Chapter 3 Drifting (Part I

When he received the letter from Yuan Baobao, Dou Jiande was on the march. He was shocked. Frowning, he asked Cheng Mingzhen: "When was the letter delivered, and how could it be delivered to you?" ”

"A brother surnamed Bao under the command of the last general was captured by Yuan Bao, and Yuan Bao asked him to bring a letter to the last general, and he had to come from. The letter to the lord was sandwiched in the same bag, and the last general did not dare to hide it, so he hurriedly sent it to the lord! Cheng Mingzhen was so frustrated, arched his hand, and responded in a low voice.

"Oh, I see. This cunning old man. When Dou Jiande heard this, he was first stunned, and then suddenly realized. Yuan Baobao added the letter to Cheng Mingzhen, and with Cheng Mingzhen's identity as a newcomer to the Dou family's army, he would definitely not dare to swallow the letter. In this way, he could not delay receiving the letter from Yuan Baobao and continue to attack Wuyang County, which had become the territory of the Wagang Army. But he was frightened by a letter from the other party and withdrew his troops halfway, and he did too much to disappoint the brothers. In the future, if you compete with the Wagang Army for the world, who can still afford confidence and courage.

Thinking of this, Dou Jiande relaxed his tone and asked with a smile: "Where is that Brother Bao, he ......, hehe, General Cheng is careful, he must have asked him what he said!" ”

"The subordinates have already asked, if the lord needs it, he can be called over now!" Cheng Mingzhen nodded lightly and responded listlessly. He wasn't frustrated because Dou Jiande was cautious when he spoke, after all, the two sides had just come together, and it would take time to get used to each other's habits. The reason why he felt bad luck was because this matter involved the Wagang Army again. Judging from his own experience, everything that has anything to do with Wagang Army and Li Mi is not satisfactory. Wang Deren just stabbed himself in the back and turned his head, but he became a fellow in the rivers and lakes again, blocking himself from seeking revenge from Wuyang County.

"Not necessarily!" Dou Jiande waved his hand gently, "You have always been reassuring to do things. Now, how many remnants are left in Wuyang County? How's the morale? ”

"In the early sixties, morale is low!" Cheng Mingzhen didn't hesitate to report the data that Dou Jiande needed. "If our army attacks the city, it can be broken with one drum!"

Six hundred remnants, even if it is six thousand, with the current strength of the Dou family's army, they are sure enough to break through Wuyang. However, the presence of the Wagang Army suddenly complicated the battle. Following Song Zhengben's advice, Dou Jiande is now fighting the banner of the world's heroes working together to overthrow the tyrannical Sui. It is with this banner that he can successfully collect hundreds of large and small cottages and silks from all over Hebei one by one. If you turn against the Wagang Army at this time, it will inevitably fall into the mouth of backtracking. No matter how weak Wuyang County is, no matter how smoothly the war progresses, there will be a lot of people talking about it below.

can let Wuyang County not fight, which is extremely unfavorable to the exhibition of Dou Jiajun. The location of this county is impartial, just stuck in the middle of Hebei Road, like a sluice, cutting off the plain and Bohai counties on the east side and Qinghe and Wu'an on the west side. In the future, if the Dou family army and Wagang Village have a dirty relationship, as long as the Wagang army stretches a little to the north, it can cut the power of the Dou family army into two completely independent sections, and the tail is difficult to care.

In addition, Dou Jiande also had to consider the feelings of the brothers in the Zhaozhou camp. Wuyang County repeatedly took the initiative to provoke the Zhaozhou battalion, and the Zhaozhou battalion had long been ready to repay the blood debt. If he spoke out to stop him, Cheng Mingzhen, as the main general, might not disobey his orders, but it is difficult to say what the reactions of the captains, school captains, village owners, and hall masters below will be. If it is not handled properly, it is easy to mess up the morale of the military. caused the ruin of the newly annexed Zhaozhou people to fall apart.

After thinking about it all the way, Dou Jiande didn't make up his mind what to do. It was getting late, and he ordered the men to end the march early. Set up a large camp on the east bank of the canal, while giving the soldiers enough time to rest, and at the same time gather the henchmen and generals to discuss how to deal with the new form change.

