"General, the spy in front of you will repay you!" Cao Zhan said loudly.

Several cavalry rushed to the distance, and the knight quickly turned over and fell off the horse, reporting loudly, "General, the army ahead reported urgently!"

The spy submitted the document, but Dou Jiande reached out to answer, but found that the spy was lowering his head and always dodging himself. He looked down and saw that the spy looked very thin and wore a big black iron helmet that he got from somewhere. Basically, most of his face was covered in the helmet.

The face of the lu came out was covered with dust on the left and mud on the right. However, the dodging eyes and familiar face made Dou Jiande's face suddenly sink.

He snorted coldly to take over the military situation and pretended to turn around. As soon as he took a step forward, he suddenly turned around and pulled off the iron helmet from the spy's head. The spy immediately exclaimed, but the sound was a female voice like a silver bell.

Looking at the spy holding his head in both hands, Dou Jiande said angrily, "Miss Wise, how many times have you told you? This war is a man's business, why do you always refuse to listen? He is still dressed up and secretly follows the front line to inquire about military affairs? Are you worried about death for your father?"

Dou Xianniang was wearing light leather armor, with cowhide boots on her feet, and her hair was tied up as a man. There were dust on her face, and her big eyes were shining with naughty light at this moment. When she saw her father seeing through her identity, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her father's arm, "Dad, who said war is a man's business? In ancient times, Mulan joined the army on behalf of her father. Even now, her daughter also heard that the Liaodong army was a female army. I heard that the Silla Princess also personally put on the battlefield. I heard that the female army in the Liaodong army had more than 5,000 people. The last time she listened to the horse exploration horses who came back from Zhuo County, the momentum was no worse than that of the men when the army and horse were marching."

Looking at Sajiāo's daughter, Dou Jiande was determined to teach his daughter a lesson. But he was always ruthless when he said something. The straight girl is already twenty years old this year, not born to her current wife Cao, but to her Yuanpeng.

In the seventh year of Daye, he was suspected of being a bandit by the government and sent someone to arrest him. As a result, his family was destroyed and the whole family ran out, except for him, and only this daughter was left. His wife, son, parents and brothers were all dead at the hands of the government army. The daughter was already fourteen at that time and had already promised her, but in the end, the son-in-law and the whole family were also killed by the court.

He took this daughter to Gao Shida and later married Cao again, but he always felt very guilty about his daughter. He found many suitable young people to go on blind dates for his daughter, but his daughter looked down on none of them. He knew that his daughter was actually very much like her mother, and after getting married, he regarded himself as the family. But who would have thought that before he got married, he had become a wife.

At this time, women who are too weak are usually considered to be "hard" and "harmed" and it is difficult to remarry again. Under this theory, the fiancé dies first. It often leaves a deep psychological shadow for the unfortunate woman, thinking that she is "unlucky", and she is mostly lonely for life.

Although Dou Xianniang is not a lady from a noble family, she has been bound by this. For six years, she has never been able to overcome the hurdle in her heart. No matter how much her father introduced her, she cannot agree. Most girls are married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, but year after year, Dou Xianniang has not married at the age of twenty.

In this era, she was already an old girl. The older she was, the more she became, the less she became. She grew up in a peasant family, but she didn't learn as many rules as those big ladies. In addition, she ran away with her father and lived in a feast. Later, she joined the rebel army and often fled everywhere. For the sake of her daughter's safety, Dou Jiande also taught her daughter some martial arts skills, which was considered self-defense. However, she didn't expect that Dou Xianniang liked to learn martial arts, and over the years, she had made considerable progress. Ordinary men were no match for her.

With her skills, she could no longer sit at home and become a female girl with her stepmother Cao. She always begged the uncles to take her to ride horses and shoot archery. Everyone also liked the general's precious daughter. Over time, I learned that Dou Xianniang almost became a member of the army. She followed her when she was training, and when she went to war.

At first, Dou Jiande was unaware of it, but later he found out that although he was furious, the stunning lady kept silent. Faced with this daughter who always felt indebted, he could only let it go.

He sighed again, and Dou Jiande knew that he could not stop his daughter. He had to scold her with a dark face and a few more words, and ordered her not to be a scout like this in the future, otherwise she would not be allowed to be in the army. After receiving the guarantee from the stud girl, Dou Jiande had no choice but to open up the military situation.

After reading it, Dou Jiande frowned even deeper.

"General, what's wrong?" Fan Yuan asked hurriedly.

