Chapter 120 Chapter 18 Goshawk Broken Wings (Part 1)

Chapter 18: Goshawk Broken Wings (Part 1) On October 27, the twenty-seventh year of Dayong Wuwei, the military competition had just been held, and all the Zezhou Camp received military orders and were ready to go out. The vanguard of the Northern Han Dynasty appeared, and Li Xian frowned when he heard the scout report: "Suiyun, why does Long Tingfei send troops at this time? Although he sends troops to attack Zezhou every year, it is basically either during spring plowing or autumn harvest. It's the season, and now that the new grain has entered the warehouse, is it a bit strange for him to attack at this time?"

I was wearing a long coat, looking at the map under the lamp, and said calmly: "This spring, Long Tingfei once entered Kou Zezhou, so it is not surprising that he does not come in autumn, but this person is familiar with military strategy. Move, Your Highness, you entered the East China Sea in person, Zhe re-entered the army, the Emperor and His Highness are busy preparing supplies and rectifying the army horses. All these signs indicate that there will be war in Dayong. There must be someone under Long Tingfei who is constantly spying on our military situation. Now Frost has fallen in Qinzhou, and the weather has started to turn cold, but there is still one month before the road is closed by heavy snow, which can be regarded as a good time for us to march. Long Tingfei must be worried that we will march into Qinzhou, plunder and kill, and then Destroy their food reserves before the snow falls, so that the Northern Han Dynasty will be sad in the following winter. We are strong and strong. If we attack Qinzhou, Long Tingfei will not be able to cover everything. Rather than being trapped by us to attack, it is better to use Offensive instead of defensive, strike first, after they recede, we will not be able to attack until next spring, besides, the Northern Han army ambushed us a few days ago, but we did not take it to heart, you think they will believe us Do you hold no grudges?"

Li Xian actually had a similar opinion in his heart. He looked at me and said, "Since that's the case, let's teach them a lesson in Zezhou. There's nothing wrong with waiting for work. What do you think we should do?" I pointed to the temple slope at the junction of Qinshui and Shili River: "Your Highness, what do you think of this place? Is this a good place to catch turtles in an urn?" Li Xian looked at it for a while and said, "Who do you think is better to send?" I said softly: "Nominally, it should be Jing Chi who guards there, but in fact whoever presides over there depends on your majesty's strength."

A cold light flashed in Li Xian's eyes, and he said: "I understand what you mean, don't worry, this time I will act according to your plan, what a credit for face, as long as our army wins in the end, I will be a great credit , will you still go to compete with the generals?" Then he said: "But I am worried that they will not fall into the trap." I smiled slightly and said: "Miaopo stores all the rations and salaries of the Zezhou camp here. If the enemy army can't think of attacking here, then there is no chance of winning except to face us head-on. Could it be that we are fighting with the same strength? Defense is the main priority, will it still be defeated? If you can't beat the enemy because of food, then even if you fight in a tie, you will also lose. And please rest assured, Your Highness, no matter how powerful Long Tingfei is, he will not win easily This game."

Only then did Li Xian feel relieved, looked at the map and said, "According to the reports from the scouts, the main force of Long Tingfei will reach Qin Ze in the future, and we will meet there." I nodded and said, "Qin Ze's terrain is flat. Although there are some wilderness and hills, it is still very suitable for the two armies to fight, and it is no wonder that Dayong and Northern Han have basically chosen this place for decisive battles over the years." Li Xian sighed: "That's right, the weeds are luxuriant on the Qinze wasteland, and it's all because of the blood of the soldiers of the two countries. This king and Long Tingfei have fought four times in Qinze so far, and this king can only barely It’s all about retreating, I, Dayong, have buried countless loyal and brave soldiers in Qin Ze, this time I want to let Long Tingfei suffer from the pain of broken wings, I hope he is smart enough, so I don’t let this king look past the autumn water.”

