Yun Zheng planned to be a standard Song Dynasty official and obey the arrangements from above. When he failed to follow suit, the emperor issued an expedient order to Wu Shengjun. The Privy Council documents were also vague about his affiliation, but the military orders were clear.
To be clear, to put it bluntly, Wu Shengjun was not allowed to escape before the battle, and he had to hold on even if all the battles that needed to be fought were lost.
It happened that Yu Jing gave Wu Shengjun an order to defend Hot Spring Pass. This was good. The closer it was to Guangyuan Prefecture, Nong Zhigao's hometown, the more Yun Zheng liked it. There was still time to rest and reorganize the army at Hot Spring Pass and wait for the attack.
Huang Shimi was very beneficial to the growth of Wu Shengjun. If he faced a fierce man like Nong Zhigao as soon as he got started, the casualties would be very heavy, which Yun Zheng didn't want to see.
Chen Shu's eight thousand troops were defeated by three thousand elites and suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, Huang Shimi believed that an army like Yun Zheng would be vulnerable. He was not busy opening up a retreat.
Instead, they carried out massive plunder in Yizhou, not only robbing the government and wealthy households, but also the poor and common people. They took countless people hostage, and Huang Shimi's team grew huge in an instant, with more than 50,000 people.
People's armies rushed to Hot Spring Pass with their wealth, thinking that as long as their troops arrived at Hot Spring Pass, they would scare the guards there to death. Such scenes were not uncommon in Guangnan.
The honest Yun Zheng stayed at Hot Spring Pass to prepare for defense, neither harassing the place nor making excessive demands to his superiors. This made Yu Jing, an old minister, have a much better view of Wu Shengjun.
It was photographed that the Guangnan pacification envoy came specially to appease Wu Shengjun with grain and fodder. At this time, Wu Shengjun was digging trenches in front of Wenquan Pass. There were three trenches in total. This means that Wu Shengjun planned to rely on these three trenches to use a large number of crossbows to consume Huang Shimi's army.
Pan Yue, the Guangnan pacifier, was very satisfied with Wu Shengjun's arrangement and believed that this was a mature and prudent approach.
Standing on the pass, Pan Yue pointed to the soldiers of Wu Sheng's army who were digging trenches and said to Yun Zheng: "Yun Dujian, Wu Sheng's army is having a hard time, especially your Wu Sheng's army. Look at these soldiers who are still in ragged clothes under the big sun.
Your work is endless, and I admire you for being able to lead the army to such an extent."
"Ming Gong is ridiculous. Since His Majesty has your will, no matter the mountains, rivers, or the rain of swords, guns, and arrows, they can't stop Wu Shengjun from his heart of serving the country. As the saying goes, the Lord humiliates his ministers and dies. Now is the time."
Yun Zheng is also wearing linen clothes. These are the clothes Wu Shengjun wore when he was working. From the general to the soldiers, they are all the same. Yun Zheng's clothes are cleaner. The clothes for working only need to be strong, so the style
It is very simple, not much different from the work clothes of later generations, and a thick layer of linen is specially sewn on the shoulders, knees, and elbows, so it looks ugly.
Yun Zheng felt that there was no need to explain this to Pan Yue, and there was no need to tell Pan Yue that all the soldiers had removed their armor, and all the good-looking and clean clothes were kept in the camp. Wu Shengjun was a Xiang army, so he had to have a pair of Xiang soldiers.
If Yu Jing knew that Wu Shengjun's equipment was better than that of the Forbidden Army, God knows, he would have sent Wu Shengjun back to attack Yongzhou and become their cannon fodder.
Pan Yue put down the food and left in a hurry. As a supervisor, he didn't even enter the military camp of Wu Shengjun. He just watched the city defense and fortifications and hurried back to Pennsylvania. Di Qing was about to arrive. He came down with the Emperor's Sword. He didn't allow himself
Neglect.
Wu Jie got out of the trench, shook the mud off his feet, grabbed the rope on the edge of the city wall and climbed up the city wall. He picked up his water bottle and took a sip of water and said to Yun Zheng: "The trench can only be dug one foot deep.
, and if we dig further, water will come out from underneath. If there is too much water, the trench here will collapse, and then it will become a quagmire..."
At this point, Wu Jie jumped from the city wall onto the mound below and shouted: "Keep digging two feet down until the spring water is dug out. Damn it, why didn't you think that this was to prevent the enemy from attacking just now?"
, a quagmire is better.”
Yun Zheng left Wu Jie's defense area with a chuckle and went to Liang Ji's defense area to observe. His defense area was different from Wu Jie's. Wu Jie's defense area was for defense, while his defense area was for attack. He and Peng Jiu led the cavalry assault.
The team, Xiao Lin with three hundred cavalry was the final blow. It was time to test the effect of the three consecutive cavalry strikes learned from Wu Zang Pang and Qing Yi Jie Guizhang.
"Pull it up! Yes, pull it higher, idiot. This suspension bridge is not only used as a bridge, but also as a shield for the brothers behind the city gate who are preparing to attack. It must be pulled high enough! Yes, that's it.
,put!"
As Liang Ji shouted, a suspension bridge made of logs suddenly fell on the soft mound and dust flew up. As soon as the suspension bridge fell, Liang Ji, dressed in linen, jumped out of the gate on horseback and ran out for more than a dozen people.
