The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 18: Goshawk Folding Wings (Part 1)

On October 27th, the 27th year of the Great Yongwuwei, the military-in-military competition had just been held. The Zezhou camp received military orders to prepare for the expedition. After everything was in place, the enemy’s sentiment came from the front line. A striker from the Northern Han Dynasty appeared in Zhoudongyu. Li Xian frowned upon hearing the report: "Suiyun, why would Long Tingfei send troops at this time? Although he sends troops to attack Zezhou every year, he is basically not in spring plowing. Time is the autumn harvest season. Now that the new grain has been put in the warehouse, it would be strange for him to attack at this time?"

I put on a long coat, looked at the map under the light, and said lightly: "Long Tingfei once entered Kouzezhou this spring, so it’s no surprise that autumn doesn’t come, but this person is familiar with military strategies, we Da Yong With such a big move, your Highness, you personally enter the East China Sea, Zhe re-enters the army, and the emperor and His Highness are busy preparing supplies and rectifying the military horses. All these signs indicate that there will be war in Dayong. Long Tingfei's men must be constantly visiting us Military conditions, now Qinzhou has fallen frost, and the weather is beginning to turn cold, but there is still a month before the road is closed by heavy snow. It is also a good time for us to march. Longting Fei is definitely worried that we will enter Qinzhou and rob Killing, and then destroying their food reserves before the snowfall, so that the following winter will be sad for the Northern Han Dynasty. We have strong soldiers and strong horses. If we attack Qinzhou, Long Tingfei will not be able to do everything. Instead of being trapped and attacked by us, Naturally, it’s better to attack instead of defending, and attack first. After they retreat, we won’t be able to attack before next spring. Besides, the North Han army ambushed us a few days ago. We didn’t take it seriously. Would you believe that we don’t bear grudges?"

Li Xian actually had a similar view in his mind. He looked at me and said: "In this case, we will teach them a lesson in Zezhou. There is nothing wrong with waiting for work. How do you think we should proceed?"

I pointed to the temple ramp at the junction of Qinshui and Shili River: "His Royal Highness, what do you think of this place, is this a good place to catch turtles in the urn?"

Li Xian looked at it for a while and said, "Who do you think is better to send?"

I said softly: "Nominally, it should be Jing Chi who is guarding the place, but in fact, whoever presides there depends on your highness."

A faint light flashed in Li Xian’s eyes, and said: "This king understands what you mean, don’t worry, this time this king will act according to your plan. What merits and face, as long as our army wins, this king is heaven. With great credit, will you still go to fight with the generals?" Then he said: "But this king is worried that they will not fall into the trap."

I smiled slightly and said, "Miaopo stores all the food and salaries of the Zezhou Camp. If the enemy forces can’t think of attacking here, then there is no chance of winning except head-to-head with us. Can we compete with equal forces? It's also focused on defense. Will it still be defeated? If it is not because of food, then it will be a tie, and it will also be defeated. And please rest assured that Long Tingfei is no matter how powerful it is. Won this round easily."

Li Xian was relieved and looked at the map and said: "According to the scout's return, the main force of Long Tingfei will arrive at Qin Ze in the next day, and we will be there to fight." I nodded and said, "Qin Ze The terrain is flat, and although there are some wasteland hills, it is still very suitable for the two armies to fight. It is no wonder that the Dayong and the Northern Han Dynasty have basically chosen to fight here in these years."

Li Xian sighed: "Yes, the luxuriant weeds on the Qinze Wasteland are all soaked in the blood of the soldiers of the two countries. This king and Long Tingfei have fought four times in Qinze. I had to retreat barely. My Dayong buried countless loyal soldiers in Qinze. This time this king wants Long Tingfei to suffer the pain of breaking his wings. I hope he is smart enough, but don't let this king look through the autumn water. "

I said with confidence: "This prince doesn’t have to worry about it. The clues we left are enough for them to discover that Miaopo is where we store food, and the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty are very conceited, even if they find that there may be problems, they will try their best. Way to accomplish the task, but this time they will find that they have hit the iron plate." Li Xian smiled slightly, did not speak, unless Long Tingfei personally led the attack, the other Northern Han generals had not been seen by Li Xian.

