The grass in the north has begun to wither and yellow in September, and the northern barbarians outside the pass can finally no longer graze freely, and they have to prepare winter grain and grass. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

King Cheng sent people to send people to various checkpoints in the pass, and strictly investigated the Beiban from the gate to the gate, but no one was found.

Hearing that Zhou Ming came back with grain, he hurriedly called Zhou Ming to speak.

Zhou Ming believed that Yudong's news would not be wrong, "Father, will the Northern Barbarians go out of the customs from the small road?"

Between Yongding and Beiman, there are lofty mountains and mountains, and it is impossible to see every mountain to death.

"King Teng colluded with the Northern Barbarians, and there must be a plot. Let's first look at the way out of the customs to death, and then check if there is any change in the customs. ”

Zhou Dingkang felt that it was impossible for Li Shiji, the king of Teng, to invite a few northern barbarians to drink tea and see the scenery in Shuzhong.

Zhou Dingkang felt that King Teng was also the royal family of Yongding, so he would not destroy the Great Wall. If the Northern Barbarians invaded the Central Plains, would he want to give up half of the rivers and mountains and rule the rivers with the Northern Barbarians?

King Cheng's father and son naturally couldn't imagine that sometimes, people chasing power artificially would not consider the consequences.

At the end of September, every morning in the Northland, you can see a thick layer of frost, which looks like snow.

In the camp of the Northern Barbarian army, they also began to mobilize grain and grass, and also sent people everywhere to loot in nearby villages.

In October, after the first snow, since the Beiban buckled, he finally fought a solid first battle with Yongding.

This battle is mostly tentative, both sides are very cautious in sending troops, King Cheng sent Zhou Ming as the vanguard, and after fighting with the Northern Barbarians for more than an hour, the two sides each paid their own troops.

King Cheng summoned the generals, and Zhou Ming didn't have time to take off his armor, so he sat down in the conference hall and said his feelings, "The Northern Barbarians are not as fierce as in previous years. ”

The people who watched the battle in the castle tower also saw it. The Northern Barbarian generals retreated at the first touch, and they did not have the momentum to fight to the death at all.

"What do these barbarians want to do when they fight but don't want to fight, and they refuse to retreat?"

Such a battle was fought for five days in a row, and both sides were somewhat out of real fire, and the battle became more and more fierce each time, and the casualties were more and more every time.

On the fifth day, when the army had just retreated into the city, a soldier pointed into the distance and shouted, "Oh no, it's on fire!"

Zhou Ming's armor was still bloody, and when he heard the shouting, he looked at the place where the smoke started, his face changed greatly, and he saw that the direction of the fire was where the grain was located.

He didn't care about letting the soldiers rest, "Hurry up, go, come with me to put out the fire first!"

In winter, there is no room for loss of grain and grass. Everyone didn't care about resting and ran to the fire.

When a group of people rushed to the side of the fire, Zhou Dingkang was already there to watch the firefighting, and the fire gradually became smaller, but it had not yet been extinguished.

"Father, what's wrong, how did it catch fire?"

"I don't know yet. Captain Zheng, who guarded the grain and grass at the place where the fire started, is gone, and he is still looking for someone. Zhou Dingkang shook his head and said helplessly, "Some soldiers said that there was a smell of fire oil, and two battalions of grain and grass were burned. ”

This fire started suddenly and strangely.

There was a big battle outside the city, and the people in the city were watching the battle, so they naturally relaxed their vigilance inside the city.

At this time, there was a fire in the army.

In the rear army, there were 1,200 soldiers guarding the grain and grass. Because there was nothing to do in the city, there was a shift of two hours a day, and a shift of two hundred people. Soldiers in teams of five or ten dispersed patrols.

In previous years, this was the case, and there was never an accident, but this year the grain and grass were burned. And the lieutenant who was in charge of guarding the grain and grass couldn't find anyone.

