In the afternoon, Ma Qingshan and several of his soldiers rode to a corner camp of the Liao army in the northeast corner of Zhuozhou City. Ma Qingshan assigned a group of soldiers and horses to station here, but this group of soldiers and horses was not a horse.
Qingshan's subordinates did not belong to any of the generals who attacked the city.
The corner camp is not big and can accommodate less than a thousand soldiers and horses. The so-called corner camp, as the name suggests, is a military camp in the corner of the city. This kind of camp is generally not large. It is a permanent camp in a city that needs focused defense. This is to prevent
The defense of the city wall creates a blind spot, and the intersection of the city walls can easily be ignored by the defenders on both sides of the city wall. Setting up corner camps can solve this concern.
Zhuozhou, as an important border town, naturally has such a corner camp. Because of its remote location, there are often few houses and shops here, but it is a quiet place.
Ma Qingshan dismounted at the end of the street. In front of him was a military camp surrounded by tall walls. A gate opened to the south, and dozens of heavily armed soldiers were on guard at the door.
Ma Qingshan quickly approached. The soldiers at the door looked at him warily, but a man who looked like a general recognized Ma Qingshan.
"Why are General Ma here? Do you want to see my master?" The general asked as he raised his hand.
Ma Qingshan smiled and returned the greeting: "That's right. General, please tell me, Mr. Lin, that Ma Qingshan wants to see you."
The general smiled and said: "No need to tell me, my Lord Lin has told me that General Ma will come in the afternoon, just invite him in."
Ma Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Master Lin is so good at predicting things that he even expected me to come here. Hahaha, in that case, I went in."
The general moved out of the way, stretched out his hand and said: "General Ma, please!"
Ma Qingshan smiled and nodded, and walked into the Jiaoying compound. Although Jiaoying was not big, it was still a military camp that could accommodate thousands of people. After entering the courtyard, he saw a flat school field with a radius of a hundred steps. The school field was surrounded by towering trees.
, although it is autumn, it is still lush and green. There are rows of houses built in the east, hidden among the trees, that is where the barracks and warehouses are. There is a large house standing alone on the north side, that is here
This is where the public housing of the military camp is located.
Ma Qingshan walked directly through the school field and walked north, but his eyes were attracted by a group of hundreds of soldiers and horses on the school field. They were gathering in the open space at the west end for training. In front of a dozen people who looked like teachers,
Under the leadership, he was holding a long and narrow knife and was practicing fighting and slashing moves with his bare upper body.
Ma Qingshan was attracted by this scene, and unconsciously slowed down and looked at this group of people. He saw that each of them was dark-skinned, with bulging tendons. Under the sunshine of autumn, their sweaty bodies seemed to be smeared with stains.
A layer of oil. They looked like a group of strong soldiers and horses with explosive power in their bodies. The long knives in their hands were more than half a foot longer than the long knives normally used by Dazhou. The blades were thinner and longer, and they danced with a golden light.
They move, and their movements are uniform and their postures are strong and flexible, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Under the leadership of more than a dozen instructors, this group of soldiers danced with long knives, moving vigorously and vigorously, slashing and stabbing, and making fierce moves. When the dance was in full swing, hundreds of soldiers shouted loudly and jumped into the air.
Leap, the long knife slashed hundreds of golden lights in the air, and even the air was filled with the faint sound of wind and thunder. The long knife hit the ground, smoke and dust were everywhere, and the soil was flying, with great momentum.
Really photograph people.
"Okay!" Ma Qingshan's blood boiled with excitement and he couldn't help but cheer. The cheers were so loud that all the soldiers stood up and no one looked back, as if they didn't hear them.
Ma Qingshan sighed and thought in his heart: "These are elite soldiers, with strong bodies, strong martial arts, sharp weapons, and strict discipline. If they were the soldiers and horses of Dazhou Periphery Town, the cheers he just heard would have already won countless heads. But Luo Yan
The soldiers and horses of the army will never be distracted. It's not that they didn't hear it, but military discipline does not allow them to be distracted."
Thinking of this and admiring the strength of these soldiers, Ma Qingshan walked quickly to the public house. Before Ma Qingshan could speak to the soldiers at the door, a burly black-armored general had already walked out at the door of the public house and walked toward Ma Qingshan.
Qingshan cupped his hands and said, "General Ma, please come in. My master is waiting for you in the hall."
Of course Ma Qingshan knew who this person was. This person was Sun Dayong, the commander of the personal guard battalion next to Lin Jue.
"Thank you, General Sun." Ma Qingshan hurriedly returned the courtesy. Sun Dayong smiled and turned sideways, leading Ma Qingshan through the door.
Entering the house from the bright autumn sun, his eyes couldn't adapt for a while. Ma Qingshan squinted his eyes and looked around, but he heard a hearty laugh. Ma Qingshan's eyes quickly adapted, and Lin Jue's smiling face was also in front of him.
Slowly it became clear.
