Only then did Du Hu realize that the truth of the matter had been revealed, so he was immediately frightened out of his wits and screamed for mercy. But at this moment, there was no one who could speak for him. Two of Shen Ning's soldiers immediately picked him up and dragged him aside. He opened the knife to ask for a cut, but was immediately stopped by Huang Yan.

"Wait a minute! Let me do it! I will personally avenge our brothers who died unjustly! Damn it, you bastard is going to have this day too!" After saying that, he rushed over with a grin, grabbed Du Hu, and dragged him Dragging him like a dead dog towards the rural barracks.

Along the way, Du Hu was crying and begging for his life. Gradually, the sound began to spread far away. Gao Huaiyuan then bowed and thanked Shen Ning: "Thank you, Vice General Shen Mingjian. Gao was very disrespectful in his anger just now. I hope Vice General Shen will bear with me!"

Shen Ning was actually still dissatisfied with Gao Huaiyuan. After all, what happened today was too displeasing to his face. Du Hu was considered one of his subordinates anyway. He would not be able to explain anything like this. Gao Huaiyuan's soldiers underestimated him, so they pretended to be helpless and waved their hands and said: "Lao Gao will be in command in the next few days. Shen is injured, so everything will be under Lao Gao's command!"

After saying that, he lay down and closed his eyes no longer looking at Gao Huaiyuan and others.

Gao Huaiyuan knew that Shen Ning was not broad-minded, so he stopped delaying and nodded to the surrounding Song soldiers before turning and walking towards his camp.

Not long after hearing a scream from the village barracks, Du Hu's howling cry of mercy suddenly stopped, a bloody human head was picked up on the tip of a spear, the village soldiers burst into cheers, Du Hu was executed and everyone came out. He breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise, these people would really want to give up and go home and quit!

After Du Hu was killed, Shen Ning was seriously injured and did not ask about military affairs. Gao Huaiyuan naturally became the person with the final say in the army. After asking the guide, Gao Huaiyuan sent people out of the mountain and began to inquire about the surrounding situation. They also sent people to the predetermined location to bring some food to support their operations in the mountains.

Guerrilla warfare is a very difficult thing. Not only does it have good food and drink, but also no decent tents. The soldiers and generals sleep on the ground. It's fine on a sunny day, but when it rains, everyone feels uncomfortable and can only huddle together. Hiding under a tree to avoid the rain, everyone was shivering from the cold. In this way, Gao Huaiyuan led his people to deal with the Jin army in the mountains west of Suizhou for more than ten days before withdrawing to Zaoyang County.

During the past ten days, Gao Huaiyuan led more than 700 people, and under the guidance of his guide, they attacked from the mountains many times, attacking the Jin army's stragglers one after another, and also knocked out a Jin army transporting grain and fodder towards Zaoyang. The convoy intercepted a large amount of food, which made the Jin soldiers panic. They no longer dared to move in small groups, and their morale also suffered a considerable blow.

Seeing that there was little gain in staying any longer and the danger was increasing, Gao Huaiyuan decided to end the guerrilla war and return to Zaoyang County to join the army.

At this time, Zaoyang was also in the midst of a fierce battle. In order to avenge the humiliation of the previous defeat, Wanyan Saibu gathered a large army outside Zaoyang City and launched a second massive attack on Zaoyang. There was a high chance that Zaoyang would not be captured. The attitude of never giving up.

This time, under the leadership of Meng Zongzheng, Zaoyang's military strength increased greatly, and they resisted very resolutely. They were also well prepared. They replenished a large amount of supplies in advance, supervised the construction of many throwing carts and other defensive objects, and strengthened the defenses. The city wall, and personally went to the city every day to supervise the battle.

After Wanyan Saibu led his troops to the gates of Zaoyang City, he continued to attack the city for half a month. The siege was very fierce. However, despite the loss of troops, he could not even touch the top of the city wall. Wanyan Saibu was so angry that he was dizzy, and the morale of the army was low.

It started to fall back again.

Moreover, behind them, Hu Zaixing's soldiers and horses also included Chen Xiang and Liu Shiguang's troops who constantly harassed their rear transportation lines. Wanyan was not very nervous during the competition and had to send out a considerable amount of troops to protect the people from Wuyang Pass to Zao

Yang's route greatly weakened the Jin army's offensive power.

