One hundred and sixty-fifth night that never stops
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Seeing that the sun had sunk in the west, Guan Sheng did not dare to march again, for fear of being ambushed by the Liangshan bandits again.
Xuanzan saw that Guan Sheng had fought several battles in a row, and he was already exhausted, so he rushed to command the soldiers to set up camp.
Guan Sheng rested outside the camp for a while, eased up a little, and saw that Xuanzan camped in a very orderly manner, so he rode straight into the Chinese army's tent.
After entering the account, Guan Sheng did not dare to remove his armor, for fear that the Liangshan thieves would attack and disturb him again, and Xuanzan and others would not be able to stop him.
It wasn't until Xuanzan came to report that the camp had been set up that Guan Sheng let his soldiers unload their armor.
After several battles, the armor that had no feeling in the past has become extremely heavy today, and after taking off the armor, Guan Sheng felt relieved.
"Brother, how do you arrange your defense tonight?"
Before Guan Sheng could take a breath, Xuanzan's question made him frown again.
Last night, in order to prevent the Liangshan bandits from attacking the camp, the whole army did not close their eyes, but the Liangshan bandits did not come. But looking at today's situation, the Liangshan bandits are attacking in turn, so it is a tired strategy, and the possibility of attacking the camp tonight is still very high. But now the battalion sergeants are already complaining a lot, and if they keep an empty night again, they are afraid that the morale of the army will collapse.
Hao Siwen also knew Guan Sheng's predicament now, and said: "The Liangshan thieves are only afraid and dare not come, if I lead two thousand soldiers and horses to guard in the camp, the rest of the soldiers will recuperate and prepare for a big battle in Japan." ”
When Xuanzan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Last night, you led the troops to ambush outside the camp, and it should be my turn to be on duty tonight." ”
Guan Sheng nodded and said: "Xuanzan will lead the people to guard tonight, but where should these two thousand men and horses choose, the army has not slept all night, and they have marched for a day, they are the same tired, and I am afraid that the mobilization of that place will also cause a lot of complaints." ”
Xuan praised: "What does my brother want to do so much. You and I have a clerk appointed by the Privy Council, and who of them dares not to obey the order. ”
Guan Sheng shook his head and said: "In the past two days, you and I have fought with the Liangshan bandits for several battles, and the Liangshan bandits have a large number of generals, and I am afraid that it will not be so easy to destroy Liangshan." If the soldiers deviate from Germany, they are only afraid of losing more and winning less in this battle. ”
Hao Siwen nodded and said: "Exactly, if the battle is defeated, the court is afraid that it will all be blamed on us, they are just soldiers and paid, how can they be willing to move forward with their lives." It would be nice if there was a soldier under his command, and these hard work would allow them to go up. When they go into battle to kill the enemy, they are also willing to kill them. ”
The imperial court wants to let the generals not know the soldiers, the soldiers do not know the generals, and the regimental training envoys in various places are changed every three years, and the soldiers can't do it if they want to share honor and disgrace, so as to prevent the generals from supporting the army and making chaos.
This is a common problem in the imperial court, and Guan Sheng does not dare to criticize it.
If you send a very prestigious general, you can also suppress all the soldiers and horses. However, the Northern Song Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, except for a few prestigious generals in the Western Army, there are no veterans of long-term wars in the country. After the rotation of the place, he could only rely on the official authority to suppress the soldiers.
If Guan Sheng was a general of the imperial court before, he could also suppress these soldiers and horses, but his previous official position was too low. There are many generals in various places who have higher official positions than him, and they naturally cannot be mobilized like an arm.
Guan Sheng was also hesitant when he was in Tokyo, but after the army was deployed, Guan Sheng found that this errand was a little difficult to do. I only hope that with my martial arts, I can exterminate the Liangshan bandits.
Who would think that there are many wolf-like leaders in Liangshan, it is Lin Chong, who is fighting with him today. Martial arts are not under him, and later Yang Zhi, Mu Hong, Xu Ning, Luan Tingyu, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and others are also good at martial arts, and their two fists are hard to beat with four hands.
I thought that I could use this battle to restore the glory of my ancestors, but I thought it was such a chore.
Thinking of the difficulty, Guan Sheng couldn't help but sigh.
