For the so-called conquest of Wagang, Chen Yingliang, with ample excuses, put in great effort to prepare for the war. He prepared enough food and grass for two months, prepared a large amount of military supplies, and prepared to dispatch 90 regiments with more than 18,000 troops. Thousands of troops marched northward, and at the same time asked Changsun Wuji, who was in charge of confidential affairs, to bring all the gunpowder weapons and a large number of special medicines that Xu Minlian organized for the people to plant. Prepare for a strategic decisive battle. The importance attached to this battle was so high that even Chen Yingliang's civil and military confidantes were a little puzzled. They didn't understand why Chen Yingliang cared so much about this bandit suppression war.
Such large-scale preparations of course need to waste a lot of time. Fortunately, what Chen Yingliang is most afraid of is wasting time. At the same time, in order to give an explanation to his colleagues and to lead the army westward and northward legally and reasonably, Chen Yingliang has to write to Zhang Xutuo and Yang Wang. Explain to them the tactics of conquest of Wagangzhai to encircle and aid them, let them know the reason and purpose of sending troops to Wagangzhai, and ask them to help spread false news, saying that he sent troops to the north for conquest activities in Waihuang and Jiyang The king of rebellion was benevolent, lest the Wagang army find out the news and transfer away the family, women and children in advance, causing Chen Yingliang's team to lose the effect of being sure to save when attacking.
Of course, Chen Yingliang doesn't really care if he can surround the family members of the Wagang Army. Proximity is an excuse for long-term residency.
Chen Yingliang also somewhat underestimated his colleagues and enemies. After receiving his letter of notification, Yang Wang, the general guard of Liang County, who was being battered by the Wagang Army, heaved a sigh of relief. Apart from scolding his unfilial nephew, he was finally willing to climb out of the turtle Outside the shell, there is a happy face, according to Chen Yingliang's request, let the civil and military subordinates spread everywhere that Chen Yingliang sent troops to conquer the yellow thieves, and tried his best to help the unfilial nephew implement the tactical plan of encircling the village and fighting for aid. There is no doubt about Chen Yingliang's intentions. However, after Zhang Xutuo received Chen Yingliang's letter, he suddenly became suspicious.
"Send troops to the east county to fight for aid?" Flipping through Chen Yingliang's letter, Zhang Xutuo was full of doubts, and recalled: "I remember that after the war in Teng County, that kid once said that? If you want to deal with the Wagang bandits , don’t think about Wagang Village, that ruined fortress is useless, the Wagang thief can give up at any time, even if it is set on fire, it’s useless, let’s go ahead, and the Wagang thief will be able to revive there, I suggest the old man Make a fuss around the Tongji Canal to wipe out the Wagang bandits. But when this kid sends troops, why is he staring at Wagang Village as soon as he makes a move?"
"Ambassador, isn't Chen Yingliang playing tricks again?" General Jia Wuben, the Yingjilang of Qi County who returned to Zhang Xutuo from the Liaodong battlefield after the Teng County War, said cautiously: "The last general, although I have never met Chen Yingliang, but I have heard for a long time that he is scheming and cunning like a fox. If you use troops to fight but do not make a move, you must use deceit. The Wagang bandit village is located in Dongjun, and the Wagang bandits have always been active in our jurisdiction. Chen Yingliang Let the thieves in his jurisdiction ignore it, and take the initiative to run into our jurisdiction to implement the siege and rescue tactics, I am afraid there is a lot of articles in it, so I ask the ambassador to investigate it carefully."
Considering Chen Sangliang's unscrupulous character, Zhang Xutuo immediately nodded his head, agreeing with Jia Wuben's guess and worry. After careful calculation for a long time, Zhang Xutuo woke up a little bit, and He said to himself: "The old man will not be bullied by Chen Yingliang, right? At the beginning, he objected to the old man's going straight to Wagang Village. Could it be that he wanted to stay and fight by himself?"
"Stay here and fight by yourself? Why?" Jia Wuben and all the generals in Qi County were very curious.
