"General, you can't do this anymore! This Heavenly Sword is so powerful! It's like one man becomes an army!"
In the dark night, with the cold air and the rumbling of horse hooves, while Li Li was being beaten next door, his trusted subordinate Zhang Gongshen made suggestions to Luo Shu, who was lying on the horse in a panic. "And we are pythons being held down.
If you hit me on the head, you will have the advantage of strength, but you can't use it at all! You can't run! If this continues, you will be beaten to death before midnight! By then, there will probably be many casualties!"
"I know!" Luo Shu looked at the golden light flashing in the distance and trembled. "But I have already separated from Li Li... If we separate again, we can't even block it!"
"But it still doesn't work. In addition to Bai Sanniang, there are two Ningdan on the opposite side! In addition, there are also the assembled tribesmen!" Bai Xiangui next to him also pointed to a stream of light following behind him and reminded. "Wang Zhen is here.
There are two of us behind us, and we can’t get away from both ends, and we have to keep getting beaten... In short, we can’t go west!"
"Where are we going if we don't go west?" Luo Shu obviously didn't think about it after being beaten a few times.
But Bai Xiangui didn't have time to answer, because the golden light turned here again under the guidance of Wang Zhen behind him, and another golden light several feet wide swept down.
Luo Shu didn't say a word and tried his best to fight back. His energy and blood were still boiling, but this time after blocking several attacks, he was clearly screaming from his side. There were many casualties, but it was extremely difficult in the dark night.
Just got clicked.
"Old Bai! Are you still alive?!"
As Bai Yousi left, in the dark night, Luo Shu didn't care about his injuries or checking the dead and wounded bodyguards. He only hurriedly came to ask. "Speak quickly! What were you going to do just now?!"
"Order all the troops to disperse and go home! Go north and return to Youzhou!" Bai Xiangui tried his best to answer, but his tone was a little distorted, but he didn't know if he was injured. "This is the Dengzhou reinforcements from the gang, they are going to
To support the main battlefield in the west, we are going west at this time, and they are following us all the way, gritting our teeth, but if we go north, they are unlikely to keep chasing us, and we are cavalry, so we should break up and run home.
Let’s go, they won’t be able to chase you anymore!”
Luo Shu hesitated for a moment.
Zhang Gongshen next to him immediately asked for him: "But what are you going to tell Mr. Xue? Moreover, once the cavalry brigade disperses at night and wants to gather it, I don't know what year or month it will be... the battle will be over."
"How can we still care about this now?" Bai Xiangui replied with all his strength. "Our family is almost in ruins! Of the dozen or so old brothers, four or five have no news, and the major general has disappeared!"
Hearing the last word, Luo Shu yelled with all his strength: "Then give this order, let the whole army disperse, everyone can live their destiny, and the detachments will go north and return home! Everyone disperse and pass the order!"
"General!" Zhang Gongshen heard the military order and tried his best to respond. "You guys go back north. I'll go to the Ma Mian River camp and give them an explanation! It will save you the embarrassment of facing General Manager Xue in the future!"
"Go!" Luo Shu replied immediately. "But don't go to see Xue Changxiong. To save yourself from the trouble, go see Chen Bin and get the news and come back!"
"Yes." Zhang Gongshen nodded, and just followed the guidance of the stars in the dark night, hugging the horse's neck and continuing westward.
Behind him, eight thousand Youzhou cavalrymen, just because they were tired after a day of galloping, ran into a King of Hell. They were unable to perform their attacks and were beaten on the head. After being beaten until now, they could no longer hold up, and they actually lost their helmets and armor.
The whole army broke up and fled north in the dark.
If Zhang Xing were here, I don't know if he would be ashamed.
He held twenty-five battalions of soldiers and horses, gathered the elites of most of the gang, gathered hundreds of thousands of auxiliary soldiers, field soldiers, and civilians, and deployed so many supplies from the eastern border. After learning the news, he quickly established Qipan Village and attacked
After seven or eight days, the result of the battle was only thousands of casualties and casualties, and the family also lost a leader.
