Serve the imperial court and be loyal to the Lord!
It is easy to say this shameless sentence, but it is very difficult and dangerous to do it. In fact, if it wasn't for the poisoning trick Chen Yingliang learned from Yang Zhiji that worked smoothly, it would have completely paralyzed the command system of Meng Rang's army, and severely damaged the morale and fighting spirit of Meng Rang's army. The county army may not be able to stop Meng Rang's team from breaking through with all their strength. But even so, the battle was fought so dangerously that it almost fell short at one point.
Chen Yingliang's tactical arrangement is as follows: use poisonous wine, poisonous meat and poisonous water to attack the enemy's morale, and also poison some enemy generals and elites to lose their combat effectiveness; Shan Dao's method creates an atmosphere of panic, making the enemy unable to look at each other from head to tail, and the army's morale is even more flustered. It also takes the opportunity to let the poison take effect. The real ultimate move is the hammer and anvil tactic used at the end.
The so-called hammer-and-anvil tactic, as the name suggests, is like hammering iron, hitting the enemy's rear with a hammer, forcing the enemy to move forward, and then the team that acts as the chopping board will deal with the enemy head-on. This is a common tactic in the era of the Macedonian phalanx. The pikemen acted as the chopping board, and the cavalry served as the hammer. Chen Yingliang had a certain understanding of this tactic, and found that the Modao team trained by Kan Leng was fully capable of playing the role of the Macedonian pike formation. When it was of great use, he came up with the idea of following suit, and arranged for Ma Sanbao to lead the light infantry to play the role of hammer according to local conditions, and put it into practical action.
Facts have proved that Chen Yingliang's tactic is very effective in a special environment. The light infantry led by Ma Sanbao copied the small road and attacked the back of Meng Rang's front army. The fear of being dumped if he didn't break through quickly developed, and he put the main force into the frontal battlefield, attacking the frontal defense line of the Qiaojun army with all his strength. It is best to have bow and arrow cover, and occupy an absolutely favorable narrow terrain, which can just give the enemy a head-on blow.
Next, the battle is completely a model specimen of Mo Dao soldiers' combat. First, the powerful crossbow behind the Mo Dao team shoots at the enemy in the distance. After arriving near the Sui army, the Modao team fighting in a dense formation had a chance to show their skills. The Modao, which was more than ten feet long, first slashed straight and then turned back, one after another, like a precision machine Effectively kill the enemy, the oncoming enemy has almost no chance of close hand-to-hand combat, and has been hacked to death.
The narrow mountain road has become a nightmare for Meng Rang's army. The mountain road, which is only a few feet wide, cannot be used by Meng Rang's army to deploy their troops to take advantage of their strength. They can only bite the bullet and constantly attack the iron wall in front of them. Give full play to the advantages of well-equipped equipment. The iron armor on the body can reach many unexpected attacks and reduce casualties. The Mo Dao and bows and arrows in the hand can kill the enemy in a three-dimensional manner. Taking his position does not give the enemy any chance to expand the gap at all.
Under such circumstances, the wisest thing for Meng Rang's army to do was to retreat temporarily, lure Mo Dao soldiers to fight in the open, or try to attack the side and back of the Sui army in Qiaojun, but Ma Sanbao kept bluffing in the rear, fighting flexibly, and the countryside Mr. Yongmin was still beating drums and shouting on both sides of the mountain road, intimidating the enemy. Meng Rang's team, whose command system was completely paralyzed, did not dare to retreat, and could not think of any way to outflank, so Wang Xin, who could only defecate on the ground, ordered to continue Constantly charge, repeatedly charge, die in vain, and also give the Qiaojun army the opportunity to practice in actual combat killing the enemy.
Then for a period of time, the Qiaojun army basically only needs to do two things, that is, to slash with a knife and draw a bow to shoot an arrow. The feathered arrows whizzed down continuously, and shot into the densely populated area behind the enemies, causing one enemy after another to scream and fall down with the arrows, beheading a wide range, but with the decline of physical strength and the accumulation of corpses in front of them, Meng Rang's army The desperate attack of the trapped beasts, the Sui army's defense line was almost broken by the enemy. Fortunately, Kan Leng, who was in charge of the battle, was also quite experienced. He immediately rearranged a defense line fifty steps behind, and then the front team retreated while fighting Resting behind the second line of defense, replaced by the new force of the rear team and continued to kill the enemy, and then stabilized the front line again.
By the way, due to lack of experience, when the front and rear Mo Dao soldiers were taking turns fighting, there was almost confusion and gave the enemy a chance. Fortunately, Kan Leng made up for the omission in time and took action himself. The bandit's head was smashed to pieces, and he used his divine power to intimidate the enemy, which allowed the team under his command to successfully switch defenses.
