Chapter 1015 The Yan incident is reflected in the Huaihe River
Ling Su's troops went out first, not the cavalry, but the infantry.
Because they left the city with great momentum, it didn’t take long before they met the Qi army outside the city head-on!
Although leaving the city at this time was not a surprise attack, it was somewhat beyond the Qi people's expectations. As soon as they made contact, they were immediately rushed back two or three miles by the Huai'an army.
Ling Su sat in charge of the central army, waited and observed the situation, then summoned the order soldiers and loudly said: "Let the wolf soldiers rush forward and clear a way!"
"Following cavalry, prepare to leave the city!"
Langzhenbing is a traditional art of the Huai'an army or the anti-Japanese army. When fighting Japanese pirates, langzhenbing played an extremely key role.
However, after arriving in Huai'an, when dealing with the Qi people, the effectiveness of the wolf fetter was greatly reduced, and it even had some negative effects because it was too bulky.
As a result, in the past two years, the Langzhen soldiers were almost abandoned and no one cared about them. However, there were still two or three hundred-house battalions of Langzhen soldiers under Ling Su's command, which always existed.
It's cloudy tonight with no rain, and the moon is blocked. Without a torch, it's almost impossible to see. In this special environment, it is indeed a strange move to take out the wolf's bamboo to clear the way.
Two to three hundred wolf sword soldiers held wolf swords and stood at the front.
The wolf trap is two to three meters long. When the line of sight is not good, all you need to do is push forward without thinking, and there is no need to worry about anything else.
These Huai'an army's wolf sword soldiers were very proficient in using wolf sword. They rushed to the front and forced the Qi people to retreat step by step.
As for the situation on the west gate, people rushed straight to the east gate tent and sent it to Tuyuan's tent.
Coincidentally, Zhou Shizhong was also in Tuyuan's military tent at this time.
This makes people wonder whether this military report was given to Tu Yuan immediately or to Zhou Shizhong.
But this is no longer important.
The messenger knelt down and shouted: "Two generals, the Huai'an army has left the city from the west gate of Xuzhou and is fighting fiercely with our army!"
Tu Yuan waved his hand to indicate that he understood.
The messenger then lowered his head and retreated.
After he left, Tu Yuan turned to look at Zhou Shizhong and said, "Brother Zhou, what do you think?"
Zhou Shizhong was silent for a moment and asked: "General, are you asking me about Xuzhou City, or..."
"What happened in Yandu?"
In the afternoon, the news from Yandu finally reached the Southern Conquest Army. By this time, the two generals already knew that the emperor had been in a coma for three days and almost didn't wake up.
It was precisely because of this incident that they got together to discuss the matter.
Tu Yuan smiled and said: "Comparatively speaking, I am definitely not as concerned about Yandu as Brother Zhou. The Zhou family has an old relationship with the Lang family, and the Lang family is the mother clan of Queen Wei..."
"At this time, His Royal Highness King Wei may have been deeply trapped in the whirlpool of Yandu. Is Brother Zhou afraid?"
Zhou Shizhong shook his head slightly and said: "Everything is arbitrary by the Holy Heart. It is useless for us ministers to even think about it."
Tu Yuan sat back in his seat and said in a low voice: "It has been more than thirty years since the Holy Emperor Yuji came to power. If one day the earth really falls apart, I am afraid that the imperial court will be in turmoil for a period of time, and it may also affect our war in the south."
Zhou Shizhong raised his head and looked at Tuyuan, thoughtfully: "Listen to the general, does the general want to interfere in Yandu's affairs?"
"As a martial artist, how dare I interfere in the affairs of Beijing."
"only…"
He shook his head slightly and sighed: "I'm afraid that due to the turmoil in the court, the court will no longer support our campaign to conquer the Southern Army. I'm afraid Brother Zhou doesn't know that His Majesty told me before I went south."
"The surplus grain in the household department can feed an army of 200,000 for a year..."
Zhou Shizhong narrowed his eyes and said, "Food is not a problem. There are Han people everywhere in Daqi. These Han people are Daqi's granary."
Tu Yuan was stunned: "Brother Zhou is also a Han citizen, right?"
