Chapter 3 Fighting for supremacy (eight times) Perhaps because of being on the battlefield, Xu Zi’s six senses were very sharp at this moment. As soon as Qin Shubao’s eyes swept over, he immediately withdrew from his meditation: “We just underestimated the enemy too much.
, that’s why we suffered heavy losses!” He smiled pretending to be relaxed and suggested to Qin Shubao, “If you try not to come into contact with the enemy in the next battle, you may not lose to him!”
"But they may not win. The team opposite is Wagang's elite and will not be defeated so easily!" Qin Shubao nodded and responded that he did not notice that the smile on the opponent's face was unnatural, nor did he notice that Li Xu was inadvertently
The emphasis in Yu's words was "he" rather than "them". He also considered the tactic of using cavalry to shoot at the enemy. The cavalry is fast and it is difficult to hit them with arrows after they run. If they keep shooting at each other on the move,
, the cavalry should be able to achieve a battle loss ratio of one for three. Based on past experience in fighting against rogue bandits, when the loss exceeds 15%, the opponent will be defeated. But the opposite is the Wagang Army, as we learned from the previous round of fighting.
According to the actual situation, Qin Shubao cannot guarantee that the elite cavalry under his command will definitely be stronger than the enemy's fighting will.
"In this case, I might as well stay the same and cope with the ever-changing situation. I don't care who his opponent is, so that he can't get in!" Li Xu thought about it again and suggested that this was what he wanted to say the most, "There is no food in the mountains.
If they rush in rashly, they will end up in a desperate situation. As long as we hold on to the exit of the mountain as before, even the Wagang Army may not be able to stir up any trouble."
After saying that, he raised his head and looked into Qin Shubao's eyes with some eagerness. This was a very safe tactic, but it would harm the general's personal face. Another advantage of using this tactic was that he could not face Wa for the time being.
He had seen the ability of that coach of Gang Jun and admired him very much. At that time, Xuzi never dreamed that one day he would face off against him. But today, he had absolutely no confidence in winning.
"Okay, let's let them in!" Qin Shubao glanced at the opposite hillside again, unwilling to accept it, but he had no choice but to "Chongmu led the armored cavalry brigade to break up, and the other brigades slowly retreated, letting the enemy troops enter the mountain!"
"He ordered in a low voice, and then turned the horse's head resolutely.
"Retreat before fighting. You two are called retreating before fighting. Avoid the enemy like a tiger!" Luo Shixin protested loudly, pounding the ground with the handle of his stick and making a loud thud. The white horse under his crotch was also stirred up with blood by the owner's actions.
Come, the front hooves are in the air, roaring "Xi Liu Liu", but all the soldiers are already tired and don't want to continue this uncertain battle. Luo Shixin yelled alone for a long time, and found that everyone was unwilling to agree, so he had to turn his war horse around, angrily
He hummed and followed behind the armored rider.
"It's just a small conflict. It's too early to tell the outcome!" Dugu Lin, who was responsible for leading the troops to break up the rear, deliberately tightened the reins, walked to Luo Shixin, and comforted him with a smile.
"Anyway, we ran away with our tails between our legs before we could tell the winner! The elders will hear about this, and we won't be laughed to death by them!" Luo Shixin kept looking back, hoping that the enemy would catch up quickly. Hello, everyone.
What disappointed him was that the Wagang Army had obviously lost the interest in continuing the fight and allowed the officers and soldiers to slip away in front of him without doing anything to stop them from the beginning to the end.
"The number of enemy troops is four times that of ours, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. If we stop them forcefully, we will lose more than we gain!" Dugu Lin glanced in the direction of Luo Shixin's gaze and continued to add.
He saw the silver-armored and white-robed general in the Wagang Army staring towards him, as if there were countless mysteries hidden in the smoke and dust kicked up by the war horses. The smoke rose slowly, cutting off the sight of both the enemy and ourselves. General Dugu Lin's head
Turning back, I felt so confused
"If they join the bandits on the mountain, their number will triple!" Luo Shixin kept waving his long spear, causing the weeds on the roadside of the mountain to splash in all directions.
