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Chapter 793 Let's Fight (Two Updates in One)
In the city of Chengzhou.

Wang Shao sat in a hut next to the city gate and drank wine. Besides the wine, there were also a sheep's head, a plate of sheep's liver, and a sheep's hoof on the table.

Generally speaking, a demoted official should be given a half salary, and Wang Shao's treatment would not be so good.

But not only can he afford it, but he also has more than 100 confidants, dozens of wives and children, and dozens of servants at home.

Although he has no worries about food and clothing, and the local officials are polite to him, but the depression and melancholy in his heart have nowhere to go.

As the sun sets, a bell rings in the distance, and merchants come from afar.

Wang Shao raised his head and glanced at the caravan, letting the smoke and dust kicked up by the horseshoes on the side of the road billow, he drank another glass of wine.

Wang Shao's eyes were serious, he looked towards the northwest direction and continued to drink.

After a while, a group of cavalry galloped towards the city gate, and the soldiers at the city gate stopped them. The cavalry shouted, "I have an urgent message, how dare you stop me?"

The soldiers said: "You are not allowed to gallop at the city gate..."

The other party asked, but saw that Wang Shao didn't notice it at all, and was completely immersed in the sand map in front of him.

Mu Zheng said in his heart, nonsense, if you killed Zhi Yuan, the Song army must have sent troops to fight.

Gui Zhang laughed and said: "Admiration? A dead monk is more worthy of admiration than a living monk. Well, let's not talk about that, I think the Song Army will send troops in a few days."

"Prince?"

When camping at night, there was a sudden chaos.

Wang Shao was startled when he heard the words, and his expression turned into contemplation. Then he seemed to remember something and put down the cavalryman, and quickly rushed into the hut, pointing at something on the ground with a straw stick.

Zhang Shouyue thought for a while, and finally heaved a sigh of relief: "The last general thinks this strategy can be tried!"

"I, Wang Shao, am hopeless in this life."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that he was neither good at using soldiers, so at least he would be less likely to make mistakes in defense than in offense.

After the barracks was tense for a while, a soldier came to the newspaper and said: "Gui Zhang sent troops to hide in the meadow and ambushed our army. Dozens of people were killed under Zhang Qian's tent, and Zhang Qian was almost injured by him."

The two armies were separated by ten miles.

"Who made the rules? I must give him a whip!" the cavalry scolded.

Seeing this scene, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then boldly followed Wang Shao inside to see what the other party was painting.

Zhang Yue asked You Shixiong: "Uncle Jing is a martial artist?"

Mu Zheng lowered his eyes. He knew that once Zhiyuan died, he could only rely on Guizhang, but most of his subordinates admired Zhiyuan. We can only discuss it again.

But the leading cavalry seemed to think of something and asked, "Could it be that Your Excellency is the Deputy Economic Envoy of the King?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel afraid, things on the battlefield are unpredictable, and even a small change can cause the defeat of a battle that was originally guaranteed to win.

Zhang Yue said to the left and right: "Fortunately, I heard what Uncle You Jing said!"

Wang Shao said: "When the old man was in charge of the army, there were not dozens of people like you, but hundreds of them!"

……

Seeing this, Zhang Yue drove his horse down the mountain, just as hundreds of cavalry were resting aside, seeing Zhang Yue's handsome flag, they all stood up hurriedly.

The scout panted and said: "There are many scouts of the Song Army, but there are also many Song Army banners in the north and south of the city!"

"Trash!" Gui Zhang scolded angrily, "Explore again!"

The other party said respectfully: "To teach the prince to know, Mr. Zhang Jinglue sent troops from Hezhou City yesterday and went straight to Tabai City!"

In the Song Army, only veterans like Zhang Shouyue can make proper arrangements.

Although there were many soldiers and horses, it also made the Song Army's food shortage. The Song Army's food road from Hezhou City to Tabai City was full of vehicles and horses transporting military food.

These are elite soldiers transferred from the Northwest Fifth Route, and there are another [-] to [-] civilians to escort food and grass to Hezhou and Tabai City.

Zhang Shouyue said: "Below the city of Tabai is a grassy beach. It seems to be endless, but in fact it is full of ravines. There are many streams and waters below. There are also reed meadows to ambush the army. If you use soldiers and horses lightly, you will be easily hit. V."

Most of the military discussions were kept in this way, Wang Hou and Wang Hou were talking, and the others were mainly listening.

The criss-cross streams, the sparse and vast grasslands, the soldiers and horses of the Song army marched along the dirt road, and the herds of yaks they encountered scattered away. After the herdsmen restrained the yaks, they saw that the Song army was strictly disciplined and passed through without any offense.

