The commander of the Northern Yanping rebels, Juling Hou Xu Ronghuan, was accidentally stabbed to death; The middle army plus the five-way partial army immediately became a group of blind soldiers without a leader. Fortunately, the military advisor Zheng Qian and Zheng Qianzhi are quite responsible, and dare to stand up and turn the tide. Although his prestige was not high and his reputation was not obvious, he still won the support of the soldiers of the Guards Battalion with the handwritten letter left by the Juling Hou. After that, with the transfer of troops left by Xu Ronghuan, he exceeded his authority to command the other five ways of counterinsurgency along the Yu River, and ordered them to temporarily give up the Yu River crossing, and the whole army immediately turned around and retreated to Hedong City.

This time, in order to quickly integrate the messy military spirit, Zheng Junshi chose to take risks and transfer troops without purpose, and he was also prepared to be escorted back to Beijing and beheaded for the crime. Mr. Zheng was originally just an inconspicuous official in the Ministry of Rites, and the reason why he was able to get this opportunity to go into battle was that it was said that the Juling Hou, who couldn't beat him, personally entered the palace to face the saint and asked Emperor Tianyou for his help.

As soon as this pair of civil and military partners met, Juling Hou gave him a real truth: the reason why he committed the taboo of the ministers in front of the battle was because he was ordered by Wang Fang Wang Youcheng.

Wang Zuocheng and his person, although it seems to be wild and uninhibited; But when it comes to the ability to observe people and recognize talents, he will never be weaker than his old opponent Cai Xi. Although Xu Ronghuan is a delicate person whose appearance does not match his personality, he is also a martial artist at the root, and once the blood and qi killed on the battlefield surge to his head, it is difficult to consider the overall situation of the battle; Therefore, Wang Fangcai matched him with a calm and alert scribe as his partner's deputy.

An inconspicuous petty official like Zheng Qian, there are not as many as there were eight hundred in Yanjing City before, why is he the only one who can enter Wang Zuocheng's eyes? The reason is actually very simple: the two are from the same lineage, and they are both disciples of the Confucian school.

In other words, if Zheng Qian was from a Confucian school, he would never be middle-aged and still an idle official; There will also be no such responsibility in front of the two armies today! In the eyes of the traditional civil officials of the Confucian school, whether it is hundreds of thousands of counterinsurgency soldiers or thousands of people in Northern Yan, they cannot withstand the traditional rules of etiquette and religion, and they are more important. If they can't wait for His Majesty's decree for a day, they can only stand by as courtiers, which is not only the law of the court, but also the foundation of these people's lives.

Admittedly, this extremely stupid approach could lead to endless rout; But the chief officer who should be responsible will not leak anything because of this! Counting the kings of the past dynasties, who dares to open this ban on "unordered transfer of troops"? If you don't do it, although you will be recognized by Your Majesty as an incompetent and mediocre person, you will not lose your head because of it!

If such a traditional civilian official is used as a military advisor and sent to Xu Ronghuan's account, it will be a big trouble to ask for discord between the generals and commanders; Of course, this is also the biggest difference between Wang Fang and Cai Xi.

In the early morning, the wind was just right. The last boat of Qin army auxiliaries also set foot on the land of Fengling Gudu. At this point, the 200,000 black-armored Qin troops inexplicably broke the deadlock, and the morale of the whole army soared, everyone was like a longbow with a tight string, and their bodies were more vigorous, and they couldn't wait to start a bloody battle with the enemy immediately.

Wang Yi, the former prefect of Chang'an City and the current military advisor of the Qin Army, after counting the last boatload of personnel and supplies, picked up a piece of dry bun and ate it with gusto; After he licked the slag off his fingers, he was already standing beside the general Chen Ziling:

"Marshal Chen, the three armies have all crossed the east bank of the Yu River! In this river crossing march, a total of two ferries were damaged, and the ship's fare and compensation have been clearly paid, and the losses are acceptable. According to the location marked on the map, it is best for us to camp in Fengling Gudu today. However, the distance between the two places is only less than ten miles, do you instruct the people to bury the pot and make rice, so that the soldiers can report a hot meal and then enter Fengling County? ”

Chen Ziling was originally Zhou Changfeng's personal guard, but now that the King of Qin has attained the Tao, he has also ascended to heaven and become the commander of the 200,000 black-armored Qin army. Although he is not a layman with blind eyes, he is still the first time in his life to command an army of 200,000 troops.

Fortunately, Wang Zhixian is the killer weapon that Zhou Changfeng has hidden for many years, whether it is the deployment of troops or the housekeeper of accounting, it is difficult to stop this county magistrate. With his careful assistance, Chen Ziling, a new general on the battlefield, dared to resist this heavy burden.

What Mr. Wang said is very true, and the students have also repeatedly thought about the next step after crossing the river. Indeed, within a radius of 100 miles nearby, there is only one lodging in Fengling Gudu, which can accommodate 200,000 troops to rest here; However, the students never believed that Mr. Wang, such a talented person, had not thought about the unprovoked retreat of the Northern Yan Army, was there anything strange about it? Of course, the students did not suspect that there was an enemy ambush in Fengling Gudu, but they were unwilling to sit back and watch the passage of fighters. ”

When Wang Yi heard this, he knew that with Chen Ziling's status and status, he was not in a hurry to make meritorious contributions at all; Therefore, after he pondered for a long time, he pulled out a leather scroll that was diagonally inserted in his waist bag, and the two of them planned in detail.

