Chapter 116: Reluctant to Part with Hair
Zhao Yulin suggested to Cao Cao that he should start a psychological warfare. Since Wang Xian's dispatch of troops was a foregone conclusion, he should write two letters to him in the name of the Zhizhisi to severely reprimand him, accusing him of being indecisive and plotting to become a slave of the eight surnames. This would make him hesitate, disrupt his idea of rapid and reckless advance, and buy some more stable time for the reform in Hanzhong.
Lao Cao thought his idea was good and said, "Okay. There are so many Jinshi scholars gathered in the camp that if they urinate, their clothes will be splashed. Since they have nothing to do, it's a good opportunity to let them burn some brain cells."
So, an old scholar who had been on the list of successful candidates 20 years ago felt that he finally had a place to use his talents, so he took the initiative to accept the order and handed a letter to Wang Shixian written in the style of Grandpa Yue's Man Jiang Hong.
The guy was not surprised at all when he saw the words that were like a thousand horses galloping and arrows piercing his heart. He was quite determined. He told his eldest son that we were in the situation of a dog that had lost its home, and there was no room for choice.
Then he told his son in a deep voice to prepare for the battle.
The eldest son reported: Prince Kuoduan has sent another letter urging him, and Wang gave a bitter smile.
The eldest son said that it was several hundred miles from Gongchang to Qinzhou City, and transportation was very inconvenient. The Mongolian army had sent two hundred Huihui cannons. His idea was to directly use the Huihui cannons stored in Pingliang for this operation.
That guy is very powerful and the distance is much shorter.
Wang Xian thought for a moment and agreed, reminding him that the stuff he had was far from enough, and that all that could be moved to Gongchang Mansion should be moved there.
Haha, this guy is really determined to have a fierce fight with the Song army.
Zhao Yulin returned to Nanzheng, and Huo Fenghuang also came back with the Third Column. She happily told him that her Third Column was the first to reach 20,000 people.
Zhao Yulin happily hugged Fenghuang and said that the three sisters were all here and he couldn't bear it.
Fenghuang nudged his chest, touched his chest and said, "There is another one in the room."
He grabbed the woman's shoulders and asked in surprise: Really?
Yuqi is back?
Where?
However, Fire Phoenix kept shaking her head, pointing to the west wing in the backyard and told him to go and see for himself.
Zhao Yulin rushed in, but saw two little girls in Tibetan costumes standing at the door. He was surprised and asked who was there.
"Brother Yulin, it's me." A slightly childish yet vaguely familiar girl's voice came from inside the house.
He walked in and took a closer look. He was immediately stunned and stood there as if petrified.
After a short rest, the two of them hugged each other tightly. The little girl leaned on his chest and cried, and her tears wet most of her clothes.
Zhao Yulin helped her sit on a chair and asked, "Ours, Yangjin? Why are you here?"
Yangjin told him: She was doing an internship in Chengdu. One day, when she was riding a bicycle across the street, a turning truck rolled her under its wheels. When she woke up, she came into this world.
So that's how it is. It's really fate that plays tricks on us.
Yangjin was doing internship in their community, and the two of them were very familiar with each other. She traveled to Zamp's home at the foot of Partridge Mountain due to a car accident two years ago, but unlike Zhao Yulin, she quickly adapted to the local customs and integrated into this world.
When she saw the information about eight hundred years later in the newspapers she collected sporadically from merchants, especially Zhao Yulin's "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms", she began to wonder: Could it be that this person's fate is the same as hers?
Yangjin was the only daughter of the Zamp family. She became paralyzed and deaf-mute at the age of eight. One day after waking up, she was able to eat, sleep, walk, and speak poor Tibetan. The Zamp and his wife were so surprised that they couldn't sleep or eat, and regarded her as their precious treasure.
So, when she wanted to come to Wenzhou, she was escorted all the way through Wenzhou to Hanzhong.
At this time: The Fire Phoenix shouted from a distance: It's time for dinner.
Zhao Yulin took Yang Jin out to the restaurant. The three women had already sat down. He introduced the situation somewhat awkwardly and asked everyone to call Yang Jin "sister".
Fire Phoenix said with an expression that everyone understood: It must be a girl, come, come, come, sit next to me. This guy is really willing to take action, look at how old our girl is.
When Zhao Yulin heard Fenghuang say this, he stuttered and didn't know how to start, so he quickly said that it was not the one they imagined.
Ma Linger was serious and asked what else he wanted to do. He couldn't just wipe his mouth and deny that he had eaten. I clearly remembered the red mole on my chest.
"Really? Sister Yangjin. We will take care of it for you." Chen Chen looked at him angrily.
Yangjin next to her was enjoying herself quite happily.
Zhao Yulin was confused. What the hell is going on?
A women's rights struggle meeting was held?
Zhao Yulin couldn't explain himself clearly, so he lowered his head, finished a bowl of dry rice and ran out. Immediately, a burst of silvery bell-like laughter came from behind him.
When he arrived at a place with favorable wind, Lu Youpeng said he was looking for him.
Gongchang Prefecture mobilized 20,000 troops from Pingliang to march south to Qinzhou, carrying no less than 100 Huihui cannons. It was obvious that Gongchang Prefecture had a handover with the Mongolian army.
He said it was normal, the Mongolian army did not take the weapons with them when they evacuated those cities, and since Gongchang Prefecture had accepted their weapons, they would definitely fight for the Mongolian army. In their eyes, the Mongolian army was at its peak, while our Song army was weak and dying.
