Chapter 1 Drumming (Part 4) Just when Xu Maogong and others were planning how to divide and surround the Sui army that was slowly marching along the canal, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting off one of Zhang Xutuo's arms, Li Xu and Luo Shixin were also planning.
, how to kill Benwa Gangshan by surprise
In order to take care of the infantry marching on the official road, Li Xu's cavalry walked very fast. Every time they reached a dock where they could anchor, he sent people to give orders to the fleet transporting baggage in the river, asking the team to stop for a while.
Repairs and repairs were so frequent that many soldiers began to slack off, saying that they were not marching, but enjoying the scenery along the river. In fact, the scenery on both sides of the canal was indeed very beautiful. When supervising the construction of the Southern Grand Canal,
In order to protect the riverbed from being engulfed by silt, local officials deliberately planted many willow trees along both sides of the river. Over the years, those green willows have become shades, and the breeze passes by, shaking and whirling in thousands of ways, adding a lot of joy to travelers on the road.
Cool and refreshing
The scenery in front of him was beautiful, but Li Xu felt a little anxious. The further north he went, the more panic he felt in his heart. Sometimes there was an oncoming sail shadow, or a white horse flying on the embankment by the sound of horse hooves.
Birds would make him tighten his horse's head and look around intently. At this moment, the surrounding guards and low-level officers would have to order the team to stop and wait for the commander to make a judgment on the risks ahead. This behavior often spread to the river.
went in, causing a sound of stopping the ship and steadying the rudder.
It was not just the baggage ships belonging to the children of Qijun that were slowly moving northward in the river. Many civilian ships and merchant ships also followed. These days, the canal is not peaceful, and tragedies such as being robbed by bandits often occur. Therefore, merchant ships in large
The market always likes to form a whole team, go to the next destination together and encounter bandits. They either spend money to buy the way, or force their way through. Every time they go, it is a gamble of life and death.
As soon as the baggage ship left Chenliu, smart merchant ships quietly came up. Although the Sui Dynasty official army was not very disciplined, they would not directly rob civilian ships. Following the official ships, the chance of being intercepted by bandits was also small.
, even if you are extorted from some wealthy people by an official, it is better than losing everything in the hands of bandits.
The next day, seeing that the general on the shore had no objection, more smart people began to follow the baggage ship. "With more than 2,000 cavalry escorting it, this cargo should be delivered safely." The shopkeeper Sitting on the bow and
The young guys talked with a bit of luck that Luoyang, the eastern capital, has many children of nobles, and the prices are also ridiculously high. A shipment of freight can receive at least 30% of the profits. In the face of huge benefits, people often become bolder, so
, the group of officers and soldiers on the shore who were usually not liked by everyone received countless blessings along the way. Although this group of cavalry moved slower than the infantry, it delayed everyone's time to make a fortune.
On the third day after leaving Chenliu, merchant ships and passenger ships following the baggage ships almost blocked the entire waterway. Because the waterway was not smooth, many ships were waiting in larger market towns for the monthly river patrol by officers and soldiers. Everyone did not expect this.
Yue actually had two opportunities to make a fortune, so he happily leaned in. During the break, some shopkeepers who had seen the world even took the owner's name card and visited the military camp, hoping to pay a part of the commission to the general who led the team.
Ask the cavalry to send them directly to the mouth of the Yellow River two hundred miles away. "Our master is Lord Yu's distant cousin, a real relative who has broken bones and connected tendons!" The shopkeeper, wearing freshly starched thick Ge clothes, faced Li
Xu's personal soldiers introduced themselves as follows: "If the general allows us to take advantage of his glory and walk smoothly to Luoyang, we will definitely not forget his great kindness!" After speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the men to carry it.
Here comes a lot of "labor" supplies
Without exception, their visit was blocked by the Guards Corps Zheng Zhou Xing. "My general has official duties. If you want to follow, you can follow, but don't expect us to always go with everyone. As for this," Zhou Xing pointed at the vendors.
The packages came in big and small packages, "Everyone, take them back, my general is not in the habit of accepting gifts from others!"
"Really, may I ask which prince your general is from?" Hearing that there are officials who give free benefits without accepting gifts, the usual reaction of the shopkeepers is to be stunned, and then ask the same questions.
"Weicheng Marquis Li Ye, Tiger General Li Zhongjian, have you heard of them?" Every time they were asked about their generals' names, Zhou Xing and others immediately straightened their backs, and their voices were full of pride when they answered.
To their slight disappointment, the traders who often walked between Dongdu and Chenliu seemed a little ignorant. In the past two days, these traders had carefully observed on the ship. The general who led the team was definitely a boy under twenty years old.
In their memory, there was no one with the surname Li in the dynasty. But if he were not the nephew of several wealthy families in the dynasty, how could an ordinary person have the possibility of becoming a marquis at such a young age?
"Could it be that your general is General Li Lang who ran thousands of miles to attack Liyang City?" Occasionally, a smart person can guess the true identity of the general leading the team and ask in surprise. After receiving a positive reply from the soldiers, he immediately clapped his hands happily.
Come on
"It's General Li Lang who opened a warehouse to store grain in Liyang City and has countless living people. He has been made a marquis. God really has eyes!" As the insider walked, he loudly spread the good deeds of Li Xu back then.