On the other side, the Sixth Route Army, which had not been called for a long time, finally slowly pulled out the camp under the personal invitation of Zheng Qian. The commander of the Sixth Route Suppression Rebel Army, named Mao Kang, was a well-known honest man in the Northern Yan Army and a lay disciple of Nanquan Zen Buddhism.

Zheng Qian's transfer order to the Sixth Army was printed with Xu Ronghuan's half of the tiger talisman; Therefore, even if Mao Kang obeyed this military order, he could shirk the fact that the war situation was not very well transmitted in the future, but he didn't know that this order was fake in the hands of others, and put the responsibility on Zheng Qian, who was determined to live and die.

has no worries, with Mao Kang's experience, he can naturally experience Zheng Junshi's public heart; However, the follow-up of the incident developed in a strange direction.

Zheng Junshi forged a military order, and the whole army should have withdrawn from the camp, and the rear team was changed to the front team. The Sixth Army under Mao Kang should also become the vanguard of the army, but he has been grinding for a long time without showing signs of withdrawing from the camp; In the end, it was Zheng Junshi who personally rushed to supervise the army, and he was unwilling and reluctant to lead the army to retreat.

Zheng Qian's face was gloomy, and he walked at the end of the line with twenty guards; Listening to Mao Kang babbling about his difficulties, his mind was already a mess of twine.

Zheng Qian thought that he was just here to be a housekeeper for the Giant Spirit Marquis; I didn't expect that I hadn't seen it for a while, and I, an old scholar who had no power to restrain the chicken, suddenly became the leader of the counterinsurgency army! This 400,000 army is not only the family foundation of Emperor Tianyou, but also the only combatable soldier in the entire Northern Yan Dynasty! Because the responsibility on his shoulders is too heavy, Zheng Qian at the moment has four or five big bubbles burned out of his mouth!

"General Mao, the current war situation is urgent, who is right and who is wrong will naturally be decided by His Majesty in the future, and you don't need to talk a lot to me as a criminal official! Zheng only said one thing, if you still remember the grace of Hou Ye and the love of saving lives on the battlefield, immediately speed up the pace of retreating, it is best to immediately abandon the grain and grass baggage, and the army will march at full speed. ”

"Your thoughts, Master Soldier, the soldiers are all in their eyes! If Your Majesty asks in the future, my old hair pats his chest and testifies for you! But when it comes to fighting with soldiers...... What you just said is layman's terms, haha! Tell me, what is this grain and baggage? That is the morale of the army and the life of the soldiers! Without food and grass, what will the soldiers and war horses eat to live? Without baggage, you can't even find a feather arrow or a replacement sword, so what can you use to resist the enemy? Speeding up the march and catching up with the tail of the Chinese army, it is not a problem for the officers and men of our Sixth Army to grit their teeth and exert their strength; But if you let the Admiral abandon his baggage, it will never be! ”

What he said was reasonable, even if the 400,000 army was wiped out, I am afraid that he would not be able to find the problem of Mao Kang.

"But...... Hey, that's it! I, Zheng Qian, am just a mere rotten Confucian, I can't resist on my shoulders, I can't lift my hands, and I don't know anything about soldiers; Now that I've said all that, you and your brothers can do what you want. ”

After finishing speaking, Zheng Qian beckoned to the twenty brothers in the guard camp behind him:

"Let's go!"

Just as Zheng Junshi was about to leave this place and catch up with the Chinese army, a thunderous roar suddenly came from behind him!

"The thieves are on the run! Your grandfather Liu is here! ”

Zheng Qian immediately looked back, only to see that the sky behind him had already rolled up with dust and smoke; A team of black-armored Qin troops, whose numbers were invisible, were urging the war horses under their crotches with all their might, galloping towards their own side; The leader of the generals commanded, riding a jujube red Western Regions war horse, wielding a mace with his right arm, and was shouting loudly towards the Sixth Army at the end.

"Enemy cavalry is coming! Quick, the auxiliaries will place the rejecting horses and shield soldiers in formation! Mao Kang! Command your brethren against the enemy. ”

Zheng Junshi is a scholar with hills and valleys and thousands of volumes in his belly, and naturally he has learned the power of Qindi men in the historian's scriptures. The enemy army came to pursue for the second time, and it was already carrying a "great victory", and the troops were in full swing; On the other hand, the main general of his own side, Xu Ronghuan, was assassinated and died, and the morale of the army was already extremely low, and the current battle situation was already very clear: if the formation was scattered by this group of black-armored iron horsemen, the losses would definitely be immeasurable.

Mao Kang was also panicked at this time, but after all, he was also a veteran of the battlefield, and he knew that the cavalry of the Qin army was chasing and killing along the wheel print, and he would definitely not be able to run! It is not a problem to have a numerical advantage on their own side, and to consume the Qin army for a while. So he subconsciously repeated Zheng Qian's command method, and he jumped on the war horse, holding the spear tightly, and Sisi stared at the murderous and awe-inspiring "Yellow Dragon" in the distance......

In a hurry, the means that Zheng Junshi came up with to deal with the enemy were already very appropriate; But after all, he is also a civilian official and has no experience in the military; He not only underestimated the Northern Yan auxiliaries and the speed of building the horse rejection fortifications, but also underestimated the short-distance foot strength of the war horses in the Western Regions under the crotch of the Qin army.

The war horse of the Western Regions, although not good at long-distance running, has strong hip and back muscles, and its explosive power is exceptionally good. The most commendable thing is that the four legs of the Western Regions War Horse are more than half longer than the Mobei Horse, which looks very chic and beautiful.

The benefits of long legs are not just ornamental; Next, Mao Liang's legged Western Regions war horse brought a catastrophe to the Sixth Army!