Hearing Tang Yin's call, the soldiers of Zhen gathered loosely together. Looking at them, they saw that their helmets were crooked and slanted, and they looked like anything.
After Zhu Zhuke looked at it, he couldn't help but frown. He lowered his head and looked at Tang Yin again, asking: "In the early Tang Dynasty, is this how you lead the army?"
Tang Yin blinked and looked back. He didn't think there was anything wrong. He asked carefully: "What does General Zhu mean?"
Zhu Zhuke sighed secretly, pointed his riding whip at Tang Yin's nose, and said angrily: "It's just that the army is not in good shape, don't you even have a big banner?"
Hey! This general's eyes are quite sharp! Tang Yin nodded secretly. Everything else can be decorated, but the big banner cannot be made in a hurry.
The Great Banner, also known as the first flag, represents the number of an army and is also the symbol of this army. It is made with fine details. Both the flag surface and the edge of the flag must be carefully embroidered. People like Tang Yin can pretend to be Qiqin Town.
The local army does not have the banner of Qiqin Town.
However, Tang Yin reacted quickly, almost without even thinking, and immediately replied: "Reporting to General Zhu, it's like this. I don't know where the big banner of this town was lost a few years ago, and now people are rushing to make it."
, it just hasn’t been done yet.”
Zhu Zhuke rolled his eyes and looked at Tang Yin's local army of more than a thousand people, not knowing what to reprimand them for.
The army does not look like an army, the soldiers do not look like soldiers, and there is not even a flag. When fighting, the soldiers cannot see the military flag. Do they know which direction to charge?
But then he thought about it, and Zhu Zhuke secretly said that it was just right! He raised his head and said, "Don't say that you are from Qiqin Town."
Hearing this, Gu Ji trembled and quickly turned to look at Tang Yin. The latter's eyes were narrowed and he lowered his head without saying a word, but Gu Ji was keenly aware of the murderous aura emanating from him.
He said anxiously: "General Zhu Zhu, we are indeed coming from Qiqin Town!"
Zhu Zhuke sneered and said: "But not anymore! From now on, you will all return to your original command!" As he spoke, he waved his hand on the horse and shouted: "You will return to the team immediately!"
Leting City can send more than 5,000 reinforcements in one city, which is not a small amount. However, no one is afraid of the large number of soldiers under his command. The same is true for Zhu Zhuke. If he is not allowed to encounter the local army in Qiqin Town, that's all.
Now that it happened, he just happened to collect it and use it for his own use. When the merits are awarded after the war, Laoting City will also receive more credit for having more than a thousand people.
At this time, Tang Yin and Gu Ji finally understood what he meant. It turned out that he was not seeing his own flaws, but was planning to recruit his thousands of people.
Tang Yin was secretly happy, it was God who helped me. I was worried about how to sneak into Longding Fortress, but now it is good, with Leting Army as cover, it will be a matter of course.
Seeing him lowering his head and not speaking, thinking that he was unwilling, Zhu Zhuke raised his eyebrows and asked: "What? In the early Tang Dynasty, are you unwilling to obey the general's dispatch?" While speaking, he was still pretending.
He touched the sword on his waist, as if if Tang Yin refused to agree, he would draw his sword and kill someone.
Tang Yin hurriedly raised his head. There was no trace of joy on his face, only panic. He waved his hands repeatedly and said hurriedly: "I don't dare! I don't dare!" After speaking, he shouted loudly to the left and right: "You didn't hear the blessing?
What did the general say? Return to the team!"
"Yes!" The more than a thousand soldiers of the Zhen Army also understood Tang Yin's intention. They pretended to be unwilling and unwilling, and responded feebly, and walked towards the Leting Army camp in twos and threes.
Zhu Zhuke snorted impatiently and scolded Tang Yin dissatisfiedly: "Take care of your men. If there is a problem under my command, I will ask you to explain it to me!"
"Yes, yes, yes! General, please rest assured, the villain will never cause trouble to the general!" Tang Yin nodded repeatedly.
"This is the best!" Zhu Zhuke muttered, and then he dismounted, handed the reins to his followers, and then said to several captains: "The whole army will rest here. We will go back when the sun is not so bright in the evening."
To the fortress."
"Yes! General!" Tang Yin mingled among several thousand captains and saluted with everyone.
This is because the plan did not change quickly. The speeches prepared in advance by Tang Yin and his generals were now in vain. No one expected that an unexpected incident would occur halfway, and they would encounter the local army in Laoting City, let alone Tang Yin and others.
All of them will be absorbed by the Leting Army.
Time passed quickly, and before you knew it, the sun was setting in the west, the sky was approaching dusk, and a cool breeze was flowing in the air. Zhu Zhuke felt that the time was almost up, and sent an order to his troops to set off towards the Longding Fortress.
Along the way, Leting's army did not encounter any obstacles, and successfully arrived at Longding Fortress at the end of the day.
Hou Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the fortress, had already heard the news about the reinforcements coming from Leting Army. He stood on the wall of the fortress and looked out. Well, there were quite a lot of reinforcements in Leting City. In the dark night, the torches were like fire dragons.
It's a long way out.
He ordered the city gates to be opened and let the Leting army enter the city. Although Zhu Zhuke showed off his power in front of Tang Yin, he was very arrogant, but in front of Hou Qiu, he was no different from a lapdog.