This style of play greatly exceeded Wanyan Saibu's expectations and formed a great constraint on the Jin army. They originally wanted to break through Zaoyang in one fell swoop, cut through the mess with a sharp knife, kill Meng Zongzheng's troops, and then take Xiangyang Mansion directly.

, but was once again dragged under Zaoyang City and fought into a war of attrition.

The development of the war situation once again became unfavorable to the Jin Army. After all, their foothold in this area was not stable and Suizhou had been unable to control it. As a result, they had to rely on supplies for so many troops and horses from the country. The long supply line almost became a nightmare for the Jin Army.

, now they are pushed under the city, feeling somewhat unable to advance or retreat.

At this point, Wanyan Saibu has come to understand a little. The Jin Army is no longer the Jin Army before, and the Southern Dynasty is no longer the Northern Dynasty before. The Song State is not as weak as they imagined, and the Jin State is no longer as strong as before!

When Gao Huaiyuan and the injured Shen Ning evacuated from Suizhou to the predetermined position in Zaoyang County, Hu Zaixing had returned here a few days in advance, gathered his troops, and sent troops to the Baishan Ridge area, from the northeast of Zaoyang County.

The direction threatened the rear of the Jin army. When Gao Huaiyuan arrived, basically all the troops and horses under his command were gathered together.

Gao Huaiyuan kept a low profile and passed the credit for their actions during this period to Shen Ning. Shen Ning reported their activities during this period to Hu Zaixing, who received great praise from Hu Zaixing, who repeatedly praised them for their good work, especially

In the ambush battle in Lishan Town, Shen Ning was the one who advanced rashly, but he won a battle, which saved Shen Ning a lot of face. From then on, Shen Ning's resentment towards Gao Huaiyuan was completely gone, and she felt great for Gao Huaiyuan in her heart.

For gratitude.

If Gao Huaiyuan hadn't deliberately defended him, Hu Zaixing could have taken away his military power in the battle of Lishan Town and demoted him to work in the army. Now it's better that Gao Huaiyuan doesn't take any credit and gives most of the credit.

Everything was given to him. If he is still dissatisfied with Gao Huaiyuan, then he is really not a human being!

Therefore, Shen Ning did not take all the credit. He also greatly appreciated Gao Huaiyuan's ability in front of Hu Zaixing, saying that if Gao Huaiyuan had not accompanied him this time, he would not have achieved such credit! Therefore, Hu Zaixing also had to pay tribute to Gao Huaiyuan.

I appreciated it a lot.

As for rewards, because it was still during the war, it was too early to discuss merits and rewards, so after Gao Huaiyuan and his party returned to the team, Hu Zaixing immediately began to think about the next move, because Gao Huaiyuan

His performance was outstanding, so Gao Huaiyuan once again had the honor to participate in the formulation of this action plan.

During this time, Hu Zaixing had already tasted the sweetness of this kind of guerrilla warfare, so he no longer wanted to have a head-on showdown with the Jin Army. He wanted to continue playing a cat-and-mouse game with the Jin Army, but Gao Huaiyuan once again

He put forward his opinion, because at this time, the Jin Army had lost its vigor, and the Zaoyang area now belongs to the ravine plains, without the mountainous advantages like Suizhou. If we continue to adopt the guerrilla warfare method of dividing the troops to attack, it will obviously no longer be effective.

It attacked the Jin army.

Therefore, Gao Huaiyuan believes that at this time, he might as well concentrate his strength, hit the Jin Army hard, punch him and leave, drag the Jin Army around Zaoyang County, and look for opportunities to annihilate the Jin Army during the movement, which can also be effective.

Support Meng Zongzheng in guarding Zaoyang County.

After listening to Gao Huaiyuan's suggestion, Hu Zaixing was a little hesitant. After all, he now only had 3,000 soldiers at hand. He wanted to challenge the Jin soldiers, but his strength was somewhat insufficient. Moreover, the Jin army's cavalry posed a greater threat to them. In the event of a battle on the plains,

If they encounter an attack by the Jin soldiers and cavalry, they may be unable to retreat and suffer harm instead!

Gao Huaiyuan nodded and explained: "General Hu's worry is not unreasonable. The young general thinks that there is no need to be too afraid of the Jin Army's cavalry. The stream in the northwest of Zaoyang County looks like a plain area, but it is not conducive to the Jin Army's cavalry.

