I have to say that although Liu Qi is in the second place, his vision and aesthetics have always been online.

In addition to the practicality, the shape of the black light armor is also extremely powerful, especially the dragon pattern painted with gold on the breastplate, which makes Han Zhen a little more graceful and noble in addition to domineering.

Of course, handsome is handsome, but expensive is really expensive.

Because it is custom-made, the cost of only one set of black light armor is nearly ten times more expensive than ordinary black lacquer mountain pattern armor.

Among them, the thick dragon pattern on the cuirass cost two taels of gold.

Today's gold prices are almost speculated to the sky, and one or two pieces of gold are as high as more than 60 yuan, and there is still no market for them.

Fortunately, the black light armor is an officer's armor, and only generals above the battalion level can wear it.

Han Zhen was already tall and burly, but at this moment, he was even more domineering when he put on the black light armor, holding a dark iron lance, like a god of war.

Whoa!

As he walked, the nail leaves made a crisp grinding sound.

Striding to the front yard, the groom had already prepared his warhorse.

Turning over and stepping on the war horse, Han Zhen galloped towards the military camp outside the city.

Compared with the past, today's military camp is much quieter, exuding an aura of slaughter.

Galloping all the way into the barracks, Han Zhen turned over and dismounted, and walked straight into the White Tiger Hall.

At this moment, in the White Tiger Hall, Nie Dong, Liu Qi, Xiao Wu and other generals were already waiting there.

Seeing Han Zhen, everyone got up together and clasped their fists in salute: "I've seen the county magistrate!" ”

"No need to be polite."

Han Zhen pressed with one hand and motioned for them to sit down, and then came to the back of the hall and sat down.

After he sat down, Nie Dong and the others sat down again.

Looking around at the crowd, Han Zhen got straight to the point and said, "Explain the emergency report in detail." ”

Shi Wenhui got up and said: "County magistrate, yesterday the spies planted in the surrounding areas came to report that there was a large amount of grain and grass mobilization in the counties of Qingfu and Dongping Mansion, and the two forbidden armies of the Tianping Army and the Taining Army began to reorganize the army. At the same time, various roads around the Daimyo Mansion also began to collect grain and grass, which were suspected to be transported to Gaotang and Ande counties. ”

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

This sentence is an immutable iron law in ancient warfare.

Even the nomads of the north will prepare almost all the food and weapons they can bring with them before they invade the south.

If you win the war, you will share the food and the money.

If you lose, then wait for death.

Anyway, even if they don't fight, it will be difficult for them to survive the cold and long winter.

100,000 Western troops are not a small number, and they are not going wherever they want.

The transfer of a large amount of grain and grass in the Daimyo's Mansion revealed an obvious message.

The Western Army is about to go south!

Nie Dong said loudly: "The last general thinks that Gaotuo Mountain may still be holding on now, but obviously it won't last long. The two counties of Gaotang and Ande, one up and down, are close to Jinan Prefecture. This clearly shows that after preparing to go south, the troops were divided into two routes, one left and one right, and attacked Jinan Mansion at the same time. ”

"Moreover, Dongping Mansion and Xiqing Mansion, which are close to the south of Jinan Mansion, are also preparing for a war, and it seems that they are planning to block the back road, and they are ready to completely solve the remnants of Zhang Di, the Black Mountain Thieves and Gaotuo Mountain in one go."

Liu Qi nodded and agreed: "Whether Gaotuoshan goes to Jinan Mansion or not now is no longer up to him. If the last general is the commander of the Western Army, he will definitely surround but not suppress, deliberately leave a gap, and drive Gaotuo Mountain to Jinan Mansion little by little. ”

The strategy he mentioned was that the last time he attacked Zhang Wanxian, he used cavalry to constantly drive Zhang Wanxian to the place where he had set up an ambush in advance.

This is not a conspiracy, but an upright conspiracy.

Even if Zhang Wanxian guessed that there might be an ambush at the ferry, he had to go, because only by crossing the river and escaping to Changle could there be a glimmer of life.

In the same way, today's Gaotuo Mountain has fallen into the same situation as Zhang Wanxian.

