Chapter 7: The Prosperous Age (Part 1) The mountain wind roared, and the shouts resounded throughout the fields. The Turkic wolf riders who entered the valley could not guess how many people were ambushed inside and outside the Great Wall. They were all frightened. Gu Tuolu knew that he would not get anything good today.
Go, he raised his head and said bitterly: "There are people but no one, so you can't win a war with your hands and mouth. We have a saying in Turks, if you are a wolf or a dog, you can only count if you show your teeth!"
"Khan, even if you come to fight, I'm afraid that if you lose again this time, you won't be able to go back as easily as last time!" Li Xu responded nonchalantly, holding a long spear in his hand.
"Come and fight!" Liu Jizhen opened his voice and summarized Li Xu's entire sentence into four words.
"Come and fight!" the horse thieves laughed wildly.
Their arrogant attitude was really irritating, but Gutuolu understood that the wolf knights under his command had lost their energy today. He shook his head and sneered: "You and I are old friends. I'm here today. I just want to give you a way to live. Since you
If you don't understand my painstaking efforts and start the war tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After that, without giving Li Xu a chance to show off his rhetoric, he turned around and shouted at his team. The thousands of wolves that had already rushed into the valley quickly moved out of a passage, and silently Gutuolu and his guards sent them out.
"Tomorrow is not as good as today. If you have the guts, fight today. If you don't fight, you will be a domesticated local dog!" Liu Jizhen was afraid that the world would not be in chaos. He yelled in the direction of Gutuolu's retreat and cursed the wolf riders but ignored him, leaving more than a thousand people behind.
Everyone stood on guard, and the remaining rear troops became the front army, and the front army became the rear army, and slowly exited the valley. Although the warriors were all dejected, the overall formation was not disordered at all.
This alone is much stronger than the horse thieves in a gust of wind. Liu Jizhen scolded for a while, feeling bored, so he had to return to the team and follow the retreating Boling soldiers into the Great Wall.
By the time Li Xu and the last wave of brothers retreated side by side, Li Jiancheng had already led a group of major generals to greet them at the foot of the city wall. Everyone had killed more than 3,000 wolf riders in the melee today, and wiped out Gutuolu's majesty in person. Therefore, Li Jiancheng was all proud and proud.
When Xu saw Shi Derui, Han Jianhong and others followed Li Jiancheng, they hurriedly came forward to say hello. After announcing their names to each other again, they handed over their hands and thanked them: "Several heroes have come from thousands of miles away. I, Boling, owe this kindness to you."
The whole army will not be able to forget the future, but there is a place where I can be of use to you. No matter what you say, no matter whether it is wind or fire, Li will never refuse!"
Hearing Li Xu's polite words, Wang Cong, the governor of Hejian County, was the first to express his dissatisfaction, "General Li, I am also an official of the Sui Dynasty! After so many years of sacrifice from the people, how can you shrink your neck when a disaster is approaching?"
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"The general's words are serious. Although Shi has little knowledge, he understands the truth of death. I don't have many brothers under my command. The more decent ones are these three thousand. I brought them all here to charge into the battle or transport food and water.
It all depends on the general's words. As long as the Turks don't retreat for a day, the brothers will obey your orders for a day!" Shi Derui, the chief manager of the Wei family, followed the old governor Wang Cong and responded with a smile.
"Logically, we brothers should have come a long time ago!" Han Jianhong, the leader of Yanshan Village, spoke more simply and got straight to the point. "But we two brothers are used to confronting the army. If no one recommends us, we will enter without permission."
Your territory will inevitably be beaten out by thieves, so I have been waiting for the opportunity. It just so happened that Brother Xie was escorting grain for you from the canal and passed by the two of us. Once we calculated it, we followed Brother Xie!"
"Back then, you killed me, and I killed you. The family was in chaos when they were killed, and the outsiders were laughed at by the Turkic wolf cavalry. How long did it take for us to know who was an official and who was a hero!" Talking about each other.
Li Xu also felt emotional about the old grudges
Shi Derui sighed and shook his head, "It's true that we haven't caught anything except dead people these years! But if the government hadn't forced people to survive, who would be willing to rebel?"
Han Jianhong also sighed and said frankly: "General, don't blame me for speaking directly. If it is for the sake of the faint king, I will not fight this battle. He won't let us live. Naturally, we can't wait to die. But the wolf cavalry is coming and another one is here."
The reason why our brothers respect you is because you stand on the Great Wall!"
From the perspective of Li Jiancheng and Li Xu, Shi, Han and others are all bandits, and it is natural for the army to suppress bandits. But from the perspective of the latter two, they are doing it for them.
Tian Xingdao, Er Li is helping the evildoers.
Fortunately, everyone didn't think about how to get entangled. They had already talked about the situation in a few words and even explained it. Li Xu waved his hands vigorously and said loudly, "Let's forget about the past." "When we get to the Great Wall, everyone will
We are all brothers!”
