Fang Mihan broke his arm and beheaded the general, and Yang Wanhu occupied the shore of the lake.

The military newspaper came to Yidu, and Deng She's heart had been in his mouth for a long time, and he could finally relax a little.

When he got the news, he was reviewing the three armies in the camp outside the city. Hong Jixun, Wang Guoyi, Lu Qianxi, Guo Conglong, etc. were all on the side. The military camp is a place of slaughter, and the importance of the country is also the importance of the soldiers, and the lord must pay attention to "etiquette" when entering the camp. Especially when there is a war, for example, the purpose of Deng She's current camp is to boost morale, especially in this case. It is also necessary to pay attention to "etiquette".

The ancient military salute is divided into many kinds.

There are "Gift of the Master", "Gift of Daejeon", "Gift of Daejun", "Gift of Great War", "Gift of Daeho", and so on.

The master's gift refers to the king's expedition to fight against the troublemakers, and the army's marching and moving actions are all stipulated in the etiquette law, that is, the "master's gift". The Daejeon Ceremony is a ceremony held during regular hunting, and the hunting is used as an opportunity to conduct military exercises and review the army. The gift of Dajun, "Dajun" is to correct the household registration, mediate the collection of taxes, and so on. The common people and taxes are the main source of soldiers and money for the army, and adjusting the localities to make them even so that they do not have to bear the burden in a certain place because they are overburdened, this is also a "military salute". The rites of the great battle, the construction of the palace and the city, the digging of rivers and the construction of embankments, are all "great battles", and the large number of laborers used need to be restrained by military salutes, which is the "gift of the great battle". The "Great Seal Ceremony" is the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to survey the boundaries of the vassal states and the boundaries between private fiefdoms. These rituals are all ancient.

The pre-Qin dynasty has fallen, and in all dynasties, military etiquette is not so extensive, and most of the time it only refers to military etiquette.

Although it is said that etiquette does not have to be as cumbersome as the ancient rites, it also requires certain procedures. And first the messengers went out of the city, and went out of the camp, and entered through the south gate of the camp to proclaim the decree. The generals in the camp are all lined up with honor guards, neatly draped, and greet each other. In the camp, the proclamation was completed. Beat the drums and beat the horns to inform the whole battalion.

After the barracks were ready, Deng She came out of the city again, and entered through the main gate of the camp with great fanfare.

For the sake of the solemnity and neatness of the barracks, it has always been forbidden to drive and gallop horses in the barracks.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty personally labored the army and came to the Xiliu Camp, because Zhou Yafu's military discipline was strict, even he had to engage in military affairs with the respect of the Son of Heaven, "according to the reins and Xu Xing". And what about Dunshe? It is true that Haidong's army was built by Deng She himself, which is slightly different from Emperor Wen of Han and Zhou Yafu, but the more this is the case, the more he needs to take the lead in abiding by military discipline in order to play an exemplary and exemplary role.

Therefore, when he came to the camp, he also rode his horse.

The generals in the battalion greeted them, all holding weapons, wearing heavy armor, and wearing cloaks behind them, and saluted in formation.

Deng She returned the salute immediately and said with a smile: "I came today to pay tribute to the generals. 'Men who are in charge don't worship', generals, let's meet with a military salute. "Among the generals, who wore heavy armor and struggled to bow down, when they heard this order, they stood up one after another. Bow twice.

Along both sides of the main road in the camp, flags were like forests, and columns of soldiers stood tall with their heads held high. When Deng She, Hong Jixun and the others walked over, they all looked at them.

Deng She did not forget them, and while saluting the generals, he also saluted them, raised his voice, and said loudly: "Open up the territory and defend the homeland." Brothers, you are all for my Haidong Tiger Ben, transferred to several provinces, and worked hard. Today I have come here to thank you, you have worked hard! ”

"It is the duty of a soldier to conquer and defend the army. I am willing to die for the king! ”

This question and answer was thought up by Deng She's ingenuity and synthesis of what he had seen and heard in his previous life. The soldiers in the battalion had already been trained and skillful by the generals, and their answers were not chaotic, and the sound shook the barracks.

