Chapter 12: Vulnerable
Happy days are always short-lived, and the good days of the Wagang army robbing the rich and helping the poor were forced to be interrupted after a few days. In view of the embarrassment of the eastern capital Luoyang, Yang Tong mobilized 5,000 people to guard Fengdu, 5,000 people to guard Shangchun Gate, and 5,000 men and horses to garrison Beibi Mountain.
In addition, in order to avoid falling into the dilemma of having no rice to cook, the imperial court also sent people to quickly transport the remaining grain and rice in Luocang to the palace. Last time, the time was short, and the Wagang army left in a hurry, and did not take all the food back to Luocang. Although there is not much food left, it is enough for the imperial court to support it for a while.
Cheng Yanjin, who was hunting around near the Eastern Capital, learned of this situation and hurriedly sent someone to report to Li Mi. And he took the people around him to cut off the road back to Luocang and Luoyang, and intercepted the batch of grain that was being transported to Luoyang. Subsequently, the Wagang army, which arrived quickly, attacked back to Luocang again.
With Cheng Bitingjin's headquarters as the striker, Hui Luocang was quickly attacked. Immediately after the victory, the Wagang army began to build fortifications on a large scale to cope with the imminent attack of the imperial court. At the same time, it also stepped up the time to transport the remaining grain back to Luocang.
Originally, Cheng Yanjin wanted to snatch the task of transporting grain, but Li Mi knew him very well and understood that if Cheng Yanjin took this mission, he was afraid that the grain that could be sent back to the base camp would be less than half of the original. As a result, Cheng Yanjin was sent to be responsible for the construction of the fortifications of Huiluocang, and the task of transporting grain was entrusted to Li Mi's cronies.
Knowing that Huiluocang was occupied again, the court was in a panic, if the grain inside was emptied by the Wagang army, it would not be long before everyone had no food to eat, and they could only hang themselves together. In order not to starve to death, for the first time in their lives, the officials of the imperial court used all their strengths to gather 70,000 horses at the fastest speed, led by Duan Da and Liu Changgong, and went out of the city to meet the enemy.
Most of the imperial court soldiers who fought this time were elite, and there were two small groups of men and horses who were known as the invincible Yulin Army, so the Wagang army was trembling and vigilant, but Cheng Biting Jin was ecstatic. Last time, when Liu Changgong ran away, Cheng Yanjin was very depressed for a few days, but now that he learned that this person was coming again, Cheng Yanjin was overjoyed. Be careful this time, don't let the rich man run away. When grandpa catches him, he will definitely be able to knock him well.
Although during this period of time, Cheng Yanjin made a lot of money in the successive battles, but he still felt very poor. The reason is very simple, although the soldiers under his hands do not lack food and clothing, but these alone are not enough, if you don't pay them money, after a long time, who will do it with you?
Eat meat yourself, and these people under your hands will have to drink soup! At this point, Cheng Yanjin thinks that he is much stronger than that Li Mi! From the time Cheng Yanjin began to cooperate with Li Mi, he had never seen Li Mi pay the soldiers under him! Now those people were blinded by the temporary victory of the Wagang army, and did not think of this section. When these people come to their senses one day, they are afraid that the huge Wagang Army will immediately be torn apart.
In view of this, Cheng Yanjin went out to attack everywhere to do some benefits for the people under his hands. These people followed him to eat fragrant, drink spicy, and have a salary to receive, and it didn't take long for Cheng Yanjin to die. Therefore, although Li Mi used several means, he still did not succeed in dividing Cheng Yanjin's strength.
In the camp tent, just when Li Mi gathered the generals of various departments to discuss countermeasures, and they were all worried, Cheng Yanjin stood up, "Duke Wei, the last general is willing to share the worries for Duke Wei and lead the people of the headquarters to fight with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court!" Forgive those pampered guys who are not the opponents of the last general, not to mention that Liu Changgong, who led the troops this time, was also a defeated general, so there is no need to worry! ”
Hearing that Cheng Yanjin automatically asked Ying to deal with the army of the imperial court, it surprised the generals in the camp. The powerful generals of the Yulin Army here have all heard of it, and some of them have not only heard of it, but also seen it with their own eyes. Because of this, when they heard that Cheng Yanjin was going to lead his headquarters to deal with the army of the imperial court alone, these generals opened their mouths wide one by one in disbelief.
