Liu Zhenglong now only has Hua Rong and Zhang Xian's 20,000 cavalry left, and he asked Wang Jin to lead 40,000 cavalry to be stationed near Yunzhou, which can be regarded as monitoring the Western Liao cavalry. If the Western Liao cavalry fought the Jin army to the east, then Wang Jin's cavalry would not move, and if the Western Liao cavalry went south to invade the Western Xia, then Wang Jin would directly block the Western Liao cavalry.

Now Liu Zhenglong himself can only mobilize 20,000 cavalry, but now he is facing Tian Hu's 300,000 army, which seems to have a heavy task and has no time to look eastward, even if the Jin army invades Bianliang, there is no time to take care of it.

In the eyes of the outside world, Liu Zhenglong fights more with less, and if he can win, it will be a miracle in military history, and it will be enough for the people of the world to bow and worship. In fact, Liu Zhenglong himself knew that Tian Hu's 300,000 were purely a rabble, and they were scattered in various state capitals, as long as they were broken through, it would be easy to do so. Besides, Tian Hu didn't even have a war horse under his command, and against the 20,000 cavalry, he could only be beaten passively, unless he hid in the city and didn't come out.

Liu Zhenglong called Hua Rong into the room, and he said, "You are my brother-in-law, if you win, no one will care." But once the battle is defeated, it is not a good word. Do you have a plan for attacking Fenyang this time? ”

Plan, Hua Rong really didn't think about it, but the lord asked, he couldn't say no, he said hesitantly: "Lord Qiqi, this time I will take the army to Fenyang first, cut off the connection between Fenyang and other places, and then use siege equipment to attack the city, and at most ten days can take Fenyang." ”

"You can't take Fenyang like this, and I don't expect you to take Fenyang." Liu Zhenglong signaled Hua Rong not to be careful, he said with a smile: "It is difficult for cavalry to attack the city to give full play to its advantages, and Fenyang City is a big city, well defended, and there are 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city, how can it be so easy to conquer?" What you have to do is to learn from the Jin army to encircle and send reinforcements, and the momentum of the siege is a little fierce, that is, to let the rebels come to reinforce the army, and then destroy it. You are not allowed to break through Fenyang City within a month, okay, you go down, discuss it with Zhu Wu more, don't be brutal. ”

Although Hua Rong didn't know what Liu Zhenglong meant, he still remembered the word "encirclement and reinforcement". For him, this battle was the first time he led his army to attack the city, and he also wanted to prove to everyone that he did not rely on nepotism.

Hua Rong set out with a large army, and arrived twenty miles outside Fenyang on August 17, relying on Fenshui to set up camp.

The second king Tian Leopard is a fierce general, as for how fierce no one knows, he is a butcher and looks very vicious, so he is a fierce general under the command of Tian Hu, the king of Jin, and is known as the second king by the world. It's just that it's not really fierce, it's far less than Bian Xiang, Shan Shiqi, Fang Qiong, Qiu Qiongying, etc., and even the third brother Tian Biao can't catch up.

The hot-tempered Tian Leopard beats the soldiers all day long, and even the generals below are whipped. But this guy likes to be ruthless. When he heard that the official army was coming to encircle and suppress, he ordered to prepare for battle. This money-greedy guy forced the rich families in the city to collect 300,000 yuan in military salaries, and it can be said that he made a lot of war money.

After the news of 10,000 and only 10,000 officials and troops came, Tian Bao had no scruples, this guy personally led 30,000 troops out of the city, wanting to eat this official army. Adjutant General Suo Xian doesn't think so, in his opinion, 10,000 well-equipped cavalry is stronger than the 50,000 army in the entire Fenyang, how can he underestimate the enemy?