I said confidently: "You don't have to worry about this prince. We have left enough clues for them to find out that Miaopo is where we store our grain, and the generals of the Northern Han Army are very conceited. Even if they find that there may be problems, they will try their best to achieve them. mission, but this time they will find that they have hit an iron plate." Li Xian smiled slightly and did not speak, unless Long Tingfei personally led the troops to attack, and Li Xian did not take the other Northern Han generals seriously. The autumn wind is rustling, the wild grass is far away, and the Shili Plain adjacent to the north of Qinze is vast and desolate. A few Dayong scouts in dark yellow soft armor are lying behind the hills and staring at the distant sky. Under the hills, a few war horses are there leisurely. Eating grass.One of the scouts tiredly rubbed his sore eyes from looking forward to the distance for a long time. At this moment, his companion said in surprise: "The enemy army is coming." , On the background of the blue sky, a dark brown curve suddenly appeared, but between breaths, the undulating line became more and more clear, moving rapidly on the yellow field, and after a while, you can already see It is clear that the line is composed of thousands of Northern Han cavalry, and among the dark brown, the most dazzling is the fiery red in the center of the cavalry.And several scouts also saw a few goshawks flying in the sky above their heads, which were birds of prey used by the Northern Han Army to spy on the military situation.And these scouts are very clear that Dayong and the commanders of the Northern Han Dynasty have a common hobby, which is to let their personal guards wear red armor, but even though they are all red, they are easy to distinguish on the battlefield, not to mention the different styles of armor , King Qi's personal guards are all horse spears, but Long Tingfei's personal guards are all hard bows and crossbows.Several scouts knew that Long Tingfei had indeed led an army to invade Zezhou, and his whereabouts might have been spotted by the goshawk above him. If he stayed any longer, he might die and return to the camp.Then he got on the horse quietly, rode the horse and galloped, and went back to report the military situation.

After a while, the Northern Han army had come close, and the turbulent formation that had been rushing like a tide quickly concentrated and shrunk. With this shrinking front, the momentum of the thunderous battle formation became more and more intense. The bullying, with a suffocating pressure, makes one believe that if someone blocks the way ahead, the iron cavalry will be torn to pieces.A few miles away from the hills, the speed began to slow down, and then stopped under the hills monitored by Dayong's scouts.Only a hundred or so red-armored knights surrounded a general in a fiery red robe, and rushed up the hill without slowing down, and then stopped the horses.

The red-robed general lifted up the visor that covered his face, revealing a handsome and flawless face. His deep green eyes, as deep as the deep sea, showed a deep expression, looking down at the warrior of the Northern Han Dynasty who had penetrated the Great Yong In the field of blood, the proud figure looking down on the world is as tall as a mountain.The guards around him and the tens of thousands of Northern Han warriors behind him looked at his back, with a frenzy of willingness to die in their eyes. At this time, four guards came out in a row, and at the same time they whistled loudly and rhythmically. The goshawks circling in the sky swooped down and landed on the left arms of the four guards respectively.However, Long Tingfei, who was standing on his horse, didn't seem to pay the slightest attention, but looked indifferently at the battlefield where the bloody battle was about to start.After a while, all the generals of the army after the reorganization rode their horses to the hills, and stood respectfully behind the Dragon Court Pegasus.

Almost all the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty were strong and heroic, but there was one general in green robe among them who was different. He was thin and slender. Although he was also eight feet tall, he didn't have any aggressive aura.But his face was covered with a ferocious bronze mask, revealing only a pair of deep black eyes that were as ruthless as ice and snow.The weapon he was hanging on immediately was a long dagger, the whole body was as black as ink, only the cutting edge shone like frost and snow.If one glanced at it, one would feel that this man seemed to be a lonely man, separated from the generals by a certain distance, other than that, he didn't think there was anything unusual about it.But the other generals looked at him with a little fear and flinched, as if this person was the most terrifying existence in the world.

