Although Xia Wutao is over forty years old, he has always followed Xia Cheng as a general. He loves Xia Cheng more on weekdays and rarely fights bad fights, so the idea is much simpler than that of Yang Lin and Yu Chuan. . When they heard Xia Wutao's opinion, Yang Lin and Yu Chuan frowned at the same time. There was nothing wrong with what Xia Wutao said, but it was not in line with the purpose of Yang Lin's attack on Jiangling Mansion. This time, Xia Cheng sent Xiahou Dun to attack Jiangling Mansion. Naturally, it was not as simple as to attack the city and plunder the land. It should be known that Song Emperor Zhao Zhen still has 200,000 troops hoarding in Wugong Mountain and Luzhou, even if Yang Lin can successfully capture it. The entire Jiangling Mansion could not stop Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's counterattack.
Therefore, the purpose of Xia Cheng this time is the same as Liu Tong did earlier this year. It is precisely to attack Jiangling and bring the representative of the supreme power in the world, Zhao Zhen, who has just ascended the throne to the prisoner.
To achieve this goal, Yang Lin's army must first be required not to attack the Hanyang army, if according to Xia Wutao's words, directly attack the Hanyang army, then Jiangling's defenders will inevitably be guarded. Although Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty attacked Liu Jiajun this time, he had already mobilized most of the troops from the south of the Xinwangjun to go south. But if he wanted to come to Jiangling Mansion, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen must still have some troops, plus the garrison in Fuzhou and Ezhou, this time Yang Lin's task was difficult to complete.
But in any case, this Xia Wutao is also a child of the Xia clan, and Yang Lin is not good at telling Xia Wutao’s face to face, so he is noncommittal about Xia Wutao’s suggestion. Instead, he turned his head and asked Chuan, "Yu Chuan, do you have other opinions. ?"
"Uh." Seeing Yang Lin asking himself again, Yu Chuan had a headache. Of course he didn't agree with Xia Wutao's opinion, but the problem is that if he refutes Xia Wutao in person, it will definitely make Xia Wutao hate him. He is a dignified child of the Xia family. He is offended by a warlord with a foreign surname. How will he be under Xia Cheng's account in the future? Thinking of this, Yu Chuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This, I will agree with General Xia's opinion at the end."
Unexpectedly, Yu Chuan would answer like this, which made Yang Lin's brows frown. But Yang Lin quickly understood what Yu Chuan was thinking, but he secretly shook his head. Although Yu Chuan is also a talented person, it is a pity that he lacks courage and always thinks of ways to protect his life. This person can be a general of the army, but it is difficult to be the commander of the army, so he can't be used too much.
Thinking about it, although Yu Chuan and Xia Wutao had the same opinions, out of loyalty to Xia Cheng, Yang Lin would naturally not just follow their opinions in such a vague way. Yang Lin directly shook his head and said, "Although this Hanyang army is not difficult to conquer, it is better to be careful not to let the wind go. So, Yu Chuan, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses to raid from the north to block the west of the Hanyang army. Face, Xia Wutao, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses to go around from the south and stop the Hanyang army to the south. You must not let one person go to inform you. I lead the remaining soldiers and horses to attack the Hanyang army, and take the Hanyang army with thunder. city."
Yang Lin’s arrangement encircled the Hanyang Army. Although there was still an open space to the north, from the Hanyang Army to the north, it was outside the city. If the letter Wang Army in the Hanyang Army City wanted to inform the letter, it would only go west. If it is facing or south, how can it make sense to go from the north and go farther and farther? After receiving Yang Lin's order, Yu Chuan's heart sank. From Yang Lin's tone, Yu Chuan heard Yang Lin's dissatisfaction, but Yu Chuan was helpless.
Offended Yang Lin and offended Xia Wutao, Yu Chuan must choose the same. However, judging from previous contacts, Yang Lin is open-minded, presumably as long as he can make great contributions, he will not care too much. This is also the reason why Yu Chuan chose not to offend Xia Wutao before.
Xia Wutao was somewhat unhappy when he saw that Yang Lin had not adopted his opinions, but Yang Lin was not Yu Chuan. Whether in the army or in the Xia family, Yang Lin’s reputation was extremely high, second only to adults. Under Xia Cheng. No matter how unhappy Xia Wutao felt, he didn't dare to complain more about Yang Lin, and could only answer Yang Lin honestly.
Seeing that both Yu Chuan and Xia Wutao had taken their orders, Yang Lin said solemnly to the two of them: "Remember, this battle is of great importance. As long as we win the Hanyang Army, we can go south to take Jiangling. The two of you must not be sloppy about the important matter of your lord. Do you understand?"
