Chapter 134: The Three Tan Brothers
?? Tan Wen is a person with a very good background, this person comes from a wealthy family, his ancestors have been officials in the dynasty since the Tang Dynasty, and there are endless Chinese officials and military generals, although the biggest official is only the deputy envoy of the Sui Dynasty, but in this part of the Fuzhou Mansion, it is a well-deserved local hero, the Tan family is a big family, and there are tens of thousands of people surnamed Tan in the Fuzhou Mansion, so no matter who becomes the lord of the Prefecture, the Tan family is the object to be wooed.
And Tan Wen, is the head of the Tan family's generation, in his thirties, but has done things under the two governors as a general, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, worshiped the famous Confucian teacher, read and hyphenation, and learned a good martial arts, whether it is a spear or a halberd or a short sword bow and crossbow, are skilled and outstanding, the real entry is the general, civil and military all-rounder, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, just met the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Sichuan was like a horse in exchange, the people who came are all heroes, and they are wary of him as a native. In addition, he is a little arrogant, and he has a little idea of daring to seek the world for the common people in his heart, which is incompatible with tigers and wolves like Zeng Ying, so although his talent is high, he is never allowed to be reused.
Tan family three brothers, Tan Wen is the elder, the second brother Tan Hong, the third brother Tan Zhi, are all military generals, the eldest Tan Wen is Zeng Ying's general, the second and third Tan Hong Tan Zhi temporarily live in the capital, the three of them are in Fengjie County, Kuizhou Prefecture, although there is Wang Xiang, the deputy chief soldier and several other generals guarding other states and counties in Kuizhou, but the three of them are strong and strong, with a total of 4,000 soldiers, and the heads of other tribes are not counted, and even Zeng Ying can't be ignored.
Tan Wen was in a good mood after receiving the military order to attack the stone pillar again in the general army, he had already seen that although Zeng Ying was ambitious, he was short-sighted, just from the point that he offended the entire warrior clan in eastern Sichuan, Tan Wen concluded that this person's time was running out.
Since Zeng Ying can't rely on it, he has to rely on himself in the end, it is not possible to survive in troubled times without some strength, if he has soldiers and food in his hands, he will have greater forces to win him over, and if he relies on a bigger pillar, he will not be swallowed up by others, and he can keep the whole clan safe.
For this goal, Tan Wen and his two younger brothers couldn't sleep at night, and they were always looking for the best way, and the news of the Shizhu Silver Mine came, which made the three Tan brothers who were close to Shizhu in the town overjoyed, and the plan was successful!
Tan Wen sat in the original county hall of Fengjie County, chatting with his two younger brothers with a smile, talking and laughing about how to enter the army.
"Big brother, what are you waiting for? My second brother and I crossed the river with our sons and daughters to attack it, although Qin Liangyu is famous, it was more than ten years ago, where do she have any achievements in the white pole soldiers over the years, besides, the stone pillar people are withered, and the white pole soldiers have long become empty shelves, and they are afraid of a bird? The eldest brother sat down in the hall and waited for the two of us to have good news! Tan Zhi, the fat and strong third man, shouted loudly, with an indifferent expression, his thick black eyebrows raised one by one, and his indescribable arrogance was exposed.
Tan Wen smiled slightly, this third brother has a rough personality, he is brave and easy to kill, but he doesn't like to use his brain very much, he does things by instinct, although he is not afraid of death in battle, he needs to be reminded from time to time.
