Devil’s Advent

The Weihe River is surging and flowing continuously. This river is actually equivalent to the dividing line between the north and the south in terms of terrain. To the north, Shanggu County, which is a flat river, passes the Zhennan Pass, and it is the Sanjin Basin; to the south, it is the standard The topography of Chu State has many rivers and lakes.

And right now,

On both sides of the strait, especially in the north, camps have already appeared, and a large number of Jindong soldiers and horses are passing through them, and more soldiers and horses are gathering here in the rear.

Tan Dayong rode on horseback and patrolled the Weihe River with the centurion. There are many small groups of cavalry like them, and they are basically distributed in the upstream and downstream areas. Their purpose is to monitor the Chu people's navy.

After the failure of the first Battle of Wangjiang, the people of Yan have always been extremely jealous of the navy of the Chu people. The National Navy still has no way to compare.

Everyone rest here.

The centurion ordered.

All the soldiers got off their horses one after another. While feeding the horses fodder, they threw a brick of salt for them to lick, while they started eating fried noodles.

Qin Dayong saw that from the north, there was a large team of peasants heading southeast. They were pushing large carts, and the shapes of the things on them looked very strange.

It's the parts of the catapult. Of course, there are other parts. The centurion introduced to the young soldiers under his command, These parts are the most troublesome to make, and they also need special materials. It is too low, so they are all built from the workshop outside Fengxin City, and then shipped over, and other shelves are assembled from local materials and felled wood.

Qin Dayong took a bite of the fried noodles in his hand,

he was thinking,

Could my two younger brothers be in that delivery team?

...

Second brother, water. Tan Xiaoyong shouted to Tan Eryong beside him while pushing the cart.

Qin Eryong took off his water bag and threw it to his younger brother, while he continued to push the cart.

Earlier, when Tan Xiaoyong used his water bag to fill the stream, he was discovered by the captain of the militia regiment and gave him a whip.

There is a rule in the Jindong Army, whether it is a soldier, an auxiliary soldier or a civilian husband, unless the conditions are so bad that they are not allowed, they are not allowed to drink raw water.

Tan Xiaoyong hung the water bag back on his second brother, and stretched out his hand to push it along with him.

Brother, does it still hurt?

kind of.

Remember the lesson.

okay.

The two brothers of the Qin family entered the camp with a taxi. There were many shirtless craftsmen who were assembling, and there were also a large number of peasants who were transporting wood.

A dwarf is standing on the sentry tower, directing the teams of craftsmen.

A man like an iron tower is picking up and stacking large logs.

You two, come and carry the logs.

yes.

Qin Eryong and his younger brother also joined the craftsman team.

This kind of work continued until late at night, and the big guy didn't even have time to eat halfway through.

After the shutdown,

Someone from the rear brought food, such as dried rice, pickles, and bacon.

after eating,

Qin Xiaoyong patted his belly and leaned there, feeling emotionally:

Second brother, is this how battles are fought?

I don't know either.

Why haven't you turned off the night yet!

Xu An led a group of soldiers to patrol the auxiliary barracks, seeing that the auxiliary barracks was still lit, he immediately scolded.

The brothers of the Qin family saw their school captain approaching,

General Xu, after our battalion came back from transporting materials in the afternoon, we were assigned to the artisan camp and worked until late at night. We just used up our food, so we didn't have time...

Has the craftsman camp ever issued a document?

Never.

Have you ever been late before returning home?

Never.

Is it enough to eat for a quarter of an hour?

enough.

Come here, take it down, twenty sticks, and record it in the book.

The captain opened his mouth,

Finally had to kneel down;

Punishment for a humble position.

Remember the mistake and commit the crime again, beheaded.

Here!

Xu An glanced around, and said coldly: There are so many people in the army, there are no rules to restrain them, what a mess it is, these years have not been fought, you bastards have really forgotten the rules.

Second brother, that general is so fierce.

Don't talk nonsense, go back to the tent and sleep.

Qin Eryong pulled his younger brother and turned around and entered the tent.

Second brother, will we go to the battlefield?

I don't know either.

I want to go, but I'm afraid to go.

Oh, who isn't?

...