After his father-in-law's death, he came back with his saddlebags and yelled at the military leader: "Old dog, can you remove the soft soil at the end of the bridge? The soft soil digs into the horses' hooves. If I hadn't been so good at riding just now, I would have ridiculed a dog to eat shit. You're like this
Are you trying to frame me?"
After hearing this, the veteran immediately kicked a young soldier on the butt and shouted: "You only know how to eat and work but don't know how to clean the tail of your hands?"
Seeing them arguing, Yun Zheng didn't want to pay attention. Wu Shengjun didn't have the experience of fighting in large groups. Only through repeated experiments can he find the best, most trouble-free and most effective method. Liang Ji did a great job.
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The crossbow camp belongs to Zhou Tong. He is arranging the position of the eight-niu crossbow according to the range drawing. This is the weapon with the longest range of Wu Shengjun. In the past, Yunzheng planned to install gunpowder on the crossbow, but later because he could not calculate the explosion
It was given up due to lack of time, and further installation could only be carried out until a bed crossbow with a standard range was produced.
The small trebuchet was Wu Shengjun's secret weapon. What they threw was not stones, but gunpowder cans. Yun Zheng worked hard to bring the gunpowder safely from Chengdu. If this thing collided violently, it would explode and be blown away by the sun.
If it is exposed for a long time, it will spontaneously ignite, and it is even more serious if it encounters an open flame. Therefore, Yun Zheng distributed the gunpowder evenly to each ship and packed it in sealed wooden barrels. Each ship specially sent four
The soldiers took care of it most carefully along the way before bringing it over. Now, Zhou Tong has calculated the coverage range of the crossbow gun, the coverage range of the trebuchet, and the projection range of the crossbow arrows, and planned the area according to each design angle.
, thereby ensuring that every shot is effective.
Peng Jiu was in the back camp. He existed as the last reserve team of Wu Shengjun. Facing the first large-scale battle in his life, Yun Zheng did not dare to be careless. In the final analysis, defensive warfare was the most suitable for novices to learn.
A kind of tactics. It is also the whetstone that can best test the meticulousness of a coach.
Peng Jiu pulled Yun Zheng to a hiding place and whispered: "We lost ten cakes and half a bag of rice."
Yun Zheng was surprised and said: "Here? Didn't the brothers eat it themselves?"
Peng Jiu shook his head and said: "In the past, there would have been too many such things and there would be no way to investigate them. But now, brothers no longer have this habit. You let a person who can eat and drink every meal steal a big meal?"
This is impossible for bread and rice. I specifically asked the brothers who were in and out of the baggage camp if someone ate it. You also know that eating is not a sin in our camp. If someone eats it, they will definitely admit it.
Lao Shao of the Huotou Army also said that they were definitely not for the brothers. He baked two hundred flatbreads in the morning and put them in the basket. They were lunch for the brothers. However, when it was time to eat at noon, he found that ten flatbreads were missing.
, after careful inspection, he found that half a bag of new rice was missing, and informed me."
Yun Zheng looked at the weeds outside Hot Spring Pass, pointed there and said to Peng Jiu: "Have you checked there?"
Peng Jiu nodded and said, "I checked. Several brothers who learned tracking techniques from Lang Lige checked and found no trace of anyone."
Yun Zheng took a long breath and said: "Could it be that we have seen a ghost? The camp of more than 10,000 people is heavily guarded. Who can take away some food without anyone noticing? We must find it, and it must be in Huang Shimi
Find it before the army arrives. We have to dig deep to find this ghost. If we don't find it, our overall defense will have loopholes, and all the previous work will be in vain."
Peng Jiu gritted his teeth and went to make arrangements. Yun Zheng quickly returned to the military tent and ordered the monkey to find all the Yuhous such as Su Xun, Zhou Tong, Wu Jie, Liang Ji, Sun Dazhi, and Hou Dayi. He looked at the map and wondered whether
Understand what went wrong.
After all the generals had arrived, Yun Zheng threw the map in his hand on the table and said: "Damn it, someone can touch our rear camp and take away food, but we don't know anything about it. Peng Jiu is now exploring this place."
I just want to know where our defense went wrong!"
"This is impossible!" Sun Dazhi flatly denied it. He was in charge of the defense of the military camp, so he was the first to stand up and object.
"But the big cake and rice are missing. This is a fact. If brothers are hungry, just ask the Huotou Army directly for food. There is no need to steal it. The big cake is okay, but there is no way to explain the white rice."
Zhou Tong picked up the map and looked at it again.
Hou Dayi suddenly stood up and said: "Suppose I am the spy, what am I doing in the military camp? One, to assassinate the general, two, to spy on the military aircraft, and three, to hide in the dark and wait for Huang Shimi's army to arrive and create chaos!
None of these three hypotheses require stealing the food in the military camp, and the possibility of poisoning is higher than stealing!"
Sun Dazhi continued: "Most of the brothers in my camp are old brothers from Jiazi Camp who were trained by Lang Lige earlier. Their loyalty is unquestionable. Our sentinels around Wenquan Pass have been released for at least thirty miles. Wenquan Pass
The surrounding commanding heights are also under our surveillance. From the grass outside the pass to the wall, they are all within the range of the crossbow. There are also our outposts and spies in the grass. I can't believe that anyone can do it.
Under such circumstances, he entered the military camp without anyone noticing."
Yun Zheng sighed and said: "Gao Tansheng is fine! Don't underestimate the enemy, brothers, this is our first battle. We must be careful, careful, no matter how careful we are, we are all our brothers, we cannot afford mistakes!" (To be completed!)