Yang Lin's admonition also made Yu Chuan and Xia Wutao's faces tight. Xia Wutao also put away the previous ease, and gave Yang Lin another salute, and shouted in a deep voice: "General Yang Lin, please rest assured. The general will not be insulting. ."
Seeing Xia Wutao's appearance, Yang Lin was finally relieved. What he worried most was that Xia Wutao would take it lightly. Now they can be said to have gone deep into the enemy's territory, and they have to be cautious in every step, but they can't be careless. Immediately Yang Lin nodded to Chuan and Xia Wutao and said, "Okay! Then we will act according to the plan, you go."
With a wave of Yang Lin's big hand, Yu Chuan and Xia Wutao did not delay anymore. They each ordered five thousand soldiers from the army and marched north and south. Seeing the shadows of the two soldiers and horses drifting away, Yang Lin took a deep breath, and a hint of warfare flashed in his eyes. The future of Xia Jiajun began with this battle. For the Xiahou family, for the Wu family, for the adults, this battle must be won.
Hanyang Military City is considered to be the gateway to the north of Jiangling Mansion. Song Emperor Zhao Zhen naturally attached great importance to the Hanyang Army. Five thousand soldiers were assigned to guard this city. However, the strength of believers in the king's army over the years has also made the soldiers who believe in the king's army a little slack. Think about it, too. Now that you believe in Wang Jun is so powerful, you only have to believe in Wang Jun to beat others. It's too late for others to hide. Where can you dare to believe in Wang Jun
However, at the beginning of this year, a message came from Wugong Mountain, but it poured a bucket of cold water on the defenders in all towns of the Xinwang Army: Liu Jiajun dared to send troops to attack Yongxin. Although in the end Liu Jiajun still withdrew his troops, the news undoubtedly reminded all the troops of the Xin Wangjun. Therefore, in the past few months, they have gone up to Nanjun Village and down to Wugong Mountain. The army has begun to step up training, and it can be considered to have a bit of the elite power and prestige under the three commanders of the northern army.
As the Hanyang Army was the gateway to the northeast of Jiangling Mansion, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen naturally would not arrange for an ordinary warlord to guard this city. The one responsible for the defense of the Hanyang Army was Gao Yong. Speaking of Gao Yong, he was a child of the Hebei Gao family, and he was also a Wuban student of the Xinwangjun General College. When he was studying at the Xinwangjun General College, he won the title of the top master of the Xinwangjun General College. Just a few years ago, Wang Tao introduced Gao Yong to Ma Kuo, and Ma Kuo recommended Gao Yong to Song Emperor Zhao Zhen, and Song Emperor Zhao Zhen. Knowing that Gao Yong is a good warrior, he naturally reuses Gao Yong.
Speaking of Gao Yong, he was really not an ordinary warrior. He didn't learn the Gao family's marksmanship, but learned a good sword technique with a Northwest Swordsman in the academy. A big sword danced, quite like Shan Hongfei, the first general on Jinghu Lake Road.
Near the Hanyang Army, there are many people from Wushu Mountain Villas. The people are sturdy. The soldiers and horses recruited here are also wild and untamable. Gao Yong came to the Hanyang Army by himself and took only one day to deal with these unruly. The defenders of the Hanyang Army were tamed. There is only one word, so type it. Gao Yong fought for ten hours and beat all the officers and soldiers of the Hanyang Army's defenders. In the end, those soldiers were all tired, but Gao Yong was still full of energy. After this out, the soldiers of the Hanyang Military City garrison went up and down, all convincing Gao Yongdao.
Today, according to usual habits, Gao Yong is also preparing to take soldiers out of the city for training. He rushed from Chengshou Mansion to the barracks, Gao Yong didn’t need to let his subordinates notify him. He stood alone at the gate of the barracks with a golden sword, and shouted, “Hey! Bunnies, no! Get out of the queue for Laozi~!"
Gao Yong's roar was earth-shattering, resounding throughout the barracks, shaking the flagpole with flags on the side trembling constantly. In less than ten breaths of Gao Yong's roar, countless soldiers quickly ran out of their camps. In less than a stick of incense, all the soldiers in the barracks lined up in front of Gao Yong.
"Damn it." A trace of satisfaction flashed across Gao Yong's face, but soon he became gloomy and cursed: "You bastards! Don't you know that you are training today? One by one, they are still hiding in a leisurely manner. Enjoy the blessing in bed. Are you still waiting for Lao Tzu to equip one of you with a wife? Bastard things. I'm standing up for it.
