A knife in love

Chapter 179

Sang Liangtian didn't even look at him, and walked with his hands behind his back, saying: "General Liu Can, you yourself said just now that since soldiers eat food, casualties are inevitable on the battlefield. If every battle is fought, this general will tell you something. I understand, the general doesn't have to do anything else every day, just sit in the big tent and play tricks."

Liu Hong saw Sang Liangtian's displeased expression, although he knew that he was vicious and vicious, he was under extremely strict control, and would kill someone if he turned his face, although he was terrified in his heart, but the matter has come to this point, he has no choice but to attack.I only heard Liu Hong say to Sang Tianliang: "If there is a confrontation in the battle, the head will be different. The brothers have nothing to say. It's just that this battle obviously doesn't need to be fought so hard, and some brothers' lives don't have to be so in vain. Throw it away. Brothers have some puzzles, but it makes sense."

Sang Liangtian turned around abruptly, and said to Liu Hongyin with pity: "Is it your soldiers who are puzzled, or your General Liu Shen who is puzzled?!"

Liu Hongdao: "Brothers don't understand, neither does the last general!"

Sang Liangtian said with a sneer: "A soldier who dares to question the general is committing a serious crime. Tell me, how many soldiers did you kill who took the lead in questioning you?"

Liu Hong was startled, and said: "General, if the brothers ask a few questions, they will be killed, and I'm afraid no one will fight for us again!"

Sang Liangtian still said coldly: "General Liu Shen, you were recommended by Mr. Li to serve in our army last year!"

Liu Hongdao: "That's right. Humble post was indeed recommended by Lord Li of the Ministry of Officials to serve under General Sang. It's just that Humble post is a general, but it's not in exchange for money. Humble post served as a soldier in Dengzhou for five years, and then followed Leading Zongbing Wang to Fujian to fight Japanese pirates, he was promoted to guerrilla due to his military merits. Four years ago, he was transferred to Xuanfu from a humble position. As Zongbing Gao ambushed Tazi soldiers in Taohuagou and beheaded him at the [-]th level, the Ministry of War gave him three choices. Last year There was a vacancy in General Sang's army, and Master Li, the official department, recommended me to serve in your army. I know that you are not an old man under General Sang's account, and you are not easy to use this. However, I have heard of General Sang's name for a long time, and I know you He has a great reputation in the Xuanfu and Datong, and he is a hero who is not afraid of the Tartar soldiers. It is an honor for me to serve under your tent. I have no offense to the general during this year."

Sang Liangtian said: "Since you have come to my tent, you must obey the general's orders. If you are told to go east, you will go east; if you are told to go west, you will go west. There is an abyss in front of you. As long as the general gives the order You have to jump down without blinking your eyes. This is the only way this general has led his troops to win battles over the years. All the lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas under my general's account follow my general's method. If you can be united and united, you will be invincible and invincible. General Liu Can, if you are dissatisfied, you can raise it as soon as possible. Dispatched, if you say these things that disturb the morale of the army, don't blame this general for acting with military law."

Liu Hongdao: "General Sang, you haven't heard what the humble post is about, but you want to follow the military law. I'm afraid it's not justified."

Sang Liangtian said: "Even if you don't say some nonsense, the general knows what to ask. The five battalions, the left battalion, and the left battalion are the only ones who are dissatisfied with the general's plan. If there is no one to encourage you, I'm afraid ghosts won't believe it. "

Liu Hongdao: "General, this is overthinking. The left battalion is full of 600 troops. When I took office, I brought only more than 200 people, and most of the rest were soldiers from you. Besides, when I took office, I only brought 200 troops. None of the soldiers or officers were brought, so the officers above the corporal commander of the Zuoying camp were all old men who you had brought with you. Most of the more than [-] brothers who died in the battle at the foot of Yong'an City today were brought from the Xuanfu with humble positions. The soldiers who want to ask the general to explain clearly are the soldiers you used to send. With the ability of the humble officer, I am afraid that they cannot be encouraged."

Sang Liangtian slapped on the long table and said sharply: "General Liu Shen, you came here to fight this general!"

Liu Hong took a step back, bowed and said, "The general speaks too seriously, how dare you be so humble?"

Sang Liangtian sneered and said: "Okay, General Liu Shen has repeatedly emphasized that you are not a veteran of my subordinates. If I insist on persuading you, you must be dissatisfied. Then the general will listen to your statement."

Liu Hongdao: "General, these complaints are not made by humble officials, but three or four hundred brothers from Zuoying want to submit to the general by humble officials."

Sang Liangtian snorted and said, "Say it!"

