The bandit leaders in Linlu County have been quarreling for a day.
Ever since Huchuquan led his troops to the outside of Linlu County yesterday, the bandit leaders headed by Yang Feng learned about the arrival of the imperial army and wondered whether to withdraw or fight.
There were three consecutive discussions on the issue, and each ended on bad terms, with no unified opinion being formed.
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye it was the next morning, and the bandit leaders were still quarreling in the lobby of the county government office.
A bandit leader named Yi Ping anxiously said to Yang Feng: "Chief, it has been a day since Huchuquan and the others arrived yesterday.
The imperial army must be very close to us.
If we don't leave, it will be too late."
Two bandit leaders echoed Yi Ping's words and agreed to lead their troops to withdraw immediately.
At this time, another leader of Li Dong's bandit army shouted: "Yi Ping, you cowards, you are retreating without even fighting a battle.
You are simply making others' ambitions destroy your own prestige.
Along the way, we are attacking the city."
Seize the ground, the more you fight, the stronger you become, invincible, and your reputation grows bigger and bigger as you fight. , rely on fighting.
I heard that the general sent by the imperial court this time is just a young boy.
Hey, there is really no one available in this imperial court.
They sent a little infant commander to fight us.
It just so happened that I, Li Dong, had itchy hands. , I want to fight with that boy named Liu Cheng."
Someone echoed: "Yes, I heard that Liu Cheng is a relative of the Liu family.
These people use their status as relatives of the emperor to gain power and cause trouble in the world.
This time I will let him understand that it is not so easy to mess around outside.
He wants to use us Go back to collect the reward with his head, hehe, then you have to see if his neck is strong enough."
"That's enough."
Yang Fengyi, who was sitting at the top, slammed the table and shouted, "Have you thought you are invincible after fighting a few battles?
Don't you know who you are?"
After being scolded by Yang Feng, the bandit leaders who wanted to withdraw and the bandit leaders who insisted on fighting the court all shut up.
Yang Feng looked at everyone's reaction and felt very satisfied, which showed that his authority was still there.
He turned to look at Xu Huang, who had been silent, and asked: "Gongming, what do you think?
The imperial army is already very close to us.
I have sent spies south to investigate.
The imperial army will arrive at the city no later than tomorrow morning.
We must come up with an idea as soon as possible.
Whether to fight or withdraw, we must make preparations in advance."
Xu Huang previously worked as a petty official in the Hedong Prefecture.
After Guo Da and others raised an army, the Prefecture sent troops to conquer.
Xu Huang set out with the army as a petty official, responsible for the exchange of official documents.
During the battle with Guo Tai and others, Xu Huang once several For the first time, he proposed to his superiors to attack Guo Da and others, but his superiors were stubborn and arrogant, refused to listen to the suggestions of his subordinates, and insisted on going his own way.
In the end, he was defeated and died.
Xu Huang also suffered a bloody misfortune and was captured by Guo Da's general Yang Feng. .
Yang Feng heard from the leader of his bandit army that Xu Huang was very skilled in martial arts and that just one man could kill dozens of his elite soldiers.
He also heard from other prisoners that if his boss followed Xu Huang's advice, he would be able to defeat the bandit army. , how could he be defeated and killed?
So after meeting Xu Huang, he admired him very much.
Not only did he release him from the prison camp, but he also treated him as a guest of honor and entertained him every day.
Xu Huang was also a mortal, and he was deeply moved when Yang Feng treated him so sincerely.
He was conceited and had a strategy, but was not appreciated by his superiors.
He did not expect to be so valued by a bandit leader.
After being moved, he decided to temporarily stay with Yang.
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Feng lives here and helps Yang Feng without violating his own principles and conscience.
Therefore, during this year, he charged and made suggestions for Yang Feng, fighting all the way from Hedong to Bingzhou Taiyuan, Shangdang, and then from Shangdang to Hanoi.
However, Xu Huang was only one person after all, and his importance in Yang Feng's heart was not as important as that of the other bandit leaders.
Every time these people conquered a city, they allowed their bandits to rob the people, kill people and set fires.
This made Xu Huang very upset.
Angry and helpless, every time he advised Yang Feng to strictly enforce military discipline and restrain his soldiers, Yang Feng superficially agreed. , but he only gave a few mild reprimands to the leaders of the bandits under his command.
He knew that staying with Yang Feng was definitely not a long-term solution.
The actions of this Baibo Army could not be supported by the people, and they would definitely not If it existed for a long time, either it would be wiped out by the imperial court, or it would become internal strife and its power would disappear, which made him very worried.
At this time, Xu Huang saw Yang Feng asking him.
He was silent for a while, stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "Chief, I humbly suggest that the leader lead his army and surrender to the official army."
As soon as these words came out, it was like pouring cold water into a boiling oil pan.
The whole hall immediately exploded.
The bandit leaders jumped out one by one and cursed Xu Huang.
Some said he was ungrateful and wanted to persuade Yang Feng to surrender to the court.
Others said he was ungrateful and wanted to persuade Yang Feng to surrender to the court.
Some people said that Xu Huang was greedy for life and afraid of death, and some even said that he was a spy sent by the imperial court.
All of a sudden, both the main fighting faction and the retreating faction jumped out to denounce him.
Yang Feng's eyes gradually turned cold when he looked at Xu Huang.
He raised his palms to stop the noise of the bandit leaders under his command, and asked: "Gongming, I want to hear why you suggested that I lead my army to surrender to the imperial court."