Whether he wants to or not, he has to go to Jinan Mansion and unite with the Black Mountain thieves to fight against the Western Army, which is his only way to live.

"I have to say that the strategic deployment of the Western Army this time is very beautiful. Let several anti-thief forces either passively or actively gather together and annihilate them in one fell swoop. At the same time, the battlefield was moved from the Taihang Mountains to the plain area of Jinan Prefecture, so that the Western Army could display its skills. A hint of admiration flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes.

Liu Qi commented: "Liang Fangping is an inner servant and does not understand the military. Xin Xingzongzhi is talented and sparse, mediocre is just a mediocre talent, Zhang Jun and Wang Yuan are brave and strategic, and this strategy should be planned by Yang Weizhong or Han Shizhong. ”

After listening to everyone's analysis, Han Zhen couldn't help but nod and asked, "What do you think, how long will it take for the Western Army to go south?" ”

Hearing this, Nie Dong said without thinking: "It won't be more than the middle of next month at the latest." Gaotuo Mountain gathers hundreds of thousands of people, it is not easy to feed so many mouths, and now the land of Hebei is getting colder and colder, and after the heavy snow covers the mountain, it is even more difficult to find food. ”

Moreover, the Zhao and Song courts will not let Liang Fangping delay for too long. Although after the battle of Pingxia City, the Western Xia was not as good as one day, but its wolf ambition was not extinguished, and now 100,000 Western troops were dispatched to quell the rebellion, resulting in the emptiness of the defense of the northwest roads, and it was difficult to guarantee that the Western Xia would not take the opportunity to attack. ”

Liu Qi echoed: "The last general thinks that Nie Du's words are reasonable, even if Liang Fangping wants to delay, the Zhao Song court will not let him drag it." ”

"One month is enough time for us to prepare for the war."

Han Zhen said, turned his head to look at Shi Wenhui, and asked, "What is the geometry of the armory?" ”

Shi Wenhui did not hesitate at all, and immediately replied: "County magistrate, now all the infantry battalions are fully armoured. The cavalry battalion still has a gap of more than 800 pieces of horse heavy armor, but the ordnance workshop will be able to complete the manufacture in half a month at the latest. There were twenty-six three-bow bed crossbows, four hundred and thirty-one divine arm crossbows, and a total of eighteen thousand sixty-three firearms. ”

Firearms are still somewhat scarce.

According to Han Zhen's estimates, each soldier needs to consume an average of three to five firearms in a single battle.

In this battle against the Western Army, it is necessary to prepare at least 60,000 firearms to be considered safe.

In fact, if there is no daily training consumption, then it is not a problem to make up 60,000.

But training is essential.

Soldiers must be proficient in the use of firearms, so that when they go to the battlefield, they will not be in a hurry. Livestock such as war horses also need to adapt to the loud noise of firearms exploding, so they cannot be saved.

Yu Jun frowned slightly and said, "County magistrate, are there fewer firearms?" ”

They really couldn't get too much of it, they knew that.

It is almost the limit to be able to get more than 400 handles.

However, there are less than 20,000 firearms as hole cards and relying on them, which makes Yu Jun and others feel a sense of urgency.

Han Zhen Zhengse said: "Later, I will send an order to the gunpowder workshop and ask them to speed up the work and produce as much as possible." ”

Everyone nodded, and now it was all there was to it.

Then, everyone got up one after another and came to the map to discuss the battle plan.

Liu Qi pointed his finger at the Dongping Mansion and proposed: "The Tianping Army and the Taining Army are erosive, they should not take the initiative to attack, and the military order received is most likely responsible for blocking the way for the Black Mountain Thieves and others to flee south, but they have to be guarded against." The last general felt that it was better to capture the town of Jieshou in advance, while leaving five hundred heavily armored cavalry, plus two thousand foot soldiers, to be stationed here. ”

"If two forbidden armies are dispatched, they can be immediately blocked and defeated. If the forbidden army does not move, it can also be used as a surprise soldier. ”

Jieshou Town, located at the junction of Jinan, Dongping and Xiqing, is backed by Mount Tai, and Sunjia Town belongs to the same pass.

