Volume Three: Building the Foundation Chapter 90: Eagle Yang
In October, with this big victory, the strategy of attacking Kijun could move on to the next step.
After 50,000 ant thieves fought a battle, seven or eight thousand people died, tens of thousands of people fled, most of them surrendered, plus some of the old and weak in the city, a total of 30,000 thieves and soldiers and horses.
But Tangyin County can't stay anymore, otherwise the lack of food will be enough to collapse the army.
Shen Mingquan fought with a knife as a scribe, but he was not dead, and he was also a fortune teller.
Li Junxian and Cheng Yanjin each made meritorious contributions and were initially integrated into the establishment, which made Gao Si add two more generals.
At the end of the war, Song Jingang was not seen, and everyone in the know scolded him.
Gao Si stopped: "It's okay, Song Jingang is also a righteous man, and he will not lose his trust." ”
Sure enough, at noon on the second day, there was a loud noise outside the gate, and Song Jingang beheaded Sun Xuanya and Gao Shida and returned, and also subdued more than 100 thieves.
Gao Si laughed and said, "The strong man has made a great contribution to me, please take a seat!" ”
Song Jingang also did not shirk and sat down proudly, which made the atmosphere of the celebration banquet more enthusiastic.
After a three-day pause in Tangyin, the captured men and horses were slightly reorganized, and they were scattered into three armies: Hulie, Yingyang, and Longwu, with Wei Chigong, Yang Minxing, and He Huailiang as the main generals, and 12,000 people from each department, marched to Neihuang.
Hao Xiaode was born in Xiangma, Shandong, and is a good man in the green forest. After the incident, he was defeated by Zhang Xutuo soon after, and he voted for Li Mi.
There are two bears, one bull and three fierce generals under his command, two bears refer to my black and Liu Heimin respectively, and one bull refers to Niu Jinda, all of which are bears and tigers.
Although Hao Xiaode was the leader of one side, his ambition turned into water after his defeat at Zhang Xutuo.
Li Mi coveted the grain of Liyang Cang, so he sent him across the Yellow River to wait for an opportunity to seize it. Because his troops were guest troops, even if he repeatedly recruited troops and horses after crossing the river, he was helpless to take Liyangcang.
When the vanguard Eagle Yang army arrived at Neihuang, he went straight to the city.
I saw that this place was different from Tangyin County, and rows of strong soldiers stood at the head of the city, all of them fierce.
It's not an easy city to take.
Yang Minxing frowned, since the death of his brother Yang Xuangan, he has gone through many battles, he is no longer the arrogant and reckless man he was at the beginning, and he knows that he must learn to control anger in order to use soldiers.
Then he commanded his attendants: "Come forward and call for me!" ”
"Yes!" Before the battle, the brave general took the lead, and Cheng Biting Jin hit the horse and shouted: "Listen to the people above, this general Cheng Biting Jin came to receive the teaching, and the acquaintance came to surrender early, otherwise the city will be broken, and the chickens and dogs will not be left!" ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! The guards behind him shouted.
When Hao Xiaode heard that Sun Xuanya was defeated in a battle, he had already prepared. However, when he saw Cheng Yanjin at this moment, he was still taken aback, his expression was grim, and he said to the three generals around him: "Isn't this Cheng bearded man a subordinate general of Mi Gong, how can he lead troops here!" ”
Because Cheng Yanjin has a big beard and often shows people with an unreasonable appearance, he is also known as Cheng Dabeard by familiar people, the demon king of the world.
Niu Jinda jumped to his feet and scolded: "Cheng Biting Jin, you betrayer, grandpa is here to meet you!" ”
The two of them fought each other when they were in Shandong, and they had more or less festivals with each other, and they didn't talk to each other when they met, and they fought together with axes and big knives.
Cheng bit the golden axe and slashed, still had spare strength, and said with a triumphant smile: "It was the secret prince who sent me to serve under the command of the general of Zhengbei, and the acquaintance quickly dismounted and surrendered!" ”
Niu Jinda was stunned, he also vaguely heard the news, saying that Gao Chongde also served Li Mi as the leader of the alliance, but this is not a complete refuge after all.
Could it be that there is something else?
An negligence was beaten up, Cheng Biting Jin smiled evilly: "Look at the move, grandpa is going to make meritorious service to you today, so obediently fulfill me!" ”
Niu Jinda was in a hurry, but unfortunately he was more and more in a hurry, and it was difficult to regain his disadvantage.