Zhou Ming had an uneasy premonition. The fire was extinguished, and the grain and grass were counted, and the grain and grass brought by Zhou Ming were burned by a third.

"Lord Wang, the last general is incompetent, and it is because the last general is unfavorable to guard that this major incident happened. The last general is willing to engage in military law!" "The general of the rear army is a veteran who has followed the king for many years, and he only feels ashamed when he sees the grain and grass being burned.

Zhou Dingkang waved his hand, he can't be blamed for this, seeing that the general had a few burns on his face in order to put out the fire, "You have written it down for the time being." The top priority is to find out Captain Zheng first and find out the cause of the fire. ”

"Lord Wang, after burning these grains and grasses, the remaining grains and grasses are not enough for the winter. We have to send people back as soon as possible to rush the grain and grass. ”

"Okay, this king will immediately send the horse back to the capital, and ask the saint to raise food. ”

While everyone was talking, a soldier came to tell him that Captain Zheng had found him, fifty miles outside the southern city, and had been killed.

Captain Zheng is also dead?

Now, it's really impossible to find out the reason.

Chengwang Zhou Dingkang only felt a headache. The war has dragged on for a long time, and since he led his troops to the north this year, he has not fought a few major battles, and there are already dissatisfied voices in the court. If it weren't for Emperor Wu's trust in the Zhou family, there would be no other generals in the court to change, but I am afraid that someone would have to ask for a change of general.

It's not that Zhou Dingkang doesn't want to fight.

He led people out of the city, and the northern barbarians retreated.

He chased, and the northern barbarians fled.

He retreated, and the Northern Barbarians returned.

Beiban is like a piece of dog skin plaster, sticking to the outside of the city pass, sticky and sticky and can't be torn off.

Even if he has great ability, he can't stand people and won't fight you.

When the pasture outside the gate was fertile, there was no baggage in the camp of the Northern Barbarians, and it was convenient to retreat.

Now that the weather is getting colder, the Beiban also has to stock up on grain and grass, and it is not as convenient for them to advance and retreat as before. Zhou Dingkang originally planned to take advantage of this time to find out the truth of the Northern Barbarians, fight with them, and drive them away.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he decided to do it, his own grain and grass were burned.

"Tomorrow, this king will personally lead his troops to suppress the formation, and we will fight another battle with the Northern Barbarians and drive them away a hundred miles away. Zhou Dingkang made a quick decision.

When there was a shortage of food in the city, the Beiban camp was too close to Yongding Chengguan, which was too risky for Yongding.

The generals also knew this truth, so naturally they had no objections.

On the sixth day, the Beiban still called for battle under the city, the horns in the city sounded, and a group of Yongding soldiers went out of the city.

When Beiban saw this posture, he knew that Zhou Dingkang was planning to fight a big battle with them, and he also urged the drums to assemble and line up to meet the enemy.

King Cheng personally led the troops to suppress the formation, and it was still Zhou Ming who led the team to be the vanguard. Three drums sounded, Zhou Ming clamped the horse's belly, and rushed into the enemy formation first.

The Northern Barbarian Army was torn open by Zhou Ming in an instant, and it became chaotic.

Zhou Dingkang saw that the Beiban camp was loose, waved his order to follow, and urged his horse to rush forward.

At this time, a feathered arrow suddenly flew out from behind, and an arrow shot at the buttocks of King Cheng's war horse. The war horse was in pain, neighed and rushed forward, looking at the castration, it was about to rush directly into the army formation of the Northern Barbarians.

"Lord Wang, be careful!" The other generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all beat their horses to catch up with the guards.

It's just that Zhou Dingkang's horse is galloping with pain, and the speed is a little faster, and he will soon rush into the army formation that is fighting.

Some northern barbarians saw that King Cheng's armor was distinct, and at first glance he was a general, and he came around with guns.

Zhou Dingkang was also battle-hardened, holding the reins with both hands, trying to appease the horses, at this time, three more arrows flew in the Northern Barbarian army camp on the left.