Chapter 35: Riding the Negative Mountain (Part II)

Patrol the camp!

I saw that among the banners standing in front of the Women's Army, a large banner under the dark red tyrant printed with fangs and claws began to move. Like a signal, the herald knights, who had been distributed around the whole army and had been running around and arranging for duty, began to gather. More than a dozen squads were quickly formed, each with more than twenty Xuanjia knights. These squads began to patrol the camp nearby, and they kept shouting in unison as they ran: "Dominate the patrol camp!" ”

And everywhere the knight goes. Whether it is the troops on duty or the soldiers who sit on the ground to rest, they all sit with their heads held high, sit upright, and dare not speak loudly, exchange their heads and ears, let alone walk around and frolic. A few soldiers who ran out of the camp to pee conveniently grabbed their trouser belts with one hand and hurried back.

A few who were slow runners, tripped over their trousers, and failed to return to their camp before the knight ran over, were unceremoniously roped by the knight of the armor, flipped to the ground, and jumped off their horses and struck ten rods without saying a word. After the fight, he didn't look at the horse and continued to patrol the camp. However, it was evident that the rod was not too heavy, and after the knight was gone, the tortured person was able to get up on his own and stagger back.

The banner of Baxia walked back and forth from the front of the women's army, and stood in place again, and this "huge" patrol camp was over. After the Xuanjia knights returned to the battle, from Li Shimin's perspective of looking forward to the whole army, it could be clearly seen that the tense bodies of the soldiers of the Women's Army were loosened together. The momentum of the entire military formation was relaxed. Those who sit cross-legged seem to be really resting.

"Hehe, my sister's women's army is really extraordinary, it's really an eye-opener for the second brother. I'm afraid that the Governor of Pontus personally walked around in front of the formation, and the effect was nothing more than that......" Li Shimin laughed dryly, turned his head to look at Li Sanniang, but kept looking at that Li Zhenping out of the corner of his eyes.

Li Sanniang didn't know how to respond, so she thought about it and explained bluntly: "The battalion under the control of Commander Li is one of the three battalions of my personal guard, and he is in charge of supervising the implementation of military discipline and military law, so he ......."

"I didn't expect your army's military law to be so strict, it made the soldiers of the whole army fearful." A general under Li Shimin's command praised He Panren and others in a matter-of-fact manner, but there was no lack of ridicule in his tone. said that he was afraid of military law, but the meaning of the words was not to mock a group of big men who were disciplined by a woman into a group of honest sheep.

He Panren and the others laughed a few times but didn't argue, just peeked at Li Zhenping and the handsome woman. Li Zhenping turned a deaf ear and continued to mix with the guards. Li Sanniang frowned slightly, but she didn't know how to explain.

"The general's words are wrong." Ma Sanbao opened his mouth with a smile and said: "The military is not a child's play. Everyone knows the danger of sword soldiers. The sword is sharp, if you want not to hurt others and yourself, you can only bind it with a sheath, contain it but not show it, and it will be sent when you meet the enemy. As far as the generals of the army are concerned, the only thing that can restrain their behavior is military law. The women's army can start from scratch, attack the city and plunder the land in this pass, and occupy such a territory under the nose of the Sui army, in addition to the general commanding well, the soldiers under his command are inseparable from the support of the people. Bravely stepped forward on the battlefield and did not disturb the people after returning to the camp, why is this so? Because the word military law hangs on the heads of all the officers and men of the army! ”

Ma Sanbao's voice became more and more excited, the women's army has paid too much with the female handsome today, so military might, how can he not be proud and proud, looking down at the generals, word by word: "Military law is like a mountain!" The soldiers of the Women's Army were afraid and nervous, not just 500 people in the camp. It's the military law of one colleague! Dominate the negative mountain! The Baxia battalion carried the mountain of military law on his back and walked with the mountain on his back! How can the officers and men of the whole army not be awe-struck when they see it! ”

Uncle Sanbao's passionate words still echoed in his ears...... It's a pity that after Pingyang went, Uncle Sanbao returned to his hometown and didn't want to fight for me. On the Ganlu Palace, Li Erlang sighed regretfully. looked at the residual wine on the desk and fell into memory for a while.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Cheng Zhijie were silent, and Li Luoyun also listened quietly, and no one opened their mouths to interject. Sure enough, the emperor was silent for a while and then continued: "When I was the king of Qin, I discussed the way of training with Wei Guogong, and when it came to the matter of the women's army, the pharmacist was also very impressed, saying that military discipline has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the army, and the commander's command and transfer will inevitably be half the result. But the pharmacist also raised a question."

