Chapter 635: The Newborn Calf Is Not Afraid of Tigers
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Hearing Song Jingang say this, Li Chongjiu smiled and asked, "General Song must have already had an opinion, why don't you say come and listen to it?" ”
Song Jingang said at the moment: "Your Majesty, then the last general will be ugly, the last general thinks that with the current power of my Great Zhao, even if there is Li Tang to contain it, it is a sure thing to sweep Shandong, and the difference is that it is fast or slow to collect Shandong." ”
Li Chongjiu nodded: "You are right, Li Tang's attack on Xiao Milling is imminent, we must take Shandong before Li Yuan breaks Xiao Mill, so that the army has no worries, and goes all out to the west to keep Luoyang." Therefore, it is easy to attack Shandong. ”
Song Jingang said: "What His Majesty said is very true, then the last general has a number in his heart, just like this time the last general will pacify the bandits, and the bandits are intrigued with each other, and this is the only way to break the Weichen, and among the several princes of Shandong, only Qi Gongshun is the strongest." If you can break Qi Gongshun, force Qingzhou, and finish the battle, then the Shandong heroes will look at the wind and surrender. ”
Li Chongjiu said: "The ancients can prosper the country with one word, but you are really insightful this time, and it is rare to see the same thing as Xu Aiqing who gave me a fold." It seems that you are indeed the best person to attack Shandong this time, and I did not choose the wrong person. ”
Song Jingang lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your compliment." ”
Li Chongjiu said: "Since you have this idea, you will lead the army south on the same day and cooperate with Xu Shiji to attack Qingzhou." ”
"No." Song Jingang clenched his fists and said.
Huo'er Shen grassland.
An army of 35,000 troops came out of White Wolf City and was heading in the direction of Wuhuan Mountain.
Tuntian Captain Wang Shi was lying in the carriage at the moment. This carriage was used by the Dingling tribesmen to transport grain. Ding Lingbu is also known as the Gaoche clan, and Ding Lingbu is a herdsman in every household. All have at least four tall cars or more. And Wang Chengzhong could only honestly lie on the carriage, and the bump of the carriage caused him to suffer a stick injury on his hip. It cracked again.
Wang Chengcheng hated Guo Xiaoke's heart.
"Lord Captain, it's time to camp." A Ding Ling head said to the king.
In the eyes of the Ding Ling tribesmen. This Lord Wang, who is a captain of the Zhao Military Academy, is a high-ranking official.
Wang Shi climbed out of the car and said, "Just camp in this place, I see that it is empty on all sides, aren't you afraid of the Khitan cavalry night attack?" ”
The head of the Ding Ling Department smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord Captain, our Ding Ling Department has been like this for hundreds of years, as long as we surround the carts in a ring formation, the general Khitan cavalry will not be able to attack it." ”
Wang Shi nodded, among the various departments in Liaodong, Ding Lingbu was the weakest. He didn't think much of it. However, after listening to this Ding Lingbu leader's self-report, Wang Shi was really scared.
It turned out that the head of the Ding Ling department, named Hu Luhong, turned out to be the same clan of Hu Luguang, a famous general of the Northern Qi Dynasty. You must know that the Northern Qi Dynasty when Hu Luguang was there, the sound shook the Guanxi and suppressed the Turks, and even the Northern Zhou Emperor said that if this person was here, how could I break through Yecheng.
Although Hu Luguang was unjustly killed, he died. But his people did not perish, and the Hu Law Department was the most brave and good at fighting among the Gaoche clan. When the Northern Qi expelled the Hu Lu Department, many clansmen returned to their hometowns in Liaodong. And this Hu Lu Hong is a famous warrior in the Hu Lu clan.
Wang Shi saw the warriors of the Hu Law Department of the Ding Ling Clan. First drive the donkeys and mules to one place, circle them with sheep and horses, and then use high carts on all sides. The tails were connected, and a ring array was erected.
The formation is in the outermost circle. The men and horses were behind the chariots, while the mules and donkeys were kept in the center. On the four sides of the car array, boxes were stacked to build watchtowers, on which the soldiers were sentry. Such a layer upon layer of car formations is a formation passed down from generation to generation by the Ding Ling people, although even the Xi people have the custom of circumambulating the car as a formation, but their car formation is far less famous than the Ding Ling clan.
In this chariot array, one-third of the grain and baggage of the expeditionary army were also escorted.
