After the distribution and negotiation of the soldiers of each department was completed, Li Jing was finally able to free his hand, pointing to the rough map of Taiyuan Mansion on the table, "Yangqu is difficult to break through for a while, but the surrounding prefectures and counties are all empty at the moment, take this opportunity to divide troops to take Yongning Prefecture in the west and Pingding Prefecture in the east, and mobilize the people to strengthen their forces against the imperial court, what do you think?" ”

A few people came up to observe for a while, if you take the Pingding Prefecture, then Dingxiang, Xin County can be safe, and then take Yongning, then you can be with Baode, Qilan and the two states are each other's horns, and it is easy to deal with the officials and soldiers, plus the imperial court is now unable to levy, just take the manpower and material resources of the states, strengthen the strength, and enhance their own chances of winning, so they each nodded, "Since it should be so." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

He also sent someone to summon Li Mao, and the five of them discussed who would lead the troops, to say that Tan Wu was not mentioned, he had always worked hard and dirty, and he didn't get a few points of credit, after the reorganization of the Fourth Brigade this time, his department must choose a place to make meritorious contributions, and Zhao Mosheng and Zheng Renbao were humble to each other, and it didn't seem to be fake, so that Li Jing made a final decision.

It just so happened that Li Mao's command had Chen Da attack Xing County, and he went to Yongning Prefecture to revisit the old place, so he must get started very quickly, and he intended to cultivate, Li Mao hurriedly agreed, and just enough for the two small brigades to send troops to attack the eastern and western states to strengthen their strength, and this time, the newly captured states and counties in various places, Li Jing will no longer issue the temporary appointment power to the leading generals.

But firmly in their own hands, among the guards, the most considerate, there are many brave and brave people who dare to die, humble and low, and loyal to Li Jing, just take this opportunity to release them, one is to calm their eager desire to rise, and the other is to take the opportunity to strengthen the strength of their own team, so as to balance the power in the army.

At the moment, these people, even if they are close, but after all, they are leading the troops, even if there are many rewards and closeness, but when it comes to urgency, I don't know how these people will calculate, if they can have a team of their own cronies to lead the troops, it is better than having someone to block the knife for themselves at the critical moment.

After the arrangements were made, Li Jing relaxed a little, and saw that the soldiers and horses of the garrison battalions from all over the country entered the camp one after another, and only allocated his share of soldiers and horses to Tan Wu, and Gu Pu, who had been promoted to the post of general under Zhao Mosheng, led a battalion of soldiers and horses to monitor the north and take over the position of Li Mao's army, and transferred Zheng Renbao's whole division to the west, Zhao Mosheng moved to the east, and most of his own soldiers and horses stayed at the south gate, and Li Fugui under Zheng Renbao moved to the southwest, ready to respond at any time.

And Li Mao's subordinates only needed to transfer their powers, and there was no need to replenish additional soldiers and horses, so the leader set off first and went straight to Yongning Prefecture, while Tan Wu was unable to make the trip for a while because the soldiers and horses of various units still needed to be drawn from the garrison camp, so he still stationed at the east gate with Zhao Mosheng, and only waited for the formation to be completed, and then immediately transferred east.

Chen Da these days, is three times a day, at a loss, since he was forcibly captured by Li Mao in the northwest of Jin, he forced the authority of a captain, commanded five hundred soldiers, led the troops alone, without the slightest constraint, Quannai had a friendship, which made him very moved, after all, it was not possible to serve the imperial court, but was reused by the rebels, people's hearts are long, and it is impossible not to be moved.

Since the capture of Lan County, his troops and horses have been expanded again and again, and now there are more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and Li Mao East into Yangqu, it is even more rising, originally according to the merits, he is in Li Jing's army, after all, he is a backward soldier, if you say a general's authority, he can't mix it up in any way, but thanks to Li Mao's recommendation, he jumped from a white Ding, and was directly promoted to the general of the barracks.

Now the serious staff will be mixed with the brand, and the quota of the two regular soldiers under his command is a reserve, counting the guards scouts, nearly 1,100 people, and the monthly salary of silver, not to mention the ten taels of silver, there are gifts during the New Year's holidays, and the family is also called to be sent to Chunxian County to take care of the good students, which completely relieves the worries, and the whole body is indescribably comfortable.

At this moment, he rode behind Li Mao, looking at his back, he was very grateful, if there was no him, where could his family mix with such a prominent identity, even if it was a traitor, it was not an ordinary person who could mix it casually, plus looking at the situation, he couldn't say that he could not cross Shanxi, so that the court was helpless, and even if he recruited An, with his own identity, mixed with the official position of the court, it would be regarded as a glorious lintel.