As a result, Bai Yousi had just arrived, so he just took Yangxin City first. It was an empty city, but then he defeated eight thousand Youzhou cavalry that night and drove away one Cheng Dan and one Ning Dan. It was really terrifying.
Of course, everyone knows that Zhang San will not feel ashamed, he will only be complacent.
And it is impossible for him to know now. For him, he just sent Xie Minghe out early yesterday morning to meet Bai Yousi. Now he is still worried about Niuda's life and death. How could he know so many things?
At dawn, Zhang Gongshen, who was highly skilled in riding, arrived at the Mamianhe camp of the army. He arrived at the camp of the supervisor Sima Chen Bin with ease and was summoned.
"Bai Sanniang led the Dengzhou army to Yangxin? Your entire army was defeated last night?" Chen Bin, who had obviously gotten up temporarily and was only wearing a leather cloak, was stunned when he came up. "Are you sure?"
"The whole army has been defeated! My young generals don't know whether they are alive or dead, and all the troops scattered and fled!" Zhang Gongshen said. "Bai Sanniang's Yitian Sword is too powerful. We are also unlucky. We march with a dull head and the whole army is exhausted.
She bumped into the city, and then she chased our general all the way... The leader of the gang, the Great Sage Wang Zhen, was also there, as was the Dengzhou Army, and there was another veteran Taoist alchemy master who called himself Xianyun Yehe. We couldn't resist at all.
After holding on for a while, I really didn’t dare to hold on any longer, so the whole army dispersed and headed north... I’m here specifically to convey a message.”
Chen Bin stared at the other person without saying a word.
Zhang Gongshen quickly said again: "Chen Sima, I'm not lying to you. After dawn, I estimate that sporadic defeated troops will definitely come before noon. In the evening, or tomorrow, the Dengzhou Army will come without warning. There is no need to lie to you about this kind of thing...
...Besides, Chen Sima himself can also send people to the east to investigate."
Chen Bin still said nothing.
Zhang Gongshen didn't know what to say.
Finally, Chen Bin spoke again: "Are you sure?"
Zhang Gongshen was completely silent.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time. After all, Chen Bin tried to stand up, but he couldn't stand up after standing up. He stood up again and fell again. Zhang Gongshen couldn't help but stepped forward to help the other person. The man who had already condensed his elixir
The former romantic child of the Nanchen royal family just barely stood up.
"Tell me... have you told anyone else about this news?" Chen Bin said in a vain tone.
"Of course not." When Zhang Gongshen saw that the other party had calmed down, he let go and quickly answered. "I have been a vanguard in Youzhou for more than ten years. How come I don't know the importance of military secrets? I was just ordered to talk to Chen Sima.
This matter."
Chen Bin nodded: "That's enough...where did you lose?"
"If we collide head-on at the foot of Yangxin City, we will be immediately defeated." Zhang Gongshen sat across from him again.
"when?"
"The second update did not arrive yesterday."
"When did it break up..."
"The third watch has not arrived yet."
"How much of the army has gone north?"
"They are all cavalry, but the general is chased and beaten, and the soldiers are chased and killed. Once they are separated, they will naturally go back to their hometown..."
"Going to Leling?" Chen Bin suddenly woke up.
"It's true." Zhang Gongshen also reacted suddenly. "Leling, Wudi, and Rao'an are close to each other, as well as the garrison of the Hejian Camp, and the Bohai Prefect Zhou. It is impossible to say that they can gather there this afternoon.
stand up……"
As he said this, Zhang Gongshen stood up abruptly.
"What are you doing?" Chen Bin immediately became nervous.
"I..." Zhang Gongshen was also a little at a loss for a moment.
"I will send messengers everywhere for everything, how can I use you?" Chen Bin quickly scolded. "Just sit back and don't make trouble. If I have words, documents, or replies, I will naturally come to you later."
Zhang Gongshen nodded and sat back.
After confirming the news, Chen Bin walked out of his tent wearing a fur cloak, but was blown away by the cold morning wind and shivered on the spot.
In fact, he realized immediately that he was in big trouble.
But now, he must force himself to calm down, analyze the situation, think about strategies, and evaluate these strategies.
First, the situation is already clear.
