"PS: My daughter-in-law said that she hadn't come back for several years and wanted to stay one more day, and I couldn't say anything, so I had to stay one more day and go home on the 8th."

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In the evening of the same day, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng, Fengyangjun Li Dui and Yangwenjun Zhao Bao gathered in the marshal tent in Li Dui's military camp to discuss countermeasures for today's battle with Gongzizhang.

Among the people, Zhao Cheng, who belongs to Anpingjun, is the oldest and has a higher status, so when the meeting began, Zhao Cheng was the first to speak, pointing out the defeat in today's battle.

I still remember that two days ago, when Gongzizhang led 30,000 rebels to attack Quliangyi, because Meng Zhong also led 3,000 soldiers to help Gongzizhang at that time, he contained Zhao Bao's deputy general Zhao Ben and about 4,000 troops under his command, in other words, there were only two Wang divisions that resisted the rebels head-on at that time, in fact, there were only two teams of Zhao Chengjun and Li Duijun.

But even so, Wang Shi still stubbornly held the situation of equal distribution, forcing Gongzizhang to temporarily retreat and regroup.

However, today, Meng Zhong did not lead his soldiers to help Gongzizhang again, that is, the thousands of troops under the command of Zhao Bao and Zhao Ben could also join the war against the rebels, but what he didn't expect was that Wangshi's side obviously had more troops than last time, but as a result, Gongzizhang's rebels were forced to retreat into the camp and defend to the death.

To tell the truth, today's confrontation was actually the defeat of the Wang Division's side, and if there were no three camps to stop the rebels' footsteps, I am afraid that the Wang Division's side would have been defeated long ago.

What is the reason why the soldiers of Li Duijun and Zhao Baojun cannot exert their due combat effectiveness?

Undoubtedly, it was caused by the frequent harassment of Meng Zhong.

"It's Meng Zhong."

Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao explained in an emotional tone: "In the past two days, Meng Zhong has sent soldiers to harass me and Li Dui's military camp every night, which has caused the soldiers of the two battalions to be disturbed. You must be on the lookout for him all the time, and he will only make some noise outside the camp; But if you ignore him, he will suddenly attack and turn his feint into a night attack...... I, Zhao Bao, have led the army for 30 years, and I have led the army to fight with the generals of Qin, Wei, Qi, Han, Yan and other countries in my life, but I have never encountered such a ...... Such a cunning adversary. ”

Immediately, Zhao Ben explained to An Pingjun Zhao Cheng and everyone present how Yang Wenjun's camp was attacked by Meng Zhong two days ago, and when they learned that Meng Zhong launched the attack at the moment before dawn, everyone present was silent, because they also knew that they could not expect this kind of thing at all, in other words, no matter who it was, they would be attacked by Meng Zhong that day.

"Meng Zhong ......"

After thinking for a moment, An Pingjun Zhao Cheng frowned and asked, "How many soldiers does he have?" ”

Zhao Ben explained: "Under Meng Zhong's command, there were only 500 Xinwei soldiers at first, but later, he seemed to annoy Zhao's father, and was transferred by Zhao's father to Handan City, and at that time the Xinwei army had expanded to 1,000 people. And two days ago, since Gongzizhang rebelled, the strength of Meng Zhong's troops increased by thousands, thinking that Gongzizhang allocated a part of his troops to Meng Zhong, so that Meng Zhong tried to contain and harass our army......" paused, and he added: "Two days later, after my battalion was successfully attacked by Meng Zhong, I also sent Xizuo to find the traces of Mengzhong's army. ”

"You found his garrison?"

An Pingjun Zhao Cheng asked.

