Chapter 887: Can you do it? It only took less than three days from Fang Jie¡¯s thought to the team¡¯s assembly. After the order was given, each department began to operate in an orderly manner, from the logistics to the transportation of food and grass, to the cavalry school arranging people to draw the best marching route for the army. The speed and stability of these things were surprising. Fang Jie has built the Black Flag Army into an army capable of rapid response, which requires a huge logistics team. No one in any army in the world can compare with the Black Flag Army. On the third day after the discussion, the army had been assembled. Fang Jie did not bring Shen Qingshan and the others with him this time, after all, this was just an ordinary battle. If Da ZiZai really defected to Yang Jian and Yang Jian took him in, then the first target of those two people was Luo Tu, who proclaimed himself emperor in Liuzhou, not the Black Flag Army, and they had no time to take care of North Subei Road, so Fang Jie was involved in this campaign. There will be no danger. With the strength of the Black Flag Army, it is indeed not difficult to conquer a place that is not heavily guarded. Fang Jie glanced at the team that was ready to go, and waved his hand to signal to go. He and Xiang Qingniu boarded the carriage, and White Lion followed behind and squeezed in. "It seems that this expedition took fewer people than when we went south?" Xiang Qingniu asked curiously. "Fifty thousand troops." Fang Jie smiled and replied: "It will not be more difficult to defeat North Subei than to destroy Nanyan. The fifty thousand brought this time are new soldiers. I just want them to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield. No. After all, they are not considered real soldiers. Li Tai, the deputy commander of the Flying Leopard Army, has tens of thousands of troops under his command, plus Qilin and Nalan Dingdong who have already passed by, maybe there are enough. There's no need to use that many troops." Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "I'm about to go to sleep. I don't like swaying on the carriage anyway. I don't know anything about military matters. Why don't you just sleep all the way to recover?" "How about it?" Fang Jie asked him. Xiang Qingniu said: "Fortunately, although I tried my best in the battle with Da Zi, at least he didn't break my Taoist heart. Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to recover." As he spoke, he touched his chubby palm with his palm. The two black and white fish are also sleeping soundly in the belly of Dantian. These are two very strange fishes. Among the four disciples of Wan Xingchen's sect, Xiao Yijiu, the eldest disciple, founded the Qingle Mountain Yiqi Temple. He does not have these black and white fish. The second disciple Yang Qi inherited Wan Xingchen's One Sword Breaking Ten Thousand Techniques, but he did not have this black and white fish. As for the third disciple Luo Weiran, there is even less use of this thing. ¡°Perhaps this is why Wan Xingchen said at the beginning that the fate of Daozong in the future will lie with Xiang Qingniu. This kind of heart is not something that just anyone can realize. Fang Jie took one look at his action of stroking his belly and couldn't help but praise: "Women are the happiest at this time." Xiang Qingniu didn't understand at first, but it took him a while to realize: "Master Dao is worthy of his name. "I don't know much about education, so don't lie to me" Fang Jie glanced at Xiang Qingniu's chest: "How can he be a man with such big breasts?" Xiang Qingniu wanted to bite Fang Jie and leaned back: "Don't discriminate against fat people!" Fang Jie shook his head: "I once read a novel about Jianghu. There was a man named Bei Xia in it. He was probably much fatter than you. He used his belly to practice kung fu. It's called Cotton Belly. If someone punches him, he won't dodge, and he will face it with his belly raised. As a result, the opponent's fist will be wrapped in the fat on his belly, and he won't be able to pull it back even if he wants to. Then he will be free. You can freely abuse your opponent You have good foundation, do you want to give it a try?" Xiang Qingniu rolled his eyes at him: "Will you die if you don't make fun of my belly one day?" "It will be boring in the future." He leaned back and leaned comfortably on the carriage: "It's a long road, what else can we do without chatting and spanking?" "You haven't thought about how to kill that monster?" Fang Jie knew that he was talking about big things. Zi Zi, he shook his head: "Da Zi Zi's physical body is very strange. He received a sword attack from you, so many kicks from you, and a few punches from me. Although he seemed to be seriously injured, he was intact after molting. As before. If you want to kill him, you can only kill him with one strike. "Why are there so many perverts in the Buddha Sect?" "Can't you be a pervert?" "Am I not perverted enough?" "Yes, you are a pervert too." "Aren't you? There are two fishes in your belly!" "Yes, I am also a pervert" ?