Chapter 2 Wu Gou (No. 7 Middle School) No one expected that the Wagang Army, which suffered a heavy blow, would be a blessing in disguise. Under the pressure of the enemy, several factions within it quickly gave up their past grievances and reached an unexpected military agreement.
Not to mention the low-level minions couldn't understand the scene of unity, even some core generals felt like they were dreaming. However, when Li Mi appeared behind Xu Maogong on crutches, everyone understood that it was time for the enemy to dream.
Xu Maogong was cautious in using his troops, but was not good at winning by surprise. Li Mi was erratic in his use of troops, but always lacked consideration for details. Their abilities complemented each other, and when they cooperated with each other, they complemented each other. According to the agreement they had agreed upon in advance, they dispersed and reorganized the troops of each battalion.
On the other hand, relying on the terrain around Wagang, they fought with the army from late summer to mid-autumn. Although they lost more than they won, the army could no longer reproduce the glory of the canal.
There were two official armies that came to suppress the army. One was the local Qijun troops led by Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu, and the other was the elite inner government troops from Luoyang. The two official armies were similar in number, but in terms of combat effectiveness.
But after many battles with one in the sky and one on the ground, Wagang generals quickly summed up an experience. If they encounter an army that mainly uses light armor and horizontal swords, they must be cautious. Although their equipment looks different from Wagang's.
The Gang troops are almost the same, but their combat effectiveness must not be underestimated. If you encounter officers and soldiers with bright armor and long branches, congratulations, you have been favored by God today. Just rush forward and you will definitely gain a lot.
After autumn, due to the situation, Zhang Xutuo had to give up the idea of eating the Wagang Army in one bite. He used the county soldiers as the main force, camped step by step, and encroached on the Wagang Army's territory one by one. As for the "new force" sent by the court,
”, he was appointed as a side response, responsible for chasing and interdicting the scattered bandits.
Under the leadership of Xu and Li, the Wagang Army decisively abandoned the main stronghold, broke into pieces, and constantly moved positions in the mountains. Zhang Xutuo succeeded in eating several slow-moving bandits, but he never fought with the thieves.
When the main force of the army came into contact and was responsible for cooperating to encircle the Wagang Army, the Fu soldiers under Liu Changgong and Yu Shi Xiao Huaijing were very lucky. Every time they encountered the Wagang elites, the results of the battles between the two sides were the same.
The enemy broke through the defense line for "understanding" reasons, and then retook the position in a "bloody battle". However, after they closed the encirclement again, the main force of the Wagang Army had already taken the captured baggage and escorted the prisoners to another hilltop.
This happened several times, and even Cheng Zhijie began to thank the court for its "concern" and said, "The emperor is kind-hearted, but he actually sent a bunch of bear bags to slow down Zhang Xutuo." He held the enemy's followers by the hand.
The tall horse snatched from the hands of the army was held in the other hand, which was carefully crafted by the Equipment Department of the Ministry of War when the late Emperor was still alive. On the gleaming front of the long spear, there was also a gold-plated filigree lotus leaf armor ripped off the body of the captured general. "Again,
If we fight like this for half a year, the goods delivered by Grand Censor Xiao alone will be enough for us to expand another battalion. How considerate!"
"His Majesty did not send us here!" Although the prisoner walking in front of Cheng Zhijie's horse looked more delicate, he was unwilling to listen to the thief's arrangement of his lord and protested loudly.
"The emperor didn't send you here, how dare others dare to change the order and mobilize the troops?" Xie Yingdeng listened with interest and asked with a smile.
For the captured officials' children, the Wagang army usually did not kill them. Instead, they followed the rules set by Zhai Rang and required their families to pay jewels and copper coins as a ransom. Even if their families refused to pay, the captives who voluntarily joined Wagang could be exempted from guilt. Therefore, they were captured
Although the young general was hesitant, he was not very afraid. He turned around and glanced at Xie Yingden contemptuously. The man said in a tone like a lesson to a country bumpkin who had never seen the world: "The emperor went to the fortress to form an alliance with the Turks in the summer, how could he care?
If you clowns don't want to surprise His Majesty, Master Yu, who would be willing to come to this place where birds don't shit?"
"Hey, it's like we invited you here!" Wang Dangren, whose temper was not as good as Xie Yingdeng's, knocked the prisoner on the head with the handle of a stick and spat.
"My uncle is Gao Deru!" The beaten prisoner turned around angrily and emphasized loudly
"We know that you are Mr. Gao, and you have a lot of money at home. Don't worry, the ransom we ask for will never be small, so as not to lose your identity!" Wang Dangren knocked the other party with the stick again, mocking
"My uncle is the Chaosan doctor appointed by His Majesty!" The prisoner became even more angry and even reported his uncle's official position to scare people.
"I know, if you keep being wordy, I'll stab you! Even if Yu Shiji himself comes, I'll still hit him on the head with a stick, let alone his lackeys!" Shan Xiongxin also caught up and joined in the fun, knocking him with a stick.
