Chapter 15: The Three-Year Exam
Hengwang Dugu Ling saw that someone took the initiative to ask for help, and looked at it, only to see that this person was eight feet long, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like meteors, his instrument was lofty, he was not angry and arrogant, he was about thirty-five years old, and the speaker was none other than Ding Chong, the general of the White Tiger.
"General White Tiger is willing to go to rescue Wuning, lonely and worry-free!" King Heng was overjoyed when he saw this.
Ding Chong is a righteous person, open-minded by nature, not only skilled in the art of war, but also good at employing people, and has a lot of prestige in the DPRK, Mengjing and Wei Zilian looked at each other, made eye contact, and felt that Ding Chong was the best candidate to rescue Wu Ning.
"How many men does General White Tiger need? This rescue of Wu Ning is not trivial, does the general have a plan in his heart? Although Ding Chong is extraordinary, he is still a step shorter than Mengjing in Wei Zilian's heart, and Wei Zilian is afraid that Ding Chong will not be able to hold his breath, so he still can't help but have some concerns.
"Prime Minister rest assured, Ding Chong will still stick to it when he goes, and he will not fight hard with Daewoo." Ding Chong seemed to guess Wei Zilian's concern, and Zhengse responded, "As for how many soldiers and horses are needed, I thought that a thousand cavalry was enough, Wuning already had 50,000 defenders, and there were at least 50,000 reinforcements in the five cities in the southwest, and the troops were completely sufficient, and what Wuning City lacked at this time was just a commander of the three armies." ”
Ding Chong's words made Wei Zilian nod his head constantly, and he was very satisfied, everyone was discussing the details, Ding Chong rushed to Wuning immediately after the court, and Mengjing went to the east the next day.
"Shaoshan Chief, Xiyu Pass has been lost, the next target of Zhang Mu's army must be Wuning, we have to be ready." A young man dressed as a swordsman said respectfully to a young man dressed as a scholar.
"Bai Han, how many times have you said it, call me the young master outside, don't call the young mountain chief." The young man dressed as a scholar said unhappily.
"Yes, young master, my subordinates remember." The young man named Bai Han replied respectfully.
"As the teacher expected, Xiyuguan was really lost, and the three-year exam was really not so easy to pass." The young man in white smiled bitterly.
"Young master, we have to make plans for a long time." Bai Han reminded again.
"Well, you call someone to inform Han Taishou, and say that I, Bai Bing, have something important to see." The young man in white was none other than the Changbai Soldier of the Shaoshan Mountains of Gu Yubao, who had been in Wuning City for nearly three months, in order to take the three-year exam that Gu Yuzi gave him.
"Yes." Bai Han took the order.
"Brother Pastor Zhang, let me let the white soldiers teach you the tricks." After Bai Han left, Bai Bing muttered to himself.
"Young Master Bai Bing, I heard that you want to see me. There is still official business to deal with today, so there is Lao Bai Gongzi to make a trip. "Han Yang has just met Shen Ming, knowing that Xiyu Pass has fallen, he shouldn't have seen outsiders at this moment, Bai Bing has been living in his mansion for three months at this time, although he doesn't know anything about this young man's life experience, but the person who introduced him to live in his mansion is absolutely trustworthy, and he has been very appreciative of his ability and talent in March, seeing that he is in a hurry to see himself at this time, there must be a reason for it, so he sent someone to take him directly to the council hall.
"Han Taishou is busy with the military, and it is the white soldiers who disturb him." The white soldier politely saluted.
"Childe is anxious to see me, but what's the matter?" Han Yang beckoned the white soldiers to sit down and get straight to the point.
"The white soldiers are here for the safety of Wuning City." Han Yang is straight to the point, and Bai Bing is even more direct.
"What!" Han Yang was taken aback, it seemed that the other party already knew about the fall of Xiyu Pass, "Childe's news is very well-informed!" A chill rose in Han Yang's heart, Shen Ming said that Daewoo had a spy who infiltrated Xiyu Pass, which led to the fall of Xiyu Pass, and asked him to investigate Wu Ning thoroughly, could it be that this white soldier is Daewoo's spy.
"Han Taishou must not think about it, Bai Bing is definitely not from Daewoo." Seeing that the expression on Han Yang's face changed several times, Bai Bing knew that the other party had doubts about his identity, and explained.
"The identity of the son is mysterious, and the news is so well-informed, now is an extraordinary time, Han Yang has to think about it more." Bai Bing guessed his inner thoughts, and directly broke it, Han Yang recalled the other party's actions in March, it is indeed not like a spy, but the stakes are very high, and it is definitely not wrong for him to be a little more vigilant.
