Chapter 244 The Five Tigers of the Yang Family
Dealing with the Korcha clan’s banner issues doesn’t mean Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan have nothing to do.

As mentioned before, the Korcha clan’s settlement is not limited to the banner area, there are several other settlements around that also belong to the Korcha clan.

After that night attack, many members of the Korcha clan fled within the banner.

Therefore, chasing the escaped members of the Korcha clan and clearing out other Korcha clan settlements became the next task for Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan.

Wang Bin summoned his military officers and briefly assigned them tasks. Yang Zhengshan then led the garrison battalion out of the camp and headed west.

On the fifth day of June in the twenty-ninth year of Chengping, Yang Zhengshan led 700 cavalrymen from the garrison to attack the Canggu settlement of the Korcha clan.

On the sixth day, the garrison camp once again attacked the Korcha clan's Beilin settlement.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, at the Tahashan settlement.

On the ninth day, the Gram River settlement.

On the tenth day, a team of 3,000 people who escaped from the Korcha clan's banner were attacked by the garrison camp in the snowy field.

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The garrison battalion, with full firepower, once again raised its terrifying butcher knife.

And this time, Yang Zhengshan's attack was easier and faster.

Because Wang Bin is behind him, Wang Bin can help him deal with all the matters later and also provide a lot of intelligence information to him and the garrison battalion.

With Wang Bin's active cooperation, Yang Zhengshan had no worries and only needed to keep attacking and killing.

Just as Yang Zhengshan led the garrison battalion to carry out a clean-up operation, the war in the north intensified.

At the end of May, Liang Chu led 30,000 Zhenbiao Battalion and 5,000 Yunlong Guards to the foot of Fushan City.

In early June, four large tribes in Fushan City, including Gorqin, Omubu, and Chahar, dispatched troops to launch a surprise attack on Liang Chu's camp. However, they fell into the trap set by Liang Chu and returned empty-handed after losing thousands of Hu cavalry.

For the next half month, Liang Chu hid in the camp ten miles south of Fushan City. No matter how the Hu people clamored or provoked outside the camp, Liang Chu did not respond, but only ordered the soldiers to build defensive measures inside the camp.

Such actions made the Hu people in Fushan City extremely uncomfortable.

Attack by surprise, afraid of falling into the trap again.

If you challenge him head-on, he won't respond.

Just attack directly. Seeing that the defense measures of the enemy camp are becoming more and more perfect, they still can't make up their minds.

Obviously, their military strength exceeded that of the enemy, but they felt like they had no idea where to start.

In terms of military strength, there are four large tribes of the Donghai Hu people gathered near Fushan City, with a total of more than 80,000 troops.

Even if they subtracted the soldiers defending the city, they could still mobilize 50,000 troops to attack.

However, Liang Chu hid in the camp like a turtle and refused to fight, which made the rulers and ministers of the Daling Dynasty feel extremely difficult.

Liang Chu's purpose in doing this was very simple.

Treat others in their own way.

At that time, the Donghai Hu tribe came to Chongshan Pass with an army of 100,000, forcing Zhang Shouwang to retreat inside Chongshan Pass and defend it tightly, watching helplessly as countless Hu cavalry entered Dayong and looted everywhere.

Now Liang Chu led 30,000 Zhenbiao Camp and 5,000 Yunlong Guards, like a fishbone stuck in the throat of the Daling Dynasty, making the nearly 100,000 troops around Fushan City unable to move and they could only fight with him here.

The other five lieutenant generals of Chongshan Town were clearing out the Donghai Hu tribe in the north.

The current situation is very similar to that of five years ago, except that the positions of the two sides have been reversed.

This is Liang Chu’s complete battle plan.

Only when the reinforcements arrive will it be time for him to have a decisive battle with the Da Ling royal court.

Inside the coach’s tent.

Liang Chu was very relaxed as he looked at the battle reports sent in over the past two days.

"Look, I've said it before. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, among the five reinforcement battalions and six lieutenant generals, Zhou Lan is the strongest!"