"General Ma, what's the situation?" Lin Jue was fully armed, wearing black Dazhou-style armor. But when he wore this armor, it didn't look like a battle suit, but like an opera singer.
The outfit is more than good-looking, but not powerful enough. This is all caused by being too handsome.
"I've met Lord Lin. I've met all the generals." Ma Qingshan quickly bowed and saluted. After adjusting, his eyes saw the figures of five or six generals sitting or standing in the public room. They are all Luoyan Army under Lin Jue.
General Ma Qingshan is already familiar with them.
Everyone returned the courtesy. Lin Jue waited for them to finish their work and asked again: "General Ma, how is the situation? Have they left?"
Ma Qingshan chuckled and said: "I really admire Master Lin. Just like what Master Lin said, after I told them what Master Lin taught me to say, none of them refused to leave.
.I thought they would leave immediately with their men. I underestimated the bloody nature of my Zhou generals. They are by no means greedy for life and afraid of death. But Mr. Lin knows them better than me. The matter is completely under Mr. Lin's control.
It's really a clever plan. I admire it."
Ma Qingshan's face was full of sincerity, and he kept saying his admiration.
Lin Jue laughed and said, "In other words, if you tell them to leave, they won't leave, right?"
"Exactly, they are all willing to fight to the death against the Liao people, no matter what the cost, even if they die in battle." Ma Qingshan said.
Lin Jue nodded and smiled. Ma Qingshan said: "Thanks to Mr. Lin's planning, everything went as Mr. Lin said. When we sent out the troops, I really doubted what the soldiers and horses that had been forced to do could do anything. Mr. Lin said that it must be
I am very doubtful that I can capture Zhuozhou. Facts have proved that Mr. Lin is far-sighted and is a hundred times better than me in leading battles and strategizing."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "That's nothing.
What is a hundred times more clever is that I have already discovered through reconnaissance that there are only 20,000 infantry troops stationed in Zhuozhou, and they are busy building the city wall every day. At best, they only have 20,000 engineers. The main force of the Liao army has already been mobilized to the Zhongjing Road.
After the Zhou peace talks, they could sit back and relax. How could they have expected that Zhou soldiers and horses would send out troops privately? The success of this siege was actually based on attacking with more and less. Under this situation, if Zhuozhou City cannot be taken, what will happen to us people?
Where to put your face?”
A group of generals of the Yan Army around them burst into laughter. They were all generals who followed Lin Jue out of the mountains this time.
Ma Qingshan laughed and said loudly: "With more troops, we may not be able to win. Otherwise, how could the 300,000-strong Northern Expedition be defeated? The key lies in the means of combat. If it weren't for the Luoyan Army brothers who took the lead in breaking through the east wall of the city and opening the gap.
, and robbed the North City Gate, how could there be such a great victory. I still know this. Mr. Lin does not need to be too modest. But I don’t understand why Mr. Lin asked me to propose allowing the generals to leave.
Aren't you afraid that these people will really leave with their troops? If they all leave, what can the remaining troops do?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Brother Ma, don't you understand? The combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses is not just about equipment and numbers, but rather morale and cohesion. A soldier with scattered goals and inconsistent people is a loser."
Not far away. When you pulled this army from Bazhou, you used deception and coercion. Therefore, the generals were actually forced to fight, and they were unhappy or even angry. Fortunately, the Zhuozhou city defenses were damaged.
, the Liao people guarding the city are also soldiers and horses with little combat capability, so I acquiesce to you pulling out this soldier and horse in that way. Because I know that as long as there are no big mistakes in this battle, it should be a sure thing. Once it happens,
With a great victory, morale will immediately rise, and as you can see, the troops after the victory are completely different from those before."
Ma Qingshan nodded and said: "Isn't that right? The soldiers are all in high morale. I have never seen them so proud."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's it. But I told you this morning, the high morale is short-lived. The fundamental cohesion cannot be solved. The knots in the hearts of the generals are not solved and the military morale is still scattered, so they will not go far.
So in order to solve this problem, I asked you to have an honest showdown with them and allow them to choose freely. The purpose of this is actually to give them respect and repair the gap between you. You are both lieutenant generals of the Great Zhou Army. In fact, your thoughts and feelings
They are all connected. What is lacking is this kind of respect and communication. You and General Han are both people who regard death as death and dignity as life, and the same is true for those generals. So you will easily resonate. The reason why I am sure that they are not
I will leave because I know that what these people think is actually the same as you and General Han. It’s just that they are not as decisive as you and General Han. Of course, you and General Han were also forced by the imperial court to do this.
, there is one less way to retreat. Those people all have a way out, which is why they are hesitant. However, after capturing Zhuozhou, the situation has been different. They have taken this step, and it is unlikely to turn back. Furthermore,
They have tasted the taste of revenge, so how can they be willing to be cowards? That is why I assert that they will not leave, but no one with blood and loyalty in his heart will quit at this time."
