Judging from the intelligence collected from various aspects recently, super powerful people such as the Taiyuan Wang family, the Guo family, and the Pei family of Shangdang not only have more prestige and strength than local officials in the family location, but also have large and small dock forts and granges in various places. As for the other powerful families with the second largest scale, they are countless. In Shangdang County alone, in addition to the more than ten granges and dock forts of the Pei family, there are nearly 100 fortresses of different scales. Moreover, because of the fierce folk customs of the state, the Zhuang Ding and the tenants among them were well-trained and well-equipped, and were not inferior to the ordinary regular army. Although on the whole, Bingzhou is far less prosperous than the Central Plains, but there is one thing that the Central Plains cannot do, that is, the people are fierce!

It is precisely because of the continuous offenses of the Xiongnu, Xianbei and even Xiqiang, the rebellion of Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and others a few years ago, so the state looks desolate, if the state is only half of the stability of Jizhou, I believe that the degree of prosperity is no less than that of Jizhou, you know, and the state has a good back to the prairie, which has been the origin of war horses in ancient times, and in the era of cold weapons, the transaction of a single war horse can make a state rich and strong!

The autumn breeze is bleak.

Although autumn is the harvest season, it is also the prelude to the end of life, as the saying goes, grasshoppers and so on after autumn. On this day, thick dark clouds hung heavily in the sky, blocking the sunlight and making the people on the ground feel a sense of depression from the bottom of their hearts. The yellow leaves in the sky fell from the clouds, and were blown by the howling north wind, turning the heavens and the earth into a withered yellow, and even people's eyes could only be filled with withered yellow.

In this weather, no one wants to go out and do things. Whether it was the officials and people in the city, or the farmers and landlords outside the city, they all chose to stay at home without exception. Close the door. Perhaps in this weather, only home can bring them safety. Even the soldiers who were arranged to guard the city walls took the opportunity of the leaders to stay closed, either hiding in the huts on the city walls to light a fire to keep warm, or pulling their companions to find a sheltered corner, find some firewood, and light a bonfire to dispel the slightest cold.

'Strange, it's been such a time, why haven't you seen the Huns send troops?' There's no music training at all!'

At the same time that Guo Jia was chattering about the fact that the Huns did not send troops. Zhang Yang is also worried about this matter, and unlike Guo Jia, his mood. Like the weather outside, it was gloomy to the bottom, his face was blue, and he was so cold that he could almost scrape a layer of frost.

While the commanders of both sides were thinking nonsense. A team in the wind. They are moving forward against the wind and falling leaves, they are not afraid of the strong wind, not to mention the slight cold at that point, and they are determined to move towards their goals.

There were as many as 500 people in this group, and if it weren't for the biting autumn cold and the wind and falling leaves, an army of this size would not have been able to avoid Zhang Yang's sight and step into this place not far from Shangdang. However, in this ghost weather, the withered yellow cloak on their bodies like the color of fallen leaves has an unexpected effect, not only shielding them from the wind chill a little. It also played a hidden role. Plus the fallen leaves quickly covered their footprints, as long as they didn't approach the army. No one will notice them.

There were two people in this army who were particularly conspicuous, one was nearly eight feet tall, with a white face and red lips, and a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. One was only more than seven feet tall, but he was obviously extremely lean, especially on his face, with a rare look of rigor. Although the two of them were also wrapped in cloaks and hats, the dozens of guards around them still showed their identities - the commanders of this army!

"Gonggong, didn't I say it, I've heard Zizhi say that he has also said about merging states before, and I haven't heard of you having the experience of marching and fighting in this kind of weather? Why don't I see that you and your brothers don't seem to be tired at all? The tall man seemed to be very unaccustomed to the weather, said. His face was also scarred around his neck made of sackcloth, so that the wind and sand would not pour into his neck, and his voice would sound a little dull.

"General Zhang, most of Shun and my brothers are from Bingzhou, do you think we will be very unfamiliar with this kind of weather? As for the question of whether ...... tired or not," Gao Shun looked at Zhang He: "The lord said a word, and habit becomes natural." ”

If this is said by someone else, it is inevitable that there will be a little ridiculous questioning, but when it comes out of Gao Shun's mouth, it seems so serious.