Dou Jiande handed the letter to Fan Yuan and sighed, "Originally, Zhang Jin said that he led 100,000 people to come first. We attacked 100,000 with 50,000, and we were able to defeat him in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the rain a few days ago, the water in the canal rose sharply, and Zhu Gui was unable to cross the river for a while. Now the water receded, and he was building a floating bridge, but Zhang Jin said that the dog thief had arrived again with 150,000 people. Now Zhang Jin said that he had joined forces, with 250,000 people. The south bank of the canal was covered with his men and horses everywhere. It would be a bit difficult for us to defeat them as planned."

The generals such as Fan Yuan also frowned. Although they were all mobs, their Hejian Rebel Army was not the elite soldiers of the court. Although the 50,000 soldiers and horses are the most elite among the Hejian Rebel Army, they are only compared to those of Zhang Jin. The rebel army is similar, with many people but poor equipment.

His 50,000 people were divided into long spear battalions, horizontal sword battalions, and cavalry battalions according to their equipment. Not only did they have crossbows, catapults and other equipment in the imperial army, but they even had few bows. Among the 50,000 people, Dou Jiande could only gather a 5,000 archer battalions. Moreover, their armor was very small, mostly leather armor.

In the past, they could face the imperial military and horses calmly. First, there were not many officers and soldiers who had been in the imperial military and horses. They fought if they could fight, and fled if they could not. But the ones facing the government were 250,000, which was five times more than them.

The only advantage of their Hejian Rebel Army is that their soldiers have strong military disciplines, high morale, and united. There are ten thousand people, boundless. When 250,000 people are swept there, it will be full of mountains and fields. They cannot guarantee that when the two armies fight, they will only defeat the Hejian Rebel Army, which is also mostly peasant. I am afraid that they will be afraid before the battle.

Seeing Dou Jiande worried, Fan Yuan also comforted, "General, don't worry. Although Zhang Jin said that there were many people, they all came to annex. Now that he has just become popular, the soldiers have returned to their hearts. At this time, he is afraid that his troops will not have much combat power. Besides, General Sun Anzu is your brother, and many subordinates in his army are also friends of the general. Maybe, they will turn against each other in front of the battlefield and fight back against Zhang Gou."

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.

Dou Jiande's eyes lit up. He saved Sun Anzu back then. Later, he planned to go to Gaojipo. Later, after Sun Anzu gathered troops and started up, he was obsessed with his kindness. Later, he joined Gao Shida, but the relationship between the two was not alienated. It can be said that Sun Anzu's generals were basically very familiar with him. They even had a lot of friendship.

Although he knew in his heart that Zhang Jin said that after killing Sun Anzu and swallowing his power, he would definitely kill many of Sun's old subordinates. But he also knew that Zhang Jin said that as long as he wanted to swallow Sun Anzu's people, it would be impossible to kill everyone. If he could send people to the south bank of the canal at this time and secretly contact those people, as long as Zhang Gou crossed the river, he would hit him halfway, and Sun's old subordinates would turn against each other in the face of the battle, and there would be great things to do.

The generals watched Dou Jiande still pondering and advised, "General. This time the bandits are so powerful. They occupy the Bohai Sea, the plains, and have no worries about food and grass. We should not underestimate the enemy. It is better to retreat and capture Gonggao City and attack according to the old rules. Zhang Gou can retreat."

Even Dou Xianniang on the side nodded, "The dog soldiers are numerous, but the troops are not strong. As long as he grabs Gonggao City, he will not be able to go north for a while. I also think it is best to win in a stable manner."

Dou Jiande nodded, "Fan Yuan, Cao Zhan, what you said coincides with what I think. But now there are many bandit soldiers, with sharp heads and cannot be judged by reason. Although the regular soldiers are good, the losses are huge..."

"Where is in the general's opinion?" Everyone asked at the same time.

Dou Jiande thought about it again, asked the guards to be alert thirty steps away, and whispered, "I have thought about it. If we retreat to Gonggao, although we can protect Hejian for a while, we are drinking the dove to quench thirst, which is not a long-term solution. Even if we can defend Hejian for a while, what can we do? Chen Pojun in the north is now dispatching troops. When his troops are adjusted and he goes south, how can we stop the Liaodong Iron Cavalry?"

"Even if Chen Pojun does not go south for the time being, Zhang Jin said that although the dog thief is powerful at the moment, he has just annexed the troops of Sun and Liu, and it is the time when the power is not stable. If we cannot defeat him now, then Zhang Gou can go south or west at any time. The more cities he captures and the wider territory he occupies, the greater his power and the stronger his strength. What else can we fight with him at that time?"

