No one expected that the Wagang Army suffered a heavy blow, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Under the pressure of the enemy, several factions within it quickly gave up their past grievances and joined forces to reorganize the army. This sudden unity was not to mention the low-level gangsters.
It was hard to understand, and 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 troops, but was not good at winning by surprise. Li Mi was erratic in using troops, but always lacked consideration for details. Their abilities complemented each other, and when they cooperated with each other, they complemented each other. They dispersed the soldiers and horses of each battalion according to the agreement agreed in advance.
While regrouping, they relied on the terrain around Wagang to deal with the officers and soldiers. From late summer to mid-autumn, although they suffered more defeats and fewer wins, the officers and soldiers could no longer reproduce the glory of the canal.
There were two officers and soldiers who came to suppress them. One was the local Qijun troops led by Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu. The other was the elite of the inner government from Luoyang. The two officers and armies were about the same number in number.
But the combat effectiveness is one in the sky and the other in the ground. After many battles, Wagang generals quickly summed up an experience. If you encounter an army with light armor and horizontal swords, you must be cautious. Although their
The equipment looks almost the same as that of the Wagang Army, but its 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 up and you will definitely have a lot of success.
Capture.
After autumn, due to the situation, Zhang Xutuo had to give up the idea of eating the Wagang Army in one bite. With the county soldiers as the main force, he set up camp step by step, encroaching on the territory of the Wagang Army one by one. As for the army sent by the court,
The "new force" was assigned 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 and broke into pieces, constantly shifting positions in the mountains. Zhang Xutuo managed to eat several slow-moving bandits as he wished, but he never fought with them.
The main force of the rebel army came into contact. The Fu soldiers led by Hu Benlang general Liu Changgong and Yushi Xiao Huaijing, who were responsible for assisting the Wagang army in besieging the Wagang army, were lucky enough to encounter Wagang elites every time. The results of the battles between the two sides were exactly the same.
For various "understandable" reasons, the enemy broke through the defense line, and then recaptured the position in a "bloody battle." However, when they closed the encirclement again, the main force of the Wagang Army had already taken the captured baggage and escorted the prisoners toward the
Another hilltop.
This happened several times, and even Cheng Zhijie began to thank the court for its "concern." "If not for the fact that the emperor is kind-hearted, he actually sent such a bunch of bear bags to hold back Zhang Xutuo." He held one hand.
The tall horse snatched from the enemy's hands held in the other hand a long spear carefully made by the Equipment Department of the Ministry of War when the late emperor was still alive. On the shining spear was a gold-plated filigree lotus leaf ripped from the body of the captured general.
A. "If we continue to fight like this for half a year, the goods sent by Grand Censor Xiao alone will be enough for us to expand another battalion! You are considerate, you are so considerate!"
"His Majesty did not send us here!" The prisoner walking in front of Cheng Zhijie's horse, although his appearance was more delicate, 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, according to the rules set by Zhai Rang, they required their families to pay jewels and copper coins as a ransom. Even if their families refused to pay, the captives could be exempted from guilt by joining Wagang on their own initiative. Therefore,
, although the captured young general was hesitant, he was not very scared. He turned around and glanced at Xie Yingdeng with disdain. The man said in a tone like teaching 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.
, why do you care about clowns like you? If Lord Yu didn’t want to surprise His Majesty, 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 your family has a lot of money. Don't worry, the ransom we ask for will never be small, so as not to ruin 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. Not to mention his lackeys!" Shan Xiongxin also caught up to join in the fun and gave him a stick.
Hit the prisoner on the back, causing him to stagger.
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 is taking the war too seriously!" He shook his head and commented in a low voice. Regardless of the appearance of the prisoner in front of him,
Or mentally, he is obviously a stupid boy who has not grown up. Silly boys like this, every time the Wagang Army and the Fu soldiers fight, they can capture several alive. These people are not war materials at all. The reason why the family
The reason why they were placed in the army was obviously to let them gain military merit. Yu Shiji, who was in charge of government affairs, even 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 too smoothly, and ended up getting himself involved, and he can no longer distinguish between facts and lies.
Difference!" Cheng Zhijie also sighed and agreed.
If the imperial court was a politically clear and transparent court, they might have died long ago without a burial place. Even so, everyone still hopes that the emperor will not be so faint and the ministers will not be so stupid. This is an extremely complicated mentality. Why is there such a thing?
This kind of thinking is not clear to everyone themselves.
"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 towards the hillside ahead. It was already August, and the colors of the mountain forests were extremely bright. The golden and red leaves looked like they had been dyed by a paintbrush, and they were breathtakingly beautiful.
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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 and recalled 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,
Xie Yingdeng, Xu Maogong, Li Mi and others have repeatedly analyzed the incident, and they all believe that Xi Zuo's identity has not been discovered by the enemy generals. However, none of the three of them can guess the reason why Li Zhongjian sent his personal bodyguard outside the Great Wall.
Xu Maogong knew that the other party had a large amount of property outside the Great Wall, and he also knew clearly that Li Xu was not a money-grubbing person. The war was imminent, and he would never be overly distracted by external things.
As for the reason why the county soldiers suddenly stopped attacking and watched the fighters slip away, the truth has now been 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 all the other unsolved mysteries
After all the answers came to light, Li Xu's arrangement of sending his cronies out of the country became even more bizarre.
"This man is always capable of predicting the enemy's plans. If he were not in a life-and-death position, I would rather sit down and have a drunken drink with him!" Cheng Zhijie's eyes passed over the rolling hills, and the expression on his face was
His expression was thoughtful.
"Mao Gong 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 surrounding fire.
Said the leaves.
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
The most talented heir of the Du 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 Hunjun'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 to the fortress for Hun Jun to go on patrol, it meant that he privately believed that Hun Jun would be in trouble on the fortress, because
There was no way 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 and compete 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 about Cheng Zhijie's official rank and raised the flag in his hand high.
"Commander Xu has an order. Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and their troops rushed to Baima Valley to intercept and kill the enemy! Commander Xu asked the generals to go ahead. He would catch up with everyone later.
