Chengdu, Sichuan-Guizhou Governor's Mansion, Marshal's Study Room
Leng Xiang looked at the letter in his hand with a smile on his face. There were two other people in his study, both Leng Xiang's advisers. On the left was a middle-aged scribe named Wang Xun who was seven feet tall and had a few green beards floating on his chin.
, named Ziyou, from Leshan, Sichuan; the one on the right is slightly shorter, just over six feet tall, and his face is not very elegant. His thin chin and raised cheekbones make him look a bit sharp. His name is Wei Song.
Named Heling, from Yuzhou, Sichuan
These two people are both local celebrities in Sichuan and have a reputation for talent, so they were invited by Leng Xiang. One was to serve as teachers to teach his sons, and the other was to provide advice to Leng Xiang.
After Leng Xiang read it, he handed the letter to Wang Xun with a smile and said with a smile: "Ziyou's recommendation is a tribute. As expected, the third brother defeated the yellow thief with one action. In this battle, he annihilated both the left and right armies of the yellow thief, beheading more than 20,000 people."
Level, powerful in Shu! After this battle, those thieves should know that the reputation of my Leng family is not just used to scare people."
When Wang Xun heard this, he knew that what he had expected was true. Leng Yue's action had indeed yielded results. More than 20,000 people were beheaded in one battle. This head could not be faked. It seemed that it was indeed a great victory. He wrote the result quickly.
After glancing at it for a few times, he raised his head and handed it to Wei Song, while smiling and saying: "This is the credit of Third Master. The reputation of Third Master is in our Shu, and he is not as good as the commander-in-chief. I recommended Third Master, but it is just ordinary."
, but how can it be regarded as merit? It cannot be taken seriously, it cannot be taken seriously.”
Leng Xiang waved his hand: "Eh... why can't you take it seriously? Wasn't Zhang Huanzhi recommended and promoted to the high position of the Guard Commander because of his 'young talents'? In the end, he lost his troops and lost ground, and was completely defeated. It can be seen that this recommendation was not based on
You can just look at the name, but you have to have real abilities. Ziyou will write down his achievements first, no need to say more."
Wang Xun couldn't shirk it, so he had to thank him a few times and agreed with a smile.
Over there, Wei Song took the letter and read it. Hearing Leng Xiang's words, his expression turned a bit bad. Zhang Huanzhi's recommendation included him. In fact, he was not familiar with Zhang Huanzhi. It was Leng Yu who talked to him personally at that time.
He expressed that he would support Zhang Huanzhi to take over as the commander of the Fourth Guard, and hoped that Mr. Wei would also say something nice. He knew that Leng Yu’s position was stable, and since he supported Zhang Huanzhi, Zhang Huanzhi’s future achievements would not be bad, so when Leng Xiang asked about Zhang Huanzhi
When he was appointed, he just went along with the situation and said that Zhang Huanzhi was "very talented and famous, and he had both civil and military skills and could be put to good use." How could he have expected that Sichuan would suddenly have a military disaster this year after years of peace, and it happened to be Zhang Huanzhi's fault? But what?
He is still mute and can only eat Coptis chinensis, unable to tell the story of his sufferings, otherwise the marshal will doubt his character, Mr. Wei Song - Oh, the marshal is your student, he said hello to you, so just go with it.
Are you talking casually based on your apprentice’s wishes? Then I’m still your employer, you idiot, who are you messing around with?
Wei Song changed the topic and said calmly: "The third master said in the letter that the Yellow Thief's troops are different. The commander-in-chief asked the commander to pay attention to whether there are remnants of the Yellow Thief around Chengdu. Song Shen agrees with this."
"Oh?" Leng Xiang was a little surprised and frowned: "The remaining members of the Yellow Bandit? How do you say that?" After thinking about it, he asked again: "The third brother said that the Yellow Bandit has different military strength, how come they have different methods?"
Wei Song looked at the letter in his hand, lowered his head slightly, and muttered: "The yellow thieves have held a lot of trust, and they came out in full force this time. They claimed to be three hundred thousand, which is very large... Of course, there is definitely no three hundred thousand, but ten
I'm afraid there will be no less. Since the yellow thieves have a hundred thousand troops, how can the combined left and right wings only have 25,000 people? This is completely inconsistent with the practice of marching and fighting."