The same problem fell into Song Zhengben's eyes, and there was no difficulty at all. "Our army in Wuyang County must be held in our hands, otherwise we will definitely be elbowed by it in the future. This is the crux of the matter. As for Yuan Wuben's letter, who can prove that it has been handed over to the lord? ”

"This ......" saw a literati playing scoundrels for the first time, and Dou Jiande was a little uncomfortable, "Isn't this going to trap Brother Cheng in injustice?" Anyone with a discerning eye knows that there is no way he can deceive me! ”

"As long as the lord understands in his heart, he will not care about what outsiders say!" Cheng Mingzhen hurriedly confessed and deeply admired Song Zhengben's wit. If you don't receive a letter, you can push the responsibility cleanly. Anyway, the Dou family army is not another part of Wagangzhai, no matter how strong Li Mi's strength is, can he still dare to go to Dou Jiande's old camp to investigate it?

"Yes, let's give him a push, two, five, six!" Cao Dan is a character who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and stands beside Cheng Mingzhen to fan the flames. "Cheap can't be taken up by him in Wagangzhai, why should he be separated by the territory we worked so hard to build?"

When the others saw Cao Dan taking the lead, they also clamored. I don't think there's any need to give the Wagang Army any face, and it's only serious to get the benefits in front of me first. Seeing the agitation of the crowd, Dou Jiande reluctantly pressed his hand, and explained as tactfully as possible: "I mean, I mean that Mr. Song's reasons can't stand scrutiny!" Since Yuan Baobao dared to send a letter to me, he must have expected that General Cheng would not swallow the letter privately. Besides, with the current strength of our army, it is not suitable to make enemies with the Wagang Army for the time being! ”

The second half of the sentence is the main contradiction in his heart. The Wagang Army has been crisscrossing Henan for many years, and its soldiers are many and wide. Recently, they have all surrendered Pei Renji, Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin and other brave generals, and their strength can be described as skyrocketing. However, the Dou Jiajun has just formed a scale, and its internal integration is not yet complete, and its combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed. rashly starting a war with the Wagang Army will definitely be more defeated than won.

On the green forest road, it has always been important to pay attention to who has a hard fist and who is reasonable. After listening to Dou Jiande's words, although they were indignant in their hearts, they had to be quiet for the time being. Pack up the yuan treasure, and it is more than enough for any team to go out. But once Xu Maogong and Cheng Zhijie led the army north to seek revenge, anyone had to weigh one or two carefully.

Seeing that everyone's morale was slightly depressed, Song Zhengben couldn't help but shake his head. "The lord's words are ridiculous. There will also be a battle between our army and Wagangzhai sooner or later, and it has nothing to do with whether or not Wuyang County is taken. Li Mizhi is in the world, how can I wait for Xu Tuzhan by his side? It's better to show some strength as soon as possible, so that he doesn't dare to act rashly. ”

Dou Jiande was unwilling to back down, but after listening to Song Zhengben's words, his eyes immediately lit up. "Sir, please speak clearly?" He bowed respectfully to the other party, not caring at all how impolite the tone of the latter's speech was to him.

"It's very simple, it's like a pack of wolves dividing up territory, and the strength is similar but there is nothing to do." Song Zhengben smiled and unceremoniously pointed out the crux of the matter. "If the lord makes concessions today, Li Mi and his soldiers will inevitably feel that the lord is weak and can be bullied. The green forest colleagues in the world will also feel that the lord's strength is too weak and not worth following. If the Wagang Army is given color first this time, Li Mi will suffer pain, and he will definitely pay attention to us. He is now determined to capture the eastern capital of Luoyang, and before the goal is achieved, he will not easily make a move that will cause too much loss of his own strength. And after he captures Luoyang, even if we don't provoke him, he will take the land of Hebei as the foundation of his great cause! And at that time, we can't stand still! ”

After saying this, everyone nodded again and again. Dou Jiande thought about it carefully and felt that this was indeed the case. You can't pretend to be in the world, and you must not look forward and backward when it's time to do it. But what about your previous promises? He shook his head again and said in a low voice: "It stands to reason that the Wagang Army meddling in Hebei at this time is already unjust. But the heroes of the world may not all see clearly, our career has just started, it is really not appropriate, it is really not suitable to say without faith! ”

"How can you not believe it!" Song Zhengben didn't expect that Dou Jiande, as a hero of the green forest, was more restrained than himself, a scholar. glanced at him and retorted loudly, "The lord said earlier that the green forests of the world work together to fight the riot, what is the matter with his treasure?" He first colluded with Sang Xianhe to frame General Cheng, and then refused to fulfill his responsibility to defend the land for the Great Sui, and immediately changed his court when he saw that things were not good. This kind of rat at both ends of the world, what kind of hero can be regarded as a hero? ”

"Yes, he is the county guard of the Great Sui, how can he be regarded as a fellow of our peers?" The crowd laughed and agreed.

