Chapter 319 Zhou Tong, Wei Yuan Intends to Accept a Disciple

Abandoning all baggage and fighting a decisive battle with the Liao army means that once defeated, the entire army will fall into an irreversible situation.

Therefore, Liang Da had no choice. He could only win this battle, not lose!

Wei Yuan was using himself as bait. After all, once Yelvren knew in advance that the siege force outside Xiangzhou City was empty at the moment, what awaited Wei Yuan would be the full-scale crusade of the Xiangzhou Liao Army.

By then, if something goes wrong with Wei Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the entire situation will be in danger of overturning at any time.

Therefore, Liang Da must complete Wei Yuan's instructions before Ye Luren discovers Wei Yuan's tricks first.

In the eighth year of Jiayou's reign, it was May 22nd.

On top of Xiangzhou City.

Yelu Renxian had just defeated Wei Yuan's siege army and was checking on the wounded.

At this time, a general following him suddenly said: "Commander, when the Zhou army retreated just now, the general noticed some clues, but I don't know whether the guess is accurate."

A clue?

Yelvren asked curiously: "What's the clue? The Zhou army's attack on the city today is no different from the past."

The general of the Liao army said seriously: "The Zhou army has a numerical advantage over our army. Wei Yuan claims to have an army of 600,000. They take turns attacking the city so as not to send any wounded soldiers into battle."

Wounded soldiers?

Yelu Renxian's pupils shrank, "Are you saying that during this attack on the city, the Zhou army sent wounded soldiers?"

The general of the Liao army nodded and said: "The general has noticed that there are many Zhou army soldiers tied with gauze to stop bleeding, and there are also several one-armed soldiers."

"Wei Yuan has always loved his soldiers as his own children. It is impossible to let the wounded go into battle when he has an absolutely superior force."

Yelvren looked stunned for a moment.

If it is true as the Liao army soldiers said, it means that there must be a division of troops in the Zhou army camp.

Where will Wei Yuan divide his troops to attack?

The results are obvious!

"Send out scouts quickly to find out the situation of Xian Yeluxin's army!"

"At any cost, tell Yelu Xin first to move north!"

Yeluren's eyes froze first.

To be honest, Ye Luxin came to Xiangzhou first, firstly to support Xiangzhou, and secondly because he no longer had much food and grass.

Because the Liao army stretched the front too long, the supplies could not arrive in the first time.

Therefore, for a long period of time, the Liao army was in a state of supporting war with war.

That is to say, every time a town is captured, all the materials in the city gate will be looted.

Although it can effectively supplement the insufficient food and grass, the disadvantage of doing so is that it will make the people living in the north have the idea of ​​resisting the Liao army.

If Yelu Xinxian's army was completely wiped out by the Zhou army, the consequences would be disastrous for the Liao army.

Therefore, the top priority now is to let Yelu Xin go north to replenish supplies and preserve manpower.

"Commander, I believe that if the Zhou army's camp is empty at this moment, our army can take advantage of it and annihilate the Zhou army!"

"After all, Wei Yuanke is in Zhou's camp. If he is captured alive, our army can take the opportunity to negotiate with Zhou."

Yelu Guozhen said excitedly.

Wei Yuan has become his nightmare.

Wei Yuan never died. When he went to bed at night, he would be awakened by nightmares from time to time.

If he could take this opportunity to make Wei Yuan a prisoner, he would be able to avenge his shame.

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Yelvren didn't dare to gamble at first, "Wei Yuan's military tactics have always been as stable as a mountain and difficult to shake. Besides, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can he put himself in jail?"

Yelu Guozhen said: "Commander, have you forgotten that Wei Yuan once led thousands of people to guard Yanmen, and he was in jail at that time!"

Another general echoed: "Instead of saying that Wei Yuan's troops are as steady as a mountain, it is better to say that the soldiers under his command are as steady as a mountain."

"Wei Yuan's ability in training troops is unparalleled by anyone in the world. It is said that the troops he has trained are as strong as a mountain and cannot be shaken. This will not be recognized by the general!"

"But now, Wei Yuan doesn't have many troops on his hands!"

Yelu Guozhen said again: "Commander, such an excellent opportunity is rare!"

He must avenge Xiao Yan.

"If the commander hesitates, it would be better to give the last general 30,000 troops to break into the enemy camp at night to explore the truth."

Yelvren took a deep breath first, shook his head and said, "No, if Wei Yuan had set up a suspicious formation, 30,000 soldiers would have been able to break in."

"First send scouts to investigate the situation. If something is really wrong, we might as well attack with the entire army."

"If we are ambushed, our army will take the opportunity to move northward!"

Once the battle outside the city fails, it will be impossible for Yelv Ren to continue to defend Xiangzhou.

At this moment, the Zhou army was in the camp.

