Chapter Seventy-Three: The Night Wolf Reappears
There is a way to rescue soldiers like fighting fires, Liu Jin's army went all the way out of Luoyang, went north into Mengjin, and then crossed the Yellow River from Mengjin Ferry and arrived in Hedong County.
The reason for this is that only two ferries along the Yellow River, Mengjin and Guandu, are the closest to Jizhou. And as a reinforcement, the first thing is speed. If you take the official crossing, then it will go straight to the territory of Jizhou, and when the army rushes forward, it is indispensable to encounter the scouts of the Yellow Turban Army, once Zhang Jiao and others know that the imperial court has sent reinforcements, it is bound to send troops to block, and the speed of rescue will be much slower.
But from Mengjin, although the distance is much longer, all parts along the road are under the control of the Han army. Not only will the logistics be guaranteed, but there is no need to worry about being known in advance by the Yellow Turban Army, the speed of the march will be much faster, and it will not be known by the Yellow Turban Army, which can play a more sudden role in the reinforcements.
The army marched all the way, and in the evening of the next day, Liu Jin and others came to the outside of Yang County, Hedong.
"Lord, the army has been trekking all the way, and it is getting late, do you want to temporarily stop the army here and set off again tomorrow morning?" , Gao Shun has been quite orderly in his words and deeds since he joined Liu Jin's account, and there is no negligence at all. Liu Jin admired this famous general who was known for his rigor and majesty in the history books.
Looking at the soldiers behind him, the four thousand cavalry and those heavily armored trap camps were already slightly tired. Liu Jin nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then General Gao will be responsible for setting up camp!" By the way, General Gao, where is this place? ”。
When Gao Shun heard this, he called the scouts around him, and after asking the name of the place, he said to Liu Jin: "Back to the lord, this place is twenty miles south of Yang County under the rule of Hedong County."
"Got it, give Zhang Liao an order, order Zhang Liao to garrison the army in Yangxian County, and set off early tomorrow morning", Liu Jin thought for a while before he said.
After Gao Shun received the order, he began to pass the order: "The governor has an order, and all departments will temporarily rest and recuperate, and set off again tomorrow morning." As Gao Shun's orders were conveyed one by one, the 5,000 men and horses who were moving forward slowly stopped and began to camp on the spot.
The sun is setting, and in the camp of Yang County, Liu Jin's handsome tent. Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Meng Ang and others lined up in turn, standing on the left and right.
"General Gao, as I saw today, the trapped camp is wearing heavy armor and holding tower shields, the march is extremely difficult, and it will also slow down the speed of the army's march, I don't know if General Gao has any good strategy!" , Liu Jin pondered for a while, and then asked Gao Shundao.
On the other hand, Gao Shun, standing firmly like an iron tower, heard Liu Jin ask himself, groaned a little, and said confidently: "Don't worry, the lord is not worried, although the trapped camp is wearing heavy armor, but they are all strong and strong men, with strong physical strength, and the daily march should not be weaker than ordinary foot soldiers."
The ordinary foot soldiers in Gao Shun's mouth refer to the county soldiers in various state capitals, and these county soldiers are usually only equipped with cloth armor, or light leather armor. Due to the lightened load, the daily march was about eighty miles.
But Liu Jin was not satisfied with this. He said softly: "General Gao, saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, Hedong is eight hundred miles away from Xindu, and it takes ten days to travel eighty miles a day." Ten days later, I'm afraid that the faith will no longer be guaranteed! ”。
When Gao Shun heard this, he was speechless.
"Lord, why don't you let the brothers in the camp ride on war horses like we did when we robbed the Hun camp!" , just listen to one of the three remaining warrior guards.
This person's name is Zhang Hu, and he is one of the teenagers who followed Liu Jin's robbery camp back then. Liu Jin wanted to promote him to the army as an official many times, but Zhang Hu just wanted to protect Liu Jin's side, no matter how Liu Jin persuaded him, Zhang Hu just didn't listen. Liu Jin had no choice but to appoint Zhang Hu as the vice captain of Xiao Wuwei. Unexpectedly, today, Zhang Hu gave Liu Jin a wake-up call.
The so-called word woke up the person in the dream, Liu Jin was immediately overjoyed, and asked Gao Shun and said: "General Gao, is the trapped camp proficient in horsemanship?" ”。
However, Gao Shun's words were like a basin of cold water, ruthlessly extinguishing the idea that Liu Jin had just mentioned. Just listen to Gao Shun said: "Trapping the camp is the most elite foot soldier under the last general, and he has never learned horsemanship!" ”。
When Liu Jin heard this, he was suddenly like a deflated ball, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
"My lord, General Zhang has a letter to deliver." The voices of the soldiers on duty outside the tent sounded outside the tent at the right time.
Liu Jin said listlessly: "Send it up!" ”。
In a moment, a roll of bamboo slips was presented to Liu Jin's handsome case. Liu Jin opened the bamboo slip and saw that it was written in official script: "The last general, Zhang Liao, received the order of the lord and the general, and the army was stationed in Yang County." There is Hedong Xu Huang to join the army, the last general to test the martial arts, this person is good at making a big axe, martial arts brave, not under the last general, hereby recommend to the lord. In addition, today's march was only sixty miles, and after thinking about it, the last general thought that the army was burdened by the camp and delayed the speed of the march, so he discussed with Xu Huang. This person suggested that raising wagons on the spot in Yang County to load the armor of the trapped camp would definitely speed up the march. The last general is very good at discussing this, and has ordered the county order of Yang County to raise it on the spot, and I hereby inform the lord that he knows. The last general, Zhang Liao, respects it". One stroke at a time, like an iron painting silver hook, strong and powerful, Liu Jin couldn't help but praise it.
