Zhang Guangzu was taken aback by Chen Huainian's anger. It's no wonder that Lao Qi has always been a bastard and has lost a lot of ugliness to himself. But what he hates most is not the seventh, but the sixth. It is said that the sixth child was born to the same mother as him, and he would betray the cottage and ancestors for the sake of a woman. As soon as the old six rebelled, all the gold and silver treasures stored on the mountain were given to the officials and soldiers. Fortunately, this trip to Pengshan gained more and was enough to make up for the losses on the mountain.

Since entering Pengshan County, Zhang Guangzu felt that his prestige among the bandits was thriving and had reached a new height, so he began to alienate Chen Huainian intentionally or unintentionally.

As the saying goes: there are no two days, and there are no two masters of the family. A cottage, of course, can only have one boss.

In the past, Zhang Guangzu obeyed Chen Huainian's words, that is, Chen Huainian was educated and knowledgeable, and the Chen brothers could also fight. In addition, there are also reasons why the cottage is too small and the pressure to survive is too great. In the final analysis, Zhang Guangzu regards Chen Huainian as Zhuge Liang. With Zhuge Liang, there is naturally Liu Xuande. So who is Liu Xuande? That could only be himself, of course. It can be fixed with virtuous people, but after a long time, there are some ignorant guys in the cottage who only recognize Chen Huainian and don't listen to Zhang Guangzu's words.

For example, the third and fourth Chen brothers have never taken Zhang Guangzu, the master of the cottage, in their eyes. Now even brothers like the sixth child have begun to rebel, so it's worth it!

In the midst of danger, heroes are revealed. Zhang Guangzu felt that this was a good opportunity to show that he was the core of leadership. He faked a cough, first ordered the soldiers around him in a stern tone, immediately went to arrest Lao Qi, and then taught Chen Huainian earnestly:

"Second brother, our brothers' families are all in the village. You are in a hurry, your brothers are in a hurry, and your eldest brother is even more anxious! However, we can't just throw in the towel from the government! We are much better now than before the departure of Chen Village, because there are people who have food and silver! So many brothers are willing to join the gang, that's proof! If we lose the cottage, we can take it back! Without a wife, we can still grab it again!

Think about it, we now have twenty or thirty thousand horses, as long as we take back the cottage and let the brothers practice martial arts for a month or two, we can attack Meizhou, Jianzhou, and even Chengdu Mansion!

The eldest brother has finally understood over the years, and the world will change color sooner or later. His Zhu family can sit in the world, what can my Zhang family do? You see my own brother, from Huguang to Sichuan, back and forth to kill a thorough, several provincial officials and soldiers can only follow behind. Fierce as a tiger blowing like a martial arts star in the sky, it's not the same! So, our business now is to bring these brothers back. Second brother, it's not the eldest brother who said you, you must not lose your lofty ambitions because you have lost your children! ”

How can Chen Huainian have the heart to listen to Zhang Guangzu's now? He shook his head bitterly and said:

"Big brother, the official army took advantage of the fact that our main force was far away and seized the stockade, so they must know our whereabouts well. Now I also add the sixth child to do the internal response! Even so, most of the officers and men will wait on our way back to catch us off guard! ”

Zhang Guangzu laughed heartily like a real hero.

He said to Chen Huainian arrogantly: "Since Lao Tzu already knows the treacherous tricks of the officers and soldiers, they still want to fight Lao Tzu's black whirlwind ambush?" We are 20,000 or 30,000 people, and we will crush them to death! ”

Zhang Guangzu's arrogance did not give Chen Huainian much confidence. He was about to open his mouth to refute, but he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then the voice of the third Chen Huaigui came from far and near:

"Big brother, second brother, brothers! More than 1,000 officers and soldiers arrived at Yongxing Field in front, and there were one or two hundred female soldiers, led by a female general in red. Lao Tzu inquired clearly, that female general was the girl who deceived us in Heilong Beach last time! ”

There were only a thousand officers and soldiers, and there were one or two hundred female soldiers. The huge disparity in the number of troops made the eyes of all the leaders present widen, and even Chen Huainian swallowed the unspoken frustration words. The big boss Zhang Guangzu was even brighter, and his black face was red.

Good! Zhang Guangzu roared.

