Late Tang

(Weeping blood begging for a monthly pass!)

At the foot of the west slope of Juye Mountain, the coalition army camp.

Three cavalry scouts wearing the red military uniforms of the Xuanwu Army returned to the camp, "Scouts Zhu Wen, Zhu Cun, and Zhu Zhen from the Vanguard Battalion of the Xuanwu Army returned to the camp to report the military situation!"

After inspecting the military plates of the three cavalrymen, the sergeant who guarded the camp nodded at them and let them in.

Seeing the backs of the three going away, a guard at the camp gate next to him smiled and said, "Damn it, these three guys are lucky."

"Yes." A person next to him answered, "When I came to join the army a few days ago, I thought these three guys were very tough. I didn't expect to have a lot of hands. Did you see their horses just now? These three guys go up The first time I left the camp, I didn’t ride a horse, and I came back two days later, and I came back alone on a tall horse.”

"What are three horses? Didn't you see how many heads were hung by the three of them right away? Each of them hung five heads. Damn it, the three of them chopped off fifteen heads. I don't know if that's the case. Where did you find the ordinary people to kill?" Another guy who was a little jealous said.

"What the hell, are our brothers in the Xuanwu Army trying to kill the good and pretend to be meritorious?" The officer in front of the camp gate scolded with a smile, "Then the three brothers Zhua are terrible, they have only been in the army for a few days, less than a month , When I entered the camp, I was just a big soldier, but I ended up in the scout camp. We camped here for ten days, and these three guys went out five times. I recorded it for them, and killed 63 scouts and horses before and after. There are 27 grass bandit war horses."

When he said this, the officer was also full of envy. 63 first-level merits, even if one can only get two rewards in the end, this is still 140 six rewards. What's more, for the captured horses, according to the rules, they can get one-third of the rewards of the horses after they turn in the horses. .A war horse with one hundred guan can get at least 32 three guan coins, and these war horses cost thousands of guan coins.Not to mention the weapons and armor they seized in the past few days, they made a fortune.

"I really envy that doggy's beautiful concubine, she looks really white and tender, and I don't know what kind of shit luck this Ah San had in her previous life."

"It's called beauties love heroes. If you go to cut off five heads today and take two horses back, I guarantee you will have a bunch of beauties crying and wanting to marry you!" the officer scolded with a smile.

In the camp of the coalition forces, Zhu Wen and the three who were soaked in blood rolled off their horses and walked up to a Xuanwu tooth soldier. Important news report."

The dental soldier looked at him coldly a few times, but he didn't move.Zhu Wen hurriedly took out a gold hairpin from his bosom and quietly handed it to him. The tooth soldier thought about it quietly, feeling that it was not light, and there was a smile on his face at the moment, "So it's Brother Zhu, wait a minute, brother! I'll pass it on to you."

When the man left, Zhu Zhen spit on the ground, "Hey, what a bastard, if this thief went to the town [***] to serve as a soldier, his mother's head would have been chopped off and kicked as a ball. A dog who recognizes money but disregards people."

Zhu Wen sighed: "Fourth brother, don't mention Zhen [***] again in the future." After saying this, his tired face was full of loneliness.

The tooth soldiers went back and forth, "The commander-in-chief is discussing matters in the big tent of the capital prison, and I want you to go there directly to report the military situation." As he spoke, he led the way, and the three of Zhu and Wen followed behind.After the dental soldiers reported outside, two prison guards personally checked and led them into the account.

"Oh! These three are the young heroes that Mu Jieshuai praised just now. I heard Mu Jieshuai said that although you have been in the army for a short time, you have already made great achievements in the scout camp. Not only have you obtained valuable information many times, but the three He also won 63 heads, 27 war horses, [-] pairs of iron armor, and [-] pairs of leather armor?" Ximen Sigong also served as a guard in southern Xinjiang in his early years, and he is no stranger to military affairs. It is very clear that if it is not a false report, then these three people are really extremely rare heroes.At the moment, Mu Renyu was specially asked to let the three of them come to see him.

Zhu Wen lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head. He just humbly said that he deserved a mere contribution, and he entrusted Fang Yunyun to his superiors for command and dispatch.

This answer made all the commanders in the tent slightly surprised, but also greatly admired.It is very rare to be high and not arrogant.

Yang Fugong also asked at the same time: "I heard that the conversation is somewhat literary, but you have studied and entered school, where is your hometown?"

Zhu Wen bowed his hands in return, and said: "Zhu Wen is from Dangshan County, Songzhou. His father was a private acquaintance, so he and his elder brother were able to learn some characters. Later, his father passed away early, and his family went to Xiao County, Xuzhou to visit relatives. I have been working as a servant in Liu’s family, my late father’s friend.” Zhu Wen also introduced the identities of Zhu Cun and Zhu Cun, explaining that Zhu Cun is his second brother, and Zhu Zhen is his sworn brother.

Hearing that the three of them were of ordinary background, everyone present was not much surprised.However, in the current world, the military also focuses on skills.

Ximen Sigong wanted to win over, so he praised and commended a few words, and gave each of the three people a set of mountain armor.Yang Fugong also smiled and bestowed a sword to each of the three.Mu Renyu felt that his face was radiant, and he generously gave each of the three people ten pennies.

"I just heard that you have an emergency military report, what is it?" Cui Anqian asked.

Zhu Wen hastily said seriously: "The humble officer went out of the city yesterday to inquire about the news, and found the bandit camp at night, and found that the bandits seemed to be preparing for the army. Later, a leader of the bandit army patrolling the city was captured and interrogated. Wang Xianzhi, the leader of the bandits, Huang Chao and Huang Chao have already decided to send troops to attack our army tonight. Later, we arrested several officers and got the same confession. The low-ranking officers came back to report!"

