"Xu Langjun, why did you just arrive at Huaiyuan?"
Near dusk, several servants carrying swords surrounded an old man with a white beard wearing a silk shirt, riding over from the direction of Yingzizui. When they were about to arrive at Huaiyuan, the group met Xu Wufu and Xu Heng outside the market, who were coming from the south.
The father, son and others, the old man dismounted and greeted Xu Wufu.
"Why did Mrs. Zhou come to Huaiyuan in person?" Seeing that it was Zhou Zhu, the old head of the Zhou family who had also served as an official in the state capital, Xu Wufu politely stood on the side of the road and waited for them to approach before saluting them.
"I'm feeling unwell. I originally thought about asking my mistress to come over for a run. But after thinking about it, Deng Langjun led an inspection of the military soldiers. The rural camp achieved such a great victory. I, Zhou Zhu, feel a little unwell.
Why are you so stingy about making a trip?" Zhou Zhu said with a smile, "But I didn't want to make this mistake. I didn't rush here until now. I don't know if Deng Langjun would be annoyed with the old man for not knowing etiquette..."
Zhou Zhu would not say that Deng Gui would send someone to invite him in the afternoon, but he did not believe that the rebel army on the east bank of the Baijian River would be so vulnerable - he still sent someone to Tiighu Beach to have a look before deciding to go there in person.
The Inspection Department participated in this impromptu township meeting.
He arrived late and was still uneasy, but he did not want Xu clan soldiers to participate in this battle as the main force. As the head of the Xu family, Xu Wufu delayed his arrival to Huaiyuan until dark. I wonder if he had something.
"Deng Langjun is kind to others, and he will definitely understand Mrs. Zhou." Xu Wufu said with a smile.
"In the battle at Tiighutan before noon, did Xu Langjun follow Deng Langjun to supervise the battle? How could this thief be so confused and defeated so miserably?" Zhou Zhu leaned forward and asked, "But I heard that the Xu clan had a traitor.
A few days ago, General Hu, with more than ten cavalry, killed more than forty thieves. Today, he led a few people into the thieves' stronghold, causing the thieves' army in the stronghold to turn upside down, and soon collapsed - the old man couldn't do anything.
I wonder if this tiger general from the Xu tribe has three heads and six arms and is so ferocious? Is this true?"
"Shit!" Before Xu Wufu could speak, Xu Wuqi spat at the side and said angrily, "They are just reckless people, and the thieves are too incompetent, so they are called Zhuzi!"
"How do you say that?" Zhou Zhu looked at Xu Wuqi in confusion and asked. Most of the big clans in Tongbai Mountain knew Xu Wuqi's background, and thought that maybe he was the only one who could explain the confusion in his heart.
"To put it bluntly, they are clueless, and the thief was completely unprepared for this,"
Xu Wu Qi sleeved his hands and said disdainfully,
"When we attacked the stronghold before noon, the head of the family and I stood beside Deng Langjun, and we could see clearly: This fool led fifty or sixty people directly from the north stronghold wall, without a single soldier behind him to support him, and stormed the stronghold wall.
To attack directly is to seek death. But as long as the thieves are prepared and surround their retreat, more than fifty people, even if they all have three heads and six arms, will be swallowed up by two thousand thieves. If this fool can succeed,
First, the thief did not expect that he would be so reckless. There were not many defensive troops deployed on the inside of the North Wall beforehand. Second, seeing that he was so reckless, Deng Langjun was extremely decisive and pressed all the soldiers and horses from the south and east.
The thieves were unable to get away and surrounded the North Wall, and were eventually defeated. To be credited, it was Deng Langjun who made the immediate decision and grasped the opportunity accurately, which is impressive. However, it was also extremely dangerous. If there was a slight mistake, the thieves would win.
I am defeated and will never recover. Now everyone is saying that the reckless guy has merit, but it is just nonsense that does not understand military affairs..."
