Digging tunnels is a technical job, and it is not just for ordinary people, and it is not for professionals. It is different from digging a hole in the ground, the long tunnel passes more than ten miles, or even dozens of miles, a very large project, and the technical content is very high.

In the Deng She army, no one can dig, except for Xu Ren. He was a miner and was familiar with the trade, and after careful paperwork, he gave Dunshe a definite answer. It will take three to five days to dig from the Red Turban Barracks to the Japanese Barracks with the existing manpower.

It took too long, Deng She shook his head: "Let's surround it first, wait for Mao Shuai to break through successfully, and then talk about it." ”

Chen Hu hatefully passed down the military order, stopped the offensive, advanced the army's horses, surrounded the camp of the Japanese people, and trapped them in it. Zhao Guo brought a lot of mines with the army, and chose the key roads to bury them to prevent the Japanese from raiding the camp.

Xu Ren saw on the side that a group of soldiers had removed a lot of spherical objects from the car, and then carefully buried them in the ground. When Deng She saw it, he was empathetic and took the initiative to explain.

The mine was a matter of conception when the technological conditions had already reached the level of production. Whenever he appears on the battlefield, he will be learned sooner or later, so Deng She does not mean to cherish himself. When things are made, they are made for people to use.

When Xu Ren heard this, he was amazed, good thing, really good thing. How is it made? He knew that it must be a secret in Deng She's army, so he didn't ask again.

Trapping the Japanese people, leaving Chen Hu to guard against it personally, Deng She took the generals back to the Chinese army. At this time, it is late, and in the late summer season, the sun has not set and the moon rises early. The pale blue sky, above the plains and wild trees, a light moon and a red sunset are contrasted.

The twilight was deep, and Deng She and the generals galloped along the avenue, and the birds in the trees by the roadside were alarmed by them and flew up one after another. Whenever such an hour, Dunshe will always have a sudden heartbeat, the sun rises and sets, the seasons change, and it is closely related to the continuation of human beings, and the flesh and blood are connected.

It's just that today, he had something in his heart, and the sudden feeling instantly lingered in his mind, and he rushed back to the Chinese army, and the battalions of each battalion were firmly entrenched. Deng She did not enter the tent first, rode the horse camp, and carefully inspected all the places, and then he was satisfied.

"Is there a military report from General Zhao's headquarters?"

"Nope."

Deng She nodded, arched his hand to Xu Ren, and said, "The war is approaching, and the general will not keep you." You quickly return to the camp and tell General Zhao that before tomorrow morning, you must arrive at the predetermined position and prepare to cover Mao Shuai's breakthrough. ”

Xu Ren awe-inspiring the order, turned around and left.

Deng She ordered the three armies: "The whole army has it, hurry up and rest." Tonight, the third watch is buried in the pot, the fourth watch is cooking, and the fifth watch is set off. ”

"Whose department is left to guard the camp?"

"The army used in the camp today will be stationed in the camp as a reserve." Deng She remembered the harassment of Zhao Guobu by Gao Jianu in Gaizhou during the day, and added, "You need to be cautious at night, and be careful of the night attack of the Tartars." ”

Turning around the handsome account, Li Jixiu had already prepared the meal, Deng She was very tired today, he ate a little, felt thirsty, lifted the water in the pot and poured it into a big gulp, saw Li Jixiu kneeling on the side, smiled slightly, and said, "Have you eaten?" ”

Li Jixiu shook her head slightly.

Deng She patted the empty space beside him: "Come, sit down, and eat together." ”

Li Jixiu is unwilling, maybe she doesn't dare; Deng She was not forced, although he had some different feelings about her, but he did not naively tell her about equality. During the meal, Bi Qianniu came to report outside the tent: "General, someone from Mao Shuai's side is here." ”

Someone again? It's nothing more than a re-determination of the time to do it. Deng She didn't raise his head: "Call him in." ”

When I came in, I saw that it was an acquaintance, Hu Zhong asked him to meet in the side yard that day, one of the generals present, what was the name, Deng She forgot a little, laughed, and got up to greet him: "Who should I be, it turns out to be my brother, quick, quick, please sit down,...... Have you eaten? ”

The officer was just a ten thousand households, and now with Hu Zhong to the Deng She army, when he saw the future master, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, and said, "The villain has seen the general." ”

"Get up, get up, your own family, and don't engage in these false courtesies. …… Come on, set up another pair of dishes and chopsticks, and I'll eat at the same table with my brother, how about it? ”

I really didn't expect Deng She to be so kind and polite, and the officer was flattered, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." On the way to the villain, he has eaten dry food, and he is really not hungry, so please enjoy it slowly. ”

Deng She smiled, knowing that he must have been ordered by Hu Zhong to come. When he arrived yesterday, he thought about whether to contact Hu Zhong, and after thinking twice, he finally decided to put it down for the time being, because he didn't know if Hu Zhong's army had any of Mao Jujing's cronies. He didn't look for Hu Zhong, he believed that Hu Zhong would also come to him, and it was as he expected.

