readx;? Chapter 10: The Tempest (4)

It's not that the Youzhou Army is not worthy of its name. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but the strength of Xiang Yong has become very strong unconsciously.

In the next moment, Zheng Ziming's eyes suddenly lit up, and the whole person became radiant.

Those things that Chang Si taught, after all, are not taught in vain. My efforts in the past six months have finally not been in vain. The righteous brother Chai Rong finally did not waste the grain and grass that the Guo family had continuously sent! With the concerted efforts of all parties, the villagers of Lijiazhai had already been reborn. It's just that I can't feel the huge change when I'm in it.

This is only a few short months, and if he has a better opportunity in the future, he will get more abundant supplies of troops and materials, and he will no longer be a dream to send troops to Liaodong! At that time, he will be able to rescue his father and ask solemnly once again what his background is......

There was a warm current of humidity and heat, which slowly surged in the bottom of Zheng Ziming's heart, slowly surging all over his body.

He finally took another step closer to his dream, albeit a difficult one.

"The beacon smoke surrounds the two capitals, the drums and horns of thousands of miles are sounding, the man draws his sword, and it is a heroic ......" In all directions, the brothers roared a triumphant song. The tune is simple, and the words are not so gorgeous, but when you listen to it, it is enthusiastic.

"The blue blood stains the flag painting, and the heart shines on the border city. Talk and laugh and sweep the northern captives, and the sheng orchestra plays the peace!" Li Shun and Tao Dachun opened their throats and sang the second half of the battle song loudly.

"The beacon smoke surrounds the two capitals, and the drums and horns sound for thousands ......of miles" In the distance, the mountain wind sends echoes and the songs of other brothers are sung in harmony.

"The man draws his sword, and he is a ......hero" Tao Dachun, Li Shun, Tao Yong, and the surrounding villagers sang in unison again. or striking the shield, or striking each other with swords, playing a sonorous song of men.

"The blue blood stains the flag painting, and the heart shines on the border city. Talking and laughing and sweeping the Beiyu, the sheng orchestra plays the peace!" Zheng Ziming was quickly infected by everyone's emotions, and also opened his throat to join the chorus army.

Tonight, the victory belongs to them, and no one has the right to laugh at their youth and frivolity.

After returning to Lijiazhai, the eastern sky was already slightly bright. The exhausted villagers did not bother to wash, went into their respective barracks, and fell asleep. Zheng Ziming himself, but just wiped his face with cold snow, and quickly gathered several core backbones under his command into the Chinese army and began to plan the next battle.

According to Han Kuangmei's personal boast last night, the size of the next wave of Liao troops is as high as 20,000. Excluding some of the exaggerations that scare people, the actual scale is probably seven to eight thousand. According to the tradition of dividing the soldiers and auxiliaries of the Youzhou Army in half, among the new bandits, the number of soldiers, no matter how small, may not be less than three thousand. And the Xiang Yong of the Inspection Division has already fought two fierce battles in succession, and the brothers who can still be taken out at this moment are less than six hundred!

Three thousand against six hundred. Even if Han Kuangmei doesn't use auxiliaries as consumables, the inspection department still has to fight with one enemy and five. If the surnamed Han is ruthless and puts all the auxiliary soldiers on it, the villagers will have to take one as ten, or even more.

When they discovered the cruel fact that there was a huge disparity between the enemy and our forces, the heart and mind of the big guy quickly calmed down from the excitement of winning the bloody battle, and everyone's face showed a bit of solemnity.

"The enemy general has just arrived, and they lost the first two battles really miserably. Therefore, the person surnamed Han should stay outside the mountain for three to five days in order to collect the defeated army, and by the way, from the mouths of Ma Yanxu and others, understand the reality of our army!" Propping up his head from the bed board, he whispered to him.

"Han Kuangmei's house made an appointment with our house last night to inspect and fight again in three days. Li Shun's mouth was quick, and he immediately got up and added loudly. "From what I've observed, that guy is very face-saving. It should be that if you let out more people under your command, you will have a fight with us first!"

"How is it possible, then isn't he the second Ma Yanxu again?" Guo Xin heard this, and immediately frowned and retorted. However, as soon as the words came out, he suddenly remembered that he was still guilty. His face instantly darkened, grinned, and added curtly, "I just, I just think that he will learn from Ma Yanxu's lesson." If you are not absolutely sure, you will not easily follow us. lest you lose your sharpness again and be in a dilemma!"

"He can come and not attack immediately. As long as the team is pulled under the ice wall and set up, even if there is no gaffe!" Li Shun didn't pay any attention to the change in Guo Xin's face, or he didn't care much now, thought about it, and added loudly.

"This ......" Guo Xin was very skeptical of his statement, but hesitated for a moment and did not continue to refute.

Pan Mei was careful, and when she saw this, she quickly took over the conversation, and concluded with a smile: "There is no need to argue about this. Anyway, no matter what our side says, the enemy generals will not listen. First prepare for the two sides to play in three days. If the enemy does not come in three days, we will have nothing to lose on our side! The brothers will be happy to rest for a few more days!"

"That's right!" everyone in the audience smiled and nodded, agreeing with Pan Mei's opinion. Immediately, the discussion of specific plans for engaging the enemy forces began.

