Ping An Biography

The fine drizzle was sprinkled in the air, and when the wind blew, it fluttered in white, like smoke.

It was not a good thing for the Wuchang army to encounter such weather when they first arrived. Tens of thousands of people were trapped in the wilderness and could only camp in the rain. It was more difficult to cut firewood, dig ditches, and drain water.In the weather in October, if you get wet from the rain, you must beware of sudden diseases in the army.

Zhou Mengxiong returned to a ruined temple where the Chinese army was temporarily stationed in the evening, and his body was already drenched.Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the eaves, there were tiles on my head, and the rain seemed to have stopped.

A group of people walked into the ruined temple. The general looked at the windy walls on all sides and the mud Buddha covered with dust and cobwebs, and couldn't help saying, "The commander-in-chief is going to live here tonight, why is no one cleaning it up?"

The other said: "There is a village not far away. I heard that there is a part of the Huben camp stationed there. Why does the commander choose such a poor place because he doesn't live in the village?"

At this time, Mazi Liu said solemnly: "We didn't come out to fight for comfort. There are many people in the village, and the Chinese army can guarantee that there are no spies in that kind of place? The temple is a bit broken, but it's okay Quiet. Ask someone to light a fire and let the commander-in-chief dry the clothes."

Not long after, a group of military generals sat in front of the Bodhisattva, took off their coats and started a fire.Suddenly, a woman wearing a veiled hat appeared at the door, holding a sword in her hand. The sudden appearance of the woman in the Chinese army stunned several people, and one of them whispered: "Ministry of the Ministry of Internal Affairs .” Only then did everyone look stunned.What the Ministry of Internal Affairs does is easy to understand as long as it is compared with the imperial court and factory guards; the people sent out to spy on the military situation are not all women, but because the Ministry of Internal Affairs was formerly a cult, and the leader Yao Ji once She is the concubine of Emperor Jianwen, so the people with high status in the church who can often meet Yao Ji are almost all women.The person who was able to come to the Chinese army to meet Zhou Mengxiong was naturally the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The "woman" saw a few men sitting beside the fire in disheveled clothes and did not enter the house, so she stood outside the threshold and said, "General Zhou, we have just received some reliable news. The general is in the North Route Army, and his name is Zhu Mian." Seeing Zhou Mengxiong frowning, she seemed to have never heard of Zhu Mian, so she said, "Wu Jinbo is the son of Zhu Rong. Zhu Rong died in the first year of Hongxi, and Zhu Mian attacked him. knighthood."

Sure enough, Zhou Mengxiong let out an "oh", as if he suddenly realized it. "Woman" said humanely: "If General Zhou is interested in the new chief of the Northern Route Army, I can send someone back to Wuchang to fetch the file, which includes everything from his family to his resume." [

"Then it's time to work." Zhou Mengxiong said.After hearing this, the "woman" bowed her hands and said goodbye.

It was the time of the Xuande Dynasty, and there are still people with titles now, with almost exceptions, those who have made neutral contributions in the "Battle of Jingnan", and Wu Jinbo is no exception.Zhou Mengxiong, who also participated in the "Battle of Jingnan", naturally heard of it, so when he mentioned the names of Wu Jinbo and Zhu Rong, he knew the background.

He was suddenly affected by a negative emotion and stared at the fire in a daze.Seeing this, the generals around him gradually stopped talking, and fell silent.

No matter what, Zhou Mengxiong and his group could not get rid of the influence of the civil war more than [-] years ago. Now that the opponents from many years ago are reunited on the battlefield, how can they not be sighed?Not to mention Wu Jinbo, in fact, the British Duke Zhang Fu was also an old man in the Jingnan Battle.

Zhou Mengxiong created this feeling by putting himself in the position of a loser, at least a former loser.A sense of humiliation, reluctance and anger... Maybe the person who should really feel the failure is Emperor Jianwen. Zhou Mengxiong was too young and his power was very limited. We are closely related.

What kind of humiliation is most irritating and unacceptable?That is to be defeated by a person whom one looks down upon, to be defeated when one has the chance to win, and to regret the many mistakes of one's own side afterwards.So anger always comes from not accepting one's own ability.

Zhou Mengxiong was originally a son of a family of military generals. The defeat in the war made him lose everything, and lost all his dreams of making contributions as a man. For the next half of his life, he could only hide in the valley and farm.And he could only hear in the distant shadows that Zhang Fu of the same era was granted the title of Duke, Zhu Rong was granted the title of Duke of Wu Jin, whoever was granted the title of Marquis, and that Guangzong was honored and respected by the world.

Such a contrast made him unable to balance for decades, but he could only hide in Naizhong, as if he wanted to be so depressed for a lifetime.But now, Zhou Mengxiong was in a trance in this ruined temple for a moment and found that he was armed with heavy soldiers, and the opportunity came again, and it was also the last time.

Zhou Mengxiong's mood gradually boiled in the extreme complexity: there is no need to be afraid of those famous people, those things can belong to oneself. "Si..." With a metallic voice, he pulled half of the old saber out of its sheath.The others didn't know what else he was doing, they all held their breath and looked at him.

When he realized it, he suppressed his emotions and put the knife back into the sheath, and found that the surrounding area was so peaceful.

