Chapter 4 Old Friend (Sanshang) It only took less than a quarter of an hour for Qijun’s elite to cleanly kill the bandits Li Laoxiang and Lu Wei were killed by the formation. Qi Guoyuan was captured alive by several soldiers and tied to Qin Shubao’s horse.
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"Ming Jin, order the brothers to stop chasing the remaining enemies and quickly assemble to my side!" Qin Shubao's face showed no joy after a great victory as he ordered loudly.
Hearing the sound of the gong behind them, the county soldiers took their horses one after another, while the bandits who had narrowly escaped death accelerated and ran into the distance, never daring to look back and look at them again. They fled over the mountains and ridges, leaving their nightmares forever.
Left behind, from this moment on, they will never be able to muster the courage to face the children of Qijun again.
The generals turned around with their soldiers. Many of them had not vented enough. They saw injured enemies along the way and immediately rushed to give them another blow. A few groups of surrender seekers who were kneeling on the ground were unable to dodge and were hacked to death by their brothers with sabers.
This would have been an intolerable thing in normal times, but today Qin Shubao seemed not to notice and allowed the county soldiers to do evil.
"Brother Shubao, why don't you chase me?" Zhang Yuanbei left his subordinates behind and was the first to ride back alone, asking with lingering thoughts.
"We have always only eliminated the culprits, and the association has never asked whether these people have committed any serious crimes. If they have to be spared, please spare them!" Qin Shubao glanced at Qi Guoyuan, who was tied in front of his horse and was dejected, and replied with ulterior motives.
After hearing this, Qi Guoyuan trembled visibly. He had just been in the head of the family for a few days. According to Qin Shubao's standards, was he considered the culprit? He didn't know this himself. "If I had known it would be such a result, I would have
Give up your seat to Liu Wenzhong!" Qi Guoyuan felt regretful and wanted to prick up his ears at the same time, trying to judge whether he had a chance of survival from the conversation between Qin Shubao and others.
Not long after, Li Xu and Dugu Lin also returned to the team with their subordinates, as if they were in tune with Qin Shubao. After they came back, they immediately began to organize the team and count their own losses. The result of this battle was extremely brilliant. More than 700 brothers fought in a very short time.
They defeated more than 6,000 bandits within a short period of time, but their own losses were less than 50. There were only seven killed and seriously injured in one place. The rest were all minor injuries. After a little bandage, they could mount their horses and fight again.
Most of the seemingly injured people did not suffer even minor injuries, although their armors and horses were splattered with blood.
"But I suspect that the Wagang Army sent them here to die on purpose!" After arranging the group, Li Xu approached Qin Shubao and whispered his judgment.
"I also suspect that this is the case. This battle went so smoothly that I was afraid that there would be some trouble on Captain Luo's side." Qin Shubao's answer was vaguely worried. He quickly glanced at the brothers behind him, and then asked several core generals:
"Let's fight back quickly. Do you think it's still too late?"
"There's time, there's time! Before I met you, I just heard the Wagang Army's horn for help!" Before Li Xu and others could reply, Qi Guoyuan jumped up and shouted.
"Shut up!" Dugu Lin looked down upon the guy who betrayed his companions the most. He rushed over on his horse, hit Qi Guoyuan's helmet with the handle of his spear, and ordered
"Did I make a mistake?" Qi Guoyuan glanced at Dugu Lin suspiciously, with aggrieved expression on his face. However, the current opportunity to make meritorious service was so rare that he vowed to seize it firmly, "The Wagang Army is not the opponent of Lieutenant Luo. They have already
You have asked me for help, please don’t worry, gentlemen!"
"Shut up!" At this time, not only the arrogant Dugu Lin couldn't stand Qi Guoyuan's face, but several other generals also shouted unbearably. Only Qin Shubao was very interested in Qi Guoyuan's words and winked at everyone first.
, and then asked pleasantly: "When did you receive the distress signal from the Wagang Army? How long has it been since now?"
"Less than a stick of incense before I met some good men, we heard the Wagang Army's call for help. We didn't want to join them anymore, so we quickened our pace and prepared to leave!" Qi Guoyuan grabbed this life-saving straw and struggled up.