This is a matter of coincidence. Governor Zhou was talking nonsense in order to avoid the front line. Chen Sima also guessed that the other party was talking nonsense. However, this self-righteous "clearness" actually covered up the real danger - the military's
Dengzhou reinforcements really came from the sea.
This also explains why Bai Sanniang, who was still here in Ban County during the Chinese New Year, disappeared after the war started. She had no reason to leave - unless she hurried back to recruit reinforcements.
But that doesn't matter anymore. There are two real dangers now.
One is that after Bai Yousi and the Dengzhou Army defeated the Youzhou Army, they would arrive at the main battlefield in a short time. This would greatly increase the strength of the army in a short period of time and make the already unstoppable bypass attack fall into trouble.
To the point where it becomes useless and even dangerous.
As for the Qutuda Division, purely in terms of distance and time, even if they can regain a victory, that will be a matter of the future, but there will be many variables in the future.
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This is a danger to the overall situation. In the next two days, the military operations at Hejian Camp will enter an obvious period of risk.
Another aspect is Chen Bin's personal danger.
Why was he so scared that he lost his composure just now? In fact, it is self-explanatory. What does the overall situation have to do with him? Does he, a remnant of the Chen Dynasty, care? But the problem is that this matter is his own huge responsibility. Xue Changxiong has indeed expressed his feelings for Dengzhou
He attached great importance to the possibility of reinforcements and scolded him early, Chen Bin, the supervising Sima, for his dereliction of duty in this matter.
Therefore, once the news comes, General Xue is likely to be angry with him for it.
Even further, if the military suffers another setback due to this matter, especially if the partial divisions cause huge losses, which will directly affect the victory of this battle, who will be responsible?
There are only three people involved in the plan of "Don't Move the Pianshi". Cao Shancheng is the initiator, and Xue Changxiong is the leader. He is the one who arranges the plan, and he can't escape from the others.
However, the root cause of the matter is his dereliction of duty! So, what will Xue Changxiong do with himself?
What will happen to Prefect Zhou, whose guilt is obviously much lighter than his own?
"I killed him with my own hands!"
In the mist of the early morning, when Chen Bin thought of these words, he actually didn't shiver anymore, because he once again repeated the emotional path of the previous two days - fear was followed by shame.
Great fear, leading to great shame.
After pausing for a moment, he suddenly got up, took a horse, and headed straight for Xue Changxiong's camp.
Arriving at the camp, starting from the entrance gate, there was no obstruction, allowing him to go straight to Xue Changxiong's Chinese army tent. Even the soldiers and officers on duty along the way were all respectful - after all, as a supervising Sima and a general,
He is directly responsible for the general affairs and secrets of the camp, and is the actual immediate boss of many people here.
After entering the big tent, sure enough, the several confidential clerical officers on duty were all dozing off next to the brazier. Chen Bin hesitated for a moment, then walked over and knocked the leader on the forehead.
The leading officer woke up in surprise and saw that it was Chen Bin. He stood up in a panic and kicked several subordinates awake before saluting.
"Come to the side tent." Chen Bin put his hands behind his hands and whispered with a dark face. "Don't disturb the manager."
Several officers felt anxious and had no choice but to follow them out, but they did not notice at all that the usually steady and steady supervisor Sima's hands and feet were slightly trembling.
Turning to the side account, Chen Bin came to ask seriously: "Where do you think Wang Fubei is now?"
"It's hard to say, but it's definitely not Leling." The leading officer, who didn't know why, breathed a sigh of relief. He suppressed the urge to yawn in front of the supervisor Sima and tried to cheer up. "The distance between Leling and this place is too big."
Embarrassing, it is difficult to calculate the itinerary without baggage. I have to say that if you travel lightly, one day is too short, two days is a little longer... If I were General Wang, I would have stopped after walking thirty or forty miles yesterday, and then today
Work hard, walk more, and arrive at Leling in the evening."
"What about the Leling garrison?" Chen Bin asked coldly and reminded him.
"Maybe we haven't set off yet." The subordinate officer felt increasingly puzzled, but still answered seriously. "Shouldn't Leling wait for General Wang to arrive before leaving?"