Hong Jixun, Wang Guoyi, Lu Qianxi, and others followed behind Deng She, whispering.

"The Lord is really a genius. This question, another answer, I don't know how he came up with it. It not only seems that the Lord is fair and approachable, and shares weal and woe with the soldiers, but also allows the soldiers to participate in it, interact with each other, and mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers. It's too high, too high. ”

"Not really. Look over there,......, it's the little man under the red flag. See? Tears of excitement welled up in my eyes. The tears were coming down. Maybe ten or twenty years from now, he will be especially proud to tell his boy about today's incident. ”

As the king of Yan, Deng She is very different from ordinary soldiers in terms of identity. Not to mention the soldiers, even some lower-ranking officials are afraid that they have not had the opportunity to meet Deng She. But it was these soldiers, these soldiers who were born today and did not know whether they would live or die tomorrow, but they were able to see Deng She with their own eyes, and they could hear Deng She speak to them, and they could answer loudly.

It's not surprising to be moved.

The generals in the camp followed, except for two people who were left to lead the way, the others were all integrated into the queue of Hong Jixun, Lu Qianshi and others, accompanied Deng She, and came all the way to the big school field in the camp.

The way just now is just the front xi; This is the main venue for the review.

The battalion carefully selected 5,000 elite soldiers, 4,000 foot soldiers, and 1,000 cavalry, lined up neatly in a phalanx, forming a dozen phalanxes, and standing on the colonel's field. Because of the long wait, the afternoon sun was blazing, and many people were sweating profusely, but no one moved.

Deng She dismounted and led the generals to slowly pass through the queue and ascend to the high platform. During the whole process, the audience was silent, only the flags of various colors rolled up, or made a little noise.

White clouds in the blue sky.

Looking into the distance, the green mountains and green waters; Behind him is the towering Yidu City; In front of the barracks, five thousand elite soldiers were solemn. Surrounded by mountains and rivers and cities, in a trance, Deng She seemed to see a white breath rushing up from the camp. He muttered in a low voice: "Huguan Sheng has been in the middle for a long time, and the murderous aura is full. The army can be used. ”

The battle on the front line continued, and Dunshe deliberately hyped up the good news. One after another good news came, how could the generals and soldiers in the camp outside Yidu City not feel excited and eager to fight at the same time?

"At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao raised troops from Yanzhou, based on Caozhou, swept the north and south, and went through more than 100 battles of all sizes, sweeping away the heroes and cutting off the separatism. By the time of his son Cao Pi, he finally ruled the world. At the end of Qin, Liu Bang, after defeating Xiang Yu, ascended the throne in Dingtao. Dingtao is also in Caozhou. Brothers, where is the front line of our army fighting with the Tartars today? ”

"Jining!"

"There should be Shandong people among you. From Jining to the southwest, what is the place? ”

There were indeed some Shandong natives among the soldiers, who replied loudly and said, "Caozhou! ”

"Now Yanzhou is in the hands of our army, and Caozhou is close at hand! As long as Jining is taken and the army and horses led by Wang Baobao are defeated, the day when our Haidong army enters Caozhou will be in the near future. Conquer Caozhou, there are Liu Bang in the front, and Cao Cao in the back, these two examples are in, brothers, what is the prospect of my Haidong? ”

This time, the answers were varied.

Some called: "Dominate the world!" ”

Some shouted: "Enthrone Dingtao!" ”

Some shouted: "Go to fight Jin Ji again and capture Li Chahan alive!" ”

Some also said: "Go south to Henan, recover Bianliang, and take revenge!" ”

Most of the people who said the first two words were new pawns who joined Haidong later. Many of the people who shouted out the third kind of words were Shandong locals, and Chahan came to attack Yidu a few years ago, killing a lot of people, and the local natives now gritted their teeth as long as they mentioned Chahan. And those who shouted the last words were naturally red scarf veterans. Li Chahan captured Bianliang, and King Xiao Ming and Liu Futong fled in embarrassment, which was indeed a great shame.

