"Wen Xiang!"

"In!"

After ordering Guo Wei's general, Zhang Qiang then ordered Xu Sheng's general.

"Wen Xiang, this time to annihilate the soldiers of Jinyang County, you are the first meritorious. Time is running out now, but I can't celebrate you. When Daling County is taken, and the two great achievements are combined, I will have a feast for you and boast of the importance of the navy, what do you think? ”

"Why did the lord say this? These small feats of mine were all obtained smoothly thanks to the master's strategy. In a word, I will go to the water in the water, go to the fire in the fire, as long as I achieve a great cause for the lord! ”

Hearing Xu Sheng's words of loyalty, Zhang Qiang was also secretly proud in his heart. When the navy was set up in the Baibo Valley, some people in the army thought that this move was a bit meaningless and just a waste of money and food. However, after the water division broke the Jinyang County soldiers, just looking at the changes in the attitude of the generals under the account towards Xu Sheng, the arrogance naturally counted in his heart.

"Good! I won't say much else. Wen Xiang, the navy will expand in the future, and there will be many battles to be fought! Not only the Yellow River, but even the Yangtze River, even the sea, will be controlled by our army's warships in the future! Well, without further ado. Ziyi, Wen Xiang, I'll wait and see here, waiting for your good news! ”

"No!"

Guo Wei and Xu Sheng accepted the arrogant general order and immediately went out to prepare. There were many prisoners in Shuibeili, Guo Wei asked them to strip off their armor, pick up their banners, and found the marquis of the county soldiers who took the lead in surrendering and the two tun chiefs, and persuaded them with a pleasant face and asked them to join the Taixing Army in the next military operation.

In the Taixing Army, there are really not too many people who were born in the Han Army. Among the three major battalions that are now in charge of the army, there are two of them, Yu Ban and Lejin. It can be seen that Zhang Qi actually attaches great importance to the surrender of soldiers who have served in the Han army. Therefore, those Han soldiers who know the composition of the Taixing army. There was no resistance to the surrender of the Tai Marching Army.

In order to make the soldiers tempted, Guo Wei promised the county soldiers and commanders that as long as they cooperated with their actions to deceive the city, they would be able to get a lot of merits afterwards. If they are willing to convert their merits, Guo Wei can guarantee them and serve as military officials in the local troops of the Taixing Army. If there is merit in the future. The possibility of promotion is not too small. Even if they don't want to join the army, the Taixing army will give them enough goods as a reward.

Faced with such a tempting promise, the three former Han army officials did not hesitate too much. Low-level officers like them, who have no decent background and backing, are suppressed by the children of those big families, and the possibility of wanting to be promoted in the Han army is not high. The military marquis level is almost the apex of their careers. On the contrary, in the Taixing army, the troops are strong, and there is no need to consider the question of origin. Their future looks brighter than it used to be.

Since he decided to take refuge in the Taixing Army, the military marquis began to take the initiative to introduce Guo Wei to the situation in Taiyuan County. This veteran military marquis, who has been in the border army for more than ten years, has the surname Ding and Lao Si. From the name alone, it can be seen that his background must be very poor.

Regarding the question of single and double names in the late Han Dynasty, the situation is as follows:

The so-called "crown and word, respect its name." ", pre-Qin period. Name is a symbol of status and the embodiment of virtue. It is used for the body. The single word is elegant, and the double word is vulgar, so cultivated people are ashamed of the name of the single word. But in fact, in the folk, there are still many two-character names, such as: Huo Quzhi. Zhou Yafu and others, everyone didn't think that the double name was so bad.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty. As a manifestation of his admiration for Zhou etiquette, Wang Mang explicitly forbade the people of the whole country to name after two characters. Although Wang Mang's imperial power was extremely short-lived, the ban was also far-reaching. Until a long time after the Eastern Han Dynasty. Words have always been the first choice for naming. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only poor people with poor backgrounds and no status would take double names.

In fact, even the name Ding Laosi is not his original name. Originally, he didn't even have a name, but was only called Ding Laosi by ranking. It wasn't until he became a team leader after years of struggle that he took his current name according to the homonym of "Ding Laosi".

Ding Laosi had no objection to participating in the Taixing Army, but he still had some concerns about going to the city in person. His wife and two children were in Jinyang City. If the news of Ding Laosi's surrender spreads, I am afraid that his family will be taken by the powerful in the city. You must know that he is not too young, so he naturally takes a pair of children very seriously, and he is not willing to take risks for it easily.

Therefore, Ding Laosi worked hard to refrain from the errand of coming forward to defraud the city. However, he was worried that this would make Guo Wei dissatisfied, so he hurriedly made up for his crimes, and told him what he knew about Taiyuan County like a bamboo tube pouring beans, without the slightest reservation.

In order to save time, the group sat directly on a flat-bottomed boat, and while sailing, they perfected the plan to attack Daling County little by little. Ding Laosi has stayed in Taiyuan all his life, which can be called a living map of Taiyuan geography. He knew all the mountains, where there was water, where it was suitable for camping, and where the terrain was open. Even in Taiyuan County now, the ability of those officials is high, and Ding Laosi knows it very clearly.