After hearing this, Leng Xiang also had some doubts and pondered for a moment.
Wang Xun said: "Could it be the yellow thieves who are trying to spread suspicion? You see, there are nearly 20,000 people on the left wing and only five or six thousand people on the right wing. This is a bit unreasonable... In addition, the yellow thieves are just a tea seller, so they can't do it."
Well, he simply doesn’t know how to march and fight, so why did he arrange it like this?"
Wei Song thought for a while: "This is not impossible, but the third master is the frontline commander, and his judgment should be more accurate than us sitting in the rear and talking about military affairs on paper. Since the third master thinks that the yellow bandit's strength is different, then we'd better rather
Believe it or not, strengthen the defense of Chengdu Prefecture and send scouts to explore nearby. If there is a small group of bandits, they can be eliminated as soon as possible so that they have no chance to cause any trouble."
Wang Xun thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Xun seconded the proposal."
Although Leng Xiang didn't quite believe that Huang Xiaobo's mud-legged man could come up with such a sinister idea, seeing that both military advisors thought it was necessary, he still nodded in agreement and said: "In that case, the third guard should work harder and send out scouts.
Touring hundreds of miles around Chengdu”
----------------------------------------At dusk, it has just rained.
The dark full moon has come out for duty and is now hanging over the dark mounds. The abandoned village is filled with dust and mist. The broken doors and windows are beaten in the wind. The dense pine forest rises and falls with the wind, making a huge and hollow sound.
The sound of the ground was heard, weeds were stepped into the mud, but large chunks of soil were dug out, exuding a fresh fishy smell.
This is the mountainside on the west side of Chengdu. A secret trail winds eastward through the river valley. This is the shortcut from the Xichuan mountains to Chengdu. From here, you can go all the way east to Chengdu.
The dark team was rising and falling in the mountains. The leading young man's face became excited and his eyes were full of longing. He was Li Changshun. Li Changshun looked at the Chengdu Mansion in the night, showed a satisfied smile, and said to the leaders around him: "Look, ahead.
It's Chengdu. We have already inquired about the strength of Chengdu's troops. No more, no less, exactly one guard. I don't even know that the third guard is the third guard. You know that they were not originally guarding Chengdu. They just came to Chengdu the night before yesterday.
The situation in Chengdu must be unfamiliar, and the defense must not be very strict. This is our good opportunity!"
Looking at his subordinates who were getting excited, Li Changshun continued: "The chief took great care of us. He even gave us the few cavalry he had. Even Brother Chao was very loyal and the idea was his, but
But he promised to let us go first and give us the first victory... Chengdu is right in front of us now. Don't yell so fiercely at ordinary times or have diarrhea at the critical moment! Everyone has a great contribution to winning Chengdu!
The Leng family has been plundering Sichuan for so many years, and they have countless gold and silver treasures, all of which are in Chengdu! As long as Chengdu is captured, you and the brothers can all make a fortune! Let alone marry a wife, they can even buy hundreds of acres of his land.
It’s not unusual to go to the local landlords! How about it? Are you confident that you can win Chengdu?!”
"have!"
"Never be a step behind!"
The leaders lowered their excited voices and replied.
Li Changshun nodded, looked at the people in front of him who were sparsely entering the city, rolled his eyes, and immediately shouted in a low voice: "Where is Duan Xiaoyu?"
After a while, a general rushed out from the cavalry behind him, raised his fist towards Li Changshun, and shouted: "The last general is here!" Xiaoyu was a general who was previously sent by Huang Xiaobo to the new army. After Chao Shi
After Li passed the examination, he was assigned to Li Changshun's cavalry team and became a squad leader with fifty cavalry under his command.
Li Changshun said to Duan Xiaoyu: "Take your men, take off all their armor and weapons, wrap them in packages, put them on horseback, put on ordinary people's clothes, and go to the city gate to pretend to be a caravan!"