When twilight fell, Wang Shi dragged his body around, and there were 200 Goguryeo soldiers under his command, all of whom were prisoners of war who attacked Goguryeo. After a long time in the Han region, they no longer wanted to return to Goguryeo, and now they are using them as husbands, not as soldiers, but as auxiliaries, doing some things to feed the horses in carts.
Wang Shi watched for a while, these Goguryeo auxiliaries did their duty to do their own thing, and they didn't do anything for him to discipline, which made him feel bored. Wang Shi thought that as a Tuntian captain, he had no chance to make military exploits at all, and it seemed that he was going to live in obscurity like this in Songmo Duhufu for a lifetime.
The autumn wind on the grassland kills.
When the weather cooled down at night, many soldiers put on felt shirts and sat around the fire to roast the fire.
At this time, Hu Luhong came over and said to Wang Shi: "Lord Captain, something is wrong tonight." ”
"Why is something wrong?" Wang Shi asked rhetorically.
"You see that our army has been deep into the Huo'er Shen grassland for three days, but not even a single Khitan scout has appeared, I see if the Khitans will gather to ambush us. Especially tonight, the moon is very bright, and it is a good opportunity for the Khitans to ambush us. ”
Wang Shi raised his head and looked at the sky, and the moonlight was really bright, and there was almost no need to light torches around.
Hearing Hu Luhong say this, Wang Shi immediately got serious and asked, "How many soldiers are there in the car formation?" ”
"Fifteen hundred people, Lord Cui led another 1,500 people to follow the capital to protect the Chinese army nearby, our army escorted grain and grass, and there were some palaces when crossing the river. But it doesn't matter, there are two thousand cavalry in the Murdexi Division, just a few miles away. ”
Hearing this, Wang Shi said: "Then tonight's strengthening of vigilance is to double the number of people who keep vigil." ”
Hu Luhong was puzzled: "But it is already very hard to march and transport food during the day, and if you send twice the manpower, the clansmen will complain." ”
"It's okay, tell them to keep vigil tonight, and give ten dollars each."
"Okay." Hu Luhong was afraid that Wang Shi would regret it, so he immediately agreed, immediately ordered someone to go down, and arranged for people to be on duty at night. When the soldiers on duty at night heard that there were actually ten dollars to be taken tonight, it was as if a drop of water was transferred into the hot oil pot, and there was a sudden sound. At the moment, everyone who is on duty is happy, and those who are not on duty are regretful.
Ten yuan for Ding Lingren can be exchanged for a foot of coarse cloth, a small piece of coarse salt or a tea brick in the Liaodong Market. And this can be achieved with just one night of hard work.
Looking at Ding Ling's grateful appearance, Wang Shi suddenly became happy. The family member on the side quietly asked, "Young Master, where did we get the money to reward these Ding Ling people?" ”
"If the Khitans come to attack tonight. We have kept it, and we are afraid that there will be no reward yet? ”
"But young master. What if the Khitans don't come tonight? ”
Wang Shi was stunned for a moment and said: "I didn't expect this, forget it, owe it first, there is always a way, are the living still afraid of suffocating to death." The two family members listened to Wang Shi's irresponsible words, and suddenly showed a look of wanting to cry without tears.
In the middle of the night, the night breeze is cooler.
The prairie is even quieter.
At this time, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves came from the east. The night wind was blowing from the west, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard at this time, indicating that the Khitan cavalry was very close.
"Not good. It's a Khitan outpost! Shouted from the lookout.
When Wang Shi heard this, he immediately jumped up from the pile of horse feed, pulled out his sword, and shouted with both eyes: "Where are the Khitans?" ”
The two family members immediately ran over and persuaded them: "Young master, it's the Khitan sentry horse, not the Khitan army. ”
"No, I'll take a look." Wang Shi is about to do it.
"Young Master, wait a minute, we'll put on your armor first."
"Trouble." Wang Shi scolded. At that moment, the two family members took a pair of fish scale armor from the armor bed and put it on Wang Shi with all hands and feet. This fish scale armor was given to Wang Shi by Emperor Yang E, and it is a treasure in the arsenal. The most sturdy of all.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves increased again, and the people on the watchtower said: "It's not good, there are also Khitan people in the north, and there are a lot of torches." ”
"No matter." Wang Shi took the helmet. Running to the vicinity of the lookout, Hu Luhong also ran over and said, "Lord Captain, it's really a Khitan cavalry." ”
Wang Shi laughed loudly when he heard this: "It's a good time." I'm afraid that if they don't come, Lao Tzu's military exploits will fall on them. ”
Hu Luhong saw Wang Shi's calm and comfortable appearance. I can't help but admire it from the bottom of my heart, and I think about Zhao Ren in the past few years. Fighting all over the world, even the Turks are afraid, just with the courage of this captain, it can explain a lot of problems. Thinking that he has been in the army for many years, this courage is far inferior.