Lao Lu said that the enemy was coming aggressively, and it was time for us to leave. He asked Lao Lu to lead the people in the big tent to go first, and he would come later. Lu Youpeng smiled and asked him: "My sister-in-law just came, why are you leaving now?" He was too lazy to explain, and left with a sentence "It's not what you think".
The next day, he told the women that Lord Cao had summoned him and that he had to go to Qingyeyuan for urgent military business.
Chen Chen refused to do it, saying that sister Yangjin had just arrived and he was leaving already. Who was he hiding from?
Fenghuang knew that the military situation was urgent, but she still looked at Zhao Yulin with a smile, wondering how he would get through this.
He said that although Yangjin had just arrived, they were already old acquaintances, so it was okay, and they should get closer.
Yangjin, who had a baby face, looked at him with a bit of resentment. Several women gave him a look that showed they understood.
Zhao Yulin said helplessly that the military situation was really urgent and Fenghuang must leave in two days, so everyone should hurry up and prepare.
As soon as he returned to the house , Ma Ling'er saw Li Sanqiang bringing him a military uniform. Knowing that he was going to the battlefield again, she hugged him from behind and wouldn't let him leave.
Zhao Yulin slowly pried open Ma Ling's fingers one by one and said that they would be safe after this battle.
Ma Linger cried. Every time he said it was the last game, when would it end?
Outside the door, Chen Chen came in and rushed in to prevent him from leaving.
He comforted her for a long time before going out, but saw Yangjin waving to him at the gate. Zhao Yulin felt a little upset and mounted his horse and squeezed into the ranks of guards.
Five days later, he arrived in Tianshui. Miao Gui told him that Gongchang Prefecture had gathered no less than 80,000 troops in the west and north, almost all of them, and they were determined to defeat our Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin shook his head. He couldn't understand why Wang Shixian was willing to fight so hard.
After a simple dinner, the brothers discussed matters in front of their tents:
Miao Gui did some calculations and found that there were about 10,000 enemy soldiers in the north of Qinzhou, but they were carrying about 200 Huihui cannons with strong firepower.
There are about 80,000 troops coming from the west, but they don't have many heavy weapons. However, judging from the composition of their horses, they are definitely a powerful cavalry force.
Zhao Yulin reminded them that Gongchang Prefecture had a team of fierce and fierce Iron Buddha cavalry. He called the artillery chief and the new mortar squadron leader to listen to their opinions.
In this way, this battle was a coordinated operation of the cavalry, infantry, special forces and artillery.
Zhao Yulin pointed at the camp of Wang’s army outside the west gate and said: We can’t let them set up the camp comfortably. Our troops haven’t arrived yet, but aren’t theirs on the way?
He ordered the troops in the city to launch a short assault first, destroy their forward camps, and take the opportunity to find out their bottom line.
Afterwards, Miao Gui and his soldiers were about to set off. Zhao Yulin wanted to go with them, but his brothers refused, saying that he had to raid the valley no matter what.
Everyone took action immediately.
At dawn, Zhao Yulin entered the observation point under the protection of the guards.
Last night, Hao Xiaoming's men groped their way through the ground in the dark and created a solid position for the catapults at the front line. The artillerymen disassembled the catapults and carried them up, installing them with the help of the faint light. When he looked clearly in the magic mirror, ten catapults had already been installed.
He was very satisfied with this fast-acting team.
The artillery then opened fire without warning.
The Shenwei Army's catapults were controlled by observers who observed and calculated, and the shooting was directed by small red flags. The distance was far and there were no telephones or mobile phones, so this primitive method of command had to be used.
After two rounds of artillery fire, General Yuan Fang of the Wang family army ran out of the tent in fear. He did not expect that the Song army's firearms were so powerful that the thunder bombs could hit the center of his camp from four miles away.
There was already a panic in the camp. The lieutenant on the watchtower came down to report to him: Last night the Song army moved out several catapults and installed them at the front of their position. No wonder his camp was covered by the Song army's artillery fire.
The guards brought the horse to him. Yuan Fang had just mounted the horse to organize a counterattack when Hao Xiaoming's Sixth Column had already crossed their own obstacles and sounded the charge, which was unique to the Shenwei Army. The soldiers dragged their iron rods and ran towards him.
The Wang family army had never seen such a fighting style before, and half of them were not awake yet.
A thunder bomb exploded next to Yuan Fang's warhorse, immediately knocking him and the horse to the ground. The broken-legged warhorse crushed his left leg.
Yuan Fang screamed in pain, and the guards immediately dragged him out and ran away.
After successfully breaking into the vanguard camp of the Wang family army, Hao Xiaoming decided to quit and immediately retreated.
However, the Wang family army coming from Pingliang outside the north gate used the long-range shooting of the Huihui cannon to break into the interception position of the Shenwei Army on the east bank of the valley. The sudden artillery bombardment made it impossible for the retreating soldiers to avoid it, resulting in dozens of casualties.
In order to launch a surprise attack on Wang's army, Miao Gui was not allowed to use mortars. He wanted to create an illusion for Wang's army, making them mistakenly believe that the east coast had become their breakthrough point and safe zone, so that they would have a chance to exploit it later.
Wang Shixian's eldest son was cursing Yuan Fang who had escaped back.
This guy said that the Song army did not follow the rules. When the two armies were fighting, they launched a sneak attack without warning. If they came openly, the little southern barbarians would never get the upper hand.
The eldest son was young and full of energy, and the only word he uttered was "Get lost." The commander-in-chief, Wang Gui, was sent to revitalize the camp.