Suo Xian said to Tian Bao: "The second king, the official army is menacing, we should avoid its edge, stick to the city, wait for reinforcements, and don't rush to battle." This cavalry has defeated the Western Xia cavalry and defeated the Jin cavalry, which is not so easy to mess with. ”

Tian Bao has always looked down on Suo Xian, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to sleep with this guy's wife, he said disapprerovingly: "The officers and soldiers are all paper tigers, and they are not vulnerable at all. That Hua Rong relied on nepotism, where is there any ability to command troops. This time, King Ben will definitely be able to win. You are a wreck, you don't have the guts at all, if you are afraid that you will defend the city, see how this king exterminates this official army. ”

Ling Guang, who likes to pat himself on the back, said with a flattering face: "The second king is brave and good at fighting, as long as he goes out, the officials and soldiers will definitely flee from the wind." ”

Tian Bao likes people like Ling Guang, but he didn't see Suo Xian's forbearance, let alone this guy's hateful gaze.

On August 18, the sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds. The gate of Fenyang City was opened, and 30,000 rebels came out of the gate under the leadership of Tian Bao.

I'll go, there are such people who are not afraid of death, Hua Rong never dreamed that Tian Bao, a fool, would dare to come out to die, so he was ready to go out to meet the enemy.

Zhu Wu said to Hua Rong: "General Hua, do you want to defeat Tian Leopard, or do you want to exterminate these 30,000 thieves, or do you want to take Fenyang?" ”

"What's the difference between the three?" Hua Rong really didn't think about it that much, but the lord said in advance that he would listen to the military advisor more, so he also wanted to hear what Zhu Wu had to say.

Zhu Wu was very satisfied with Hua Rong's attitude, and he said unhurriedly: "The difference is very big, if you want to defeat Tian Bao, you lead a thousand cavalry to rush up, let Suo Chao, and Cao Zheng each lead three thousand cavalry, cover the past from the left and right flanks, and at most half an hour can defeat the rebels." It's just that in that case, the latter Fenyang City will be difficult to conquer. Moreover, the casualties of the rebels are not very large, so there is basically no need to call for help, and it will be difficult for you to achieve reinforcements from the encirclement point. ”

Hua Rong nodded and said, "That's the truth, how should you fight the 30,000 thieves?" ”

"It's still you who lead a thousand cavalry to fight a decisive battle with the traitor, pretending to be invincible and retreating, after all, one thousand against thirty thousand, even if you are defeated, Tian Bao will not doubt it." Zhu Wu continued: "If you want to take Fenyang, then resolutely avoid the battle, and after finding the internal response, you will find a way to break the city, after all, it is very troublesome for the cavalry to attack the city." ”

"Then let's follow what the military advisor said, and annihilate these 30,000 rebels."

If Liu Zhenglong hadn't ordered in advance not to break Fenyang City within a month, Hua Rong really wanted to break the city immediately.

Hua Rong ordered a thousand cavalry and killed them.

Tian Biao didn't know why the other party only came out with a thousand soldiers and horses, this is not important to him, the most important thing is to win the flag and strive to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop, this guy ordered the whole army to attack.

Chen Xuan, who was standing at the head of the city watching the battle, said to Duan Ren: "There are not many people in the world who are so stupid, how can they press down the 30,000 army as soon as they come up, you must know that the other party only has 1,000 cavalry." ”

Miao Cheng said: "The two elder brothers haven't seen it yet, the official army doesn't take Fenyang City seriously, and it seems that in this battle, the 30,000 army is about to be defeated." ”

Suo Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't it good to be defeated?" Do you still want this bastard Tian Leopard to be powerful all the time? Don't look at the power of the King of Jin is very huge, but the official army on the opposite side is invincible, look, if you don't know that the King of Jin will be wiped out before the year. ”

Dang Shilong said disdainfully: "I'd better find a suitable time to surrender, otherwise once the official army breaks the city, it will be difficult to destroy the nine clans." ”

These guys have a good relationship, and they are unscrupulous when they speak, so it can be said that they have long been dissatisfied with Tian Bao, but they have not found the right time, and now that the official army is here, of course they want to surrender.

While Dang Shilong was chatting, 1,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry fought.

This is a very strange war, so that outsiders can't understand, how the cavalry, who has always been mobile and flexible, got into the large array of infantry, and what is even more incomprehensible is that the cavalry is obviously drilled in, but it is difficult for the infantry to stop the cavalry from rampage.

Just when everyone was puzzled, the cavalry actually made a big reversal to break through.

If the cavalry wants to break through, the infantry basically has no way, but this time the cavalry broke through quickly, and the hot-headed Tian Leopard actually commanded the army to attack, as if he was going to beat the water dogs.