Climb, "You guys, please turn around and fight back. I'm just a follower. The Wagang Army is the culprit. The culprits will be held accountable. Follow, follow... no questions!" He looked at the disdainful eyes around him and spoke slowly.
Lowered
Qin Shubao ordered people to find a war horse for Qi Guoyuan, and took him back with everyone. He had just finished a battle and rushed to the next battlefield without any rest. This behavior was taboo for military strategists. Several people who knew a little bit about the art of war knew it.
They understood this truth, but no one spoke against it. If the facts were as Qi Guoyuan reacted, it might be too late for everyone to rush back before the Beihai County soldiers could defeat the well-prepared Wagang Army. But with Luo Shixin here, they might not suffer too much.
Everyone was thinking worriedly. The wind swept across the field for ten miles and was immediately crossed by horse hooves. In front of a hill, they saw a large number of soldiers from Beihai County.
A large group of more than 2,000 people were being escorted as dejectedly as Qi Guoyuan. Standing on the sunny hillside were less than 4,000 Wagang soldiers standing behind them. When they saw the cavalry advancing, they saw the cavalry marching.
of smoke and dust, they blew the horns in their hands again
"Woo-wu-wu-wu-wu!" The majestic horn sound echoed between heaven and earth, which was the clarion call for attack. The Wagang army escorted the prisoners, lined up in a square formation, and walked towards the Jingqi who was galloping just now.
After a fierce battle, they were as exhausted as the cavalry who came from afar, but the strong fighting spirit they showed made people slow down involuntarily.
"Stop advancing, stand in formation!" Qin Shubao raised a hand and ordered the seven hundred cavalry to spread out like roses behind him, with a cold light on the spikes.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu-wu!" The soldiers of Qijun responded with horns, and every sound was full of fighting spirit. More than two thousand Beihai soldiers were captured, and Luo Shixin and Wu Yulin disappeared. This kind of failure, everyone can't help it.
Bear
The Wagang army slowly stopped two arrows away, and the captives were in front. The spearmen were behind the captives, then the archers, shield soldiers, and more than a hundred rangers, riding on the stolen horses, they pulled back and patrolled.
To prevent the prisoners from escaping in the chaos
"Despicable and shameless!" Dugu Lin shouted angrily at using prisoners as hostages. This tactic can only be used by bandits. At this moment, he forgot that the other party was a bandit himself, and it was their habit to hold hostages for ransom.
"Insidious and obscene!" Many Qijun children followed and shouted, "Sell, sell friends for glory!" Among the shouts and curses were also mixed with Qi Guoyuan, a male duck who used friendly troops as bait to achieve his own goals. This tactic is indeed shameless.
Although the Beihai bandits abandoned the Wagang army first, the other party was just following the trend.
"Believe what you say, go back on your word!" The Wagang Army was not to be outdone. Before fighting, they first started to curse. Qin Shubao had said that the group would come out in large numbers, but he sent people to intercept and kill him on the way. As for the place under his feet, does it count?
No one can tell clearly about the scope of Daishan.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu!" Accompanied by shouts and curses, the horns of both sides sounded like tigers roaring. Both were dissatisfied with each other, and each felt that the other was insidious and cunning. If the soldiers came into contact with each other, it would definitely be...
A fierce and endless battle. But to everyone's disappointment, the generals on both sides did not immediately issue an attack order. They were just waiting for the other party to consider all the consequences in their hearts.
I don't know when the wind started blowing in the valley. The breeze with the smell of blood blew over the battle flags, blowing the big and small flags. Under the flags, the soldiers on both sides slowly closed their mouths, and they no longer tried to succeed.
A man talks with his tongue. There is no credibility between officers and soldiers and bandits.
The Wagang Army suddenly moved, startling the Qijun elites to move, but the soldiers on both sides soon became quiet again. Everyone focused their eyes on the same place. Among the countless gazes, a war horse jumped over the formation from the Wagang Army.
