Chapter 659 Narrow Road
Shen Fan took an oily cloth bag from the hand of the big man in leather armor, and glanced at the other party enviously again, the big man was dressed in a military uniform, and he was still wearing armor, and the saber hanging on his waist was not "ordinary", in Shen Fan's eyes, it was really majestic.
He was grinding here, the big man was a little impatient, stared at Shen Fan, and the fierceness in his eyes pierced Shen Fan like a needle, making him immediately hang his head.
The big man raised his leg and gave him a kick, "Fuck me better, there are still people waiting behind." ”
Shen Fan stumbled, took two steps tightly, but hugged the cloth bag tightly in his arms, instinctively wanted to turn around and scold a few words as usual, and even spit a few mouthfuls at the other party in response, but he didn't dare, he only cursed the other party viciously in his heart.
Waiting for a group of people to gather and look at a few subordinates who were about the same size as him and knew the roots, Shen Fan regained his self-confidence, sat on the ground, and waved his hand aggressively, "Eat, eat, eat, eat early, and be born early." ”
The other people grinned and disagreed, and they all sat on the ground, took out the jerky from the cloth bag, and devoured it into their mouths, so that their faces showed happy expressions.
The jerky is hard, and there is a strong fishy smell, and the taste is actually not good, but when you eat it in the mouths of beggar soldiers like Shen Fan and a few people, it is a rare delicacy.
In the eyes of Henan people at this time, meat is a delicacy, and in the previous army, in order to order some meat, it is nothing to add a few lives to it.
Several other people reluctantly took out a few pieces from the cloth bag and offered them to the captain Shen Fan, Shen Fan accepted them without hesitation, blinked his eyes and picked out some fat ones, and then handed them over to the captain.
These people are born and raised, and after they are included in the beggar army, the level looks a little stricter than other places, but few people have complaints, because they are already at the bottom of Luoyang City, and after they have swords and guns, they are better.
In addition, they were born in this troubled era where people's lives are like grass, so their lives are not valuable, what is valuable is the knives and guns in their hands, and the food in their hands, with these two things, they can live, as for who they are fighting for, they don't care.
Of course, among the soldiers in Henan, there are only a few people who care who they serve, especially the beggar army.
A few people ate quickly, and they rolled their eyes when they choked on the dry and hard meat, and some people were muttering, "It would be better if there was a sip of wine and wine." ”
Someone scolded, "Damn, there is wine and meat, isn't that almost the same as a severed head meal?" ”
So several people fell silent, he knew that this was no different from decapitated rice, and when he was full, he had to pick up a knife and gun to fight hard, otherwise these things could eat in their mouths?
After only eating half full, Shen Fan tied the cloth bag tightly and tucked it into his waist, this is a good thing to treat his belly when he comes back alive, but he can't eat it all at once, if he doesn't have a thought, he is afraid that he won't be able to come back.
He was also an orphan, and it was not easy to survive until now, there were many people like him in the beggar army, thin figures, humble manners, and young faces, and only when the time was right, they would show the ferocity of wolves.
After a few years in the army, Shen Fan has learned a lot of things, which allows him to maintain at least calm before the fight comes, just like those old pawns who kill people without blinking.
Shen Fan don't look at the surname Shen, he has no relationship with their military master Shen Qingnu, and now there are many people with the surname Shen in the beggar army, obviously this is one of the products left by the war at the end of the Jin Dynasty, and it has the characteristics of a distinct private army.
Carefully wiped his steel knife with many gaps with a rag, while his father and mother flew around urging a few people under him to finish eating quickly, so that they could slow down, and they were afraid that they would see blood for a while, but they couldn't be loose, and they lost their lives.
It's similar to what they thought, they haven't eaten in vain these years, the better they eat, the greater the danger they experienced later, and when they saw the figure of the military lord Shen Qingnu appearing not far away, they soon surrounded many military leaders.
Shen Fan glanced at him enviously, but he was cursing in his heart, what the hell is the king of Han, and the emperor surnamed Wang are all ordinary, just want us to fight and kill people for them.
This is just a throw......
It's just that even Shen Qingnu can't help himself now, let alone an insignificant little Wu Chang like Shen Fan.
The captain was summoned, and after a while, he trotted back, and immediately gathered all his captains together.
"The Tang army is coming towards us, 20,000 people ......"
When several Wu commanders heard this, they all beat a little drum in their hearts, and Shen Fan's heart trembled, damn 20,000 people, and I heard that the Tang army is very difficult to fight, the emperor led so many people over, and they were all defeated, are we enough people to stuff their teeth?
Compared to their hearts, the team looked very excited, "The general said, our 1,000 people will go up first, and the remaining 2,000 people will be able to cross the river to hide first, once we win, all of them will have merit, and the river side will live well, and if you want anything, you won't have to live hungry and full in the future." ”
"Also, there are many mothers-in-law over there, and those who survive can marry one and go home, and the house and land can also be handed down, and then we will all have families."
