Chapter 20: The Wind Rises

Since Shen Wandeng agreed, he will definitely do it.

He called his closest soldiers over and wrote several letters for him to send back to Shenjiazhuang. There are only two contents in the letter, the first is to transfer 500 soldiers to Runing City. The second meaning is for the owners of the village.

Many of Shen Wandeng's decisions are not his own intentions, but the common intentions of many people behind him. The gentry in Runan were obviously rat-tailed, and they did not want to clash head-on with King Chuang's forces, but they were also unwilling to obey Zhang Xuan. Afraid of the autumn reckoning of the imperial court.

In the end, one person came out, and it was Shen Wandeng.

Shen Wandeng will bear the name of a thief, and they will naturally be innocent.

But is Shen Wandeng a person who can be used as a gun casually? Shen Wandeng recalled what he wrote at the end: "The little nephew was ordered by your predecessors to contact Zhang Xuan. If Zhang Xuan can not be supplemented, the future will be just like the meaning of the predecessors, if Zhang Xuan can be supplemented, the friendship between the little nephew and the seniors will end here. I, Shen Wandeng, am not capricious. ”

"I hope this is the end of this matter." Shen Wandeng said secretly in his heart. After he finished this matter, he went to see Zhang Xuan.

Walk down the long hallway. Before he came to where Zhang Xuan was, he heard a burst of hearty laughter.

It was Zhang Xuan's laughter.

Zhang Xuan was laughing heartily at the moment, laughing uncontrollably, and tears came out of laughter.

What he feared most was solved by his opponent.

Zhang Xuan was most worried that it was nothing else, that is, Liu Hongqi was hiding in the mountains, so Zhang Xuan really had no way to deal with him, but now, Liu Hongqi came with a fiercely worded battle letter. asked Zhang Xuan to release Liu Hongchao immediately, otherwise the soldiers would advance eastward and the chickens and dogs would not be left.

It is a kind of pleasure that there is nowhere to find and no place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. made Zhang Xuan couldn't help but lose his temper.

"What's the joy of General Zhang?" Shen Wandeng was introduced by Zhang Yuanhai to speak.

Zhang Xuan said: "General Shen came just in time, and there is a great news that has just arrived. Please see. Then he handed a document in his hand to Shen Wandeng.

Shen Wandeng took a look. Suddenly frowned. said: "Liu Hong is menacing, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and said, "I was about to invite the generals to discuss the matter, and General Shen would like to come and take a look." ”

"Therefore, I dare not ask for it." Shen Wandeng bowed slightly and said.

Zhang Xuan urgently assembled, but after a while, Cao Zongyu, Wang Jincai, and Luo Dai all came over.

As soon as the news was announced, it was released. Luo Dai was overjoyed and said: "The last general asks for battle, as long as the last general's headquarters can defeat his so-called army of 20,000." ”

Regarding the quality of Liu Hongqi's army, Luo Dai knows best, not to mention anything else. Liu Hongqi's various departments have hardly practiced together, and they are all distributed in various cottages, if it is 10,000 people

The pawn is probably the headquarters of Liu Hongqi's commonly used troops, but the 20,000 horses must be recruited from the soldiers stationed in the villages.

However, what is the decisive factor for the outcome of a war is not necessarily the longest, but the shortest, Liu Hongqi has not organized a large-scale military battle, and his subordinates have not gone through the drills of a major war.

Not every general is Han Shin.

The elite riders under Luo Dai were all trained by him, although they cannot be said to be unparalleled in the world, but they are also in line with Cao Ying's ordinary level.

As long as you find the flaw, thousands of riders will sweep the crowd, and it is definitely not something that cannot be done. Luo Dai is very confident.

Wang Jincai immediately asked for battle and said: "The last general is willing to fight, and the soldiers of the Baoding battalion have been trained for a month, and the soldiers are full and ready to fight." ”

"Nope." Zhang Xuan said; "In this battle, only the Linying battalion and the horse team were dispatched, and the Baoding battalion and the Nanyang battalion remained in Runing City."

Zhang Xuan had already thought about it in his heart.

Although he looked down on Liu Hongqi, he didn't dare to underestimate Liu Hongqi's 20,000 soldiers.

The essence of war has always been that there are more people and fewer people fighting. Crowds are always the first factor.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan's battle against Liu Hongqi must be a vicious battle, breaking more with less, it has never been a last resort, and the requirements for soldiers are very high.

Zhang Xuan's Linying camp is an old pawn who follows Zhang Xuan, and all of them are not experienced in a hundred battles. But it's also a nervous old pawn. The battlefield is very strong, even if it is a temporary defeat, it can withstand it.