"It's too careful, if the white soldiers are really spies, they will only plan secretly at this moment, how can they fall into the net." Bai Bing didn't know the details of the fall of Xiyu Pass, but vaguely felt that Han Yang suddenly suspected that his identity was related to the fall of Xiyu Pass.
"Childe hasn't said what is going on?" Han Yang felt that although what the other party said was reasonable, he couldn't tell it for a while, and it was not too late to make a decision after listening to why he came.
"Xiyu Pass is broken, is Taishou planning to ask for help from the five cities in the southwest, but Wuning City can't hold out?" Bai Bing knew that his identity would not be clear for a while, and he thought that if he didn't come up with some means, the other party would never listen to him.
"I really plan to do so, what does Childe think?" Bai Bing said Han Yang's inner thoughts, which really surprised him, but he reacted quickly, and immediately asked Bai Bing.
"Han Taishou thinks it's hard to guess?" Bai Bing didn't answer and asked, "Xiyu Pass is lost, Wu Ning suddenly lost the barrier, Taishou's first thought must be to ask for help from the five cities in the southwest, Xiyu Pass is only more than 50 miles according to Wuning, Daewoo is menacing, and there is little intelligence, and Wuning still has 50,000 defenders, Taishou naturally wants to avoid its edge, hold on, and wait for reinforcements." Bai Bing said lightly.
Han Yang's back was cold when he said this, and the young man in front of him not only guessed his thoughts, but even guessed exactly the same process.
"Han Taishou, since you and I can think of this deployment, can't the generals of Daewoo think of it? I heard that Zhang Muke, who commanded the army in Daewoo this time, is a talented and ambitious young general, and it is said that his ability is not under the general Mengjing of your country, if he expects the deployment of Taishou, and then comes up with a way to crack it, it must not be difficult, right? Bai Bing's every word poked at Han Yang's heart, making him break out in a cold sweat.
"If I were Zhang Mu," Bai Bing continued, "Since it is expected that Taishou will not be able to hold out, it is better to pretend to besiege Wuning first, but in fact, free up troops to deal with the reinforcements of the five cities in the southwest, the five cities in the southwest rushed to rescue Wuning, and the distance between the five cities and Wuning is different, and the arrival time is naturally different. At that time, not only Wuning will not be guaranteed, but even the five cities in the southwest will be in a predicament. ”
"Since Childe can foresee the trend of the war, he must have a countermeasure, and Han Yang also asked Childe not to hesitate to tell him." Bai Bing's words completely broke through Han Yang's psychological defense, and he couldn't take into account the true identity of the other party, so he directly begged for words.
"It's too polite, since the white soldiers are here for the safety of Wu Ning, they will naturally do their best, but they are afraid that Taishou will not be able to fully trust him." Bai Bing said lightly.
"Childe, don't worry, although Han Yang is not talented, he still has the ability to distinguish right from wrong." Han Yang replied respectfully.
Bai Bing and Bai Han exchanged glances, this Han Yang obviously had reservations when he spoke, and the implication was that he wanted him to listen to himself, and the premise was that the plan he gave could convince him.
"Okay, according to my humble opinion, sticking to Wuning is naturally the best policy, but the key is not to let Daewoo think so." Bai Bing didn't bother with Han Yang, and said with a smile, revealing a hint of mystery in his words.
"Please also ask Childe to speak clearly." Han Yang obviously couldn't understand the mystery in Bai Bing's words.
"Daewoo has just occupied Xiyu Pass, at this moment Zhang Mu will inevitably be deployed in Xiyu Pass, will only send the vanguard troops to come to test, Xiyu Pass to Wuning although a horse Pingchuan, no danger to defend, but Wuning outside the city on both sides of the dense jungle, Taishou can first arrange two ambush troops on the left and right, when the Daewoo vanguard troops arrive, the three sides at the same time, although can not completely annihilate the Daewoo vanguard troops, but will definitely kill them by surprise, this plan can greatly hit Daewoo's morale, and at the same time can confuse Zhang Mu, so that he can not figure out what we think, Naturally, he did not dare to easily outflank the reinforcements in my rear, otherwise he would be attacked by the enemy before and after, and he himself would fall into a dilemma. This is a strategy of attacking instead of defending, what does Taishou think? Bai Bing smiled.
"That's a great plan! Childe is really high! Han Yang exclaimed.
