Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1292

At Xueshiwu on the Fenyin plateau, all members of the Xue clan had already been sent out, and they moved south to settle around Puban, or crossed the river directly to Heluo.

It doesn't look empty when Master Wang is stationed here, especially since there are already signs of goods gathering here, and the houses where Xue's trilogy originally lived have also been opened up or demolished to house Feng Yi who is about to enter. There are many Hu soldiers.

Standing at the top of Wubi City, Xue Tao didn't feel much sadness about the change of owners in his heart, but he was full of anxiety and looked towards the vast wilderness in the north.Behind him, in addition to several generals of the Hedong Army Mansion, there are also several generals under Li Bing's command.

It has been several days since Li Bingdu went to Fenbei, but there is still no news.Especially according to his subordinates, he led no more than [-] people. If he was just looking around, these numbers would be enough. However, since Li Bing went there in person, it would be difficult to end even if there was a slight mistake, which inevitably made Xue Tao very worried.

Right now he has not left the country for a long journey, Li Bing is still his boss, even if there are some disturbing feelings in his heart, Xue Tao is inconvenient to say it, he can only suppress it in his heart.

"Have the arrangements for the soldiers entering the camp going north have been properly arranged?"

The sun was setting again, and another day had passed before he knew it. Xue Tao frowned, and while stepping down the wall, he turned his head to look at Xue Liang behind him and asked in a deep voice.

Right now, it is really difficult for him to judge whether Li Bing's military propaganda is reckless or quick-witted, but since he is still in the county and Hedong is his hometown, he can't stand aside and ignore it, so he will The Hedong troops who had just been evacuated from various territories and assembled and reorganized were used again on the front line to enrich the places that the King's Division of Hedong could not take care of.

The bandits in Pingyang are not strong in themselves, otherwise Shi Sheng would not be afraid to retreat northward due to the inclination of power when the east of the river is gradually stabilized. However, the high mobility of these bandits is the most troublesome place.

Earlier, it was inevitable that the sidelines would change defenses and loopholes were inevitable. These bandits were already in a commotion, frequently causing chaos and being very active. Now that they have heard the news that Master Wang is going to make a big move, it is conceivable that there must be signs that they are about to gather.

After thinking and weighing in the past few days, Xue Tao can roughly understand Li Bing's logic of action. Compared with the soldiers of the Hedong government who are well versed in the reality of the countryside, the Wang division from Tongguan does not have these advantages, and the strength of the troops is not enough to disperse. The long line of defense guards the realm impenetrably.

However, the combat effectiveness of Tongguan Wangshi is far stronger than that of Hedong's soldiers. It is better to seize the core and destroy it in one fell swoop. Continue to sweep and suppress.

This idea cannot be said to be wrong, but the original problems still exist. The Fen River is flooded with silt and it is difficult for most of the army to pass. This is an important reason restricting Wang Shi's northward advance.If you want to use troops on a large scale, the safest way is to cross Jishan Mountain and attack Pingyang from the east side of Fenshui to the north.

Insufficient military strength is an important reason restricting this method of warfare.The reason why Xue Tao didn't use it before was because once he sent out a large number of troops, Fenyin would inevitably be harassed, and even the heart of Hedong would be endangered.

What's more, there is Taiyuan after Pingyang. After several years of recuperation, Taiyuan's Shi Sheng has recovered a lot of strength. He will definitely not sit and watch the Pingyang fence in the south fall. The south came to help the war, and the war is likely to continue all the way, and I don't know when it will end.

Xue Liang took a step forward and explained in detail the situation of the government soldiers returning to the camp. Seeing Xue Tao's brows lingering in sorrow, he said again: "General Li is the governor of Sizhou's Western Regions. Since he uses troops to make strategies, he must be It was approved by the general. Our soldiers in the Hedong government have the duty to assist in the battle, even if it delays the earlier transfer, it is justifiable..."

Different from Xue Tao's worries, the captains of the Hedong Army soldiers were more than happy to see Li Bing's aggressive actions. They knew best what happened to Pingyang's thieves. It may not be possible to calmly suppress it within the period, and it is inevitable that the soldiers of the Hedong government will fill the front line.

If a war breaks out in Hedong itself, it is an inevitable choice for the government soldiers to stay on the spot, so there is no need to rush to northern Shaanxi.If there are any delays and repetitions in the war, and the battle in northern Shaanxi has already reached a result, then there may be no need to leave the country for expeditions.Being able to stay in the countryside is naturally a satisfactory result for these Hedong soldiers.