"If they really fight together with the bandits on the mountain, they are looking for death!" Dugu Lin smiled and shook his head, revealing the mystery in Li Xu and Qin Shubao's minds. The Wagang Army is an elite force that can compete with the officers and soldiers of Qi County.
However, the other bandits on the mountain are frightened. When the two groups come together, their combat effectiveness may not be doubled. On the contrary, the low morale of the bandits will affect the fighting spirit of the Wagang army. But is the enemy's leader so stupid? From what the opponent just said
Judging from the performance, Dugu Lin is 120% sure that the Wagang Army will not let his side get what they want.
The behavior of the Wagang Army cannot be judged with common courtesy. Early the next morning, the Qijun and Beihai Allied Forces had just blocked the only road out of the mountain. The envoy of the Wagang Army came to the gate of the camp, accompanied by twenty others.
A strong man was escorting more than 20 county soldiers who were rescued on the battlefield yesterday with minor injuries, and also carrying a dozen county soldiers who were unable to walk due to serious injuries.
After the envoy saw Qin Shubao in the Chinese army tent, he took half a step forward and bowed his hands in salute. "Xie Yingdeng, the envoy of the Wagang Army, paid homage to Qin Governor. Yesterday, our army rescued more than a dozen seriously injured people and more than 20 people who were not seriously injured."
The important Qijun brothers had to stay in the army for one night because it was getting late at that time. Today I heard that your army moved Master to the mountain pass, so I sent them back to Qin Governor together!" (Note 1)
"Thank you for your kindness, General. I, the children of Qijun, will definitely repay your kindness today!" Qin Shubao stood up from his seat and returned a flat bow. His face was a little red. In order to avoid greater losses yesterday, he
He ordered everyone to evacuate without inspecting the battlefield, but today's opponent saved all the wounded and returned them with gifts. This behavior is not so much generosity as it is a demonstration.
"Qin Lieutenant, please don't be polite. This time, our Wagang Army was entrusted to come to rescue our comrades. The offending is really unacceptable!" Xie Yingden smiled and replied. He was wearing a blue shirt and a Confucian scholar on his head.
Guan, compared to the legendary bandit who kills without batting an eye, this dress looks more like a traveling scholar. Especially after he smiled, the sun suddenly filled his face, and even the tense atmosphere in the big tent was instantly wiped out.
Diluted by three points
"I seem to have seen this person somewhere!" Looking at the other person's free and easy smiling face, Xu Zi secretly searched through all the corners of his memory. He knew that he had never met such a young friend. He looked too young, even older than himself.
Much smaller, but that smile seems familiar, especially the confidence that occasionally shows, as if it had been by my side a long time ago.
"Where did General Xie come from? I have long heard that the Wagang Army is the best in the world. It is a great blessing in life that we can ask for advice in person!" Qin Shubao sat down with a smile, as if standing in the hall was an old friend of the Wagang Army whom he had not seen for many years.
The strongest opponent he has encountered since his debut. Yesterday, it was hard to tell the winner on the battlefield. Today, in the battle of words, he didn't want to be even half a point behind the others.
"Captain Qin, you're so polite. The Wagang Army is just a bunch of miserable people who have no way out. They are desperate and desperate. How can they be called elite? They are the cavalry under the command of the Governor. They are really invincible and invincible." Xie Yingden said again.
The expression on the face, body movements and words in the mouth all reveal a sense of humility.
"Thank you, General, for thanking you for yesterday's battle. Our children from Qi County did not have the slightest advantage. Your army advanced and retreated in a controlled manner. Qin admired it very much!" Qin Shubao waved his hand, acting magnanimously and calmly, like a hospitable host who came to his military camp.
The purpose was not to say a few tasteless polite words, but because the visitor refused to go straight to the point, he had to stop silently.
"It's so boring!" Luo Shi secretly cursed in confidence. What he didn't like to hear the most was these tasteless nonsense. If you want to fight, fight. The two armies are enemies, but mother-in-law and mother-in-law keep talking endlessly. If the battle is like this
If you beat me, you might as well go home and hug a woman
Fortunately, Xie Yingden didn't want to waste too much time. After the voice was changed, his words no longer sounded as pleasant as before, especially in the ears of Luo Shixin and others. Those words could be described as "shameless".
