The third day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Liyang

General Pass, Shuaifu

Chang Storm came to the door of the main hall in heavy armor, and was about to step up the steps, when he suddenly heard a burst of hearty laughter from inside.

His heart moved, and he stepped up and entered the hall door, and sure enough, the old handsome Peng Kuohai was stroking his beard and laughing, and he didn't have time to figure out what Peng Kuohai was happy about, so Chang Biao gave Peng Kuohai a military salute first.

"The last general Chang Storm has seen Peng Shuai."

Peng Kuohai, who was laughing, put away his laughter and looked at Chang Bang fixedly: "It's Ben Chao (the word for Chang Bang), you came just in time, the old man has something good to tell you." ”

Chang smiled: "Peng Shuai is so happy, it must be a great thing." ”

"Haha, yes, it's a great thing."

Peng Kuohai couldn't stop the excitement on his face, he raised his hand and waved back from the left and right of the hall, letting Chang Storm come closer, and smiled and opened his mouth to throw a sunny thunderbolt at Chang Storm.

"The old man has just received a secret report that a batch of military rations will be sent to Ping'an Town, Luo County, Nanling Prefecture in the near future, which is an important granary for the Western Zhou army.

The secret report said that there is a shortage of food in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and this batch of new grain is the military food that the Empress Dowager Ning of the Western Zhou Dynasty forcibly requisitioned, as long as we destroy it, Ji Linbing's 600,000 army may not last until the end of the year. ”

"There is such a thing!"

Chang Bang's face turned red, and his eyes were full of surprise, excitement and a little disbelief.

As the general of Zhenbei in the Northern Jin Dynasty, he has fought countless battles in his life, and he is an out-and-out old soldier, and because of this, he no longer understands the fate of the army's lack of food.

To put it mildly, once the Zhou army runs out of food, the 600,000 soldiers will be 600,000 sheep in front of the Jin army, at the mercy of slaughter............

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"Peng Shuai, this secret report...... Is the message reliable? ”

After a trance, Chang Storm regained his composure and began to confirm the authenticity of the secret report to Peng Kuohai.

It's not that Chang Bang doesn't believe in Peng Kuohai, it's just that this matter is too important, and if it doesn't happen, it will affect the outcome of the entire battle, so he can't be cautious.

Seeing that Chang Bang was now cautious and calm, Peng Kuohai was not only not annoyed, but was very happy: "Yes, the old man has long heard that you Chang Benchao has been reading and practicing calligraphy all day long in recent years, and has cultivated his self-cultivation, and now it seems that he does have some effect, at least he is not as impatient as before, and he is much more prudent and cautious in doing things." ”

When Chang Bang heard this, he smiled innocently, and his face was a little confused.

In previous years, Chang Tyranny's personality was not like this, and at that time, his name was often associated with adjectives such as brave, irascible, reckless, and belligerent.

Everyone also gave him a nickname, called Thunderbolt, one is that he fights like thunder and is extremely powerful, and the other is a metaphor for Chang's violent nature like fire, just one point.

At that time, Changbang had followed Peng Kuohai for a few years, so the old man knew his personality traits better.

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Seeing Chang Storm's expression, Peng Kuohai didn't say anything more, after all, Chang Storm is now also a major general of the imperial court, General Zhengsanpin Zhenbei, and his military status can be squeezed into the top twenty, so he has to save some face.

Holding the teacup in front of him, the old man took a sip slowly: "You don't have to consider the authenticity of the secret report, this is sent by His Majesty to the commander of Long Xiaoxiao, Ling Huying, in person, it belongs to the top secret of the imperial court, so far except for you and me, no more than one person knows it, so it can be absolutely believed." ”

Hearing that Peng Kuohai moved out of Emperor Liyang and Linghu Ying, Chang Storm immediately eliminated the hesitation of this secret report.

Just kidding, as soon as His Majesty and the head of the imperial court intelligence are vouched, the fake has become true.

"Peng Shuai, you called me today to ........."

After determining the authenticity of the secret report, and then looking at Peng Kuohai who was smiling in front of him, Chang Bang suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart slowly became hot.

"That's right."

Without waiting for Chang Bang to ask, Peng Kuohai nodded without hesitation to confirm the conjecture in his heart.

"Since the old man got the secret report from Ling Huying yesterday, he began to think about who to send to lead the troops to fight this battle, and after thinking about it, he finally felt that you were the most suitable kid.

Ben Chao, the old man asked you, are you willing to go through this experience? ”

Faced with the opportunity to fall from the sky, how could Chang Storm refuse the truth, with a brush, Chang Storm got up from the stool and strode in front of Peng Kuohai.