On the prisoner's back, beat him until he staggers
The beaten prisoner finally became honest this time. He hugged his shoulders and stumbled forward, tears streaming down his cheeks.
When Xie Yingden saw the prisoner's appearance, he sighed and gestured to the soldiers not to bully him any more. "This Yu Shiji takes the war too seriously!" He shook his head and commented in a low voice on the appearance and mentality of the prisoner in front of him.
, he is obviously a stupid boy who has not yet grown up. A stupid boy like this can capture several people alive every time the Wagang army and the government soldiers fight. These people are not war materials at all. The reason why their families put them here
They came from the army, obviously with the idea of letting them join the government with the idea of having military merit. Master Yu Shiji dared to send such a team to Wagang Mountain. The reason was of course that he thought his side was sure of victory.
"I heard from our people that Yu Shiji always lied to Hun Jun, saying that the world's heroes were about to be wiped out. I guess this guy usually lied so smoothly that he got himself involved in it. He can no longer distinguish the difference between facts and lies.
!" Cheng Zhijie also sighed and agreed.
If the imperial court was a politically clear and upright court, these people might have died long ago without a burial place. Even so, everyone still hopes that the emperor will not be so stupid and the ministers will not be so stupid. This is an extremely complicated mentality. Why is there such a thing?
Thoughts, everyone themselves don’t know
"Take this kid away!" Cheng Zhijie ordered after sighing a few times facing Xie Yingdeng.
Several soldiers heard the sound and stepped forward, pushing the prisoners toward the hillside in front of them. It was already August, and the colors of the mountain forest were extremely bright. The golden and red leaves were as if they had been dyed by a paintbrush, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.
Watching the prisoner's shadow go away, Cheng Zhijie took a deep breath and said, "Oh, this world! Yingdeng, do you still remember the last message sent by Xizuo we placed next to Li Zhongjian?"
"He said he was sent outside the Great Wall by Li Zhongjian to contact the Khitans and Turks." Xie Yingden frowned, recalling that the details he had finally arranged were taken away, which added a lot of inconvenience to his task of collecting the enemy's movements. Regarding this matter, Xie Yingden
After repeated analysis with Xu Maogong, Li Mi and others, they all believed that Xizuo's identity had not been discovered by the enemy generals. However, none of the three of them could guess the reason why Li Zhongjian sent his personal guards outside the Great Wall.
Xu Maogong knew that the other party had a large amount of property outside the Great Wall. At the same time, he also knew clearly that Li Xu was not a money-greedy person. The war was about to begin, and he would never be overly distracted by some external things.
As for the reason why the county soldiers suddenly stopped attacking and watched the fighter planes slip away, the truth is now revealed. It was not because Li Xu was lustful and messed up, but because Zhang Xutuo did not dare to disobey the imperial edict from Dongdu. When the answers to all the other unsolved mysteries have emerged,
After emerging from the water, Li Xu's arrangement of sending his cronies out of the fortress became even more bizarre.
"This man is always aware of the enemy's plans. He actually has some skills. If it weren't for his life-and-death position, I would be willing to make friends with him!" Cheng Zhijie's eyes passed over the rolling hills, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Maogong has always admired him. We have fought against him so many times. No matter whether we were fully prepared in advance or encountered a sudden encounter, we never got the advantage!" Xie Yingdeng also took the horse and looked at the flaming leaves around him.
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Li Xu's martial arts has obvious traces of the Jiangnan Xie family. If Xie Yingden's guess is correct, the old mirror-grinding man mentioned by the other party is the Xie family's uncle who has been missing for many years. When Nanchen was destroyed, Jiangnan talents changed their families one after another, but only one
The most talented heir of the Xie family left the Great Wall for a woman
"That guy is as smart as a wolf. He will never do anything boring!" Cheng Zhijie also admired Li Xu's talent, but he focused more on guessing the purpose of his actions.
"I think the fact that he sent people outside the Great Wall has a lot to do with Hun Jun's patrol!" Almost at the same time, Xie Yingden said.
The two of them glanced at each other quickly, and it was like a ray of sunlight shone into their bodies, shining from head to toe. If Li Xu sent people out of the fortress for Hun Jun's patrol, it meant that he privately believed that Hun Jun would be in trouble on the fortress, because there was no
How to make Yu Shiji and others believe their speculation, so they had to arrange it secretly
If the Hunjun is in trouble, the world will be in chaos. For the Wagang Army, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once grasped, not only can Zhang Xutuo successfully retreat his troops, but he can even go out of the mountains to fight for the world!
"We must inform Duke Mi and Commander Xu of this news!" Xie Yingdeng turned his horse around and said eagerly
At this moment, a fast horse galloped over. The messenger on the horse shouted loudly for Cheng Zhijie's official rank and raised the flag in his hand high.
"Commander Xu has an order to adjust the course and know the truth. Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and their troops rushed to Baimayu to intercept and kill the enemy! Commander Xu asked the generals to go first. He will catch up with everyone later!
