Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 165 A Small Soldier's Struggle

The closer he got to the camp where the officers and soldiers were stationed, the more uncertain Zhu Gan felt, wondering if there were any traps waiting for him on the road ahead.

The mountain wind blowing in front of him made Zhu Gan feel his mind cleared up a lot. He looked down at the camp of the officers and soldiers in the distance from a high position, orderly and unified, without any chaos.

He had already received the information from Lu Xiangsheng, and the defeat of the army was indeed a trick to lure the enemy.

The sky is blue and the water is blue. The story of his hometown is endless. Wang Ermao's family is in Wanshengchang. The family has been hunters in the mountains for three generations. But one year, his father planned to hunt a tiger. Unexpectedly, the tiger did not catch it, but threw it away Then the tiger broke into their house and killed all his family members. He just escaped because he went down the mountain to buy salt and tea.

Since becoming an orphan, he has also become ruthless. At a young age, he took his father's bow and arrow into the mountain, and spent a few days tracking down the injured tiger, avenging his family.

He has also been hunting in the mountains for a living, occasionally taking the fur he hunted down the mountain to exchange for some necessities, because the animals he hunted were all ferocious beasts, and the skins he peeled off were very complete, and gradually he became famous in ten miles and eight towns. It was also spread, but he didn't know Qin Liangcheng, and because he was really bored in the mountains, then the army recruited soldiers, so he joined the army.

Followed Lu Xiangsheng to fight everywhere, and later surrendered to the Red Clothes Army, assigned to Qin Liangcheng, and followed him to slaughter the entire Wansheng Field. He has always been deeply guilty, so he has never revealed his ability to hunt and kill, and has remained unknown.

But this does not mean that he has no ambitions. Every time Zhu Gan organizes the officers and soldiers under his command to give lectures, he will pour tea and pass water on the sidelines, just to be able to get in touch with more things taught by Professor Zhu Gan. Since then, he has understood what a nation is , and this ancient nation has a glorious history of more than 5000 years.

There was a sympathy in his heart, and he was eager to make contributions, to contribute to this nation, to set up a feat that would shine through the annals of history, and to be remembered by future generations.

Zhu Gan also didn't know that there was such a soldier under his command. Now Wang Ermao followed Zhu Gan from Chongqing Mansion, and now he has become Zhu Gan's personal guard, and this time he shouldered a reconnaissance team Such a long position, now it's dark at night, he leads people to shuttle through the forest, relying on his superb hunting skills, easily avoids several secret sentries of the officers and soldiers, and leads the people below to the officer's office. The army's camp was not far away.

This time, Zhu Gan also let the best of the Miechou camp out, sneaked into the officer's camp, and planned to conduct a beheading operation. This is the only way he can think of to deal with the wily Sun Chengzong now.

However, what made Zhu Gan miscalculate was that the Ming court had already grasped a lot of news about the Red Army, and Sun Chengzong also knew that the Red Army had such an assassin team in their hands, so he was already prepared, and confronted Jin Yiwei once to wipe out the enemy Although the battalion was completely victorious and almost killed Sun Chengzong's personal guards at a very low cost, the assassination this time was a complete failure.

Under such heavy protection, Sun Chengzong was not scratched a little by the Miechou camp, but was shot by an arrow in the red army's servant who was eager to do meritorious service. If the arrow hadn't passed through Sun Chuanting's shoulder , There is no strength anymore, it is estimated that Sun Chengzong is already lying on the hospital bed to recuperate.

In the face of the assassination of the red-clothed army, not only did the officers and soldiers not have a trace of confusion, but their morale was even higher. The red-clothed army had already been driven into a panic by him, otherwise they would not have used the assassination measures.

Zhu Gan had no choice but to rush back to Chengdu Mansion with the whole army. However, Zhu Gan was worried that this was Sun Chengzong's strategy to encircle and attack reinforcements, so he didn't dare to break through forcibly. The army rations have been gradually reduced. If the red cavalry don't break through and enter the city, they are in danger of being defeated before fighting.

However, the series of actions of the officers and soldiers also saw the power of Sun Chengzong, who surrounded the Chengdu mansion like an iron barrel, so that Zhu Gan could not find any flaws.

In the army camp, Sun Chengzong only applied some wound medicine, then patrolled the army in armor, and his prestige was gradually established among this group of Huguang soldiers.

Sun Chuanting followed Sun Chengzong, except for the strategy that day, he never said anything, looking mediocre.

But Sun Chengzong never mentioned a word to him. There seems to be a silent tacit understanding between the two smart people. Looking at the weather that is getting worse, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "This year will definitely be a good year! This spring rain If it falls, the people will live."

Listening to Sun Chengzong's exclamation, Sun Chuanting gave a rare smile and said with great interest: "It's just that the red-clothed army survived after the spring rain fell, but it's also a pity that the best chance to contain him has been lost. ah!"

