"Liu Ling is here?!" Zhang Wen's heart was overjoyed, and he immediately remembered the appearance of Liu Ling's angry horse raising the knife in his mind, and said impatiently at the moment, "Quickly invite General Liu into the account...... Forget it, come with me to meet him at the camp gate. ”

Zhang Wen was sure that the person who called himself Liu Ling must be him, otherwise who would have nothing to do and pretend to be him and run to the gate of the barracks to find a smoke? Zhang Wen got up from his seat and strode out of the tent. Hou Shilu and Zhu Yanguo on the side were a little depressed, and the broad-shouldered Hou Shilu muttered unhappily: "Isn't Liu Ling the one who suffered defeat in Liaodong and was caught in the edict prison?" What kind of position is he now, and he needs the military gate and the last general to welcome him outside the camp gate? ”

Zhu Yanguo glanced at Hou Shilu and said: "I said that you are stupid, you don't admit it, it is obvious that Liu Ling is a friend of the military gate, of course, he is more enthusiastic about Liu Ling!" ”

Zhang asked: "......" This guy said it too clearly. If it is a civilian-official exchange, there are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, but there is no need to say them.

However, Zhang Wen didn't care about generals like them, and strode out. Even the governor's army went out to greet him, and Hou Shilu and Zhu Yanguo had no choice but to follow behind Zhang Wen.

The camp was lit with bonfires everywhere, and rows of torches were lit on the side of the camp, and the firelight was arranged in a regular manner, echoing the stars in the night sky, which was very spectacular.

Zhang Wen and his entourage walked to the camp gate, only to see two people standing outside the bright camp gate: an ugly-faced man, who is tall and tall is probably bigger than the two strong men behind Zhang Wen, who is not Liu Ling? The other is also a big man, it is Liu Ling's son Liu Biao, who used to find Zhang Wen to save his father, so Zhang Wen also knows Liu Biao.

Of course, Liu Biao also knew Zhang Wen, and when he saw Zhang Wen come out, he didn't say a word, he knelt on the ground very simply, kowtowed three loud heads, and said: "Uncle Zhang rescued his father, and his nephew will kowtow to you three times as a greeting gift, the sky is above and the earth is below, what the nephew said, but wherever Uncle Zhang can use his nephew in the future, the nephew of Daoshan and Huohai will not even frown!" ”

Zhang Wen hurriedly took two steps forward and helped Liu Biao up, "I'm reluctant to let you go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, please get up quickly." ”

Liu Ling saw that Zhang Wen disregarded his identity and personally greeted him at the gate of the camp, and his enthusiasm was obvious, and he did not snub him because Liu Ling was down. The expression on Liu Ling's face was also a little moved, Zhang Wen knew that this man was quite straight-hearted, and who was good to him and who was not good to him, I am afraid it was very clear. Liu Ling sighed and said: "People are warm and cold, Ge Laozi, you can only see people clearly when you are unlucky!" ”

Zhang Wen smiled, and said in his heart Lao Tzu fished you out of the edict prison, that is a life-saving grace, this Liu Ling's mouth is hard, "Great grace does not say thank you", he really didn't have a word of thanks. However, Zhang Wen felt that after doing this, Liu Ling might become his diehard.

Zhang Wen took Liu Ling's hand and said very kindly: "General Liu has just come from Tianjin, and he has been tired of carriage and horses, so he went to the tent to rest and rest. ”

The Imperial Prison is the Imperial Prison of Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town, which is located in Tianjin, not in Beijing.

At this time, Zhang Wen took a closer look, and now Liu Ling has no scars on his body because of the care of Zhang Wen's acquaintances, but his face is a little haggard, and anyone who is locked up in prison for a few months will probably be like this.

Liu Ling entered the camp gate, and Zhang Wen introduced Hou Shilu and Zhu Yanguo to him. Hou Shilu said with a smile: "Brother Liu and I are acquaintances, I was in Liaodong last year, and Brother Liu is also in Liaodong, and I have dealt with a lot. ”

"Brother Hou Xian is now the chief soldier of Xuanfu? Bullish. Liu Ling replied. Both of them are military generals, so they are called brothers...... Obviously, the relationship between Liu Ling and Hou Shilu is not as good as the relationship with Zhang Wen at all, so sometimes those who call brothers and sisters do not necessarily mean that they are like brothers.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed." Hou Shilu casually entertained.