Although Li Mi tried every possible means to weaken Cheng Yanjin's strength, he was reluctant to let him die, so he immediately rejected Cheng Yanjin's proposal, "General Cheng, don't be impatient, the army sent by the imperial court this time is not idle, and the combat effectiveness of the so-called invincible Yulin Army is extraordinary, let's think about it in the long run." ”
"The 70,000 troops of the imperial court have already set up a position, and someone must go out to deal with it. Besides, the two big plate axes in the hands of the last general are not vegetarians, the Yulin army is powerful, but the last general is not a soft persimmon. What's more, although the Yulin Army is known as invincible, it was more than ten years ago, since Yang Guang ascended the throne, this Yulin Army has never been on the battlefield, how much combat effectiveness can be left? Why should Duke Wei grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? ”
After pondering for a while, he heard the shouts of the court officers and soldiers outside getting louder and louder, Li Mi reluctantly nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then please ask General Cheng to lead the men and horses to attack!" It's just that the enemy has more than 70,000 people, and Cheng Yanjin only brought out about 30,000 people this time, and this king sent another person as a partial general to assist General Cheng from the side, which one does General Cheng think is more appropriate? ”
Cheng bit the rattle of the golden head and shook it like "Wei Gong is kind!" It's just that the people under the general's hand are used to being called in the past, and if there are more people abruptly, I'm afraid that it will be better to cooperate with each other. The Yulin Army that attacked this time only had two small groups of men and horses, and only a hundred people survived. Even if these 100 people are all 10 guys, the last general is confident that they can defeat them, as for the other officers and soldiers, they are just guys who make up the numbers, and they are even more vulnerable! ”
"Since General Cheng insists, then ask General Cheng to go to battle, this king will take the men and horses to General Cheng to sweep the formation, if it is impossible to do anything, please General Cheng do not be strong, and immediately retreat with the men and horses, and the king will respond on the side. I also hope that General Cheng will be careful! ”
Just when Cheng Yanjin went out to gather the people of the headquarters, Li Mi also hurriedly selected elite soldiers and arranged for Cheng Yanjin's manpower. The stakes in this battle are very important, and Li Mi is worried that if Cheng Biting Jin fails and the army is routed together, he is afraid that the huge Wagang army will be shocked and scattered. Li Mi, who had experienced Yang Xuangan's uprising, naturally knew the serious consequences, so he prepared for the worst and tried his best to minimize the losses.
However, just when Li Mi was worried, he was shocked to find that Cheng Biting Jin's men did not arrange troops after they immediately entered the battlefield, and the black pressure pressed a group of people and horses rushed over so aggressively. Li Mi's eyes darkened for a while, and then he suddenly saved, Cheng Yanjin was originally born as a salt lord, and he has always relied on brute strength to work hard, where do you know what to arrange troops!
Watching Cheng Yanjin lead his men and horses towards the enemy's impregnable formation like a storm crashing on the shore, Li Mi only felt a weakness all over his body, and almost fell off his horse. At this time, he regretted it very much in his heart, how could he easily believe in the five big and three thick Cheng biting gold? This time, he will be killed!
Cheng Biting Jin, who was leading people and horses to kill everywhere, didn't know that Li Mi was beating his chest and stomping his feet there, wielding the two big axes in his hand, Cheng Biting Jin only felt that the pores of his body were stretched, although the blood in his body began to boil, but his head was extremely clear. Looking at the enemy who was close at hand, the big plate axe in Cheng Yanjin's hand drew a beautiful trajectory and killed it majestically.
Cheng Yanjin naturally knew that the enemy in front of him had put on a formation, although he didn't know what the formation was, but in Cheng Yanjin's eyes, he didn't think so. The officers and soldiers of the imperial court who formed the formation were both ordinary soldiers and the so-called invincible Yulin Army, and it would be strange if these guys belonging to different levels could cooperate tacitly. As long as Grandpa passes with an axe, this seemingly orderly formation will immediately be full of flaws.
If the formation in front of him was all laid out by the Yulin Army or soldiers from the same army, then Cheng Yanjin didn't say a word, turned around and left. But as messy as it is now, which bird he? Therefore, Cheng Yanjin led the thousands of martial arts masters of the Wind Department without looking, and killed a crowded place in front of him.
As for the place next to it where there are few people, look at the neat appearance of the officers and soldiers there, standing out from the crowd, it is obvious that it is the so-called invincible Yulin Army, let them rest first, and then drive these ordinary soldiers over, and see if they can still stand so proudly?
Li Mi, who was riding on a horse, looked at the strange situation in front of him in surprise, and his head was chaotic. As soon as Cheng Biting Jin killed, the seemingly rigorous battle formation immediately collapsed, and the officers and soldiers who were originally calm and leisurely were scurrying around like headless flies, unable to form an effective resistance at all, let alone slashing and killing Cheng Biting Jin's men and horses.
What made Li Mi even more stunned was that those majestic Yulin troops were rushed by those routs, and they immediately became unshaped, shouting and screaming one by one, as if the sky was falling.
Such an unexpected situation is not to mention that Li Mi can't understand it, and even Duan Da and Liu Changgong, who are in command in the rear, can't figure it out. How could the originally well-arranged battle formation be broken so easily? This formation is exactly as it is said in the book of war, how can it be so vulnerable? Especially those two small teams of Yulin Army, there is no invincible courage in the legend at all, and the posture is not as good as ordinary soldiers.
How can the commanders of both sides on the battlefield understand in their hearts that since the son of today succeeded to the throne, as soon as he fought in the south and in the north, the Yulin army that was fighting in the east and west was offered as an ancestor. After more than ten years of pampering, it is already very good for these people to be able to hold their weapons steadily.
What's more, most of the veterans of the bloody battlefield have already been disarmed and returned to the field, and most of the people and horses of the Yulin Army are newly recruited in the past ten years, and they have not been on the battlefield at all.
Although he couldn't understand why this was happening in front of him, Li Mi was also a smart person, and when he saw that the situation was favorable to him, he took the people and horses who were originally sweeping on the side to kill him. Taking advantage of his illness, asking for his life has always been the favorite thing for the heroes of the green forest to do. As a result, the entire battlefield suddenly shook the sky, and the soldiers of the Wagang Army were like tigers out of the cage, while the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were defeated like a mountain, and fled to the rear with both hands and feet.
Cheng bit Jin Zheng was killed, and when he heard the deafening shouting of killing from the rear, he suddenly woke up, the main purpose of this time was to capture Liu Changgong's rich man alive, but he couldn't let him run away like last time, but his grandfather's military salary was going to fall on him!