Chapter 480: The Threat of Wudang Mountain
In the tent of General He Guangzong of the Cavalry, Wang Ben asked He Guangzong in a deep voice: "General He, General Li, why don't the infantry follow the cavalry and take the opportunity to enter the Suzhou rebel camp? If our hundreds of thousands of infantry can follow in time, maybe we can defeat the main force of the Suzhou rebels outside the Arc detention tonight and solve the danger of the capital this time!"
General Li Hong of the Cavalry snorted coldly and said, "General Wang, the court appointed General He and this general as the head and deputy commander of the million-dollar army this time. As for how we command the army, there is no need to explain to you!"
Although General Li Hong of the Cavalry was a little dissatisfied with the indecisiveness of General He Guangzong, if He Guangzong could accept his suggestion and send hundreds of thousands of infantry from the court to follow up to expand the results of this night attack, maybe as Wang Ben said, he would defeat the main force of the Suzhou rebels under the Arc destiny tonight and eliminate the crisis in the capital. However, Li Hong and He Guangzong were both from the thirteenth family after all, and remained consistent in many aspects.
He Guangzong then sighed to Wang Ben and said, "General Wang, the millions of troops gathered here are very important to the court, so this general has to act cautiously."
Then He Guangzong changed the subject and asked General Li Hong, the Cavalry,: "How many cavalrymen have lost tonight?"
Li Hong said in a deep voice: "The more than 70,000 cavalrymen only returned more than 45,000, and about 25,000 were lost. This is just a rough figure. For the detailed loss, each unit must be counted in detail."
Wang Ben curled his lips with some disdain and said nothing, but he made up his mind that the soldiers of the Polu Army he led this time would never attack easily next. When encountering an incompetent commander like He Guangzong, these thousands of Polu Army were easily cheated to death.
At this time, Luo Youpeng, the prefect of Ganmeng County, Yuzhou, among the seventeen rebels, said: "No matter what, we have won the night attack tonight. The losses of the rebels in Suzhou are definitely more than the 25,000 people we lost!"
When Arc de Gun was lost, Luo Youpeng, the prefect of Ganmeng County, Yuzhou, also had a great responsibility. If the army of Ganmeng County had not collapsed first, Arc de Gun would not have been easily occupied by the rebels of Suzhou. In fact, the reason why the army of Ganmeng County collapsed so quickly was closely related to Luo Youpeng's first escape.
However, Luo Youpeng is the brother-in-law of Han Renji, the Minister of War. In the end, the matter was left to nothing. Luo Youpeng brought more than 10,000 defeated soldiers and followed him to the north of Arc destiny, and had the intention to take the opportunity to restore his reputation. Of course, the premise is that the millions of troops gathered by the court this time could defeat the Suzhou Xiang Army at Arc destiny.
General He Guangzong of the Cavalry smiled and said, "Premier Luo said very well. The general will report the victory to the court early tomorrow morning, which will also increase some confidence for the people in the capital."
At the same time, in the tent of Zhang Mingqi, the commander of the Suzhou Xiangjun, Zhang Mingqi asked Zhou Jiling with a gloomy face and said, "Has the loss count been released?"
Zhou Jiling said with a serious look on his face: "Report to the lord, I have roughly counted that the eight guards in the camp at the Arc depot have suffered at least 60,000 losses. The specific losses are still under the statistics. Perhaps the real casualties will be more than 60,000."
Zhang Mingqi then asked in a deep voice: "Where is Zhang Shaohua? Where is Zhang Shaohua at present?"
Zhou Jiling hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord, according to the reactions of some soldiers, Zhang Shaohua didn't know what crazy he was going crazy. He actually protected a small group of imperial cavalry in deep siege and rushed out of our camp. That small group of imperial cavalry should be the cavalry of the Polu Army. In addition, dozens of soldiers in our army died at the hands of Zhang Shaohua. Maybe Zhang Shaohua has betrayed our Suzhou Xiangjun!"
Zhang Mingqi punched the wooden table in front of him with a fierce punch, and then shouted angrily: "Send someone to find Zhang Shaohua immediately. Zhang Shaohua is stubborn. How could he easily betray our Suzhou Xiangjun? It is very likely that he was hit by the Polu Army's trick. He must find Zhang Shaohua back!"
Zhang Mingqi would never have thought that Zhang Shaohua was a stubborn person, but Zhang Shaohua's stubborn person was reflected in obeying the master's will and insisting on joining the Dai'an Army.
Zhou Jiling immediately said, "Don't worry, lord, I have sent someone to find Zhang Shaohua. I have to see people alive and die! "
Zhang Mingqi snorted coldly and said, "Who can kill him like Zhang Shaohua? You must find Zhang Shaohua and bring it back to my official!"
