It seems that more and more people are beginning to smell the breath of the Xingtian Army to make a big move, and there is a commotion among the Xingtian Army, and everyone has begun to make all kinds of preparations in the autumn harvest.

With the maturity of various crops, after entering the middle of August, the autumn harvest work began to be carried out in various places, and the people who had been busy for a year looked at the grain on their own fields, and smiled without eyes one by one.

Although most of their plots were exempt from grain in the first year, they could still barter for daily necessities such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, cloth, farm tools, etc., and in a short period of time, a large amount of grain was harvested, which greatly filled the grain depot.

On the tenth day of September, the generals of each battalion rushed to the Lotus Village, and even Wang Chengping and Li Lingfeng, who were sent out by Xiao Tianjian after the year, also sneaked back to the Lotus Village in disguise, and were personally welcomed by Xiao Tianjian in the Lotus Village.

Don't look at it in less than half a year, Wang Chengping's group sent by Xiao Tianjian in the early stage have been active in central and northern Jin.

Wang Chengping relied on his understanding of all parts of northern Jin and the contacts left when he was a horse thief in the past, in just half a year, he set up a team of more than 2,000 horse thieves between Shuozhou and Datong in northern Shanxi, and often went out to the territory of the Mongols, plundered the Mongol tribes there, and snatched back a large number of cattle, sheep and horses.

And Li Lingfeng is not bad to go anywhere, he simply took more than 20 subordinates all the way, ran to the Yangyuan area, pulled up a team among the homeless, and began to fight against the government, from time to time he would take hundreds of cavalry under his command to run to the Zhangjiakou area, loot the caravan of the merchants who colluded with Jiannu there, and in a short period of time, they also did a good job, and the looted goods were transferred to the Fan family's shop in Datong, and at the same time, some good horses would be transferred back to the Xingtian Army from time to time.

In addition to their two main generals, a group of subordinates they took away were scattered all over Shanxi, and more than a dozen large and small teams were set up in the Jinzhong area, specifically to make trouble for the government, making trouble all over Shanxi, and they secretly contacted Feng Gouzi, accepted the support of weapons provided by the Xingtian Army, and could get certain material support from the Fan family's intelligence.

In the past six months, Wang Chengping and Li Lingfeng can be said to have provided great support for the hidden existence of the Xingtian Army, so that Shanxi could not draw troops at all to suppress the Xingtian Army, which greatly relieved the pressure of the government on the jurisdiction of the Xingtian Army, and also provided a lot of materials and funds for the Xingtian Army.

When they heard that Xiao Tianjian had summoned the two of them back to discuss matters, Wang Chengping and Li Lingfeng immediately handed over the team at hand to the deputy to lead, and Xingye casually rushed back to the jurisdiction of the Xingtian Army with a few relatives.

Of course, their actions were greatly praised by Xiao Tianjian, which made them quite proud of it, and they didn't dare to do it, and promised to continue to obey Xiao Tianjian's arrangement.

After the crowd gathered in the Lotus Village, Xiao Tianjian revealed his plan to the plate, and after listening to Xiao Tianjian's plan, the generals immediately had their eyes lit up.

Originally, they thought that this time Xiao Tianjian was just going to expand his territory in Shanxi, but they didn't expect that Xiao Tianjian would set his sights on Henan at once, so they would fight in the next step, Yan Chongxi stood up on the spot, asked to take the lead, and took the lead in Henan to prepare for Xiao Tianjian.

And Luo Li was not to be outdone, he jumped up to grab the first prize, Li Xuanzhu and Liu Bao also did not give in, and asked to send them to take the lead.

Xiao Tianjian raised his hand to stop the scramble of these subordinates, and said to them: "Don't fight, if you can't send troops to Henan, the key is to see how Gao Ping's battle goes!" I have already made a decision on who I will take to Henan this time, and it is useless for you to fight!

Fighting Gaoping is to test the combat effectiveness of each battalion, and if anyone is not good at fighting, then be ready to sit on the cold bench! Don't even think about going to Henan! Of course, if I lead my troops to Henan, there will naturally be people in the house, and if all the brains go to Henan, what will we do here?

Our current jurisdiction is where our foundation lies in the future, almost all of our current foundation is here, and there must be no difference here, otherwise, no matter how good Henan is played, once there is a loss here, all the efforts we have made in the past two years will be copied in vain! So who should go, I have my own arrangements in mind, you just need to follow the arrangement! ”

"Isn't it just Gaoping County? With the strength of our second battalion, plus the strength of the two township barracks in Qinshui, it is enough to take him! This battle will be handed over to our second battalion! When Luo Li heard this, he immediately jumped out and shouted again.

"Where can you use the second battalion to fight Gaoping! The second battalion is stationed in Qinshui County, and it is necessary to guard against the officers and troops of Jiangzhou and Pingyang Mansion, and I am afraid that they will not be able to spare their hands, but our third and fourth battalions and the training battalion have more sufficient troops! I think let's go to the three battalions! Li Xuanzhu was afraid that Luo Li would steal the credit, so he also stood up and said, and his words were immediately supported by Liu Bao and Liu Yaoben, who could already speak here, and suppressed Luo Li's limelight for a while.

However, Yan Chongxi was guarding the area of Yuanqu County during this period of time, which was far away from Gaoping, so Yan Chongxi did not get up to fight.

