The Xue clan dock on the Fenyin high plateau, the original Xue clansmen and tribes have already been sent out, and they are placed around Puban in the south, or directly cross the river to Heluo.

Wang Shi was stationed here, and it did not seem empty, especially since there were already signs of goods gathering in this realm, and the houses where the Xue clan originally lived were also opened or demolished to house the many Hu soldiers from Feng Yi who were about to enter the country.

Xue Tao was standing at the head of the dock wall at the moment, and he didn't have much sadness in his heart that the township industry had changed hands, but he was full of anxiety and looked at the vast wilderness in the north. Behind him, in addition to several generals of the Hedong Military Government, there were also several generals under Li Bing.

Several days have passed since Li Bingdu went north, but there has still been no news. In particular, according to his subordinates, his people led no more than 300 people, if they were just to visit and watch, these numbers would be enough, but because Li Bing went in person, it would be difficult to end the battle if there was a slight mistake, which could not help but make Xue Tao sad.

At the moment, he has not left the country to travel far, Li Bing is still his boss, even if there is any troubled feelings in his heart, Xue Tao is inconvenient to declare it, so he can only press it in his heart.

"Is the matter of the government soldiers marching north to enter the camp properly arranged?"

The sunset was setting again, and before he knew it, the time of the day had passed again, Xue Tao frowned, and turned his head to look at Xue Liang behind him while stepping down from the city and asked in a deep voice.

At present, it is really difficult for him to evaluate whether Li Bing's behavior of hyping up military affairs is reckless or hasty and wise, but now that he is still in the county, and Hedong is his native land, he naturally cannot turn sideways and sit idly by, so he will reuse the Hedong Prefecture soldiers who have just evacuated from various borders and assembled and reorganized them to the front again, and use them to enrich the places that the Hedong Wang's division cannot take into account.

The Pingyang bandits themselves are not strong, otherwise Shi Sheng would not have been cowardly inclined to retreat north when the east of the river gradually stabilized, but the extremely high mobility of these bandits is the most troublesome place.

Earlier, the sideline changed guards and loopholes were inevitable, and these bandits were already in turmoil, frequently chaotic, and very active, and now that they learned the news that Wang Shi was going to make a big move, it was conceivable that there must have been signs that they were about to assemble.

After thinking and weighing in the past few days, Xue Tao can also roughly understand Li Bing's logic of action, compared to the soldiers of Hedong Prefecture, who are well versed in the reality of all sides of the countryside, the Wang Shi from Tongguan does not have these advantages, and the troops are already insufficient to disperse to the long defense line to protect the realm thoroughly.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Tongguan Wang Division is far stronger than that of the government soldiers in Hedong, and it is better to grasp the core and break it in one fell swoop, and first kill the foundation and core of the Pingyang thieves, and then cooperate with the county soldiers and villagers to continue to sweep and suppress.

This line of thinking cannot be said to be wrong, but the original problems still exist, the Fenshui is overflowing, and most of the army is difficult to pass, which is an important reason for restricting the northward advance of the Wang Division. If you want to use troops on a large scale, the safest way is to cross Jishan and attack Pingyang from the east side of Fenshui to the north.

The shortage of troops is an important reason for restricting this method of warfare. Previously, Xue Tao didn't use it, or because once he sent troops on a large scale, it would inevitably be harassed by Fenyin, and even endanger the heart of Hedong.

What's more, there is Taiyuan after Pingyang, Taiyuan's Shisheng has recovered a lot after several years of recuperation, and his strength has recovered a lot, and he will not sit back and watch the Pingyang fence in the south to lose, once the Hedong Wang Division has a large-scale move, his people will definitely send troops south to help the war, and the war is likely to continue all the way, and I don't know when it will end.

Xue Liang took a step forward and explained in detail the situation of the return of the soldiers to the camp, and saw that Xue Tao's eyebrows were full of sorrow, so he said again: "General Li is the governor of the Western Regions of Sizhou, and since he uses troops to strategize, he must also have the approval of the general." Our Hedong Prefecture soldiers are in the territory, and we already have the duty to assist in the war, even if we delay the earlier order, it is understandable......"

Different from Xue Tao's sorrow, the commanders of the Hedong Mansion soldiers were more happy to see Li Bing's such a big move, and they knew best that once a full-scale battle was started, the front would soon be expanded, and it might not be possible to calmly suppress it in the short term, and it was inevitable that the Hedong Mansion soldiers would fill the battle line.

If there is a war in Hedong itself, it is an inevitable choice for the government soldiers to stay on the spot, so there is no need to rush to northern Shaanxi. If there is any further delay and recurrence of the war, and the northern Shaanxi operation has already achieved a result, then there may not be any need to leave the country for an expedition in the future. Being able to stay in the countryside is naturally a satisfactory result for them, the soldiers of Hedong Prefecture.