Long Tingfei didn't turn his head back, but he could feel the strange atmosphere behind him, and he sighed softly in his heart, he didn't know that the generals under his command rejected and feared the ghost-faced general Tan Ji, but Tan Ji was his indispensable arm, I had no choice but to wrong the generals.Long Tingfei has a lot of talents under his command. Although the vanguard general Su Dingluan died in Yongdu, the three disciples Lu Boyan, Lu Zhongtian and Lu Shuhan sent by the Demon Sect can almost stand shoulder to shoulder with Su Dingluan. When troops are dispatched, General Pan Shi and Duan Wudi must be waiting in the rear, firmly guarding the retreat of the Northern Han army. General Flying Tiger Quartz is like a sharp sword, which can easily pierce the enemy's vital points, but none of them are as important as Tan Ji.

The ghost-faced general Tan Ji was originally a hunter in the mountains at the junction of Zezhou and Qinzhou. When Yong confronted each other, one of Dayong's generals passed by the undisputed Tanjiazhai when he led the army to attack the enemy camp. In order to keep the secret, the bloodthirsty general issued a massacre order. Fur, thinking of Tan Ji who bought a gold hairpin for his beloved woman outside the mountain, more than 200 people in the whole village were killed.However, Tan Ji, who was impatient and hurried back overnight, returned to the village when the Yong army was massacring, but Tan Ji, who was powerless, could only hide behind the mountain ridge and watch his homeland be destroyed.Knowing that he was powerless to take revenge, Tan Ji burned down the stronghold with a fire, and then crossed a rugged mountain road that only the Orion in the stronghold knew, and entered Qinzhou before the Yong army.After that, the general who attacked Qinzhou thousands of miles away was besieged and wiped out by the Northern Han army who was waiting in battle. Long Tingfei, who was still a partial general at the time, had an extra personal guard under his command. Afterwards, Tan Ji was gradually promoted from a pawn to a general. Although Long Tingfei appreciated him, it was extremely difficult, because after Tan Ji suffered a drastic change, his temperament changed drastically. They are all afraid of him like a tiger, even those who are higher than him are afraid of him.The custom of the Northern Han army is to like brave and unrestrained soldiers, so there will inevitably be more arrogant soldiers, but Tan Ji's army is strict in military law. If there is a slight violation, he will be punished with a stick and whipped. If he commits a crime again, he will be beheaded. Some people refused to accept it and resisted it with courage, but Tan Ji's methods were extremely ruthless despite his gentle appearance. He captured and executed all the soldiers who resisted. No one dared to offend Tan Ji.After the military regulations were respected, Tan Ji carefully trained a group of elite cavalry. These cavalry were all outstanding warriors in both distance and close combat, both on horseback and on horseback. Long Ge, saber, and hard crossbow were the weapons they must carry with them.Tan Ji learned battle formation from Long Tingfei again, and it can be said that he was born out of blue. On the battlefield, he can defeat enemies several times with riding formation. Perhaps because his appearance is not powerful enough, Tan Ji wears a bronze ghost face almost all day long, so Known as General Ghost Face.Later, Tan Ji selected a group of highly qualified warriors in the army to pass on the art of martial arts, and took thirty-six of the most outstanding soldiers as his own soldiers. He even made these people wear bronze masks of the same style as himself, called ghosts. Riders, these ghost riders only carry long daggers and are best at sprinting. Whenever there is a war, they are ordered by Tan Ji to either attack the enemy's weakness, or use their strength to destroy the enemy's sharpness. These thirty-six ghost riders It is a sharp weapon that Tan Ji uses to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit and morale. Tan Ji is constantly training alternates, and if he is killed in battle, he will immediately make up a new recruit. Most of Tan Ji's reputation is due to these thirty-six ghost riders opening up for him. But if it's just that, it won't be feared by others. The most criticized thing about Tan Ji is his bloodthirsty. Although the war is chaotic and he joins the army to kill the enemy, there is no one who does not kill people, but there is also a bottom line. Killing prisoners is ominous. , karma is also believed by almost everyone.At the