"Zhu Han, the magistrate of Daling County, is a scholar. This guy reads a lot, and he is reluctant to govern the people, but he doesn't understand the art of war at all. As long as our army enters the city, that scholar will not be able to organize the county soldiers to resist at all......"

"Pingtao County Ling Du Feng is a soldier. If he knew about the ...... of their navy and their navy was destroyed, he would probably immediately think of what they wanted to do next......

Du Feng, the commander of Pingtao County, who was evaluated by Ding Laosi as a "knowing soldier", was a little uneasy at the moment. The reason is simple, judging from the time, the fleet transporting the county soldiers should almost be back. However, he waited for an extra hour in the county temple, and still did not receive the news of the return of the fleet from his cronies waiting at the temporary dock.

- Did something happen?

Du Feng naturally couldn't have imagined that the Taixing Army would actually start building a naval army that seemed to be basically useless more than a year ago. What he thought was an accident was actually something else. For example, during the march, several boats were accidentally overturned, for example, the water thieves in "Zhao Yuqi" appeared, and for example, the boating sailors decreased their speed due to continuous fatigue......

But all in all, Du Feng didn't think that there would be any big problems with his own fleet.

The noise at the head of the city came again, and Du Feng had to go to the head of the city for the third time today. The Taixing army, which was three miles away from the city, did not carry out a formal siege operation, but the attack on Pingtao County did not stop.

For example, in the past few days, the Taixing army has been mobilizing about 1,000 people to pile up mounds of earth about 100 steps from the city wall. Although this trick is not new, after all, it also gives him some headaches. If the mound were piled up near the city walls, it would be a big threat to the defenders.

As a county magistrate who is responsible for defending the land, Du Feng must often go to the city for a walk. Even if he comes down in a circle and doesn't do anything, he can always boost his morale.

After turning around the city, the team sent out by the Taixing army to pile up soil was still working in an orderly manner. Du Feng once sent the elite of the county soldiers to try to sneak out of the city. However, the Taixing army's preparations for this were undoubtedly quite sufficient. As soon as the city gate of Pingtao County was opened, the cavalry of the Taixing Army, who were pressing the formation one hundred and fifty paces away, all of a sudden got on horseback. Seeing such a reaction, Du Feng had no choice but to urgently recall the county soldiers who were about to leave the city, so as not to let them die in vain.

Coming down from the wall, as soon as Du Feng returned to the county temple, several county officials immediately came to report with various cases. Even in wartime, although Du Feng, as a county magistrate, needed to deal with a lot of civil affairs, there were still some in the end.

By the time this was done, night had fallen. Du Feng felt a little sleepy, but he always felt as if there was something left to be done in his heart, and he was absent-minded even for dinner. He instructed the county lieutenant on duty tonight to be careful about the city defense, and was about to go to the couch to rest, when he suddenly patted his head and remembered a big event.

- The sailors who are responsible for transporting the county soldiers have not yet returned?!

As soon as he thought of this, Du Feng immediately fell asleep. He hurriedly got up, put on his official uniform, and called the little officer on duty at night, asking if there was any ship coming back from the dock.

Receiving a negative answer, Du Feng felt that something was wrong in his heart. The 1,300 soldiers commanded by Li Wei are currently the strongest part of the county town. Now the guy was in the rear of the enemy with a thousand men, but suddenly he became unheard. Such a major event is enough to change the direction of the entire battle!

At this moment, in Du Feng's heart, he felt extremely regretful about the plan to send troops out to cut off the back road of the Taixing army. In fact, as long as you rely on your own four or five thousand people to defend the city of Pingtao County, and let the opponent's forces have an advantage, it will never be possible to break through the relatively strong Pingtao City in a short period of time. As long as the two sides held each other for a long time, Du Feng didn't think that Tai Xingjun would be interested in attacking strongly.

Moreover, by that time, the rescue from the south should have almost arrived. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, if Zhang Qi was not stupid, he would obediently end the attack and retreat to Zishi. Otherwise, the Taimarching army does not have an advantage in terms of troops, geography, or logistics, and if it really wants to fight, it will most likely result from a bad result.

As long as Tai Xingjun retires this time, Du Feng only needs to stay up for another year, and the term of office of the county order will expire. By that time, the Yuan brothers should have defeated Dong Zhuo, the Liangzhou barbarian. Du Feng felt that with his own merits, after the expiration of his term of office, how could he get a better official position from the court under the control of the Yuan brothers.

However, all these wonderful prospects are now only afraid that there will be big problems!

Fortunately, Du Feng usually cultivates qi cultivation and is able to control his emotions. While sending a small official to the temporary dock to inquire, he said that he was going to the courtyard to admire the moon to show his leisure. It's just that no matter how the servants in the county temple look at the sky, they can't find the existence of the moon.

Just when the servants secretly expressed their great admiration for the prefectural order's eyesight, the little officials sent to the temporary dock finally returned. However, he did not return alone, and was accompanied by the caretaker of the makeshift pier and a wet fisherman. (To be continued......)