Chapter 770: The Sound of Drums and Horns, the Emergence of the Heroes (42)

Zhengdong Prefecture's control of the Hetao was gradually improved. After defeating Yan Qi's 50,000-strong army, Donghu actually lost the possibility of getting involved in the Loop. The Zhengdong Army advanced greatly from Pioneer City and built cities in Dubo, Tengger and other places. , immigrate, garrison, the power is extending step by step, and the spearhead has been directed at Ningyuan, Jingyuan and other places under Donghu's control.

The main sentries stationed in Tengger, headed by Chen Bin, would appear outside Ningyuan from time to time to spy on them. The sentries of both sides still had conflicts from time to time, but each time it was provoked by the sentries of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Because they are so arrogant, sometimes they even appear openly outside the two cities.

It was not until General Arundai of Donghu led 10,000 cavalry stationed in these two places that the momentum of the Eastern Expeditionary Army weakened, and he began to focus on running Tengger. Today, Tengger already has an army There are more than 8,000 people, and nearly 2,000 farmers from more than 500 households have come to farm. In more than half a year, tens of thousands of acres of good land have been cultivated. One advantage of Tengger is that Donghu once supervised the prisoners of war of the Yan army. After reclamation, Chen Bin walked out from here. Later, Xu Yuan burned the land to a white ground. Now that the Eastern Expeditionary Army has returned, these lands can be put into use after a little rest. .

Tengger, which had been peaceful for several months, suddenly became lively in July. A steady stream of troops came from Pioneer City and Tongwan City. In a few days, the entire Tengger Eastern Expedition Army It has reached more than 50,000 people, which is almost all the troops of the entire Northern Army. This makes Chen Bin very excited. Such a big move only means one thing, that is, the Eastern Expeditionary Army is about to start a counterattack. .

Counterattacking into Donghu's territory was something Chen Bin thought about day and night. When Xu Yuan, commander of the Northern Group Army, and Yan Peng of the First Army. When Luo Weiran and other senior generals of the Second Army appeared in Tengger one after another, Chen Bin was absolutely certain that the time for counterattack had come.

"Brother Weiran. Let me toast you!" Chen Bin raised his glass and smiled at Luo Weiran in front of him. Both of them came from the original Yan Army system and had the same background. They were both low-level generals who were frustrated in the Yan Army. After being captured, they were rescued by the Zhengdong Army and joined the Zhengdong Army. They have been flying since then. Soaring to the sky, during the battle of Hetao. Both of them shined on different battlefields. Chen Bin defended Dubo alone and contained a large number of Donghu cavalry. Luo Weiran suddenly came out with unexpected troops and defeated Azizi first and then killed Murong Kun. The two of them Because of his meritorious service in this battle, he was promoted to the commander of the Second Army and the commander of the Third Division of the First Army respectively. He was already one of the few senior generals in the Eastern Expedition Army.

Luo Weiran raised his glass happily and bumped it with Chen Bin. After drinking it all, he said, "You are doing a good job in Tengger. Not only is the army strong and powerful, but the farming is also impressive. Master Sun and Commander Xu are full of praise!"

Chen Bin laughed and said, "Now that I have a lot of progress in my life, of course I am energetic in everything I do. Brother Wei Ran, when we became prisoners of the Donghu people, how could we ever have imagined that we would be where we are today!"

"At that time, life was worse than death. If I hadn't thought about my mother-in-law and baby at home, I would have died a long time ago!" Luo Weiran couldn't help but uttered a curse word,

"The battle back then was really embarrassing. It's nothing like it is now. No matter what kind of battle it is, I always have confidence in my heart."

"Speaking of mother-in-law and dolls. I have to thank you, brother Wei Ran. Thank you for sending someone to send my wife and children to Tengri." Chen Bin said.

"Don't thank me for this. I, you, and some generals like us whose families are still in Yan are all sent by the Supervisory Yuan to pick them up secretly. The governor is worried that the imperial court of Yan will do it because we are fighting for the conquest." After the Overwatch Council sent our family members to Tongwan City because they served in the Eastern Army, I just sent someone to send them off for the last time," Luo Weiran said with a smile. "Brother Chen, we have a place for you and me in Jishi City. We have built a mansion for us. When we destroy Donghu and return to the court, we can live in our new home."

Chen Bin was immediately interested, "New home? I feel really itchy to hear what you said. Brother Weiran, you don't know that my family used to live in a small rented courtyard with several people in my family. That’s really frustrating.”

"We are all senior generals of the Eastern Conquest Army. Although I have not seen our new home, I have heard from Commander Xu and Commander Luo that the large courtyard with three entrances and three exits is enough for your family to wallow in. "

Chen Bin laughed happily, "That's good. The boy at home is naughty. Such a big yard is enough for him to play to his heart's content."

Luo Weiran was also very excited, "So in this battle, we have to fight him hard. Once we defeat the Donghu people, we will go back and live in our new home."