"Since it's hard to tell the difference between our two families, why don't Lieutenant Qin clear a path and let me go down the mountain to escape?" Xie Yingden suggested with a smile, as if he was making a trivial deal with the other party.
"I appreciate the general's kindness, but our responsibilities are ours. We dare not abandon public service for personal reasons." Qin Shubao sat up straight and replied coldly. This was the biggest joke he heard today. A group of bandits actually came to negotiate with the officers and soldiers.
And put on a gesture of charity
"General Qin, doesn't he cherish the lives of the children in his hometown? You have already driven the people on the mountain out of Qi County, and the general's reputation has been established, so why bother to kill them all?" Xie Yingdeng seemed to have expected that Qin Shubao would give him a negative answer, and he did not rush.
Di added another sentence
"Come here, take five hundred pennies, load them in a car and give them to General Xie to take back, and count them as life-saving money for the brothers." Qin Shubao waved his hand and ordered him to know what Xie Yingdeng was talking about. Who knew that he had just said that he would give it to him?
The other party will repay you! But there are many ways to repay, and it does not mean betraying your responsibilities.
"Qin Lieutenant, wait a minute!" Xie Yingdeng stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers who were going out with the order. "We, the Wagang Army, are not bandits who kidnap people for money. Since we have sent back the captured heroes of Qi County, we don't want any ransom today."
What you said is a suggestion that is beneficial to both you and me. I hope the general will think twice!"
"I don't see the benefit. You are a thief, and we are officers and soldiers who kidnap people for ransom. It is logical that officers and soldiers go up the mountain to catch thieves. It is only natural and right!" Dugu Lin came out of the crowd and shouted proudly.
"That's not necessarily the way of the world. The so-called officials and thieves are just that one used a big seal when robbing, and the other used a knife and gun when robbing!" The envoy looked at Dugu Lin's face, responded with a smile, and choked him.
A shiver
"The thief is rude. You are really capable. We are just good at fighting with swords and guns. Don't talk about it here!" Luo Shixin saw that Dugu Lin was pushed back by the other party after just one word. He couldn't hold it in any longer and rushed forward to grab him.
Although Xie Yingdeng, the messenger who was beaten hard by the opponent's neck collar, was wearing a scholar's clothes, his movements of his hands and feet were very neat. His body took half a step back, turned slightly, and was out of Luo Shixin's grasp.
"Of course it's good to be able to learn General Luo's martial arts skills." He clasped his fists in front of him and seemed to be saluting, but in fact, he used his hands to push the arm that Luo Shixin was grabbing aside. "But when the two armies are fighting, killing
The enemy is three thousand, and we will lose at least eight hundred. Even if you all drive us all out this time, within half a year, there will be wars everywhere around Qi County!"
"Shixin, please don't hurt the guest!" Qin Shubao shouted in a low voice. Just like yesterday when the two armies were fighting, his side still didn't have the upper hand in today's civil fight. This made him feel extremely annoyed. It's just why there is such a thing in the Wagang Army.
Heroes of many years, yesterday's general looked like he was only in his early twenties, but today's lobbyist must be sixteen or seventeen years old at most!
"Hmph!" Luo Shixin snorted coldly from his nostrils and stepped aside angrily. If the other party hadn't been acting as a messenger, he would have wanted to punch him flat. However, I'm afraid it would take a lot of effort. This person moved forward and retreated lightly.
The spirit is free and easy, and it is difficult to win it between three moves and five moves.
"Thank you, General. We have received a share of the imperial salary. We should do our best. What will happen in half a year is beyond our expectation!" After Qin Shubao dismissed Luo Shixin, he stood up and handed over to the envoy.
"I might as well say frankly that if the imperial court continues to play like this, there will only be more and more rogue bandits in the wilds, and you, the elite of Qijun, will lose them every time they fight!" Xie Yingden shook his head, still with a smile on his face.
"The elites in Qi County are getting fewer and fewer, but the number of thieves in the world will only increase!" This sentence struck like thunder in the hearts of all the generals, especially Qin Shubao. In recent years, the number of bandits has been suppressed more and more, which he has witnessed with his own eyes.