Expand, as long as we can inflict pain on the Jin Army, and then quickly retreat into the water network area in the northwest, with the advantage of our army's familiarity with the local situation, we can completely seize the initiative on the battlefield, and this area not only has streams, but also many hills.

It is very suitable for us to disperse the enemy's forces and then destroy them. The chance of winning can be said to be relatively high!

Moreover, General Hu has been active in this area for most of last year, and has fought against the Jin Army many times. He is very familiar with the situation in this area. He might as well drag the Jin Army into this area like last year, beat them hard, and kill the Jin Army.

With the vigor of the army, it is estimated that after the Jin army suffered several disastrous defeats, they will naturally retreat in the face of difficulties, and the siege of Zaoyang will naturally be solved!"

After hearing this, Hu Zaixing felt that Gao Huaiyuan's words were reasonable, so after deliberation with several other subordinates, he decided to adopt Gao Huaiyuan's suggestion again, and sent troops out of Baishan Ridge to raid the North Camp of the Jin Army outside Zaoyang City.

After a feast of war food the next day, all the troops packed up. The army set up camp and hurriedly marched towards Zaoyang. After a day of rapid march, at nightfall, they finally saw the outline of Zaoyang City in the distance.

In order to attack Zaoyang, the Jin Army stationed camps on three sides of Zaoyang City, with each division on one side. They took turns attacking Zaoyang County every day. Although they had recently heard that the Song Army was active in the Suizhou area and constantly harassed the Jin Army's transportation lines, they did not expect it.

The Song army suddenly appeared in the north, and also suddenly appeared behind their northern camp.

The leader of the North Camp is Wanyan Ke, the general under Wanyan Saibu, who is also a general in the Wanyan family. However, this guy is not far behind Wanyan Sai. It can be said that he is just a loser. He can eat, drink and have fun.

It would be impossible to march and fight.

This guy didn't even think that his back would be suddenly attacked by the Song army. He focused all his attention on Zaoyang County and their west side. He didn't even send any scouts to the north, so he provided Hu Zaixing with a huge opportunity.

Due to convenient conditions, they reached the rear of the Jin Army's North Camp without any obstruction along the way, and then gathered the soldiers and horses.

Seeing that it was already getting late, Hu Zaixing took several of his men, including Gao Huaiyuan, and climbed up to take a look at the Jin Army's North Camp. Seeing that the lights in the Jin camp were brightly lit, they didn't notice their arrival at all, and even the camp gate was not closed.

, a few people kept coming in and out of the camp gate, and they couldn't help but almost laughed to the sky: "God help me! The Jin Army was in the dark at this time, and they were so lax. If I didn't give them a hard beating today, I would be really sorry for this

Wanyan is so good! Send my order to the generals and let the soldiers rest on the spot for two hours. As soon as Haishi passes, they will immediately follow me to attack the Jin army camp!"

After listening to the order, the generals immediately bowed to accept the order, then turned to their respective camps and conveyed the order. This time, even Gao Huaiyuan's supply camp was ordered to join the battle, so Gao Huaiyuan was quite excited.

This is really his first time to experience such a large-scale assault battle. This expedition with the army is really not in vain. Basically, he has seen all the fighting methods that he should see, whether it is small-scale contact in the plains or mountains. Whether the battle was a defensive battle to defend the city, or a large-scale battle between the two armies, guerrilla warfare in the mountains, and sneak attack warfare, it was basically a personal experience. He finally lived up to his original hopes, and also made these young men under him They matured completely during the war.

It can be said that this night assault battle was also his idea, but in terms of the dispatch of the entire army, he was far less powerful than a general like Hu Zaixing. Hu Zaixing was not comparable to a general like Shen Ning. He was also a small soldier. The generals who fought all the way have rich combat experience. This night attack on the camp, Hu Zaixing arranged it in an orderly manner. He made arrangements for where each soldier and horse should be and who to cooperate with, including the agreement on orders, etc. He was very thoughtful. That's why Gao Huaiyuan didn't feel worried.