After inspecting the camp he was in charge of, Xu An rode his horse into the Chinese army, dismounted in front of the commander's tent, and handed the brochure to Liu Dahu who was standing outside the commander's tent.

General Xu came in person? Liu Dahu knew Xu An, after all, Xu An and Chen Xianba had served as Jin Shuke's bodyguard back then.

It happened that I just finished inspecting the camp nearby, so I came here to deliver it by myself. Is the prince discussing matters?

yes.

I want to see the prince to report.

General Xu, please wait a moment.

Liu Dahu walked into the tent, and after a while, Liu Dahu came out and opened the curtain.

Xu An walked into the commander's tent. In the commander's tent, the prince was sitting on the commander's seat. Standing below were Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo. In addition, Prince Jingnan's son was sitting there reviewing papers.

The prince's eyes fell on Xu An,

Xu An knelt down and reported:

My lord, I have something to report in the end. I will find out that the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands in the army are not good enough in military discipline, and I am afraid that there will be future troubles.

Is it so serious? the prince asked.

If you go back to the prince, yes.

The military style of the Jindong Army has inherited the Jingnan Army of the past, and it is necessary to strictly control the military affairs, no matter how big or small;

But in recent years, although there are military drills scheduled every year, it has been a long time since there have been serious battles. In addition, there are more young people who join the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands this time, so they are prone to laxity The problem.

This kind of problem occurs in other armies, and it will not attract attention at all, but in the eyes of the Jindong Army, it is a bit outrageous, and Xu An himself is now the military discipline officer, which is his responsibility .

At this moment, Tian Tian, ​​who had been critiquing papers by the side, looked up at Zheng Fan and said:

Father, in the past few days, there have been a lot of cases of civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers committing crimes.

Zheng Fan nodded and said to Xu An, Xu An.

The end will be here.

Gu Ming, you take the lead in cleaning up the military discipline of the auxiliary barracks, the civilian husband's battalion, the war is coming, and you don't have much time. Help the lonely general discipline and rectify it.

The last general takes orders!

Xu An stood up and withdrew from the tent.

Zheng Fan's eyes fell on Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo again.

The current situation is,

After the Jindong Army came out of Zhennan Pass, it came fiercely, and had already opened up along the southern part of Shanggu County, that is, along the Weihe River. Here, the soldiers and horses must not be piled up together, but spread out, and focused on targeting.

Both sides actually knew that the next thing the Jindong Army had to do was to cross the river.

The Chu people have already begun to shrink their strategy, and the Chu people do not plan to directly engage in a strategic decisive battle with the Jindong Army in Weihe, because this deal is too bad for the Chu people.

If the Jindong Army loses, on the premise of taking precautions against the Chu Army's navy in advance, at most it will be a situation where the attack is frustrated and cannot beat the river, and the loss of troops will be unavoidable, but it is true Not so.

In addition, even if the Jindong Army's first round of offensive was defeated, would the Chu Army dare to take advantage of this wave of momentum to counterattack?

Not to mention that the terrain of Shanggu County is simply naked for the Chu army, which is dominated by infantry, and it really hits like a bomb, so where is Zhennanguan still standing?

At that time, the Chu army will be unable to advance or retreat.

For the Chu army, the strategic goal that must be achieved in counterattacking the Weihe River is to defeat the main force of the Eastern Jin army in one breath, and then take Zhennanguan. The elite were buried.

As for sticking to it, it depends on luck, because once the Jindong Army breaks through a little bit, lands in a certain position, or even a little further, crosses the river from Sansuo County, and then circles around;

Once the Chu army made the decision to stick to the Weihe River, its defense line would be poked out a few holes immediately on the basis of a long snake formation, and then it would be cut and surrounded by various soldiers and horses of the Eastern Jin Army.

Although there has been no war for many years, the tactical habits of both sides are well known to each other.

Therefore,

From the perspective of military deployment, Xiong Tingshan, the king of Chu on the opposite side, chose to shrink strategically and trade space for time, which was the correct choice.