As soon as Li Changshun finished speaking, Duan Xiaoyu immediately summoned his men and did what Li Changshun said. After staying in the New Army for less than half a month, Duan Xiaoyu already knew that the most important military rule of the New Army is to obey.
Order
Li Changshun nodded and continued: "Very good! As soon as you arrive at the city gate, take action immediately! No matter what, you have to guard the city gate before we arrive. Can you do it?" When Li Changshun asked the last sentence, he tightly
Staring at Duan Xiaoyu, as long as he hesitates at all, Li Changshun will immediately switch to another group of people.
However, Duan Xiaoyu was carefully selected by Chao Shili to join the new army, and he was one of the few young generals who passed his assessment. Naturally, his ability and courage were not much different. He immediately clasped his fists and said: "General, please don't worry, I'm humble.
We will definitely complete the mission!" Because Huang Xiaobo called himself General Weixi before departure, all the leaders under his command also had the title of general. This is how the general in Duan Xiaoyu's mouth came to be.
Li Changshun nodded with satisfaction. He liked hearing people call him general. After Duan Xiaoyu made some preparations, he asked him to take more than fifty people who had been dressed as a caravan to set off for the city of Chengdu ahead. He also ordered the remaining
The cavalry under the command are ready at any time. As soon as Duan Xiaoyu reaches the city gate, they will start to attack.
Duan Xiaoyu, who was entrusted with an important task for the first time, performed well. Without being overly nervous, he led fifty men and headed towards the target city of Chengdu. As the target city got closer and closer, Duan Xiaoyu behaved very well.
Looking up more and more easily, I saw that there were not many ordinary people outside the city of Chengdu. There were about 20 defenders at the gate of the city, and there were also more than a dozen defenders on the top of the city. However, I heard that the third guard of the Leng family's Chengyu Guards was also there.
It is considered an elite division. Presumably as long as there is a change here at the city gate, the more than 5,000 defenders stationed in the city will arrive within a stick of incense.
Duan Xiaoyu once again estimated the distance between Li Changshun and the city gate. Half a stick of incense was enough time. The most important thing was to ensure that the city gate would not be closed. Duan Xiaoyu clenched his fist tightly. This was his first mission in the New Army.
The battle must be fought well!
Although Duan Xiaoyu slowed down, he still arrived at the city gate not long after. As soon as the guarding soldiers saw this group of fifty people, they immediately shouted: "Stop! Who are they!" However, because these people were all wearing ordinary clothes.
Clothes, and the number of people was not very large, these soldiers did not care much. After all, such caravans are not uncommon in Chengdu.
Duan Xiaoyu immediately put on a flattering smile and greeted him - there was no need to pretend, he met these soldiers half a month ago, and indeed he smiled like this every time - and said to the soldier: "Thank you for your hard work, military masters."
"The villains are all businessmen. They are passing by the city of Chengdu and want to go to the city to rest for a night." After all, he is still not familiar with the city of Chengdu, so Duan Xiaoyu chose to say that he was passing by to avoid revealing his secret.
"Businessman?" The soldier glanced at Duan Xiaoyu with a slightly suspicious look, and with a look of contempt on his face, he pointed at the large and small packages carried on the horse and said, "What's in there? Open it and take a look!"
"Ouch! Military lords, these are all porcelain and have just been painted. If they are opened and get dusty, they won't be sold!" Duan Xiaoyu was still pretending to be a businessman to buy time for Li Changshun to arrive.
"I asked you to open the package, but you didn't hear me!" The soldier yelled at the top of his lungs, and stepped forward to push Duan Xiaoyu. With Duan Xiaoyu's ability, this ordinary soldier couldn't actually push him, but in order not to expose himself, Duan Xiaoyu
Still pretending that he couldn't bear the soldier's push, he took several steps back and fell directly to the ground.
Duan Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the ground, smiled apologetically at the soldier and said: "This military master is so strong! Please military master, we really can't open these porcelains to the wind. The villain's wealth depends entirely on these things."
!”
"What a useless thing! He has grown so big for nothing!" Apparently Duan Xiaoyu's flattery made the soldier feel very comfortable. When he saw that Duan Xiaoyu's group only numbered dozens of people, he waved his hand and said: "
Okay! Okay! I will show mercy today and let you walk. Get out of here!"