Chen Bin nodded and asked again: "Master Zhou came from Wudi and said he would arrive here at noon today. Where do you think he should be now?"
"Nine times out of ten, we collided with General Wang Fubei," the leading officer blurted out.
"That's right." Chen Bin sighed. "It's like this. There is something temporary in Bohai. I have gone to the back tent to discuss with the general manager. I want to ask General Wang Fubei to turn to Yangxin to join the Youzhou Army. At the same time, I have to mobilize
The soldiers of Bohai County and the garrison of Leling, under the command of General Wang Fubei, went south together. There is another one, as you all know, who wants to punish Prefect Zhou... It is still early, and the general manager has gone to sleep. Let's try not to
Excuse me, just prepare a few documents here!"
All the important officers came to their senses.
"You are here to mobilize the county soldiers, and you are here to write a letter asking General Leling Han to temporarily obey General Wang Fubei's command and dispatch. The tone must be strict." Chen Bin saw this and formally ordered. "And you, you are here to write.
I want General Wang Fubei to take what Zhou Fujun handed over to me... Remember, this matter is a military secret and must not be leaked at all."
"Understood!" The officers on duty who were called nodded one after another.
A few people immediately poured hot water into the side tent to dissolve the ink, and used paper and pen on the spot. The officers wrote three copies of the confidential documents, and Chen Bin wrote one himself... They were all used to doing paperwork and sketching.
After that, those people took the initiative to present the document to Chen Bin for review.
"Okay." After reading, Chen Bin nodded slightly, then stood up and continued to give instructions. "Be quiet, follow me back to the tent, and use the seal to get the tiger talisman."
The officers immediately turned back without thinking.
When he returned to the camp, Chen Bin openly took the seal from the commander's head in public, gave several documents his own seal, and then put them one by one into the document bag, only for the leading officer to hold them, and then personally stood aside.
From the hanging bag, he calmly removed a simple first-level universal troop-mobilizing tiger talisman from the Zhonglang General of the Hejian Camp, put it into a small leather bag, and placed it on top of some document bags, allowing others to hold it.
Then, he walked out of the tent.
A group of confidential officers directly under Xue Changxiong were sent out again, and someone took the initiative to lead a horse over and walked to the gate of the camp. Only then did Chen Sima take the document bag and the tiger charm leather bag from the hands of the leading officer.
"Remember, if there is a military meeting in the morning and I won't be able to rush back in time, the manager won't ask you and don't bother me. If you ask about me, there will be many people around. Just tell him that I went to pick up Mr. Zhou in person. He
You will naturally know what is going on."
After saying that, he got on his horse and headed back to the base camp.
The confidential officers watched their superiors leave and disappear into the morning mist before turning back.
After walking a few steps, the leading officer suddenly shook his head with doubts on his face: "There is something wrong with Chen Sima today."
Everyone was surprised.
"He actually didn't slap me. Instead, he nodded my head to wake me up." The officer explained.
The rest of them laughed, and one of them said seriously: "This is a gesture of intimacy. Lieutenant Yu is about to be promoted."
Everyone laughed more and more, and the lieutenant clerk also laughed, and they went back together. When they returned to the tent, they did not dare to say a word. Coupled with the cold weather, they became drowsy again. This is something to say later.
On the other side, Chen Bin returned to the camp, called out Zhang Gongshen, picked up a few horses, and headed downstream along the Ma Face River together.
Although Zhang Gongshen was curious as to why the other party did not bring an entourage, there was such a gap in status that he could do nothing if the other party did not tell him.
The two masters of spiritual practice were galloping on light horses, taking turns changing horses. Before the mist dispersed, they saw a temporary military camp by the roadside from a distance. They went to investigate and found that it was indeed Wang Fubei's tribe.
Wang Fubei's tribe was having breakfast at this time, and when he heard that Chen Sima had arrived in person, his general Wang Fubei did not dare to neglect and hurried out to greet him.
After meeting Wang Fubei, Chen Bin simply asked directly inside the camp gate:
"Is Governor Zhou here?"
"Yes." Wang Fubei was startled for a moment and answered immediately.