When they came out, there was still the general with a silver helmet and white robes on the horse. At this time, all the county soldiers knew that this man's surname was Xu, and he was the military advisor of the Wagang Army.
Xu Maogong rode alone, passed through the prisoners of the brigade, and came to the center of the two armies. He looked at Li Xu and cupped his hands. He said loudly, "Who is Governor Qin? Please come out and speak!"
"Who is trying to make friends with a bandit like you!" Zhang Yuanbei shouted loudly. Before he could say more vicious words, Qin Shubao patted him on the shoulder, shook his head gently and slowly left his team.
"Second Brother Qin, be careful, the man named Xu is full of tricks!" Qi Guoyuan shouted flatteringly, and Dugu Lin once again used the handle to stop his flattery. When all the noise quieted down, the two generals stood face to face on horseback.
"Xu Maogong of Wagang Army has met Governor Qin!" Xu Maogong bowed his hands on horseback in greeting.
"Qi County Qin Shubao has met Military Advisor Xu!" Qin Shubao returned the greeting politely, as if he was facing an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.
"Qin Duwei swept through thousands of troops in an instant, so brave and brave, I really admire him!" Xu Maogong did not accuse Qin Shubao of deceiving himself by confusing concepts, but sincerely praised him.
"General Xu stayed calm in the face of danger and survived in danger. He was so resourceful that Qin admired him very much!" Qin Shubao did not laugh at Xu Maogong for using friendly forces to lure the enemy. His heart was ruthless and his words were full of praise for the enemy.
If they were not on opposite sides, the relationship between the two could be described as "like old friends at first sight". In each other's eyes, they both saw a sense of mutual sympathy.
"It's a pity that this place is a battlefield!" Xu Maogong raised his hands and laughed.
"It's a pity that there is no alcohol in the army!" Qin Shubao also laughed in response. The hearty smile spread far away, adding a lot of murderous aura to the wind.
"Has Lieutenant Qin killed all six thousand of my accomplices?" When the smiles on both sides faded, Xu Maoqiang asked first.
"Qin is not a murderous person. The chief culprit has been punished. The rest, I hope they will take care of themselves in the future!" Qin Shubao shook his head and replied that this was not the truth, but it could be said with high sounding dignity. In fact, it was not that he did not want to do his best to eliminate evil, but he could not let go in his heart.
My good brother Luo Shixin had no choice but to rush back on horseback.
"Where's General Xu? You just won a great victory in the battle. Have you ever seen Luo Duwei and Wu Juncheng?" After answering Xu Maogong's words, Qin Shubao asked back.
"Luo Duwei and Wu Juncheng are very skilled in martial arts. They were not willing to stay as guests, so Xu did not force him to stay!" Xu Maogong first looked back at the formation, and then replied that in his formation, Cheng Zhijie, Xie Yingdeng and how many others were there?
A general named Qin Shubao is eager to try. Judging from the experience of the previous day's battle, Qin Shubao knows that if everyone wants to stay, they may not be able to capture Luo Shixin.
"So, what are General Xu's plans?" Qin Shubao nodded and asked
"Xu is willing to listen to General Qin's arrangements!" Xu Maogong's words and actions have always been polite.
The eyes of the two people met again, as if there were thousands of troops inside. The silent fighting went on for a moment. Qin Shubao smiled and suggested in a voice that everyone could hear: "Qin thought that today's blood has been shed."
I have obtained enough, so I would like you and my family to stop fighting for now and fight another day. I wonder what General Xu wants?"
"Xu is not willing to let the brothers bleed any more, but Xu wants to make a deal with General Qin!" Xu Maogong also laughed, and his face was filled with sunshine in an instant.
"Does Military Commander Xu want to exchange those Beihai brothers for a way back home? Qin will have to discuss this matter with several other brothers!" Qin Shubao's eyebrows jumped up, asking him if he was not willing to sacrifice the children of Qijun.
, but he struggled to find an excuse for both sides to stop fighting. This matter is very responsible. If someone brought it to the court, I am afraid that both the prefect Pei Caozhi and the general governor Zhang Xutuo would be implicated.