After all, the Yan army entered the hinterland of Chu State twice, but in the end, they had to withdraw.

only,

It is impossible for Chu people to be so single;

The current situation is that both sides are fighting on both sides of the strait. You know I want to advance, and I know you want to retreat, but you have to go through a few pushes to shine.

Next, a certain location is likely to become the focus area of ​​the two sides. There, a game will be played, and then the results will be seen before the two sides proceed to the next step.

The reason why Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo appeared here was because they wanted to go through the back door before tomorrow's army beat drums and gathered generals, and booked this good start errand.

After Xu An left,

Chen Xianba spoke first:

My lord, the last general has been active along the Weihe River these past few years, and he is very clear about the defense of the Chu people's water village and the Chu people's tactics. In addition, although the last general has only three thousand horses under his command, they are all trained by the last general. The robe Ze, absolutely dare to fight can fight.

Know yourself and know each other,

Therefore, the final general thinks that he can bear the responsibility of this first battle!

After Chen Xianba finished speaking, Qu Peiluo spoke, but his tone of voice was not as rigid as Chen Xianba's. Recovered the elegance that belonged to the great Chu nobles:

In terms of knowing ourselves and the enemy, I am from Chu, and the Chu Ziying under my command is also from Chu. General Chen, I think we know ourselves better.

Chen Xianba turned his head to look at Qu Peiluo, his eyes narrowed.

Qu Peiluo smiled slightly, but he was not afraid, instead he cupped his hands and said:

My lord, the Chu Ziying invites to fight. In the battle of defeating Chu, if you can attack Chu with Chu, it will be the right solution.

Zheng Fan, who was sitting in the handsome seat, looked at the quarrel between the two generals, and seemed to be having a hard time making a choice.

On the other hand, Tiantian, who was re-reading the papers on the sidelines, seemed a little too quiet.

Zheng Fan reached out and pushed the teacup in front of him.

Tiantian got up, picked up the teacup, and helped Zheng Fan refill the hot tea. When he put it over, Zheng Fan said with some doubts:

What?

Tiantian: Huh?

Hehehe. Zheng Fan suddenly laughed, pointed at Tiantian, and said, You said you were itchy too?

Tiantian: Well...

Zheng Fan looked at Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo who were standing below,

road;

What should I do? You two are vying for it, but you are so itchy to fight over Gu's son.

Qu Peiluo immediately leaned over and said, Then invite His Royal Highness to fight this first battle, and I will be convinced.

finished speaking,

Qu Peiluo turned his head to look at Chen Xianba who was standing beside him.

Chen Xianba took a deep breath, bowed his hands and saluted;

The last general is willing to lend his troops and horses to His Highness.

Tiantian's official identity is the heir son of Prince Jingnan, and also the eldest son of the Regent, so it is reasonable for him to come to the front line and get off to a good start, no one really can say anything.

After all, both his own father and his adoptive father left bloody scars on the Chu people. Now that his son inherits his father's career, it will boost the morale of his own army, and at the same time, it can further suppress the morale of the opponent.

The most important thing is that the prince asked with a smile, the meaning is already obvious, and he is not asking for your consent.

Chen Xianba and Tiantian grew up together, and Tiantian even called him Brother Ba for so many years. No matter how arrogant he was, he was too embarrassed to compete with Tiantian.

As for Qu Peiluo,

He was so full that he ran to this handsome tent to fight for the first battle with the new generation of popular flag-bearers in the Jindong Army?

He wanted to make a difference in this battle, but he was not so ambitious as to compete with his real family.

He was called by Liu Dahu,

After coming, Chen Xianba was also there, Chen Xianba asked for a fight, Qu Peiluo naturally had a plan in his heart, let's go, let's fight.

Now that the relationship is good, it is paving the way for His Royal Highness.

Moreover, this is a rehearsal. When Drumming Ju will arrange tasks tomorrow, the two of them will have to follow the previous pattern and go through it again.

The prince can act cronyism in front of them, but when it is not a last resort, he still hopes to be just and modest in front of the generals.

Compared to Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo who gave up decisively,

Tian Tian was a little dazed, he really didn't expect his father to directly hand over such an important battle of a good start to his hands.

He originally thought that his task was to be by his father's commander's side, reviewing paperwork, running errands, and studying along with him. He really wanted to go to the battlefield to fight, but happiness came too suddenly.

