Hearing the shouts from behind, the yellow-faced general had to give up his desire to grind the food guards in front of him into powder.
From the way his opponent held the sword and the height of his shield, he could tell that the people standing in front of him were a group of new recruits. For such rookies who had never been on the battlefield, his experienced soldiers only needed one attack.
, you can kill them to pieces.
However, the cavalry behind him that had already set up an attack array could also defeat the soldiers under his command at the same time. At such a close distance, without any long weapons to help, no matter how strong the infantry was, they could not stop the cavalry from charging. Yellow face
The general was a little confused. He couldn't figure out how the other party managed to bypass the narrow streets in Huaiyuan Town and get back behind him. What he didn't understand even more was who gave the food guard the courage to follow him.
General Zuo Wuwei was jealous.
None of this is important anymore. It is enough for him to understand that he is facing the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. The armored general behind him does not intend to expand the conflict. He has shown enough goodwill. As the chief general of these five hundred soldiers,
, the yellow-faced general also had to reply with the same "goodwill".
"Mai Jie, the cavalry general of Zuowuwei, was ordered to perform official duties here. General Liu, your subordinates are not in the camp to protect food, why are they all running out to the street!" The soldiers heard their general speaking in an official tone angrily.
, the voice was far less powerful than when he was giving orders to fight just now.
"I heard that someone was making trouble on the street. I was afraid that it would cause trouble and threaten the safety of the army, so I had to come and take a look!" Liu Hongji bowed again on horseback and answered in a neither humble nor overbearing manner. When the other general turned around, he looked
I found this man's armor. It was dressed like a fifth-grade cavalry general, which was a whole level higher than myself.
This kind of dialogue was inherently unproductive. No matter how arrogant the two sides were, no one dared to openly say that they were fighting swords with their allies because of a woman. The two generals looked at each other for a while, and suddenly burst out laughing at the same time.
"Hahaha, General Liu tied up my brothers when he was performing official duties. Brothers, spread out on both sides and listen to General Liu's explanation to everyone!" The yellow-faced general Mai Jie had laughed enough and gave a strange order.
If you use force, your side will definitely suffer. Moreover, if you really kill someone, your own future will also be affected. If you can't win on the battlefield, you have to find a way to make money in the officialdom. Anyway, Li Yuan is just a food guard.
My own general is inferior by countless levels.
The soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put away their weapons and retreated to both sides of the road. The soldiers in front and behind were not enemies. It was not what they wanted to fight against their own people for trivial matters. Besides, the general had already relaxed.
, you guys don’t need to be tough anymore
"I heard that someone broke down the door of my subordinate Qin Canjun's house and wanted to steal his wife. I thought it was the Goguryeo bandits from across the way who came to kill me. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Someone came and let Liu Canjun's brothers go!
"Liu Hongji ordered with a smile.
His plan was to settle the matter. Although his food guards had the upper hand at the moment, there were 30,000 government troops stationed in Huaiyuan Town, and there were only 1,200 food guards. It was not enough to fill any gap between the government troops. Moreover, now
Tang Gong is losing power in front of the emperor, so try not to cause him any trouble if you can.
Hearing the coach's order, Wang Yuantong, Qi Poning and others, who were already extremely nervous, also secretly wiped away their sweat. If Liu Hongji didn't come, everyone would definitely have to explain today. The key to group fights is to stop it when it's good.
No one's knife has eyes. The two of them took out their swords, cut off the prisoner's trousers, and ordered the brothers to put away their weapons with a smile.
The beaten and bloody prisoners of the government supported each other and stumbled towards the main team. After only a few steps, their pants fell to their knees. Under the sun, the dark "that work" was looked at.
It was clear. The soldiers reached out to lift their trousers, but they couldn't keep their feet steady, and they fell one after another all over the ground.
"Ha, ha, ha!" The food guards laughed wildly. After being bullied by the soldiers for so long, today everyone finally regained some of their dignity. Although the process was a bit risky, the result was really satisfying.
The wind suddenly felt a bit bitter, freezing all the laughter on the street. Realizing that they had lost their composure, the food guards hurriedly covered their mouths, and their suppressed laughter suddenly stopped. The government soldiers standing on both sides of the street seemed to have been beaten countless times.
A slap in the face, and instantly his face turned black and purple.
