Chapter 14: A Battle of Wills
In the early morning, the first rays of dawn shone on the earth, and the neat black flag army was like a black wave, lined up along the horizon.
After a day and a night of rapid marching, everyone was dusty, but no one was left behind, and no one showed fatigue, the military appearance was still neat, and the team was still neat, like a sharp steel knife, flashing with a devouring cold.
"General!"
Liu Qingyi, who was lucky enough to escape with his life, was covered in mud, and his face was full of tears, like a fleeing beggar, not a soldier in a hundred battles.
In just one night, this hundred households that have experienced a hundred battles have become like this, and everyone who sees it is very shocked and regretful.
There were several corpses lying beside him, the corpses were separated, dead without blinking, and the red blood was spilled on the ground, those were the lucky ones who escaped with him last night, but now they have become the ghosts of the military judges.
Liu Qing cried and shouted, knelt on the ground, and crawled until he reached Zhong Qingyuan's horse.
Zhong Qingyuan sat upright on his horse and looked at him indifferently, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Liu Qing, since you entered the Black Flag Army, you have followed me to fight in the south and the north, and you have never taken a step back for three years, do you want to say such nonsense as encountering the crossing of the Yin soldiers?"
"General......
Liu Qing roared miserably, crawling on the ground, trembling all over.
Suddenly, he raised his head, his eyes were scarlet, and his face was hideous, and he shouted: "General, Liu Qing is not afraid of death, what his subordinates said is true, the Yin soldiers cross the border, our army has no power to fight back, if there is half a lie, it will be pierced by ten thousand arrows, and it will not be a good death!" ”
Seeing that he was hoarse and made such a poisonous oath, there was an uproar in the Black Flag Army, and they began to doubt the Yin soldiers crossing the border.
"Hahahaha!"
Zhong Qingyuan suddenly laughed, the more he laughed, the more anxious he became, and the more he laughed, the more angry he became.
"Why is the general laughing?"
Liu Qing felt a chill in his heart, and couldn't help but ask tremblingly.
Zhong Qingyuan hated: "Hmph, I laugh at you for following me for three years in vain, but you are still a stupid pig!" ”
"What?"
"Lift it up!"
He waved his hand, and immediately two soldiers walked up carrying the corpse of the Black Flag Army, Liu Qing recognized this corpse, it was the brother who witnessed the crossing of the Yin soldiers with him last night, but he was unlucky and did not survive.
Zhong Qingyuan sneered, pointed to the corpse and said sharply: "Open your dog's eyes and take a good look at the arrows inserted in this corpse, could it be that the Yin soldiers are actually using the arrow feathers of the Northern Dynasty?!" ”
"What, how is that possible?!"
Liu Qing was shocked, and even moved to the front of the corpse to take a closer look, the arrow shaft was clearly engraved with the five big characters of "Great Wei Northern Wuwei", he was frightened by the "Yin Soldier" last night, and he never noticed such a clear detail.
"Ahh
Liu Qing exclaimed, the blood on his face faded, his body softened, and he kowtowed heavily to Zhong Qingyuan.
"The subordinates are incompetent, they have the trust of the general, and they killed 300 brothers, and their subordinates deserve death!"
Zhong Qingyuan looked at Liu Qing, who was almost thrown to the ground, and understood that his will had collapsed and he had the will to die, and sighed long in his heart, how cruel this truth was to him, but Ci was not in charge of the army.
With a slight wave of his hand, someone immediately pulled Liu Qing out a few feet, and the knife fell in his hand, and a hateful and remorseful head rolled out a long way, and he didn't blink his eyes.
"General, the scout has come to report that the Wei army has not left the valley, and should be camped in the valley!"
There was a report from the left and right, and several generals were suddenly surprised.
"General, the commander of the Wei army does not understand military strategy, and he actually camped in such a narrow valley, as long as our army is divided into three roads, two breads, and then climbs on both sides of the canyon, and swoops down, we will definitely be able to complete the battle!"
This suggestion was immediately echoed by everyone, and you seemed to have victory in your hands.
Zhong Qingyuan glanced at everyone, snorted coldly, and the generals who were chattering just now suddenly quieted down.
"What, do you want to lose another game to restrain this arrogance?"
Hearing him speak like this, all the generals looked at each other.
"Don't understand?"
Everyone nodded.
Zhong Qingyuan sneered: "If you don't understand, use your brain!"
