Astral Apostle - Chapter 266

[Two hundred and fifty-three strategies for breaking thieves]

Xinghe fourteen years, autumn.

The 400,000-strong imperial army entered Huyang in several directions. Among them, the commander of the three armies was Ma Zhen, the defense envoy of Puzhou, who led the main force all the way. , each in an important position, cooperate with Ma Zhen together.

As soon as they entered Huyang, the troops and horses of the imperial court occupied the prefecture and the county, guarding the main roads and gates, forming a thorny situation with each other, involving the front lines, forming a broad blockade, and confronting the water villages and gates of Longwangzhai. Gong rushed forward and attacked immediately.

In order to avoid a complete blockade, Longwangzhai is not easy to stick to its own, and naturally divides its troops to guard various places.

Only Zhou Jing, who shuttled to Chen Feng, led a group of troops and horses, and dispatched by water. When the opponent was not stable, he went straight to one of the fortresses of the main force, intending to call a wave to see the situation.

The waterway march was quite fast, and only a small group of enemy troops blocked the road. Zhou Jing easily rushed past and reached his destination smoothly. At a fortress near the lake, he met the main force of the imperial court.

On the water around the fortress, there were continuous warships of the Imperial Navy, various warships, forming a formation, guarding the waterways around the fortress.

Although Longwangzhai also has elite sailors, in terms of craftsmanship, the quality of the warships of the imperial court is higher, and the number is also larger.

It can be seen that the imperial court to suppress the bandits has indeed made a lot of money, and the support is not comparable to that of Lu Longchuan.

Because of the large number of enemy ships around the fortress, Zhou Jing did not order his troops to attack, but confronted each other across the water, looking at the city tower of the fortress with all his eyesight.

On the tower of the fortress, the military flag embroidered with the word “horse” fluttered.

Soon, he saw a group of generals in helmets and armor appearing on the city tower. The leader was Ma Zhen, who was also observing from a distance.

And “Lingfengzi” Bill, who is currently in the idle state, is following Ma Zhen.

“This scene seems familiar…”

Zhou Jing muttered to himself.

When Lu Longchuan attacked a few months ago, they also called across the lake. Although they were not in the same pass, the scene was quite similar. They were on the water and the other was in the tower.

The difference is that he changed his upper body object.

Zhou Jing calmed down, used his inner strength, and laughed loudly:

“Last time when your imperial court came to fight, you ended up with a big defeat and a loss, and the entire army was wiped out. That Lu Longchuan was like a bereaved dog, chased by Lao Tzu and ran all over the ground before he passed. After such a short period of time, the

imperial court sent you idiots to die again, is it because the grandfathers are not killing fast enough?!” The

voice fell, and many children in Longwangzhai laughed, and their morale was high.

With a serious face, Ma Zhen resigned sternly and said:

“Rebels and rebels, don’t be mad! Chen Feng, there is a state law, you openly rebelled and rebelled, and the crime cannot be forgiven. The current court has sent down the heavenly soldiers to smash the bandits, and the church will be wiped out. ”

Zhou Jing stared at him and asked knowingly, “You are the commander sent by the imperial court this time? Sign up for your name

!

”

After the founding general, the son of the prince’s family… Hey, just in time, take your head and sacrifice the flag for me to wait for the uprising.”

Zhou Jing shouted loudly.

Ma Zhen was unmoved, and said solemnly: “It’s useless to talk about thieves like you. If you have the ability, you can come. If you can

beat the commander, you can count on your ability.”

Then he stopped talking and took a spear from the hand of the pawn next to him, so he repeated the technique and threw the spear on the bow.

brush!

The spear swept across the sky and went straight to the tower, making a shrill scream.

Ma Zhen didn’t change his face, calmly moved a few steps to the side, the spear passed through where he was originally standing, and was deeply nailed into the entrance building, trembling.

“As expected of a master of martial arts, his arm strength is really good.”

Ma Zhen commented casually without blinking, without any fear.

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes and nodded secretly.

This person’s courage and courage are stronger than Lu Longchuan, and he is a powerful person.

After all, the imperial court is orthodox, with a rich heritage, and it has the best talents from all over the world.

Because there was Lingfengzi next to Ma Zhen, Zhou Jing didn’t continue throwing his spear, he looked over, raised his eyebrows and said,

“Lingfengzi! Some time ago, you and I fought a dozen times, and it was very enjoyable, but unfortunately you didn’t fight in the end. And don’t, I heard from the people in Tianwangzhai that you were poisoned by the people in the court, so you had to retreat, why are you still working for the court now?”

Lingfengzi smiled slightly, but didn’t say anything.

It was Ma Zhen who spoke on his behalf, and said loudly: “Chen Thief, the real person is dedicated to sharing the concerns of the saints, and the loyalty is unparalleled, how can you make fun of it?”