Several people walked back to the big tent together, Zhang Wen is the governor of the military gate, and he naturally sat on it, although he was the youngest. The other generals sat on either side, and Liu Biao stood behind his father. Seeing this, Zhang Wen said: "You only arrived in the middle of the night, you must be hungry, wait for the meat to be roasted, eat something and drink some wine, Liu Biao, you also sit down, you don't want to eat standing still, right?" ”

Liu Biao thanked him and sat on the lower side of Liu Ling.

At this moment, the sergeants came up with plates of barbecue. The meat has been chopped, and chopsticks are placed on the plate, and it is eaten with a clip, unlike some tribes who cut it with a knife while eating.

"Come, eat, nourish your spirits, and there will be a fight tomorrow." Zhang Wen picked up the chopsticks and said.

After Zhang asked this sentence, he thought in his heart, Liu Ling has just come out of the edict prison not long ago, except for his son, he is completely bare, and he doesn't even have a personal soldier...... But I don't know if the other two general soldiers are willing to sincerely divide the troops and horses to come out and let Liu Ling lead them.

Liu Ling heard that there was a battle to fight, and Zhang Wen thought that he had no soldiers, which was indeed a troublesome thing...... Liu Ling really wanted to win a battle in Beijing to make up for his merits, although he came out of the edict prison, but the charges on his body were still hanging, and only after making a meritorious service could he speak and do things in the future.

Zhang Wen thought for a while and said: "Qin Liangyu is still surrounded in Zuo'anmen, we have to deal with her as soon as possible, in case the fighter plane is delayed, the situation is really a bit troublesome, and we have to continue to attack the Jianyu camp outside Zuo'anmen tomorrow...... Now we have one more general, but General Liu has no soldiers and horses, and I have dozens of guards here, who can be transferred to General Liu as his own soldiers. I think this arrangement, the two general soldiers from the headquarters from each transfer 5,000 cavalry to General Liu, tomorrow we will attack the whole army, the three generals form a left, center and right three sides to attack, we must take Zuo'anmen! ”

Hou Shilu was a little unhappy and said: "We will each transfer 5,000 cavalry, then General Liu will be the whole cavalry team, let General Liu play the vanguard?" ”

Zhang asked: "The three of you each lead soldiers and horses, with Liu Ling's department as the middle forward, if you break the formation, and then cover up and kill together, the three of you will receive the same head work." ”

Hou Shilu muttered: "Liu Ling has a great friendship with the military gate......"

Zhang Wen immediately lowered his face, "General Hou, you must understand that winning is the biggest goal, but military merit is secondary!" If the subordinate generals assigned to Liu Ling tomorrow are ineffective in combat and retreat from the battle, the ugly words of this official will be in front of them, and they will definitely be dealt with according to military law! You guys do it for yourselves! ”

Zhang Wen threw the chopsticks on the plate and shouted, "Come on, arrange a tent for General Liu's father and son." With that, he got up from his seat, "It's not too early, everyone take care of your spirits and fight tomorrow!" ”

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Early the next morning, after the army had breakfast, Zhang Wen issued an order, so that the main force of the Datong soldiers was on the left, the main force of the Xuanfu soldiers was on the right, Liu Ling's cavalry was in the center, and the Chinese army was in the rear, forming a dense four phalanxes and marching forward.

After a short march, he saw the Jianyu camp come into view. The Ming army continued to advance slowly, and then faced the two formations of the Jianyu soldiers. Zhang Wen was riding on a horse, and saw that there were many people and horses on Jianyu's side, with swords and guns, and it seemed that there were more than 10,000 people...... It may be that Jianyu has added reinforcements outside the city to prepare to deal with Zhang Wen.

And Qin Liangyu's troops, who were guarding Zuo'anmen City, could not attack the Jianyu outside the city because they were separated by a moat, and there were still Jianyu on the city wall and in the city that threatened the city tower at all times, so Qin Liangyu's army basically couldn't help Zhang Wen.

So the confrontation between the two armies is actually tantamount to a hard encounter, there are not many moves to speak of, and whoever is ruthless enough is the boss.

Zhang Wen looked back left and right, and saw that the Ming army camp was strict, in the end, it was a border army that had been in battle for a long time, and it would not be able to shake the field at the border pass without any combat effectiveness. The banner hunting in the camp is fluttering in the wind, which is extraordinarily spectacular; When Zhang Wen ordered the forward to break the formation, the sergeants in the front row of the camp with huge horns puffed up their cheeks and blew the horns.