With such a huge disparity in numbers, the inspection department is of course still mainly defensive, looking for appropriate opportunities to give the enemy a few more blows to hit their morale and morale. But just blindly holding on to the danger is difficult to repeat the glory of the last battle.

Han Kuangmei's status is much higher than that of Ma Yanxu, and the number of troops in his hands is several times that of the latter, and his combat experience is far richer than that of the latter. Without any pressure, there is no need for him to be in such a hurry as Ma Yanxu. And as soon as the beginning of spring passes, the weather will soon get warmer. The snow that originally caused great trouble to the Liao army will melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the ice wall on which the inspection department is relying will also break without a fight as the temperature rises.

"Fight quickly, we have a serious shortage of troops at hand!" After thinking about it, he couldn't find a good way, Tao Dachun sighed and said in a low voice, "If you stick to it for a long time, the ice wall will soon collapse on its own." Ziming, anyway, we've already won two games in a row, so there's no need to hold on to the end. If it really doesn't work, just talk to the Huyan family, let's ......"

Peeking at the guy's face, he deliberately didn't finish his words. But the meaning of the message is already clear.

"It's not impossible to retreat into the Taihang Mountains! However, I still want to fight the opponent first, and then consider whether to stick to it or take the initiative to retreat!" Zheng Ziming smiled, not disappointed by Tao Dachun's proposal at all. Before the end of the last battle, he also proposed the idea of retreating into the Taihang Mountain to temporarily avoid the enemy's edge. and took the lead in sending the old, weak, women and children in the village.

However, the last time there was no hope of winning, the big guy won it, and it was won very neatly. This made him invisibly add a lot of confidence in his heart. Therefore, when it is not necessary to go, they are reluctant to consider the issue of retreat.

"My lord is right, if you don't do the last game, who knows who will be how many pounds and taels will be?"

"There are few of us, but we can't be scared without a fight!"

Li Xing and Tao Yong both looked up, waved their arms, and shouted in a low voice.

Both of them are now full of confidence in their own strength. I always feel that the Youzhou Army is just like this, even if there is a huge difference in the strength of the two sides, it may not be impossible to fight.

"The key is the terrain!" Tao Dachun was very calm, not discouraged by the fact that everyone did not support him, shook his head, and continued to add in a low voice, "Lijiazhai is surrounded by mountains on three sides. After the ice wall is melted, we can only retreat to the village. And when the hill to the north of the stockade falls into the hands of the enemy, they can condescend and see our every move clearly. At that time, it will be difficult for us to get out of the whole body!"

"Hiss-" Li Xing and Tao Yong gasped in unison, and their brows quickly wrinkled into a big pimple.

What Tao Dachun just mentioned is indeed a serious problem. The defense facilities of Lijiazhai were originally built to defend against bandits, and the location was also chosen for convenience and comfort as the first priority. Therefore, it is not suitable as a long-term defensive barrier, let alone against large-scale military attacks.

"You, you're right. But, but I don't believe it, after the weather gets warmer, the imperial court will still pretend to be deaf and dumb!" Just when everyone was worried about Tao Dachun's words, Pan Mei suddenly used her arms to support her upper body and retorted loudly. "If the Liao army really invades the south on a large scale, there will be no way for those Jiedu envoys on the border to be at both ends of the rat. They either surrendered to the Liao army in Kaecheng, or fought desperately against the Liao army. And the court of the Great Han State is no longer promising, and it can't let the Liao army occupy all of Hebei. Sooner or later, troops will be sent over!"

"The imperial court will definitely send troops, Shi and Guo, the two privy councillors, have never been afraid of the Khitans!" Regarding the movements of the imperial court, Guo Xin immediately had the courage to speak again, and he didn't think about it, and said loudly. "The premise is that what Han Kuangmei said last night is true. After all, the crossing of the border by a small army to fight in the grass valley and the formal invasion of a large army to the south are completely different things. ”

"Just our Li Jiazhai sent 20,000 troops, how can we still fight the grass valley?" Li Shun heard this, and immediately began to pout and sneer. "Unless the Manchu Dynasty is all blind. But then again, we'd better not count on the court. For as long as I can remember, there have been four or five emperors, but the court has never let the common people count on it!"

"The key is, can we hold on for so long, until the imperial court has to send troops!" Pan Mei crouched on the bed board and quickly grabbed the conversation again.

Because of the injury on his back, he could only lie on his stomach and discuss the military situation with everyone. When it comes to tension, the arms and legs will be supported at the same time, like a leopard ready to pounce!

"From the news to the court, to the court to make a decision, and then to wait for the army to arrive here, it will take a month and a half at the shortest!" Guo Xin's face began to darken again, sighed, and told the truth. "Junzi is right, we, we can't count on the imperial court. ”

It would be painful for him to admit the truth, but he didn't want his brothers to die in vain. If the soldiers and horses who could not hold out to the imperial court rushed to the front, the sacrifice of the brothers would be meaningless. And a month and a half is too long for the inspection department, which only has 600 township bravery.

"If it's just to delay time, maybe, Zheng can really think of some way!" Just when he almost felt desperate, Zheng Ziming, who had not spoken, suddenly smiled and spoke. The face of the beard stubble, which has just grown a few stubbles, has a noticeable narrowness.