bookcurios Chapter 217 Yizhou, Yizhou!
Chapter 217 Yizhou, Yizhou!
When Chen Da originally retreated to Langya, as long as he communicated with Zhao Sheng in time, he would not have thought of stationing troops.
He was discriminated against by Xing Shuren in the past, so he set up his own faction out of anger.
Later, after Lu Yihou came up the mountain and flattered him, Chen Da was so angry that not only the team was in chaos, but his vanity also began to rise.
"Are there any princes, generals or ministers of different races?"
He couldn't explain this truth, but after others misinterpreted it, it seemed that he really understood it.
Zhang Xiaosi's team was less than twenty miles away from him, but he did not go to wipe them out. Instead, he sent someone to notify them to join his team.
Separated by a mountain, the two teams were stationed around the green mountain.
"Commander Chen, they only have 10,000 men, and our weapons are so powerful that a single charge would force them to surrender."
"You're smart. Go and persuade them to surrender first. If that doesn't work, then fight them."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yihou felt that this was an opportunity to expand his own power.
"Commander Chen, if you give me this opportunity, I will do it without hesitation."
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When Zhang Xiaosi saw Lu Yihou, his chest heaved, he gasped for breath, and gnashed his teeth in hatred.
"Hey! General Chen, I know why you're here, but that doesn't mean I'm your punching bag. Think about it, isn't that the case?"
When Lu Yihou saw Zhang Xiaosi's expression, he didn't know who had provoked him to be so aggressive, so he could only respond vaguely.
"Why the hell am I here? Wasn't it your Lu family who invited me? Where are your Lu family members now? Where are they?..."
Zhang Xiaosi started to go crazy. He also wanted to leave. With more than 10,000 people under his command, there was still a lot of room for him to sneak away quietly.
"Where can I find them? I've already joined the Dingzhou army. Who can I talk to?"
Lu Yihou felt wronged. He had managed this mountain with thousands of people for so many years, but one night, when he opened his eyes, he found that it had become someone else's territory.
"Okay, tell me. You came here to persuade us to surrender, right? Do you believe I can kill you right now? And then surrender?"
"Haha, Young Marshal Zhang, why bother? This guy from Langya was once a refugee. He originally wanted to join the army and get an official position, but now he's suddenly become a general, and he's a little bit greedy."
Lu Yihou lowered his voice, leaned over and spoke to Zhang Xiaosi.
"It's hard for such a person to achieve anything. I will definitely not join him."
"Wrong, Young Marshal. There are three advantages to being with him. First, it keeps the area safe. Second, you can see the sharp weapons in their hands up close and learn from them. Third, this kind of person is easy to control."
Zhang Xiaosi thought it made sense. He had been a little annoyed by being shot by rifles recently, but he didn't know what weapon was so powerful.
"I can surrender, but will he trip me up?"
"No, this person is quite simple, the kind that can be brought together with a few nice words."
"Oh? Is it that simple?"
"It's that simple."
Zhang Xiaosi really couldn't believe what Lu Yihou said, fearing that there was some trap, but he still agreed for the time being.
On the other side, Chen Da was delighted when he heard the report that Zhang Xiaosi's army had surrendered. He felt that Lu Yihou was a capable person, so he appointed Zhang Xiaosi as a guerrilla general and Lu Yihou as Zhang Xiaosi's deputy general.
Zhang Xiaosi then appointed Kashna as the right general, so Lu Yihou was actually the left general.
The garrison location remained the original address, and some food was allocated to Zhang Xiaosi.
Chen Da was in the New 1st Division, with three reinforced regiments under his command. When attacking Yizhou, he lost a regimental commander. This was one of the reasons why Chen Da had a problem with Xing Shuren.
At that time, the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the New 1st Division cooperated with Xing Shuren in the battle. Because the weapons of the 3rd Regiment were advanced, the 3,000 people had already taken the city gate when they attacked. As a result, the team led by Xing Erhu was slow to catch up.
This city gate was also the gate through which the Lu family broke out. Together with Xing Shuren's 5,000 men, a total of 8,000 people attacked the city gate.
In the end, the Lu family broke through the defense of the Third Regiment at the cost of sacrificing tens of thousands of people, and Xing Erhu was unable to provide reinforcements.
The Third Regiment lost more than a thousand soldiers and had three hundred wounded. The regimental commander died in battle on the city wall.
In fact, this was not entirely Xing Shuren's fault. Most of them were disabled soldiers. Xing Erhu actually only had a few hundred normal soldiers. Together with the Lu family soldiers who came from other places, they suddenly blocked their way of attack.
This is entirely because the coordination progress of the two legions was not well controlled, resulting in the division of the positions.
Another thing is that a regiment only had a thousand rifles, and the rest were just crossbows and shields. The Lu family army was forced into a corner and rushed forward all at once, and the rifles could only fire continuously in one direction.
Rifles are not omnipotent in urban street fighting, and the assault distance is short, so there is no time to reload rifles.
If Xing Erhu's men came over at this time, they might be able to organize a defensive shield wall, and the Third Regiment would not have suffered such a tragic death.
In addition, the issue of King Yan's ownership of Yizhou also angered Chen Da.
He believed that he had made the greatest contribution and was a regular soldier, while Xing Shuren was just a disabled logistics soldier and should not have led Yizhou.
Zhao Hui believed that Xing Shuren used to be a general in the front line. He had made great military achievements over the years, but he had never been given a rich county as a fiefdom, especially one close to him.
Now that the Lu family of Yizhou has been driven away, it is understandable to give this land to him. Chen Da is just from Dingzhou, and taking over Yizhou is just helping.
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The rain is coming from the wind!
When Pharmacist Guo was planning to attack Shige, he accidentally obtained some information.
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"
"I guarantee with my head that this Zhao Shen is the Sixth Prince Zhao Sheng."
The person who spoke was a fifth-rank captain of the Dark Cavalry Division. He was familiar with Guo Yaoshi, but in fact, he was more familiar with Li Gang.
They often sell information that they believe is valuable and low-risk to those in need.
"You used to be on duty in the palace, right?..."
Pharmacist Guo tried hard to recall this person's previous official position. Logically, a fifth-rank captain of the Dark Cavalry Division would not be doing field work, so why was this person outside?
"Don't worry. I was responsible for monitoring the Sixth Prince. Later, he was said to be dead. We were sent to the outer areas for official business due to poor supervision. I have no idea what my future missions will be."
"So that's how it is. I was wondering how you knew about contacting me, and it was something outside the organization."
"How about this news? Is it feasible?"
“It was a little unexpected.”
Everyone at their level knew about the sudden death of the Sixth Prince Zhao Sheng, but it was not interesting news and no one took it seriously.
But he came back to life and became the son-in-law of Zhao Xin, Prince of Dingzhou, which is a bit intriguing.
It is obviously impossible for a king of a different surname not to know that his son-in-law is a prince, but it is generally not allowed for the king of Sai to marry into the royal family unless there are special circumstances.
For example, after the death of King Sai, he had no son to inherit the title. Although Zhao Xin met this condition, Zhao Sheng, who was a prince, married Zhao Xin's daughter, and this matter was not announced to the world. This is the interesting part.
There must be some secret here, and Pharmacist Guo is quite curious about this.
So, he didn't send troops for the time being...