The saury autumn breeze, the grass is separated, and the Shili Plain adjacent to the north of Qinze is vast and desolate. Several Da Yong scouts in dark yellow soft armor lie behind the hills and stare at the distant sky. Below the hills, several war horses are Eating forage leisurely there. One of the scouts wearily rubbed his eyes that felt sore because of longing for the distance. At this moment, his companion exclaimed: "The enemy is coming." He quickly raised his eyes and saw the sky. , On the background of the blue sky, a dark brown curve suddenly appeared, but between the breath, the undulating line became clearer and clearer, moving fast on the yellow field, after another moment, it was already visible It was clear that the line was made up of thousands of Northern Han iron horses, and among the dark brown, the most dazzling was the fiery red at the center of the riding array. Several scouts also saw a few goshawks flying in the sky above their heads. These were birds of prey used by the North Han Army to monitor military conditions. These scouts are very clear that the commanders of Dayong and the Northern Han Dynasty have a common hobby, which is to make their guards wear red armor, but even though they are all red, it is easy to distinguish on the battlefield, not to mention the different styles of armor. , King Qi's personal guards are all Ma Li spears, while Long Tingfei's personal guards are all hard bows. Several scouts knew that Long Tingfei had already personally led an army to invade Zezhou, and his whereabouts might have been discovered by the goshawk on his head. If he stayed any longer, he would have no life to return to camp. So quietly got on the horse, rode the horse galloped, and went back to report the military situation.

After another while, the North Han Army has come close, and the turbulent formation that was originally rushing to the center is rapidly shrinking. This shrinking line, the momentum of the thunderous battle formation More and more bullying, with suffocating pressure, it is believed that if someone stands in the way, it will definitely tear this iron cavalry to pieces. A few miles away from the hills, the speed started to slow down, and then stopped under the hills monitored by Da Yong scouts. Only the red-armored knights around a hundred horses surrounded a general wearing a fiery red jersey, rushing directly to the hills, and then stopped the horse.

The red-robed general lifted up the visor covering his face, revealing a handsome, flawless face, deep blue eyes as deep as the deep sea, showing a clear look, looking down at the big Yong The wilderness of the blood of the warriors of the Northern Han Dynasty, the proud figure of the world is as tall as a mountain. The guards beside him and the tens of thousands of Northern Han Army warriors behind him looked at his back, with a fanatical light in their eyes willing to serve.

At this moment, there were four guards standing out in a crowd, and at the same time they made a high-tempered whistle. The goshawks hovering in the sky all dived and landed on the left arms of the four guards. And Long Tingfei, who was riding a horse, didn't seem to pay the slightest attention, just staring at the battlefield where the **** battle was about to begin with a sullen look. After another moment, all the commanders of the army after the whole army rushed to the hills and stood respectfully behind the dragon court flying horse.

Almost all the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty were majestic and heroic, but among them, there was a Qingpao general who was different. He was thin and slender. Although he was also eight feet tall, he did not have any domineering aura. But he was covered with a hideous bronze mask, only revealing a pair of deep black eyes that were as cold and ruthless as ice and snow. The weapon he hung right away was a long Ge, the whole body was pitch black like ink, only the blade was radiating like frost and snow. If you look at it at a glance, you only feel that this person seems to be out of touch, and he is separated from the generals a certain distance, except that there is nothing unusual. But the other generals looked at him with a little fear and flinched, as if this man was the most terrifying existence in the world.