"In this case, please make arrangements as soon as possible, Zhang Mu pays attention to speed with his troops, and the vanguard army may already be on the way to Wuning." Bai Bing reminded, and then pointed at Bai Han, "Although my brother is not very old, he is indeed a good hand with a sword, and the ambush soldiers on both sides can be counted as one of them." As for me, I'm willing to wait with Taishou in the city for the news of Daewoo's defeat. Bai Bing's words were extremely thoughtful, not only sending Bai Han and the defenders to kill the enemy together, but also serving as a "hostage" in the city, this arrangement completely dispelled Han Yang's concerns.
"Okay, according to the words of the son, when Daewoo retires, Han will definitely thank the son." Bai Bing's arrangement was so proper and so "intimate", Han Yangyan had reason to refuse.
"Young master, why don't you wait for Zhang Mu to go around to the rear of Wuning, and then we will join the reinforcements of the five cities in the southwest to flank them?" After Han Yang went, Bai Han was puzzled.
"Hey, if you don't want to, you can't." Bai Bing sighed and said, "I had a relationship with Zhang Mu when I was a child, this person is wise and forbearing, calm but decisive, and has a strong battlefield adaptability, not to mention that Han Yang can't fully trust us, even if he can fully trust us, but we don't know much about the five cities in the southwest, what is the character of the generals of the reinforcements, how the soldiers are trained, whether the battlefield discipline is clear, etc., will affect the battle situation, it is very difficult to unify the deployment, and then the deployment is improper, and then Zhang Mu will fight back, it will really be too late to regret it." ”
"If Wuning City didn't have the 40,000 well-ordered defenders brought by Mengjing, and wanted to ambush Daewoo's vanguard troops, I don't think it would be easy." After a pause, he said, "What's more, the three-year test given to us by the teacher is to protect Wuning in March, and there are still three days to go, so as long as we hold Wuning, Bai Han, although we have a deep blood feud with Daewoo, but the future is long, and now is the wrong time, so we must not make extraneous branches." "The white soldier is colorful.
"What the young master said is that Bai Han understands."
"Okay, you go down first and prepare to ambush the Daewoo Vanguard Force, there are some things I have to think about again."
"Yes!"
"Zhang Mu, the 5,000 pioneers led by Lu Zhongming were ambushed by the Taishou Han Yang on three sides outside Wuning City, and were killed by surprise, most of the dead and wounded, and less than 2,000 men and horses escaped back." After Zhang Mu arranged the defense of Xiyu Pass, and just after a short rest, Li Fei sent the news that the five thousand pioneers were ambushed.
"Oh, I can't imagine that Han Yang is so bold!" The vanguard army was ambushed, and Zhang Mu was indeed very surprised, "How is General Lu?" ”
"Lu Zhongming's kid is fine, he was only slightly injured, but this incident has dealt a great blow to the morale of our army."
"Where is General Lu now?"
"I'm getting dressed in Kannai."
"Okay, Li Fei, after the bandage, let General Lu come to see me quickly, I want to know the details." Zhang Mu instructed.
"General, his subordinates are incompetent, please punish the general." Lu Zhongming looked depressed and bowed his head to plead guilty.
"You don't have to rush to ask for guilt, hurry up and explain the situation clearly, why did you fall into an ambush for some reason and make a mess." Li Fei shouted.
"I just led the troops to the south gate of Wuning according to the plan, and I originally wanted to scare the Wuning Taishou so as to have a deterrent effect, and then I withdrew and stationed. Who knows that our men and horses have not yet been lined up, the woods on both sides are shouting constantly, and then the gate of Wuning City is wide open, and there are all the same bow infantry on three sides, Mr. A round of random shooting, our army has been in chaos, and there are heavy casualties, they are also equipped with short axes, specially chopping horses and feet, 5,000 vanguard troops, completely become a target, there is no power to fight back. Lu Zhongming sighed.
"General Suzaku once made it clear that you can be stationed five miles away in the vanguard army, who told you to go to the battle?" Li Fei said angrily.
"The subordinates knew that they were wrong, the subordinates really didn't expect that Han Yang's horseman not only didn't defend to the death, but actually dared to set up an ambush to wait for me to go, hey!" Lu Zhongming sighed again.
"You go down first, I'll call you again if there's something." Zhang Mu has always been strict in governing the army, but he unexpectedly did not punish Lu Zhongming, which surprised Li Fei.