"Meng Pengshuai trusts, and he will never give up."

"Okay."

Peng Kuohai high-fived and laughed, and stepped forward to help Chang Storm: "It is worthy of a thunderbolt that makes the enemy country frightened, and the old man did not misunderstand you." ”

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After that, Peng Kuohai pulled Chang Bang to sit down again, looked at this old subordinate with a serious face, and put away a smile on his face, revealing a positive color.

"Ben Chao, the battle of the surprise attack on Ping'an Town is very important, but you don't need to say more about it, you understand, so the old man wants to hear what your plans are for this battle."

Chang Bang did not reply rashly, but asked Peng Kuohai about the various information about Ping'an Town and Xinyun military rations in the secret report.

After understanding it clearly, Changbang asked Peng Kuohai for a map, carefully checked the situation of the Zhou army's garrison in Luo County and nearby counties, and on the way, he also inquired and consulted with Peng Kuohai from time to time.

In this way, Chang Bang was busy from morning to evening, and finally had a preliminary plan for this battle in his heart.

"Peng Shuai, look."

Chang Bang pointed to the map of Nanling Mansion spread out on the table, and began to tell Peng Kuohai his thoughts.

"Luo County is located in the central part of Nanling Province, and Ping'an Town is located in the southwest of Luo County, so if we want to send troops from Jiangjun Pass, we have to pass through Qingyang County, the northeast of Tu County, and then cross most of Luo County's boundaries to reach Ping'an Town.

The distance is long, not to mention the long time, and it is easy to meet the main force of the Zhou army on the way, Peng Shuai, our purpose in this battle is to raid and burn the granary of the Zhou army in Ping'an Town, and we should fight quickly.

Therefore, before the Zhou army reacted, it was only right to rush to peace as quickly as possible, and in this case, it was necessary to choose the most suitable place to send troops. ”

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Peng Kuohai followed Chang Bang's finger and looked at the map, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Do you have a good choice in mind?" ”

"Yes."

Chang Storm replied confidently, and stretched out his hand to point to an area of the map.

"Yan Lin?" Peng Kuohai muttered to himself.

"That's right, it's Yanlin."

Although he looked at the map information for a day, Chang Bang was still full of energy: "Yanlin is located in the southwest of Quliang, which belongs to the edge of the current battle line between the two countries, which is not eye-catching, and now that the battle in Yanlin is stagnant, we can completely deploy the Yanlin defenders to cover the assembly of the raiding troops, confuse the ears and eyes of the Zhou army, and hide from the sky and the sea."

And the most important thing is that Yanlin's proximity to Tuxian is the shortest route for us to raid Ping'an Town, and in addition, now the Zhou army in Tuxian County is weak, and a surprise attack from Tuxian County can almost avoid meeting with the Zhou army in Tuxian County.

In this way, most of the enemy troops facing the raid on the granary of Ping'an Town were only the defenders of Luoxian and Christmas Eve.

Therefore, on the whole, it is the best raid route to send troops from Yanlin, through Tu County and Chuanluo County, and go straight to Ping'an Town. ”

Peng Kuohai listened carefully to Chang Bang's explanation, nodded lightly and repeatedly, and finally affirmed Chang Bang's idea.

"You are very thoughtful, the old man agrees to send troops from Yanlin."

Seeing that the first step of his battle plan was approved by Peng Kuohai and the first battle was won, Chang Storm's somewhat sleepy spirit was suddenly shocked, and he pulled Peng Kuohai to begin to explain and discuss other details with him.

This discussion lasted for most of the hour.

After Chang and Peng formulated a general plan for raiding the granary of Ping'an Town, it was already pitch black outside the hall.

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Peng Kuohai, who was nearly seventy years old, was not as young as Chang Storm, so he took the lead in stopping the discussion and asked him to send some food outside to replenish his physical strength, and by the way, he also took a breath.

After waiting for the food to be full, Peng Laoshuai, who had recovered some of his spirits, held the tea cup and said to Chang slowly and leisurely.

"It stands to reason that in such an important battle that can affect the war situation between the two countries, it is necessary to gather all the generals before mobilizing troops, and after careful discussion and detailed combat strategies, the operation will be carried out.

But this time the situation is different, firstly, for the sake of secrecy, you can't be too quiet, and at present, only the old man and you can know, so only you and I have the idea.

Second, when the secret report was received from the capital, this batch of new grain had already begun to enter the granary of Ping'an Town, and then the capital would send the secret report to me, and then assemble the raid troops, formulate a strategy, and march for a surprise attack......... At least 10 days.