And Zheng Fan, who was sipping hot tea, looked at Tiantian's slightly embarrassed expression, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he was driven away by Lao Tian back then.

The difference is that he was really unwilling to take risks at the beginning, but Tiantian, he is fearless.

Fate, here, seems to have drawn a circle.

Take two steps back every day and kneel down;

My son will live up to my father's expectations!

This errand is considered to be taken over.

put down the teacup,

Zheng Fan said: Xianba leads his troops to support.

Chen Xianba was slightly puzzled. He said earlier that he was willing to hand over the subordinates he trained to Tiantian to fight this battle, but what the prince meant was obviously that he did not intend to let Tiantian use his soldiers.

But the problem is, there is no part in Tian Tian, ​​and he hasn't had time to truly master and develop his own soldiers and horses.

As a brother, Xianba doesn't want Tiantian to take over a random team to fight this battle, because in this battle, there is no room for loss, regardless of the impact on the battle situation, it will have a great impact on Tiantian .

The glory of the two fathers is sometimes a kind of deep pressure.

The tiger father has no dogs, because the dogs will be killed.

Zheng Fan said again; Gu transfer the Jinyi personal guard to you.

Chen Xianba was speechless;

Although he has the spirit of not being afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, he, who has served as the prince's personal soldier, of course knows what kind of force the Jinyi personal guard who has been in charge of the prince's safety since its establishment is.

If Li Chenghui's film represents the last glory of the Northern Army of the old town, Liang Cheng's town represents the real elite of Jindong, and Jin Shuke's town represents the bottom line of Jindong...

Then Jinyi's personal guards are the true essence of the entire Jindong Army, the elite of the elite.

Most importantly, Tiantian is very familiar with Jinyi's personal guards.

Under the premise of a large army pressing the formation, Chen Xianba could hardly think of a reason for losing with Jinyi's personal guards, because both Yan and Chu would tacitly control the scale of this confrontation.

Thank you, father!

Zheng Fan nodded and waved again.

The final general will leave!

The final general will leave!

Chen Xianba and Qu Peiluo resigned together.

After leaving the handsome account,

Qu Peiluo looked at Chen Xianba and asked curiously, General Chen doesn't seem to be dissatisfied either?

Chen Xianba sneered, and said, I'm not so immeasurable.

Then Qu will be charged.

polite.

In handsome tent,

After receiving the military order, Tian Yi was at a loss for a moment, should he go to collect the bodyguards in brocade clothes now, or continue to sit back and continue to approve the unreviewed papers?

I'll take a look at the excerpts, you go and say hello to them.

Here!

Tian Tian turned and walked out, but there was another voice behind him:

Wait.

Tian Tian stopped, turned around, and looked at Zheng Fan:

Father?

Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and threw a red stone towards Tian Tian.

Tian Tian reached out and caught the red stone.

elder sister.

He is the child you watched growing up, and now he is about to go to the battlefield. You should protect him for a while.

The red stone stood up from Tian Tian's hand and shook.

Magic Wan, who has always been extremely arrogant, has to show a very resistant attitude towards any orders and instructions, regardless of whether to do it or not; even if she does do it;

But this time, it's happy to do so.

Tian Tian is the child who grew up under his care.

Father, my son will definitely not let you down!

finished speaking,

Tian Tian took the stone and left the handsome tent.

A shout soon came from outside the handsome tent:

According to the order of the Regent, Jinyi's personal guards will start immediately, and listen to my deployment!

Here!

Here!

In handsome tent,

Zheng Fan leaned on the handsome seat,

fingertips, lightly tapping on the armrest,

knock knock,

A smile gradually emerged from the corner of Zheng Fan's mouth:

Snow Customs Commander Dacheng Kingdom General Hirano Bo Zheng Fan, listen to the order!

The end is here!

This king ordered you to go straight to Yangshan Village;

Victory, this king will record the first victory in defeating Chu for you;

If you are defeated, don't come back, you can go directly to ask the Chu people across the street, ask them, and ask them, whether they still take you, the righteous son-in-law of Chu.

The last general...obeys orders.