The chief general of the 5,000 army is called Shi Quan, with a beard tied up in hair, a face full of meat, a very vicious appearance, and a burly and tall figure, is one of Li Huaiguang's three confidants, and is also named the hussar general, he is the commander of the 10,000 army in Jiangzhou, and received an order from Li Huaiguang to lead the 5,000 army to Zhengping County to supervise Zhao Wencai to form the militia army.

Zhao Wencai walked out of the official room and saluted: "Is there something wrong with General Shi?" ”

In general, Shi Quan was still quite satisfied with Zhao Wencai's formation of the militia army, he worked hard, did not deliberately delay, and gave his army enough food, grass and meat, so he was more polite to Zhao Wencai.

"I'm here to remind Zhao Tingshi that tomorrow is the fifth day, and it is definitely impossible to rush to Luzhou, but at least you must set off tomorrow, otherwise you won't be able to explain to the prince."

Zhao Wencai hurriedly said: "Tomorrow morning, the last militia army, the two thousand militia regiments from Wenxi County will arrive, and then tomorrow afternoon, General Shi will take them to Luzhou, okay?" ”

Shi Quan nodded, "Then we will decide, you will hand over the 7,000 militia regiment to me at noon tomorrow, and I will personally take them to Luzhou for training." ”

"No problem, it's time to come, and I want to discuss it with the general, please restrain the military discipline, don't let the soldiers go out tonight, I have a thick stack of complaints here."

"This ..... In fact, there is no need to make a fuss, the brothers will have some fun, and I will restrain them, and they will not be allowed to trespass on the dwellings again, and at most they will go to the brothel and tavern to have fun. ”

Zhao Wen had no choice but to say: "I'll just give way, I don't object to going to the tavern brothel, but I have to close the city gate and let the soldiers not go out of the city again." ”

Shi Quan smiled, "On the last night of tonight, I will restrain the brothers and not embarrass Zhao Tingshi, and take my leave!" ”

He arched his hand, turned around and strode away, Zhao Wen looked at Shi Quan walking away, his heart was in a mess, and he didn't know if Guo Song's army could arrive at night.

........

It was getting dark, and the trumpets sounded above the city, which was a reminder to the people outside the city to hurry up and enter the city.

The soldiers defending the city are 500 state soldiers, which are the local army commanded by Zhao Wencai, basically each state is responsible for opening and closing the city gates, and only in wartime, the regular army replaces the state soldiers and takes over the defense of the city gate.

Now that Jiangzhou has not yet entered the war, Shi Quan's army will leave the county seat tomorrow and go to Luzhou, of course he will not take care of the defense of the city gate, and there is nothing to defend.

When the city gate was in Hai, it was closed on time, the city was still very lively, groups of soldiers were drinking and noisy in the tavern, and several brothels in the city were crowded with soldiers who came to fool around, today was the last night of stationing in Zhengping County, and the main general Shi Quan also indulged the soldiers.

It was until one watch, when the county finally quieted down, and the barracks in the north of the city also closed the camp gate.

Zhao Wencai never dared to sleep, and when it came to the third watch, he changed into an official uniform and came to the North City Gate with his staff Zhuo Yong.

There are 100 soldiers guarding the north city gate, and the first lieutenant is Zhao Wencai's cousin, called Zhao Yang, and Zhao Wencai specially arranged for him to be on duty at the north city gate tonight.

"What's going on outside?" Zhao Wencai asked.

Zhao Yang shook his head, "There was no movement, and I didn't see anyone raising a fire." ”

The appointed time is the third watch, and the two sides raise the fire.

At this moment, a soldier whispered, "There is a fire outside the city!" ”

Zhao Wencai hurriedly stepped forward, only to see a torch waving a mile away, the same signal as the promised signal on the letter.

He hurriedly said to Zhao Yang: "Ignition!" ”

Zhao Yang also lit a torch, stood on the head of the city and waved, and after a while, an army appeared in the distance, black and pressing, I don't know how many people?

"Open the gates!" Zhao Wencai ordered in a trembling voice.

The drawbridge was lowered, the city gate was slowly opened, and Zhang Yun led three hundred scouts to lead the city, and they took over the north city gate as agreed.

Then Pei Xin led 3,000 cavalry into the city, and the two armies completely controlled the northern city gate, and then a heavy infantry of 2,000 men appeared.

Pei Xin stepped forward and saluted Zhao Wencai: "Under Pei Xin, may I ask if it is Zhao Tingshi?" ”

Pei Xin is the nephew of the former Xiangguo Pei Kuan, and the nephew of the current head of the family, Pei Zhen, although Zhao Wencai has not seen him, he knows his identity, and the two are also relatives.