Xu and Yu Wenhua used prisoners to defend against the enemy, but afterwards they did not hold those people accountable for their "rebellion" as promised, and cashed in the food they had promised to distribute to the prisoners one by one during the defense of the city. Although in their eyes, the prisoners only received
The reward he deserved, however, was spread among the people as a great virtue. Especially after the rebellion was subsided, compared with the atrocities of Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who killed tens of thousands of prisoners at once, Li Xu's actions on that day,
It even shows that he has a good heart like a Bodhisattva
"Master Li is here. With Master Li here, which rebel dares to step forward and cause trouble!" People spread the word to ten, and spread the news along the canal. "Master Li only brought five thousand people with him back then."
To destroy Yuan Xingben, who had one hundred thousand troops, and then turn around and defeat another one hundred thousand troops under Li Mi, it was really impressive!"
"That was not the most powerful time. It is said that under the city of Xingyang, hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten so hard that they did not dare to fight back, so Mr. Li led the charge alone. He killed seven in and seven out among the rebels, and the battle came to an end.
In the end, even the brown hair of the war horse was dyed red!" The news became more and more outrageous. People wanted to exaggerate the abilities of the good people in their minds, and did not care that Li Xu was riding a black horse with almost no hair.
"The imperial court should have sent Master Li long ago to tie up the thieves along the river with stones and sink them to the bottom of the river!"
"Nonsense, how could Mr. Li be so cruel? The most he could do was take the bandits outside the Great Wall and sell them, and use the money in return to reward the brothers!" People knew the name of the general on the shore almost overnight, and quickly interpreted his story back then.
Become a legend
When the legends were processed by the soldiers and then returned to the ears of Luo Shixin and others, they were no longer consistent with the original facts. However, many legends were interpreted with nose and eyes. Not only the time and place were well-founded, but also the names of the witnesses were not revealed at all.
Not bad until later, Luo Shixin was also doubtful and kept running to Li Xu to ask, "Zhongjian, I heard that you captured Yuan Wuben alive at the foot of Liyang City and forced an army of 100,000 people to lay down their weapons?"
"Nonsense, you haven't fought before, so why did the other team's coach become so stupid? He has tens of thousands of brothers around him who don't need it, so he rushes to the door and lets you capture him alive?" Li Xu was made to laugh and cry by Luo Shixin's nagging performance.
I gave him a bite and asked:
"That's true. Don't I think that Yuan Wu was originally a civil servant and had never fought in a war?" Luo Shixin patted his helmet, smiled and found a reason. After a moment, he ran back again and continued to ask, "In Xingyang City
What about the time you defeated Li Zixiong, did you really wear it seven times?"
"Have you ever seen a military formation that has been penetrated seven times and still not collapsed? Even if I have that physical strength, no one is willing to be a target for me!" Li Xu shook his head helplessly, smiling bitterly. Unknowingly, he discovered
My past experiences have become legends, but the people in the legends are nothing like me.
The young man in the legend is so honest and kind, brave and fearless like a freshly-edged horizontal knife, bright and solid. The young man in the legend has always stood on the side of justice, without doubting his actions, and now
He didn't know if he was doing the right thing
"You seem to have been restless in the past few days?" Luo Shixin finally found that Li Xu was not in a high mood, and asked in surprise. Being admired by so many people, but respected but not showing a distracted look, in Luo Shixin's view, this guy in front of him
Either he is sick or he is practicing false Taoism
"I'm a little doubtful whether our original arrangement can deceive Li Mi!" Xuzi nodded and answered frankly.
"So what if I can't deceive you? When you face the enemy head-on, have you ever beat him to the ground?" Luo Shixin shook his head and said nonchalantly, "He is the one who should be worried. He was defeated so miserably last time. This time
If he loses to you again, he will never want to face you on the battlefield again!"
"Li Mi is not that bad. He always likes to use surprise troops, so he wins and loses easily." Xu Zi smiled bitterly and explained that in fact, what he cared more about was Xu Maogong's intuition. Xu Zi always felt that Xu Maogong was somewhere ahead.
The feeling of waiting for yourself is like being stared at by a wolf in the mountains. You are aware of the existence of danger, but you cannot find where the danger comes from!
"Anyway, we are about to arrive at Yangwu. If you are really worried, we will camp in Yangwu for a day and wait for Mr. Zhang and Brother Qin to catch up with their brigade before turning eastward!" Luo Shixin saw that Li Xu was still worried.
, had no choice but to accommodate his caution
"I'm going to send someone to deliver a letter to Mr. Zhang, asking him to come to Yangwu as soon as possible!" Li Xu thought for a while and replied that Yangwucheng was not far ahead. If he hurried seriously, he could reach it within half a day. "Let's put the baggage on it."
Put it in the city. You can take some of your brothers to stay and guard it. After passing Yangwu, I will let the fleet speed up." He looked at the cargo ships on the canal behind him that were following the army and still had the last bit of trust in the Sui Dynasty.
, said slowly: "I will take the other brothers to give them a ride, and when they arrive safely in Xingyang, a hundred miles away, I will turn back immediately!"
