Chapter 4 Old Friend (Second Top) Looking at the friendly troops moving faster and faster in front of him, Xu Maogong's eyes suddenly narrowed into a thin line, "Ying Deng, when you went to the enemy camp, you pointed out that the reason why we came to the rescue was because we were attacked by others.
What's the reason?" He asked with a sullen face, as if there was an invisible chill in his words, which made people want to shiver even in early summer.
"I made it very clear to them that the Wagang Army has no intention of becoming an enemy of the elites of Qi County." Xie Yingdeng thought for a while and replied very solemnly.
"So many brothers died for these bastards, it's really not worth it!" Shan Xiongxin spat heavily on the ground and cursed. Obviously, during the time when he was with the friendly troops on the mountain, everyone was having trouble with each other.
It was not a pleasant experience, so we went down the mountain together, but each had his own thoughts.
"Damn it, these guys have no fighting power at all, but they have the nerve to share our military rations!" Cheng Zhijie was also dissatisfied with the friendly forces and cursed, "Master Zhai is also confused, and he was persuaded by Li Mi.
, sent us all the way to rescue this inferior product!"
"I think that guy Li Mi has evil intentions! He is very pretentious when he talks, but when he really works, he has no rules and regulations!" Xie Yingdeng didn't like Li Mi either, so he added angrily from the sidelines.
This time the Wagang army ventured through Dongping and Lujun, and sneaked three hundred miles in the wilderness to reach Daishan to rescue the trapped people. This was all because the leader Zhai Rang was moved by Li Mi's sweet words. This guy who had fooled Yang Xuangan to death was not convinced.
With his big mouth and a few nonsense words about the general trend of the world, Zhai Rang regarded him as his right-hand man. If Xu Maogong hadn't repeatedly stopped him, the Wagang Army would have almost spent all their money to march eastward. If that was true, it is estimated that everyone's fate may not be the same.
How much better than Qi Guoyuan and others?
"If we, the Wagang Army, want to have a place in troubled times, we must show kindness to heroes from all over the world. We, Master Zhai, have done nothing wrong. Moreover, Li Min has a wide range of friends. Recruiting him to join the army can indeed strengthen our army.
Prestige!" Xu Maogong shook his head and stopped everyone's complaints that this rescue mission was a loss-making business. After fighting with Qijun's elite that day, he had already discovered the final result. "What we need to consider now is how to bring our own people out safely, and
It's not that I'm complaining about the original decision. Qin Shubao and my good brother are both bad friends. They said they would let us go out, but they didn't say they wouldn't intercept and kill us on the road!"
All the generals were silent. They had already experienced the martial arts of Qin Shubao and Li Zhongjian. Several heroes on Wagang Mountain usually boasted that they had never encountered an opponent. After the competition that day, they realized that the legendary Qin Shubao and Li Zhongjian were not fools.
What's even more admirable about their false reputation is that the two acted ruthlessly and decisively. When they realized that the battlefield situation was not favorable for their side, they immediately retreated. They were not sloppy at all, and between retreating and advancing, the Wagang Army carried a big burden
"Old Xu, what should I do? Just tell me. We are all brothers in life and death. Don't go around in circles!" Cheng Zhijie thought about it but couldn't come up with a solid idea and said angrily.
Xu Maogong turned his head and looked at Cheng Zhijie, and saw a knowing smile on his face. He knew that Cheng Zhijie was feeling bad again, so he smiled and ordered: "Let everyone slow down and keep distance from the people in front."
If someone wants to get rid of us, we can't follow them shamelessly!"
"Yes!" Everyone agreed with a smile and split up to restrain their brother Xu Maogong. He turned to Cheng Zhijie again, clasped his fists on the horse and said, "Brother Yaojin, Maogong has something to ask of me!"
The two were not much different in age, and they had always had a close friendship. When they suddenly heard that Xu Maogong suddenly called him by his previous name of Wagang Mountain, Cheng Zhijie was startled, grinned, and replied with a silly smile: "You want me to die again, are you?"