Zhou Jiling smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, lord!"
Next, Zhang Mingqi asked Tang Yan, the adviser whom he trusted the most, “It is impolite to come but not come. The imperial army will rob the camp, and our Suzhou Xiang army will also rob the camp. I am planning to launch a night attack on the imperial camp. What does Mr. Tang think?”
The strategist Tang Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Lord, it's still more than an hour tonight. If you want to rob the camp, your subordinates think it can be placed tomorrow night. However, after dawn, we should mobilize troops to actively call the court army to paralyze the court army and cover up our intention to rob the camp at night."
Zhang Mingqi nodded, "Just do as Mr. Tang wants!"
On the morning of September 16, 428, the Suzhou Xiang Army drew nearly 500,000 troops from eight guards and came to the outside of the imperial camp in a mighty manner.
General He Guangzong of the Cavalry and General Li Hong learned that the Suzhou Xiangjun had dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, which were likely to have come to avenge last night. The two were worried that the imperial camp was too simple and not enough to block the attack of the Suzhou Xiangjun, so they quickly mobilized a large number of imperial troops to go out to fight the Suzhou Xiangjun.
When the troops of both sides set up their own formations, Wang Bo, a general under Zhou Jiling, urged his horse to come to the front of the two armies under the instructions of Zhang Mingqi and Zhou Jiling, and shouted loudly: "The rats on the opposite side, send someone to keep their word!"
Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry in front of the imperial army, immediately said to General He Guangzong of the Cavalry: "General He, go up and see, what trouble did the rebels in Suzhou want to make?"
General He Guangzong of the Cavalry nodded and said, "General Dou is more careful and beware of the rebels in Suzhou!"
General Dou Bing of the chariot and cavalry urged the horse to come to the front of the two armies, with a long sword in his hand, and shouted loudly at Wang Bo: "Dou Bing is here in Suzhou!"
When Wang Bo saw that the court sent Dou Bing out, his attitude became much more respectful. He clasped his fists to Dou Bing and said, "Wang Bo has met General Dou. Our Suzhou Xiangjun wants to make a deal with you!"
"Trade? Humph, our court will no longer trade with you rebels!" General Dou Bing, the chariot and cavalry, snorted coldly.
Wang Bo smiled and said, "Last night's battle, plus the battle of our Suzhou Xiang army seizing the Arctic Pass, we captured nearly 15,000 people from your country. Our Suzhou Xiang army wanted to use these nearly 15,000 prisoners of war in exchange for the one you caught."
It turned out that after careful search by tens of thousands of people in the Suzhou Xiang Army, Zhang Shaohua was not found. In this way, Zhang Shaohua may have entered the imperial camp.
Zhang Mingqi, the commander of the Suzhou Xiang Army, regarded Zhang Shaohua as a peerless general, as a treasure. This is why the Suzhou Xiang Army was preparing to exchange Zhang Shaohua for nearly 15,000 prisoners of war from the court.
General Dou Bing of the chariot and cavalry had no idea that Zhang Shaohua, the peerless general who killed Wu Lu, the guardian of Wudang Mountain, had already entered the camp of the Polu Army. Dou Bing asked in confusion: "Who are you going to change to the Xiang Army in Suzhou?"
Wang Bo immediately said: "Zhang Shaohua, the powerful general of our Suzhou Xiang Army."
"What? It's him! How could he be caught by us?" Dou Bing looked surprised.
Wang Bo frowned when he saw Dou Bing's expression. Could it be that Zhang Shaohua was not among the imperial army? Wang Bo then said: "General Dou, maybe you don't know this matter. General Dou should go back and ask! Our Suzhou Xiang Army is willing to use your nearly 15,000 prisoners of war in exchange for Zhang Shaohua alone. If you do not agree, our Suzhou Xiang Army will not guarantee the safety of the nearly 15,000 prisoners of war!"
Dou Bing's eyes flashed, "You dare to threaten me?"
Wang Bo quickly shook his head and said, "General Dou, I'm just passing a message. Please ask General Dou to go back and ask the two generals of the cavalry to agree to this deal?"
Dou Bing nodded slightly, "I will report this to the two generals of the cavalry!"
Next, Dou Bing reeled the horse and returned to the main formation of the imperial army, and then reported the matter to General He Guangzong of the Cavalry and General Li Hong. He Guangzong of the Cavalry and Li Hong also showed incredible expressions. They all saw Zhang Shaohua showing his power with their own eyes. Who could capture such a peerless general alive?
General Li Hong pondered for a moment and said to General He Guangzong of the Cavalry: "This matter should not be groundless. After all, the rebels in Suzhou are willing to exchange nearly 15,000 captured soldiers from our army for exchange. It seems that someone has to check it!"