Under the city of Yishui, the enemy first quickly stopped attacking the city after the appearance of our army, and sent Jinwansheng troops to counterattack on the spot, not only thwarting our army's strategy of crushing the enemy in one fell swoop, but even almost leaving us all behind.
After that, he attacked the city with strange moves, deliberately arousing the doubts of our army, and then took advantage of the night to retreat, and used the inaccurate information of the secret chess to make our army go around in a big circle in vain, running more than 100 miles, and buying them precious time to prepare for war.
In the end, he even made a Yin soldier to cross the border, and wiped out all my 300 forwards!
Since the establishment of our Black Flag Army, there have only been male soldiers who have died in battle, and there have been cowards who broke their hearts, but you can look at Liu Qing and the others just now.
The commander who can lead our army around and destroy the will of a hundred battles will be a fool who can't even set up camp? ”
Hearing this, the faces of the generals gradually became solemn.
"General, but the prince clearly said that camping like this is a taboo for soldiers......"
A general said only in a reserved manner.
Zhong Qingyuan said: "The prince also said that the art of war is dead, and people are alive, and we can't stick to fixed experience, but we must focus on the specific situation of the battlefield and learn and apply it!"
At present, our army has been rushing day and night, and it is already the end of the crossbow, and I dare to conclude that once we attack at this time, whether it is a frontal charge or a three-sided encirclement, we will definitely fall into the trap of the Northern Dynasties...... Hmph, Liu Qing is the end of you and me!
There must be a master in the Wei army, and I wonder who the Divine has such means. ”
"This ......"
Hearing Zhong Qingyuan's words so serious, several generals changed their faces.
"So what do we do now?"
"Do nothing, spend time with them, scatter all the scouts, keep an eye on their every move, as long as they don't leave the valley for a day, we won't attack for a day.
Time is on our side, drag on for a few days, and when the prince's army solves the other roads, even if the Wei army has the means to reach the sky, it will have to leave all of them here for me! ”
After that, Zhong Qingyuan stared at the Valley of Crying Graves, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to himself: "I don't change to all changes, but I want to see what tricks you can play!" ”
The Wei army battalion.
The 50,000 troops of the Northern Wuwei were neatly prepared and ready for battle, Su yawned and stood in the middle army, standing from dawn to noon, the generals around him all looked solemn, only he seemed careless.
Su squinted at the sun, sighed, and quietly moved a few steps behind the crowd, intending to sneak away while no one was looking.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, Yang Weiyuan suddenly turned around and snorted coldly.
"Stop, where are you going?"
As soon as the boss shouted, the generals immediately looked at him, and instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Su Yan smiled, waved his hand and said: "The Black Flag Army will not come today, yesterday I was busy all night, I was sleepy, and I wanted to go back to sleep......
"Presumptuous! Is it child's play that you are a decree in the army, you can come when you want, and you can leave when you want? If you happen to be attacked by the enemy, won't it be too late to regret it! ”
was taught by Yang Weiyuan in public, Su pursed his lips and secretly slandered himself: Last night, it was obviously you who thought that the Yin soldiers were crossing, and when you heard that the principle was so simple, you felt that you had lost face, and now you are actually angry at me, who did I recruit to provoke whom?
Yang Weiyuan didn't know what he was thinking, and beckoned to him.
Su reluctantly walked to Yang Weiyuan's side, and heard him ask in a low voice, "You just said that the Black Flag Army will not come today, but why?" ”
Su Qing knew that he was so careful because he was afraid that he would be heard by the dark chess and leak the heavenly secret, in fact, there was no heavenly opportunity in this matter, even if it was leaked, it would not hurt, but he didn't expect that Jingwuhou would also have a small family.
He was amused in his heart, but he said with a serious face: "The Black Flag Army has been chasing all the way through the starry night, and seeing our army camped in the canyon, if you want to fight, you will definitely take advantage of this flaw to finish the battle in one go."
If they do not attack now, it means that the other side is not afraid that our army will withdraw from the canyon and cause it to lose its fighters, and it must have seen through our army's strategy and intends to confront each other for a long time to wait for backup.
Speaking of which, the enemy general is very level, I led me to run more than 100 miles, and lost the entire forward battalion, it is really not easy to act so calmly, it is a strong enemy. ”
Seeing Su talking so carelessly about the life and death of the 50,000 army, Yang Weiyuan's eyelids jumped, and he finally couldn't help but slap him on the back of the head.
