August 27th, before dawn, the north bank of the Sanggan River, Lujiao Station.
(Tenju was busy until the early morning and lay down with his tired body and clothes. He was confused and felt a sudden and messy footsteps. He woke up immediately, jumped up, and shouted outside the house, "Who is outside? What should I report?"
"Ming Gong, urgently report..." Shao Jing'an shouted in panic, "The scout urgently reports that a large number of rebels are coming from the west and north directions, and the rebels are going to attack."
Zhao Shizhu was shocked and lost all sleepiness. Shao Jing'an rushed into the house with a cool breeze. Zhao Shizhu looked up at the night sky outside the house. It was pitch black and there was no stars. The thick clouds blocked the moonlight. The sky before dawn was extremely dark, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"Woooooooo..." A long and harsh sound of big horns suddenly came from a distance, which was long and shrill, terrifying and creepy.
"Wuwu...Wuwu..." Then, the sound of the alarm horn suddenly sounded, and panic came out in a hurry, from far to near, one after another, like a group of ghosts rushing out of hell, roaring, and like lightning flashes through the air, tearing the darkness into an instant, making people panic and scattered.
"Ming Gong, here, they are here, the traitor is here..." Shao Jing'an stared at the deep darkness in the distance, as if he saw a beast roaring out of the darkness, and changed his color in horror, "It's too fast, the traitor's speed is too fast. Changyi is more than thirty miles away from here. Our scouts have been staring at Changyi. The traitor's every move has nowhere to hide unless..."
Shao Jing'an suddenly thought of something, turned around and looked at Zhao Shizhu. The two of them looked at each other and thought of a possibility at the same time, that is, the rebels were prepared and had already set up a trap, waiting for the opponent to jump down ignorantly. In other words, Zhao Shizhu and Shao Jing'an both underestimated the opponent, and both had insufficient estimates of the rebels' advance speed and determination to attack. In fact, their judgment of the situation in Yanbei was serious mistakes. They thought that the rebels' northbound Sanggan was a bluff, but they seized the initiative and caught them off guard.
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The war drums pounded in all directions, "Wuwuwu..." The horns were blown on all sides, and the village group on the outside was like a hornet poked in a nest, "booming" the camp. The fearful and helpless shouts quickly formed a terrifying wave of sound. The thrilling roar filled the night sky in an instant, making people feel heartbroken and trembling in the battle.
The inner guard army was well-trained, and the combat effectiveness of the border army was still quite strong. Although it was a time to sleep soundly before dawn, when the drum whistle sounded, the soldiers shot out of the military tent like a stringed arrow, and lined up to meet the enemy at the fastest speed. Even if the village clan regiments on the outer side had already exploded the camp, and the wolf and pigs fled in a row, the terrifying whistle broke through the night sky, and still failed to shake the soldiers' confidence and courage to stick to the camp. It was related to life and death. The more chaotic you die, the faster you die, and the more you are afraid you will be closer to death. Therefore, experienced border garrison soldiers do not need command from the commander at all, and will stand in the right position to do the right thing.
Zhao Shizhu is also experienced, especially with unorganized and undisciplined scattered soldiers like the Township Tuanzong and Clan regiments to fight in the field. The first thing is to prevent Xiaoying from bombing the camp. For this reason, whether it is marching, setting up camps, or setting up formations, the Yingyang Guard must maintain a safe distance from the Township Tuanzong and Clan regiments to ensure that Zhu Yingyang can still fight calmly in the event of an accident.
When he set up camp last night, Zhao Shizhu firmly implemented this principle and made no choice but to make a decision. Zhu Yingyang's inner side was leaning against the Sanggan River and facing the rebels, while the Xiangtuanzong Group on the outer side was attached to one side. In this way, the rebels attacked the frontal side by Zhu Yingyang, and the attack on the Xiangtuanzong Group on the flank would not disrupt Zhu Yingyang's position. It can be said that he was cautious and cautious, and it took great painstaking efforts.
Now that he was attacked by a rebel army, Zhao Shizhu's caution was rewarded. The village clan regiment exploded the camp before he saw the enemy. However, because he was located on the flank of Zhu Yingyang, he had a certain distance. Even if he ran away in a row, he could not concentrate in one direction. This would be difficult to endanger Zhu Yingyang's formation.
Shao Jing'an was panicked, but Zhao Shizhu was calm. This is the reason. Shao Jing'an was a nobleman of Youyan and was considering the interests of Youyan. He was worried about the chaos in Yanbei, so he tried his best to instigate Zhao Shizhu to send troops, but he was hit by a blow and fell into a pit when he went out. In the face of the rebels' sneak attack, the clan of Yanbei defeated without fighting, exploded the camp, trampled on each other, and allowed the enemy to slaughter. The losses were immeasurable. If he had known this, it would be better to let Zhao Shizhu be a turtle to act in a turtle.
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The sound of war drums in the distance became more and more fierce, getting closer and closer, shaking the night sky, as if it was about to collapse the essence of darkness.
"Kill..." The sound of killing gradually came like waves, causing a striking tide in the darkness, unstoppable.
"Ming Gong, it's not appropriate to go..." Shao Jing'an was frightened and immediately wanted to persuade Zhao Shizhu to evacuate quickly, but before he could say it, the words on his lips were "glazed" back by Zhao Shizhu's stern eyes. However, life and death were a big deal. Shao Jing'an hesitated for a moment, and he still plucked up the courage to say, "Ming Gong, Zhu Yingyang is lined up with the back of the water, and all the winged village heroes collapsed again. If the rebels rushed on the entire line, Zhu Yingyang was attacked from three sides, and the situation was extremely critical."
