Chapter 147 Tai Ye
For the naked threat of Liu Yin, the general of the Fenggao camp, the prefect Zhang Ju hated it in his heart, but his face was calm. For him to be in his position, his emotions had already been deeply hidden in his heart.
And now is not the time for him to express his position. Someone below will take over. This is officialdom.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Yin finished speaking, the county thief Cao Pangzun picked up the conversation.
Then Pang Zun smiled and said to Liu Yin:
"General Liu Ying said this rashly. Now that we can't even figure out how many enemy soldiers there are, it wouldn't be rash to leave the city. I have a plan to solve this crisis. From now on, judging from the behavior of the Taishan thieves, the leader of the thieves does not know the soldiers. With Yingxian and Mouxian behind him, he still dares to attack me, Fenggao. We just have to hold on to the city and keep it quiet until the Taishan bandits come to attack. When the attack fails, the governor can order the garrison troops from Yingxian and Mouxian counties to attack his back route and cut off his pay route. When our troops come out again, we will surely capture him in one fell swoop."
"Okay, that's very well said."
Unexpectedly, these words were said by the camp general Liu Yin. I thought he would become angry when Pang Zun stopped him, but who could have imagined that he would be so cowardly.
Of course, Pang Zun's advice was a good one. Keep it quiet, wait for work with ease, cut off its return route, and capture it in one fell swoop. He, Liu Yin, is a man who knows the military, so of course he knows that this is a good strategy, and he can be said to be an expert in planning the country.
But the main reason for his cowardice was because of Pang Zun. At a young age, this person held the position of commander of the county robbers. Although he is only an official with hundreds of stones, he can be said to be a majestic position to be in charge of thieves and thieves in a county. What does it rely on? It's because of his family.
This man's family had famous generals, and Zhang Bolu, the great pirate who once brought trouble to Qingxu, was pacified by his ancestors. But what makes Liu Yin even more afraid is that he has an older brother named Pang Xun, who works as a little Huangmen in the palace. This kind of person should not be messed with.
So as soon as Pang Zun said this, Liu Yin immediately clapped his hands and applauded.
The superior eunuch Zhang Ju looked at everything that happened with a smile. He felt like a mirror in his heart. He did not reprimand Liu Yin too much. After all, the battalion under his command was indeed the most skilled force in Taishan County at present, and there was still need for it. other side.
When Pang Zunxian, the leader of the thief Cao, got Liu Yin's approval for his plan, Zhang Ju knew that now was the time for him to speak. This is the wisdom of being an official, always being the last to express your stance.
Zhang Ju cleared his throat and concluded:
"Very good, what my uncle and grandson said coincides with me. I also want to stick to the high position and wait for the hard work. Since everyone agrees with this policy, let's do it. Who else among you wants to fill the gap?"
Shusun is the name of Pang Zun.
In fact, when the prefect said this, the meeting was already over, but the county soldier Cao Housi was stupid for some reason today, and suddenly interrupted:
"I also have a plan. We can call on several powerful men from Fenggao to send troops to defend the city. I think that will be more foolproof."
After Hou Xi said this, Pang Zun and Li Xiang lowered their heads and sneered, saying that this person really has no expression. Is it your turn to fill the vacancy for the prince?
Sure enough, after hearing this, the prefect sitting there said expressionlessly:
"This is what it should be. Do it this way. Dismiss."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Ju appointed Li Xiang, the county lieutenant, as the commander-in-chief of the battle, responsible for the defense of the four gates, and Pang Zun as his deputy, responsible for eliminating traitors and thieves in the city. Hou Shi was the assistant, supervising the bravery of the people who guarded the city and the supply of food, weapons and armor. As for the camp general Liu Yin, he was stationed in the military camp outside the city, and he and Feng Gao were the horns of each other.
After the arrangement was completed, Zhang Ju returned to the back hall. This was his second wisdom as an official. He delegated power to his subordinates and sat in the government office, doing things gracefully.
As soon as Li Xiang and the four people over there retreated, several people started shooting cold arrows at each other.
First, Li Xiang laughed at Liu Yin, who was the purple gold pillar of Feng Gao, but he had to guard the stronghold outside the city for Feng Gao's children. Among them, he bit two people outside the city very loudly.
And Liu Yin's face was also livid. He didn't expect the prefect to do so brilliantly and put them directly outside the city. Although they say nice things, they are like each other's horns. But when the thieves come, they are not the first to be beaten. At that time, whether reinforcements can be sent out from the city to rescue them, isn't it still up to the prefect? If no reinforcements come by then, all his soldiers will die.
At this moment, Liu Yin was also annoyed that his mouth was faster than his brain. But seeing Li Xiang's villainous appearance, he became furious and said:
"Let's wait and see who laughs last."
After saying that, Liu Yin walked away with a puff of sleeves.
Over there, the thief Cao Zhang Pang Zun earnestly reminded the soldier Cao Zhang Hou Xi, and said seriously:
"Lao Hou, why are you so ignorant now? You have already said what I have said, why do you still say it? Isn't this embarrassing for you? I am also an old official, why do you make such a crude mistake? Haha.”
Pang Zun was at least ten years younger than Hou Xi, but with his tone, he treated the old Hou as his son. The old Hou also bent down and flattered him.
After that, Li Xiang, Liu Yin, and Pang Zun dispersed with their own agendas. As for the last one who stayed, Hou Xi and the other three people left, his bent waist straightened up again, he squinted his eyes, snorted coldly, and left.
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Taiye Pavilion is a large pavilion thirty miles away from Fenggao City. It is also an outpost to the east of Fenggao. Bandits who have always left Mount Tai in the west have to break through this pavilion before they can continue to move westward.