Xiao Tianjian waved his hand to let the generals retreat, and smiled at them: "You guys don't want to fight anymore!" Although Gaoping is small, the government can also see the importance of Gaoping to Zezhou, and once Gaoping is lost, the entire territory of Zezhou will fall into our hands, so Gaoping may not be as easy to fight as you think!

Feng Gouzi had already discovered that there were 2,000 officers and troops stationed in Gaoping County, plus the local townspeople, the total strength was roughly about 4,000 people! Moreover, in Lu'an Mansion, the government also has more than 8,000 soldiers, stationed in several places south of Lu'an Mansion, once we move Gaoping, these officials and soldiers in Lu'an Mansion will not sit idly by, and will definitely send troops to Gaoping, and we will let go of the war!

So listen to me! Luo Li! ”

"The last general!" After Luo Li received the order, he immediately jumped out and shouted loudly.

"I give you an order to go back to your camp tomorrow, assemble a battalion of township barracks in the east of Qinshui County, and immediately set off to attack Sizhuang Town and Yonglu Township north of Gaoping, cut off the official road between Gaoping and Lu'an Mansion, once the official army of Lu'an Mansion wants to go south to rescue Gaoping, block them for me, and retract the ones they beat me back to Lu'an Mansion! If you let a soldier from Lu'an Mansion enter Gaoping, then come to see me! Xiao Tianjian began to arrange for combat deployment.

After hearing this, Luo Li immediately straightened his chest and replied: "The last general will be ordered!" The general can rest assured that the officers and soldiers of Lu'an Mansion will not let any of them reach Gaoping! If someone comes over, the general will ask me! ”

"Li Xuanzhu!"

"The last general!" Li Xuanzhu immediately stood up.

"You and Zhao Erdonkey led the third battalion, set off from Zezhou, bypassed Zezhou City, and attacked Dayang Town and Macun Town in the south of Gaoping, and I will give you seven days to hit Gaoping County!" If you can't beat Gaoping within seven days, you can go back to the camp in Zezhou by yourself! Xiao Tianjian then arranged.

"The last will be ordered!" Both Li Xuanzhu and Zhao Erdonkey immediately straightened up their chests to receive the order, and then retreated into the column.

"Liu Bao! You led the four battalions, also bypassed Zezhou City, took the eastern line along the official road to Gaoping County, first hit Hexi Town, and then joined the third battalion under Gaoping County! ”

"The last will be ordered!" After Liu Bao received the order loudly, he also retreated into the column.

"Liu Yaoben, you lead the new training battalion, keep an eye on the officers and soldiers in Zezhou City, as long as they make a move and want to send troops to rescue Gaoping, you will send them back for me, and they will not be allowed to leave Zezhou City for a single step! This is your first serious battle, don't let me down! ”

Liu Yaoben's face turned red with excitement, and he immediately came out of the column and shouted: "General, rest assured, our teaching battalion will never release a single soldier from Zezhou to Gaoping!" ”

"Good! Huang Shengqiang, there is basically no big arrangement on the side of the artillery battalion, you personally take two sentry artillery battalions, bring six six-pounder guns, and twelve three-pounder guns to follow Liu Bao's fourth battalion, rush to Gaoping County, and after meeting with the third battalion, give you two days to blast open the gate of Gaoping County and take Gaoping County! ”

Huang Shengqiang didn't say a word, and also took the order to retreat.

Hearing that Xiao Tianjian had transferred the 234th Battalion with the teaching battalion and the artillery battalion, but there was nothing to do in the 1st battalion, Yan Chongxi quit and immediately came out and said: "General, our 1st battalion has not been active for a long time, what are we going to do when we fight Gaoping this time?" ”

Xiao Tianjian smiled and said to Yan Chongxi: "Don't worry, there are many things left for you!" Hold on, I'll tell you what you're going to do in a minute! Wang Chengping! Where is Li Lingfeng? ”

As soon as Wang Chengping and Li Lingfeng heard their names, they immediately stood up and shouted, "The last general!" ”

"The two of you now have each an armed force, and it seems that you will not be needed to fight Gaoping, but this time to fight Gaoping, Shanxi will definitely be alert, and may even think that we are going to use troops against Lu'an Mansion, so in order to contain the Shanxi government, after the two of you go back this time, don't be idle! Find a way to lead your troops to find some trouble for the Shanxi government, and it is best to mobilize all the brothers in the Jinzhong area to put pressure on Shuozhou and Xinzhou together, and contain the official and military forces in the north, so that they cannot mobilize heavy troops into Lu'an Mansion!

And this time to recruit you back, it's not just about arranging Gaoping County, you will often do things outside in the future, and I can't be too favoritistic! So in addition to letting you come back and meet you, I have prepared a batch of bird guns for you, and this time you will take them with you when you go back, but the number can't be too much for you, otherwise anyone will know about your relationship with the Xingtian Army, which is my support for you!

Besides, if the news is good, Lu Xiangsheng will soon take the Tianxiong Army to Datong to garrison, for Lu Xiangsheng and his Tianxiong Army, I don't think you should make too much trouble for them, Lu Xiangsheng transferred the Governor Xuanda Military Affairs to the north this time, mainly to prevent Jiannu from attacking, so if Jiannu invades Xuanda again, not only can you not take the opportunity to make trouble for him, but you also have to help Tianxiong Army when necessary, and jointly deal with Jiannu's invasion! ”

(It's Monday again, the old habit, first ask for the red votes in everyone's hands, we must make it a habit to read books and vote!) Hehe! ）