Li Erlang drank all the residual wine in the cup in one gulp, picked up the copper kettle and poured another glass, and said as if talking to himself and asking: "How can the Women's Army know military law like this, and fear military law like this?" Li Erlang raised his finger and pointed at Cheng Zhijie and said with a smile: "Take the old Cheng back then." ”

"Huh? What do you mean about me? I didn't have a minister at that time. Cheng Zhijie was stunned, although he had been peeking at His Majesty's wine and swallowing saliva, there was no need to take him out for an analogy.

"Humph! Who let you run around and join in the fun! Li Erlang taught a lesson lightly, looked at Cheng Zhijie hanging his head in frustration, and was also secretly happy in his heart, and continued: "There were no more than three kinds of generals in the rebel army who were able to form a scale back then. The first is the pro-soldiers composed of the generals' relatives and villagers; the second is the bandit ranger who surrendered; The three are the ordinary people who eat with their mouths. The generals treated their relatives favorably, enlisted the bandit rangers as the main force, and coerced the people to strengthen their momentum. These three were the composition of the rebel army at that time. Binh Duong was no exception. Later, the rebel armies were subdued, and 70,000 troops were combined, but in my opinion, less than half of them were really able to conquer habitual battles. Therefore, it is not difficult to guess how the 10,000 elites brought by Pingyang and my division were composed later. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji has also been with the army for many years, although he does not know about military affairs, but the trivial matters in the army are indeed very clear. Hearing this, he said: "Your Majesty is saying that the 10,000 people back then were composed of the elite soldiers of the various commanders?" ”

"That's right, among the 10,000 people, only the three guards under her command are really completely obedient to Pingyang: 1,000 tiger guards led by Sanbao, 500 Baxia and 200 phoenix tail battalions...... The rest are He Panren, the elite of Xiang Shanzhi's men: the sword and axe battalion, the infantry and bow battalion, the flying cavalry battalion, and so on. Lao Cheng, I ask you, if you are the commander of such an army, can you do your own generals and the whole army awe-inspiring and dare not delay? ”

Cheng Zhijie was up-chested, stared at the tiger, and replied loudly: "Who dares to disobey in front of the army!" The last general will recognize him, but Lao Cheng's knife will not recognize him! ”

"Cut...... You're a puppet, I'll ask you more. Li Erlang glanced at Cheng Zhijie with disdain, causing the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Luoyun to snicker, only to hear Li Erlang say: "It's a pity that the pharmacist is leading the troops in Tuyuhun, and Shubao is also ...... Alas! ”

Hearing His Majesty mention his old brother Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie also collapsed his shoulders and looked gloomy. The palace fell into silence again, Li Luoyun had only heard of the name of Qin Shubao, but he didn't know much about it, and the palace had no room for him to speak, so he could only listen silently.

Wine helps talk about sex, miss old friends, sigh, raise a glass to drink, and enjoy together.

"If the pharmacist went out this time, he led tens of thousands of soldiers from Longyou, Northwest, and Guanzhong. The generals and generals can be said to be ignorant of each other. How could Li Jing command the whole army? Due to the appointment of the imperial court, the soldiers led the imperial court and obeyed the imperial decrees. But these alone can't win the battle, and the battle against the enemy, the two armies against each other, still need the commander's strategic scheduling. Why did I send Li Jing to go, because Wei Guogong fought horses for half his life, and the prestige of the army without a single defeat was enough to deter the enemy, overwhelm the whole army, and make the generals obey his orders without doubt. So...... Women's Army, what does Pingyang rely on to deter the commanders of the various rebel armies, and even directly deter all the soldiers, so that they can obey their orders and abide by strict military laws without complaint? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji arched his hand and said: "Princess Zhao is naturally intelligent, and her military strategy is inherited from the family bloodline. He can also be lenient to the people and kind to the soldiers. In addition, God bless my Tang Dynasty, the mandate of heaven belongs to the first emperor and His Majesty, and all the righteous soldiers are inspired by it......"