"Dashuai, the old cow is not in a good situation, I'll go down to help him." Wu Heimin asked for an order.
Hao Xiaode nodded and said, "Go ahead!" ”
Seeing that there was another rush out of the city, Li Junxian stopped him with a gun, cold
Hmphed: "Bullying more and less, shameless?" ”
"The little white face is also here to join in the fun, get out of the way! "Wu Heimin was shocked and hurriedly moved his spear to resist. His little white-faced scolding exposed Li Junxian's sore spots, making his marksmanship more serious.
Liu Heimin, the head of the city, saw that he was below again, and said: "Marshal, this thief army has just arrived, and its foothold is not stable, if the whole army attacks, he will be caught off guard!" ”
"Oh, how so?" Hao Xiaode didn't want to really have a big conflict.
Liu Heimin sneered and said: "It is not clear whether Gao Chongde is a friend or an enemy. But there must be a fight to show him that we are powerful. Even if the secret public pursues it afterwards, it can be inferred as a misunderstanding. ”
Hao Xiaode thought about it, so he ordered: "Hei Min, you lead people to rush into battle, the old man uses the headquarters as a backup, fight for a while first!" ”
After hearing this, Liu Heimin was very excited, and summoned his brother Liu Shishan, Dong Yuan said: "The thief bullied us too much, the commander let me fight, you each bring a team of men and horses, follow me to the battle, there is no retreat!" ”
Then he took out the wine and meat, and selected two thousand dead soldiers, and then opened the gates of the city, and rushed forward with a scream.
Yang Jishan was about to go into battle in person, Song Jingang carefully watched the opponent's formation, his face was solemn, and he dissuaded: "The thief's headquarters has not moved, so don't go out lightly." The general can divide my men and horses, and a certain one will block the thieves' counterattack! ”
This Song Jingang surrendered not long ago, but because of the killing of Sun and Gao, he made great contributions, and he was very temperamental to Yang Jishan, so he asked him to be the acting deputy lieutenant, commanding 3,000 troops.
At this critical juncture, Song Jingang took the initiative to ask for battle, and it really came in handy.
Hearing this, Yang Jishan let go of the hand that pressed the handle of the knife, looked at the city again, and said in a deep voice: "It's about the spirit of our army, Captain Song can't be careless." It's just that our army's intention is to make a forced landing on the other side, and this is a plan set by the lord's father-in-law, so you must not kill too much. ”
Song Jingang heard this and said, "The last general is ordered!" ”
Then he led 3,000 men and horses to intercept and kill Liu Heimin.
On the other side, Li Junxian and Cheng Yanjin also led Wu Heimin and Niu Jinda's subordinates to strangle in one place.
The most fierce battle was Song Jingang's men and Liu Heimin's troops. Both of these are the stars of the world, and although they are not orthodox, they are also extraordinary.
Historically, Song Jingang commanded the iron cavalry and conquered Jinyang, which almost shook Li Tang's base camp. Li Shimin, the son of the Mandate of Heaven, learned that the elite of the Tang army could only take the action of holding on and exhausting the grain and grass of the Song Jingang Department before defeating the other party.
Liu Heimin, after the defeat and death of Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, raised troops again and captured Hebei. Defeated countless generals and good ministers of the Tang army, and finally Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had to store water upstream of the battle, and used the strategy of losing both sides to quell Liu Heimin's rebellion.
At this moment, at this moment, the two chaotic star battlefields met and quickly killed the sky.
There are many people in Song Jingang, but there are not enough elites. Liu Heimin is a good soldier, and he is slightly inferior.
Draw, see draw again.
Hao Xiaode saw him at the head of the city, and finally made up his mind to fight: "Sons, listen, follow me to kill the officers and soldiers!" If you are afraid of the enemy, you will cut it! Those who have made meritorious contributions will be rewarded with wine and meat. Kill! ”
More than 10,000 thieves poured out of the nest and soon rushed towards the main formation of the Eagle Yang Army like a torrent.
"The whole army is dispatched, kill!" Yang Jishan also ordered in real time, roaring and waving his knife and rushing forward.
The sound of killing was rising, and a shout suddenly sounded in the rear of the Qi army, and someone shouted: "The official army is defeated, kill the official army!" The officers and troops were defeated. Kill the officer! ”
It turned out to be Liu Heimin's other brother Fan Chuan with more than 100 exploration horses that were usually hidden outside.
Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the team that had been adapted from the thieves quickly collapsed, and no matter how angry Yang Jishan was, he couldn't stop drinking.
