Chapter 1 Winning the Championship (5 I)

Without waiting for Wang Fubao's figure to go far, Cheng Mingzhen and Shi Zan immediately reorganized the team and turned south. Along the way, neither of them had the spirit to speak, thinking about the danger that Dou Jiande might encounter, and thinking about Wang Fubao's feat of sacrificing himself to righteousness, his heart was rolling.

The soldiers also knew that something was going on ahead, so they didn't dare to slack off, and hurried away with the grain cart. From time to time, the grain cart collapsed to the ground due to the heat of the axle, and the surrounding soldiers did not need the order of their superiors, and immediately pushed the grain and the cart into the ditch next to the road without hesitation. Occasionally, there are people who have been forcibly recruited and sprained their feet, whether real or not, and they lie on the ground and refuse to get up. The officers who escorted the grain cart had no time to sift through it, so they left a bag of dry rations and left him to fend for himself.

Wu Tianxi was already able to stand alone, and when he saw that Cheng Mingzhen and Shi Zan were both out of order, he stood up to rectify the order in place of the two. While retreating in stride without any interference, he took time out to privately find a few survivors who had retreated in the same wave as the vast sea to understand the situation. The injuries of those people were far less serious than those of Xiong Kuohai, and when they heard Wu Tianxi's question, they intermittently told what happened to them. It turned out that the Boling army had long been determined to cut off Dou Jiande's grain route, so he didn't see rabbits and eagles. The two reinforcements led by Wang Fubao and Shi Zan were gently let go by them. When Wang Xuanling and Xiong Kuohai arrived at the south bank of the Yishui River with their war horses carrying grain, they immediately killed them in all directions. The total strength was seven or eight thousand, and they were all well-trained light cavalry. Wang Xuanling and Xiong Kuohai fought in a hurry, and the grain and straw bales on horseback were too late to be unloaded. Therefore, in less than half a pillar of incense, it was scattered by the enemy.

The Boling soldiers were well-trained, and the generals were all skilled in bows and horses. Wang Xuanling and one of the generals wearing the uniform of the school captain walked away for a while, and they were chopped under the horse. Although the martial arts of Xiong Kuohai are good, they are unfortunately targeted by Li Zhongjian himself, and after the two sides barely deal with each other for three rounds, without waiting for the horse, Li Zhongjian threw out a flying spear with his hand, which hit the back of Xiong Kuohai. Thanks to the fact that the Zhaozhou battalion equipped the generals with front and rear heart guards, they were lucky enough to escape.

In addition to being seriously injured, Xiong Kuohai did not dare to fight again. Flee south with a horse. Along the way, he broke through several interceptions, and thanks to Li Zhongjian's busy leading troops to deal with Dou Jiande on the other side of the river, he had no time to separate, so he reluctantly led a few followers out of the encirclement.

"What about Dou Jiande, after fighting for so long, he was watching from the other side?" The more Wu Tianxi listened, the more angry he became, calling the name of his father-in-law and asking.

"Lord Dou" the little minion glanced at him timidly and muttered in a low voice. "He's been moving troops, but he can't help at all. A batch of people crossed the river, and a batch was cut down."

"***, this time it's a big loss! I love to take advantage of others, but this time I have a long memory! Wu Tianxi complained quietly. The horses rushed to the front of the line, and led the brethren to the way.

In this way, the speed is much faster than when it comes. When it was dark, we had already crossed the Xushui pontoon bridge and came to the junction of Boling and Shanggu. Here there is a long-abandoned earthen city called Yongle. There were not many people inside, and they had already been deceived and scattered by the people who wanted to flee before the grain convoy returned, so they could just be used for camping. Cheng Mingzhen discussed with Shi Zan and others, and decided that the team would first enter the city to rest for a night, and wait for tomorrow morning to hear the movements of the main force of the Dou family's army, and then make plans to evacuate or make a detour.

After a whole day's journey, the soldiers were already exhausted, and when they heard the order, they immediately pushed up the grain carts and rushed into the city. A moment later, the streets and alleys were already sounding like thunderous snoring.

"Gather the brothers of the Zhaozhou battalion, first get some hot meals to fill their stomachs, and then take turns to go to the city to watch the night, and the weapons are not allowed to leave their hands!" Cheng Mingzhen arranged the team first, and then called Wu Tianxi to carefully understand the military situation of the enemy and us. After everything was clarified, he walked up to Shi Zhan again, pulled the other party's sleeve with his hand, and whispered: "Brother Shi, can you let your brother boil some hot water, wash his feet and rest." Tomorrow, no matter forward or backward, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle! ”

"Ah, ah, you're right. It's time to be prepared! At this moment, Shi Zan didn't know what he was thinking, he looked a little in a trance, and he agreed to the words, and then slowly raised his head. Hesitantly glanced at Cheng Mingzhen again, he immediately turned his head to a few cronies and generals under his command, "Cheer up Lao Tzu." Those who should eat eat, and those who should wash their feet wash their feet. There are four sides of this earthen enclosure, and we have a lot of people, guarding the west, north, and south sides, leaving the east side for the Zhaozhou camp. Be mental, a dead grandfather is still a dead mother! ”

"No!" The cronies were scolded, but they mustered up a little morale. Grinning, he scurried to carry out the order.