"It's very simple. There must be plenty of oil and water in the Wagang thief's stronghold." Zhang Xutuo analyzed casually: "In the twelve counties of Henan Province, the Wagang thief has been in trouble for the longest time. Gang bandits fought several times, and defeated Wagang bandits every time, but they never hurt their vitality, and because of various reasons, they never came to the bandits' nest to take down Wagang village. It has been more than four years, and they still specialize in looting the Tongji Canal, which is so luscious. They must have accumulated a large amount of gold and silver in their thief's nest. The wealth of oil and water in the thief's nest is definitely the top among the twelve counties' thief's nests! "
At this point in the random analysis, Zhang Xutuo slapped the case in front of him fiercely, and shouted: "You can't be wrong! This old man was almost fooled! At that time, I asked him for the timing, and his army was very tired and it was difficult to send troops to fight, so he just Oppose the old man to go straight to the Wagang thief village, and deliberately instigated the old man to go to Tongji Canal to find the main force of the Wagang thieves. The purpose must be to use the old man to eliminate the main force of the Wagang thieves. Fortress, take down the rich savings of the Wagang thieves for many years!"
"Traitor!" The generals of the Sui army in Qi County roared in rage. Luo Shixin, who had to cut off his nose for reward every time he killed an enemy, was even more furious, and shouted: "It must be so! Chen Yingliang is like this, just want to We don’t like to take advantage of our efforts! Ambassador, we can’t let Chen Yingliang have all the oil and water, we must send troops quickly, take down Wagang Village first, and seize all the stolen goods there!”
As soon as Luo Shixin said this, all the generals of the Qijun Sui Army, including Mulan, nodded in agreement, and Jia Wuben, Zhang Xutuo's deputy in the army, also smiled and said: "Ambassador, Shixin's words are reasonable. Since Chen Yingliang First of all, let’s be deceitful, let’s be sorry for our friendly army in Qi County, then let’s not be polite to him, just tell him that Wagang Village is in our jurisdiction, and we don’t need his help to send troops, we can eradicate it ourselves.”
Zhang Xutuo was a little tempted, and almost wanted to accept Jia Wuben's suggestion and completely kill Chen Yingliang's dream. Fortunately, Zhang Xutuo is a person who puts the country's affairs first. After a little calculation, he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no. Refuse him to send troops. Although Chen Xiaozi's intentions are not good, his tactic of besieging the village and fighting for aid is indeed feasible. If it succeeds, we can wipe out the Wagang bandits who have caused troubles in Tongjiqu for more than four years. This is also for the sake of national affairs. Can't stop him."
"Ambassador, we can also go to the Wagang bandit camp to fight for aid? Why do we have to use him to help?" Luo Shixin protested.
"Is there any boy Chen treacherous among us?" Zhang Xutuo asked back with a smile, and then said: "I have heard for a long time that the Wagang bandits are flexible in combat, cunning and cunning, and are especially good at setting up ambushes, cheating and abducting. Surrounding the spot for reinforcements is a tactic that needs to be adapted to local conditions. We may not If you have played against the Wagang thief, only the kid surnamed Chen will be able to play this tactic well."
"What about the oil and water in the Wagang thief's lair?" Luo Shixin asked pitifully.
"What are you so anxious about, a little money fanatic? The old man didn't say to let him take it all by himself?" Zhang Xutuo scolded the general with a smile, and said with a relaxed expression: "Immediately start preparing to go to Wagang Village, prepare more food, grass and military supplies, and report to Chen Yingliang boy at all times Let’s play by ear and try to arrive at Wagang bandit village at the same time as him, so that his dream of monopolizing Wagang village will come to naught.”
The generals of the Sui army cheered and sang promises, Zhang Xutuo also smiled and said to himself: "Boy, do you want to take advantage of the old man? Dreaming!"