Long Tingfei didn't look back, but he could feel the weird atmosphere behind him, and he sighed softly. Didn't he know the generals' rejection and jealousy of the ghost general Tan Ji, but Tan Ji is indispensable for him The arm, it had no choice but to wrong the generals. Long Tingfei’s staff is full of talents. Although the pioneer general Su Dingluan died in Yongdu, the three disciples Lu Boyan, Lu Zhongtian and Lu Shuhan sent by the Demon Sect can almost match Su Dingluan every time. To send troops, General Panshi Duan Wudi will inevitably stand in the rear, steadily guarding the retreat of the North Han Army. General Feihu Quartz is like a sharp sword that can easily penetrate the enemy's vital points, but they are not as important as Tan Ji.

Tan Ji, the ghost general, was born as a hunter in the mountains at the junction of Zezhou and Qinzhou. He lives in the mountains. He neither pays for food nor pays taxes, and has no national thoughts in his heart. But 14 years ago, Beibei When Han and Dayong confronted, one of Dayong’s generals passed by the uncontested Tanjiazhai while leading the army to attack the enemy camp. In order to keep secrets, the bloodthirsty general issued a massacre order, except for bringing All the fur accumulated, thinking of buying a golden hairpin for a beloved woman outside the mountain, more than two hundred people in the village were killed. However, Tan Ji, who was impatient and rushed back overnight, returned to the cottage when the Yong Army massacred. However, the helpless Tan Ji could only hide behind the mountain ridge and watched the destruction of his home. Knowing that he was unable to avenge himself, Tan Ji burned the cottage in a fire, and then crossed a rugged mountain road known only to the hunters in the village and rushed into Qinzhou before the Yong army. After that, the general who had attacked Qinzhou thousands of miles away was besieged and annihilated by the waiting North Han army. At the time, Long Tingfei, who was still a partial general, had an additional guard.

After that, Tan Ji gradually rose from a small **** to a general. Although he was appreciated by Long Tingfei, it was still extremely difficult, because after Tan Ji suffered a drastic change, his temperament changed drastically, he did not like to talk with others, and led his troops with harsh military methods. , The colleagues and subordinates are all fearful, even those who are higher than him are afraid of him. The custom of the Northern Han Army likes brave and unrestrained men. This will inevitably have more arrogant soldiers, but Tan Ji's command is strict in the army. A slight violation is a beating with a rod. If there is a repeat, it is beheading. Some people dissatisfied and resisted them bravely. However, although Tan Ji's appearance was gentle, his methods were cruel. He captured and executed all the rebellious sergeants, and added charges of rebellion, and even his family members were implicated. No one dares to offend Tan Ji. After the military regulations were solemn, Tan Ji carefully trained a team of elite cavalry. These cavalry were all outstanding warriors who attacked at a distance and were able to get on quickly. Changge, saber, and hard crossbow were the weapons they must carry with them. Tan Ji learned the battle formation from Long Tingfei again, and it can be said that he is blue and blue. On the battlefield, he can defeat enemies several times by riding the formation. Perhaps because his appearance is not powerful enough, Tan Ji wears a bronze ghost face almost all the time. He is called General Ghost Face. Later, Tan Ji chose a group of outstanding warriors in the army to pass on the martial arts, using 36 of the most outstanding as his soldiers, and let these people wear the same bronze masks as his own, called ghosts. Qi, these ghost horses only carry long ge, and are the best at sprinting. Whenever in war, they are ordered by Tan Ji to attack the weak spots of the enemy, or use strong to destroy the enemy. These 36 ghost horses It was a weapon that Tan Ji used to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit. Tan Ji was constantly training alternates. If he was killed, he would immediately make up for new recruits. Most of Tan Ji's reputation was earned by these 36 ghost riders.

However, if this is the case, it will not be feared. The most condemned thing about this Tan Ji is bloodthirsty. Although war is chaotic, and there is no one who kills the enemy in the army, but there is a bottom line. The killing of prisoners is ominous and karma is also believed by almost everyone. At the beginning of the campaign, although there were also the killing of civilians and the raging of women and children, as the situation in the world gradually became clear, if it was not necessary, this killing of innocents could not be done. However, Tan Ji was extraordinarily ruthless. Bingfeng knew not to keep prisoners, nor did he keep any chickens and dogs where the army passed. Such cruelty was unbearable even for the North Han generals who were colleagues. Fortunately, Long Tingfei kept telling his face and restraining him from time to time, otherwise this Tan Ji would be even more excessive. Such an invincible general who is proficient in the battle formation is also a stone-hearted, ruthless character. How can it not be fearful?

