickly ran down the tower and went to do it himself.
A scholar wearing a Confucian robe has been silent next to him. He is in his forties but not fifty, with a mustache and an ordinary appearance. He is Bing Tao's most trusted adviser. His name is Zhang Da, but this Da
, not like Han people, a bit like prairie people.
Bing Tao handed the letter to Zhang Da, who read it at a glance and smiled slightly: "Commander, don't worry. If Chu Wensheng dares to enter the city, he will die. Who has seen him? He said he is the right minister of the Ministry of Works."
, he is it, or, if he says he is an imperial envoy, he is it, without him, he will be killed and die without any evidence."
Bing Tao's eyes twitched slightly and he fell into deep thought.
He knew Chu Wensheng too well.
If the Supreme Emperor had not abdicated early and was still in power, this Minister of War should belong to Chu Wensheng.
Regarding Chu Wensheng's achievements, even for a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, his scalp is numb when he thinks about it. He is good at fighting and can no longer accurately describe Chu Wensheng. This guy was expelled from the Chu family by the head of the family. At the border, although the Liang people were called one of the two heroes, the thing the Liang Rong were most afraid of was not Qin Gang, because Qin Gang was good at defending, but what they were most afraid of was Chu Wensheng, because Chu Wensheng was good at attacking, and Qin was afraid. Even if Gang stayed at the border for a hundred years, he wouldn't kill as many people as Chu Wensheng did if he stayed on the grassland for a month!
The most striking feature of Chu Wensheng is that he "uses small to make big", uses elite troops to make surprise attacks, and uses troops in a way that is both strange and cunning. In addition, it does not mean that he does not have the ability to command large-scale battles, but Without this opportunity, if you want to leave the customs, you can only bring a few thousand people with you at most. If you could bring tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people, and leave them to Chu Wensheng to control, Bing Tao believes that Liang Rong would have been extinct long ago. .
"Commander..."
Zhang Da saw that Bing Tao remained silent and called out softly: "Commander, are you worried?"
"There is nothing to worry about. Ever since the Supreme Emperor lost power, his Chu Mansion has long been like a lost dog with no one to protect him. He is nothing more than withered bones in the grave. How could the new king trust him and send him here? He just wanted to give it a try." It’s just a thought, nothing to fear.”
Bing Tao laughed, his face full of pride: "From today... no, from now on, whether it is eating or taking a rest, or even paying respects, I will always have a hundred personal followers around me... no, two hundred personal followers, two hundred personal followers." Follow and never leave!"
Zhang Da and Fei Ruhu both saw it, and Bing Tao... was scared!
Normally, when Bing Tao goes out, he would bring at most ten or twenty people with him. After all, he is in Qiongzhou City and Nanguan, so he doesn't need to bring that many people with him. But now, the number has increased tenfold. If not he is afraid, what is it?
But both of them found it ridiculous.
No matter how brave Chu Wensheng was, how could he assassinate Bing Tao?
"Wait!"
Bing Tao suddenly turned pale and shouted: "That Chu Wensheng should have arrived a long time ago. He hasn't shown up yet. Could it be that he went to the mountains and forests to win over the barbarians? You must know that this person is the best at this kind of cunning conspiracy." road!"
After finishing speaking, Bing Tao, who was in a state of confusion, began to mutter to himself: "Yes, that must be the case. Those damn Fan people have been attacking Qiongzhou City again and again recently. Could it be... Could it be that Chu Wensheng..."
"Commander." Zhang Da looked at Bing Tao who was like a frightened bird, and said rather helplessly: "Since last year, it has been more than a year now. Those people, led by the Chimu tribe, have harassed Qiongzhou City several times. It is true. But a year ago, Chu Wensheng was still in Beijing."
"Yes, yes, so."
Bing Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
His heart was really beating fast just now. When he thought about what Chu Wensheng would do if he ran into the mountains and forests and used some method to draw those tribes over, even if there were only 18,000 people, he felt panicked. He was so panicked. .
Zhang Da said with relief: "Commander, there is no need to worry. Even if Chu Wensheng went to the mountains and forests, how could those Fan barbarians be used by him? After all, any Han who enters the mountains and forests will undoubtedly die. What's more, the tribes of the Fan barbarians are different." The pronunciation and language are obscure and difficult to understand. How can Chu Wensheng understand the dialect?"
"Yes, it is extremely."
Bing Tao nodded heavily, and then said with a ruthless expression: "If he doesn't show up, that's it. If he dares to show up, he will be killed!"