Tan Wendao: "You can't say that, then Yang Zhan is not an incompetent person, although Niu Sicheng is a wine bag and rice bag, but it is Yang Zhan who leads the troops, and the soldiers he brings are also the main barracks of the general army, plus the strange battalion is not a weak brigade, but it is still blocked outside the Black Valley, embarrassing to advance and retreat, and losing a lot of face, I can't wait for Meng Lang." ”
Tan Hong, who was sitting in the chair, nodded and said: "The eldest brother is right, the affairs of the military family are impermanent, and you must be cautious when attacking the stone pillar." The brothers of the Qin family have also been in the army for many years, even if Qin Liangyu is old, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming must also be careful with my brother. ”
Tan Zhi didn't care, but instead stood up and said loudly: "Why are the two brothers so cowardly? I have already inquired clearly, Yang Zhan missed, but she was defeated by Qin Liangyu's tricks, she blew up the Black Valley Trail and cut off the way for the official army to advance and retreat, how could Yang Zhan not be defeated? If I were my brother, I would definitely not fall for her. ”
Tan Hong said with a smile: "The third brother is worried, although Qin Gongming and Qin Yiming are both dismissed from the imperial court, they must not be taken lightly, as the saying goes, there are three catties of nails in a rotten ship, the two of them are in the prime of life, and they have been in battle for a long time, so we have to be full of spirit." ”
He turned his face to Tan Wen and said, "What does the eldest brother think?" ”
Tan Wen Surong agreed: "Yes, what the second brother said is very true, and I also consider this, so this march, in addition to the four thousand soldiers and horses of my brother's headquarters, I also ordered the leaders of each department to come to fight, and the soldiers and horses gathered in one place, which is nearly seven thousand." ”
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "The reason why Yang Zhan lost was because of geography, between my Fengjie and Shizhu, but across the Yangtze River, there is no natural danger, and Shizhu has no boat, our army took advantage of the situation to force crossing, Qin Liangyu can't block the Yangtze River anymore, right?" As long as you cross the river, with the strength of the stone pillar, can you stop my brother's army? ”
Tan Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, his bear-like figure jumped up from the circle chair, rolled up his big sleeves and looked like he was going to fight with someone, pulled the placket of his chest, revealing his thick chest hair, and shook his face and said fiercely: "That's it, two brothers, then what are we waiting for?" I heard that the Tubaozhai silver mine produces a thousand gold per day, so much money is spent, and it is too wasteful to flow into the old woman's pocket, if the three brothers get it, they will definitely have a lot to do. ”
Tan Wen just smiled when he heard this, and looked at Tan Hong with a silent face: "Second brother, is there any news from the spies sent to the stone pillar?" ”
Tan Hong immediately reached into his arms and took out a piece of paper, which had been folded many times and folded into a very small square, as if it had been taken out of something very small.
Tan Hong said: "Yes, this is a wax pill secret letter sent back by Xizuo, it says that there are very few soldiers and horses in Shizhu, Qin Liangyu's pacesetter camp is actually only three hundred, and two hundred are divided into earthen forts, although they are now stepping up training, but they are suffering from the scarcity of people, even counting teenage dolls and fifty-year-old men, there are less than two thousand soldiers trained, and there are no more than two thousand soldiers trained, and the army is rushed to the army, and there is no need to worry about the lack of training." ”
He raised the letter paper in his hand and said with a smile: "This news is absolutely reliable, I really don't know how Yang Zhan's guy lost a thousand people, Lord Zeng Ying didn't kill him, he burned Gao Xiang." ”
The Tan brothers looked at each other, and then laughed together, Tan Wen and Tan Hong could still maintain a sitting posture, but Tan Zhi laughed so much that he almost squatted down, holding his stomach and almost rolling.
Tan Hong said with a smile: "Such a good opportunity, big brother, if we don't take the stone pillar, heaven will not tolerate it!" ”
Tan Wen twitched the corners of his mouth, stood up suddenly, his eyebrows were full of heroism, his fists were clenched, and he slammed it on the table on his side, shaking a teacup on the table to the ground and breaking it into a porcelain piece.
"Good! Since the time and place are all favorable, our army will swear to send troops to cross the river and attack three days later. Tan Wen said loudly: "I am personally the main general, the third brother is the vanguard officer, and the second brother is the commander of the rear army, leading 10,000 sons to destroy his stone pillar to comfort the envoy!" ”