"Superintendent Xin, we must pay attention to the sentry troops of that group of thieves going forward. When the troops and horses rush to the vicinity of Daming Mansion, I will take the lead in leading the troops to charge into the battle. I need to trouble you to suppress them first.
Position. How can Damingfu City be easily defeated with high trenches and deep trenches that stretch for dozens of miles? If the bandit army wants to attack the city, they must attack with all their strength. Then the rear line will be empty. They can take the opportunity to attack the enemy camp and capture the bandit first.
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Smoke and dust are billowing on the official road near Qingshui Town on the east side of Daming Mansion. The nearly 10,000 soldiers and infantrymen are all running hard. In the military formation, there is an officer carrying two swords on his back and saying to his colleagues beside him, he is exactly
Cangzhou commander Si Zhong served as the military supervisor. When Yan Qing and Le He went to help Zhu Tong save the life of Xiaoyanei, they heard in the dark that he was dispatching soldiers and horses to capture the strongman Deng Zongbi.
Although Deng Zongbi arranged the deployment very simply, Xin Congzhong, the Yongjing Army's Soldiers and Horses Supervisor, and Madu Superintendent, who were beside him and received Jun's orders to mobilize the troops and horses of the headquarters, and recruited some local villagers to bravely exterminate the strong bandits in the mountains to the south, were
He frowned. Although the military state where he and Deng Zongbi worked were on the same Hebei East Road and in the border area adjacent to the Liao Kingdom in the north. Cangzhou was adjacent to the Yongjing Army. Deng Zongbi and Xin Zhong also often interacted with each other.
Sending troops to support each other can be regarded as complementing each other.
However, after hearing Deng Zongbi's decisive decision, Xin Congzhong felt that something was wrong, so he said: "The bandits in the two mountains of Qingzhou are so rampant that they were able to defeat Guan Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the army and horses of Daming Prefecture, and the king of heaven, Li Cheng, and Da Dao Wenda.
The officers and soldiers should not be underestimated if they want to have strong soldiers and horses. Now they dare to invade an important place like Damingfu, the capital of Hebei Province. The bandits must be somewhat confident. Since there are two generals Tao and Zhang in Chanzhou and Mingzhou, they have established their headquarters.
Soldiers and horses, recruit local heroes to fight against the strong bandits. Gaotang Prefecture is not far from here, and Gao Lian Zhizhou also has many troops and horses. At any rate, we and other officers and soldiers gather together in one place to figure it out together.
The perfect method.”
Deng Zongbi snorted coldly when he heard this and said: "What kind of military commander Guan Sheng? He just relied on the name of his ancestor Guan Yunchang to get some fame in the Forbidden Army, and gained the appreciation of Xiao Tang to achieve some military exploits in the side court.
, Mr. Yin’s name is so great that he can be supported by Shangguan. How much real ability can he have? And Li Cheng and Wen Da, to put it bluntly, they only relied on flattering Liang Zhongshu to join the generals in the important areas of Daming Mansion. They were left to their own devices.
A high-ranking civil servant is dictating to them, and they are so shy that they want to fawn over them. What kind of soldiers can that kind of birdman bring? No matter how famous the two mountains of Qingzhou are, to put it bluntly, they are just a mob, thieves in the green forest, and Guan Sheng
, Li Cheng, Wen Da and others were incompetent in commanding the troops, which destroyed the spirit of the officers and soldiers, but what should I fear?
Moreover, as the saying goes, rescuing troops is like putting out fires. Daming Mansion is located in the center of Hebei Road. Tao and Zhang Er, I and I separated our troops from the east and west. We don’t know how long it would take to bypass the bandit army’s build-up. The thieves took advantage of the situation to wreak havoc.
The Daming Mansion governs the counties, towns and villages, and the people of the world say that we are afraid of the momentum of those thieves without waiting for the imperial court to hold them accountable!"
The more Deng Zongbi talked, the angrier he became, and the long-suppressed anger in his heart seemed to burst out as he spoke. It is said that when he arrived in Cangzhou, he commanded the envoys and took on the post of Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses. This was an important place in the border court, so he had the opportunity to make contributions and become famous.
.However, there has been no war between Song and Liao for a hundred years since the Chanyuan Alliance. In addition to daily patrols with some soldiers and horses, there are horse bandits and bandits from Song and Liao that appear in the market or other border areas. In addition, the situation in Liao Kingdom is becoming increasingly chaotic.
, for the time being, there was nothing going on with the Song Dynasty's officers and soldiers, and he, the military supervisor, was almost an idle errand. As time went by, Deng Zongbi's mentality inevitably became unbalanced.
