A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Zeng Gongliang had never commanded an army before, so he was a little nervous.

As the army set out, he began to continuously ask about the situation of each army.

When he asked about the morale of each army for the fifth time, Shen An finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Prime Minister Zeng, don't ask too many questions before a battle..."

"Why?"

Shen An said: "Asking too many questions is a sign of lack of confidence... the soldiers will become panicked..."

Do you really understand the human heart?

We were all confident about attacking, but when you asked me back and forth like this, everyone felt unsure and were covered in sweat.

Zeng Gongliang said confidently: "If the military's morale is good, I will dare to wipe out those rebels. It's best if those Jiaozhi people come too, so I can see how brave they are and not afraid of death!"

Xiao Gu praised: "Xiaoguan admires Zeng Xiang's heroic spirit. If possible, Xianguan would like to stand side by side with Zeng Xiang during the war. I think it can inspire some poetry."

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "I have it now..."

Immediately, Zeng Gongliang, Xiao Gu and others began to sing poetry and harmony, enjoying themselves and being full of confidence.

Shen An quietly stepped back and spoke in a low voice to Wang Lun and Song Shiyao.

"Send more scouts out, and send out sentries on both sides to be on guard against enemy ambush."

Wang Lun glanced at Zeng Gongliang and others in front of him, and whispered: "It's just Prime Minister Zeng's side..."

Zeng Gongliang didn't mention the strategy!

Shen An gritted his teeth and said, "They are composing poetry!"

Song Shiyao was shocked, "Ahead is Siming Prefecture...writing poetry? Those rebellions may attack at any time!"

How do I know this?

Shen An said with a dark look on his face: "What the hell! When is this? Never mind, send them out, right away!"

He looked at the mountains and forests to the left and right, feeling suspicious everywhere.

Just when he was doubting whether he was a soldier, he heard Huang Chun shout: "Crossbow!"

Uh-huh!

The sergeants on alert of the Mangshan Army all raised their crossbows and pointed them to the left.

In the forest on the right, the branches and leaves swayed for a while, and then there was laughter.

"Kill them"

This is ridicule, Shen An can't bear it!

"Fire the arrow!"

Bang bang bang!

There were a few black shadows swaying on the trees in the woods, heading inside.

If it were an ordinary crossbow, it would be impossible to shoot them from the road.

That's why the spies were smiling proudly.

They have detected the enemy's situation and will be rewarded heavily when they return. How unhappy they are.

"ah!"

Crossbow arrows rushed into the forest like locusts, and screams followed immediately.

Xiao Gu turned around and shouted: "There is danger in the forest!"

Shen An glanced at Yan Baoyu, who nodded, and Shen An said angrily: "You dare to laugh, go in and kill them!"

The Mangshan troops dismounted one after another, and then followed Yan Baoyu into the forest.

Zeng Gongliang just watched silently, Xiao Gu was worried and kept mumbling beside him.

"Zeng Xiang, is it possible?"

The Mangshan Army has been in for a long time, but they have never come out.

Zeng Gongliang said with a complex expression: "They have been practicing all the way, especially in the mountains and forests."

Xiao Gu said: "But after all, I can't compare with those natives..."

"Someone!"

"Gun formation!"

"Crossbow array!"

There were shouts on the dirt road, and Wang Lun and Song Shiyao had led their troops to complete the formation.

Everyone retreated, and Shen An was at the front.

Song Shiyao shouted: "Shen is waiting for the edict, step back!"

Shen An rode his horse forward and shook his head. He held the handle of the knife and squinted at the forest.

"Xiang Zeng, tell him to come back!"

Xiao Gu was a little nervous, and the previous poetic and picturesque mood had disappeared.

At this time, after a sway in the woods, Huang Chun was the first to come out.

"Lang Jun, I just said that I didn't feel any danger. As expected, those natives are vulnerable."

Just behind him, the soldiers of the Mangshan Army came out. Some of them were carrying heads in their hands, and there was also a prisoner.

"Actually... actually... actually won?"