"That's right, general, there is a teenager in the ambush soldiers, wearing a white robe, dressed as a swordsman, not much like the people of the Daheng army, this person is ruthless, sharp swordsmanship, and stabbing the throat, it is simply a trick to kill, his subordinates fought with him only three moves, he was stabbed in the right arm, if it wasn't for the soldiers desperately saving him, I'm afraid he would have fallen under his sword. If the general encounters it in the future, he must be more careful. Lu Zhongming reminded, and then went to give a salute.
"The white-robed boy..."Zhang Mu said thoughtfully.
"Hmph, Lu Zhongming, this waste, actually let a teenage boy hang up the lottery, and almost lost his life, when I meet this kid, I will definitely be hacked to death with an axe!" Li Fei said disapprerovingly.
"Li Fei, Daheng is full of talents, and you can't underestimate it." Zhang Mu is colorful.
"Zhang Mu, Lu Zhongming disobeyed the military order, why didn't you punish him?" Li Fei knew that Zhang Mu was cautious and did not argue with him.
"Although Lu Zhongming disobeyed the military order, it was indeed me who did not know the enemy first, and I can't completely blame him, I expected that Han Yang definitely did not have such insight and courage, and there must be a master behind him." Zhang Mu analyzed.
"Zhang Mu, I don't think there is a need to worry too much, it is better to break the reinforcements of the five cities in the southwest first according to the original plan, and then concentrate on dealing with Wuning.
"No, since Han Yang dares to set up an ambush to wait for me, he must have seen through that my 5,000 vanguard army is just a decoy, the real purpose of the army is the reinforcements of the five cities in the southwest, Wuning has 50,000 defenders, and now we are prepared, if we go around to the rear of Wuning at this time to attack the reinforcements of the five cities, it is very likely that we will be attacked by them on both sides, and then we will be attacked by the enemy on our backs, and we will fall into a dilemma."
"Oh, then Han Yang has such insight?" Li Fei's idea was simple, Lu Zhongming's vanguard army was frustrated, he only felt that it was just an ordinary defeat, and at this time, he was reminded by Zhang Mu that he realized that the other party was indeed not simple.
"Whoever came up with the idea, it's certain that our plan was discovered by the other party." Zhang Mu affirmed, "Li Fei, you go down first, let me wait for a while and think about it." Zhang Mu has not closed his eyes for nearly a day and a night, his body is indeed very tired, and now that the battle plan has been discovered by the opponent in a short period of time, he is indeed very worried.
"Okay, then you rest first, and call me at any time if you have anything." Li Fei knew that he was used to thinking alone, and at the same time needed to rest, so he didn't bother.
"Since we know that we plan to attack the reinforcements of the five cities in the southwest, why don't we unite the reinforcements of the five cities to attack the main force of our army, and ambush our vanguard army instead of startling the snake?" Zhang Mu muttered to himself.
"Young master, the Daewoo Vanguard Army has retreated, beheading three thousand." Bai Hanyu reports.
"Well, it's not hurt." The battle situation was already expected by the white soldiers, so they were not surprised at all, but Bai Han's white clothes were stained red with blood, although the white soldiers were young and old, and they followed Gu Yuzi for three years, but after all, they had never been on the battlefield, and when they saw Bai Han like this, they were inevitably a little worried.
"Thank you for your concern, Bai Han is fine." Bai Han and Bai Bing are different, although the two are of the same age, Bai Han has lived a life of licking blood with a knife since he was a child, coupled with Gu Yuzi's training, he has become a first-class swordsman and assassin, although it is also the first time to go to the battlefield, but he is no stranger to killing.
"Young master, what are we going to do next?" Seeing that Bai Bing didn't speak, Bai Han was obviously still unsatisfied with this ambush battle, and asked.
"Don't worry, Zhang Mu lost for a while today, with his character, he knows that we are prepared, and we will definitely change the plan, as for how he will change, I am not sure for a while, you first find someone to keep an eye on Xiyuguan, and report the situation in time."
"Young master, the rumors are exaggerated, although Zhang Mu is powerful, isn't he still in the way of the young master today." Bai Han has an inexplicable trust in Bai Bing.
"Bai Han, don't underestimate Zhang Mu, I won him by luck today because I believed in the teacher's prophecy and expected that Xiyu Pass would be lost, so I did a lot of research and preparation for Zhang Mu, if compared to knowledge and battlefield adaptability, I am not his opponent." Bai Bing smiled bitterly.
"Okay, Bai Bing, you go down to bathe and rest first, tomorrow morning, Han Taishou will send someone to invite us!" Bai Bing smiled freely.
"Yes, the subordinate stepped back first."
"Two more days." At this time, it was already past the time of the child, and there were still two days left in the three-year examination period of the white soldiers.