beginning of the war, although there were incidents of killing civilians and ravaging women and children, but as the situation in the world gradually became clear, if it was not necessary, such massacres of innocents could be avoided.But Tan Ji was extremely ruthless, Bingfeng knew that he would not keep any prisoners, and wherever the army passed by, he would not leave any dogs or dogs.Such cruelty was unbearable even for his fellow generals of the Northern Han Dynasty.Fortunately, there was Long Tingfei who always gave advice and restrained him, otherwise Tan Ji would have gone too far.Such a general who is proficient in battle formation and invincible, but also has a heart like a stone, a ruthless character, how can it not be feared? Long Tingfei sighed again in his heart. In fact, although he regarded Tan Ji highly, he didn't like him.According to Long Tingfei's personality, he doesn't like Tan Ji's vicious and cruel methods, but Long Tingfei knows that apart from Tan Ji, it is difficult for all the generals under his command to be Dayong's iron cavalry alone, and Tan Ji The cruel method is also an important guarantee for the Northern Han army to be able to wreak havoc in the territory of Dayong.If it weren't for the fact that the people on the border of Dayong feared that Tan Ji was like a ghost tiger and wolf, the Northern Han army would have faced a lot of resistance. Therefore, although there were many things that Long Tingfei didn't like about Tan Ji, he was always respected and trusted by Long Tingfei. Putting away his helpless thoughts, Long Tingfei smiled and said: "General Tan, how do you think we should attack this time?" A cold voice came from behind the bronze mask and said: "Naturally, the general has a plan in mind. The last general is ignorant, but he also knows that our army is only 100,000, but the enemy has 300,000. If you can't attack the enemy, you must save them. To destroy the enemy's guts is to lose without victory, and if the general allows it, the general is willing to lead an army and completely destroy the foundation of the enemy's army." Long Tingfei said with satisfaction: "General Tan is right. Our army has come from afar, and the enemy has a favorable location. If we can't win by surprise, we will be defeated. Xiao Tong, come and tell everyone the information we have obtained." Among the guards of Longting Fei, Xiao Huwei, who had followed Lin Bi to the East China Sea, came out in a row, and said in a loud voice: "General, all generals, the subordinates have been ordered to investigate the enemy's situation, and have already obtained the enemy's movements. The commander-in-chief brought 150,000 main forces, and he will arrive at the Qinze battlefield tomorrow. According to reports from the scouts, the leader of the army is King Qi himself, and Jiang Zhe, the supervising army, is also accompanying the army. The enemy's deputy general, Jing Chi, has about 30,000 troops. In addition, the 120,000 troops stationed scattered in Zezhou have also begun to gather." Xiao Tong is a beloved disciple of the Demon Sect, and he is in charge of collecting military information. He has many experts of the Demon Sect under his command, so the information collected will not be bad, but everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and one of the generals asked: "Guard Xiao, Jing Chi He is the general of the enemy army, how can he guard the luggage, isn’t this killing a chicken with a bull’s knife?” Xiao Tong smiled and said: "The general doesn't know, although this Jing Chi is a general of the enemy army and Emperor Yong's confidant, he is not on good terms with the King of Qi. A little bit wronged, the general got the information, Jiang Zhe, the supervisor of the army, had just entered the Zezhou camp, and he punished Jing Chi, so the king of Qi took the opportunity to deprive Jing Chi of his power and relegated him to the rear to guard the luggage. Jing Chi originally brought The 70,000 army was also split up by the King of Qi, and only Jing Chi took 30,000 people to guard the supplies, while the other 40,000 were left in the central army by the King of Qi." Another general said with a smile: "Li Xian also claims to be able to lead troops, so taking this opportunity to retaliate is a bit narrow-minded." Tan Ji said coldly: "This may not be due to Li Xian's narrow-mindedness. Haven't you heard of it? In the past two years or so, Jing Chi has been holding back King Qi. It would be a pity if Li Xian didn't take advantage of this opportunity." Yes, but Li Xian is still being merciful, if he intends to deal with Jing Chi, it may not be impossible to let