Xiao Gu turned around and glanced at Wang Lun, "Didn't you say that the natives are invincible in the forest? What are those heads now?"

His face was a little red, and a kind of anger at being deceived was gradually building up.

But Wang Lun felt even more unjust.

He lowered his head and said: "Emissary of comfort, Xianguan... Xianguan led his army to wipe out the natives back then. When the most elite soldiers entered the mountains and forests, they would suffer even if they were dealing with those women. If they were to confront the natives' scouts, it would be almost impossible. It’s... a narrow escape from death.”

Xiao Gu's face turned red with anger, and he pointed at the Mangshan Army who came out and said, "What are those? Those are the native scouts, but what are those in the hands of the Mangshan Army? They are their heads!"

Even the local army can deal with the native scouts, but you actually told me that the native scouts are powerful and we must not enter the mountains and forests.

At this time, the Mangshan army gradually approached, and Wang Lun also saw the heads that were still bleeding, and couldn't help but be confused.

"Xiaguan...Xiaguan never lies. As for them...Xiaguan doesn't know..."

I really don’t know!

How the hell do I know how they killed the native scout!

Wang Lun felt that he was having a dream, and even bit his tongue and groaned in pain.

Shen An turned around, looked at them and said, "The Mangshan Army is different."

He said this very arrogantly, Xiao Gu said depressedly: "Isn't it a rural army? What's the difference?"

Shen An said calmly: "They went to Liao Kingdom to hunt grass valleys."

Everyone was stunned.

"Cough cough cough..."

Xiao Gu suddenly coughed violently, bent over on the horse, and almost fell down.

You are fooling me!

I have only ever heard that people from the Liao came to plow the grass valley... When did the people from the Song Dynasty go there?

"He knows soldiers... not only has he killed the enemy, but he has also trained the Imperial Army."

Zeng Gongliang smiled bitterly and said: "In terms of military knowledge, I am far behind him. This rural army was trained by him, so don't underestimate it."

Xiao Gu just wanted to vomit blood, while Wang Lun just wanted to be killed.

"A civil servant can actually train soldiers better than us? I just want to kill him head-on!"

Wang Lun felt that half of his life had been in vain and he was worse than a young civil servant.

Song Shiyao also smiled bitterly and said: "Those country soldiers looked like veterans at first glance, and they didn't show any panic at all. That Shen Taizhao was so... No wonder the officials sent him here, I'm afraid..."

Wang Lun whispered: "If there were no civil servants who knew the soldiers, and if that man insisted on having his own way, this battle would probably be a huge defeat."

The two generals had automatically figured out that Zhao Zhen's purpose in sending Shen An was to act as a senior adviser.

"Torture!"

Shen An ordered coldly.

The roadside became a torture chamber, and two rural soldiers tortured the prisoners. The screams were so sharp that it sent chills down the spine.

The civil servants did not dare to look, but Shen An stood on the edge, staring into the captive's eyes. If he found any weakness, he would ask the interpreter to ask questions.

Later he came back and said: "The rebels in Xiping Prefecture have gathered, and their number is about seven thousand."

Zeng Gongliang praised: "Thank you for your hard work, Anbei."

Everyone gathered together and decided to march immediately.

…

On the afternoon of the third day, more than 7,000 natives appeared in a wilderness in Xiping Prefecture.

"Our army has 17,000 men and we will definitely win!"

Zeng Gongliang looked up at the sky.

The sky is blue, with a few white clouds floating...

"good weather!"

Shen An looked at the natives opposite and said with a ferocious smile: "This is the perfect weather for killing people!"

Zeng Gongliang looked at the terrain and said: "The left side here is wide and the right mountain range is low. Is there any formation map?"

There was a clerk nearby who was rummaging through his baggage, and soon he was sweating profusely.

When a general of the Song Dynasty goes on an expedition, the court will give him a formation map, allowing you to set up the formation and fight according to it.

This matter originated from Zhao Laoer, who felt that his military skills were invincible. Even if he was beaten into a dog by the Liao people, he was still complacent and had the intention of committing a crime other than war.