"Hehe, if Mowgli praises again, it will make the little guy laugh shamefully. But you are right, Pingyang is tolerant by nature, and even if he leads the troops, he is not a cruel murderer. The initial rebellion was indeed inspired by the return of the righteous army under his command, but if you want the soldiers to use their lives, it is not enough to be generous. When I first talked to the pharmacist, the pharmacist also asked me that the prescription of Pingyang's domination was generous, but not majestic, and she was still a woman, and if she wanted to suppress a group of rebels who were born as bandits, it was absolutely not enough to be generous. Li Erlang suddenly looked up and found that the sky outside had begun to darken, this conversation had been talked for so long, but it had not been a long time since he had talked with someone like this, and he was not even happy. Today is also lucky, there is no major news from the political hall. Just continue to chat.

"Then what did Princess Zhao rely on to dominate the whole army?" Cheng Zhijie listened with relish, he is a general, and his skills of domination are not as good as His Majesty and Li Jing, and he has such a harvest today, which is really unexpected.

"I guessed a little, but I didn't tell the pharmacist the truth at the time." Li Erlang glanced at Cheng Zhijie and bought a pass. "In fact, it is nothing more than a way of balance, since the coach is lenient, it is only to let his subordinates be strict. It's the same way of governance. The pharmacist had no contact with the Women's Army at the beginning, and I guessed that Ma Sanbao was strict in enforcing the law. At that time, I felt ashamed because of the attack on Chang'an, so I didn't explain it. It wasn't until later that the pharmacist organized the Xuanjia Army for me, talked about the method of training soldiers again, and talked about the advantages and disadvantages of each army, that I told him about the old things with the Baxia camp. Li Erlang bowed his head to drink, and suddenly raised his eyes to check Li Luoyun's expression, and saw that he looked well-behaved, sitting there honestly, motionless, but his eyes were wandering around.

"Tyrant Battalion. When the commander's might was not enough to deter the whole army, the 500-strong troops under the commander's command let the strict military regulations and military laws reflect the soldier's mind. The pharmacist was also surprised when he heard this, and asked me for details. So I told him what I had seen with my own eyes during the attack on Chang'an......"

"Your Majesty is talking about the 'Ten Rods of Military Law' that was made in Chang'an County, and now the county government is located in Changshoufang? I heard my subordinates get drunk and talk about it, it is said that the two armies almost caught fire, and they took over the blocking door and fought for a while but did not come down, and those scum who caused the incident were hung on the gate tower in front of the soldiers of the two armies and beheaded for public display? ”

Guanzhong Raiders, this is Li Shimin's biggest ugliness. Just like when Cheng Zhijie first came to tell him about the camp, he pretended to say it indifferently: "It's not reasonable, it's not as good as others, and he can't oppress people with power, he doesn't feel aggrieved by anyone." Cheng Zhijie was taught a lesson by Pingyang, which was a later matter. In Chang'an City, he was the first person to experience that feeling. ”

Ignoring the blind and excited Cheng Zhijie, Li Erlang lowered his eyes and said to himself: "The troops will meet in October, and then the troops will be divided into three routes, sweeping along the way, and in November, they will meet again under Chang'an City and besiege Chang'an. The morale of the Sui army has been lost, and the siege of the city has only been half a month, and I seized the opportunity to break the city in one fell swoop! It was only later that I learned that it was the Baxia camp that climbed the city wall first, occupied the city tower, attracted most of the reinforcements in the city, and resisted for more than an hour to create an opportunity for me to break the city......"

In the winter of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, at the end of November.

The siege of the city is half a month, and the city is broken. But it took three days to clear it. On the day of the city break, the Tang Army and the Women's Army entered the city separately, on the one hand, to eliminate the remnants of the enemy, and on the other hand, to take over civil affairs and restore order. After treating the wounds and settling the wounded, more than 200 people who were slightly injured were sent out by the commander to supervise the troops entering the city. The Metropolitan Governor issued an order to sweep away the remnants, prohibit the indiscriminate killing of the people, pacify the markets, and severely punish those who participated in the riots.

