Brother Wanfu

Chapter 105 The Embarrassing Battle

General Tang Ting, one of the five tiger generals of the Shen family army, was finally remembered by everyone after being suppressed for many years. Even Tang Ting himself almost forgot that he was once one of the five tiger generals of the Shen family army.

Thinking back to the past, General Shen has always been very clear about rewards and punishments. Whoever has meritorious service is written in the court report. That's why there are five tiger generals under General Shen who are famous in the court and the public.

But after General Shen's father and son passed away, only General Zhang in the imperial court did this. Those generals who were promoted later only cared about themselves before it was too late, so how could they declare their merits to the generals below?
Like Li Zhuang, the commander, and Liu Shi, who suppressed the rebels this time, what they have done is just a microcosm of thousands of people in the army today.

There are people like this in power all over the dynasty, but so what?
Who can return to the years when the former emperor and the former prince ruled the country?

Tang Ting couldn't, so he bent over and bowed his head to live.

The bodyguards followed him, "After many years, the general regained control of the army, why is there no joy at all?"

Tang Ting paused, and looked back at the guard.

"Happiness? The victory is due to the high-ranking generals above, and has nothing to do with my little deputy commander. If I lose, they will quit me. How can there be joy?"

"This..." the guard asked, unable to continue, "What about the general?"

Tang Ting had no choice.

"I can only win, if I don't win, I can only die."

But even if he wins this battle, it will be useless, unless he can wipe out all the Nancheng Army in one go.

The guards were listening, speechless for a moment, and could only follow Tang Ting's footsteps.

But Tang Ting suddenly stopped.

"How old are you?"

The guard was taken aback for a moment, but the general suddenly asked about this.

"This subordinate is seventeen years old, and has been transferred to the bodyguard by the general for two years."

This is the unattainable age and deeds of the soldiers nearby.

Tang Ting thought that his 17-year-old self seemed to have just been appreciated by General Shen and transferred to the position of close guard.

It is precisely because of the opportunity to follow General Shen that he has the opportunity to be taught by the General at all times.

So after he became a general himself, he would often select those soldiers with excellent qualifications from among the young generals in the army, hoping that they would have a bright future like he was taught by General Shen himself to become a famous general in the future, so that they would not be buried. .

But today, he suddenly realized something.

In the past, he could fight with General Shen on the battlefield and accumulate meritorious service, and General Shen would push them all to high positions.

But now?

He personally taught these young guards who were chosen by his side, but do they really have the chance to accumulate meritorious service and rise to the top step by step?
They couldn't, they would just follow him, be buried in the dead bones of the general, and even be implicated, it would be hard for them to survive.

Tang Ting suddenly realized this, and he didn't dare to look into the eyes of the young guard behind him.

He is only seventeen, and his life has just begun, and he may follow him to stay on this battlefield forever, without any hope.

Tang Ting stopped talking.

Seeing the general, the guard just asked this question, and didn't continue. He just walked with his head down and buried his head deeply.

*
Nancheng army.

Jiang Shan was able to defend the city, without the slightest excitement, and sent people to reinforce the old city wall of the main city overnight.

Several sons, brothers, and generals under his command were all sent by him to guard the surrounding counties and counties. The second child refused to leave and wanted to stay and guard the main city with him, but instead he drove him away to the nearest city. The far state city.

He knew the temper of the second child, if he couldn't be calm, something would happen sooner or later.

Jiang Shan assigned manpower, and made many preparations for the challenge one after another.

But in a few days, the officers and soldiers really made a comeback.

Just like last time, the officers and soldiers rushed straight to the main city guarded by Jiang Shan.

If they rushed to other cities, Jiang Shan would inevitably be worried, but the officers and soldiers still came to the main city, so Jiang Shan felt relieved.

He responded calmly according to the formation he had arranged earlier. This time, the imperial court's offensive did not seem to be more violent than the last time, and he was still right.

It's just that such a non-anxious siege made Jiang Shan's eyelids twitch.