The sound of the horn echoed, and on both sides of the battlefield, the black pressure was full of men and horses. Not far away, the towering and magnificent Jingshi City Tower stands between heaven and earth like a mountain. The sand and dust carried by the wind filled the air, making the towering towers hazy, as if they were shrouded in a mist of heaven.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The cannon roared, and on the endless land, it was like thunder, and it was like a divine beast opening its mouth to roar.

According to the established strategy, the forward of the Ming army, led by Liu Ling, rushed towards the Jianyu camp, only to see a black oppressive ground spread over a group of people and horses, like a flood, and the horses' hooves made the earth seem to tremble.

The two armies engaged the enemy, the men and horses were boiling, the sound of killing suddenly rose, and there was only a noise, and it was impossible to hear what people were shouting, just like in a crowded downtown area, and the specific sound of speech could not be heard clearly.

Zhang Wen watched the development of the battle very nervously, if Liu Ling could break through the enemy camp, the main force could only be effective in covering the past; If he can't break through, it's not like he can't tell the winner from the fight, and he can't cut off the damn enemy army in front of the tower!

I saw that between the two torrents, Liu Ling was like a nail, and he went in with one nail, and no one could stop him at all. Seeing this, Zhang Wen couldn't help but praise: "It's really brave!" Tear! Tear that hole open, and you can break the formation! ”

But the situation was very depressing, although Liu Ling and a few cavalry were nailed in, most of the men and horses were still outside. Only Liu Ling's small team of people killed it had no effect on the overall situation at all, like a nail thrown into the water, and he couldn't even hear the sound of ding dong. Thousands of people and horses were placed together, like a torrent of huge, and a team of people and horses seemed so small in a place as huge as a torrent......

"What are those people doing in the back! Why don't you follow up! Zhang Wen was so anxious that he scolded.

Zhang Wen sat on the horse and raised his buttoes, and his toes were really tightened, but to no avail. After Zhang Wen saw Liu Ling enter, the opening in the back quickly closed, and he lost the opportunity at all! He calmed down and hurriedly ordered: "Mingjin retreats the troops, and the whole army is on alert!" ”

As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, the standard-bearers began to wave their flags, and the forward cavalry, which gradually rushed up, began to retreat, and they fought and retreated, and the battlefield was chaotic and slaughtered. Zhang Wen was almost about to stand up, trying his best to search for Liu Ling's figure, but there were too many people, and it was becoming more and more chaotic, Zhang Wen's sight lost Liu Ling's position, and he couldn't find it anymore.

The Ming cavalry retreated south from the left side of the camp, and the Jianyu soldiers also chased after them, and the muskets in the camp crackled and smoked.

Zhang Wen and Hou Shilu and Zhu Yanguo respectively commanded their respective phalanxes to advance and retreat, and the retreating cavalry circled around the central camp for half a circle, and the chasing Jianyu cavalry had already fought with the infantry army. The cavalry of the Ming army turned back in batches and rushed to kill, and the battle on the battlefield was very fierce for a while. Under the dazzling sunlight, in the huge torrent of people and horses, it seems that the knives and guns everywhere are dancing, reflecting the sunlight and flashing around.

At this time, Zhang Wen heard Hou Shilu shouting not far away: "Junmen, let's retreat while fighting, Jianyu will not chase too far." ”

Zhang Wen ignored him, and it took a lot of effort to get Liu Ling out of the edict prison, and just one day after he got it, he finished playing? He is now very dissatisfied with Hou Shilu and them, in Zhang Wen's eyes, ten Hou Shilu can't catch up with one Liu Ling.

Zhang Wen was anxious, Liu Ling was trapped in the enemy camp, even if he was extremely brave, how long could he last? Even if someone else stretches his neck and asks him to cut it, he can't finish cutting it even if his hand is broken.

At this moment, a person suddenly flew out of the chaos, and the guy flew in the air like a bird for a long time before he fell to the ground with a "bang". "Click!" A cavalry soldier and a man and a horse were divided into two halves from the middle like a split bamboo, and in the midst of the blood rain, I saw a big man covered in iron jumping out on a horse, wielding a big knife in his hand!

"Pong!" I saw that the back of Liu Ling's knife hit a Jianyu's chest, and the soldier immediately flew upside down with a "whirl" like a spring, and ......the flying man knocked several cavalrymen off their horses, and then stopped flying, fell to the ground and rolled like a ball. At the same time, Liu Ling's big knife swept half a circle with the force of a slap on the back of the knife, and the black knife light flashed, and several heads left directly from the body, and the blood flew like an orange bursting in a crushing manner.

Liu Ling was followed by his son, holding a long, short-handled knife in his left hand and a horse fork in his right hand. Poor Zhang Wen transferred to Liu Ling, less than half of the dozens of guards were left.

