Chapter five hundred and twentieth Yunzhou army 110,000
Senior Meng, this matter cannot wait until next year.
If we wait until next year, Daxuan will probably be tortured by Long Xiulian to the point of subjugation.
Long Xiulian might even become a star official.
If the master still can't wake up, it is estimated that the entire Judge Road will fall into Long Xiulian's hands.
Where can Xu Zhiqiong flee when the time comes?
However, Meng Yuanfeng's words caught Xu Zhiqiong's attention.
It turns out that third-level judges cannot kill people whose sins are less than two feet.
It can be inferred from this that Zhong Shen and Chu Xin can survive to this day because their sins are less than two feet.
But why didn't Long Xiulian bring a helper to kill Zhong Shen and Chu Xin?
"Senior Meng, if a third-grade judge wants to kill someone with less than two feet of crime, and brings an assistant to fight, beats the opponent until he is dying, and then lets the assistant do it, does that not violate the Taoist rules?"
Meng Yuanfeng shook his head and said: "This is absolutely not allowed. The rules of the Taoist sect are based on the laws of nature. God can clearly see the cause and effect. If you use some cleverness to break the rules of the Taoist sect, you will end up like me.
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Speaking of this, Meng Yuanfeng smiled bitterly.
It turns out that Meng Yuanfeng's skills were banned because he violated this rule.
But is this rule too harsh?
"Suppose a person's crime is less than two feet, and he insists on killing a third-grade judge, but the third-grade judge can't protect himself?"
Meng Yuanfeng said: "There is nothing wrong with protecting yourself! Besides, the rules of this sect are in the eyes of God. God knows that you are protecting yourself. Even if you kill someone who has no crime, it will not be considered a mistake."
Xu Zhiqiong said again: "My sinful karma exceeds two feet, and I find some people with less than two feet of sinful karma to protect me. Long Xiulian can only kill me, but cannot hurt other people's lives."
Meng Yuanfeng shook his head: "When punishing evil and eradicating evil, if you encounter criminals and accomplices, it is not wrong to kill them. It still depends on God's testimony."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned: "I don't understand this rule."
Meng Yuanfeng advised: "If you don't understand, don't think too much. I just think too much and I'm in this situation today."
That's all, I'm not at the third level either. I'll think about this rule again when I get to the third level.
Xu Zhiqiong thanked him again and took Tao Huayuan, Chang Decai, Yang Wu, Liang Zhenjie, Chu He, Niu Yuxian and others to Yunzhou.
With Tao Huayuan by his side, the journey went very quickly. In less than a day, everyone arrived at the border of Yunzhou and prayed across the mountain.
The five thousand troops mobilized by Chu Xin have already assembled at the foot of Prayer Mountain, and He Fang and Li Shabai have also arrived.
When they reunited and climbed up the tower to look out at the enemy camp, Xu Zhiqiong was stunned.
The enemy camp is very vast and the tents are so densely packed that you can’t even see the edge!
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "How many people are there in Yunzhou?"
He Fang said: "Yunzhou is located on the border. There were originally 30,000 defenders. Now that we have received information from spies, the prefect Peng Xiunian has recruited 80,000 troops across the state. Together, there are 110,000 troops."
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned.
There are 110,000 enemy troops!
Chu Xin only mobilized 5,000 soldiers and horses, how could he fight this battle?
Li Shabai shook his head and said: "General Chu uses his troops like a god. We really can't figure out his thoughts.
I received news last night that Gongsun Wen attacked two cities in the northern border and robbed a large amount of ordnance, one in the south and the other in the north. I'm afraid that the incident in the northern border is somehow related to the Yunzhou rebellion."
Li Shabai's speculation is very reasonable. There is a war between the south and the north. If Daxuan fails to respond, the situation will be dangerous.
This also further confirms one thing, the Yunzhou rebellion must be related to the Nufu Sect!
If this counter-insurgency battle is lost, Daxuan will be in trouble and in danger of overthrowing.