"In the chaotic world, it is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If we cannot defeat others, others will swallow us. This will not be a little warmth. In this battle, if we defeat Zhanggou, then the two sides of the Yellow River will be our territory. When we recruit soldiers and horses, we will not have the strength to compete with the Liaodong Army. If we lose, where can we go?"

Dou Jiande sighed, and his heart became more and more determined to create his own foundation in this troubled times.

"Fan Yuan was right just now. Although Zhang Gou is powerful now, we are not without a chance. I have already decided that we will send some confidants to the canal and ask Sun Anzu and Liu Badao's old subordinates to send me letters from me and Liu Badao, telling them that there will be no good ending with Zhang Gou sooner or later. As long as they are willing to join forces with them, when Zhang Gou crosses the river in the future, we will attack him halfway, and they will fight back. Although Zhang Gou is numerous, he will be defeated. When Zhang Gou is defeated, Hebei will still be the world of our Hebei people. Then these Hebei brothers will be together to eat delicious food and drink spicy food and share wealth."

After thinking for a while, everyone also felt that this plan was stronger than simply retreating to defend the bow. After all, even if they retreated and seized the bow, they would not necessarily be able to seize it for a while. Even if they seized it, they might not have the confidence to defend it with a small county town against 250,000 troops. If they could really persuade Sun Anzu and Liu Badao's old subordinates to rebel in front of the formation and attack Zhang Jin from front to back, they would have a great chance of winning.

"The general is really good at planning, and this plan is great. Sun Anzu's generals can have letters from the general. However, Liu Badao is still in Hejian County. I am afraid he has to invite him to make Liu Badao's subordinates want to believe it." Fan Yuan said.

Dou Jiande was also very excited, "It's easy to do this, just send someone to invite Liu Badao. He was robbed of the family business by Zhang Jin, and he had long hated Zhang Gou to the core. If he had the chance to defeat Zhang Gou, he would definitely come immediately." After thinking about it, Dou Jiande also suppressed the emotions in his heart, constantly improving the plans in his heart, and counting every step behind.

Everyone also knew that this was the general's habit. They had to calculate it very clearly every time, and there was no loophole in the arrangement of things.

"When the Zhanggou Floating Bridge is built and the army crosses the river, we will hit the scene halfway, and then Sun Anzu and Liu Badao's subordinates will fight back. Although this plan is good, in order to be foolproof, as I think, it is best to have a light cavalry around Gonggao City and cross the canal to enter Bohai County in the north. Then turn from Nanpi of Bohai County to the southwest, detour through Hu Su City, and penetrate the Dongguang behind Zhanggou. When the battle is at its most critical moment, all the cavalry will come out to completely break the formation, defeat Zhanggou, and capture and kill Zhanggou to prevent future troubles."

All the generals nodded, but they were silent.

Dou Jiande's face was also a bit bad, "Only one general needs to lead three thousand light horses, who can bear this great task?"

All the generals remained silent, and Dou Jiande's face became worse for a moment, and he couldn't help but feel silent.

This mission seems nothing, but everyone understands the dangers.

In order to get behind Zhang Jincheng before he crossed the river, cavalry must be needed. Although it seems that it is only a river separated from Zhang Jincheng, if you want to be secret, you must rush north to cross the river to Bohai County, then go around in a circle and finally reach behind Zhang Jincheng in Dongguang.

The time is very short, the distance is very long, and there are very few soldiers and horses brought by them.

Zhang Jin said that there were 250,000 people gathered in the south of the canal, and 3,000 cavalry could only be considered as few soldiers and horses. It would be fine if the Hejian Rebel Army in Hebei and Sun Anzu and Liu Badao's subordinates really turned against each other. If there was any accident, then these 3,000 people would be blocked in the south of the canal. With 3,000 to 250,000, no matter how powerful a person is, he cannot guarantee that he can survive.

If they stay on the north bank, even if they are defeated, they can still escape back to the river. But if they go to the south bank, if the war is unfavorable, they will definitely die.

The mountain wind blows, which is quite cool. The marching flag is waving in the wind, and the character Dou on it looks lonely and infinite.

"I am willing to lead the light cavalry to take on this important task!"

After a long silence, a firm voice suddenly said loudly.

ps: Dou was one of the heroes of Hebei who divided the world into three parts at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Although he was not the protagonist or a supporting role in this book, Muzi would try his best to describe this hero who was born in a small way but could divide the world into three parts. Reading history, I always feel that Dou is actually a good person. At least in the chaotic times of the Sui Dynasty, Hebei under Dou was still very good. Although he started his career in the peasant army, he was not comparable to those leaders of the uprising army who became bandits. This is a person with political ideas and pursuits, and deserves respect.
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