"Wen Yuan is really timely and rainy!" , Liu Jin read the letter and blurted out.
"Lord, what did Brother Wen Yuanxian say?" , but it was Dian Wei who heard Liu Jin's praise and asked in a muffled voice.
Liu Jin laughed and asked Gao Shundao: "General Gao, if there is no armor to drag you down, how many miles can you travel in a day when you are trapped in the camp?" ”。
Gao Shun thought for a moment and said confidently: "The daily march should be about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty miles."
"If two people ride together, they can march a hundred and eighty miles a day. As mentioned in Wenyuan's letter, we have already raised a carriage in Yang County, and early tomorrow morning, we will first rush to Yang County to meet Wenyuan, and then the camp will be disarmed, and the whole army will be able to arrive in Xindu within five days." Liu Jin smiled slightly, and passed the letter to Gao Shun and Dian Wei to read.
As soon as Dian Wei finished reading it, he asked, "Lord, who is this Xu Huang?" ”。
It was only at this time that Liu Jinfang woke up like a dream, and sighed in his heart: "I am really a pig's head!" Two thousand years of knowledge in vain".
Seeing Liu Jin deep in thought, Dian Wei repeated it again. The tone was slightly heavier than before, and Liu Jin was immediately sobered up.
"I have heard of Xu Huang a little, it is said that this person is good at opening a mountain with a big axe, and has the courage of ten thousand people. What's even more valuable is that this person treats his mother to the fullest filial piety, and he is a rare filial son." Liu Jin thought about it carefully, and then said.
Everyone present, except for Gongsun Zhan, who was slightly disdainful of Liu Jin's words, the rest of the people were all happy. After all, Liu Jin is his father-in-law, and the father-in-law has a filial son under his command, so he will get along well in the future, right?
Gao Shun also finished reading Zhang Liao's letter at this time, so he said to Liu Jin: "Lord, this person Shun has also heard of it, this person is not only strong in martial arts, but also proficient in the art of war, and is quite famous in the Yang County area, and is a handsome talent. The lord has this person to help, and the day of the thief is not far away! ”。
Hearing Gao Shun say this, Liu Jin was also very happy, and immediately said: "Now that the national crisis is at hand, groups of thieves are swarming from all over the country, and our army is employing people.
After everyone listened to Liu Jin's words, they fell silent, and after a while, Dian Wei said: "Lord, Wei Zeng heard that Nanyang Huang Zhong and Niu Jinju are both strong martial artists, if you can get the help of these two people, you will definitely be able to add some combat power."
Liu Jin secretly rejoiced in his heart when he heard this. Huang Zhong's name is like thunder, and it has been recorded in the history books that Huang Zhong is good at shooting and has the ability to pierce Yang in 100 steps. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the veteran Huang Zhong Changsha was in the prime of the Changsha War, and Guan Yu was not far behind.
As for Niu Jin! Although Wu Yong is not as good as Huang Zhong, he is also competent as a partial general, and he is also a rare talent.
"I wonder if Brother Dian has a good plan to summon these two people to serve in front of the army?" , Liu Jin's thoughts were racing, and he immediately spoke.
When Dian Wei heard this, he pondered for a long time, and said with some embarrassment: "Huang Zhong, Wei has heard of it, but he has never met him. It is said that this person has a son, named 'Xu', since he was born, he has been weak and sickly, and he is afraid that Huang Zhong will be difficult to recruit. However, Niu Jin only needs a letter, and he will be able to go to the meeting with pleasure."
As soon as he heard this, Liu Jin was discouraged again. If Huang Zhong, who values him the most, can't come, the loss will not be great, and he said without giving up: "If Huang Zhong is recruited by the holy decree, is it feasible?" ”。
But he didn't want to, Liu Jin's words came out, and Dian Wei immediately objected: "The lord can't, Huang Zhong's human nature is like fire, if you are kind to ask for it, there may be one or two possibilities, if you forcibly recruit this person, it will be difficult to succeed."
Liu Jin had no choice but to give up the idea of forcibly conscripting with the Holy Decree, and sighed in his heart: "I thought that with the Holy Decree in hand, the heroes of the world would let me take it, but it seems that I was too optimistic."
After a while, Liu Jin adjusted his mentality and said to Dian Wei: "In this case, I will write a letter by hand, and Brother Dian will arrange for a fine person to deliver the letter. In addition, bring some silver money to Huang Zhong, which can be regarded as the capital for his son's treatment! ”。
Seeing Dian Wei nodded, Liu Jin immediately took the four treasures of the study and wrote a book. After a while, two rolls of bamboo were easily written.
Dian Wei took the bamboo slip and turned around and walked out of the tent.
Liu Jin saw that everyone present had no intention of speaking, so he had to let everyone disperse and rest in peace.
Liu Jin was just about to fall asleep, when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting outside the tent. Dian Wei's majestic voice, which was like a tiger's roar, suddenly rose: "You night wolf fighting is really too deceitful, let me Dian Wei come to learn and understand today!" ”。
Liu Jin hurriedly got up from the bed, took the sword hanging next to the bed and hung it on his waist, and took the painted dragon and heavenly halberd on the weapon rack in the tent, and walked out of the big tent quickly.
As soon as he came out of the big tent, he saw forty or fifty black-clothed people and one hundred and ten soldiers in the camp fighting together.
However, the soldiers of the trapped camp are not easy to get along, they are wearing heavy armor and holding iron guns, although they are inconvenient, but hundreds of soldiers in the trapped camp are paired in pairs, but for a time they are also on par with the assassins who fought with the night wolf.
"The Great Sword Master visited late at night, and Liu Jin missed the distance, it was really a sin, a sin!" , Liu Jin saw an assassin with a sword in his hand fighting with Dian Wei, and couldn't help but sneer. (To be continued)