Zheng Rong moved to Bozhou.

When Bozhou Mu got the news, he quickly withdrew the yamen of the state capital and used it as the temporary residence of King Youyan.

However, Zheng Rong thought that the Bozhou Mansion was small and had few houses, and the 3,000 guards he brought with him had nowhere to live, not to mention the generals from all parties who came here at any time to discuss military affairs. I also thought that if I occupied the magpie's nest and occupied this government, the government affairs of Bozhou would inevitably be affected.

So Zheng Rong simply looked for an open place, set up a large camp, let the 3,000 personal soldiers who accompanied him be stationed on the spot, and then set up a large camp of the Chinese army in the center, where Zheng Rong handled military affairs.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this large battalion was established, there were reports of unfavorable battles.

It turned out that Zheng Sen was ordered to attack the imperial court officials, but he accidentally fell into Dai Luanxiang's plan to wait for work, and was lured into the siege by him, and he was not allowed to break through the left and right assaults. Wei Hu, the general who responded in the rear, was not good at attacking, but thinking that Zheng Sen was the son of King Youyan, if he was captured by the imperial court, he would have to bite the bullet and lead 30,000 troops to relieve the siege. At first, the battle was quite smooth, and Zheng Sen was successfully rescued from the encirclement, but he didn't expect to retreat back to the camp, but he was ambushed by Dai Luanxiang and was blocked halfway.

At this time, Dai Luanxiang saw that the Youyan army could not join forces, and the two main generals were not in the camp, so he divided 50,000 troops to attack the Dengzhou camp, and for a time the situation of the Youyan army in Dengzhou was precarious.

Fortunately, at this time, Zheng Miao and Cui Nan in the direction of Bianzhou had learned of this military situation, and reported to Zheng Rong's camp while launching an operation. First of all, Zheng Miao took the attack as the defense, and led the army of 50,000 to stop the army responsible for guarding Bianzhou in the local area, so that it did not dare to return to Dengzhou. On the other side, Cui Nan led 50,000 troops, rushed to the aid of Zheng Sen and Wei Hu, rushed for 200 miles in one day and one night, and finally rushed to the battlefield before Zheng Sen and Wei Hu collapsed, and immediately launched a surprise attack.

Dai Luanxiang saw that Youyan's reinforcements had arrived, and that his own reinforcements had been delayed, so he also accepted it when he saw it, lifted the army besieging Zheng Sen and Wei Hu, and pointed directly at the Dengzhou camp, so that he could do his best to attack fiercely.

Zheng Sen and Wei Hu, who returned to the Dengzhou camp, saw that the situation was critical and the camp could no longer be defended, so they had no choice but to resist, transport all the heavy grain and grass backwards, hurriedly withdraw to the Hutuo River, set up camp in Bozhou, and confronted Dai Luanxiang across the river. After this battle, the Youyan army did not take advantage of it, but lost an arrow that attacked the Central Plains, and the casualties of men and horses were more than 10,000 people, which can be described as a complete defeat.

Therefore, when Zheng Rong sat in the big tent of the Chinese army and saw Zheng Sen standing in front of him with a gray face and covered in blood, he was really angry, and said hatefully: "Gu has already told you that this Dai Luan Xiang is a deep military strategy, and it should not be underestimated." But you still lightly attacked the enemy, lost the Dengzhou camp, and damaged my family's spirit. That's it, drag me out and cut it down! He held the arrow in his hand, but he didn't throw it on the ground.

Qiu Yizhi saw that Zheng Rong looked hesitant, knowing that he might not be willing to behead the second brother for this defeat, so he simply did a favor, knelt on the ground, and said, "Father-in-law!" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and killing a general for a small defeat is not good for the army. Please also ask my father to let the second brother make meritorious service! ”

Zheng Sen had already knelt on the ground, waiting for someone in the tent to come out and ask for a favor for him, but he didn't expect that the first person to come out was his righteous brother. He knew that his father, Zheng Rong, was not below a few sons, and his fate was saved, so he said: "The child is guilty, and I ask my father to be extrajudicial and meritorious!" ”

Zheng Rong didn't intend to embarrass him, but when he begged for mercy, he waved his hand and said, "Since Yizhi is interceding for you, then write down this matter first." However, capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable. Lone asks you, what kind of crime should you be guilty of losing your teacher and land? ”

Zheng Sen didn't expect his father to have a word afterward, so he knelt on the ground and scratched his ears and cheeks, unable to say a word.

This is Zhong Likuang, who was sitting on the side, shaking the folding fan in his hand and saying: "Zheng Sen, now do you know that with your courage alone, you can't conquer the world, right?" ”

Zheng Sen was afraid that Zhong Li Kuang would be more than Zheng Rong on weekdays, so when he heard the master's question, he hurriedly nodded and said, "The student knows, the student knows!" ”

Zhong Likuang nodded and said, "It's good that you know." I will make decisions for your father here, and if I don't punish you for anything else, I will punish you for copying "The Art of War" five times tonight, and you will recite it to me tomorrow! If you can't recite it, I'll hit your hand in front of the whole army! He turned his head and looked at Zheng Rong with a smile, and said, "Lord Wang, is it okay to fall like this?" ”

Zheng Rong listened to it, and finally couldn't hold back a laugh, and replied: "Mr. Zhongli's fate is just like this. Then he said to Zheng Sen, who had been kneeling for a long time, "Zheng Sen, your master is for your good." Rise up and stand aside, and listen to our deliberations. ”

Zheng Sen got up and patted the dust on his knees, but said again: "I still don't listen to military affairs." I don't know when I will copy "The Art of War" five times, and the child has to hurry back to the camp to study the ink endorsement! ”

When all the generals in the camp heard this, they were all amused by him.

was disturbed by Zheng Sen, and the tension in the big tent caused by the defeat in the first battle was immediately relieved a lot.