He pushed away the rice bowl, motioned to Li Jixiu to pack up and take it away, and withdrew the soldiers in the tent together, and asked Bi Qianniu to guard outside the tent, and no matter who was allowed to enter.

Then he asked: "What are General Hu's plans to break through tomorrow?" ”

"The villain is coming for this, General Hu, General Liu and the villain and other departments are all on the left flank, separated from the general's headquarters by Mao Shuai's main force and other departments. Break through tomorrow, what to do, General Hu ordered the villain to come, and listen to the general's orders. ”

After Mao Jujing broke through, assuming success, he would definitely follow to save Liaoyang. Naha sent an army of 200,000 to besiege the city, Mao Jujing's troops were full of calculations, 40,000 or 50,000 people, which was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, Hu Zhong sent someone to ask at this time, obviously unwilling to send Mao Jujing to death.

But what if you don't want to? Deng She can't turn his face with Mao Jujing and rob the Dharma field because of this? Robbed Hu Zhong and Liu Daqing? To tell the truth, even if Mao Jujing is willing, Deng She will make some hesitation, 20,000 people, all of them are from the Green Forest bandits, not similar to the young people of the good family, at present, in order to survive, they lowered their bodies and threw themselves over, what about the future?

Deng She's horse thief is well aware of the temperament of these bandits and robbers, who are cruel and cunning, untrustworthy, and accustomed to them, if they want to really subdue them, when they have officers at all levels and big and small leaders, it is too difficult to integrate into the army and be restrained by serious military discipline. A character like Guan Duo, a wrist like Guan Duo, can only be suppressed by force, not completely subdued.

What's more, he Dunshe? The prestige is not as good as Guan Duo, the official position is not as good as Guan Duo, the power is not as good as Guan Duo, and the number of military horses is not as good as Guan Duo. At the beginning, the alliance in the city supported Hu Zhong and Liu Daqing's men and horses, and weapons, but Deng She's purpose was just to leave a way back for himself, and Xu Yiyuan had a long plan.

He asked, "Before the siege of Gaizhou, were the plundered people still useful?" ”

Among the military horses that supported Hu Zhong, there were naturally people who corresponded with Deng She endlessly, and Deng She did not say that he knew very well, at least seven or eight mature knowledge. After several siege battles, there were not many killed, and there were still thousands of people, but they were all excluded from the core by Hu Zhong and Liu Daqing, and they were purely used as cannon fodder.

The officer replied: "The general's subordinates are all brave and good at fighting, and they have repeatedly attacked the city, and the two generals Hu and Liu have received a lot of help from them,...... There are no weak soldiers under the really strong generals, and the military horses of the two cities are worthy of the brilliant comments. ”

"That's good, that's good."

Dunshe sat sideways, his fingers tapping lightly on the table. The twin cities are changing, and Gaizhou has not yet fallen, and there must be no more war at this juncture,...... Let Hu Zhong and Liu Daqing go to Liaoyang,...... When I capture Gaizhou, it is estimated that Liaoyang will still be difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat,...... When the time comes, I will see what the situation in the two cities is, if the chaos is won, and then look at the battle situation in Liaoyang, I can't say, I can also raise the army to Liaoyang, maybe I will have a chance to share a little soup to drink. …… And at that time, Hu and Liu were there, maybe?

He was not sure whether the situation would follow his inference, for his reasoning was clearly the best. But the risk is worth the risk.

Deng She made up his mind and said: "The Zuo Li rebels of the Haizhou Inspection Division have no more than 10,000 people, and the city is no more than a small city. Mao Shuai broke through successfully, and it was almost a certainty. Please go back and tell the two generals, Hu and Liu, that you can break through with the army with confidence. ”

The officer hesitated a little and said, "General, don't hide it, General Hu thinks the same as the general, but General Liu?" ”

"Huh?" Deng She suddenly became interested, this was too unexpected, Liu Daqing didn't want to be normal, but Hu Zhong, how could he be willing to go back to save Liaoyang? It's so strange, he said, "So, General Liu has other ideas?" ”

"Exactly." The officer said very tactfully, "The general may not know Mao Shuai's personality, he is Guan Pingzhang's descendant, and he will definitely return to Liaoyang after breaking through." There are many Tatars in Liaoyang, so let's just win, in case of defeat, General Liu is afraid that he will be used as a pawn by Mao Shuai. ”

Deng She was noncommittal: "What does General Hu think?" "There are only two possibilities for being willing to enter the tiger's den and risking death: first, loyalty; Second, I would rather believe in Guan Duo than Deng She. These two possibilities, no matter how you look at them, are not right.