Chang'an County is located in the Chang'an City of Chang'an in the future. At that time, only the city wall of this square was higher, and there were several adjacent villages around it, and there were only low earthen walls. After the outer city was breached, the Sui army resisted the city here for a while. When Li Zhensheng and Li Zhencai arrived here with a team of fifty people, the gate of the fang had been broken by the women's army, and there was still the sound of fighting in the fang.

Duan Jinglei, the commander of the sword and axe battalion, who was about to lead the team into the city, saw the people from the Baxia camp coming, so he deliberately came over to say hello, and shouted with his fists: "Second brother." Li Zhensheng looked at the several knife cuts on his old Xuan Armor leather skirt, and blood was still oozing out of his arm, and casually asked about the injury and the battle situation.

"The people of the Tang army are at the north gate to cooperate with our attack. The courage of the Sui army was exhausted yesterday, so it didn't take long for someone to open the city gate for fear of death. ”

"Oh, didn't the Tang Army also enter? Then don't fight too much. Tell the brethren not to scatter, to make the banner clear, and not to cause misunderstanding. ”

"Well, I'll take someone to pretend to chase after me, and if we don't chase, it seems like we're timid. It's not good for a handsome woman to compete with her brother, but she can't lose her face, right? ”

"Just get the right measure. Go, and I'll take them around the gates. Tell the brethren not to disturb the people! ”

"Haha, there is a second brother you are staring here, who dares to be a little one? Second brother and third brother, you should rest here, brother, I will go first! ”

Duan Jinglei carried his long-handled double-edged sword and led his subordinates into the city. Li Zhensheng and the others in the sword and axe battalion left, so he led the team into the fangmen, and he didn't go far, but he turned around the two streets near the fangmen, and then retreated to the fangmen.

Li Zhencai looked at the second brother's brows, and the knife wound on his arm was oozing blood again, thinking that his wound was painful, and couldn't help asking, "Brother, but the wound has cracked again?" No, don't turn around, go back to the camp and see a doctor again, and get some medicine. ”

"It doesn't matter if there's a little flesh wound." Li Zhensheng soothed his arm, and then realized that he had been subconsciously tightening his arms. A group of soldiers from the Women's Army passed by, leading the colonel to smile and nod in greeting. Li Zhensheng glanced at the soldiers who didn't have any too conspicuous objects on them, and waved their hands to let them go.

Noticing the eyes of these soldiers looking at him, Li Zhencai said hesitantly: "These cubs are not afraid of us." ”

Li Zhensheng shook his head and said, "I should still be afraid, but I don't hate it so much." Don't you understand the Guillotine's attitude today? "The Baxia battalion is fierce and good at fighting, but it has always exerted power on the inside. Until yesterday's siege battle, the tyranny of the battalion was full of might, but it made the enemy hit his head and bleed.

Step on the ladder and climb the city first! The city tower fought fiercely, and the overlord guarded it like a turtle, and he was forced to stay in the city for more than an hour! The defenders in the city urgently mobilized, and several counterattacks failed to repel the Baxia camp. If the city gate hadn't been blocked, the women's army would have broken the city long ago. The sword and axe battalion once captured the city wall, but it was also blocked by the Sui army on the city wall, and it was difficult to advance.

The golden juice was splashed, the arrows flew all over the sky, and the banner of the tyrant was finally dyed bloody! Everyone in the Li family hung up the lottery, and dozens of people were seriously injured. Even Li Zhenxing was hit by a stray arrow and fell unconscious. However, the more than 100 people who were still standing were wrapped in bloody aura, and the killing aura rose to the sky! Li Zhenping's eyes were red, and he was almost crazy. Seeing that the Sui army reinforcements were coming, they slowly counterattacked back with their numerical superiority. Li Zhenping looked like a madman, commanding his clansmen to pile up corpses into a wall and block the steps to the city! Then burn the corpse with fire oil and throw the corpse away!

In such an act, both the enemy and the enemy were stupid! Seeing that the Li family was in a group of five, the two powerful ones were holding eight spears, two people were hanging on the spears, and one person poured oil and lit the fire, and the spear bearer threw the spear!

Most of the Sui troops under the city were militiamen who were temporarily summoned for training, and the number of those weapons was okay, where had they seen such a terrifying scene, seeing the bodies of their comrades-in-arms being ignited and thrown over, smashed into the crowd. The Sui army was disheartened and demoralized!