¡ ?¡ ?¡ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?¡ But when traveling in large groups, the speed cannot be increased. From the time of refitting to the time of departure, the cavalry can travel one hundred and fifty miles a day, excluding the time for rest and meals. But this time Fang Jie brought mostly infantry, so the formation was slower. When he arrived at Xinyang City, he realized that spring had passed so unknowingly. After the New Year, I only went to Eastern Xinjiang once, and one thing took up a whole spring. Xinyang City Qilin, Nie Xiaoju, Nalan Dingdong and Li Tai welcomed Fang Jie into the city outside the city. Fang Jie did not delay and went directly into the Xinyang City garrison yamen. Chen Xiaoru was also waiting here, and reported to Fang Jie as he walked: "We have already found out the military arrangements on the other side. The Liu family, the Sun family, and the Zhao family are the most powerful in North Jiangsu. These people are put together by the three of them. The approximate strength of the troops is There are about 50,000 people. The followers are all small families, so don't worry too much. " "The Sun family's troops are deployed at Liulandu, the Zhao family's troops are on the right side of Liulandu, and the Liu family's troops are at Liulandu. On the left side of the crossing, the Sun family has the largest number of troops, so the other two families made him the marshal, named Liu Han of the Liu family, and Zhao Qiang of the Zhao family as the deputy commander. There are 20,000 soldiers and horses. Although Sun Yingdian is the commander-in-chief, the one who really commands the troops is one of his staff, who calls himself Mr. Xishan. This man is not very powerful, but he is very knowledgeable in the art of war and battle formations. He is the number one under Sun Yingdian. A counselor, Sun Yingdian has special trust in him. All the military arrangements at Liulandu are made by Mr. Xishan. "How is the military configuration?" Fang Jie asked as he walked. Chen Xiaoru said: "The scouts are on the lookout by the river, and the security on the other side is very tight. The camp is less than two miles away from the shore, and the enemy troops will soon be able to rush to the shore for defense. From a distance, most of the enemy troops are light infantry. Spearmen and archers accounted for the majority, and no heavy armored infantry was seen. "The Luoshui River is too wide." Li Tai lowered his head slightly and said, "The narrowest point is more than one mile, and the water flow is fast and the river is deep. It's a bit difficult to build a pontoon bridge." Fang Jie nodded: "Zheng Qiu's navy has already set off. There are other things to do upstream. It is estimated that it will be there in three to five days. It will take a lot of effort to cross the river and build a pontoon bridge. Labor, this season is busy with farming, so let the people collect the crops in the fields and leave it to the navy to cross the river. " Chen Xiaoru said: "There has been no fighting since General Zheng Qiu arrived at Zhuque Mountain. This time the navy's people should. He is also holding back his energy to make meritorious deeds. "Fang Jie smiled: "Duan Zheng went to Dali, and the navy commander Zheng Qiu of the Zhuque Mountain Camp was very organized, but I can also see that he is eager to fight and always wants to prove himself. This time just gave him a chance to train his troops, and we will start the battle when the navy arrives." "By the way, Sanjinhou is also coming." Chen Xiaoru said: "Originally, Sanjinhou was going to return to Zhuque Mountain. I heard that the lord is leading his army. Xinyang City is here, Sanjinhou immediately changed his itinerary, and it will be here tomorrow at the latest." Fang Jie nodded: "This time Sanjinhou has been exhausted after chasing for thousands of miles, I should go back and have a good rest. But the war is coming, and he has no time to rest." Fang Jie said as he climbed onto the wall of Xinyang City. Xinyang City was not far from Luoshui. Standing on the wall, he had an unobstructed view of Luoshui. Fang Jie took the clairvoyant hand from Chen Xiaoru and looked at the other side, and found that the troops on the other side were arranged in a very organized manner. In order to prevent the Black Flag Army from attacking, many wooden stakes were built in the shallow water on the east