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On the first day of February, Duan Wei led an army of 30,000 from Dongdu. When Yuan Baocun, the governor of Wuyang County, took the initiative to send an envoy, he passed through Guixiang without entering, and went straight to Qingzhang, which is directly north of Guixiang, the governor of Wuyang County.
Water channels, waiting to merge.
However, when I walked there in the morning, I only saw the messenger coming across the river, and the messenger conveyed Bai Hengqiu's oral message.
"The Taiyuan Army is marching westward with all its strength, and the battle will begin tomorrow at the earliest? We just need to follow up from the south bank to prevent the reinforcements and rebels from escaping across the river?" Duan Wei was obviously hesitant while repeating the other party's words, but he, with his rich military experience, immediately realized
The other party meant something, but immediately turned back. "Do you understand?"
Behind him were Qu Tuda, Zheng Shanye, and Ji Zeng, the three actual leading generals. They became more enlightened after hearing this.
"As long as you understand." Duan Wei responded sternly. "Why don't I know your little thoughts? I'm just worried that I will sacrifice my soldiers and horses for nothing, and there will be no results afterwards... I won't hide it from you, I am also leading the soldiers.
People have similar thoughts in their hearts... But now it seems that the British Lord has already considered that in this battle, he will use his own troops to fight the front line and make the main attack. We only need to be responsible for the containment. Can you still
Have something to say?"
The three of them did not dare to neglect, and they all raised their hands and saluted to show their approval.
"That's good." Duan Wei continued. "Each of you go back and use your methods to push the troops forward... We will fight tomorrow, and it will only be one day. Can't you generals maintain your strength?
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The generals just nodded and hurried away.
In this way, I don’t know what means the generals used to cheer up the troops. In short, the Dongdu troops continued to march eastward and arrived at Guantao that night. The next day, they continued to march and arrived at Qinghe before noon.
County boundaries.
At this time, Tan Ma came to report that in the large camp on the north bank of the Qingzhang River, the red-bottomed military characters "deposed" were still in place, and the soldiers and horses were not moved either. Instead, there were many pontoons on the river, which were still transporting grain and ordnance.
, and continued to deliver supplies to the elite military camp on the north bank of the river. Not only that, but spies came to report that the military camp had been repairing fortifications and building earthen ditches, which seemed to be imitating the Battle of Ma Mian River.
On the other side of the river, the Taiyuan-Wu'an troops and horses were vast, and the Dongdu troops and horses could already see some of the lagging troops across the river.
At this time, the generals of Dongdu knew that there might be a battle on the other side of the river tonight, and whether there was a battle or not, at least tonight the two armies on both sides of the river would complete their camp confrontation, and then engage in military warfare with the army.
touch.
It is precisely because of this that many people's ideas have changed. Some people feel that at the moment, it seems that thieves are really difficult to defeat the British public, and they can't help but be tempted and want to stand out in front of the British public who has a bright political future; others
Some people feel that the thieves seem to be emboldened in this way, but they are timid and do not want to lose troops or even lose their lives to help here.
As a result, another group of three to four hundred soldiers and horses escaped, and this time they were discovered very late.
"No matter whether he is arrogant or bluffing, he is on the defensive at most. We just need to move forward quickly and cut off the pontoon bridge!" After noticing another commotion in the army, Duan Wei also became fierce at this time and directly ordered the general.
"Qutuda, go ahead! You don't have to worry about this place anymore. You don't need many elites. One or two thousand is enough. Grab the pontoon bridge, drive the people away, stand by the river, and cut off the pontoon bridge. That's a great achievement!"
When Qutuda heard this, he knew that he could not shirk it no matter what today, so he handed over his hand and said yes, then marshaled his troops and led the team in person without any hesitation... In fact, this was not just about executing
Order, rather, as a general, an old enemy and defeated general who has repeatedly failed to catch up with the battlefield, he has some expectations for the battle ahead.
As for what the specific expectations are, he himself can't say.
On the second day of February, in the afternoon, Qu Tuda led a thousand elite troops as the vanguard. They advanced lightly and easily reached the south bank of the Qingzhang River in the western part of Qinghe County...or the east bank, because the Qingzhang River generally runs from southwest to northeast.
The flow direction is more north-south in this section.