At this time, because the Sui army mobilized most of the soldiers and soldiers here, the troops in the north of the city were tight, and Li Shimin seized the opportunity to attack the city with a fierce attack!

On the west side of the city, the call of the Tang army to break the city came. The militia that was called up finally broke up, Li Zhenping's eyes were bloodshot, his face was as hideous as Shura, he jumped on the corpse wall, painted a halberd to provoke a headless corpse, and after igniting it, he swooped down against the fire corpse! Li Guangxiong looked up to the sky and roared, like a hungry wolf, and waved the flag vigorously! The Baxia camp was desperate and followed Li Zhenping!

The west of the city was broken.

Dominate the fangs, hideous and ruthless. The group of Li family members who came out of Yunshan, after being stained with blood this time, let the soldiers of the Women's Army see what it means to kill gods and what bloodthirsty is. Li Sanniang's words were fierce, and she severely blamed Li Zhenping for violating military orders! There is merit in reciting the first boarding, and the merit is offset by the demerits.

And Li Guangxiong, who calmed down, picked up the baguette in front of all his brothers in the camp tent and pulled Li Zhenping to the ground. No one dared to dissuade them. How so?

When the Li family went down the mountain, they had an appointment with Li Niangzi in advance, and the non-commander was in danger, and the battle situation was dangerous, and the Li family was only for guarding, in charge of military discipline, and marching law. Don't rush into battle to kill the enemy, don't be rewarded for military merit. The Women's Army traveled all the way, and in order to strictly enforce military law, there were many infights with the commanders. Whether it is an open fire or a sneak attack to fight a stick, those who dominate the camp are not afraid. On the premise that both sides promised not to hurt people's lives, the Baxia battalion won the title of invincible battalion.

This kind of majesty has always existed only within the Women's Army. And all the soldiers followed the command of the female marshal, so they were willing to be bound by the female marshal, and they could fight under the battalion, but it was difficult to convince the public, after all, they had never been in battle and had never seen blood. Although the soldiers are afraid, they still hate. It's just that although I don't accept it, I just can't beat it. can only complain behind his back that the battalion does not dare to use real knives and guns, and he does not dare to go into battle for fear of death. As a result, yesterday, under the horrified eyes of the soldiers of the whole army, the Baxia battalion held their banner of immortality, and the madman chased after Li Zhenping like a madman, and rushed all the way to the top of the city on the ladder......

Qiu Shanzhi, who was directing the siege of the city, hurriedly ran back to the camp to ask the female marshal what was going on. What is the situation?

Li Zhenping hit the evil spirit! Crazy!

Of course, this is angry talk, but in fact, you can only blame Li Zhenping for having too good eyes, too good memory, and too stubborn temper. When he met Luo Yun and his mother at the beginning of the year, there was such a big movement of robbery and killing under the mountain, how could Li Zhenping not find out. Later, when Yang Xiuning was bitten by a snake, I guessed her identity, but I didn't care about it. Originally, it was nothing, but the day before yesterday, I accompanied the female marshal to inspect the city, so that I couldn't die, but I let Li Zhenping see the general in the Sui army who killed Yang Xiuning's mother's family back then!

Li Zhenping wanted to repay his mother's sorrow for his wife. Li Guangxiung disagreed. Li Zhenping, as when he disobeyed his father and insisted on going down the mountain, said the words "go alone, do not involve the clansmen". Li Guangxiong wanted to pump him angrily. If the Li family could watch him venture alone, where would he come from the current Baxia camp.

Even after the handsome lady heard about it, she persuaded Li Zhenping that the day when the city would break was not far away, and that she should not take risks in a momentary manner. As a result, the day after saying this, Li Zhenping picked a pole and painted a halberd, walked to the front of the formation, and rushed out without saying a word! Li Guangxiong didn't see it well, so he picked up the banner and chased after him......

So there was a fierce battle at the head of the city. As for the enemy, of course he didn't escape, he didn't know where his head fell, the body was hung on the halberd and ignited, and Li Zhenping broke in half when he landed. was worried, but in the face of the deaths and injuries of his clansmen and brothers, Li Zhenping was beaten and couldn't raise his head......