The Chronicles of Longevity on Liaozhai Road

And Jin Chanwen also started to get busy, she kept asking the court for help in the name of Yang Heng, asking the court to escort food, armor and weapons to equip these new soldiers.

The imperial court was very happy with the request for the golden cicada pattern, and within a few days, more than 2 sets of new armor and weapons were sent to the barracks.

Those big bosses in the court were very happy this time, because they knew that the troops equipped this time were all apprentices of Yang Heng, and these disciples of Yang Heng were all disciples of the big bosses in the court, so they equipped them with weapons It is equivalent to increasing one's own strength, so it is possible to pass above the court like this.

But what they didn't expect was that as soon as this batch of equipment entered the barracks, the golden cicada pattern was directly allocated to the previous 2 people.

After all, from Jinchanmen’s point of view, although the original 2 people are not considered elite, after half a month of intensive training, they can be regarded as able to go to the battlefield, and Shouming and the others have recalled those recruits, let alone training. Half a month, even three months of training, can't compare with these old soldiers.

Therefore, for the safety of their army, they should give priority to equipping these veterans.

As for the accountability of the imperial court, Jin Chanwen didn't think about it at all, and it was fine for Yang Heng to cover it up.

As for the equipment of the recruits, it is easy to say, the armor and weapons retired by the veterans can be equipped by them. After all, the equipment is so good that it is a waste for these recruits.

After the old soldiers knew that Yang Heng had replaced them with new armor and weapons, they all burst into cheers, and Yang Heng's status among these soldiers also rose again.

Because these veterans already know how important a good armor and a sharp weapon are on the battlefield.

This time, some generals in the barracks with ulterior motives completely lost the intention of confronting Yang Heng, because they had already discovered that their ability to mobilize the troops under their hands became weaker and weaker as time went by.

By the end of the month, they could barely mobilize their own soldiers.As for mobilizing the regular army under their hands, without Yang Heng's order, they couldn't even command those thousands of households.

In this way, a month passed in a hurry. On the side of the imperial court, the food and grass for the army to go out were transported one after another.

In the end, Yang Heng hoarded enough food and grass to feed his 4-odd army for half a year.

At this point, Yang Heng dared to go south to fight against the King of Song!

Yang Heng is playing soldiers on this side, and King Song of Kaifeng is not idle.

When he knew that the imperial court had prepared a soldier and horse for day and night training in the north, he knew that the imperial court was going to kill him, a young bird, first.

King Song is still very concerned about this crisis. He has stopped his expeditions to various places and recalled his confidant and beloved general Zhao Hong.

Chapter 547

On this day, Yang Heng raised his tent in the Chinese military tent.

Yang Heng is in the center of the commander's case, and all the generals stand sideways on the hatchback.

Yang Heng looked at the bottom, then picked up a command arrow and said to the generals below: "The army has been reorganized, and it should go south immediately to fight the enemy to the death. I don't know which general is willing to lead the front and open the way across the mountains. Build bridges when encountering water."

As soon as Yang Heng finished speaking, his second apprentice jumped out of the crowd, cupping their fists.

"Marshal, the last general is not talented, I would like to lead the army first."

Yang Heng looked at him and frowned, then waved his hand and said, "You have little experience in the army when you first joined the army, so you can't be a pioneer, you should step back."

After listening to the master's words, Shou Jie didn't dare to refute, and hurriedly returned to the class.

Then Yang Heng's gaze passed over several of his apprentices, and landed on those veterans.

Among them, there is a general who can stand up, and this person is guerrilla general Guo Yun.

This Guo Yun was originally a general under Han Ming, but with the change in the atmosphere in the barracks, he has abandoned Han Ming and joined Yang Hengde's command.

When Yang Heng was employing people, he naturally accepted Guo Yun's support.

And Guo Yun came out in such a hurry this time because he wanted to show off in front of his new master.

And Yang Heng knew this Guo Yun, although he was not good at martial arts, but he was mature and prudent, and he was cautious in using troops, so Yang Heng was relieved to let him be the vanguard.

"Okay, then Guo Yun will lead the team as the vanguard."

After speaking, Yang Heng handed out the command arrow in his hand, and Guo Yun took a few steps forward to take the command arrow, and after clasping his hands to Yang Heng again, he withdrew from the central army tent and began to rectify the troops.

Then Yang Heng glanced down again, and finally his eyes fell on Erya.

"Even though you are my junior sister, Erya, you should also contribute your strength in this barracks. From now on, you will be the food security officer, and transport the food and grass for the army. Don't be negligent!"

After hearing this, Er Ya was a little reluctant. She originally wanted to show her face on the battlefield this time, but she didn't expect her senior brother to directly arrange herself in the position of the grain guard. It seems that from now on, she can no longer be in the Demonstrated power on the battlefield.

Jin Chanwen, who was standing beside Erya, saw Erya's delay in accepting the order, and hurriedly whispered in his ear: "This is because your senior brother only trusts you, so he entrusted the lifeline of the entire army to you." In your hand, you must not let down the love of your senior brother."

Erya turned her eyes and thought about it for the same reason. From now on, she only has the food, clothing, housing and transportation of tens of thousands of horses. It seems that the senior brother really loves him very much.