"General Hu believes that Mao Shuai will be able to break through successfully and rescue Liaoyang; And although Liaoyang's Tartar is known as one million, one hundred thousand is amazing. Most of them are also tribesmen of the Tatar tribes around Shenyang, and their combat effectiveness is not high, and with my 50,000 elite Hui Ge a blow, the possibility of victory is extremely high. As long as you win, you are a hero; For the general, at that time, the role of our department was brought into full play. ”

It sounded like he was thinking about Dunsher completely. Deng She believed that he had only seen a ghost, and the officer said, "General Hu has a secret letter to present to the general." ”

Only then did Deng She understand that Hu and Liu each had cronies, and the officer who came was obviously Hu Zhong's cronies. Rather than saying that Hu Zhong sent him to ask for Deng She's order, it is better to say that Hu Zhong sent him to borrow Deng She's mouth to refute Liu Daqing's opinion.

Deng She was happy to accept such a use, took the secret letter, opened it and took a cursory look, there was no other meaning, just like what the officer said, explaining why he was willing to return to Liaoyang, probably afraid that Deng She would misunderstand, and repeatedly expressed his loyalty at the end of the letter.

Deng She held the letter paper and laughed: "General Hu is a true righteous man, with a unique vision, good, good." There were many doubts in his heart, and his face was silent, no matter what kind of calculations he Hu Zhong made, he just pushed the boat down the river, and said, "Having said that, what General Hu saw won my heart." "Clearly expressed support for Hu Zhong.

The officer had nothing else to say, chatted a few words about the current military situation, and talked about the Gaizhou Yuan army, he said: "If it weren't for Zuo Li's rebellion, Gaizhou City would have been taken by our army long ago." The Tartar army of the Gao family slaves is more proficient in stealing, robbing, abducting and deceiving, and marching and fighting are all mischievous. ”

The combat effectiveness of the Yuan officer army, except for a few, is indeed very low, and the eight words "arrogant and arrogant, and corrupt military discipline" are very appropriate comments.

The people of the time commented: "The son of the family will be inherited from generation to generation; Arrogant and lascivious, just self-serving. As for the military, I won't talk about it. However, with the flying cannon as the flying cannon, the wine order as the military order, the meat array as the military array, and the Acura as the triumphant song, the military administration has not been repaired for a long time. "As for the rest, there is a shortage of troops, the military station is abandoned, etc., so there is no need to talk about it.

In the past, the Mongolian iron cavalry that crisscrossed the north and south and destroyed forty countries has long since lost the courage of the past and has become a rotten wood. Thirty-six thieves from Huashan and hundreds of thieves on the horse can treat the million-dollar army as if they were nothing, galloping across the two rivers of Jianghuai and Huai, what a heroic spirit.

More now, let's just say that the officer in front of him, who was born in a mustard, was in charge of less than 10,000 people, and was the role of a mermaid in the Taiping era, and today he also disdains the Yuan army and despises the whip of God in the past.

How can it be said that there is no one in China? Deng She explained from a popular point of view, the first of 10,000 people is a masterpiece, and 10,000 people produce a masterpiece, the Chinese nation has such a splendid civilization and such a large population base, who can compare? It doesn't matter if you are humiliated for a while, let's remember it, and then look at the stamina.

After sending the officer away, Deng She still thought about it, looking at the night sky from afar, and Fang Fuzhen's words echoed in his ears again: "People live for one lifetime, and the stars last for a hundred generations." ”

"General, what are you thinking?" Recently, Bi Qianniu had an interesting change, and when he saw Deng She thoughtfully, he hurriedly asked him what he was thinking. Analyzing his mentality, it is about admiration and hunger for knowledge and learning.

Deng She did not have the consciousness of teaching by word and deed, he was purely motivated, he looked far away, the sound of the officer's horse hooves gradually disappeared, and he said leisurely: "I have never lacked heroes in China, as long as someone is willing to climb the heights and take the lead, heroes are everywhere." Five hundred years and a saint, three hundred years of a talent, heroes, a hundred years of romance? ”

A hundred years of romance, the only hero.

There was nothing to say all night, Deng She was too worried, and the Gao family slaves didn't dare to show their heads at night, let alone night attacks. The widows on Chen Hu's side raided twice during the night, stepped on a dozen mines, blew up dozens of them, and were attacked by Chen Hu's overwhelming bow and arrows, throwing down a hundred and ten corpses, and retreating in embarrassment.

