After more than a month, it was one morning, and I saw a thick fog above the Minjiang River, and the visible place was less than ten feet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoVaguely, a fleet of ships sailed out of Yong'an Harbor, with the giant ship at the head and the big ship following behind. The fog was so thick that all I could see was the torches on the ship. I saw a person on the giant ship, wearing a sword at his waist, wearing a pair of iron armor, wearing a vermilion cloak on his back, and a white scarf on his head.

Today, I was born with a vision, and I had a good plan, but I don't know how to feel uneasy. Ge Shaohua said a few words secretly: The Malay report said that today the Northern Army will take advantage of the dense fog to attack the upstream "Yanghu Port" to break the natural danger of the Minjiang River. The eldest brother had a clever plan to make the general Baihu Xue Pan ambush his troops in Yanghu Harbor, wait for the northern army to land, and kill the enemy. And I led the navy straight up, and at the time of the crossing, I directly attacked the northern warship, so that he could not care about each other, and the two armies by waterway would come together, and he would definitely be able to break the northern army. Thinking about it like this, I feel a little confident in my heart, but I don't know why, I always feel that there is something else in this?

The fleet reflected the dense fog and went up, and after a short time, you could vaguely see something strange on the river, and a little closer, you saw a ship in the thick fog. Ge Shaohua calmly investigated carefully, thinking that the Northern Army had arranged a fleet to intercept our naval army, but how could this small fleet stop our giant ships? Ge Shaohua saw it in his eyes, his heart tightened suddenly, and he secretly said that it was not good, turned over and went straight to the drum platform, pushed the sergeant next to the golden bell away, and grabbed the hammer and sounded the gold again and again. As the huge ship was moving, it suddenly heard the sound of the golden bell, and twisted its bodies and was about to retreat. How could such a behemoth be so swift? Just look at the sudden fire of the northern army's boat, and the river was suddenly dotted with stars, full of firelight, I don't know how much? The boat was small and agile, and he could only see through the gap in the giant ship, and then set the ship behind him on fire. The oil flowed down the water, and the mist in the sky turned blood red in an instant, and the fire on the river was all over the sky, howling again and again. Fang is marching into the army, but when he encountered such a fire plan, Ge Shaohua was at a loss there. At this moment, he hurriedly urged the sergeants to retreat the brigade, but at this time it was already a thick fog, making it difficult to see the flags, and what was the use of these shouts on all sides, the smoke of the fire, and the sound of gold? The fleet lost its command and fled, and the dense fog was not clear, and there was a sea of fire to help the momentum, and the big ships collided together, and they all burned. Ge Shaohua stood here, his mind was blank, just looking at the monstrous sea of fire that stretched for dozens of miles, listening to the collision and heart-rending shouts of this giant ship. After being stunned for a while, I saw the sergeant on the ship in a panic. The flagship was in front of him, but at this moment he was about to flee, and where could he flee? The river was full of fire, and in the middle of the array, Ge Shaohua was disheartened for a while, and he staggered, only to feel that the fire and smoke were rushing to the sky, so he fell down like that.

But said that here, on the ship headed by the Northern Army Fleet, Liu Tang stood up, holding a feather fan and looking into the distance, although the road was densely fogged, he vaguely saw the orange and red on the river, and said to the general on the side: "It's time." ”

The blue iron and black armor worn by this general is the commander of the Northern Army, Mijiang Long Shisong, who looked at it from a distance at this time, and replied: "There are really many capable people in the inner court, and this Ge family is as Mr. said." ”

Liu Tang only smiled and said, "Please general, let's march." ”

At one moment, the drums shook the sky, and the fleet rose mightily, heading straight for Yanghu Harbor, and the rockets flew into the sky, and the arrows rained down, and the defenders only held out for a moment, and then abandoned their armor and fled. The northern army landed on the shore, and as soon as they rode their horses and guns, they went out, and the remnants on the shore saw it, scattered in a panic, and chased and killed for a while. I only heard a loud shout, the drums in the forest were beating constantly, and the soldiers were surrounded and killed in all directions. The northern army held the position and fought for some time. I saw only one person, with white hair, angry eyes, and a strong figure, it was the white tiger Xue Pan. This person led dozens of light cavalry straight into the northern army formation, slashing left and right, where the big knife went, destroying the gun and breaking the halberd, as if entering a no-man's land, the general of the northern army saw this coming, and came to meet the battle with a spear and a flying horse.