Xue Tao did not answer Xue Liang's advice, but continued to advise: "Although the troops are dispersed, the reorganization must not be stopped. ”

The reason why he was worried was that he knew that it was a foregone conclusion that the soldiers of Hedong Prefecture would leave the country to fight, and even if they did not go to northern Shaanxi at the moment, they might be transferred to Shandong in the future. Compared with Saihu from the north and south of Shaanxi, Shihu of Shandong is the real strong enemy.

Xue Tao is not cowardly, from the moment he decided to lead the villagers to naturalize and enter the rule, he has always had the consciousness of fighting on the battlefield of blood and repaying the kindness of the general, but if the location of external use is changed from northern Shaanxi to Shandong, and the opponent is also changed from Saihu to Shihu of the Kingdom of Qian, the difficulty is naturally different.

What's more, in the Hebei region of Taihang Shandong, once a large-scale war starts, it must be the elite of the Wang Division, and their Hedong Mansion soldiers not only have no sense of existence in it, but they will not be able to attack the real fortifications and risks, even if all the members are not exhausted!

Xue Qiang on the other side is also wearing a military uniform, he has a good personality and is tired of literature, so he was directly incorporated into the military government to prepare to follow his father on the battlefield, seeing that his father was still sad, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "General Li is a strong general under the general's mansion, leading his disciples to the north, maybe he will directly kill the thief capital, and Grandpa really doesn't have to worry about our department being stuck here for a long time, delaying the military plane." ”

Xue Tao was more relieved that his son could understand his worries, but when he heard that he was so optimistic, he couldn't help laughing, and first paused and reprimanded: "In the ranks, you need to be dignified, not a common name." ”

After that, he sighed and said: "How can there be so many mighty deeds of thieves and generals among the ten thousand armies, Pingyang is already unfamiliar, and the trace of the thief is also erratic. Now that the south is fighting, the message has long been spread in Fenshang, even if the thief is stunned, he must be surrounded by a group of thieves, how can he be easily taken advantage of by the enemy. ”

While speaking, the group returned to the Chinese army's tent in the dock wall. This is the house of the Xue family, and Li Bing has not been in it for a long time, but he has not made any major changes.

At present, Li Bing is not in the dock, and his subordinates are still busy arranging and placing goods and labor from all sides, and it is inevitable that the greetings will not be thoughtful, but Xue Tao is not in the mood to care about these, and has dealt with some personnel scheduling matters of the military government itself, so he goes to sleep and rest.

The next day, there was still nothing special going on. I don't know if it was Li Bing's aggressive posture that made the Pingyang group of thieves palpitate, or whether the Hedong Prefecture soldiers returned to the front with an effect, and even the frequent intrusions of thieves on all sides in the past few days were much less.

In the afternoon, Xue Tao was still in the camp to handle military affairs, when suddenly Li Bing's subordinate came to report that the general had returned and was returning from the bank of the Fenshui River to Wubi.

When Xue Tao learned of this, even if he couldn't hold it back, he didn't even have time to put on his armor, so he directly led more than a dozen personal soldiers to rush out of the dock wall and greet each other.

Not long after the group ran on the hill, they saw a team of hundreds of people in front of them, and the leader was Li Bing. Seeing that the clothes and robes of this group of people and horses were scattered, and the weapons were also messy, and there was no neat and impressive military appearance of Wang Shi, Xue Tao naturally knew that he must have deliberately disguised himself in this way to avoid being too dazzling in Pingyang, in the north of Fenshui.

"General Lee is finally back......"

Xue Tao greeted him, and he didn't know where to start with the worries that had been accumulated for a few days, especially when he saw that Li Bingqi was also dirty and had messy hair, and he couldn't see the prestige posture that a state general should have, and he also sighed in his heart that Li Bing's style of being a pioneer was a soldier, so he pressed many words and motioned to the attaché to step forward to lead the war horse, and said: "All kinds of military affairs, let's go back to the camp and talk about it in detail." ”

Li Bing's face was also tired, and he took the water bladder handed by the soldiers and drank it bitterly, and then said with a smile: "After General Lao Xue is my town, this trip to the north is really tiring and unbearable, so I will no longer be formal." ”

Xue Qiang, who followed the companions, saw that there were many traces of fighting on Li Bing and the people behind him, so he couldn't help but ask: "General Li personally crossed the river and peeked into the thief realm, presumably he has gained a lot, I don't know if he has ever encountered the thief leader?" ”

Xue Tao glared at his son unhappily, worried that this kid's rash question would make Li Bing embarrassed and shy, but before he could withdraw his gaze, he heard Li Bing's slightly hoarse laughter: "I did see it, and I have been beheaded." ”

Miscellaneous...... What the?

