Soon after Zhao Dangshi's soldiers and horses were drawn from the city of Chengdu, Wang Laixing also led his army out of the city to the south. In fact, the southern affairs are far less urgent than the northern affairs, and Wang Laixing can wait for the northern affairs to have some eyebrows before making a decision, and there is no need to be in a hurry. However, a telegram from Zhu Yixiang, the governor of Jiading Prefecture, caught Qin Qigong's attention, and he then suggested that Wang Laixing immediately send troops.

Wang Laixing was puzzled and asked him: "Zhu Yixiang only said that the thief recommitted the Qianwei, what is the wonder?" ”

Qin Qigong replied: "Since last month, Jiading Prefecture has sent nearly 20 Tang newspapers, I checked the past one by one, and found that the later it is, the more the areas where the thieves are flowing tend to be in Jiading Prefecture, and Mahu Mansion, Wumeng Mansion and other places rarely go there. ”

Wang Laixing said: "Mr. bothered. Mahu and Wumeng are all high mountains and dangerous ravines, and the horse army that sacrificed thieves could not turn around. There are more Yi Miao Tusi, training local soldiers according to the soil village, and blocking the attack. The thieves must have suffered a lot, so they turned to plundering Jiading Prefecture, which has many Han people and a solid treasury. ”

Tan Hong echoed on the side: "Mahu and Wumeng are extremely brave, and they climb mountains like flying. Further to the south, Zhenxiong, Wusa, Dongchuan and other prefectures are even more mountains and forests, full of poisonous insects and beasts, and the thieves can't break through, only to go north to plunder the Han land to survive. ”

Qin Qigong continued: "The southern Sichuan natural danger barrier, greatly curbed the flow of thieves, he returned to Jiading Prefecture, one to replenish military supplies, and the other to find an opportunity to drill out of the gap, it is bound to stay for a longer period of time, this is a great opportunity." As he spoke, he pointed to Yutu Xu Dao, "There is Zhu Yixiang in the state city of Jiading, and the thieves in Jiajiang, Hongya, Emei and other places behind him can't touch it, so they can only choose Qianwei, Rongxian, and Weiyuan." It is conceivable that the thieves will have to take more trouble to loot a sufficient amount of grain and straw, and they will not go around for at least half a month, and our army can take the opportunity to go over and surround them. ”

"What's the containment method? Although the thieves need to stay in the southern part of Jiading Prefecture, there are still many places nearby to hide. Wang Laixing pondered and wondered, "The thief is running like water, even if there is a small hole in the bucket we are blocking, he will flow away, and we need to think of a perfect solution." ”

Qin Qigong responded: "The last time the thief returned to Jiading Prefecture was only five days ago. It can be seen that the cold winter is deepening, and he must have reached the point of exhaustion in the south, and if it snows heavily, his army will undoubtedly be wiped out in the mountains. So this time he came out, and unless he could survive the winter, he would never go further south. ”

Tan Hong stared at Yutu and said: "If you don't escape south, the range of thieves will be greatly reduced, to the west is also a mountain, to the north there is Jiading Prefecture City to block, to the east you will bump into the stone soldiers of Luzhou, so, I am afraid that the thief will only be active on the front line of Qianwei Zhiweiyuan that he is familiar with." ”

Qin Qigong's tone was mentioned at this time, and he was facing Wang Laixing and said: "Chief, the western and southern mountains block the thieves for the sake of geography; It will snow heavily, so that the thieves do not dare to go away, it is the time of the day. And today, when and where I am in the right place, I am sending people. ”

"What do you think, sir?"

"I thought that this time I went south to encircle and suppress the thieves, and I should divide it into three ways." Qin Qigong said, "The first road, starting from Chengdu Fucheng, passing through Xinjin County, along the river straight down to Jiading Prefecture, after arriving, it is divided into a part, and it is stationed in Jingyan County to the east. The second road, also starting from Chengdu Fucheng, taking Jianzhou, taking the road that our army came to Chengdu Fu along the river to Neijiang County to transfer to land, west Zherong County. The third road, starting from Luzhou Mansion, goes west to enter the city of Mahu Mansion. As long as these three roads are in place, it is difficult for the thief to fly! ”

Wang Laixing looked at the map carefully, and after the first road was in place, the guarded Jiading Prefecture City blocked the north direction of the Western Army, and Jingyan County blocked the northeast direction of the Western Army. After the second road was in place, the guarded Rong County blocked the western army due east. After the third road was in place, the guarded Mahu Fufu City blocked the southeast direction of the Western Army. In just a few points, all the passages that the Western Army could transfer were strangled. As for the other directions of the Western Army, they are all steep and difficult to navigate.