Long Tingfei sighed again in his heart. In fact, although he values ​​Tan Ji, he doesn't like him. According to Long Tingfei’s personality, he does not like Tan Ji’s cruel and cruel methods, but Long Tingfei knows that besides Tan Ji, it is difficult for the generals under his command to be a great Yong iron cavalry alone, and Tan Ji The cruel means of the Northern Han Dynasty is also an important guarantee for the North Han army to wreak havoc in Dayong territory. If it weren't for the people of Da Yongbian who feared Tan Ji like a ghostly tiger and wolf, the Northern Han Army would have been full of resistance. Therefore, although Tan Ji was not happy about Long Tingfei, he was always reused and trusted by Long Tingfei.

Putting away his helpless thoughts, Long Tingfei smiled and said: "General Tan, how do you say we should attack this time?"

Behind the bronze mask, a cold voice came and said: "The general's heart naturally has a deal. The final ignorant, but he also knows that our army is only 100,000, but the enemy has 300,000. If you can't attack the enemy Sure, to destroy the enemy’s courage, is to have defeat and invincibility. If the general permits, the final general is willing to lead an army and destroy the enemy’s foundation."

Long Tingfei said with satisfaction: "General Tan is right. Our army is far away, and the enemy has taken advantage of the land and people. If we can’t win by surprise, we will be defeated and invincible, Xiao Tong, you will tell everyone what we got. Intelligence."

Among the guards of Long Ting Fei, Xiao Huwei who had gone to the East China Sea with Lin Bi once stood out and said loudly: "General, generals, subordinates have been ordered to investigate the enemy's situation, and they have got the enemy's movement. This time, the enemy commander brought a main force of 150,000, and he will arrive at the battlefield of Qinze tomorrow. According to the report from the horse inspection, the leader is Qi Wang himself, the supervising army Jiang Zhe also accompanied the army, and the main camp of the enemy army is set up in Miaopo, responsible Guarding is the enemy's deputy general Jing Chi, with about 30,000 horses. In addition, the 120,000 troops stationed in Zezhou have begun to gather."

Xiao Tong is a lover of the Demon Sect, who is responsible for collecting military information. He has many masters of the Demon Sect, so the information collected will not be bad, but everyone looked at each other. One of the generals asked: "Guard Xiao, Jing Chi is a general of the enemy army. How can he guard his luggage? Isn't this a sledgehammer for killing chickens?"

Xiao Tong smiled and said: "The general knows something. Although Jing Chi is a general of the enemy army and a confidant of Emperor Yong, he is at odds with the King of Qi. Now Emperor Yong is in harmony with the King of Qi. Naturally, he would be aggrieved a little, and eventually he would get information. When Jiang Zhe, the supervising army, first entered the Zezhou camp, he blamed Jing Chi, so King Qi took the opportunity to deprive Jing Chi of his power and demote him to the rear to guard his duties. Originally with the 70,000 army, it was also split by King Qi, and only allowed Jing Chi to take 30,000 people to guard the housekeeping, and the other 40,000 were left by King Qi in the army."

Another general smiled and said: "Li Xian also claims to be able to lead soldiers, so taking the opportunity to retaliate will be a little narrower."

Tan Ji said coldly: "This is not necessarily Li Xian's narrow-mindedness. You have also heard of it. Over the past two years, Jing Chi has not given less constraints to King Qi. If Li Xian does not take advantage of this opportunity, It's a pity, but this Li Xian is still merciful. If he deliberately dealt with Jing Chi, it might not be impossible for him to die."

