Rain began in the evening.

Wild birds perched on trees in the distance, drenched in them, fluttered their wings and flew away from time to time. When night came, it became quiet, and the soldiers who were sleeping in the tent heard only a rustling in their ears. The river was babbling in the distance, the wind was getting cooler, and the sergeant on duty stood on the watchtower, the torches extinguished.

The most annoying thing about camping is rain.

A light rain like the one right now is okay, it can clear the heat and give people some coolness; If it rains heavily, it will make the camp muddy, low, and even accumulate deep water, which is very inconvenient. In the field, there are no very good conditions, most of the soldiers do not even have a change of clothes, and the shoes are only the pair worn on their feet.

Moreover, there is discipline in the army, and it is not allowed to light fires in private. After a long time, how can there be no epidemics? Serious reduction in combat effectiveness. However, when the rain first fell, the impact was not too deep.

Standing at the gate, Zhao Guo looked at it for a while.

When the wind first started in the afternoon, he thought it was good, but he really didn't expect it to rain. Listen to the sound of the rain, and under the misty night, the field is empty and quiet. The glass filament-like drizzle can be seen clearly in the near distance, and the farther away it is, the more blurred it is, the sound of a rustle in the sky and the sky, nothing can be seen clearly, only the Pushui in the distance, like a white practice, leaps into view.

He had just sent Sapphire away. In order to facilitate the cooperation of the team, Chang Rong did not leave and stayed; And as a response, he sent a thousand households to accompany Lan Yu to the army that often met spring.

"My lord, it's late at night, go back."

The person who spoke was Pan Xianji. He had just finished his military affairs, and he didn't catch up to greet Chang Rong and Lan Yu, and came to see him off.

Zhao Guo didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he was recalling the content of Shicai's meeting with Chang Rong and Lan Yu, and after making the covenant, they talked a lot, including a plan to be implemented. After hearing this question, Fang came back to his senses, and he asked, "Has the military report from Jin, Jinxiang arrived?" ”

According to the agreement, Yang Wanhu had to send a military report to the main camp every two hours, reporting on Shanzhou, Chengwu, and now the changes in the enemy situation in various places such as Sheephorn. Pan Xianji replied: "It hasn't been sent yet." However, it should also be soon. He looked at the night and said, "Half an hour at most." ”

"Did you send the military report to Tai'an?"

Yang Wanhu sent him a military newspaper, he needed to send a military newspaper to Tai'an, and then transfer from Tai'an to Yidu. Pan Xianer said: "Long before the two generals Chang and Lan came, today's military report had already been sent away. ”

Zhao Guo was silent for a moment, then glanced into the distance, and saw that the figure of Lan Yu and the thousands of households sent to the Changyu Spring Camp had disappeared in the rainy night, so he turned around, and when he wanted to leave, he suddenly stopped, stretched out his hand, took a few raindrops, felt the coolness, and said to himself: "This, I don't know if this rain will be heavy?" Before he finished speaking, he swallowed the second half of the sentence, and said to the entourage generals: "Go, go, go back to the camp." ”

The group braved the rain to return to the camp, and where they passed, the soldiers who kept vigil and patrolled all stood up straight and saluted.

Included in the commander's account, everyone discussed the military for a while. Zhao Guo made several arrangements for the content of the talks just now. Subsequently, Tong Shengyang, Monk Li and others resigned and returned to their own army. As they departed, alarmed by the sound of horses' hooves, the Chinese battalion stirred slightly, but soon regained its quietness.

However, under the silence on the surface, a solemn murderous aura could not be concealed, rushing up into the sky, cutting through the rain and night, and then falling, enveloping the vast earth.

Under the shroud of murderous aura, in the light of the handsome tent, only Zhao Guo, Pan Xian'er, and Lan Yu were left.

The night will be deep, why are the three of them still sleepless?

A map was laid out in front of the desk, and they all looked intently at it.

……

Different from Zhao Guo's worries, in Shanzhou City, Saiyin Chi Dahu, Wang Baobao, Zhao Heng, and Cai Ziying were not happy because of this sudden rain.

Standing on the castle tower, they watched the rain and talked at the same time.

Cai Ziying was overjoyed and said: "The swallow thief Zhao Guobu is stationed on the bank of the Pushui River, which is already damp, but now it suddenly rains, and it is even worse. I look at this rain, although it is not large, it is better to be endless, and the clouds are dense, and it will be difficult to stop in a short day. Even if it is not big, as long as it can be down for a few days in a row, it will definitely be unfavorable to the Yan thief and even the Wu thief! ”

Zhao Heng deeply agreed, and also said: "Not bad. When it rains, the weather is humid, not to mention that it is easy to cause diseases, the first one is not good for the use of firearms; Secondly, it is also not good for the use of bows and arrows. The road is slippery in the rain, and it is not conducive to the siege. The transfer of grain and grass is even more difficult. ”

Sainchi laughed and said, "God help me!" ”

As he was talking, he heard the sound of clogs, turned his head, and saw that it was Yan Sixiao. All of them came out to watch the rain, and by the way, they inspected the city defenses, and someone had to guard the Shuaifu in case of dealing with the emergency military, and the person who guarded the Shuaifu was Yan Sixiao. Seeing him coming over at this moment, Sainchida's heart suddenly moved, and when he approached, he lowered his voice and asked, "Yan Gong is in a hurry, but what is the red thief's movement?" ”

"The handsome man sees it. I just received a spy report, an hour ago, the Wu thief, who had been camped at night, often encountered the spring department and suddenly pulled out of the camp and hurried in the direction of our Sheephorn Village. ”

"Oh? An hour ago? ”

Counting the time, an hour ago, it was just raining.