Regarding Xue Liang's advice, Xue Tao did not answer, but continued to instruct: "Although the team is scattered, the reorganization matters must not stop. Take this time to adjust for a while, and we must not waste our previous efforts."

The reason why he was worried was that he knew that the departure of the soldiers of the Hedong government was a foregone conclusion. Even if they didn't go to northern Shaanxi right now, they might be transferred to Shandong in the future.Compared with Saihu from northern Shaanxi and south, the Shihu of Jie State in Shandong is the real strong enemy.

Xue Tao is not timid to fight. From the moment he decided to lead the villagers into naturalization, he has always had the consciousness to fight bloody battlefields and repay the general's kindness. However, if the location of external use is changed from northern Shaanxi to Shandong, the opponent will also change After Saihu was changed into a stone tiger of the Jie Kingdom, the difficulty was naturally different. The soldiers of the Hedong government were less tempered in the war, and they suddenly took on this important task.

What's more, in the land of Hebei in Taihang, Shandong, once a large-scale war breaks out, there must be elites from all walks of life gathered by the king's division. Do everything possible!
Xue Qiang on the other side is also in military uniform. He has a good personality and hates literature, so he was directly incorporated into the military mansion to follow his father to fight in the battlefield. Seeing that his father was still worried, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Li The general is an elite warrior under the general's mansion, leading his disciples to the north, he may directly kill the capital of the thieves, I don't know, Grandpa really don't have to worry about my department staying here for a long time, which will delay the military plan."

Xue Tao was quite relieved that his son was able to understand his worries, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard his optimistic views. He first stamped his feet and reprimanded lightly: "In the ranks, we need to be dignified, not a common name."

Afterwards he sighed again: "How can there be so many mighty deeds of taking the bandit generals directly among the ten thousand armies? The banditry in Pingyang is unfamiliar, and the track of the bandit leader is also erratic. Now that the south is fighting, the news has already been spread on Fen. Even if the thieves first stomp their feet, they must be surrounded by a group of thieves, how can they be easily taken advantage of by the enemy."

While speaking, a group of people returned to the Chinese army tent inside the dock wall.This was originally the house where the Xue family lived for a long time. Li Bing hadn't moved in for a long time, but he didn't make any major changes.

Right now Li Bing is not in the dock, and his troops are still busy arranging and arranging the goods and labor of all parties. It is inevitable that the greetings are not good enough, but Xue Tao is not in the mood to care about these things. Sleep and rest.

The next day, still nothing special happened.I don't know whether it was Li Bing's aggressive gesture that made the bandits in Pingyang panic, or the return of the Hedong soldiers to the front line had an effect.

In the afternoon, while Xue Tao was still dealing with military affairs in the camp, suddenly Li Bing's generals came to report that the general had returned and was returning from the Fenshui River to Wubi.

When Xue Tao heard about this, even if he couldn't restrain himself, he didn't even have time to put on his armor, so he directly led a dozen of his own soldiers and rushed out of the dock wall to meet them.

Not long after the group ran on the plateau, they saw a team of hundreds of people approaching ahead, the leader being Li Bing.Seeing that the men and horses along the way were in disarray, and their equipment was also messy, without the neat and impressive military appearance of the Wang Shi, Xue Tao naturally understood that it must be such a deliberate disguise to avoid being too conspicuous in Pingyang in the northern border of Fenshui.

"General Li is finally back..."

Xue Tao went up to meet him. He didn't know where to start with the thoughts and melancholy accumulated for several days, especially when he saw that Li Bing was also covered in dirt, his beard and hair were messy, and he couldn't see the majestic posture that a general of a state should have. He was also moved by Li Bing's style of taking the lead, so he suppressed many words, signaled his entourage to lead the horses, and said: "All kinds of military affairs, let's return to the camp to describe them in detail."

Li Bing's face was also full of exhaustion, he took a drink from the water bag handed over by the soldiers, and then said with a smile: "After General Xue has taken care of me, this trip to the north is really exhausting, so I will No more formality."

Xue Qiang, who came out with his companions, saw that there were many traces of fighting left on Li Bing and the people behind him, so he couldn't help asking: "General Li crossed the river in person, and he must have gained a lot by spying on the bandits. Have you encountered a thief leader?"

Xue Tao glared at his son in displeasure, worried that Li Bing would be embarrassed and shy by this kid's rash questioning, but before he could look back, he heard Li Bing's slightly hoarse laughter: "I did see it, and I have already been cut off."

What... what?
When Xue Tao heard this, he almost fell off his horse, and looked at Li Bing in disbelief.