Gao Yong yelled at the same time, coupled with the rough appearance of his face and beard, it was really fierce, and the soldiers were so scolded that they didn't even dare to breathe. After cursing a few words, Gao Yong stopped then, glaring at the soldiers fiercely, then turned around and turned on his horse, but he took his own broadsword from the soldier. This heavy sword in the hands of the soldiers became as light as paper in Gao Yong's hands. Gao Yong waved the sword and shouted at the soldiers: "Go forward in line."
Under the leadership of Gao Yong, the brigade began to move towards the east of the city. Although the Hanyang Army can be regarded as a relatively large city, it is, after all, the land of the army village. Compared with the real new and old cities such as Jiangling and Wugong Mountain, the scale of Hanyang Army City is not that large. The military camps in the city can barely fill up the camp, which is not enough for the defenders to train in the city. Therefore, in daily training, Gao Yong must pull the defenders out of the city and conduct training in the open area outside the city.
Walking on the streets, King Xin of Hanyang Military City has long been accustomed to the actions of the defenders. The discipline of the King's army is very strict, so there is no such thing as the soldiers who believe in the King's army oppress the people. Therefore, the people of Hanyang Military City are not so afraid of these menacing troops. When I ran into it, I just gave them a way, and some people even waved hello to their acquaintances in the army.
Of course, not all garrison soldiers came from the Hanyang Army. Among the more than 5,000 garrison soldiers, nearly a thousand were dispatched here from the various territories of the Believe King Army. Liu Wenyuan, who is only fifteen years old, is one of them. Liu Wenyuan’s hometown is from Huguang. Speaking of Liu Wenyuan’s family background, he can be regarded as a big family in Huguang. Of course, it is worse than Zhang’s and other wealthy families. A lot. However, Liu Wenyuan's family background allowed Liu Wenyuan to receive a good education since he was a child. Liu Wenyuan was even a student born in Xinwangjun General College.
It's just that after Liu Wenyuan graduated from Wangjun General College, he was forced by his elders to return to the south to inherit his ancestral business and do business. How could Liu Wenyuan, who had seen a wonderful life outside, be willing to follow his life
So after the completion of Xinwangjun General College, Liu Wenyuan secretly enlisted in Fuzhou and Ezhou, and was later transferred to this Hanyang military city. Originally, as Liu Wenyuan believed in the Wangjun General College student, it was impossible to be a soldier anyway, but Liu Wenyuan concealed his identity as a student of the Wangjun General College in order not to be caught by the elders of his family. Start with a small pawn.
But soon, Liu Wenyuan made credit for several battles against local horse thieves. Gao Yong was promoted to the rank of corps, and he was considered a low-level officer. It just so happened that Liu Wenyuan's soldiers were all foreign soldiers like him, so Liu Wenyuan took the soldiers with him, but it was very easy.
Liu Wenyuan was taking the soldiers under him and following the team forward. Suddenly, one person walked up to Liu Wenyuan, seemingly inadvertently, and whispered to Liu Wenyuan: "Liu Wenyuan. Today, I must win you a game. ."
Hearing this, Liu Wenyuan only raised the corners of his mouth. He was only fifteen years old. He did not have a beard on his face, but he looked vigorous. He smiled and said to the man: "With your ability, even if you practice again. For twenty or thirty years, don’t even think about fighting me. If you want to defeat me, I think you’re hopeless."
On weekdays, although the local soldiers and these foreign soldiers have a lot of hatred and hatred, there are certainly big and small frictions. Both sides are suffocating and want to prove that they are better than the other. As a foreign soldier, Liu Wenyuan naturally had to fight with these local soldiers. The one who provoked Liu Wenyuan was one of them. It's just that although a sergeant can be considered a little capable, it is still inferior to Liu Wenyuan. Every time I fought against Liu Wenyuan, I ended up with a disastrous defeat. However, this sergeant, who was also named Liu, was not convinced and fought again and again. Like the scene just now, it must be staged every time before going out for training.
Hearing Liu Wenyuan's words, Liu Jun's morale gritted his teeth and said: "Liu Wenyuan. You don't look down on people. Wait and see. Later I will beat you to the ground looking for teeth and kneel down and beg for mercy." Sergeant Liu sent a message. After a few harsh words, he ran back to his position angrily.
Liu Wenyuan didn't care about what the Liu family sergeant said. Although the Liu family sergeant said that his mouth was a bit stinky, he was not bad and he just refused to admit defeat. Don't look at what he said so hard, but when it's really time to fight, the two will pay attention to the proportions of their hands and will not fight life and death.