The command of the 30,000-strong army was already chaotic, so the pursuing cavalry appeared to be even more scattered, the troops in front had already rushed out for more than ten miles, and the troops behind were still at the city gate.

It was at this time that Cao Zheng led 3,000 cavalry to kill from the left flank, and Suo Chao led 3,000 cavalry to kill from the right flank. Hua Rong led the cavalry to reverse and rush into the enemy's army, at which 7,000 cavalry rampaged among the 30,000 rebels, and the rebels killed were crushed, and finally the whole line collapsed, and the rebels scattered and fled.

In the end, three or four thousand soldiers near the city gate ran back to the city, and the rest were either killed or fled.

In this battle, Tian Bao understood one thing, that is, the fierceness of the cavalry did not need to be explained, and it was not something that the infantry could fight against. Moreover, their own soldiers are indeed incapable of confrontation with the officers and soldiers. At this time, Tian Bao was afraid, he knew that once Fenyang City was broken, he would not be able to escape death, and now he would definitely not be able to defend the city, the only thing he could do was to help, and the eldest brother could send more reinforcements to help him defeat the official army.

Although he defeated 30,000 rebels in the first battle, Hua Rong did not have any sense of achievement, for him, the rebels had no combat effectiveness at all, as long as his army was killed, he could easily annihilate them.

This is the beginning, the next step is to attack the city, without the siege, how can Tian Bao go to find rescuers?

Hua Rong thought about it a lot, whether there was a siege or not, Tian Leopard, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, would look for reinforcements, but if he attacked the city, the pace would be a little faster. Sure enough, on the third day after the 30,000-strong army was annihilated by his family, Tian Bao sent soldiers to ask for help.

Sure enough, on August 25, there were 30,000 troops to Fenyang to kill, the leading general came to the aid, this guy is a bandit leader, his 30,000 army can be said to be a group of rabble, the most outrageous thing is that this group of soldiers even have a variety of weapons, and even some with wooden sticks, so a team set off in a mighty way. At the same time, Wu Neng led an army of 10,000 to kill from the north, and Xu Jin led an army of 20,000 to kill from the west.

It's not that Ma Yuan, Wu Neng, Xu Jin is brave and good at fighting, the key is that if he doesn't save the second king Tian Bao, Tian Hu, the king of Jin, will definitely not give up. However, how did these three soil buns know what the war was all about, and when they sent reinforcements, they directly emptied their own territory.

After leaving the station, the gates of the three county towns were closed. The families of the local wealthy and powerful families took control of the situation, and with the support of the common people, they completely broke away from the king of Jin.

To put it bluntly, Tian Hu, the king of Jin, is a clown who jumps off the beam, if it weren't for the corruption and incompetence of the official army, how could such a vicious Orion be the king and hegemon? The common people dare not speak out, especially the rich households, who are even more obscure, just waiting for the officials and soldiers to kill them.

Now the commander of the army is the Duke of Qin, who is known as the 'Jade-faced God of War', so anyone with a little brain knows that the day the official army is killed is the time when the traitor dies.

Hearing that there were three people outside, Hua Rong was happy, it seems that the trick of encircling the point to send reinforcements is simply tried and tested, since there are 60,000 reinforcements from Fenyang City, then eat them one by one.

In this battle, all 10,000 cavalry were dispatched, you must know that these 10,000 cavalry are composed of five major arms: the Thunder Army, the Destruction Army, the Wolf Army, the Flame Army, and the Wind Shadow Army.

The first to block was the 10,000 rebels under Wu Neng, this guy's name is Wu Neng, in fact, he is really incompetent, Zhang is so big, the first time he saw so many cavalry, especially when he saw the fierce wolf army wearing a wolf mask, this guy was scared to pee his pants on the spot, and he was trembling, he forgot to command the army, and stayed in place stupidly.

Impact, the two thousand wild wolf army rushed over like a pack of wild wolves, and these ten thousand grass robbers swarmed up, with no tactics and no formation. What are you doing when you rush up, it's like sending you to death, there are almost no archers, how can you stop the terrifying wolf army? Moreover, the Wind Shadow Army continued to shoot arrows on the left flank, and dense flying arrows shrouded the head of the grass coar, and the grass coar, who lacked battle armor, was either killed or injured after being shot.

