Chapter 2 Wu Gou (eight strikes) was able to break through the interception of the Wagang Army without using a single spear or arrow. This result made all the county soldiers overjoyed. At the moment, they have no intention of fighting the Wagang Army because it is too uneconomical to come here at midnight yesterday.
The imperial envoy who asked for help personally announced that if he went to the fortress, as long as he killed three enemies, he would be awarded one rank, and he would be promoted to one rank after two ranks! He also specifically emphasized that this was His Majesty's oral order and he would never go back on it.
Such a reward is obviously much higher than fighting against the Wagang Army. Therefore, although everyone is farther and farther away from their hometown, they don't have much nostalgia in their hearts. Like General Qin, who is famous far and wide, like General Li, who was granted the title of marquis at a young age, and like General Luo, who was
It used to be the dream of many people to have their portrait hung in the palace. Now the opportunity is right in front of them, so the county soldiers are full of hope for the future.
"Jie, the Emperor will not regret it afterwards!" Some people were not confident about the credibility of the imperial court. They lowered their voices and asked the people around them about their suspicions. His suspicions were immediately interrupted by a burst of contemptuous ridicule, "Do you think the emperor is one of those mountain kings?"
Well, what I said turned around and swallowed the golden words. Do you know what golden words are? That is, even if you spit it out, it will cause a hole in the ground. What matters is the word "faithfulness!"
After listening to his companion's words, the suspicious man had to blush and hide his thoughts deep in his stomach, "Does the emperor speak of credibility?" In his memory, he had vaguely heard rumors about Emperor Shengming's reneging on his word, but he did not have the guts to publicly accuse the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
Besides, everyone is in high spirits at the moment, and no one can dampen everyone’s interest.
A wise general is the courageous soldier. With brave generals like Qin Shubao and Li Xu leading the way, the courage of the generals will naturally increase. Many county soldiers often use a few to defeat a large number when suppressing bandits, so they do not feel that they are
Based on past experience, the more enemies there are, the more heads will be assigned to everyone in the end. It is very common to be assigned three enemy heads in a battle. According to the same number, after reaching the fortress, as long as you can continue
After surviving three fierce battles, you will be able to wear an official robe after returning to Qi County. Everyone will not seek glory for the ancestors. At least in the future, when talking in front of the children of the aristocratic family, you can straighten your waist a little.
"When the time comes, I will make a new suit of Ge Jia, starched to the ground, and hang out in front of Xiaoqi's father every day to see if the old man dares to look down on my son-in-law, who is a soldier!" Some people think about becoming a military attaché.
What will happen next, I happily look forward to
"For your little one, if you look in the mirror and put a golden helmet on a monkey, he won't be able to lift an iron pole!" The people around him struck with some kindness.
"Don't look down upon whether a person is a mule or a horse. Let's see!"
Everyone was talking and laughing, happily heading north. Few noticed that the several generals on their side were not as happy as the brothers around them. On the contrary, since breaking away from the Wagang Army, the atmosphere under the Central Army Generals has been very tense.
Even the soldiers who were responsible for protecting the general were affected by the dullness. They all tightened their faces, as if they were deaf to the comments around them.
General Li's waist has always been very straight, like a flagpole standing tall in the center of the team. Everyone can see his calmness and strength. However, several close companions know that Xuzi's body is not what it looks like at this moment.
The so-called strength that he appears to be so strong is just a shell sealed by ice. At this moment, if someone gives him a light blow, he may be able to completely defeat him.
No one wants to see Xu Zi get hurt, so Zhang Jiang and Luo Shixin have been trying to find some topics to distract Li Xu, but they are obviously not very successful. Although after each topic, Xu Zi is
He smiled politely and nodded, but that was just polite. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that he didn’t hear anything at all.
"I didn't expect that man surnamed Cheng, relying on his bravery, ended up getting himself involved!" Zhang Jiang glanced at Li Xu secretly and raised a new topic again.
"The man surnamed Cheng has no self-awareness at all. He actually competed with Brother Qin in terms of physical strength and didn't ask around. Who else in Henan can compare with Brother Qin in strength!" Luo Shixin knew that what he said was a bit unfair.
But he didn't mind talking about Wagang Jun even more unfavorably, as long as it could pull Xu Zi's heart out of the depression of losing her friend, "Not to mention him, even Shan Xiongxin and him would have no chance of taking turns! If it weren't for
If his sword is broken by him, the Wagang generals might really engage in a wheel battle."
Sure enough, Li Xu didn't want to slander his opponent, so he smiled and said: "You two, stop burying the enemy, the Wagang Army is not that dirty! The second brother Qin borrowed the horse power, and Cheng Zhijie pulled out on foot. He was already eating.
What a big loss!"
"You will inflate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige!" Seeing that the trick worked, Luo Shixin continued to pretend to be crazy, "Be careful that Brother Qin will not be happy after hearing this." After saying this, he turned his head to Qin Shubao and kept winking at him.
"Cheng Zhijie's strength lasts longer than mine!" Qin Shubao refused to answer the question. After thinking about it, he solemnly said, "When I fought with him, my arms were numb from the shock, but he seemed fine. I guess he didn't want to.
