Zhangnan was not far from Liting. Two thousand soldiers and horses came from the east to garrison Liting. Hundreds of cavalry pursued the Tang army and almost wiped out the entire army.
The more than 300 cavalrymen accounted for more than one-tenth of the 2,000 troops and horses, and they were entangled all the way south from Zhangnan and passed through Wucheng. They had suffered losses before.
Such a battle report...how could the enemy not take it seriously?
Li Shandu hated himself a little for why he suddenly thought of the patient whose collarbone was broken by a mahjong tile... If he had known this, he might as well have escaped all the way south after being rescued. He and his group went in the opposite direction and headed north into Texas, where they would be safe.
Now that it's all right, there's no need to guess. The enemy will definitely move out tomorrow. Even if it's not a massive attack, they will at least send troops to search this area for safety's sake.
Therefore, Li Shancai ridiculed Ling Bo for his clever plan... to save this Tang army, but to strangle our only way of survival.
That's why Uncle Ling suggested setting off immediately. It's almost dusk now, and there's still time to run.
But running at night was too difficult. Once a fire was set up for lighting, it would be easy to be discovered. Su Dingfang did not agree... As well as Su's mother and the wounded soldiers, it was more difficult for the carriage to drive at night.
All in all, it is now impossible to escape from Kaizhou smoothly and find the safest way to go south...
Su Dingfang hesitated for a while, then glanced at Li Shan, "Brother Li, why don't you take the first step..."
"Huh?" Li Shan huffed and then realized, "Brother Su wants to frame my younger brother for injustice."
Zhou Zhao opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
Ling Bo glanced at Li Shan and lowered his head in silence.
In fact, it's not impossible...at least, for Li Shan.
Leaving the women and children behind, and not caring about the wounded soldiers on the carriage, or even Su's mother, Li Shan set off immediately, taking Guo Pu, Fan Laosan and Zhujiagou Qingzhuang with him.
While it is still dark, ride as fast as you can to the northeast and run as far as you can. When it gets dark, find a place to stay up all night. You can escape danger when you enter Texas the next day.
But Li Shan has never considered this plan. His indifference and ruthlessness are highly professional and targeted, which is not his nature.
A doctor can remain expressionless when facing family members of patients who are kneeling and crying in the hospital, but he can also cry bitterly when facing family members who are seriously ill at home.
However, Li Shan had already expected that this journey would not be about riding a horse, looking at the scenery, and enjoying the scenery... Now, the most difficult moment has arrived.
After a long silence, Guo Pu, who was interrogating the prisoners, came over.
"Let me ask you clearly, they are the two thousand soldiers and horses marching eastward." Guo Pu said in a low voice: "Liu Heitai's army seems to be short of food and grass. This time he divided his troops and marched eastward to raise food and grass."
"This makes sense." Ling Bo said casually: "Beizhou is rich and has convenient land and water. Moreover, the previous dynasty built granaries in Hebei. The first one was Liyang, followed by Beizhou."
"At the beginning of the year, when the King of Qin went to Hebei, he divided his troops to cut off the Luoshui River first, and then sent Cheng Wuting to go north to cut off the grain road from Beizhou to Luozhou, forcing Liu Heitai to fight decisively."
Li Shan suddenly asked: "Two thousand soldiers and horses marched eastward to garrison Liting?"
"Yes, a camp has been set up outside Liting City."
"Where's the food and grass?"
"..."
"Go and ask."
After a while, Guo Pu came back and whispered: "There are also two thousand soldiers and horses in the camp outside Liting City to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. The camp is set up on the north side of Qinghe River."
Beizhou was originally called Qinghe County, and the so-called Qinghe Cui family came from this.
Li Shan stood up and paced back and forth, his cheeks bulging. This time he was sent to the battlefield in Hebei. After sensing the danger, although he tried to escape early, he did not expect to end up in such a situation.
Everyone is forcing me!
In my previous life, I had excellent academic performance, but I was never a teacher or a good student in the eyes of my classmates... I was never rated as a good student.
Li Shan is a person who can assess the situation, is a calm-minded person, and is a person who can accurately judge the pros and cons.
But when he is cornered, when there is no way out, he also has a bachelor side that is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.
In my previous life, I had nothing to lose and everything needed to be earned with my own hands, so I had nothing to fear.
In this life, am I afraid?
Am I unable to lift the knife?
Ling Bo noticed the abnormality in the atmosphere, frowned and asked softly: "What do you want to do?"
"Hehe, hehe." Li Shan smiled lowly, "Two thousand people... no, there are only 1,600 or 700 people left. Can we kill them?!"
It seems to be a question, but with a very positive tone.
There was silence all around, except for the faint sound of swallowing saliva.
Fan Laosan, who had always considered himself brave, was dumbfounded. Zhou Zhao, Guo Pu, Liu Jun and others were all dumbfounded.
No one expected that in such a desperate situation, Li Shan would make a choice that was beyond everyone's expectations. This was a choice that would lead to death... but probably no future life.
Ling Bo raised his eyebrows and said, "Three hundred versus more than a thousand enemy troops. There is such a huge disparity in military strength. Even if the enemy is in charge, it will be difficult to win."
This is a fact. There were more than two hundred soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were chased all the way, plus more than ten young men from Zhujiagou, Fan Laosan, and Guo Pu. Even if Su Dingfang's troops were added, the total might not reach three hundred.
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There are at least 1,500 soldiers in the rebel camp, a five-fold strength gap... Let alone Su Dingfang, Li Jinglai can't win.
But as soon as Ling Bo finished speaking, Li Shan asked directly, "Can't you kill?"
"Don't want to kill?"
"Still afraid to kill?"
Li Shan's sharp rhetorical question was not aimed at Ling Bo, but at Su Dingfang.
The next moment, Su Dingfang stood up suddenly, "It is really risky to take chestnuts from the fire, but if we don't set off eastward overnight, this is the only way."
What else is there to say? The other party has repeatedly shown kindness, and even if he is now in a desperate situation, he will not leave. Su Dingfang actually has no other choice.
Su Dingfang stared at Li Shan, "I am willing to charge forward, and I also ask Brother Li to plan."
At this moment, Su Dingfang no longer concealed himself, and the momentum of the bloody battlefield did not reveal the courage of the queen... If he wanted to kill the enemy, he must lead the army.
Li Shan's face showed a hint of excitement and enthusiasm.
When I came to this era, I never thought about spending my life in obscurity, but what stood in front of me was an extremely huge roadblock, the Hedong Pei family.
Although the Pei family of Hedong has not taken action so far, and even Pei Ji and Pei Shiju do not know the name Li Shan, Li Shan has already felt the oppression brought by the other party.
There were recommendations from Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, and Li Keshi, but Li Shimin never took Li Shan under his command, which is proof.
If he wants to carve out a bloody path and make that scumbag father and Hedong Pei family fearful, Li Shan must make a name for himself... To put it simply, he must have some weight.
Even if you are making a chess piece, you must make it a weighty chess piece.
Li Shan deliberately recruited Su Dingfang, Ling Bo, Zhang Xuansu and other villagers who were relatives of Dou Jiande's old tribe, just because they could add weight to his chess pieces.
What role will these people play... Li Shandu has already made a plan.
But all of this requires returning to Chang'an, and we cannot return to Chang'an in embarrassment.
So, let’s start from this moment!
I recommend a book, also from the Tang Dynasty, but from the late Tang Dynasty, "Floating Life in the Late Tang Dynasty". It's really good. After reading it, I felt that my writing is too poor.