Chapter 8 Victory without a Fight
Coming back to this end, Lu Dengyun took the initiative to ask Gu Xuan for help, and after leaving Huangsha County with all the soldiers and horses, he did not delay a bit, and he was so anxious that he went directly to Youzhou, preparing to take matters into his own hands and burn down the ten granaries located in Hedong County, forcing Xu Jintang to withdraw his troops.
This time the leader of the team is not someone else, or the tall raccoon dog with a hooked nose, although this person has average ability, but he is extremely loyal, especially in Youzhou at the moment, especially for him Xu Jintang, this is the most suitable knife for his own use, because of other people's loyalty, loyalty may not be him, so this person is mixed under Xu Jintang's hands, even if the task he was instructed to do not succeed a few times, but he has never fallen out of favor.
With Xu Jintang's arrangement, the other people he couldn't take care of at all were also led by very loyal people, and it was expected that as long as the boss was loyal, no matter what the people below were, even if they were all from the original Youzhou Army, no one would lead them, and it would be difficult to stir up any big waves.
In fact, whether it is the yamen of any imperial court, or what kind of army, the most important thing is often not the group of people who give orders at the top, nor the group of people who follow at the bottom, but the people who command the heralds in the middle, without them, the whole team will become loose and lose its original spirituality, in other words, as long as the middle group of people does not fall and is controlled by him, then there will be no problems with the whole team.
However, looking at the scene of the confrontation between the two armies, Lu Dengyun's spirit is obviously more sufficient, after all, many things, even if they don't say it, but they can't stop people from thinking in private, what Xu Jintang wants to do is already so obvious, is it really no one thought of it, no, the soldiers at this bottom actually have their own ideas, and secretly ask themselves, who are they loyal to, what they do, it's just that because they are soldiers, they are used to obedience, but they are entangled in this kind of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism or loyalty to the general of Youzhou, wavering, without a firm will to fight and determination, the spirit will naturally withdraw, the so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight, which also implies this truth.
"Traitor, do you still have the face to come back?"
Gao Raccoon Dog was wearing a conspicuous bright silver armor, with an extraordinary temperament, holding a spear, and shouted loudly first, wanting to take the lead.
Lu Dengyun was dressed in black, riding a horse opposite him,-for-tat, with a straight face, looking at the army led by the other party, his heart was sad, and he secretly said This is the most courageous and imposing Youzhou army in the past, this is the most proud and determined group of people in Da Liang, when I see it today, how can I become such a nest, and I am still standing on the opposite side of myself?
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and adjusted his mentality, then opened his eyes again, and reprimanded loudly: "I don't want to have any verbal disputes with you, I only count three times, and then dare to stop in front of me, I won't be polite!"
Now is different from the past, as a person in the army, he is very determined, it is really very human, otherwise, he will not be entrusted with a heavy responsibility by General Zuo, even if he is facing his former colleagues, and then he does not want to be an enemy with him, but in the face of the righteousness of his family and country, he has to wield a knife!
"Huh. Gao Raccoon forced himself to calm down, sneered twice, and continued to play with right and wrong, "Originally, some people said that you were a traitor to the enemy in Lu Baihu, and there were many unbeliefs in the general's heart, but when I saw it today, you were mixed with these black-faced rakshasas in the desert, and you brought people to Youzhou to make trouble, but you had to believe it, it's ridiculous that you, a traitor, dare to run rampant in front of this general, such a bold traitor, everyone will be punished!"
Seeing that he was so upside down black and white, Lu Dengyun couldn't help but glare at him angrily and shouted: "Who is the traitor who is the enemy? Who is the traitor?"
This shout, like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests, the tiger descending the mountain, suddenly frightened many people on the other side of the country a little dazed, they suddenly remembered that the person in front of them is known as one of the three tigers of the tiger army!
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Lu Dengyun looked at the people behind Gao Raccoon again, and continued to scold: "What about you, who are you loyal? Is it the imperial court, or is the surname Xu?"
Gao Raccoon was shocked in his heart, looked left and right, and saw that his subordinates were pale by what he said, and his face became ugly, the two armies were fighting, he couldn't let the morale of several parties be suppressed, and he also shouted: "Rebel thief and evil seed! What do you mean by this? The general represents the imperial court! Do you want to provoke the relationship between the general and the imperial court? I think you are also a member of the Youzhou army, but after the enemy, you even forgot such a simple truth, or are you deliberately talking nonsense?"
Lu Dengyun held the treasure knife in his hand and said coldly: "It's ridiculous, the war in Yanzhou is tight, and the imperial court is the time to employ people, the Youzhou army should have rushed to the aid of Yanzhou, drove the enemy outside the pass, and defended his home and country, but he Xu Jintang refused to send troops, but instead Chen soldiers in Liangzhou, wanting to attack the imperial court's defense line in Liangzhou, what is the reason, is it for the courtiers?"