The Tianping Army and the Taining Army wanted to go north to Jinan Mansion, and they couldn't bypass Jieshou Town.

It's still that problem, the grain and grass are heavy.

This is why, in the face of a dangerous pass, even the most clever generals would rather fill it with the lives of countless soldiers than take a detour.

The army can be bypassed, but there is a nail stuck behind it, what will happen to the follow-up grain and grass baggage troops?

Once the grain and grass are cut off and the grain route is cut off, the army will immediately fall into a desperate situation.

A small group of surprise attack troops can ignore the walled city, but when a large army travels, it must be advanced layer by layer, and it will definitely not leave any trouble behind them.

Attacking the city and pulling out the fortress is nothing more than that.

Nie Dong agreed: "Battalion Commander Liu's words are very good, and now that the enemy is clear and I am secret, we need to take it as soon as possible." In addition to blocking the forbidden army, it can also be used as a place for grain and grass to be piled up. ”

The discussion in front of me is basically Han Zhen, Nie Dong and Liu Qi.

Yu Jun, Xiao Wu and others listened most of the time and rarely spoke.

Although they are brave, they are still far behind in terms of the overall strategic situation.

But it doesn't matter, no one is a natural general, and with more experience, there will always be growth.

Before you know it, night is covering the sky.

In the White Tiger Hall, bright lights lit up.

After eating some cooking cakes, Han Zhen and the others continued to discuss the battle plan, using multiple sand tables to constantly deduce all the movements of the Western Army.

From time to time there were quarrels, coming from the cracks in the door.

This battle is very important to Han Zhen and them, and they can't afford to be careless.

All the efforts, all the preparations, is for this battle!

If you win, the whole of Shandong is at your fingertips, and Han Zhen can completely gain a firm foothold and realize the original vision of being the king of the land, and there is no need to be as secretive and cautious as now.

If you lose, then everything will be over and you will flee overseas.

……

Following.

As orders came out of the army, several granaries in the county town were opened, and ox carts full of grain and grass drove out of the county town and headed in the direction of Sunjia Town.

At the same time, Yu Jun led 500 heavily armored cavalry, 2,000 elite infantry, and 1,000 auxiliary troops, and set off silently.

There was no motivating pledge meeting, and there was no surging pre-war encouragement.

Yes, it's just Han Zhen's words.

Be sure to take the town of Jietou!

The two hydraulic ordnance workshops in Linzi and Yidu are at full capacity.

The workers were like chickens, and one by one, under the stimulus of high rewards, they frantically made ordnance.

For a while, a tense and depressing atmosphere quietly permeated the sky over the county town.

Even ordinary people are clearly aware of the anomaly.

The curfew was advanced by half an hour, and the number of fast catchers patrolling the streets increased several times in vain.

The checks on entering and exiting the city gates are also stricter than before.

Even in the surrounding villages, you can see patrolling village archers, and if they find a suspicious target, they will immediately take it down.

If you dare to resist, you will be killed on the spot!

Everyone in Yidu County, including the beggars on the streets, knew that something big was about to happen.

In the mansion.

Han Zhen soaked in the bathtub, closed his eyes and recuperated, and An Niang sat on the pony and helped him rub his back.

Rubbing and rubbing, An Niang suddenly asked out loud: "Erlang, but there is going to be a war?" ”

"Hmm."

Han Zhen didn't open his eyes, but just hummed softly.

An Niang was silent, her eyes full of worry as she looked at his back.

At this moment, Han Zhen opened his mouth to break the silence: "I'm going to move to the barracks later, the big war is coming, I can't be distracted, you take care of it more at home." Doctor Zhang has already explained, if Yan Niang feels uncomfortable, you can call him to come to the house at any time to see a doctor. When you encounter a problem that can't be solved, you can find Yoyo and the bug. ”

"Slave Province."

An Niang nodded solemnly, and then bit her lip and said, "Erlang, you also have to take care." If...... If you lose, don't work hard, you can live a good life, a hard life, as long as Erlang is there, you can hide in the mountains for a lifetime. ”

"Don't worry, I know."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and comforted him, but there was a war intent burning in his eyes.

One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, don't work hard!