Xu Xi smiled and said: "All the elite soldiers from the Fifth Northwest Route are here, Liao and Xia can be pacified, not to mention the mere Wooden Zheng and Guizhang!"

Mu Zhengdao: "Nowadays, most of the tribes in Hezhou have surrendered to the Han people. You and I are trapped under the city of Tabai. We are short of food and soldiers. I don't think we can win this battle!"

Hearing Zhang Shouyue's words, the generals of the army followed his lead. As for Xu Xi, Wang Hou and the others were far inferior to each other in terms of battle experience, they had to keep their mouths shut.

Marching on foot at a distance of tens of miles is a test of the quality of the troops. The scenes like the Huangwei Corps in the Armageddon movie are already classics.

Gui Zhang, Mu Zheng also sent his elite soldiers to intercept the ambush Song army scouts.

When Mu Zheng said that, most of Gui Zhang's suspicion disappeared immediately.

If a general like Zhang Shouyue is defeated as soon as the battle starts, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to the morale of the army.

Wang Shao waved his hands in silence and said, "Although Wang is relegated to be a city gate official, the rules cannot be changed. What kind of speech are you going to deliver here?"

Grammar is the oath.

The Tibetans are the most important oath.

Seeing Wang Shao's imposing manner, the other party hesitated for a while and dared not answer.

Guizhang said calmly and authentically: "I heard that there was a Han named Ban Chao. When he went on an envoy to another country, he joined forces with the other king to attack the Xiongnu. Unexpectedly, the Hun's envoy also arrived at this moment. The king of this country is swinging between the Han and the Huns. .”

This kind of battle is also a first-class way to evaluate the strength of the two armies. Under the premise of similar casualties, the Fan tribe has the advantage of taking advantage of the land and waiting for work, so Zhang Shouyue and others can easily conclude that the individual combat effectiveness of the Song army is better than that of the Song army. Ghost Chapter, Wooden Conscription Horse Conclusion.

In the end, Jing Sili attacked for dozens of rounds without breaking the city wall, but was defeated by Gui Zhang's driving troops.

At the foot of Tabai City, Mu Zheng became more and more anxious and Gui Zhang said: "The Song army has twice as many soldiers and horses as ours, and their soldiers are also stronger than ours, but they don't fight to the death. In a state of steadfast defense."

This scene reminded Zhang more and more that when Jing Sili's Xihe First Army fought against Guizhang, Guizhang also arranged 2 horses into these three fortresses to attract the Song army to attack.

The other party was frightened by Wang Shao's fierce look and said, "How dare a villain lie to the prince if he has a few lives?"

At the time of this shocking change, Gui Zhang said in a deep voice: "Right now we have to fight, otherwise once the news spreads and the Song army has not fought, my troops will collapse. Mu Zheng, you should go to Jianghan first, I will Take my own son to fight out of the siege alone."

Now he just has to wait for an opportunity!
……

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Understood, I'll just listen to you."

You Shixiong said: "Guizhang will definitely withdraw his troops. If the city is lost by mistake, Yigong City is safe to defend. Yigong City was once Wen Buqi
Welcome, welcome, where the base camp of Guizhang is.Guizhang learned that if the wrongly chiseled city is lost, it is likely that he will die and fight a decisive battle with our army. "

This is also to be expected.

Wang Shao was taken aback when he heard the words, grabbed the other party and said, "Is this really true?"

But when Wang Shao is here, Zhang Yue will save trouble. If he is not here, he can't rely on anyone especially.

Mu Zheng said: "Lengjipu? How many days until he arrives?"

"Returning to the Commander-in-Chief, the lower official is a martial artist who worshiped under Hengqu's sect when he was young."

Mu Zheng said: "It's useless for me to fight with you for the ghost chapter. You are not suspicious of me. Let's just set up a grammar and fight the Han people together!"

When Wang Shao heard the words Jinglue Xianggong, his face showed a gloomy look, and then he smiled wryly at himself.

……

"The Song Army in Hezhou City has moved! They are coming to Tabai City!"

Zhang Yue served as an envoy for several years. Although he is not ignorant of everything, he really does not have the talent to lead the army, and most of the time he can only listen in.

Zhang Shouyue shook his head and said, "When we get close to Lizhai, what should I do if the ghost chapter attacks me? Here are grasslands. Our army is not familiar with the land, so Gu Quanliang should be the first."

Mu Zheng and Gui Zhang did not defend the city, but built three forts under Tabai City and gathered troops to defend them.

Gui Zhang did not reply, but beheaded the envoy of the Song Army again, and sent the headless body of the envoy of the Song Army back on the horse.

