"Mother, are you ready?" Within half a day, Zheng Chan came to urge her mother for the second time.

"I'm not going anywhere! Which poor ghosts are afraid of the official army, what am I afraid of! Wen didn't look at his daughter, but listened intently to the intermittent gunfire in the southeast.

"This is an order from the command and must be carried out! Now that you are a family member of the Mengshan Army, it is difficult to guarantee what will happen to the official army. It was Wang Yuecian who spoke. Like Zheng Chan, Wang Yuechan is also wearing a bloated military uniform with a belt around her waist. The weather was still cold in the morning and evening, and she couldn't change her cotton clothes, and the cotton military uniform made by Mengshan Army completely buried her slender figure in the past.

In fact, Zheng Chan had already explained to Wen, but she just didn't listen. Now she is the mother-in-law of the deputy commander of the Mengshan Army, and she seems to have no fear. But Wang Yuechan's words are obviously more powerful than Zheng Chan's, "Do you have to go?" Isn't it how good it is to brag all day long? I can't even look at my own nest__"

"Zhuangzi must be withdrawn before evening, you listen, the gunfire in Zhaojialou is no longer so intense, indicating that the team has withdrawn. The ones who should go are gone, we have to hurry, we are already the last batch. Wang Yuecian began to pack up her things, and Wen also came to help.

"Ah, you can't bring so much, mother, this is a transfer, not an escape. He, he said, we'll be back in a few days. Zheng Chan found that her mother had actually cleaned up, and in the bedroom, half of the bed was piled up with large bags and small bags.

"What did Zhou Yi say? It's the first day of the new year, how many days is it? Can I come back on the fifth day of junior high school? Wen stared at her daughter and saw that she opened the baggage one by one to check, "Don't look at it, you must bring it." Why didn't he come? ”

"Deputy Commander Zhou is in charge of the transfer of logistics, and he is so busy that he is dying, where can he take care of it." Wang Yuecian also came over to help, leaving some unneeded clothes and antiques, "These things are hidden in the cellar, it's inconvenient to carry them." ”

"At home, what is Commander Zhou? Isn't he my son-in-law? Wen muttered dissatisfied.

Since Zhou Yiqiang married his daughter, it goes without saying that Wen's heart is awkward. But looking at her daughter's appearance after marriage, her cheeks have become fatter, which proves that she is in a good mood after marriage.

"Mother, don't nag. He can't take care of it, so let me come back to help you. Zheng Chan saw Zhou Yi appearing at the door at a glance, and stopped the second half of the sentence.

"You're right away! I brought the car, hurry up and load it and leave. Zhou Yi didn't wear a military hat, and his head was sweating, "The officers and soldiers came up soon, and the guard company had withdrawn into the village." You just follow your mother and take care of each other. As he spoke, he picked up two burdens and walked out.

Zheng Chan and Wen got into the car, and the car was full of warm baked cakes, and Zheng Chan squeezed into the pile of baked cakes. Zheng Chan wanted to beckon Wang Yuecian to squeeze up, but Wang Yuecian waved at them and entered the courtyard again, Zheng Chan shouted twice, Wang Yuecian replied something, she didn't hear clearly.

The front and rear were the convoy of the logistics section, and the soldiers of the transport company, some with guns on their backs, some empty-handed, were busy in front and back, and more than a dozen sick and wounded were helped into the car. Zheng Chan saw Song Jinguo and Zhou Yi standing on the corner of the street talking about something, the body shook, and the car started. Zheng Chan inadvertently raised her face and saw that the bright red Mengshan military flag was still fluttering in the wind on the flagpole in front of the Zheng family ancestral hall.

More than a dozen carts went out of the north gate, passed the wooden bridge, and entered the equally deserted Chenjiaya. The sunset shone lazily over without a hint of warmth. The reason why Zheng Chan was not assigned the same task as Wang Yuecian was because she found out that she was pregnant. As the wife of the pregnant deputy commander, she was taken care of by Song Jinguo as a matter of course.

The car did not stop, squeaked through the narrow streets of Chenjiaya, left the village from the west gate, and entered the wilderness. There is still black snow in some places in the shade of the mountain, and the temperature seems to cool down all of a sudden.

"Where are we going? Where to stay tonight? Wen asked, locking his neck.

"Where do I know the way?"

A fast horse galloped by, hooves rumbling. The rider carries a spear on his back, wears a hat crookedly, and puts his feet in the saddle, his buttocks dangling, his body lying forward, and the whip is drawn on the horse's buttocks from time to time.

"If you want to fight, you also rely on Zhengjiazhuang. I don't know what they think, this is not for me to suffer. "The wooden wheels basically have no shock absorption function, and after only walking for a while, Wen's is a little unbearable.

"You know, the matter of war is complicated." Zheng Chan remembered the lights of the headquarters that had been going on all night a few days ago.

Zheng Du finally saw the gatehouse of Zhengjiazhuang, and his eyes blurred with tears. The hometown has been occupied by thieves for nearly a year, and it is finally back in his hands.

The old father, Zheng Jing, fell ill after the first battle of Autumn Village, and his two sons were carefully diagnosed and treated by famous doctors, but in the end they still fell ill and died in the hot June day. The reason is that the old father, who has always been in good health, can't afford to get sick, and he still has a heart disease that is difficult to treat. There is not only disappointment in the official army, but also sadness for the removal of the eldest son. Even if you go through the martial arts system, is it easy to stay up to the fifth rank? Zheng Cheng, who is over forty years old, is afraid that he will be abandoned by officialdom in this life. These are not the real reasons, Zheng Duzhi said, the old father is mainly worried about his hometown, according to sporadic news, the Zheng family was miserable, the land was divided, not to mention the floating wealth, as for his two aunts and little sister, the fate can be imagined. These reasons were put together and crushed the old father who had been strong all his life.