Zhao Shizhu didn't say anything, but just shook his hand at him, then walked out of the house, surrounded by guards, walked out of the post station, walked to the open space outside the post station, stood with his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and listened intently to various sounds coming from the darkness from the battlefield in the distance.
Shao Jing'an followed Zhao Shizhu, anxious, "Ming Gong, things have come to this point. We must ensure the safety of Zhu Yingyang, whether the consequences will be unimaginable."
Zhao Shizhu glanced at him and said dissatisfiedly, "Listen, listen carefully, the drums by the river are about to be connected together, Zhu Yingyang's defensive battle formation is taking shape, and the drums of the rebels are still there..." Zhao Shizhu raised his hand and pointed to the night sky, "This distance is enough to give us enough time to form a battle formation, 10% of the battle formation, and the defense is strong enough to curb the rebels' offensive, and then..."
Although Shao Jing'an was anxious and worried, since Zhao Shizhu was "as stable as Mount Tai", he had no choice but to force himself to calm down and think about countermeasures first.
"Then it's dawn." Shao Jing'an continued Zhao Shizhu's words, "When it's dawn, the advantages of the rebels will no longer exist, but can we get rid of the unfavorable situation and then withdraw?"
Zhao Shizhu sneered secretly, disdaining the Sima appointed by Dongdu. Yesterday he was trying hard to persuade him to take the initiative to suppress the thieves, but today his attitude changed. When he was disturbed by the rebels, he was like a frightened rabbit about to run away.
"Let's talk about it at dawn." Zhao Shizhu waved at Shao Jing'an, "You go back to Huairong to gather the escaped rural heroes first, and urgently advise Guangning Zhucheng, and be prepared to stick to it immediately." After pausing for a moment, Zhao Shizhu reminded him again, "The victory or defeat in Lujiao Post is unknown, so don't rush to report to the left-behind mansion for the time being."
Shao Jing understood the truth with peace of mind, bowed to take the order, and left in a hurry.
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It was dawn and Li Fengyun rushed to the front line. More than ten miles behind him, Xu Shisan's Fengyun Army and Lu Mingxing's Cavalry Army were advancing in unison and were advancing rapidly.
When I saw Guo Ming, Li Fengyun couldn't help but laugh, "Looking at your murderous face, you will know that the sneak attack is not going well. Is the other party prepared?"
"On the other side is Zhao Shizhu, Wu Ben Lang General Zhao Shizhu." Guo Ming said angrily, "I caught a prisoner and found out after asking. I thought my sneak attack was fast enough, but I didn't expect that Zhao Shizhu's reaction was faster. In a blink of an eye, he was like an arrow and forced me back directly."
"But you also trapped him and was in a dilemma. It can be seen that the sneak attack was very successful." Li Fengyun smiled, "You did not go back on your word and took advantage of the enemy's chaos to kill you? You killed the Yanbei people so much that you had corpses everywhere and formed a mortal hatred with the Yanbei people. This would definitely harm the remaining legion and endanger the safety of Yanbei town garrison. The negative impact was too great."
"No, the Yanbei people exploded the camp themselves and scattered, but Zhao Shizhu was prepared for a long time and opened the distance from the Yanbei Township Group. He was safe and safe. He rushed over, but he was beaten back." Guo Ming said in a hatred, "Ming Gong, General Manager Xu and General Manager Lu came later. We attacked him from three sides and drove him out of the Sanggan River."
Li Fengyun laughed and shook his hands repeatedly, "The war between the north and the south is imminent, and every force in Yanbei is very precious. We must not kill each other, so that the relatives will hurt each other and the enemy will be happy. Don't be upset, keep your energy and kill outside the frontier to ensure that you can kill happily."
Guo Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Speed, what we want is speed." Li Fengyun said solemnly, "so we cannot fight in love, we cannot fight with each other in anger. In order to seize speed and time, we can even make certain sacrifices when necessary."
Guo Ming raised his hand and pointed at the enemy's place, "What should I do? Wouldn't such a confrontation be used to waste our time?"
Li Fengyun looked up at the sky, smiled slightly, and said in a profound way, "The mountain man has his own tricks, so wait and see."
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The morning was dark and there was a faint mist on the river surface. Zhao Shizhu stood on the hillside by the river, looking at the rebels' battle formation from a distance, his face was very gloomy.
Originally, Zhao Shizhu was very confident and planned to fight and retreat after eating and drinking. However, he expected that the rebels would come like a tide, and the continuous flow of the rebels. The number of people, the well-equipped and neat military appearance was beyond Zhao Shizhu's expectations. He even suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes. Now the rebels surrounded the Guards on three sides, and Zhao Shizhu was in a desperate situation and had to fight on the waters. The situation was extremely dangerous.
Zhao Shizhu thought hard about the strategy of breaking through. How strong the rebels are, whether they are not useful, Zhao Shizhu knows nothing. Since he cannot know himself or her, he cannot take the risk of breaking through, so as not to lose everything, but a long-term confrontation will definitely be unfavorable. One is short of food and grass, and the other is that Yinshi Master came to Yanbei to organize rescue, and Zhao Shizhu lacks time.
Just as Zhao Shizhu was in a state of turmoil, a front-line general Ying Yanglang reported urgently, and the rebel messenger asked for a visit.
Zhao Shizhu made a little weighing, gritted his teeth, and resolutely ordered, "Please!"
Chapter completed!