It should be after returning from Liaodong! Zhang Wuwa speculated in his heart. After being transferred to the military camp, Xuzi never mentioned that he wanted to avenge his brothers, nor did he scold Wei Wensheng with the others for ordering the arson.
The general was cowardly and timid. He was very calm and did not even complain about why Prince Jiancheng could not save the pontoon. The first thing he did after recovering from his injuries was to reorganize the Tiger Wing Camp with the help of General Liu Hongji. And all the
The brothers who came back alive with him were all promoted to officers, and by the way, their cousin got a position as a team leader.
Anyway, I won’t suffer any loss if I follow him! Wuzi Zhang Xiu murmured to himself. He followed Li Xu’s example and looked around to admire the scenery. Most of the people working in the fields were women, and few men showed up. There was no way, the border people believed in hard work and hard work.
Since the war is about to begin, every county needs laborers to transport food.
When passing Lulongsai, the two met a group of Xiaoguo who were going to Liaodong to seek fame. The group was led by a son of a run-down wealthy family, surnamed Zhou, who was very strong. Judging from the horses and weapons of these people, five people
The boy Zhang Xiu concluded that they didn't have much money in their pockets. However, this man claimed to be the Duke of Zhou, and his speech and behavior were quite arrogant. Seeing that there were only two of them, Li Xu and Zhang Wuwa, they came over to invite them to go with them, but they couldn't leave.
Two miles later, they began to test the two of them again.
"Are you two going to join the army, or are you going to apply for Xiaoguo?" The boy named Zhou asked carelessly, assuming a condescending attitude.
"We are from the food protection team. We received the military letter and were ordered to report to Huaiyuan Town!" Zhang Xiu, the fifth son, rarely stopped being arrogant. He answered in a hurry and rode up to catch up with Li Xu.
"Guarding food, what's the point? Why don't you come with me to Zuoyiwei? I have a relative who is a Sima there. I will ensure that you go and be taken care of." The boy surnamed Zhou chased after him with a few accomplices and put on a show.
The look of alms suggests.
There were only two people on the other side, but they brought four horses. Both the packhorse and the mount were more handsome than the horse he was riding. Especially the black horse ridden by the tall boy, there was a hint of aura in his movements.
His aloof pride, like a born king, makes other horses dare not keep pace with him.
The mountains in this place are high and the emperor is far away. If you deceive the opponent's horse, you will have more chances to go to Liaodong to gain fame. Even if you lose the battle, it is easy to escape with a good horse! The gangster named Zhou rolled his eyes and began to play tricks on the opponent.
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"Our names have been entered into the military register and cannot be changed at will. Thank you for your kindness, brother!" Zhang Xiu felt a little unhappy when he saw the greedy look on his face. He was a thorn in the side.
, it was only in front of his cousin and immediate boss that he restrained himself. If Li Xu hadn't been by his side, he would have definitely put on an upright posture today to reprimand these rash guys.
"Really, as long as this little brother gives me his horse, I will pay a suitable price and make him the team leader! With the help of my relatives, there are many opportunities for promotion!" The boy surnamed Zhou didn't mind the other party's neglect.
He chased after Li Xu and pulled the reins of his horse.
Li Xu raised his hand and just used the reins to separate the opponent's wrists. The boy named Zhou was stunned for a moment and then reached forward again. Li Xu shook the reins again and moved his wrist to the side for the second time.
"Hey, the little guy is pretty good. How about we compete with each other? How about we bet on the horse? If you lose, the dark horse belongs to me. If I lose, the thousand-mile horse belongs to you?" The guy named Zhou pointed.
Referring to the old horse he was riding that had no visible coat, he said shamelessly.
"Get out of the way, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!" Zhang Xiu was completely angered. After being a bad boy for many years, he discovered today that there are people more hateful than himself in the world.
The rogue boys who were traveling with the boy surnamed Zhou saw the boss rolling up his sleeves and immediately gathered around. There were not many people walking on this road, and the other party was alone. They robbed their horses and transportation, and everyone happened to go to the army to do something.
Meeting gift.
"Do you really want to compete?" Li Xu suddenly spoke and asked the rogue Zhou with a smile.
"Of course, I'll bet on our horse. This horse is a horse that chases the wind for a thousand miles, a good horse from Dawan. It only eats brown eggs at home and is served by four cooks every day. I bet on the little black donkey under my crotch.
It’s because you are young and I don’t want to take advantage of you!” the ruffian surnamed Zhou said loudly. Li Xu is bigger, but he doesn’t look more than seventeen years old. He has been bullying orphans and widowers on the street for many years and snatching money from beggars.
