After winning the first battle in Douzigang, Luo Cheng continued to lead the troops deeply.

In this battle, not a single soldier was lost, but more than 300 stones of salt were obtained, more than 100 salt people were captured, and more than 50 thieves were beheaded, which can be said to be a full harvest.

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Zhao Gui divided his scout brigade into several light cavalry and scattered them to ensure that the army would not fall into an ambush after entering Ze. Luo Cheng didn't want a horn and then a scene of ambushing soldiers from all sides.

Zhao Gui's scout brigade marched forward with 100 cavalry to conduct reconnaissance within 20 miles of the army, not only to explore the road but also to prevent ambushes, and even to take on the task of sweeping away the enemy's scouts.

And Lao Jia and Qi Fatzi led a brigade of light horses, guarding the left and right sides. They were light cavalry, responsible for protecting the Chinese army from possible enemies on both flanks.

As for Heiye, he was responsible for leading a brigade of Pak Dao soldiers to serve as the forward of the team, and Cun Xiao led a brigade commander to take charge of the rear of the palace.

The grain carts and baggage teams were in the middle army, Luo Cheng took fifty cavalry directly under the light cavalry to act as the reserve of the whole army, and Du Fuwei and Fu Gongqi were responsible for protecting the heavy grain and grass of the Chinese army.

Such an arrangement is divided equally and steadily.

Basically, it is impossible to say that you are ambushed halfway and be caught off guard.

Even if the enemy attacks, there is enough time to react and quickly retreat to the enemy, so as not to be cut off from the end and divided and surrounded. This method of marching and arranging the formation was actually taught to Luo Cheng by Zhang Xutuo, and it was all his actual combat experience.

In Zhang Xutuo's words, a group of soldiers and horses marching must be divided into scouts, jumping, vanguards, middle armies, and palace soldiers, and the infantry and cavalry must be well matched, such as light horses on both sides of protection, scouts in front of the road, and important protection in the middle.

Although Douzigang is a large salt of hundreds of miles, it is not actually a barren land.

It's just that most of the land here is salt and brine land, so most of them can't grow crops and grains, and they can't produce grain, so of course they can't live in large numbers. However, this area of several hundred miles is very vast, and there are still some places where there are small areas where grain can be grown. Moreover, there is a lot of water here, and the fishing and hunting resources are also abundant.

Walking in Zeli, you can see a small field from time to time, as well as a few thatched huts.

Even on the shores of some Shiozawa lakes, there are fugitives boiling salt. Most of these are loose boiled households, but the boiled salt is also sold to Liu Badao.

When the fugitives and salt farmers saw the officials and soldiers with fluttering flags coming in, they all fled in all directions as if they saw ghosts.

Luo Cheng didn't have any ill will towards them, but Liu Zhen also had fugitives in his deal, anyway, every living mouth could be sent to Liu Zhen to exchange it for ten stone of grain, and one head could be exchanged for five stones.

Although this price is not high, after all, a young slave is worth several horses now, and it is worth as much as twenty or thirty times. But after all, this is Liu Zhenjiang's territory, and Luo Cheng didn't have time to send people back to Qi County, so he finally reached this agreement.

Now in Luo Cheng's eyes, these people are all piles of grain.

Luo Cheng has always wanted to build a benevolent and righteous division that does not commit any crimes, but only for his own people. And those fugitive salt households have never been among Luo Cheng's own people.

He called the brigade commander of the king of Lujiao Pass, gave him a chance to atone for his crimes, and asked him to lead people to arrest the fugitives from the salt households who were scattered on the march.

So Wang Lvshuai blushed and said that he would complete the task, turned back, and took his remaining more than 80 people to arrest people, Luo Cheng ignored them and continued to move forward.

After advancing for about ten miles without incident, Zhao Gui sent scouts back to report that the second target point had appeared, and the enemy had not yet discovered that the officers and troops were coming to suppress them.

It was a larger village than the previous workshop, there were about 500 salt households boiling salt in it, it used to be a big village, and it was even a market for selling salt, after Liu Badao occupied this place, this was still a place for boiling salt and selling salt, and he also specially stationed about 200 subordinates here.

This is a salt village with basic fortifications, and there are quite a few guards.

"Do you want a raid?" The fourth rode over and asked.

"It's so early, and this salt village is in a flat place, so we can't approach it quietly. Forget it, anyway, it's just a stockade of 200 bandits, let's go head-on. ”

After Zhao Gui received the reply, he left half of the people to watch outside the salt village, and the other half continued to move forward.

Luo Cheng arrived soon with his men.

The high fluttering flag was also discovered by the guards in the wall, so the bell rang out, and there was a chaotic sound in the wall, the door was closed, the bandits took knives and bows on the wall, and even the salt farmers who boiled salt were also called to the wall to help defend it.

Luo Cheng and his brothers rode close to the gate of the village and stopped to observe before taking a hundred steps.

A rudimentary stockade with a wall made of wooden piles, and a ditch about a zhang wide outside, with living water inside, and only a drawbridge leading to the gate.

The walled wall is about the height of more than a zhang.

"How are you going to fight?" The fourth asked.

There is still such a stockade defense, and if it is attacked hard, it is estimated that there will be some casualties.

"Wang Lvshuai, call him over." Luo Chengdao.

Wang Lvshuai worked very hard to catch the fugitives along the way just now, and he has already arrested hundreds of people. When he heard Luo Cheng call him, he thought there was something good. As a result, Luo Cheng's first sentence was to let him take the remaining 80 people in Antler Pass to take the lead.

"Luo Sima, there are a lot of thieves in this village, the wall is high, and there is a ditch, there is only one door, and the suspension bridge is still pulled up, we can't take it."

"I will send light cavalry to escort the formation, and I will also send crossbowmen to shoot arrows to suppress the thieves on the wall, and I will also draw a batch of shields for you."

"But, but."

"It's nothing, it's a military order, go ahead."

Wang Lvshuai's face was ugly, and he stood there and refused to leave.

Luo Cheng snorted.

Wang Junkuo pulled out his sword from the sheath, "Military orders are like mountains, military laws are ruthless, is Wang Lushuai going to disobey military orders?" ”

"I'm from Antler Pass." Wang Lvshuai craned his neck and said, he knew what kind of goods his subordinates were, this hard attack on the village, it is estimated that he is going to die, how can he go.

"Hahaha, although you are from Lujiao Pass, General Liu Zhen has already handed you over to my command, so you have to obey my military orders. Now, I'll give you one more chance, to go or not to go? ”

Wang Lvshuai's face was cloudy, his eyes swept between Luo Cheng and Wang Junkuo's knives, and finally turned his head.

When Lvshuai Wang was preparing to attack with someone over there, Luo Cheng called Du Fuwei and the brothers Fu Gongyi, "Later, Lvshuai Wang is attacking in the front, and I will let the light cavalry cooperate to create a momentum and attract the attention of the thieves to the front." Then the two of you with swords and shields will go around the back, and there will be scouts and light horsemen with bows and arrows to cover you and take the wall into the wall. ”

"Understood?"

Du Fuwei slapped the scabbard and said excitedly, "I understand, the side surnamed Wang is a feint, and we are the real one." ”