Among the few people who came from Wendeng, the leader was the Haidong cavalry officer who was originally a musician and was good at playing the horizontal flute. Called Liu San.

The name of Yokoflute Liu Saburo is well known to everyone in the Haidong Army. Deng She had also heard about it, and when he went to see it, he was really talented. Although he was only mixed in from the siege of the Yuan army, his face was covered with blood, but it was still difficult to hide the handsomeness in his bones. Deng She pressed the rein and asked, "You are Liu San?" ”

"The villain is."

Haidong civil and military, to talk about appearance, the first name is Hong Jixun. It's just that Hong Jixun's appearance can be described as "handsome", and in the handsomeness, there is a sense of arrogance and arrogance. And Liu San is not, it is for "Junxiu", and Junxiu has a little innate grace.

At this time, although he was standing on the battlefield where the corpse was resting, it made people look at the distant mountains and mountains, and he was unconsciously relaxed. The ancients said: "Judging people by their appearance, they lose their sons." "Great looks often make a great first impression. Deng She praised: "Really good man." He asked him, "What is there to tell me what you have sent from the dragon?" ”

Deng She just ordered Monk Li to pick and choose brave, and prepare to go out of the city to Wendeng to send a secret letter to Guo Conglong. I met Liu San at this time, but suddenly I had a new decision. Therefore, he did not plan to take him into the house, so he inquired directly within the low wall where the war had just stopped.

Liu San bowed and clasped his fists and replied: "General Guo's surprise attack on Wendeng was successful, and he immediately sent a villain to deliver a letter to His Highness that night." The fire outside the city last night was lit for the villain. However, there is a confidential military report, which must be presented to His Highness. He lifted his armor, took out a letter from his personal body, and presented it to Dunsher with both hands.

Deng She opened it, looked at it at a glance, bowed his head, and said, "I know." He handed the letter to Hong Jixun, and Hong Jixun also read it, and there was not much content in the letter, nothing more than a brief description of the process of taking Wendeng, and that Haidong had been contacted through Liu Yang, and the reinforcements would arrive in about half a month. He also asked if the next step would be carried out according to the original plan if reinforcements arrived.

Deng She said, "You have come just in time, and I am about to send a messenger to Wenden. The soldiers and generals in the city are mostly unfamiliar with the roads. Since you can take advantage of the retreat of the Tartars to sneak into the city, I ask you, may you take advantage of the opportunity to sneak out again? ”

Liu San replied: "Even though the Tartars are surrounded by thousands of people, in the eyes of the villain, it is only a smooth road. Deng She was overjoyed and said, "Good! Take out the secret letter, give it to him, and command, "Remember, the stakes are high in this letter." Two points of explanation: first, it must be handed over to General Guo by hand, and second, it must not be seen by the Tartars. Liu San said: "But please rest assured, Your Highness." Still put away the secret letter, turned around and looked out, and saw that the Yuan army was gradually retreating. The night is getting darker. There's never been a better time to get out of town. Without further ado, he saluted Deng She, beckoned his companions who had accompanied him into the city, and turned to leave.

Dunsher stopped him again.

Before Liu San infiltrated the city, he sneaked up on the lone Yuan pawn, and he was also wearing the armor of the Yuan army. But some of them don't fit well, and they're a little too thin. Deng She took off his cloak with his backhand, called him over, put it on him with his own hands, and said, "The night is cold and snowy. San Lang is here, the road is long, and you must be cautious. ”

Watching Liu San and the others deftly climb over the low wall, their figures disappearing into the night. Monk Li said: "Lord, Liu San's reputation in the army is not small. However, he was only born as a musician, and he was not famous because he was brave and good at fighting, but only because he played a good flute. Is it so important that he should be sent to do it alone? Or, the last general will choose a few more brave generals to escort and accompany him? ”

Deng She shook his head and said, "From the dragon to Wendeng, it has only been a few days, and Liu San can travel hundreds of miles to come to my city and set fire to report the news with us." It can be seen that he is faithful to the ministry. Setting fire in the middle of the night seems simple and has no resourcefulness, but it will inevitably be discovered by the Tartars. This shows its wisdom. The Tartars retreated from the siege, and he blended into the city, which shows his ability to judge timing. And with only two or three people, he dared to go deep into the encirclement, which shows his courage even more. Although this person is not known for being good at fighting, he is brave and wise, but he is all of the best talents. He is enough to deliver the letter. ”

As the saying goes: heroes may not be everywhere, and people under them have wisdom.

At this point, Deng She couldn't help but sigh and said: "From the dragon army, all my cavalry elites are good at fighting. Conglong doesn't use anyone else, but only uses him to send letters to me, and he also has the wisdom to know people. ”

Temporarily repelling the offensive of the Yuan army, although it is worthy of joy, but compared with Guo Conglong's growth, it is the latter that can bring Deng She more comforting happiness.