This person wants to have something to do, and when he has nothing to do, he will just think about it.

Zhao Laoer is this kind of person. He has nothing to do and ponders all day long, and then he comes up with a great truth.

I am the invincible commander, but the generals under my command cannot keep up with my ideas. What should I do?

So after ninety-nine and eighty-one days of painstaking consideration, the formation diagram, the most infamous invention of the Song Dynasty, was released.

Zhao Laoer said with satisfaction: "As long as you fight according to my formation diagram and my instructions, you and others will all become famous generals! We, the monarch and our ministers, join hands...that's what...invincible in the world."

The most famous one is the Pingrong Wanquan Formation.

This formation can be called the best in ancient and modern times at home and abroad.

More than 100,000 soldiers formed an array with a width of more than ten miles. All arms protected each other and specifically resisted the cavalry.

Every soldier must stand according to the position on the formation diagram...

Shen An felt that it was not a formation diagram, but a ceremony to worship the heaven.

The ceremony of sending those soldiers to the slaughterhouse.

But this time, Zhao Zhen did not teach any formation diagrams. Zeng Gongliang had become accustomed to it...

This is what the privy envoy does, to assist the officials in... studying the formation map.

Zeng Gongliang didn't know anything about battle formations, the only thing he knew was formation diagrams.

Without the formation diagram, he would be blind and unable to do anything.

Wang Lun and Song Shiyao's faces were livid, thinking that at this point, they were still looking for a bird formation diagram, so they could just cover it up and finish the job.

But they did not dare to speak, otherwise according to wartime discipline, Zeng Gongliang would only have to say lightly: "Kill."

Interfering with the coach's thinking before the battle, I will kill you like a chicken!

Song Shiyao's eyes turned and stopped at Shen An.

Shen An held the handle of the knife and listened to the clerk in front of him muttering about why he couldn't find the formation map of this terrain, and an evil fire arose in his heart.

"Find a bird formation diagram!"

Well……

Everyone is waiting to find the formation diagram, and then arrange the formation according to the formation diagram...

Who is so bold?

Is this life-threatening?

Zeng Gongliang looked at Shen An with an ugly expression and said, "Shut up!"

It turns out to be this guy!

Shen An said angrily: "The enemy troops were not in formation just now. Our army attacked with cavalry and was able to disperse them in an instant. Look for the formation map, look for the formation map. I can't find the formation map, and the fighter planes are gone!"

Everyone looked at each other, thinking that this was civil strife before the battle!

If Zeng Gongliang killed you, the officials would only say that the killing was good.

Zeng Gongliang looked gloomy, obviously thinking about how to deal with Shen An.

"But do you still remember the four years of Taiping and the rejuvenation of the country?"

There was a sudden movement, and the faces of the civil servants turned red.

This is a scandal.

In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign, which was the era of Zhao Laoer, the Liao people invaded. The defenders arranged their formations according to Zhao Laoer's formation diagram, but found something was wrong.

Damn it!

There are multiple small formations on the Song Dynasty. Each small formation is a hundred steps apart. The gaps in the middle are as big as undefended beauties. The Liao cavalry can easily penetrate in and then cut and ravage the Song army. .

At that time, most of the generals had experienced many battles, so when they saw something was wrong, they panicked.

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If we fight according to the formation map, we are afraid that we will be beaten into pieces.

But if we don't fight according to the formation map, we will be killed into pigs by the officials when we go back.

What to do?

At a time of panic, Li Jilong came out.

"Change, show me that formation diagram to wipe my ass! We can fight as we want, and the consequences afterwards are all my brother's."

This was what everyone was waiting for, so they changed their formation to fight and won a complete victory.

Li Jilong is the uncle of the state, and there is nothing wrong with him. Who else would dare?

Shen An's simple words made these conservative and irresponsible civil servants blush.

"Everyone, listen to something!"

He said with piercing eyes: "Our army has the advantage, but the enemy still dares to form a formation to fight. There must be a deceit..."