"Moreover, no one has seen the messenger return to our camp. General Cheng may not have received the letter from Yuan Baobao, so how could he transfer the letter in the letter to the lord. And our army is worthy of soldiers coming to the city, but Yuan Baobao suddenly provoked the banner of Wagang, who can be sure that he is not pretending to be the name of Wagang? ”

"That's right! Who saw that he had a relationship with Li Mi, not all by himself, "all the heroes were so happy that they stomped their feet, and the sound of armor colliding sounded all over the military tent."

It's been so eye-opening, it's been such an eye-opener today. Scholars who don't talk about reason are much more scoundrels than heroes and heroes. According to Song Zhengben's proposal, not only does Cheng Mingzhen not have to bear the notoriety of bullying, but even Huangya Bao himself can be regarded as lost halfway and failed to join the army in time. Anyway, he delayed the letter, and the bad thing was the major matter of the Wagang Army, and it had nothing to do with the Dou Jiajun's side at all.

"Sir's words are indeed reasonable!" Dou Jiande rubbed his chest, and finally gasped for laughter. The ingot treasure can be said to be exhausted, but when he met Song Zhengben, a genius of the world, all his plans were all in vain. "Yuan Baobao once made it clear in the letter that the Wagang Army Wang Deren had entered Wuyang. If we meet him, how should I deal with it? ”

"When did the messenger leave Wuyang? Have you ever been delayed on the road? Did Wang Deren enter the city when he left? Song Zhengben groaned slightly, and immediately asked rhetorically.

Seeing Dou Jiande turn his gaze to himself, Cheng Mingzhen immediately responded: "Wuyang, who left yesterday afternoon, didn't see the shadow of the Wagang Army at that time. Brother Bao is a vigilant person, before the letter is delivered, no matter how tired he is, he will not stop to rest! ”

"A solo rider is definitely faster than a large army to move. Wang Deren only has one day and one night, and he may not be able to enter the city. The lord could send a light cavalry to entangle him on the way. Then wave the division and take Wuyang directly. If he had not yet entered the city, this battle would have nothing to do with the Wagang army. If he has already entered the city? Song Zhengben frowned lightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Don't let him run in vain. On that day, he colluded with Sang Xian and framed General Cheng's account, and it happened to be settled together! ”

is spicy, decisive, has a clear priority in doing things, and never entangles irrelevant branches, it is rare to say that the act of fighting for territory and grabbing benefits is so righteous and awe-inspiring, as if the truth is fully accounted for. At this moment, Cheng Mingzhen only had the word admiration in his eyes when he looked at Song Zhengben, and had no other thoughts. The others were probably the same, unable to say anything questioning other than applause.

After pointing out the direction for the next move, Song Zhengben didn't want to worry about the next thing. I took a cup of hot tea and savored it on the side. Dou Jiande ordered people to open the map and immediately began to dispatch troops. After marking the possible situations on both sides of the enemy and us, he pointed to the location of Wuyang County with his hand and ordered loudly: "Zhenyuan, your troops will immediately set off after dinner, and go directly to Wuyang City." It doesn't matter whose banner is on the city, after arriving, he immediately cut down trees to make ladders and attack the city overnight. As long as the two sides get started, even if Yuan Bao moves the lord out of the house, we won't buy his account! ”

"Gotta get it!" Cao Dan had been holding back for a long time to grab the credit, and when he heard that Dou Jiande would order his generals as soon as he came up, he was so happy that he couldn't speak neatly, and his voice dragged on.

Dou Jiande glanced at him and continued to advise: "But don't take the lives of the brothers seriously. If you can catch Yuan Treasure off guard, you will catch him off guard. If it is really impossible to fight, it will be postponed for the night, and then the attack will be carried out on all sides when the army has arrived tomorrow morning. ”

"No!" Cao Dan smiled and arched his hand and took the order.

Before he could go far, Dou Jiande had already turned his gaze to Wang Fubao, "You take the cavalry of your department to the south, and go around from the west side of Wuyang City, try not to alarm the people in the city." If you can stop Wang Deren in the middle of the road, you will entangle him. If you can't stop him, I'll seal his retreat! ”

"No!" Wang Fubao solemnly arched his hand, and then stepped forward to take the arrow.

