"This snowstorm is so heavy! There are still two months before the end of the year. Such heavy snowstorms are rare. It has been falling for several days!"
Cao Shili pushed the door open and walked into the lobby. He shook off the snow particles on his body. He didn't wear an extra robe to keep out the cold outside his armor. He rushed to the Governor's Mansion on horseback. Even with his strong and muscular body, he was shivering from the cold. Looking at the lobby
After lighting the brazier, I walked over and pulled up a bench to sit by the brazier to warm up.
During the first southern expedition, three surrender armies from the West Route went south to cooperate with the East Route Army.
The Han army in Yingzhou led by Yue Hailou gained the most. At the same time, because Yue Hailou was most familiar with the Southern Dynasty, all the strategies he proposed were directly aimed at the key points of the Southern Dynasty. Therefore, Yue Hailou also received consecutive promotions, and at this time he also received Yingzhou.
The governor of the state, the governor of Longxiang Army, and the number of soldiers and horses under his command also rapidly expanded from the initial six thousand Yingzhou Han army to more than fifteen thousand.
The Yunzhou Tibetan soldiers led by Xiao Qian were based on the Datong garrison. They were originally outnumbered. Although Xiao Qian's troops lost a lot of soldiers and horses in the Battle of Bieshui, their troops went south to attack the city and build strongholds.
Gong County faced off against the main force of the Southern and Western armies that was several times its own and was not at a disadvantage. The generals were trained and their combat effectiveness improved rapidly.
In this southern expedition, Yue Hailou and Xiao Qian's troops will mainly go out from the east of Jingxing and cooperate with the Jizhou Han army from Dingzhou to attack Zhenzhou and other cities in central and southern Hebei to ensure that they are in Bianliang and You.
A real control zone and a grand passage were formed between Ji, which laid the foundation for the subsequent use of troops across the entire Southern Dynasty.
The first southern expedition under Cao Shili was the most miserable. He led 4,000 Han troops from Shuozhou, attacked cities and villages along the way, and recruited surrenders and rebels. The number of troops once expanded to more than 10,000, but he lost his troops and generals at the gate of Gong County and retreated to Qingquan.
Gouzhai was attacked again by the bastard Xu Huai and his troops, and the number of men and horses was once reduced to two thousand.
Although the remaining men and horses later barely replenished the number to more than 5,000, their combat effectiveness was sluggish. As a result, during this southern expedition, Zhennan Zong's palace transferred Meng Ping's cavalry to follow the main force of the West Route Army southward. Cao's division returned to Lanzhou for rest and recuperation.
At the same time, together with the soldiers and horses left behind in Lanzhou, they guarded against enemies in Fuzhou and Xishan.
No matter how open-minded Cao Shili was, he had been depressed for several days, and his face was as long as a horse's. The only thing that was gratifying was that he had brought his two nephews back.
However, this was because Nan Chao was too cowardly and not due to his bravery.
"You were born in Zhongmingdingshi. You haven't suffered much since you were young. You are stubborn by nature. The previous hardships have greatly damaged the vitality of our Cao family, but it is not a bad thing for your two brothers."
Cao Shili looked at Cao Xuanwu and Cao Xuanying's two nephews who were standing in front of their father's case to help handle military and political affairs. However, they secretly followed the maid who came to deliver refreshments and glanced at them, calling them to teach them a lesson.
"Look at beautiful women openly, and if you like them, ask your father to go back to your room. You two young melons are so fresh now that you can't wait for half a cup of tea.
You can spend more time practicing martial arts and studying military affairs. Don't look like a loser. You are distracted all day long, full of thoughts and dare not move. When you lead the Cao family's troops and follow the Great Khan to conquer all directions, will there still be a shortage of women?"
"Second General, you are trying to teach these two young masters a bad lesson!" Meng Jian walked in and said with a smile.
"What a bad teacher," Cao Shili said rudely. "This is a world of great strife. Talking about benevolence, justice and morality will only lead to serious harm. The sons of the Cao family should be brutal and brutal in order to gain a place in this world and at the same time surrender to the king.