"Yes, let's just say that on the Great Wall, we are all brothers! Let the past grudges be wiped out!" Shi Derui and Han Jianhong said in unison
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, forgetting all the past festivals. Li Xu turned his head and looked at Xie Yingdeng, "Just for the two generals you brought, I have to thank you dear brother. You showed up without permission today."
Wagang Banner, aren't you afraid that Li Mi will blame you?"
He has led troops in battles for many years, and his eyesight has long been trained to be extremely accurate. After entering the Great Wall, he took a cursory glance and saw clearly the approximate number of reinforcements. Wang Cong, the governor of Hejian County, led about 1,300 soldiers to cede territory in the Weishi area.
Shi Derui, a self-protecting green forest hero, brought 3,000 green forest elites. The leader of Salt Mountain Village, Han Jianhong, had about the same number of people as Shi Derui, but the equipment of the minions was very crude. At first glance, they looked like they were among the reinforcements who were used to living in poverty.
, the Wagang Army has the smallest number, only 500 people in total, but they are all strong and strong.
With Li Mi's flamboyant character, if he sent people to help regardless of past grudges, he would definitely not send only 500 people. So Li Xu knew at a glance that Xie Yingdeng came secretly from Xu Maogong under the pretext of escorting military rations.
Li Mi allowed him to display the Wagang Army battle flag in front of the Turks without authorization today. If someone with an intention to report it was reported, he would probably get into a lot of trouble.
"It's okay, General. Haven't you ever heard that military orders will be violated when generals are away?"
Bian, you don’t have to worry about him. As long as he doesn’t return to Wagang’s main stronghold, Master Li will do nothing to him!”
Before Xie Yingdeng could finish introducing the situation, Liu Jizhen, who was waiting nearby, had already become impatient and could not help but squeeze in front of Li Xu. He protested loudly: "Silly boy, are you done with your blabbering? Our brothers were so hungry at noon yesterday.
Now!"
"Brother Liu, don't worry, I will send someone to arrange the food and accommodation for the brothers later!" Seeing this, Li Xu quickly pulled Liu Jizhen over, apologized to him first, and then introduced him to everyone: "This is the place where I was in Seoul back then.
A good friend whom I met when I was a horse dealer, Liu Jizhen, the head of the Fengfeng Dynasty, is a direct descendant of the Great Khan Huhanxie!"
"I've met Mr. Liu!" Li Jiancheng, Xie Yingdeng, Shi Derui and others had already heard of the name of Xiufeng. They all stepped forward and greeted Liu Jizhen with fists in their hands.
"I have seen, I have seen several heroes." Liu Jizhen immediately changed his expression to a loyal and honest expression, holding his fists and making bows and bows. "I won't say any polite words. Anyway, Zhongjian's brother is my old Liu."
Brothers will fight side by side from now on, everyone will be at the forefront, and I, Lao Liu, will never be left behind!"
"I am willing to share life and death with Mr. Liu!" All the heroes responded with a smile.
"We share life and death, we share life and death!" Liu Jizhen grinned, "You Central Plains people, even if you can speak one word, you are more accurate than me, old Liu, who can speak a bunch of words!" Turning to look at his brothers, the smile on his face was even thicker, and he exerted his strength.
He waved to the crowd and shouted triumphantly: "Sister, dear sister, come here to meet General Li and all the heroes of the Central Plains. Don't you believe that I have friends like General Li? What's the matter, this time I will
He pulled me over, do you believe it or not?"
There was a burst of laughter in the crowd immediately. Amid everyone's good-natured laughter, a tall general wearing brown fur and a black round helmet came out and bowed to Li Xuyingying, "I have heard that General Li is famous for his reputation as a female superior officer."
Bi is so polite!"
"Come on, Miss Shangguan, don't be polite!" Li Xu was embarrassed by Liu Jizhen. He blushed and bowed down, returning a long bow.
"Did you see that I said that my good brother has a different temperament from other birdmen? Even if he becomes an official, he will not act like a dog official? What, are you convinced this time?" Liu Jizhen doesn't care about Li Xu.
Embarrassed or not, keep showing off at the top of your lungs
"As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are all different, let alone brother Liu's good brothers!" Shangguan Bi smiled sweetly and replied politely.
Nine sons born from a dragon, all different, are used by scholars to describe brothers from the same mother. Shangguan Bi, who has a huge difference in character, uses it here. The pun is superficially to praise Li Xu for being approachable and not like other officials in the Sui Dynasty who like to show off.
Secretly, he was ridiculing Liu Jizhen for his crude temper. Although he and Li Xu were friends, they could not be compared with each other at all.
Li Jiancheng, Xie Yingdeng and others understood what was going on. They gritted their teeth and snickered. Liu Jizhen did not understand the meaning of Longsheng Nine Sons at all, thinking that the other party was flattering his noble bloodline. They felt even more happy in their hearts. They nodded and said loudly: "That's right, that's right.