"What? If you don't keep the door on your lips, what's the joy in your heart? Li Mao occasionally turned around, and when he saw him like this, he couldn't wait to put the joy in his heart on his face, and suddenly said with a smile on his face, these days, he is also happy, after all, he has become the fifth person under Li Jing, and it is just to coax others to say that he is unhappy.

"Thanks to Brother Maoen this time, ah, no, thanks to the support of Vice General Li, I am here today!" Chen Da can be regarded as another kind of transformation to achieve soaring prosperity, and he has a sense of identity with Li Jing from the bottom of his heart, not to mention Li Mao, who has always taken good care of him, even if Li Mao sends him to death now, it is estimated that he will not think much about it.

Li Mao was satisfied at the moment, seeing that he claimed to be his subordinate, it was even more happy to see that he had returned to his heart, but he still said kind words, "Brother Jing'an, you and I have made friends, brothers are commensurate, just a few positions, why bother, just follow the side of the lord and make contributions, he will be the marquis and worship the prime minister every day, there is nothing to do!" ”

Chen Da is different from other cunning literati, he still has a bloody nature in his heart, plus he is familiar with history books, the set of monarchs and ministers has long been remembered in his heart, and the father and elders in the family have heard about his face from time to time, so he naturally can't have other thoughts, "Naturally, although Chen doesn't have much ability, but as Vice General Li, you also know, one day is the main, the whole life is the main, thank you for not giving up, follow the left and right, and have no regrets in this life!" ”

"If you and my brother join forces, where can we go?!" Li Mao said loudly, and he was even more pleased, but in addition to being polite, he understood what he was thinking, so he simply said bluntly, "Brother Jing'an, there are different places in the army, and you have a deep friendship with me, so you must work together in the future, and serve the Lord and the public with a good life." ”

After saying this, it can be regarded as the end of politeness, and directly into the main topic, "But right now, the lord ordered us to wait for the west to attack Yongning, and now there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in the imperial court, if the starry night goes west, it will definitely make a contribution in one fell swoop, so I want to divide the troops and attack all states and counties at the same time, what do you think?!" ”

Chen Da only thought for a moment, but he shook his head, and fought side by side, and then said what he thought in his heart, "General, the previous time to break through the official army array, the capture is not counted, what the captives said is that the Qin soldiers came from Shenmu, and they were under the command of Cao Wenzhao, the chief military officer of Lintao.

The thieves are all afraid of their reputation, and they saw their troops crossing the Yellow River from afar, and they heard the news and fled far away, no one dared to fight, it can be seen that there must be elite soldiers under their command, although our troops are in battle to see blood, but after all, they are not the elite of a hundred battles, if they are hastily attacked by their flanks, it is bound to be difficult to protect themselves, I have climbed the city wall that day, and I saw from a distance that most of its troops are cavalry, but they can travel thousands of miles a day, this is in Shilou County, Pingyang Prefecture, to suppress thieves, if Yongning is in danger, it will come to the rescue, how can you fight? ! ”

I have to say that Chen Da still has two brushes, otherwise Li Mao would not have taken the risk of making a big deal and recommending a person whose military achievements are not enough to serve the public to be a general, so he also respects his opinion very much. ”

Li Mao never overestimated the combat effectiveness of his own command, in his opinion, although he practiced day and night, but did not mention the battle for thousands of miles, and the army was exhausted, the original combat power could not be brought into play, and now it is nothing more than relying on the advantages of his own artillery bow and crossbow, and he can also fight the military household soldiers who lack combat readiness of the official army, but if he fights with Cao Wenzhao, I am afraid that no one under the command of the lord dares to pack a ticket and say that he can fight.

"Although the general's worries are successful, but the lord this time is nothing more than twenty cannons for us, and there is no general cannon that is difficult to transport, all of them are tiger squat cannons, the firing range is close, and the official equipment is probably not far behind, if the troops are divided again, I am afraid that all roads do not have any advantages, it is better to concentrate in one place, I look at the county, is in the key to it, I broke into Lan County with the Mopan mountain area before, and walked in it for a day, and the end is dangerous."

Chen Da is good at speaking, only for the whole army to plan, "and Yongning a state, after all, it is located at the intersection of Qin and Jin, heavy troops gathered, I see that it is no less than thousands of soldiers who can fight, if the official army hears that the back road is broken, then the whole army is bound to come, if the main army is here, naturally fearless, but we only have a partial division all the way, why not fight steadily, first take Linxian County, Xingxian County as the foundation, Tun soldiers Mopan Mountain, sitting on the geographical advantage, if the official army to attack, then adhere to the mountainous area, drag its cavalry, offset the combat power, no matter how to take the initiative, how? ! ”

"But now we have 3,500 soldiers and horses, if the front of the army is pointed at one place, and there is a suspicion of vacancy and waste, my Guanxing County is in the north, and there is no imperial army stationed, before I leave, the Lord granted me the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, I want to order the elite soldiers of Lan County to transfer to the west, and then use the headquarters to transfer five guns to the north, and will be able to capture Xingxian, how?!"