"Brother Wei Ran, you often see the commander and Mr. Sun in Tongwan City. You don't mean to take a good rest for a year or two to consolidate our rule in the Hetao, vigorously relocate the population, and form a scale advantage before attacking Did Donghu launch a large-scale attack? Why is it that only half a year later, it suddenly launched a large-scale attack?" Chen Bin asked with some confusion. "We have hastily changed our previous strategy. Once a big war breaks out, will the logistics supplies be able to keep up? When our Eastern Expeditionary Army goes to war, we rely much more on logistics supplies than the Donghu people."

"Master Sun has been appointed as the Protector of the Liaodong Protectorate, and is in charge of Dayan County and Hetao County. What do you think he does? Master Sun is responsible for the logistics supply of this war. With Master Sun's qualifications, who dares to neglect at all? You can rest assured. As for why the fight started, I can tell you a little bit first. Anyway, a meeting of division-level officials will be held soon. At the meeting, some things that are still secret to the outside world will be conveyed. These secrets are our The reason for attacking Donghu in advance." Luo Weiran said with a smile.

Chen Bin raised his eyebrows slightly.

"As we speak, the governor has led 20,000 newly trained young guardsmen to launch a surprise attack on Tianhe County from Hejian." Luo Weiran said in a low voice.

"Go straight to the heart?" Chen Bin was so shocked that he almost jumped up, "Twenty thousand troops? Or new soldiers?"

"Look at how surprised you are, are you still a general?" Luo Weiran glanced at him and teased.

"Isn't this too surprising? What on earth is going on?" Chen Bin shook his head and said, "Please tell me carefully."

"Actually, I only found out not long ago." Luo Weiran said: "It seems simple and crude to go straight to the heart this time, but do you know how much work has been done in Hejian, Langya, Jishi, and Liaoxi for this? General Ye Zhong's subordinates Mainly attacking Langya, General Ye Zhen started from Yuyang. A large number of Yan troops were involved in both places, leaving Jicheng empty, which gave us an opportunity. "

"Recruit, can you do it?"

"Although they are called new recruits, they are actually not new." Luo Weiran said with a smile: "Do you still remember that after the last war, some outstanding junior officers were transferred from our army?"

"Of course I remember it. It made me very distressed at the time."

"After several months of specialized training at Jishi City Military University, these people were all incorporated into this young guard as grassroots officers, and all the red-clothed guards of the governor were also included in this army. As for Soldier, hey, Old Chen, you and I both joined the Zhengdong Army later. We have stayed in Hetao and have never been back to Jishi City or Liaoxi. I heard the commander say something, within the area controlled by Zhengdong Mansion. , Every village and county has a militia organization, and any one of these so-called militiamen will not be inferior to a standing army. "

"Is it such an exaggeration?" Chen Bin didn't believe it.

"Don't believe it yet. The Eastern Expedition Army has been fighting for many years. Every year, many soldiers retire due to disability. These retired soldiers are assigned to various villages and villages. Their mission is to train the local people and young people. Think about it, how can the young men trained by these veterans who have fought and seen blood be so bad? The local government uses the village team as the sentry and the county government as the camp, and can pull out an army anytime and anywhere. The soldiers of the Young Guards were selected from the best on this basis and trained intensively for more than half a year. If these young men fell into the hands of the madmen of the Red Guards, they would have trained another group of madmen!" Luo Weiran laughed! road.

Thinking of the madness with which the Red Guards fought, Chen Bin, a veteran on the battlefield who was used to fighting, couldn't help but shudder. "That's true, but here alone is not enough reason for us to attack Donghu? Donghu is also increasing troops to Tranquility and Ningyuan. During this period, my sentry cavalry has been unable to set foot in these two places. I thought I have tried some methods, but I have not received any response so far. The Donghu people suddenly strengthened the shielding between Jingjing and Ningyuan. I have been guessing that there must be something fishy here? "

"Of course there is something fishy." Luo Weiran sneered: "Because right now, a group of tens of thousands of infantry are gathering from various places towards Ningyuan and Tranquility."

"Infantry?" Chen Bin's eyes widened immediately.

"The commander of this infantry is General Kumamoto!" Luo Weiran lowered his voice and said.

"This is impossible!" Chen Bin suddenly became excited, "How could General Xiongmoto do things for the Donghu people, and what happened to those tens of thousands of infantry?"

"Of course General Kumamoto will not serve the Donghu people, but what if King Yan gives him an order? As for those tens of thousands of infantry, have you forgotten our origins?"

"Prisoner of war!" Chen Bin said every word.

"Yes." Luo Weiran nodded and said, "That's our former brother, Lao Chen. If we were to face off against our former brothers, what would you do?"

Chen Bin was dumbfounded for a long time, then said: "What is there to say? Now everyone is his own master. The governor has been more kind to me than the sky. I will be loyal to him until his death."

Luo Weiran laughed and patted Chen Bin on the shoulder, "This is great. Come on, Lao Chen, let's drink." (To be continued)