Chen Bin didn't say much. He found a document and handed it to the other party: "Watch him first, don't let him escape... He may be punished."
Wang Fubei was puzzled, but after reading the document signed by the general manager, he immediately nodded, turned around and gave instructions to his confidants.
Immediately, Chen Bin stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Gongshen: "Let's go in. Lieutenant Zhang just told General Wang the military situation of Yangxin on the way."
Even though Zhang Gongshen was always cautious, he couldn't help but "wake up" at this moment, and immediately explained to Wang Fubei, walked to the Chinese army's tent, and just finished speaking.
After Wang Fubei listened to the narrative, he "awoke" to why he wanted to capture the governor of Zhou, but he also became frightened and stood still in the Chinese army's tent.
"There is another document." Chen Bin continued to take out a stamped document, and at the same time took out the tiger talisman of the dispatching lieutenant general level and handed it over. "The general manager has an order, the bandit army must have hurriedly took Yang Xin yesterday.
The soldiers are tired and the city is empty, so he wants you to take advantage of the bandits' scattered troops to chase the Youzhou army and quickly go south to capture Yangxin City."
Wang Fubei took the document and the tiger charm and just opened it. He could hear the other party's words, but it was like falling into an ice cave. After a long while, he asked: "Does the general want me to die?"
This is the truth... The eight thousand Youzhou army was defeated in half a night, and Wang Fubei's army itself was a unit that suffered a lot of losses in the previous battle, with only more than two thousand combatants. In Yitian Sword and Dengzhou
What chance does the army have of winning?
Zhang Gongshen was a kind man and couldn't help but sigh on the spot.
And everyone, including him, believed in this military order.
These days, he has known a thing or two about Xue Changxiong's temperament. In desperation, isn't it quite reasonable to vent his anger on Lord Zhou Fu of Bohai and let the motley army with a delicate position take a gamble?
If we lose the bet, we only have 2,000 soldiers. If we win the bet, the situation cannot be saved.
Chen Bin said expressionlessly: "Look at the document, the general manager is just doing this because you are in this position to facilitate the march. How can I sincerely force you to die? But I, because I am in charge of military affairs, was angered like Lord Zhou last night.
I also want to go to Yangxin with you... Are you the only one who is going to die?"
Wang Fubei hurriedly looked through it, and sure enough it was written like this in the document. Then he felt completely helpless and almost cried in the end: "What can I do?"
"Lieutenant Zhang and the others should get out of the way first." Chen Bin was still calm and just waved his hand to drive everyone away. Then when there were only two people in the Chinese army tent, he took a step forward, bowed his head and spoke sincerely. "
General Wang, I have a suggestion now... listen to it, if you agree, we will do it, if you don't agree, I will not admit the one-sided remarks afterwards."
Wang Fubei quickly threw down the documents and the tiger charm, held the opponent's hand and said: "Please give me some advice from Chen Sima."
"It's very simple. I am a remnant of Nanchen, and you are a powerful man in Hebei. We have devoted our lives to General Manager Xue, but he has treated us like this time and time again... Why should we hang ourselves from a tree?" Chen Bin raised his head and spoke.
He became more sincere. "The current situation is that the Youzhou army has dispersed, and the Dengzhou reinforcements have arrived. Nine times out of ten, the army can win this battle, and Hebei will definitely have a foothold for the army in the future; apart from that, what else can we do?"
There happens to be an old acquaintance of mine among the military reinforcements in the direction of Yangxin... In this case, you take the troops, and I take Zhou Fujun. We pretend to obey the military orders and march south, and go to the place to use these two things as support to surrender the army.
, isn’t it suddenly enlightened? As for Jiajuan, now you send some people to send a message to the clan, asking them to come south regardless of all costs, and then they can hide behind the salt mountain."
When Wang Fubei heard the first two sentences, he had already guessed what the other party meant, and was shocked for a moment. When he heard the narration later, he knew the pros and cons and the feasibility, but he was also completely moved.
After Chen Bin finished speaking, he just looked at the other person's expression and waited quietly.