The rain has stopped, and there are sporadic drops of water dripping from the tiles on the eaves. "Wave, wave..." The clear and soothing rhythm sounded in his ears. Zhou Mengxiong closed his eyes slightly, following this kind of sound in his chest. The rhythm becomes calm and serene.

This sound reminds people of the guqin playing with loud and sparse sounds in Boya's era, as if the wisdom of the sages whispered in their ears.

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When the weather turned fine, the military camp was full of dust. In short, the conditions of marching and fighting couldn't be compared with those at home, either muddy or dusty.The original weeds on the ground were destroyed due to wall repairs and ditches, and the soil was turned up and dried by the sun. It is easy for a village with 800 people to move around on a piece of land and it is easy to generate dust.

Zhou Mengxiong stood on the earthen wall and looked around. He could see similar camps on the left, right and behind.About 750 people formed a village, surrounded by earthen walls, sandbags were built on the walls, and deep trenches were dug outside the walls to form a fortification.This kind of fortification was built around the garrison during the training in Wuchang. It was the method proposed by the king of Xiang. Later, the generals also recognized the advantages of this kind of camp. It is not only simple to build but also quite practical. Fortifications that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and are rarely restricted by terrain. [

The forward Huben Battalion has marched so far without doing anything. First of all, such a line of defense with many fortifications and camps scattered.To the east is the boundary of Wuchang County (the county seat on the opposite bank of the Yangtze River in Huangzhou Prefecture, which was called Ewang City before the Three Kingdoms period) controlled by the government and army. The distance between the battalions of the two armies is no more than ten miles.These camps stretched from Ya'er Lake in the north to Sanshan Lake in the south, with a length and width of [-] miles, almost blocking the way for the officers and soldiers to intersperse and outflank them.

But Zhou Mengxiong sent scouts to get the news that the officers and soldiers also built similar fortifications, with inner walls and outer ditches, as if they had been negotiated.

"The leader of the North Road, Zhu Mian, came from Jiujiang. He may have learned from the defense of Yongding Camp in Jiujiang City and put it into practice." Zhou Mengxiong explained to the generals that there is only one possibility that they "understand" each other so much.This kind of camp fortification is something adapted to firearms, and the functions of the previous military camps are different.

Liu Mazi said: "The officers and soldiers transported grain from the river and built a wall in front of them. Some of these battles were fought."

Zhou Mengxiong flipped through the dossier about Wu Jinbo sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and said calmly: "Zhang Fu mobilized an army of 10,000+ to intercept Jiujiang City on three sides, the purpose is obviously to eat Yongdingying; and If the Jiujiang Yongding Camp comes to rescue, it will definitely be defeated. Therefore, as long as the Northern Route Army blocks our reinforcements, they must defeat the reinforcements, and they will win in the end. Even the Northern Route Army does not need to block us at all. They only need to establish a firm foothold here. It will be able to threaten our army's supply and food roads at the waist."

"So Zhu Mian is going to spend time with us here?" Liu Mazi frowned and said, "How does the commander plan to build such a ditch wall?"

Zhou Mengxiong stroked the beard on the horse's face, and said coldly: "I still have to worry about this for now, Zhu Mian will attack first."

Liu Mazi didn't understand why, because the commander-in-chief just said that the enemy defended and we attacked, and then guessed that the officers and soldiers were rushing to attack. His words were indeed very contradictory.Zhou Mengxiong shook the dust on the file, turned around and handed it to the attendant, but didn't waste any more words.

At this moment, I suddenly saw several horses coming from the dry field, and the smoke and dust rising from the light yellow road were very conspicuous.The Rangers of the Huben Camp, which happened to be active in front, quickly went up to meet them, and then heard shouts from a distance, it seemed that it was the enemy army.However, few people were seen, and the defenders on the wall of the camp just watched from afar.A few enemy cavalry did not conflict with the cavalry, and suddenly shot an arrow, pulled out their horses and ran away.

After a while, the scout picked up an arrow tied with an envelope and sent it directly to Zhou Mengxiong.The general helped to take it apart, and said, "It's the official army general... the letter of engagement signed by Uncle Wu Jin. Tomorrow morning, we will set up a battle between the camps of the two armies."

Liu Mazi looked at Zhou Mengxiong in amazement: "The commander-in-chief really hit the mark!" All the generals cast awe-inspiring gazes, and then everyone asked for a battle to make a contribution.

But Zhou Mengxiong raised his hand to stop the generals beside him: "I won't accept their appointment to fight tomorrow."

After hearing this, the generals were very disappointed. The situation in front of them is much better than going to attack fortifications, but because of the awe of Zhou Mengxiong, no one dared to object.

At this time, Zhou Mengxiong looked back to the left and right and said: "I guess Zhu Mian wants to attack first. It must not be the order of Zhang Fu who is far away in Jiujiang, but because of his "temper". This person has many similar actions in the deeds we have collected. , One of them was besieged in the Jiaozhi post road fortress, and he was unwilling to defend to the death, so he pre-emptively attacked the barbarian camp. He thought that he could defend by destroying the opponent's spirit... This is also the reason why the old man is unwilling to fight at this time. Our soldiers have many soldiers Without actual combat, and coming from afar to work hard for a long-distance attack, rashly fighting with the officers and soldiers who are waiting for work, the more you lose, the less you win, you will lose morale. It is better to defend the camp first and then try to defeat the enemy. Zhu Mian is eager for quick success, let him come and eat us The fortifications will do."

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