Among these people under Han Fei's command, Guo Jia is the most unorthodox, and Gao Shun is the most strict.

Because of this, these two people are very wrong.

Even, he didn't even talk much, Guo Jia talked to Gao Shun at first, but after touching the soft nails a few times, Guo Jia felt bored, so he saved his heart.

Zhang He is also the kind of rigorous person, unlike Guo Jia, he and Gao Shun are very compatible, due to changes, the army of Huguan was all handed over to Huang Zhong, he went over the mountain, arrived in Bingzhou, and found Gao Shun.

"Gotcha! Let's not talk about that. Gongxiao, let's hurry up, today Lao Tzu must hit the first target. "What Gao Shun said, of course he understands, this is a truth that the southerners are not accustomed to riding horses, and the northerners are not accustomed to taking boats, Zhang He doesn't want to continue to talk in this kind of ghost weather, not to mention that the howling north wind will make him only raise his voice, and the mud in the wind also makes him reluctant to open his mouth, even if Gao Shun is used to this kind of weather.

"Yes."

Gao Shun just sighed heavily, but his heart was not so calm.

Earlier, he was abandoned by Lu Bu, thinking that this life was over, but he didn't expect that when he came to Han Fei, he was reborn, and he received unprecedented attention. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant, and Gao Shun can only repay Han Fei's kindness with all his heart.

Now's the chance!

This time, the target of their attack was the Haoqiang Dock Fort, which was provided for Zhang Yang's city and served as a horn in the city's defensive posture. This plan was formulated by Han Fei as early as Jizhou, and Han Fei did not stipulate anything for them, but just let them make flexible arrangements according to the situation. Because Han Fei knew that the so-called "advancing by land and water, and suppressing the period" sounded quite good, but in the late Han Dynasty, where there were no modern means of communication. This kind of battle Han Fei is not interested in. He didn't want to lose a battle because an army lost time. Therefore, Han Fei has always let go of battles that he did not personally command. Just like this time, Han Fei gave power to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia only let Gao Shun and Zhang He attack the large dock fort directly under the Pei family in Shangdang County. As for the help he needs, let him deploy it himself, and there is such a scene.

Along the way, the imposing team encountered no obstacles, which was certainly due to the weather, but it was also one reason that the army released tight scouts along the way and detained all the civilians who had to go out on the way. Moreover, the army will also carry out the operation of distributing food, and these people will be able to pull their fellow villagers with them.

Gao Shun and Zhang He's target was south of Li County, about 200 miles away from Shangdang County. This is a large farm set up by the Pei family. In the middle of the farmland is a dock fort that can accommodate 20,000 or 30,000 people. But in the eyes of Gao Shun and Zhang He, where is this dock fort, it is clearly a small city. Even though the scale is not as good as Dong Zhuo's Meiwu. But it's not the kind of village built of wood and rammed earth.

In front of their eyes, the entire city wall was made of neat stones, and the wall was two feet high, which was obviously overstepping. Maybe it's the weather. There was not a single guard on the wall. Gao Shun and the others simply went directly to the city.

The gate facing Gao Shun and Zhang He is also nailed together with giant trees that are cut in half from the middle to form a thick wooden gate. The experience of Gao Shun and Zhang He told him that this kind of wooden door can never be smashed open with ordinary hitting wood, if there is an infantry rushing car, it is okay, just in case, they also brought a light, or Gao Shun captured it when he was in the state, and has been hiding in the mountains. This time it came in handy.

"General Zhang, you have some people take some people to block the back door of the dock fort. Carry more bows and crossbows, and shoot them whenever someone goes out. Gao Shun began to arrange the deployment of troops, anyway, there were no sentries for the enemy at this time, and he was too lazy to act covertly.

Zhang He was originally a cameo, and Gao Shun was in charge of this operation, so Zhang He nodded very simply and said, "Cheng!" This time, Gongxiao, you are the main general, I will listen to your command! With that, Zhang He took over the command of half of the people from Gao Shun, and asked the accompanying deputy general Ren Jun to go straight to the back door with his men.

