Chapter 610: Changing Generals Before Battle

Different from Yan Yao, although Luo Weiran was only a general when he was in the standing army, his sensitivity to the battlefield, overall situation and grasp of the battlefield form are not comparable to Yan Yao. Starting from Fufeng, Liaoxi, all the way After fighting at Helin City, he also saw too many Donghu people's skills. Especially the final battle with Lincheng gave him a deep understanding of this. As Chen Bin's colleagues, both of them were Xiongben. His subordinates are able to survive to this day instead of dying in the battle under Helin City. Naturally, they have extraordinary abilities. Kumamoto's vanguard army suffered heavy casualties under Helin Castle and was almost destroyed.

Seeing that there was no way he could do anything, Luo Weiran gave up the idea of ​​intercepting Yuwen Ke, and instead commanded the three thousand standing troops on the flanks to advance towards the battlefield in a strict formation. He had given up hope of eating Yu Wenke's rear army, but as long as By sealing this gap, we can keep those Donghu people who are still entangled with Xu Yuan.

Yu Wenke, who broke through Yan Peng's blockage, originally wanted to rush back and kill again, widen the gap, and completely defeat Yan Peng's thousands of Hejian County soldiers, but when he saw another Eastern Expeditionary Army rumbling in from the flank, , he looked up to the sky and sighed, looked sadly into the distance, then resolutely turned his horse around and galloped forward. Behind him, the remaining two thousand Donghu cavalry were as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. They followed Yu Wenke on their horses, completely abandoning their companions who were still on the battlefield.

Luo Weiran commanded his men and re-sealed the gaps in the battlefield. Yan Yao, the division commander of this unit who arrived together with him, stared at him fiercely. If looks could kill, Luo Weiran must have died countless times by now.

"Luo Weiran, just wait to be marched!" he roared in a low voice.

Luo Weiran glanced at him, nodded, and said: "I know, but I had no choice at that time. Commander Yan, if I follow your method, our army, including the commander's subordinates, must have been completely disrupted by Yu Wenke." Scattered, don't think that they only have three or four thousand people, but for the infantry who are not in strict formation, fighting against the cavalry is basically asking for death. Although Yuwen Ke has escaped, we have left the remaining Donghu people It's completely blocked, so I have a clear conscience." He waved his hand and motioned for his men to let Yan Yao go.

"Now, I will go with you to see the military commander, and I am willing to accept military law!"

Yan Yao, who regained his freedom, glared at Yan Yao for a long time, then looked back at the soldiers behind him who were glaring at him angrily. He couldn't help but trembled in his heart, "Okay, as long as you still remember that you are a soldier. Right and wrong. Let the military commander decide the merits. Let’s go now.”

The scene that just happened on the battlefield made Yan Yao extremely frightened. Although he is the division commander, the three thousand people here are all the original standing army of Yan State. Luo Weiran gave the order. They restrained him without hesitation. He believed that if Luo Weiran's order at that time was to kill him. They will never hesitate at all.

A good man never suffers immediate losses. Here, he has absolutely no choice but to control Luo Weiran, but when he gets to Yan Peng, everything is beyond his control.

Luo Weiran sighed and followed Yan Yao, who was striding towards the Heshi County soldiers.

"General Luo!"

Behind him, some officers shouted out involuntarily. They were all soldiers. Luo Weiran's actions on the battlefield just now, although they were in compliance with his authority, were in the end a big violation of taboos. What's more, these people have a very special status.

Luo Weiran turned around and understood the meaning in the eyes of the soldiers. He shook his head and said loudly: "Brothers, a few months ago, we were slaves of the Donghu people. We had no dignity or personality. Now we don't think clearly, and our lives are precarious. But now, we have become soldiers again. Governor Gao asked us to take up arms and go back to the battlefield to kill the Donghu people. We must be worthy of the Governor. No matter what I do, you must clamp down here and block those people. The Donghu troops who are surrounded can't stand up to me if they let one of them escape."

Hearing the determination in Luo Weiran's tone, some officers' eyes couldn't help but turn red. Naturally, they all understand the military regulations and know that according to military law, Luo Weiran is really a dead character.

But as Luo Weiran said, they finally saw hope, but what can they do now? Rebellion? Maybe they can defeat the Hejian County soldiers behind them, but what about next? If they go to the grasslands to be bandits, they are infantry, not horse thieves. If they become bandits here, they will starve to death before others come to attack them. What's more, the reinforcements from Governor Gao are already on the way. In this battle, the Eastern Army will It can be said to be a complete victory. If they rebel at this time, they will only benefit the Donghu people who fell into the encirclement.

Yan Peng was busy at this time. He was not mediocre, but he was still unable to adapt to such an intensity of war. When Yu Wenke broke through the siege and left, he knew that something must be done and had no intention of pursuing him. At this time, he was Reinvigorate his troops and set up a defensive line again. He has already made a mistake once and cannot make it a second time.

"Peng'er!" The shouts from the distance made Yan Peng frown. He turned his head and looked at Yan Yao, who was running towards him, and said coldly: "Uncle, this is in the army. I am now the third Commander of the Second Army. Hey, what’s going on? Why did you kidnap Deputy Commander Luo?”

