The thief is a very proud person, he fell into the grass in the early years of Onozawa, and under his command 9,000 people, rampant in the eastern country, invaded and brutalized the princes of Lu, Song, Cao, and Wei. The towns that passed, the big countries guarded the city, the small countries were insured, and the people suffered, and they were also considered heroes, thinking that they were invincible in the world.

It wasn't until he was beaten up by Zhao Wuxian with a few fat beatings that his unruly heart settled down a little and barely condescended to it.

But in the past few years, the martial arts of the thieves began to prosper again, first chasing the Qi businessmen in Jishui, Pushui, and Wudao; and made trouble for the Chen clan of Qi on the big river; In the Song Rebellion the year before last, he made great achievements with a strange army. Of course, there he also met the second person in his life, the mysterious fisherman who led the way in the grass.

In short, the thief began to be proud again, and felt that he could fight the invincible opponent in the world.

As a result, he was transferred to the Jin Kingdom with great interest this time, and as soon as he showed his head in Jianjin, he suffered a big defeat.

He was very depressed, and at this moment, under Zhao Wuxian's scrutiny, he looked very embarrassed by his unshaven beard.

Zhao Wuxian stared at this subordinate who had never been afraid of the powerful: "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

The thief opened his mouth several times before he said, "Here's the thing, a few days ago, we arrived on the south bank of Jianjin and prepared to cross the river north. Because the scouts and sentry said that the Zhongxing clan had marched westward, we believed it and crossed the river with confidence, and until this time, everything was going well. ”

"Although there is a small town on the north bank of Jianjin, it does not occupy a wide area, and most of the wharves are outside the wall. Just as we were halfway through the crossing, we suddenly received news that a large army was approaching. More than 10,000 people from the Zhongxing clan and the Fan clan suddenly attacked Jianjin, so we were caught off guard. ”

Zhao Wuxian was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Isn't this the strategy I used before?" There are also talents in the Bank of China clan, and they actually stole the teacher and used it on you. And it worked? ”

He was a little disappointed, although the elite of the follow-up troops could not be compared with the forwards, but there were also a thousand soldiers to suppress the formation, plus the sheep tongue was good at defending and stealing and attacking, these two people cooperated, and it should have been foolproof. Unexpectedly, there was still a defeat: the biggest defeat since the soldiers became the army!

The thief said ashamedly: "The enemy army has chosen a good time, and it will take two days for 8,000 people to cross the river. The river cut off the north and the south, and the precautions that had been made were far from sufficient. At that time, I was already on the north bank with the Wandering Division and the men of the Left Army, and the sheep tongue Sima was on the south bank. When the enemy attacked, he also wanted to come and reinforce him, but the ships were mostly on the north bank, and the current was strong, so it was difficult to rush the rafts carrying reinforcements downstream, and we were left outnumbered. ”

"Go on. Exactly how many people have been lost, that's what I'm most concerned about! ”

"After the attack, our side lost nearly 1,000 yuan, and the subordinates saw that the adjacent positions were lost one after another, and they felt that the north shore wharf and Xiaoyi might not be able to be protected. He led people to cover the evacuation of the people. I withstood for a few hours, allowing the soldiers and the Chinese army to withdraw smoothly, leaving only the left army ......"

Left Army. It is a miscellaneous soldier composed of the subjects of the Donglu doctor, and these people were originally pulled out to be used as people's husbands. Zhao Wuxian could already guess the result.

The thief said hatefully: "Those doctors who commanded the left army were not ambiguous, and directly cut off the banner and surrendered when the apprentices of the Zhongxing clan rushed over. My flanks just crumbled. ”

As a result, although there were casualties among the soldiers and some of the Chinese army, the main force successfully withdrew to the south bank and was stationed in Liyan under the command of Yang Yurong, which may have been a blessing in misfortune. The left army was half surrendered to the enemy, and although Zhao Wuxian was not a pity, he was also a little unhappy.

"In the end, I could only fight my way out of the mudflats and reeds with my men, and it was not good to go to the south bank anymore, so I drove west along the river bank, hoping to find the general's main force ......"

Fortunately, the riverside is the familiar terrain of the thieves, and this time a total of more than 1,000 people escaped. It is indeed remarkable that he broke through the heavy encirclement of the Zhongxing clan and came out alive, and traveled two hundred miles west to join the main force.

"The subordinate lost the teacher and humiliated the king, and asked the general to punish him!" The thief's face burned badly, his eyes were above the top on weekdays, but when Zhao Wuxian swept Fan and Handan, he fought a shameful defeat by himself, which was really embarrassing!

Zhao Wuxian asked, "You said that you resisted for several hours, so what about the enemy's losses?" ”

The thief said loudly: "We didn't let them have a good time, the Bank of China and the Fan clan paid at least two thousand people to conquer Thornjin!" ”

2,000 people...... Zhao Wuxian doesn't know if this number is reliable, so let's believe it as a reference.

"If you lose your teacher, you should be punished in military law...... But you also have the ability to cover, even I didn't expect that the Zhongxing Jinjun would be so good at fighting, and Zhongxingyin also has a clever strategist by his side......"

