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Zhu Chongba at the end of the Ming Dynasty Volume 1 May 16, Cao Wenzhao's chain of arrows

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    The staff officer said happily: "If that's the case, it would be easy. Zilu must still be in the hands of the imperial court. There should be three hundred defenders in the city, as well as many rural warriors organized by the country gentry. The total number should be no less than a thousand. If our army attacks  The thieves, the defenders in the city are not fools, they will definitely come out of the city to attack from both sides, maybe they can swallow up these two thousand thieves in one fell swoop."

    I have to say that his analysis is reasonable. Not only does he think this way, but also the general thoughts of several thousands and hundreds of households next to him.  It is very possible for the rebel army to divide its troops and advance together. Considering the total number of soldiers in the rebel army, it is reasonable to have two thousand troops on one flank. In addition, Ying Shanhong's status in the Zhu army is not very high. She leads two thousand troops.  It makes sense.

    With the three thousand men and horses led by the divine crossbow general Zhang Ling, together with the defenders and local warriors in Ziluili, it was almost effortless to defeat the two thousand thieves. All the thousands and hundreds of households under Zhang Ling's command showed their faces.  The color of excitement.

    At the same time, in the ravine on the other side, Xu Renjie, Wang Er, Cao and others were hiding in the ravine, looking at the Yingshanhongbu who was acting as bait in front of them.  Since the Yingshanhong tribe crossed the hill in front, blocking the officers and soldiers' scouts from continuing to advance, the 3,000 black pole soldiers and 3,000 Shaanxi soldiers they led had not been discovered by the officers and soldiers. As long as the officers and soldiers dared to attack the Yingshanhong tribe, once the battle situation  If there is a stalemate, they can jump out immediately and catch Zhang Ling off guard.

    Wang Er was a little worried about Ying Shanhong. He held the iron rod tightly and said: "My wife is not very good at martial arts and her brain is not very good. I am afraid that she will accidentally get killed and once a fight breaks out, we must rush as soon as possible."  Go out and help her.¡±

    Xu Renjie, who was next to him, immediately laughed: "Second brother, don't you always say that my mother-in-law has no other use than to help you fight? Now that your mother-in-law goes out to fight, what are you worried about?"

    Wang Er¡¯s face was slightly red. When he got married to Yingshanhong, he did say something similar, saying that women were useless and couldn¡¯t help him fight. It seemed that Yingshanhong was also because she could fight.  More useful than other women.  He was very young at that time.  This is really how he views women, but over the past many years, he has entered middle age and has experienced a lot in life.  Naturally, my views on certain things have also changed.  Being brought up again.  I couldn't help but said awkwardly: "Damn it, I still expect her to give me a fat boy to inherit my martial arts skills I don't just expect her to help me fight."

    As soon as he said these words, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed: "Hey, brother, do you think there is something wrong with my family I have been married to my mother-in-law for almost ten years, and there is still no movement in her belly. What is going on?  What kind of monster?"

    Xu Renjie smiled and said: "Who told you to be so stupid that you only married one? Let me tell you, if a man wants sons, he should marry more. A chicken can't lay eggs, so we still have a second chicken  Look at me, when I was eighteen, my father got me a wife. Later, he took on seven or eight more concubines, including Xue ahem I am now the father of four children.  Yes. You listened to me right, I will take twenty more concubines when I go back, and I will bring two of them into the house every night, and I will definitely have my third son in my arms in a year."

    Xu Renjie was born into a wealthy businessman family, so it was normal for him to marry and take concubines. However, for a poor man like Wang Er, being able to marry a wife in this life was enough to satisfy him, even though he could now be considered a wealthy man.  Expensive, but he never thought of having a concubine. When Xu Renjie said this, his face suddenly turned red and purple, and he gasped: "This this must not"

    Seeing Wang Er¡¯s face blushing and his heart beating in embarrassment, Xu Renjie couldn¡¯t help laughing. He liked to bully honest people like Wang Er. It was particularly interesting to see honest people blush and look embarrassed.  So he whispered again: "Second brother, you have to think clearly. If you and Azalea have a son, the child might be an orangutan, but if you take a beautiful concubine, you might give birth to a son."  You look like Pan An, you really have to think carefully about your son¡¯s appearance.¡±

    Wang Erhan said: "But only orangutans can fight. I want to give birth to a son who looks like a scholar. See if I don't crush him to death."