As for Xue Qiang on the other side, his eyes widened as he couldn't believe it. He was asking casually, but he didn't expect Li Bing to give such an astonishing answer, so he couldn't help asking: "Really accept and behead the thief head? Pingyang thief head, Ding Ling Hu chief Zhai Gui?"

After Li Bing heard the words, he smiled and waved his hands to the back. His own soldiers took out something from the bloody and dirty sacks carried on the horse's back. It was a disheveled, bloody head. Li Bing Picking it up in his hand, he casually threw it to Xue Qiang who looked curious: "After all, I haven't entered the country for long, and I don't have much insight into the Pingyang thieves. The leader of the thieves was killed, but I can't be sure whether it is Zhai Gui."

Xue Qiang hurriedly borrowed the bloody head, and the curiosity on his face turned into the fear that young people should have. He didn't dare to lower his head to examine carefully, but Xue Tao on the other side rushed in directly and grabbed it with his hands. For that head, he roughly wiped off the messy hair and blood-stained dirt on that head, and then said with a dry tone: "It is indeed Zhai Gui..."

"It's good that I didn't miss the auxiliary car. It saves me another trip. This kind of thing is worth it once. If you do it again, the enemy will be on guard, so it's not easy to succeed."

Li Bing's tone was obviously relaxed, but from Xue Tao's mouth, it still caused turmoil.

Just fall over once?Want to do it again?
Xue Tao looked at Li Bing with a restless face, and by the way looked at the soldiers behind him, but saw that they just looked ordinary, and they didn't show any excitement or arrogance because of this, as if all this was nothing but normal things.

While speaking, all the people went straight back to the dock wall. After Li Bing confessed his guilt, he immediately quit to bathe and change clothes, and the soldiers who followed along the way also dispersed to eat and rest.As for the head of the bandit leader Zhai Gui, as well as other decapitations, they were just like ordinary objects, and they were directly thrown to the military officers who were in charge of the military.

Xue Tao suppressed the concussion in his heart, finally grabbed a soldier who followed Li Bing across the river, and asked in detail about his deeds after crossing the river. After listening, he finally understood what Li Bingbei had done in the past few days.

After all of them crossed the river, they pretended to be bandits wandering in this area, just as the news spread in the area of ​​Pingyang that Wang Shi in the south was about to attack across the border, and the leader of the bandit, Zhai Gui, also felt as if he was facing a big enemy, so he announced A group of thieves gathered in a certain place in Pingyang, intending to rely on the strength of the crowd to support them.After Li Bing and the others entered the country, they also followed the direction where the thieves gathered, and went directly to the place where they gathered.

The leader of the thieves, Zhai Gui, naturally didn't have the prestige to command a group of thieves, especially when Master Wang was about to attack, it was even more frightening and unsettling.But it is not without reason that the group of thieves still have ants attached to them.Wang Shi's army is majestic, even if they want to join the army, they will be rejected.Moreover, Pingyang is a piece of wasteland, and there is no oil and water. On the other hand, Hedong Township is booming, and a little income from crimes and looting is enough for them to consume and enjoy.

Gathering in the countryside and using the river east, although this kind of life is turbulent and unstable, for these fierce and unruly thugs, it is much more comfortable than being trapped in one place and bound to death by ropes.

Now knowing that Master Wang is going to cross the border, these scattered bandits don't even need to think about it and know that they will not be the opponent of Master Wang. Although fleeing and fleeing is one of the means to save their lives, but when the crisis is imminent, many people still tend to huddle together to keep warm.

But such a group of mobs, without even thinking about it, knew that there was no military order and banner at all, and there was no recognition of each other at all.Because it was Li Bingyi who were able to sneak directly into the heart of Pingyang without a trace, and because hundreds of men were all fierce soldiers, there was no need to show their strength at all, and they were not weak among the gathered bandits. power.

Perhaps the leader of the thieves, Zhai Gui, could not have imagined that Nanmian Wang's master general was so bold that he led a mere few hundred soldiers and sneaked into his lair, with the appearance of practicing martial arts diligently and waiting for the enemy.

Afterwards, the development of the situation became logical. Li Bing and others sneaked into the camp of Ding Lingren, mixed with a group of bandits, seized the opportunity to charge directly into the enemy's central army, captured and beheaded the bandits, and then took advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement and returned all the way Fenyin.

The soldiers lacked eloquence to express, and the narration was also very boring, but Xue Tao was speechless for a long time after listening to it, and felt that extraordinary people are extraordinary things. In comparison, he is far behind in terms of talent and ambition.

(End of this chapter)