With the accumulated fighting experience, it is no problem to deal with such a young man.
"We have four horses, and I'll bet you six horses. If you want to gamble, bet. If you don't want to gamble, give way!" Zhang Xiu saw that Li Xuyou was interested in fighting with the other party. He was happy to see the jokes of the gangsters, and laughed and added fuel to the flames.
"You are not stupid!" all the scoundrels shouted, "four bad horses are betting on our six good horses, why don't two of us beat six of us!"
"That's okay, shall we compete with weapons or fists and kicks?" Li Xu answered indifferently.
"Fistes and kicks, no, weapons!" The scoundrel surnamed Zhou was stunned again, looked at Li Xu's body, and replied hesitantly, "Just click, stop, sir, sir, I don't want to hurt anyone's life!"
"It's up to you!" Li Xu replied in a low voice, leaned over and took off the weapon package from the pack horse. When the six scoundrels saw him starting to play with the weapons, they also jumped away and formed a half circle in front of them, panicking.
He drew out his sword without haste.
The black sword given by Xu Maogong was a bit long. Although Li Xu looked at it warmly, he was not sure about using it to fight one-on-six. After hesitating, he chose the black scimitar. Zhang Xiu's martial arts skills were very ordinary. If the two sides officially started fighting,
, Li Xu must ensure that he suppresses his opponent in the first round.
Li Xu gently pulled out the black scimitar from the sheath, and felt the long-lost peace in his heart. Looking at Zhang Xiu, who was holding the knife in his hand and eager to try, he gently relaxed the horse's reins with his left hand.
, just as he was about to move his mount, he heard a "clang" coming from the opposite side, and the rogue named Zhou threw the weapon in his hand to the ground.
"You, you always said you were from Huaiyuan Town, Huaiyuan Town Food Guard Army?" Ignoring the surprised looks of several gangsters around him, the scoundrel surnamed Zhou asked with a smile on his face.
"Yes!" Li Xu nodded and answered.
"Your surname is Li, Muzi Li?" The scoundrel surnamed Zhou stared straight at the scimitar in Li Xu's hand and asked. This scimitar is so weird. The blade is slightly longer than the horizontal sword, and it is like a prairie scimitar.
When curved, the width of the blade is more than twice that of a horizontal sword. According to rumors from veterans who returned home from Liaodong, there was only one person in the entire army who wielded such a scimitar.
"Are you going to compete or not? If you don't compete, you will admit defeat!" Zhang Xiu couldn't stand the other party's wordiness and shouted loudly.
"I, how dare I fight against the captain? There are many of you, sir. Don't forget the faults of the villain. Your belly can hold a boat, and your big belly can accommodate the world's affairs..." The rogue surnamed Zhou was full of flattering words.
, the sweat on his forehead rolled down like a stream. At this time, several other rogues also understood why their boss abandoned his sword and admitted defeat, opened his mouth, and the weapons in his hands fell to the ground one after another with "ding dong" and "ding dong".
It's that black magic sword. Veterans who returned from the army last year said that there was a captain named Li who followed General Xue Shixiong thousands of miles and fought thousands of miles with a black magic sword. Everyone must have been wronged just now.
Possessed, he actually wants to snatch Lieutenant Li's war horse. Once the opponent swings the knife, I wonder how many heads here are enough for him to chop off...?
"If we don't want to compete, please unload the luggage on the horse. I'm busy on my way!" Li Xu glanced at the pale gangsters and ordered coldly.
"Yes, yes, hey, Captain, Sir Captain, I gave you the horse, how can we go to Liaodong!" The gangsters agreed with sad faces. They wanted to ask each other for a favor, but saw that Li Xu had no intention of putting away the weapons.
They had no choice but to jump off their horses and unload their luggage into the grass on the roadside.
"Haha, thank you, give me permission, give me permission!" Zhang Xiu, while fighting with the gangsters, tied the reins of six bad horses together. He saw Li Xu riding Heifeng, with two pack horses already slowing down.
Slowly walking away, he shook the reins in his hands and pulled the six bad horses forward to chase him. Before leaving, he did not forget to turn around and joked to the gangsters: "I am serving as a guard in the grain protection army. If you come,
If you surrender to the army, I guarantee that you will be taken care of! Don’t forget, it’s Zhang Duizheng under Li Xiaowei of the food protection army!”
Having said that, he quickly chased after Li Xu. Along the way, he felt the gentle wind in his ears. It felt so good to bully others!
