Chapter 887: Can You Do It?

From Fang Jie's idea to the completion of the team's assembly, it took less than three days. After the order was issued, the various departments began to operate in an orderly manner, from the logistics to the dispatch of grain and grass, to the arrangement of the cavalry school to draw the best march route for the army, these things were carried out with a surprising speed and stability.

Fang Xie has built the Black Flag Army into an army capable of rapid response, and this requires a large logistics team. In any army of the time, there was no one who could compare with the Black Flag Army.

On the third day after the deliberations, the army was assembled.

Fang Xie didn't bring Shen Tian Fan with them this time, after all, this was just an ordinary battle. If Da Zizi really defected to Yang Jian and Yang Jian took him in, then the first target of those two people was Luo Tu, who was the emperor in Liuzhou, not the Black Flag Army, and they had no time to take care of Northern Jiangsu, so Fang Xie would not encounter any danger in this campaign.

With the strength of the Black Flag Army, it is indeed not difficult to conquer a place that is not heavily guarded.

Fang Xie glanced at the team that was ready to go, and waved his hand to signal departure. He and Xiang Qingniu boarded the carriage, and the white lion followed behind and squeezed in.

"It seems that this expedition will bring fewer men and horses than when you went south?"

Xiang Qingniu asked curiously.

"Fifty thousand horses."

Fang Xie smiled and replied: "It will not be more difficult to fight North Jiangsu Province than to destroy Nanyan, the 50,000 people I brought with me this time are all new soldiers, I just want them to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield." If you haven't seen blood, you're not a real soldier after all. Li Tai, the deputy commander of the Flying Leopard Army, was in Xinyang City, with tens of thousands of horses under his command. Coupled with the Qilin and Nalan Dingdong that had passed before, there were enough centaurs. Perhaps, there will not be so many troops at all. ”

Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "I'm about to start sleeping, and I don't like to rush in the carriage the most." Anyway, I don't know anything about the military, so it's better to sleep all the way down, just to recover. ”

"How?"

Fang Xie asked him.

Xiang Qingniu said: "Fortunately, although I tried my best to fight with Da Zizai, I didn't break my Dao heart by him, otherwise it would be difficult to recover." ”

When he spoke, he stroked his fat little belly with the palm of his hand, and in the sea of dantian qi, the two black and white fish were also sleeping soundly. These are two very strange fish, the four disciples of Wan Xingchen, the eldest disciple Xiao Yijiu created the Qingle Mountain One Qi Concept, he does not have this black and white fish. The second disciple Yang Qi inherited Wan Xingchen's sword to break ten thousand laws, and there was no such black and white fish. As for the third disciple Luo Weiran, he didn't use this thing even more.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Wan Xingchen said that the fate of the Dao Sect in the future will be on Xiang Qingniu. This kind of heart is not something that can be perceived by just one person.

Fang Xie glanced at his action of stroking his lower abdomen, and couldn't help but praise: "Women at this time are the happiest." ”

Xiang Qingniu didn't understand at first, but it took a while to react: "Dao Ye is a veritable man!" ”

"I don't read much, don't lie to me......"

Fang Xie glanced at Xiang Qingniu's chest: "Can a man be so big with such a big chest?" ”

Xiang Qingniu couldn't wait to bite the prescription to relieve it, and leaned back: "Don't discriminate against fat people!" ”

Fang Xie shook his head: "I used to read a novel written about rivers and lakes, there is a person named Beixia, who is estimated to be a lot fatter than you, he used his stomach to practice a kung fu called cotton belly, others punched him, he didn't dodge or dodge, he held his stomach to meet it, and as a result, the opponent's fist would be wrapped by the fat on his stomach, and he couldn't pull it back if he wanted to." Then he will be free to abuse his opponents...... You're pretty good, do you want to try it? ”

Xiang Qingniu glanced at him: "If you don't joke about my stomach one day, will you die?" ”

"It's going to be stuffy"

Fang Xie leaned back and leaned comfortably on the carriage: "It's a long road, what else can you do if you don't talk and fart?" ”

"Haven't you ever thought about how to kill that demon?"

Fang Xie knew that he was talking about Da Zizi, he shook his head: "Da Zizi's body is very strange, he has been hit by your sword intent, he has been beaten by you so many feet, and he has also been punched by me a few times, although it looks like he is seriously injured, but after molting, it is intact as before." I want to kill him, unless I kill him with one hit. ”

Xiang Qingniu sighed: "Why are there so many perverts in the Buddha Sect!" ”

"Because there is a pervert like the Great Wheel Ming King, there is a litter of perverts below."