"This ..... This is really a net of heaven and earth...... "Wang Laixing and Tan Hong will look at each other.

Qin Qigong continued: "Don't miss the opportunity, you have to act quickly. The first and third roads are not in a hurry, the two roads involved in the direction of the thieves could not break through, only the second way, you need to arrive before the thieves react, you have to take the waterway and rush downstream. ”

Tan Hong arched his hand and said, "The second way will be handed over to my three brothers." "The Tan brothers' home camp, Kuizhou Mansion, is a region with both land and water, and their soldiers are more familiar with some matters related to waterways.

Wang Laixing nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean." While thinking about it, he said, "The third road has to start from Luzhou Mansion, I don't have to say, only Ma Wannian's department can do this." On the first road, I will personally lead the troops, and then divide the troops into Jingyan County, so let Liu Jiayin go. Chengdu Fucheng, Zeng Yingbu can sit and guard. ”

The news of Zhang Xianzhong's purging of troops has reached Chengdu, and the number of troops left by the Western Army should be around 4,000 people. Wang Laixing's army had a total of 18,000 field troops in Chengdu Prefecture, excluding the 2,000 men of Zeng Ying's department, that is, 16,000 people went south, of which 5,000 troops of Santan entered Rong County, 5,000 people of Liu Jiayin entered Jingyan County, and 6,000 people of Wang Laixing entered the city of Jiading Prefecture. In addition, 5,000 people from Ma Wannian entered Mahu Fu City. In this way, the troops of several defensive strongholds are sufficient, and the state cities of Jiading Prefecture, Jingyan County, and Rong County are not far from each other, so they can support each other. Even if there is no support in Mahu Mansion City, which is a little farther away, the stone soldiers have guaranteed combat effectiveness and are equally stable.

The plan is certain, and the three armies move together. In just three days, when Zhang Xianzhong learned the news of the movement of Zhao Ying's army, Zhao Ying, except for the third road Ma Wannian's division that had just left Xuzhou Mansion and had not yet arrived at Mahu Mansion, the other two roads had already been in place.

"Damn, it's going to snow." Zhang Xianzhong turned over and dismounted, and looked up slightly at the gloomy sky. Only the sound of hula rubbing armor was heard, and the hundreds of knights who accompanied him all left the saddle and landed.

Zhang Xianzhong had just returned from the Muchuan Division. Muchuan Division is in the south of Qianwei County, the edge of the mountains at the northern end of Mahu Province, Zhang Xianzhong intends to find a foothold between Qianwei County and Muchuan Division to spend the winter, in order to personally explore the terrain. Every time he rode a horse for dozens or hundreds of miles, he would have a hearty pleasure. Especially in this time of distraction, it seems that only with the ups and downs of the horse's back can all his troubles be left behind.

There are still more than ten miles away from the camp, but Zhang Xianzhong was hungry, so he set up a bonfire halfway and roasted the wild pheasants that were shot to sacrifice to the five internal organs.

The flames swayed, Zhang Xianzhong sat alone in front of the bonfire, roasting pheasant meat, and the rest of the hundreds of knights, motionless, all stood silently on the periphery waiting for him.

"You two, come here, eat with Lao Tzu." Zhang Xianzhong beckoned, and immediately ran out of the row of knights, two young men in strong armor. One of them, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi, is Zhang Xianzhong's two youngest sons, both of whom are only in their teens.

"Take it, eat it."

The two took a half-cooked pheasant leg handed by Zhang Xianzhong and nibbled on it without hesitation. Zhang Wenxiu ate first, and after a few bites, he gave it to Zhang Nengqi. Zhang Nengqi took a few bites, but tears burst out of his eyes.

"Brain-crushing dolls, some eat them, why are you still crying?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.

Zhang Nengqi wanted to put away his sad face, but it backfired, and his face quickly cried. Zhang Xianzhong didn't scold him, he cut the neck of a wild pheasant and rudely plucked his hair.

"Past...... In the past, when it was the child's turn to eat, there would be little left, but now ......"

Zhang Nengqi whimpered, and his words were not good, but Zhang Xianzhong, who was busy, couldn't help but stagnate when he heard this. He raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Nengqi, who was still delicate, and immediately understood what the other party meant. After catching a glimpse, Zhang Wenxiu's eyes were also red at this time.

"Isn't it okay to have two fewer people to grab food with you?" Zhang Xianzhong snorted coldly, and his hand moved again.

Zhang Wenxiu was older, and said busily: "What Dad said is that if the children eat more, they will be able to grow a little more strength and serve their father." As he spoke, he patted Zhang Nengqi's head, "Don't eat it yet!" ”

"Uh-huh!" Zhang Nengqi choked and ate pheasant legs, but after a while, his stomach churned with nausea, and he vomited "wow". A lot of filth splashed on Zhang Xianzhong's armor, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi were shocked, and were about to bow their heads to plead guilty, but when they saw Zhang Xianzhong only frowning slightly, they picked a leaf and wiped away the filth.