Liu Ling's bad strategy has been confirmed in Liaodong, but of course he is not a fool, the large army has withdrawn, it is impossible for him to rush back with all his strength, and kill it very wisely.

"Master Zhang, I'm back!" Liu Ling also saw Zhang Wenzheng waving to him vigorously, so he shouted.

Zhang Wen was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

When he saw that Liu Ling had returned, he ordered the whole army to move south. The two sides fought for more than half a day, until the afternoon, when they fought for more than ten miles, and then they broke away from the battlefield.

The generals gathered their subordinates and reorganized their ranks. But Liu Ling scolded in front of Hou Shilu and Zhu Yanguo, and Zhang Wen didn't understand all the Sichuan dialect, probably just greeting various female relatives in their family.

After scolding for a while, Liu Ling said angrily: "What's the matter with those generals who led the troops? Lao Tzu rushed in first, why didn't he follow! Aren't you Xuanfu Datong a nine-sided army, why are you afraid of dying like this? ”

Zhang asked to ride his horse over and asked, "General Liu, which general is the closest behind you?" ”

Liu Ling looked left and right for a long time, pointed to a general in the distance and said, "It's that guy, I don't know it, I don't know what the name is." ”

Zhang Wen pointed at the general and said coldly: "Come on, tie him up for me!" ”

The guards had Zhang Wen's order to rush over, and those people next to them did not dare to stop them, so the general had to be captured. When the general was tied up, Zhang Wen pulled out the shining Shang Fang sword, and the man hurriedly knelt on the ground when he saw this, "The military gate is ......"

Hou Shilu hurriedly said: "My lord, Sun Bi will not die for his crimes!" ”

It seems that this guy is Hou Shilu's person, and he was called famous all of a sudden. Zhang Wen said coldly: "Yesterday, the official said that those who retreat from the battle will be martial. Disposition. Don't blame the official, the official is helping you, I will only kill you, and when the time comes, I will say that you died in battle...... If this official reports to the past, according to the edict issued by the emperor himself last month, those who retreat from the battle will be punished by the nine clans, and you will weigh it yourself! Zhang Wen didn't take Shang Fang's sword and stab him to death directly, this kind of sword is really wasteful to kill people, although it is very sharp, Zhang Wen shouted, "Come on, pull him down and cut him!" ”

As soon as Hou Shilu heard that Zhang Wen was coming to the real thing, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "The military gate is angry, wait!" ”

Zhang Wen looked at Hou Shilu and said, "What?" Do you want me to report his escape? ”

Hou Shilu said with a sad face: "This Sun Bi has been following the last general for many years, and he is loyal before and after the saddle, for the sake of the last general, spare his life!" Sun Bi fought bravely, he was confused for a while, he didn't know how many enemies he had killed before, he was by no means greedy for life and afraid of death, it was really ...... that such a person did not die on the battlefield"

Zhang Wen didn't think about killing Sun Bitong in his heart, originally this soldier and horse were put together, and it would be difficult to command and transfer, if he killed the chief military officer Hou Shilu at this time, it would obviously be unfavorable to the army, and there would be greater estrangement and contradictions.

However, Zhang Wen still said with a straight face: "No matter how many enemies he has killed before, now because he alone has affected the entire battle situation, it is difficult to atone for his sins if he dies!" If Zuo'anmen is broken by Jianyu tonight, Qin Liangyu's 20,000 lives, who will count them! If Zuo'anmen falls, Jianyu completely controls the city defense, and hundreds of thousands of people in the outer city, who is responsible for it! What is the unity of his life and grandson's life? ”

Sun Bi, who was tied up by five flowers, listened to Zhang Qian's words, and turned white: "The last general should die, the last general will know that he is wrong!" ”

Hou Shilu hurriedly said: "My lord, you can spare his life, my lord!" ”

Zhang Wen said with a hesitant look: "Okay, for the sake of General Hou's intercession, his life will be recorded for the time being, so that he can live one more day." Tomorrow we will attack Zuo'anmen again, if we win the battle but kill the general, it will naturally be unlucky...... General Hou, if there are still people who escape from the battle and affect the battle situation, then there is nothing to say, right? ”

Zhang Wen was holding Shang Fang's sword in his hand, no one could do anything about him, Hou Shilu saw that he seemed to be determined to kill Sun Bitong just now, and he was also anxious and regretful, at this time Zhang Wen was relieved, Hou Shilu couldn't care a lot, and agreed first, at least Sun Bitong would not die immediately.