"Urge the seventh again! If he doesn't come again, Lao Tzu won't care about him. Third brother, if you hurry up and enter the army, you must catch the officers and soldiers, and you can't let them escape across the river. Fourth, you follow up behind the third, you must be fast! Brothers, as long as the Yongxing field is defeated and all the officers and soldiers are annihilated, not to mention recapturing the village, according to Lao Tzu, maybe you can go to Chengdu City to play! ”

Chen Huainian has always been cautious in the use of soldiers, and always suffers small losses and makes big gains, which is also the main reason why he enjoys prestige in the cottage. He was not as excited as Zhang Guangzu, but he continued to ask his brother questions:

"Third brother, have you figured out who the chief general of the officers and soldiers is? Is it a battalion soldier or which guard? Are there any other officers and soldiers in the vicinity? Are the sources reliable? ”

Chen Huaigui, the third master, wiped the oil and sweat on his forehead and replied clearly:

"The message is absolutely reliable! First of all, Fushun Wanqingdang's guy came to report the news, and I didn't believe it. Then not long after, four or five more families came to report the news, all of which were our old relations in Yongxingchang. I asked them separately, and each of them said that the situation was similar, and I believed it. As for which guardhouse, I don't know yet. There were two or three hundred Tusi soldiers in the official army, and most of the officers and soldiers seemed to be called a caravan. According to the guys of Fushun Wanqingdang, this group of caravans defeated our Niujiao Village two days ago, I don't believe it......"

Zhang Guangzu roared: "It turned out to be this group of villagers!" ”

The third master, Chen Huaigui, was shocked by the boss's voice, and he said to Chen Huainian in a daze:

"It turns out that the loss of the cottage is true, and Lao Tzu didn't believe it at first. Our family is still ......."

Chen Huainian interrupted his brother's words and asked him to quickly explain the situation of the officers and soldiers in Yongxing Field.

Chen Huaigui had no choice but to report the situation:

"There are about seven or eight hundred township soldiers, and two or three hundred Tusi soldiers. In addition, three or four hundred regular officers and cavalry followed. Plus one or two hundred female soldiers, that's all. ”

Fifteen thousand against fifteen, ten to one!

Chen Huainian thought for a while and said to several masters: "They are village soldiers, and we are native soldiers." Township soldiers against native soldiers, half a catty against eight taels, what are we afraid of? We're more people than they think. ”

Hearing the judgment of the two masters, who had always been cautious, Zhang Guangzu and several masters immediately laughed.

Chen Huainian said, showing a rare smile:

"We are not afraid of officers and soldiers. The officers and men of Chengdu Prefecture were all the same, looking glamorous, but in fact they were not beaten. It's just that this toast soldier is very brave in battle, and we have to be careful to deal with it! When the rebellion was quelled, I saw the Tusi soldiers fighting with my own eyes. We ...... that battle."

Chen Huaigui was not satisfied when he heard this. He shouted: "Second brother, don't grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige!" Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, one person can't win, ten people can't beat him, how can he still not win? ”

Zhang Guangzu and a few masters laughed again, and there was a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere in front of the land temple.

Chen Huaigui felt that he had finished what he had to say, and was about to turn around and leave with the fourth child. Suddenly it occurred to him that there was one more thing that he should report:

"I also heard that the chief general of the officers and soldiers is a fourteen or fifteen-year-old doll! Listening to Wan Qingdang's guys, what kind of Shu prince is he, he is very noble. Second brother, you are very knowledgeable, what kind of official is this Shu Shizi? ”

"God help me!"

Zhang Guangzu and Chen Huainian looked at each other with unbelievable eyes, and they all yelled together. It's just that Chen Huainian's eyes, in addition to surprise, also have a little more relaxation after grasping the life-saving straw.

The bandits' strength is claimed to be 30,000, but there are 15,000 troops, and the ratio of troops is ten to one. With such a large advantage in troops, even if he is as cautious as Chen Huainian, he feels that he can fight a battle. In order to prevent officers and soldiers from using their families to shake the morale of the army, Chen Huainian specially taught his brother a trick.

Zhang Guangzu was even more anxious, and on the one hand, he continuously sent his own soldiers to urge the fifth and seventh children who were lagging behind to gather their teams and rush to Wuyang as soon as possible, and meet with Chen Huaigui, the third and fourth Chen Huaijin, who arrived in advance; On the one hand, he personally led the Chinese army to accelerate its advance and converged with the forwards Chen Huaigui and Chen Huaijin.

When the bandits were happily fighting for the jackpot, Zhu Pingjin was not idle in order to realize the big gift to Liao Daheng. It's just that the movement on Zhu Pingjian's side, compared to the hustle and bustle on the bandits' side, can be regarded as a breeze and elegance.

