Chapter 33 Outside Attack 4

The Fifth Army of Daqi faithfully carried out Huang Chao's orders. Under the command of Liu Ying and Fei Chuangu, the main force set out from Qianligang Dazhai and launched a fierce attack on the Li Tang garrison on the land of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Xu Jian and Mi Shi's 10,000 soldiers and horses, according to Fei Chuangu's instructions, marched north with great fanfare and soon arrived in Muzhou and received a warm reception from Wang Zhixin's subordinates of the Fifth Army of Daqi. However, Wang Zhixin himself was injured in many places due to years of war, and his wounds relapsed, hemoptysis and lingering sick couch.

Xu Jian and Mi Shi entered Muzhou and went straight to Wang Zhixin's house. Wang's wife brought the second general into the bedroom with red eyes. The second general saw Wang Zhixin's pale face and his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but feel aweigh.

Wang Zhixin saw Xu Jian and Mi Shi come to the bedside and wanted to struggle, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't support the sick body, so they had to lie down and talk: "General Xu, General Mi, this time you went through Muzhou and attacked Hangzhou in the north, and Mr. Fei had already informed me to make preparations. I'm so unstable that I can't go to the north with you two. I can only say a few words to you two!"

"General Wang, we are all from the same group. We take good care of each other. If you have anything to say, just say it!" Xu Jian choked.

Wang Zhixin said with a difficult time, "Two brothers, I have been fighting with Dong Chang, an old thief, for many years, and I know that Dong Thief is extremely cunning. Dong Thief has been operating in Zhejiang for many years, and his generals and advisers have gathered, and the eight-city army is strong and cannot be underestimated. You two should pay attention to the Qian Yong under Dong Chang, who is well babbled in military tactics, flexible tactics, and good at attracting people's hearts. When you two meet Qian Yong's soldiers and horses, you must have more intentions!"

Mi Shi said carelessly, "What are Dong Chang and Qian Qian? I think it's just two rookies! When I attack Hangzhou in the north this time, I must take Dong Chang and Qian Qian's old nest Shijing Town, behead its head, and pass it on to Erjing!"

Xu Jian patted Mi Shi on the shoulder: "General Mi, General Wang's words are reasonable. Dong Chang and Qian Qian are really powerful. We can't underestimate the enemy!"

Mi Shi spoke and didn't say anything.

Wang Zhixin held Xu Jian with his trembling right hand: "General Xu, I know you have always had a global concept, so Liu Ying and Fei Chuangu let you lead the army alone. This time, you and General Mi's northern expedition, I am so sick that I can no longer go to the expedition with you. There are 10,000 soldiers and horses under me in Muzhou. I will give you all my main force 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are used to defend Muzhou. I have already dealt with my subordinates about this, so you can take them on the road at ease! I will send my department to deal with military supplies and other matters. You don't have to worry about this!"

"General Wang is loyal to the country, and his righteousness is Bo Yuntian. Xu Jian admires him, and the soldiers are fast. General Mi and I will say goodbye. I hope General Wang will take good care!" Xu Jianshen gave a salute.

Mi Shi arched his hand, which was also a farewell to Wang Zhixin.

A few tears overflowed from the corners of Wang Zhixin's eyes and struggled to say, "I wish the two generals victory and success!"

Two flowers bloom, one for each. Dong Chang and Qian Yong were frightened when they learned the news of Liu Ying and Fei Chuan Gubei's attack on Hangzhou. Dong Chang said to Qian Qian, "Brother Qian, Liu Ying and Fei Chuangu of the Fifth Army of Daqi have begun to take action. The goal of their action this time is to take Hangzhou. Now that we have just rushed to the trial, we have not yet gained a firm foothold in the area of Hangzhou. There are many Tang troops in Zhejiang, and we can't command them. What do you think we should do?

"In the Daqi, Zhejiang and Fujian army, I am not too afraid of others, but that Fei Chuangu really gives me a headache. This person has the talent of heaven and earth. In those years, he was invited out of Chishan Island, Dongting Lake by Xu Tangju and other thieves to make suggestions for the Huangchao thief bandits, and repeatedly broke the officers and soldiers. In order to completely occupy Zhejiang and Fujian, Huang Chao sent this person as the highest-level think tank of the Zhejiang and Fujian thieves army, which was intended to flatten the power of the Zhejiang, Fujian and Tang army. This time, the thief's attack on Hangzhou in the north must be a play arranged by Fei Chuangu!" Qian Yong analyzed.

Dong Chang patted his head and looked helpless: "What Brother Qian said is that since Fei Chuangu came to Liu Ying's army, the thief army seems to have a few more eyes. Every move of our army seems to be under the control of the thief army. As long as a small unit of our army is dispatched, ten * is like meat buns beating dogs - there is no return. Fei Chuangu, Fei Chuangu, I hate you so much!"

Qian Qian's eyes turned: "Brother Dong, don't worry. No matter which play Liu Ying and Fei Chuangu sing this time, the Eight Capital Army will not lose much!"

"How to say this?!" Dong Chang is in high spirits.

