Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 63 Young Commander Xiang Kang
Xiang Guan, who led the team to meet the two aunts and the Yu family, did not return to Xiaxiang's north gate until evening. He used Xiang Kang's handwritten warrant to open the city gate and enter the city. When he first sent someone to bring the news to Xiang Kang, he also mentioned that the Yu family refused to move to live in the city. Xiang Kang knew that Yu Gong was worried that he would be a grasshopper after autumn, and he would not be able to survive for a few days. He had no choice but to lead Xiang Yang, Xiang It and his personal troops out of the official temple in a hurry, and greet the two aunts in front of the gate of the official temple.

In a short while, Xiang Guan's centurion surrounded several carriages and came to the gate of the county temple. The torches were shining, and the two aunts sat side by side in the front carriage. Xiang Kang nodded again and again, while the third aunt who had a weak personality kept wiping away tears, but she did not forget to wave to Xiang Kang.Seeing this, Xiang Kang didn't dare to hesitate, he hurriedly led Xiang Yang and Xiang Xian to the front of the carriage, knelt down on one knee together, clasped fists and said in unison: "My nephew is waiting to welcome my aunt."

After finishing speaking, Xiang Kang, who was very good at pleasing the two aunts, added another sentence, saying: "My little nephew and the two aunts are worried, and my nephew is unfilial. Please forgive me."

"Get up, get up soon." The second aunt greeted, jumped out of the carriage and helped Xiang Kang with her own hands, and said with a smile: "Good boy, if you are not filial, there will be no filial children in the world. Do Well done, well done, your eldest father has a soul in heaven, seeing that the banner of our Chu State can be planted by you again, he can rest in peace if he thinks about it."

"It's just a fluke." Xiang Kang said modestly, "Without the full support of all the older brothers and younger brothers who charged forward and killed the enemy bravely, our Chu State flag would not be able to be planted on the top of the city."

"They're all filial, and they're all uplifting." The second aunt followed Xiang Kang's line, then quickly pointed to the carriage behind, and said, "Kang'er, take a quick look, who's here?"

"Who's here?" Xiang Kang froze, and turned his head to look at the second carriage, just as the bamboo curtain of the second carriage was lifted, and Xiang Kang's fiancée, Yu Miaoge, stepped out shyly. Surprised again, he asked in surprise, "Miao Ge, isn't it someone who doesn't want your family to move to the city?"

"It's Ah Weng and elder brother who don't want to come, I didn't say I didn't want to come." Yu Miaoge replied shyly.

"Then can you and your elder brother agree to let you come?" Xiang Kang asked even more surprised.

"You sent so many people to my house. If I want to leave, do they dare to stop me?" Yu Miaoge was slightly annoyed, but then mustered up courage, and said shyly, "Mr. Xiang, I will rely on you to support me from now on."

"It's alright, just a small matter."

Xiang Kang's casual answer was exchanged for a heavy push from the second aunt, and after pushing Xiang Kang a step forward, the second aunt scolded angrily: "Is there anyone who talks to your wife like that? Why don't you hurry up and send your wife away?" Help me down."

Only then did he realize that he was not intimate enough with his fiancée. Xiang Kang hurried forward and carefully helped his fiancée out of the carriage. However, at this moment, a familiar cold voice suddenly came from behind the bamboo curtain of the second carriage. Hmph, Xiang Kang, the peerless scumbag who was still holding his fiancée's little hand, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Little sister, are you here too?"

The bamboo curtain was lifted again, and the little girl Yu Yu stood out with a straight face, and without waiting for Xiang Kang to come up to help, she got out of the carriage, and then said to Xiang Kang angrily: "I won't come, stay outside Arrested by the officers and soldiers? How could my family not be implicated for such a big thing? I, Weng and my elder brother are confused, can I be as confused as they are?"

Seeing his sister-in-law's pissed but charming face, Xiang Kang, who has already hooked up with his sister-in-law, feels itchy, but since his fiancée is by his side, Xiang Kang can only force his impulse and smile all over his face Said: "It's good if you come, it's good if you come, now I can feel more at ease, little sister, don't worry, I will treat you like my elder sister."

Yu Concubine deliberately ignored Xiang Kang, but she couldn't control the embarrassment on her face. Yu Miaoge who was next to her knew the truth and knew the real reason why her sister voluntarily followed him to join Xiang Kang. It has never been broken, and I don't know how to solve this difficult problem at all.So the only thing Yu Miaoge can count on now is to hope that his fiancé can sit still and not have any evil thoughts about his beautiful sister...