Taking this section of the Qingzhang River that turns north and south as the boundary, Linqing County is to the east and Zongcheng County is to the west. Zhanghang and its main camp are located a little north of Zongcheng County next to the river, and there are 100 kilometers away from here.
More than ten miles.
However, from the point where the river turned into a north-south direction, pontoons had already appeared on a large scale. It can be seen that the army's support for Zhang San's camp on the other side of the river was strong.
Of course, these floating bridges have long been disconnected, and they were disconnected from the east bank.
"What does this mean?" After Qu Tuda went down to the river to inspect the pontoon bridge, one of the accompanying team generals was slightly surprised. "Our task is to cut off the pontoon bridge, and help ourselves to cut off the pontoon bridge?"
"Yes." He joined the army and answered casually.
"Why?"
"Of course they are worried about us going to support the other side."
"Are they afraid of us?"
"That's not necessarily true..." Junjun looked at Qutuda. "General, Junjun is more confident than we think."
Qu Tuda nodded slightly.
The rest of the people behind him are also more aware - the British government asked the Dongdu soldiers and horses to cut off the pontoon bridge to prevent the army from escaping or reinforcements to support from here. Although helping to cut off the troops and horses has the purpose of hindering the Dongdu soldiers and horses from attacking, it also has the same meaning.
It shows the determination to hold on to the other side and fight to the end.
"Let's go!" Qu Tuda looked at the Taiyuan-Wu'an coalition forces clearly visible on the other side of the river, and became more decisive. "He will destroy theirs, and we will enter ours."
There were many people around who were speechless, so they went ashore together, returned to the official road, and continued to lead the army northward. As expected, after walking for another three or four miles, the broken pontoon bridge on the river seemed to be in a hurry; after walking for another three or four miles, it was already
A few helpers and patrol riders could be seen retreating hastily.
The subordinates asked for instructions one after another to pursue, but Qu Tuda rejected them all, and they just insisted on marching along the official road along the river.
In this way, after walking for another three or four miles, it was already evening. On the other side of the river, countless Taiyuan and Wu'an coalition forces began to set up camp. The camp was so vast that one could not even see the edge.
The gang's camp also appeared in the field of vision under the setting sun. It was slightly smaller in scale, but because of its complete buildings and the color of the soil and wood, it looked like a huge gray-yellow fortress.
Qutuda stopped his march, reined in his horse and stood in the sunset.
On the other side of the river, the British male Bai Hengqiu, who was fully clothed throughout the whole process, also learned that Qu Tuda was in place. However, when he realized yesterday that Gang Daying was not moving at all, he did not pay much attention to this matter.
"What do you think this guy Zhang San is relying on?" Bai Hengqiu drove for a whole day and was on the horse the whole time. He did not show any of the Grand Master's methods. At this time, he was still on the horse, and he was on horseback.
Observe from the height of a small slope.
There were more than dozens of generals around, but everyone knew who the coach was asking about.
"It's nothing more than those." Li Ding answered calmly in the spotlight. "Either there is a great master hidden in it, or there are a few more masters, or it is to help the masters who have condensed pills and above to emerge one after another in recent years. He can
Form a zhenqi military formation...and it should be a large military formation, otherwise there is no need to prepare such a specific number of soldiers and horses, but the whole army should fight."
Bai Hengqiu looked at the outer base of the military camp, which was shaped like a perfect pentagon, and said nothing.
On the other hand, the general Liu Yangji beside him frowned slightly: "The army formation is a true energy formation that combines all the soldiers and horses?"
"good."
"Do thieves have this ability?" Liu Yangji asked seriously. "This is not something that can only be done by dozens of masters of condensation. They have to be layered according to their cultivation level, like arms and fingers, in order to open up the formation and cover it.
Where did the command of a group of soldiers and foot soldiers come from?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Another Chinese general, Dou Qi, frowned slightly. "You can't underestimate the thief, otherwise the thief will underestimate those heroes in the east of Hebei and the east. When he was in the east, my nephew
They were easily dealt with, and if these juniors are not worth mentioning, then are Han Yingong, Qu Tuda, and Xue Changxiong also useless?"
"General Dou misunderstood, I am not looking down on thieves, I just said that for the gang, this large army formation is a bit unbelievable." Liu Yangji replied proudly. "You must know that I have never seen many large army formations in the world.
