Book XX, Chapter 8
"Brother Wang, your worries are not unreasonable, I have already considered this issue, however, this time I don't need all the generals in the enemy army, and I will re-select a group of generals, so that they can be effectively controlled, of course, if there are a few people who are really unsuitable, and will affect the morale of our army, we will try our best to fight, if it really doesn't work, we can only be ruthless and let it disappear, this is also a way out of the way. Ying Xue said with some sadness, although this made him a little soft-hearted, but this is the law of war, and it is also the rule of the game, it must be done like this, otherwise, the consequences will be unexpected at that time, and more people will be hurt.
"What the general said is very true, those who do big things are not informal, and tomorrow when Zhang Luo and the others report the number of people, I will do what you want, but, this candidate for the commander?" Wang Zhuo asked with some doubts.
"I'm going to let Tang Bin or Yang Yuhai serve as the two, in fact, this involves my future plans, you might as well reveal it first, I'm ready to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill the three northern provinces, and the defense issues here will all be handed over to you in the future, Brother Wang, in fact, your burden is not light! You know, our ambition and goal is not the three northern provinces, but the entire border country, I am ready to open a passage from the three northern provinces, directly attack Kyoto, divide the enemies one by one, and then eliminate them, unify the border country, of course, this is a great risk, and I will never be able to hide, my situation He also knows, if this matter is let the Tianfeng country intervene, it will be a big trouble, that is to say, we are all under your banner, and it will be enough for you to bear it in the future. Of course, this is just my initial assumption. There are still a lot of details that haven't been thought out clearly, after we stabilize our base first. Let's do some further research, Brother Wang. You're happy with that. Yingxue laughed sheepishly.
"Okay, it's really good, general, how fortunate my Wang Zhuo is, to be able to follow the general, my Wang Zhuo swears to follow the general!" Wang Zhuo said with a firm expression.
"Brother Wang, you and I are brothers, why do you say this, and where do you put my face? In fact, the reason why I was able to succeed by luck is all due to you brothers who live and die together. Yingxue was moved and wanted to cry, but at this moment her true feelings were revealed, which is why Yingxue has been unable to give up, as long as anyone has these loyal brothers who share life and death, no one will be able to let go.
"General. How can you say that, we are all willing, without complaint or regret. Wang Zhuo is also a man of temperament, and he is also full of emotion at this moment. What do people want in this life, is not to let their abilities be recognized and appreciated by others. Do you have the trust of others?
"Alright, Brother Wang. What are we rambling on here, it's all assumptions. It's not early today, I'm going to sleep, I'm very sleepy today for some reason, ah!" Yingxue yawned, stretched her waist and walked out without paying attention to Wang Zhuo.
Wang Zhuo didn't stop him, today Yingxue is indeed a big injury, in the battle he not only has to protect himself to the greatest extent, but also used all his energy to fight with the enemy, in front of so many enemies, can get away with the victory, but thanks to Yingxue's extraordinary performance, although Wang Zhuo and they finally saved their lives, but Wang Zhuo and Yingxue, are already physically exhausted, physically exhausted, and Yingxue's may be more serious than Wang Zhuo and Tang Bin and others, although Yingxue did not show it, but Wang Zhuo already knew from Yingxue's expression that Yingxue was quite tiredγ
The next day, Wang Zhuo has not gotten up, Zhang Luo and Li Li have already come to report to Wang Zhuo the number of surrenderers counted last night, Wang Zhuo saw that Zhang Luo and Li Li came, hurriedly got up, Zhang Luo and Li Li reported the situation of last night's battle to Wang Zhuo in detail, Wang Zhuo did not listen and did not think so, now when he heard the report, he was secretly surprised.
"Report General, yesterday we not only received a large amount of food, which will feed us for at least ten months, but also took over three arsenals and a vault. Zhang Luo said excitedly.
