Chapter 318: Army of the Dead
Ximen Qing rode a snow lion and a white dragon horse, carrying a Tianlong Breaking City Sphur, and a white marten standing on his shoulder. He was walking in front of the entire army and moved slowly with Yang Zhi.
Looking back at the dark army, Ximen Qing was a little excited. His body hidden in the armor emitted a burning murderous intent, as if he wanted to drink a cup of hot blood.
Yang Zhi, who was beside him, glanced at Ximen Qing, and unconsciously held the reins tightly with his hands, feeling a little scared. The murderous intent on Ximen Qing's body was too strong, which made him, the general who killed countless people, feel chilled.
"Commander, it takes almost three days for the enemy to reach Hushan and Baoshan in two days, and time is a bit tight!" Yang Zhi said.
Ximen Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "Enough time. One day is enough for us to set up camp."
Yang Zhi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "By the commander, Dai Zong said that the commander of the enemy's army this time is Yang Bufeng, and the deputy commander is Zhang Qing without feather arrows. Isn't Zhang Qing the brother-in-law who commands your brother-in-law? He is in the enemy. If the two armies are fighting, wouldn't it be their own people to beat their own people?"
Ximen Qing snorted coldly and said, "Yang Bufeng is so calculating. He stole my Uncle Zhang's military power and wanted to put it to death by Brother Zhang Qing, so he appointed him as the deputy commander and used his hand to kill us. However, how could I let him succeed? I have been thinking about killing him for a long time, and now I have a chance!" At this point, Ximen Qing seemed to think of something and suddenly ordered the cavalry beside him.
After the cavalry received the order, they quickly went to the central army and found Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, the generals of the Central Army, who were guarding the Central Army.
The guardian of the Central Army's Cavalry (Caval) general is actually a false position and has no real power. It is generally a need for the image of the army. Neither Lu Fang nor Guo Sheng is very capable. His cultivation is only a low-level martial artsman, and he can only play tricks, so he was appointed as an idle position. But not long ago, Chao Gai gave them an additional important task, and now Ximen Qing thought of this task.
Speaking of this so-called mission, it is a bit far away. It was a long time ago when Ximen Qing was discussing the establishment of the Liangshan army with Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others on Liangshan, Ximen Qing suggested that Chao Gai let him train a brave and fearless dead soldier!
Although the protagonist of the war is a soldier, sometimes many things are not something that soldiers can do. Now, Ximen Qing needs the dead soldiers to do one thing, one thing that makes Yang Bufeng feel so distressed and angry!
Soon, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng rushed over.
The two stopped beside Ximen Qing, and Lu Fang said, "Commander, I wonder what is important to find me?"
Ximen Qing smiled and asked, "How is the dead soldier whom the Heavenly King handed over to you?"
When Lu Fang heard this, he immediately smiled, looked at Guo Sheng proudly, and then said with a smile: "If you go back to the commander, the five hundred dead soldiers have been trained long ago, and everyone is not afraid of death. The method given to the king of heaven to our brothers is too effective... What's wrong with the commander? Could it be that there is a task to the dead soldiers?"
Speaking of this, both of them showed a look of enthusiasm.
They also knew that their abilities were not high, but they also wanted to lead troops to fight and make achievements. They made a name for themselves in Liangshan.
Like Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, people have the ability to make a name for themselves by force. Even if they have the skills, they can make a name for themselves. They are not good at martial arts, and if they want to make a name for themselves, they can only find another way. When training the dead soldiers, they gave them a window. Now they have a task to the dead soldiers. As trainers, they are naturally eager.
Under the gaze of Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, Ximen Qing nodded, then narrowed his eyes and flashed murderous intention, and said, "I want to send you two to take the death warrior to do something."
"I guarantee to complete the task!" Lu Fang and Guo Sheng responded without saying a word.
Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Don't agree too quickly, the task is very difficult..."
Guo Sheng said: "Not afraid! There is no marriage that cannot be broken up, only mistresses who do not work hard! My Dead Soldiers Army is definitely not afraid and guarantees to complete the task!"
"Death Soldiers Army? The number you gave yourself?" Ximen Qing asked.
The two of them scratched their heads and said, "Yeah! Commander, let me discuss with you whether something is done. If the task you assigned is completed, can you give us a number to the Dead Soldiers Legion? Look at the cavalry, infantry, and navy, all have numbers, and we also want to have a number! If there is no number, you can't raise your head in Liangshan at all, that's a miscellaneous army. Our Dead Soldiers Legion is not weaker than anyone. If you fight against the enemy, who can defeat us?"
Ximen Qing thought for a while, then nodded and agreed, "Okay! I promise you that as long as the mission is completed, I will give you a number. Well, it is the 'Yanluo Camp', how about it? Then let you form a camp of your own, and then pull Kong Ming, Kong Liang, and you four people to form the 'Yanluo Camp'!"
Kong Ming and Kong Ming, they are both brave generals of the Central Army infantry and are also idle positions.
"This is what you said. The commander's words are as good as you can!" Lu Fang said excitedly.