Listening to Xu Wuqi talk about the general tactical choices for attacking a city and the risks that need to be avoided, Zhou Zhushen said with confidence: "It's a lucky thing, it's a lucky thing - thanks to Deng Langjun and Wang Xiangong to take charge of the overall situation, we must Otherwise, it’s really hard to escape a disastrous defeat! But judging from today’s battle, there’s no need to be afraid of the bandits!”
"This is true. There is really no need to fear the thieves at this time. However, if they can be a little stronger, that fool will never recover and there will be no chance." Xu Wuqi said with a clear heart.
"It's just that Zhuzi got his name, what does he do?" Xu Heng said bitterly from the side.
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Xu Huai did not leave the Tiaohutan camp until late in the evening, and he and Xu Wukun, Zheng Tu, Tang Pan, Xu Xin'an and others took the lead in returning to Huaiyuan.
Although the Battle of Tiaohutan boosted people's morale and morale, the inspection department's military soldiers and rural camps were still at a huge disadvantage compared to the rebel army's strength. They knew nothing about the deployment of the rebel army west of the Baijian River, and had not yet done so. In order to prepare for a large-scale westward march, recover Yushan Station and the old Huaidu stronghold, and break the siege of Shibaliwu.
We can't blame the inspection department for being slow and not ready for anything.
The turn of events on the east bank of the Baijian River is so fucking amazing and dizzying.
Not to mention preparations, if someone had said yesterday that they should seriously consider crossing the Baijian River and marching westward to recover Yushan Post and the old Huaidu stronghold, they would have been considered crazy!
Yesterday I was worried about how many people would be killed or injured in the Tiaohutan Bandit Village. How could we prepare in advance?
Of course, after the victory at Tiighutan, many people couldn't wait to enter the West Bank to chase down the remaining bandits.
The market was also decorated with lights and colorful decorations at this time, and it seemed that the bandit army on the west bank was no longer a threat.
Xu Huai, Tang Pan, Xu Xin'an and others rode into the market. People along the street shouted happily: "Ranghu, Ranghu! Do you feel good about killing the thief?"
"Do you think the thief is happy or not, mother knows? But we are happy! The only hateful thing is that Mr. Deng didn't allow us to cut off the thief's head!" Xu Huai was riding a horse with yellow temples, proudly saluting to the left and right. , complained that Deng Gui deprived him of the pleasure of beheading.
"Then the thieves are all pigs and dogs. Why do you want to kill so many of them?"
"How do I know that there are so many things to do? Anyway, I will stab anyone in front of me with one knife. If the stab is not dead, I will chop it with the knife. It will feel like a piece of paper. I am afraid it is not even as good as a pig or a dog. You cowards, huddle in here I don’t dare to kill thieves here, I really don’t even dare to take the reward that I got!”
"When are you going to the West Bank to kill thieves? Then you have to take us with you!"
Xu Huai bent over, leaning on the saddle, chatting freely with the people in the market, and walked slowly back to the Zheng's butcher shop.
"Xu Huai, why did you come back? You are covered in blood, why haven't you changed your clothes and washed them?"
Xu Huaigang dismounted and walked into the yard. Wang Xuan, wearing a pink and green dress, jumped out and ran out. Her bright little face was full of expectation, but she had been waiting here for a long time.
The bloodstains on the surface of the armor had been wiped clean, but in the afternoon Xu Huai was preparing for battle at the Tiaohutan camp. He was worried that the main force of the rebel army would come back at any time. Of course, he did not have time to take off the robes underneath and change them.
The weather was hot, soaked in large pools of blood, and sweating several times, and the smell was extremely fishy at this time.
Xu Huai didn't feel anything, but Zhou Pan'er and Zhou Wei's two daughters ran over from the inside with Wang Xuan, but they wrinkled their noses: "My body smells so bad, please take off your clothes and armor quickly and give me your slave." Go to Huanxi, Mr. Wang, Mr. Lu, and Uncle Seventeen are all talking in the back yard, you can't just walk over and seduce everyone."