There was nothing impassioned, but the eyes of several captains had quietly lit up, and Shen Fan's hand also held the handle of the knife, and after breaking it off for his companions, he would be able to eat well in the future, marry a mother-in-law, have a house to live in, and a field to cultivate, for these people, everything is almost something that can be met but not sought.
When they were under Wang Shichong before, they could only promise them one thing, that is, food, and don't expect how good the food is, as long as they continue to eat three meals a day, they can pick up knives and guns to serve others.
Now that King Han has obviously given more than Wang Shichong, it is one thing whether he can get it in the future, and it may be enough for them to hear such a promise.
Because these things are worth their lives in exchange, just like the people of the state, countless people threw their heads and spilled their blood, and went forward one after another, many of them were not for merit, territory, but for these things that could be seen and touched.
Shen Fan returned to his own army, straightened his waist, and pointed to the other side with great momentum, "The Tang army is coming, there are 20,000 people, we have to kill it, and those who come back alive can go to the other side, where they eat well, dress warmly, and have many women, as long as they dare to fight and kill, they will not have to live a hard life in the future." ”
Well, there is nothing new in what they said, but the thousand beggar soldiers all picked up their swords and guns, and gathered under Shen Qingnu's battle banner with beautiful dreams.
The morale is neither high nor low, and the combat effectiveness is also very worrisome, but they are willing to go out with the military masters who have always been good at talk, and use their lives as a gamble to fight.
Shen Qingnu has to do something here, Niu Jinda is much simpler, his low-level officers there are all from Shandong, there is no difference between fighting and eating and drinking, it is just a matter of where the general wants to fight, once the military order is issued, almost no one cares about their life and death.
Liu Anshi has a very high prestige, and he soon gathered a thousand people, Yuan Cong was the most procrastinating, and the jerky plus heavy rewards could be enough to gather a thousand people, and each hammer head drooped his head.
Four thousand people gathered in one place, Xu Shiji took a look, and asked Yuan Cong to lead people to guard the camp on the shore, this person is really not able to lead the troops, if he stays in the camp, the impact on the war will be minimal.
A group of Henan troops walked out of the camp, and in front of the village, the four thousand Jin elites had already lined up in an array, with swords and guns, bright armor, and various battle flags flying fiercely above their heads, which formed a sharp contrast with the chaotic Henan army.
To this day, the Jindi army finally showed its fangs on the south bank of the Yellow River, showing the momentum of opening its teeth and dancing claws, and by the way, it gave the Henan army some reassurance and cultivated self-confidence.
The herald asked Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu and others lined up, and Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui got together again.
"The king said, let us adapt to the situation, if we lose, I don't have the face to go back, it can be described as a battle against the water, Brother Zhang, you and I will go to difficulties together today, and the day we will become famous in the future, don't forget the love of living and dying together today."
Zhang Shigui smiled and hammered his breastplate, "The king knows how to make good use of people, and Li Dake can't compare to ...... Without further ado, how about I take the lead? ”
Xu Shiji laughed, beat his chest and said: "In no particular order, you left and I right, see who can cut off Sang Xianhe's head first." ”
At this time, the Tang army was less than fifteen miles away from the Fengling Ferry.
Sang Xianhe continued to pass down military orders among the army, urging the army to move forward.
The report has already come back, Li Dingan is waving his troops across the river, the river is very chaotic, it is a good time to attack half-crossing, Sang Xianhe has been in battle for a long time, it is impossible to let go of such an opportunity.
During the march, he was not interested in discussing the military situation with others, but only sent someone back to Tongguan to report the military situation to the prince, and then led the troops straight to the Fengling Ferry.
Sang Xianhe didn't think much, he led the army over, seized the beachhead, and blocked the road for Li Ding'an to go south, he didn't think that the Jin people who had just crossed the river and those Henan soldiers could stop the 20,000 elites he led.
If this would ...... Li Ding'an also crossed the river, that's great, maybe he can make a great contribution, he is tired of Tongguan, if he captures Li Ding'an and goes back, grandma's, although Li Yuan is a little stingy, but such a great achievement, it shouldn't be difficult to make a general of Weifu, right?
Well, his heart is not small either...... Neither of the people on either side took the other into account.
Five or six miles southwest of the Fengling Ferry, the two armies finally met.
Sang Xianhe can be said to be overjoyed, seven or eight thousand rabble, even dare to abandon the village and come out, it is tantamount to a mantis arm as a car, 20,000 troops in the sound of military orders, slowly stopped, in the soldiers stopped at the same time, the military formation has gradually formed.
To Sang Xianhe's surprise, the enemy on the opposite side, who had obviously been waiting for a long time, stepped forward amid the heavy sound of the horn, and made an attack posture first.
What he didn't know was that the two people leading the troops on the opposite side now had only one thought in their hearts, the brave one who met on a narrow road would win......