"General Liu Bie, you lead a good army!" Yellow-faced General Mai Jie lifted his long spear from his horse, pointed at Liu Hongji and sneered.
The scattered government soldiers slowly gathered again, and the five hundred people automatically divided into two halves. One half pointed the tip of the knife at Wang Yuantong, Qi Poning and others. The other half protected their bodies with shields and turned towards Liu Hongji.
"General Mai, how about all the soup and medicine for the injured soldiers under your command be paid by Liu?" Liu Hongji replied with a smile on his face. He was secretly complaining in his heart. He originally thought that the storm would be dealt with in this way, but he didn't expect a few laughs.
All previous efforts were in vain.
"General Liu's words are so light. After all, they are under the command of Duke Tang, and the food guards can actually commit murder at will!" General Mai Jie's laughter became colder and colder, and even the noon sunshine was dwarfed by laughter.
.
"This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Tang." Liu Hongji's face slowly turned cold. "Someone broke into the residence of our general in broad daylight, insulted the women's families, and disturbed the morale of our army. Liu is responsible for leading the troops to protect the granary in Huaiyuan Town. His responsibilities are
Where it is, I have to ask!”
He said this with great force, and it spread to the ears of almost everyone present. When the arrogant soldiers heard it, the weapons in their hands felt a little looser. If his brother was jealous because of a woman, he was
When people are beaten like this, everyone will definitely not be able to bear this tone anymore. But if one of our own bullies comes to steal someone's wife, we really can't blame the other party for being cunning.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Sparse applause suddenly came from the distance, which was particularly harsh at this critical moment. Everyone heard the sound and looked sideways, only to see two well-dressed generals surrounded by dozens of guards.
Get off and walk slowly. One of the bearded generals clapped his hands and praised with a smile: "You have to ask where your responsibilities lie. Mr. Tang leads good soldiers. Mr. Tang leads good soldiers. Mr. Mai admires him so much. He is so proud of him.
admire!"
With one sentence, the whole place was shocked into silence. Li Xu, who was standing in front of the cavalry team, looked around with his eyes wide open, and saw Li Waner dressed in men's clothing next to him with a pale face. Li Shimin, who was riding on horseback, stared at his beard with wide eyes.
The middle-aged general next to him almost had fire in his eyes.
The person who could make Li Waner and her sister hate him so much must be Yu Wenshu. In this way, there is no need to guess the identity of the bearded veteran walking next to Yu Wenshu. Except for General Zuo Wuwei Mai Tiezhang, the entire Huaiyuan
Who in the town is qualified to travel alongside General Zuo Yiwei! (Note 2)
The two generals were immediately alarmed, and everyone felt bad. One of the two men had a long-standing family history, and had countless disciples in the government and the public. They were one of the most prominent families in the Sui Dynasty. The other was a fiery character and extremely bold. He was happy with his grudges when he was young.
, killing people like crazy. Later, he worked as a guard beside the former Emperor Chen, holding an umbrella for the emperor during the day, and at night he went to Xuzhou, a hundred miles away, to work part-time as a robber. With their identities and abilities, no matter which one of them stretched out a little finger, Liu
Hong Ji must be ground into powder.
Just when everyone was secretly worried, Liu Hongji calmly stepped forward, bowed his hands on horseback and gave a military salute, and said loudly: "The emperor of the Sui Dynasty serves you Xunshi, and the food guard in Huaiyuan Town Liu Hongji."
Hongji, please see General Mai and General Yuwen! I am in military uniform and cannot perform the ceremony properly. Please forgive me, seniors!"
These few words were neither humble nor arrogant, and even Li Shimin, a smart little guy, secretly screamed in admiration. Whether it was the wheat straw boy (Mai Jie) just now, or the Mai Tiezhang who came now, both of them were thinking both inside and outside of their words.
Dragging Tang Gong Li Yuan into the water. And Liu Hongji's words about the Sui Emperor's right-hand servant and the general who protect the food supply in Huaiyuan Town took all the things done by the food protection soldiers on himself. The two leaders of the dynasty
A third-rank general could not reach Tang Gong Li Yuan, so it was obviously too disrespectful to start a fight with him, a sixth-rank food guard general.
After listening to Liu Hongji's self-introduction, the old general Mai Tiezhang softened his tone a little, habitually stroked his beard, and asked in a deep voice with some anger: "You have the right servant's reputation.