When the British Duke defeated Yang Shen, he only concentrated the practitioners to descend the mountain and attack, but he did not cover several battalions of soldiers and horses. Who did the third thief Zhang learn from?"
"It should be Xu Shiren, right?" Dou Qi sighed. "Xu Shiren has been in the army for more than ten years, and he is still at the level of general Ying Yanglang. There are some things that are really not lacking..."
"But it's still not enough." Liu Yangji thought for a moment and shook his head. "I'm not talking to General Dou, but Xu Shiren alone is really not enough. He knows at most a thousand people's level of military formations, but he knows more about it.
Toy, you still need someone to teach you...who taught you?"
Even Dou Qi didn't speak.
"I taught you."
At this moment, Li Ding suddenly raised his sword and answered in the slightly surprised eyes of the generals. "Zhang San has a good background, and there is never a lack of regulations in the military formation. So that when Xue Gong fought that day, he only thought that
It was Bai's family knowledge that was passed down to Zhang San; later he also asked me about some knowledge of military formation design, so I told him some of my own experiences and what I learned from my uncle; in addition, in his army,
Not only are there experienced officers like Xu Shiren who have more than ten years of experience in the army, but people like Xu Shiying and Wang Shuyong are also rare young talents who can master some things with just a few clicks."
Dou Qi and Liu Yangji smiled together almost instinctively. They obviously wanted to say something, but neither of them came out.
"If this is the case, even though things are troublesome, we are not afraid of him." Bai Hengqiu's expression did not change. "Because after all, I am still here! If we don't fight in person, he won't understand what a great master is! When the time comes, I will
Hold your own sword, kill this thief, and end Hebei!"
Everyone was awe-struck and nodded in agreement.
Only Li Ding looked uncertain: "I'm afraid he has a back-up plan!"
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Li to test it out." Bai Hengqiu said calmly as usual. "Since we predict that he can form a large formation, there is no harm in sending troops when he is ready tomorrow and tomorrow. We have to take precautions tonight.
Just a sneak attack."
The surrounding generals all bowed their hands and said yes.
Li Ding hesitated for a moment, then seriously asked: "It's just a test, don't you need to surrender? Zhang Sanlang is recognized by the world as Sanniang's husband, and he is a first-class person. If he comes to surrender, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing?"
thing"
This time, it was Bai Hengqiu's turn to hesitate. He was silent for a moment, looking at the many generals who couldn't help but look up at him. He laughed for a moment: "I'm just afraid of humiliating myself."
"Young man also thinks you will be humiliating yourself." Li Ding said with a smile. "But when I go to recruit surrender, it is only me who is being humiliated. Mr. Bai need not worry."
Bai Hengqiu looked at the other person, nodded, and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Li Ding asked again: "Do you have anything to say to Mr. Bai?"
Bai Hengqiu was startled for a moment, and immediately realized that the other party was asking him what political commitment he could give. Even though he had already made up his mind to leave no room for it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If he comes with Sanniang, I, Bai Hengqiu, will
Even if I want to give my inheritance to those sons in the future, I’m afraid I won’t dare, right? If he agrees, the child’s surname will be Bai.”
Many people around him were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter, but Li Ding remained calm.
Just like that, after a moment, with the sun about to set, Li Ding asked Su Jingfang to raise the flag, called his subordinate Wang Chen to invite people to come as a guard, and then went straight to the northern army camp.
When he arrived at the camp, he reported his name, but within a moment, Zhang Xing rode out of the camp on a yellow gelding, leading Wang Xiongdan and more than a dozen other horsemen, but he did not bring any flags.
The two sides handed over their horses, and the knight behind him fell more than ten steps away, allowing the two to talk.
"Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?" Li Ding smiled.
"I've been really tired these past few days... You taught me this camp, and it's really troublesome to build." Zhang Xing, who had sunken eyes, also smiled. "But you are obviously full of energy."
"The future of military affairs has been well arranged by Duke Bai. There is no need to worry about anything, and you will naturally be in good spirits." Li Ding responded with a smile. "Don't talk nonsense. Duke Bai asked me to ask you, is there still room for turning back now?