Gao Raccoon made a righteous and awe-inspiring look, hugged his fists to the sky and said: "The general has received His Majesty's secret decree, the prince has plotted against him, usurped the country and disrupted the government, and held the emperor hostage with traitorous ministers, kidnapped the harem, disrupted the court, and disregarded the society, causing foreign enemies to invade, and even burying the country, what we did was just to save the country!"
These are actually a new statement by Xu Jintang to the outside world, the imperial court came to issue an edict before, asking Youzhou to send troops, but it was said that he secretly got the secret edict of His Majesty the Emperor, requiring the Youzhou army to enter the capital, purge the traitors and thieves, and vow to return Daliang to a bright future, with this excuse, it not only comforts the antagonistic emotions within Youzhou, but also takes the opportunity to put pressure on the Liangzhou side, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
After all, he himself didn't want to talk to Lu Dengyun anymore, after all, it was difficult for him to justify these things, just shout out the slogan, no matter how many people believed it in the end, anyway, what Xu Jintang needed was just a reason, and he waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill the traitor!"
Besides, once he falls into the disadvantage, it will inevitably hit morale, and it is only right that he should act quickly, anyway, he has superior forces under him, and he is not afraid of suffering losses in a head-on conflict.
In the team, in fact, there are still many people who are really loyal to the General's Mansion and completely loyal to Xu Jintang, with them taking the lead in front, and the people behind have to keep up, the training on weekdays is to play a role at this time, and use instinct to cover up their inner confusion, once the fight starts, there is no time to think, this time, there are 8,000 people rushing up together.
Eight thousand against five thousand, it seems that the advantage is not big, but don't forget, these people are all Youzhou Army, it is the border army, that is the elite of a hundred battles who have really experienced the war and have been trained for a long time, where can these scattered Rakshasa people compare, when it comes to a head-to-head duel, how many people in the world dare to hit the Youzhou Army head-on?
"I only punish the thieves today, and those who don't want to fight, retreat by themselves!"
Seeing that a big battle was inevitable, he suddenly pulled out the tiger's head knife, and the momentum of the whole person also changed.
I have seen Lu Dengyun, in fact, there may not be many, but the people of the Youzhou Army have more or less heard of this name, the shadow of the name tree of the person, this is not fear, but he represents orthodoxy, after all, this is said to be the righteous son of General Zuo, the position of the next General Zuo, no accident, it should have been his, such a person collaborated with the enemy and treason, to be honest, in fact, many people do not believe it, which is why the General's Mansion only told people in private that Lu Dengyun and Lan Yunxuan killed General Zuo and fled the country, but they did not dare to publicize it publicly, and even said to the outside world that General Zuo was happy and mourned, and died peacefully, because many people, especially General Zuo's old ministry will not believe this statement at all, and the more they slander Lu Dengyun and Lan Yunxuan, it will only provoke a greater backlash within the Tiger Ben Army.
At this moment, many people couldn't help but hesitate, this hesitation, the entire forward formation will be chaotic, if the whole army can not be consistent, especially when the cavalry charges, some people go forward, some people suddenly stop, this whole formation is naturally chaotic.
But Lu Dengyun won't stop, let alone his grudge with this raccoon dog, which has been going on for a long time.
At the beginning, Gu Xuan once asked him to retrieve a batch of materials issued by the imperial court, but was privately withheld by the General's Mansion, and it was this person who came forward to obstruct it at the post station, but in the end he was brought by Lan Yunxuan and forcibly pressed down, and then Xu Jintang came to the Tiger Army in person, Lu Dengyun and Lan Yunxuan fled all the way to Huangsha County, this person took advantage of the emptiness of Huangsha County, and even brought troops to ask for people, but was scolded away by the prince.
"Only punish the evil, not the innocent!" If you want to live, you will retreat to the side!"
After that, he did not delay any longer, mustered up momentum, and with a roar, he led the army to rush away.
Reasoning is one thing, the most important thing is that the momentum must completely overwhelm the other party, otherwise why let people surrender without a fight?
As soon as the five thousand men and horses charged, even if the formation was obviously inferior to this side, the person who couldn't help but take the lead was too powerful, plus many people on his side had no intention of fighting and were hesitating to retreat, how could this battle be fought?
Gao Raccoon saw Lu Dengyun rushing directly towards him, he was also taken aback, when he was at the post station, the foot battle was still subdued by others in three or two moves, and now when it comes to the horse warfare that people are better at, with his own kung fu, can he still please him, what he relies on is nothing more than the superior force, but at this moment, seeing that the army's heart has been weakened, but he doesn't dare to stay here, delay the time to scold everyone, gather the army's heart, hesitate for two breaths, then turn around directly, and flee to the rear.