Ximen Qing nodded and said, "Well, I said, okay. Don't be happy too early. Let's listen to my mission first. I'll ask you to take the dead soldiers to Dongchang Mansion to assassinate the Yang family, and kill all Yang Bufeng's son Yang Fan, or his wife, concubine, and relatives! By the way, I would like to remind you two, there are masters and masters in the Yang Mansion, so you must be careful and you can't escape. Do you know? If this matter is done, then wait for an opportunity to assassinate all the officials above the ninth rank in Dongchang Mansion. Of course, don't touch the officials who have something to do with Zhang Qing's family, and don't touch the honest officials. This requires you to investigate carefully in advance."
Lu Fang and Guo Sheng clasped their fists and then said respectfully: "I have the order!"
Afterwards, the two quickly assembled 500 dead soldiers, then changed into casual clothes, changed their paths, and rushed towards Dongchang Mansion.
Yang Zhi, who was standing beside him, looked at the departing dead soldiers, was stunned for a moment, and then said with lingering fear: "Commander, your move is great. The war has not yet begun, and Yang Bufeng's relatives, wife and son have all been killed. Haha, I think he has the mood to fight."
Ximen Qing also smiled, "War is about everything. As long as you can win, no matter what move it is. Hey, wait, you reminded me. If we can use this move, others can also touch Liangshan to assassinate our family! Yang Zhi quickly wrote a letter to Military Commander Tao to prevent the enemy from attacking."
Yang Zhi said: "Okay, commander, I will write a letter to send Dai Zong back to Liangshan now."
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The army slowly moved forward. After more than two days of travel, it finally arrived not far from Hushan and Baoshan. Then Ximen Qing asked the spies to patrol the terrain and find a suitable place to camp. Soon, the spies found a large open space in front of a dense forest, and then Ximen Qing ordered the army to camp.
The soldiers took action together, and the huge military camp soon took shape.
The entire military camp is round, with huge fences erected all around, and there are huge trenches two or three meters deep and about two or three meters long outside. The entire military camp only has two village gates in front and back. The back village gates are directly connected to the dense forest to facilitate retreat.
In the military camp, soldiers from various battalions were stabbed according to the formation map mentioned by Wu Yong, and looked down from a high altitude. The tents of the entire military camp were extremely mysterious. If the enemy rashly robbed the camp, they could only break into it and lose their direction.
When the sun sets in the west, the military camp is fully built. Ximen Qing and Wu Yong also entered the central army tent.
Inside the tent, a torch was lit, and Ximen Qing, Wu Yong and Zhu Wu surrounded the topographic map and discussed carefully.
"Scholar, Zhu Wu, just now the scout came to report and told me the detailed information about Hushan and Baoshan in front. I will tell you now. Let me see if you have any good combat plans." Ximen Qing came to the topographic map and said to the two with a smile.
"Okay!" the two nodded and responded in unison.
Then, Ximen Qing pointed to the map and said slowly: "Tiger Mountain and Baoshan are connected. There is only a canyon about two miles long in the middle. If you want to pass through Tier Mountain and Baoshan, you have to walk this canyon. If you take a detour, you will have to walk more than ten days. The spy also said that there are many rocks on the top of the cliff above the canyon. If you ambush on the cliff and wait for the enemy to enter the canyon, you can catch turtles in the jar. However, the canyon is too short and the enemy cannot enter at all. This ambush can only slightly hurt the enemy. And I am afraid that Yang Bufeng will be too cunning, so he will not rashly enter the canyon. He will let the spy explore the way first, or the dead soldiers will even use a detour to cross Tiger Mountain and Baoshan. Two military advisors, do you have any good ideas?"
Zhu Wu glanced at the canyon on the map and said, "The commander said it was wrong. Knowing that there was an enemy garrison behind the mountain, as long as he had some brains, he would not offend him and pass through the canyon. If I were Yang Bufeng, I would definitely take a detour! For Yang Bufeng, the most important thing is to wipe out the rivers of Liangshan. There is no need for him to waste time with us here."
Wu Yong nodded and said, "Anyway, let's use a strategy to force Yang Bufeng to cross the canyon and face us head-on!"
"Can scholars have a good plan?" Ximen Qing asked hurriedly.
Wu Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, so we will make Yang Bufeng proud, making him feel a little blind. But... I am afraid that Yang Bufeng will hide in the camp without asking about military information, but instead let Zhang Qing send troops. It is obvious that Yang Bufeng asked Zhang Qing as the deputy commander to drive away the wolf and let Zhang Qing kill each other. If so, how should we act? And even if we act, it may not necessarily make Zhang Qing fool. Zhang Qing is a general with a very sharp mind and vision..."
"This is indeed a problem. It seems that when the enemy comes, I have to find an opportunity to go to the enemy's camp to talk to Zhang Qing!" Ximen Qing said.
"This is the only way. But this plan still needs to be implemented. I will send someone to the canyon to set up an ambush after a while!" Wu Yong said with a smile.
Chapter completed!