"Brother Qin, please excuse me. I am here to wait for good news. There are 2,237 Beihai County soldiers. I can return you and dozens of pieces of iron equipment. We will also stay behind the formation. The general will take care of it."
Send people to fetch General Qin. As long as you leave a way today and after sunrise tomorrow, Xu will not ask whether you would like to lead troops to pursue or return to Qi County!" Xu Maogong seemed to have expected Qin Shubao's words and laughed.
In order to increase his side's bargaining chip, "But please brother Qin to release our captives. I promise others to rescue this Beihai colleague. We can't return empty-handed!"
"So, please wait a moment, Military Advisor Xu!" Qin Shubao clasped his fists again and rode back to the formation. Xu Maogong smiled and clasped his fists in return, then his eyes passed by Qin Shubao and fell quietly on Li Xu's face.
He did not deliberately let Qin Shubao and others know about the friendship between him and Xu Zi. Although he was in the hostile camp at the moment, he still secretly cheered for the growth of his friends. In today's battle, the performance of Qijun's elite was very beautiful. If all this can
It was planned by Xu Zi. This person is no longer the same as the ignorant young man.
Xu Maogong knew that he would definitely meet his old friend in the future, but he hoped that he could defeat Xu Zi on the battlefield instead of relying on conspiracy. He believed that Xu Zi would do the same.
As expected, when Qin Shubao repeated Xu Maogong's suggestion, both Li Xu and Dugu Lin immediately expressed their agreement, "If we continue to fight, we will suffer great losses. Since Shixin and Yulin are safe, everyone does not need to be too obsessed with temporary gains and losses anyway."
There will be many opportunities for confrontation in the future, and we will one day wipe out them!" Xuzi withdrew his gaze from the front of the formation and answered calmly.
This is not considered indulging the enemy, because everyone has enough reasons. This is not considered passively avoiding the battle, because everyone is tired today. After rest, there is still a chance to catch up, but Xu Maogong must have a way to prevent the county soldiers from catching up with him.
Out of her understanding of her friends, Xuzi knew that after tonight, the Wagang Army would definitely disappear into the wilderness.
Xu Maogong had no intention of taking those two thousand captives back. The smaller the number and the simpler the composition of the team, the more likely it was that their actions would be secretive. Suddenly, Xu Zi realized that he had seen through Xu Maogong's thoughts, and he smiled into the distance.
Laugh, regardless of whether the other person can see your expression
"That's all we have to do. Why can't we turn a blind eye to the captured brothers in Beihai County!" Dugu Lin was very unwilling, but his innate good heart forced him to choose to accept the other party's conditions. "But we shouldn't return this man to him."
He has done many evil things in Beihai, and if he is not killed, the people will not be angry!"
"I have just been the head of the family for less than a month. How many good men! When the head of the Guo family is in power, who will have villains to do evil everywhere!" Qi Guoyuan had just heard that he had hope for survival, but he was given another chance.
Rejected, begging with a sad face
"But I heard that you are colluding with the Wagang Army and preparing to attack Qi County!" Li Xu glanced at Qi Guoyuan coldly, and put his hand on the hilt of the knife. It was impossible not to return Qi Guoyuan to Xu Maogong, but before returning it,
, we must squeeze the last value out of this person
"It's nothing, just spreading rumors, absolutely spreading rumors!" Qi Guoyuan didn't know that Xuzi was trying to scare him, and he argued loudly that if his hands weren't tied behind his back, he would have wanted to slap his chest hard several times to show that he was aboveboard and look at the expressions on the faces of everyone around him.
It was amusing. He lowered his head and murmured in a low voice, "Who dares to attack you, Qijun? Isn't that asking for death? Even in Beihai, everyone has seen that the children of Qijun have not gathered, so who dares to go down the mountain to attack? Who knows you?"
Came so fast!"
"Really? How do you know that Qijun's soldiers and horses have not gathered?" Qin Shubao's eyes suddenly lit up and he continued to ask. He admired Xu Zi's carefulness. For more than a month, everyone has been worried about this group of pirates in the North Sea.