However, although most of the Baoding Battalion and the Nanyang Battalion are also veterans, the officers and non-commissioned officers have not practiced enough with each other, and once there is a change, I am afraid that the battle formation will want to collapse from them first.

Moreover, a battalion of soldiers must be left behind to guard the place where Runing is based.

Zhang Xuan brought to the battlefield, I am afraid that there are only two battalions, and bringing one more battalion may not have much chance of winning for Zhang Xuan, but there will be a lot more danger.

Cao Zongyu is the one who understands Zhang Xuan's mind best. Therefore, Cao Zongyu thought about it and understood, so he didn't ask for war just now.

Zhang Xuan denied Wang Jincai's invitation to fight, turned to Shen Wandeng and said, "General Shen, you are willing to see the military appearance of my Runing army with me." ”

Zhang Xuan is the envoy of the Runing Festival, and the soldiers under his command are naturally the Runing Army.

"That's exactly what Shen wants." Shen Wandeng saw that Zhang Xuan was so entrusted, and he also wanted to see the strength of Zhang Xuan's department, he was not willing to entrust his life to an arrogant person.

In the barracks outside Runing Mansion, drums sounded. The trombone sounded, and the low and sad military instruments sounded.

The soldiers of the Linying camp seemed to be flying birds into the forest, but before the drums were finished, the three thousand soldiers were already clearly dressed and armored, and they were listed in the middle military academy.

Zhang Xuan smiled: "How is my army?" ”

Shen Wandeng was stunned.

Although Shen Wandeng also has some experience in marching, in fact, he is only in a small place in Runing, fighting bandits, resisting small groups of bandits, and he has not really seen a real army fight.

"Breathtaking, but now I know that Shen is really a frog at the bottom of the well." Shen Wandeng said.

Zhang Xuan felt a little proud in his heart.

The soldiers under his command dare not say that they are the first to fight, but they are definitely the first to look good. It's still okay to shock Shen Wandeng.

The sound of horses' hooves whistled, and a cloud of smoke and dust was seen rising from the north in the distance, like a sharp arrow, and rushed over, leaving countless smoke and dust behind.

Luo Dai rushed to the front, like a blade and arrow. Rushing to the bottom of the Zhongjun platform, Luo Dai pulled the reins violently and said, "Phew." The horse neighed, kicked and kicked wildly, and came to a sharp stop below.

As Luo Dai stopped his horse quickly, the soldiers who followed Luo Dai stopped their horses one after another. Although the team was a little messy, not a single horse collided and not a single horse was messy.

Cao Ying's horse team, unparalleled in the world, reappeared in the hands of Luo Dai, even if this thousand horses were placed on the nine sides. It is also possible to compete with the East.

"How's this team?" Zhang Xuan asked Shen Wandeng.

Shen Wandeng said: "I only learned today that Commander Luo is a true hero. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Do you think Liu Hongchao is my opponent?" ”

Shen Wandeng pondered for a moment in his heart and said: "The Liu family's department is far inferior to the general's department, but the Liu family has a large number of people, and the general is only 4,000 people, which is too big. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Soldiers are not expensive, but expensive. In a few days, will General Shen dare to go to battle with me? ”

Shen Wandeng was at ease at the moment.

Shen Wandeng is by no means a coward, he has confidence in his heart at this moment, how dare he not go to the battlefield.

Zhang Xuan waved the horsewhip in his hand and said, "In the coming day, it will depend on General Shen's heroic posture on the battlefield." ”

appeased Shen Wandeng, and Zhang Xuan secretly summoned Cao Zongyu that night. said: "Brother Cao, although I am completely sure of the battle in the coming day, but the war is changing rapidly, I dare not say that I can retreat with my whole body, so I entrust Yujiao to you, once I die in battle, don't avenge me, take Yujiao south." ”

"I will bring my wife to Luo Dashuai's side." Cao Zongyu said.

"No, don't let Yujiao go to see Luo Rucai." Zhang Xuan thought about it, but he still felt that Luo Rucai's side was unpredictable. said: "Remember our original agreement? The Central Plains is in turmoil, let's let Yujiao hide overseas. ”

"It's too far away." Cao Zongyu said: "We still want to help the world, how can we turn over the ditch in this small ditch." ”

After everything was arranged, Zhang Xuan also seemed to put down a big stone in his heart, and said: "Don't worry, I won't die so easily, I will definitely be able to bring Liu Hongqi's head back." ”

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