"Oh! Thank you so much, Master! Thank you so much, Master!" Duan Xiaoyu pretended to be overjoyed, bowed, and walked towards the city gate with his men.
When he was halfway there, another soldier suddenly pointed at one of Duan Xiaoyu's men and shouted: "Stop! What kind of mark is that on your face!" For a moment, everyone looked at the Duan Xiaoyu who was being pointed at.
It turned out that there was a long indentation clearly on his face, but it was caused by wearing an iron helmet for a long time. The soldier stepped forward and looked at the mark carefully. Suddenly his face changed drastically and he retreated.
After taking several steps, he pointed his hand at the person who just wanted to open his mouth and shout something.
"Look! What is that?" A soldier outside the city gate pointed at the billowing smoke and dust outside the city and asked. It was the dust caused by Li Changshun's troops.
"Do it!" Duan Xiaoyu shouted violently. He first drew his long sword from the horseback behind him and began to attack the cavalryman pointed at by the soldier. He kicked the soldier who was still opening his mouth.
Open, turn around, draw the weapon and chop him to the ground
Because Duan Xiaoyu acted too suddenly, and because Li Changshun was attracted by Li Changshun's movements outside the city, the twenty soldiers guarding the city gate had no time to resist, and they were all chopped down. Duan Xiaoyu gave his men a big blow.
He shouted: "Everyone, guard the city gate! We must wait until General Li enters the city!"
As soon as Duan Xiaoyu finished speaking, he saw countless soldiers pouring into the city. It must have been that the defenders on the top of the city noticed the change in the city gate and notified the defenders in the city to come out and close the city gate. Duan Xiaoyu shouted to the men behind him who had not even had time to put on their armor.
: "Get ready to meet the enemy! Thirty men with bows and arrows to meet the enemy! Twenty men with spears to defend!"
Perhaps the quality of these new troops who could be selected as cavalry was indeed good. Before the defenders in the city could rush over, the fifty cavalry quickly followed Duan Xiaoyu's instructions and formed a simple defensive formation behind which a group of thirty people formed.
He nocked an arrow from his bow and fired arrows at the surging defenders. A dozen people were shot straight to the ground.
However, more and more defenders began to rush towards the city gate. Although the archers' arrows were sharp, they could not stop the opponents. Duan Xiaoyu looked back and saw that Li Changshun's army was only a short distance away from the city gate.
, you can even clearly see Li Changshun's figure. Duan Xiaoyu raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Brothers! Kill - grab the city gate!" As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Xiaoyu took the lead in charging towards the enemy with his gun.
The twenty people who were ready followed closely behind, and the thirty people behind them also quickly dropped their bows and arrows, drew out their spears from the mounts behind them, and charged forward.
I don’t know whether this group of rebel cavalry was really powerful, or whether the accident made the defenders unable to react and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. The defenders guarding the city gate could not resist and gradually retreated.
Duan Xiaoyu was overjoyed when he saw this, and he and his subordinates worked hard again, forcing the defenders back and firmly controlling the city gate. Although the defenders were impatient, Duan Xiaoyu and others, who were fighting for their lives, had nothing to do with it.
method, the situation suddenly changed drastically
Li Changshun has very few cavalry, only more than 300 in total, and the rest of the army is infantry. Although he is reckless, he will not take the lead at this time and lead more than 200 cavalry to rush in first, but he is
Come with the army
As soon as Li Changshun arrived, there was no chance of a reversal of the situation at the city gate. Li Changshun shouted: "Brothers, rush in! As long as we break through the inner city again, Chengdu will be ours!"
The rebel soldiers who were attracted by the wealth that the Leng family had amassed for more than a hundred years completely forgot about everything else and only knew how to squeeze towards the city mechanically. Their eyes seemed to be shining with golden gold and shining silver. Even the odds and formations were unknown.
Don't worry, just rush in first. You must know that the first person to go in has the best chance to get good things!
Duan Xiaoyu suddenly discovered that the situation seemed a bit abnormal. Although the enemy army retreated, they were obviously defeated.