No, Lao Cheng is not a swordsman, your sister-in-law just gave birth to a fat boy for me, and I haven’t hugged him enough!"
"Brother Yaojin, you have to take action this time. Xiongxin has an injury on his leg. I'm afraid he can't take on the responsibility. Others, including me, are no match for Qin Shubao in martial arts!" Xu Maogong looked around and explained anxiously.
"Don't worry, if you don't want to fight with your brother, he will definitely find a way to avoid you now." Cheng Zhijie comforted him with a smile, as if there was nothing in the world that he didn't understand.
"Brother Yaojin makes sense, but I just have to take precautions. If my prediction is good, there should be pursuers coming from behind soon. Please ask Brother Yaojin to bring a group of brothers to explore their true identity, and then we can decide the next step."
action!"
"Ouch, when did you become so cautious! Did Li really start learning the art of war from his mother's womb like you?" Cheng Yaojin asked in surprise when he saw Xu Maogong's solemn face.
"He only started formal martial arts training when he was fourteen years old. Brother Yaojin has fought with him, so he should know how good his martial arts is!" Xu Maogong replied worriedly without a trace of smile on his face.
"This kid learns fast enough! If this continues, in two years, I, Old Cheng, will have to avoid him when I see him!" Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and commented, "Forget it, Old Cheng will serve as a touchstone for you.
Fight however you want, just make arrangements."
"There will be an enemy chasing after you in a moment. You should go in with all your strength. If you encounter Qin Shubao and his cavalry, stop fighting and quickly return to your formation. If you don't see Qin Shubao and his elite cavalry, keep fighting in until you are cut down.
Until you turn over the flag of the opponent's central military commander! I will support you behind you! I will never let you take risks alone!"
"Scare, this business is not easy to do!" Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said. Soon, he stopped arguing with Xu Maogong. In the sky in the distance, there was a large group of birds passing by. Under the blue sky, there were the officers and soldiers of the large group.
"Come here, ask for help from the friendly forces in front!" Xu Maogong ordered loudly
One after another, the fast horses ran out quickly. The soldiers on the horses raised their horns and spread the news of the attack to the distance.
The sound produced by this specially made horn horn is so penetrating that it can be heard clearly on the plains and five miles away. The messenger only needs to run out for half a stick of incense to arouse the attention of the far away friendly forces.
To their disappointment, the friendly forces ten miles away did not make any response. Not only that, after they heard the sound of the trumpet, they invariably accelerated their escape.
"The officers and soldiers really have no good intentions." When he heard that the latter was under attack, Qi Guoyuan gloated and thought that the Wagang Army came to rescue him, but this did not mean that Qi Guoyuan had the obligation to turn back and rescue the friendly troops. Everyone was in the mountains.
I have been hungry for several days. How can I have the strength to fight with the officers and soldiers if I don’t have enough to eat? Besides, the Wagang Army is very powerful in combat and may not need anyone to rescue them at all.
"That's right, who are the Wagang Army? If we go back to rescue them, wouldn't we cause trouble to others?" Lu Wei and Li Laoxiang beside him also agreed with this opinion out of their deep understanding of their own strength. Everyone
I think the first priority right now is to hurry up and leave the Daishan area. If the Wagang Army can stop the officers and soldiers, they will naturally be able to escape safely. If even the Wagang Army is defeated, everyone rushes over eagerly, isn't it a waste of death?
"But if someone named Xu makes a mistake, we can no longer go to Wagang Village. The man in charge of Zhai Da is famous for protecting shortcomings. If he learns that we will not save him, he will definitely fall out with everyone." Qi Guoyuan's eyes slightly twitched.
Turned half a circle, hesitantly reminded
"We couldn't have gone to Wagang Lao Qi. Think about it. How do our soldiers and horses compare with the Wagang army? We can find a hilltop by ourselves, and we can still eat well and drink spicy food. We go to Wagang happily.
Army, in terms of ranking in terms of strength, where should we place our position?" Lu Wei's "far-term" vision pointed out the disadvantages of going to Wagangzhai in one sentence.