coast, making it impossible for the Centipede Clippers to dock. About a hundred meters away from the shore, a wooden city was being built, and countless soldiers could be seen speeding up the construction. "Who is this Mr. Xishan?" Fang Jie couldn't help but ask. "My subordinates haven't found out yet." Chen Xiaoru said: "I only heard that he is from Daoqu County in northern Jiangsu. He has no fame and is probably in his thirties. I don't know his last name. Even Sun Yingdian is a member of the army. They all call him Mr. Nishiyama, but few people know his real name. However, there is a story that many people know. It is said that Mr. Nishiyama was a stubborn person who only knew how to study, and his parents had to work hard to support him in their old age. He just studies, puts his hands on his clothes and opens his mouth, and does not care about family affairs. " "In Qu County, everyone knows that the old couple has an ignorant son, so the people joke and make fun of him because he always goes to Xishan to study. Mr. Nishiyama. One year later, his parents fell ill and the family had no money for medical treatment, so they both passed away. Mr. Nishiyama borrowed money from his neighbors to bury his parents, but no one paid attention to him. Because the family was poor, his parents were stingy and unclean. In the neighborhood, The reputation is not very good" Chen Xiaoru said: "Later, Mr. Xishan put a straw tag around his neck to sell himself. As a result, people in Qu County knew what his habits were and bought him. He couldn't do farm work and couldn't do housework, so no one paid attention to him. Later, a passing businessman gave him a few taels of silver, and he bought a thin coffin to bury his parents. "Later, for some reason, he entered Sun Yingdian's house, and Su Beidao came out. Many bandits took advantage of the chaos, invaded the prefectures and counties, and disrupted the local area. Sun Yingdian sent him to lead the troops to destroy them. In one month, he killed more than 20,000 bandits. Sun Yingdian only gave him 3,000 troops. The record is brilliant enough. " "The most disappointing thing is Qu County was captured by the bandits, and the people who escaped went to ask for help, but Mr. Xishan stood still It was not until Qu County was looted by the bandits that more than half of the people were lost. He led his troops to attack halfway and wiped out all the bandits." Hearing this, Fang Jie's expression obviously changed and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh slightly. Chen Xiaoru has been following Fang Jie for a long time, and knows that Fang Jie heard him mention this person at the beginning and started to love talents. After all, what the Black Flag Army currently lacks is generals who can fight. This Mr. Xishan must have some ability. He led three thousand soldiers and horses to quell the bandit rebellion in North Subei Road. From this, it can be seen that this person has real talent and knowledge. "However, this person seems to be too extreme. "Later, some people accused him of not saving him. Mr. Xishan said, who saved me when I was in trouble? Why should I save them now?" Chen Xiaoru said: "However, after this battle, Su Beidao Everyone knows the name of Mr. Xishan. "" Fang Jie called Du Dingbei in the study and asked after taking a look at him: "You are only sixteen or seventeen years old?" The young man Du Dingbei nodded: "You see clearly!" Fang Jie asked: "If I let you fight this first battle, how many troops do you need?" Du Dingbei was obviously stunned for a while, and then remained silent for a while. He held out a finger: "At least ten thousand troops are needed, but it depends on the navy's offensive. If the navy suppresses it hard at the beginning, eight thousand troops should be enough." "Eight thousand?" Fang Jie couldn't help laughing. He smiled: "I have never had the habit of joking with my subordinates in military affairs. It's okay to joke around in casual chats, but as long as it is military affairs, there is no room for jokes. Since I asked you, I naturally want to use you. " "But my subordinate is not yet seventeen years old and has no experience in leading troops before." Du Dingbei looked up at Fang Jie and said, his face turned red. "I will give you fifteen thousand men, and the Navy will try its best to cooperate with you. There is a man named Mr. Xishan on the other side who thinks he is good at using troops. Go and defeat him. Then tell everyone that we will defeat the famous Jiangsu Beidao Mr. Xishan¡¯s is a sixteen-year-old general in our Black Flag Army. His name is Du Dingbei. Can you do it?¡± These words made Du Dingbei¡¯s blood boil: ¡°Come on, subordinate!¡± Du Dingbei clenched his fists. : "It will definitely work!"