The devil is coming

Chapter 155
Zhong Tianlang felt very good about himself and led his army back south after showing off. After he left, Zheng Fan asked Liang Cheng to lead [-] cavalry in a pretense chase.
Liang Cheng knew what he was doing and didn't rush forward because he wanted to prevent the silver-armored general from retaliate. Anyway, he was just riding in front while Liang Cheng escorted him from behind to put a little pressure on him.
This scene is very similar to when Zheng Fan led his army back from Qian Kingdom a while ago, and was escorted by various cavalrymen from Qian Kingdom.
There is a rule in the art of war that says: "Don't hide when you return to the army, and don't pursue the enemy when you are poor."
This is the situation we are talking about. If the other party is determined to go home, if you try to stop it, the other party will definitely fight with you. Regardless of whether you can intercept the other party, the loss on your side will definitely be huge.
In fact, this so-called pursuit is an excuse for the subsequent "accountability".
Probably, only Zheng Fan could use Liang Cheng to do such a thing.
When the sky turned white, Liang Cheng led his army back, and as many people as went out came back, no one was missing.
Zheng Fan took the time to wash up and go to sleep. The cold wind blowing on the city wall for most of the night was really unbearable.
When I woke up, it was already noon.
Zheng Fan could sleep, but others could not. After Liang Cheng came back in the morning, he replaced another 500-man horse and drove out.
This time, of course, I was not going to chase the enemy, but to clean up the battlefield.
Yes, after the Qian people finished fighting, Cuiliu Fort came to take charge of cleaning the battlefield.
When Zheng Fan washed up, finished his meal and came out, he found hundreds of soldiers sitting outside eating lunch.
The appearance of these defeated soldiers is not very good, and they all have a look of panic on their faces, but each of them must be hungry and wolfing down their food.
Zheng Fan walked up to the wall and asked the blind man who was using crutches instead of a wheelchair.
"How many people have been gathered?"
"He looks like he's in his early three hundred."
"not bad."
"Well, it's really not bad."
Last night Ganqi picked out a small fort and four military camps. The Yan army suffered many casualties. Of course, many of them were able to escape during the charge.
After all, it was a surprise night battle at night, and it was impossible to be suffocated without leaking any juice.
"Now that we have accepted these people, we cannot spit them out again."
Zheng Shoubi gave guiding thoughts.
In fact, despite Zheng Fan's many military exploits in Dayan, he still didn't know that there was still a prince's head still in transit waiting for signature;
But strictly speaking, what Zheng Shoubei did not only did not break away from the warlord style, but was even more like a warlord than a warlord.
Before a real tough battle, retreat and divert trouble to the east, but after the war, react quickly to absorb strength.
In fact, you can't blame Zheng Fan for being too dark, but this world taught Zheng Fan this truth when he first became a civilian husband.
If your heart is not dark enough, or if you are still naive in your heart, you will never know how high the grass on your grave is already.
Zheng Fan had never thought about whether he could stand at the forefront of the storm and shout "Fight to the death" for a so-called righteous cause.
But it's just a thought. After all, this is a brand new world, not the history that I am familiar with. If it is time travel in the traditional sense, as a time traveler, maybe I will really feel that way.
"My lord, my subordinates intend to put these defeated soldiers into the lowest level and wait until they gain military merit before being promoted to the next level."
"Well, agree."
Defeated soldiers, naturally they have to look like defeated soldiers. It is enough to take you in and protect you from punishment. Let’s not talk about the rest of the status.
At this moment, a messenger came over and conveyed the military order, saying that Xu Wenzu was nearby and asked Zheng Shoubei to come and see him.
Zheng Shoubei didn't hesitate, put on his armor and took A Ming out.
Xu Wenzu's position was not far from Cuiliu Fort. At this time, his fat body was sitting in the center of a military camp, which was in ruins.
Beside Xu Wenzu, there were hundreds of Nanwang City guards, as well as five other general soldiers whom he had seen in the custody room yesterday.
When Zheng Fan arrived, he just stood at the back and didn't say anything.
Xu Wenzu sat there like a mountain of flesh, and the suppressed emotion exuding from him could indeed be presented in the form of official authority.