The narrow and long mountain road gave the Sui Army's Modao team enough tactical space, and it also became a nightmare for Meng Rang's bandit army. A carpet of flesh and blood was laid on the mountain road. Because the road was narrow and crowded, the team was too dense. Countless wounded bandit soldiers were trampled to death by their own companions, and some intact bandit soldiers were accidentally pushed down. He tripped and was trampled into a bloody corpse, and the blood flowed along the side of the road, forming a puddle of blood.
After paying a heavy price and still being unable to break through the blockade of the Sui army in Qiaojun, Meng Rang's former army began to panic no matter how elite they were. Many soldiers were already looking around for a way to escape. After the news that Du Fuwei's men had robbed them, countless bandit soldiers turned around and ran away immediately, and many of them directly took off their heavy armors, threw the iron armors they had finally snatched on the ground, and sneaked into the deep mountains and old forests to escape with light clothes , The Sui army counterattacked across the board, and the Modao team advanced like a wall, slashed and killed the defeated enemy, and successfully captured Wang Xin'e, who was fleeing for his life with his own soldiers on his back.
On the other side, Ma Sanbao, who has been fighting flexibly, also launched a big counterattack, slashing and killing the thieves fleeing in a hurry, gaining a lot, and taking advantage of the distance, he rushed to the position where Yuan Tiangang captured Meng Rang alive before Kan Leng. It was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables to wipe out more than 800 elite poisoned bandits, and captured almost all the horses of the bandits, temporarily solving the problem of insufficient horses for the Sui army in Qiao County.
Knowing the whole story of the battle from Chen Yingliang, Zhang Xutuo did not speak for half a stick of incense, while Mulan, Luo Shixin and the others whispered to each other, looking at Chen Yingliang without admiration, but with some disdain, as if It was because Chen Yingliang's winning method was not glorious enough. At the end, Mulan was still very unconvinced and asked Chen Yingliang: "Chen Tongshou, you poisoned the mutton soup and wine. This trick is very good, but how do you know that Meng Rang will definitely eat these wine and meat?"
"I never expected Meng Rang himself to eat these wine and meat." Chen Yingliang said with a smile: "I just want to poison some of the bandits' elites, because according to the habit of the bandits of the bandits, it must be the elite soldiers who find these good wine and meat." Strong generals can enjoy it, and I will definitely be able to poison some of the enemy's elite soldiers. In addition, I can also make the enemy notice the small pond next to it. There is little water in the mountain, and the enemy has marched for more than 20 miles. Be sure to drink some water, so that the arsenic stones I put in the pond in advance will not go to waste."
Speaking of this, Chen Yingliang showed a smile, and said with a smile: "As for the big thieves like Meng Rang, Wang Xin'e, and Li Chou being poisoned, I really didn't even think about it beforehand. Your Majesty's blessings are equal to the heavens, and God blesses them, let Meng Rang and these big thieves kill themselves."
"It's your shit luck, right?" Mulan snorted in her heart, and then said arrogantly: "So, Chen Tongshou was not sure that he would be able to catch Meng Rang beforehand? Have you ever thought about it?" , if your arrangement doesn't work this time, and you fail to capture the big thief Meng Rang alive, what will be the consequences?"
Before Mulan finished speaking, the faces of Ma Sanbao, Kan Leng, Zhang Di and Li Yi beside Chen Yingliang suddenly changed, and Chen Yingliang smiled and said: "I don't need to think about the consequences, I just need to think about my If you do your best to kill thieves and put down the rebellion, then you can have a clear conscience.”
"Chen Tongshou, of course you don't have to think about the consequences." Mulan sneered and said, "If you, Chen Tongshou, were not lucky this time, once Mengrang's rebels successfully crossed Mangdang Mountain, they would be able to flee to the south of Pengcheng immediately. Chen Tongshou of the county, you can stand by and watch, and continue chasing and killing Meng Rang. It is still our Qi County team, right? Also, Chen Tongshou, you sent someone to pretend to be Du Fuwei's messenger, under the guise of Du Fuwei I'm afraid that's what he really wants to lure Meng Rang to the south of Pengcheng because of his reputation. Of course it would be best to kill Meng Rang. If he can't be eliminated, he can also be allowed to flee to the south of Pengcheng and return the task of suppressing bandits and rebellion to our Ambassador Zhang. ?”
Chen Yingliang, who was really troubled and distracted, was a little embarrassed, but the generals such as Ma Sanbao and Kan Leng next to him couldn't bear it, especially Zhang Di, who had already had conflicts with Mulan, sarcastically said: "General Hua is really good!" Clever, you guessed it all? Since the general is so smart, why haven't you caught a single hair of Meng Rang after so many years of tossing around? Why did we, Chen Tongshou, catch Meng Rang the first time we took action? Let me?"