The reason for this is that this place is right between Fenggao and Changshaowu. Fenggao and Changshao are sixty miles apart. Generally speaking, in order to maintain the physical strength for fighting during a normal march, an army can only travel thirty miles a day. Therefore, if the enemy army breaks through Changshaowu, even if they want to attack Fenggao, they will need to spend a night repairing here at Taiye Pavilion. Just like this, in addition to its normal duties of detecting theft, Taiye Pavilion also plays a very important role as military security. Therefore, this pavilion is particularly strong and has three more sections than a normal pavilion.
Generally speaking, a normal number of full-time staff in a pavilion is five to six. Among them were the Pavilion Chief, Qiu Pi, Ting Cheng, Ting Hou, and Ting Riao, but there were ten pavilion soldiers in Taiye Pavilion. Moreover, in case of encountering the police, the chief of the pavilion can use these ten pavilion soldiers to summon strong men from nearby villages, ranging from dozens to more than a hundred. When the time comes, it will be more than enough to rely on the strong walls of the pavilion to defend the village.
But at this time, Taiye Pavilion was in flames, shining like blood in the sky as the sun set in the west.
Li Damu's two generals, Zhang Nan and Wang Han, were leading their troops to clean up the battlefield. This time Zhang Chong handed over the forward task to Li Damu, who had always been steady.
He took Zhang Nan and Wang Han to Taiye Pavilion at Shenshi that day. By that time, Taiye Pavilion was already closed. The chief of the pavilion on the wall was still shouting at that time, saying, "If you surrender now and surrender, father and son will still meet one day." And if you persist in your obsession, you will die without a burial place.
Having said this, Li Damu knew that this wall had to be beaten. He ordered Wang Han to be responsible for attacking the wall with ants, and Zhang Nan to be responsible for covering up behind the formation.
Li Damu's division is the main force among the ten divisions of the army, with elite soldiers, including hundreds of armored men. In addition, there are many fighting generals in this group. There are more than 20 brave generals who are good at weapons and swordsmanship selected by Zhang Chong for Li Damu. They can be said to be a powerful force under Zhang Chong.
The two singing generals under Li Damu are also two talents that Zhang Chong is particularly optimistic about. Among them, Zhang Nan goes without saying. When Gongsun Qi besieged Wangzhou Peak, he showed great courage and intelligence when he broke through alone. In addition, he is from Zhang Chong's hometown, so his future is naturally unlimited.
The same is true for another composer, Wang Han. The knowledge he displayed outside Tugu City was far beyond that of his peers, not to mention his superb spear skills, which he had reached the level of proficiency.
Li Damu chose Wang Han to attack first because of his bravery and skill in attack.
After Wang Han received the order, he called his two generals, one named Deng Heng and the other Li Nong. They were both outstanding warriors among the Shanliao people in Mount Tai. Each of them has a Shanliao Ba Dao team of fifty people. These people live and grow up in the mountains, and their journey through the mountains is as easy as walking on the plains.
For example, a normal person has to use a ladder to climb up a wall more than one foot high. But what about these Shanliao sword-fighting teams? With a few steps each, and a light leap, you can easily climb over. You are so good at jumping.
Wang Han had already roughly looked at the number of defenders on the wall of the pavilion. To be honest, there were a lot of people, some hundreds of people. But in his opinion, these are just chickens and dogs.
When he glanced at them, no soldier dared to look at him. How can such a fish belly stop the warriors under his command?
Therefore, he ordered Deng Heng to be the leader of the first wave, and led his fifty-man Shanliao Ba Dao Team to attack first. Li Nong and his men carried the built ladder as a backup below.
When Wang Han was dispatching his troops here, the pavilion chief on the wall of Taiye Pavilion looked tremblingly at the Taishan bandits below, pursed his dry lips, and said to the pavilion chief:
"Pavilion Commander, these soldiers seem to be really coming."
The director of the pavilion narrowed his eyes, hummed, and said nothing more. The atmosphere was solidifying.
A pavilion guard over there suddenly interrupted:
"Taiwan chief, the thieves are elite soldiers, but they look down on us. We can take them by surprise and come out of the wall to attack the thieves. If the thieves are unprepared, they will be defeated. In this way, we can also defend the city."
As soon as these words came out, Lao Tingcheng trembled and saw that the person speaking was the newcomer Zhang Kai. His father was the Ting Ting soldier. He had just taken over from his father recently.
Seeing that this child was helpless, Lao Tingcheng directly scolded:
"You little kid, you know nothing about soldiers. Why don't you go down?"
Zhang Kai was not convinced and wanted to talk more. Several of his father's colleagues over there hurriedly pulled his sleeves and signaled him to stop talking. Seeing that his uncles all meant this, Zhang Kai turned away jealously.
After seeing Zhang Kai's obedience, Lao Tingcheng was satisfied and said to the chief of the pavilion:
"Ting chief, Xiao Zhang Wuzhuang, I don't know where he read useless dead stuff. If he does what he does, he will kill us. Look at our soldiers, they are all from nearby Lihu Guizhou. We have never used any swords. Ge, it’s okay if you let them guard the wall and pretend. If you let them follow us and charge into the enemy’s formation, you’ll be scared out of your wits.”
After hearing this, the director of the pavilion smiled miserably:
"Then Lao Sun, what do you think we should do? If we defend like this, we will definitely be dead."
After hearing what the pavilion chief said, the old Tingcheng cursed, "You also know that there is a dead end, so what heroic words did you just shout down below and say that there will be no burial place in death? Isn't that inciting others to beat us?"
But it was useless to complain. After thinking about it, Lao Tingcheng finally came up with a solution.
(End of chapter)