I don't know who shouted and ran, 10,000 grass robbers collapsed, and Wu Neng's head was cut off. In less than a quarter of an hour, the army of 10,000 collapsed.

The Wild Wolf Army attacked, with the assistance of the Wind Shadow Army, and ended the battle in a quarter of an hour, this kind of battle was not enjoyable, but the four thousand cavalry did not make the slightest adjustment, turned their horses' heads, and went straight to Xu Jin's 20,000 army, this time it was the Flame Army that took the lead.

The Flame Army is very powerful in this battle, although the assault rifle is unusually backward, but in this era, in front of the grass coke who lacks armor and does not have any cultivation of defeat, it is simply an invincible existence.

With the sound of the gunshots, the grass cowards were terrified and shuddered, they had already been frightened, where was the courage to fight. On the left flank of the Flame Army was the Benlei Army, armed to the teeth, and this heavy cavalry rampaged through the grass like a heavy tank, killing the group of men in all directions, and the army was overwhelmed.

Once the 20,000 undisciplined grass robbers are in chaos, it will be a nightmare for the generals, this beautiful Xu Jin can't control the situation at all, and in the end, I don't know who cut off this guy's head.

"Surrendered, surrendered."

The guy who cut off Xu Jin's head is called Gao Yong, this guy is the concubine of the Gao family, the largest household in Gaoping County, and served as a deputy general in Xu Jin's army, he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, he usually pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, but he can't see any ability, in fact, he doesn't know how many times higher than Xu Jin's combat effectiveness, even among Tian Hu's generals, he can also rank in the top five, maybe not Bian Xiang, Shan Shiqi, Qiu Qiongying, Niu Wenzhong's opponents, but he definitely has the strength to crush others.

Gao Yong killed Xu Jin and surrendered, 20,000 grass robbers, a third escaped, and nearly 10,000 surrendered in addition to those who died in battle. Now among the three support armies, there are only 30,000 troops left with horse reinforcements. Although these 30,000 soldiers and horses are a rabble, Ma Yuan really came to rescue Tian Leopard, after all, this is his brother-in-law, and it can't be saved if he doesn't save it.

Ma Yuan is a fierce general, at least more than Xu Jin, Wu Neng, Tian Bao and other manpower, and Cao Zheng has a battle, but the 30,000 rabble under his command encountered the barbaric impact of the Benlei Army, which seemed to be a chaos.

In this battle, the five major arms of the armed forces were dispatched at the same time, and they fought the most perfect coordinated operation, which was simply a textbook cooperation, and it was absolutely seamless.

The first to bear the brunt was the Benlei Army, armed to the teeth, this heavy cavalry rushed into the rebels like a torrent of steel, rampage, killing the rebels one after another, unable to stop them at all.

The Pyro was on the left flank, and the assault rifles in their hands began to rage. Where have the rebels seen this kind of formation, they are scared one by one, and where do they still have the courage to fight.

The Wild Wolf Army has always been a nightmare for the rebels, and it has brought great shock to this group of rabble psychologically, and many grass robbers are so frightened that they flee in all directions, and they dare not fight at all.

The Destroyer Army followed, rooted in the back of the Benlei Army, constantly attacking and killing the rebels.

In this battle, it was the Wind Shadow Army, the fastest light cavalry at the time, using the mobility and speed of the cavalry to constantly drive away the grass and shoot and kill.

An army of 30,000 is a big number after all, and the departure is an extreme situation, otherwise it will be difficult to end the battle in a short time.

Just when Ma Yuan and Cao Zheng were inseparable, they both controlled Hua Rong to shoot this unlucky egg with a bow and arrows.

The commander was killed in battle, the 30,000-strong army completely collapsed, and began to be killed by 10,000 cavalry unscrupulously. The battle ended with more than 20,000 prisoners.

After three battles, nearly 36,000 were captured, Hua Rong looked down on this rabble, and finally discussed with Zhu Wu, he decided to drive these 36,000 grass robbers to attack the city.

