It took less than three days from Fang Jiedong's idea to the team's assembly. After the order was issued, all the professions began to operate in an orderly manner, from the distribution of food and grass in the logistics, to the arrangement of personnel from Xiaoqi School to draw the best marching route for the army. The speed and stability of these things are surprising.
Fang Jie has built the Black Banner Army into an army capable of quick response, which requires a huge logistics team. In any army in the world, no one can compare with the Black Banner Army.
On the third day after the discussion, the army had already assembled.
Fang Jie didn't bring Shen Qingfan and the others with him this time, after all, this was just an ordinary battle. If Da Zizai really defected to Yang Jian and Yang Jian took him in, then the first target of those two people was Luo Tu, who proclaimed himself emperor in Liuzhou, not the Black Banner Army, and they had no time to take care of North Subei Road, so Fang Jie took this battle There will be no danger.
With the military strength of the Black Banner Army, it is indeed not difficult to conquer a place that is not heavily guarded.
Fang Xie glanced at the team that was ready to go, and waved his hand to signal to go. He and Xiang Qingniu boarded the carriage, and the white lion followed behind and squeezed in.
"It seems that this expedition will bring fewer troops than when they went south?"
Xiang Qingniu asked curiously.
"Fifty thousand horses."
Fang Jie smiled and replied: "Fighting Subei Road will not be more difficult than destroying Nanyan. The 50,000 people I brought this time are recruits. I just want them to experience the atmosphere of the battlefield. I have never seen blood. No real soldiers. Li Tai, the deputy commander of the Flying Leopard Army, is in Xinyang City, and has tens of thousands of troops under him. In addition to Qilin and Nalan Dingdong who have passed before, there are already enough troops. Perhaps, there is no need for that Lots of troops."
Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "I'm going to sleep, and I don't like to stagger on the carriage. Anyway, I don't understand military affairs, so I might as well sleep all the way steadily, which is just for recover."
"How about it?"
Fang Jie asked him.
Xiang Qingniu said: "Fortunately, although I tried my best in the battle with Da Zizai, at least he didn't break my Dao heart, otherwise it would be difficult to recover."
When he was talking, he stroked his fat belly with the palm of his hand, and the two black and white fish were also sleeping soundly in the sea of energy in his dantian. These are two very strange fish, the four disciples of Wan Xingchen, the eldest disciple Xiao Yijiu created the Qingle Mountain One Qi Concept, he does not have these black and white fish. The second disciple, Yang Qi, inherited Wan Xingchen's method of breaking ten thousand with one sword, and he didn't have this black and white fish. As for the third disciple Luo Weiran, it is even more useless.
Perhaps, this is why Wan Xingchen said that the future fate of Daozong rests on Xiang Qingniu. This kind of mind cannot be comprehended by just one person.
Fang Jie took a look at his movement of stroking his lower abdomen, and couldn't help but praise: "Women are the happiest at this time."
Xiang Qingniu didn't understand at first, but it took a while to realize: "Master Dao is a real man!"
"I don't read much, don't lie to me..."
Fang Jie glanced at Xiang Qingniu's chest: "How can you be a man with such big breasts?"
Xiang Qingniu wanted to bite Fang to relieve him, and leaned back: "Don't discriminate against fat people!"
Fang Jie shook his head: "I've read a novel about Jianghu before, in which there is a man named Bei Xia, who is much, much fatter than you, and he uses his stomach to practice a skill called Cotton Belly. When the punch came, he didn't dodge or dodge, and went forward with his stomach straight. As a result, the opponent's fist would be covered by the fat on his stomach, and he couldn't pull it back even if he wanted to. Then he could freely abuse the opponent... You have a good foundation, do you want to try it?"
Xiang Qingniu gave him a blank look: "Will you die if you don't make fun of my stomach one day?"
"It will be boring."
Fang Jie leaned back, leaning comfortably on the carriage: "It's a long road, what else can we do without chatting and spanking?"
"You never thought about how to kill that evildoer?"
Fang Xie knew he was talking about Da Zizai, he shook his head: "Da Zizai's physical body is very strange. I received a sword intent from you, so many feet from you, and several punches from me. It is very heavy, but after shedding its skin, it is still intact. If you want to kill him, you must kill him with one blow."