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "How is General Chu's injury?"
He Fang said: "I received news from Captain Bai Zihe last night. With Shan Yan's full treatment, General Chu's life should have been saved, and he is still in a coma."
Xu Zhiqiong trusted Chu Xin's ability, but he could not understand Chu Xin's intention at all. In any case, he could not understand that five thousand men and horses faced 110,000 enemy troops.
, how can this battle be won?
He Fang sighed: "In my opinion, our army should hold on to the camp and stay still until General Chu wakes up before making a decision."
Tao Huayuan said from the side: "Princess, my army is very perceptive. Our army is stationary, but the enemy army is also immobile? If General Chu cannot wake up for a month, and the enemy army sends troops first to form an encirclement, how can the camp be defended?"
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He Fang frowned and said, "My little sister is so stupid that I make my senior sister laugh. Could you please give me a good idea?"
Tao Huayuan said: "I dare not come up with an idea, but I have fought at least once. There is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and ours. If we stick to the camp here, it is like waiting for death. We should divide our troops to guard the key roads and take advantage of the terrain to prevent the enemy from encircling us. As for how to break through
The enemy, I can’t think of a way to do it.”
Tao'er does know how to fight. In the battle in the north, she led the bandits and captured the enemy's granary, so that Tunu's army was trapped and the entire army surrendered.
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said, "Let me first use this plan to divide our troops to garrison key roads and defeat the enemy's plan. Let me think about it in detail."
Xu Zhiqiong couldn't think of a plan to defeat the enemy, but someone could.
Back at the camp, Xu Zhiqiong sent the others away and took out the soul gathering lamp. Not long after, Liang Zhenjie appeared in front of him.
Seeing his dull eyes and confused expression, Xu Zhiqiong was very worried.
"Brother Liang, are you okay?"
Liang Zhenjie lowered his eyes and said, "Okay, what can be wrong?"
"Did you see the enemy camp just now?"
"I saw it, it's such a big camp."
"How do you think this battle should be fought?"
"Who knows how to fight? Five thousand people against 110,000 people. How can we win this battle?"
Xu Zhiqiong frowned, Liang Zhenjie's bad state exceeded his expectations.
"Brother Liang, this is for Daxuan's foundation, you should at least put some thought into it."
"Careful? Where is my heart?" Liang Zhenjie touched his chest, "I seem to have lost my heart."
Yes, you definitely don’t have a heart. How could a ghost have a heart?
After a long silence, Liang Zhenjie finally said something useful: "The enemy's camp is very loose, and it doesn't even look like a camp.
If I lead the army and lead a group of cavalry to respond, although I cannot defeat the enemy, I can still be somewhat sure of burning their granaries.
An army of more than 100,000 people will consume a lot of food and fodder. Once the support is not provided, the morale of the army will easily collapse. When the time comes to send troops to fight again, the chance of victory is not small."
Xu Zhiqiong was full of surprises. After all, Liang Zhenjie was still a good candidate. I guess Chu Xin thought the same.
"According to your plan, we will rob the camp tonight."
Liang Zhenjie shook his head and said: "Don't be too hasty. Maybe this is a trap by the enemy. Five thousand troops and horses are too few to allow for any mistakes. Before sending troops, it is best to find out the enemy's situation. If you are brave, go to the enemy camp and have a look."
Go ahead."
Go take a look at the enemy camp?
This is what Xu Zhiqiong is good at.
What Liang Zhenjie said was indeed reasonable. He only had 5,000 men under his command, so there was no room for mistakes. Xu Zhiqiong told He Fang his idea and decided to go to the enemy camp to investigate that night.
Li Shabai wanted to go together, but Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I want to go to the enemy camp, and the enemy troops must also want to come to our camp. Painter Li can't leave the camp easily. It would be nice if Taoer can help me."
Xu Zhiqiong found two Yunzhou soldiers from the army and studied Yunzhou dialect seriously with them.
The dialect of Yunzhou is very complicated. Even if they are separated by a mountain, the dialects of the two places may be completely different.
