At the head of the west city of Shanyang, the Han general Chen Sirang was sleeping with a sword, his hair was flamboyant, describing his exhaustion, and there were blood stains on his armor. After a few days of attack and defense, the defensive pressure of Ximen was the greatest, and as the main general, he stayed in the city to command and dispatch, and even personally participated in the fight.

Chen Sirang his people, the Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, and the Northern Han Dynasty, more than 20 years of military career, more than a dozen state envoys in Hebei and the Central Plains, and when he was young, he also served as the front class of Li Cunqiao of the Later Tang Zhuangzong. Every time he performs a term, there are good deeds, no bad politics, and the reputation has always been good.

After the establishment of the Northern Han Dynasty, he served as Zi and Mi Erzhou, and when Liu Chengyou was planning the Huainan strategy, Guo Wei recommended Chen Sirang to Liu Chengyou, and used it as the training envoy of the Yizhou regiment. And in the front and rear battles, he also made a lot of military achievements.

At the moment when the sound of killing outside the city sounded, Chen Sirang woke up from his sleep, rubbed his head, and made the sleepiness go away for a while, and his first reaction was to think of reinforcements.

As a veteran, Chen Sirang has a lot of experience, and he also knows the reality of the Chu and Si Han armies, and knows that even if Guo Rong sends reinforcements, there will not be many people.

"I don't know who led the army, but he had the courage to attack the Tang camp at night! Or did you come from the south, and where did you cross the canal? Thinking in his mind, Chen Sirang was not busy with his movements, and strictly ordered the guards to be on guard, and walked briskly towards the south gate of Shanyang.

At the head of the city, gazing at the movement outside the city, the Tang camp was already noisy, the sound of killing was deafening, the fireworks were raging everywhere, and the camp was boiling. Under the cover of night, it can be clearly seen that there is an army, like a sharp blade, is cutting through the Tang camp, and Nanzhai has completely collapsed and is attacking eastward.

"Good!" His tired face was suddenly filled with joy, and Chen Sirang immediately ordered: "Assemble the troops, rush out with me, and help the reinforcements!" ”

"Envoy, do you want to take a look at the situation again, in case there is fraud, I am afraid that Shanyang will lose!" There are military schools to dissuade.

Chen Sirang immediately shook his head, pointed to the Tang camp outside the city and said: "It's been a few days since the fight, and with the Tang army outside the city, they can't make such a move." There are few reinforcements, and the enemy army is numerous, if the Tang army reacts, I am afraid that it will change. The war situation is changing rapidly, fleeting, and cannot be postponed! Listen to the order, draw 200 soldiers from each of the four gates, gather at the east gate, and go out with me to fight! ”

Because of the previous attack and defense, aside from the servants, there were less than 2,000 capable fighters in the city, and the defense of Shanyang was indeed on the verge of collapse. Gathering 800 people to fight, Chen Sirang was already a free go.

As Chen Sirang said, when Zhao Kuangyin's army attacked Nanzhai, the Tang army in the east and north did react, although it was relatively slow, and when Zhao Kuangyin led people to attack Dongzhai, they were greatly resisted. Even if the Tang army's combat ability was weak, the Han army gathered troops to defend the village, and it was not something that Zhao Kuangyin's army could break through and defeat in a short time.

Such a surprise attack is afraid that the offensive will slow down and fall into a fierce battle. At the expense of casualties, forcibly breaking the village and giving up the attack on the village and attacking the southern camp, the two thoughts quickly wandered in his mind, and when he gritted his teeth and was about to bring people to come, Chen Sirang led the army out of the east gate and attacked the Tang camp from the storm.

The decisive attack of the defenders helped Zhao Kuangyin to be overjoyed, and he praised Chen Yuanjun for being a famous general. Immediately threw down the strict order, those who were afraid of the war died, and together with the party, they braved arrows and stones to attack the fortified positions in blood. Under the attack from both sides, the Tang Army's Dongzhai also followed in the footsteps of Nanzhai.

The armies of Zhao and Chen converged and made a decision on the spot, and Chen Sirang and Dang Jin led the army, drove the defeated Tang army, and went to attack Beizhai. And Zhao Kuangyin led an army by himself, turned to Nanzhai, and re-attacked.

When the night attack was launched, Yao Feng, the chief general of the Tang Army and the supervisor of the aid capital, was in Shuizhai, and he only cared about uploading a military order, asking the generals of the battalions to suppress the chaos and gather troops to meet the enemy. But the news of the chaos came, the south village was broken, the defenders in the city came out, the east village fell, and the north village was attacked, and for a while, Yao Feng panicked.

He was very puzzled, the Han army reinforcements were still on the west bank, why they attacked from the south. But when he was about to change, he didn't have much time to think about it, and when he tested the master's ability to adapt, Yao Feng was obviously unqualified.

A Tang general suggested that the Han army that attacked at night was not large in number, and the defenders attacked, and the city must be empty. Shanyang has long been a city of failure, and when the city is broken by taking the opportunity, the Han army has nothing to rely on, and can reorganize the army in an orderly manner.

After hesitating, Yao Feng chose to refuse, feeling that it was too risky to attack the city, and if the Han army broke all three camps, the loss of troops would be huge. So, Yao Feng led a thousand soldiers from the water village to the south village, collected the defeated soldiers, and suppressed the situation.

The effect is naturally some, however, in the face of Zhao Kuangyin's return shot, he was defeated again and again, and fled back to Shuizhai in embarrassment. Yao Feng's defeat also indicated that his efforts to save the defeat were completely frustrated, and the Tang army's infantry camp completely collapsed, and the army was defeated like a mountain.