Zhao Wuxian turned around and asked, "Could it be the Qi people Gaoqiang mentioned by Mr. before?" ”

Yang Yin, who was sitting next to Zhao Wuxian and listened carefully, did not speak, and only then arched his hand and said: "Only Gao Qiang, this person used to be the Zhengqing of Qi State, one person under ten thousand people, but he lost everything overnight, as the saying goes, he is a famous doctor, he knows the cold of the high places, and the suffering of the low places, he has learned from the pain for thirty years, read thousands of books, and is the first adviser of the Bank of China." ”

Wuxian said angrily: "Fan has Wang Sheng, Zhang Liushuo, and Bank of China has Gaoqiang, these two really can't be underestimated." ”

Seeing that everyone's belief in victory was a little shaken, he raised his voice again in vain: "But my Zhao clan is even more talented!" There is Dong Zi to stabilize the rear of Jinyang, there is Mr. Yin to guard the eldest son, there is Mr. Fu running around in Xintian, there is Yangzi who is ruthless, there is Mr. Yang who answers everything, there is the post Sima general who is involved in danger, there is Zheng Sishi Hu Wei, and Mr. Zhou is outspoken and admonished......"

In the end, Zhao Wuxian walked to the thief's side and patted him on the shoulder: "There is no shortage of talents under my command, let's just say that Zishi is an unborn general, although you are still glorious in this battle, you were dragged down by the left army in the east and suffered grievances, just get it back in the next battle!" ”

"Yui!" The thief was very moved after receiving the understanding, and he promised loudly, but he didn't know that what Zhao Wuxian secretly thought was that for the rebellious thief, it was not a bad thing to lose a game.

"By the way, where is the BOC army now!?"

The thief became serious: "The Bank of China set fire to the Jianjin Wharf, and left more than a thousand people to look at the other side, and then returned to Muyi to rest for a day, and then poured out of the nest and brought it to Fan and Gongyi, probably a hundred miles behind me!" ”

Zhao Wuxian looked at the map, and his face became solemn: "Gao Qiang and Wang Sheng have a tacit understanding, Fan's retreat, and the Bank of China rushed to help after eliminating his worries." With that, the battlefield moved north, to our strange away place...... But I'm afraid they won't come! ”

After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, Zhao Wuxian opened his eyes full of warlike intent, and said earnestly: "Second and third sons, the real war, I'm afraid it's just begun!" ”

……

This was Zhao Wuxian's camp, but Zhao Ying was listening quietly outside, and the Eastern Zhao soldiers on duty on the side did not dare to squeak.

It's strange to say that after the father beat his son lightly, the distinction between the east and the west and the two Zhao was clearly broken, and the faint rejection and hostility disappeared.

After reuniting the army, Zhao Wuxian often consulted Zhao Ying's diners about questions, and was more and more recognized by the Western Zhao retainers, and Zhao Ying also walked around the Eastern Zhao barracks from time to time, and his personality charm appeared again, and even the soldiers of Lu and Song nationalities knew that this was the old lord and must obey him like a general.

After hearing Zhao Wuxian's encouragement to the people who were listening, Zhao Ying bowed his head slightly, praising Zhao Wuxian's more and more proficient imperial skills. He is indeed a good heir, if he can't be a council like the last time he was a pawn, or if he suffers misfortune in the war, Wuxian should be able to take over the entire Zhao clan logically, and completely let the East and West Zhao become one......

At least at this point, Zhao Ying can rest assured.

He admired his son's growth, and when he heard the last sentence, he frowned, and he did not go in, but paced the camp with his hands behind his back.

At the watchtower, a low horn sounding that everything was okay stirred the gloomy and lonely air of dusk.

To be honest, this is the life that Zhao Ying likes. On the battlefield, walking among the soldiers is much more comfortable than staying in the court and temple. In front of a campfire, three crossbowmen dared to invite him to share the hare he had just caught, while a young horseman blushed and bowed down to the chief of the Zhao family to describe his origins, his ancestors were retainers who had served the Zhao family for generations.

After a small half circle, night gradually came, and the bitter summer wind passed through the willow bushes, and the branches churned and whispered.

Zheng Long held the sword, Zhou She held the pen and paper, and followed Zhao Ying silently, one wanted to ensure that the lord was unharmed, and the other wanted to record every word of the lord......

It's the silence before Armageddon......

It was only at this time that Zhao Ying looked to the east, and a hundred miles away, the army of the Zhongxing clan was marching towards this side.

Zhao Ying seemed to be able to see that on the vast Hanoi Plain, the wind was thundering, and the Xiong Zhen banner of the Zhongxing clan was all over the four fields, pointing to the west, followed by a black oppressive piece, and 10,000 Dongyang soldiers were marching on the road on foot under the chariot sent by Chaoge......

They are almost the same number as their own, and there are also the Fan defenders of the Fan clan who are in the same position, and this battle is not easy to fight.

But it was a collision that decided the outcome of the entire war and the fate of the Jin Kingdom!

"Wuxian is right, the real war has just begun!"

PS: Chapter 2 in the evening (to be continued.) )