Is there really no one in the court?Calling and calling, no new tricks at all?
Unexpectedly, at this moment, news came from the city guarded by the boss——

The imperial soldiers were divided into two groups and attacked the boss's city at the same time, and the troops were full. If the troops could not retreat within an hour, they would probably have to support them.

When Jiang Shan saw the letter, he said it was true.

It is impossible for the imperial court to use the same trick twice, and this time it really changed. They even sent people to attack the main city while attacking other cities.

But Jiang Shan didn't dare to mess with the people in the main city. If this was a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, if he sent people to support the boss, wouldn't he lose the main city?
Jiang Shan immediately summoned his military divisions to discuss the matter, and no one dared to joke about the main city of the Nancheng Army. After the discussion, the second brother who was closest to the old city and Jiang Shan's cousin on the other side were asked to divide their troops. , support the boss.

However, Jiang Shan also reminded the two that it is important to take care of their own city.

The battle report galloped away with the horses.

It was late at night, and the light from the torches of the city tower was also swallowed by the night. The attack under the city tower retreated and advanced. Although it was not violent, it made people unable to sleep peacefully.

Jiang Shan's eyelids twitched, and his subordinates advised him to close his eyes and rest for a while, but he couldn't close his eyes at all, and his heart flew to the boss's city.

It seems that the imperial court has to conquer the next city tonight, otherwise it is really impossible to explain to the palace, will it be the boss's city?

The torches dimmed more and more, and the attack under the city seemed to have slowed down.

However, at this moment, an urgent report came roaring in.

The officers and soldiers of the third route of the imperial court pressed down on the state city guarded by the second child, but the second child of the Jiang family was not in the city.

"Then where is he?!"

Jiang Shanteng stood up, he didn't need to report back, he also knew that the war madness was like the second child, he must have not listened to his arrangement at this moment, and personally led the troops to support the boss.

And what the imperial court was waiting for was this opportunity, and they finally got it!

*
"It's captured! It's captured! General, the officers and soldiers have won!"

When the good news came, Tang Ting in the tent breathed a sigh of relief for the middle of the night and finally let go, he closed his eyes tightly.

The young guard behind him couldn't help but smile.

"General, we have won this battle! The imperial court has lost so many battles, and you have finally won it back!"

This battle instantly reversed the demoralizing morale of the imperial army.

There was joy outside, and some people even sang.

It's just that Tang Ting didn't have so much joy, he turned his head and called the guards to ask about the damage of the soldiers and horses sent out.

Although Mrs. Liu offered him to be the commander of this battle, Tang Ting's own generals are still available. Those given to him by Mrs. Liu are either unusable or difficult to mobilize. Tang Ting dare not lose but can only win, and finally chooses It was his own troops who attacked the Jiang family's second son's city, and those who took the lead in the charge.

The guard replied in the afternoon, and Tang Ting knew the answer at a glance from his expression.

The joy on the face of the young guard faded away.

"General, our own brother, unexpectedly, nearly half of the casualties!"

Tang Ting arranged for the not-too-many manpower to be at the forefront. It is not surprising that half of the casualties in such a big battle.

However, they are all his brothers Paoze who have been under his command for many years!

Tang Ting's heart seemed to be pinched by someone.

Inexplicably, he remembered what he said to reprimand the little girl when Shen Xiao came that day.

"For a general, if he doesn't take care of the abilities of his subordinates, but only has blood and good intentions, is it useful? Can the lives of thousands of soldiers be protected by only blood and good intentions?"

He no longer has the enthusiasm of young generals, and he has no good intentions to lead them to accumulate military achievements, but he still can't protect the robes under his command that have followed him for many years.

What kind of person is he? !

Tang Ting's heart ached so badly that he couldn't breathe.

But there was an announcement from outside, saying that several generals had come to his camp to celebrate.

Tang Ting sneered again and again upon hearing this.

The so-called congratulations are to tell him that next, he must continue to fight until he dies, right?

Is there an end?
*
Nan Chengjun.

Jiang Shan lost a city.