The duel between the grass robbers kicked off, and the 36,000 grass robbers began to attack Fenyang City under the cover of siege equipment, which frightened Tian Leopard, but he also knew that it was difficult for ordinary people to solve the problem, so he sent people to Gaizhou to find the privy envoy Niu Wenzhong for help, and only this guy could break the siege.

Niu Wenzhong has four generals, sixteen partial generals, and 60,000 troops, which can be said to be strong and strong. Niu Wenzhong is not only the privy envoy of Tian Hu, the king of Jin, but also the brother-in-law of Tian Bao, and he can be regarded as a concubine, so of course he will come to the rescue.

Niu Wenzhong personally led the Yiwei general Fang Qiong, Piwei general An Shirong, Biaowei general Chu Heng, Xiong Wei general Yulin, these four Wei will come to the aid of Fenyang City, not only that, but among the sixteen generals, Yang Duan, Guo Xin, Su Ji, Zhang Xiang, Fang Shun, Shen An, Lu Yuan, Wang Ji, Shi Jing, Qin Sheng, these ten, only Mo Zhen, Sheng Ben, He Ren, Cao Hong, Shi Xun, and Sang Ying were left in Gaizhou.

Niu Wenzhong is also a fierce general, ranking in the top five among the generals under the command of King Tian Hu of Jin, even if it is a duel with the generals on Liangshan, it should be Qin Ming and Suo Chao at this level. If it is placed under Fang La's hands, it should be almost the same as Lu Shisang.

It's not fake that it's a fierce general, and it's not fake if there is a strategy. But the emotional intelligence is too low, and the interpersonal relationship is extremely poor, which is the truest portrayal of New Wenzhong. When this guy heard that the 60,000 army had not been relieved, he personally ordered the 50,000 army and set off in a majestic manner, and he also led most of the generals. But he actually left the six people who should not have been left behind.

Mo Zhen, Sheng Ben, Heren, Cao Hong, Shi Xun, and Sang Ying were originally the guards of Gaizhou, Mo Zhen was the regimental training envoy, and the other five were the heads, and these six people were righteous brothers, so it can be said that they advanced and retreated together.

Niu Wenzhong took Mo Zhen's cousin into the mansion, and he simply regarded Mo Zhen as his brother-in-law, but he never dreamed that his cousin and sister were childhood sweethearts, if it weren't for Mo Zhen's tigress blocking them, they would have been married a long time ago. It can be said that the two have a hatred for taking their wives, and in this case, leaving Mo Zhen to defend the city is the deadliest and most stupid mistake.

Mo Zhen has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he is extremely forbearing, he is loyal to New Wen on weekdays, and he obeys his words, but in fact, he has been secretly preparing for a long time, hoping to take revenge one day.

The gifts were exchanged, and Niu Wenzhong snatched Mo Zhen's cousin. And Mo Zhen, this guy, quietly climbed onto the bed of the county lord Tian Yuhong, and put a green hat on Niu Wenzhong.

Mo Zhen summoned Cao Hong and the others to his home for a meeting.

Mo Zhen said: "You and I are brothers, so I won't go around in circles, and now Tian Hu wants to take refuge in Jin Ren as a traitor and a traitor." This will discredit our ancestors and be a disgrace for generations to come. We must not take refuge in the Jin people, and now the imperial court has sent the Duke of Qin to quell the chaos, I mean to serve the imperial court, I don't know what you think. ”

"Big brother, you have always been the backbone of the brothers, we will fight wherever you point, and we will resolutely not be a traitor."

Sheng Ben, Hao Ren, Cao Hong, Shi Xun, and Sang Ying, these five guys have no opinions, and who to follow is not a bowl of rice, of course they are willing to follow the eldest brother to the imperial court.