Now, Master Feng has finally helped him fulfill his wish.

Feng Guozhang's troops were dispatched on time on 25 February, and Zheng Du was sent by Cao Kun to Feng Guozhang's side as a guide, while Cao Kun himself went to Yanzhou to take command of another line of troops. Lord Feng led the troops out of Teng County, and he was cautious along the way, fearing that he would be ambushed by the thieves. From Teng County to Zhaojialou, it took four days, the road was quite smooth, except for the occasional harassment of a small ambush of thieves, the troops did not fight a big battle, but before arriving at Zhaojialou, the troops encountered the resistance of the thieves, the thieves chose the terrain, relying on the fortifications built on the hillside, the officers and soldiers blocked the whole day, the officers and soldiers because they could not show their strength, several attacks on the narrow front were beaten down, dozens of casualties, including a team officer was broken head. Enraged, Lord Feng held a meeting overnight to analyze the deployment of the thieves' forces and arrange the next day's attack.

The enemy situation was clear, Feng Guozhang sent a fast horse to inform Cao Kun's troops in Zou County, informing him that the main force of the thief army was in the area from Zhaojialou to Zhengjiazhuang, and asked him to quickly march to the enemy's flank. Of course, he also has to report to Wang Shizhen, who is sitting in Fei County. Before, he was most worried that the thief army would attack Fei County, after all, Wang Shizhen's side was relatively weak, even if the thief army fell into Wang Shizhen's ambush net, with the four battalions of infantry in his hand (the adapted old army and newly recruited soldiers accounted for most of the half) and the patrol battalion, he might not be able to eat the thief army. Now that the main force of the thief army appeared in front of him, Feng Guozhang was happy in his heart.

Before the war, it was stipulated that Cao Kun was under the command of Feng Guozhang.

Zheng Du thought that there would be a fierce battle on the second day, but on the second day, he unexpectedly found that the thief army had withdrawn, and the position of the fierce battle yesterday was empty, and only a few dozen bullet casings were found. This news made Feng Guozhang mixed with joy, and he was happy that he repelled the thief army, and more than ten miles ahead, he arrived at the thief army's lair. According to the guide, after Zhaojialou, the terrain is much more open, and it is difficult to defend. It is estimated that it can go straight to Zhengjiazhuang in one go. Li Chun attacked twice, but he didn't even see the wall of Zhengjiazhuang, so he was beaten by others and lost his armor, and he was defeated. Along the way, although dozens of people have been lost (not many have been killed), they have already seen the destination and should be happy. Of course, Feng Guozhang is not willing to compare with Li Chun, in the officialdom, he not only talks about his position, but also about his qualifications, he has a higher position and deep qualifications than Li Chun. Compared with Li Chun, he really has a bit of a self-falling identity.

The thief army saw the opportunity so quickly that the tactics he had arranged yesterday, including the forcible outflanking of the two flanks, failed. Moreover, the thief army was by no means defeated, but took the initiative to withdraw, indicating that the thief army had other plans. Feng Guozhang was a little worried, if the thief army relied on the high walls and deep ditches of Zhengjiazhuang to defend themselves, I am afraid it would be really difficult. Because it was mainly due to the terrain, the artillery battalion was led by Cao Kun. If the thief army is guarded by Zhuang, they really have to wait for Cao Zhongshan's cannon to come up.

After confirming that all the thieves had withdrawn, Feng Guozhang commanded the troops to cross Zhaojialou and continue to advance towards Zhengjiazhuang, and after walking for another day, he finally saw the wall of Zhengjiazhuang. Feng Guozhang didn't dare to be careless, and the three infantry battalions cowered outside the south gate of Zhengjiazhuang, for fear that the thief army would suddenly launch a counterattack. His battalion commander suggested sending a small force for a tentative attack, but Feng Guozhang refused, telling his subordinates that they should first be invincible before they could plot victory. I will not be victorious, but I will be victorious against the enemy. The thief army defeated Li Xiushan twice, it was definitely not a fluke, and it was careless. He ordered Zheng Du to be brought, asked in detail about the "city defense" of Zhengjiazhuang, and decided to block it outside the village first, and wait for Cao Kun to come from the west before making a general attack.

Zheng Du was already impatient, Zhuangzi's situation, he had been observing it in the borrowed monocular for a while, "My lord, I think that the thief army has fled, and Zhengjiazhuang is already an empty city!" ”

"How so?" Feng Guozhang was also observing with a telescope, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Zhengjiazhuang was quiet and afraid of people, and there was no figure on the wall.

"If the thieves are determined to resist, it is impossible for the wall to be left unarmed. My lord, I am willing to lead a team of infantry to try to attack once. ”

Feng Guozhang touched Zheng Liang's head and groaned, this possibility is not nothing, the thief army saw that it was not the road, so he simply didn't even want the nest__

After pondering for a long time, Feng Guozhang called out to a battalion officer, "Old Wu, you choose a team and try to come." If the enemy is blocked, take it down for me. ”

"Yes!" Wu Yingguan agreed, and the organization went. Zheng Du gave Cao Kun a thousand salutes and followed Wu Yingguan.

In the binoculars, an infantry formation spread out in an offensive formation, approaching the wall, and the soldiers tried to bend their waists, shooting while running forward.

There was no resistance, and seeing that a few soldiers had arrived at the gate of the village, Feng Guozhang slapped his thigh angrily, "Grandma's, the dogs have slipped away." ”

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