"Brother Cheng, you think it's good to arrange it like this!" After assigning tasks to his subordinates, Shi Zan turned his gaze to Cheng Mingzhen again and discussed with a smiling face.

"Brother Shi is too polite!" Cheng Mingzhen thanked him with some embarrassment. He just wanted to remind Shi Zan to pay attention to military discipline and morale, but he didn't expect the other party to take over most of the tasks of defending the city.

"Brother Wang even gave up his life. If the two of us chirp crookedly, it's too *** sorry for people! Shi Chan grinned, and there were tears in his eyes. He ***, Lao Tzu has never admired a few people in his life. But there is really nothing to say to Lao Wang. One word, serve, Lao Tzu is convinced! ”

"Brother Shi rest assured. Brother Wang's auspicious nature is not so easy to defeat! Cheng Mingzhen felt that at this moment, he only had the word "admiration" for Wang Fubao's righteous act just now. The so-called repaying Dou Jiande with death was just one of the reasons why Wang Fubao resolutely led the cavalry north. Another reason is that if no one entangles Li Zhongjian on the road, I am afraid that the grain transport team will not be able to retreat south for long, and it will be caught up by a large number of Boling elites and intercepted and killed. Wang Fubao's trip is equivalent to taking all the risks on one shoulder, calmly facing death, and leaving the chance to live to the two robed brothers!

"Of course, I'm still waiting to drink with him!" Shi Zhan wiped his face vigorously and emphasized loudly. "He***, maybe Lao Dou has already rushed across the Yishui River with all his might. Lao Dou took a small 100,000 people, seven or eight to fight one, and he would not be unable to take down that Li Zhongjian! ”

At this time, it would be a bit self-deceptive to say anything about a big victory. If there is no food supply, even the iron-clad team will fall apart. Moreover, at present, the three aspects of location, people, and time have been occupied by the Boling army. No matter how many soldiers and horses Dou Jiande has, it is just another addition to the opponent's military exploits.

Cheng Mingzhen knew very well in his heart that the outcome of this battle had already been written at the moment when Xiong Kuohai and others were attacked. But at this time, he didn't want to mess with his own army. Smiled, no stubble. Shi Zan also knew in his heart that miracles would not be born at all, and he was just self-aggrandizing! also smiled bitterly, laughed enough, wiped his eyes again, and sighed: "Actually, Brother Wang didn't approve of Lao Dou going north from the beginning. But Lao Dou didn't listen to him, but felt that his heart was towards Li Zhongjian, and his elbow turned out! ”

"Lu Yao knows the horsepower!" Cheng Mingzhen listened to it and sighed. When he met Dou Jiande this time, he also felt that the other party's demeanor had changed faintly. I didn't expect the change to be so big. Even an old brother like Wang Fubao, who started a family, would be suspicious because of a few words.

"I hope so!" Shi Zan sighed again, noncommittal. "Tomorrow morning, if all you hear is bad news, what are you going to do?"

"Brother Shi's brothers are the main ones here, I listen to Brother Shi!" Cheng Mingzhen groaned slightly and replied with a smile.

"I'll listen to you! I'm a person, it's okay to charge into battle. I don't know anything about calculations and planning! Shi Chan shook his head with a smile at first, and then added in a low voice, "Don't worry. No matter what you decide, Lao Dou's side will be on my head. For the time being, he won't be me! ”

"Okay, I'll trespass once!" There was no need to be too polite at this time, Cheng Mingzhen saw that Shi Zan was firm, so he took the initiative to take the responsibility of planning a way out for the army. After frowning and thinking for a long time, he hesitated and said, "Even if the army is defeated, it needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. If Prince Dou led his troops to retreat across Laishui and return to Hejian County. Let's go directly to the east, carry grain and grass to meet with him in the river. ”

Shi Zan expected that the consequences were much more serious than this, he looked around and asked in a low voice, "It's useless to retreat from Laishui!" If you don't get it right, you have to be intercepted! Phew, I'm just assuming. Thinking about the worst is always a loss! I think that if Lao Dou really wants to get out safely, he must withdraw all the territory he has eaten these days. Retreat all the way across the Hutuo River, and then defend on the east bank of the river! But how could Li Zhongjian be so stupid, and when he had the upper hand, he still allowed Lao Dou to retreat easily? ”