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"Let me speak my conscience." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and answered sincerely. "I really thought about surrendering this time, but that was the night after I received Xue Changxiong's letter three or four days ago and learned about the situation... and what I did that night
After making the decision, I will no longer consider surrender... Tell that old thief Bai Hengqiu that if he wants to fight, he will fight, and I will just wait for him here."
Li Ding nodded and reminded again: "But this time you lose more than you win, and once you lose, you are likely to be doomed."
"Mr. Bai asked me to ask, can you tell him what else you rely on besides this immovable Qi formation?" Li Ding continued to ask, causing a slight commotion in front of him and behind him.
Is this okay to ask?
Will you answer the question?
Zhang Xing leaned over, looked at the dozen knights behind him, and suddenly laughed: "Yes, our biggest reliance is Hebei Yiyi. Not only Xue Changxiong, but also Feng Wuyi also promised to betray him secretly. As long as
We hold on, and the Taiyuan soldiers and horses gradually become exhausted. The so-called encirclement and suppression of the army will turn into Hebei against Jin. We encircle and kill Bai Hengqiu... Li Silang, since the Wei Dynasty is in this position, where can there be any officials?
Army and rebels? Even if there are officers and soldiers, it's not Bai Hengqiu and Xue Changxiong, right?"
The knights on both sides were in commotion again, but they seemed to be a little panicked.
Li Ding's expression changed slightly, but then he shook his head: "Even if there are no official troops and rebels, there are also Guanlong and the rebels. How can it be as easy as you said? The matter of Xue Gong sending a message to you is also a tactic to alienate people, right?
?”
"They are people from Guanlong who came to Hebei to establish themselves. All the soldiers are from Hebei, and their food and wages are all taken from Hebei. So, do you think this is a military town in Hebei or a military town in Guanlong?" Zhang Xing looked at the other party and said proudly, avoiding the direct answer.
Question. "Li Silang, how many of the famous Guanlong clan were born in Guanlong? Isn't it the result of heroes from other places who mainly established military forces in Guanlong and established their careers? Others don't know this truth, but don't you Li Silang?"
Do you know? Are you and your Wu'an soldiers considered the Guanlong army?"
Li Ding remained silent.
Zhang Xing continued to laugh: "That's good. If you are interested, I will attack the camp while you are still on your feet tonight. Don't fight me. Then I will know your intentions."
Li Ding finally smiled again: "It's a deal."
Zhang Xing also nodded: "It's a deal."
The two men immediately cut their horses and turned their heads.
But just after returning to their respective entourage queues, the two of them looked back at each other as if they had a clear understanding.
"Li Silang, I have something to ask of you." Zhang Xingxian said with a smile.
"Come on." Li Ding was a little serious.
"If the gang is really defeated this time, and I don't have the guts to fight to death, I hope you will take advantage of our previous friendship and kill me before I am sent to Bai Hengqiu..." Zhang Xing was still smiling, as if
It's just a joke.
"Are you afraid of surrendering?" Li Ding asked seriously.
"That's right." Zhang Xing also answered seriously. "Three years ago, no matter how big the problem was, I would have risked my life by myself, but now I see that my foundation is getting heavier and my actions are getting smoother and more reasonable.
, but I am afraid that I will gradually lose my old blood because of this... That would be too shameful... And if you kill me, at least Sisi, a close friend like you, will forgive me, and for the sake of kindness, I will still
Consider me a hero."
"Okay." Li Ding was silent for a while. Seeing the sunset between the two of them about to set, he smiled and nodded. "I also want to ask you... did I say something?"
"Which sentence?"
"If you win this time, I will bow down and let you run around!"
"It seems there is, but I really can't remember it." Zhang Xing also said with a smile. "Anyway, ever since you settled in Wu'an and I came to Hebei, I have always had such wishful thinking in my heart... Is this really true?
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"Of course you sit really well." Li Ding nodded: "I was reluctant before because you never beat me. This time I am right opposite you. We will definitely win or lose."
"That's good." Zhang Xing nodded and glanced at the setting sun to the west. "That's good."
"Take care, take care." Li Ding also nodded.
Then the two of them returned to their camps together with the Supreme Being to the west.
ps: Even though I have reported it to everyone a long time ago, I still have to apologize... I ran out of coffee at the confinement center, and people seemed to be groggy in the past two days, no different from ordinary people who quit smoking.