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At the same time, the false news that Chen Yingliang was going to send troops to Waihuang to conquer Wang Dangren also spread to another rebel army in Jiyin County through various channels. The leader Wang Bodang heaved a sigh of relief, thankful for the blessings of the heavens, and Chen Sangliang, who is devastated, came to trouble Wang Dangren from a neighboring county this time, and did not directly attack him. , there is no need to worry about being affected by the fish in the pond. But still hearing this, Uncle Wang was extremely suspicious of the teacher he had accepted half a year ago.
Who is Wang Bodang's teacher, I think everyone knows, but I still need to be wordy here, it is none other than Chen Sangliang and Mrs. Chen Xiaozheng's old rival, Li Mi. After being intentionally misplaced by Chen Yingliang on the battlefield of Menghai City more than a year ago, Li Mixi fled to the main activity area of the Wagang Army, ran among various rebels, big and small, and contributed to the strategy of seizing the world, leveling the heroes, and unifying the country. Once I met Zhai Rang, the current leader of the Wagang Army. Although Zhai Rang has never been trusted and reused by Zhai Rang, he was unexpectedly respected and admired by Wang Bodang, the leader of the small rebel army. He was worshiped by Wang Bodang as a teacher. He appointed Wang Bo as the think tank and military division of the rebel army.
"Conquer Wang Dangren?" Li Mi was full of confusion, and said to himself, "What is Wang Dangren? If you can drown him, then you need to lead an army to conquer it yourself? Little thief Chen Yingliang, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd this time?"
"Could it be for me?!" Thinking up to this point, Li Mi's heart trembled. He once thought that Chen Yingliang was coming for him, but after careful calculation, Li Mi found that there was absolutely no possibility of this—Chen Yingliang had already made a clear attitude. I want to fatten myself up and kill him, so that I can suppress Zhang Xutuo to show his greatness, but now I am neither fat enough nor have any ability to suppress Zhang Xutuo to set off Chen Yingliang. I am Chen Yingliang's real goal There may be, but it's definitely minimal.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Mi suddenly realized something was wrong, and hurriedly asked Wang Bodang, "Bodang, where did we get the news that Chen Yingliang is about to send troops to conquer Wang Dangren? You asked the messenger about this." Is there anyone?"
"I have asked." Wang Bodang replied: "Our eyeliner is the news we found in Kaocheng, Liang County. Keep an eye on Wang Dangren's movements, lest Wang Dangren hear the news and run away."
"In case Wang Dangren heard the news and ran away?" Li Mi was even more puzzled, secretly said: "Kaocheng is only forty miles away from Waihuang, and the local officers and soldiers have spread the news, even if Wang Dangren is a fool Can you hear the wind? How treacherous is Chen Yingliang, the little thief, how could he have made such a big mistake in his actions, and leaked so many rumors? Did Liang County's officers and soldiers inadvertently leak the secret, or was it ordered to leak the news on purpose?"
"If the news is leaked on purpose, the little thief Chen Yingliang must be trying to cover up his real purpose of sending troops, so that his real target will not be on guard. Then, is there any target in Wang Dangren's surroundings that is worth attacking by the little thief Chen Yingliang? Wang Next to Dang Ren, besides me, who else is qualified to be the opponent of the little thief Chen Yingliang? Who else...?"
"Zhai Rang! Wagang!" These two words suddenly flashed in Li Mi's mind, and all the doubts were immediately solved, because Li Mi knew very well that despite the fact that there are so many rebels in Waihuang and Jiyang, they are strong enough to enter Chen Yingliang. Zhai Rang's Wagang Army team was the one with Fayan, and when Chen Yingliang deliberately misplaced Li Mi, he specifically mentioned the Wagang Army team, which further confirmed Li Mi's analysis and judgment!
"Teacher, what's the matter with you?" Wang Bodang finally realized that something was wrong, and asked Li Mi whose expression changed rapidly: "Why are you suddenly asking the source of the news? Are you worried that there is fraud in it?"
"Of course there is fraud in it." Li Mi sneered, and then hurriedly asked: "Bodang, where have Zhai Rang been active recently? Is there any way for you to contact them quickly?"
"No way." Wang Bodang shook his head, and replied: "Wagang Army's whereabouts have always been erratic. You know this, Master, and people everywhere are trying their best to help them hide their whereabouts. If you want to find them, you can only find them." By luck."