    Xu Renjie: ""

    They were talking boring words while paying close attention to the situation on the battlefield, just waiting for the opportunity to take action. However, after waiting for a long time, they never saw the officers and soldiers rushing forward.

    Wang Er couldn't help but wonder: "Strange! Why don't the officers and soldiers attack?"

    Xu Renjie also wondered: "That's right! They have obviously been blocked by us as scouts and cannot detect the ambush here. Logically speaking, when they see the two thousand thieves in front, they should take the initiative to eat them Zhang Ling is not in a hurry"  Do you want to rush back to Chengdu? There is no reason to be so ink."

    At this time, Ma Xianglin, who had been led behind by Cao Wenzhao, snorted coldly: "You think that the divine crossbow general Zhang Ling is too simple. How can the second general in Sichuan be fooled by such a simple thing"

      At this time, there was another situation in the officers and soldiers formation. A large group of thousands or hundreds of households were ready to rush in and beat up the Yingshan Red Tribe. They believed that as long as they fought with the bandit soldiers, the people on the other side of the bandit army would be defeated.  The Zilu defenders and Xiangyong will take the initiative to cooperate.

    Officers and soldiers all have a habit. If a friendly force has an advantage, they will rush forward to get a share of the credit. If a friendly force has a disadvantage, they will often be afraid to move forward.

    They believe that there is absolutely no problem for three thousand Sichuan soldiers to defeat two thousand rebel soldiers. It must be an advantage. Since it is definitely an advantage, there is no reason why the Zilu garrison and Xiang Yong should not come.

    Hearing his subordinates clamoring to attack, Zhang Ling shook his head seriously. A sixty-nine-year-old veteran has fought more than a hundred battles in his life?  What's more, not long ago, he had dealt with She Chongming's 100,000 rebels. Zhang Ling's combat experience was extremely rich, and he would not easily fight a battle with insufficient intelligence.  Although the analysis by the staff officer just now was very organized and looked very similar, Zhang Ling knew very well that "things analyzed" and "things detected" should not be regarded as the same. If he had definite information to prove that the rebels were  If he divides his troops, then he will not hesitate to order to eat the two thousand people of the Yingshan Hong tribe, but he has no information now, and he can't even figure out whether there is an ambush behind the two thousand enemy troops.

    Those who dare to rush forward under such circumstances are not rookies.  He is a newbie, but it will never be Zhang Ling!

    Zhang Ling suppressed the voices of the generals and said with a stern face: "No attack, move the army to the hill next to it, and be prepared to defend the hill If the scouts come to explore again, they must find out what's going on here no matter what.  Those ravines behind the two thousand thieves"

    "What else is there to explore here" A young Qianhu general muttered, but immediately next to him another Qianhu came over, stretched out his hand and slapped his head, causing his helmet to tilt to one side.  He shouted: "General Zhang Ling's order must be correct. Just obey my order."

    "yes!"

    Not only did the officers and soldiers not rush toward Azalea.  Instead, they began to rush towards a nearby hill that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. This time it really caught Xu Renjie's surprise. He couldn't help but be stunned and screamed: "Fuck! Our plan has been seen through."  ?¡±

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head: "No. We haven't been seen through! If Zhang Ling had really found out that there were eight thousand of us, he would have ordered a retreat long ago. With the Sichuan soldiers' mountain marching ability, we can't even catch up  He just ordered the army to move up the hill, which means that he is not sure whether there is an ambush on our side This is a mature and prudent strategy. First occupy the hill that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and then reconnoiter our situation  ¡­If what I predict is correct, the other party¡¯s scouts will soon climb over from the dangerous mountains on both sides¡­¡±

    After listening to Cao Wenzhao's words, Xu Renjie and Wang Er looked carefully to the left and right. Sure enough, the Sichuan soldiers' scouts swayed in the woods. Apparently they wanted to climb over the mountains from both sides to bypass the azaleas in front and spy on the ravine behind azaleas. Once they were caught  These scouts climbed to the top of the mountain and looked back from a high position, and they would definitely know Zhu Jun's arrangement.