Zhou Shizhong looked calm: "My father joined the Lang family in his early years, so he can no longer be regarded as a Han citizen. Twenty years ago, my father defeated the southerners, and the Holy Father had already granted my family a name. It's just that my father has not changed his surname."
Tu Yuan laughed dumbly and did not answer.
After a pause, he said: "Okay, let's get down to business. The Huai'an army left the city at night again. It seems that we need to take care of it."
Zhou Shizhong looked at Tuyuan and said calmly: "The general is here. He is looking around, but he clearly doesn't want to take care of it."
Tu Yuan shook his head slightly and sighed: "There are no outsiders here. To be honest with Brother Zhou, if Shen Qi is willing to leave Xuzhou, I can just let them leave, so that both you and I can contribute to the court."
An explanation.”
"You can also concentrate on watching the situation in Yandu."
Zhou Shizhong looked calm and said: "I have been dealing with Shen Qi for a long time. With his temperament, once he has eaten Xuzhou, he will never spit it out easily."
Tu Yuan then stood up and said, "Okay, brother Zhou will stay here and I will personally lead the troops to help Ximen."
After that, he clasped his hands behind his back and strode outside.
Zhou Shizhong looked at his back. After hesitating for a moment, he still stepped forward to catch up with Tu Yuan. He followed behind Tu Yuan and said in a low voice: "General Tu Yuan has made great achievements in martial arts over the years, but he is still trampled under his feet by those people from his hometown. No matter what
Be it the Tong family, the Lang family, or the Ma family, they are all far more prominent than the Tu family..."
"General Tu, do you want to allow the Tu family to become a prominent Zhu Lizhen family?"
Tu Yuan kept walking, looked back at Zhou Shizhong, and laughed dumbly: "Old General Zhou's martial arts is far better than mine. Isn't it the same with your Zhou family now? Brother Zhou, don't try to coax me."
"The past was before, and the present is now."
Zhou Shizhong whispered: "My son wrote a letter a few days ago. He is now...in Prince Wei's palace."
Tu Yuan suddenly stopped, looked back at Zhou Shizhong, and frowned: "Brother Zhou, if you say something like this at this time, if word spreads, you will be beheaded!"
Zhou Shizhong smiled slightly and said, "General Tu is joking. This is only between you and me. If it spreads outside, I won't recognize it."
"But General Tu can think about it carefully. King Qi has always been on good terms with those scholars and with civil servants like Ma Xiang and Tong Xiang. How has he ever seen us warriors fighting outside?"
"How did the Tong family, the Ma family, the Lang family and other seven or eight families become prominent families among Zhu Li's people? How did they gain high authority?"
Tu Yuan did not answer this question, and Zhou Shizhong did not continue.
But the answer is obvious.
From the dragon.
At the beginning, these seven or eight families all followed Emperor Taizong of the Qi Dynasty into the pass and took control of Yandu, occupying half of the world.
So much so that their descendants can now be described in four words.
Out and about!
Zhou Shizhong lowered his head slightly and said, "My son said that as long as you nod your head, General Tu, your wife will marry into Prince Wei's palace in the future."
Tu Yuan took a deep breath, turned around and strode away.
"We will talk about these things after I have settled the matter at Xuzhou Ximen!"
He strode to his mount, got on his horse, and then gave a shout. Ten thousand households immediately responded and followed him towards the west gate.
By the time they arrived at the west city gate, nearly an hour had passed since Ling Su and others left the city.
Tu Yuan summoned a Qianhu from Ximen and inquired about the situation of the battle.
Qianhu, who was summoned, lowered his head, clasped his fists and said: "General! The infantry of the Southerners are very powerful, and our army can only parry. However, in addition to the infantry, they also have a cavalry that comes out of the city."
After that, he broke through the siege and went straight to the northwest!"
"northwest…"
Tu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes, ran through the nearby map in his mind, and then asked: "What's in the northwest?"
"Report to the general, Zhangzhuang in the northwest has stocked up a large amount of supplies and food!"
Tu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed.
"It seems that Shen Qi is really hungry! Even if the food is brought to him, he will not be able to transport it back in a short time. All his cavalry will die outside the city!"
"These cavalry must still be in Zhangzhuang, sending orders to block their path back to Xuzhou!"