"Don't underestimate it, Gongxiao." Zhang He admonished.

"Only with a deeper understanding can we protect more effectively. Do you know whose words this is? Gao Shun smiled a rare and asked.

"Gotcha! You remember your lord's words clearly. Zhang He smiled and said: "There are more than 20,000 tenants here, even after training, I don't think they can compare with the elite of our army, especially your Gao Gongxiao's broken military camp." What's more, the previous intelligence also showed that there are only 5,000 trained tenants, and your broken military camp is not as simple as one for ten, and we can be regarded as a sneak attack! ”

"I really don't take these farmers as well-trained." Gao Shun's eyes also flashed with a belligerent light, although he was rigorous, but as a general, who was not a hot-blooded person?

500 against 20,000 sounds scary at first glance, but 20,000 sheep may not be just a tiger, but will only become food.

"Alright! Let the two of us understand the strength of the Pei family's tenants and see if they are really comparable to ordinary elite soldiers as in the legend. Hehe, brother Gongxiao, do you want to bet, it depends on how many people you kill, or how many people I kill Zhang He? Zhang He's previous words were still arrogant, but as soon as he got to the back, he changed his taste, probably infected by Han Fei, and added a sentence at the end: "Just bet on a month's good wine, how about it?" I remember that the Lord rewarded you with an altar of 'Assassins'. ”

Zhang He is also a good drinker, and the "assassin" who covets Han Fei is not a day or two.

"You're sure I don't drink." Rao is Gao Shun's rigor, and he couldn't help but glance at Zhang He at this moment, Gao Shun doesn't drink, he is famous in Jizhou, and he doesn't drink alcohol...... Well, you can't say that, on the day of Han Fei's wedding, Gao Shun also drank wine, but after only one bowl, he was so drunk that he couldn't wake up.

When Han Fei exterminated the Jizhou bandits, Gao Shun once made a great achievement, and Han Fei rewarded him with a jar of good wine "assassin", and then Han Fei woke up and wanted to exchange other things for this jar of good wine, after all, it was a bit too much to reward Gao Shun with wine, but who would have thought that Gao Shun regarded this jar of wine as a treasure and refused to exchange it for anything.

and I have not drunk it.

The "Assassin" is better than any reward in the eyes of a good drinker. Zhang He was also greedy for a long time, and even went to Gao Shun's house several times as a guest, but he didn't see Gao Shun bring wine to entertain him. Now, Zhang He came up with such an idea.

Originally, hearing Gao Shun say this, Zhang He thought that there was no hope, but who would have thought that Gao Shun's voice changed, and then said: "It's not impossible...... However, what do you use for gambling money? ”

"This ......" Zhang He suddenly made a difficulty, a good wine "assassin". He didn't, although he said that he was cheeky to ask Han Fei for it, he could still ask for it. But he also knew that Han Fei didn't have many hands on him, and he couldn't usually do it, which was what they had always looked forward to as an "assassin". and even do everything possible to make meritorious contributions. So that Han Feiyi was happy to appreciate the reason for the next altar. Scarcity is precious, an altar of "assassins", and the money is not exchanged!

But he didn't!

Finally, Gao Shun agreed to the bet, Zhang He was so anxious that he saw sweat on his forehead, and finally, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "If Gongxiao wins you, I will teach you my three marksmanship!" ”

"Three shots of the resurrection?!" Gao Shun was surprised.

He and Zhang He are both guns. As for marksmanship, the two naturally have to discuss it. Gao Shun knew that Zhang He had three tricks, called "Returning to the Light and Returning to the Glory of the Desperate Gun", but every time he said this, Zhang He kept his mouth shut, and there was such a sentence in ancient times, called "Rather give a gold ingot, not pass on a trick", which means that the two have a good relationship, I will spend a thousand gold for you, it is okay, but I will not pass on your tricks.

Jueyi, generally only passed on to apprentices, or passed on to offspring, even if it is a descendant, there is a saying that men are not passed on to women, because girls are to marry after all, girls are extroverted, and it is difficult to guarantee that Jueyichuan will not give a foreign surname. For the protection of the mastery, the ancients can be said to cherish themselves.