Western Army?

The elite division of Zhao and Song?

Lao Tzu is the elite!

After taking a bath, under An Niang's service, Han Zhen changed into a new brocade robe.

Facing those watery peach blossom eyes, he imprinted deeply.

It was a long time before the two separated.

Han Zhen said softly: "When spring starts next year, give you a child." ”

"Hmm!"

An Niang nodded and advised: "Go and see Yan Niang, she should be awake at this time." ”

"Good!"

Han Zhen answered, walked out of the bathroom, and walked straight to the main room.

Pushing open the door of the back room, a wave of heat hits.

The two stoves constantly emit heat, making the room warm like spring.

On the bed, a sleeping figure lay down.

As if the sound of the door opening woke her up, Han Zhangshi opened his sleepy eyes, and his tone was soft and a little confused: "But Erlang is back?" ”

"Woke you up?"

Han Zhen stepped to the stove and took advantage of the heat wave to dispel the cold on his body.

"Not really, the slave family has been awake for a while." Han Zhang sat up as he spoke, leaning against the head of the bed.

After roasting his hands hot, Han Zhen came to the edge of the bed and sat down, and gently stroked Han Zhang's belly through the quilt.

After three months, Han Zhang's was already a little pregnant, and his little belly was slightly bulging.

It depends on the individual, some women are five or six months pregnant, and they can't be seen very clearly, while some are already obvious after three or four months.

Han Zhang belongs to the latter group.

Han Zhen said slowly: "You take care of the baby at home, I have to go on a long trip, and I will come back after the year." ”

"Are you going to war?"

Han Zhang's slightly rich and handsome face was full of worry.

Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and quipped: "It is said that you have been stupid for three years to be pregnant, how do you feel that you are pregnant, but you have become smarter?" ”

"Erlang is doing tricks again."

Han Zhang gave him a strange look.

However, Han Zhen's ridicule successfully dispelled some of the worries in her heart.

Holding her little hand, Han Zhen assured: "Runniang, don't worry, no matter whether it is successful or not, I will come back." ”

Han Zhang said with concern: "Erlang, take care." ”

Dr. Zhang said that after three months, the fetus will be stable, and it will be able to move around properly, and when it is born in the future, it will be smoother. What you want to eat, what you want to do, don't hold it in your heart, tell An Niang and Youyou directly......"

Leaning on Han Zhen's arms, feeling his heartbeat and listening to his advice, Han Zhang's eyes were full of happiness.

The two of them rubbed their ears and temples for a moment, and Han Zhen got up and left.

Out of the back room, the warmth in his eyes dissipated, and in its place was a majesty that people couldn't look at directly.

Changing into black light armor and riding a war horse, Han Zhen did not go directly to the barracks, but came to the Ma family's mansion.

Ma Yanmin seemed to know that he was coming, so he waited in the study early.

After Han Zhen sat down, Ma Yanmin made a cup of tea for him with his own hands, and asked in an old voice, "The Western Army is here?" ”

"It's fast, it's 20 days if it's fast, and it's a month if it's slow."

Taking the teacup, Han Zhen gently blew a few cool breaths and took a small sip.

Ma Yanmin said solemnly: "Don't worry, the old man of the county town will take care of it for you." ”

"This is a dispatch of troops, and I will leave five hundred men behind to guard the barracks. With the oracle, you can call on the five hundred soldiers at any time, and if there is any intention in the city, you don't have to be soft! Han Zhen put down the teacup, took out a handwritten message from his bosom and handed it over.

Once the war began, he had no time to worry about the county.

At this time, you need a trustworthy person to help take care of it.

Zhao Ting can't do it, Liu Mi can't do it, and the Su family can't do it.

Only the Ma family, with him, is truly a glory and a loss.

Ma Yanmin took the edict and nodded, "It's old and provincial." ”

After explaining the matter, Han Zhen got up and said with a smile: "Grandfather-in-law can prepare for this time, and when I come back in the future, he will marry Youyou!" ”

Hearing the word marriage, a smile flashed in Ma Yanmin's eyes, and he said tacitly: "The old clumsy will definitely arrange it!" ”

(End of chapter)