"Journey to the West"

Author: Scarlet Polyp

Chapter 2: Ban Chao Gu My Wish

Pang Hui sat still, touched the stubble on his chin with his left hand, and filled the brazier with a piece of wood with his right hand, and there was no sound in the tent, except for the crackling sound of the wood burning.

Pang Hui thought for a while, and suddenly said to Li Xin faintly: "Lao Li, when I was studying, I heard the story of Ban Hou Ye (Ban Chao) riding the Huns in thirty-six, don't you think the current situation is a good opportunity?" ”

"What good chance?" Li Xin suddenly noticed the astonishing heat in Pang Hui's eyes, "Could it be?" ”

"Not bad!" Pang Hui slapped his thigh and stood up, "The eldest husband has made great contributions, right now!" Yiwu is less than a hundred miles away from here, if we ride and attack, we can reach it in two hours, we set off at the right time, arrive at the same time, set fire at night, kick the camp and kill people, destroy the nest of snakes and rats, and the whole game of chess in the Western Regions is alive! ”

"Ahh Everyone in the tent was speechless in shock by this whimsical idea, and Li Xin reacted first, "Are you crazy? Never! Our army bears the heavy responsibility of protecting food, how can it be extraneous? How can you be confused by the immediate benefits? In case of loss of grain and grass, how can you and I face the tens of thousands of comrades in Gaochang? ”

"Listen to me, no problem!" Pang Hui was so excited that he paced in the camp tent, "The troops in our hands have 800 elite cavalry, 400 foot soldiers, and 1,000 strong people. I only used 800 elite cavalry to attack at night, leaving foot soldiers to protect the baggage and continue the march. If I succeed, then the Rider will no longer be able to intercept my baggage, and the Wusun Rider Alliance will not be able to achieve it; If the opponent's camp is tightly defended and has no chance to take advantage of it, of course Lao Tzu will not touch it hard! As long as I retreat by night, a little bit of the driver's waste can bite my old black tail? ”

"This matter is absolutely not possible, Pang Botong, as the commander of the first army, you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, how can you take such a risk?" Li Xin grabbed Pang Hui's shoulder, his face flushed, and said loudly. Everyone in the tent also came up to persuade them, "My lord, this matter is too risky. "I think it's better to hurry up and get the grain to the ground as soon as possible." "The lower officials think that this matter should be reported to the Gaochang camp first, and the upper officials will decide!" "Why do you need the eldest brother to go out in person, and a certain and two hundred brothers will level the kennel." There was gossip for a while, but Zhao Guang didn't say a word, bowing his head thoughtfully.

"What a noise! After eating the soldier's meal for so many years, haven't you seen the world one of them? Learn from a family far! Pang Hui looked at Zhao Guang with a smile, "Ziyuan, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Guang took a deep breath, raised his head, his eyes showed the same fanaticism as Pang Hui, he hugged his fists at everyone, and said, "Brothers, the younger brother is new to the battlefield, and his knowledge is not worth mentioning. But in the past, before the night attack on the Huns in Shanshanguo, Zeng Yun 'did not enter the tiger's den, and did not enter the tiger's den. The plan of the present day is only to attack the captives by fire by night, so that they do not know how much I have, and they will be greatly shaken, and they will be destroyed. 'The little brother is foolish, and thinks that the situation at this time is similar to that time! ”

"Well said!" Pang Hui clapped his big hand, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't be a tiger." Now, of course, we can march on our own, and only send fast horses to report the news to Gaochang, whether to fight or make peace, it is all up to Gaochang to decide. But have you ever thought about it, Gaochang City is close to Wusun on the left, and the car division is on the right, since the Han Dynasty intends to reorganize the Western Regions, it has long attracted the attention of all countries in the Western Regions! Even if Gao Chang immediately sent troops to sweep up, would he be able to avoid the eyes and ears of the chariot master Wusun? Pang Hui turned around, walked to the main general's couch and sat down, and looked around at everyone, "The Che Shiren are deeply jealous of the military might of the Han Dynasty, and the key points of their battalion's reconnaissance and defense must be concentrated in the Gaochang battalion in the west, and the defense in the east is insufficient. And our chance is that we are a wonder team! Besides, running at night, aren't we doing this business in the first place! Do you say yes or no? ”

