Zhixin smiled bitterly after hearing this, and then said: "But Marshal, this is also a good opportunity. Although most of these people here are Yang Fuchang's people, they are all experienced in battles, and many of them are elites of the army. Let

It’s a good thing that they help you train your troops, and don’t worry, if they do anything excessive, I will help you keep an eye on it.”

Luo Tianbao heard this and nodded: "Thank you very much."

In this way, Luo Tianbao kept all the people sent by Yang Fuchang. After observing for a few days, he found that what Zhixin said was indeed the truth. Regardless of their motives, these people were indeed somewhat capable in training the army. There were some in the rebel army.

After all, there are only a few experienced regular troops. Most of them are civilians or thieves and bandits. Their military literacy is not high. The main reason why they have been able to win repeatedly in the past is that they rarely face real elite divisions. This is also a problem for the higher-ups of the rebel army.

He knew it well, so having these people help train now is quite helpful to the rebel army. It can be said that Yang Fuchang's move indirectly helped Luo Tianbao and others.

During this period, Luo Tianbao often came into contact with Zhixin. He found that although the girl was younger than him, she was very smart and quite expert in using troops to fight. Luo Tianbao himself was half-hearted in this matter, and basically learned it from practice.

Therefore, whenever he had the opportunity, he wanted to seriously learn something in this area. Now he saw that he had the opportunity, so he followed Zhixin to learn the art of military use.

improve rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month later, the heat gradually began to subside. When Lin Yunfei saw that it was almost time, he made arrangements for Jizhou and led the army to Yizhou to join Li Congyun's men. Naturally, Luo Tianbao also followed.

By the time they arrived in Yizhou, Li Congyun had already made all the relevant preparations. This time, the action to defeat the rebels was not as hasty as before, and even seemed a little more manageable. After arriving in Yichang, Lin Yunfei convened a meeting with senior officials.

, determined the specific offensive route. According to the results of everyone's discussion, the rebel army planned to divide into two groups this time. Lin Yunfei led the main force along the official road and attacked Dexing, the capital of Linzhou, to attract the main force of Linhai Haijun, while Li Congyun led the army.

Some troops took a small road to directly cut off Lin Haijun's retreat, and finally attacked from two sides in an effort to defeat Lin Hai's main force. This time, Luo Tianbao led 3,000 men as the vanguard, clearing the way for the main force led by Lin Yunfei.

After everything was arranged, the rebel army completed its final rest and reorganization in Yizhou. In the late summer and early autumn, it officially entered Linzhou in the name of suppressing bandits. In fact, it is impossible for such a big operation to be carried out without any news in advance. In fact,

Shang Gao Yigong had received the news half a month ago, but Gao Yigong was a little skeptical about it. He realized that he and the rebel army had always stayed on the same page, and with the support of the Dayou Army behind him, the Lin family and his son dared to do this.

Risking an attack on yourself? But after all, Gao Yigong is also a hero for a while. Although he is not sure about this, he still strengthens the defense at the border and reports the matter to Dayou. What Gao Yigong wants is to hope that Dayou can come forward to mediate.

, it would be best if this battle could not be fought, otherwise at least some reinforcements would be sent to help him. However, things were somewhat different from what he expected.

Recently, the government and army launched a fierce attack on Kasumigaseki with the momentum of regaining the capital. However, Kasumigaseki's value to the new capital is actually the same as to the capital. Once lost, the capital of Dayou will completely lose its barrier. Therefore, Dayou is now

Most of the main force of the army is concentrated there. On the other hand, the battle on the northern front is also very surprising. The army has almost reached the home base where Ning Zeen started his career. Therefore, Dayou side has no intention and no ability to control Linzhou at the moment.

Regarding the matter, there is even an opinion within Dayou that they should simply sacrifice Linzhou. Not to mention whether the rebel army can successfully capture it, even if it can be digested later, it will definitely take a while, so that Dayou's army will be reduced.

No worries anymore.

However, many people, including General Tian Yu, still felt that they could not sit back and watch the rebel army gain power, so in the end the Dayou Army came up with a somewhat compromised plan. While negotiating the matter with the rebel army, they also symbolically

Two thousand troops were deployed on the border of Linzhou to show that he was on Gao Yigong's side. However, such a move obviously would not deter the rebel army. Lin Yunfei directly dismissed the matter of negotiation as if he was just passing by.

In order to suppress the bandits, as long as Lin Haijun did not intervene, he would not use force to push them back, and the deterrent effect of two thousand troops on the rebel army was negligible. Therefore, Gao Yigong actually wanted to use Dayou to deal with the rebel army.

The plan was completely in vain.

Due to the delay in this matter, Linzhou's defense on the border was not perfect, so the rebel army easily entered Linzhou. Of course, the remnants of the Dayou Army who were used as excuses could not be the rebel army.

The opponent was defeated in one blow, and the defeated army naturally retreated to the interior of Linzhou, and some of them simply sought refuge directly in the Linhai navy.

Until this time, Gao Yigong still firmly believed that the Lin family and his son just wanted to annex him, or that the other party just wanted to occupy a few counties and villages to expand their territory, so Gao Yigong was a little hesitant about accepting these defeated troops, fearing whether they would be used by the rebels.

With the pretext of marching, however, with so many troops on the front line, it was impossible for everyone to have the same countermeasures. As a result, several troops took in the remnants of the Dayou Army who came to seek shelter. Now the rebels were caught.

He accused Lin Hai of instigating all the previous sabotage caused by the Great You Army, and used this as an excuse to launch an all-out attack.

Because the defense was not tight enough, or simply not prepared for the development of the situation, Linhai navy was defeated steadily at the beginning. Less than half a month after the war started, the rebels captured one-third of Linzhou's territory.

The forward is approaching Xingshui River, which is only more than a hundred miles away from Dexing, the capital of Linzhou.

At this time, Gao Yigong realized the seriousness of the situation and personally led the main force of the Linhai Navy to deploy defenses on both sides of the Xingshui River. He put on a posture of never letting the rebel army cross the river. It was obvious that a big battle was inevitable.

Among the rebel forces, the first to arrive at Xingshui was the vanguard force led by Luo Tianbao. Due to various reasons, Luo Tianbao and the others fought smoothly, so their morale was high from top to bottom. After Luo Tianbao arrived at Xingshui, he first checked the surrounding area.

He found that the terrain of Xingnan Town on the south bank was dangerous. If it could be captured, it would be very beneficial to the subsequent war. So Luo Tianbao summoned the generals to discuss whether to attack Xingnan. As a result, most of the generals expressed support, except Zhixin.

Zhang Hao and Zhang Hao expressed their opposition.

Zhixin did not deny the strategic value of Xingnan Town, but she felt that the main force of the rebel army had not yet arrived, and the enemy was outnumbered. It would be easy to suffer losses by forcefully attacking. Zhang Hao also felt that doing so was too risky and not safe enough.

Luo Tianbao couldn't help but feel a little vague after hearing this. He also did not deny the analysis of Zhixin and others. Linhai did have the advantage in terms of military strength at the moment. However, based on previous experience, Luo Tianbao felt that Linhai's combat effectiveness was no more than this. Even if he was outnumbered, he could not help but feel a little confused.
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