Seeing Hou Qiu coming down from the city wall from a distance, Zhu Zhuke hurriedly adjusted his armor. Then, he knelt down on one knee respectfully and said, "The last general, Zhu Zhuke, meets General Hou!"
In fact, Hou Qiu's military rank is not high, and he is not even a titled general, but after all, he serves in the imperial court, which is very different from the local army.
Hou Qiu happily accepted Zhu Zhuke's respect. He walked up to Zhu Zhuke with square steps, looked him up and down, and said slowly: "General Zhu, thank you for your hard work."
"Ah, General Hou's words are serious. In the end, I will go to war for the country and share the worries of the king. I dare not say that it is hard." Zhu Zhuke replied cautiously.
Hou Qiu smiled, nodded, and asked again: "How many brothers will General Zhu bring when he comes to reinforce this time?" This was the question that concerned him.
Zhu Zhuke hurriedly said: "Report to the general, there are nearly 7,000 people in total!"
Ha! That’s quite a lot! Another 7,000 people were added to the fortress, and the total strength was close to 50,000. Even though the coalition claimed to have millions, it was not that easy to take down the fortress that they were holding on to. Hou Qiu’s face
With a smile on his face, he waved his hand towards Zhu Zhuke and said: "General Zhu has come a long way. He has been tired on the journey, so you can go and rest first." As he spoke, he turned to the deputy general beside him and said: "General Wu, please let General Zhu be happy.
Brothers from the Ting Army, please find a place to station yourself with better conditions, don’t let others feel wronged!”
"Yes! General!" Hou Qiu's lieutenant general is named Wu Chao. He is a genuine fierce general. He has high martial arts skills and is brave and good at fighting. However, he is still young, only in his early thirties, and his qualifications in the army are still relatively young.
Wu Chao led Zhu Zhuke and others into the fortress. Tang Yin followed the flow of people and looked around. The area of the fortress was not large, equivalent to a small city, but there were no miscellaneous buildings inside.
It's a military tent.
The military tents in some places were brightly lit, while others were completely dark. It could be seen that more than half of the military tents in the fortress were already full of people.
The station Wu Chao arranged for them was close to the center of the fortress, and there were as many as 200 large and small tents in total.
He turned back to Zhu Zhuke and said: "General Zhu, your army will live here from now on. As for how to distribute the military tents, you can make your own arrangements!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you so much, General Wu!" Zhu Zhuke didn't dare to say no, he nodded his head and thanked Wu Chao repeatedly.
After exchanging some pleasantries, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "General Wu, I would like to ask you, how many troops are there in our fortress now?"
Wu Chao said casually: "Including the seven thousand brothers you brought, there are almost fifty thousand."
"Oh!" Zhu Zhuke agreed, but his heart was in doubt, and he muttered secretly: It turns out there are only fifty thousand people.
Not wanting to stay longer, Wu Chao was about to leave, but suddenly, it was like a pot was exploding outside the fortress. The horns blared, the drums sounded, and the thunderous shouts of killing were faintly transmitted into the fortress.
The sudden change caused the expressions of everyone present to change. Zhu Zhuke secretly grinned, he would not be so unlucky, right? The enemy attacked just after arriving at Longding Fortress? He asked: "General Wu, what is going on?
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"Nine times out of ten, the enemy troops are coming to attack the fortress!" Wu Chao's face darkened, he held a sword in his hand and his eyes shot out with terrifying light.
It is said that the attacking coalition forces have millions of people. Can the small Longding Fortress with only 50,000 defenders be able to withstand the attack of so many enemy troops? Zhu Zhuke had no idea at all. When the words of joining the war came to his lips, he
Let him swallow it alive back into his stomach.
He stood there like a wooden stake without saying a word. He could hold him back, but Tang Yin couldn't hold him back. If he didn't join the battle, how could he get close to the city gate? If he couldn't open the city gate, it would be impossible for his own 100,000 people to attack it.
There are so many garrisoned fortresses.
He took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Since the enemy has already attacked, we don't need to rest. Let's go to the top of the city to kill the enemy!"
When Zhu Zhuke heard this, he wanted to turn around and kick Tang Yin hard, cursing in his heart: Damn it, you talk too much! He was about to reprimand Wu Chao, turned his head, looked Tang Yin up and down, and asked: "Who is this brother?"
"Back to the general, I am the captain of the army!"
There was no need to use the technique of insight. Tang Yin could not feel the presence of spiritual pressure at all. One glance could tell that he was not a spiritual cultivator. It was not an easy task for a non-spiritual cultivator to become a captain of thousands. Wu Chao couldn't help but say more
She glanced at him twice, said nothing, turned to Zhu Zhuke and said: "General Zhu, it's better to come early than to come by chance. Now that you've caught up, take your brothers and fight with me!"
"Yes! General Wu!" Wu Chao had already spoken. No matter how timid Zhu Zhuke was, he did not dare to speak out. He had no choice but to agree, while not forgetting to glare at Tang Yin.
When they returned to the fortress gate, the coalition soldiers attacking outside had already advanced to the city wall. Without the support of siege weapons, people set up ladders and rushed to the city with their flesh and blood, fighting with the defenders.