"Not bad!" Hearing this, the atmosphere in the tent was relieved. Today's Han cavalry selection materials, more of Hebei Xiliang military merits or good families, and many of them are Hu people who moved inward, in their hearts, Li Hong, the Marquis of Jinyang, is like the Han God of War. For his legendary battles, he is even more cherished and yearned. Li Hong's life used soldiers, the best at horseing, and long at night attacks, often using this way to win more with less, and turn the tide of battle. Therefore, the officers and men of the Han cavalry, regardless of the length of their time in the army, are often full of confidence in night raids. Everyone thought in their hearts that hundreds of thousands of yellow turbans, hundreds of thousands of Xianbei, Qiang iron horses, and the Central Plains coalition army that went forward and followed, all kinds of strong enemies were not broken one by one with iron horses. Now that the chariot master in front of me is just a small country, how can he stop my big Han iron horse?

Pang saw the effect of his words, and immediately struck while the iron was hot: "The tooth gate generals Huang Sheng and Wu Nai, and the hundred generals Zhang Quan, Shooting Tiger, and Duan Ran。。。。。。 Yu Wenfeng and Zhao Guang listen to orders! ”

The officers who heard their names perked up and replied in unison; "The subordinates are here!"

"Order you to order eight hundred elite horsemen in two hours, and stand by outside the camp!"

"Yes!"

"Junhou Fang Chao, Xu Jie, and Wang Liang listen to the order! Prepare your weapons, horses, torches, and a day's worth of food and water for the assault within two hours, and stand by outside the camp! ”

"Yes!"

"Scout team Dubo Tuoba Feng listens to the order! Order your troops to set off immediately, take the prisoner, and find out all the sentry posts of the chariot division on the way from here to Igo. If there are few enemies, no people or animals will be left; If there are many enemy soldiers, make a mark, don't worry about him, go to the camp of the Che Division, be sure to find out the truth and wait for the arrival of the army! “

"Yes!"

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After the generals got the order, they all withdrew from the military tent, leaving only Li Xin alone, Pang Hui changed his resolute and solemn expression just now, and smiled at Li Xin flatteringly: "Old Li, Bo Cheng (Li Xin's character), we brothers, have been for more than ten years, right?" ”

"It's been 13 years since I started studying in Mongolia at the age of six! Bertone, when will you give me less trouble? One world, two brothers, I have to help you when the sky falls! But what you did this time is too outrageous! Li Xin had calmed down from the excitement just now, but the anger in his heart still couldn't be eliminated, "Sending grain to Gaochang is a military order, and the military order is like a mountain!" The cavalry escorting is responsible for ensuring the safety of the baggage, but it is not your Pang Heizi's private soldier! Bertong, your military strategy is naturally far better than mine, but you have to remember that the country has national laws, and the army has military regulations! No matter how prominent your background is, in today's Han army, you can't let your temperament come around! ”

Pang Hui still has a smiling face; "I know, I know, if I come here, my father will be the first to spare me! But Lao Li, to be honest, do you really think that my night attack this time is not a success at all? You have always been thoughtful, if you say nothing, I don't want to put down the face of the main general, and I will not go tonight! ”

"You don't sell well here, the military orders have been issued, can the water spilled still be recycled? Let alone...... Li Xin sat down, flicked the ground with his fingers, and said in a low voice, "Ziyuan is right, the current situation is indeed similar to that of Banhou back then. The battalion of the Cheshi Division claims to have more than 10,000 troops, but in fact, there are only a few thousand soldiers who can fight, and under the night attack, at most three or four out of ten can get up and resist, and they don't know the reality of our army, and it is very easy to bomb the battalion; Our army is all light cavalry, coming and going like the wind, as long as we can successfully reach the location of the camp of the Cheshi without being discovered, the success is great! Hey, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger's son, although the day of the son's military service is short, and although the teeth are young, he has the wind of his father's true marquis! ”

"I tell you, this kid has a great future! Lao Li, when I go, I will entrust all the affairs of this team to you. I think tomorrow you will still dial as usual, no need to wait, I will naturally catch up according to the original route. Oh, I'm afraid the speed of the march will be faster, and this way, it will be hard for you! If you come back and arrive in Gaochang City, I will invite you to drink wine and eat roasted whole sheep! ”

"Yes." Li Xin nodded absently, thoughtfully, Pang Hui didn't care about him, took the matching knife, and walked out of the tent to check the camp by himself.