Zhou Jing ignored him and continued to loudly: “You and I have not yet decided the winner and the loser. , would you like to get closer today?”

Lingfengzi heard the words and was about to fly down the city wall.

At this time, Ma Zhen held down Lingfengzi and said solemnly:

“The real person does not need to pay attention to this scorpion. If he rushes into the formation, it will not be too late to deal with it. If he retreats, don’t worry about it, so as not to shake the hearts of the army.”

Lingfengzi paused, nodded, and stepped aside.

In his placement mode, Zhou Jing deliberately set up a plan to let Lingfengzi act in a low-key manner in public. If it is not an important matter, then there is no need to disobey Ma Zhen’s order. That is.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing did not insist on calling Lingfengzi to come out for a fight.

He was just here to do some testing, and he didn’t plan to attack.

“It’s really brave and extraordinary, it’s hard to get rid of it…”

Ma Zhen narrowed his eyes.

He watched Zhou Jing go away, and did not send anyone to pursue him, but only ordered the guards to be on guard to prevent the opponent from killing a carbine.

Immediately, Ma Zhen and Lingfengzi returned to the central army tent and called their high-level generals to hold a military meeting.

Lingfengzi was also on the sidelines, this was already agreed, and Ma Zhen had no objection.

When everyone was ready , Ma Zhen opened his mouth and said:

“Today the bandits and bandits are so powerful that it is difficult to eliminate them. Can the generals have a proposal?” After the

voice fell, Yu Wenyan, who was also appointed to lead the troops, stood up, clasped his fists and said,

“The strength of bandits and bandits lies in three places. One is that Chen Fengyong is unreliable, maintains the morale of the army and boosts morale; the other is that the Huyang water network is densely spread, and the thieves control the geographical advantage; Thief, you need to start with one of them first.”

Ma Zhen nodded in agreement.

Before he set out on the expedition, he analyzed the advantages of the bandits. The most prominent ones were these three points. If it weren’t for these three advantages, even if there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Dragon King Village, in his eyes, it was just a mob.

Yuwenyan paused for a while, then smiled:

“Chen Fengzhi’s bravery is hard to match and cannot be defeated for the time being, but he is only one person, we will open up the battle line and attack all the way, at most he will gain an advantage along the way, so for the time being Don’t worry about it. The opponent has been entrenched in the lake for a long time and is familiar with the terrain. It is not easy to solve it, so

let’s

start from the third place. Here are

five strategies for breaking thieves.”

Ma Zhen raised his eyebrows: “Let’s talk about it.”

Yu Wenyan responded, restrained his smile, and said sternly:

“The first is the ten-household sitting method, and the local villagers in Huyang have many obediences. The actions of thieves and thieves need to be supervised each other by the method of sitting together. One household follows the thief, and ten households are responsible and implicated in each other, so as to temporarily reduce the people’s desire to help the thief and deter the mischievous people who try to get through the thief.

The second is to arrest people who have thieves in their homes, or arrest thieves and fellow villagers. These are all criminals, they can be called anti-thieves and partisans. According to the law, they should be killed, but I will not kill them. Opportunities, driving them in front of the battle, forcing the enemy’s heart to panic, morale shaken, and thieves hampered.

If the thieves ignore the large-scale killing, they will become unstable internally, bury hidden dangers, and lose the hearts of the local people in Huyang.

The third is to reassure the people, adopt a gentle policy towards the obedient people, and temporarily release land to appease them, and even temporarily pardon some of the sinners, and let them go to lobby relatives or fellow villagers who have been convicted, so as to shake people’s hearts and make more Many people know that there are benefits to be gained from being an obedient citizen, and that being a thief can do more harm than good.

The fourth is to divide public opinion. There are many villages and counties in Huyang. Because of Chen Feng’s atrocities, most of the tyrants have fled and no one is managing them. Whoever is in the household can get rid of the thieves, and the imperial court wins, they can keep their positions and continue to benefit, so that the villagers cannot unite as one.

At the same time, it can also drive away villagers from all over the world to live in one place, while the rest of the country is hard-walled and clear.

The fifth is to alienate the enemy generals, and promise to reward some of the leaders of the bandits and bandits in order to lure them.

…Although Chen Feng and the higher-ranked leaders will not go along, but Chen Feng has inherited the power of the Huyang Three Flood Dragons, and the dragons and snakes under his command are mixed, and the top and bottom may not be in harmony.

For example, among the leaders who once belonged to the Three Flood Dragons, naturally there are people who are not firm enough to persuade them to surrender. They are unable to oppose the rebellion and rebellion set by Chen Feng, so they will be given a way to recruit peace, especially those who are originally from the water. Kou gang, easier to recruit and surrender.