The two aunts and sisters of the Yu family who were overjoyed invited them into the county temple. Xiang Kang, who had already arranged a place for the two aunts, first asked Xiang Ta to lead them down to rest, and then said hypocritically to the sisters of the Yu family: "Wonderful!" Ge, little sister, remember that you live separately at home, there are many vacant houses in the county temple, how about you also sleep in a room like before?"

Before Yu Miaoge agreed, the little girl Yu Yu, who knew that Xiang Kang had no good intentions, said first: "No, I'm not used to it when I first came here, let me live with sister, so that we can have a good relationship with each other." Take care, that's all."

If no outsiders were present, Xiang Kang would definitely strip off his sister-in-law's clothes immediately, and beat her three hundred sticks to teach this little girl's dog to bite Lu Dongbin, because she doesn't understand good people!But there is no way, there are too many outsiders next to him, so Xiang Kang had no choice but to swallow his humiliation and agree, the little girl showed a sinister smile, and soon went to the residence to arrange a room with her sister in her arms, leaving Xiang Kang in place. Shangdui smiled, gritted his teeth in his heart, and quietly swore to the sky after returning to his residence, vowing that when he had the opportunity, he would take care of his sister-in-law who deliberately didn't give him a chance to have an affair.

Fortunately, Xiang Kang is a person who knows what is more important. Just the next morning, Xiang Kang put the matter of stealing his sister-in-law behind him for the time being, and focused on preparing for the war and rebuilding the Chu State. On the major affairs of the regime, he adopted the suggestions of Zhou Zeng, Feng Zhong and others, followed the superstitious habits of the people of this era, and held a ceremony to worship the heavens the next morning. Xing Chu.

Then, Zhou Zeng, who was very politically minded, saw the weakness of Xiang Kang's injustice and words, and strongly suggested that Xiang Kang inherit the title of his ancestors, and proclaim himself the post of Wu Xinjun and Zhu State of Chu State, so that he could reward his subordinates with the official position of Chu State .However, after much thought, Xiang Kang shook his head and declined Zhou Zeng's kindness, saying: "I can't call myself Lord Wu Xin, the reason is that my two uncles are still alive, and the second is that I have eight or nine older brothers on my head. In terms of seniority, the title of Wu Xinjun is not my turn, if I designate myself as Wu Xinjun, not only will the world not accept it, but my two uncles and brothers will not be happy either."

After pondering for a while, he found that what Xiang Kang said was actually the truth, so Zhou Zeng changed his words and said: "You don't have to be busy with the title, son, you can designate yourself as the Zhu Kingdom first. Once you become the Zhu Kingdom, you can set up Mo Ao, Mr. There are also enough general positions for officials such as Da Sima and Left and Right Sima to reward subordinates."

Xiang Kang still shook his head and said: "No, General Zhu is the second most important minister of Chu after Ling Yin. I appointed myself such an official, but the people of Chu still refuse to accept it. And we only have one city now. The soldiers in hand and the newly recruited ones are only about a thousand people, and if I seal the kingdom for myself, it will only make people laugh at me if it spreads."

"Then you can only call yourself the Great Sima or the Left and Right Sima." Zhou Zeng said disappointedly: "Or, the general is also fine. The general can appoint and dismiss the captain. There is no limit to the number of captains, and you can also use it."

Xiang Kang didn't continue to shake his head, but he didn't agree either. After thinking for a while, Xiang Kang suddenly asked: "Uncle Ya, before this, was there an official position of Marshal in the Central Plains?"

"Yes, but it's not a formal official position." Zhou Zeng replied without thinking: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Xian Zhen, a famous general of the Jin Kingdom, was named Marshal, but this official position is not permanent, nor is it a formal official position. It just represents the head of the general. the meaning of."

Xiang Kang gritted his teeth, and muttered in his heart that since it is plagiarism, he should just plagiarize to the end, and then he said: "Uncle Ya, let's do this, I call myself the Young Marshal, and I won't make myself an official, but I am the second only The head of the marshal's general has the right to appoint generals and captains, so it's okay for the head office?"

"Young marshal?" Zhou Zeng pondered, thinking and said: "When you are a young marshal, you have the power to appoint generals and captains. You don't compete with others, it is not easy to attract hatred, and it looks different from ordinary generals. Give it back to yourself." It's a good idea to leave enough room for promotion. But isn't this Young Marshal too hard to pronounce? Young Master Xiang, why don't you call yourself Young Marshal? Your name is Young Marshal Xiang, and our army calls itself the Young Marshal Army. No matter how you read or pronounce it, how about it?"

Xiang Kang, who deliberately avoided or failed to escape this address, smiled, nodded, and said: "Just call me the young commander, please trouble Uncle Ya, and immediately organize people to write the list, engrave the seal, sew the flag, and put my new identity Officially announce it."

