Outside the city of Dizhou.

The Yuan army arrived faster than expected, and the countryside appeared around the time of Chen.

The rain has not stopped overnight, the ground is muddy, and the wheat seedlings on both sides of the dirt road on the field are lush and green. In the distance, there was a small grove, drenched in the rain, verdant and dripping.

The cavalry of the Yuan army of the brigade was endless, and some of them were walking on the road, shouting and shouting; Some of them ran in the fields, brandishing their spears and showing off their might, and the wheat seedlings that were approaching people's knees were trampled down by the horses' hooves, and they brought up a lot of muddy water, which splashed everywhere. There were also some old men who cherished horsepower, and when they saw that they had arrived at their destination, they all dismounted and led their mounts on foot in the mud, and half of their legs were covered in mud.

The two main generals of the Yuan army, Ren Liang and Li Er, as early as when they were about to arrive in Dizhou, had already joined the Chinese army in front of the army and after the army respectively, with two flags in one place, facing the wind and rain.

First of all, the Chinese army found a good position to camp and guarded by the flanks; Then the Chinese army sent men and horses to replace the guards on the flanks to defend and camp on the flanks.

"Huairou Hu cavalry" are all cavalry, field first, defense secondary, there will be a large number of infantry behind, so the camp they set up is not a very regular camp, only roughly laid a little guard, such as rejecting horses, thistles terrestris and the like, mainly the barracks are tied, the military flag is erected, so that it is convenient for those battalion heads who are a little scattered because of the long-distance march to gather.

Being a soldier is not a very bloody and heroic thing, not to mention killing the enemy on the battlefield, just marching is very hard. Special rain marching troops. Even at the end of April, the rain washes on the body, it will be very cold after a long time, the clothes and armor are all wet, close to the body, the whole body is cold, take off the hood, take off the military boots, and pour out all the water; And the road is muddy and puddles, and if you accidentally fall on the road, you will be muddy from head to toe. When you arrive at your destination, you have to face a war, and at most you can set up a tent, and it is difficult to take a shower. Fortunately, it's not winter, if it's winter again, it's not raining, it's snowing, it's getting more and more unbearable, and it's common to freeze your hands and feet.

There is also the baggage convoy, which does not seem to be in much danger, and most of them do not need to be on the charge. However, in rainy and snowy weather, braving the wind and snow, pushing a cart forward on mud or frozen soil is also tiring. The artillery may still be relatively light, a ladder or a crash will have to be carried by several vehicles, and people pull horses, especially when crossing a river or falling into a quagmire, the pain is only known to me.

All kinds of hardships are not to mention.

The place where Ren Liang and Li Er chose to camp was twenty miles away from Dizhou. After two or three hours, the camp was roughly completed.

The officers are a little better, and more than 100 households have the time to wipe their bodies and change into dry clothes. Soon after, just after about a quarter of an hour after noon, a trumpet sounded, and the war drums of the Chinese army's big tent also sounded. This is the signal to summon the generals. The pipe bands at the head of each battalion, or more than 100 households, or more than 1,000 deputy households, and some of them also had to move in response to the order, and drove their horses to the Chinese army, gathered in the main general's tent, and listened to orders.

The Lord will raise the account, and the crowd will gather.

Li Er is the chief officer of the Yuan Army of Hejian Province, with relatively old seniority and sitting in the right position. Ren Liang had only been in Hejian Mansion for a short time, and his qualifications were relatively shallow, so he moved the chair and put it in Li Er's hand and sat on his side. Both of them are brightly armoured, with red tassels raised high on their pockets, short swords inlaid with precious beads in their hands, and cloaks hanging behind them.

After the three drums were completed, the officers on duty of the Chinese army came out to take the roll call.

According to the heads of each battalion, the names of their commanders were pointed out one by one. Whoever arrives, they all make a loud promise; If there are still those who have not arrived, they don't have to enter directly, they will be subjected to dozens of boards outside the tent first, and after being punished by military law, they will enter the camp to listen to the order. If you arrive very late, or if you don't arrive, you may be beheaded.

Between wars, there is no child's play. In the barracks, the law is too affectionate.

If there is no restraint from military law, the actions of thousands or tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of military horses are equivalent to a rabble.

At this time, the Lord will not be a man, he must be the embodiment of the law. And the generals, including the soldiers, are not alone, they must be the embodiment of weapons.

The Lord will be able to care for his subordinates meticulously, remember the names of each subordinate, remember the preferences of each subordinate, and remember the personality of each subordinate, but the only thing is that he must not treat his subordinates as a person, and his subordinates are swords, swords, and tools used to win.

The officers on duty were named, and all the generals arrived.

Ren Liang gave up his hand and asked Li Er to speak.

The authority in the army can only be one person. Li Er took the lead and looked around at the generals. On both sides of the inner ring of the big tent, more than 20 people stood, all with helmets and armor, standing proudly, with their eyes fixed on his face.