The third military order was given to Yang Gongqing, in addition to Wang Fubao's department, this person had the most war horses under his command, and the march degree "There is a trip to the master of Yang Zhai, bypassing Wuyang from the east side of the field, and inserting it into Bowang Mountain." If Wang Deren is willing to listen to persuasion and doesn't do anything with us, you will not move. If Wang Deren doesn't know how to lift, and he has the support of Wagang Mountain to compete with us, you can directly bring him down to me in Bowang Mountain! ”

"Just wait for my good news!" Yang Gongqing smiled and stepped forward to take over this good fat difference. He wished that Wang Deren would not listen to persuasion, because the latter hurried to Wuyang to help Yuan Baobao, and it would definitely be too late to take away all the baggage and softness in the old nest. At that time, as long as the two sides fight in front, he will immediately give Wang Deren's nest a big cleansing, and there will be nothing left for the other party.

Dou Jiande's eyelids jumped in a subtle degree that was difficult for others to detect, and he immediately regained his calm. Drawing out the remaining arrows, he will send them out separately to the generals and the heroes who have come to defect. It wasn't until the last one left that he picked it up and handed it to Cheng Mingzhen with a smile: "After entering the city, the matter of maintaining law and order and pacifying the people still has to bother General Cheng." I know that all the gentry and people in the city owe you a great deal of money. After entering the city, the treasury was opened, and the battalion could be replenished first! ”

"If it's meant to scare people, the lord doesn't have to worry about it!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled and solemnly took the arrow, "As long as you don't miss the lord's affairs." As for the soft money, it is better to be distributed by the lord and the princess! ”

Dou Jiande just appreciated his polite attitude, nodded, and said with a smile: "Yuan Baobao owed you a debt before, and I estimate that I can't afford to scrape the ground in Wuyang County." But I can't lose you too much, so let's do it, the grain and grass in the official treasury will be confiscated, and the money and property in the yamen of the city bureau will be exclusive to the Yuzhou camp. The Zhaozhou battalion has been fighting for the past few months, and it has suffered heavy losses, so it should indeed be vigorously expanded! ”

"If it's just to maintain the place for the lord, three or five thousand people are enough!" Cheng Mingzhen hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice. At this moment, there are few people in the military tent, and they are all Dou Jiande's henchmen, so although his voice is not high, his words are very open, "If the lord wants to achieve great things, sooner or later he will have to give a unified order." Therefore, even if it is expanded, it will start with the Chinese army, and the last general cannot, and should not take the lead. ”

Dou Jiande's eyes lit up again, and they were full of appreciation. Compared with Cao Dan's arrogance and Yang Gongqing's arrogance, Cheng Mingzhen can be said to have the most heart for him. "Recruit as many people as you say. I'll give you an order to make you famous, and you won't be criticized by others! As for the whole army, Mr. Song also reminded me, but I have been too busy lately to think about it. If you have a great idea, you might as well say it now! ”

Cheng Mingzhen originally wanted to ask Dou Jiande to refer to the old system of soldiers in the Great Sui Mansion and reorganize all the soldiers and horses under his command into one in order to form a stronger combat effectiveness. But he didn't want to offend his colleagues because of this, so he hesitated for a moment and responded with a smile, "Such a big thing, the general will never dare to come up with random ideas." It's better to find an opportunity to bring everyone together and discuss it together. Whether it is the Han system, the Sui system, or the military system of Gao's Xianbei, there are merits. The lord and Mr. Song may wish to take it for reference and remove the chaff. ”

"You kid!" Dou Jiande shook his head with a smile, "Come on, I'm not difficult for you." Let's let Mr. Song come up with a plan first, and after Wuyang is defeated, everyone will discuss it together. You don't have to march tonight, and we'll go into the city early tomorrow morning!" ”

"Let's let General Cheng go first, lest General Cao kill on a whim!" Hearing that Dou Jiande wanted to keep Cheng Mingzhen as a rear team, Song Zhengben hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

Dou Jiande was stunned for a moment, then remembered Cao Dan's reckless nature, and nodded with a wry smile, "Mr. is extremely right." General Cheng is still following Cao Dan's house, that house, alas! That guy never let me worry! ”

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