……

When the two sides were arguing, Yiqi suddenly came to report.

Mu Zheng said angrily: "I, Mu Zheng, have never thought of having peace talks with Song. The reception of Zhiyuan is just out of admiration."

Everyone burst into laughter, and then rode away with whips.

After Zhang Yue made an oath to sacrifice the flag in Hezhou City, he immediately led the main force of the Song Army with 5000 people out of Hezhou City, and went straight from Yan Jinggu to Tabai City to find the enemy and fight decisively.

Zhang Yue was overjoyed secretly, and asked Zhang Shouyue, "What does the old general think?"

Inside the tent, their respective attendants were all holding sharp knives, looking at each other with a bit of vigilance and unkindness in their eyes.

Cai Jing on the side couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Our army is strong and powerful, it's really spectacular!"

You Shixiong said: "The commander-in-chief will send you at any time."

"Prince?"

Only a few repeated words were heard clearly.

So Zhang Yue was not anxious, and simply went down in front of Gui Zhang.Both sides left the fortified city and faced each other, looking for a strategic decisive battle.

When You Shixiong saw Zhang Yue arrived here, he went up to pay homage and said, "See you, Commander."

You Shixiong said: "Exactly."

Under the city of Tabai, Mu Zheng and Gui Zhang sit together in a tent.

"This old man is in a daze, do you still think he is a good businessman?"

At this moment, Wang Shao still squatted in front of Shatu and muttered to himself for a long while, but no one else could hear what he said clearly.

Under the city of Tabai, more and more soldiers of the Song Army gathered, reaching more than 3 people.The Song Army, who had copied from the south and the north, set up a stronghold along the two wings of the Song Army's east camp, forming a siege on Tabai City from a distance.

Zhang Yue stationed his horse on the mountain and watched the army marching in the distance.

Guizhang and Muzheng were shocked.

Gui Zhang rejoiced and said, "It's been three months, and the Song Army has finally dispatched troops!"

"what?"

Seeing that Wang Shao didn't admit or deny it, the other party's expression changed and he jumped off the horse from left to right and said in his mouth: "The villain has eyes but doesn't know the honor."

Guizhang has already asked for help from Dong Zhan, and Dong Zhan urges Leng Jipu, another Qingtang and Tibetan general who is as famous as Guizhang, to send troops to Baicheng to reinforce Guizhang and fight the Song army.

After camping that day, the Song army sent envoys to fight against Guizhang.

He completely delegated the decision-making and negotiating power to the generals and staff.Nor is it necessary to rely solely on a certain person, as long as it is a collective decision that has been fully discussed, it can be adopted.

I also lamented that the Tibetans are really scheming.

Guizhang said: "So what? I killed Jing Sili and I have become evil to Song, but how did I become evil to Song? Didn't I just listen to Mu Zheng's words. Now you want to have peace talks with Song , do you want to ask me what I mean?"

Guizhang thought of Jing Sili, at least he sent troops to attack in an upright manner, but the Song army in front of him just didn't fight with you and waited for you to attack.

Mu Zheng's expression turned livid, and he said, "Zhi Yuan is not an ordinary messenger."

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Then let's do it this way. In addition, order the whole army to capture Guizhang and Muzheng alive, reward them as governors, and give them [-] guan!"

Zhang Yue saw that the number turned out to be the army of hundreds of protons led by You Shixiong.Seeing the strict military discipline of the Proton Army, Zhang Yue nodded.

His whole family is in Yigong City, and the family belongings of his generals are all in Yigong City.

"What do you think this Banchao did? He led 37 of his men to kill more than 100 Hun envoys, and finally told the king, you see all the Hun envoys are dead, so you have to follow our Han emperor."

When Gui Zhang heard the news, his expression changed immediately.

After five or six days of confrontation, Song Jun waited wholeheartedly for Guizhang to attack, and Guizhang also waited wholeheartedly for Song Jun to attack.

Compared with the officials and Jiang Gong, Zhang Yue never oversteps the boundaries and improvises when it comes to things he doesn't understand.

Both the Song Army and the Fan Army were unwilling to take the initiative to attack, and it was not the inside that determined the initiative in the war, but the outside.

Zhang Shouyue said nothing.

As for the Song army also dispatched Zhongshidao, Zhang Wei attacked the city by mistake, and now the news is unknown, but the Song army's partial divisions who had previously encircled and suppressed the Nanshan Fan tribe have now arrived at Tabai City all the way.

At noon the next day, the Song army arrived at the foot of Tabai City.

Zhang Yue drove his war horse to a small 'mountain bag', but he was reluctant to say that it was a mountain bag. From Hezhou City to Tabai City, it was a grassland with minimal ups and downs.