Zhao Ben nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Cheng glanced at Zhao Bao, and after thinking for a moment, he turned his head to Fengyangjun Li Dui and discussed: "Fengyangjun, you may help Yangwenjun and take the lead in eradicating that Meng Zhong?" ”

Fengyangjun Li Dui stroked his beard when he heard this, and said: "An Pingjun and rest assured, this matter will be handed over to me and Yang Wenjun." ”

I have to say that when it comes to the battle of the army, it seems that Zhao Cheng, Anpingjun, Fengyangjun, Li Dui and others may not be very good, but this does not mean that they are ignorant, such as this battle, they all know very well that Meng Zhong is the most critical unstable factor, because this kid is really scheming, which makes people unguardable.

As long as Meng Zhong can be eliminated, Gongzizhang's rebels have nothing to fear.

Oh, by the way, Pang Xuan, who is currently stationed in Xindu, is also an unstable factor, if it weren't for the fact that Meng Zhong was too eye-catching this time, Anping Jun Zhao planned to solve Pang Xuan first, after all, in the past two days, Pang Xuan has also been gradually squeezing the space of Zhao Chengjun, frequently ambushing Zhao Chengjun's soldiers who were sent to monitor the enemy's situation, and also attacked several townships where Zhao Cheng's soldiers were originally stationed.

After discussing the decision to dismiss Meng Zhong, Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao asked Zhao Chengdao: "What do Zhao Yuan, Li Yan, Niu Jian and others say?" When will they arrive with their troops? And Zhao Xi, a few days ago I heard that he was blocked in Zhangshui by Han Gu, a military general under Gongzi Zhang, and he hasn't been able to break through so far? And Xu Jun......"

Zhao Cheng pressed his hand when he heard this, and motioned to Zhao Bao to let him speak slowly.

In the state of Zhao, in addition to Zhao Cheng of Anpingjun, Li Dui of Fengyangjun, Zhao Bao and Gongzizhang of Yangwenjun, there were also Zhao Yuan of the garrison Yanmen County, Li Jian of the garrison of Zhongshan County, Niu Jian of the garrison Jiumen, Zhao Xi of the garrison Pingyuanyi, and Xu Jun of the garrison Gaotang and so on.

A few days ago, after returning to Handan, the king of Zhao who had escaped death, in addition to issuing an edict to list the crimes of Gongzizhang, he also mobilized troops distributed throughout Zhao with his own orders, and ordered these military Sima to lead the army to assist Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, and Zhao Bao to quell Gongzizhang's rebellion.

According to the news that Zhao Cheng has received so far, Zhao Yuan of Yanmen County and Li Jian of Zhongshan County, after receiving the order of Zhao Wanghe, they immediately led the army to quell the rebellion.

Niu Qian's words, to be honest, Zhao Cheng can't be sure, after all, everyone knows that Niu Jian is the most trusted military Sima of Zhao's father, commanding the only cavalry in Zhao and even the entire Central Plains.

As for Xu Jun, to be honest, Zhao Cheng was also a little puzzled why Xu Jun had not taken action so far, after all, according to his understanding of Xu Jun, this military Sima had a good relationship with Zhao Xiangfeiyi and also supported Zhao Wang He, how could he sit back and watch Gongzizhang's rebellion? - Unless Xu Jun is aware of Master Zhao's attitude.

Of course, even if Xu Jun remains neutral, it doesn't matter, as long as Zhao Yuan, Li Yan, Zhao Xi and others each lead reinforcements to arrive, Gongzizhang will definitely be defeated.

Only Niu Qian's attitude made Anpingjun Zhao Cheng worried, after all, Niu Jian held a cavalry in his hand that "enabled Zhao to defeat Lin Hu, Xiongnu, Lou Fu and other alien races", if Niu Jian secretly kept in touch with Zhao's master, and fell to Gongzi Zhang at a critical time, this is really bad news for Wang Shi.

“…… Before that, eradicate Meng Zhong first! ”

Before the end of the meeting, Anpingjun Zhao Cheng once again mentioned the matter, and then left with his son Zhao Ping and returned to his camp.

