Chapter Three Fighting for Heroes Four Middle School
Chapter 3 Fighting for hegemony (No. 4 Middle School) Xuzi had no habit of hiding his secrets. After listening to Zhang Xutuo's order, he happily agreed to the task of practicing wolf riding tactics. Qin Shubao and others also learned his tactics in vain. The combat experience and tactical insights gained from daily battles with bandits were also shared one by one. The four of them learned from each other's strengths and made adjustments while training. In less than half a month, the combat skills of the light armored cavalry under their command have greatly improved.
Seeing that the heat was almost there, Zhang Xutuo ordered two hundred armored cavalry under Qin Shubao to join the training ranks. After the light cavalry and heavy cavalry were mixed into a whole, the cooperation between them was very unfamiliar at first. However, under the guidance of Zhang Xutuo, a veteran , everyone gradually found out the flaws and made up for the shortcomings. Slowly, the cooperation of various tactics became more and more proficient.
The Records of Yang Gong's War that Xuzi memorized at that time contained many discussions about the use of troops, training, and formation battles to capture fighters. During his more than three years of military service, he compared the discussions in the book with actual combat situations and gained a lot. However, because he had always Without the guidance of a good teacher, he also had a lot of confusions in his heart. He asked Zhang Xutuo for advice about these confusions. Zhang Xutuo was not stingy and gave him the best answer after thinking clearly about them one by one. The old general once wrote in the history of famous generals. Long live and served under Chu Gong Yang Su. He has a very deep understanding of tactics and military strategies. A few words can often solve a huge mystery in Xu Zi's heart. Not only did Li Xu feel greatly benefited from hearing this, he even joined in the fun. Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin and others all had deep feelings
After gaining a deeper understanding of military strategy and tactics, Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others were eager to gather all the county soldiers and practice conventional tactics such as camp selection, formation, and coordination of infantry and cavalry. However, Zhang Xutuo did not support it, " The purpose of a warrior is to quell the war, not to disturb the people. Now that the spring seedlings are sprouting, the fields are busy weeding!" Facing the eager eyes of everyone, the old general said solemnly
After listening to this, the generals felt a little more regret for Zhang Tongshou. In these troubled times, there is always no shortage of opportunities for actual combat training. In March, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and banditry activities are happening all around. It is also becoming more and more rampant. Whenever a small group of bandits invades the territory, Zhang Xutuo orders Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others to quickly drive them away with cavalry. He does not want to gather heavy troops. Spring is the busiest time, and the autumn harvest Good or bad, everything depends on the hard work in the fields in spring. But things don't go as planned. Finally one day, the tranquility of Qi County is completely broken by a sudden plume of smoke.
It was March 26, the 10th year of Daye. Li Xu and Luo Shixin were competing with Qin Shubao in martial arts. Qin Shubao was extremely strong and had rich combat experience. Luo and Li could not take advantage of him even with their wheel tactics. The officers and soldiers watched in great excitement, and slapped their hands loudly. At this moment, a horse of smoke and dust came straight towards the school grounds.
"Master Zhang, help me -" the messenger rolled off his horse and fell to the ground.
"Where are you from? What's going on?" Zhang Xutuo was stunned by this senseless plea. The other party was wearing neither a county soldier's uniform nor a government soldier's uniform, except for a light armor. Nothing but blood is mud, as if he had just escaped from an army of thousands of horses.
"Sir, Beihai City, Beihai City has 100,000 men, women, old and young, please send troops to save Beihai as soon as possible!" The visitor added breathlessly, his body softened, and he passed out. The county soldiers rushed to get rice soup. I poured it down on him, pinched him, beat his chest, beat my chest, and spent about half a stick of incense before snatching this man's life back from the hands of the King of Hell.
"Sir, please, save Beihai City!" After the messenger woke up, he fell to the ground and cried. After Zhang Xutuo asked carefully, he found out that the rogue Guo Fangyu came down the mountain again at the end of February to cause trouble and swept across Beihai. In previous springs, this thief
It also took a lot of effort, but he could never attack the city. But this time he got the cooperation of many "rebellious ministers and traitors". Those "rebellious ministers and traitors" were originally local big families, and there were many Jia Ding tribesmen. Many county soldiers in the city were also their nephews, and they were among each other's nephews.
They colluded with each other and quickly captured Linzi City.
The school captain Zhang Heng opened the city gate and recruited all the refugees from the slum area into the city to serve as soldiers.
When Xianyu Le was attacked from both sides, he was defeated and fled. He led the remaining troops and wanted to go to Duchang City to rest and then reorganize the army to fight again. Unexpectedly, Qin Junhong, the leader of another group of bandits, led his troops to block the bank of Juyang River.
The entire army was wiped out, and the city of Duchang also fell into the hands of rogue bandits. Guo Fangyu and Qin Junhong opened the treasury and warehouses to store grain. They gathered more than 100,000 people in one day. Now, these 100,000 bandits are besieging Bai Bai.
If there is no one to rescue Beihai City by the Langshui River, Beihai City will also suffer from rogue bandits.
"This Xian Yule, didn't I remind him to use grain from the warehouse to help the refugees?" Zhang Xutuo was so angry that he stamped his feet and asked.
"Xianyu, Mr. Xianyu said, that is the country's food and should not be touched lightly!" the messenger replied with a sob.
"The country's food must not be touched lightly. Now, the refugees have divided all the food, and the country has nothing left!" The surrounding county soldiers retorted in a variety of ways.
"Please Zhang Tongshou save Beihai. Once the rogues enter the city, every family will suffer!" The messenger did not dare to argue. He nodded and said that this was the truth. Except for the Wagang Army entrenched in Dongjun, everyone else was under the banner of acting for heaven.