him die." When he spoke, all the generals were silent, and the arena was filled with embarrassment. Long Tingfei sighed in his heart, and said loudly: "Jing Chi is also an excellent general. He led 30,000 troops to guard the baggage. , It is very difficult for us to destroy the enemy's vital points in one fell swoop, and Li Xian's doing so is not considered overkill, Tan Ji, you have the confidence to defeat the Jingchi tribe and take away all the enemy's supplies." Tan Ji said coldly: "Although Jing Chi is a fierce general, his temperament is like a fire. To deal with this kind of person, the general will be sure. Please rest assured, the general will definitely put the enemy in a dilemma." Long Tingfei nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Okay, Tan Ji obeys the order. I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers and order you to defeat Jing Chi and destroy the enemy's baggage within ten days. After that, you can move freely. But you must Do you have any objections to returning to the headquarters before the end of November?" Tan Ji said quietly: "The last general takes orders." His voice was a little fanatical.All the generals in the Northern Han Dynasty trembled when they heard this. If Tan Ji had acted freely, Zezhou would be bloodied again. After many years of fighting, Tan Ji had broken through Gu County three times, bloodbathed Hexi twice, and even penetrated into Duanshi Town. In the area around Jiafeng, even the surrounding areas of Jincheng, an important town in Zezhou, have been ransacked by Tan Ji.For Zezhou soldiers and civilians, Tan Ji is the devil who can stop children from crying at night. Long Tingfei sighed lightly, if it wasn't for the Northern Han soldiers, why would such a murderer be used to kill innocent people, but this kind of thing always needs someone to do it, except for Tan Ji, who else can bear the infamy . The horse went down the hill, and Tan Ji was surrounded by thirty-six ghost riders who were close friends and walked into his central army. Originally, Tan Ji was conceited of his martial arts skills and didn't like this kind of protection, but more than two years ago, Fengyimen's The killer took advantage of the time when the ghost cavalry charged into the battle, disguised himself as a soldier, and stabbed Tan Ji seriously. If it weren't for Tan Ji's superb martial arts skills, and the fact that his own soldiers sacrificed their lives to protect him, Tan Ji might have died on the battlefield. Since then, Tan Ji always pays attention to his own safety. If the thirty-six ghost riders don't go to battle, they will be inseparable from Tan Ji all day long. They all wear similar armor with Tan Ji, and they all wear the same bronze mask. Apart from cronies, it is impossible to quickly and effectively identify their identities.If the ghost riders are charging, if Tan Ji does not lead them in the lead, the ghost riders will be selected as the guards, and other people will not be able to approach Tan Ji at all. In this way, if he wants to assassinate Tan Ji, there is no master Ability is fundamentally difficult to surpass, not because of greed for life and fear of death. In Tan Ji's view, even if he dies, there should be enough dead souls to be buried with him. Tan Ji actually understood Long Tingfei's perception of him very well. For a sensitive person like him, although Long Tingfei did not express it clearly, Tan Ji knew the faint disgust and rejection in his heart, but he never No resentment, it was Long Tingfei who taught him the art of war personally, and it was Long Tingfei who asked a famous teacher to teach him martial arts. He also knew that Long Tingfei actually liked his cruelty and calmness. He was just a sharp weapon in Long Tingfei's hands. Even one day, Long Tingfei would abandon him like a shoe after he couldn't bear his actions, but Tan Ji couldn't change his actions. He knew very well that as long as he was willing to restrain his actions, he would not exceed the tolerance of everyone. Limit, you can get the sincere trust of Long Tingfei and the acceptance of the generals.But for Tan Ji, his life was already dead the moment his family was destroyed, when he saw his beloved woman lying naked in a pool of blood, when he saw his white-haired grandfather being nailed to the door panel Above all, when he watched his respected father die with unsatisfied eyes, still protecting his young siblings with open hands, and when he watched his loving mother biting her tongue and committing suicide, Tan Ji had long since lost any attachment to life. But the resentment in his heart was so deep that he couldn't dispel