Five days later, they arrived at Huaiyuan Town. After more than half a year of deserted time, this border town once again turned into a huge military camp. The Sixth Army of the Emperor's Bodyguard was about to arrive, so the food protection army's camp was moved out of the city again.
Besides, we are still on the same hillside and are still responsible for the same tasks. But after one year, everyone’s mentality is very different from last year.
Among the officers, the warriors Xun and Yuan Zhongwen did not ask for leave to go home, so they arranged the camps for Li Xu and Zhang Xiu early. Knowing that their captain liked to get up early to practice martial arts, the warriors Xun specially made arrangements for Li Xu and Zhang Xiu.
A large open space was left in front of the tent, and people were brought to flatten the ground with stone rollers, and a separation line was sprinkled around with stone powder.
"Sir, let's see if there are any other needs. General Liu has ordered that all the requirements of the Tiger Wing Regiment must be met by all levels of the army!" Qin Xingshi, a newly arrived Sicang soldier, helped Li Xu settle his luggage and asked with a smile.
road.
"Thank you Qin Canjun, everything is fine now. If I need it in the future, I will look for you personally!" Li Xu replied with a smile. This Canjun also had the same surname as Qin, the same surname as Qin Ziying who was separated by the Liao River. I don't know how they are related to each other.
Will there be a blood connection?
Thinking of this, he felt a pain in his heart again. His eyes subconsciously turned to the empty and clean martial arts training ground, and he seemed to hear the laughter of everyone again. Last spring, he remembered that he knocked down Qin Ziying here over and over again, and used the same method over and over again.
The expectant eyes pulled the other person up again.
But today, even if I could see through it, I couldn't pull a few friends up from the black soil on the other side of the Liao River.
"Break the Liao, break the Liao!" From a huge camp in the distance, the soldiers shouted hoarsely. From the flag of the camp, Li Xu knew that it was the newly built Zuoyiwei camp. Old General Yu Wenshu was suspended from duty.
After serving his sentence for half a year, he was promoted to the rank of general by His Majesty the Emperor. He was responsible for the opening ceremony of the Three Divisions. He commanded the troops of the 12th Army on the left, and was assisted by the above-mentioned General Yang Yichen. He trained his troops by the river and crossed the river to attack after the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.
Goguryeo.
Next to the Zuo Yiwei camp is the Zuo Wuwei. General Wang Rengong was awarded the title of Zuo Guanglu doctor because he led his army to cross the Liao River for the first time last year, and he was able to live in a city with thousands of households. The slightly chaotic camp next to the Zuo Wuwei camp
This is where the heroes gathered to report, under banners such as Zhe Chong, Guo Yi, Wu Neng, and Xiong Wu. Under each bright red battle flag, there were hundreds of warriors lining up for drills. From time to time, there were shouts of killing and several others.
The shouts of the battalion troops echoed each other, making people's ears buzz.
The morale and majesty that had characterized the army before crossing the river last year has returned. Although the troops assembled here this year are mainly new soldiers, there are few elite soldiers who have followed the generals in their conquests for many years. Among them,
Few people still remember the tragedy that happened on the other side of the Liao River last year. After winter after spring, those heads built into pagodas have long since rotted and collapsed, and the bones are covered with weeds.
"According to General Liu, the army will not show mercy to the Goguryeo people when they cross the river this time!" Warrior Xun quietly walked to Li Xu and whispered.
"Yes!" Li Xu responded lightly, still staring into the distance, staring at the Liaohe River spiraling away from the horizon like brocade.
"There are a lot of people looking for you these days." Warrior Yu looked at the retreating figure of Qin Shixing, who joined the army, and lowered his voice to report: "Tang Gongshizi invites you to sit with him first when you come back. He will personally serve you.
Wash the dust. General Xue Shixiong sent his two sons to invite you to a camp banquet, saying that he wanted to thank you for your life-saving grace."
As the warrior Yun said this, he took out an exquisite greeting card from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xu. The words on the name card were written very grandly. It was obvious at a glance that it was written by someone from the army. Li Xu gently opened the greeting card.
, I saw the names of the Xue brothers signed inside. One was Wan Jun and the other was Wan Che. The pronunciation of the two names was as strong as the handwriting.
"The Prince Consort also came here in the morning!" Warrior Xun smiled and took out the second greeting card, "He came on behalf of his father, General Yuwenshu, and said that when you return to camp, General Yuwen will come in person to thank you for saving your son.
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"Prepare three gifts for me, Shitong!" Li Xu took the invitation and whispered, "Don't make them too expensive. Zhang Xiu has the key to my cash box!"
At this moment, he clearly knew the purpose of the three families' treat. He didn't want to refuse. (To be continued)