After Zhao Cheng left, Fengyangjun Li Dui and Yangwenjun Zhao Bao discussed it, and finally decided that Zhao Bao would send 3,000 troops and Li Dui would send 7,000 troops, enough 10,000 soldiers, to attack Meng Zhong's military camp and take the lead in uprooting this hidden danger.

As for the candidates to command these two armies, of course, they are Zhao Ben and Lian Po.

The next day, August 24, Lian Po led 7,000 soldiers to the military camp of Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao to discuss with Zhao Ben about attacking Mengzhong.

While discussing the strategy, Zhao Ben took out a piece of cloth, pointed to the sketch drawn on the cloth and explained: "This is the marching map drawn by the fine work I sent to the army, and the army under the command of Meng Zhong is currently stationed in this group of hills, and a military camp is built on the largest of the hills by the mountains and rivers......"

Lian Po looked at the map and frowned, after all, the word "group hills" meant that the local terrain was very complicated, and if they rashly led a large army to conquer, they might be ambushed by the Meng Zhong army.

After discussing for a while, Lian Po decided to go to the local area to see the situation first.

So, he asked his soldiers to be stationed in the military camp of Yang Wenjun Zhao Bao, and with only more than a hundred soldiers, he quietly went to the mound where the Mengzhong army was stationed to check the local terrain.

When he arrived at the hills, he saw that as he had guessed, there were low hills of uneven height everywhere, some of them were only a few miles in radius, while others were more than a dozen miles or even dozens of miles, and the mountain roads between the hills were winding and rugged, and at a glance he knew that it was a good place to ambush people.

Lian Po is also familiar with the art of war, but it is precisely because he is familiar with the art of war that he feels that the group of mounds in front of him is lurking and dangerous.

If the other side was just an ordinary general, then Lian Po could still take a risk and try to see if he could capture the opponent's military camp in one go, but he was facing an enemy general who was also good at sneak attacks and was also familiar with the art of war, which made him really dare not rush into this unfamiliar place.

"If I were Na Mengzhong, I would have set up a secret guard on the low hill near here, and asked the soldiers to keep an eye on this area......

Lian Po stubbornly scanned the dwarf hills around him.

He had a hunch that perhaps at this moment, he was under the watchful eye of the rebels under Meng Zhong's command.

The reason why the other party did not drive them away was that the other party felt that it was unnecessary, and even Meng Zhong probably hoped that they would take the initiative to enter this complex terrain of the hills, so that he could wait for his work and break them one by one.

But having said that, since you are here, how can you not see the camp of Meng Zhongjun with your own eyes and be frightened by your own speculation?

So, Lian Po had the courage to continue to lead the troops deeper, and after walking the mountain path for nearly an hour, he vaguely saw the military camp of the Meng Zhong army - just as the fine work sent by Zhao Ben reciprocated, the military camp of the Meng Zhong army was indeed built at the foot of a large hill, surrounded by mountains and rivers.

After a cursory glance, Lian Po had to admit that Meng Zhong had found a location that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Withdraw!"

After thinking for a while, Lian Po didn't dare to stay for a long time, and immediately returned the same way with his soldiers.

After returning to Yang Wenjun's military camp, Lian Po found Zhao Ben and told the latter what he had seen with his own eyes, and immediately, he shook his head and said: "The terrain in that area is very complicated, although you and I have more troops than that Meng Zhong, but the terrain in that area is difficult to give full play to the advantage of numbers, if you and I rush in, storm the military camp, and wait until night, then Meng Zhong can lead the soldiers from the soldiers under the command of Zhao Bao and the two people, but those two will not be easily dispatched, and the only people who may come to peep into the camp are Zhao Ben, Li Ji, and Lian Po." Among these, Zhao Ben and Li Ji are all cautious people who cherish their lives, they see that the terrain in this area is complicated, and most of them dare not go deep easily for fear of being ambushed by our soldiers, but Lian Po is conceited and brave, and is fearless......"

"I see!"