Wei Hu, who was also a defeated general, looked for a vacancy, and also knelt on the ground and said: "If you lose this battle, the last general will also be forgiven, and please ask the prince to surrender!" ”

Zheng Rong waved his hand and said: "This is all done by this uncompetitive son, it has nothing to do with you, you get up and speak first." Thanks to your strong Dengzhou camp, you can resist Dai Luanxiang for two days and one night, otherwise my army on the left will inevitably be wiped out. Therefore, if the merit is offset by the demerit, there is no reward or punishment. He turned his words and glanced at the generals in the tent and said, "However, this Dai Luanxiang is a must-take general, I don't know which one has a good plan to offer, so as to take the first credit for this rebellion?" ”

There were more than a dozen generals standing in the big tent of the Chinese army, all of whom were veteran generals who followed Zheng Rongnan to fight in the north. But they boasted that they were not as good as Zheng Sen and Encamped, and they were far inferior to Wei Hu, and seeing that these two famous generals were sinking in front of Dai Luanxiang, they were not the opponents of Marshal Dai. Therefore, when they listened to the question of the King of Youyan, they all bowed their heads and were silent, and the big tent fell into a deathly silence for a while.

At this moment, someone said: "I want to go and meet this Dai Luanxiang for a while, so that I can appreciate the demeanor of the first general in the DPRK." ”

The generals were stunned for a moment, and turned their heads to see who this unknown guy was.

But seeing Qiu Yizhi, the righteous son of Youyan Wang, standing half a step forward, he bowed down and said: "Yizhi has the courage to ask the righteous father to lead the army to suppress the formation. Yizhi is willing to lead the army to meet this Dai Luanxiang in short arms, even if he can't win, his father-in-law will be able to find his flaws in the future, for reference. ”

Zheng Rong heard this, pondered for a while, and said, "Yizhi, this filial piety of yours has been received alone. However, you have never led a battle alone, and you have to face such an adversary, and I am afraid that the morale of the army will be disadvantaged. ”

Qiu Yizhi replied with a smile: "How can Yizhi be virtuous, where can he have the ability to compete one-on-one with a famous player like Dai Luanxiang?" I also asked my father-in-law to give an order, and asked my second brother and General Wei to join me in fighting against the imperial court officers and soldiers. If you lose again, then you have to ask your righteous father to command from the battle, and you will be able to succeed then! ”

With Zheng Rong's permission, Qiu Yizhi raised the army for the first time as the main general.

In the past, if Zheng Sen and Wei Hu were to be Qiu Yizhi's lieutenants, then these two people would definitely be ten thousand unhappy in their hearts. But they are all newly defeated generals now, and in the rebellion of the Tianzun Sect a few months ago, they have experienced Qiu Yizhi's tricks, so they have to be convinced if they are not convinced, so they have to quietly listen to his mercy.

Although Qiu Yizhi has always been known for his boldness and arrogance to Youyan, he is not a completely unsympathetic person, in front of these two people whose identities and qualifications are far better than his own, he did not have the slightest support, and after carefully counting the remaining troops, he couldn't help but admire: "After all, both of them are famous generals in the world, and it is not easy to gather the army in the midst of a defeat." Although our army has been damaged, its vitality has not moved, and this credit is not something that ordinary generals can earn. The so-called good and the defeated do not die, which is what it means. ”

Zheng Sen usually doesn't like to read the most, and Wei Hu is a soldier who can't recognize a few words, listening to Qiu Yizhi's praise of quoting scriptures, his whole body is already fluttering, and he doesn't know where to throw that little prejudice in his heart. So the two of them tried their best to assist Qiu Yizhi, and it only took three days to reorganize this group of defeated soldiers and go to the front.

Since Dai Luanxiang led the army to defeat Youyan's army on the left, the official army pursued the victory and recovered the entire territory of Dengzhou, Henan, until it stopped on the edge of the Hutuo River, built a camp, and looked at each other across the river from the Youyan army.

Qiu Yizhi's army came to the north bank of the Hutuo River, and saw that the official army camp on the opposite side was extremely rigorous, but the banner was a little chaotic and the morale was a little lax. Therefore, he simply strengthened his courage and took the opportunity of locking the river in the dark night and fog, and commanded the army to build six pontoon bridges on the Hutuo River overnight.

The officers and troops on the other side of the strait did not seem to be aware of this action, and allowed the Youyan army to successfully complete the mission. When Qiu Yi saw it, he couldn't help but doubt in his heart: Could it be that Dai Luanxiang made another plan to lure the enemy into depth, luring him to cross the river rashly, and then annihilate him in one fell swoop?

But Qiu Yizhi was extremely bold, and after hesitating for a short time, he ordered the soldiers of the Dangya battalion to march in six directions together, and took advantage of the dawn fog to cross the river through the pontoon bridge to copy the official army camp. If the war is unfavorable, Mingjin is ready to withdraw his troops and dismantle all the pontoon bridges.

What Qiu Yizhi didn't expect was that this operation went more smoothly. The official army seemed to be unorganized, and in the face of the sudden attack of the Youyan army, they were even more powerless, and abandoned the camp at the slightest contact, and even the grain and grass weapons were too late to burn, let alone taken away with the army.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi couldn't figure it out even more: with such combat power, how could the second brother Zheng Sen and the general Wei Hu be defeated in their hands? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, so he urgently ordered the vanguard troops not to pursue after occupying the official camp, and personally led the brigade to cross the river to meet them, stabilize the battle line, and then make further actions.