Seeing that the defeat was decided, the commander of the Tang army was helpless, and after collecting thousands of defeated soldiers, he actually set sail south and retreated directly......

In the second half of the night, they basically spent the strangulation and capture of the defeated Tang army by the Han army, and it was not until dawn that calm was restored outside Shanyang City. Corpses are strewn all over the field, full of devastation, and the bladed swords tell the cruelty of war.

After the war, Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Sirang met, and they had a hearty exchange, business nonsense, I praise you for your wisdom, you praise me for my bravery, and the atmosphere is very good.

At the head of the west city of Shanyang, looking at the ruins of the city walls, sword wounds, smoke and fire, many guards, sleeping with swords, the armor was tattered, and the body was wounded. Looking at Chen Sirang with an old face, Zhao Kuangyin bowed to him and said: "Let Jun defend the city alone, resist ten times the enemy, be tenacious and fearless, and be defeated!" ”

"The soldiers in the city, more than half of the casualties, Ding Zhuang is even more incalculable, it's not easy!" Chen Sirang sighed with emotion and returned the salute to Zhao Kuangyin: "No matter what, this time General Zhao has the grace of life in the old man and the soldiers under his command, and this time the old man has written it down!" ”

"Make the gentleman's words heavy!" Zhao Kuangyin exerted his communicative attributes, and appeared very humble: "I came under the order to break the enemy and respond, this is where the envoy is, how dare I accept the gift of the envoy." Moreover, if it wasn't for the decisive attack of the envoy last night, how could he be so fast, break through the Tang Village, and retreat from the enemy army! ”

Hearing his words, Chen Sirang couldn't help but bow his head, looked at Zhao Kuangyin, and sighed with emotion: "General Zhao is worthy of being a young talent valued by the Son of Heaven, with outstanding courage and strategy. ”

"Don't dare to be a ......" Zhao Kuangyin replied with a smile: "Like an envoy, loyal and brave, capable and capable, he is the pillar of the country and the mainstay!" ”

"Haha!" Chen Sirang couldn't help laughing, pointed at Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Tell me the truth." At the beginning, the imperial court took you as a group training in Suzhou, and the old man was young and unnamed. But now it seems that you Zhao Yuanlang are not only a talent in a state! ”

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In the afternoon, after a morning of rest, the fatigue of the night was relieved. After inspecting and disposing of some military and political affairs, Chen Sirang began to inspect the city, although the Tang army retreated, there was almost no pressure to break the city, but it should be cautious, and did not dare to slack off.

In the south of Shanyang City, the army that accompanied Zhao Kuangyin's aid was stationed here. After a day and night of fighting, the losses were not small, more than half of the casualties were lost, even if the Tang army was weak, but it was not completely slaughtered by the Han army, especially in the offensive battle. did not choose to enter the city, although the Tang camp was already dilapidated, but after a little pick-up, it was enough for Zhao Kuangyin to garrison, and the captured materials were enough to replenish.

Chen Sirang came to visit, and saw that in the camp, in addition to the wounded soldiers, the soldiers on duty and the prisoners, the remaining nearly 2,000 soldiers were concentrated in formation, and Zhao Kuangyin stood tall with a sword on his shoulder. In front of the battle, there were dozens of soldiers, kneeling with their armor bound and bound, and everyone stood behind them with a torture knife in their hands, and the scene was extremely serious.

"Words, Ben Jiang has already made it clear before, you can rest assured that you can be tortured, I will remember you and others as killed, and seek a bereavement for your family, go with peace of mind!" staring at those people, he waved his hand indifferently, ignoring the beggars of those soldiers for mercy, and ordered them to be killed.

Dozens of heads fell to the ground, adding a bit of blood and solemnity to the Han army that had just won a big victory. Zhao Kuangyin took two steps forward and said loudly: "I will reiterate again, military law is ruthless, I hope to be vigilant, don't touch my law!" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers and soldiers were all in line.

When the soldiers dispersed in an orderly manner to rest and recuperate, and learned that Chen Sirang was visiting, Zhao Kuangyin changed his face, and greeted him with a spring breeze: "When the envoy comes, he doesn't have time to greet him, and I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

Chen Sirang naturally didn't hold it up, and returned a salute, and he had a full view of the situation of the other party's talent, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "As soon as you win the victory, you will behead the soldiers, what kind of military law did those dozens of soldiers commit?" ”

Looking at the corpses that were being packed, Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, and said: "Last night, I rushed to attack Dongzhai, I issued a military order, and those who were afraid of retreating died, and the soldiers of the whole army rushed forward and fought at the risk of death. Only these dozens of people were deterred from the battle and embellished in the rear. This man who is afraid of the war and chaos will not obey my orders, and he should be killed by himself, and he will be the mighty army! ”

"How do you identify these dozens of people?" Chen Sirang asked.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "I ordered my own soldiers to draw sword marks on their helmets and back armor. Today's re-examination, many soldiers were injured in the chest, only these people are intact, and there are sword marks on the armor, which can be known! ”

Nodding, Chen Sirang couldn't help but sigh: "Zhao Yuanjun, there is a law and a degree to govern the army!" I look at this Suzhou regimental training, and the elite can already be the Tokyo Forbidden Army! ”

In fact, Chen Sirang's heart is really higher than Zhao Kuangyin's evaluation, this person is wise and brave, full of courage, and strategic, the general has the law, and the heart is still so mature, and he will become a great weapon one day. Therefore, for this general, who is almost two rounds younger than himself, Chen Sirang's tone can't help but bring a little respect.