Meng Sui suddenly realized, and immediately clasped his fists, showing a little annoyance on his face: "If I knew this, I would definitely send soldiers to surround and kill Na Lianpo." ”

Meng Zhong shook his head and smiled, and said with relief: "Okay, how can Lian Po be so easy to surround and kill?" He is not a fool, as soon as he sees the wind and grass, people have already run away, how can he stay stupid and wait for you to besiege him? After a pause, he hesitated for a moment and added: "However, this matter also exposes your weakness that you are not comprehensive enough to analyze things, in this regard, Ah Yi thinks more comprehensively than you, and he can definitely guess immediately that Lian Po personally brought people to the camp." ”

Hearing this, Meng Sui let out a long breath and nodded silently.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong patted his arm and encouraged him: "But this can be made up, just think about a few more aspects in the future." As for missing Lian Po, you don't have to be annoyed, that fierce general, no one in our army can suppress it at present, and only with a crossbow can you kill him, but how could Lian Po be stupid enough to let you aim a crossbow at him? ”

Meng Sui nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong frowned slightly, and pondered: "In contrast, Na Lianpo personally brought people to peek at our military camp, which is a bit unexpected. Lian Po is a military general under the command of Fengyangjun Li Dui, and Fengyangjun Li Dui is mainly responsible for guarding Gongzizhang, it stands to reason that Lian Po will not be sent to our side, unless ......"

"Unless what?" Meng Sui subconsciously asked, and immediately, when he saw Meng Zhong looking at him smiling and silent, he frowned and thought for a moment, and then said, "Unless, the other side has regarded us as the first target to be eradicated?" ”

"Not bad!"

Meng Zhong looked at Meng Sui approvingly, and then continued: "Don't underestimate Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others, they are all courtiers during the period of Zhao Suhou, when Zhao was struggling and was targeted by the five kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Wei, Yan, and Chu, it was Zhao Cheng, Li Dui, Zhao Bao and others who fully supported Zhao Master Father to make Zhao State tide over the difficulties...... Of course, they could think of the reason for the defeat in the battle with Gongzizhang yesterday, so it is not surprising that they would regard us as the first target to be eradicated. ”

"Are you saying that Zhao Ben, Lian Po and others will lead the army to attack our army?"

Hearing this, Meng Zhong chuckled and said, "I would like them to come and attack, but the terrain here is too complicated, considering that it is very likely to be ambushed by our army if they rush in, Zhao Ben, Lian Po and others may not dare to come...... In contrast, I am more worried that they ambushed our troops at night......"

"At night?"

Meng Sui was stunned, then raised his eyebrows, and suddenly said: "You mean, it is possible for them to ambush troops outside their camp in advance and besiege and kill our soldiers who went to harass their military camp?" …… That's a bit expensive, isn't it? ”

Indeed, in that dark night, if you want to ambush Meng Zhong's army harassing his barracks, you have to ambush several times the number of troops - considering that Meng Zhong usually operates with nearly 1,000 people, then Zhao Ben and Lian Po have to ambush 5,000 to 10,000 soldiers, otherwise they will not be able to completely surround Meng Zhong's 1,000-strong army.

Let nearly 10,000 soldiers stay awake at night, blowing the cold wind and waiting for the arrival of Meng Zhongjun, this price is not small.

Meng Zhong smiled when he heard this: "Although the price is large, considering that it is possible to eradicate us once and for all, Zhao Ben and Lian Po are still willing to give it a try." ”

"Then ......" Meng Sui hesitated when he heard this, "Then tonight's harassment, why don't you give up first?" Let's see what happens? ”

Meng Zhong shook his head slightly, and then frowned and pondered.

Suddenly, he asked Meng Sui, "I remember that Xiang Yi and Le Xu caught a dozen goats around here?" ”

"Huh?"