"You can't think so." Sun Chengzong said something, and then there was no more words, but he watched the red-clothed army wandering in the distance. If the other party changed to a stunned person to lead the army at this time, it is estimated that his empty city strategy would be too big. I can't continue singing. Li Mingyang, who is so close to him, doesn't want to fight to the death with the Red Army. Even if he has great abilities, he can do nothing. He can only balance the two sides, find a point that he can control, This is the best he can do for the court so far.

Seeing that Sun Chengzong just said such a sentence quietly, he didn't say much more, and Sun Chuanting also sighed in his heart. The world is rich, but the country is poor. There will be a day of balance, and obviously that day is not far away.

And he is very self-aware. He came here this time to learn from Sun Chengzong, and to see how powerful the red-clothed army, which has been rumored all over the world, can even make Lu Xiangsheng return to Shunzhong. The soldiers attacked the formation of the officers and troops, but he could see the leopard through the pipe, but he could know the general situation of a red-clothed army, which was indeed very powerful.

At least this army is invincible in the Ming court. With Lu Xiangsheng's peerless sword and the tall horses on the northern grasslands, it is estimated that Guan Ning's cavalry is no longer the most powerful in the world. .

Seeing that the red-clothed army was gradually exhausted, Ma Xianglin finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked for instructions: "Grand Master, I would like to lead the army to fight against the red-clothed thieves."

"Lead an army!" Sun Chengzong just waved his hand and let Ma Xianglin lead the army away.

Sun Chengzong looked at Ma Xianglin's tall back in a somewhat complicated manner. This man is a rare loyal and brave man. He is dedicated to revenge. It is very rare for him to endure until now. Sun Chengzong let him play, and he probably guessed the result, but If he can't make him feel at ease, or fight against the red-clothed army, then not only will the court spread rumors everywhere, but it will even make the red-clothed army suspicious.

What they have to do is not only to win the war in front of them, but also to deal with the backstabbing.

Ma Xianglin led an army by himself, and did not use any Huguang soldiers. Most of these soldiers were stone pillar soldiers, all of whom were elite white soldiers who went to Beijing with him. They had long held back their anger for revenge, but there was Ma Xianglin. They are suppressed, and usually they can only restrain themselves. Now that the hatred has been brewing for so long, it is already on the verge of breaking out. At this time, everyone's eyes are red, like a pack of hungry wolves.

Looking at the ferocious white soldiers, Tang Biao sighed quietly in the distance: "Tell me, the red army is the most powerful, or Ma Xianglin's white soldiers are the most powerful."

"The white soldiers are to avenge death, and Ma Xianglin is even more to avenge his mother. Such a group of people are like wolves that have been starved for several days in a cage. Once released, they will not hesitate to die. It is very terrifying. " Li Mingyang was sitting in the wheelchair. At this time, he could not see a trace of depression, his face was still fair, but there was a flying look in those star pupils.

He continued: "The red-clothed army is rushing into the city now, but they were bluffed by Sun Chengzong, and they even resorted to an assassination plan of sneak attack and beheading. It can be seen that the donkeys are at the end of their skills, but the red-clothed army can go to this point. It's no coincidence that the number of winners and losers is six-four! The Red Army is six, Ma Xianglin is four."

Tang Biao pondered for a long time, and suddenly said with a somewhat dejected expression: "Although the little master uncle looks peaceful on weekdays, with a gentle appearance that should not be used by idlers, everyone in the Tang Sect knows that the little master uncle has been very strong since he was a child. He wants to be number one in everything, and his amiability is also a sign of aloof status, this time he has set up such a big chess game and lost so badly, it will probably be difficult to recover!"

"Even a proud man like him who gathered an army of 18 was still defeated by the red-clothed army. It can be seen that the red-clothed army must not be underestimated! I guess Ma Xianglin will never win a battle with the red-clothed army Hope." Tang Biao said with great certainty, and after he finished speaking, he watched closely the red-clothed army in the distance, although the army looked exhausted, none of them behaved abnormally.

"You are a person in the rivers and lakes, so you are naturally more emotional when looking at problems, but I analyze it based on military possibilities. Everything is constantly changing. There are no absolutes, and I dare not be absolute." Li Mingyang argued with Tang Biao in a rare way, With a faint smile on his face, he tapped the handle of the wheelchair lightly and joyfully with his fingers.

The voice was very soft and said: "It's just a pity that such a fierce general, the pearl is cast in the dark, has not yet reached the most glorious moment of life, and he will be smashed into the sand."

"Not necessarily. It is estimated that after this battle, he will gain more!" Although the voice was very small, Tang Biao still couldn't help but argue.

Ma Xianglin didn't know that none of the officers and generals was optimistic about what he did, but even if he knew this, or even knew that he would fail or die, he would still choose to fight without hesitation, not for anything else, just for the best Just filial piety.

Today, he will have a thorough experience of how powerful the red-clothed cavalry, which is rumored to be extremely powerful, can draw a tie with Guan Ning's cavalry.

"Follow me to kill the thief." Clamping the horse's belly, the horse suffered from pain and ran vigorously, the gun in his hand also stood up, charged, and killed the enemy!