After instructing Monk Li to hurry up and clean up the battlefield and build a low wall, Deng She went to the city to inspect again, and then returned home with Hong Jixun and others.

The snow flutters at night. A cold moon and ice sculptures hang in the distant night sky, sometimes covered by clouds. The biting cold wind swirled around the horses in front of him, and the willow trees beside the road rattled. Liu San and the others smoothly mixed out of the city, non-stop, and rushed to Wendeng.

A real camp, day and night. In the end, hundreds of miles can not be achieved overnight. Each of them had two horses, and the mounts could hold as long as they could, but those who came after them could not hold on. The companions of the Liu San sect tied their legs to their horses with ropes, and in this way they crossed mountains, crossed glaciers, walked through thick snow, and walked through vast wilderness. Three days later, they arrived at Wenden.

On the day they arrived in Wendeng, the snow began to fade over the past few days. This snow has been falling for more than ten days. When Guo Conglong attacked Wendeng at night, the snow on the ground was barely half of his calves, and now it was knee-deep. Liu San and the others ran to the city, raised their heads and shouted, beckoning the guards to open the door.

In order to prevent Laizhou's Guanbao from seizing the city again, Wendeng's defense arrangement can be called fierce. The footmen brought by the step-ancestor also came to meet two days ago. Coupled with Liu Yang's 1,000 sailors, the number of defenders reached nearly 5,000 people, with sufficient troops, three steps and one post and five steps and one sentry on the city.

Looking up from Liu San's position, I saw red flags all over the city, stiff and frozen in the wind. And if you look around from the city tower, you can see the forest trees on the mountains around the city, as if thousands of trees and pear blossoms are blooming.

The guards identified Liu San, and were about to open the door when they saw a group of knights in the city driving their horses. The first person, the iron spear and the horse, but it was Guo Conglong. The hundreds of households wondered in their hearts, Liu San just arrived, but why did Guo Conglong come out? Could it be an unpredictable prophet? He probed and shouted, "General, Liu Saburo is back." ”

Guo Cong was inside the city gate of Longlema and ordered: "Open the city gate." "The gates haven't been opened in days, and the mechanism is almost frozen in ice and snow. More than a dozen soldiers used guns, blades and other objects, knocked on ice and cut snow, and were tired and sweaty, and finally slowly opened the city gate. A group of people galloped out.

Liu San was waiting outside the door, and when he saw Guo Conglong, he was also taken aback, and hurriedly untied the rope that tied his legs, turned over and dismounted. His legs had been tied for too long, the blood flow was poor, the numbness was almost unconscious, he was unsteady on his feet, and he fell to the ground.

Guo Conglong then dismounted, picked him up with his own hands, and looked at him. I saw that Liu San's face was pale, his lips were dry, his eyes were bloodshot, and his ears, cheeks, and exposed hands were full of chilblains. Hundreds of miles to Yidu, hundreds of miles back to Wendeng, the weather is cold, the snow is closed, not to mention Liu San, it is unbearable to change an iron man.

Guo Conglong didn't answer, and directly ordered his own soldiers, carried Liu San and others, and sent them to the city.

Liu San refused to leave. Keeping his mission in mind, he struggled to stand up, took out Deng She's secret letter, and handed it to Guo Conglong. He held the letter's arm, unable to control himself, trembling, and said, "General." This is the secret order of His Royal Highness King Yan, instructing the villain to hand over to the general in person. "Hoarse.

"How's it going in Yidu City?"

"The Tartars are attacking the city very tightly, and the morale of the city is still good. Merely....... ”

"How?"

"The villain met with His Royal Highness King Yan, and looking at His Royal Highness's complexion, it seemed that he was infected with the wind cold."

Guo Conglong bowed his head and said, "It's hard work." You go back and rest first. Liu San asked, "Where is the general going?" In Guo Conglong's entourage, he saw several officers with more than 100 households, as well as the generals in Liu Yangshui's division. Guo Conglong replied: "The first batch of reinforcements has arrived, and they are going to the beach to welcome them into the city. ”

Reinforcements have finally arrived.

On the shores of Wenden, dozens of ships were docked. There are big and small. One-third of them were naval warships, and the rest were requisitioned Pyongyang merchant ships. Patches of white sails, one after another, covered the entire temporary port. The smaller snowflakes, like Qiong Yao jade chips, swayed and fell, falling on the endless blue sea. Groups of heavily armed soldiers disembarked according to the head of the battalion.