Seeing that Meng Zhong suddenly asked an irrelevant question, Meng Sui was stunned, and then nodded and said: "This is indeed the case, probably a lost sheep in a nearby township, do you want to eat a sheep?" How many sheep should I tell my soldiers to slaughter? ”

"Don't!" Meng Zhong hurriedly stopped Meng Sui, and said with a smile: "Ask Xiang Yu to bring a few sheep over, I will be of great use." ”

Meng Sui's face was full of puzzlement.

That night, just as Meng Zhong and Meng Sui had guessed, after sunset, Lian Po quietly took 5,000 soldiers and scattered and ambushed outside Yang Wenjun's military camp, waiting for Meng Zhong to lead the army to harass him as usual.

And Zhao Ben also ordered 3,000 soldiers to be solemnly waited in the camp.

As soon as the soldiers under Meng Zhong's command appeared, Zhao Ben and Lian Po would lead the soldiers to quickly surround them and surround them.

But until it was approaching, there was still silence outside the camp, which made Lian Po, who was in ambush, a little anxious.

"Could it be that Meng Zhong calculated that Zhao Ben and I were going to ambush him today? How could it be...... Wait, could it be that I went to his camp this morning to peep was exposed? Well, there must have been a subordinate under his command who saw my whereabouts and reported it to him, but ...... But how did the boy guess it was me? Besides, even if you guess it's me, so what? Wrong! If I were exposed, he might have thought 'Fengyangjun was preparing to deal with him', and then thought of 'since even Fengyangjun, who was in charge of resisting Gongzizhang's main force, had to deal with him, it was hard to guarantee that he would not set up an ambush when he harassed him at night...... Oh, a mistake!'

The anxious Lian Po thought wildly, and then raised his hand and slapped his forehead in annoyance.

And at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of "dong dong" drums in the distance.

"It's coming!"

Hearing the familiar sound of drums, Lian Po was suddenly shocked.

"Sima." A subordinate general asked in a low voice, "Do you want to besiege it immediately?" ”

"Wait."

Lian Po stopped in a low voice, and then looked in the direction where the drum was coming from, thoughtfully.

"It doesn't feel right...... Why is it only the sound of snare drums, and it is so far from the ground? Don't...... Well, it seems that the Monzon is more or less aware that we are trying to eradicate it. Having said that, even so, he actually dared to lead a team to harass him, this kid is really bold, it's a pity......

He shook his head regretfully, and then ordered in a low voice: "Pass the order, target, the location where the snare drum sound, up!" ”

"Whoa!"

At the sound of an order, several armies, including the army led by Lian Po himself, with a total of 5,000 soldiers, poured like a tide to the location where the sound of the military drum came.

Among them, in order to ensure that Na Meng Zhong was killed here today, Lian Po rushed to the front of the team and plunged into the woods where the sound of the snare drums was heard.

"Whoosh!"

At this time, there was a soldier beside Lian Po who shot a rocket into the sky.

In an instant, a roar erupted from all around, all of which came from the soldiers led by Lian Po.

"Kill ——!"

However, there was no reaction in the woods, except for the "dong dong" snare drum beating.

"Huh?"

Lian Po was suspicious.

He felt that the woods were too quiet.

"Then Meng Zhong, did you expect that Zhao Ben and I would set up an ambush, so you deliberately ambushed our army here? Interesting......

Licking his lips, Lian Po had no fear in his heart.

Because he brought a full 5,000 soldiers under his command, and Zhao Ben will lead 3,000 soldiers to assist later, a full 8,000 soldiers, even if all the soldiers under Meng Zhong's command are ambushed here, what can they do?

With the excitement of victory, Lian Po rushed straight into the depths of the woods.

However, when he rushed to the place where the snare drum came from with excitement, he was shocked to find that there were no rebels there at all, only a dozen sheep tied to several snare drums and kept struggling, kicking the snare drum with their hooves, which made the snare drum make a thumping sound.

Lian Po: "......"

Soldiers: "......"