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But in this troubled world, who can be trusted? Dou Jiande was at a loss in his heart, although Chen Po's army is strong now, but what? When Yang Guang conquered Liao, he was not even more strong, and he was really a million-strong army, but it was only a few years, and now the world of the Great Sui has become like this.

And what made him hesitate even more was that although Chen Pojun grew up in Hebei, he was not from Hebei, he was a member of the Jiangnan royal family. Not to mention whether Chen Pojun can compete for the world in this troubled world in the future, even if he has won it, will Chen Pojun treat them Hebei people well in the future?

And there is a more important reason in his heart, he is unwilling.

Troubled times are kings, and the strong are respected

Although he came from a humble background, he did not believe that those of noble blood had to be in high positions. Otherwise, who is more expensive than the Yang family today, but isn't the Yang family already exhausted?

If Chen Pojun had moved into Hebei two months earlier, maybe at that time, when they had no way out, they would choose to surrender to Chen Pojun. But now, he clearly knows that as long as he defeats Zhang Jin, dozens of counties on the north and south banks of the Yellow River will be waiting for him to take over. It won't be long before he can recruit more soldiers. Although Chen Pojun is strong, they are not without a chance.

A manly man, in this troubled world, in the face of this opportunity, how can he miss it.

With his current status, what can he do even if he votes for Chen Pojun? There are many generals in the Liaodong army, and even a person like Xue Shixiong, the marshal of Hebei, who surrendered to Liao with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, can't get any good rewards.

Maybe Chen Pojun will generously reward him with a sixth-grade infantry captain, or reward a fifth-grade eagle general. But now that he has succeeded, then in the future, the princely hegemony can be expected, how can it be compared to this small military position?

Before you know it, the cavalry battalion has arrived. Dou Jiande called several officers in the cavalry battalion, selected 3,000 men and horses from all the 5,000 light cavalry to the red line, and called his brother-in-law Cao Dan. Cao Dan is two years younger than the red line, just over eighteen years old. But Cao Dan is brave and strategic, in the past, in the army, and Su Dingfang, two small generals, must move forward bravely in every battle, behead the generals and capture the flag, and are the bravest generals of the younger generation in the army.

Although he agreed to let his daughter go to Pingyuan County this time, he couldn't let go of it in his heart, and finally specially transferred this brave but younger Cao Dan to accompany him to the south.

The soldiers and horses were ordered, and the men over there also cooked their meals.

"Let's eat, and when we're full, we'll go." Dou Jiande arranged.

Seeing that the man brought food, Dou Jiande took Dou Hongxian and Cao Dan to inspect. After the inspection, I saw the soldiers squatting on the ground to eat in groups of three or five, so I found a random place, took a rice bowl and squatted together in the crowd to eat.

The soldiers looked at Dou Jiande with admiration and respect in their eyes. If Dou Jiande removed the armor and mingled among them, he would really be no different from the old peasant. Dou Jiande is very famous in the rebel army, but he is really good for these rebel brothers. Eating with everyone is also commonplace, and it is natural.

The soldiers regarded Dou Jiande as a general, when he was a friend, when he was a father, and when he was a brother who shared life and death......

When the rebels on the side saw Dou Jiande eating with them, they all felt that their faces were shining and they were very happy. While eating, he also stopped from time to time to ask questions.

"General, may I ask you something?" A young man who looked very young, at most sixteen or seventeen years old, said with some restraint.

"Oh, you can just ask about something. I didn't expect that you are young, but you are a member of the cavalry battalion, and it seems that you have a few strokes. "Dou Jiande doesn't have half a stand, and he is very kind. There are only 5,000 cavalry battalions, and these 5,000 war horses are more valuable than people, so the selected cavalry is also one in a hundred elites. This young man is so young, but he is also a member of the cavalry battalion, which already shows that he must have a lot of convincing skills.

"It's been five years since I left my hometown, is it possible that after we defeat Zhang Jincheng this time, we can go back to our hometown and no longer have to fight with others?" The soldier mustered up courage, he was eighteen years old, and he had been malnourished for a long time, but he looked as if he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. His hometown was originally in Shanggu County, and in the past few years, there have been bandits and soldiers everywhere, and he has joined the rebel army since he was thirteen years old. Year after year, all that remains in memory is blood and killing. He was tired of all this, and just wanted to end it as soon as possible, and use the little gold and silver he had looted and saved in the past few years to go back to his hometown to buy dozens of acres of land, buy a cow, and marry a woman to have children. …,

He heard that the Duke of Donghai had already surrendered to the Zhuojun Imperial Court, and thought that if he defeated Zhang Jincheng this time, maybe he would be able to return to his hometown in Shanggu, and he would no longer have to live with his head like this.

The soldiers on the side stopped talking, and everyone looked at the general eagerly, hoping to hear the answer they wanted from his mouth. Most of them were peasants, and for various reasons, they had no choice but to join the rebels. But in their hearts, what everyone actually wants most is not this kind of life, they still think about the old days.