After returning to his supply camp, Gao Huaiyuan immediately summoned the local heroes in the camp to encourage them for a while, gave them some instructions, and arranged various precautions before letting them rest, and then he He found a dry place on the spot, wiped the knife, ate some rough dry food, fell to the ground and slept with his clothes on. Now he felt a bit like a soldier. He could quickly adapt to any environment. , and fell asleep, which is also an advantage!

As soon as Haishi arrived, Gao Huaiyuan woke up on his own, immediately pushed Zhou Hao who was sleeping next to him up, and whispered: "Wake up the brothers, it's time for us to get up and go out! Let the brothers all wake up. Cheer up and don't fall behind. If you fall behind in the chaos of the army, it's like seeking death! Move faster!"

So Zhou Hao immediately went down and whispered to his men to form a team. Soon everyone in the supply camp stood up and lined up, each with their chests raised and their bellies folded, their clothes and armor packed properly, and they stood silently in several rows in the night.

From the moment Gao Huaiyuan got up to the time when the entire supply camp's rural warriors lined up, it only took about ten minutes. Gao Huaiyuan nodded with satisfaction. Such a long period of training was not in vain. This team was formed in Xiangyang. The supply camp has been trained to advance and retreat in a controlled manner since it was originally a ragtag group of people. It can be regarded as a capable elite army. Gao Huaiyuan prides himself on the combat effectiveness of his rural soldiers, even compared to those of the regular armies under Hu Zaixing. , in this night battle, Hu Zaixing allowed his rural barracks to fight, which also shows his affirmation of his troops.

Therefore, the rural warriors who received the order were also very excited at this moment. Everyone has their own self-esteem, and no one wants to be treated like garbage by others. Therefore, when the rural barracks were assembled, most of Hu Zaixing's regular troops had not yet After completing the assembly and seeing the actions of the rural barracks, the officers of each battalion felt a little shameful. They flew up with their big feet and kicked them fiercely before quickly gathering their men.

Hu Zaixing nodded with satisfaction, raised the big gun in his hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Attack..."

Three thousand soldiers followed Hu Zaixing silently and rushed towards the North Camp of the Jin Army under the cover of night. There was no moon in the night sky that night, but the weather was very clear. The stars in the sky could not hide these soldiers and horses.

With so much murderous intent, the Jin camp had already calmed down by this time. The Jin soldiers who had been busy for a day had their eyes open except for a few soldiers who were on night duty and patrolling the camp. The rest were already lying in the military tent, snoring loudly and sleeping.

Like a dead person.

A group of Jin soldiers at the gate of the Jin camp yawned from time to time, but looked very relaxed. Anyway, this is the back gate of the Jin camp, and the Song army in the city would not leave the city from here to attack them, so they were very relaxed, if not for fear

If the officer had caught them sleeping, they would have fallen asleep leaning against the camp door!

In order to kill the boring time, the two golden soldiers chatted about things in their hometown and talked about some things that had nothing to do with the war. They just waited for the next class to come over and replace them so that they could return to the tent.

After a good sleep inside, a man felt that the camp door he was leaning against seemed to be shaking slightly, so he turned around and looked outside the camp door. Because there was no moonlight, he could only see the outline of a dark distant mountain, in the night.

I can't see anything clearly.

"Brother, did you hear anything? Why do I feel something is wrong?" A golden soldier suddenly became a little nervous. He grabbed the spear in his hand and pushed the golden soldier next to him and said to him.

"Are you annoyed? I just took a nap and you woke me up! What was the sound? I didn't hear it!" the Jin soldier replied impatiently.

At this time, the ground began to shake slightly, and there was a sound that seemed to be horse hooves in the distance. The golden soldiers who were on duty at the camp gate all felt this strange thing at this time, so they looked into the distance and saw the night outside the camp gate.

Looking into it.

"Boom boom boom..." Suddenly a familiar voice sounded outside the camp gate, and the expressions of each Jin Bing suddenly changed, because he suddenly saw a large black shadow outside the camp gate in the night, and

This sound was simply the sound of many bowstrings shooting at the same time, so these golden soldiers realized the seriousness of the problem and suddenly shouted: "The enemy is attacking..."

As soon as their wild shouts rang out, a white shadow appeared in the dark night sky, and the sound of whooshing filled the entire camp gate. A bunch of arrows were like a rainstorm, splashing on the camp gate and several watchtowers.

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Chapter completed!