"Can't you be perverted once?"

"Am I not perverted enough?"

"yes, you're a pervert too."

"Aren't you? Two fish in your belly! ”

"yes, I'm a pervert too......"

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If you travel lightly and quickly, it will be a twenty-day journey from the camp of Vermilion Bird Mountain to Xinyang City. But when a large group of people travels, the speed can't be fast. From the moment of rearmament to departure, excluding the time for rest and eating, the cavalry could travel 150 miles in a day. But this time, Fang Xie carried more infantry, so the formation was slower.

When he arrived in Xinyang City, Fang Xie found that spring had passed so unconsciously. After the Chinese New Year, I only went to Dongjiang once, and one thing consumed a spring.

Xinyang City

Qilin, Nie Xiaoju, Nalan Dingdong and Li Tai welcomed Fang Xie into the city outside the city, and Fang Xie did not delay, and directly entered Xinyang City to guard the yamen.

Chen Xiaoru was also waiting here, and reported to Fang Xie as he walked: "The troop deployment on the other side of the strait has been almost explored, the Liu family, the Sun family, and the Zhao family in North Jiangsu Province are the most powerful, and these people and horses are put together by the three of them, and the strength is about 50,000 people." The servants are all small families, but they don't have to worry too much. ”

"The Sun family's troops are deployed in Liulandu, the Zhao family's troops are in Daye City on the right side of Liulandu, and the Liu family's troops are on the left side of Liulandu. Among them, the Sun family had the most troops, so the other two made him a marshal called Sun Yingdian. Liu Han of the Liu family and Zhao Qiang of the Zhao family can be the deputy marshal. ”

"There are about 20,000 soldiers and horses in Liulandu, although Sun Yingdian is the commander, but the real commander is one of his staff, who calls himself Mr. Xishan. This person is powerless, but he has a great deal of research on the art of war, and he is the first strategist under Sun Yingdian's account, and Sun Yingdian has special trust in him. The troop arrangement of Liulandu is all from the hands of Mr. Nishiyama. ”

"How's the troop allocation?"

Fang Xie asked as he walked.

Chen Xiaoru said: "The scouts are looking out by the river, and the guards on the other side are very tight. The large battalion was less than two miles from the shore, and the enemy troops were able to quickly rush to the shore for defense. From a distance, the enemy was mostly light infantry, with spearmen and archers in the majority, and no heavy infantry in sight. ”

"Luoshui is too wide."

Li Tai hung his head slightly and said: "The narrowest place is more than a mile, and the water flow is fast, the river is deep, and it is a little difficult to build a pontoon bridge." ”

Fang Xie nodded: "Zheng Qiu's sailor has already opened, there will be other things to do upstream, it is estimated that it will be there in three or five days, it will take a lot of labor to cross the river and build a pontoon bridge, this season is busy farming, let the people clean up the crops in the field in a down-to-earth manner, and hand over the river crossing to the sailor." ”

Chen Xiaoru said: "General Zheng Qiu has not fought since he arrived at Zhuque Mountain, and this time the people of the water division should also hold back their strength to make meritorious contributions." ”

Fang Xie smiled: "Duan Zheng went to Dali, and Zheng Qiuguan, the sailor of the Zhuque Mountain camp, was in good order. But I can also see that he is eager to fight, and he always wants to prove himself. This time it happened to give him a chance to train his troops, and when the sailors arrived, they would start the war. ”

"By the way, Sanjin Hou is also rushing over."

Chen Xiaoru said: "Originally, Sanjin Hou was going to return to Zhuque Mountain, but I heard that the lord led the army to Xinyang City, and Sanjin Hou immediately changed his itinerary, and it will be almost tomorrow at the latest." ”

Fang Xie nodded: "This time, Sanjin Hou chased out for thousands of miles, and he should have gone back to rest, but the war is imminent, and he has no time to rest." ”

Fang Xie said while climbing the city wall of Xinyang City, Xinyang City is not far from Luoshui, standing on the city wall, the scenery of Luoshui can be seen at a glance. Fang Xie took the clairvoyance handed over by Chen Xiaoru and looked at the other side, and found that the deployment of troops on the other side was very orderly. In order to stop the Black Flag Army from attacking, a lot of wooden stakes were drilled in the shallow water on the east coast, and the centipede clippers could not dock. About 100 meters from the shore, a wooden castle is being built, and countless soldiers can be seen stepping up construction.

