Horse on the World

Chapter 534 Is it so dead?
Baimadu, the battle has lasted for more than ten days, but there is still no progress. The coalition forces have not even taken the Baimadu fortress, let alone the more dangerous Baimashan Fortress. Zeng Yifan stood at the foot of the mountain, watching another group of attacks The troops were beaten and withdrew, and the snow on the slope had long been turned into mud. The dark red mud was in stark contrast to the snow on both sides. The corpses lying on the slope were so Shocking.

Zeng Yifan was very angry. When the Dingzhou army attacked Lu Jun who was stationed here with heavy troops, they took down Baimadu and Baimashan Fort within one day, but when it was his turn, he was helpless. After more than ten consecutive days of attacking, he had nothing but harvested A lot of corpses and countless wounded soldiers, nothing was found.

"Zeng Xin!" Zeng Yifan said angrily.

"The last general is here!" Zeng Xin walked over cautiously, knowing that the young marshal was in a bad mood, and he was afraid that bad luck would happen if he was not careful.

"Tell me, how did the Dingzhou army capture Baimadu? The river was not frozen at that time. It stands to reason that our current situation is more favorable than theirs!" Zeng Yifan asked.

Zeng Xin couldn't help but hesitate, Zeng Yifan had asked this question many times, whenever the battle went wrong, the young commander would always ask it again, and he himself had answered it countless times.

"Young commander, although the Lu family stationed heavy troops here at the beginning, neither the fortress nor the elite level of the defenders can be compared with what it is now. General Diemo also said that the fortresses of Baimadu and Baimashan are different from the appearance. , are very similar to the bastion in Dingzhou. This kind of bastion is extremely difficult to take down. At the beginning, their tribe suffered a lot on it. Once a bastion with 300 people was stationed, thousands of them besieged for many days It has never been taken down, and the bigger the bastion, the stronger the defensive ability, and the bastion above can accommodate thousands of people, so it is conceivable that it will be difficult to fight."

"As soon as Li Qing laid down Baimadu, he built a large-scale construction project and built a bastion here. He really has bad intentions!" Zeng Yifan said indignantly, "The front door drives away the wolves, and the back door enters the tiger. Now that the wolves are still there, the tigers are starting to bite back. Fuck his eight generations of ancestors."

Zeng Xin glanced at Zeng Yifan in surprise, Zeng Yifan was a child of a noble family, he had received an excellent education since he was a child, and he seldom swears, it was obvious that his mind was in a mess.

Baimadu could not be captured for a long time, and Li Qing could not be captured. A large number of troops in Dingzhou might rush at any time. Two days ago, there was a message from Liaozhou that Deng Peng, the Dingzhou navy, was attacking Liaozhou City on a large scale. The fierceness and intensity are unprecedented, and the army has already reached the city of Liaozhou. If it is not for the lack of troops of the opponent, it is very likely that a direct attack on the city of Liaozhou will be launched.

If the current situation drags on until the Tuojiang River thaws next year, the Dingzhou Navy can open the door to the Tuojiang River just by taking down the water fortress. When the navy goes up the Tuojiang River, what will Liaozhou do to resist it?When Zeng Yifan thought of the scene of the Dingzhou Navy sailing up the river, covering the sky and blocking the sun, he couldn't help but shudder, no, he had to win Baimadu years ago.

"The main force here in Dingzhou is not the Dingzhou Army, but the mighty Liu Yuan of Baimadu. You know this Liu Yuan. Is it possible to instigate a rebellion? If you instigate him, winning Baimadu will be just around the corner. Already!" Zeng Yifan asked.

Zeng Xin smiled wryly, "Young Commander, before our army arrived, Liu Yuan moved all the members of his clan to Baima Mountain. He was determined to follow Dingzhou all the way to the dark. I'm afraid this may be very small. .”