On the shore, there was a response arranged in advance by Xu Jizu and Guo Conglong, guiding them to be orderly, either resting on the spot first, or walking directly on the road to the city. The snow on the beach was also very deep, but the receiving team sent by Guo Conglong had already cleaned it up. It does not affect the march.

Guo Conglong and others rode their horses to make way for the soldiers who were constantly on the road, while looking for the handsome banner of the incoming army. He had only just received Liu Yang's briefing, and he only knew that the first batch of reinforcements had come, about 10,000 people. The chief general who led the army, Zhang Ji'er. Apart from that, it is not known how many foot soldiers, how many cavalry, how much grain and grass they brought, and how much baggage they carried with them.

The coast was full of soldiers who had just disembarked, and there was no end in sight.

Mixed among the soldiers, one banner after another was unfurled. There are red, yellow, white, blue, black, some are large, some are smaller. The patterns on the flags are also different. These represent different battalion heads. Because the carrying capacity of the ships varies, it is impossible to fill a single ship with a single number of soldiers, so it is necessary to fly their respective flags in order to facilitate assembly.

Under each flag, there are not only generals and colonels of the headquarters, but also several officers or clerks sent from the city. Facilitate communication with each other and avoid causing confusion in the situation.

If there is a baggage battalion, or cavalry, etc., under the banner, and there are many things that need to be carried, rest in place first, and wait for the baggage, war horses, and other things to arrive, and then drive into the city, and set up camp in the city, or in the designated place outside the city. If you are lightly armed and do not carry much things, you don't need to wait too much, as long as the personnel are all right, you can go on the road to enter the city.

Tens of thousands of horses and horses gathered in one place, some disembarked, some looking for the meeting place of the camp. There were cavalry and foot soldiers. Some met acquaintances, and some couldn't find robes. There are seasickness, and there are those who can't stand the cold and move their bodies. For a time, the people on the shore shouted and neighed, and it was very lively.

Guo Conglong grabbed a few passing reinforcement officers and asked where Zhang Ji'er was. No wonder he was nowhere to be found on the shore, it turned out that he had not yet disembarked. Liu Yang also came, and Zhang Ji'er sat on his flagship. The largest of all the boats, easy to find.

There are so many people that I can't ride on horseback. Guo Conglong simply dismounted, threw the reins to his soldiers, walked through the bustling flow of people, walked to the sea, summoned a small boat, and rowed to the bottom of Liu Yang's flagship. On the top of the flagship ship, there were several officers of the Navy Division dressed in hundreds of households, waving flags and directing other ships to dock.

Guo Conglong stood on the bow of the boat and shouted, "Can Marshal Liu and Marshal Zhang be on the boat?" A certain Guo Conglong came to visit. "Liu Yang and Zhang Xiao'er are both marshals, much bigger than him. It's called the word "goodbye". The hundreds of households looked down, and someone went to report that Liu Yang and Zhang Ji'er knew. After a short time, the two personally greeted the outside of the cabin. Put down the gunwales and ask Guo Conglong to board the boat.

Guo Conglong wore armor and met with military salutes. During the night attack on Wendeng, he met with Liu Yang. Zhang Ji'er has been guarding Guanbei, but the two of them have never met. Zhang Xiao'er didn't care about it, returned half a salute, held Guo Conglong's hand, and said with a smile: "I have long admired the name of the general." When I see it today, I am happy to live. ”

Guo Conglong was in the army, and he often heard of Zhang Ji'er's name, and knew that he could be regarded as a general in Haidong, and he followed Deng She very early. or not as good as Wen, Chen, Zhao Guo and other old horse thieves, but it is also said that it is an old qualification.

Take a look, I saw him with dragon eyebrows and leopard head, a red face and a long beard, a majestic posture, a deep bearing, and a majestic demeanor. Maybe because of the wilderness of Guanbei in Jiuzhen, although he was smiling and looking forward to it at this time, he inadvertently showed a murderous aura. If Yang Wanhu is compared to a sharp long knife, then Zhang Xiao'er is like a dark and heavy iron gun, if he doesn't move, he will change color at every turn. This thought flashed in Guo Conglong's heart, and he said respectfully: "The name of the marshal will also be admired for a long time. I often heard the lord mention that the marshal once said: Men should run rampant in the world and bring wealth to themselves. The last general also tried to think about it, and it was difficult for him to say this if he was not a big hero. It's hard to admire. When I see it now, I really get my long-cherished wish fulfilled. ”

Liu Yang listened with a smile beside him, and when their salute was over, he invited each other solemnly and said, "We are coming to Wendeng, General Guo, you are the master." Now you come to me on the ship, and I become the master. And please enter, there is a bowl of Haidong ginseng tea to serve. The right to dispel the cold. "Everyone entered, and the guests and hosts took their seats.