Zhang He is like this, and so is Gao Shun.

Gao Shun didn't expect that Zhang He would take this out as gambling money.

It really took him by surprise.

At the same time, there was also interest. Although the wine is good, it is not as important as life, and with a mastery in the body, a life may be saved at a critical moment! Gao Shun's idea is simpler, he wants to save his life and fight for Han Fei!

"Good! A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase! Gao Shun was afraid that Zhang He would regret it, so he was busy making a decision.

The words have been spoken, but it is not Zhang He who repents, he raised his slap, "Manly man, what you say counts!" You and I high-five! ”

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Three high-fives, swearing.

……

The army moved very quickly, and was immediately divided into two hundred and fifty soldiers armed with bows and crossbows to rush to the back door of the dock fort, and the scouts also galloped on the ground full of fallen leaves like the wind, they kept patrolling around the dock fort, not only to cut off the people in the city from going out of the city to ask for help, but also to pay attention to the movement in the direction of Shangdang City and the county seat of Li County.

During this time, Gao Shun had already let his soldiers take off their cloaks, and the soldiers helped each other to put on iron armor over their leather armor.

These iron armors were exactly the thousand pairs that Han Fei got from the Jizhou bandits, and they were given priority equipment to the broken military camp.

"Ma He, the brothers are tired enough on the way, so when the equipment is ready, hurry up and let them rest and stay close to the wall, so as not to be discovered. Looking at the weather, I reckon the wind will stop at noon, and then we will attack the city. Gao Shun instructed the lieutenant general beside him. After speaking, he turned around and found Zhang He again, and said: "General Zhang, in my experience, this wind can stop at noon, and I am ready to attack the city at noon, do you have a problem here?" ”

"Hehe, no...... But I think we should prepare some hot soup and hot food, after all, the brothers have just eaten breakfast, and this is fighting on an empty stomach......" Zhang He said with a smile.

"I wanted to eat after the fight, but now that you say that, I just eat and fight again. After all, there is still more than an hour before noon at this time, and it is still too late to bury the pot and make rice. Gao Shun hesitated, nodded, and agreed with Zhang He's opinion.

Here we still have to praise Han Fei's training outline for the army, which also includes the procedures for camping and cooking, although these soldiers are all combat soldiers, but no matter which person they are, they can cook, of course, it is true that they can fill their stomachs by doing good or bad work, Han Fei In order to enhance the survivability of these elite soldiers of his, when Gao Shun trained these people, Han Fei added an additional training project for survival in the wild, so that the ability of these soldiers to dig stoves, make fires, and cook is not inferior to the fireheads in the barracks.

Hundreds of people working together is naturally fast and good. However, this momentum was enough to alarm the enemy hiding in the house, and when the army started to dig a pit, Gao Shun, who had been paying attention to the head of the city, found that a head appeared quietly on the city wall.

Looking at the shrunken figure, Gao Shun shook his head helplessly, which was why he hesitated Zhang He's proposal.

At this moment, the sneak attack will not be able to be defeated.

However, he has been in Bingzhou for many years, and he knows the tenants in these dock forts very well, to put it mildly, that is, the peasants are no different, they must be equipped with weapons and a little training, and they are similar to the Yellow Turban thieves of the year, and the army of tens of thousands may not be able to defeat a court army of three or two thousand, let alone the elite of the elite.

Therefore, Gao Shun agreed.

Perhaps the formation of the army was too scattered when digging the pit; Perhaps it was the soldiers of the Great Army who put on their cloaks again to block the iron armor; Or maybe this man didn't have a good eye, and he didn't see at all that in addition to the busy soldiers, there were several small formations waiting for him, and the rushing car behind the soldiers; Or maybe this person couldn't tell the difference between a well-trained elite at all, but after secretly watching for a while, he stood up directly and shouted loudly outside the dock fort: "Where are you thieves, don't you know that this is the Pei family's grange?" How can you be defeated by a few hundred thieves? Hurry up and disperse with me, my lord is happy, and maybe I can give you some food for the winter! (To be continued......)