"Then I'm afraid, it will be difficult for us to retreat!" Cheng Mingzhen's brows furrowed even tighter, as if a knife had carved a sad word on his brain. "Lord Dou is not a person who likes to work hard. Seeing that the situation is unfavorable for our army, we will definitely take the initiative to retreat. Even if Li Zhongjian chased after Yi Shui, with the few soldiers and horses under his command, it would be difficult for Prince Dou to be too embarrassed. If he really wants to leave Lao Dou on the west bank of the Hutuo River, there is only one way, collude with Luo Yi, and ask Hu Ben to ride south! ”

"That's what I'm afraid of!" Shi Chan grinned and slapped his thigh hard. "You say, what did the prince think this time, didn't he eat puffer fish desperately? Li Zhongjian led the soldiers to cut off the grain road, and Luo Yi led the soldiers to take such a bag from behind" He gestured and made a gesture of pinching his neck with both hands, "Hey! It's not that anyone is so lacking in morality, and he has to take such a big risk with Lao Dou! ”

"What's the use of talking about that now!" Cheng Mingzhen shook his head lightly, and the smile on his face became more and more bitter. "Seeing Xiong Kuohai's injury today, I suddenly felt that we had fought so smoothly along the way this time, and there was a good chance that Li Zhongjian deliberately let us in. He colluded with Luo Yi and made a trick, wanting to kill Lao Dou in one fell swoop! ”

"Not really. I have long felt that something is wrong, but I don't have the courage of Brother Wang, so I don't dare to remind Lao Dou in person! Regarding Cheng Mingzhen's opinion, Shi Zhan agreed with one hundred and twenty. In fact, not only him, but many civil and military officials in the Dou family's army saw the potential danger. But there are examples of Wang Fubao being unwelcome, and no one has the courage to pick up Dou Jiande's tiger whiskers.

"That's a bit of a problem! Just the little soldiers and horses in our hands, sending them is not enough to stuff the teeth between Li Zhongjian and Luo Yi! And ......" Cheng Mingzhen frowned, his face looked very solemn. Faintly, he guessed Li Zhongjian's basic strategic intentions, it seems that the reason why the other party paid such a big price was to completely solve the big trouble of the Dou Jiajun through this battle, once and for all. In that case, it is not enough for the Boling army to join forces with the Youzhou army, but also needs a team of soldiers and horses to go around from the back, take advantage of the chaos to capture Hejian, and completely cut off Dou Jiande's hope of survival!

"And what? Don't hide what you have to say, it's all at this time, what else is there to hide! Shi Zan was frightened by Cheng Mingzhen's gloomy face, pushed him, and asked loudly.

Cheng Mingzhen stumbled, and then couldn't stop smiling bitterly, "I'm not hiding myself, I'm afraid." I'm afraid that behind us, there will be a third enemy army! ”

"You said there was a third army?" Shi Zan was taken aback and stepped forward to grab Cheng Mingzhen's arm.

"I'm not sure!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled bitterly and broke free, looking at the dark night sky in the distance. "Li Zhongjian paid such a big price, I am afraid that he fought the idea of keeping the six counties safe for several years after this war. Just because he and Luo Yi joined forces, I am afraid that they will not be able to keep Prince Dou. If I were him" withdrew his gaze from afar, Cheng Mingzhen took a deep breath, "If I were him, I would simply be more ruthless and send a detachment of troops and horses around the east bank of the Hutuo River, completely extinguishing Dou Jiande's hope of turning back!" ”

"Ahh So, why don't we go quickly? Shi Zan was so frightened that he didn't even care about whether it would affect the morale of the army, so he jumped up and shouted.

The soldiers who were close to him didn't know what was going on here, so they turned their heads to look. Cheng Mingzhen pulled Shi Zhan, lowered his head, and responded in an inaudible voice, "I can't go!" My big brother Shi. The third way of soldiers and horses is just my blind guess, once it doesn't appear at all, let's take the food and don't go to support Lao Dou, can we have good fruit to eat later? And if Lao Dou is really destroyed, and Li Zhongjian leads the troops south, where else can we hide?"

"Ahh This, this ......" Shi Zhan was anxious and angry, and stomped on the ground with his feet. "This can't be, that can't, what the hell can we do. Waiting to die? Waiting for death is not such a method! ”

"Brother Shi, be quiet!" Cheng Mingzhen pulled Shi Zhan's sleeve and signaled the other party to pay attention to the impact and not mess with the army's morale, "The left and right are already like this, we can only take one step at a time." Let the brothers recover their strength first, and in case they encounter an enemy, they can fight hard. For the rest, we'll see what the scouts can find out tomorrow morning. Make a decision based on the specific situation, and just adapt to the situation! ”

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