Li Mao is reluctant to worry about one city and one pond in his heart, in his mind, the official army is still suppressing the thieves in Pingyang Mansion at the moment, and there is no time to look north, if he takes the opportunity to attack from all directions, seize the entire Yongning Prefecture before the official army, and mobilize the people at that time, tens of thousands of soldiers, why fear a Cao Wenzhao?!

In this way, he continued to speak, "Counselor Chen will send you a soldier, send the troops to Linxian, and also with five artillery guns, after taking Linxian, that is, stationed on the spot, the army will go deep into the villages and towns, distribute the land, collect the people's army, and consolidate the place is a great achievement, I want to lead the troops along the river to the south, straight into Yongning, just wait to destroy the state city, even if the imperial army comes to help, what can I do?!" ”

Chen Da thought about it for a while, but felt that he was too cautious, and Li Mao was the master of an army, so he was afraid that he would have to eat the head of the row if he rashly contradicted him, so he simply told him to be careful, "If this is the case, the general should be widely scouted, monitor the south, and the officers and cavalry can travel thousands of miles in a day, day and night, and the prosperity of the army and armor is really difficult to resist." ”

"Then according to your words, when you reach the mountain pass in front, you will lead your troops to the north, and divide them, and when you have won a great victory, you will celebrate the victory." ……

In the county government of Linxian County, a leader of the government service team who ran anxiously and even discarded his hat rushed into the back office and shouted loudly, "My lord, it's amazing, the thieves are here again, this time, the patrol soldiers of Wushui Shop reported that the rogue army was coerced by the chaotic people and did not mention it, and they also pulled the cannons, went out of the mountains, and went straight to the county seat, how can this be?!" ”

"What?! Where did the thieves come from?! "That Zhixian was still waiting for the wash, looking for the opportunity to go to the court to manage the government, I didn't want to be early in the morning, I heard this, and I was immediately at a loss, how can I get it, "Quick, take me to the city to see." ”

only ran all the way, and even the official authority that he usually took care of was not taken care of, what could be more urgent than the thief riot at the moment? I only went all the way to Dongcheng, and saw that several soldiers guarding the city were very anxious, and they also asked why, and couldn't help but shout and scold, "The thieves are several miles away from the city, and you wait for the food and salary on weekdays, why is it so unbearable?" It's a shame to be with you! ”

It's a pity that those soldiers, how can they have any concept of right and wrong, don't mention the salary of the soldiers, and the monthly arrival is not just two cents of silver, they are bitter haha, just look at this point of the court to live? I'm afraid that I would have starved to death a long time ago, and one day I didn't live by exploiting and blackmailing the people below? Moreover, Linxian is a place with inconvenient transportation, backed by mountains, and is the junction of two provinces, so it is located in a remote area.

Where do you have any business dealings? At the end of the month, the clever ones only get a little money and food, barely enough to feed their families, and they are not officials, and they can still have some extra income every month, they can all depend on the peasants who enter the city every day, how much silver can they get? To serve the court, just talk about it, but if you really want to lose your life, the court will feed their families for them?

Therefore, when I heard the magistrate's angry scolding, everyone was accompanied by a smiling face, that is, they stood still in place, and no one went up to the city wall to guard against it, not to mention that they would fight and go into battle later.

"You are really a bunch of rice buckets," the magistrate just scolded like this, and seeing that they didn't even have a leader, he was immediately angry again, and asked his subordinates, "What about Lian Si?" ”

What he asked was Ma Liansi, a general flag officer stationed in Linxian County, who had nothing to do on weekdays, and always saw someone wandering in front of his house and showing his face or something, why was there something wrong today, but there was no trace? Poor Zhixian didn't even see him, where did these officials go to find him, they just shook their heads.

When a soldier heard the words at this moment, he couldn't help but smile, and couldn't help but say, "Don't look for it, the county magistrate, let's run away early." ”

"What, ran away?!" The magistrate was suddenly shocked, the enemy is current, there is no one to summon people, and his own family is not familiar with military affairs, how can he fight? But he didn't believe it in his heart, and said angrily, "If you dare to deceive, you will be called a board." ”

"Save it, as soon as I heard that the thieves had arrived, I went back to my home outside the city to pack up my belongings, and I don't know where to hide." The soldier is also a rotten life at the moment anyway, the entire county, the soldiers guarding it will flee for a while, and the rest are nowhere to go, maybe just wait for the thief to arrive, open the door to greet it, who cares about a county without military power. (To be continued.) )