"Report to the general, yesterday we received a total of 82,381 enemy troops, including 489 officers, the most noteworthy of which is that in the battle of the palace yesterday, with the strength of five generals, the strength of Gao Yuanhao's two elite brigades was completely defeated, and now the army thinks that General Yingxue is the reincarnation of the god of war, and the admiration for him is beyond words, but there seems to be a deep fear, which I understand a little. We have kept all the officers and soldiers separate from each other as you have commanded, and now I ask the general to indicate the next steps. Li Li also said excitedly, Ying Xue's performance yesterday really made him a little jealous, but Li Li was more honored, in this world where the strong are king, to be able to follow a strong person like Ying Xue, when he comes out, it is just around the corner.
"Why yesterday there were two brigades of more than 20,000 troops in the palace, no wonder we were so struggling yesterday, if it wasn't for Ying Xue using the Tianyan Divine Sword yesterday, we might have been drowned by the sea of people, oh, by the way, about Ying Xue's identity and all the circumstances, you must keep it strictly confidential, especially the use of the Tianyan Divine Sword must not be leaked, otherwise I will ask the two of you." Wang Zhuo said with a serious expression.
"Yes, General, we guarantee that we will never leak this matter. Zhang Luo and Li Li replied in unison, it turned out that Ying Xue used the Tianyan Divine Sword and Tianyan Swordsmanship, it seems that the rumors are indeed true, Yingxue has indeed obtained the Tianyan Divine Sword, and has also practiced the Tianyan Swordsmanship, they feel really sorry now, if they followed Yingxue to the palace last night, what a fascinating thing it would be.
"What are you two doing in a daze, this Tianyan Divine Sword is not a mascot, you didn't see Ying Xue's crazy appearance last night, it's really a nightmare, that kind of scene you will never forget, I would rather not have this kind of murder weapon, it's too terrifying, it's too terrifying." Wang Zhuo was not as full of admiration as Zhang Luo and Li Li, but said with palpitations.
"No, it's really that scary. Zhang Luo asked incredulously.
"You two, don't you see that all the palace is full of severed limbs and stumps? Yesterday, Tang Bin, Yang Yuhai, Zhou Ming, and Xie Hao vomited on the spot. You think we're comfortable, but the five of us are even more uncomfortable watching from the sidelines. Wang Zhuo remembered yesterday's massacre. I feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Luo and Li Li stopped talking, and the people who had experienced a hundred battles with Wang Zhuo were all stunned by the scene at that time. And it was vomiting on the spot, you can imagine how frightening the scene was at that time, no wonder those soldiers regarded Yingxue as the god of war, but the color of fear on their faces was more than worship.
"Forget it, don't talk about this, what is the attitude of the people in the northern capital towards us today?" Wang Zhuo asked according to Yingxue's deployment.
"It's neither hot nor cold, it's just that the people in the city don't dare to open the door today, everyone is stuffy in the room and dare not come out, it seems that Gao Yuanhao is not very popular with the people. In accordance with the general's arrangement, we are only patrolling the streets, and there is absolutely no disturbance to the people. Li Li asked respectfully, he is not as good as Wang Zhuo in this regard, to appease the people, Wang Zhuo is better at this aspect.
"Tell the troops not to disturb the people. This is very important, because in the future, the three northern provinces will be our base areas, and we must get the support of the people, otherwise it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold for a long time. In addition, the battlefield was immediately cleared, order in the city was quickly restored, and various functional institutions were allowed to play their roles again. Prevent people from taking advantage of the fire to loot, and then give a part of the grain to the people. It's been all over for so long, and I guess the people must be empty. Life is already in trouble. Wang Zhuo said calmly, the change of power, the common people will not have any big opinions, as long as the new ruler's policy is better than the original ruler, who will care who you are ruling the three northern provinces This boring question.
"Yes, General, we will do as you instruct, and we will go and handle this matter at once. Zhang Luo and Li Li stood up and immediately wanted to rush back to the northern capital.
"You don't have to worry, after using it with me earlier, let's go to Beidu together, you wait for me first, I'll wash my face first." Hehehe!" the king smiled a little embarrassedly, he had been talking for so long that he had forgotten that he had not washed himself.
