Chapter 66 Take the head of the general, and the good of the non-good.
In ancient times, the sharpness of the sword directly determined the life and death of the battlefield, and the generals of the courtiers were particularly fond of it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info a good sword can be sold for as much as a thousand taels of silver, so it can be seen that it is precious.
Although Yang Xuan didn't know the goods, he saw the slightest rust on the hilt of the sword, and he also knew that this was a sword with years and years, and now he got it for no reason, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Get back on your feet and give your hands in thanks.
Yang Xuan was so happy now, if he knew the origin of this sword, he would definitely be doubly grateful.
This sword is called Long Xiao Sword, in fact, the general Lan Yu owned, Lan Yu was the wife and brother of the general Chang Yuchun in the early Ming Dynasty, and later made great achievements, defeated the Northern Yuan in the fishing sea, captured its emperor and was named the Duke of Liangguo.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang was not tolerated, and he made a case of Lan Yu who was finally stripped of daylily, and there were as many as 10,000 people implicated by it.
However, some people analyze the successors of Zhu Yuanzhang and consider that Lan Yu was originally a confidant of the crown prince Zhu Biao, and after Zhu Biao's death, he did not establish Zhu Yunxi, the grandson born to Chang's family, but set up Zhu Yunwen, the eldest son born to Zhu Biao's concubine Lu.
As mentioned earlier, Liangguo Gong Lanyu is the general's Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law, and Zhu Biao's wife happens to be Chang Yuchun's daughter and Liangguogong Lanyu's niece.
Now it is not conducive to the son of his niece, that is, his grandson, and the son of an outsider, the Chang family, which should have been established, is of course dissatisfied, so Zhu Yuanzhang beat it into a Lan Yu case, and finally tens of thousands of people were killed, and Lan Yu also ended up peeling the daylily.
Lan Yu was stripped of daylily by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his human skin was made into a specimen and sent to the kings for display, which made Lan Yu's daughter, that is, the queen of Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, entrusted someone to redeem it secretly, and at the same time, there was also the dragon Xiao sword used in front of Lan Yu.
The last Shu king Zhu Zhishu loved his daughter very much, and since he was born, he was imprisoned in the Shu Wangfu as a senior prisoner, and he saw his daughter growing up and went out of the house every now and then, and clashed with the people around him from time to time.
In order to ensure the safety of his daughter, Fang gave this sword that was as sharp as clay to Zhu Shuying, and now it is in Yang Xuan's hands.
Zhu Shuying lives in the courtyard of the deep palace all the year round, and the Shu Wangfu is one of the four rich clans in the world, what treasures have not been seen, and now seeing Yang Xuan so happy, he secretly felt funny, and said with a smile: "General, this, this is nothing, as long as you can avenge my family, what is this sword?" ”
Seeing the other party like this, Yang Xuan was even more happy, and hugged him into his arms, which could not be calmed down for a long time.
The officers and soldiers slaughtered pigs and sheep, before the sun set, after everyone had a full meal, they went on the road overnight, and by the moonlight in the sky, everyone advanced to Yilong County at full speed.
The secret agents in front kept coming to report, the local tyrants called out the battle outside the city all day today, and once took a ladder to attack the city, but Fan Mingshan, Yao Zhijiao and others did not come out of the city, and when the local tyrants attacked the city, everyone used birds, bows, crossbows, and stones to fight back, and fought fiercely for a day, so as to protect the city gate.
Huang Long, the king of the heavens, saw that the official army was heavily guarded, and on the one hand, he sent people to shoot letters into the city, claiming that there would be no chickens and dogs left after the city was broken, and on the other hand, he sent people to dig tunnels to blow up the city wall.
It seemed that the local tyrant had not found any trace of the official army at all, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Yang Xuan ordered all the departments not to startle the snake and ensure the success of the surprise attack, while staring at the mountain road behind him uneasily.
Wang Rimeng, Yang Risheng, Gao Yunlin and other township chiefs are leading the township elites to come, and if the two armies are deadlocked, they can also cheer for the army.
For fear of being discovered by the local thugs, everyone did not take the avenue, and chose a small road, the road was bumpy, and everyone walked slowly by the moonlight, and there was no torch or anything at all.
Walking in the front with the cavalry bureau, it took a full hour to rush to Shiziling, five miles away from the south of the city, the riders dismounted one after another to rest, while Yang Xuan stood on a small hillside under the escort of Ma Chao, Cao Zhang, Yang Fuquan, Du Jigui, Niu Dayong and others to watch the distant barracks.
It's July now, and the weather is very hot, and although it's past midnight, the Rioters barracks are still in disarray, and the bonfires in the barracks are flickering and dimming, and they can be clearly seen from afar.