The second son of the Jiang family who guarded the city was cut off by someone, and his horse died in battle. If he hadn't relied on the skills he had cultivated for many years, he would have died there too. With two cuts, the skin and flesh were turned out.

"Thiefs! Thieves! They even want small states and counties. For this reason, they have transferred tigers away from the mountains twice to deceive people. They want to win and want to go crazy!" Jiang's second scolded angrily.

He lost the city, and he couldn't hide the anger all over his body. He didn't care about the bleeding from the knife on his body, so he wanted to call for a war attack to go back.

"I just fell into their way accidentally, and I will call back immediately!"

Of course Jiang Shan would not agree.

If it was in the past, he could not help but think so.

But this time he asked someone to inquire and came back, and it was the former five tiger generals of the Shen family army who were on the battlefield!
Shen Jiajun, Five Tiger Generals!

Jiang Shan almost forgot that there was this once smashing soldier.

The incompetence of the imperial court made him forget about the former generals who were able to recruit and fight well. He never expected that this time, the imperial court would find out the five tiger generals again.

The five tiger generals of the Shen family army, is that a title earned only by how many enemies they have killed and how many battles they have won?

Jiang Shan knew that his second child did not accidentally fall for other people's tricks, and it was clear that it was something that the five tiger generals had figured out.

"Don't be impulsive anymore. If you lose this city, you will lose it. We have to find a way to keep the other cities!"

Jiang Shan reprimanded the second child, telling him not to mention the matter of immediate recovery.

The second child was angry, but Jiang Mu, the fourth child who stayed in the main city, asked his father.

"What is dad going to do next? The five tiger generals really have some skills."

There are only so many cities in Jiangshan, so many soldiers and horses, all of which are clearly placed here, but a general is coming across, what can he do?
Jiang Shan didn't speak for a while, but Jiang Mu spoke in a low voice.

"Father doesn't consider asking Su Zhengjun for help?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was scolded back by the second child.

"A soft-boned thing, besides kneeling for others, do you have any other skills?!"

If in the past, Jiang Mu, who was the youngest who couldn't speak, would only listen and not speak, but this time, he turned his head and glanced at the second brother.

"Second brother is capable, but isn't he being plotted by the five generals?"

"you!"

Jiang Mu surprisingly didn't stop, and said another sentence.

"Father led our brothers to rebel for the sake of a better life, not for the destruction of the family! I think that in this world, those who know the current affairs are the best!"

Jiang's second child was choked by his younger brother's words and couldn't cope.

After Jiang Mu finished speaking in one breath, she was also a little nervous, afraid that her father would not take it seriously and scold him like the second brother.

But Jiang Shan didn't say anything, just looked at the letter from Su Zhengjun who was left aside by him.

If the surrounding cities can still be abandoned, then once the main city occupied by the Nancheng Army is lost, it means that the Nancheng Army is not far from being wiped out.

Jiang Shan still concentrated his manpower on the main city, but found that in the last battle, although the imperial court's attack on the main city was just a feint attack, they concentrated their firepower and used firecrackers to deal with the west gate of the main city.

The city gate on the west side was not very stable, but it was shaken by this impact, and rocks fell from inside and outside the wall.

If the imperial court continues to attack the main city of the Nancheng Army in the future, it will launch an attack according to the west gate. I am afraid that the gate will not be able to hold it.

But now, if we want to stabilize the city gates and walls, we really don't have much energy.Jiang Shan could only find someone to reinforce it secretly and block the news.

If the imperial army knows that this is a weak place, the main city will be difficult to defend.

Jiang Shan's heart sank, and when he returned to his tent, he saw the letter from the Suzheng Army that he had put aside.

Could it be that he really has no other way out, wants to ask the Suzheng army for help, and bows his head to the princess?

He didn't want to admit it in his heart, but an idea flashed across him inexplicably.

If this is the case, the Suzheng Army that has merged with the Nancheng Army will grow stronger than ever, occupying almost half of the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and the day when it will directly conquer the Imperial City should not be far away
(End of this chapter)