Xu Huang immediately clasped his fists and said: "Yesterday when I went outside the city to deliver food and grass to Huchuquan, I found that there were many wounded soldiers in the Huchuquan camp, and all the other Huns soldiers were very tired and embarrassed, as if they had experienced a battle.
During the battle and in the process of escaping, I boldly speculated that the Huns' 10,000 cavalry had been defeated by the imperial court.
This was not what Hu Chuquan said.
Leaders who need food and fodder to fight with the imperial army think about it.
The 10,000 fierce Huns cavalry were beaten by the imperial army and only more than 2,000 people were left.
Moreover, even Shanyu Yufuluo, left Xian Wang Luan Tibao and You Xian Wang went to Bei.
There is no trace of them.
It can be seen that the generals sent by the imperial court this time are no ordinary people.
The Northern Army is really powerful.
If our army confronts it, it will definitely not be its opponent."
Yang Feng frowned after listening to Xu Huang's words.
Xu Huang's speculation seemed to make sense.
Could it be that the Huns were really defeated by the imperial army?
The Huchuquan troops fled.
If this was true, he If the 30,000 men under his command really want to confront the imperial court, their chances of winning are slim.
Yang Feng immediately shouted outside: "Here comes someone" A little boss came in, clasped his fists and agreed: "Boss" Yang Feng ordered: "Go out of the city quickly and find a way to get close to the Huns.
Find out what happened, why only more than 2,000 of them came here, and where did the others go?"
"Yes, leader" The main war faction was also a little hesitant at this time.
If Xu Huang's conjecture is correct, the Huns were indeed defeated by the imperial army, and the more than 2,000 people outside the city escaped.
The matter is serious.
At this time, the man named Yi Ping The bandit leader asked unconvincedly: "Xu Gongming , even if your guess is correct, we may not be able to defeat the imperial army.
I have some experience in fighting this kind of thing.
It all depends on momentum.
As long as you are brave and not afraid of death, you can rush forward and chop and stab the imperial court.
No matter what the army is, they will still be defeated by us."
Xu Huang was very contemptuous and cursed in his heart, a fool.
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People like you can only fight with the wind.
Once the war goes wrong, this kind of person will definitely be the first to collapse and run away.
Others don't know it clearly, but Yang Feng understands it very well.
The reason why he has the power and courage he has today is largely attributed to Xu Huang.
If Xu Huang hadn't charged into the battle, if Xu Huang hadn't formulated the offensive strategy for him, He would never be in the situation he is in today.
The bandit leader named Li Dong also asked: "Xu Gongming, even if we can't defeat the imperial army, we can still withdraw.
Why must we surrender to the imperial court?
If we surrender to the imperial court, who knows what the imperial court will do to me.
When the time comes, our life and death will not be up to us."
I'm on my own, so what, isn't there a saying called, what kind of knife, what kind of fish and meat."
Xu Huang said coldly: "I am a swordsman for you, and I am a fish and meat."
"Yes, that's it" Yang Feng also spoke to Xu Huang at this time: "Gongming, what Li Dong said is what I want to ask.
Even if we can't defeat the imperial army, we can still withdraw.
Why should we surrender to the imperial court?
I don't think this is a good idea."
Xu Huang asked someone to bring the map and pulled it away.
He stood on the side of the lobby.
He walked to the map and pointed at it and said: "Boss, everyone, you know why I suggest that the leader should break away from the big leader and send his troops north to attack first."
Taiyuan, then go south to attack Shangdang, and then send your troops eastward to attack all the way here?"
Yang Fengdao: "The big leader is very afraid of my power and has begun to suspect me a long time ago.
If I don't leave, there will be no good end.
Everyone knows this.
It was for this reason that you suggested that I lead my army to leave. " Xu Huang shook his head and said: "This is just one of the reasons.
There is another reason.
We have made too much noise in Hedong.
More than 80% of the entire Hedong County has been captured by us.
The government and the court will never tolerate it. , heavy troops will definitely be sent to encircle and suppress us.
Niu Fu led his army to attack us before, which illustrates this point, but it does not mean that he was defeated by our army and the court will give up.
I conclude that the court will We sent a large army to attack us again, so I suggested that the chief lead his army to leave.
On the one hand, it could relieve the chief's suspicion of the chief and reassure him; on the other hand, it could allow the chief and others to attract the attention of the court in the east of the river.
Their With many troops and a large territory, I thought that the imperial court would definitely send a large army to conquer them first.
Unexpectedly, things went beyond my expectations.
The imperial court actually sent a large army to conquer us first."
When Xu Huang said this, he pointed at Taiyuan County and Shangdang County on the map and said: "I suggested that we attack these two counties first, and then attack Linlu County after careful consideration.
It was approaching winter at that time. , our army must raise enough food and grass supplies to survive the winter, so we conquered these two counties and obtained a large amount of food and grass supplies, but we still need to find a safe enough place to spend the winter, so Linli County is the place to go.
Became our first, why is this To the west are the endless Taihang Mountains and the Huguan natural barrier.
To the north and east are not only Zhangshui but also Huanshui, which can block enemies from the east and north.
There is Qishui to the south, which can also block enemies from the east and north. enemy to the south , this can be said to be a truly easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
After spending this winter, we will leave here to attack the hinterland of Jizhou.
There is a vast space and abundant grain and grass supplies there, and the possibility of being intercepted and surrounded by the army is very high.
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