"Who is this Mr. Nishiyama?"

Fang Xie couldn't help but ask.

"The subordinates haven't found out yet."

Chen Xiaoru said: "I only heard that he is from Qu County, Northern Jiangsu, and he has no fame, and he is about thirty years old. I don't know what my surname is, even the people in Sun Yingdian's army call him Mr. Xishan, and few people know what his real name is. However, there is a story that many people know, it is said that in the past, Mr. Nishiyama was a dead man who only knew how to read, and his parents had to work hard to support him when they were old. ”

"In Qu County, everyone knows that the old couple has an ignorant son. Because he always went to Qu County to study on Xishan, the people joked about him as Mr. Xishan. Later, one year his parents were sick, and the family had no money for diagnosis and treatment, so they both died, and Mr. Nishiyama borrowed money from his neighbors to bury his parents, but no one paid attention to him, because the family was poor, and his parents were so stingy and their hands and feet were a little unclean, and their reputation among the neighbors was not very good......

Chen Xiaoru said: "Later, Mr. Xishan put a straw mark on his neck to sell himself, but the people in Qu County knew what his habits were, and he couldn't do farm work and couldn't do housework, so no one paid attention to him. Later, a passing merchant gave him a few taels of silver, and he bought a thin coffin to bury his parents. ”

Later, I didn't know how to enter Sun Yingdian's mansion. After the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, there were many bandits who took advantage of the chaos to rob in northern Jiangsu, invaded the prefecture and county, and disrupted the place. In one month, more than 20,000 thieves were killed. Sun Yingdian only gave him 3,000 men, which was brilliant enough. ”

"The most embarrassing thing is...... Qu County was attacked by thieves, and the people who escaped went to ask for help, but Mr. Xishan did not move...... Until Qu County was ransacked by thieves, the people lost more than half. Mr. Nishiyama led his troops to attack halfway and wiped out the bandits. ”

Hearing this, Fang Jie's face obviously changed, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh slightly.

Chen Xiaoru has been following Fang Xie for a long time, and he knows that Fang Xie heard himself mention this person at the beginning, and he has a heart of love for talent, after all, what is lacking in the Black Flag Army now is a general who can fight. This Mr. Xishan must have some ability, and he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to quell the thieves in North Jiangsu, and it can be seen from this point that this person has real talent and learning.

However, this human nature seems to be too extreme.

Later, some people accused him of not saving him when he saw death, and Mr. Nishiyama said, who saved me when I was in trouble that day? Why do you want me to save them now? ”

Chen Xiaoru said: "However, after this war, everyone in North Jiangsu Province knows the name of Mr. Xishan. ”

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In the study

Fang Xie called Du Dingbei in, glanced at him and asked, "Can you see the layout of the enemy soldiers clearly?" ”

Du Dingbei, a boy who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, nodded: "See clearly!" ”

Fang Xie asked, "If I ask you to fight this first battle, how many men and horses will you need?" ”

Du Dingbei was obviously stunned for a moment, and after being silent for a while, he stretched out a finger: "At least 10,000 troops are needed, but it depends on the offensive of the water division, if the water division is ruthless at the beginning, 8,000 troops should be enough." ”

"Eight thousand?"

Fang Xie couldn't help but smile: "I have never had the habit of joking with my subordinates in the military, it's nothing to talk about and joke on weekdays, but as long as it's military, I can't tolerate a joke." Since I asked you, I naturally want to use you. ”

"But...... The subordinate is not yet seventeen years old...... I also had no previous experience in leading troops. ”

Du Dingbei looked up at Fang Xie and said, his face was a little red.

"Give you fifteen thousand people, and the sailor will do his best to cooperate with you. On the other side, there is a man named Mr. Nishiyama who thinks he is a good soldier, so you go and defeat him. Then tell everyone that the one who defeated the famous Mr. Xishan in North Jiangsu Province was a sixteen-year-old general in my Black Flag Army, his name is Du Dingbei, can you do it? ”

This remark made Du Dingbei's heart boil: "It's down!" ”

Du Dingbei clenched his fists: "It must work!" ”