"Zhou Gongdan, the two friends of King Wen, and the eight horses of Xiqi are listening to the order."
When they arrived at the Three Passes, Wang Xu was promoted to a general and summoned a group of generals assigned to him by Jiang Ziya.
"The end will be..."
Everyone, led by Zhou Gongdan, knelt on one knee in the big tent.
Wang Xu glanced at them with helplessness in his eyes. In normal times, these people would be good generals and good ministers.
But these are extraordinary times, and leading troops to fight depends not on military tactics, but on the force of their respective generals.
The two friends of King Wen barely entered the sixth level, and the eight horses of Xiqi were each at the fifth level. They were used in the military formation against the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Any general with a good name could destroy these groups.
Chicken ribs, chicken ribs, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.
"Zhou Gongdan, I will appoint you as the Army Sima, responsible for military documents. Lu Gongwang and Mao Gongsui, I will appoint you two as chief secretaries to assist Zhou Gongdan in handling government affairs, mobilizing ordnance, and transporting grain and grass. I will appoint you as the Eight Horsemen of Xiqi
The accompanying military lieutenant is responsible for escorting food and grass, setting up camp, and rescuing the wounded without any mistakes."
Wang Xu gave an order to transfer these eleven people to the logistics department, trying not to cause anyone to die in a snap.
As for the confrontation between the two armies and the battle between generals and bravery, it is better not to count on these people, lest they suffer consecutive defeats and damage the morale of the army.
"General, I will make use of two iron swords. I have the courage that no man can match. I would like to ask you to be kind and make me a vanguard. I am willing to open roads for the army in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and have the courage to take the lead."
Upon hearing Wang Xu's order, Zhongtu, one of the eight horses, stood up with two broadswords on his back.
Wang Xu raised his head and looked at his appearance. Although he didn't show it on his face, it was almost as if Wang Xu couldn't understand people and make good use of them.
"You want to be a pioneer?"
Wang Xu was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
At first glance, Zhong Tu thought that Wang Xu was going to agree, so he quickly said: "The last general was originally a vanguard, and he rushed to the top of the wall in the first line to capture Shengchi County for the general."
Wang Xu had no expression on his face, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said coldly: "I'll give you three thousand troops, go and call the formation outside Shengchi County."
Zhongtu was overjoyed, said goodbye to all the generals, and led 3,000 men and horses out of the camp.
Seeing that Zhongtu got what he wanted, the other eight horses asked for orders one after another, willing to serve as the vanguard and not wanting to escort grain and fodder from the rear.
Wang Xu did not comment and said softly: "Jian already knows the bravery of the generals. As for the vanguard position, we should wait until General Zhongtu comes back to discuss it."
The generals were displeased, but because of Wang Xu's power, they had no choice but to submit and wait for Zhongtu to return.
Outside Sanmenguan, Shengchi County.
It is said that Zhou Tong, the guard of Shengchi County, heard that Xiqi's army was approaching the border and wanted to march eastward to attack merchants. For a moment, he was like an ant on a hot pot, so he had to send reports to Chaoge to ask for support.
On this day, Zhou Tong was patrolling the city when he suddenly heard the guards coming to report that a vanguard named Zhongtu had come outside the city and was calling for formation outside the city.
Zhou Tong came to the city and took a look. He saw a young general in his twenties or thirties holding an iron sword at the bottom of the city. He was cursing outside: "Zhou Tong, your grandpa Zhongtu is here. Why don't you open the city and surrender quickly? Ru Ruo
If you don’t surrender, be careful Grandpa attacks the city and slaughters your whole family!”
"Who is this Zhongtu, and why do you dare to be so arrogant?" Zhou Tong had just arrived and was not familiar with General Xiqi, so he asked the deputy general to ask.
The deputy general heard this and replied: "Zhongtu is a brave general of Xiqi. He is one of the Eight Horsemen of Xiqi. He is good at using two iron swords. It is said that he has the courage that ten thousand people cannot match."
When Zhou Tong heard that he was just a junior high school student, he actually dared to come to the city to call for formation. He immediately opened the city gate and rushed out with three thousand soldiers and horses.
"Zhou Tong, take a stab at me!"
Seeing Zhou Tong coming out, Zhong Tu raised his iron sword and rushed towards him without saying a word.
When Zhou Tong saw it, he laughed loudly and rushed forward with his eyebrow-level stick. The two horses of both sides crossed each other and struck.
Former army camp...
"Report!"
In the camp, Wang Xu was waiting for news, and soon he heard that there was a spy coming.
"General, General Zhongtu led three thousand troops and went to call a formation outside Shengchi City. He fought with Zhou Tong, the defender of Shengchi County, and was killed in just one round."
Wang Xu remained silent and touched the teacup at his hand.
This cup of tea was poured when Zhongtu was leading the troops to call for battle. It is exactly the same now and is still warm...
"Brother!"