I wonder what the connection is with the late Governor Liu Sheng?"
He was a rough man who had climbed from a small soldier to a general. He was used to speaking in vulgar ways. Now even if he wanted to be more elegant, he couldn't speak the right words. Liu Hongji didn't care about his rudeness in language and kept talking for a long time.
He bowed again and said sternly: "The younger generation is not talented. He is thirty years old but has not made any significant achievements. It is really a disgrace to my father's reputation."
"It turns out he is the son of an old friend, no wonder he is so courageous!" Mai Tiezhang smiled and spoke in a more gentle tone. Today he was serving wine to invite his colleagues, hoping to find a singer to kill the boring time while waiting for the army to gather. During the banquet, he listened to people
It is said that there was a woman surnamed He in Huaiyuan Town who was known as the three masters of piano, dancing and singing, so she specially sent someone to invite her. As a result, the food and wine were waiting to cool down, but the singer had not been invited yet. Feeling that he had lost face, he called the family general Xi.
After asking, I learned that the government soldiers and the food guard soldiers were fighting over a singer. His general Mai Jie was so angry that he ordered five hundred government soldiers to take to the streets to seek revenge.
Several generals did not want to hurt anyone, so they came to restrain their subordinates. Unexpectedly, not only did the soldiers, who were known as the best in the world, not seek justice, but they were also divided between infantry and cavalry. This was really embarrassing.
However, Mai Tiezhang could only stand up for his subordinates. But he never expected that the person who took the lead in cleaning up the soldiers was actually the son of the late governor Liu Sheng.
Seeing that the storm was about to disappear, Yu Wenshu, the general of Zuo Yiwei, smiled and introduced to the other generals: "This man is the son of the late governor Liu Sheng, and the most beloved general under Tang Gong Li Yuan. He is both civil and military.
, much like his father!" (Note 3)
Wu Benlang general Qian Shixiong and Ying Yanglang general Meng Jincha who came with Mai Tiezhang heard what Yu Wenshu said and nodded their heads. Everyone praised Liu Hongji for his bravery, but did not take into account the face of the cavalry general Mai Jie.
.Seeing this, the yellow face of the cavalry general Mai Jie turned red. He was so ashamed and angry that he could not care about his status. He rolled off his saddle and dismounted, lying on the ground and begging: "My troops are incompetent, and my brothers are being wantonly insulted."
, please punish me, old general!"
"You useless thing, stand behind me!" Mai Tiezhang raised his eyebrows again and cursed angrily. He scolded Mai Jie and turned to Liu Hongji and asked, "My nephew said he is responsible for maintaining local security.
, Maijie led his troops to the streets, and it’s no wonder he was surrounded by your troops. But those brothers don’t know what mistake they made, and they actually had their pants stripped off by your soldiers!"
Thinking of the incense, the old general no longer wanted to make the matter too big. But the 500 elite soldiers were surrounded by 300 food guards, and more than a dozen of them were humiliated in public. This face had to be earned no matter what.
A little. Otherwise, not only will he be unable to hold his head high in front of his colleagues in the future, but the officers and soldiers under his command will also feel chilled by the weakness of the commander.
"Senior, please!" Liu Hongji smiled and replied in a low voice. "The two brigade infantry in front are here to protect Qin Canjun's mansion. Just now, I heard that someone was coming to the mansion to rob someone, so I had to send someone to take care of it.
.As for the hundred cavalrymen, the juniors were afraid that things would get serious, so they were specially brought to mediate. Unexpectedly, impartiality was rushing behind Mai Chaqi. Shibo's elite men were famous all over the world. How could these novices led by the juniors dare to
Are you thinking of siege?"
After that, he glanced at Yuwenshu with the corner of his eye, and met his smiling eyes in the air. Yuwenshu looked sideways, and Liu Hongji also lowered his head. No one was talking, quietly waiting for Mai Tiezhang's decision.
A few words had filled the steps of Mai Tiezhang, and naturally the old general could not continue to delve deeper. He looked at the dozen unlucky guys with their pants pulled up and their noses and faces swollen, and he sighed and said: "Forget it, you are a sweet talker. Beat the leader.
Hand over the man and the singer, and we will let the two of you know what happened today!" (To be continued)