The big guy stood like this for a long time. Finally, Xu Wenzu raised his head, and there was a stream of light flowing between the narrow slits of his eyes.
He spread his hands,
Road:
"Everyone knows what happened. I called you here not to hold you accountable, because you have already lost your face. There is no point in holding people accountable or not.
This time, the gangster came to the door, and the gangster left in a grand manner.
My officer, you, you, you, all of you here,
None of them can escape,
It is not a pity to die! "
Xu Wenzu did not shirk any responsibility or find any reasons. In fact, almost a day had passed since the incident, but there was still no news from the Jingnan Army Camp.
The Marquis must know what happened last night, but the Marquis still said nothing.
This kind of silence is very strange, but it is often the most terrifying.
"I care about my official position and everything else. I also care about my family, my life, and the things that are the foundation of my life. I believe you care about it too."
As Xu Wenzu said this, his eyes swept over everyone present.
"If I'm not afraid of violating taboos, a family that has been established for hundreds of years will be gone if it is gone. What does this little bit of wealth and status mean to me?
Right now, a national war is imminent. Do you and I, all of you, really want just this little bit of military power in your hands?
This is a national war, this is a national war!
It has taken me hundreds of years to wait for this opportunity again. Qingshi is right in front of us. It is possible that we will have the opportunity to leave our name in Qingshi!
To be honest, from the Marquis of Jingnan, I sent people to deliver the information to the camp in the morning, but not a word was heard from the Marquis of Jingnan.
Yesterday when we were signing the pledge room, you and I both said that the Jingnan Army and the Zhenbei Army in Dayan were too few, and we had to launch a strong army.
Okay, as soon as I finished speaking, I was slapped in the face that night.
I was born in the north. In the north, there is only one truth, that is, as many people as you barbarians dare to come to the borders of Yan State to kill, the Zhenbei Army will go to the desert and kill twice as many! "
said,
Xu Wenzu took a deep breath,
shouted:
"We usually fight among ourselves, but this time, it's not as simple as fighting among ourselves. Tomorrow, all families and departments, don't hide it, and mobilize the most capable troops under your command!
Gather here, organize the army here, and let's fight together towards Qian State. Gan Ren killed one of us last night, and we will kill two of them tomorrow.
If you don’t kill enough people, you will never return to camp!
My soldiers were the first to attack the city and the first to break out the stronghold!
You take the military merits first, and I will replace the ordnance, men and horses that were damaged after the war!
I just want to ask,
Damn it, it’s the man who takes care of Luan Zi.
Do you dare to go together tomorrow to get this breath back? "
Xu Wenzu shouted very excitedly, his face was already red and steaming.
The five general officers present knelt down on one knee.
He cupped his fists and said in a deep voice:
"The last general takes orders!"
All the officers were of the same rank, and Xu Wenzu was also the chief soldier. However, because of the different errands, Xu Wenzu could usually dominate them by half. But at this moment, these five chief soldiers regarded Xu Wenzu as their superior and themselves as their subordinates. .
It’s not that Xu Wenzu’s words just now were very inflammatory.
They are all adults, but they are still old bastards who have worked hard in the military. It is not like young people can incite them with just a few slogans.
The reason for this, first of all, is what happened last night. Dayan was so embarrassed that he let Ganren fight in and out again.
Secondly, they themselves also know that at the moment, they really need a leader to lead everyone to gather their strength together and make a turnaround first.
Since Xu Wenzu is willing to say this, it proves that he has already taken this attitude. Besides, being able to rush here from his own village on Xu Wenzu's order is already a little emotionally aligned with this place. It has already been done. Preliminary screening.
Zheng Fan and other guards and captains also knelt on the ground and agreed in unison.
"We don't engage in blood-based alliances anymore. We are the Yan army, not bandits. I hope everyone has not forgotten that we are Yan people!
Okay, let's go back and prepare. Tomorrow, we will gather our troops here and set off! "
The generals left one after another.
Zheng Fan stayed.
Xu Wenzu's eyes signaled Zheng Fan to follow him into a half-collapsed tent. Outside, there were soldiers guarding the tent, making it impossible for others to approach.