Liu Hongdao: "Yes. General, we are the defenders of the imperial mausoleum. The emperor and the Ministry of War have given us great face and asked us to move to Shandong. But the general said that we have received a secret order from the imperial court and the Ministry of War to dispatch troops to investigate and cooperate, and they want us to go to Beijing. Go to the side of the Qing emperor. The brothers have always been suspicious about this matter, because we are not soldiers and horses of the three major battalions in the capital. "

Sang Liangtian said: "You have all seen the imperial decree. Master Zhao of the Ministry of War brought the troops to the army in person for the reconnaissance and reconnaissance. All the lieutenants and generals have also seen it with their own eyes. Do you want to resist the decree?"

Liu Hongdao: "The imperial decree and the deployment of troops are indeed not false. The lowly position is just suspicious, and there is no intention to criticize the general. But since we have entered the capital according to the decree, we should go straight to the capital and capture the treacherous ministers. Why should we station troops in Yong'an city? When we arrived in the early morning, we should take advantage of the unprepared defenders in the city to attack the city with all our strength. General Sang ordered all the troops to set up camp, wasting a day in vain, and only launched the attack when the defenders in the city were ready to stop. General Sang It is not surprising that brothers are puzzled by such a well-known general on the battlefield."

Sang Liangtian said coldly: "General Liu Shen, this general asks you, when the army and horses of the headquarters are in the imperial mausoleum, how many days are the military supplies limited?"

Liu Hongdao: "Five days is the limit."

Sang Liangtian said: "That is to say, five thousand soldiers and horses can only get one ration supply every five days. Then when we set off from the imperial mausoleum, how many days will there be leftover rations in the army?"

Liu Hong looked a little embarrassed, and said, "I never thought about this humble job..."

Sang Liangtian snorted, and said: "This general is here to tell you. When the army set out, there was only one day's rations left in the army, so he waited outside the imperial mausoleum for three days, and when the army had three days' rations left, Only then did they march towards Yong'an City. When they arrived at the city, the vanguard wanted to make money and entered the city, but they were spotted by the defenders, so they set up a big camp and did not immediately attack the city. When the army and horses of the headquarters were in Xuanfu and Datong, some Two thousand cavalry. They were only deployed to the Imperial Mausoleum, and most of the cavalry stayed in the Xuan Mansion under the order of the Ministry of War. General Liu Shen, do you know how many cavalry we have now?"

Liu Hongdao: "There are three hundred cavalry."

Sang Liangtian paced back and forth in the big tent, and said as he walked, "Although the distance from Yong'an to the capital is not far, if we don't attack with cavalry, we will be exhausted by the time we reach the capital, and we will have no rations. How can we fight?" The Ministry of War sent a secret report saying that there is a batch of military rations in Yong'an City, and we want us to take Yong'an first and use Yong'an City as the foundation. In addition, we are waiting for the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei to come to help. When we arrived here, there was no siege equipment, and it was evening Five ladders were sent and three wagons were crashed, do you think this general is attacking the city at this time, what's wrong?"

Sweat dripped down Liu Hong's forehead, he bowed and said, "It's a humble job..."

Sang Liangtian said: "This time, the general's order to enter King Qinqin is a matter of great urgency, but he can't joke about the lives of five thousand brothers. If he attacks in a hurry and has no reason to advance or retreat, not only the errand sent by the Ministry of War can't be done well, he will It is our five thousand lives, I am afraid that they will have to be thrown outside the capital. Therefore, this Yong'an City must be taken down no matter what!"

Liu Hongdao: "There are still two things I don't understand about the humble position, can the general clarify?"

Sang Liangtian said: "Say it."

Liu Hongdao: "The army gathered at the east gate, and only a few hundred suspects were sent to the north, west, and south. I visited the other three city gates during the day and found that there were very few defenders. Right now, our army is far stronger than Yong'an City. Defenders, why didn't the general send a team to take advantage of the concentration of the defenders in the east city, look for the weak points of the defenders in the north, west, and south directions, and attack with all their strength, Yong'an City will surely fall. Lead the Zuoying brothers to these three city gates, seize the opportunity to seize the city, and make a great contribution to the army."

Sang Liangtian said: "Can you think of any guards in Yong'an City who can't think of it? This general has received a secret report. In addition to the 1000 officers and soldiers in Yong'an City, there are more than [-] martial arts warriors in the rivers and lakes." Masters. These people are highly skilled in martial arts, and one can defeat ten. Your Zuoying Qiang archers suffered heavy casualties today, and it was these people who killed them. General Liu Shen, do you also want to try these people's bow and arrow skills?"

(End of this chapter)