Zhao Guang received the military order, went back and instructed his subordinates to rest and prepare, and then came to the camp where he was staying, and recruited a few uncles and chiefs to discuss matters. Zhao Guang, as a general of 100 people, led a total of 96 cavalry people, including two Dubo, eight chiefs, and 16 Wu Chang, two of which are Dubo, all of whom are veterans who have been fighting for many years: Zhao Neng, the upper Dubo, is in his early forties, with a medium stature and an elegant face. Born in Changshan Zhending, he is a member of the Zhao clan, and he is still the uncle of the Zhao Guang clan in terms of seniority. Zhao Neng has served under Zhao Guang's father for many years, and he is very powerful, and the official is Sima of other departments. After pacifying the world, he didn't want to be an official, so he retired and became an old man in the Hou Mansion. This resumption of the expedition is entirely to use his veteran experience to maintain the young master's left and right; Xiadu Bo Luoan, twenty-eight years old, a native of the Southern Huns, with a knife-like face of the national character, a tiger's back and a bear's waist. The ancestors of the Southern Huns, the grandparents moved into Bingzhou to live, changed their Han surname, and lived half farming and half hunting. The Marquis of Jinyang recruited Hu Qi in those years, and then relied on a good archery to join the army, and in the past seven or eight years, a big bow has killed the enemy, and he has been nicknamed "Falling Eagle Eagle". However, because of his illiteracy and occasional drinking, he was unable to be promoted for several years in the position of Dubo. Fortunately, Luo Anben is open-minded, but he feels that being a small military attache below, even if he goes into battle to kill the enemy, he will be happy. These two people said that they were subordinates, but they were really good teachers, and along the way, Zhao Guang had benefited a lot from the two of them.

Everyone sat down, and before Zhao Guang could speak, Zhao Neng preemptively said; "My lord, my subordinates know everything. This battle is too dangerous, nine deaths, adults are just the first formation, and the experience is still shallow, how can they deal with such a battle? If there is a mistake, how can the subordinates explain to the Hou Ye? How to 。。。。。。 to Mrs. ”

Zhao Guang smiled and waved his hand, stopping his uncle's words: "Uncle Neng, since you were a child, you told our brother the story of your father's conquest with the Marquis of Jinyang since he was seventeen years old, why did you persuade me to come now?" Could it be that I am not as good as my father back then? Seeing that the old uncle was a little embarrassed, he was relieved, "Since Guang has been helped by Uncle Neng, Luo Dubo, and so many brothers, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and the Longtan Tiger's Den can also go down!" What is there to fear about attacking the camp? ”

On the side, Luo Anfu laughed: "What the adults said is reasonable." Lord Zhao, you are so worried, do you believe that I can't fall into the big bow? What kind of driver and bird master, with me, keep the safety of adults. Lao Luo, I still expect to make this great achievement and be promoted as soon as possible, the brothers say yes or no? Everyone laughed and agreed. Zhao Neng laughed when he heard this, so he didn't mention the precautions for night raids told everyone.

At the end of the day, outside the camp, the eight hundred elite horsemen were ready to stop, and in the dark field, only the sound of burning wood in the camp and the excited panting and digging sound of war horses could be heard. Pang Hui was fully armed, slowly leading the horse, inspecting his elite cavalry. He inspected face by face, and the faces of the soldiers, there was no timidity or panic, only the excitement before the battle and the expectation of the battle achievements, Pang Hui nodded with satisfaction. Commanded to the two tooth generals beside him; "Up!"

"Up!" "Up!" "Up!" The brief command was conveyed layer by layer, and the iron horsemen standing like mountains and forests moved, moving like the wind, and disappeared into the darkness one by one in units of a hundred horsemen.

Pang Hui turned his head to look at the camp gate and said with a smile: "What, I'm afraid that I won't feel at ease when I leave, come and see me off?" ”

Inside the camp gate, dozens of knights urged their horses to run out, and when the knights led by Pang Hui ran past Pang Hui, they shouted, "Everything in the camp is entrusted to the old side, and Lao Tzu is too lazy to take care of so much for you!" Then he chased after the large group of men and horses in front of him. Pang Hui laughed, and also slapped his horse to catch up, and after a while, the camp was completely quiet, and between heaven and earth, it seemed that there was only a campfire in the camp and an endless night.