Therefore, Yunzhou people from different places all communicate in Daxuan Mandarin, but the placement of stress and the method of pronunciation are deeply influenced by Yuxian dialect.
Xu Zhiqiong can speak Yuxian dialect fluently and quickly mastered Yunzhou's unique accent.
At nightfall, Xu Zhiqiong and Tao Huayuan came to the vicinity of the enemy camp and knocked down a sergeant who was chopping firewood. Xu Zhiqiong put on his Yunzhou military uniform and sneaked into the camp. Tao Huayuan hid outside the camp and was ready to respond.
The closest to the front line is the Pioneer Battalion.
Xu Zhiqiong entered the camp and looked around while carrying firewood.
Did Liang Zhenjie say that?
No, this camp is indeed loose.
Not only was it loose, but it was also messy. The camps were arranged haphazardly, debris was piled all over the floor, and there wasn't even a decent road. If a war really broke out, it would be difficult for the sergeants to assemble.
Look at the soldiers in the camp again.
Xu Zhiqiong walked around and found that the soldiers were either over fifty or under fifteen years old. Some were armed with spears, swords and guns, while others were armed with hoes and clubs. Most of them did not even have military uniforms.
If you look at their speech and behavior, you can quickly tell one thing.
These people have never been soldiers at all, they are all ordinary people!
Can such a sergeant also serve as a vanguard?
Maybe this is a bait to deliberately lure our troops into battle, with all the elite troops hiding behind.
Xu Zhiqiong walked to an adjacent camp. The conditions in the camp were equally bad.
An old man came forward and said with a smile: "Little brother, give me some firewood. It's wet and cold at night, and my old bones can't bear it."
Xu Zhiqiong looked the old man up and down and saw that he looked at least seventy years old.
"Are you going to fight at your age?"
"I'm considered young," the old man said with a smile, "There are a dozen more over there, the oldest one is eighty-six years old."
Eighty-six?
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "What are you doing here in the 86th year?"
The old man asked in surprise: "Isn't this an order from the prefect? As long as you are a leader, you must join the army after ten years of age. Why are you pretending to be a stranger?"
Is this an order from Peng Xiunian?
Capture old people in their 70s or 80s and send them to the army?
You can't ask. If you ask, the secret will be revealed.
Xu Zhiqiong quickly took some firewood and gave it to the old man: "I think that at your age, the prefect should open the firewood."
The old man smiled and said: "Who do you think I am? Am I the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? Are we fighting this battle for Magistrate Peng? This is to fight for a way for ourselves to survive!"
Xu Zhiqiong's heart trembled. These people were not necessarily captured. This old man was obviously willing to fight.
Xu Zhiqiong scratched his scalp and pretended to be honest: "I am a rough person and have never studied. I don't understand these big principles you are talking about."
The old man shook his head and said: "This is not a big deal. Anyone with eyes can understand it. Has the imperial court done any personnel affairs in the past two years?
They drove away the Yanghuo people (the cultivators of Taoism), confiscated the harvest, and we couldn’t even eat. The court also increased the tax, and every family’s rice vat was bottomed out!”
Yunzhou is Xu Zhiqiong's fiefdom, and Xu Zhiqiong remembers some things very clearly.
After Emperor Changle took office, he reduced a lot of taxes. Due to the famine in Yunzhou, all land taxes were waived. The old man said that the rice vat had bottomed out, which was definitely not an order from the imperial court.
The old man grew more and more hateful as he spoke: "There are a few Yanghuo people secretly hiding in our village. Last month, the imperial court sent people to arrest them and kill those Yanghuo people, as well as our village chief's family!"
last month?
This is definitely not something the imperial court does.
The old man continued: "Didn't you hear what the magistrate said? The imperial court wants to drive us all out and change our species in Yunzhou! If we don't fight hard now, how long will we wait? I don't think the imperial court has sent many people. Let's kill them.
If we kill them all, they won’t dare to bully us anymore!”