When he said this, the generals were silent, and the field was suddenly full of embarrassment. Long Tingfei sighed in his heart and said loudly: "Jing Chi is also considered an excellent fighter. He brought thirty thousand. It’s very difficult for us to destroy the enemy’s vitals in one fell swoop. Li Xian’s doing this is not an overkill, Tan Ji, you can be confident that you can defeat Jing Chi and take all the enemy’s food and everything."

Tan Ji said coldly: "Although Jing Chi is a fierce general, his temperament is fiery. Dealing with this kind of person, the final general is confident, please rest assured, the general will definitely make the enemy advance and retreat in a dilemma."

Long Tingfei nodded in satisfaction and said: "Okay, Tan Ji listened to the order, I will give you 10,000 soldiers, and order you to defeat Jingchi and break the enemy's burden within ten days, and then you can move freely. But you must return to the headquarters before the end of November, do you have any objections?"

Tan Ji faintly said: "The last general is in charge." That voice was a bit fanatical. The generals of the Northern Han Dynasty were trembling when they heard it. If Tan Ji acted freely, Zezhou would be a river of blood. After years of fighting, Tan Ji had attacked Gu County three times, washed Hexi twice, and even went deep into Duanshi Town. In the Hejiafeng area, even the surrounding area of ​​Jincheng, an important town in Zezhou, was ransacked by Tan Ji. For the soldiers and civilians of Zezhou, Tan Ji is the devil who can stop children from crying at night.

Long Tingfei sighed slightly, if it weren't for the soldiers of the North Han Dynasty, why use this murderer to kill innocent people, but this kind of thing is always done by someone, besides Tan Ji, who else can go? Bear this notoriety.

Riding the horse down the hills, Tan Ji was surrounded by 36 ghost riders and walked into his army. Originally, Tan Ji was arrogant and did not like such protection. But more than two years ago, Feng Feng Yimen’s assassin took advantage of the ghost rider’s disguise as a soldier and stabbed Tan Ji into serious injuries. If it weren’t for Tan Ji’s martial arts skills and his pro-army protection, I’m afraid that Tan Ji would have died on the battlefield. After that, Tan Ji always pays attention to his own safety. If the thirty-six ghost riders do not fight in battle, they will be inseparable from Tan Ji all day long. They wear similar armors as Tan Ji, plus they wear the same bronze. Masks, except for their cronies, cannot distinguish their identities quickly and effectively. If the ghost rider charged, if Tan Ji did not lead them to charge first, he would use the ghost rider's alternate as the guard, and other people could not get close to Tan Ji's side. In this way, if he wanted to assassinate Tan Ji, there would be no master. The ability is simply insurmountable to reach the sky. It is not greedy for life and fear of death. In Tan Ji's view, even death should be buried with enough dead souls.

Tan Ji actually understands Long Tingfei’s perception of him. For a sensitive person like him, although Long Tingfei did not express it clearly, but the faint disgust and rejection, Tan Ji knew everything in his heart, but He never resented him. It was Long Tingfei who personally taught him the art of war, and it was also Long Tingfei who asked a famous teacher to teach him martial arts. He also knew that Long Tingfei actually liked his cruelty and calmness. He was just Long Tingfei's hands. Even one day, Long Tingfei will abandon him like a shoe after he can’t stand his actions, but Tan Ji can’t change his approach. He clearly knows that as long as he is willing to restrain his actions, he should not exceed To the limit of everyone's patience, you can get Long Tingfei's sincere trust and the generals' acceptance. But for Tan Ji, his life was already dead when the family was ruined. When he watched his beloved woman lying naked in a pool of blood, when he watched his white-haired grandfather being nailed to the door. Above, when he watched his beloved father die hard, still holding his young siblings with his hands open, when he watched the tragic situation of his loving mother biting her tongue and committing suicide, Tan Ji had long since lost any attachment to life.

