Chapter 107: Training a general is like sharpening a sword
On Liu Chengyou's side, the army cut down trees indiscriminately and set up strongholds near the mountains. They had already formed a camp. The overall appearance was a bit random and not as strict and orderly as the usual Han camps.
"Brother Zhongxun!" In front of the imperial tent, Pan Mei, who was on duty, stood with a sword in hand and looked very heroic. A soft call attracted his attention.
His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's and he glanced at the intruder with a look of alertness. Only when he saw the incoming person clearly did he calm down. The incoming person was a strong-looking military officer, unusually young, a good friend of Pan Mei, and a primary school student in Fengchen Camp. School, Ma Renyu.
Stepping forward to stop him, Pan Mei noticed that Ma Renyu was holding several notes in his hand. Pan Mei asked, "Renyu, why are you here?"
"Please inform Your Majesty that I have urgent military information to report!" Ma Renyu said.
"Huh?" Pan Mei said with suspicion flashing in her eyes, "What military information do you have that you want to surpass General Li?"
The Li Du General in Pan Mei's mouth is Li Jixun, the current commander of Fengchen Camp. After Wang Yansheng and Shi Yanchao were transferred to the guard army, he was promoted by Liu Chengyou. Li Jixun, who needs no further introduction, was originally named Zhao Kuangyin's "Yishe" in history. One of the "Ten Brothers".
After hearing the question, Ma Renyu said: "The matter is urgent and I don't have much time to worry about. Besides, didn't His Majesty say that Fengchen Camp is his imperial guard and we can directly face you!"
"wait!"
In the tent, Liu Chengyou put down the ink pen in his hand that was approving military affairs, looked at Ma Renyu, who was tall and resolute, with a childish look on his face, and chuckled: "You, the Tiger Lieutenant in Fengchen Camp, do you have any urgent military needs to see me?"
After hearing the question, Ma Renyu held the pieces of paper in both hands, presented them, and said: "Your Majesty, I took the lead in leading the battalion soldiers under my command to cruise beside the Tang camp. About half an hour after the Ma army went south, there were people from the Tang camp. A dozen flying pigeons flew out. The soldiers and I bent our bows and shot at them, and shot down five. I found these notes tied to the pigeons' legs.
The young general opened it and took a look, and found that it was Chen Jue, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, and sent it to Xu Wenzhen's army to remind him to be careful about being robbed and killed by our Han cavalry!"
After listening, Liu Chengyou became interested. He took the note, read it for a while, and said: "I never thought that the Tang army also had carrier pigeons! The general's love was conveyed to this beast. It seems that Chen Jue , I’m also anxious!”
Immediately, Liu Chengyou's interest seemed to have gone astray, his eyes were bright, and he looked at Ma Renyu: "This flying pigeon is small and agile, you can shoot it, it shows that your shooting skills are high, and it lives up to my name of Fengchenying!" "
Facing the emperor's praise, Ma Renyu grinned, then realized something was wrong, and said to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, I have not shot down all the flying pigeons. If the remaining beasts are allowed to send the warning, If the enemy is well prepared, it may affect our cavalry's robbery and killing!"
"No rush!" Liu Chengyou still acted calmly and signaled to Pan Mei: "Zhongxun, what do you think?"
Pan Mei thought for a while and said: "People raise carrier pigeons. To send messages, the flying pigeons need to be familiar with the terrain and climate. Now that spring has just begun, Chen Juejun is heading north. I am afraid that the carrier pigeons he brought have not had time to familiarize themselves with the environment. Furthermore, as Your Majesty, In other words, using flying pigeons to convey military information was an omission, so it was doubtful whether these letters could be successfully delivered to Xu Jun.
In addition, since we haven't shot down all of them, how can we pursue him? Xu Wenzhen is already within fifty miles. If our cavalry spares no effort, we can attack him in an hour. The army is already here, so we can cover it with the force of breaking bamboos, let it rest, and hastily attack him. There is no need to worry too much about the imperial preparations.
Therefore, we only need to wait for the good news from Murongdu Yuhou to arrive!"
Liu Chengyou looked at Ma Renyu, and there was a hint of love in his words: "Did you understand what Zhong Xun said?"
Ma Renyu nodded, but couldn't help but shake his head, and then he reacted and muttered: "In this case, isn't the general's efforts in vain?"
"That's not necessarily true!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "At least you have allowed me to see your archery skills, and coupled with your sense of strategy, you can become a general in the future!"
Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Ma Renyu suddenly became happy and smiled. Liu Chengyou slowly rolled up the notes and ordered Zhang Dejun to return them to him, saying: "Take these notes, return to the camp and give them to Li Jixun, and tell him about this matter." Afterwards, tell him about it and let him mark it down for you!"