On the fifth watch, the armies set off on time, waiting for hundreds of horsemen to go first, and clean up the Yuan army outside Gaizhou City; Most of them pushed half of the boat, with the car as a formation, slowly approaching. Among them, with foot soldiers as the backbone, thousands of cavalry galloped on both wings, and in the night, the dust was flying, and the sound of hooves shook the sky.

Gaizhou City was instantly alarmed, just like a wildfire burning the plain, the lanterns and torches on the city tower were lit one after another, and the area was lit up one by one, and in the blink of an eye, it went around the city for a turn, burning the night sky and the whole city.

The moon has not set, and there are few stars.

The night breeze was blowing, and Dunshe rode on his horse, looking at the end of the army. His task is to cover, the stronger the intimidation, the better, there is no need to hide his whereabouts, the torches are bright, and the army that reflects is like a fire dragon. The vanguard arrived three miles outside the city, and arranged trebuchets, artillery and other things in an orderly manner, Yang Wanhu drove his horse back, and asked: "General, do you want to shoot a few cannons first?" ”

*？ It is necessary. Deng She nodded in agreement: "Stone cannons, artillery, put them together, and give the Tartars a dismount." …… What about cavalry? Immediately line up to prevent the Tartars from leaving the city. ”

Forward*, the rear army adjusted its position and slowly surrounded the west gate of Gaizhou; Far away, several horsemen galloped to the front, to the front, Deng She recognized, it was Zhao Guo's own soldiers, one jumped off the horse, and reported loudly: "Report to the general, General Zhao ordered the villain to report, our department has arrived in the east of Gaizhou City, occupies a favorable terrain, and watched the gates in the east of the city, please rest assured that the general will not release a Tartar." ”

"Very good, tell General Zhao not to be careless." Deng She's memory of the scene of beating the Japanese people yesterday is still fresh in his memory, people have to work hard, and their potential is unlimited.

"Yes!" The soldier gave a military salute, turned and mounted his horse, and went back to give orders.

The military reports of various ministries were endless, and He Guangxiu and others came to report one after another, and when they arrived at the designated position, Gao Jianu closed the city and did not come out, and none of the ministries fought. As the officer sent by Hu Zhong said, the Yuan army was really cowardly and brave.

Seeing that the various departments arrived smoothly, Deng She was relieved, his transfer here has been decided, and it depends on Mao Jujing's ability.

Ten or twenty miles away, there seemed to be a little firelight, which was extinguished in an instant, and then there was a faint roar, and the war drums were loud. Bi Qianniu said: "Mao Shuai has raised the army. ”

"Order, hurry up digging trenches and laying obstacles." Deng She judged that although the Haizhou Inspection Division was not difficult to fight, it would take a day or two to say the least, and Gao Jianu would not sit still, as long as his subordinates were completed, he would definitely go out of the city to raid.

The wind of the night was very cold, and Deng She stretched out his hand to feel the late night of October, and he said, "Is it going to rain?" ”

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1. Arrogance and arrogance, and corrupt military discipline.

The most elite, equivalent to the Imperial Forest Army, many high-ranking officials came out of here at that time.

There is a poem "Cowardly Xue Xing" that reads: "Cowardly Xue Erlang is eighteen years old, and there is no false bow and arrow in his hand. Stealing out of Qihua Gate at dusk, Dawangzhuang went forward to rob. Forty miles from Tongzhou to the city, the door for the return of Pegasus has not been opened. Ping Ming stood on the white jade pier, and he never violated the sundial. The patrol officers on both sides did not dare to doubt, and left their relatives Shang Shu'er. The officers and soldiers chased the thieves, and the starry night was almost in command. All command, should be less! There is no need to move the text to arrest Xin Li, the thief is close to the royal city. ”

2. The son of the family will be inherited from generation to generation; Arrogant and lascivious, just self-serving. As for the military, I won't talk about it. However, with the flying cannon as the flying cannon, the wine order as the military order, the meat array as the military array, and the Acura as the triumphant song, the military administration has not been repaired for a long time.

"Since the Yuan Dynasty was peaceful and Southern Song Dynasty, it has been peaceful for a long time, and the people do not know the soldiers; The son of the family, inherited from generation to generation; Arrogant and lascivious, just self-serving. As for the military, I won't talk about it. However, with the flying cannon as the flying cannon, the wine order as the military order, the meat array as the military array, and the Acura as the triumphant song, the military administration has not been repaired for a long time. ”

3. There is a shortage of troops, and the garrison is abandoned.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a shortage of Jiangnan troops, and many garrisons were abandoned. Zhu Yuanzhang went to Jinhua, visited the hall Lian Division, and several veterans were responsible for cleaning, and asked his commander: "Do you have soldiers?" He said, "Yes." Ask, "Where?" It is out of the waist bag, out of a piece of paper, referring to the name of the person on it: "All here." ”