    Xu Renjie was stunned and couldn't help but sigh: "General Dacao is indeed well-deserved. His judgment on officers and soldiers is so accurate. I am really inferior to him in this regard." Xu Renjie knew his problem. He was good at formulating some strange strategies.  But if he starts the army to fight openly, he does still lack some experience compared to veterans such as Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Ling who have fought many battles.  Take this time, for example, his strategy was seen through by Zhang Ling. No, or it has not been seen through yet, but when faced with the mature and prudent Zhang Ling, the strategy was ineffective. His control over the next move of the officers and soldiers was not as good as that of Cao Wenzhao.  The generals who come out of this formal channel are so good.

    Xu Renjie is a very open-minded person. He was able to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang and now he can learn from Cao Wenzhao. He quickly asked: "Should we send scouts to intercept the other side's scouts and attack and kill them"

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head and said: "Noif we kill these scouts and prevent them from crossing the mountain, wouldn't it tell Zhang Ling that there is a ghost here! Zhang Ling is afraid that he will abandon the hill immediately and lead his army  The army retreats into the mountains, and then he will become a thorn in our grain road He may jump out of the mountains at any time to intercept our grain. Bai Yuzhu, who is responsible for guarding the grain, is not his opponent. When the time comes, the situation will  It gets very tricky.¡±

    Xu Renjie scratched his head: "What should we do?"

    Cao Wenzhao's face was covered with cloth, and his expression could not be seen, but his eyes shone with light: "It is difficult for us to deceive a veteran like Zhang Ling, but fortunately he is not a god.  , it¡¯s impossible to see everything with your own eyes. We can¡¯t deceive him, but we can deceive a few of his scouts"

    Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Second Leader Wang, please quickly take off your purple robe and take it off with a thousand people."The soldiers were asked to put on the purple robes they wore as quickly as possible and put on the ordinary clothes they usually wore. They also held their weapons randomly and did not make them neatly. Then they walked south for a mile and walked slowly from there.  pretending to attack the Azalea Division.  "

    Wang Er was stupid and didn¡¯t understand what it meant at all. He asked honestly, ¡°What are you doing? Why should I look like I¡¯m attacking my own people?¡±

    Cao Wenzhao said: "There is no time to explain, you go quickly!" In fact, due to Cao Wenzhao's status in the Zhu army, he was not qualified to give orders to Wang Er. Even Xu Renjie had to give orders to Wang Er.  Fortunately, Wang Er has no desire to fight for power, nor does he have the temper to care about everything. He knows that he is stupid, and is willing to listen to the opinions of his companions on such major military matters. Cao Wenzhao said this,  He just listened and didn't put any airs on it at all.  He quickly took a thousand people, took off his purple robes, put on ordinary linen clothes, and then walked south with a mess of weapons.

    Cao Wenzhao then said to Xu Renjie: "General Marshal, please order the black pole soldiers and the remaining Shaanxi soldiers to use protective colors. Try to hide as much as possible. There is no need to maintain a formation. You can shrink into the bottom of a tree or in the grass."

    Xu Renjie also wondered: "Even if they all huddled in the grass, it would be impossible for the four thousand people to completely avoid the scouts' eyes."

    Cao Wenzhao nodded and said: "Let's try our luck and see if the scouts can be attracted by the people led by the second brother Wang and ignore the reconnaissance below the ravine."

    Zhu Jun was mobilizing in a hurry, and the scouts sent by Zhang Ling were struggling to climb over the mountain Since the two thousand people of the Yingshan Hong tribe were holding a very important hill, with steep cliffs on both sides of the hill, the scouts  It took a lot of effort to climb over this cliff. When they climbed to the top of the cliff.  Zhu Jun had already rearranged his troops according to Cao Wenzhao's instructions.

    Several scouts have just reached the top of the cliff.  I saw in the distance on the other side of the cliff, a chaotic army with about a thousand people, heading towards the rebel army Yingshan Hongbu.  This army moves very slowly.  He seemed quite hesitant.  It seems that he doesn¡¯t really want to attack Azalea

    A scout immediately shouted: "That should be Zi Lu's rural warriors!"