Although Hu Luhong may not be under Wang Shi in terms of official position, he said at this moment: "Lord Captain, if you are really brave, then you will obey the orders of the captain here." ”
"Good!" Wang Shi was cheeky first, and agreed first.
Hu Luhong didn't know that Wang Shi was so bold, he was completely a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. In fact, Wang Shi was on the battlefield for the first time, and he had no experience in commanding operations at all.
"Please, Captain, what should we do next?"
Wang Shi was stunned for a moment, what should he do first? Wang Shi was blindfolded at the moment, but fortunately, his two family members had followed Wang Junkuo for many years, and they were all battle-hardened soldiers. Wang Shi won't, they will.
At that moment, the two immediately whispered beside Wang Shi, Wang Shi nodded and said, "Yes, that's it." ”
Wang Shi immediately said: "The first order someone to light a white smoke on the lookout, tell the other departments that we have been attacked here, and rise up for reinforcements." ”
"There are also coachmen and miscellaneous servants, who gather in the sheep and horse pens with the mules and donkeys, and tell them that when the Khitans attack, those who shout loudly and move around at will will be killed."
"What about the rest? They all picked up bows and arrows, and once the Khitan cavalry attacked, they greeted them with bows and arrows, and they shot them in a chariot formation, and when the enemy cavalry was defeated and retreated, they were not allowed to attack. ”
Wang Shi ordered them one by one, and they were also in good order, and they immediately passed Hu Luhong again. Now the white smoke that can be seen at night is burning on the lookout, and although the Goguryeo military households are afraid when they hear about the attack of the Khitan cavalry, they all gather together with wooden sticks in their mouths under the military order, and do not dare to move.
Wang Shi walked around, but saw that there were still more than 50 soldiers guarding Ding Ling's soldiers, and immediately asked Hu Luhong, "What's going on?" Why don't you let them get weapons? ”
Hu Luhong said: "Lord Captain doesn't know, General Guo governs the army harshly, and kills people before every big battle, with military discipline, these are all non-commissioned soldiers who have committed crimes, or thorns in various battalions, and now they are all sent here to be imprisoned, and it is estimated that they will be beheaded before the decisive battle, and the whole army will be warned." ”
Wang Shiqi said: "There is also this matter. ”
At that moment, Wang Shixin moved, walked to the more than 50 soldiers and said: "Wait and listen, you have committed a crime, and you deserve death, but you are lucky, now the Khitans are attacking the car camp, as long as you can defend the car camp, you will be able to resist the capital crime, and there are rewards and military merits to take, if you have eggs, give a certain step forward, whether you are dead or alive is up to you." ”
When these soldiers heard Wang Shi say this, they stepped forward without hesitation and said, "We are not afraid of death, are we still afraid of the Khitans?" This life is given to the captain. ”
Hu Luhong hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "No, Lord Captain, this is against General Guo's will." ”
Wang Shi said with a look at him: "Here is your decision, or I am in charge, if you say a word, I will take you down." ”
Hu Luhong saw that Wang Shi was holding chicken feathers as an arrow so quickly, and he could only be speechless at the moment, who told him to hand over all the power just now.
And when the two family members saw that Wang Shi had received fifty fierce and daring soldiers with a word, they were all surprised and thought to themselves, this young master is really a god, these fifty people are probably going up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire with the general.
Wang Shi immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Let the Khitan thief, look at the true colors of our big Zhao Nan'er." ”
More than fifty soldiers shouted together, and then the soldiers of the Ding Ling clan also shouted when they saw that the general was so brave.
And the Khitan cavalry that was constantly gathering in the outer circle, seeing the sudden burst of cheers in the car array, they were all shocked, according to the reason, the Zhao army that was attacked by night at this time should not be panicked?
As for Wang Shi looking at the Khitan cavalry around the chariot formation in the night at the moment, I don't believe it in my heart, so who else can suppress Lao Tzu. (To be continued......)