This time is enough for all the new grain transported by the Western Zhou court to Ping'an Town, and even the Zhou army can start to send grain to all departments on the front line, so the time left for us is very urgent, and there is no time to delay it at all. ”

Chang Bang looked serious and bowed slightly: "Peng Shuai's meaning will be understood, tomorrow I will start to dispatch and assemble surprise soldiers and horses, and rush to Yanlin in three days, before the tenth day of the first month, no matter how to prepare, the last general will lead the troops to attack Ping'an Town." ”

"Good."

A satisfied look appeared on Peng Kuohai's face, and then he asked: "This raid, Ben Chao wants to lead people and horses. ”

"Ten thousand cavalry is enough." Chang Bang replied loudly.

"Will there be less, the defenders of Luo County and Ping'an Town add up to 30,000 or 40,000." Peng Kuohai was a little worried.

"Not a lot."

Chang Bang shook his head: "The surprise attack pays attention to the speed of the soldiers, and it is easy to slow down the march with too many soldiers and horses, and the target is too big, so it is easy to be detected by the Zhou army when sending troops."

Although 10,000 cavalry raided the granary of Ping'an Town, as long as more elites in the army who dare to fight are selected, their combat power is by no means inferior to tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers. ”

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Peng Kuohai frowned, stroked his white beard, and finally sighed: "Okay, since you are the main general of this battle, it is up to you to decide how many soldiers and horses you bring, in this way, don't you want to be elite, the old man still has the only five thousand Chiyunwei left, and I will give you three thousand."

In addition, now the various departments of the General Pass, as long as they are not guarded by the personal soldiers around the generals, you will transfer whichever one you like, and if anyone is not satisfied, let him come to the old man. ”

Chiyunwei, the ace elite in the border army of the Northern Jin Dynasty, originally had about 30,000 people, but in the previous Beiling and Nanling guard battles, there were too many losses, and only more than 5,000 people in Peng Kuohai's hands remained, which was the heart of the old handsome.

And now, Peng Kuohai gave 3,000 to Chang Bang at once, which can be regarded as cutting off most of the flesh in his heart, which can also show that the old man attaches great importance to the battle of raiding Ping'an Town.

As for the right to select troops for Changbang's various departments, Peng Kuohai even gave up his heart and Chiyunwei, and he still cared about this.

"Thank you Peng Shuai, the last general will desperately burn the granary of Ping'an Town, but if it is unsuccessful, I will come to see him."

In the face of the old handsome's support, Chang Bang was very moved and directly helped Peng Kuohai to make a military order.

Looking at the excited Chang Storm, Peng Kuohai pressed his hand, signaled the other party to be calm, and then said: "As the saying goes, you have to have elite soldiers to win a battle, and now that there are elite soldiers, the old man will find you a few fierce generals to help you."

Well, Ben Chao, you also became famous with your martial arts back then, and you must have an understanding of these new tiger generals in the army today, let's say, which one do you like, the old man is trying his best to meet the current war. ”

The old marshal let go, and Chang Violent was not humble, he smiled, and ordered five or six generals in one breath, all of whom were first-class generals who could fight well in the front-line army.

"You kid is going to pick people."

After Peng Kuohai listened to the list of generals who wanted Chang Bang, he shook his head and smiled, as the commander of the front-line army, and sat on the border of Jin and Zhou for many years, he naturally knew very well which generals in the army, and now he saw that Chang Bang almost had to pack more than half of the generals in the general, which was quite funny.

However, Peng Kuohai also knew the intentions of Chang Storm, this raid, the situation was unpredictable, no one knew what would happen, Chang Storm brought a few more fierce generals who could fight, and when he encountered a strong enemy, he was more confident.

Thinking of this, Peng Kuohai couldn't help but slap the table and snorted angrily: "Anyway, whoever asked you to put up a good boss with the old man, these old men have answered you one by one, and in addition, the old man will send you a good hand."

Yan Kui, the general of the Yanlin Jin Army, defeated the Western Zhou Anbei general Suo Ya alone, known as the enemy of a thousand people, just this time you started from Yanlin, and the old man repaired a book, and temporarily transferred him to your command to listen to the order. ”

"Oh, if it weren't for Peng Shuai's reminder, the last general would have almost forgotten him."

Yan Kui's movements in recent months are not small, Chang Biao is on the front line, and naturally he has heard of his reputation, but Yan Kui's fame is too short, and the impression is not as deep as those fierce generals who have been famous for many years.

Therefore, when Chang Storm picked people just now, he didn't even think of Yan Yuanhan, who had killed three generals in the formation and defeated the Western Zhou Tiger General Suoya.........