The area of the Tyrant camp was very large, and it was lined up along the outside of the city gate, more than two miles wide and one mile narrow, scattered around the city wall.
Next to Ma Chao introduced, in order to deter the other party, the local tyrants often exaggerate the strength of the headquarters, this time the local tyrants claimed to be more than 30,000, in fact, there are more than 10,000 people, but in order to deter the other party, often exaggerate the number of people, or the camp is very large, making people feel that there are many people.
How many people are overwhelming?
Yang Xuan has seen a big scene, in the past, a small stadium poured into forty or fifty thousand horses, what's the big deal about the local rioters?
Besides, the tents of the rioters are one after another, which looks very sparse and ordinary.
In addition, in addition to setting up a walled gate along the first line of the city wall and playing a wooden fence as a shelter, the local rioters probably did not consider that the officials and troops would return to help, and there was no defense.
Taking a deep breath and tying the strap, Cao Zhang, the head of the Hundred Guards Bureau, arched his hand and said: "My lord, the defense of the local tyrant is so common, if you don't lead a team of soldiers and horses to kill it, the end will ensure that the other party will be darkened." ”
Ma Chao next to him was quite unconvinced, and pointed to a courtyard in the distance and said: "My lord, Huanglong was born as a domestic slave, and he especially likes to talk about pomp and circumstance."
Look, my lord, the courtyard is big, and the figures around it are flickering and brightly lit.
If the general's guess is correct, then the courtyard must be where the Huanglong Zhongjun is located.
My lord, the last general only needs to lead the people of the headquarters to fight, and he will definitely capture Huanglong alive and solve this military problem for the adults. “
Looking at the two of them, if they don't suppress each other, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
After thinking about it, Yang Xuan suddenly shook his head with a smile and said: "The two hundred generals, defeat the enemy, and capture the leader of the local tyrant alive, although it is very important, but the local tyrant has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and there are many people, if the other party sees that our army only has 6 rounds of soldiers and horses, regardless of casualties, it will be difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat at that time."
On the march to fight, it is important to take the head of the general among the thousands of troops. But I think it's more important to overwhelm the other side in terms of strength. ”
The two of them looked quite puzzled, looked at Yang Xuan and hugged their fists and said, "My lord, is it more important than stepping on the joint venture and taking the head of the general?" ”
Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Of course, although it is important to kill the opponent's general, it is even more important to defeat the enemy army.
The general is where the courage of the three armed forces lies, and its existence is to stabilize the morale of the army, that is, the team communicates smoothly and commands handily.
Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both known as tiger generals, and they are known as the first generals among the thousands of armies, how many times are they on the real battlefield?
Although the beheading of the opponent's general is hearty, after all, it still depends on a little luck or something. Therefore, the purpose of a wise general is often to defeat the opponent, rather than taking the head of the opponent's general. ”
The two understood a little, said that they obeyed the order, and asked directly how to defeat the enemy.
Yang Xuan stretched out his arms, letting the evening breeze blow on the palm of his hand, and then said with a smile: "Ma Chao, you often boast of your riding skills, what is the biggest advantage of cavalry?" ”
Everyone glanced at each other, and Ma Chao smiled: "My lord, you are testing us, of course, the advantage of cavalry is rapid mobility, cavalry comes and goes like the wind on the plain, and facing the infantry is like entering a no-man's land."
There are also riders on war horses, condescending, facing the defeated infantry, it is simply a hunt. ”
Yang Xuan smiled and nodded: "What you said is good, although the wind is not strong and the fire is not so fierce now, but the war horses are galloping, and the camp of the earth tyrants is so sparse, it doesn't take half an hour to run back and forth."
If your cavalry is divided into two parts, rushes out from the left and right, rushes into the enemy formation, pours tung oil, and ignites the tents, although the fire is difficult to cause fatal damage to the tyrants, if everyone wakes up from their sleep one by one, and all they see is the fire raging, and all they hear is the sound of horses' hooves, and the shouts of killing shake the sky, do you think, what will happen to the tyrants? ”
This is different from everyone's initial idea, according to everyone's meaning, it is to step on the joint venture, and now let everyone set fire, is it a bit overkill?
In order to comfort everyone, Yang Xuan smiled and said, "In addition, tell the brothers that when you throw away all the tung oil cylinders in your hands and set fire to most of the tents, you can still kill them, and you can also kill and capture the flag when the time comes." ”
When everyone heard the joy, they clenched their fists again and again and said yes, and then returned to the army to find a few squad leaders to discuss how to set fire to it and how to rush to kill.