Chapter 5 Return (Part 5) Li Zixiong saw that Yu Wenshu's commanding banner had begun to advance towards him, and his heart became more and more desperate. He had led troops for many years, but he knew how to make choices. He immediately ordered 10,000 troops to stay to fight with Yu Wenshu, and others.
The people turned their heads at the same time and took the road away from the southwest corner of the battlefield.
This time it was another scene. The number of cavalry led by Xuzi was only one-tenth of the opponent's. He was unable to stop the enemy from escaping head-on, so he had to let most of the rebels pass, and then chased Li Zixiong decisively. Whenever there were cavalry,
After chasing them, they left thousands of people behind and cut them off. Those who were cut off knew that they had no way to survive, so they naturally stalked them and would not give up until they fell. After two rounds of pestering, the brothers in the Xiongwu Camp did not gain much victory, but were defeated.
After injuring many brothers, several core generals realized that the gains were not worth the losses. They gradually lost their will to fight and looked for opportunities to ask Asahi for instructions, and hastily retreated their troops.
On the way back to the camp, brothers from all walks of life kept coming up to ask the cavalry about how they charged into the formation. Their faces were full of admiration. It turned out that everyone had heard that the right wing was almost collapsed, and thanks to the Xiongwu camp, they turned the tide.
In order to shirk the blame and save their face, the Youwu Marquis and Youyuwei soldiers naturally exaggerated the combat effectiveness of Li Zixiong's rebels several times. Faced with such a powerful enemy, the Xiongwu Camp only sent 5,000 cavalry to defeat them.
After all, its combat effectiveness is naturally ten times higher than that of the rebels. If we continue to calculate it like this, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty are measured by the fine cavalry of the Xiongwu Camp. Naturally, it is an interesting thing that the brothers of the Xiongwu Camp themselves are embarrassed to admit.
result
That night, Yu Wenshu held a banquet in the Chinese army to celebrate the achievements of the soldiers. This time, the old guy no longer boasted about his son, but very politely invited Li Xu to sit next to him. In front of a group of old generals, how dare Xu Zi
Zuo hurriedly stood up and declined, claiming that it was just a fluke, but in fact he had no merit.
"Where, where, my nephew, the young hero, bravely championed the three armies today. If you hadn't turned the tide today, the lifetime reputations of us old guys would have been destroyed at the hands of Li Zixiong." Half of Yu Wenshu's face was full of smiles, and the other half of his face kept twitching.
"So of course my nephew can take the first seat!"
"The general's position is low, and he occasionally makes meritorious deeds. How dare he boast in front of all the seniors!" Li Xu, who had changed into a general's uniform, clasped his fists and bowed around him. "Besides, I didn't fight the battle alone. In terms of merit, I'm afraid everyone can
There are more senior generals than me, a newbie, so I've invited a few veteran generals to sit here." He looked at the door and added with a smile, "The generals will just sit at the tent. It's cooler there, which is just right for the generals.
identity of!"
"You boy, today we are arranging seats based on merit, not based on official position. We are all men in the military. Why bother with mother-in-law and mother-in-law!" Seeing Li Xu shirk, a man with an official position second only to Yu Wenshu and a darker complexion
The old general jumped up and said
Xuzi remembered this person. Before yesterday's banquet, this person didn't seem to buy much from Yu Wenshiji. "Come here, old general, to express your love. Juniors shouldn't be pretentious, but today's victory is a victory. All the credit is due to the concerted efforts of the soldiers. I can't do my duty."
That’s all, I really don’t dare to take credit!”
When the generals saw that Xuzi was good at talking, their impressions of him improved greatly. Previously, the impression he left on everyone was just a foolhardy man from a poor background. After today's fierce battle, everyone was impressed by his bravery.
I was even more impressed by his clever and polite side, and gradually gained some understanding of him.
Although the army of the Sui Dynasty pays great attention to family background, the contribution of today's Xiongwu Camp is obvious, and no one is willing to cover it up, so everyone spoke up one after another, and as elders, advised Li Xu to seize the time to take the position of chief
"Thank you, general!" "Thank you, senior!" "Thank you, general." Li Xu repeatedly handed over his hand. At this moment, he felt 120% proud, but he still had to put on a modest look on his face. The reason why everyone thought he was brave and foolhardy.
