Horse on the World

Chapter 846 Awake
"My Dingzhou army is all over the mainland. Since the establishment of the army, when has it been defeated in a head-to-head confrontation?" Guo Shanfeng waved his arms, looking excitedly at a general Xuanwei who was kneeling in the big tent. The general said: "Ling Han, you really give me face. You set a precedent for our Dingzhou army. You were defeated in a face-to-face confrontation with the enemy. You were killed and fled back. Three thousand soldiers lost most of them. , Losing troops and losing ground, our army easily lost one of the three counties in Qingzhou that were not easy to occupy, how dare you come back? How do you have the face to come back?" Guo Shanfeng yelled at the big case.

Ling Han was covered in blood, knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing, his head collided with the ground, and there was a thumping sound. "General, it was reported earlier that the enemy had only [-] infantry, comparable to our army, but after General Zhimo went out to fight, the opponent actually had [-] more armored cavalry. Under the impact of the armored cavalry, the army formation was dispersed. Me, I did my best."

"How dare you argue!" Guo Shanfeng shouted angrily, "The other party has five hundred armored cavalry, why did you send out troops without a thorough investigation, pass the blame, disregard human lives, and your soldiers followed you, it's just bad luck for eight lifetimes Come on, someone, pull him out for me, cut off his head and hang it on the banner of the Chinese army to show the public, thinking that the latecomers will be warned."

As soon as Guo Shanfeng finished speaking, two guards rushed in from outside the big tent, cut Ling Han's arms behind him and dragged him away.

"General, general, please see that I followed you to fight north and south when I was fighting from Xidu, spare my life and let me take the blame and make meritorious service!" Ling Han yelled bitterly and was dragged out.

Hearing Ling Han's shout, Guo Shanfeng's eyebrows twitched a few times, but he didn't take it back, but glanced sharply at the generals in the tent, Xiong Dewu, Jiang Heiniu, Li Feng, Buyangu and others All the generals fell silent.

There was a sound of horseshoes outside the big tent, followed by a surprised voice, "Ling Han, what's the matter with you?"

"General Guan, help me, the great general wants to kill me." Ling Han cried.

"But the execution is slow, wait until I go to see the general!" Guan Xinglong said.

The tent door was raised, one-armed Guan Xinglong stepped in, "General!"

Guo Shanfeng waved his hand, "Old Guan, if you are pleading for Ling Han, then don't open your mouth, do you think I am willing to kill him, he is a veteran who followed me to the west, but this time he was defeated If this is the case, why do you still try to shirk responsibility, if you don't kill him, how can you strictly enforce military discipline and warn others?"

Guan Xinglong smiled, "General, I'm not pleading for him. In fact, Ling Han's defeat, although we lost a county in Qingzhou, it also allowed us to find out the opponent's hole cards and understand that the opponent invested in Qingzhou. His strength can be regarded as a small contribution, General, in fact, Ling Han's defeat is not only his responsibility, we are all responsible!"

Guo Shanfeng's face turned cold, "How do you say that?"

Guan Xinglong sighed, "General, since our Dingzhou army was founded, we have rarely lost a battle, and we have always won every battle, and we have always won every battle. Although this shows the prestige of our Dingzhou army, it has established Dingzhou The great reputation of the army has made the enemy famous and fearful, but why are we not dragged down by this great reputation?"

Guo Shanfeng was silent.

"In fact, winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. We have never lost a battle before, but it does not mean that we will never lose a battle. General, if you look at the famous generals in history, which one has never been defeated? Even ours My lord, I have also suffered two defeats in these years, and both times almost cost my life. The first time I was a general was my own experience, and the second time, it was almost doomed, but what about now, my lord Still sweeping the world, temporary success or failure doesn't mean anything, the important thing is that we have the last laugh."

Guo Shanfeng's face softened slightly, "Old Guan, how can Ling Han compare with the lord? You are too high on him."

"Although the identities are different, the rationale is average! Ling Han's defeat also reminded us that Shang Haibo is in charge of Luoyang, and the soldiers in Luoyang are not what they used to be! From now on, we will have more battles with them! We have to fight, today's small defeat can make us more vigilant, so as to avoid a big defeat in the future, from this point of view, Ling Han still has some achievements!"

Guo Shanfeng laughed loudly, "Old Guan, you mean that I have to reward him! Come on, show General Guan a seat, I really have no eyesight."

The guards hurriedly brought chairs for Guan Xinglong. In this big tent, Guan Xinglong was the second only to Guo Shanfeng, and Li Qing pointed out that he was Guo Shanfeng's deputy. Everyone else had to stand. Even if his status is as valuable as Li Feng's, he can only stand in a disciplined manner in this military tent.

"Don't even think about rewarding him. Anyway, he was defeated, and he fought without the enemy's situation being known. This fully demonstrates the arrogance of our soldiers, so punishment is still necessary. , General, I think I’ll just drop a few levels and send it to the front of the army as a small school!” Guan Xinglong said with a smile.