None of the gangsters paid attention to military discipline wherever they went. They robbed everything they could and burned what they couldn't take away. Only by joining the gangsters could the common people keep part of their family wealth. This also depends on the children of the family.
Are the team you are in and the team passing by the same team? If not, the remaining life-saving property will be robbed.
The county soldiers fell silent, looking at Zhang Xutuo and shaking their heads repeatedly. They were unwilling to bleed for people who had no relatives or relatives hundreds of miles away. Moreover, in their eyes, the current tragedy in Beihai County was caused by local officials.
To say that refugees are prone to change is nonsense. There are more refugees gathered near the county town of Qi County than in any other county, but the security of Qi County has not been greatly affected. As long as these poor people have a mouthful of food, they will not be affected.
Will rebel. The "lazy government" of the old governor Pei Caozhi is the greatest good government in this extraordinary period.
"Hey! You get up first. I need to discuss the reinforcements with the prefect!" Zhang Xutuo sighed and gave an ambiguous answer.
"Sir, we can't delay any longer. If you delay for just one day, thousands more people will die in Beihai County!" The messenger begged and kowtowed. His forehead was soon broken, and blood mixed with sweat dripped down.
"Get up, I'm not just talking to you. You should also know that before sending troops, I have to make a lot of preparations!" Zhang Xutuo couldn't bear it anymore. He bent down and held the messenger's shoulders firmly.
"Sir, with your reputation, as long as the banner is passed, the Zishui thieves will lose half their courage, and the confidence of the children of Beihai City will be increased by three points. Please show mercy, and I, Beihai City, are willing to bear the entire cost of this troop dispatch!"
The messenger was very eloquent. Although he was exhausted, every sentence he said was on point.
"I don't need any money or food from Beihai City!" Zhang Xutuo smiled bitterly and replied, "To be honest, I only have more than a thousand people at hand now. With this few people, do you think you can scare away a hundred thousand bandits?
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"Sir?" The messenger stared around with disbelieving eyes. As expected, he didn't notice any movement except the onlookers. The entire military camp was empty. In front of some adobe barracks, half-foot-high weeds could be seen.
This is not a sign that anyone has lived there. Zhang Xutuo is known for his rigorous military management. Weeds will not grow wildly where his subordinates live.
The mere presence of more than a thousand people in front of them scared the surrounding bandits away from attacking. This was a blessing for the people of Qi County, but it was a huge misfortune for the Beihai elders who were eagerly waiting for reinforcements. The county soldiers were all from their hometown.
Disciples, if they have not gathered at this time, they must be scattered in their own homes busy with farm work. When they put down their hoes and hurriedly gathered here, ten Beihai cities were also captured by the rogue bandits.
The blood color instantly faded from the messenger's face. After complete despair, he could no longer hold on and collapsed directly in front of Zhang Xutuo. "What kind of shame does Wu have to go see the elders of Beihai!" He lay on the ground and cried.
, cried a few times in a hoarse and deep voice, stood up slowly, pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist, and wiped it straight towards his neck.
"Wait a minute!" Li Xu had quick hands and quick eyes. He used the scabbard to push hard and knocked the messenger's horizontal sword to the ground.
"Let me die. When you left the city, Wu promised the elders of Beihai City that if we don't get reinforcements, we will never live alone!" The messenger wiped the snot and tears on his face and walked towards the weapons on the ground tremblingly.
"Maybe you don't have to die!" Li Xu held the other party's shoulders and said every word.
"Yes, but Qi County has no troops to send out, and the surrounding counties dare not send troops to rescue!" The messenger surnamed Wu burst into tears and cried so sadly.
"Did you encounter any obstacles on the way here?" Li Xu ignored his nonsense and asked in a low voice.
"No, they broke through the company camp outside Beihai City, and the thieves had an unimpeded journey. They robbed all the places between Linzi and Beihai. The people fled in all directions. There are very few people in that area now." The messenger surnamed Wu heard Li Xu ask
Carefully, some hope ignited in my heart again, and I cried and answered
"They don't have a ranger patrol. At the junction of Beihai County and Qi County, don't they have a bandit flag?" Li Xu was stunned for a moment and asked with a frown.
"No, they are busy robbing the city. The junction of our two counties is full of poor villages, and the thieves are not interested!" The messenger gave a clear answer.
The situation is a bit strange! Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others communicated with each other with their eyes, and they all felt that the situation was strange. According to common sense, the bandits should be very afraid of the Qijun soldiers. Every time they rob them, they must leave a certain number behind them.
sentry to prevent being attacked from behind by the county soldiers. This time, they went down the mountain in a swagger, without even considering the threat from the direction of Qijun.
Maybe they knew that the soldiers in Qi County had not yet been assembled, and a thousand cavalry could only protect themselves and were unable to support other counties! But how did they know this secret? Could it be that there were their spies around Qi County?
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes flashed. Guo Fang knew the actual situation in Qijun in advance, so he dared to plunder unscrupulously three hundred miles away. If Qijun issued an order to summon the county troops, he would definitely be informed when he got the news.
Increase the intensity of the attack on Beihai City!
Even if the county soldiers are quickly recruited and rushed to Beihai, the city will not be saved. Likewise, Guo Fangyu and Qin Junhong will not sit in the city and wait to die. They have made enough money and will fly far away. The county soldiers cannot catch up even if they want to.
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"The general will have a plan in the end, maybe he can save Beihai!" Li Xu said, cupping his hands to Zhang Xutuo.