So she took a step forward and said in a clear voice: "The last general will take orders."

Yang Heng handed the command arrow to Erya, and he was relieved. The reason why he asked Erya to carry the grain and grass was because he was afraid that Erya might make mistakes in front of the two armies.

After all, Erya was the first person to follow her, if something really happened, how would I explain to her parents.

Therefore, in Yang Heng's thinking, let Erya follow him this time to get some credit for some rewards, that's all.

Then Yang Heng said to the generals below: "The rest of the generals will be rectified immediately, and the men and horses will join me in the Chinese army and set off to the south immediately."

Following Yang Heng's order, all the religions below clasped their hands together, "The last general is waiting, and I will obey the commander's order."

Then the entire barracks began to become chaotic, with countless people shouting and screaming, one after another.

Then, teams of people left the barracks and slowly went south along the official road.

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As soon as the army on Yang Heng's side set off, the news reached King Song in Kaifeng City.

This is not to blame for Yang Heng's poor secrecy skills. After all, this was in ancient times. If tens of thousands of troops were to be mobilized, it would not be an easy task, and it could not be covered up at all.

After receiving the news that Yang Heng's army was going south, King Song also began to concentrate his army, so before he could wait for Yang Heng's army to arrive at the city of Kaifeng, King Song had already assembled an army of [-] in Kaifeng.

Moreover, these 10 troops are not the newly recruited stragglers, they are all old soldiers who followed the king of Song to revolt, and they can be regarded as able to conquer wars.

Therefore, King Song believed that this time he would be able to defend Kaifeng and repel Yang Heng.

As for defeating Yang Heng and taking his head off, King Song never thought about it.

After all, the current battle is not only a conflict between soldiers, but also the power of the coach and his capable men and strangers.

On King Song's side, although there are many generals, and all of these generals are proficient in martial arts, they are completely laymen in terms of Taoism.

Isn't it a joke that these ordinary people want to deal with the national teacher of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Therefore, King Song's mind was very clear this time, that is, to defend Kaifeng with all his strength until Yang Heng ran out of food and grass, and finally had to retreat.

King Song's strategy won the general support of his generals, because they had already seen the power of Yang Heng when they attacked Xiangfu County last time, and they were frightened when they knew Yang Heng came to attack them this time. Asking to defend the city without fighting is exactly what they want.

In this way, during the period when Yang Heng entered the army, Song Wang was desperately organizing the defense. It can be said that the layout of Kaifeng City was impenetrable.

It wasn't until Yang Heng's army arrived ten miles below Kaifeng City that Yang Heng discovered that the King of Song had almost dug the outside of Kaifeng City.

Facing so many trenches, it would probably take a while for Yang Heng to deploy an army to attack the city, otherwise his engineering equipment would not be able to push down the city.

Jin Chanwen, who had been following Yang Heng all the time, also had a bad premonition in his heart when he saw the defensive posture of Kaifeng Mansion on the opposite side.

It seems that the opposite side is going to defend the city desperately. If this is the case, relying on the 4 people under my husband's command, I am afraid that it will be exhausted in a few rounds to attack a big city like Kaifeng.

And the most important thing is that the men and horses under their command are not enough to encircle the entire Kaifeng City, so King Song in the city has almost no worries about food and grass.

Yang Heng looked at the high wall opposite, sighed, and said to Jin Chanwen next to him: "Don't think about it for now, you go and lead the generals to camp, let's rest for a night, and make plans tomorrow."

Jin Chanwen nodded, then reined in and went back to the barracks.

During this period of time, all the generals under Yang Heng's command knew that Jin Chanwen was Yang Heng's wife, and that this person was resourceful, so as time went by, Jin Chanwen's prestige in the army grew.

Now when Yang Heng is away, Jin Chanwen is in charge of the overall situation, and Shouming, the nominal deputy commander in the barracks, can only be a puppet now.

However, Shouming still respects his teacher very much, and is very respectful to Jin Chanwen, the teacher's wife, but the orders passed by Jin Chanwen have been approved by him without changing a word.

As for Yang Heng, who was secretly observing in the dark, he was quite satisfied with Shou Ming's attitude. If he continued to persevere like this, he might not be able to support him to become a king in the future.

Just as Yang Heng set up his camp and prepared to rest, heated discussions were also going on in Kaifeng City.

The topic of their discussion was whether to attack the camp tonight.

According to past experience, when the enemy came to the city after a long journey, they must be exhausted and need to repair urgently. At this time, if they attack the camp, they will definitely achieve good results.

This opinion was endorsed by most of the generals.

But Zhao Hong, who was famous all over the world during this time, strongly opposed it.

"Your Majesty, during this period of time, our scouts have found out the situation of Yang Heng's army. Yang Heng is not what we thought. He only knows how to cultivate Taoism, not military affairs, so he won't leave us alone. Such a big flaw."

King Song, who was sitting on the throne, nodded after listening.

As for the situation of Yang Heng's army, he knew very well that Yang Heng had been cautious all the way, and did not march more than 40 miles a day.