Wei Yuan is inspecting the wounded.

After several days of conquest, Wei Yuan left behind hundreds of thousands of troops. At this moment, there were less than 100,000 soldiers able to participate in the battle.

Although Wei Yuan's rear area is Bianjing, both medical and food resources are sufficient.

However, considering that some soldiers may be seriously injured and unable to receive timely treatment, Wei Yuan thought over and over again and decided to separate the seriously injured from the less seriously injured.

Soldiers who were seriously injured had blue cloth strips tied on their shoulders or foreheads, which allowed doctors to distinguish them at the first time and receive timely treatment.

As for those with minor injuries, they were tied with green strips.

Some wounded who had just come off the battlefield and were missing arms or legs and needed first aid were covered with red cloth strips.

Today, the wounded soldiers Wei Yuan inspected were those soldiers tied with blue or red cloth strips.

In a larger tent, there were twenty or thirty wounded people lying there. Wei Yuan and Xiao Yuming were walking here.

Because it was late, Wei Yuan and Xiao Yuming both walked very lightly.

At this moment, he saw the doctor stopping the bleeding of a soldier.

And this soldier was hit by six arrows all over his body. I heard that he was bleeding profusely, but he walked out of the gate of hell.

Wei Yuan stepped forward. When the soldier saw him coming, he quickly stood up and clasped his fists, but was stopped by Wei Yuan.

"There is no customary etiquette in the army. You should have a good rest."

After that, he looked at the doctor and asked in a low voice: "How is his injury?"

The doctor exclaimed: "Back to Commander Wei, I have been in the army for more than ten years and have treated countless men. However, this soldier alone has made me marvel."

Have to marvel?

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "What do you mean?"

The doctor said bluntly: "Commander Wei, this soldier's qi and blood are extremely strong, which is extremely rare. Moreover, his bones are different from ordinary people. According to the people in Commander Wei's army, this soldier is a natural martial arts wizard."

A martial arts prodigy?

Before Wei Yuan said anything, he heard the soldier say weakly: "Sir, please don't flatter me. I practiced the Crop Knife Style for several years when I was young, but my martial arts skills are still mediocre."

Wei Yuan saw that the soldier was not that big, so he sat aside and stretched out his hand to check the soldier's pulse.

It doesn't matter if you don't probe, this probe really shocked Wei Yuan,

"The injury is so serious, there is a lot of bleeding, but the pulse is full of vitality. The qi and blood are really strong. Have you ever practiced hard qi?"

The soldier shook his head.

Wei Yuan said: "When we attacked the city today, I saw that you were extremely brave. You fired at the enemy and every arrow hit the target. I wonder what your name is? Where do you live? How old are you this year?"

The soldier did not dare to hide anything and said truthfully: "Back to Commander Wei, my soldier's name is Zhou Tong. I am from Tangyin. I am just thirteen this year."

Thirteen?

Xiao Yuming's eyes suddenly widened and he said with a surprised look on his face: "You are already joining the army at the age of thirteen?"

Wei Yuan also asked curiously: "You are only thirteen years old, why did you join the army?"

The normal age for recruiting soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty is fifteen years old, but in wartime, the age limit is ignored. As long as the size and strength reach a certain level, anyone, regardless of age, can join the army.

Zhou Tong lowered his head and said with a hint of sadness: "Back to Wei Shuai, Xiaopeng was born in Shaanxi, but he grew up in Tangyin since he was a child. Tangyin is Xiaopeng's hometown. After the Liao army went south, his hometown was brutally crushed by the Liao army. Although Xiaopeng was young, , but I also have the ambition to serve my country, and I only hope to regain my homeland and my hometown."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan was slightly surprised and said, "I heard that your conversation is extraordinary, does it sound like you have read a book?"

Zhou Tong shook his head and said: "No, it's just that I studied art with a mentor in the past two years and learned some words."

Wei Yuan asked again, "Who is your mentor?"

The pawn said truthfully: "The pawn doesn't know the name of the old man. I just heard that when the old man talked about the past, he once said that he had followed Bao Qingtian to solve the case."

Bao Xiaosu?

Wei Yuan frowned slightly.

Xiao Yuming said: "Before Mr. Bao passed away, there were several martial arts masters who followed Mr. Bao."

Wei Yuan asked: "Who are these good players?"

Xiao Yuming said: "The imperial guard Zhan Zhao and Xu Liang, known as the white-browed hero in the world, have retired to the mountains and forests after Master Bao's death."

Wei Yuan said thoughtfully: "That should be the case. After all, Master Bao offended many people during his lifetime. Now even Master Bao's descendants are not living a satisfactory life, let alone the knights and knights who follow Master Bao."

After a pause, he patted Zhou Tong's shoulder gently and said earnestly: "After you recover from your injury, you can become my handsome personal guard."