Chang Yuchun took advantage of the rain to pull out the camp, with the help of the night, approaching in the direction of Giethoorn, what is the intention? Sain Chida and Wang Baobao glanced at each other. Wang Baobao frowned slightly, and said: "The thief often takes advantage of the rainy night to hurry, do you want to take the opportunity to take my Sheephorn Village?" ......, Gong Yan, can the garrison of Giethoorn know about this? ”

"I already know."

"Although there is rain, and the garrison fortifications of my Giethoorn garrison have not yet been completed, but after all, they are also thousands of elites, not to mention that they already know about it, and it is not worth worrying about the frequent thieves."

Speaking of Chang Yu Chun, Cai Ziying remembered something and asked, "Gong Yan, is there a reward for the scouts who went out to investigate the reality of the Chang Thief's grain and straw?" ”

Often in the spring, the lonely army crosses the river, and the baggage will definitely not be much. According to Cai Ziying's speculation, nine times out of ten, it will be supplied by the Yan army in the later period. Therefore, he asked Sain Chi to send out a large number of scouts, on the one hand, to find out how much grain Chang Yuchun had brought with him, which could be used to support him for a few days; On the other hand, by the way, find out the road from Pushui to Changyuchun garrison, and see how many there are.

If these two aspects of the situation can be clearly investigated, it can be further speculated when the Yan army will replenish the logistics of the Wu army, and even more, which path it will take. And if you figure all these things out, you can ambush the next army horse at the right time and in the right place, and rob the grain halfway.

Chakhan Timur suggested that Sain Chitahu could rob Deng She's grain, and Cai Ziying turned into a thief and was even more prepared to rob the grain that often meets spring. This is also a feasible way for him to call "south first and then north", first fighting the Wu army and then the Yan army.

Yan Sixiao said: "The thieves are very well guarded, and it is difficult for the scouts we sent out to get close, so they can only watch from a distance. How much grain he had brought with him was difficult to find out for a while. However, judging from the road he had traveled on the march, the baggage carts were not few, and they were all heavy, and the ruts pressed out were very deep. ”

"In other words, in a short period of time, he will not be short of food?"

"I'm afraid so."

Cai Ziying arched his hand to Sainchi and Wang Baobao, and said, "Since it is unlikely that the grain will be robbed in a short period of time. Please ask the marshal and the major general to send the army out of the city tonight! ”

"Out of town?"

"Exactly! The thief often took advantage of the night rain to travel quickly, whether he was going to take my Sheephorn Village or not, but for me in Shanzhou, it was an opportunity! ”

"Opportunity? What does Mr. mean is that my single state can echo with Sheephorn and besiege the thieves? ”

"Not bad! Attacking tonight will be beneficial to our army and disadvantageous to the red thieves. ”

"What are the three benefits?"

"When my Linfen army first arrived, all the generals were eager to fight, and I was one of my benefits. Although it rained, it was only a drizzle, and it was no obstacle to my cavalry. Giethoorn has been stationed in our army, occupying a favorable location, enough to echo, this is my three benefits. ”

"What are the three evils?"

"When the thief first arrived, he was already tired, but he was brave and brave, and he did not wait for a rest, so he ventured into the army, and one or the other was disadvantaged. It is reported that the thieves often take more steps and ride less, and although the rain is light at this time, it is also not conducive to the formation of foot soldiers. The thieves often take advantage of the rainy night to pull out the camp, thinking that I do not know; Our army took advantage of the rainy night to go out of the city, as long as it was well hidden, Yang Wanhu and Pushui Zhao Guo of Jinxiang would definitely not know, and there would be no response from outside, and there would be three disadvantages of one or the other. ”

"Three disadvantages, three advantages,......。"

"Our army has these three advantages, but the other has three disadvantages. Defeat is easy! ”

But it is exactly: taking advantage of the rain, the knife is tried, crossing the Yellow River for the first attack, and often attacking the Tartars at night in spring; Due to the geographical advantage, he showed his skills, and aided Danzhou for the first time, and Cai Ziying wanted to fight back against the red thief.

In Chahan's shogunate, his most trusted adviser was Li Weixin, and the rest such as Sun Zhu, Zhao Heng, and Cai Ziying were also one. Li Weixin is the most important, so she stays by his side all the year round, scorpifies and plans, and rarely sends out; And Sun Zhu, Zhao Heng, Cai Ziying and others are sometimes sent to the generals to serve as the masterminds, like this time, Zhao Heng was given to Wang Baobao; As for Cai Ziying, she is mostly with Sain's red answer.

