diskusbooks Chapter 199 Enemies coming from Luan City
Chapter 199 Enemies coming from Luan City
Shi Ge had fought with the rebels before, and he never played by the rules.
On the first day they arrived at Niangzi Pass, they ordered their men to take a small road that night, bypassing the people sent to Jing County to gather intelligence.
"That's strange, what is the purpose of my wife locking these people up?"
The person guarding Jing County was Shan Ning. After Situ Ming delivered the information, he looked at it for a long time and was puzzled.
"Now there is news that a non-Jin army is here in Pingyang County."
"If not the Jin army? Who else could it be?"
"The people of the ? clan, blessed by grace, are entrusting themselves to the ancient warriors of Bingzhou."
Shan Ning really didn't know what the tribe was. He was a martial artist and was good at fighting and charging.
Situ Ming also knew Shan Ning, so there was no point in saying more, so he could only remind him to this extent.
"Keep watching the people at Niangzi Pass. As soon as they come out, we'll be ready."
Shan Ning glanced at the several regimental commanders standing by and continued, "Zhuo Buyi is gone, and Ma Biao has been transferred back to Luancheng. You will lead a regiment and take 5,000 Dingzhou troops with you."
There was no call for appointments, and the several regimental commanders naturally knew that this kind of thing was voluntary.
The third regiment commander Yin Feng had the worst equipment. He knew that Pingshan had equipment, and he also wanted to make some combat preparations this time.
"Commander-in-Chief, I'll go to Pingshan."
Shan Ning glanced at Yin Feng and nodded, saying, "Go and coordinate with Qi Wanshan, the newcomer from the Dingzhou Army, to send 5,000 men to go to Pingshan Mine with you."
"I understand. I will definitely live up to my mission." Yin Feng replied.
Seeing this, Cheng Ziyun clasped his fists towards Shan Ning and said, "Qi Wanshan just arrived, and the manpower is a little unfamiliar. How about taking 5,000 people from my team?"
"That's a good suggestion, General Cheng. Who do you think we should send?"
Cheng Ziyun is the son of Cheng Jushu, so Shan Ning didn't dare to put on airs and asked cautiously.
"I have a left general under my command named Zhou Qizi. He is a man of both civil and military talents, and I think he is a good choice."
This sentence touched Shan Ning's heart. Yin Feng and others lacked the ability to use their brains. If Zhou Qizi went there, he would definitely be able to provide some assistance in the battle.
"Yin Feng, Zhou Qizi is the left general, so listen to him if you have anything to say."
After being advised by the governor, Yin Feng couldn't help but realize that the governor was just a lieutenant general, holding the same rank as himself, but he had two thousand more soldiers under his command than he did. So, didn't he have to listen to him?
Cheng Ziyun took out the token: "Give this to Zhou Qizi, he knows what to do."
Yin Feng took the token and saluted Cheng Ziyun: "Thank you, General Cheng."
Under the careful arrangement of Shan Ning and others, two large formations were formed in Jing County and Pingshan Mine, waiting for the invading enemy from Pingyang County.
With the experience of the previous battle, Jing County placed scouts and secret sentries ten miles away to guard against attacks at all times.
"Report, troops have appeared south of Luancheng. Their attire is very chaotic, some are from the Tuoba Xianbei, and some have irregular armor."
A letter soldier raised his head, handed over a small note, and read out the contents of the letter.
Situ Ming stepped forward to take the note, glanced at it, then bowed and handed it to Shan Ning, saying, "The situation is a bit bad. I don't know where this person came from."
Shan Ning looked at the defense map and speculated, "These people aren't from the north. They're most likely from Pingyang County. What are they doing here?"
Perhaps Shan Ning would never know that Shi Ge's coming to Luancheng was a trick of the Lu family, called diverting trouble to others.
After Shi Ge went to Pingyang County, he could not cash in the 200,000 silver coins, but the entire city was mortgaged to him. Lu Zhi told him that the remaining money could not be transported because Zhao Sheng from Luancheng had deceived him.