Deng She laughed and said, "You guys are right! After conquering Caozhou, we can follow Cao Cao and Liu Bang to fight in the south and north for the lord of Anfeng, unify the world, and then we can also ask the lord to ascend the throne in Dingtao. And if you want to fight in the south and the north, fight in Jinji and Henan, you must have it.

"Especially the capture of Li Chahan and the recovery of Bianliang City. The arrest of Li Chahan is to avenge the people of Shandong; The restoration of Bianliang is to avenge the Lord of our Anfeng. But no matter which one it is, Richard Han is definitely going to fight! But in front of us, we can't be too ambitious. Brothers, I think that although the prospects of our Haidong are good, we should not take them lightly. The current task is not to capture Li Chahan alive, but to capture Wang Baobao alive! ......, what do you think? ”

"The prince is right! Defeat Juye City and capture Wang Baobao alive. ”

"Capture Wang Baobao alive!"

The hard fighting at the front line, the soldiers in the rear did not understand. All they saw and heard was good news. Deng She's speech is also artistic, first using the familiar stories of Cao Cao and Liu Bang to cleverly introduce the theme, and then create a hint to the soldiers that "if you conquer Caozhou, you will be able to dominate the world". As a result, the atmosphere in the campus suddenly became very lively, which was completely different from the solemnity just now.

"The generals Zhao Guo, Qing Qianxing, Li Monk, Yang Wanhu, Hu Zhong, Gao Yanshi, and Fu Youde are now fighting bloody battles against the Tartars on the front line in order to achieve the goal of 'capturing Wang Baobao alive'. Brethren, though we are in the rear, should we have nothing to do? ”

"It shouldn't!"

"So what are we going to do?"

"Redouble the practice! Always be ready to go to the front line and make military contributions. Open up territory for our Haidong. ”

Dunshe applauded and exclaimed, "Well said! ”

At this point in the speech, the temptation is finished, and it is time to get to the point. At this moment, behind the high platform, a thousand households rushed up and came to Hong Jixun's side to whisper for a while. Hong Jixun's face changed, but then he calmed down, saw that Deng She had just said a paragraph, took a few steps forward, and said in a low voice: "Lord." ”

Deng She didn't look back and asked, "What?" ”

These two sentences were private conversations, and the herald on the side did not pass them on.

Hong Jixun said: "The Shanyang Lake Army reported that the Fang Mihan array beheaded the enemy general Feng Tuoyin, and Yang Wanhu took advantage of the victory to seize the enemy camp, which echoed Hu Zhong before and after, forming a situation of pincerizing the main force of the Henan Army. In addition, the sentinel reported that the Yuan army in the area of Hejian Province had a gathering movement, and judging by its behavior, it seemed that it was intended to be Dizhou. ”

One good news, one bad news.

Deng She's heart jumped, grabbed the second urgent report, and asked in a low voice, "Hejian Mansion?" How many Tartars are assembled? ”

"There are no less than 8,000 people, and they are gradually increasing."

The Yuan army assembled in Hejian Province and pointed its sword at Dizhou. Despite this change, Deng She and Hong Jixun had foreseen it a long time ago. The reason why Deng She sent Ji Zongzhou to Dizhou and other places to patrol was precisely to prevent this matter? But suddenly, when the incident came, this incident really happened, and it was still at such a moment when he was reviewing the troops to hear about it, no matter how calm Deng She was, he couldn't help but be unsettled for a while.

But in the face of the soldiers, he couldn't reveal his true emotions, nodded quietly, and said, "I know." Wait until the review is completed before discussing the matter. ”

In the blink of an eye, the soldiers all looked at him and Hong Jixun intently, although under the constraints of military discipline, there was no riot, but it was obvious that many soldiers had puzzled expressions on their faces. In the middle of his speech, why did he suddenly pause and talk to Hong Jixun? If you don't ask, you can know what must have happened.