At this time, Liu Fengbao, the general under Zhang Mingqi, suddenly shouted: "No need to check, I know where that Zhang Shaohua is! A general under my command reported to me that Zhang Shaohua, the very powerful general of the rebel army in Suzhou, seemed to have entered the camp of the Polu Army last night. I didn't care at that time, thinking that the general had misread it. Now it seems that Zhang Shaohua must be in the camp of the Polu Army."
General He Guangzong of the Cavalry turned his head and looked behind him, "Where is the guerrilla general named Wang Ben of the Polu Army?"
General Li Hong, the cavalry general, said with a dark face: "General He, just now, sent someone to order the Polu Army to gather troops out of the camp to fight the rebels in Suzhou. However, General Wang Ben of the Polu Army suffered too much loss and was unable to fight for the time being, so he refused the order to go to war. He had not had time to report this to General He."
When He Guangzong heard this, he said angrily: "It's outrageous! This defeated army has now lost only more than a thousand people, and at least nearly five thousand troops. Where did the losses come from? Domineering! It's so domineering! If it weren't for General Liu Ji's face, I would have cut off the guerrilla general named Wang Ben to use the military law!"
General Dou Bing of the chariot and cavalry asked He Guangzong: "General He, how can we reply to the Suzhou rebels? After all, there are nearly 15,000 captured soldiers from our army, many of which are the robes of our imperial guards. You can't watch them all be killed by the Suzhou rebels!"
General Li Hong of the Cavalry said in a deep voice: "It seems that the guerrilla general of the Polu Army must be invited here!"
General Dou Bing of the chess and cavalry immediately said, "Then I will go and reply to the rebels in Suzhou and let them wait!"
Soon, Wang Ben brought two puppet bodyguards Liu Tong and Liu Lin, who had the strength of peerless generals, to the front of the imperial army. "I don't know General He and General Li, what's wrong with summoning Wang here? Thousands of soldiers of our Dehuo Army fought continuously, not only did they suffer huge losses, but the entire army was also very tired. They really did not have the ability to continue fighting in a short period of time. Please forgive me."
General Dou Bing of the Cavalry General said in a deep voice to He Guangzong: "I will discuss the matter of the Polu Army going to fight! I urgently summoned General Wang Ben to come over to ask whether the powerful general named Zhang Shaohua of the Suzhou rebels was in the camp of the Polu Army!"
Wang Ben nodded very simply and said, "Zhang Shaohua is indeed in the camp of our Polu Army. He has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. He joined our Polu Army last night and temporarily acted as Wang's deputy general. After we return to Chengyin City, my lord will definitely promote him separately!"
He Guangzong, Li Hong and Dou Bing couldn't help but look shocked in their eyes when they heard this. Unexpectedly, Zhang Shaohua was really in the camp of the Polu Army. Moreover, according to Wang Ben's intention, Zhang Shaohua had already surrendered to the Polu Army.
However, just as Wang Ben finished speaking, an extremely angry voice suddenly sounded, "Where is that bastard named Zhang Shaohua? I, Chen Tong, want to tear him into pieces!"
The second elder of Wudang Mountain, Lei Jin, the fourth elder Chen Tong and the guardian Yang Yu were both riding war horses and staying in front of the imperial army. They were not far from He Guangzong, Li Hong and Dou Bing. They heard clearly what Wang Ben said.
Lei Jin, the second elder of Wudang Mountain, then said to Wang Ben: "This General Wang of the Polu Army must also know what happened yesterday. Zhang Shaohua killed Wu Guardian of our Wudang Mountain yesterday. I hope General Wang can hand over Zhang Shaohua to our Wudang Mountain for disposal, so as to avoid causing misunderstandings between Wudang Mountain and the Polu Army!"
Wang Ben glanced at the two elders and a guardian of Wudang Mountain with his eyes, and sneered and said, "Are you Wudang Mountain threatening our Polu Army?"
The second elder of Wudang Mountain, Lei Jin, said in a stiff tone: "If General Wang had to understand this way, it would be fine!"
Wang Ben said with a fierce light flashing in his eyes: "We are not a cat or a dog that can threaten! Even if we are the four powerful countries in the Western Regions, we are not afraid of the Polu Army! What are you Wudang Mountain?"
The fourth elder Chen Tong shouted angrily: "Bold madman, I, Chen Tong, have you cut off!"
As he said that, Chen Tong waved his sword and was about to rush towards Wang Ben, and Liu Tong and Liu Lin next to Wang Ben instantly picked up the long sword in their hands and prepared to urge the horse to face Chen Tong.
Chapter completed!