"Damn it!" Zhang Nengqi was frightened and trembled.

Zhang Xianzhong put the wild pheasant on the ground, shook his head slightly, and said, "Everyone deserves to die, you don't deserve to die." He added, "Lao Tzu knows that many people in the army have secretly said bad things about Lao Tzu recently, saying that Lao Tzu is a lonely man who will kill people when he sees them." Damn, is Lao Tzu the kind of person who loses his mind and goes crazy? Lao Tzu has always been justified in killing people. Just like this chicken, Lao Tzu needs his meat to fill his belly, and it has to die, this is the reason for its death. As long as there is a reason to die, whether it is a chicken or a person, Lao Tzu has to be killed. ”

"That's what Daddy said."

"As long as some people in the army live for one day, they will be a threat to our western army, and if we don't kill them, our western army will not be safe, and this is their reason for death. It's a pity that others don't know the truth of this, and they slander me with all kinds of words, alas, hateful Lao Tzu does everything for the army, who knows this piece of hard work? Zhang Xianzhong sighed and shook his head, "If you want to break the situation, someone has to stand up and pick up the hammer." Others dare not do it, they can't do it, Lao Tzu will do it, isn't it a good deed? ”

"Daddy is a big hero, and the kids know it." Zhang Wenxiu nodded.

Zhang Xianzhong showed a relieved smile and said, "Only the old brothers who have followed Lao Tzu for many years can understand this truth. Lao Tzu said that as long as Lao Tzu is given 3,000 iron horses, it is enough to dominate the world. After passing this hurdle, Lao Tzu wants to let Zhao Thief, Li Chuang and that Chongzhen child bow in front of Lao Tzu one by one! Later, he gritted his teeth, and his expression suddenly changed to hideous.

"Children follow their father's teachings!" Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi are both in their hearts.

"You remember, just follow your father, share your worries for your father, and when you rush out of here, your father will give you a huge world to gallop on!" Zhang Xianzhong turned his anger into joy and swore an oath.

Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi glanced at each other and agreed. If it is said that the fierce Zhang Xianzhong at the last moment made them feel extremely awe, then Zhang Xianzhong's confident appearance at this moment is the spirit that they have always longed for.

In the blink of an eye, another wild pheasant was roasted, Zhang Xianzhong was busy taking it off the roasted branch, and several horses galloped from the periphery, and jumped down first to push away a few knights, knelt on the ground and said: "King, there is something important to repay!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong squinted and saw that it was Lieutenant General Zuo Lu Yue, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Yue looked around and hesitated not to speak. Zhang Xianzhong said unhappily: "If you have legs to crawl over by yourself, do you want Lao Tzu to invite you?" ”

"Yes!" Lu Yue hurriedly responded, hurriedly stepped forward, nodded to Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi by the way, and then said a few words to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong listened, his eyes changed, and he suddenly burst out, threw the freshly roasted wild pheasant on the ground, and kicked the bonfire again, fortunately Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi were smart and fast, otherwise they were afraid that they would be hit by the scorching charcoal fire.

Lu Yue prostrate in the ground and said: "The king is angry, this matter is true, it was discovered by Liu Jinzhong, who is in charge of the guard of the sentinel!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong's beard was all stretched, and his roar resounded through the valley: "Lao Tzu is not angry that this thing is true or false, but angry that Zhao thief is too much!" And said, "Lao Tzu doesn't offend him, he always comes to provoke Lao Tzu, don't you think Lao Tzu is easy to bully?" ”

Lu Yue hurriedly said: "But now the rice has been cooked, and the Zhao thief units have set up an iron bucket array in all directions of our army, if our army does not deal with it, I am afraid that it is, I am afraid that it will be ......."

Zhang Xianzhong's face was full of anger, and he paced back and forth around the broken bonfire dotted by the embers with his hands behind him. When everyone present saw this situation, no one dared to make a sound, and all of them raised their throats and eyes, for fear that Zhang Xianzhong, who was angry, would behave in a perverse manner.

"It's too urgent, it's too urgent!" Zhang Xianzhong shook his head as he walked, panting like a cow. It can be seen that the situation has changed abruptly, Rao is as well-informed as him, and it is difficult to have a clue to deal with it for a while.

Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi's hearts were like thunder, and they didn't dare to come out. However, at this moment, they saw Lu Yue stand up from the ground and whisper a few words to Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong's originally stiff brows were stretched out.

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Note: The schematic diagram of the strategic deployment involved in this chapter can be viewed in the boutique post.