There is a fire in the cabin, and the heating is attacking. After greeting each other, he said his hard work, asked about the situation of sailing on the road, and answered about the situation of the battle situation in Yidu and the development of the overall battle situation. Guo Conglong returned to the truth and said: "I don't know how many reinforcements came this time? ”

Zhang Yan'er's commander-in-chief, he had to answer this question, and replied: "More than 1,300 people." A total of thirteen thousand-man teams. Among them, there were ten thousand infantry and two thousand. There was also a thousand-man brigade for the baggage battalion. "A thousand-person team doesn't have to have a thousand, but seven hundred can count as a thousand. As soon as Guo Conglong heard it, he knew that all the elites who came were full of thousands of elites.

"What is the weight of the baggage, the grain and grass?"

"Enough for the whole army for a month."

"I don't know if there is a reduction in personnel when sailing at sea?"

"Half of the military horses that came this time are my Guanbei Tiger Ben, and half are Haidong elite soldiers. Although there were seasickness on the road, fortunately, the distance was short and there was no major problem. ”

Zhang Yan'er's Guanbei Army, according to the plan, should have drawn 8,000 people, that is, a team of 10,000 people. Because of the garrison and other issues involved, only 5,000 people will be the first to take the lead. The other 5,000 were selected from among the soldiers of Pyongyang, Tokugawa, and other Korean provinces.

"After this 10,000 people, I don't know when the next reinforcements will arrive? And how many people will there be? ”

"The next reinforcement will be about 20,000 people. There are still 3,000 people in Kanbei, and in addition, there are 10,000 people in the South Korean provinces, and another 5,000 or 6,000 people in the Korean provinces. It will arrive in two batches. It is expected that all of them will arrive in 10 days at the latest. "The province of South Korea, that is, the old land of South Goryeo.

"Who's in charge?"

"Wen Pingzhang and Qing participate in politics."

Munhwa-kung, currently serving as the governor of Pyongjang in the Korean sub-province. Qing Qianxing, the current governor of Haidong. Haidong Province was established by the Anfeng Imperial Court. The Korean sub-province, the South Korean sub-province, and the Liaoyang sub-province were set up by Deng She himself to facilitate management. Therefore, these two sets of teams exist at the same time.

The provincial team is actually one level lower in terms of specifications. The political affairs of Pingzhang in the Korean branch of Wenhua State are quite Zuo Cheng of Haidong Province. He does also hold the position of Haidong Zuocheng.

"Qing into politics? Wasn't he supposed to guard the defense line in western Liaoning? "Qing Qianxing is also the head of Wuping, Huihe and other places, and is Li Ye's Shangguan.

"Because of the follow-up reinforcements, there are many Goryeo soldiers. Therefore, Wen Pingzhang negotiated with Chen Pingzhang, transferred Qing to participate in politics, and also participated, specially promoted the Goryeo military horses, and served as the deputy commander of the whole army. "There are only so many troops in Haidong. It is still possible to say that twenty or thirty thousand Han soldiers can be gathered, but all the Han soldiers cannot be sent. In fact, not only nearly half of the subsequent 20,000 people were beauties, but among the first batch of reinforcements that arrived with Zhang Ji'er, there were also many Guanbei Jurchens.

Guo Conglong understood and asked again: "In other words, there are 30,000 people in the two batches of reinforcements?" ”

"This is the limit of Haidong's ability to draw military horses."

"Wen Pingzhang came to help, but who is in Pyongyang?"

"I have Yao Pingzhang in charge of the two provinces." Yao Haogu is currently the political secretary of Pyongjang, a province in South Korea. Wenhua Guo rushed to the aid, and Yao Haogu was in charge, this was the plan that Deng She had set as early as when he first dispatched Haidong reinforcements. Guo Conglong asked clearly, a little more stable. He took out a document from his sleeve, opened it, and showed it to Zhang Ji'er and Liu Yang.

"What is this?"

"A secret letter from the Lord."

Zhang Yi'er and Liu Yang watched it, and after seeing a few words, they suddenly raised their heads and said, "In the letter of the lord, the lord is worried?" ”

Guo Conglong nodded slowly and said, "Yes, I'm worried about the old horseman of Chahan besieging the city and sending reinforcements." The last general is on the way, and he has already seen it. The Lord has commanded you and me to consult. He also proposed that it would be better not to save Yidu first, but to intervene behind the enemy and defeat Jinan first. Siege Wei to save Zhao. Two marshals, what do you think? ”

"Never."

Guo Conglong was stunned and asked, "Absolutely not?" ”

"Ben Jiang also has a secret letter, which was written by Yao Pingzhang to the lord. There is also talk of siege and reinforcement. Let's ask the general to watch it first. ”