But the resentment in his heart is so deep that even if he watched the enemy die under the horseshoes of the North Han Army, he still couldn’t dispel it. So he chose to join the army and swung the butcher knife in his hand at the former folks. He hated The Yong army who slaughtered his own people hated those people in Zezhou who fully supported the Yong army in order to preserve their property and lives. Only blood and fire can temporarily relieve the grief in his heart. Holding Chang Ge in his hands tightly, a cold murderous intent flashed in Tan Ji's eyes, so that Chang Ge was stained with more blood and used to pay tribute to the undead of his parents.

On October 30th, the Yong army, which had been repaired for a night after the rapid march, entered the battlefield from the south of Qin Ze. After the restrained battle between the two sides this spring, the battle of Qin Ze that changed the situation in northern Xinjiang began. In this battle, one hundred and fifty thousand Yong army and ninety thousand Northern Han army, Qin Ze's corpses in a radius of a hundred miles are piled like mountains, and blood is flowing into rivers.

At the same time, Tan Ji, the ghost-faced general with more than ten thousand elite soldiers, went down the Qinshui and went straight to Miaopo. Wherever he went, because the Yong army was still strong and clear, and there was no one left, Tan Ji still ordered the post. Exploring all of them, if they encounter any strangers, they will all be cut off. On November 2nd, Tan Ji had already looked at the Miaopoyou major camp in the distance, and began to plan how to wipe out the enemy and win. At this time, above Qin Ze, the battle began after the two armies were deployed after initial trials.

Standing on a high slope, Qi Wang Li Xian’s Wang Qi and Shuai Qi danced wildly in the cold wind. The fiery red iron cavalry general guarded the army. Under the Shuai flag, one was wearing gold armor and riding On the left side of the general of the burning red war horse, I was still wearing that special cyan cloak, looking down at thousands of horses, behind me, Xiao Shunzi's white horse silver spear, his eyes as cold as ice, and beside me, A middle-aged man wearing light armor and a cyan shirt with a riding whip, looked thoughtfully at the battle below. He looked elegant and gentle, with thin eyebrows and long eyes, and gentle, although he was wearing armor, except for the waist hanging. Apart from the saber~IndoMTL.com~, there is no other weapon. He issued various orders from time to time, and the soldiers behind him in the red armor quickly issued military orders to direct the battle ahead. But my gaze fell into the fiery red among the distant enemy army through numerous obstacles. Under the banner of the red dragon flying in the wind, there was a stern figure who was outstanding even among the thousands of horses.

At this time, while commanding the battle, Long Tingfei was also paying attention to the enemy's Chinese army camp, under the banner of the Da Yong imperial family, which had been hostile to him for several years, and the Vietnam War became a tenacious enemy. Qi Wang Li Xian, and the Tsing Yi scholar who is always on the battlefield beside him, is also a leisurely mind. Is this the enemy in front of him? Long Tingfei has a strong fighting spirit in his heart, but he calms down in a flash. His goal is not to wipe out the enemy, but to consume the enemy's military strength as much as possible. With Tan Ji's cooperation Nibbled out the strength of the Whale-swallowing Yong Army, only in this way can he make the North Han Army stronger in Vietnam, and may even make the Yong Army unable to attack the country.

Unfortunately, a trace of helplessness surged in Long Tingfei's heart. According to his plan, he had already provoked a frenzy against King Qi in the Da Yong Dynasty, but these suffered huge setbacks after Jiang Zhe became the supervising army. . Under the auspices of Zhong Shu Ling Zheng Xia and Shang Shu You Shu She Shi Yu, they jointly suppressed the impeachment and attack of King Qi in the DPRK. This Jiang Zhe and Jiang Suiyun is just a small act, so he put his pains in the face. It is no wonder that the father-in-law tried his best to kill this person. Unfortunately, the success of Quartz failed. After a trace of frustration flashed in Long Tingfei’s eyes, he continued. Summon up your confidence and heart, this person is no matter how smart and resourceful, as long as I use the soldiers without making a mistake, are you afraid that he will cause any trouble? Thinking of this, Long Tingfei smiled slightly and said: "Three deer generals, you led the troops down to rush to kill for a while, I saw that the enemy's right wing was a little slow in action, this opportunity is not to be missed."