The caravan had lunch and rested for another quarter of an hour, as was customary. In the middle of a quarter of an hour, the soldiers washed their hands with soaphorns and cleaned the grease from the ducks. The veteran said that with oil on his hands, he easily slipped when killing people with a gun. If it's bloody, it's even more slippery. Therefore, some soldiers did not stop doing it, and wrapped the spare leggings around the grip of the gun barrel several times to increase the friction.

These little things are not what coach Zhu Pingjin should worry about. Fushun Wanqingdang's guys went to report the news according to Zhu Pingjin's request, and they would not go alone. After finding the bandit brigade, a guy who can speak well will go in and report to the bandits, and a guy who can run well will pass back the position and approximate number of the bandit strikers. By combining this information with the news of the horse probe, it is possible to accurately grasp the location of the bandits and use them to determine the bandits' intentions.

After repeated confirmation, after receiving the news from the officers and soldiers, the bandits only made a short stop, and then accelerated towards the Yongxing field.

The battle situation that the generals of both sides expected has been formed. Unless there is a knife in the sky, it is absolutely irreversible.

In the back hall of Fushun Wanqingdang, Zhu Pingjin, together with Song Zhenzong, Shu Guoping, He Youyi, Gao Antai, Gao Rongxuan, Liu Hongting, Cheng Xiangfeng, Liu Mingsheng, Zhang Guangpei, Qian and Li, the two masters, and Fubiao garrison Dong Bu Gyatso, finally confirmed the combat deployment:

Song Zhenzong was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the battlefield and would stay in the position of the Chinese army with the prince.

Zhu Pingjin was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the palace guards, and his generals were also worried about the safety of the prince, so he pulled a company out of the first battalion, handed it over to the command of the Chinese army, and deployed it on the main road from Yongxingchang to Wuyangli.

Gao Antai led his personal retinue and 200 Tusi infantry as the left flank, relying on the banks of the Minjiang Neijiang River to fight.

Shu Guoping led the second and third companies of the caravan as the right flank, with the middle army on the left and the cavalry on the right.

He Qiukou led the sixth company to be deployed behind the Chinese army and the first company, as the reserve of the whole army.

The position of the cavalry was the focus of combat deployment. The bandits grabbed a lot of horses in Pengshan County, but the number of cavalry remained zero. Mountain bandits are not horse thieves, they are good at climbing mountains but not good at riding, and those who can not fall off the horse are masters. The terrain ahead is open, flat, dry, and with low vegetation, making it an ideal terrain for the speed and impact of cavalry.

The cavalry of the caravan had a great advantage, and Zhu Pingjin decided to make full use of it. Therefore, the cavalry is all arranged on the far right flank to maintain room for maneuver. Gao Rongxuan led the Tianquan Tusi cavalry in front so that they could enter and exit at any time. Because everyone has armor, the cavalry of the Dong Bu Department can barely be regarded as heavy cavalry, so it is deployed after the Tianquan Tusi cavalry as the main shock force of officers and soldiers.

The Dong Bu Department is today's Lushan County, Baoxing and other places, and Tianquan is a close neighbor, and the language, customs, and combat styles of the officers and men of the two departments are similar and similar. Dong Bu's department also had Liao Daheng's strict orders and two private supervisors to fight in coordination with Tianquan Tusi, and Zhu Pingjin thought that it was not a big problem.

The soldiers of the third company and one platoon formed a special force on the water, led by He Youyi, and operated along the inner and outer rivers through several large boats under their control.

The baggage company led by Cheng Xiangfeng was disbanded, and one platoon each of the second and third companies was added, and the remaining two platoons continued to guard the baggage.

The group of relatives and friends led by Liu Mingsheng and Zhang Guangpei, as well as the squire and virtuous viewing group in Yongxing Field, will follow up behind the Chinese army.

The characteristics of the combat deployment are very similar to those of the Battle of Yahe, with the deployment of troops unfolding on the front line, but the left is light and the right is heavy. The aim was to drag the enemy from the left flank and the center, and the right flank to quickly detour to the flank and rear, compressing the enemy to a narrow area by the river and annihilating it completely.

When formulating the pre-battle marching sequence, Zhu Pingjin learned the lesson of the slow unfolding of the Battle of Yahe, and stipulated that the marching column should be consistent with the predetermined deployment formation. The cavalry was in front, followed by the right flank, the middle army again, and the left flank last. When deployed horizontally, the front army turns to the right in turn, and the rear army turns to the left in turn, so that a complete line of battle can be formed quickly.

The drums of war rumbled.

A 10,000-person drama is about to be staged in the spotlight.