The two of them fought in the chaos of the army, only to see that the big knife slashed down, the general of the Northern Army hurriedly urged the gun to block, suddenly felt that the strength was extraordinary, both hands were numb, the two of them fought several times, the general of the Northern Army could not be the enemy of this person, and the horse retreated, Xue Pan urged the horse to chase, the general of the Northern Army hit the gun back to the horse, but Xue Pan grabbed the handle of the gun with one hand, and the big knife in his hand cut down the people and horses together. Seeing that the enemy was about to be beheaded, the morale of the southern army soared, and the two armies fought again. At this time, I saw a small general leading a team of men and horses from the rear to kill and attack the back of the southern army, and the southern army was suddenly in chaos. Xue Pan did not expect that there was an ambush behind him, and reflexively came to meet the battle, the two fought together, only to see that the little general had an indigo spear in his hand coming quickly, Xue Pan even fought several times, and he was so hard that he had to lead the horse to retreat, and saw that the young general chased the horse and came up, and made a move in his hand, only for a moment, picked the big knife in Xue Pan's hand, and took off the head with a shot. He shouted loudly: "Xue Wan is dead, and those who descend are not guilty!" This shout was like thunder.

When the southern army heard this, they saw that the winner was about to be killed, and the head was covered with blood. At this time, the northern army won a great victory, and the large armies landed one after another and set up camp.

But it is said that the person who angrily beheaded Xue Pan is the vanguard general of the Northern Army, Xu Tai, the thunder gunner. It is said that as early as the confrontation between the two armies, Xu Tai was ordered to smuggle across the Minjiang River, lurking and waiting to go, this person is only seventeen years old, but he has learned to be skilled in archery and horses since he was a child, good at marksmanship, brave and brave, Yang Jiu loves his talent very much, and has been promoted many times, this time it is only the first time he has gone to the battlefield, and he has made such a great achievement, and the generals are all admired. And this plan of burning and ambushing was originally a person in the inner court, called the chief of Shanqing Road, who could check the four o'clock, and said that there was such a fog in the Minjiang River today. Shi Song was worried that he couldn't break the enemy, so he discussed with Liu Tang, this inner court was originally an expert spy and revealed the false report and the Ge family's exploration of horses. The Ge family set a strategy of attacking the enemy half-crossing, and attacking both land and water. The inner court reported to Shi Song again, and Shi Song took advantage of the fog to burn the water army, ambush the army, and won a complete victory.

Besides, in the city of Yong'an, the new king of Zhennan, Ge Qing, the son of the Ge family, saw the red light on the river, he knew that something was wrong, and then there were soldiers who fled back to report, Yanghu Port had been lost, Xue Pan also died in battle, and the blood was in a hurry, and he was about to fall. Fortunately, the soldiers on the side helped him down, and he slowed down two mouthfuls before he stood up. This man, who was already emaciated, was no stronger than his brother, and when he heard the news, his heart was shocked. As soon as Yanghu Port is lost, the southern cities will have no danger to defend, and the tiger and wolf division of the northern army can be the enemy. Thinking about this, he said in his heart: I don't know how Shao Hua is now? The northern army is strong, and it will be difficult to protect Yong'an for a long time, if Yong'an is abandoned, Jiping Xiaocheng will not be able to stop the lion of the northern army. In this way, even if Shao Hua survives, he doesn't know where he is drifting?

Thinking like this, he was unsure for a while, so he asked his subordinates: "Now that the water army has been defeated and the Yanghu has been lost, do you have a plan?"

One person in the tent was Shen Fan, who joined the army, and said: "Now that the northern army has just landed in Yanghu, its foothold is not stable, if the army attacks, it will be able to recapture Yanghu." ”

Ge Qing heard this, hesitated in his heart, and saw a person standing up, nine feet tall, full of golden hair. It is the eldest brother of the white tiger Xue Pan, the golden lion Xue E.

Xue E knelt down with his legs swinged, his face full of anger: "Lord Wang! that thief army killed my brother, so he made me the vanguard and avenged my brother!"

"No!" another person came out of the tent, a scribe, called Dou Wenyan, "The northern army has landed at this time, and we must know that our army will not leave Yanghugang." If you send an army forward, it is tantamount to a sheep falling into the mouth of a tiger. ”

"Hmph! You wait for the words of a coward!" I only know the ambition of others, and I can't see you when I fight before the battle, but now I listen to your words when I am defeated!" Xue E looked up angrily and went straight to Dou Wenyan.

But seeing that Dou Wenyan was not flustered, he said to himself: "The general is brave and fights before the battle." Little life strategist, when the battle is judged, you and I are not different. Now's plan, when the division is returned to the southern capital, one side faces the city and defends, and the other side sends people to urge the east and west two capitals to send troops to help, and then my three families will join forces in one place, so that they can fight a battle. ”

"Hmph, it's easy to say, now that the prince of the Shejia family and Tanglin Hou himself are imprisoned in the northern capital, how can they send troops to help. At this time, if you lose the natural danger, how can you defend the lonely city at that time?" Shen Fan said with a sneer.