Simon Sigong was a little surprised, "What a daring thief, we didn't attack him, but he did."

Cui Anqian felt that this was a normal situation, "Do you know why the bandits suddenly attacked?"

Zhu Wen lowered his head, his face changed slightly, and he replied: "According to the interrogation at the lower ranks, it seems that Huang Chao, the leader of the bandit, learned that [***] Li Dashuai had led his troops to leave Songzhou and entered Yanzhou, so he guessed that Li Dashuai might To block their retreat. Therefore, the thief Huang Chao decided to take the initiative to attack us, hoping to tear through our defenses and directly kill Bian Song, Chen Xu, and even Luoyang, the eastern capital."

"The grass thief was gutted by Li Jing!" Cui Anqian laughed. "Things shouldn't be wrong. It seems that Li Jing beat Wang Xianzhi very painfully. They would rather face our [-] troops than go back and fight Li Jing's [-] men."

"Then let's beat him up hard. After we beat these thieves, we will be frightened when we hear our names!" Simon Sigong sneered.

Immediately, after swiping Zhu Wen back down, the commanders began to draw up the battle plan, arrange the details, and prepare for the battle.

Before dawn the next day, countless scouts sent out since yesterday evening continued to report back. After the grass bandits had eaten their dry food, the whole army came westward, traveling forty miles at night with light clothes.

The commanders were not surprised but happy when they heard the news. After receiving the news from Zhu Wen yesterday, they had already ordered most of the soldiers to rest enough during the day and half the night at night.Breakfast was already eaten at the fourth watch, and the whole army was already in full swing.

In the dawn before dawn, in the cold morning breeze, and in the white mist, the officers and soldiers stood ready.

Teams of scouts kept returning to the camp, bringing back news that the bandits were getting closer.

A smear of whiteness appeared in the sky, and the twilight of the morning sun fell, and soon, a black line appeared in the eastern sky, and the first batch of light infantry of the grass bandits came overwhelmingly, like a black tide submerged everything.

"Report, there are about [-] light infantry in the grass bandit's front army, and they are already within five miles!" The horseman galloped past, and the knight immediately shouted.

Heyang Jiedu envoy Li Zhuo asked Ximen Si respectfully for his order in a loud voice: "Captain, I have strong generals Zhuge Shuang and Li Hanzhi in command. You can lead a thousand cavalry from our headquarters to attack. First, we will dampen the enemy's spirit and strengthen our army."

Cui Anqian, the envoy of Zhongwu Jiedu, also stepped forward and said: "Sailor Li Jie can't say anything. Taking advantage of the new arrival of the enemy, he can attack him with a light cavalry. However, 1000 people are too few. I, Zhongwu Town, would like to transfer the town. Both Wang Jian and Jin Hui led a thousand fine cavalry to attack together."

Mu Renyu was not to be outdone, and wanted to send two battalions of cavalry, Pioneer Battalion and You Yi Battalion, with a thousand cavalry to attack.

Ximen Sigong laughed loudly and said: "All the generals fought bravely to be the first, and the supervisor of the capital agreed. The three towns of Heyang, Zhongwu, and Xuanwu will each send out a thousand elite cavalry to attack!"

Wang Jian, Jin Hui, Zhuge Shuang, and Li Hanzhi joined Xuanwu's Mu Anguo and Mu Anbang brothers, and the six generals led three thousand cavalry to attack.The three brothers Zhu Wen, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Cun belonged to the Xuanwu Army's selection battalion, and they were also among the cavalry attacking at this time.

"Beat the drum, blow the horn!" Although Ximen Sigong and Yang Fugong were two eunuchs, not only did they not have the slightest fear of the battlefield, but they were full of passionate yearning.The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty can be described as the most versatile eunuchs. They have led soldiers and fought wars, helped the emperor handle government affairs, corrected memorials, and even generated income for the emperor.He also wears purple clothes, worships generals and becomes kings, and even supports the establishment of emperors, abolishes emperors, and kills emperors.

As the heads of the Yang family and the Ximen family, the largest eunuch families in Chang'an Palace, the two are capable of both literary and military skills, and they are not afraid of such a war at all.

After the beating of the twelve huge cowhide war drums, the first to strike was not 3 fine cavalry, but as many as 3 infantry.Of the [-] horses, [-] soldiers were in the middle, and [-] auxiliary soldiers guarded both sides of the soldiers, and began to march slowly in formation along with the sound of drums and horns.The ten thousand light infantry of the front army facing the grass bandit head on.

The three thousand elite riders had already gathered at this time, they quietly went around to the left flank of the officer army, and aimed at the right flank of the grass bandit who came after them.

Among the six generals who fought, Zhuge Shuang of Heyang Town had the highest military rank, so he was in command of the [-] cavalry.Sitting astride a black horse, Zhuge Shuang galloped past the cavalry formation, raised his sword and shouted: "Target the right wing of the bandit army, charge up, tear the right wing of the bandit army, ignore the infantry in front of them, and ignore the bandit army The cavalry placed on the two wings, have you seen the banner of the bandit army's central army? Our goal is to tear apart the right wing, avoid their cavalry, and then tear a gap between the bandit army's cavalry and the rear army, directly Rush into the Chinese flag and cut down their flag! Do you understand?"

Zhuge Shuang was also from Xuzhou Pang Xun's rebellious army in his early years, and he knew very well where the biggest weakness of the peasant army was.His sword is to seal his throat with a sword! (To be continued.)