Hearing Wang Bodang's answer, Li Mi was stunned again, and then remembered a big problem. The whereabouts of the main force of the Wagang Army, which is deeply supported by the people in the activities, has always been erratic. Finding them depends on luck, so how can Chen Yingliang, who is hundreds of miles away, find the main force of the Wagang Army? Thinking of this, Li Mi couldn't help thinking to himself: "If I were Chen Yingliang's little thief, what should I do to find the main force of the Wagang Army? Why am I deliberately spreading false news about the conquest of Wang Dangren?"
Thinking of this important question, he put himself in Chen Yingliang's train of thought and thought about it carefully. Li Mi soon smiled again. Not only was he completely sure that Chen Yingliang's real target was the Wagang Army, he also guessed Chen Yingliang's tactics. It is to encircle and fight for aid, suddenly surround Wagang Village, take the family members of the Wagang Army as hostages, force the main force of the Wagang Army to return to the division for rescue, and then wait for work at leisure to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Wagang Army.
After figuring this out, Li Mi did not hesitate, and immediately wrote a letter, asking the leaders who stayed behind in Wagang Village, explaining his analysis and prediction, and suggesting that they immediately transfer women, children, family members and valuables, breaking them into pieces Hiding among the people made it impossible for Chen Yingliang to turn his back on the enemy; or he rushed to the main force so that the main force of the Wagang army could return to Wagang village in advance to strengthen the defense, and use the natural dangers and fortifications of Wagang village to compete with Chen Yingliang. At the same time, Li Mishao had no choice but to express his position on behalf of Wang Bodang, saying that if the Wagang Army chose to fight decisively, Wang Bodang's army was willing to go north and join forces with the Wagang Army to resist Chen Yingliang's attack.
On behalf of Wang Bodang, it is inevitable that Wang Bodang read the letter first, and after Wang Bodang reads the letter, it is naturally inevitable to ask Li Mi whether he is sure that Chen Yingliang's goal is Wagang Village, and Li Mi analyzes his thinking in detail After giving it to Wang Bodang, Wang Bodang thought about it for a while, and then said: "Teacher, your analysis is very reasonable, and the students are taught, but the Wagang Army may not believe what the students believe in your analysis and guesses." ? If they firmly don’t believe it, what should we do?”
"It's okay, it doesn't matter if they don't believe it." Li Mi replied with a smile: "Of course it's best for them to believe now, and it doesn't matter if they don't believe it. When Chen Yingliang's little thief comes to Wagang Village, they will understand everything. .At that time, what we say will carry much more weight.”
Hearing Li Mi's words, he thought it was reasonable, so Wang Bodang didn't hesitate. He immediately signed the letter and sent someone to Wagangzhai to contact the thieves left there. At the same time, he accepted Li Mi's suggestion and sent someone to contact Wang Dangren. Inform the news, sell a short favor to Wai Huang Youjun, so that they can work together to make trouble for Chen Yingliang in the future.
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Jiyang is not far from Wagang Village. After just over a day, Li Mi's letter was sent to Wagang Village, and sent to the Wagang Army General Shan Xiongxin who was staying in the lair at the moment. After reading Li Mi's letter, Shan Xiongxin Xiongxin was only half-doubtful, and he couldn't believe that Chen Yingliang's real goal was Wagangzhai, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, after carefully reading Li Mi's letter, Bing Yuanzhen, the early think tank of the Wagang Army, thought that Li Mi's analysis was reasonable, and quickly suggested that Shan Xiongxin contact the main force led by Zhai Rang as soon as possible, and prepare to return to Wagang Village immediately.
"Do you also think Chen Yingliang's real target is us?" Shan Xiongxin asked Bing Yuanzhen in surprise, and then reminded: "Brother Bing, this matter is not a joke, let King Zhai go back to Wagang Village immediately. Not only will it delay our big event of looting the Tongji Canal to replenish food and grass, but it will also immediately expose our main force, and even if Chen Gouguan's target is not us, he will really come to our Wagang village immediately."