Shi Ge was willing to send troops to Luancheng, but Lu Zhi sent troops first, which dispelled Shi Ge's worries, and then he brought his troops to help Lu Zhi.
A large number of troops appeared in Luancheng. Although their uniforms were uneven, the patrol soldiers still discovered the Jin army.
"This should be the Lu family's Jin army. The Xianbei and slave soldiers were all hired by the Lu family."
Zhao Sheng was not in Luancheng, so Zhao Yongsheng came to the Princess's Mansion and analyzed the situation he had learned to Li Shuya.
At this time, Li Shuya was already six months pregnant and was not yet unable to see guests. After listening to Zhao Yongsheng's words, she called Luancheng County Magistrate Li Weiguo and Luancheng County Lieutenant Zhou Tong to discuss the joint defense matters with the independent regiment and others guarding Luancheng.
"The Independent Regiment is now fully staffed. I suggest establishing a defensive position in the southeast to repel any invaders."
Ma Biao stood up and expressed his thoughts.
"Two armies have arrived. One is the Jin army, numbering 50,000, stationed at Panlong Mountain. The other army, numbering 60,000, is stationed at Houye Village."
Zhao Yongsheng pointed to the map hanging on the wall and introduced the distribution of enemy forces.
There are not many troops stationed in Luancheng now, and there was no consideration of civil war before this, so in terms of defense, heavy troops are placed in the border states and counties.
In addition to the Dingzhou army of more than 10,000 and the New 1st Regiment, there were also 10,000 newly recruited troops.
The local government soldiers, the princess's personal army, and the workshop's security personnel totaled no more than two thousand people.
Faced with an invading army of 110,000, Luancheng's military strength was obviously insufficient.
"The workshop had a reserve force of almost 10,000."
Zhao Yongsheng knew that at this time he could only gather all the people who could fight and wait for the troops from Zhengding and Jingxian to return to defend.
"Don't panic. I've sent a letter by carrier pigeon. I expect the army to arrive tomorrow."
Li Shuya was not panicked at all in the face of so many enemy troops, and said to the people who came to the meeting hall of the Princess's Mansion.
"My Lady, County Lieutenant Zhou and Captain Ma of the New Army, I think we should first evacuate the civilians outside the city back to Luancheng. We will block the enemy outside the city and wait for reinforcements."
Li Weiguang felt that the strategy of dying in battle outside the city was not advisable, so he tactfully expressed his suggestion.
"The civilians should evacuate, and blocking the city from outside is also necessary."
Zhou Tong has recently been working in the county government office and has become close to County Magistrate Li. The two have begun to work in harmony.
"Blocking is too passive. I think we should attack proactively. The Prince Consort once told us that the best defense is offense. I think we should attack and set an ambush."
Ma Biao disagreed with the suggestions of the county magistrate and others and insisted on taking the initiative.
The governor transferred to Luancheng from Dingzhou County was named Niu Chuang. Because he came here to assist in the defense of the new army, his presence was usually very low. He saw that everyone had different opinions, especially Ma Biao had different ideas about the attack.
"Everyone, this commander-in-chief has something to say." Niu Chuang was a military general, and his words were simple after all. In order to make his words sound weighty, he tried hard to rack his brains to form words.
"The troops coming here are the Jin army, the slave soldiers, and the Xianbei army. The three armies have different fighting styles. The slave soldiers are good at sneak attacks, the Jin army is easy to defend, and the Xianbei prefer strong attacks.
If we can't deploy our forces, we'll be at a disadvantage against them. If we're attacked by surprise, we won't be able to organize an effective defense."
Niu Chuang was about forty years old and had fought in the army for many years. Although he was only a general, everyone believed that it was right not to attack based on what he described about the enemy and our side.
After hearing what Niu Chuang said, Ma Biao immediately fell silent. After all, whether it was the governor or the county magistrate, their words carried more weight than his.