Chahan's arrangement, first, was to enhance the combat capability of the generals; Second, it cannot be ruled out that there is a meaning of supervising various armies. The so-called supervision, is not afraid of Sain Chi Da Hu, Wang Bao Bao has different intentions,—— Sain Chi Da Hu is his brother-in-law, Wang Baobao is his righteous son, and he has no parent-child, it is clear that the country he has laid down will definitely be given to Wang Baobao in the future, to be honest, there is no need for these two people to have different hearts, the purpose is to better order the ban, and to fight, they can be like an arm.

However, because of this relationship, the generals often have more respect for the masterminds sent from above. At this time, after listening to Cai Ziying's words, Sainchi replied after a little thought, and then made a decision, saying: "Sir's plan is indeed wonderful!" It's possible! Asked Wang Baobao, "Baobao, what do you think?" ”

It is true that he is Wang Baobao's biological father, but Wang Baobao is the adopted son of Chakhan Timur, in terms of status, he is still above him, and he is the chief general of the Shanzhou Army.

——, fact, Sainchi Tahu and Wang Baobao are father and son, and the relationship is not very close. Wang Baobao "was born sensitive, his talents were abnormal, he was young and sick, and he was loyal to his mother and uncle as his own son, so he raised him at home." When he was young, Wang Baobao was raised at home by Chakhan Timur, and it can be said that he grew up with Chakhan Timur. No matter how close the blood relationship is, there will be few meetings, and there will naturally be some estrangement emotionally.

Sain Chida suddenly has three sons and one daughter, and compared to Wang Baobao, the other two sons and one daughter are more like his children. His second son, Tayin Timur, was also in the army, but he did not come with him this time.

"Mr. Cai analyzed it thoroughly, I have three advantages, and thieves have three disadvantages. The child thought it would work. ”

"Good!"

Sainchi replied that he was also considerate of Wang Baobao, muttered slightly, and said in a consultative tone: "Baobao, your department has been through many battles and has not yet recovered. ”

"According to my father's words." Wang Baobao replied respectfully.

He agreed, Zhao Heng objected, and said: "Marshal, the morale of the Linfen army is high, and it is applicable to go out of the city to attack at night. However, from the humble position, the Linfen Army is not familiar with the road after all, and it is best to choose the first part of our Shanzhou Army as the leader. In this way, you can be sure that nothing goes wrong. ”

Sainchi replied suddenly, accepted his advice, turned to the generals, and said with a smile: "In the morning, I ask you, who dares to pick Chang Yuchun, and you are all vying to be the first. When the time has come to use force, who wants to go? ”

One person came out of the column and responded proudly: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

But seeing this person, with a leopard's head and eyes, an eight-foot figure, bright silver armor, and a red robe, on the city tower and under the night rain, he stood out like a dragon and a tiger, and it was none other than Hu Linchi.

He is a native of Henan, is a green-eyed Huier, although the reputation in the Yuan army is not as good as Guan Bao, Gao, but also a well-known brave general, the crotch horse called the black unicorn, good at making a black point steel gun, charging into battle like a flying tiger, the flag will be an expert. He was one of several cavalry generals in the Yuan army.

As early as the Northern Expedition of the Third Road of Bianliang, this person was in the Tieqi Valley of Luzhou and defeated Guan Duo; Even last year, when Chakhan Timur invaded Yidu, he participated in the Battle of Jinan and fought with Zhao Guo, Deng Chengzhi and others. Deng Chengzhi was seriously injured in the battle. As he stepped out of the ranks, two more stepped forward.

One Chen Ming and the other Dong Zhongyi are two partial generals under him.

——, days ago, when Deng She was "discussing generals" in Yidu, he mentioned the names of the three of them, thinking that in the Yan army, only "Gao Yanshi" could be deserved.

Seeing him out of the ranks, Sain Chi was overjoyed and said: "There are generals who go out to fight, and defeat often meets spring, such as looking at the pattern of the palm!" ”

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1, the relationship between Wang Baobao and Sain Chi Dahu.

"In February of the twenty-sixth year (1366), (Kuo Timur) returned to Henan from Beijing, and wanted to mourn the tomb at the end of his life.

This "wanting to mourn the tomb at the end" refers to repairing the cemetery for Sainchi and going to mourn with filial piety. From these few sentences, it can be seen that although he was the adopted son of Chahan, he did not sever the father-son relationship with Sainchi Taku, but because of the persuasion of the left and right, he gave up this plan, although it was true that the war was more urgent at that time, but it seems that the relationship between father and son was not close. Moreover, because he was the adopted son of Chahan, he was actually recognized as a descendant of Chahan, both in terms of patriarchal law and custom, and probably no one was surprised by this at the time.

At least, I didn't see anyone who reprimanded him for it. Zhu Yuanzhang praised him as well: "The strange man in the world." ”