Chapter 245 Two Armies Confronting Part 1

Due to the corruption of the big family celebrities presiding over the township’s evaluation and controlling the election process, the inspection system continued to collapse, and a new class emerged in society. They are called aristocratic families, major surnames, and high families, and the next ones are called small surnames and poor families. If the ancestors did not serve as officials, they are poor.

According to this social concept and standard, the Bingzhou Lu family is definitely not considered a noble family name.

Ding Yuan once sent someone to investigate Lu Li's family background. Within five generations, all of the direct lineage had a record of being an official:

Zu Keji of the Five Dynasties was the prime minister of Taiyuan County.

Gaozu Wen'an was the county magistrate of Pingtao.

The great-grandfather often lived as a lieutenant in Pingtao County.

Grandfather Chengji was the chief bookkeeper of Pingtao.

His father called him the thief Cao of Pingtao County.

One generation is not as good as one generation, and they are all officials in charge of the shogun, so they are not considered to be from the family of prominent eunuchs, let alone aristocratic families.

Of course, compared to those common people in Guizhou, the Lu family in Taiyuan is countless times stronger.

In addition, Ding Yuan is not a superficial person who only sees his family background. After all, he rose from the humble beginnings. If we really want to talk about it, his family background is not as good as Lu Li's——

He had awakened his fighting spirit at a young age, his future was limitless, and he was born with a handsome appearance, plus his daughter was determined to marry.

Therefore, after some weighing, Ding Yuan felt that he only needed to observe for a while, and if there were no problems with his character, he could decide on the marriage.

When the time comes, there will be a son-in-law Fengxian and a son-in-law Lu Li, so why worry about not being able to become a marquis and a minister?

Thinking of this, Ding Yuan looked at Lu Li with softer eyes.

"Meng Ming was joking."

"With the old man here, why worry about Xiaoxiao's generation?"

After the words fell, hearty laughter came from inside the carriage.

"..."

Lu Li was speechless for a while.

What is the master planning?

There is no love for no reason in the world, even if he is thirsty for talents, it shouldn't be like this, right?

You know, when his elder brother Zhang Liao came to seek refuge, he never enjoyed such treatment...

At this time, Song Xian, who was the vanguard officer, flew over and said in a loud voice: "My lord, there is Baiqushui three miles ahead, do we need to build a bridge?"

If there are not many troops, they can walk across the ice directly, but this time there are 20,000 county soldiers rushing north to help, no matter how thick the ice layer is, it cannot support such a heavy weight.

As a veteran, Ding Yuan has rich experience in the battlefield. Without hesitation, he gave orders directly: "Cut down trees and build bridges, and the rest will rest in place. After half an hour, the whole army will cross the river with a full stomach."

"promise!"

Song Xian, who brushed his presence in front of the lord, bowed his hands in salute, and then pulled the reins. Before leaving, this guy nodded to Lu Li, who was General Yamen, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Not long after, only Lu Li and Ding Yuan were left next to the frame, and the rest of the guards were scattered around, keeping watch.

However, seeing that there were no other people disturbing him, Xu Shi was bored, and there was another voice in the car:

"Meng Ming, do you know the art of war?"

"The last general is not talented. If Brother Wen Yuan hadn't sent one or two, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to figure out the organization of the army."

Hearing this, Ding Yuan frowned slightly, thinking that Lu Li was being self-effacing, and directly said:

"Young people, don't hide your clumsiness and show your sharpness. Tell me, if it is spring, what countermeasures should be used to cross the river now?"

"yes."

Lu Li was in a mixed mood, with mixed joy and sorrow. He was happy because Zhang Liao had mentioned it before, and worried about the attitude of the lord. It was really elusive.

Recalling a little, he replied:

"The water in the white canal was excavated manually to irrigate the fields. Therefore, although the river is wide, the water flow is not rushing. You can send a strange army to cut wooden bags and go upstream at night to cut off the water so that the army can cross the river."

My brother once said that this method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is the safest method, and there is no need to worry about being attacked and disturbed by the enemy when building the bridge.

Ding Yuan, who was sitting in the car, nodded slightly, stroked his beard under his chin, and asked, "If the bandits take advantage of our army's crossing and attack them halfway, what should we do?"

Lu Li raised his brows and thought, "Could it be that Brother Wen Yuan can predict the future?

As soon as the thought came to mind, it was pressed immediately, and the deep voice responded: "The Huns are vulgar, and they don't know the art of war. They can make the water drown the dragon!"

Hundreds of years ago, Chu and Han were fighting each other, and Han Xin and Xiang Yu's mighty general Longqie fought in Weishui.

When the two armies faced each other, Han Xin ordered to make more than 10,000 cloth bags overnight, fill them with sand, and pile up soil bags on the upper reaches of the Weishui River at night to dam the water. During the day, he led half of the army to cross the river to attack Longqi, pretending to be defeated. .

Seeing this, Long Qi yelled: "Gu Zhi is trustworthy and cowardly." Then he led the Chu army to pursue. When Han Xin saw that he had taken the bait, he ordered his soldiers to break the weir and release the water. Tens of thousands of Chu troops were cut off from the middle, and their morale dropped. Han Xin took advantage of the situation to fight back, and Long Qi was killed.

Even Long Qie, a general of the Chu State who is well versed in the way of using troops, fell for this trick, let alone the Huns.

At this moment, Ding Yuan laughed out loud again, becoming more and more satisfied with Lu Li as a son-in-law candidate.

"It's February now, so there's no need to be so troublesome. If you encounter an enemy attack, you can rely on the power of your bow and crossbow to cover a few cavalry to cross the river first, and fight with them first."

As he said that, Ding Yuan stepped out of the carriage with an extremely relaxed expression, as if he was leading troops on an outing. I am afraid that even Zhang Liao, who is guarding the camp of the Chinese Army, could not do this.

Almost at the same time.

Outside Yunzhong County, the Jin family who had finished looting was also deploying before the battle. He was going to take advantage of the current high morale and take advantage of the situation to take down Dingxiang County, where he would meet with the leaders of Xiutu Gehu to discuss major issues.

Suddenly, two riders rushed forward.

The scouts sent to the front to explore the road sent military reports that the officers and soldiers had camped and built bridges in Baiqushui.

Combined with the information sent by the Yellow Turban Army not long ago, the Jin family looked at the tribal leaders around them, remained silent for a moment, and said: "Since the Han army assembled in Jiuyuan, it has been non-stop, and in less than two days, it has traveled nearly a thousand miles in a hurry. We only stayed in the city for one night, and sent troops early this morning, and we have reached the area of ​​Baiqushui."

"This is eager to fight with us!"

After a short pause, Jin's tone became serious: "If the king's prediction is not bad, then tonight, the Han army will cross over."

As the Zuoxian King of the Southern Huns, he was so despised by others, especially when he killed the governor of Bingzhou and his morale soared.

On the contrary, Du Quan, who had just been promoted and initially grasped the military power, had a sudden feeling in his heart, and said calmly:

"The enemy is about to cross, what's your strategy? Shall we take refuge temporarily, or attack it head-on?"

When hearing the words "temporarily avoiding the front of the army", Zuo Xianwang Jin's face showed displeasure.

Looking away from the corner of the eye, seeing that the proposer was the Han who made great contributions last night and presented the head of the governor, Jin's face turned pale, and he paused every word: "Strike at halfway."

Immediately afterwards, another burly man with a left waistcoat squeezed over and shouted: "The Han army is only 20,000 people, and it is mainly infantry. ..."