Yan Yao waited until he was in Yan Peng's army before he turned against him and ordered his own soldiers to kidnap Luo Weiran.

"Peng... Oh, Commander Yan, the enemy and thieves were strong before. I wanted to lead the flanking troops to insert behind you, set up a second line of defense, stop the enemy and thieves, and then attack with you from the front and back to defeat Yu Wenke. The thief chief captured me, but Luo Weiran violated military orders and even launched a mutiny in front of the army, instructing his cronies to capture me. This bastard, I now suspect that he is a spy of the Donghu people, otherwise, he would not watch helplessly Yu Wenke ran away."

Yan Peng widened his eyes and looked at Luo Weiran. He finally understood that the previous insertion of flanking troops was not directed by his uncle, but by Luo Weiran, who had always kept a low profile. His heart skipped a beat. Luo Weiran gave an order to arrest the legitimate commander of this division. This showed that in the past six months, uncle Yan Yao had not mastered the actual power of this division at all.

"Commander, in accordance with military law, Luo Weiran will behead him in front of the battle as a warning to others." Yan Yao said loudly, looking at Yan Peng whose face suddenly fell.

Luo Weiran lowered his head and said nothing. Obviously, he had no intention of defending himself.

Yan Peng suddenly laughed, strode to Luo Weiran, untied the rope for him with his own hands, and then bent deeply towards Luo Weiran, "General Luo, I want to thank you."

Luo Weiran, who was already prepared to take responsibility and accepted the military law frankly, was startled by Yan Peng's sudden move. He quickly turned sideways and passed Yan Peng's salute, "Commander Yan, what Commander Yan said is true. What I do is governed by the military law." No, please punish me, commander!"

Yan Peng shook his head, "If we had followed what Master Yan said, our place would be littered with corpses now. Not only would Yu Wenke want to escape, but Yuwen Chui and those Donghu infantry who were behind him would also escape. , the situation we worked so hard to set up has come to naught. If this is the case, I, Yan Peng, will become a sinner. I want to thank you. It was you who saved the situation and saved me. "

He smiled bitterly, "But even so, when the governor comes, I will apologize to him because I did not know the enemy well and commanded improperly, allowing Yu Wenke to escape."

"Peng'er, what are you talking about?" Yan Yao was shocked.

Yan Peng turned around and said, "Uncle, from now on, your position is dismissed."

"What? You want to remove me from my post?" Yan Yao looked at Yan Peng in disbelief, "I am your uncle, a brother in the war, a father-son soldier in the battle. Have you forgotten what your eldest brother told you?"

"I haven't forgotten!" Yan Peng said: "But I am the commander of the Second Army of the Zhengdongfu Northern Field Army. I must be responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of brothers under my command. Commander Yan, from now on, you will succeed Yan Yao The Fourth Division of the Command Army. Your mission is to hold the line of defense for me no matter the cost." He turned back with a wry smile and looked at the Hejian County soldiers who were still reorganizing their formation. "They are afraid that they will be unable to do so for a while. They have exerted their best abilities, and they have been frightened by the battle just now.”

Luo Weiran was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she was doing. She straightened her chest and stood upright next to Yan Peng, "Weiran will live up to his trust, but if you teach a Donghu soldier to charge into my position, weiran will come to see you with your head raised!"

Yan Peng nodded, "Go ahead. Those Donghu people broke my defense in one battle. Yuwen Chui, who was behind, might come back with a second attack. They knew that we are a weak persimmon here. "Looking at the Hejian County soldiers behind him, Yan Peng looked sad. He usually looked at his Hejian County soldiers' training lineup and changing formations. There seemed to be no difference between them and Xu Yuan's First Army, but on the battlefield. , the difference is huge, Hejian County soldiers are still missing some spirit and will, and the same is true for him.

Seeing Luo Weiran striding away, Yan Yao couldn't help but get angry, "Peng'er, are you dizzy?"

Yan Peng looked at Yan Yao coldly, "Uncle, when this battle is over, you can go back to Jishi City. My father is short of manpower everywhere, so go back and help him!"

Yan Yao was immediately furious, "Okay, you actually helped an outsider, okay, I'll go back, I'll talk to your father about today's events, and let's see how you explain it to him."

Seeing Yan Yao storm away in anger, Yan Peng smiled bitterly, "Yes, I do want to explain, but it is not to my father, but to Governor Gao."

The fact was just as Yan Peng expected. Yuwen Ke's success gave Yuventui hope. He gave up defending the ferry and instead assembled a thousand cavalry from the pontoon, plus the more than a thousand cavalry he had left. , launched another attack in this direction. But this time, what he encountered was not the soldiers from Hejian County who had not fought many battles, but the former standing army of Yan State who were holding back their strength and were now marching into the Fourth Division of the Second Army of the Dongfu Northern Field Army.

Yuwen Chui suffered a bloody blow in front of Luo Weiran. These standing troops of Yan State were originally the elite of Yan State, the essence of a country. How could they be so easy to deal with? Even though hundreds of corpses were dropped in front of the Fourth Division, the formation of the Fourth Division still stood tall. (To be continued...)