In this way, without deliberate pursuit, Xiang Kang still obeyed the wishes of his subordinates, brazenly appointed himself a temporary official position as a young marshal, and temporarily changed his army's name to the young marshal army.In view of the current weak force in hand, Xiang Kang only gave Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Guan the title of captain, and the other Xiang family children and Feng Zhong and others still served as commanders of the hundred. Sun Jijiu, whose real name is Sun Gong, was named Prime Minister of Xiaxiang County, and Xiang Kang's civil and military team was initially formed.

At the same time, through the unremitting efforts of Xiang Zhuang, Feng Zhong and others, after desperately recruiting soldiers and recruiting rebels, Xiang Kang's army, which has been renamed the Young Marshal Army, has also expanded the number of troops to more than 200. Kang, however, was not satisfied, and sent Xiang Zhuang, Feng Zhong, and Sun Yuxuan to lead troops to Xiaxiang's townships, continue to recruit rural men to supplement the soldiers, and strive to expand the army to more than [-]. Whether the grassroots officials in each pavilion support the newly established Xiang Chu regime, appoint talents and use their talents to facilitate the collection of grain taxes during the autumn harvest.

The shadow of war also quickly shrouded the newly established Xiangchu regime. Two soldiers were sent out before and their companions were dispatched to report back, saying that the neighboring Tongxian County and Qulu were not only desperately recruiting soldiers to form a county army, but also openly He shouted the arrogant slogan of stepping down and capturing Xiang Kang alive.At the same time, the secret agents sent to Xiapi and Ling County to inquire about the news also sent news one after another, saying that Xiapi and Ling County have also strengthened their combat readiness. At the command of the governor of Sishui County or the request for help from the sheriff of Sishui County, he suddenly sent troops to stab Xiang Kang in the back.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Xiang Kang was not timid at all. On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, he led Zhou Zeng, Xiang Yang and others out of the county seat, went to the shore of Sishui to survey the terrain, and mastered the various areas of Sishui to the east of Xiaxiang. The specific situation of the ferry.However, the results of the on-site survey made Xiang Kang very worried, because it is located in the North China Plain. Even though the autumn rains have continued recently and the water level has risen sharply, the flow rate of Surabaya is still quite slow. It is possible to cross Surabaya and set foot on the east bank of Surabaya, but even if all the poor troops in Xiang Kang's hands are pulled to the battlefield of Surabaya, it is absolutely impossible to guard the long embankment and prevent the enemy from crossing the river.

Of course, Xiang Kang, who has read countless ancient battles, has no chance to take advantage of such terrain. If Xiang Kang is determined to use poisonous tactics, he can kill the enemy from the west without a single soldier. , It is definitely not a fool's dream.However, considering that the autumn harvest is just around the corner and the popular support he urgently needs, Xiang Kang can only shake his head, leaving behind the poisonous plan that has been brewing in his heart, and is determined not to use such wicked hands until the last moment. A ruthless move to cut off children and grandchildren.

After walking along Surabaya from north to south, when we arrived at Shajidu, the most important ferry in Xiaxiang County, Xiang Kang, who was learning how to ride a horse, reined in his horse and stared at the slow water around Shajidu in a daze for a long while. Cai said: "The enemy from Qulu and Tongxian County is here, use this place as a battlefield, and lead the enemy to cross the river here to fight."

"But the enemy may not cross the river here." Zhou Zeng said worriedly, "Whether it is upstream or downstream, there are ferries suitable for crossing the river. Seeing that we have stationed troops here, the enemy will definitely not take the risk of crossing the river here?"

"It doesn't matter. When the time comes, ask Xiang Guan to lead an army here to station troops." Xiang Kang said without thinking: "When the enemy comes, Xiang Guan pretends to run away and takes the initiative to give up the ferry. We will cross the river here. Then when the enemy is halfway across the river, we suddenly send troops, and we can kill the enemy by surprise."

"But what if the enemy sees through our fraudulent defeat?" Zhou Zeng was still very worried, and reminded: "I forgot to tell the young commander that Gu Bi, the county magistrate of Tong County, went to the battlefield when he was young. Having served as a five-hundred-year-old commander, he is very familiar with battles on the battlefield, so our fraudulent defeat may hardly escape his eyes."

"Not necessarily." Xiang Kang smiled confidently, and said, "No matter how experienced the county magistrate Gu is, he is just an old horse. Old horses will stumble sometimes."