Xuanzan looked at Guan Sheng and sighed, frowned and said: "Brother, don't be discouraged, although he has broken a few times, his brother has also killed a few waves of Liangshan thieves. In the decisive battle in Japan, as long as our brothers work together, we will be able to exterminate the thieves in one fell swoop. ”
Guan Sheng got up and took out a bag of things from his carry-on luggage, handed it to Xuanzan and said: "This is some jade given by Lord Liang, you give it to the generals and ask them to lead the troops to be on duty at night, and they can complain less." ”
Xuanzan hurriedly refused: "This is given to my brother by Lord Liang, how can I give it to them, besides, we are Shangguan, how can there be any reason to give gifts to subordinates." ”
Guan Sheng forced it into Xuanzan's hand and said: "The Liangshan thieves are huge, if the army is centrifugal, they will definitely be defeated." Befriend some generals, and we will better pass on the order to the soldiers. Okay, go ahead, arrange this matter earlier, lest the Liangshan thieves attack. ”
When Xuanzan heard this, he had no choice but to leave.
Sure enough, there is money to make the ghost grind, and the generals received the exquisite jade, and immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to patrol with Xuanzan. It's just that the soldiers below are full of complaints.
"Knock Knock"
As soon as Guan Sheng fell asleep, there was a sound of gongs outside the camp, followed by a shout of killing.
Guan Sheng hurriedly put on his clothes, and didn't care about putting on his armor, so he walked to the camp gate with a big knife.
All the way through the soldiers' tents, although there was no military order, no one dared to rush out of the tent, but the tent was also chaotic, and it was obvious that all the soldiers were awakened.
At the gate of the camp, I saw Xuanzan leading the soldiers and horses, stretching bows and arrows, and guarding them.
At this time, there was no shouting outside the camp, Guan Sheng frowned and said, "Where is the enemy?" ”
Xuanzan said hatefully: "In front of the camp gate, after I came with the troops, there was no movement, and the thieves were only afraid of harassment again." The general go back and rest, I am guarding the camp, and even if the thieves really come to attack, they will definitely not rush in. ”
Guan Sheng nodded and said: "The art of war is cloudy, false and real, don't be careless, be careful that the thief really comes in next time." ”
"General rest assured."
Xuanzan watched Guan Sheng leave, and couldn't help but scold: "The Liangshan thieves are too insidious, if I am caught, I will kill them all alive." ”
A group of soldiers also complained bitterly.
Guan Sheng returned to the big tent, and just as he was about to undress, he heard a shout of killing outside the camp, but it seemed to have changed direction.
Guan Sheng didn't rush out of the account this time, and waited for a while, but he heard the shouting and killing getting closer and closer, and hurried out of the account.
"It's not good, I'm just afraid that the thieves are really coming."
Guan Sheng walked towards the sound, and when he looked at the edge of the camp that was about to arrive, the shouting of killing stopped abruptly, leaving only the footsteps of the soldiers and horses in the camp.
Xuanzan led the troops to arrive, and when he saw that the Liangshan thieves were gone, he couldn't help but say angrily: "I will take a thousand soldiers and horses out of the camp to kill all these thieves, otherwise I am afraid that they will not be able to stop this night." ”
Guan Sheng hurriedly said: "The enemy is dark and I am clear, and I don't know how many thieves there are, so I am afraid that I will be ambushed when I go out of the camp, and the thieves are swimming around, and they may not be caught when they go out, so strengthen the vigilance." ”
Xuanzan was dissatisfied: "When they were first set up in camp, they were asked to dig more pits, and they complained bitterly, and now they deserve to be frightened all night. ”
Guan Sheng also knew that when he set up camp, the soldiers were noisy, and digging a trap was indeed a big project, and the soldiers who were tired for a day and a night naturally complained bitterly, and they were afraid that the Liangshan thieves would not come at all like the night before, who was willing to do that hard work, and finally Xuanzan had to give up that idea.
Seeing Xuanzan complaining in front of the night guards, he shook his head and said: "Don't mention the past, you will work harder, and I will ask for credit for you after the success of the thief." ”
Guan Sheng appeased the night patrol soldiers for a while, and then returned to the account. (To be continued.) )