"What a dream!"

Guizhang had a sullen face. He set up three fortresses to attract the Song army to attack, and he had a little advantage of the location, but he didn't expect that the Song army would not even give him this advantage.

Xu Xi said at the side: "There is a flat river here, how can the Qiang people ambush?"

When the army set up camp, Zhang Yue led the generals to hold the first military meeting after encountering the enemy, and inspected the terrain by the way, in other words, to step on the ground for the future war.

You Shixiong said: "This place looks like a flat river, but there are many meadows hidden. The Qiang people are well aware of the conditions of the land. If they hide in it to ambush our generals, they will be impossible to guard against."

The cavalry is fast, the infantry is slow, and the supply troops are even slower. How to coordinate is an article.It's not something that Zhang Yue and other paper talkers can know.

Zhang Shouyue murmured: "Wrongly digging the city may not be able to attack, even if it can be attacked, Gui Zhang may not necessarily retreat."

Everyone looked at each other, and silently exited the cottage and mounted their horses together.

Guizhang sneered and said: "Song Jun relied on the abundance of soldiers and enough food to kill me in the city. What kind of hero is this?"

Although I am a lion fighting a rabbit this time, I should not be careless.A well-trained and organized army can definitely prevent accidents.

This is completely opposite to what Wang Shao did.

But this kind of fighting is just the prelude before the big war.

Hearing that Zhang Shouyue was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've decided." Wang Shao smashed the wine glass, walked from the hut to the city gate, and scolded with a sharp look in his eyes, "Do you want to whip me?"

"Not far."

However, Leng Jipu and Guizhang have always been at odds, and they violated Dong Zhan's orders.

Zhang Yue said: "You and Chu Dao (Wang Hou) are both scholars. It's not easy to serve in the army. This battle will depend on you."

Seeing this scene, everyone felt that this person was so pitiful.

You Shixiong, who has been silent all the time, said: "According to my officer, Gui Zhang is repeating his old tricks, waiting for us to attack, so it's not his trick, I think it's better to let him attack."

"How many Song troops are there?"

"You Guizhang is also an extremely shrewd person. You are full of tricks and tricks. Is there nothing you can do in front of Song Jun?"

Zhang Yue couldn't help thinking that Wang Shao would definitely laugh to death when he saw this scene. The two armies lacked initiative, and it was completely a game of pecking at each other.

Xu Xi asked, "Can our army reach Lizhai?"

After Wang Shao finished speaking, the people around him laughed.

But I saw a large plate of sand on the ground, with cities, rivers, mountains, and roads marked on it, and Wang Shao was already squatting in front of the sand map, holding his head in his hands and muttering something in his mouth. Discourse on how to march and use soldiers.

In all fairness, Zhang Yue actually wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper.It's a pity that Wang Shao doesn't know the word patience, and he has a heart of resentment towards himself, so he can't use it.

'I also thought he would miss the old relationship. "

At this moment, Zhong Shidao and Zhang Wei are not here... Zhang Yue asked You Shixiong beside him: "Uncle Jing, what do you think?"

As a veteran, Zhang Shouyue has rich experience, and Zhang Yue absolutely respects the other party's opinion from the bottom of his heart.However, seeing that Wang Hou was defeated after a few words of discussion, Zhang Yue also felt that something was wrong.

Zhang Yue nodded and was about to move forward, You Shixiong said: "Commander, there will be Qiang scouts ambushing around here, you must not be too far away from the army."

Under such a small-scale battle, the two armies suffered dozens of casualties every day.

Have there been fewer armies capsized in the gutter throughout the ages?

But Zhang Yue looked at Guizhang's foothold in the city, obviously showing his intention to defend, waiting for the Song army to attack, so that he would not attack when his foothold was not stable.

Zhang Shouyue said: "You mean to wait for our army to capture Cuogou City and cut off Guizhang's retreat?"

As for the three fortresses built by Tabai City and Guizhang, the Song army continued to send scouts to scout the enemy's situation and investigate the terrain of the battlefield.

Guizhang said: "What are you afraid of? As soon as Leng Jipu arrives, we will mobilize our soldiers and horses to kill them!"

"Report!" But I saw a man crying and panicking: "There is news that the Song army has broken through the wrong city, and now it is attacking a city!"

The leader smiled to the left and right: "I am such a remarkable person, that's all."

Mu Zheng scolded: "What are you talking about at this time? Either break the Han army in front of you together, or die here together."

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Xining six years on March [-]th.

Guizhang and Muzheng led more than 1 soldiers of the Fan army to leave the fortress that had been built for several months to attack the Song army.

(End of this chapter)