"Joining the army is wrong, the third son of the Shejia family was imprisoned in the northern capital, but Xijing was not in a hurry, and he did not send anyone to rescue him, so he must have a plan to get out. Even if I can't get out, if I return to Yang Jiu in the southern capital, can I give up my family and not know how to lose my lips and teeth? Protect the boy and give up the world? The prince will return to the city first, and I will go to the house to lobby, and I will bring a large army. Our army is newly defeated, and the main force is still alive. Besides, the northern army must be prepared, if it storms Yanghu Port now, it will lose its troops at that time, and the southern capital will be worried. ”

The three of them argued over words, and Ge Qing became more and more hesitant when he heard it, not knowing what to choose. After a while, I was still uncertain.

"Lord Wang, if you don't march at this time, when the northern army is established, the big thing will be over!" Shen Fan saw Ge Qing's hesitation, and hurriedly persuaded again.

"Lord Wang, the northern army must have been prepared, and it will be ambushed in all directions, and it will not be allowed to march!" Dou Wenyan said earnestly.

Ge Tian is another measure. But I heard that Shen Fan pointed directly at Dou Wenyan and said: "You eat Junlu, how can you harm the king in vain!"

"Hmph! I eat my own Junlu, and I should worry about the king, He Ruer and others only know how to be greedy for merit! At that time, the death of Nancheng will be in the hands of you!"

The two of them exchanged words and words, and Xue E, who was kneeling on the ground, got up suddenly, drew his sword and was about to kill Dou Wenyan, and hurriedly pulled it left and right, and the big tent was chaotic for a while.

"That's enough!" Ge Qing saw this, and sighed in his heart, now that he is defeated, it is because such idle ministers only know how to quarrel, so they eat the plan of the northern army. This thought that the plan of the waterway and the simultaneous movement was Shen Fan's meaning, and he no longer believed him at the moment, "Class Master Nandu!"

"Lord Wang!" Shen Fan wanted to fight again, but was stopped by Ge Qing, and he couldn't at the moment, so he only glared at Dou Wenyan angrily, "If you can't bring reinforcements from your family, you will die and have no place to be buried!"

"If I can't bring reinforcements, I'll see you. But I don't know what will happen if I bring reinforcements!"

"If you bring reinforcements, I'll come down from the city!"

"Okay, all the public, you and I will make a military statement. Lord, I'll go to Xijing at this moment!"

"Okay, I'll see how you can get reinforcements!" Shen Fan said again.

That Dou Wenyan also refused to let him, and went to worship his head.

However, it is said that the northern army took Jiping by itself, and it was like a bamboo all the way, for several months, and swept the southern cities. Shi Song led a large army again and hoarded it fifty miles away from the southern capital. The southern capital is full of soldiers, the walls are clear, and the door is closed without fighting, and there is nothing to be done for a while. Time flies, it is the day of deep winter, only this south is not as cold as the north, but it is damp and cold unbearable, the soldiers have many discomforts, the sick people are 12 out of 10, this campaign took a long time, the soldiers and horses of the headquarters together with the conscripted sergeants nearly 300,000 soldiers, the consumption is huge. On the one hand, Shi Song sent people to Zhucheng to urge food, and on the other hand, he recruited doctors to accompany the army to diagnose.

It was a cold day, and although there was no snow in the southern part of the road, only the humidity hit, and the clothes seemed to be useless. The big tent lit a campfire, which slightly drove away the dampness and cold, and only one person was invited in Shi Song's tent, it was the white-faced scholar Liu Tang.

The two sat opposite each other for a moment, and Shi Song said: "Before this expedition, the general once told me that the supervising army has a lot of military techniques, and I didn't believe it at the beginning, and I didn't want to come all the way. Where he was sluggish earlier, he also looked at the prison army Haihan. ”

"The general is overrated. Liu Tang only arched his hand, and in the winter, he changed his cotton shirt, which was still white.

"Eh, now that the southern army is closed and defended by the city, there are nearly a million soldiers and civilians in the city, countless grains, grasses and weapons, and it is really difficult to force the high-strength barriers, I don't know if the prison army has a strategy?"

"The southern capital is flat on all sides, and the walls are strong, but it is difficult to attack. Moreover, since Ge Qing retreated to the southern capital, he has requisitioned military rations everywhere, and the grain stored in the southern cities is now all there, and it will not be able to be eaten in three or five years. I'm afraid there is no other way but to attack. ”

"The prison army and I have discussed the same thing, but our army has marched many times, but it is difficult to achieve results. And around this southern city, there are few big trees and old forests, and it is quite difficult to build siege equipment. The general asked me to capture the Ge family, if it continues to be consumed here for a long time, I am afraid that there will be changes in the east and west capitals, and it will be difficult to do it at that time. Shi Song's face was embarrassed, although there were many battles in the old days, but it was good to fight with demon beasts, or to quell the rebellion and destroy the thieves, most of the wilderness arrays or fortified cities, and now when he meets this southern capital, he can't fight, and he can't surround it, so that people have nowhere to do it.