Song Jingang hurriedly led people to withdraw, and said calmly: "General, you can't do anything, let's withdraw!" ”
Yang Jishan had to order a retreat, but he was attacked by Liu Heimin and his people, and he could no longer stand on his feet.
"Ahh At the time of parting, Yang Jishan's anger was irrepressible, and he rushed to Fan Chuan with a roar and cut him off with a knife.
In this way, hundreds of men and horses were slightly gathered, and they were able to escape under the hard work of the generals;
"Haha, don't run away if Cheng has a beard!" Niu Jinda laughed loudly from the rear.
"Brother!" Liu Heimin hugged Fan Chuan's broken body and was greatly grieved. He was also impressed by the bravery of the attacking generals.
Gao Si, who was marching in the rear, was defeated by the front army, and there were less than 2,000 left in the newly established Yingyang army.
The Longwu Central Army was commanded by Adjutant General He Huailiang.
Cui Luo hit his horse and followed, and said, "Lord, what are you going to do?" ”
"Losing the army and breaking the army, incompetent! Killing him (Yang Jishan) is considered light, but you can't open the killing ring with defeat. Sir, what do you say to do? Calming down his anger a little, Gao Si slowed down his horse and asked.
"If you want to govern the army, you must first choose a general. General Yang cannot be killed, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the key is to learn a lesson. ”
Speaking of Yang Jishan, Gao Si couldn't help but snort coldly, it seems that this guy can only be a fighting general, he has no talent for handsomeness, and he is not useful.
"Not bad. The real elite must not be defeated, dragged down, defeated but not discouraged, and have the courage to show the sword! Gao Si sighed with emotion and said, "Then it must be easy, do you think water is worthy of a big responsibility?" ”
"Song Jingang can judge the situation, Li Junxian is rigorous in governing the army, and Cheng Biting Jin is thick and fine, these three people are all generals, but unfortunately they are not qualified enough, and they cannot serve as the chief general of the Eagle Yang Army for the time being."
"Mr. Cui, according to what you say, you must also transfer a general from the outside. And this person must be sharp and aggressive to be worthy of the commander of the Eagle Army. ”
Cui Luo said: "If you talk about the ability to be close and sparse, Liu Zhuang, Chang He, Hu Sizheng, etc., can be, if you talk about the prosperity of sharpness, it should be Peng Shi. It's just that Captain Peng is too young, and it is suddenly difficult to convince the public. ”
Gao Si frowned and thought for a moment, and said firmly: "No! Huo Quzhi was eighteen years old and became a marquis, just as young. Will not be old but brave, come to someone, pass Peng stone over! ”
One of the guards took the command to beat his horse and go away.
Soon Peng Shishi was brought, but he didn't know what was going on, and his face was full of ignorance.
"Stone, my brother has always thought that you are a general, and he usually lets you have more experience. It's just that there are many dangers in troubled times, and no one dares to guarantee whether they will survive to the end. Now there is an opportunity to be the commander of the Eagle Yang Army, dare to take the order? ”
"Great, I've been waiting for this day! Brother Gao, look at it, I will lead the Eagle Yang Army into an elite division. Sweep the grassland desert outside the Saiwai in the coming day, and never retreat! The immaturity on Peng Shishi's face gradually faded, and he unconsciously had a three-point maturity.
Gao Si rubbed his forehead, hardened his heart, and said, "Very good!" I just like the look in your eyes full of ambition. There is a way to be difficult and difficult, and you will be called Peng Yucheng in the future, and the word Yulin will be called Yulin. ”
After saying that, he struck his horse and rushed forward again.
"The last general commands!" Peng Shi responded.
No one knows, from today on, the hussar general Peng Yucheng rose from an ordinary boy to the killing field, like lime clay, after forging into a towering mountain, famous in a hundred battles.
Approaching dusk, Gao Si and his entourage, with dozens of guards, crossed the official road and rushed to the remaining garrison of the Eagle Yang Army.
When I arrived at the barracks, I looked at the screaming and wailing soldiers, and my heart was sour.
"Peng Yucheng (i.e., Peng Shishi) is hereby appointed as the chief general of the Eagle Yang Army, Song Jingang is the deputy general, and Li Junxian and Cheng Yanjin are the captains. Yang Minxing was demoted to a pawn! ”
Cui Luo read out the appointment.
Gao Si glanced at everyone coldly and said, "After appeasing the soldiers, the Chinese army will discuss the matter at night." ”
"No!" Even though several people were dissatisfied, they had no way to argue if they lost the battle.