Moreover, whenever he encountered any ravine, he would set up a camp temporarily, and then send out troops to scout around. He didn't dare to pass until he found out that there were no ambushes on the mountains on both sides of the mountain.

Therefore, Yang Heng broke Zhao Hong's several ambushes along the way.

That is Zhao Hong, who found something wrong a few times and retreated early, so Yang Heng didn't catch his tail. If it was a different person, Yang Heng might have discovered it long ago.

Because of this, Zhao Hong is also a little afraid of Yang Heng now. This Taoist priest is not only powerful in mana, but also has a lot of achievements in military command. I didn't find any flaws in him along the way.

In fact, Zhao Hong looked at Yang Heng highly. With Yang Heng's talent and learning, he might not be able to command an army of tens of thousands, but the real command of the army is the golden cicada pattern beside Yang Heng.

Along the way, Yang Heng was almost a puppet to deliver orders. Jin Chanwen suggested to Yang Heng that Yang Heng pass on the orders verbatim, which allowed the army to arrive at the city of Kaifeng safely.

But Zhao Hong's suggestion did not get the support of the generals below.

Although these generals also knew Yang Heng's strength, they still took chances because they also knew their own weaknesses. If Yang Heng attacked like this, relying on Yang Heng's Taoism, they might not be able to persist for much longer. long time.

It's better to take advantage of Yang Heng's unstable foothold tonight and suddenly attack and defeat Yang Heng's army. If this is the case, Yang Heng will be alone by then, and he can't retreat even if he doesn't want to.

Although King Song agreed with Zhao Hong's judgment, he was a little moved when he saw that all the generals below supported the night attack.

After thinking about it for a while, King Song felt that it would be better to attack at night. As long as he didn't send out the main force, he would fail and there would be no big loss. He could still rely on the walls of Kaifeng City and the people in the city to fight Yang Heng.

"You don't need to argue anymore, this king has made up his mind to attack Yang Heng tonight."

After finishing speaking, he picked up a command arrow from the table and looked down.

Chapter 548 Reminder

At this time, Yang Heng who was outside the city didn't know that he was in danger of being attacked. After arranging the affairs in the camp, he returned to his handsome tent and waited for dinner in the evening.

Although he was marching and fighting, for Yang Heng, the main general, the standard of living did not drop at all.

No, he just sat there for a while, and Erya and Jin Chanwen walked in with a tray each.

After the two of them put three or four dishes beside Yang Heng, they sat down around Yang Heng, and the three of them began to enjoy a peaceful dinner.

Jin Chanwen took a mouthful of vegetables, then glanced at Erya next to her.

I only saw this Erya, who was chatting with Yang Heng about what he had seen and heard along the way while eating.

Jin Chanwen gave her a disdainful glance, this little girl can only entertain her friend sincerely, and can't count on her for any serious things.

But seeing the two of them chatting and laughing, Jin Chanwen still felt unhappy, so he coughed lightly, and then said: "Master, you don't know how powerful it is for you to lead the army for the first time, like our long-distance expedition has just arrived. In front of the enemy camp, the most fearful thing is a night attack."

After hearing this, Yang Heng immediately put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Jin Chanwen with his eyes, which meant to let her continue talking.

"Sir, if my predictions are correct, the enemy will definitely come to attack the camp tonight."

After Yang Heng listened, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

After that, Yang Heng quickly stood up, came to Jin Chanwen's side, bowed to her lightly, and then said: "Thank you Madam for reminding me, otherwise I will make a big mistake."

After finishing speaking, Yang Heng stopped eating, and went out of the big tent directly, and said to the soldiers outside the tent, "Beat the drum to raise the tent."

Following Yang Heng's order, the sound of urging drums came from the barracks.

At this time, all the generals who were eating dinner in various parts of the barracks, and sneaking in from their busy schedules, after hearing this voice, hurriedly dropped their chopsticks, put on their helmets and armor, left the big tent, and went straight to the tent of the Chinese army commander. .

After the three-way drum was over, Yang Heng appeared in the tent of the commander of the Chinese army. He looked down and saw that all the generals had arrived, so he said to the people below: "I'm just here, and people are exhausted. It's the most lax defense." At this time, I expect the enemy to attack the camp tonight."

When he said this, Yang Heng blushed involuntarily. If Jin Chanwen hadn't reminded him tonight, he probably wouldn't have thought of this.

All the generals in the handsome tent looked at each other after hearing Yang Heng's words, and nodded involuntarily.

This is actually a common thing in wars and marches. Many generals had already expected that something would happen tonight, but at that time, seeing that Yang Cheng was so arrogant, he didn't dare to remind him, and just asked his subordinates to strengthen their guard.

Unexpectedly, the reason why this coach doesn't take the enemy seriously is because everything about the enemy is under his control.

"My general ordered that the army withdraw from the barracks tonight, ambush all around, and use straw figures to make idols in the barracks to confuse the enemy."

"Follow the commander's orders."

After finishing speaking, the generals went out to arrange things for tonight, and Yang Heng's eight apprentices were left alone by Yang Heng.

"Tonight is our first battle, don't lose your prestige, there are some things you need to do next."

"Master, if you have something to do, just tell me, I will do my best."