even watching his enemy die under the horseshoe of the Northern Han army, so he chose to join the army and waved the butcher knife in his hand to the former villagers. He hated the man who slaughtered himself. The tribe's Dayong army hated those Zezhou people who supported the Yong army with all their strength in order to save their property and lives. Only blood and fire could temporarily relieve the grief in his heart.Clenching the Chang Ge in his hand, Tan Ji's eyes flashed cold murderous intent, let this Chang Ge be stained with more blood, and use it to pay homage to the dead souls of his parents and relatives. On October 30th, the Yong army, which had been repaired overnight after a hasty march, entered the battlefield from the south of Qinze. After the battle that both sides were very restrained this spring, the battle of Qinze, which changed the situation in northern Xinjiang, began. In the battle, the 150,000 Yong army and the 90,000 Northern Han army piled up corpses in Qinze with a radius of a hundred miles, and blood flowed like a river. At the same time, Tan Ji, the ghost-faced general with more than ten thousand elite soldiers, went down the Qinshui and went straight to the temple slope. Wherever he passed, because the Yong army was still strong and clear, there were no traces of people, but Tan Ji still ordered the sentries to go out. If they meet strangers, they will be beheaded. On November 2nd, Tan Ji was already looking at the Miaopo military camp from afar, and began to plan how to wipe out the enemy and win.At this time, above Qin Ze, after the initial tentative deployment of the two armies, the battle began. Standing on a high slope, King Li Xian of Qi's Wang Banner and Shuai Banner dance wildly in the cold wind. The fiery red iron cavalry will protect the Chinese army. On the left side of the general on the horse, I was still wearing the special blue cloak, looking down at the thousands of troops and horses. Behind me, Xiao Shunzi was on a white horse with a silver gun, his eyes were as cold as ice, and beside me, a man wearing The middle-aged man with light armor and a blue war robe held a horsewhip, looking thoughtfully at the battle situation below. He has a refined appearance, slender eyebrows and long eyes, and a gentle manner. Although he is wearing armor, except for the sword hanging around his waist In addition, there are no other weapons.He issued various orders from time to time, and the soldiers of King Qi in red armor behind him quickly issued military orders to direct the battle ahead.However, my eyes fell through many obstacles and fell on the fiery red of the enemy army in the distance. Under the flag of the red dragon fluttering in the wind, there was a majestic figure that stood out from the crowd even among thousands of troops. At this time, while Long Tingfei was commanding the battle, he was also paying attention to the enemy's central camp, under the banner of the Dayong royal family, the enemy who had been hostile to him for several years and became more tenacious during the Vietnam War, King Li Xian of Qi, And beside him, the scholar in Tsing Yi who is always on the battlefield and has a leisurely attitude.Is this the enemy in front of him? Long Tingfei had a strong fighting spirit in his heart, but he calmed down again in an instant. His goal was not to wipe out the enemy army, but to consume the enemy army as much as possible. With the cooperation of Tan Ji Evaporating the strength of the Yong army, only in this way can he make the Northern Han army stronger and stronger, and may even make the Yong army no longer able to attack the country. It's a pity, a trace of helplessness surged up in Long Tingfei's heart. According to his plan, he had already provoked a frenzy against King Qi in Dayong's court, but these suffered huge setbacks after Jiang Zhe became the supervisor of the army.Under the auspices of Zhongshu Ling Zheng Xia and Shangshu Youpu She Shiyu, they jointly suppressed the impeachment and attack of King Qi in the court.This Jiang Zhejiang Suiyun was just a small act, and he let all his painstaking efforts go to waste. It is no wonder that the princess tried her best to ambush this person, but it was a pity that Shishi failed. Gathering up my confidence, I thought to myself, no matter how resourceful this man is, as long as I make no mistakes in using troops, am I afraid that he will cause some troubles?Thinking of this, Long Tingfei smiled slightly and said: "Three Lu generals, you lead your headquarters to charge for a while. I saw that the enemy's right wing is a little slow in movement. Don't miss this opportunity."