"But we owe him a favor after all!" Qi Guoyuan continued to trick the other two leaders by pretending to be stupid. From the moment Xu Maogong led his troops into the mountain, he completely gave up the idea of going to Wagang Mountain to join the gang. It turned out that he was just wishful thinking.
He thought that with the more than 3,000 brothers in his hands, when he arrived at Wagang Mountain, his status would be lower than that of Zhai Rang. But the cruel reality told him that the three thousand brothers under his command could not go to the same place as the Wagang Army.
The Wagang Army has indeed not made any big noise in the past few years. It is said that the whole mountain's soldiers and horses together are less than 20,000. However, the more than 10,000 brothers of others are 10,000 tigers, but the 3,000 brothers under his command are 30,000.
Thousands of sheep
Qi Guoyuan thought that he was not qualified to lead a group of sheep to befriend tigers. Therefore, his biggest wish at the moment was to find a suitable hilltop as soon as possible, and then make other plans after accumulating strength.
"It was Li Mi who asked them to come to the rescue. It was not the favor we sent to ask the Wagang Army to come out. If we owe it, it is Li Mi's debt! The Wagang Army has nothing to do with us!" Li Laoxiang kicked his stirrup,
While shouting, there was a stallion with lost hair under his crotch. Because of the noble status of the owner, he was not stewed by the brothers. However, the long-term lack of care made the animal seriously weak, but it sped up a little.
As the speed increased, he began to gasp for breath, and his two front legs were covered with sweat, lined with stained fur, as if they were bleeding.
"That's right, what should I do if Master Li makes sense? Brother, I can only follow Master Li's lead!" Qi Guoyuan stared at Li Laoxiang's mount and said that the horse under his crotch was a thoroughbred from the Western Regions. Unfortunately, it was beaten by Master Li.
Xiang, this country bumpkin, had ruined his horse. When he got out of Lu County, he immediately found a way to deceive him and fed him with fine materials for a period of time. He would definitely be able to raise a good horse.
"Hey, you, Master Qi, don't always make trouble with me. We can't save Wagang Army, and I don't intend to surrender to Wagang Village. As for what others do, I never stop you. The one in front is Daining. After Daining,
"Let's each go our own way." Li Laoxiang was not stupid either. He quickly noticed the sinister flavor in Qi Guoyuan's words and responded with curled lips.
"Lao Li, don't say that. Maybe we can meet again one day, right?" Qi Guoyuan's face was revealed, and his words became more and more unconfident. "I'm going to Juyeze, Dongping County."
To avoid the limelight, that place can be regarded as a blessed place with water and fish. Ever since the person named Pei fell down, I haven’t heard of anyone pulling the pole there! If you two don’t mind, feel free to come and sit down if you have time!”
"Wait until you stand firm and say this. If it weren't for saving you, the two of us wouldn't be in such a miserable situation!" Lu Wei realized that he was the only fool, and he immediately became angry. "Your surname is Qi.
The meeting also asked us to go to Li Mi to repay the favor. Let’s make it clear that if we send troops to rescue you this time, we will lose all our money!”
"Where, where, we will be out of danger in a while. Even if the two leaders ask for money, they still want people. If they can afford it, I, surnamed Qi, will never frown!"
Feeling comfortable in the middle, I quickly patted my chest and agreed.
"Okay, after we pass Daining, we will settle the score as brothers!" Lu Wei said aggressively.
"Okay, after passing Daining, Lao Qi will never owe you anything again!" Qi Guoyuan promised loudly. His eyes quickly swept over the minions around him, and he began to calculate the strength of the three cottages. Li Laoxiang still had more than a thousand left under his command.
Lu Wei has slightly more brothers than Li Laoxiang, but his strength is only a thousand and five. At present, Qi Guoyuan is still the eldest among the three. "If there is a fight..." Qi Guoyuan gritted his teeth and smiled all over his face.
Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by a bright spot in the distance. It was the color of the blade illuminated by sunlight. Qi Guoyuan was startled and widened his eyes desperately. This time, through the smoke and dust brought up by the men and horses, he saw the dazzling blade.
Countless rays of light jumped out of the village in front, rushing towards me like a torrent.
"Officers, officers!" Qi Guoyuan heard the minions around him shouting loudly. No one knew where the officers and soldiers came from, nor how many of them there were. The smoke and dust covered the sky and sun.
Occasionally peeking out from the smoke and dust are frost-like fronts
"Mother!" I don't know who took the lead in shouting. Then, the bandits fled in all directions like frightened sheep. Qi Guoyuan, Lu Wei, and Li Laoxiang screamed, trying to escape the charge of the army.
They organized a phalanx before they arrived, but no one listened to them. Everyone was so frightened these days that they lost heart and couldn't muster the courage to fight against the army.
"Stop, stop, no one can outrun the war horse!" Qi Guoyuan shouted hoarsely. The two-legged man competed with the four-legged war horse. A three-year-old child knew which one was faster. The soldiers ran past him in a chaotic manner, and no one was there.
Turning back, Qi Guoyuan's calculation was wrong. They did not need to outrun the enemy's horses, they only needed to outrun their own companions.
"Line up, line up! Those who turn back to fight, each will be rewarded with five hundred coins and a woman!" Lu Wei's method of boosting morale is unique. Although he has neither money nor women in his hands at the moment, the minions are unwilling to come.
His mistake was to push down his slower runner, step over Pao Ze who had fallen to the ground, and continue his frantic escape.
"Brothers, I, Li Laoxiang, always treat everyone well..." Li Laoxiang almost burst into tears, grinning and protesting the injustice of his brothers. Tears are worthless at this time, and everyone only has one life.
, several big bosses should be prepared to be abandoned one day before they decide not to go back and rescue the Wagang Army.
After shouting several times and getting no response, Li Laoxiang also turned his horse's head while squeezing the last bit of energy from his mount. He threw several packages on the horse's back, which he was usually reluctant to leave to others to take care of.
The yellow and white thing is too heavy and seriously affects the speed of the war horse.
After the load was greatly reduced, he left Qi Guoyuan and Lu Wei far away. The summer wind blew by his ears. If he hadn't been running for his life, the wind would have been very pleasant. Suddenly, Li Laoxiang felt the wind stop.
When he looked carefully at his mount, he found that there was a headless man on the mount, who was kicking the stirrups desperately. A black horse ran past the headless man, and the man on the horse waved his long knife lightly.
, splashing out a red waterfall
"I should feed it well!" Li Laoxiang thought regretfully at the last moment.
Xuzi surpassed Li Laoxiang's body without looking back, and led more than two hundred light cavalry behind him into the depths of the enemy's army. No one could stop them, even though the number of minions around him was ten times theirs. This is wolves and sheep.
gap, at this moment, they are hunters and can hunt as much as they like
Dugu Lin led a sentry to rush into the enemy on the east side of the battlefield. His mission was to penetrate the enemy's formation horizontally in the shortest possible time. However, as soon as the battle began, this mission lost its meaning. The enemy did not know how to form a formation to resist.
Before the cavalry could rush forward, they had already dispersed.
Zhang Yuanbei's task was to make a diagonal detour to the enemy's rear, and launch a fatal blow from there. Halfway through, the rogues had already begun to flee for their lives. Zhang Yuanbei found that no matter how he detoured, he could not detour back to the enemy's rear. Therefore, he took it upon himself to
The order to attack in a roundabout way was changed to containment, and the brothers rushed over diagonally to stop the one who could escape the fastest.
The three teams of cavalry, like three steel knives, reaped the lives of the bandits to their heart's content. If someone's steps were a little slower, the cavalry's blade would definitely fall on his back in the next moment.
No one thought about showing mercy to the bandits, and everyone had to end the battle as soon as possible. Before going out, Qin Shubao's order to everyone was, 'Inflict maximum damage to the enemy, and do not take any prisoners.