Zhou Tong looked happy.

Who doesn't know that the now-famous Eight Tigers of Daizhou were born in Weiyuan's personal bodyguards?

How could he miss such an opportunity?

"Thank you Wei Shuai!"

Zhou Tong was so excited that he almost suffered an injury.

Seeing this, the doctor quickly said: "Commander Wei, he needs to rest now."

Wei Yuan nodded, stopped asking questions, and simply left the place.

As soon as he and Xiao Yuming left the camp, they heard the latter ask:

"Commander Wei, we are attacking the city today, but there is something we will not understand at the end."

"Although our army has suffered heavy casualties in the past few days, it is still possible to gather tens of thousands of uninjured soldiers."

"Why did you send wounded soldiers to attack the city today? Once the enemy knew about it, wouldn't they be able to guess that something had changed in our camp instantly?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "After this discussion, as long as the Liao army is not stupid, I believe they will attack our camp soon."

Xiao Yuming's expression changed, "What should we do?"

At this moment, Shen Qing hurriedly came over, cupped his fist at Wei Yuan and said:

"Commander Wei, we found many enemy scouts near our camp at night. Do you want to kill them all?"

The corner of Wei Yuan's mouth raised slightly, and he smiled and said: "No, not only can't we catch them all, but we must also find ways to let them know that at this moment, our army is empty."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuming and Shen Qing both looked confused.

Why is this?

Suddenly, Wei Yuan looked solemn and said: "Send the order, there is no need to attack the city tomorrow, order the whole army to prepare an ambush."

"Later, let Chen Daniu come to see me."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of Zhou Tong in the tent of seriously injured people, and murmured secretly: "Why does the word Zhou Tong make me feel familiar?"

Wei Yuan seemed to have seen this name somewhere before, but as time passed, his memory was too blurry.

After a pause, he suddenly turned around to look at Xiao and Shen, and asked with a smile:

"Do you think it's time for me to take on a disciple?"

Hmm?

Xiao Yuming asked curiously: "Jiang Xun is a good kid. Has Wei Shuai thought of accepting Jiang Xun as his disciple?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "Jiang Xun and Liang Da have similar personalities. He can learn more by following Liang Da."

Shen Qing asked: "Among the soldiers from Daizhou, except for Jiang Xun, Jiang Suiyun, Zhao Xiongzhou and a few others, there seems to be no talent worthy of Wei Shuai's attention, right?"

Daizhou is of course full of talents, but he feels that to be Wei Shuai's disciple, one must be outstanding among many talents.

Wei Yuan shook his head and smiled: "The world is so big, there is not only Daizhou."

Shen Qing was surprised and said: "Does Wei Shuai mean to accept disciples from places outside Daizhou?"

He believes that it is better to accept people who can become Wei Yuan's disciples from Daizhou.

Otherwise, if people from outside Daizhou are accepted as disciples, I am afraid that the second or third generation of soldiers and generals in Daizhou will not accept it.

The Eight Tigers of Daizhou, including Wei Yuan, are all the first generation of talents in Daizhou.

The second generation of generals are Jiang Xun, Jiang Suiyun and others.

In the past two years, Jiang Xun has discovered another talent and planned to send him to the Danglu Army for special training, but he encountered the Liao Army heading south.

That person is Zhao Xiongzhou.

He has no relationship with the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The reason why he is valued by Jiang Xun is that he has excellent horizontal training skills.

He is a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple and is proficient in all eighteen martial arts.

Jiang Xun even told Liang Da that in terms of martial arts, Zhao Xiongzhou, who is only sixteen years old, is not inferior to Chen Daniu.

Liang Da also tested Zhao Xiongzhou's martial arts and came to a conclusion that he is indeed a promising talent, but in just over ten years in Shaolin Temple, he has learned too many things and needs a certain amount of time to achieve something.

Wei Yuan looked at the two of them seriously and said, "What do you think of Zhou Tong?"

Zhou Tong?

"Marshal Wei wants to accept Zhou Tong as his disciple?"

"Is it the young general who shot and killed several Liao soldiers today?"

Xiao Yuming and Shen Qing spoke one after another.

In their view, Wei Yuan's acceptance of a disciple is not just Wei Yuan's personal matter.

It is also the matter of the entire Daizhou Group.

If the disciple is not from Daizhou, then should the resources of the Daizhou Group be given to Zhou Tong? How should they be given?

Can the brothers from Daizhou be convinced?

Xiao Yuming said in a deep voice: "Marshal Wei, do you want to consider Zhou Tong? For example, his character and personality."

Wei Yuan nodded and said: "I know what you think. I accept Zhou Tong as my disciple to tell the generals from Daizhou to broaden their horizons and not be confined to one state or one place."

"You must have the courage and determination to bring all the talents in the world to my Daizhou."