"How do you know if you don't try!" Zeng Yifan said: "Could it be that he wants to die with Li Qing? This Liu Yuan took refuge in the Lu family when the Lu family came, and Li Qing went to Dingzhou after he came. He is obviously a boneless person. I don't believe he hasn't wavered when the army is overwhelming."

Zeng Xin hesitated, "Then, I'll try!"

The two were discussing some details, when a person rushed out of the camp, panting, ran to Zeng Yifan, saluted, and said loudly: "Young commander, something serious has happened!"

Zeng Yifan's heart tightened, his mind is really fragile now, he himself felt that if another accident happened, he might really not be able to bear it, "What happened?" His voice was a little hoarse .

"Xinye, in Xinye, Guo Quan killed thousands of General Nie Chenghua's subordinates under General Lu Fengchun, even General Nie Chenghua himself was beheaded by Guo Quan and hung on Xinye City!"

There was a buzzing sound in Zeng Xin's head, and the stars in front of his eyes were flickering. This year is really unlucky, there are no good things, and bad things happen again and again.Now that the Zeng and Lu families are joining forces to fight against the enemy, Guo Quan, that refugee, is so bold. Doesn't this make the Zeng and Lu families turn against each other in advance?
Zeng Yifan seemed much calmer, as long as it wasn't his own family members who were killed, what did it matter to him? "Guo Quan? Who is Guo Quan?" he asked.

Zeng Xin said angrily, "Young Marshal, that Guo Quan is the leader of the peasant army. After the Lu family invaded Shenzhou, he gathered a group of peasants and formed an army called Fengliying. It became more and more powerful. , Later, Zeng Chong went to surrender him, and after recruiting them, he was placed in Xinye as a guard. This bastard, this time, he caused us a big disaster."

Zeng Yixin suddenly said: "Oh, I remembered him. This army has good combat effectiveness. Although Guo Quan is a peasant, he is very good at running the army. However, an army composed of peasants who have put down their hoes can annihilate Nie Chenghua. Cavalry Battalion, are you sure the news is true?"

The officer who came to report the letter nodded again and again, "Young commander, the person who came to report the letter was a lieutenant under Guo Quan, saying that Nie Chenghua had plundered the people in Xinye, committed all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing and looting, and even wanted to rob his army rations, so he sent them all Killed all."

Zeng Yifan let out a loud laugh, Zeng Xin glanced at the young commander, and thought to himself, could it be that the young commander was confused by anger, can he still laugh at this moment?But Zeng Yifan shook his head and said: "This is not true. Nie Chenghua's troops are cavalry. If Guo Quan's group of peasant soldiers fight against each other clearly, how can they be Nie Chenghua's opponent? I understand, I understand!"

"Young commander, what do you understand?" Zeng Xin asked.

"This Guo Quan is from Shenzhou. When Lu's army invaded, his whole family died. He hated Lu's to the bone. I heard from Zeng Chong that we joined forces with Lu. Quan was furious at the time, and he was about to turn against him. It took Zeng Chong a lot of effort to calm him down, and it was for this reason that I didn't transfer him over. Unexpectedly, he still took the opportunity. It must be Nie Chenghua passed by Xinye, Guo Quan took advantage of his unpreparedness and secretly stabbed the knife." Zeng Yifan shook his head again and again, "This reckless man! He is a farmer who can't let go of his grievances and grievances, and has blood spattered three feet!"

"Young Marshal, how do we handle this matter? Does it affect the current relationship between the two families?" Zeng Xin asked.

"Rebuke him, go to letter and scold him bitterly. Just say that when I am busy playing here, I will definitely deal with him when I go back." Zeng Yifan said, but Zeng Xin saw the young commander's face, why did he feel that the young commander's The mood suddenly became so good that I almost laughed out loud.

"Young commander, this is too much fun! Will Lu Fengchun give up?" Zeng Xin asked.