, it’s all rumors created by Yu Wenshu, an old man, so the more people praise him, the more polite he has to be. Liu Hongji once said that etiquette is the armor of a scholar. In the officialdom, the more polite a person is.
, the more it will leave everyone with the impression of being well-educated and well-educated. Xuzi didn't care much about it before, but now, reality forces him to use some of the secular methods taught by Liu Hongji to deal with it.
"This boy is definitely not a reckless man!" Lai Huer, who stood opposite Xu Zi with a smile, secretly commented that although he was born into a wealthy family, his grandfather and father had all held the title of county prince, but when he was young,
I once fled to another country to avoid disaster because of killing my enemies, and made friends with many reckless heroes, so I didn't have any prejudice against people from poor backgrounds coming to take care of their children. Now I heard Li Xu's answers, which were neither humble nor arrogant. He was polite to the coach Yu Wenshu, but also knew how to keep his distance.
Unconsciously, my favorable impression of him increased greatly.
"General Yuwen doesn't know what he wants to plot against others?" Wu Bilang held Chen Leng's wine glass and watched the wonderful "performance" in front of the table with great interest. Among the veteran generals, except Yuwen Shu, he was dealing with Xu Zi.
It was first discovered that Yu Wenshu had no good intentions for young people. However, his life experience was rough and he had seen a lot of warmth and coldness in the world. Therefore, his principle in dealing with things was that he would rather watch the fun than wade in troubled waters.
"The old man turns corners very quickly. Yesterday, only his own son was in his eyes. Today he is acting like a corporal." Zhou Fashang half-leaned his body, his eyes full of disdain. He had always been disdainful of Yu Wenshu's commanding ability, especially
Today, if it weren't for the fact that Mr. Yu Wenshu insisted on making up a great flying geese formation and said, "If you attack the left, the right will respond, if you attack the right, the left will respond. If the central army is connected, then the left and right will attack together."
It’s not like relying on a young person to save lives
Everyone had their own thoughts, so although they were polite on the surface, secretly they really wanted to see how Li Xu would deal with Yu Wenshu's "enthusiasm."
The words "everyone is famous" have already laid a trap for the young man. The young man also answered well and gave credit to everyone, but refused to say that Yu Wenshiji's arrangements were good.
"If my nephew doesn't take the post, I will have to give up this handsome position to you. Anyway, I have failed in commanding and dispatching today. I only relied on the soldiers to sacrifice their lives to save my reputation!" Yu Wenshu saw that Xu Zi kept evading and pretended to be angry.
Look, shouted
"I don't dare. If it weren't for the commander-in-chief, Li Zixiong wouldn't have come back!" Li Xu saluted again and responded.
"Oh, you kid, you are really troublesome!" There was a stalemate between the two of them before the meeting with Lai Huer. He walked out from behind his seat, took Li Xu's arm and complained, "I pulled you to sit down, now you can do whatever you want."
After saying that, he took a few steps sideways and forced Xuzi into the short girl next to Yuwenshu.
"In this case, it is better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders!" Li Xu smiled and sat up straight, saluting everyone for the third time. This official entertainment is much more difficult than charging into battle. He thought to himself, feeling that the sweat had begun to roll down his back, making it wet.
It made several old and new wounds itchy and painful.
A group of generals were drinking a celebratory drink, and they had to mention the battle situation during the day. Everyone said that although Li Zixiong had a bad conscience, he actually led the troops well. The 60,000 rebels under his command were responsible for interception tasks.
The dead soldiers are still the main force attacking the right wing. They are all brave and strong, well-trained and well-equipped. If it were not for the calm command of the old general Yuwen and the brave and resourceful general of the young general Li, today's fierce battle may not have come to an end until midnight.
Li Xu admired the bravery shown by the rebels and understood why the rebels were so brave. But to say that the rebels were well-trained would be to overestimate others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige. As for being well-equipped, it would be nonsense that could not be beaten with eight sticks.
The rebels holding wooden clubs and wearing cloth armor can be said to be well-equipped, and the Sui officers and soldiers armed with teeth can be said to be holding magic weapons.