But the words of Sergeant Liu's just now aroused Liu Wenyuan's mind, raised his head and looked at the general who followed Gao Yong in front of him, his eyes lit up with a scorching warfare, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Gao Yong was also very familiar with Liu Wenyuan. Liu Wenyuan was able to conceal his identity when he enrolled in the army, but he could not hide Gao Yong, a senior who also came from the General College of Xinwangjun. Gao Yong was naturally aware of such an excellent junior as Liu Wenyuan, and after Liu Wenyuan came to the Hanyang Army, he also learned from Gao Yong's back then, wanting to challenge all the generals in the city. Not to mention, Liu Wenyuan really has some skills, winning streak in a row. It’s just that when Liu Wenyuan began to challenge Gao Yong’s deputy commander Jiang Shanli, he was rejected by Jiang Shanli, and Liu Wenyuan was not the kind of person who would give up easily. This caused Liu Wenyuan to challenge Jiangshanli when he saw Jiangshanli. Looks like.
Jiang Shanli, who also came from Wangjun General College, naturally knew that this guy was a junior. He shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "This kid still needs to be tempered and tempered. If he is trained well, he may not be a general under the adult account in the future." Although Jiang Shanli is not much greater than Liu Wenyuan, the words There is a sense of veteranness in between.
Just when Gao Yong opened his mouth to speak, a shout suddenly came from the front, interrupting Gao Yong's words. Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli looked up at the same time, and saw a ride coming from the street in front. They seemed to be part of the defenders, but there were thousands of defenders in the city. It is impossible for Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli to be both. Recognize.
This was suspicious, that one ride had already rushed to Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli, and he turned over and got off the horse. He knelt down and bowed to Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli, clasped his fists and shouted: "General Gao Yong! General Jiang Shanli! Nothing, Chengdong found out. enemy."
"Enemy." These two words immediately drew the attention of Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli, and Gao Yong hurriedly asked: "What enemy? How many people are there?"
"General Gao. Leave this alone. Let's rush to Chengdong." Jiang Shanli was more calm, seeing Gao Yong still questioning, and quickly interrupted Gao Yong's questioning. There are only more than a hundred defenders left behind in the east of the city. If there are any enemy troops, those people will definitely be unstoppable. It just so happens that the two of them have already summoned the defenders in the city and can rush to help.
"Ah! Let's go!" Gao Yong also reacted, and immediately waved his hand and hurried towards the East City Gate with Jiang Shanli and the army. Fortunately, their location was already close to the East City Gate, so it didn't take much time for the army to go directly to the top of the city.
Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli, at the top of the city, walked straight to the female wall and looked out of the city. This look made the two breathless. I saw that outside the city, a large area of soldiers and horses was covering and killing them towards the city wall. They were obviously enemies and not friends. These enemy troops were all dressed in black, but they didn't raise the flag, so Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli couldn't tell which way the opponent was. However, a rough estimate is that it should be around 20,000. Such a scale is not something thieves can do.
"General Gao, be careful." Seeing this situation, Jiang Shanli's face was full of dignity, and he said to Gao Yong beside him: "If I'm not mistaken, this soldier might be Xia's army."
"Xia Jiajun?" Gao Yong couldn't help but stunned. He looked at Jiang Shanli with some uncertainty. The enemy army in front of him didn't raise a flag. Why did Jiang Shanli look at it for a short while and believe that the opponent is Xia Jiajun's army? ? Moreover, if it is Xia's army, why doesn't the enemy raise the flag
Before Gao Yong asked questions, Jiang Shanli took the initiative to explain: "From the perspective of the equipment of this army, it is obvious that it is a unit that has undergone regular military training. It is possible to have a regular army of this size, and only the Xia Jiajun in the east has such a unit. Probably. As for why didn’t raise the flag. Humph! This Xia’s general must have the purpose of a sneak attack. He didn’t dare to let us catch the counterattack on the face. However, what they did was still a rebellion! It was almost dead! "
As Jiang Shanli explained, the two had already ordered the army to set up a line of defense on the front of the city, ready to respond to enemy attacks. This level of emergency is for Gao Yong and Jiang Shanli, who came from Wang Songjun General College. , It's as easy as a piece of cake. As a corps leader in the defending army, Liu Wenyuan and Liu Wuchang were arranged to coordinate defense in the same area of the city. Liu Wenyuan’s squad is a sword and shield soldier, while Liu Wuchang’s squad is a spear soldier. The two teams are complementary.