Xiang Qingniu sighed: "Why are there so many perverts in the Buddhist sect!"
"Because there is a pervert like Dalun Mingwang, so there are a bunch of perverts below."
"Can't you be perverted for a while?"
"Am I not perverted enough?"
"Yeah, you're a pervert too."
"Don't you? You have two fish in your belly!"
"Yeah, I'm a pervert too..."
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If you pack lightly and travel fast, it will take twenty days from Zhuqueshan Camp to Xinyang City. But when a large group of people travels, the speed cannot be fast. The cavalry can travel 150 miles a day from the time they are ready to set off, excluding the time for rest and meals. But this time Fang Jie brought mostly infantry, so the formation was slower.
It was only when Fang Xie arrived in Xinyang City that he realized that spring had passed so unconsciously. After the new year, I only went to Dongjiang once, and one thing took a whole spring.
Xinyang City
Qilin, Nie Xiaoju, Nalan Dingdong and Li Tai welcomed Fang Xie into the city outside the city, and Fang Xie didn't delay, and went directly to the garrison office of Xinyang City.
Chen Xiaoru was also waiting here, and reported to Fang Jie as he walked: "The deployment of troops on the other side has almost been inquired about. Around 50,000 people. The followers are all small families, so don’t worry too much about it.”
"The troops of the Sun family are deployed at Liulandu, the troops of the Zhao family are at Daye City on the right side of Liulandu, and the troops of the Liu family are at Yubone Ridge on the left side of Liulandu. Among them, the Sun family has the most troops, so the other two let He became the marshal, named Sun Yingdian. Liu Han from the Liu family, and Zhao Qiang from the Zhao family are the deputy commanders."
"Liu Landu has about 20,000 soldiers and horses. Although Sun Yingdian is the commander in chief, the real commander is one of his staff, who calls himself Mr. Xishan. This man has no strength to restrain a chicken, but he has a great research on the art of war. He is the number one counselor under Sun Yingdian's account, and Sun Yingdian has extra trust in him. The deployment of Liu Landu's troops is all from the hands of Mr. Xishan."
"How about the deployment of troops?"
Fang Jie asked as he walked.
Chen Xiaoru said: "The scouts are looking out at the riverside, and the other side is very well guarded. The camp is less than two miles away from the shore, and the enemy troops will soon be able to rush to the shore for defense. From a distance, most of the enemy troops are light infantry. Spearmen and archers make up the majority, and there are no heavy infantry."
"Luoshui is too wide."
Li Tai lowered his head slightly and said: "The narrowest place is more than one mile, and the water flow is fast and the river channel is deep, so it is difficult to build a pontoon bridge."
Fang Jie nodded: "Zheng Qiu's navy has already set sail, and there are other things to do upstream, and it will arrive in three to five days. Crossing the river and building a pontoon bridge requires a lot of labor, and this season is busy with farming. , let the common people gather the crops in the field steadily, and hand over the river to the navy division.”
Chen Xiaoru said: "General Zheng Qiu hasn't fought since he arrived at Zhuque Mountain. This time, the people in the Navy should also hold back their efforts to make meritorious service."
Fang Jie smiled: "Duan Zheng went to Dali, and Zheng Qiu, the sailor of Zhuqueshan Camp, was in good order. But I can also see that he is eager to fight and always wants to prove himself. This time just gives him a chance to train soldiers , When the navy arrives, we will start fighting."
"By the way, San Jinhou is also rushing over."
Chen Xiaoru said: "Originally, Marquis of Sanjin was going to return to Zhuque Mountain. Hearing that the lord led the army to Xinyang City, Marquis of Sanjin immediately changed his itinerary. He will arrive almost tomorrow at the latest."
Fang Jie nodded: "The Marquis of Sanjin is exhausted after chasing thousands of miles. He should go back and have a good rest, but the battle is imminent, and he has no time to rest."
While talking, Fang Jie boarded the city wall of Xinyang City. Xinyang City is not far from Luoshui. Standing on the city wall, one can have a panoramic view of Luoshui. Fang Jie took the clairvoyance handed over by Chen Xiaoru and looked at the opposite bank, and found that the deployment of troops on the other bank was very organized. In order to prevent the Black Flag Army from attacking, many wooden stakes were built in the shallow water on the east bank, and the Centipede Clippers could not even dock. About 100 meters away from the shore, the wooden city is being built, and countless soldiers can be seen stepping up construction.