But in this situation, telling the truth may not be a virtue. Xuzi felt puzzled in his heart, lowered his head and continued to listen to everyone bragging. After listening carefully for half an hour, he realized that everyone was speaking in a very orderly manner, as if it had been arranged in advance.
The army boasted lavishly, praising how difficult the battle was, and then began to talk about the bravery and bravery of their subordinates, especially those with low official positions.
The general listened with a smile and added a few words from time to time. Although he didn't say much, he summarized the key points in each sentence.
"It seems that they are preparing to report their merits to the court!" Xuzi thought about it carefully, and finally understood another function of the celebration wine. It turned out that everyone sat together to unify their caliber, so as to avoid someone blowing the cowhide, or
Taking credit for other people's achievements because of overstepping the limit, causing unnecessary disputes
After gaining some experience, Xuzi gradually gained confidence in his heart. Since the old thief Yuwenshu held a bragging conference and asked himself to be the guest of honor, it seemed that he would not deliberately take away today's achievements. He was thinking about how to speak when someone asked him.
Not to stand out from the crowd, I suddenly heard someone mentioning the battle situation on the right wing.
It turned out that among the rebels who rushed straight to the right wing, there were actually 3,000 heavy armored infantry in the vanguard and 5,000 crossbowmen in the rear. They were treacherous and cunning, taking advantage of General You Wuhou's friendship with his old friend, and suddenly launched an attack on General You Wuhou, Zhao Xiaocai.
Mercy, originally wanted to persuade Li Zixiong to surrender, but was plotted by the other party with cold arrows. It was only because of the loyalty and bravery of his own soldiers that he chose a life from the rebel army.
The soldiers of the Youwu Guard fought back, and the soldiers of the Right Guards resisted bravely. However, it was only because the enemy force was stronger and they took the lead that the right wing was in crisis...
Li Xu turned his head to see whose mouth this battle he had never seen "happened". As expected, he saw the old and blushing face of the right guard general Zhang Jin.
General Zhang Jin of Youyuwei is considered an honest man in the army and is not very good at bragging. But today, both the armies of Youwuhou and Youyuwei were defeated. General Zhao Xiaocai of Youwuhou was seriously injured. His life or death was uncertain. Faced with such a severe situation,
He couldn't help but exaggerate the enemy's strength. Otherwise, everyone would be blamed by the court, and the brothers who died in battle would not receive compensation.
Seeing Li Xu's eyes glanced at him, Zhang Jin blushed even more. He barely made up a few excuses, stood up, and walked to Li Xu with a glass of wine in his hand. "If General Li hadn't been so righteous, Zhang Jin wouldn't be so righteous."
I leave my life to the old thief Li Zixiong. I dare not say thank you for saving my life. I respect Zhang for doing it first!"
His attitude was so respectful that Li Xu felt very embarrassed and quickly stood up. He first held the wine cup in front of his forehead with both hands, and then bowed in return, "General Zhang is too humble. The enemy army is powerful. If it weren't for Zhang and Zhao,
The general fought tooth and nail, and the boy didn’t even have the chance to prepare calmly! I’d like to pay tribute to the general with this wine!”
In a few words, he not only acknowledged the other party's bragging, but also gave the two defeated generals a high hat. In the past, Xuzi wouldn't have been able to do it if he was beaten to death. But today is no different than before, with the old thief Yuwen Shu watching from the side.
He didn't dare to take another wrong step, say the wrong word, or offend anyone.
With such a nervous state of mind, the muscles in the body were unintentionally tightened, pulling on the wounds, and it was heartbreaking to see Zhang Jin back to her seat. When Xu Zi sat down too, she couldn't help but take a breath of air.
"Is General Li feeling unwell?" Lai Hu'er, who was sitting opposite Li Xu, asked loudly with sharp eyes.
"During the day, I was injured a little during the day!" Li Xu saw that everyone's eyes began to focus on him. He was afraid of causing misunderstanding, so he had to tell the truth.
"Where is the injury? Is it a problem?" Yu Wenshu pretended to care about the younger generation and asked earnestly.