The multi-pronged approach of these five strategies can attract the hearts and minds of the enemy troops and gradually split… But it will take enough time to implement them. As long as one winter is passed, the initial results will be achieved by next year. The villagers who support Chen Feng are at least ten Save five, the longer the utility, the better.

After listening to this, all the

generals looked surprised and whispered to each other.

Ma Zhen pondered for a while, then nodded in appreciation: “These five strategies for breaking thieves can dig out the foundation of thieves.

No matter how strong Chen Feng is, we will destroy his wings and divide his party members, and the bandits will naturally be defeated.

”

Everyone responded.

Lingfengzi’s eyes moved slightly.

Most of these five strategies are more practical. If the imperial army really does this, it will indeed cause a lot of trouble. The three Ma Zhen are far more difficult to deal with than Lu Longchuan.

The crowd discussed for a while, before Ma Zhen let the generals disperse, and Ling Fengzi had to retire and leave.

But after a while, the curtain of the Chinese army tent was opened again, but it was Yu Wenyan and Huang Ping who turned back.

Ma Zhen greeted the two of them to sit down, and then asked the personal soldiers to guard the vicinity, not letting others approach.

The three of them are the core decision-making level, and the highest responsible person for this trip has already formed a small circle, avoiding other generals for negotiation, and do not want others to listen to the most important secrets.

Ma Zhen said solemnly: “Before the expedition, Pang Shumi hinted that we should fight as long as possible. The longer we delay, the better it will be. The thieves are not easy to deal with, but it is more convenient.” The

other two nodded.

Because the privy envoy Pang Hong made a recommendation to the emperor, and the three of them got the job, they naturally wanted to sell Pang Hong’s face, and they were both honorable and noble, and they also had the same interests.

The “benefits” that Ma Zhen said, both of them knew what they meant… The longer the delay, the more military spending the imperial court would give, and the more the share of the money would be filled.

Of course, the bulk of it must be handed over to Pang Shumi.

Therefore, the three did not have the will to break the thieves quickly. Even if they had a large number of troops, they did not want to rush to attack, but planned to drag them into a long battle.

Yu Wenyan’s proposal is not only a strategy to break the thief, but also a hidden self-interest.

“Let’s not talk about it, it’s better to deal with the bandits first, otherwise, if you lose the battle, then these are all empty talk.” Yu Wenyan smiled and pulled back to the topic.

Ma Zhen squinted his eyes and said, “The strategy you just offered is one less plan in my opinion.”

“Oh? I’d like to hear more about it.”

Ma Zhen said slowly: “Chen Thief claims to be uprising for the people. I will let some soldiers pretend to be thieves, loot the villages, abuse the villagers, and stigmatize Chen Feng, which will make them lose the people’s hearts and lose the foundation of the rebellion.”

“The marshal is right.” Yu Wenyan smiled and complimented, as if not surprised.

Huang Ping said solemnly: “Let my department handle this matter.”

Ma Zhen nodded in agreement.

Among the three of them, Huang Ping ruled the army the most closely, and basically did not leak the news.

At this time, Ma Zhen paused for a while, and suddenly his eyes flashed a cold light, and said,

“However, the war is changing rapidly, and our army has no chance of winning. If we can’t do anything, we will send people to the upper reaches to dig the river, causing floods and flooding the lake and Yang. The water attack kills the thief.”

Yu Wenyan and Huang Ping were slightly surprised.

“This plan may be too harsh. There are already many floods in Huyang, and if it causes floods, the people will be killed and injured countless times. I am afraid that Huyang will be empty in the future…”

Yu Wenyan said with a frown.

Ma Zhen’s face was expressionless: “Ci is not in charge of the army, if our army is defeated, the imperial court will be severely damaged, and it will be difficult to contain the bandits. That being the case, what’s wrong with taking the place of Lake and Yang to exchange the peace of the river and mountains? Besides, the lake In Yangyi, there has always been a lot of bandits, and there are many thieves, and it is not a pity to die.”

“Well… what the marshal said is very true, but this is a desperate plan, and it should not be used when it is not urgent. And you must not disclose it, otherwise there will be more troubles.”

Huang Ping spoke slowly, but did not expressly object.

He also means the same. If he loses, he will be killed when he returns to the imperial court, and it would be better to use the lives of a group of grass-roots people to maintain victory and future.

So what if the people don’t have a good life? I’m going to lose, so why bother with you?

Yu Wenyan worried: “If this plan is taught to the real person, it will not be good. The real person does not want to kill too much, saying that there is harmony in the world. If we do this, will it ruin his Taoism?”

“Then don’t let him .

Knowing that, when the wood is done, he will be unwilling and useless.”

Ma Zhen waved his hand, not paying much attention.

Although he respects Lingfengzi and knows that he will also rely on real people in this battle, he will not change his decision as a commander because of this.

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