Seeing that the brothers had no opinions, Mo Zhen said: "Shi Xun, you go to visit the Shi family tonight and strive to win the support of the Shi family." Sang Ying, you are responsible for dealing with the arsenal, and you must control the weapons in it, otherwise it will be difficult for us to succeed. Before the old fox left, Niu Wenzhong collected most of the weapons in the hands of the soldiers, and this time we want to take Gaizhou, and it is very important to control the arsenal. Sheng Ben, you are responsible for occupying the four city gates, and you must not let people go out of the city to report to New Wenzhong. I took into account that if he arrived in Fenyang, he would be more than lucky, and I was afraid that he would come back halfway. ”

Mo Zhen glanced at Hao Ren and said, "You invite the deputy general Li Qi to the mansion for a drink tonight, and kill him by the way." Both of you are drunkards, he won't suspect it. Cao Hong, you and I will go with you to control the camp in the north of the city. ”

Controlling the camp in the north of the city is not so simple, but these are difficult Mo Zhen, he has already conquered the county lord Tian Yuhong, and with this woman coming forward, she can paralyze Tian Wen, the guard of the camp in the north of the city.

Overnight, Gaizhou changed hands, without bloodshed and sacrifice, basically it can be said that this matter was resolved peacefully, and Mo Zhen controlled the situation. Of course, this is inseparable from the support of the Shi family, you must know that the Shi family is the number one wealthy family in Gaizhou, and they have accumulated virtue and good deeds from their ancestors, and their prestige in the city is extremely high. It is most appropriate to come forward to stabilize the situation, and it is not more appropriate for King Tianhu of Jin to collude with Jin Ren to be unpopular, and in this case, people's minds have changed, and it is only appropriate for Gaizhou to change hands.

Encircling the point to send reinforcements, this idea is very appropriate, just when Niu Wenzhong led an army of 50,000 to kill Fenyang, Zhang Xian led 8,000 cavalry to intercept halfway.

It turned out that Zhang Xian led the Second Army of the Longwei Army to follow Liu Zhenglong to attack Jinyang County, but Zhang Xiong, the palace marshal of Jinyang County, was too cowardly, and this guy directly opened the city gate and surrendered.

Zhang Xiong's surrender disrupted Liu Zhenglong's deployment all of a sudden, originally he hoped to delay some time, but now that everyone has surrendered, he can't waste time in Jinyang County.

Liu Zhenglong's goal is to target Gaizhou, in his opinion, Gaizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the main general Niu Wenzhong is also a capable person, and there are 60,000 troops, at least there should be no problem holding on for a few months.

People are not as good as heaven, Liu Zhenglong calculated that he would consume time in Gaizhou, he asked Zhang Xian to lead an army of 8,000 to open the way, and he led a 2,000 flame army to arrive later.

The reason why Liu Zhenglong postponed was mainly because the new firearm sent by Jiangnan had arrived, and the new weapon of the Three-Eyed Firearm was about to be thrown into the battlefield, of course, the Flame Army had to try it first. You must know that the Three-Eyed Fire Gun can not only shoot enemies from a long distance, but also hit the opponent at close range, which has changed the previous situation of the Flame Army's poor combat ability in close combat.

Now the Flame Army is equipped with three matches, one is a assault rifle, one is a three-eyed fire gun, and one is a short spear, and the combat effectiveness has been further improved, of course, you have to adapt to it before you can enter the battle.

In Liu Zhenglong's view, the most effective way to deal with the cavalry of the Jin State is firearms, but the current firearms still need to be improved, and this important task is handed over to the Shenwei Artillery Bureau.

Zhang Xian is a general who is not good at expression, resourceful, brave and good at fighting, otherwise Liu Zhenglong would not have handed over the Second Army of Longwei Army to a person like him who has no background and is unknown.

With 8,000 cavalry against 50,000 infantry, it cannot be said that it is a sure victory, but it can definitely remain undefeated. This is obviously not the result Zhang Xian wants, what he wants is to win, to win a big victory, and to destroy these 50,000 rebels at a very small price.

Zhang Xian was a person who was extremely good at using the terrain to fight, he was not in a hurry to fight a decisive battle with the rebels, but personally led the scouts to inspect the terrain, wanting to use the terrain to set up an ambush and finally solve the 50,000 infantry.

Fighting a war pays attention to the right time, place, and people, and it can be said that all three are indispensable. Zhang Xian knew the key to this, he just wanted to find a suitable terrain to set up an ambush and solve the 50,000 grass robbers. Of course, the first task in this battle is to reduce unnecessary casualties.