Zhao Wencai also smiled politely: "I am Zhao Wencai, and I have long heard of General Pei's prestige." ”

Pei Xin didn't have time to talk to him, and he said: "We are going to attack the military camp, please send someone to show us the way." ”

"I know!"

Zhao Wencai gave Zhao Yang a look, Zhao Yang raised his hand and said, "I'll lead the way, please follow me!" ”

Two thousand heavy infantry and three thousand cavalry followed Zhao Yang towards the barracks, and after a short time, they arrived at the gate of the barracks, when the soldiers on the sentry tower spotted the cavalry and immediately sounded the alarm.

'When! While! While! ’

The alarm bell rang quickly, Pei Xin opened his bow and set up an arrow, and an arrow shot away, hitting the sentry's throat, and the alarm bell suddenly became dumb.

Fifty soldiers rushed to the gate with a bumper stick, 'Boom! With a loud bang, the gate was slammed open, and two thousand heavily armored infantry rushed into the barracks in a murderous manner.

The 3,000 cavalry men were divided into two lines, with 2,000 cavalry encircling outside the barracks to intercept the enemy fleeing over the wall, while the other 1,000 cavalry followed behind the hoplites, who were responsible for protecting the hoplites.

The barracks were in chaos, the soldiers went their own way, resisting the impact of the heavy infantry, but where could they stop the slashing of the Modao army, only a moment, hundreds of soldiers were cut into pieces, and the rest of the soldiers were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and raised their hands to surrender, and those who surrendered were taken out by the cavalry.

At this time, the commander Shi Quan galloped on horseback, with more than 20 personal soldiers, he broke out of the encirclement, but he was quickly surrounded by 30 heavy armored infantry, the sharp Mo knife waved, the front legs of the war horse were cut off, the war horse neighed to the ground, and Shi Quan overturned to the ground, without waiting for him to get up, three Mo knives were swung out at the same time, cutting Shi Quan into six sections, and the head rolled out more than a foot away.

The commander Shi Quan and his own soldiers were killed, and the rest of the soldiers surrendered on their knees, and the war ended in a quarter of an hour, with a thousand killed by the Modao Army and the remaining four thousand prisoners of war.

.........

The war in the city ended in a very short time, and at this time, Guo Song led a large army into the city, and Zhao Wen stepped forward and saluted: "Your Royal Highness the King of Jin!" ”

This title is a little unaccustomed, but it is not wrong, Guo Song was indeed named the king of Jin by Emperor Li Shi.

Guo Song smiled slightly: "Thank you Zhao Envoy for your cooperation, I hope my army has not disturbed the lives of the people of Zhengping County." ”

"So far, everything is as usual, and it has not alarmed the city, and the military discipline of the Hexi Army is admirable, and we are grateful."

At this time, Pei Xin stepped forward and reported: "Enlighten the envoy, the 5,000 enemy troops have all been cleared, 1,000 people have been annihilated, 4,000 people have been captured, the enemy's main general has died, our army has not been killed, only nine cavalrymen have been lightly wounded." ”

Guo Song nodded, "The brothers have worked hard, take the prisoners out of the city first, and wait for the dawn to be settled." ”

"Obey!"

Pei Xin turned and went.

Zhao Wencai asked worriedly: "May I ask Your Highness, what should we do with the seven thousand militia soldiers in Jiangzhou?" ”

Guo Song thought for a while and smiled: "Just as they are militia soldiers, I will arrange someone to assist in the training, and end the training before the wheat harvest." ”

Zhao Wen was overjoyed, this is the best, he can explain to the father of Jiangzhou.

At this time, Zhang Yun stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "Envoy Qi, when we were collecting information on the enemy's commander-in-chief's official office, we found that he issued an order yesterday, ordering the five thousand soldiers in the south of Jiangzhou to gather in Zhengping. ”

Guo Song immediately ordered: "You must find out the enemy's movements!" ”

.........

The sky gradually brightened, and a team of horseback riders came on the official road in the south of Zhengping County, led by a middle-aged man, about fifty years old, with fair skin, deep eyes, and a very gentle appearance, he was Pei Zhen, the head of the Pei family.

Pei Zhen is the eldest son of Pei Kuan, the former prime minister, he served as a squire in the military department, and later served as the Yin of Henan Prefecture, after Zhu Zhu captured Luoyang, he did not serve Zhu Zhu, but returned to his hometown Wenxi in time.

Considering that Hedong Road was about to change, for the benefit of the family, Pei Zhen decided to go to Huoyi County to meet Guo Song in person, but an hour ago he met the scout cavalry of the Hexi Army, and learned that Guo Song had led a large army to conquer Zhengping County, so Pei Zhen changed his plan and rushed directly to Zhengping County.