When Xu Huai was in Huaiyuan, Zhou Pan'er and Zhou Wei's two daughters stayed by his side to serve him.
The two daughters are cousins who were sold into Yuehong Mansion when they were young. They cannot remember whether their family members sold them or were abducted and bought into Yuehong Mansion. They were raised in Yuehong Mansion until they were eight or nine years old and then served as maids.
, but not as lucky as Liu Qiong'er and Tian Yanyan. Like Song Yu'er, she was forced to accept guests at the age of fourteen and is now only seventeen or eighteen years old.
They were afraid of Xu Huai at first, but in the past two months, they had seen Wang Xuan "calling and drinking" Xu Huai every day, especially after Wang Xuan held a gourd and used it as an arrow target with them, they no longer had any fear in their hearts -
—Wang Xuan originally wanted to ask them over, and they were willing to serve Wang Xuan at first, but Madam Zhai disliked their origins. She might have said some weird things behind her back, but the cousins never mentioned it again.
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Xu Huai, Tang Pan and others went back to the house to wash up. He also took off his war armor and the blood-stained robe underneath, washed his face, changed into a fresh thin shirt, and walked to the back with Wang Xuan.
The pavilion.
The Puyuan at the back is currently regarded as the command post of the Huaiyuan Township Camp.
Xu Huai walked over and saw from a distance that many people were crowded in the courtyard. Xu Sihu and Zhong He were also there. Deng Gui must have ordered the soldiers and horses on the west bank to be withdrawn.
The chiefs of Dubao and senior households east of the Baijian River came to Huaiyuan one after another. Deng Gui, Tang Tiande, and Jin Longquan all had public identities, so naturally they couldn't escape at this time.
After all, Wang Zhen was a demoted minister. When the situation was critical, he had to stand up and turn the tide. When the situation was urgent, he had to keep a low profile - this is called knowing how to advance and retreat.
Wang Zhen thought it would be difficult not to know whether to advance or retreat.
In addition to Cai Zheng, there were many people in the court staring at him, even more so than at the bandits in Tongbai Mountain.
Xu Wujiang, Xu Sihu, Su Laochang, Xu Wuliang, Yin Peng, Zhong He and others were standing around Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong in the courtyard.
Xu Huai walked to the moon gate and saw the mud in the yard using branches or other hard objects to draw a simple diagram of the Tiighutan camp. At this time, he finally gathered most of the people. Lu Xiong was patiently explaining the victory before noon.
Gains and losses:
"...We analyzed the problems of the Tiaohutan camp before the war, but before we could only see its periphery, now we can see the bandit chief more clearly, and we have made almost all the mistakes that should be avoided when setting up camp. Like this
The camp has no ground danger to defend, and it has no resistance in front of the real elite soldiers. If you have the opportunity to lead the army in the future, you must not make so many mistakes. Of course, the bandits were completely unexpected, and this is also the case.
The most critical thing in the battle is to be the first to join the team and under the leadership of Xu Huai's brash warrior, attack with the momentum that can only be achieved by the first-rate battle camp of the Western Army. The timing is excellent, but you must not imitate that brash brat.
Ordinary people can't learn from it. I have been in the army for half my life and have seen many generals. If I were still alive, I would not be as good as this reckless guy..."
"Ahem, Mr. Lu, we are familiar with each other, but if you are arranging me behind my back, I will still drag you to sue the government!" Xu Huai said.
"You fool, you still have the nerve to scold Mr. Lu. Before attacking the stronghold, we didn't agree that you would first seize the northern stronghold wall, loosen the deployment of the rebel army, and then wait for the three sides to make the final attack together? How could you do that?
Called in first?" Xu Wujiang laughed and cursed.
"I didn't fight hard, I just broke out fifty or sixty steps under the wall of Beizhai. I didn't expect that the thief Kou Xun was useless, so he collapsed immediately!" Xu Huai smiled and asked, "What's next?
How are we going to fight? Have you discussed and come up with a plan?"