After smiling, Xiang Kang sent people to strengthen the surveillance of Tong County and Qulu County, and then led the people back to the county seat. He repeatedly planned along the way, how to lure the enemy to cross the river in Shaji, which is adjacent to Xiaxiang County, Another thing is to seize the favorable opportunity to hit the enemy halfway, and give the enemy a heavy blow. All kinds of bad ideas and wicked ideas emerge in endlessly in his mind, and some can't wait to hope that the enemy will come as soon as possible, so that he can surprise the enemy.

Qusi and the enemies in Tong County did not disappoint Xiang Kang. Two days later, on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, the two soldiers who had been sent to investigate the enemy's situation returned one after another to report to the prime minister, saying that Gu Bi, the county magistrate of Tong County, led the army in person. More than [-] people marched eastward, and took the official path to kill each other. On the other side, there were more than [-] soldiers led by the county's left Wei Chao Zhi, who also took the official path to go eastward.If there were no accidents, within two days at the latest, Tong County and the worried Qin Army would approach the west bank of Surabaya, directly threatening the survival of Xiaxiang County.

The enemy's total strength has reached more than 800, and there are more than 40 chariots in total, and more than 100 horses. However, no matter how Xiang Zhuang, Feng Zhong and others recruited soldiers for Xiang Kang, the strength of the Young Marshal's army is just now. Barely breaking through [-] people, there are only more than [-] chariots in total, and more than [-] horses, which is a huge gap with the enemy's strength.Therefore, after receiving the report, at the military meeting, both the Xiang family's children, Zhou Zeng, Sun Qianyu and others unanimously suggested that Xiang Kang should confiscate and burn all the civilian ships on the west bank of Surabaya as soon as possible, so as to make it more difficult for the enemy to cross the river.

"That's not necessary." Xiang Kang shook his head and rejected everyone's proposals, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ya said that Gu Bi, the county magistrate of Tong County, is barely a veteran in the battlefield, and he must consider the issue of the transitional river, from considerations to ministers. There is also a waterway, and the boats go down the river, and the boats crossing the river can be sent to the front line in one day at most. Instead of burning the boats and losing popular support, it is better to do favors along the river and leave the boats on the west bank of Surabaya for the Tyrant Qin army to rob. They went to offend the people in Qianshou."

After saying that, Xiang Kang asked Sun Yuyu to quickly send a message to Xiangting, Xiaxiang County, on the west bank of Surabaya, saying that the enemy was approaching, and suggested that the fishermen and people in these villages should move their boats to the east bank as soon as possible to avoid being snatched by the enemy. Reminders are sold to people in the West Bank.

Sun Yuxuan took the order, and first sent his subordinates to the west bank of Surabaya to pass the order, and then asked Xiang Kang: "Young commander, since you don't want to burn the boat and lose the hearts of the people, how should we resist the enemy when they come?"

"There is only one thing to do now." Xiang Kang replied: "Uncle Ya, please write another letter to Gu Bi, the county magistrate of Tong County, and say that you already know that he personally led the army to make a prime minister, and ask him to break through as soon as possible." Sishui soldiers are coming to Xiaxiang City, when the time comes, you will find an opportunity to kill me directly, or encourage your old troops in the city to rebel, and help Gu Bi take down Xiangxiang and make amends."

Zhou Zeng promised to take up a pen and write a book immediately, and wrote a letter for Xiang Kang to encourage the Qin army in Tongxian County to march across the river as soon as possible. Say you have found out the news, I will send someone to buy Chao Zhi, the county's left captain, to drive a wedge between Chao Zhi and him, and let Chao Zhi intentionally drag him down on the battlefield, or deliberately ignore him, Tell him to be careful."

"Young Marshal, what do you mean by doing this?" Zhou Tong stopped writing and asked a little confused.

"Uncle Ya, if you were Gu Bi, after you read this letter, would you be wary of your comrade-in-arms Chao Zhi?" Xiang Kang said with a smile, "Chao Zhi and his troops are on the battlefield. If you behaved a little bit badly, would you suspect that Chao Zhi took my bribe and deliberately dragged you down? You have become suspicious of Chao Zhi, will you continue to be intimate with Chao Zhi and work together? Would you want to put Chao Zhi in front of everything and everything, and hide behind and take precautions? After suffering such a loss from you, what will Chao Zhi think of you?"

Zhou Zeng was tongue-tied, and he muttered for a while, "It's true that soldiers are not tired of deceit, but our young commander Xiang, isn't he too deceitful? He has already calculated the enemy to this point before he even met the enemy. When we really fight I can't even imagine how many tricks there will be."

　I'm sorry, my daughter-in-law's grandmother has passed away, and I have to go back to my hometown to attend the sacrifice and funeral tomorrow, so I will ask for a day off tomorrow, I am really sorry to all my friends.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)