"That's because we forced Meng Rang to Mount Mangdang!" Mulan raised her eyebrows and said loudly, "Without us chasing and fighting, it's just you..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Xutuo spoke in time to prevent the further expansion of the quarrel, and then shouted to Mulan: "Shut your mouth! If you dare to speak nonsense and provoke disputes, military law will be followed!"
Afraid of Zhang Xutuo's strict military management, Mulan obediently kept her mouth shut, but she was even more dissatisfied with Chen Yingliang in her heart, accusing Chen Yingliang of favoritism, unclear rewards and punishments, and did not reprimand Zhang Di who also provoked quarrels. Zhang Xutuo turned to Chen Yingliang and cupped his hands and said: "Chen Tongshou, please don't mind, the generals under this old man's tent are rough people, they speak freely, don't be as knowledgeable as them."
"Don't worry, old general." Chen Yingliang smiled easily, and said, "General Mulan is telling the truth. Without your pursuit, old general, and putting tremendous pressure on Meng Rang's rebels, our army would not have won such a big victory. How about this, if the old general doesn't dislike it, you can take Meng Rang and these thieves to ask for credit from the court, and I will take care of the money and food rewards from the Qiaojun team."
Feeling that Chen Yingliang sent back the military exploits that should belong to him, the eyes of Mulan, He Yanyu, Luo Shixin and others immediately lit up, especially Luo Shixin, who was a little concerned about money, was so bright that he could see people, but it was a pity that Zhang Xu Tuo cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Chen Tong for your kindness, but this old man has never had the habit of plundering the beauty of others and competing for the merits of friendly troops. You captured Meng Rang alive, so you should ask the court for credit."
If Yunda Shaoqing said such things, Chen Yingliang must have carefully packaged Meng Rang immediately, tied a beautiful bow, and stuffed it into Yunda Shaoqing's hands, but Zhang Xutuo couldn't do it, knowing that Zhang Xutuo was arrogant The character Chen Yingliang didn't even say a word of politeness, just nodded and said: "Well, since the old general said so, then I will not be polite."
The eyes of Mulan and the others dimmed, and Luo Shixin began to gnash his teeth. Then Chen Yingliang suggested that Zhang Xutuo take advantage of the sky before it was completely dark, let the main force withdraw from Mount Mangdang and go camping in an open area. Kill the remnants of the enemy, wait until dawn the next day, and then arrange cavalry to chase after a large group of remnants of the enemy. This time Zhang Xutuo finally did not refuse, and immediately nodded in agreement with Chen Yingliang's suggestion. In order to get closer to Zhang Xutuo's team, Chen Yingliang ordered the Qiaojun army to go out of the mountain together and camp next to Zhang Xutuo's team to rest overnight.
Chen Yingliang soon found out that he had done a stupid thing that backfired. During the camping break, the Qijun soldiers who chased him from thousands of miles were all unkempt, ate ice-hard dead wheat cakes, and drank raw water; the old nest was close at hand. The Qiaojun team slaughtered both pigs and sheep, cooked by professionally trained Huotou soldiers, and the meat was fragrant. Each person was also given a bowl of water and wine, singing and dancing to celebrate today's great victory in Mangdang Mountain. The contrast is so strong, the officers and soldiers of Qi County who have worked hard for nothing are of course all pissed off, and Chen Yingliang can only give Zhang Xutuo a small amount of wine and meat because he forgot to prepare wine and meat to reward Zhang Xutuo's team in advance. Wait for the general in the army—the messenger who delivered the wine and meat came back and reported that Luo Shixin had smashed the wine jar.
With a wry smile, Chen Yingliang could only send someone to contact Yongcheng as soon as possible, and asked Changsun Wuji, Dong You and others to quickly send a batch of wine and meat to compensate Zhang Xutuo's team the next day. Clash with friendly forces. In addition, Chen Yingliang called Ma Sanbao again, and gave Ma Sanbao a task in a low voice, asking Ma Sanbao to have a party with all the generals under Zhang Xutuo's account, and after the party, set up a gamble, deliberately losing in the gamble Some money was given to Luo Shixin, Ma Sanbao asked why, Chen Yingliang replied truthfully: "I like Luo Shixin very much, I want to get along with him, and I heard that he has a money-loving temper. Cut off the nose and bring it back for money, so I let you do what I like."
Ma Sanbao suddenly realized, and then nodded his promise, and then Chen Yingliang suddenly remembered the important matter of Qin Qiong's filial piety, and hurriedly sent someone back to Yongcheng, asking Changsun Wuji to bring him some old ginseng, so that he could give it to Qin Qiong's mother .