Before Wang Xu could speak, Zhong Tu's younger brother Zhong Shi, one of the Eight Horsemen, who was standing in the camp, began to cry loudly: "General, please give me three thousand soldiers and horses. I will go to avenge my brother."
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Wang Xu played with the tea cup and said softly: "But..."
Zhong Shi received the order, turned his grief and anger into motivation, and left with a steel gun in hand.
After a while, Zhong Shi's soldiers came back to the camp to report, covered in blood and crying: "General, in just three rounds, General Zhong Shi was beheaded by Zhou Tong, and his body was snatched away by the enemy.
We fought to the death to get back General Zhong Shi's helmet. I hope the general will avenge our lord."
Looking at the smashed helmet, Wang Xu nodded expressionlessly, looked at the other six horses, and asked: "Is anyone else going?"
The eight horses, now the six horses, looked at each other as if they were mourning for their heirs.
"snort!"
Wang Xu snorted coldly and said: "I asked you to escort the grain and grass because I have a protective heart. You just treat me as a nepotistic general and don't care whether you have the ability or not. The Zhong brothers have a higher heart than the sky and a fate.
It’s thinner than paper. Today you seek kindness and get kindness. Are you considered satisfied?”
Liujun looked ashamed and did not dare to mention the pioneer thing again.
Wang Xu nodded with satisfaction. It seems that the death of the Zhong brothers is not completely useless. It can at least make these people sober.
But having said that, Xiqi is indeed a bit weak in military generals, especially when he first raised his army, the princes had not yet competed to submit, and they had lost King Wucheng, a strong general, in advance, so there were not many who could fight at the moment.
Judging from the camp, only Lu Gongwang and Mao Gongsui could compete with Zhou Tong, who was born in the Forbidden Army.
Among the eight horses, it is okay to attack in a swarm, but no one can be Zhou Tong's opponent in a single fight.
"Where did I just say that?"
Wang Xu put down the tea cup in his hand and suddenly said: "By the way, I'm talking about the vanguard general. Now, I appoint Nezha as the left vanguard and Lei Zhenzi as the right vanguard. Do you have any objections?"
The generals of Xiqi's line bowed their heads and remained silent, not daring to look at Wang Xu.
Wang Xu saw this and didn't care. He looked up at Nezha and Nezha and asked, "You still don't accept the order?"
"Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, take the order!"
Nezha and Lei Zhenzi stood up and saluted Wang Xu with clasped fists.
"good!"
Wang Xu smiled while stroking his palms, and ordered: "Nezha, I will give you 30,000 horses, and order you to go and call the formation, kill Zhou Tong, and avenge the Zhong brothers."
"Got the order!"
Nezha took the order and left, and soon heard noises coming from outside the camp. It was obviously Nezha who was taking action.
Wang Xu was sitting in the former army camp, looking at Lei Zhenzi standing below, feeling very proud for a moment.
If we follow the Fengshen Romance, this position should belong to Huang Feihu. In the novel, Yang Jian, like Nezha, is a small role pioneer.
In the novel, Nezha is the left winger, Lei Zhenzi is the right winger, and Yang Jian is the center winger.
No matter which route you take, you are all in the role of being ordered by others. There is no way to enjoy the pleasure of sitting in the front army and instructing others.
"Report!"
With only a cigarette to go, Tan Ma reported again: "General Nezha won a great victory, beheaded Zhou Tong under his horse, beheaded his adjutant Wang Meng over Xuanmen, beheaded general Liu Chongshu over the rebel army, and left Shengchi County without a leader, and the city was in chaos."
Wang Xu was not surprised when he heard this, and said: "Lei Zhenzi listened to the order and ordered you to lead 30,000 elite soldiers to meet Nezha. The Six Sages of Meishan listened to the order and ordered the six of you to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses each to blockade Shengchi County.
, surrounded but not attacked. The generals listened to the order, raised their camps, advanced step by step, and approached Shengchi County. The generals were originally going to Shengchi County to watch the wind and surrender."
"Got the order!"
The generals took the order one after another, ordered their troops and horses, and left the front army camp.
Wang Xu was not to be outdone. He mounted his horse, wore silver armor, and pointed at Shengchi County with a long knife in his hand: "The army is moving forward, besieging Shengchi!"
The Age of Conferred Gods is an era of high martial arts. The role of a top master is comparable to that of an army of millions.
Zhou Tong, the guard of Shengchi County, died, so the capture of Shengchi was not a success.
In this battle, even Wang Xu did not take part in the battle. He only sent out Nezha alone, and the city was captured in a furious manner.
However, Wang Xu also knew that this was just taking advantage of the opponent's lack of generals, and there would be no such good thing next time.
Because Wang Xu had already heard that Grand Master Wen Zhong was about to suppress King Ping Ling, and he would soon lead his army back to the Central Plains to have a showdown with the princes of the world.