He said to his aide Lu Zhong.

Chongshan Town is divided into five routes, but there are six lieutenant generals, two of whom are in the central route. Zhou Lan is the lieutenant general of Jianning Guard in the central route.

And just three days ago, Zhou Lan led the Jianning Guard reinforcements to defeat the Qijia clan, one of the seven major tribes of the Donghai Hu people.

The Qijia clan was more powerful than the Korcha clan, but was defeated head-on by Zhou Lan and his 8,000-strong reinforcement battalion.

Yes, the front side.

With an army of 8,000 against 20,000, they defeated Qi Jia clan head-on.

This battle was even more brutal than Korcha's, but the outcome was also better than Korcha's.

"My lord, I think the strongest one was Lord Yang Zhengshan. Do you know that General Zhou learned the military training methods from Lord Yang?" Lu Zhong was generous in praising Yang Zhengshan.

There is no way, the Yang family is the future in-laws of the Marquis' Mansion.

Being great is being great, there is no need to hide it.

And what he said was not wrong. Zhou Lan's method of training soldiers was truly passed down from Yang Zhengshan.

Not only did Zhou Lan receive the true teachings, but he was also assisted by a large number of Yang family members.

Yang Zhengshan spent three years building the Anyuan City garrison camp, while Zhou Lan spent more than four years training an 8,000-strong reinforcement battalion.

Although the individual combat strength of the soldiers in her reinforcement battalion is not as good as that of the soldiers in the Anyuan City garrison battalion, the resources in Zhou Lan's hands are not comparable to those of Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan’s greatest reliance is nothing more than the spiritual spring water, while Zhou Lan’s greatest reliance is her background.

In Chongshan Town, Zhou Lan can get whatever she wants.

If there is not enough food and grass, ask the general's office for it. If there is not enough war horses, ask the general's office for it.

If the weapons and armor are not complete, ask the general for them!

It doesn’t matter if the General’s Mansion doesn’t have it. She can ask directly from the Central Military Governor’s Mansion or her biological father.

As lieutenant generals, Wang Bin took great pains to form an army of 3,000 cavalry, while Zhou Lan had a total of 8,000 cavalry, including 3,000 armored cavalry.

This is the difference.

Of course, this alone is not enough. The key is to have talented people and martial arts masters.

Zhou Lan's cultivation is relatively weak, and she is only at the sixth level of the acquired realm. However, she is surrounded by masters from the Ningguo Mansion, and she also has a group of Yang family members under her command.

Yang Mingzhi, Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu, Yang Qinwu and so on.

These Yang family disciples are now all coming to the fore. The one with the highest level of cultivation is Yang Mingwu, who has now reached the fifth level of acquired cultivation. The one with the lowest level of cultivation is Yang Qinwu, who has now reached the fourth level of acquired cultivation.

Now these five people have got a nickname under Zhou Lan, known as the Five Tigers of the Yang Family.

They have become the backbone of Zhou Lan's army.

With background, resources and talents, Zhou Lan now has a strong army under his command.

"Hahaha~~" Liang Chu laughed. He was becoming more and more satisfied with the marriage with the Yang family.

He was very satisfied with Yang Yunxue's martial arts talent. Now looking at Yang Zhengshan, he actually had the strength of the eighth level of the acquired realm and had made many great achievements on the battlefield.

When this battle is over, Yang Zhengshan will surely be promoted, and this mismatch between the two families will no longer be a topic of conversation.

Originally he just thought that the Yang family was good, but now he should be glad that he chose the Yang family.

Although the Marquis of Changping's Mansion does not like to get involved in the struggles in the court, it is also a good thing for it to have a few solid allies.

The Yang family will definitely have a bright future. Maybe in the future, the Changping Marquis Mansion will have to rely on the Yang family.

"But General Zhou is going to grab some meat!" After Lu Zhong laughed, he turned the conversation back to Zhou Lan.