"The chest area, it doesn't matter, it's already been given medicine!" Li Xu waved his hand, indicating that he could talk easily if it was no big deal, but the sweat beads on his forehead refused to obey and rolled down one by one.
"I'm even breaking out in a cold sweat, and I said you might as well wait for me to take a look!" Lai Hu'er stood up from his seat, rushed to Li Xu's side in three or two steps, and couldn't help but pull open the military uniform on Li Xu's upper body and put a few pieces into his body.
The blood-stained cloth tape was exposed to the public
"Hiss!" Even though the generals here were used to life and death, they were shocked by the bandages on Xu Zi's body. In such a hot weather, the bandages on Xu Zi's chest, shoulders and waist were actually wide and narrow.
It was bandaged twelve times and three "patches". Some of the "patches" had no blood on them, so the wounds must have begun to heal. Some of the "patches" were bright red, with blood stains seeping out from under the bandages.
"It doesn't matter. If it were me, I would have been lying in the coffin!" Lai Huer said loudly, intent on supporting Xu Zi.
"It's okay, I'm young and can withstand the torment!" Li Xu replied in a low voice with his face as shy as a piece of red cloth.
"Are you a manly man? It's tough to charge into battle even after being injured. There's nothing to be ashamed of!" Zhou Fashang joked with a smile when he saw Li Xu blushing.
Although the generals have led armies for many years, they rarely do the "reckless" thing of taking the lead as Xuzi, who does not shy away from the target. They looked at his bandages and several healed wounds, whispered to each other, and praised him for his toughness in protecting his children.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he ordered someone to pour a glass of wine and held it with his right hand. He pointed to the bleeding bandage on Xuzi's chest with his left hand and asked loudly: "Boy, can you tell me when this injury occurred?"
Suffered?"
"Today, when we charge into the battle for the first time!" Li Xu thought for a while and answered
"Pick up the wine, I salute you!" Lai Hu'er held the cup in both hands and drank the wine in one gulp.
Seeing that the old general was drinking so arrogantly, Li Xu had no choice but to follow him. Just as he was about to put on his clothes, Lai Guer pointed to the bandage under his ribs and asked, "When was it injured here?"
"The second charge, maybe, maybe the third time, I'm not sure!" Li Xu blushed and replied in a low voice.
"Pour the wine, I'll give you another drink. If I retreated after being injured the first time, how dare I rush into the battle a second time!" Lai Huer held his palm and praised him.
The soldiers who were serving the generals drinking hurriedly came forward and filled up the wine cups for the two of them. Protector held the cup and touched it with Li Xu, and drank the wine again.
"Why doesn't General Li wear iron armor?" Yu Wenhua, who ventured into the battle during the day and almost fell into the enemy's ranks, couldn't help but ask when he saw Lai Hu'er and Li Xu stealing the limelight.
"General Li was injured in Liyang. There are too many bandages on his body and he can't put on the armor!" The person who answered him was none other than Wuya General Yu Wenshiji.
Yu Wenhuaji glared at his younger brother fiercely. He felt as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle. He was filled with all kinds of flavors, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and wanted to go forward to find fault with him. However, the generals did not give him a chance, and gathered around him one by one with wine cups in their hands.
, one after another toasted to Li Xu
"This injury seems to be some time old. When did it happen?" Zhou Fashang pointed to a discolored bandage and asked.
"He was injured while fighting Yuan Wuben outside Liyang City!" Li Xu thought for a while and answered truthfully.
Everyone was amazed again, and once again raised their cups to persuade Xu Zi. He knew that he was in the limelight today, and no matter whether the consequences were disaster or blessing, it was irreversible, so they no longer tried to be modest. Some people offered a toast, so they drank it, and others asked.
, to be honest, before I knew it, I drank more than a dozen drinks, the smell of alcohol started to rise, my face became redder, and I became bolder.
"Is this wound also outside Liyang City?" Zhou Fashang admired Xu Zi's bravery. After drinking two glasses of wine with him, he raised a third glass of wine.
"Liaodong, Wuming Valley!" Li Xu looked at Yuwen and his son, and calmly replied that they were injured while saving Yuwenshi. This battle also saved Yuwen.