"So what if you don't do it well?" Zeng Yifan said with some contempt: "Nie Chenghua, I poisoned the people of my Xinye, slaughtered innocent people, and died unjustly. Besides, Nie Chenghua's almost five thousand cavalry were killed by Guo Quan's group. The peasant soldiers are gone, how dare he, Lu Fengchun, shout in front of me?"

"Oh, by the way, write a letter to Guo Quan in private after you go back, um, let me just say that I said it, I admire him very much, he is very good, work hard, and a bright future is waiting for him, but this time , is going to deal with him severely, let's demote him to one level first!"

Zeng Xin blinked, looked at the young marshal, and suddenly realized that the Zeng-Lu alliance might fall apart.

Zeng Yifan's estimate was right, Lu Fengchun obviously also got the news, looking into Zeng Yifan's eyes, he seemed to be about to spew fire, but Zeng Yifan pushed [-], and the officers below clashed, how do I know?I stay with you every day, and it's not my order. Besides, that Nie Chenghua deserves what he deserves!After some bargaining between the two, Zeng Yifan agreed to give priority to supplying a large amount of supplies to the Ministry of Lu, and Lu Fengchun admitted this matter with a pinch of his nose. You are a treasure, but you were cut off cleanly by a farmer. It is really not a pity to die, but it is a pity for the thousands of cavalry that I have placed high hopes on!

Let's put this worry aside, no matter what, we have to help each other right now, and if we want to settle the score after the fall, we have to wait until Li Qing is killed.Right now, it is impossible to count on Neveu. Neveu was still very easy to instigate, but now that Dimo ​​is no longer able to get in. No matter what you say, he only has one thing to pay attention to. If it is a field battle between the two sides, they will It is his duty to assume that if it is a siege operation, he can pretend that they do not exist.

The two discussed until late at night, but they still didn't come up with a good strategy. It seemed that there was no other good way but to fill in with their lives and slowly consume the enemy troops on the mountain.

The two looked at each other helplessly, calling consumption, who was consumption?Neither of the two dared to rely on the other, but they were also unwilling to let their pawns be completely consumed. Without pawns, they would be nothing but a piece of cake.

Zeng Yifan suddenly regretted it. If he hadn't agreed to Yuan Fang at the beginning, maybe things wouldn't have come to this point. Even if he surrendered to Li Qing, with his Zeng's strength, he could firmly occupy an important position under Li Qing's subordinates. , but now, he is sitting on the crater, anytime, anywhere, with a loud noise, the Zeng family will be reduced to ashes.

Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, what you said at the beginning was hype, but now you have made my Zeng family suffer!Zeng Yifan kept scolding Yuan Fang in his heart.It's a pity that Yuan Fang has long since disappeared.

"Young commander!" Zeng Xin rushed in excitedly.

"What's the matter?" Zeng Yifan asked dissatisfied.

"Young Marshal, didn't you want me to try to instigate Liu Yuan? I sent a few soldiers to sneak up the mountain. On the way, I caught a man, but guess who it is?"

"Who?"

"Liu Yuan's younger brother, Liu Jiang! He sneaked down the mountain." Zeng Xin said excitedly.

Zeng Yifan stood up abruptly, "Does Liu Yuan want to surrender and send his younger brother to contact him?"

Zeng Xin shook his head, "I asked roughly, it wasn't Liu Yuan who wanted to surrender, but Liu Yuan wanted to kill him, so he fled down the mountain, but he brought a great piece of good news."

"What news?" Zeng Yifan asked with a dry throat, now, is there any good news?
"Li Qing is dead!" Zeng Xin said loudly, his joy was beyond words.

"What?" Not only Zeng Yifan, but also Lu Fengchun stood up abruptly, rushing towards Zeng Xin.

"Li Qing is dead!" Zeng Xin paused every word, "That Liu Jiang said it himself!"

"Bring it in, bring it in, I want to interrogate him myself!" Zeng Yifan's hands were shaking with excitement, and Lu Fengchun's face was flushed, and he said repeatedly: "Bring it up, bring it up!"

(End of this chapter)