"Huh... I'm so angry!"
After entering the tent, Xu Wenzu cursed and sat down on the ground.
Zheng Fan also sat on the ground.
This time, Zheng Fan was not as natural and warm as when he faced Xu Wenzu before.
"This place is so close to your Cuiliu Castle, but you didn't receive any movement last night?"
Xu Wenzu began to ask questions.
Zheng Fan smiled bitterly and said: "Among the entire border forts, I was the only one who lit up the beacon fire at Cuiliu Fort last night."
Xu Wenzu was choked.
Even though there were a lot of soldiers on Dayan's border, Xu Wenzu was also aware of the chaos of the system here.
Firstly, this is the fault of the predecessor Xiao Dahai, and even the fault of the previous fortress system was weakened. Secondly, it was because the imperial court had sent so many general soldiers here recently. With so many people coming, Marquis Jingnan was irresponsible. When it comes to sorting things out, everyone is like a headless fly, and there is no one in charge. It's weird to be able to get things in order.
"Alas." Xu Wenzu sighed and looked at Zheng Fan with a much softer look.
In fact, Zheng Fan also knew in his heart that despite what Xu Wenzu told him in Hutou City that he was going to donate the city to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, in fact, Xu Wenzu was different from himself.
Xu Wenzu was an authentic Yan man. Now Zhenbei Hou was obviously standing with the Emperor of Yan and preparing to go south. If he was here to save his strength and avoid the war in an ugly way, he would dare to turn his back on Xu Wenzu.
To put it bluntly, some of the arrangements and decorations last night were just a show for Xu Wenzu. Xu Pangpang was now his biggest supporter and was in charge of so many supplies in Nanwang City, so he naturally had to be coaxed.
"Sir, I sent out troops to chase the cavalry last night, but failed to catch up. There were many people on the other side, and I was afraid of being ambushed."
This sentence is half true and half false.
Xu Wenzu nodded, indicating that he understood, but his expression was a little dull.
Obviously, Xu Wenzu had guessed something and deliberately conveyed this emotion to Zheng Fan.
He was suspicious of Zheng Fan avoiding the war, and was still warning Zheng Fan in this way.
Xu Wenzu had been a civil servant and a military attache, and he had eaten sand in the North. How could he not be clear about the details here?
If you don't bring back some of the enemy's corpses in pursuit, what's the point of pursuit?
Zheng Fan smiled bitterly again:
"Sir, the target of that Qianqi is my subordinates."
Xu Wenzu was stunned. He didn't care about conveying the message with his expression. He turned to look at Zheng Fan and asked:
"And how did you know?"
"Last night, General Qianqi came to my Cuiliu Fort. He held up a human head and said that he had killed Zheng Fan, the guard of Cuiliu Fort, and also destroyed Cuiliu Fort. He asked us to clean our heads and wait for him to pick them up later. "
"..." Xu Wenzu.
Xu Wenzu's face turned blue from holding back, and he looked like he wanted to laugh but had to hold it back.
Laughing at this time is equivalent to completely breaking your skills, but damn, this thing is really funny, hahahaha!
"My subordinates couldn't see clearly who the head belonged to, but I think that the general of Qianqiu probably recognized the wrong person and hit the wrong place. Therefore, when the opponent left, my subordinates led the army to pursue him a little too much. Be cautious, because the subordinate knows that the other party's target is the subordinate, Cuiliu Castle.
The subordinates can be defeated, or they can lose troops and generals. To tell the truth, if I can keep that team of cavalry, I will not even frown if I wipe out all the Cuiliu Fort!
But the war between the two countries focuses on a competition of momentum.
The subordinates have joined Qian several times and have achieved good military exploits, which has promoted the prestige of our country, Yan. It is estimated that the names of my subordinates have long been on the desks of the generals of Qian Kingdom. They all want to kill their subordinates one by one and then hurry up.
It is possible to defeat the subordinates, but if Cuiliu Fort is lost or the subordinates are killed, they will really kill them.
The impact here is much greater than the gains and losses of a castle for one subordinate. "
"Ugh!"