"Who is this Mr. Xishan?"
Fang Jie couldn't help asking.
"The subordinates haven't found out yet."
Chen Xiaoru said: "I only heard that he is from Daoqu County, northern Jiangsu Province. He has no fame and is about thirty years old. I don't know what his last name is. Even people in Sun Yingdian's army call him Mr. Xishan. Few people know what his real name is. But there is a story that many people know. It is said that Mr. Xishan used to be a dead man who only knew how to read. His parents were old and had to work hard to support him. Open your mouth and don't ask about family matters."
"In Quxian County, everyone knew that the old couple had an ignorant son. Because he always went to study on Xishan in Quxian County, the people joked and laughed at him as Mr. Xishan. Then one year his parents fell ill, and the family had no money for treatment. When both passed away, Mr. Xishan borrowed money from his neighbors to bury his parents, but no one paid any attention to him. Because his family was poor, his parents were stingy and their hands and feet were a little unclean, and they had a bad reputation among the neighbors... "
Chen Xiaoru said: "Later, Mr. Xishan sold himself by sticking a straw mark on his neck, but the people in Qu County knew his habits, bought him, he couldn't do farm work, and he couldn't do housework, so no one paid attention to him. Later, a passing businessman gave him a few taels of silver, so he bought a thin coffin and buried his parents."
"Later, for some reason, he entered Sun Yingdian's mansion. After the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, many bandits took advantage of the chaos and looted, invaded the prefectures and counties, and disturbed the place. Lian Jie. In one month, more than 20,000 bandits were killed. Sun Yingdian only gave him 3,000 troops, and this record is already brilliant enough."
"The most embarrassing thing is... Qu County was attacked by bandits, and those who escaped asked for help, but Mr. Xishan did not move... until Qu County was looted by bandits, and more than half of the people were lost. Mr. Xishan led his troops to attack halfway, and wiped out all of them. A bunch of bandits."
Hearing this, Fang Xie's face obviously changed, and he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing slightly.
Chen Xiaoru has been with Fang Jie for a long time, knowing that Fang Jie heard him mention this person at the beginning, and he has a heart of love for talents. After all, what the Black Banner Army lacks now is generals who can fight. This Mr. Xishan must have some skills. He led three thousand soldiers to quell the rebellion in Subei Road. From this point, it can be seen that this person has real talents and practical learning.
However, this person seems to be too extreme.
"Later, someone accused him of neglecting to save people. Mr. Xishan said, who rescued me when I was in trouble? Why should I save them now?"
Chen Xiaoru said: "However, after this battle, everyone in Subei Province knows Mr. Xishan's name."
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in the study
Fang Jie called Du Dingbei in, glanced at him and asked, "Can you see clearly the arrangement of the enemy soldiers?"
Du Dingbei, a young man who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, nodded: "See clearly!"
Fang Jie asked, "If I asked you to fight the first battle, how many troops would you need?"
Du Dingbei was obviously stunned for a while, and after a long silence, he stretched out a finger: "At least 10,000 troops are needed, but it depends on how the navy's offensive is. If the navy suppresses hard at the beginning, 8,000 troops should be enough." .”
"Eight thousand?"
Fang Jie couldn't help but smiled: "I've never had the habit of joking with my subordinates on military affairs. It's okay to joke around in ordinary chats, but as long as it's military, you can't tolerate a single joke. Since I ask you , naturally I want to use you."
"But... this subordinate is not yet seventeen years old... and he has no experience in leading the army before."
Du Dingbei looked up at Fang Jie and said, his face turned red.
"I'll give you 15,000 people, and the navy will try its best to cooperate with you. There is a man named Mr. Xishan on the other side who thinks he is a good soldier, so you go and defeat him. Then tell everyone to defeat the well-known North Subei Road. Mr. Xishan's is a 16-year-old general in my Black Banner Army, his name is Du Dingbei, can you do it?"
This remark made Du Dingbei's heart boil with enthusiasm: "My subordinates!"
Du Dingbei clenched his fists: "Sure!"