"Okay!" After a few breaths, Wang Fubei suddenly gritted his teeth and agreed. "He is unkind and we are unjust. Let's join the gang together! Chen Sima will be the big leader and I will be the leader. It's like being slaughtered here!"
Chen Bin felt relieved. If the other party did not agree, he would have no choice but to escape to the other side alone. How could he bring an army of Wang Fubei and a Bohai prefect with him?
This is all capital!
Now that the two of them had decided, without hesitation, Wang Fubei privately sent his clan members to go back to their homes in the north to make contact, and asked the clan members to go south to Yanshan to escape. At the same time, he summoned his subordinates and issued military orders, heading directly to the southeast.
The subordinates did not know that Yangxin in the southeast had been defeated, so they were naturally speechless. Zhang Gongshen, on the other hand, was indeed a conscientious man. He knew the "inside story" but he gritted his teeth and insisted on following.
Of course, Chen Bin's plan so far has been too perfect, so the unexpected will always come in time when it should come.
When the march reached noon, a group of defeated soldiers from Youzhou suddenly came forward and told Wang and Chen that it turned out that the thieves in Yangxin City had already "retracted" along Douzigang to the Ban County camp in the west after gathering them in the morning.
Already.
In other words, Yangxin City is probably really empty at this time.
Wang Fubei could have "obeyed the military orders" and gone to Yangxin City honorably without betraying the enemy.
For a moment, Wang Fubei even felt a little emotional about Xue Changxiong's "knowledge of soldiers".
"Chen Sima." Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, Wang Fubei invited Chen Bin to the roadside and spoke in a low voice. "Now that things have happened, aren't we lucky enough to have the Three Glory and Four Emperors coming to help us? Why not just pretend
No words from the morning?"
"General Wang."
Chen Bin thought for a while and immediately took the other person's hand, still sincerely. "I want to tell you something, don't be angry... In fact, I forged all the military orders. I can't go back no matter what.
You can only go to the army; but you were supposed to go to Leling, but you followed me here with the troops, and even asked the clan members to abandon their residence and go to Yanshan to escape. This matter cannot be hidden. Do you think Xue Changxiong
Will we be able to accommodate you then? So, you can’t go back either. Let’s bite the bullet and head to Ban County Camp together!”
Wang Fubei was stunned and could not refute.
Chen Bin had already jumped out of the horse and gave the order in public: "The commander-in-chief's military order is to pursue this bandit army... We will take advantage of the opportunity to cross Pingchang and return to the front line, and station ourselves at the foot of Tushan Mountain!"
When the surrounding sergeants heard this, they all complained and only went to see Wang Fubei.
Fortunately, Wang Fubei came from a powerful family, and most of his troops were his own children, so he always kept his word, so with a reluctant nod, the troops turned around and headed west amid complaints.
After all, Wang Fubei had long been ostracized in the Hejian camp because he didn't know how to flatter. Later, after the Leling battle, he became a scapegoat, and he was full of anger and resentment early on.
And Chen Bin chose to come to see General Wang not just because he happened to be in this delicate position.
Before evening, the hungry troops first reached the rear of Pingchang County controlled by the army, and then took advantage of the situation to stop.
Immediately, Wang Fubei announced his decision, began to clean up the die-hards in the army, and sent envoys to Pingchang City.
Besides, in fact, since noon, many defeated Youzhou soldiers have circled back to the Mamianhe military camp. However, Chen Bin should have been responsible for collecting military information, so in the end, after waiting
Murong Zhengyan noticed the problem and personally inquired about the military situation. When he hurriedly came to report to Xue Changxiong, it was already afternoon and evening.
Then, almost at the same moment when Wang Fubei sent a surrender messenger to Pingchang City, Xue Changxiong, who hurriedly convened a military meeting in panic, suddenly realized that Chen Bin was not there, and couldn't help asking about Chen Sima's whereabouts: "Where is Chen Sima?"
?”
In response to this, a deputy lieutenant surnamed Yu, who was in charge of confidential documents, immediately stepped out and respectfully replied: "Report to the manager, Chen Sima went to pick up Mr. Zhou Fu from Bohai early in the morning."
At that moment, General Xue, who had no time to think about it, nodded instinctively.