I pulled it out, so I didn’t use my full strength at all!”
"You and Zhong Jian are in love!" Luo Shixin didn't expect such a useless answer. He couldn't accept it and said angrily.
"It's not that I'm being modest, but it's the fact that I saw clearly the last time he pulled it out. His eyes were round and his arms were tense, but the mark of his foot in the soil was not as deep as the first two times!"
Qin Shubao shook his head with a smile and added, "In the end, he simply broke the stem because he was afraid that others would come up and pull it out!"
"Are you saying that Cheng Zhijie let us go on purpose?" Luo Shixin's eyes widened with confusion on his face.
"Not only is Cheng Zhijie willing to give in, but if the Wagang Army doesn't want to let us go, they can still regret it even if they lose!" Xuzi took over the conversation with a smile and concluded.
"Although this group of people is different from us, they are all well-known men!" Qin Shubao looked back, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Such a conclusion made Xuzi feel a lot more relaxed. Although he and Big Eye have become strangers since then, after all, he made friends with a hero, not a habitual gangster who only knows how to bully ordinary people. "I'm a little worried about Zhang now."
Sir, those guys from Dongdu are useless and the Wagang Army will definitely take the opportunity to counterattack when they learn that we have left!"
"Master Zhang has already made some arrangements before we leave! If he doesn't attack in the next few months, there should be no problem in holding on to the position with the troops on hand!" Qin Shubao's eyes turned from the mountains behind him and fell to his side.
The battle flag was made by the fathers of Qi County a few months ago for the children who were about to go on an expedition against Wagang. It has been somewhat faded by wind and rain, but the pattern on it is still clear.
It was a tiger that came out of the mountains and forests, looking towards the unknown distance, with countless ravines in its heart. The elders gave this flag to the county soldiers, hoping that they would be as powerful as the tiger that came out of the mountains. No one expected that this tiger would now go to the fortress.
Go up and travel a far distance beyond everyone's expectations
"Master Zhang probably values the emperor's life more than his own. It's useless for us to worry. We can only go back as quickly as possible!" Luo Shixin finally said a coherent sentence, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
It was the best choice to leave quickly and return quickly, so everyone did not dare to make any delay. After replenishing the necessary luggage in Dongjun, they immediately boarded the river boat that the local officials had prepared and crossed the Yellow River. They followed the official road to the
Two days later, we made a second supply at the county town of Hanoi County, then turned around and headed north, crossing the Taihang Mountains along the official road.
Along the way, local officials saw that such a small team dared to go north to King Qin. They were so surprised that all of them widened their eyes. "Tai, Taihang Mountain is not peaceful." Tang Yi, the governor of Hanoi, pulled the reins of Xu Zi's horse and knotted it.
Babadi told him that he and Xuzi had met once before when Yang Xuangan's rebellion was put down, so he couldn't bear to watch his old friend die.
"Thank you, Mr. Tang, for reminding me. This road is the closest. It takes seven or eight days less than the detour around Hebei. Besides, there is no peace anywhere in the world right now!" Xuzi smiled and bowed his hand to Tang Yi, thanking him.
"General Li is still as brave as before!" Sheriff Tang sighed and loosened the reins of the horse in his hand. This is still the Xu Zi he knew back then, upright and enthusiastic. The situation in front of him is also the same as before, with many local officials holding heavy troops.
They all refused to move because of the long journey, but General Li rushed forward without hesitation.
It's a pity that we don't have a second General Li in the Sui Dynasty! Seeing the figures of the county soldiers disappearing into the twilight in the distance, Tang Yi sighed in his heart that it is impossible for these soldiers and horses to reach Yanmen County. There has long been a huge area near Taihang Mountain.
In the gangster's den, any big gangster has tens of thousands of county soldiers coming to his door, but it's not enough to give him a toothbrush as a sacrifice.
Perhaps it was out of the mentality that things like others harm others. From then on, Sheriff Tang waited for news about his old friend every day. He asked himself that he did not have the courage to die with Li Xu, but he did not want to let his old friend die in the wilderness. This made him a little disappointed and disappointed.
Fortunately, five days later, there were rumors from the outside that the cavalry, who were not afraid of death, actually passed through the bandit area safely and arrived at Shangdang. Along the way, no bandits tried to embarrass them, and some even formed a stronghold to defend themselves against the government.
The village, which did not buy much of the bandits, took the initiative to provide them with food and grass.
"Is General Li's reputation so great, or have all the bandits in the Taihang Mountains changed their temper?" Tang Yi was puzzled. This question continued to bother him until decades later, when he met a man who was once the leader of the Taihang Mountains.
We met at a banquet and found the answer from the other person's words.
"Yang Guang deserves to die, but he should die under the sword of us Central Plains people. So, after receiving the letter from the Wagang Army, everyone decided to avoid officialdom."
"Yes, Yang Guang is a bastard, and he is also a bastard of us Central Plains people!" Another former bandit and later general came forward, put his arm around his colleague's shoulders and said drunkenly, "Besides, the leader of the army is
Our Xuzi, who would have the nerve to go under the knife with him unless absolutely necessary!"
That day, the well-known Tang Yi and two errant and vulgar warriors got drunk and had a good time.