Zhang Luo and Li Li smiled heartily, they felt very comfortable, following generals like Yingxue and Wang Zhuo don't know why there is no sense of oppression at all, it is not like the relationship between superiors and subordinates at all, but a kind of intimacy that they themselves can't explain, but they have great respect and admiration for Yingxue and Wang Zhuo, and there is absolutely no sense of recklessness because they are easy-going, this is a kind of reverence from the bottom of their hearts.
The three of them just walked out of the door after finishing the meal, but saw that the dragon and Xiaotian blocked their way, Wang Zhuo was a little puzzled, but the dragon immediately explained that it was Ying Xue who confessed to the two of them to protect Wang Zhuo, and now the situation is very complicated, Ying Xue has already explained, wherever Wang Zhuo goes, the two of them will follow him, and Wang Zhuo must not be hurt in any way. Wang Zhuo has seen the methods of the dragon and Xiaotian with his own eyes, and Ying Xue arranged for the two of them to protect herself, which is absolutely foolproof.
What can Wang Zhuo say about Yingxue's warm care, only to put gratitude in his heart, Zhang Luo and Li Li are a little puzzled, why didn't they see Yingxue today, did he have any big moves?
Wang Zhuo explained to the two that Yingxue was dealing with the problem of Tianguan with Zheng Ti and Ma or the two, and if it was successful, then everyone could break the blockade and march directly into Kyoto, but everything in the rear here was handed over to Wang Zhuo and Zhang Luo. Li Li is three people, and a new army will be formed soon, but now it seems that two armies may have to be reorganized, these have to be said by Ying Xue back, Zhang Luo and Li Li suddenly became excited when they heard it, in their hearts, Ying Xue is simply a god, omnipotent, as long as Ying Xue appears, any problems and difficulties will be solved.
Ying Xue really lost too much energy in the battle, and immediately breathed when he returned to the room, he was so tired that he actually sat and fell asleep like this, however, the Qin Xin Three-Folded Heart Method had already been activated, and he could also breathe in his sleep, but it was far worse than that of the dragon and Xiao Tianlai, they were masters of sleeping, and they were masters of cultivation in their sleep.
When Yingxue woke up, the sky was already bright, and after a little breath, she found that there was no discomfort in her whole body, except for some soreness in her muscles, everything was normal. Ying Xue remembered that she had to go to Tianguan today. After washing up casually and finding something to deal with your stomach. He hurriedly flew towards Tianguan.
After seeing Zheng Ti and Ma or the two, he briefly told the two of them about last night's battle. Zheng Ti and Ma or the two of them were immediately overjoyed, and Yingxue told the two not to show it, because the next goal is to break out of the Tianguan and open up the strategic passage of Kyoto, the most important thing in this matter is to solve the problem of the Tianguan, so many people are eyeing each other, and they must be cautious.
Yingxue asked Zheng Ti and Ma or the two about the situation in Tianguan in the past few days, and the two made a detailed report to Yingxue. Everything is according to Yingxue's plan, since Zheng Ti was punished by Wang Zhuo, the generals of all parties thought that there was an opportunity, therefore, there were really a lot of people who came to Zheng Tie in the past few days, there were five or six groups of people, large and small, including Lai Rong, the general of the former border country, Xiang Cong, the dragoon general, and Zhu Chunxiao, the guerrilla general. Now that they have all become kings independently, and there are envoys from Kyoto and so on, it seems that they are everywhere. Zheng Ti has already agreed to all of Yingxue's arrangements, and now he is waiting for Yingxue to instruct how to deal with this problem.
After listening to Eagle Snow. After thinking about it for a moment, he asked, "Among these forces, which are the two people who pose the greatest threat to us now?"