Xu Wenzu lowered his head and finally suppressed his smile. He reached out and patted Zheng Fan on the shoulder.
Road:
"That's true. You must not let anything happen to you last night. If something happened to you, our Yan country's face will be greatly reduced this time. The most important thing is, if you really let that Qianqi take you If the head is returned, the morale of the gangsters will definitely rise greatly.
I estimate that the Ganren general probably used Xinghua Village as Cuiliu Fort, because the other forts were too small, so Xinghua Village only had more soldiers and horses. "
Zheng Fan was a little shocked and said:
"Couldn't it be that the head held up by the gunman general with a spear last night was General Deng?"
Xu Wenzu nodded and said:
"Eight and nine are not far from ten."
Zheng Fan sighed, there was no trace of schadenfreude on his face, only a hint of sadness.
Although there are contradictions, after all, they are all Yan people, all Yan soldiers, and all Paoze, alas...
This level should not be exceeded, otherwise it would be a bit fake. Fortunately, Zheng Fan's acting skills have been greatly improved in this world, and Xu Wenzu is the first opponent to play with him, and he is also very skilled.
Xu Wenzu pursed his lips,
Seeing Zheng Fan's expression,
He comforted Zheng Fan and said:
"Don't think about these things anymore. When the Gan people go north, they will fight no matter who they are. They are all the Yan army. There is no such thing as fighting the wrong one and the right one. Last night, what made me a little relieved was that a staff general, four All the defenders died in the battle, and no one survived."
Zheng Fan clenched his fists.
Road:
"They are all my Dayan's...good sons and daughters!"
"Well, by the way, you will have the [-] barbarians taken away from me later. I have equipped them with horses and armor. It's urgent.
This time, many soldiers under the command of the generals were killed, especially General Yang. Deng Ziliang was under his command. This time, Xinghuazhai was completely wiped out, and he suffered the greatest loss.
I'm afraid they will try to take advantage of that barbarian soldier again. You should take it back and eat it as soon as possible.
As for today's matter, please don't talk about it to anyone else. It's up to them to decide what to say. We ourselves shouldn't talk about it anymore. "
"My subordinate understands."
"Well, I gave you the soldiers, horses and weapons, and I gave you the war horses and weapons. You just heard that I issued the military order in front of the five general soldiers.
Tomorrow, you have to do your best to help me earn this face! "
"Dare to die!"
"If you die, don't die, but tomorrow, don't hide it. I know that your subordinates are really capable of fighting, so give me a good fight.
When this scene is finished tomorrow, I will be able to win over these five general soldiers. "
Well, that’s it for now.
Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, Xu Wenzu had already said it all.
I gave you Zheng Fanbing, gave you ordnance, and supported you like this, but I want you to help me step forward and fight!
Just like Xiao Liuzi supported Zheng Fan in this way, he also thought that Zheng Fan could rise in the military and have a military supporter when he competed for a big position or saved his life in the future.
In this world, there are never any good things that fall from the sky.
At the same time, Xu Wenzu also wanted to use this incident to bind the five general soldiers to his chariot, which again involved political considerations.
"Don't worry, sir. Cuiliu Castle will definitely not disappoint you tomorrow!"
"Well, okay, you go back and get ready. I have to go back and clean up."
Zheng Fan helped Xu Wenzu stand up.
After Xu Wenzu stood up, his hand was still holding Zheng Fan's wrist.
Meaningful:
"Yesterday, I already reported your military exploits."
"Thank you sir."
"Don't thank me, you earned this all by yourself. What I want to say again is that in this life, you have to catch something.
Just like the kite, there has to be wind to fly it. You have the ability, and you are always appreciated by the big shots. This is your blessing, but don't be complacent. "
Zheng Fan frowned slightly, thinking about the deep meaning of Xu Wenzu's words.
Xu Wenzu patted the back of Zheng Fan's hand again,
Road:
"The wind is about to rise. You have to catch it. If you catch it..."
"I caught it, what do you think?"
Xu Wenzu reached out and opened the tent, bent down and walked out.
Looking up at the blue sky,
Road:
"It's up to heaven."
(End of this chapter)