"You said it lightly, if the enemy does not fall into the plan, not only will last night's hard work be in vain, but your whole plan is also on the verge of bankruptcy, and the army is already in danger, why are you so weak?"
Su waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, Dashuai, now the conspiracy has turned into a conspiracy, and it is the time for the two sides to compete in their will, it depends on whether we can't help but withdraw from the canyon first, or the Black Flag Army can't help but forcibly attack."
If our army can't help but withdraw from the canyon, it will inevitably be dragged down by the Black Flag Army in the field and the whole army will be annihilated; If the Black Flag Army can't help but force an attack, it will be repulsed by our army, opening the door for our army to withdraw to the country! ”
"Nonsense, according to what you said, King Wuling should already be harvesting several other armies, they can afford to drag it, we can't afford it, the pressure is not on me, how can I talk about competing will?"
Su glanced at Yang Weiyuan strangely and asked, "Have you forgotten why we went sixty miles south?" ”
Yang Weiyuan was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed, "You mean ......"
Su nodded and said: "Yes, we are going to attack the city, as long as Yishui City is broken, hum, I think how can the Black Flag Army sit still?" When the time comes, knowing that it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, we will have to break in, and just use their lives to help us pave the way home! ”
Hearing Su say such cold words, Yang Weiyuan opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time, and only after a while flicked his sleeves and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Demon!" ”
After speaking, he walked away in the surprised eyes of the generals, and went directly back to the Chinese army's tent.
Su scratched his scalp and suddenly realized that the serious Yang Weiyuan was actually cute.
At this moment, he suddenly shuddered, as if he was on his back, and a strong sense of crisis arose.
This feeling came inexplicably, and it flashed away, Su looked around left and right, and did not find anything wrong, so he didn't care in his heart, shrugged his shoulders, and walked towards his camp.
After the crowd, Wang Man peeked out of the corner, his icy eyes shooting a resentful gaze.
Sixty miles away, the 3,000 cavalry improvised by the Northern Wuwei happened to pass by the menacing Black Flag Army, and repaired for the night twenty miles south of Yishui City.
As soon as the morning dawned, Hong Qi, the general of the left battalion, opened a new bag, unfolded the note inside, and immediately turned pale.
The deputy generals Tian Zhong and Zhang Beijiang saw that his face was different, and hurriedly came over to find out.
Hong Qi handed the note to the two of them and muttered, "The big marshal wants us to break through Yishui City within one day!" ”
"What?"
The two were shocked, and Zhang Beijiang took the note and looked at it carefully.
Tian Zhong is upright, and he is in a hurry like Liu Yi, so he complained without reading the note: "The marshal is too whimsical, the 50,000 army has not captured Yishui, we only have 3,000 men and horses, and all of them are cavalry, how can we achieve such results in one day?" ”
"Not three thousand people......"
Zhang Beijiang handed the note back to Hong Qi, and said with a wry smile: "The marshal ordered General Hong and you to lead two thousand men and horses to attack the city with all their might, and ordered me to divide the remaining one thousand men and horses into five teams, tie branches behind the horses, and go back and forth around the north of the city to be suspicious soldiers." ”
"What?"
Tian Zhong exclaimed in surprise and said angrily: "How can two thousand cavalry capture the fortified city garrisoned by three thousand elites? What's more, what suspicious soldiers are needed when attacking the city? Do you think the enemy's gates are not closed tightly enough? The commander has always been Zhou Zheng in the use of soldiers, how could he make such a childish mistake?! ”
Zhang Beijiang smiled bitterly again and said: "I heard that although these tips are written by the handsome man, the strategy is not from the hand of the handsome, but the little marquis Xu who turned the tide under Yishui City. ”
"Hmph, no matter who it is, such an order is tantamount to disregarding human life, and now it seems that Xu Rui in that war is just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse!"
"That's it!"
Hong Qizheng said: "The two of you don't have to speculate, the peak has its own reason, you and I are both soldiers, since we have received orders, act according to the order, no matter how much you say, military law is engaged!" ”
"Hey!"
Tian Zhong gritted his teeth, sighed, and brushed his sleeves away.
Zhang Beijiang shook his head with a wry smile, and also stepped on his war horse.
Half an hour later, the sun had just jumped out of the horizon, and the three thousand cavalry full of spirit stepped out of their four hooves, like a fierce tiger, and swooped towards Yishui City.