"It's Lai Rong and Zhu Chunxiao. They are in the shape of horns and have blocked us in the three northern provinces. It is difficult to expand outward, but the two of them fight for territory. There are small battles all day long, if any of the two of them get Tianguan, I think, the other person will only have one way to lose, Tianguan can be said to be a turning point in their life and death, we have already met with these two people, although it is a small friction, but in terms of strength, the strength of Zhu Xiaochun and Lai Rong is much greater than ours. Zheng Ti is more familiar with the situation, after all, he has always been guarding Tianguan.
"In that case, we opened our eyes on the two of them, removed these two obstacles, and laid the foundation for our march into Kyoto. Ying Xue said confidently.
"I don't know what the general's plan is!" Zheng Ti and Ma or the two asked puzzled.
"We don't need to do anything about it, we can do it this way. Ying Xue whispered her plan to the two, and Zheng Ti and Ma may have nodded straight at the ear.
"We will do this according to the plan, however, this matter Commander Ma may have to suffer a little grievance, we must sing this play realistically, remember to choose a group of trustworthy and tight-mouthed people to play this play, we can not and dare not send troops to support you now, everything depends on you and yourself, however, General Wang Zhuo and I both believe in your ability, you will definitely be able to complete this task, and I will come to fight with you at that time." Yingxue said solemnly.
"Yes, please rest assured, General, we will live up to your trust. Zheng Ti and Ma or the two said confidently.
"Okay, then everything will go according to plan, remember to be calm and careful. I'll come to you then. After Yingxue finished speaking, she said goodbye to Zheng Ti and Ma or the two of them. Zheng Ti and Ma or the two glanced at each other, smiled knowingly, and went to work according to Yingxue's instructions.
After Ying Xue left Zheng Ti and Ma or the two, he returned directly to the palace of the Northern Capital, and Wang Zhuo, after Ying Xue and Wang Zhuo met, he knew that the number of troops surrendered was beyond his expectations before the war, nearly 80,000 people could form two new armies, Ying Xue was only ready to form an army, but he didn't expect that two armies could be formed now, so the two newly formed armies were set as the fifth army and the sixth army, Ying Xue and Wang Zhuo discussed and decided that Yang Yuhai and Xie Hao would be the commanders of the Fifth Army, Liu Linfeng, Zhou Ming served as the commander of the Sixth Army, promoted Yang Yuhai, Liu Linfeng, Xie Hao, and Zhou Ming to generals, while Zeng Zhaoli and Tang Bin continued to serve as captains of the Special Guards, interspersed the formation of the New Army with the two-person armies of Li Li and Zhang Luo, and put the strength of two brigades in each of the two armies into the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army, and put the strength of the four brigades in the surrendered troops into the armies of Li Li and Zhang Luo, and also promoted a number of grassroots army commanders from the surrendered army. In this way, it is possible to monitor the surrendering troops, divide the surrendered troops, and facilitate unified mobilization arrangements. The new army is still under the full command of Wang Zhuo, although Wang Zhuo shirked for a while, but Yingxue still insisted on Wang Zhuo leading the three armies, and he was still in command behind the scenes.
After Yingxue and Wang Zhuo agreed, Wang Zhuo summoned Liu Linfeng, Zhou Ming, Yang Yuhai, Xie Hao, Zeng Zhaoli, Tang Bin, Zhang Luo, Li Li and Lu Qi to the palace. It's just that Zeng Zhaoli was a little unhappy and complained that Yingxue was unfair. Why don't you arrange a position for him as a military commander, or let him lead the three hundred brothers in the cottage. The color of injustice is manifested in color.
Yingxue didn't say anything, but just told everyone not to leak this news casually, and also ordered Lu Qi to put the Tiemen Pass under full martial law, not to let anyone get close to the Tiemen Pass, and set up a defensive barrier in front of the Tiemen Pass and the Northern Capital, the people of the Tiemen Pass have all moved into Yaoguan, and now as long as the people who appear in the Tiemen Pass are arrested immediately, and no one can be spared. And no one is allowed to go out, and at the same time Yaoguan is under martial law, the people of Yaoguan are not allowed to enter the Tiemen Pass, now is an extraordinary period, and in the past, the war in front of the Tiemen Pass has been continuous, if the Tiemen Pass and Yaoguan are under martial law, I believe it will not cause too much turmoil, but we must pay special attention to the actions of enemy spies. Yingxue repeatedly told Lu Qi that all the news that had captured the northern capital and eliminated Gao Yuanhao must be blocked, and Lu Qi was responsible for arranging this matter.