In the battle report, Zhou Lan also said that she would lead her soldiers to support the western and southern routes.

Unlike Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan who wanted to wipe out the remaining Korcha clan soldiers after defeating them, Zhou Lan defeated Qi Jia clan head-on. Before the head-on battle with Qi Jia clan, she took the lead in clearing out other settlements of Qi Jia clan, forcing Qi Jia clan to leave the banner area and fight her.

So now Zhou Lan only needs to rest for a few days before he can lead his troops westward.

Although the six lieutenant generals did not specifically divide the combat areas in this expedition, they actually formed a tacit understanding with each other and each had his own area of ​​responsibility.

For example, the area Wang Bin is responsible for is from Heiyun Mountain to the coastal area. This area is the largest, but there are almost no East China Sea Hu people living in the coastal area, so the area he is actually responsible for is the area between Heiyun Mountain and Fushan City.

Now Zhou Lan is going westward, which will undoubtedly steal the military merits of other generals.

However, Liang Chu just smiled and said, "If you don't have the ability, don't blame others for snatching it!"

The strength of the six lieutenant generals is also different. Zhou Lan is undoubtedly the strongest. In addition to her, there is Ji Feiyu, the deputy general of Chongshan Town. Ji Feiyu is not only the deputy general, but also the leader of the western route of Chongshan Town. He has a town flag battalion, two reinforcement battalions, and over 10,000 soldiers under his command.

The other lieutenant generals were similar to Wang Bin, with two reinforcement battalions and about two to three thousand cavalry under their command.

Of course, Wang Bin has Yang Zhengshan under his command, but other lieutenant generals do not have someone like Yang Zhengshan under their command.

Liang Chucai didn't know whether Zhou Lan would try to steal the credit. To him, the most important thing was to wipe out most of the Donghai Hu tribe as soon as possible.

Although Fushan City can't do anything to him now, the longer time goes on, the more unexpected things will happen.

He is still waiting for the generals from all over to come for support.

"By the way, send someone to ask Wang Bin what he will do next. If they don't plan to go west, then let them come here first!" Liang Chu thought of Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan.

Zhou Lan could still go west, but Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan could not because the distance was too far. By the time they crossed a thousand miles to the west, they probably wouldn't even have a sip of soup, so it would be better for them to come over and join him first.

"Well, I'll arrange for someone to go over and ask!"

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In a camp thirty miles west of the Korcha clan’s territory.

Yang Zhengshan returned with 700 cavalrymen from the garrison battalion.

This time they either attacked the settlements of the Hu people or pursued the remnants of the Korcha clan. They fought more than a dozen battles, large and small, and achieved a phased victory.

There may still be some Hu people hiding around, but there is no need to wipe them out.

When Yang Zhengshan returned, Wang Bin personally went out of the camp to greet him.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Wang Bin looked at the murderous garrison camp and couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.

His cavalry also took part in this campaign, but the results of the two sides were vastly different.

The garrison battalion had only 700 cavalrymen, but they were able to win battle after battle.

The 2,000 cavalrymen from the reinforcement battalion attacked a medium-sized settlement, but nearly capsized in a ditch. If he hadn't been worried and followed them, it is estimated that at least half of the cavalrymen would have been lost.

Yang Zhengshan got off his horse, smiled faintly, and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, General!"

"Haha, it's nothing to worry about!" Wang Bin smiled and walked into the camp with Yang Zhengshan.

The camp was still a busy scene. Yang Zhengshan was clearing the area in the front, while Wang Sheng and Zhang Yuanwu were constantly transporting the spoils from the back. At the same time, Yuan Wanli, the chief clerk of the general's mansion, was counting the heads.

Heads are military merits. Although Yang Zhengshan no longer has any objection to the number of heads, whether it is 30,000 or 50,000, the difference is not big.

But for the soldiers, they need heads to reward them according to their merits, so it is very necessary to harvest heads and confirm the number of heads.

This time they seized a lot of spoils, which kept the transport team very busy.

(End of this chapter)