After everything was arranged, the night passed quickly, and the Sui army's pursuit began again in the early morning of the next day. However, considering that the enemy's main force had been destroyed, it was useless to kill more miscellaneous soldiers and refugees. Chen Yingliang, who had no cavalry in his hands, did not Zhang Xutuo arranged for Luo Shixin and Tang Wanche to lead the cavalry to chase across the mountain, and ordered to do everything possible to search for the whereabouts of Mengrang's bandit Cao Wei, so as not to The de facto No. 2 figure in Meng Rang's army gathered the remnants of the army again and made another rebellion.
Luo Shixin and Tang Wanche's cavalry team returned to the camp just before it got dark, and reported to Zhang Xutuo angrily that they not only failed to find Cao Wei's whereabouts, but also failed to kill a few of the traitor soldiers in iron armor. . On the other side, Chen Yingliang was dumbfounded when he heard the news that the light infantry he sent into the mountains relied on their familiarity with the terrain, not only captured far more prisoners than the Sui army in Qi County, but also accidentally broke them due to luck. Cao Wei, the traitor general who lost his leg! As a result, when the prisoners were escorted back to the camp, the soldiers of Qiao County happily sang military songs together, but the soldiers of Qi County were so angry that they drew their knives and cut stones. Mulan even chopped off the famous aragonite in Mangdang Mountain. .
It's not over yet, it was night, although Chen Yingliang finally took out wine and meat to reward Zhang Xutuo's team, he also celebrated with Zhang Xutuo, Luo Shixin and others, which somewhat resolved some of the estrangement and conflicts between them. After the banquet, immediately Sanbao also launched a gambling game according to the order, and took Luo Shixin and other generals to gamble beside the bonfire. When Chen Yingliang took the opportunity to send the old mountain ginseng to Qin Qiong, Qin Qiong, the famous general of Lingyan Pavilion and the famous door god, was of course baffled. Chen Yingliang Then he said sincerely: "General Qin, this is a little gift from me to Lingtang. I have heard of the general's filial mother, and I admire Xiaoyi the most, so I specially prepared these old ginseng. General, please take it home to honor Gaotang."
"Chen Tongshou, I accept your wishes, but there is no need." Qin Qiong said dumbfoundedly: "But my mother has already passed away, and when I was still in the tent of General Huer, her old man had already passed away." Also, what she suffers from is dizziness (high blood pressure), and the doctor said that ginseng antler and other supplements are absolutely unnecessary.”
Chen Yingliang, who was deceived by the TV series again, was extremely embarrassed. He didn't know what to do with the ginseng that had been handed out, and Mulan next to him laughed out loud. However, at this moment, Luo Shixin's thunder came from the gambling game. Shouting, "Wait! I'll go back and get the money! I don't believe it, you can still open twelve big ones in a row!"
Roaring, Luo Shixin really rushed back to the army tent to get the money. Chen Yingliang was shocked, and hurriedly called Ma Sanbao to the side, and asked him alone why he didn't obey the order and didn't deliberately lose the money to Luo Shixin? Ma Sanbao said dumbfoundedly: "Tongshou, I lost, and I deliberately lost ten taels of gold and twenty guanqes to him, but Kan Ling bet eleven big bets in a row, Luo Shixin bet eleven small bets in a row, and even lost his money." Li loses cleanly!"
"Kan Ling? Didn't you say that he is the biggest fat sheep in our Qiao County? He loses nine out of ten bets. If he bets straight, he never pays his bills when he loses?" Chen Yingliang was taken aback.
"Kan Leng is a fat sheep, I won't have any problem winning his wife over here." Ma Sanbao replied with a wry smile, "But who told him that he was very lucky tonight, he drove eleven in a row in one go, and then ran into Luo Shixin and made a fuss. If I have to fight against him, I just want to lose a thousand dollars and have no chance."
Chen Yingliang had nothing to say, he could only hope that Kan Leng's luck would turn bad, and lose the money he won to Luo Shixin again. But to Chen Yingliang's despair, when Luo Shixin returned to the scene with a big package in his hands, he yelled and threw the package on the gaming table, saying he was betting all small! Then Kan Ling opened the dice cup again, and Luo Shixin's roar immediately resounded throughout the audience, "It's big again! I hit a ghost today, why did I roll twelve big ones in a row?!"
"I don't believe in this evil! My knife, bet on me!"
"Big? Big again?! Thirteen big!"
"I'm fighting! My horse, armor, and spear, all bets! I still bet small!"
In the end, it was Zhang Xutuo who couldn't stand it and came forward in person, which stopped Luo Shixin from betting his underpants on the gambling table, and also stopped the urge of a group of generals from Qi County to withdraw money from their accounts, leaving the famous fat man in Qiao County behind. Yang Kanling laughed loudly in front of a lot of trophies, saying that he finally won back all the exports he had made in the past few months, and he made no less than ten times as much! Li Yi and Zhang Di kept asking Kan Leng for a treat, while Chen Yingliang also kept lamenting, "It's self-defeating, it's self-defeating! It's luck, nothing can stop it!"