None of the forces in the tent are as ferocious as wolves and tigers, and if they are not ferocious enough, let alone attack the city and plunder the territory, our own people will tear us into pieces!"
"What the second general said is true!"
Meng Jian knew what Cao Shili's temper was, so he handed a stack of letters to Cao Shixiong and said,
"Xiao Linshi is not very stable in Berlinmao. In the past two days, he has sent many troops to the valley northwest of Minglu Village and set up camp. The Han people over Mayinghai are not very honest either. There are even some
There have been several commotions; there have been a lot of unusual discussions in Qianlan, Langu, Loufan, Ningwu and other places in the past month. If these things are scattered, they are nothing, but recently they have been too dense..."
Cao Shixiong took these letters from Meng Jian and read them with a frown.
Cao Shili came over, picked up the documents on the cases, looked through them casually, and said:
"The army of the king's tent is heading south like a torrent. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is going straight to Bianliang again this time - the Gu family in Fuzhou has been a loyal lackey of the Southern Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and Xiao Linshi has attached himself to the Southern Dynasty.
I mean, when the capital of the Southern Dynasty is in danger again, they have to express their feelings no matter what, and they must be prepared to be prepared for the Southern Dynasty to push through again. If they do nothing, they will be blamed. However, they are not fools. The Southern Dynasty is so sparse and cowardly,
They probably don’t have the confidence that the Southern Dynasty can defend Bianliang this time, so they will only make some small moves and won’t make any waves!”
"We have been dealing with Xiao Linshi for half our lives. You and I know very well who he is - we all see that the Southern Dynasty is at the end of its rope. Why would he lead his remnants to move south and join Fuzhou?" Cao Shixiong frowned.
He frowned and said worriedly.
Cao Shili was not a reckless general who only knew how to charge into battle. However, he racked his brains and could not think of any problem. He looked at Meng Jian and asked: "What do you think there is a problem with?"
"After the thief Xu Huai killed the eldest son in Taohuachong, he handed the second and third sons into the custody of Fuzhou and went south. Afterwards, the Gu family in Fuzhou escorted them to Bianliang. The second and third sons were in Fuzhou
He was not tortured during his detention and was well taken care of. In the face of the catastrophe of national subjugation and annihilation, the Gu family's wait-and-see attitude was very clear. In the final analysis, there was no essential difference from those cowards in the Southern Dynasties," Meng Jian frowned.
Frowning, he analyzed with uncertainty and said, "As for Xiao Linshi, who led the remnants of his tribe to live southward close to Fuzhou, he must have been secretly connected with the Gu family, hoping to stay together and gain more leverage for the future, right?"
Meng Jian's analysis was clear and logical, but he didn't feel that he could really see through Xiao Linshi, so his tone of voice was very weak and he was not very sure.
They had also secretly spread rumors about Xu Huai and the remnants of the Khitan clan in the past. They even saw that Xu Huai had many tacit cooperations with Xiao Linshi when he was guarding Shuozhou, and they also speculated that they might even have a secret peace.
Xu Huai guarded Shuozhou and attacked Xishan. In the end, the northern part of Xishan was occupied by Xiao Linshi, and Xishan Fanhu was mainly conquered by Xiao Linshi. They were in Lanzhou, and even many Xishan Fanhu were their spies.
Some of the inside information can still be guessed.
However, they believed that all this was done by the ambitious Xu Huai to strengthen his own strength, while Xiao Linshi was forced by the bad situation and did not want to fiercely confront the Southern Dynasty. Only then did the two sides have the opportunity to collude secretly and make mistakes.
The essence is still to use each other.
Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili, and Meng Jian did not know that Xiao Yanhan, Chen Zixiao and others had been captured by Xu Huai in Lanzhou. They did not know that Xiao Yanhan was taken to Datong City by Xu Huai and finally released during the first northern expedition to Yan.