    Another scout also shouted: "Well, it's very similar The Xiangyong Army is almost like this, timid and afraid to advance. They are waiting for our officers and soldiers to fight with the Yingshan Red Tribe first and gain the upper hand. They  That¡¯s why I rushed in to take advantage.¡±

    Of course they would not know that this army was actually the Shaanxi soldiers led by Wang Er.

    After discovering this rural warrior, the attention of several scouts turned to it without exception. In the ravine at their feet, the black soldiers did not dare to take a breath and huddled among the rocks and woods.  , try your best to hide yourself In fact, this kind of hiding is not rigorous. If these scouts had not paid attention to the "Xiang Yongjun" in the distance, they would have discovered the anomaly at the bottom of the cliff.

    "Thanks for fighting in the mountains and forests." Xu Renjie looked at the scouts on the cliff above him who didn't notice him. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Cao Wenzhao next to him: "If we were on the flat ground, we would have been captured long ago.  Found."

    Cao Wenzhao also whispered: "If it were on flat ground, Zhu Jun would not worry about the Sichuan soldiers. There would be no need to use strategies at all and they would just fight head-on."

    The two of them only said these few words before a scout on the cliff said: "I will go back and inform General Zhang Ling first, and you will continue to monitor here"

    The other scouts nodded and said, "Okay!"

    A scout left the scout team and ran towards the road he came from.  As soon as he walked away, Cao Wenzhao rolled out of his hiding place, fished it out with both hands, and a big bow appeared in his hand.

    Several scouts on the top of the cliff saw someone suddenly popping up from the bottom of the cliff. They were about to take a closer look when they suddenly heard a few "buzzing" sounds. Cao Wenzhao had fired his arrows What a Cao Wenzhao.  , he opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and in just a split second, the arrows shot out like meteors chasing the moon. Each arrow bit the other, and they seemed to be shot out at the same time.

    Before the scouts could react, they felt a pain in their throats, as if something sharp had penetrated their throats They wanted to roar but could no longer make a sound, and fell down limply.  They were horrified in their hearts. They had never expected that there would be such a sharp archer among the bandit army!  The power and speed of these arrows are comparable to the divine crossbow general Zhang Ling Oh, no!  It seems to be even better than the divine crossbow general Zhang Ling!  When did the bandit army have such talents?

    "Wow!" Zhu Jun's soldiers couldn't help but exclaimed. Although they had seen Cao Wenzhao's bravery in capturing Ma Xianglin alive, they didn't know that he was so powerful in archery.  The arrow was as fast as lightning and flint in just a moment, and it hit the person's throat without missing a single shot. This was simply too unbelievable.

    Several little leaders heard a drum in their hearts: "Oh my god, the big grass leader"?What's the origin?  This is too powerful.  "

    Even Ma Xianglin couldn't help but be moved by his amazing shot. Although Ma Xianglin was impulsive and easily provoked, he was very knowledgeable. He had already participated in the Hunhe River competition seventeen years ago.  During the war, he traveled south and north, and he had a lot of life experiences.  He knows that there are some talented people in the grassroots, who are good at dancing with guns and sticks, and are highly skilled in martial arts

    But archery is different. Archery is not something that martial arts people like to practice. It is something that martial arts families only let their descendants practice when they educate their children from an early age. Only generals who charge into battle like to use it.  Because the arena is different from the battlefield. In the arena, you have a spear, a sword and a knife. As long as you are highly skilled in martial arts, you can do whatever you want. However, archery is of no use in the arena. If you use archery to hurt people, you will be looked down upon by people in the arena.  Therefore, the grassroots people with strong martial arts skills often have a shortcoming in archery.

    For example, Wang Er is considered a good man, and his martial prowess is also very impressive in Ma Xianglin's opinion. However, Wang Er's archery skills are not very powerful, at most they are at the level of a good hunter.  Another example is Liu Zongmin under Li Zicheng, Li Dingguo under Zhang Xianzhong, and others. They are all highly skilled in martial arts but weak in archery. This is almost a common characteristic of heroes from the grassroots!  Characters like Xiao Li Guanghuarong in "Water Margin" are only found in storytelling scripts.

    He couldn't help but said in a low voice next to him: "This kind of archery skillsyou are from the army, and you are also a general among the officers and soldiers? Why are you masked? Who is it?" (To be continued. Mobile users please go to read  .)
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