When Xue Tao heard this, he almost fell off his war horse and looked at Li Bing in disbelief.

As for Xue Qiang on the other side, his eyes widened, looking incredulous, he asked casually, but he didn't expect Li Bing to give such an amazing answer, so he couldn't help asking: "Really behead the thief?" Pingyang thief head, Ding Linghu chief Zhai turtle? ”

Li Bing smiled after hearing this, waved his hand to the rear, and his own soldiers took out an item from the sack soaked in blood and dirt on horseback and sent it over, it was an unkempt and blood-soaked head, Li Bing took it in his hand, and casually threw it to Xue Qiang, who looked curious: "After all, I haven't been in the country for a long time, and I have less insight into the thieves in Pingyang, and the thief leader has been killed, but whether it is Zhai Turtle is uncertain." ”

Xue Qiang hurriedly borrowed the bloody head, and the curiosity on his face became the panic that a young man should have, and he didn't dare to look down to distinguish it, but Xue Tao on the other side rushed in directly, snatched the head with his hand, and roughly wiped off the messy hair and blood stains on the head, and then said in a somewhat dry tone: "It is indeed Zhai Turtle......"

"I didn't hit the deputy car by mistake, which is good, and I don't have to run again. This kind of thing is just a one-time reversal, but if it is done again, the enemy will be on guard, but it will not be easy to succeed. ”

Li Bing's tone was obviously relaxed, but listening to Xue Tao's mouth, it still caused turmoil that overturned the river and the sea.

It's just a once-in-one? Do you want to do it again?

Xue Tao looked at Li Bing with an uncalm face, and looked at the soldiers behind him by the way, but saw that they were just ordinary, and they didn't have any excitement or arrogance because of this, as if all this was just a normal thing.

While speaking, a group of people went straight back to the dock wall, and after Li Bing confessed, he directly withdrew from the bath and changed clothes, and the soldiers who followed him all the way also dispersed to eat and recuperate. As for the head of the thief Zhai Turtle, there were other beheadings, just like ordinary objects, they were directly thrown to the soldiers who were in charge of their duties and merits.

Xue Tao couldn't hold back the shock in his heart, and finally grabbed a soldier who followed Li Bing across the river, and asked in detail about the deeds after crossing the river.

After the group of them crossed the river, they pretended to be bandits wandering in this realm, and when the news that the southern king was about to cross the border to attack spread in the Pingyang realm, the thief leader Zhai Gui was also like a great enemy, so he informed the group of thieves in the realm to gather in a certain place in Pingyang, intending to rely on the strength of the crowd to support a little. After Li Bing and the others entered, they also followed the direction in which the thieves had assembled, and went directly to the place where they assembled.

The thief leader Zhai Gu naturally did not have the prestige of commanding the thieves, especially when the king master was about to attack, which was even more terrifying. But it's not for nothing that the thieves still want to be attached to them. The army of the king is majestic, and even if they want to belong to the army, they will be refused to be included. Moreover, Pingyang is a wasteland, there is no oil and water, on the other hand, Hedong Township is thriving, and a little income from raiding the territory is enough for them to consume and enjoy.

Gathering in the countryside and taking advantage of the east of the river, although this kind of day is turbulent and unstable, for these fierce and untamable murderers, it is much more comfortable than being trapped in one place and restrained by rope orders.

Now that they know that Wang Shi is going to cross the border, they don't have to think about it at all and don't know that they will not be Wang Shi's opponents, although fleeing and fleeing is also one of the means to save their lives, but when the crisis comes, many people still tend to huddle together for warmth.

But such a group of rabble, without thinking about it, knew that there was no military order banner at all, and they did not know each other at all. Because Li Bing and the others were able to sneak directly into the heart of Pingyang without a trace, and because hundreds of strong men were all fierce pawns, there was no need to show their strength at all, and they were also a force that was not weak among the bandits gathered.

Probably the thief leader Zhai Gui couldn't imagine that the master of the king in the south would be so bold that he would lead a few hundred soldiers to sneak directly into his lair, and he also looked like he was diligent in cultivating martial arts and waiting for the enemy.

After that, the development of the situation was logical, Li Bing and others infiltrated the camp of Ding Lingren, mixed with a group of bandits, seized the opportunity to directly rush into the enemy's army, beheaded the thieves, and then took advantage of the chaos to kill out of the encirclement, all the way back to Fenyin.

The soldiers lacked ornamental expressions, and it was very boring to tell, but after Xue Tao listened, he was speechless for a long time, and felt that extraordinary people were extraordinary things, compared with these backbone and bold generals in the royal division, he was too poor in terms of talent and ambition.