They also didn’t know that Xiao Yanhan had practiced with Xu Huai in Xishan, nor did they know that she met Xu Huai again in Bianliang in early April, and that she, Chen Zixiao, and Zhang Xiongjun followed Xu Huai to Gong County to secretly meet King Jing Zhao Tuan and participate in the defense of the tomb.
The whole process of the army's plan to cross the river did not end until they reached the banks of the Sushui River.
Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili, Meng Jian and others did not know all these things. How could they believe that Xu Huai, Xiao Linshi and others had established a deep foundation of trust, and how could they guess that there were other reasons for the recent changes in Lanzhou?
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"It's useless to think too much. I'll go to Minglu Village in two days!" Cao Shili saw his eldest brother and Meng Jian frowning for a long time. He looked at Cao Xuanwu and Cao Xuanying and said, "These two bastards are also going to Luming Village with me. What should I do?"
They have suffered a lot, so don't be so sad. When you go to Luming Village, I will find two young girls with tender skin and tender flesh to warm your beds. But when it comes to leading troops in war, you will have to do it from today on, even if you don't learn.
I'll learn..."
"Commander Jie, Lan Gu is reporting urgently, there is enemy situation in Minglu Village!" At this time, a guard hurriedly walked in with a message in hand and reported.
"What, the Khitan remnants really attacked Minglu Village? They thought that not enough people died!" Cao Shilibao was so stunned that he snatched the letter and newspaper first, read it once, and cursed, "How many enemy troops are there?"
I didn’t write clearly about the attack on Minglu Village, what kind of bullshit is this? Where are the people sent to deliver the message from Langu!”
"It's right in the courtyard!" the guard said.
"Call in!" Cao Shili said.
The guard on duty in front of the corridor opened the door and brought in the messenger from Langu.
"Wolf smoke rose from Minglu Village. General Zhou was worried that the heavy snow would obscure his vision. Commander Ji was unaware of the enemy's situation in the city, so he sent a young man to come first to report the news. How many enemy troops were encountered in Minglu Village? The villain left Lan Valley.
Here, General Zhou is also sending people to verify." The person who reported the news reported.
Cao Shixiong waved his hand to the guards to take the person who reported the message away. He knew that the handling of the Langu side was correct. Their view was indeed blocked by heavy snow. They had no idea that Minglu Village was attacked by a large number of enemy troops and lit up the smoke as a warning.
matter.
"There are two thousand defenders in Minglu Village. Even if Xiao Linshi takes the wrong medicine, he cannot easily chew it off," Cao Shili said, "We will talk about other things after we find out the situation."
Minglu Village is a new village built by Cao Shixiong on the basis of a small sentry fort north of Langu City and west of Guangwu Village to prevent the expansion of the remnants of the Khitan tribe.
Minglu Village leans on the Caocheng River to the north and faces a narrow valley between the southern range of Xishan Mountain and the northwest foothills of Guanluan Mountain.
It took a lot of effort to build Minglu Village. It had the foundation of the previous sentry fortress, the walls built on the outside were strong and thick, and there were more than a thousand soldiers and horses guarding it. Cao Shili was not afraid of heavy snow, so Xiao Linshi sent troops
It can really be chewed off.
A capable army relies on a fortified city to defend it. If it could be easily defeated, Taiyuan would have fallen long ago, and they would not have suffered so much in Gong County.
Cao Shili advocated waiting until the snow stopped or until the situation of the enemy troops attacking Minglu Village was known before making a discussion.
"No, you rush to Langu yourself," Cao Shixiong said, "I have been in a state of uneasiness these past few days. The remnants of the Khitan clan are doing something strange again. This matter cannot be ignored!"
"Okay, I'll just take a trip!" Cao Shili said, "I know there's no way to live a stable life for a few days..."
"Xuan Wu, Xuan Xing, you also go to Lan Valley with your second uncle. From now on, you have to learn something," Cao Shixiong said to his second son, "Xiao Cui'er, Hei Niu'er, I will reward you with taking you to Lan Valley to play.
|Fuck, but you have to remember that they are just playthings - if you have the ability of your second uncle, all the women in the world will be free to choose..."