Dou Jiande looked at everyone's expectant eyes, and felt a little unbearable in his heart, and finally had to say, "That's true, as long as we defeat Zhang Jincheng this time, we can live as stable as before." ”

The soldiers did not care to eat, but they all jumped up and shouted for joy, which attracted the other people to look sideways. When the other people relayed the general's words, the whole battalion burst into laughter.

After the meal, Dou Hongxian and Cao Dan rode north to cross the canal with three thousand horses full of hope and headed for Bohai County.

Four days later, the surging waters on the canal had also subsided, and under the urging of Zhang Jincheng, ten pontoon bridges stretched north from the south bank of the canal to the north bank.

Seeing that the pontoon bridge was ready, Zhang Gui couldn't wait to take the lead in crossing the canal with the soldiers and horses of his headquarters. Behind him, on the south bank of the canal, was overwhelmed with people and horses. Zhang Jin said that not only did he bring all the 250,000 horses with him, but he also brought about 300,000 young men and women with him. With these civilians, the women can vent to the sergeants, and the strong men can replenish the lost forces at any time. Even in times of shortage, these people can be used as military rations.

In today's troubled times, food shortages are a common occurrence. Hundreds of thousands of horses, some are still in Dongguang City, some are on the way, and most of them have already reached the south bank of the canal. There were people everywhere in a mess, and Zhang Jincheng sat on the horse and looked at the crowded appearance, not angry, but very happy in his heart. He has been crisscrossing Hebei and Shandong for many years, never training soldiers and horses, nor defending a pool and a city. He likes to plunder every place he goes, and then go to a city.

Those recruited soldiers, if they do not die or be disabled in three battles, he will officially transfer them to the foreign army. If a foreign sergeant dies or is not injured in five battles, he will transfer him to the inner army. The internal soldiers, those who can not die or be disabled in ten battles can be transferred to the pro-army. He doesn't train the army, and has always used this cruel method of training by fighting to eliminate those unqualified soldiers and horses. Although in this way, the casualties of the sergeants are very large, but in the troubled times, the most worthless thing is human life.

Last time, he was able to escape from Shandong to Hebei, relying on his elite pro-army who had survived a hundred battles. Although in the first battle of Shandong, his pro-army was almost dead, but now he has annexed the two righteous armies of Sun Anzu and Liu Badao and occupied the land of the two counties.

Thinking of Dou Jiande and Gao Shida on the north shore, his heart was as hard as iron. Although he and Sun Anzu once worshipped, in troubled times, only strength is king. At present, he has defeated Sun Anzu and Liu Badao in a row, if Gao Shida and Dou Jiande know each other, it is okay, if they dare to resist stubbornly, then he will send them to see Sun Anzu, the sheep man. Thinking that further north of Gaoshida, there was a more powerful Chen Pojun, and his eyes were even more ruthless.

"Hurry up, speed up and cross the river, and get to the north bank before dark. Those who dare to rub will be hacked to death with a knife," Zhang Jin shouted loudly in dissatisfaction.

The sky was overcast, and there was no wind or rain.

Not far from the north bank of the canal, a ride to the south.

"General, Zhang Jin said that he had already started to cross the river, and the first troops to cross the river were his son Zhang Gui's troops. A small number of men had already crossed the river," the spy shouted.

Dou Jiande turned over on his horse, pulled out the big knife at his waist, and roared, "Brothers, come with me to kill the treacherous, pig-and-dog Zhang Jincheng." Destroy this dog thief and return to his hometown in peace."

The soldiers of the Hejian Volunteer Army, who had already lined up and waited, were full of emotion. Dou Jiande took the lead, and the 47,000 rebels rushed to the north bank of the canal.

Zhang Gui's vanguard had just crossed the canal, but he did not organize a defense immediately after crossing the river, relying on the hundreds of thousands of horses behind him. The 20,000 forwards who had crossed the river were still gathered on the north bank of the ten pontoon bridges and divided into ten groups, and there was not even an order to gather.

The Hejian rebels suddenly arrived, and Dou Jiande took 47,000 rebels down the mountain like a tiger. Unstoppable and invincible. Zhang Gui's department is only 20,000 people, and it is divided into ten departments, and even the assembly has not been completed. was caught off guard for a while, and ran away with his head in his arms. Before the battle was combined, the strikers were already defeated.

Dou Jiande defeated Zhang Gui's troops, and did not love to fight, so he directly divided the soldiers and horses into ten divisions and killed them along the ten pontoon bridges on the canal. The army drove the soldiers and horses on the pontoon bridges into the river like chickens and ducks, and it was not long before they had occupied a position on the south bank.

Seeing that the last part of the people had already crossed the pontoon bridge, facing the overwhelming Zhang Jincheng men and horses on the south bank, Dou Jiande did not panic at all, and gave an order, "Pass the order to go down and immediately set fire to the ten pontoon bridges." We waited for the shipwreck, fought against the water, and swore to kill Zhang Gou"......,