"Xiaosheng is just a scholar, serving in the inner court, and he is not as good as a general in marching and fighting. But the general said that if you want to build that siege weapon, Xiaosheng has someone who can lead the general. Liu Tang thought for a moment, but this southern city is difficult to attack, this time I came, it was mainly a secret order, and the matter of marching and fighting was just to borrow more secret intelligence from the inner court. If you really want to arrange troops, how can you understand so much.

"Oh, I wonder who can help?"

"There is a skilled craftsman in the inner court, who may be able to build siege equipment from small wooden bamboo forests. Liu Tang spoke again.

"I don't know who it is, maybe you can ask for help?"

"This person is called 'Holy Hand Craftsman', and it happens that he is a brother of the same clan as a young man, and if he is useful to the general. So I went to find the general. ”

"That's very good. Shi Song said again, and Liu Tang went, and it didn't take long to attract people.

This person was dressed simply, dressed in coarse cotton clothes, with a cross wooden box on his back, looking more than thirty years old, with a somewhat sloppy look.

"General, this is the Holy Hand Craftsman. Liu Tang attracted people and sat down again.

"Oh, listen to Liu Jianjun, can you make that siege equipment out of small wooden bamboo?"

"Eh, yes, no problem. The craftsman smiled casually and nodded.

"Do you know that the siege machine is huge, and it may be made of bamboo?" Shi Song asked again, still feeling hard to believe in his heart.

"Oh, no problem, my cousin told me on the way, but I don't know what the general wants?"

Cousin Shi Song heard this, glanced at Liu Tang, and when he saw that he nodded in agreement, he didn't take it to heart, and said: "That Nancheng is quite high, I'm afraid it will take a well-fence chariot of more than ten zhang, and then there will be a Linchong giant weapon to be useful." I don't know how can I do that bamboo?"

"It can be done, it can be done. Even a rock-throwing truck can do it. ”

"This?" Shi Song was instantly shocked, the stone-throwing car had a long arm and a thousand catties of boulders, so how could the bamboo be done?

"The general doesn't need to be suspicious, my cousin is a craftsman, so he naturally has a way to build it. Liu Tang was stunned when he saw Shi Song like this, so he also spoke.

"In that case, then there is Your Excellency Law. I just don't know how long it will take to build this device?"

"Well, it depends on how much you want, and how many people you can do. The holy craftsman said again.

"The Linchong giant machine must be one or two, the well fence must be less than a dozen doors, and if the stone-throwing truck is really done, it needs to be said seven or eight doors less. This time, there are more than 400 craftsmen with the army, all of whom are used by you, and 5,000 soldiers and horses are transferred for you to call. How long will it take?"

"It can be done, it can be done. The sergeants alone are of little use, and I am only the ones who have to be assigned to me, and in this case, I am afraid, it will take several months, and it will not be completed until the beginning of the spring of next year. ”

"It took so long?" said Song, and his heart was cold.

"If you want the bamboo to bear the weight and be strong enough, the raw materials may be processed for a month or two, which will naturally take a long time. ”

Stay until the beginning of spring next year. Shi Song said casually: "The siege equipment is extremely huge, it is really difficult to transport, and the southern army is closed, except for this method, I am afraid there is no good way." Well, that's where you go. ”

"Little things. ”

And the hand-builder answered, and stood still in his tent. Ling Song looked at it and said, "Then please ask Mr. to prepare earlier." ”

"How do you get paid?"

I was stunned for a moment when I heard this, how could I get it, both of them were enemies, and there were also those who counted wages? Then I looked at Liu Tang again, and I was not surprised to see him: "You go and prepare first, and I will calculate the salary for you when you go back." ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll go first. ”

The craftsman finally answered. When he got out of the house, Liu Tang said: "My cousin has extraordinary skills, but he is addicted to gambling, so don't go to your heart." The inner court will count the money with him. ”

Embarrassed for a while, Shi Song didn't know how to react, so he only digressed the topic: "This siege equipment takes a long time, several months, but I don't know how to spend it." ”

"I heard a report from the secret agent that there was a general in that city, called the golden lion Xue E, who was the brother of the white tiger Xue Pan. Since Yanghugang, every day he has been thinking about avenging Xue Pan, but Shen Fan, who joined the army, is not allowed to fight. The general can provoke him to fight, or capture or kill, and the southern army will have a broken arm. ”

"The words of the prison army are exactly what I want, Xue E is brave, but he is just a reckless man, don't worry, I have my own clever plan. ”

"Oh, that's fine, if there is nothing else to do, Xiaosheng still needs to take care of some miscellaneous matters in the inner court, so he will leave first. ”

"The prison guards walk slowly. "Let Song bow his hand. Seeing this, Liu Tang also got up and gave up his hand and went out of the account.