I only heard Li Er say: "Everyone, after a few days and nights of rapid marching, we arrived at the city of Dizhou on time." According to the commander's order, the first wave of the offensive should be launched before nightfall. However, what the marshal didn't expect was that the red thieves set up two camps outside the city, which happened to be at the corner with Dizhou City. If you want to win Dizhou, you must first get rid of this second base. Our army is the vanguard, opening the road in the mountains, building bridges in the river, from Hejian Mansion to here, there is no danger on the road, and the credit is very little. Therefore, the general thinks that since our army has already reached the city of Dizhou first, we have fewer men and horses, and the main city cannot be attacked, so it is best to take the two camps. ”

When the army fights a war, meritorious service is the first. If you don't want to make meritorious contributions, what kind of battle are you going to fight? Therefore, Li Eryi said it, and Ren Liang was the first to agree.

"On the side of Jining Road, the lord's father-in-law led the army and horses to subdue Polo Timur, and the generals in the army have made many contributions. On the other side of Jining Road, the young master insisted on Juye to meet the elite cavalry of Yidu, as long as he won the battle, it would be a great achievement. He Zongzhe and Guo Yunying of Gaotang Prefecture watched Jinan, and they could cross the Yellow River at any time, and it was not difficult to make meritorious contributions. In terms of the Henan Army, not to mention those who rushed to the aid of Juye, even those stationed in Bianliang, when they fought Bianliang, they all made great achievements. Only our Hejian Army, except for a few battles when fighting Mao Gui, has rarely fought with the thief army in the past few years. A rare opportunity to attack Dizhou! Brothers, are we still waiting for the main force of Jining to arrive before we start a war with the thief army? ”

Defeating the enemy, perhaps, means merit for senior officers, means moving up, and means being able to bring more troops. For middle and lower rank officers and non-commissioned officers, this is not only the case, but also means the spoils of war.

For example, this time the Yuan army attacked Dizhou, if Huairou Hu cavalry could first break through the two battalions outside Dizhou City, they would definitely be able to seize a large number of armor, weapons, personal belongings of Haidong soldiers, and so on. Of course, some of them need to be surrendered, but middle and lower rank officers and non-commissioned officers can also privately withhold some of them. Needless to say, even if the armor and weapons are in troubled times, selling them is a lot of income.

There is also a reward for beheading the enemy. Not only the actual number of beheadings, but also the people in the countryside outside Dizhou who did not have time to enter the city, and cut a few indiscriminately, it was all money. It's the same when people's heads are cut off, anyway, they are all Han Chinese, who can tell which one is a Haidong soldier? Which one is of the common people?

The sentinels had found out that there were only 500 soldiers stationed in the two camps outside.

Li Er and Ren Liang brought 3,000 cavalrymen, divided 1,000 to guard the city of Dizhou and another camp, and attacked 500 people with 2,000 people.

After the two lords finished speaking, all the generals in the tent said yes.

Li Er and Ren Liang were overjoyed, and while the iron was hot, they immediately sent them one by one and assigned tasks to each battalion.

The chosen direction of attack was the camp placed by Luo Guoqi on the high ground to the south. Five hundred men were drawn from each flank, and 800 cavalry were used to guard the garrison in Dizhou City, and 200 cavalry were used to monitor the barracks on the northern heights. This part of the military horses was commanded by Ren Liang. Then, the main force of 2,000 people was gathered and attacked by Li Erqin.

"The herald ordered the battalions to bury pots and make fires, and teach the sergeants to rest. An hour later, go on the offensive! ”

"Strive to take the southern bandit camp within two hours, and then move on to the northern bandit camp. By dawn tomorrow, we must clear all the obstacles that the Red Thieves have placed outside the city! ”

More than 20 generals answered the order in unison, and the voices echoed in the tent, suppressing the sound of rain falling on the roof of the tent.

……

At the head of Dizhou City, Luo Guoqi climbed high and looked far away.

"The Tartars are twenty miles from the city, and the location of the camp is just between the north and south battalions outside the city of our army, and it is slightly biased towards the south camp. ......, there's something special about it. ”

Ji Zongzhou is a "patrol envoy", at this time the enemy is in the city, he can not continue to stay in the residence, and he also patrols the city in the rain with Luo Guoqi, and said: "'There is something particular about it'? What do you mean? ”

"Now it is raining non-stop, which is not conducive to the march of the troops. The fact that the Tartars are camped twenty miles outside the city should indicate that they have no intention of attacking our Dizhou for the time being. "It was not uncommon for the attackers to camp twenty miles from the city, but it was in fine weather and it was convenient to march. Just like now, it was raining continuously, the roads were muddy, and the march was very inconvenient, and if the vanguard of the Yuan army wanted to attack the city directly, it would definitely not be so far from the city. Otherwise, the troops will be very tired when they come over, and what city will they attack?

"As long as our army holds for ten days, we can wait for reinforcements from Yidu, and the Yuan army will not attack the city directly, which is equivalent to giving our army a chance to ease the pressure, which should be a good thing. Why are adults so thoughtful? ”

"It would be nice if the Tartars were only twenty miles from the city and camped. The question is why did Li Er and Ren Liang put the camp between the north and south camps outside my city? Aren't you afraid of my two battalions attacking at night? They were cavalrymen, and they had been camped for so short a time that it was safe to conclude that the camp they had set up was not secure. It is strange that the battalion is not strong, and it is still placed between my two camps. And it is also biased towards the south camp. It's even more eccentric. ”

"What do you mean?"