, I, Liu Jizhen, am the direct descendant of Huhan Xie Da Chanyu, and my good brother Li Xu is the holy wolf designated by Changshengtian." At this point, he suddenly stopped talking and asked Li Xu: "Yes
Well, don’t Zhongjian brothers only have one holy wolf? Why did Gutuolu bring five more silver beasts?”
"Last time Gutuolu followed Shibi Khan to invade the south. Gan Luo, who was regarded as a holy wolf by the tribe, was my friend and refused to help him, which made him lose morale. He suffered a loss, so in the past two years I have not
You know what means to use to forcefully make five silver wolves!" Li Xu knew that the grassland peoples valued sacred objects, so he thought about it and carefully explained.
"No wonder those animals are full of bad luck and don't look holy at all!" Liu Jizhen suddenly realized that in order to let everyone hear his conclusion clearly, he deliberately raised his voice very high and added with a sneer: "If holy objects can be raised by human power,
If it comes out, how can it be called a holy object? Gutuolu has tampered with the will of Changshengtian without authorization, and sooner or later he will be punished by Changshengtian. Everyone is waiting to see the excitement!"
"This guy looks crazy, but he is also a careless and careful person!" After listening to Liu Jizhen's words, Li Jiancheng, who had been secretly observing everyone, thought to himself that since the heroes appeared, he had been thinking about who was worth making friends with and who was worth making friends with. There may be a chance to collect it in the future. The more I look at it, the happier I feel.
Needless to say, Li Xu naturally wanted to win over Xie Yingdeng, who was closest to Li Xu. Since he did not want to return to Wagang Mountain, he wondered what conditions the Tang Palace would offer to recruit him? With this person, he immediately showed Wagang Mountain. The courage and vigor of the guard flag can confirm that he is a brave and resourceful governor of Hejian County. Wang Cong is a kind person. , these are the two daring ones left... Li Jiancheng turned his attention to the horse thieves behind Liu Jizhen. These people are all very skilled, and with a little training, they can become an elite force. And that Shangguan Bi, what a hero among women, really a woman who can't be compared to men. Looking at the other party's snow-white neck and flower-like smile, Li Jiancheng's eyes turned a little straight before he knew it.
According to the previous division of labor, the chief officer in charge of everyone's food, grass and baggage should have been Jiancheng. After waiting for a while and seeing that he didn't respond, Li Xu had to do it for him and quickly walked to the crowd of heroes and said with a smile: "Everyone has come a long way and has worked hard all the way." The county is remote and there is nothing delicious to eat. Please come with me to the army to have some drinks. The brothers under my command can be entrusted to their confidants to take them with them. Then follow my Zuo Sima Shi Defang and move the camp. After the buns are tied, he will deliver the rice to everyone one by one!"
After that, Shi Defang personally introduced him to the heroes after pulling him from the staff behind him. When he was introduced to Shi Derui, the other party looked at Li Xu's face and suddenly laughed.
"There's something that shouldn't be hidden from General General!" Shi Derui pointed at Shi Defang, who was wearing the uniform of a third-grade military attaché, with a proud face on his face, "This guy is my cousin, but the two of us have had different tempers since childhood. I thought he was poor, and he thought I was rough and overbearing. Ever since he entered the shogunate, I haven't had any trouble with him!"
"About this matter, I've heard from the German side that it's rare for you brothers to meet again. I can't find the opportunity to get together more often. Having said that, I want to use the German side to create more opportunities for your troops, but there's no way!" Li Xu pulled his hand! He was very timely and said a few jokes without any grudges.
"How can you? You also look down on me, Lao Shi. My brother is currently the biggest official in Lao Shi's family. As an elder brother, I can't help him, but I will never dare to mess up his future!"
Occasionally, the chief manager's brother acted as a link, and the relationship between the heroes and Li Xu was brought closer. They all felt relieved and handed over their brothers to Shi Defang, who was responsible for allocating camping sites and adding supplies. After a while, Li Jiancheng was also Chen Yanshou forcibly pulled himself out of his daze, walked up to the crowd, and promised with a smile: "This time I came from Chang'an and emptied the weapons and armors from the Sui arsenal. You all are guests, and Zhong Jian and I can't take them out." What a good meeting gift. Each family will be given five hundred horizontal knives and three hundred pieces of cowhide armor. After they are settled later, you can send someone to my parents, Mr. Chen, to get them."
The most lacking thing in the hands of the green forest heroes was regular weapons and armor. So after hearing Li Jiancheng's words, they were all overjoyed, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty for your righteousness!" All the heroes stood in awe and raised their hands, looking at each other with eyes that changed from unfamiliarity to warmth.
"You're welcome!" Li Jiancheng waved his hand very grandly and added with a smile: "Didn't you say that we should live and die together? With the weapons at hand, brothers can also kill more enemies!"
After saying that, he quickly glanced in a certain direction, and then quickly put his mind back.
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