"Yes!" A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and Ma Renyu responded obediently.
After saluting, he exited the tent. Looking at the strong tiger posture, Liu Chengyou said to Pan Mei: "What a young hero, Fengchen Tiger Warrior! This Ma Renyu is only eighteen years old now!"
When she was on duty under Guo Rong, Pan Mei was as close as a brother to Ma Renyu and took good care of him. At this time, hearing Liu Chengyou's words, she said: "When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he touched people in the military camp. I worked hard, but rarely had the opportunity to fight. After being transferred to the Forbidden Army, I gained His Majesty's attention and was promoted to Fengchen Camp, where I learned about literature and martial arts, and honed my combat skills. Now, like a sharpened sword, its sharp edge is revealed. , now on the battlefield, eager to make contributions..."
Looking at Pan Mei, Liu Chengyou had a better impression of her. In addition to her general strategy, she was also courteous, benevolent and a gentleman in life.
"Not only Ma Renyu, but also Pan Zhongxun, in my eyes, you are not a peerless sword?" Liu Chengyou stared at Pan Mei with bright eyes.
Slightly surprised, Pan Mei still expressed her humility respectfully: "I don't dare to accept this!"
"You really don't dare to take it?" Liu Chengyou said playfully: "When I heard about it in the countryside, I told the villagers that today, it is the time for men to work hard and make achievements to shine on their families. If you don't have the ambition and spirit to be the first, how can you do it? To make a contribution?"
Seeing the emperor mentioning the sentimental words she had said in the village, Pan Mei was surprised and couldn't help but say: "I thank your majesty for your honor!"
"You and Ma Renyu have been in the Forbidden Army for nearly three years, right?" Liu Chengyou said.
Pan Mei replied: "That's right. I came to Beijing on the recommendation of Guo Shijun in the second year of Qianyou's reign!"
During the question and answer, Liu Chengyou's eyes were deep and his tone gradually became solemn: "There are too many young heroes like you two in the Forbidden Army, outstanding generals. After three years of sharpening the sword, it finally needs to be unsheathed. This southern expedition will be able to It’s time for you to forge ahead with determination and drink blood to make achievements!”
Listening to Liu Chengyou's words, Pan Mei's eyes flashed with enthusiasm and determination, and she clenched her fists.
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When the sun set in the west, the sky was getting dark. When he walked out of the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou blew in the cold wind. Mi Dun's mind suddenly became much clearer. He looked at Tangying in the southwest and frowned.
Stretching his waist, Wang Quanbin, the commander of the Fengguo Army, came to report: "Your Majesty, the Tang army has still not made any move. It seems that it has no intention of leaving the camp to fight. This Chen Jue, who is so cowardly and sitting on a large army, took this opportunity to attack Indifferent!"
"That's it!" Liu Chengyou raised his hand: "Remove all the soldiers who set up an ambush. We will work hard for a day and let everyone rest well!"
"yes!"
"Although Chen Jue is timid, people's hearts are unpredictable. When camping at night, you need to be careful. In case Chen Jue suddenly changes his mind and attacks the camp, you must not be unprepared!" Liu Chengyou warned.
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Wang Quanbin said calmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
For Wang Quanbin, who has rich combat experience, at his level, setting up camp and preparing for defense is the most basic quality.
In fact, Chen felt lucky that he had been "cowarded" to the end and was not tempted by Xian Shilang's suggestion. On Liu Chengyou's side, he combined the enemy situation with Wang Jun, Murong Yanzhao and others and made a decision to capture Xu Wenzhen's army in the south first.
When attacking Xu Wenzhen's army, there were two main considerations: first, it had few soldiers, a mixture of good and bad, and its combat power was slightly low; second, it carried too much weight, was slow in marching, and was far behind, which was a good opportunity to divide and annihilate them.
Although Chen Jue did not understand Chen Jue's arrangement, he did not gather all the troops and supplies together, but separated them by dozens of miles to respond. But there was no reason for the Northern Han monarchs not to seize the opportunity presented to them.
In one day, the Han cavalry had cut off the connection between the two Tang armies, and they quickly sent Murong Yanzhao and Han Tong to personally lead the iron cavalry and Long Jie's eight thousand cavalry to quickly go south to rob and kill them.
Of course, Chen Jue still had a plan. He was planning that the Tang army would take advantage of him to divide his troops and attack with heavy troops. The Han camp had already set up bait and packed bags, but it was a pity that the wait was in vain.
However, although Chen Jue was in the future, Liu Chengyou did not have too many regrets. After all, the main force of the cavalry was missing. With the remaining more than 10,000 cavalry, even if he could defeat Chen Jue, it would be difficult to achieve full success, and it would require the sacrifice of soldiers. The cost of casualties will not be small either.