Qian Qian said: "After thinking about it, I think that the direction of this action of the Zhejiang Fujian Thieves Army is mainly in southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian. The attack on Hangzhou should be a gimmick. As long as our army sticks to northern Zhejiang, we can get through this crisis. The key to this battle is to defend Hangzhou. If Hangzhou is captured by the thief army, the morale of the thief army will definitely rise, and it will further attack the cities in northern Zhejiang, and the tics may become the main attack. The thief army mainly attacked southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, which is beneficial to the Eighth Metropolitan Army. Because the Tang army in southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian will definitely resist desperately, and the final result is that both sides will be defeated. The town governors in southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian have always been separated from us, and this time they happened to let the Fifth Army of Daqi to deal with them. As long as we survive this difficult time, once Datang and Shatuo join hands to deal with Daqi, hey, Huang Chao's main force will be defeated, and the future Zhejiang and Fujian, and even the whole Jianghuai, may become our territory!"

Dong Chang listened and his thumbs up: "Qian Di's wisdom is outstanding. If you analyze the problem, you can not only see the present, but also the future. It's amazing! This time, I will operate according to your way of thinking and strictly order the Eighth Metropolitan Army not to fight, just to defend it by risk. No matter how provocative the thief army is, our army insists on standing still!"

Qian Qian smiled and said, "That's right. The current combat strength of the Eighth Metropolitan Army is not as good as before. If we fight hard with the thief army, even if we are lucky enough to win, it is not good for us. Once defeated, it will be miserable. We will be driven to the north of the Yangtze River by Liu Ying and Fei Chuangu!"

Dong Chang immediately drafted a military letter, finished it, gave it to a personal soldier, and ordered, "You quickly send this letter to Ruan Jie, Du Li, Cheng and the generals stationed in Lingyin Mountain, saying that without my order, you are not allowed to take the initiative to fight. Whoever mobilizes troops to fight, I will cut off his head!" Do you understand?!"

"Follow the order of Dong Shuai!" The soldiers took the letter and ran away.

Not long ago, Ruan Jie, Du Yu, Cheng and Dong Chang ordered 10,000 troops to garrison Lingyin Mountain in order to prevent the Fifth Army from attacking Hangzhou in the north. After receiving Dong Chang's letter, the three-member and eight military generals carefully interrogated Dong Chang's personal soldiers who sent the letter, so that they believed that this information was true.

Du Li said, "Since Dong Shuai doesn't want us to fight, let's stick to it!" From now on, order the battalions to build fortifications and prepare to stick to it for a long time!"

"How capable are the thief? They hit our door. Why do we only defend and not attack? Is it clear that we can only be beaten?" Cheng Ju's face was puzzled and his tone was angry.

Ruan Jie shook his head: "You don't know Dong Shuai's temper. If he wants us to go east, we have to go east; if we want us to go west, we can only go west. If it is violated, his Wu Yue's knife will cut off the brains of dissenting soldiers at any time!"

The three generals were talking on the mountain, and only heard the cannons outside, shouting and killing the earth. It turned out that Xu Jian and Mi Shi led 20,000 troops to fight under Lingyin Mountain.

Chenghe walked to the edge of the fence. At a glance, he saw the camp of the Daqi army everywhere in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, but he saw the banners, the embroidered belt fluttering, the drums were loud and murderous.

Xu Jian and Mi Shi both came out. Xu Jian held a golden dipping axe. Mi Shi was determined to be trapped in the dragon halberd, majestic, and shouted and scolded.

Mi Shi scolded: "The eight armies are all big strawbags, shrinking turtles! The silver-like spearhead is not useful. The fifth army of Daqi's march to the north was as strong as a broken bamboo. This time, our army attacked Hangzhou in the north, only asked Dong Chang and Qian Yong to argue, and had nothing to do with the rest! As long as the brothers of the Eighth Army take the initiative to lay down their weapons, we will not blame the past. If you are stubborn and fight against Daqi to the end, hey, once you break through Hangzhou, you will regret it too late!"

In the Rebel array, the soldiers were buzzing.

Cheng Ji was furious and returned to Ruan Jie and Du Yu, shouting, "General Ruan, General Du, the thief has bullied our army too much! I want to lead the army to fight and defeat the thief! If we blindly defend, our army's morale will inevitably decline, and this mountain will be occupied by the thief army sooner or later!"

Ruan Jie listened and looked at Du Yu. Seeing that Du Yu's expressionless face, he knew that Du Yu did not want to disobey Dong Chang's military order. Ruan Jie said an ambiguous words to Cheng Ji: "General Cheng, you will be brave, but the courage of the two armies alone will not play much effect. You know Dong Shuai's military order. In case of failure in the war, we can't afford it!"

Cheng and shouted, "What are you afraid of? For girls, sooner or later, they will be pregnant when they come out. For a general, sooner or later, he will go to the battlefield when he comes out and wears this armor. This time, I would like to make a military order and lead the troops to fight. If I am defeated, I am willing to be a military order!"

Ruan Jie smiled bitterly: "General Cheng is loyal and brave, but the management of these eight capitals can't be dispatched at will without the approval of Dong Shuai!"

Cheng and his mouth curled: "As the saying goes, you will be outside, and your life will not be accepted. Now Dong Chang has not become emperor. He is just a new warlord with real power in northern Zhejiang. When the Eighth Metropolitan Army rose up, he was just one of the soldiers. Because he has strong martial arts and many ideas, we followed him. Now that we are marching for war, if we have to listen to Dong Chang's words, it will be too rigid. Will we still have a victory? This time, I sent troops and only took my 3,000 people down the mountain. It's my business to fight all out, and it has nothing to do with you two!"

Cheng and his eyes were staring, his tone was resolute, and there was no room for negotiation. Ruan Jie had to follow the donkey downhill: "General Cheng, you must be careful in this battle! Remember: We can't afford to lose this first battle!"

Du Li laughed and said, "General Zhu Cheng's first victory!"