Seeing that in the past, when he was as young as Luo Shixin, he was bored in the Yamen all day long. Now he is fighting for more than half of the year. At the end of the year, he wants to take a rest. It makes the thieves unhappy. Thinking of this, his body feels unreasonable.
He softened and almost agreed to the other party's request. "Can your Wagang Army guarantee that these people will never come around Qi County again?" Qin Shubao asked blankly. After the words came out, he immediately understood that he had made a big mistake, turned his eyes to Li Xu, and changed his mind.
Said: "You can't guarantee it. Besides, the sins these people committed in Beihai County will never be redeemed. If I let them go today, where will the laws of the court be placed?"
"Please Qin Duwei think twice!" Xie Yingden cupped his fists towards Qin Shubao, and then naturally turned his body to Li Xu, "I also ask General Li Lang to think twice. My military commander Xu said that he does not want to fight against the heroes of Qi County again unless it is absolutely necessary!
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"I don't want to fight Brother Maogong again, but God is playing tricks on me, so what choice do I have!" Li Xu heard a voice shouting in his heart. His mouth felt bitter, as if he had eaten yellow lotus.
Uncomfortable Yesterday, when the two armies were facing each other, he recognized the opponent's general as his life and death brother Xu Dayan. Today, Xie Yingden seemed to have casually mentioned it, but actually mentioned it deliberately, which made him confirm the opponent's identity.
But so what, Qin Shubao was worried about his status as a court general, so he didn't dare to trade with the Wagang Army easily. Didn't he care about the fierce eyes around him? The so-called fate tricks people, which is consistent with Si Dayan's wish that day to become a nobleman, and his own wish
It's just that Ping'an became a hawker. The one who wanted to be a hawker became the second-class uncle of the imperial court, just like a bourgeois who pretended to be a gentry, but the one who wanted to be a gentry became the king of Juxiaoshanlin!
"Wagang County has no bad behavior in Qilu. For the sake of sending the brothers back today, if they leave on their own, I suggest that Lieutenant Qin let them live!" Xuzi hugged Qin Shubao and said business was business.
He suggested in a tone that no one could see the despair in his eyes. He hid everything in his heart. "If the Niushan bandits from Qi Guoyuan also want to fish in troubled waters, please go back and tell your military advisor, General Xie." He turned his head and bowed deeply to Xie Yingden.
, "Li and the brothers are responsible for protecting the country and the people, and they have to risk their lives to stop them."
"This Li Zhongjian, why bother talking to death!" Qin Shubao didn't expect that Li Xu actually rejected the other party's suggestion. If Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin said such words, it would be easy to understand, because one of them is ruthless and the other is arrogant.
A master who knows how to weigh the priorities, but Li Zhongjian always seems to be a soft-hearted person, so why is he so cruel at this moment?
While he was feeling annoyed, he heard the envoy asked in shock: "Does General Li really not miss you at all, or what you're feeling today?"
"Justice and personal grudges cannot be balanced. I hope General Xie will forgive me!" Li Xu replied with a sigh, as if he had been friends with Xie Yingdeng for a long time.
"With your Qijun soldiers and horses, you will definitely not be able to stop my Wagang army!" Xie Yingdeng looked around and shook his head repeatedly.
"If you don't try, how will you know?" Li Xu also shook his head, his smile suddenly became very relaxed, as if he had thrown away a heavy burden.
He realized that he was fighting against Xu Dayan. Before the fight, he was already timid. But that was yesterday. After a night of depression, he suddenly understood that since the two of them were destined to meet again in this way, instead of
If you just try to escape, it’s better to give it a try. No matter you win or lose, you will live up to the friendship we had when discussing military affairs together in the past.
"Yes, if you want to hit me, just hit me. Why are you shivering so much?" Luo Shixin noticed that Li Xu was becoming more and more interested in him, so he couldn't wait to help.
"Thank you, chief, for pushing the money back, otherwise, you will return empty-handed!" Dugu Lin didn't say a word, and when he did, he just said a sarcastic sentence.
"Go back and tell all the heroes on the mountain that I will be waiting for you at the exit of the mountain.