"Okay, since Lao Guan is begging for mercy, I will give you this face. I will send this Ling Han to your army as a captain of Yunhui, and let him go to the front line for me to charge and kill, to atone for his sins! "Guo Shanfeng said.

Guan Xinglong choked, he said how many levels to drop, he didn't expect that Guo Shanfeng would suddenly drop Ling Han from a Xuanwei general to Captain Yunhui, this is a drop of six levels in a row!But Guo Shanfeng has already sold his face, so it's hard to say more.

"Pull Ling Han in for me." Guo Shanfeng said with a downcast face.

"Thank you, General, for not killing me!" Ling Han, who was kneeling on the ground, repeatedly kowtowed.

"Thank you, General Guan. It wasn't General Guan who interceded for you. Today you will definitely be killed."

Ling Han turned to Guan Xinglong, "Thank you General Guan!"

Guan Xinglong shook his head, "Don't thank me, after you go back, you will write down the reasons for your defeat this time, especially your thoughts before the battle, clearly and without any concealment."

"Yes."

Guo Shanfeng said: "Death crimes are inevitable, life crimes are inevitable, don't be a general, go and be a small school in front of General Guan's army, and do your best to kill the enemy for General Guan, don't waste General Guan's life. "

"Yes."

"Go down!"

After dealing with Ling Han, the generals in the tent still did not dare to relax. With the general's personality, he must get back to this place, it just depends on where the battle was fought.

"General, you recruited me back from Xiaoaihe, are you planning to do something big?" Guan Xinglong laughed.

Guo Shanfeng shook his head, "Old Guan, Ling Han's defeat in this battle really annoys me, but besides being annoyed, it makes me feel strange! What do you think?"

Guan Xinglong pondered for a moment, "The general is talking about armored cavalry?"

"Not bad!" Guo Shanfeng touched his chin and said, "It's not an exaggeration to say that the armored cavalry is the best in the world in terms of impact power, but it's too heavy, and the terrain suitable for combat is also greatly restricted. It costs too much to set up. It is because of this that we did not equip this kind of armored cavalry in Dingzhou. In Luoyang, only 3000 of this kind of cavalry were equipped. According to intelligence, Shang Haibo was in order to deal with the impact of Dingzhou cavalry. , expanded this army to 1 people. It stands to reason that if such an army suddenly appeared when two armies were confronting each other, it would have an unexpected effect, but for Ling Han's mere three thousand soldiers , actually dispatched armored cavalry, why?"

Guo Shanfeng was puzzled, "I was a little unsure about noticing, so I called you back to discuss together."

Guan Xinglong thought for a moment, then tentatively asked: "I heard that Shang Haibo went to Ningzhou?"

Guo Shanfeng nodded, "That's what the Overwatch Council spies reported."

"Then these five hundred armored cavalry came with Shang Haibo." Guan Xinglong said.

"You mean what is Shang Haibo paying attention to?" Guo Shanfeng asked.

"Shang Haibo's attention is now on Ningzhou, so it doesn't prevent him from planning for Zhou Tong when he passes by Qingxing. The five hundred armored cavalry must have come to protect Shang Haibo, and Shang Haibo Keeping them here to fight this battle is definitely not such a small victory."

Guo Shanfeng stood up thoughtfully, paced back and forth in the big tent, after a while, he suddenly turned around, "Shang Haibo is targeting me, he knows me too well, he knows that I have always been You can’t afford to suffer, and if you suffer, you will definitely get revenge.”

"This time you lost in a head-to-head duel, you will definitely think hard about how to defeat the armored cavalry, and fight them again." Guan Xinglong laughed.

"Even if I figured out a way, the troops I can mobilize now are limited. The only way is to transfer your Hengdao Battalion. The Hengdao Battalion is powerful, and now it is the only one in Xiao Aihe that has no combat missions." Mobile force." Guo Shanfeng continued.

The two looked at each other, and they both laughed, "Drunkards don't care about drinking, they care about Xiaoaihe, Shang Haibo wants to mobilize our defense forces in Xiaoaihe, and then Zhou Tong takes the opportunity to launch a large-scale offensive , Take Xiaoaihe back from us in one fell swoop."

"Should we be fooled, or not?" Guan Xinglong asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Guo Shanfeng leaned forward, "Let's give Zhou Tong a surprise in Xiaoaihe."

"I'm leaving, who is going to Xiaoaihe?" Guan Xinglong asked.

"I'll go in person!" Guo Shanfeng said with a smile, "Grandma's Shang Haibo, who came from Xingqin, didn't forget to set me up. It's really insidious! If I don't give him a surprise, why? Can’t justify it.”

"The general will go in person?" Guan Xinglong said in surprise, "Qinzhou Xingyuan has just sung an empty city plan."

"It's okay, I'll just take Buyangu's [-] cavalry, leave me half of your Hengdao Battalion, since we know that the other side is going to attack Xiaoaihe, let's get ready and wait for them to attack, say Maybe we take the opportunity to take back Yaque Ridge, maybe we will!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

(End of this chapter)