"Brother Shan, we can't take risks." Bing Yuanzhen reminded in turn: "If Wang Bodang's analysis is true, Chen Gouguan came to our surroundings under the guise of conquering Wang Dangren, and then suddenly came north to surround us Wagangzhai, it will be too late for our main force to return to aid. When the time comes, King Zhai will be forced to fight the main force of the official army. If we don’t return to aid, our Wagangzhai has insufficient defenders, so we will not be sure to stop the official army. If there is a slight mistake at that time, the old and weak women and children in our cottage will find it difficult to escape even if they want to."
Feeling that Bing Yuanzhen's words were reasonable, Shan Xiongxin thought about it for a while, then said: "Then, for the sake of caution, let's write a letter to King Zhai to report the matter to him, and suggest that his activities should not be too far away. In the cottage, closely monitor every move of Chen Gouguan's team, and once he finds that Chen Gouguan has an attempt to enter the army, he will immediately return to help the cottage, and Chen Gouguan will not be given a chance to encircle us and help us."
Bing Yuanzhen nodded, agreeing with Shan Xiongxin's safe decision, and then suggested replying to Wang Bodang's kind reminder, inviting Wang Bodang to visit Wagang Village when he is free, Shan Xiongxin also nodded in agreement, but Shan Xiongxin was about to personally When I wrote the letter, there was a report from the soldiers outside the door, saying that someone had boarded the general's platform in the middle of the village without authorization, and had gathered a group of half-grown children to practice the army battle there. Shan Xiongxin was furious when he heard that, Slapped the table and shouted: "Who is so bold, dare to go to the stage to make a mess? Why didn't he take him down?"
"Second King, we don't dare to take it." The soldier replied with a sad face: "It's your sister Shan Yingying who is messing around on the general stage, do we dare to take it?"
"It's that stinky girl again!" Shan Xiongxin got a headache when he heard it, but he had no choice but to put the matter of writing the letter aside, got up and hurriedly went to settle accounts with his naughty sister.
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Almost at the same time, Chen Yingliang, who had been procrastinating for a while due to preparations for the war, finally completed the pre-war deployment and announced his expedition on the general platform outside Pengcheng, leaving veteran Yuan Lizhen to lead ten regiments to guard Pengcheng. Then he led more than 18,000 people from the 90th regiment to march westward, and decided to enter Waihuang via Xiaoxian, Dangshan, Yucheng and Kaocheng soldiers, and then suddenly went north to send troops to Wagangzhai, where he escaped from the Qingxu battlefield. the goal of.
Yuan Lizhen led all the civil and military personnel in the city to see Chen Yingliang off outside the city. After carefully explaining that Yuan Lizhen wanted to secure the city and use troops cautiously, Chen Yingliang got on his horse and set off. Before leaving, Chen Yingliang looked back at Pengcheng, where he had been stationed for half a year, and looked again Glancing at Yongcheng, the former old nest in the southwest, I sighed in my heart, "Pengcheng, Yongcheng, the people of Limin in Qingxu Shandong, goodbye, it's not that I don't want to give you peace, it's that I don't have the ability now, so I can only leave you temporarily. But you can also rest assured that when I come back next time, I will definitely bring you back to peace, so that you can live and work in peace and live a good life."
"Brother, the team has already started, let's go." Eldest Sun Wuji, who was led by Chen Yingliang for the first time, reminded.
"Okay, let's go." Chen Yingliang nodded, suddenly put his horse under his crotch, and trotted in the direction of leaving Pengcheng, leaving this hopeless mess.
"I hope everything goes well and nothing will happen." Chen Yingliang thought in his heart, "I don't want to have a decisive battle with the main force of your Wagang army, let alone take down your Wagang village. I just want to Find an excuse to go to a favorable position to send troops, and wait for Sui Yang's edict to summon the world's soldiers and horse kings. Therefore, Zhai Rang, Xu Shiji, and Shan Xiongxin, you must not really bring your main force to cause trouble for me. "