The frequent border wars under the Song Dynasty were naturally concentrated in the northwest frontier. However, the various factions in the Western Army of the Song Dynasty were either local officers or generals, or they were generals from successive generations. Unless the generals with deep-rooted connections in the military divisions and other military divisions are appreciated and promoted by the generals of the Western Army, it will be difficult for them to blend into the military divisions in the northwest. Deng Zongbi's temperament was a bit rebellious. He may not really be willing to obey those officers and generals in the Western Army who also have careers, but he is serving in the military department under the rule of Hebei Road, and he is not willing to succumb to the dictates of the civilian officials above him. He must strive for some opportunities to make contributions and be promoted. In the final analysis, soldiers must earn their reputation by fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They must also fight in battles in order to show their greatest role?
However, the Liao army in the north had no big battles to fight at all. The Song-Xia national war would at most affect the Hedong Road area, which was still far away from Cangzhou on the Hebei East Road. Deng Zongbi thought that it was because of the order of Jun Si Jun, or it was Regardless of whether one can take the initiative to instigate and instigate, the situation of being able to achieve meritorious deeds through fighting can almost be summed up as one type of warfare: suppressing bandits.
It would make sense to say that Deng Zongbi was solely focused on exterminating the green forest gangsters who were causing trouble for the country and did his duty. However, when the mentality of the commander of the army was unbalanced when he was utilitarian and murderous, Deng Zongbi would also He regards the heads of all the green forest bandits and bandits as an object to claim credit from the imperial court, and a stepping stone for his rapid advancement in the army. So not long ago, I heard that the Remaining Department of Daming Prefecture sent a decree to mobilize the Cangzhou Forbidden Army to coordinate After wiping out the three mountain bandits on Jingdong Road, Deng Zongbi's first feeling was excitement. He was so excited that the blood surged in his chest. If he could kill all the green forest bandit leaders whose names were known throughout the Hebei and Shandong territories in one fell swoop, wouldn't that be what I wanted!?
However, Deng Zongbi did not expect that the Qingzhou and Qingshan bandits really had some abilities. They were mobilized and assembled by military orders under the rule of Hebei Lianglu, and in the process of recruiting local powerful Xiangyong to go south, they suddenly sent troops to attack Dongping, which borders the southern part of Daming Prefecture. In Fuyanggu County, they quickly defeated the troops of Guan Sheng, Suo Chao, Li Cheng, Wen Da and other famous officials and generals, and even came to the gate of Daming Prefecture. Instead, they caught the officers and soldiers in Hebei Province by surprise! Deng Zongbi heard this After the report, not only was he gnashing his teeth with hatred, but his heart was burning with anxiety. His military exploits were originally great, but now if the Qingzhou two-mountain bandits were allowed to attack Damingfu, the capital of Hebei Province, the imperial court would punish him and hold him accountable. , wouldn’t the world really believe that there is nothing they can do about those powerful thieves!?
The green forests and mountains are the common masters, the iron-faced Xie Zhi is all feathered, the head on your neck will be chosen!
Under anxiety and anger, Deng Zongbi had already become cruel. Although Xin Congzhong was not as radical as Deng Zongbi, he probably had the same thoughts as him. So after listening to Deng Zongbi's analysis, Xin Congzhong generally agreed. Deng Zongbi rushed to the rescue and made a surprise attack on the enemy's rear main formation. He was also a general who always prided himself on his bravery. Now that he was working hand in hand with Deng Zongbi, it was not impossible for the rebels to have the upper hand in the Hebei border. Reversal now!
However, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Deng Zongbi and Xin Congzhong believed that their side had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses. They took advantage of the two mountains and green forests of Qingzhou to attack the city of Damingfu and stabbed them in the back. Then they planned to attack from inside and outside the city. Perhaps it is advisable. But now Daming Mansion has long been lost, and Xiao Tang's strategic goal is to target the officers and soldiers in other places under their command in Hebei. At this time, an ambush has been set up waiting for the two of them. When he pounced straight in, it actually suited Xiao Tang's wishes.
Now Deng Zongbi and Xin Congzhong are eager to rush to the border of Daming Mansion. The officers and soldiers are moving at full speed, and the formation is already a bit disordered. The horse and infantry troops gradually widen the distance from front to back, and there is no coordination. The generals of the various battalions do not dare to disobey Deng Zongbi.
, the military order handed down by Xin Congzhong was filled with smoke and dust all the way. Finally, several battalions of horse troops in the front line had rushed into the narrow terrain ahead, and the leaders of the battalions under Xiao Tang's command had already led their troops to set up ambush and were fully prepared in the mountain valley.