After Yingxue announced the adjournment of the meeting. Zhou Ming, Xie Hao, Yang Yuhai, Liu Linfeng, Lu Qi, Zhang Luo, Li Li and others knew that Yingxue would have another big move, and the time was pressing, so everyone immediately began to arrange the formation work. What's more, now it is necessary to form a new army. There's still a lot to do, and you know you have a lot to do. So they all went their own way. After everyone left, Yingxue left Zeng Zhaoli and Tang Bin behind.
"Brother Zhaoli, it seems that you have quite a big opinion on my arrangement today?" Ying Xue saw Zeng Zhaoli's puffed appearance, deliberately sharpened his fiery nature, and said slowly.
"Of course I have an opinion, why don't you arrange positions for me and Binzai, but instead arrange them for Brother Hai, what do you mean!" Zeng Zhaoli said angrily, his emotions were indeed very great.
"Oh! I said Brother Zhaoli, do you know why I left you and Tang Bin alone. Yingxue glanced at Tang Bin, saw that his expression was calm, and knew that he had already understood, now only Zeng Zhaoli was still unclear, thinking that he had been greatly wronged and was making trouble!
"Why, if you have something to say, let go of a fart!" Zeng Zhaoli was really in a bad mood today, and when he saw that Yingxue was still slow, his heart became even more angry.
Seeing Zeng Zhaoli's appearance, Ying Xue didn't want to tease him anymore, her expression was whole, and she said to him: "You guy, look at Binzai, how calm and calm people are, learn more in the future, don't be boring in everything, how to be a general in the future, how can you lead troops to fight? You will be a squad leader for the rest of your life." β
"Brother Zhaoli, don't worry, didn't you see that Yingxue is already in the chest? Tang Bin reminded Zeng Zhaoli.
"Hehe, it's better to be calm, let General Wang tell you about this matter, and General Wang will be solely responsible for all this in the future. Ying Xue glanced at Wang Zhuo, meaning to call him to come.
"The general is too elevated to my Wang!" Wang Zhuo glanced at him gratefully, and then said to Tang Bin and Zeng Zhaoli: "The general is preparing to attack Kyoto, open up the north-south passage, and unify the border countries, such a huge plan, of course, needs everyone's cooperation, and now the general is leaving the two of you because there will be a big operation in the near future to be fully supported by the two of you." β
"Big action! What big action?" Zeng Zhaoli immediately shouted happily when he heard that he was going to fight again, interrupting Wang Zhuo's words.
"Hehe, Brother Zeng is too anxious, the general means to lift the siege outside Tianguan first, the former border country general Lai Rong and guerrilla general Zhu Xiaochun, these two are our henchmen, although these two forces want to recruit us, but they are the biggest obstacle to our southward advance, if we don't break their blockade, we can't break out of the three northern provinces and hit Kyoto directly, not to mention the great plan to open up the north-south passage and unify the border country. Wang Zhuo glanced at Tang Bin and Zeng Zhaoli, who had heard the gods, and continued: "The top priority now is to eliminate these two forces, General Yingxue and I are planning this matter, probably the plan has been decided, and now it all depends on the ability of Zheng Ti and Ma or the two." β
"You've already planned it, so what else do you need me to help with, isn't this prevaricating me!" Zeng Zhaoli couldn't help but be discouraged when he heard that he didn't have his share in this matter.
"Is there any difficulty in this operation, so you want me and Brother Zhaoli to help complete it?" Tang Bin didn't seem to be sure when he heard Wang Zhuo's tone. (To be continued.) )