Deng She was in a hurry, so he simply changed the speech temporarily, laughed heartily, and said, "The front-line military report just now. Brothers, Yang Wanhu and Fang Mihan attacked the Tartars on the east bank of Shanyang Lake, beheaded their brave general Feng Tuoyin, killed 3,000 enemies, and captured their camp. And contact Hu Zhong, ready to attack the main force of the Tartars in a few days! When this enemy is destroyed, he will drive Juye for a long time, reinforce Zhao Guo, and capture Wang Baobao alive. ”

"Double Sword General" Feng Tuoyin, many of the non-commissioned officers in the Haidong Army have heard of his name. When they heard the news, they all cheered!

The parade was originally expected to take an hour and a half, but because Deng She had something on his mind, it ended half an hour early. After the speech, he watched the drills and drills of the soldiers for a while, and then announced the end of the field under the pretext that the weather was too hot and sympathetic to the soldiers, and left in a hurry with Hong Jixun and others.

Come to the city and return to the palace of King Yan.

Hong Jixun and Wang Guoyi sat in the room.

Deng She's expression was serious, and he said: "When the time is right, the information received, the Tartars of Hejian Mansion will mobilize the people, and maybe the troops will be sent to Dizhou within three or five days." Most of the troops in the interior of Yidu are now along the Jining line, and they cannot be mobilized. There are only about 4,000 military horses in Dizhou. Although there are thousands of military horses in neighboring Jinan, it is also impossible to gallop because it is still necessary to guard against the attack of Tartars from Gaotang Prefecture. Do you have any opinions? ”

The generals had mixed reactions.

Some were surprised, some were stunned, but only Wang Guoyi was happy.

He slapped his thigh, Huo Di got up, and shouted: "Sure enough, as the lord expected, the Tartars really came to take Dizhou!" Previously, when the lord sent Tong Shengyang, Hu Zhong and other cavalry troops to Yidu and rush to Juye, he specially ordered them to display the banners of 'Xuantou Cavalry' and 'Duliao Army'. Isn't it just to create a false impression for the Tartars, so that they think that we are empty? Hey....... My lord, since the enemy has been dispatched, please send the main force of our 'Duliao Army'!" Today's parade in the camp, the morale of the brothers is so high, you have also seen it, my lord, everyone thinks of war, and they will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one battle. ”

"That being said, if the 'Duliao Army' is sent out, then the city of Yidu will really be empty. If the battle situation in Jining, Juye, or even Dizhou changes slightly, we are afraid that we will not have the strength to deal with it anymore. Whether or not to rush to the aid of Dizhou so soon, the last general thinks that it is better to think in the long run. ”

"Think long-term? What do you mean by 'do you want to be so fast'? Now that it is known that the Tartars will take Dizhou, of course, it will be resolved quickly. When its foothold is unstable, it is the best policy to annihilate it in one fell swoop. Knowing that the enemy is attacking, but not moving, indirectly boosting the enemy's arrogance and achieving the enemy's momentum, this is a taboo for soldiers. ”

"That's true. However, the information we have now is only that the Tartars are being assembled, and it is not known when the Tartars will take Dizhou. What if this was actually a ploy of the Tartars? Let out the rumors, will take Dizhou, and transfer all the elites in our Yidu City, and then instead the Tartars of Hejian Mansion will abandon Dizhou and not take it, and drive Juye for a long time, the real purpose is to annihilate my Zhao Zuocheng Department. At that time, the 'Du Liao Army' had arrived in Dizhou, and the whip was beyond the reach of the whip, and it was difficult to aid Jining and Juye. Let me ask the general, what should our army do? ”

The generals had different opinions and argued with each other.

The decisive battle on the battlefield is positive and strange, and the trick is the most unpredictable.

If everyone can see the opponent thoroughly, see all the enemy's moves clearly, and guess the purpose of each of the enemy's moves correctly, then everyone is a first-class general. Chahan has not been able to crisscross the northern country for many years, and there are few defeats.

Listening to the arguments between the generals, Deng She and Hong Jixun didn't say a word.

Sometimes, when he heard insightful remarks, the two of them would look at each other at most.

The more the reasoning is debated, the clearer it becomes. After listening for a long time, Hong Jixun coughed and was ready to speak. When the generals heard this, they all stopped talking, and the room turned from noisy to quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to him.